wa|ter|fall

wa|ter|fall
wa|ter|fall «WT uhr FL, WOT-», noun.
1. a fall of water from a high place; cascade or cataract.
2. a) = chignon. (Cf.chignon) b) a wave of hair falling down the neck below the chignon or net.

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