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To rend asunder; to tear to pieces. Sir T. Browne.

est these colors should be diluted and weakened by the mixture of any adventitious light. Sir I. Newton.

To run as a flood. [Obs.] Sir E. Sandys.

out dimensions; marking dimensions or the limits. Who can draw the soul's dimensive lines Sir J. Davies.

Somewhat dim; as, dimmish eyes. "Dimmy clouds." Sir P. Sidney.

or; roar. Think you a little din can daunt mine ears Shak. He knew the battle's din afar. Sir W. Scott. The dust and din and steam of town. Tennyson.

a hundred men. A table massive enough to have dined Johnnie Armstrong and his merry men. Sir W. Scott.

Revolving on an axis. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

f pity. Shak. It was by dint of passing strength That he moved the massy stone at length. Sir W. Scott.

To stab with a dirk. Sir W. Scott.

A state of being unaccommodated or unsuited. [R.] Sir M. Hale.

Misfortune; mishap. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh.

Privation of life. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

Want of as siduity or care. [R.] Sir H. Wotton.

To blast by the influence of a baleful star. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.

Converting forest land into cleared or arable land; removal of a forest. Sir W. Scott.

The act of pulling off the shoes or sandals. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

To prohibit; to forbid. [Scot. Obs.] Sir W. Scott. Discharging arch (Arch.), an arch over a door, window, or other opening, to distribute the pressure of the wall above. See Illust. of Lintel. -- Discharging piece, Discharging strut (Arch.), a piece set to carry thrust or weight to a solid point of support. -- Discha…

Ungirded; loosely dressed. [R.] Sir W. Scott.

The quality of being improvable by discipline. Sir M. Hale.