Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality of being forked or opening into two or more parts.
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- noun The quality of being
forked .
Etymologies
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forked + -ness
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Examples
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"By the length and forkedness of their tails," returned Mrs. Bernard:
Domestic Pleasures, or, the Happy Fire-side Frances Bowyer Vaux
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Both male and female are distinguished from their congeners by the length and forkedness of their tails.
The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 2 Gilbert White 1756
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