Cleft

imp. & p.	1.	imp. & p. p. from Cleave.
a.	1.	Divided; split; partly divided or split.
	2.	(Bot.) Incised nearly to the midrib; as, a cleft leaf.
n.	1.	A space or opening made by splitting; a crack; a crevice; as, the cleft of a rock.
	2.	A piece made by splitting; as, a cleft of wood.
	3.	(Far.) A disease in horses; a crack on the band of the pastern. Branchial clefts See under Branchial.

Noun	1.	cleft - a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin)
	2.	cleft - a long narrow opening Synonyms: crack, scissure, crevice, fissure
Adj.	1.	cleft - used of hooves Synonyms: bisulcate, cloven
	2.	cleft - having one or more incisions reaching nearly to the midrib Synonyms: dissected

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