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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Alp \Alp\, noun A bullfinch. --Rom. of R.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Alp \Alp\, noun [L. Alpes the Alps, said to be of Celtic origin; cf. Gael. alp a high mountain, Ir. ailp any huge mass or lump: cf. F. Alpes.]
1. A very high mountain. Specifically, in the plural, the highest chain of mountains in Europe, containing the lofty mountains of Switzerland, etc.
Nor breath of vernal air from snowy alp. --Milton.
Hills peep o'er hills, and alps on alps arise. --Pope.
2. Fig.: Something lofty, or massive, or very hard to be surmounted.
Note: The plural form Alps is sometimes used as a singular. "The Alps doth spit." --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
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