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It is not only important, but, in a degree necessary, that the people of this country, should have an American Dictionary of the English language; for, although the body of the language is the same as in England, and it is desirable to perpetuate that sameness, yet some differences must exist. Language is the expression of ideas; and if the people of one country cannot preserve an identity of ideas, they cannot retain an identity of language. |
PIN'NACLE, n. [L. pinna.]
PIN'NACLE, v.t. To build or furnish with pinnacles.
An architectural member, upright, and generally ending in a small
spire, -- used to finish a buttress, to constitute a part in a
proportion, as where pinnacles flank a gable or spire, and the like.
Pinnacles may be considered primarily as added weight, where it is
necessary to resist the thrust of an arch, etc.
Some renowned metropolis Anything resembling a pinnacle; a lofty
peak; a pointed summit.
Three silent pinnacles of aged snow. Tennyson. The slippery tops of human state, To build or furnish with a pinnacle or
pinnacles.
T. Warton. | ||||||||