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Definition of clefted in English English dictionary

cleft
Simple past tense and past participle of cleave
cleft
{n} a crack, crevice, opening, piece of wood
Cleft
clove
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from Cleave
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Incised nearly to the midrib; as, a cleft leaf
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A leaf blade may be almost divided into segments when it is cut or cleft halfway or almost to the midrib
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Cut halfway to the midrib or base
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Many maple leaves are cleft Cleft is a description of shape A cleft leaf is cut in at least one place to (at least) the middle point between the leaf margin and the midrib
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used of hooves
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Divided; split; partly divided or split
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If someone has a cleft chin, they have a cleft in their chin. be (caught) in a cleft stick to be in a very difficult situation in which any action or decision you make will cause problems
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A horizontal crack in the hoof wall Clefts are usually caused by damage to the coronary band, or the rupture of an abscess at the coronary band a k a: Crosscrack
cleft
a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin)
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A disease in horses; a crack on the band of the pastern
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Split or divided The travertine on the walls of the Getty Center is cleft cut while the travertine pavers on the walkways have the more customary smooth finish
cleft
past participle of to cleave
cleft
an opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting
cleft
A space or opening made by splitting; a crack; a crevice; as, the cleft of a rock
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a fissure; divided: especially fissure that begins in an embryo, as the branchial cleft; clefts defined as craniofacial abnormalies can lead to serious problems in feeding and speech, which can be treated through surgery followed by therapeutic intervention
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{i} fissure, crevice, crack, gap
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having one or more incisions reaching nearly to the midrib
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cut in a leaf margin
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a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin) having one or more incisions reaching nearly to the midrib
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A piece made by splitting; as, a cleft of wood
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A cleft in someone's chin is a line down the middle of it
cleft
{s} divided, split
cleft
simple past of to cleave
cleft
a long narrow opening
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A cleft in a rock or in the ground is a narrow opening in it. a narrow cleft in the rocks too small for humans to enter. = fissure
cleft
split, divided longitudinally