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fissure 1. Anatomy a narrow split or groove that divides an organ such as the brain, lung, or liver into lobes 2. a small unnatural crack in the skin or mucous membrane, as between the toes or at the anus 3. a minute crack in the surface of a tooth, caused by imperfect joining of enamel during development fissure [′fish·ər] (geology) A high, narrow cave passageway. An extensive crack in a rock. (metallurgy) A small cracklike discontinuity with a slight opening or displacement of the fracture surfaces. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In a narrow little fissure, just within reach of my forefinger, I felt the chain. The gutters of the street, and every crack and fissure in the stones, ran with scorching spirit, which being dammed up by busy hands, overflowed the road and pavement, and formed a great pool, into which the people dropped down dead by dozens. The radiance was that of the full, setting, and blood-red moon which now shone vividly through that once barely-discernible fissure of which I have before spoken as extending from the roof of the building, in a zigzag direction, to the base. |
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