v. t.
Whether any man hath pulled down or discovered any church. Abp. Grindal. [ 1913 Webster ]
Go, draw aside the curtains, and discover
The several caskets to this noble prince. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Prosperity doth best discover vice; but adversity doth best discover virtue. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
We will discover ourselves unto them. 1 Sam. xiv. 8. [ 1913 Webster ]
Discover not a secret to another. Prov. xxv. 9. [ 1913 Webster ]
Some to discover islands far away. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
The youth discovered a taste for sculpture. C. J. Smith. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To discover or show one's self. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
This done, they discover. Decker. [ 1913 Webster ]
Nor was this the first time that they discovered to be followers of this world. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality of being discoverable. [ R. ] Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Capable of being discovered, found out, or perceived;
n.
The discoverers and searchers of the land. Sir W. Raleigh. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Discovery. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. découvert uncovered, OF. descovert. See Discover, Covert. ] (Law) Not covert; not within the bonds of matrimony; unmarried; -- applied either to a woman who has never married or to a widow. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. An uncovered place or part. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
At discovert,
n. [ Pref. dis- + coverture: cf. OF. descoverture. ]
n.;
In the clear discoveries of the next [ world ]. South. [ 1913 Webster ]
A brilliant career of discovery and conquest. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ]
We speak of the “invention” of printing, the discovery of America. Trench. [ 1913 Webster ]
. same as Columbus Day, above. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
a. Not discoverable; undiscoverable. J. Conybeare. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Lack of discovery. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Want or failure of discovery. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To discover beforehand. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A previous discovery. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To discover again. [ 1913 Webster ]
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