2 entries under this word

Crevice

Crēv'īce, n.

noun

n. [O. Eng. & Fr. crevasse. See supra.] 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.

Crēv'īce, v. t.

verbtransitive

To crack; to flaw. [Rare.] “To crevice the wall.” Wotton.