Webster's Dictionary 1913

3781

Discerptive

Dis‐cerp″tive (?), a. Tending to separate or disunite parts. Encys. Dict.

3782

Discession

Dis‐ces″sion (?), n. [L. discessio, fr. discedere, discessum. See Discede.] Departure.

3783

Discharge

Dis‐charge″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Discharged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Discharging.] [OE. deschargen, dischargen, OF. deschargier, F. décharger; pref. des- (L. dis) + chargier, F. c...

3784

Discharge (2)

Dis‐charge″, v. i. To throw off or deliver a load, charge, or burden; to unload; to emit or give vent to fluid or other contents; as, the water pipe discharges freely.The cloud,...

3785

Discharge (3)

Dis‐charge″, n. [Cf. F. décharge. See Discharge, v. t.] 1. The act of discharging; the act of relieving of a charge or load; removal of a load or burden; unloading; as, the disc...

3786

Discharge (4)

Dis‐charge″, v. t.(Textile Dyeing & Printing) To bleach out or to remove or efface, as by a chemical process; as, to discharge the color from a dyed fabric in order to form ligh...

3787

Discharge (5)

Dis‐charge″, n.(Elec.) The equalization of a difference of electric potential between two points. The character of the discharge is mostly determined by the nature of the medium...

3788

Discharger

Dis‐char″ger (?), n. One who, or that which, discharges. Specifically, in electricity, an instrument for discharging a Leyden jar, or electrical battery, by making a connection ...

3789

Dischevele

Dis‐chev″ele (?), a. Disheveled. Chaucer.

3790

Dischurch

Dis‐church″ (?), v. t. To deprive of status as a church, or of membership in a church. Bp. Hall.

3791

Discide

Dis‐cide″ (?), v. t. [L. discidere; dis- + caedere to cut.] To divide; to cleave in two. Spenser.

3792

Disciferous

Dis‐cif″er‐ous (?), a. [Disc- + -ferous.] Bearing disks.

3793

Discifloral

{ Dis′ci‐flo″ral (?), Dis′ci‐flo″rous (?), } a. [See Disk, and Floral.] (Bot.) Bearing the stamens on a discoid outgrowth of the receptacle; — said of a subclass of plants. Cf. ...

3794

Disciform

Dis″ci‐form (?), a. Discoid.

3795

Discina

‖Dis‐ci″na (?), n. [NL., fr. L. discus disk, Gr. �.] (Zoöl.) A genus of Branchiopoda, having a disklike shell, attached by one valve, which is perforated by the peduncle.

3796

Discinct

Dis‐cinct (?), a. [L. discinctus, p. p. of discingere to ungird; dis- + cingere to gird.] Ungirded; loosely dressed. Sir W. Scott.

3797

Discind

Dis‐cind″ (?), v. t. [L. discindere; dis- + scindere to cut, split.] To part; to divide. Boyle.

3798

Disciple

Dis‐ci″ple (?), n. [OE. disciple, deciple, OF. disciple, fr. L. discipulus, fr. discere to learn (akin to docere to teach; see Docile) + prob. a root meaning to turn or drive, a...

3799

Disciple (2)

Dis‐ci″ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Discipled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Discipling.] 1. To teach; to train.That better were in virtues discipled. Spenser.2. To punish; to discipline. B. Jo...

3800

Discipleship

Dis‐ci″ple‐ship, n. The state of being a disciple or follower in doctrines and precepts. Jer. Taylor.

3801

Discipless

Dis‐ci″pless (?), n. A female disciple.

3802

Disciplinable

Dis″ci‐plin‐a‐ble (?), a. [Cf. F. disciplinable. See Discipline.] 1. Capable of being disciplined or improved by instruction and training.2. Liable or deserving to be discipline...

3803

Disciplinableness

Dis″ci‐plin‐a‐ble‐ness, n. The quality of being improvable by discipline. Sir M. Hale.

3804

Disciplinal

Dis″ci‐plin‐al (?), a. Relating to discipline. Latham.

3805

Disciplinant

Dis″ci‐plin‐ant (?), n. [See Discipline.] (Eccl. Hist.) A flagellant. See Flagellant.

3806

Disciplinarian

Dis′ci‐plin‐a″ri‐an (?), a. Pertaining to discipline. “Displinarian system.” Milman.

3807

Disciplinarian (2)

Dis′ci‐plin‐a″ri‐an, n. 1. One who disciplines; one who excels in training, especially with training, especially with regard to order and obedience; one who enforces rigid disci...