of Cleave
imp. & p. p. from Cleave.
Divided; split; partly divided or split.
Incised nearly to the midrib; as, a cleft leaf.
A piece made by splitting; as, a cleft of wood.
A disease in horses; a crack on the band of the pastern.
A space or opening made by splitting; a crack; a crevice; as, the cleft of a rock.