clift
noun
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clift
1 American
[klift]
/ klɪft /
noun
South Midland U.S.
Clift
2
American
[klift]
/ klɪft /
noun
Etymology
Origin of clift
1350–1400; Middle English, alteration of cliff (perhaps by influence of cleft 1 )
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An' thin he begun a peckin' away at the clift fur dear life, shwearin' to himself, so the saint cudn't hear him, every time he give his knuckles an onlucky crack wid the hammer.
From Irish Wonders by D. R. (David Russell) McAnally
E'en now I'm pillow'd on a bed of flowers That crowns a lofty clift, which proudly towers Above the ocean-waves.
From Poems 1817 by John Keats
Then I sot myself to scramble down the face of the clift; and, I tell you, I sweat before I got to the bottom.
From Outpost by Jane G. (Jane Goodwin) Austin
This was a high clift, covered with brush and trees on one side, and on the other falling sheer down to a little deep valley, with another clift rising opposite.
From Outpost by Jane G. (Jane Goodwin) Austin
O, I could long like thy cold icicles Freeze, freeze, and hang upon the frosty clift And not complain, so I might melt at last In the warm summer sun, as thou wilt do!
From Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume I. by Jean Ingelow
Clift: Then I had to get mine so I could support.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
That 1948 John Wayne-Montgomery Clift drama, a Shakespearean clash of personalities on an epic cattle drive from Texas to Missouri, was a Hawks masterpiece and the greatest western of the Hollywood Golden Age.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 31, 2025
Yes, I just rewatched “Red River” on the Criterion Channel, and Montgomery Clift is method and John Wayne is “old school.”
From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2025
Dexter Clift, better known as River Medway, competed on the third series of Drag Race UK and went on to perform with The Vivienne in various projects including shows and music videos.
From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2025
Her father was light-skinned and movie-star handsome, like Montgomery Clift and Harry Belafonte rolled into one.
From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine
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