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Cliff, n. (Mus.) See
Clef. [Obs.]

Cliff" lime"stone` (?). (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.

Cliff"y (?), a. Having cliffs;
broken; craggy.

Clift (?), n. [See 1st
Cliff, n.] A cliff.
[Obs.]

That gainst the craggy clifts did loudly
roar.

Spenser.

Clift, n. [See Cleft,
n.] 1. A cleft of crack; a
narrow opening. [Obs.]

2. The fork of the legs; the
crotch. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Clift"ed, a. [From Clift a
cleft.] Broken; fissured.

Climb the Ande&?; clifted side.

Grainger.

Cli*mac"ter (?), n. [L., fr. Gr.
&?;, prop., round of a ladder, fr. &?; ladder: cf. F.
climactère. See Climax.] See
Climacteric, n.


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