clovenadj.n.

/ˈkləʊv(ə)n/

Etymology: past participle of cleave v.¹: compare cleft n.

A. adj.

Divided lengthwise; split.

a. Split into (thin) pieces; cleft asunder.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > action of dividing or divided condition > cleaving or splitting > [adjective] > cleft, split, or having clefts

cleft1393

acleft?c1425

clefted1552

splitted1594

clefty1632

split1648

cloven1676

fissured1788

splitten1832

1676 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Iliads i. 441 And burnt them on a fire of cloven wood.

a1839 W. M. Praed Poems (1864) I. 264 I look upon them as the soldier looks Upon his cloven shield.

1866 C. Kingsley Hereward the Wake II. ii. 29 One of his best men lying stark, with a cloven skull.

1871 W. C. Bryant tr. Homer Odyssey I. v. 122 The fragrant smoke Of cloven cedar, burning in the flame.

b. Split to a certain depth, so as to give a double extremity; bifurcate, bipartite, double. †cloven beasts n. insects (see cleft adj. b).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > division into two > [adjective] > divided by a cleft or notch

clovec1400

cloven1526

cleft1574

bisulcous1646

bisulc1650

bifidous1657

bisulcated1657

bifid1661

bifidated1755

bisulcate1833

bifidate1847

1526 Bible (Tyndale) Acts ii. 3 Cloven tonges lyke as they had bene fyre.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) i. ii. 278 She did confine thee..Into a clouen Pyne, within which rift Imprison'd, thou didst painefully remaine.

1776 W. Withering Brit. Plants (1796) III. 208 Styles yellow, cloven, blunt.

1797 R. Beilby & T. Bewick Hist. Brit. Birds I. 251 The tongue is short, broad, and cloven.

1829 R. Southey Oliver Newman vi Unless the cloven flame upon thy head Should light.

c. cloven hoof n. (also cloven foot) the divided hoof of ruminant quadrupeds, consisting of the third and fourth phalanges of the typical mammalian foot; ascribed in pagan mythology to the god Pan, and thence in Christian mythology to the Devil, and often used allusively as the indication of Satan, Satanic agency, or temptation.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > a devil > the Devil or Satan > [noun] > cloven hoof

cloven hoofc1175

cleft foot1574

hoof1638

Clootie1786

Cloots1786

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > [noun] > ruminant > parts of > hoof

cloven hoofc1175

cleft hoof1847

c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 1224 Oxe gaþ o clofenn fot.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) l. 1957 Best wid clouen fote in to.

1578 A. Parkhurst Let. 13 Nov. in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (1589) iii. 676 Mightie beastes like to Camels in greatnesse, and their feete clouen.

1638 J. Milton Lycidas in Obsequies 21 in Justa Edouardo King Fauns with cloven heel.

1663 S. Butler Hudibras: First Pt. i. i. 14 Whether the Serpent at the Fall Had cloven Feet, or none at all.

1682 Addr. Grand Jury Cornwall in London Gaz. No. 1711/4 It looks fair and plausible in the Front, but in the Conclusion, we discover the Cloven Foot of it.

1727 D. Defoe Syst. Magick i. iv. 93 The Fancies of Men,..that the Devil cannot appear without his cloven Foot.

1836 T. P. Thompson Let. 21 May in Lett. to Constituents 59 The cloven foot has again made its appearance in the Tithe Commutation bill.

1870 F. C. Bowen Logic vii. 222 All animals which have cloven hoofs are ruminant.

d. to show the cloven hoof (also foot): to betray something devilish or sinister in one's character or motives; (in later use often more generally) to betray oneself, give oneself away.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > show evil in character [verb (intransitive)]

to show the cloven hoof (also foot)1646

1646 Answer unto Mr. William Dell 5 It is an old saying, the Devill doth never shew his Cloven foot at first.

1681 E. Whitaker Bishops Courts dissolved 2 No sooner had this Monk set foot into this Kingdome but he began to shew his cloven foot, as it evidently appear'd in a very short time after.

1737 A. S. Catcott Rem. Observ. Serm. 156 After our Jesuit has, by his Confessions, shewed his Cloven-Foot, he every now and then transforms himself into an Angel of Light.

1841 W. M. Thackeray Great Hoggarty Diamond x It was especially about my wife's fortune that Mr. B. showed his cloven foot.

1885 J. Payn Luck of Darrells xxxi [It] had caused him to show the cloven hoof too soon.

1896 Pall Mall Mag. Mar. 399 Mrs. Mac showed me the cloven foot just now.

1926 E. F. Benson When Greek meets Greek in Desirable Resid. (1992) 22 At first Mrs Foxinglove had shown no signs of the cloven-hoof; she had indeed behaved very fairly.

2008 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 13 Mar. 22 But then he had to show the cloven hoof. He had to—he just had to—wheel out the silliest phrase that has ever passed his lips.

B. n.

The cloven part; the cleft. U.S.

ΚΠ

1903 A. Adams Log of Cowboy xi. 161 They could pass a small rope around the pastern above the cloof, or better yet through the cloven in the hoof.

Compounds

cloven-berry n. a West Indian fruit, and its shrub ( Samyda serrulata).

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > berry-bush or -tree > [noun] > tropical American or West Indian > others

cloven-berry1725

sky flower1761

Indian currant1785

turkey-berry1858

marlberry1884

marbleberry1946

1725 H. Sloane Voy. Islands II. 109 Cloven Berries..about the bigness of small sloes, cleaving into two for the most part, whence the name.

1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica ii. ii. 217 The larger Cloven-berry Bush.

cloven-hoofed adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > [adjective] > cloven-hoofed

cloven-footed1398

cloven-hoofed1646

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [adjective] > of feet > having feet > cloven-footed

cloven-footed1398

cloven-hoofed1646

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 175 The Swine..being..cloven-hoofed .

1677 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Oxford-shire 188 Cloven-hooft Beasts.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	cloven
释义	clovenadj.n. /ˈkləʊv(ə)n/ Etymology: past participle of cleave v.¹: compare cleft n. A. adj. Divided lengthwise; split. a. Split into (thin) pieces; cleft asunder. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > action of dividing or divided condition > cleaving or splitting > [adjective] > cleft, split, or having clefts cleft1393 acleft?c1425 clefted1552 splitted1594 clefty1632 split1648 cloven1676 fissured1788 splitten1832 1676 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Iliads i. 441 And burnt them on a fire of cloven wood. a1839 W. M. Praed Poems (1864) I. 264 I look upon them as the soldier looks Upon his cloven shield. 1866 C. Kingsley Hereward the Wake II. ii. 29 One of his best men lying stark, with a cloven skull. 1871 W. C. Bryant tr. Homer Odyssey I. v. 122 The fragrant smoke Of cloven cedar, burning in the flame. b. Split to a certain depth, so as to give a double extremity; bifurcate, bipartite, double. †cloven beasts n. insects (see cleft adj. b). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > division into two > [adjective] > divided by a cleft or notch clovec1400 cloven1526 cleft1574 bisulcous1646 bisulc1650 bifidous1657 bisulcated1657 bifid1661 bifidated1755 bisulcate1833 bifidate1847 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Acts ii. 3 Cloven tonges lyke as they had bene fyre. a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) i. ii. 278 She did confine thee..Into a clouen Pyne, within which rift Imprison'd, thou didst painefully remaine. View more context for this quotation 1776 W. Withering Brit. Plants (1796) III. 208 Styles yellow, cloven, blunt. 1797 R. Beilby & T. Bewick Hist. Brit. Birds I. 251 The tongue is short, broad, and cloven. 1829 R. Southey Oliver Newman vi Unless the cloven flame upon thy head Should light. c. cloven hoof n. (also cloven foot) the divided hoof of ruminant quadrupeds, consisting of the third and fourth phalanges of the typical mammalian foot; ascribed in pagan mythology to the god Pan, and thence in Christian mythology to the Devil, and often used allusively as the indication of Satan, Satanic agency, or temptation. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > a devil > the Devil or Satan > [noun] > cloven hoof cloven hoofc1175 cleft foot1574 hoof1638 Clootie1786 Cloots1786 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > [noun] > ruminant > parts of > hoof cloven hoofc1175 cleft hoof1847 c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 1224 Oxe gaþ o clofenn fot. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) l. 1957 Best wid clouen fote in to. 1578 A. Parkhurst Let. 13 Nov. in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (1589) iii. 676 Mightie beastes like to Camels in greatnesse, and their feete clouen. 1638 J. Milton Lycidas in Obsequies 21 in Justa Edouardo King Fauns with cloven heel. 1663 S. Butler Hudibras: First Pt. i. i. 14 Whether the Serpent at the Fall Had cloven Feet, or none at all. 1682 Addr. Grand Jury Cornwall in London Gaz. No. 1711/4 It looks fair and plausible in the Front, but in the Conclusion, we discover the Cloven Foot of it. 1727 D. Defoe Syst. Magick i. iv. 93 The Fancies of Men,..that the Devil cannot appear without his cloven Foot. 1836 T. P. Thompson Let. 21 May in Lett. to Constituents 59 The cloven foot has again made its appearance in the Tithe Commutation bill. 1870 F. C. Bowen Logic vii. 222 All animals which have cloven hoofs are ruminant. d. to show the cloven hoof (also foot): to betray something devilish or sinister in one's character or motives; (in later use often more generally) to betray oneself, give oneself away. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > show evil in character [verb (intransitive)] to show the cloven hoof (also foot)1646 1646 Answer unto Mr. William Dell 5 It is an old saying, the Devill doth never shew his Cloven foot at first. 1681 E. Whitaker Bishops Courts dissolved 2 No sooner had this Monk set foot into this Kingdome but he began to shew his cloven foot, as it evidently appear'd in a very short time after. 1737 A. S. Catcott Rem. Observ. Serm. 156 After our Jesuit has, by his Confessions, shewed his Cloven-Foot, he every now and then transforms himself into an Angel of Light. 1841 W. M. Thackeray Great Hoggarty Diamond x It was especially about my wife's fortune that Mr. B. showed his cloven foot. 1885 J. Payn Luck of Darrells xxxi [It] had caused him to show the cloven hoof too soon. 1896 Pall Mall Mag. Mar. 399 Mrs. Mac showed me the cloven foot just now. 1926 E. F. Benson When Greek meets Greek in Desirable Resid. (1992) 22 At first Mrs Foxinglove had shown no signs of the cloven-hoof; she had indeed behaved very fairly. 2008 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 13 Mar. 22 But then he had to show the cloven hoof. He had to—he just had to—wheel out the silliest phrase that has ever passed his lips. B. n. The cloven part; the cleft. U.S. ΚΠ 1903 A. Adams Log of Cowboy xi. 161 They could pass a small rope around the pastern above the cloof, or better yet through the cloven in the hoof. Compounds cloven-berry n. a West Indian fruit, and its shrub ( Samyda serrulata). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > berry-bush or -tree > [noun] > tropical American or West Indian > others cloven-berry1725 sky flower1761 Indian currant1785 turkey-berry1858 marlberry1884 marbleberry1946 1725 H. Sloane Voy. Islands II. 109 Cloven Berries..about the bigness of small sloes, cleaving into two for the most part, whence the name. 1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica ii. ii. 217 The larger Cloven-berry Bush. cloven-hoofed adj. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > [adjective] > cloven-hoofed cloven-footed1398 cloven-hoofed1646 the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [adjective] > of feet > having feet > cloven-footed cloven-footed1398 cloven-hoofed1646 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 175 The Swine..being..cloven-hoofed . View more context for this quotation 1677 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Oxford-shire 188 Cloven-hooft Beasts. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.n.c1175
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