n. [ OE. crevace, crevice. F. crevasse, fr. crever to break, burst, fr. L. crepare to crack, break. Cf. Craven, Crepitate, Crevasse. ] A narrow opening resulting from a split or crack or the separation of a junction; a cleft; a fissure; a rent. [ 1913 Webster ]
The mouse,
Behind the moldering wainscot, shrieked,
Or from the crevice peered about. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To crack; to flaw. [ R. ] Sir H. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having a crevice or crevices;
Trickling through the creviced rock. J. Cunningham. [ 1913 Webster ]