dispart

  • 1Dispart — Dis*part , v. t. 1. (Gun.) To make allowance for the dispart in (a gun), when taking aim. [1913 Webster] Every gunner, before he shoots, must truly dispart his piece. Lucar. [1913 Webster] 2. (Gun.) To furnish with a dispart sight. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2Dispart — Dis*part , n. 1. (Gun.) The difference between the thickness of the metal at the mouth and at the breech of a piece of ordnance. [1913 Webster] On account of the dispart, the line of aim or line of metal, which is in a plane passing through the… …

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  • 3Dispart — Dis*part , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disparted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disparting}.] [Pref. dis + part: cf. OF. despartir.] To part asunder; to divide; to separate; to sever; to rend; to rive or split; as, disparted air; disparted towers. [Archaic] [1913… …

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  • 4Dispart — Dis*part , v. i. To separate, to open; to cleave. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 5dispart — index break (separate), detach, disengage, disjoint, disperse (scatter), dissociate, dissolve ( …

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  • 6dispart — [dis pärt′] vt., vi. [prob. < It dispartire < L, to divide < dis , apart, from + partire, to part, divide < pars, PART2] Archaic to divide into parts; separate …

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  • 7dispart sight — Dispart Dis*part , n. 1. (Gun.) The difference between the thickness of the metal at the mouth and at the breech of a piece of ordnance. [1913 Webster] On account of the dispart, the line of aim or line of metal, which is in a plane passing… …

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  • 8dispart — verb Etymology: Italian & Latin; Italian dispartire, from Latin, from dis + partire to divide more at part Date: 1590 archaic separate, divide …

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  • 9dispart — dispartment, n. /dis pahrt /, v.t., v.i. to divide into parts; separate; sunder. [1580 90; appar. < It dispartire < L dispartire to part, separate, divide, equiv. to dis DIS 1 + partire to share out, deriv. of part PART] * * * …

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  • 10dispart — verb To part, separate. that same mighty man of God, / That bloud red billowes like a walled front / On either side disparted with his rod [...] …

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