Webster's Dictionary 1913

3835

Discoid (2)

Dis″coid, n. Anything having the form of a discus or disk; particularly, a discoid shell.

3836

Discoidal

Dis‐coid″al (?), a. [Cf. F. discoïdal.] Disk-shaped; discoid.

3837

Discolith

Dis″co‐lith (?), n. [Gr. � a round plate + -lith.] (Biol.) One of a species of coccoliths, having an oval discoidal body, with a thick strongly refracting rim, and a thinner cen...

3838

Discolor

Dis‐col″or (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Discolored (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Discoloring.] [OE. descolouren, OF. descolorer, F. décolorer, fr. L. dis- + cololare, coloratum, to color, colo...

3839

Discolorate

Dis‐col″or‐ate (?), v. t. To discolor. Fuller.

3840

Discoloration

Dis‐col′or‐a″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. decoloration.] 1. The act of discoloring, or the state of being discolored; alteration of hue or appearance. Darwin.2. A discolored spot; a sta...

3841

Discolored

Dis‐col″ored (?), a. 1. Altered in color; stained.2. Variegated; of divers colors.That ever wore discolored arms. Chapman.

3842

Discomfit

Dis‐com″fit (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Discomfited; p. pr. & vb. n.Discomfiting.] [OF. desconfit, p. p. of desconfire, F. déconfire; fr. L. dis- + conficere to make ready, prepare,...

3843

Discomfit (2)

Dis‐com″fit, a. Discomfited; overthrown.

3844

Discomfit (3)

Dis‐com″fit, n. Rout; overthrow; discomfiture.Such a discomfit as shall quite despoil him. Milton.

3845

Discomfiture

Dis‐com″fi‐ture (?; 135), n. [OF. desconfiture, F. déconfiture. See Discomfort, v. t., and cf. Comfiture.] The act of discomfiting, or the state of being discomfited; rout; over...

3846

Discomfort

Dis‐com″fort (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Discomforted; p. pr. & vb. n.Discomforting.] [OF. desconforter, F. déconforter, to discourage; pref. des- (L dis-) + conforter. See Comfort....

3847

Discomfort (2)

Dis‐com″fort, n. [OF. desconfort, F. déconfort. See Discomfort, v. t.] 1. Discouragement. Shak.2. Want of comfort; uneasiness, mental or physical; disturbance of peace; inquietu...

3848

Discomfortable

Dis‐com″fort‐a‐ble (?), a. [Cf. OF. desconfortable.] 1. Causing discomfort; occasioning uneasiness; making sad. Sir P. Sidney.2. Destitute of comfort; uncomfortable.A labyrinth ...

3849

Discommend

Dis′com‐mend″ (?), v. t. 1. To mention with disapprobation; to blame; to disapprove. Spenser.By commending something in him that is good, and discommending the same fault in oth...

3850

Discommendable

Dis′com‐mend″a‐ble (dĭs′kŏm‐mĕnd″ȧ‐b'l), a. Deserving, disapprobation or blame. — Dis′com‐mend″a‐ble‐ness, n.

3851

Discommendation

Dis‐com′men‐da″tion (?), n. Blame; censure; reproach. Ayliffe.

3852

Discommender

Dis′com‐mend″er (?), n. One who discommends; a dispraiser. Johnson.

3853

Discommission

Dis′com‐mis″sion (?), v. t. To deprive of a commission or trust. Laud.

3854

Discommodate

Dis‐com″mo‐date (?), v. t. [L. dis- + commodatus, p. p. of commodare to make fit or suitable, fr. commodus fit, commodious. See Commodious, and cf. Discommode.] To discommode. H...

3855

Discommode

Dis′com‐mode″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Discommoded; p. pr. & vb. n.Discommoding.] [See Discommodate.] To put inconvenience; to incommode; to trouble.Syn. — To incommode; annoy; i...

3856

Discommodious

Dis′com‐mo″di‐ous (?), a. Inconvenient; troublesome; incommodious. Spenser.— Dis′com‐mo″di‐ous‐ly, adv. — Dis′com‐mo″di‐ous‐ness, n.

3857

Discommodity

Dis′com‐mod″i‐ty (?), n. Disadvantage; inconvenience. Bacon.

3858

Discommon

Dis‐com″mon (?), v. t. 1. To deprive of the right of common. Bp. Hall.2. To deprive of privileges. T. Warton.3. (Law) To deprive of commonable quality, as lands, by inclosing or...

3859

Discommunity

Dis′com‐mu″ni‐ty (?), n. A lack of common possessions, properties, or relationship.Community of embryonic structure reveals community of descent; but dissimilarity of embryonic ...

3860

Discompany

Dis‐com″pa‐ny (?), v. t. To free from company; to dissociate.It she be alone now, and discompanied. B. Jonson.

3861

Discomplexion

Dis′com‐plex″ion (?), v. t. To change the complexion or hue of. Beau. & Fl.