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Webster 1913 Edition
Cleft
Cleft
,Adj.
1.
Divided; split; partly divided or split.
2.
(Bot.)
Incised nearly to the midrib;
as, a
. cleft
leafCleft
,Noun.
1.
A space or opening made by splitting; a crack; a crevice;
as, the
. cleft
of a rockIs. ii. 21.
2.
A piece made by splitting;
as, a
. cleft
of wood3.
(Far.)
A disease in horses; a crack on the band of the pastern.
Syn. – Crack; crevice; fissure; chink; cranny.
Webster 1828 Edition
Cleft
CLEFT
,pp.
CLEFT
, n.1.
A space or opening made by splitting; a crack; a crevice; as the cleft of a rock. Is. 2:21.2.
A disease in horses; a crack on the bought of the pastern.3.
A piece made by splitting; as a cleft of wood.