a. 1. Formed into a forklike shape; having a fork; dividing into two or more prongs or branches; furcated; bifurcated; zigzag; as, the forked lighting. [ 1913 Webster ]
A serpent seen, with forked tongue. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Having a double meaning; ambiguous; equivocal. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ Obs. ] B. Jonson.
-- Fork"ed*ly adv. -- Fork"ed*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]
Zunge { f } [ anat. ] | Zungen { pl } | eine scharfe Zunge haben [ übtr. ] | sich auf die Zunge beißen | (jdm.) die Zunge herausstecken | lose (scharfe) Zunge { f } | mit der Zunge anstoßen | auf der Zunge zergehen | mit gespaltener Zunge | mit gespaltener Zunge reden
tongue | tongues | to have a sharp tongue | to bite one's tongue | to put one's tongue out (at someone) | loose (sharp) tongue | to (have a) lisp | to melt in one's mouth | with forked tongue | to talk falsely[Add to Longdo]