What does "crevice" mean?

Crevice: A narrow opening resulting from a split or crack or the separation of a junction; a cleft; a fissure; a rent. The mouse, Behind the moldering wainscot, shrieked, Or from the crevice peered about. Tennyson.

Additional senses

  1. 2.To crack; to flaw. [R.] Sir H. Wotton.

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