superfice

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Noun[edit]

superfice (plural superfices)

  1. (obsolete) A superficies.
    • 1697, Virgil, “The Second Book of the Georgics”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. [], London: [] Jacob Tonson, [], →OCLC:
      Then if it rise not to the former height
      Of superfice, conclude that foil is light

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for superfice”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Italian[edit]

Noun[edit]

superfice f (plural superfici)

  1. Alternative form of superficie