Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In heraldry: Same as
déchaussé . - Having a principal part cut away, as the legs and tail: said of an animal used as a bearing. Also
démembré .
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
dismember .
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Examples
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Sir Richard taking the advantage of his minority, put the finishing hand to a peace with Spain, which was sufficiently tired and weakened with a 25 years war, for the recovery of Portugal, which had been dismembered from the Spanish crown in 1640; the treaty of peace was signed at Madrid December 6, 1665.
The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland Cibber, Theophilus, 1703-1758 1753
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When Britain was thus dismembered from the empire, its importance was sensibly felt, and its loss sincerely lamented.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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Singara, and the castle of the Moors, one of the strongest places of Mesopotamia, were likewise dismembered from the empire.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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a 25 years war, for the recovery of Portugal, which had been dismembered from the Spanish crown in 1640; the treaty of peace was signed at Madrid December 6, 1665.
The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume II Theophilus Cibber 1730
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AP Enterprise: Husbands, others recall dismembered NC girl's stepmom as abusive, 'pure evil' By MITCH WEISS and TOM BREEN , Associated Press
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AP Enterprise: Husbands, others recall dismembered NC girl's stepmom as abusive, 'pure evil' AP Enterprise: Husbands, others recall dismembered NC girl's stepmom as abusive, 'pure evil' - Elisa Baker had an uncanny ability to stay ahead of bill collectors, police, social workers and her multiple husbands, The Associated Press discovered in an investigation of the woman who led authorities to the dismembered remains of her disabled, 10-year-old stepdaughter.
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Even church goers are beginning to question the motives of those that demand too much of their money for the Lord and remind you that you can be "dismembered" when you ask uncomfortable questions about doctrine or the Bible itself.
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'' She was saying 'lots of blood', 'a foot ',' dismembered ',' constriction of breath '.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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'' She was saying 'lots of blood', 'a foot ',' dismembered ',' constriction of breath '.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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'' She was saying 'lots of blood', 'a foot ',' dismembered ',' constriction of breath '.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
oroboros commented on the word dismembered
In wordplay, delete either first or last letters to form words: e.g., preparations --> reparations & preparation.
--Chris Cole, Wordplay
May 23, 2008