lovi — meaning in English

English meaning

• cleft noun A narrow opening, crack, or V-shaped gap, especially in rock or in part of the body.
• kerf noun The action of cutting or carving; a cut or slice.
• notch noun A V-shaped or angular cut or indentation in an edge or surface.
• pleach verb To weave branches together, especially to form a hedge.

Senses

lovi is used for these senses in English:

• cleft An opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting.
• kerf The groove or slit created by cutting or sawing something; an incision.
• mortise (woodworking) A hole that is made to receive a tenon so as to form a joint. [from 14th c.]
• pleach (horticulture) A notch cut into a branch so that it can be bent when pleaching is carried out.

cleft — full definition

1. noun A narrow opening, crack, or V-shaped gap, especially in rock or in part of the body.
2. adj Split or divided, especially by a deep crack or notch.

kerf — full definition

1. noun The action of cutting or carving; a cut or slice.
2. noun The narrow gap left behind after something has been sawn or cut.
3. noun The amount of material, such as wood or wool, taken off in a single cut.
4. noun How far apart the teeth of a saw point out from each other.

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