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adj. Formed into a forklike shape; having a fork; dividing into two or more prongs or branches; furcated; bifurcated; zigzag; as, Having a double meaning; ambiguous; equivocal.
- Cross forked (Her.), 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.
