cliving

Verb (1)

clive (third-person singular simple present clives, present participle cliving, simple past clived or clove, past participle clived or clove or cliven)

1. (intransitive) To climb; ascend.

Verb (2)

clive (third-person singular simple present clives, present participle cliving, simple past and past participle clived)

1. (transitive) To split; separate; cleave; chop.
   • After 'frosting' the stone may be 'clived' or split along the bedding planes. Once clived, the thin slabs are dressed for use and sold as Collyweston Slates, for use as tilestones.1990, John Ashurst, Francis G. Dimes, Conservation of building and decorative stone: Volume 1

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