Crevice
Pronunciation : Crev"ice (krv"s)
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. crevace, crevice. F. crevasse, fr. crever to break, burst, fr. L. crepare to crack,break. Cf. Craven, Crepitate, Crevasse.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Crev"ice
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To crack; to flaw. [R.] Sir H. Wotton.
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913