noun-modifying (irregular)
chapped; cracked
Describes skin, especially hands, that is dry and cracked from cold or dryness. Used prenominally.
I put cream on my chapped hands.
In winter, my chapped fingers hurt.
Uses the rare kanji 皹 for 'chaps'; not commonly encountered.
From ひび (cracks, chaps) + の (possessive particle) + 切れた (past form of 切れる, 'to be cut/broken'), literally 'cracks have formed'.