1
: having a toe or toes especially of a specified kind or number
—usually used in combination
five-toed
round-toed shoes
2
[from past participle of toe entry 2] : driven obliquely
a toed nail
also : secured by diagonal or oblique nailing
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One of 21 sloths —15, two-toed sloths and six three- toed sloths — from Guyana, and another of 10 two-toed sloths from Peru. —
Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026 To receive the sandy-toed masses, Boyle, working closely with the wife and Vicente-Burin Architects, conceived the new main and guest houses as elastic environments—airy, adaptable spaces suited for the ebb and flow of beachside entertaining. —David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2026 Zendaya kept her footwear simple with a pair of pointy-toed black leather stilettos, and a black leather belt with chunky silver hardware cinched in her waist. —Lara Walsh, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026 Mixed among the dinosaur traffic are small, thin-toed impressions suggesting shorebird-like foragers were also present. —New Atlas, 3 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for toed
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Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026 To receive the sandy-toed masses, Boyle, working closely with the wife and Vicente-Burin Architects, conceived the new main and guest houses as elastic environments—airy, adaptable spaces suited for the ebb and flow of beachside entertaining. —David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2026 Zendaya kept her footwear simple with a pair of pointy-toed black leather stilettos, and a black leather belt with chunky silver hardware cinched in her waist. —Lara Walsh, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026 Mixed among the dinosaur traffic are small, thin-toed impressions suggesting shorebird-like foragers were also present. —New Atlas, 3 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for toed
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“Toed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/toed. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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toed
adjective
: having a toe or toes especially of a specified kind or number
five-toed
round-toed shoes
Medical Definition
toed
adjective
: having a toe or toes especially of a specified kind or number
—usually used in combination
five-toed
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