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That clint is (british.) 1. flat or sloping bare limestone outcrops (limestone pavements) weathered into straight-sided or furrowed blocks and ridges of limestone which are separated by deep clefts or solutionally widened joints (grikes) that often crisscross [20]. 2. slabs of limestone, parallel to the bedding, forming a pavement. widened joints, or grikes, isolate individual clints [10]. synonym: (french.) lapiaz; (german.) flachkarren, karrenfeld; (greek.) pethion amaxotrochion thactyloglyphon; (italian.) campo carreggiato; (russian.) karrovoe pole; (spanish.) campo de lapiaz, lenar; (turkish.) purtuklu, oluklu; (yugoslavian.) skrapari, skraplje. see also grikes; karrenfeld; lapies; limestone pavement.?

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