Cloven

p. p. & a.

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from Cleave, v. t. To show the cloven foot to reveal a devilish character, or betray an evil purpose, notwithstanding disguises, - Satan being represented dramatically and symbolically as having cloven hoofs.

Adj.

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cloven - used of hooves Synonyms: bisulcate, cleft

bifurcated, bisected, branched, branching, chinky, cleft, cracked, cut, dehiscent, dichotomous, dimidiate, divided, fissured, fissury, forked, forking, gaping, gappy, halved, in pieces, in shreds, lacerate, lacerated, mangled, mutilated, quartered, ragged, ramified, rent, rift, rimose, rimulose, riven, severed, shredded, slit, splintered, split, tattered, torn