clift

[ klift ]

nounSouth Midland U.S.

Origin of clift

1
1350–1400; Middle English, alteration of cliff (perhaps by influence of cleft1)

Other definitions for Clift (2 of 2)

Clift
[ klift ]

noun
  1. Montgomery, 1920–66, U.S. actor.

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How to use clift in a sentence

  • Thomas Lee built his home nearly a mile inland from the "clifts," where it would not be so open to an enemy attack from the River.

    The Stronghold | Miriam Haynie
  • "It's a right hazardous undertakin' fer anybody thet isn't used to scalin' clifts," he objected.

    The Tempering | Charles Neville Buck
  • There is a species of goosberry which grows very common about here in open situations among the rocks on the sides of the clifts.

    The Journals of Lewis and Clark | Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
  • The hills and river clifts which we pass to day exhibit a most romantic appearance.

    The Journals of Lewis and Clark | Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
  • The hills and river Clifts which we passed today exhibit a most romantic appearance.

    The Journals of Lewis and Clark | Meriwether Lewis and William Clark