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disc-overture
dis·cov·er·ture
/
dɪsˈkʌv
ər
tʃər
/
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[
dis-
kuhv
-er-cher
]
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noun
Law.
the state of being
discovert
; freedom from coverture.
Origin:
1810–20;
discovert
+
-ure
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discovert
(dɪsˈkʌvət)
—
adj
law
(of a woman) not under the protection of a husband; being a widow, spinster, or divorcée
[C14: from Old French
descovert,
past participle of
descouvrir
to
discover
]
dis'coverture
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Disc-overture
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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