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† ˈcleavesome, a. Obs. rare.
[f. cleave v.1 + -some.]
Easy to cleave or split; fissile.
1674N. Fairfax Bulk & Selv. 20 An inward ever-beingness, that is neither cleavesome, nor on and on. 1674Grew Anat. Plants iii. ii. vii. §8 Of all hard Woods, Oak is the most Cleavesome, or splitteth the most easily.
Hence † ˈcleavesomeness, aptness to be cleft, fissility, divisibility.
1674N. Fairfax Bulk & Selv. 78 Cleavesomness we know is the great hanger on to body. 1674Grew Anat. Plants iii. ii. vii. §1 Qualities of Timber..As Hardness, Softness..Clevesomeness, Toughness. |