/kran"ee/ , n. , pl. crannies .
1. a small, narrow opening in a wall, rock, etc.; chink; crevice; fissure: They searched every nook and cranny for the missing ring.
2. a small out-of-the-way place or obscure corner; nook.
[ 1400-50; late ME crany, perh. crené, ptp. of crener to notch, groove; see CRENEL ]