01 a. Formed into a forklike shape; having a fork; dividing into two or more prongs or branches; furcated; bifurcated; zigzag; as, the forked lighting.
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1.
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.” — Shak.
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2.
Having a double meaning; ambiguous; equivocal.
Phrases & compounds
Cross forked —
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 —
advice pointing more than one way; ambiguous advice.