What does "cleft" mean?
Cleft: Divided; split; partly divided or split.
Additional senses
- 2.(Bot.) Incised nearly to the midrob; as, a cleft leaf.
- 3.A space or opening made by splitting; a crack; a crevice; as, the cleft of a rock. Is. ii.
- 4.2. A piece made by splitting; as, a cleft of wood.
- 5.(Far.) A disease in horses; a crack on the band of the pastern. Branchial clefts. See under Branchial.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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