v. t.
adj. having the arrangement disturbed; not put in order;
n. The act of disarranging, or the state of being disarranged; confusion; disorder. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Who with fiery steeds
Oft disarrayed the foes in battle ranged. Fenton. [ 1913 Webster ]
So, as she bade, the witch they disarrayed. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. désarroi. ]
Disrank the troops, set all in disarray. Daniel. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Disorder. [ R. ] Feltham. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
n. Wrong arrangement. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖prop. n. [ NL. So named after a Dr. Sarrazin of Quebec. ] (Bot.) A genus of American perennial herbs growing in bogs; the American pitcher plant. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ They have hollow pitcher-shaped or tubular leaves, and solitary flowers with an umbrella-shaped style. Sarracenia purpurea, the sidesaddle flower, is common at the North; Sarracenia flava, Sarracenia rubra, Sarracenia Drummondii, Sarracenia variolaris, and Sarracenia psittacina are Southern species. All are insectivorous, catching and drowning insects in their curious leaves. See Illust. of Sidesaddle flower, under Sidesaddle. [ 1913 Webster ]