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icicles

icicles is the plural of icicle.

Meaning of icicle

Noun

icicle (plural icicles)

  1. A drooping, tapering shape of ice.
    • Mor. Miſlike me not for my complexion, / The ſhadowed liuerie of the burniſht ſunne, / To whom I am a neighbour,and neere bred. / Bring me the faireſt creature North-ward borne, / Where Phœbus fire ſcarce thawes the yſicles, / And let vs make inciſion for your loue, / To proue whoſe blood is...c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

Questions about icicles

What is icicles the plural of?
Icicles is the plural of icicle.

Words near icicles in the dictionary

  1. icicle plant
  2. icicle plants
  3. icicle radish
  4. icicle radishes
  5. icicled
  6. icicles
  7. icicular
  8. icier
  9. iciest
  10. icilin
  11. icily

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