n. 裂缝

[医] 缝

Crevice \Crev"ice\ (kr?v"?s), 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.

The mouse,
Behind the moldering wainscot, shrieked,
Or from the crevice peered about. --Tennyson.


Crevice \Crev"ice\, v. t.
To crack; to flaw. [R.] --Sir H. Wotton.