discinct

English edit

Etymology edit

From Latin discinctus, past participle of discingere (“to ungird”), from dis- + cingere (“to gird”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /dɪˈsɪŋkt/

Adjective edit

discinct (comparative more discinct, superlative most discinct)

(archaic) ungirded; loosely dressed

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “discinct”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)