1. (v. i.) To part into two branches; to become bifid; to fork.
2. (v. i.) To diverge; to be divaricate.
3. (v. t.) To divide into two branches; to cause to branch apart.
4. (a.) Diverging; spreading asunder; widely diverging.
5. (a.) Forking and diverging; widely diverging; as the branches of a tree, or as lines of sculpture, or color markings on animals, etc.
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