Forked
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Formed into a forklike shape; having a fork; dividing into two or more prongs or branches; furcated; bifurcated; zigzag; as, the forked lighting.
A serpent seen, with forked tongue.
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Having a double meaning; ambiguous; equivocal.
Phrases & Compounds
- Cross forked
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a cross, the ends of whose arms are divided into two sharp points; -- called also cross double fitché. A cross forked of three points is a cross, each of whose arms terminates in three sharp points.
- Forked counsel
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advice pointing more than one way; ambiguous advice.