Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having a fissure or fissures; cleft; split; divided.
- Specifically— In botany, cleft or split.
- In entomology, partly divided by one or more very deep notches: specifically applied to the wings of certain insects which appear split into two or more parts, as in the Pterophoridæ, a family of small moths.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
fissure .
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Examples
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Massaging your feet with moisturizing cream will soften and hydrate rough, dry and fissured skin as well as relaxing the foot after a long day.
Dr. Steve Rosenberg: Help... Is It a Shoe Problem or a Foot Problem? Dr. Steve Rosenberg 2011
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By this I knew the hills were still mad, and deeply fissured, and that nesting within remained the contumacious hybrids.
Perquampi Andrew Edwards 2011
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Thicker calluses may become painful, especially if they are cracked and fissured.
Neal M. Blitz, D.P.M., F.A.C.F.A.S.: High Heel Hangover: 6 Steps to Getting Back on Your Feet Fast Neal M. Blitz 2011
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Massaging your feet with moisturizing cream will soften and hydrate rough, dry and fissured skin as well as relaxing the foot after a long day.
Dr. Steve Rosenberg: Help... Is It a Shoe Problem or a Foot Problem? Dr. Steve Rosenberg 2011
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Thicker calluses may become painful, especially if they are cracked and fissured.
Neal M. Blitz, D.P.M., F.A.C.F.A.S.: High Heel Hangover: 6 Steps to Getting Back on Your Feet Fast Neal M. Blitz 2011
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She ran forward, followed by golems that fissured the ice as they went.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
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She ran forward, followed by golems that fissured the ice as they went.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
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She ran forward, followed by golems that fissured the ice as they went.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
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She ran forward, followed by golems that fissured the ice as they went.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
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Thicker calluses may become painful, especially if they are cracked and fissured.
Neal M. Blitz, D.P.M., F.A.C.F.A.S.: High Heel Hangover: 6 Steps to Getting Back on Your Feet Fast Neal M. Blitz 2011
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