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Definition of Monticle
1. n. A little mount; a hillock; a small elevation or prominence.
Definition of Monticle
1. Noun. (archaic) A small mountain, or hillock ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Monticle
1. a little hill [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Monticle
Literary usage of Monticle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lavengro by George Henry Borrow (1907)
"He stood on the top of a steep monticle, used by pilots as a look-out for ...
There he stood on the monticle, preaching to weather-worn fishermen and ..."
2. A Record of Excursions Made Between 1860 and 1890 by Thomas Vincent Holmes, Geologists' Association, Charles Davies Sherborn (1891)
"The high road follows the most easterly of these gorges, having the curious
insulated monticle on which the castle stands high upon the right. ..."
3. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association by Geologists' Association (1896)
"The monticle itself consists of the remainder of the Upper, together with the
Middle and Lower Chalk, tilted at a very high angle towards the north. ..."
4. Wild Wales: Its People, Language, and Scenery by George Henry Borrow (1907)
"We thanked her and proceeded to mount the hill or monticle once the residence of
... The monticle stands not far from the western extremity of the valley, ..."
5. Wild Wales: Its People, Language, and Scenery by George Henry Borrow (1900)
"We thanked her and proceeded to mount the hill or monticle once the residence of
... The monticle stands not far from the western extremity of the valley, ..."
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