dis|part

dis|part
dis|part «dihs PAHRT», verb, noun.
–v.t.
to separate; divide into parts: »

Till death disparts the union.

–v.i.
to separate; break up.
–n.
1. the difference between the radius of the bore at the breech of a gun and that at the swell of the muzzle.
2. Also, dispart sight. a sight which allows for this difference.
╂[probably < Italian dispartire divide, learned borrowing from Latin dispartīre distribute < dis- apart + partīre to part, share]

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