Kimmerian

Kimmerian
Cimmerian Cim*me"ri*an, a. [L. Cimmerius.] [Written also {Kimmerian}.] 1. Pertaining to the Cimmerii, a fabulous people, said to have lived, in very ancient times, in profound and perpetual darkness. [1913 Webster]

2. Without any light; intensely dark. [1913 Webster]

In dark Cimmerian desert ever dwell. --Milton. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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