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Webster 1913 Edition


Cloven

Clo′ven

(klō′v’n)
,
p.
p.
&
Adj.
from
Cleave
,
Verb.
T.
To show the cloven foot
or
To show the cloven hoof
,
to reveal a devilish character, or betray an evil purpose, notwithstanding disguises, – Satan being represented dramatically and symbolically as having cloven hoofs.

Webster 1828 Edition


Cloven

CLOVEN

,
pp.
of cleave. Divided; parted; pronounced clovn.