n. [ AS. clif, cloef; akin to OS. klif, D. klif, klip, Icel. klif, Dan. & G. klippe, Sw. klippa; perh. orig. a climbing place. See Climb. ] A high, steep rock; a precipice. [ 1913 Webster ]
Cliff swallow (Zool.),
n. (Mus.) See Clef. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. any of several small lithophytic ferns of tropical and warm temperate regions.
n. a contest whose outcome is uncertain up to the very end. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
adj. characterized by cliffs; -- of a shore or shoreline; -- contrasted with
(Geol.) A series of limestone strata found in Ohio and farther west, presenting bluffs along the rivers and valleys, formerly supposed to be of one formation, but now known to be partly Silurian and partly Devonian. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having cliffs; broken; craggy. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See 1st Cliff, n. ] A cliff. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
That gainst the craggy clifts did loudly roar. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Cleft, n. ]
a. [ From Clift a cleft. ] Broken; fissured. [ 1913 Webster ]
Climb the Ande&unr_; clifted side. Grainger. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A subordinate cliff on a shore, consisting of material that has fallen from the higher cliff above. [ 1913 Webster ]