cran·ny /ˈkræni/
裂縫,裂隙
Cran·ny n.; pl. Crannies
1. A small, narrow opening, fissure, crevice, or chink, as in a wall, or other substance.
In a firm building, the cavities ought not to be filled with rubbish, but with brick or stone fitted to the crannies. --Dryden.
He peeped into every cranny. --Arbuthnot.
2. Glass Making A tool for forming the necks of bottles, etc.
Cran·ny, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Crannied p. pr. & vb. n. Crannying.]
1. To crack into, or become full of, crannies. [R.]
The ground did cranny everywhere. --Golding.
2. To haunt, or enter by, crannies.
All tenantless, save to the crannying wind. --Byron.
Cran·ny, a. Quick; giddy; thoughtless. [Prov. Eng.]
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cranny
n 1: a long narrow depression in a surface [syn: crevice, crack,
fissure, chap]
2: a small opening or crevice (especially in a rock face or
wall)