noun
(obsolete) A flake, fragment, or shiver.
(obsolete) A thin cake, as of ice.
A crack or breach, a gap or fissure; a defect of continuity or cohesion.
A defect, fault, or imperfection, especially one that is hidden.
verb
(transitive) To add a flaw to, to make imperfect or defective.
(intransitive) To become imperfect or defective; to crack or break.
noun
A sudden burst or gust of wind of short duration; windflaw.
A storm of short duration.
A sudden burst of noise and disorder