lovi — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cleft noun A narrow opening, crack, or V-shaped gap, especially in rock or in part of the body.
- kerf noun The act of cutting or carving something; a stroke or slice.
- notch noun A V-shaped or angular cut or indentation in an edge or surface.
- pleach verb To unite by interweaving, as (horticulture) branches of shrubs, trees, etc., to create a hedge; to interlock, to plash.
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
- noun A narrow opening, crack, or V-shaped gap, especially in rock or in part of the body.
- adj Split or divided, especially by a deep crack or notch.
kerf — full definition
- noun The act of cutting or carving something; a stroke or slice.
- noun The groove or slit created by cutting or sawing something; an incision.
- noun The portion or quantity (e.g. of wood, hay, turf, wool, etc.) removed or cut off in a given stroke.
- noun The distance between diverging saw teeth.