CLEFT

p. a. n.

6 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
p.

from Cleave.

2.
a.

Divided; split; partly divided or split.

3.
a.

Incised nearly to the midrob; as, a cleft leaf.

4.
n.

A space or opening made by splitting; a crack; a crevice; as, the cleft of a rock. Is. ii. 21.

5.
n.

A piece made by splitting; as, a cleft of wood.

6.
n.

A disease in horses; a crack on the band of the pastern. Branchial clefts. See under Branchial.

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