clee
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A hill or cliff in the countryside
- noun
- Archaic
:
colina
- From the top of the clee, you could see for miles across the countryside.
Examples
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She climbed the grassy clee every morning to watch the sunrise.
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The clee rose steeply from the valley.
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The village lay at the foot of the clee.
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Look at that beautiful clee over there!
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From the top of the clee, you could see for miles across the countryside.
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The village lay at the foot of the clee.
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She climbed the grassy clee every morning to watch the sunrise.
Synonyms
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9.9
A grassy slope or small hill often in Scotland
is used for hills and also for steep cliffs in some English regions
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9.9
A small grassy hill where people can sit or play
is the broader historical regional word for hills or cliffs
9.9
A small rounded hill
is the English regional term rather than the Scottish regional form
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Etymology
Clee comes from an old word meaning 'cliff' or 'slope' and is like the common English word cliff, which also means a steep rock or hill. So a clee is easy to remember as a steep hill or cliff where you can stand and see for miles.