descent
/dəˈsɛnt/ noun C1- An instance of descending; act of coming down. · We climbed the mountain with difficulty, but the descent was easier.
- A way down. · We had difficulty in finding the correct descent.
- A sloping passage or incline. · The descent into the cavern was wet and slippery.
- Lineage or hereditary derivation. · Our guide was of Welsh descent.
- A drop to a lower status or condition; decline. · After that, the holiday went into a steep descent.
- A falling upon or invasion.
- A particular extension of the idea of gluing.
Plural descents
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Matthew eyed its last descent with a troubled eye.
I pity you, Miss Eliza, for this discovery of your favourite’s guilt; but really, considering his descent, one could not expect much better.”
“His guilt and his descent appear, by your account, to be the same,” said Elizabeth, angrily; “for I have heard you accuse him of nothing worse than of being the son of Mr.
It settled the matter; and they pursued the accustomed circuit; which brought them again, after some time, in a descent among hanging woods, to the edge of the water, and one of its narrowest parts.
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