clift

[ klift ]

/ klɪft /

noun South Midland U.S.

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Origin of clift

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

Words nearby clift

Clifford trust, Cliffside Park, Cliffs Notes, cliff swallow, cliffy, clift, Clifton, climacteric, climactic, climant, climate

Definition for clift (2 of 2)

Clift

[ klift ]

/ klɪft /

noun

Montgomery, 1920–66, U.S. actor.

Example sentences from the Web for clift

At bottom, then, the press conference reflected the general drift that Clift described.
Michael Tomasky on Obama’s Gaffe and How His Campaign Lost Its Groove|Michael Tomasky|June 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Clift: What do you make of the chatter about how Obama has insulted Wall Street, and their feelings are hurt?
Barney Frank on JPMorgan’s Contradictions, Mitt Romney’s Mistakes|Eleanor Clift|May 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Clift: Jamie Dimon, considered the king of Wall Street, survived challenges to his leadership.
Barney Frank on JPMorgan’s Contradictions, Mitt Romney’s Mistakes|Eleanor Clift|May 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Clift: The Volcker Rule is supposed to go into effect this summer.
Barney Frank on JPMorgan’s Contradictions, Mitt Romney’s Mistakes|Eleanor Clift|May 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Clift: If this had happened to a less well-capitalized bank, what would the impact be?
Barney Frank on JPMorgan’s Contradictions, Mitt Romney’s Mistakes|Eleanor Clift|May 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Captain Clift announced himself to the master of the schooner, who came to the side to receive us, and introduced me.
The Captive in Patagonia|Benjamin Franklin Bourne
Malcolm rising up to look about him a little, spied six MacLeods creeping in about to the clift with their muskets cock'd.
The Lyon in Mourning, Vol. 1|Robert Forbes
Bobby called it "clift," after the manner of the people on the Indian Kaintuck.
Queer Stories for Boys and Girls|Edward Eggleston
Fust theah hosses got into a loco patch, an' one dawk night walked oveh a clift thinkin' it were thu aidge o' a sun crack.
The Song of the Wolf|Frank Mayer
Captain Clift cordially welcomed me to his ship, and immediately tendered me whatever I might need for personal comfort.
The Captive in Patagonia|Benjamin Franklin Bourne

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