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Show D1 e 2. To fele& or feparate from others 3. Difcrete Proportion is when the ratio between two pairs of numbers or quantities is the fame ; but there is not th fame proportion between all the four for what you are, to that difcriminating mercy Discr1I'MINATENESS. 7. /. [from difcriminate. Diftin€nefs ; marked difference Dic Discrimina'rion. a. /. [from diferi re¢tone's felf 3 fkill ; wife management Nothing then was further thought upon for th manner of governing ; but all permitted unto thei minatio, Latin. 1. The ftate of being diftinguifhed fro other perfons or things wifdom and difcretion which were to rule. Hooker A knife may be taken away from a child, withoat depriving them of the benefits thereof whic Hooker . have years and difcretion to ufe it It is not good that children fhould know an There is a reverence to be thewed them on th account of their difcrimination from other places . and feparation for facred ufes All this was order'd by the good difcretio Of the right reverend cardinal of York A fatire fhould expofe nothing but what is corrigible; and make a due diferimination between thof that are, and thofe who are not, the proper object Shakefpeare's Henry VII The pleafure of commanding our paflions is t be preferred before any fenfual pleafure; becaufe i is the pleafure of wifdom and diferetion Tillotfon But care in poetry muft ftill be had It afks difcretion ev'n in running mad of it Addifor's Spetator By that prudent difcrimination made between th offenders of different degrees, he obliges thof Pope There is no talent fo ufeful towards rifing in th world, or which puts men more out of the reach o a fpecie any publick difcriminations in matters of religion King Charles Letters arife from the firft original diferiminations of voice, by way of articulation, whereby th ear is ablé to judge and obferve the differences o vocal founds Holder Discri'miNATIVE. adj. [from difcriminate.] 1. That which makes the mark of diftinc Left atlarge ; unlimited ; unreftrained A deacon may have a difpenfation for enterin into orders. before he is twenty-three years of age and it is difcretionary.in.the bifhop to admit him t Ayliffe's Parergon. The major being a perfon of confummate expe rience, was invefted with a difcretionary power Tatler DiscrET1vE. adj. [diferetus, Latin. . [In logick.] Diferetive propofitions ar fuch wherein various, and feemingly opare made, whofe va riety or diftin@ion is noted by the par ticles duz, though, yet, &c may change their climate b ",";; g 2 as, traveller but not thei Addifon's Freebolder Take heed of abetting any factions, or applyin of lower pruSavift that order at what time he thinks fit whom he has diftinguithed as objeéts of mercy 3. The marks of diftinétion 2. Liberty of afting at pleafure ; uncontrolled and umconditional power : as he furrenders at difcretion ; that is, without ftipulation Discre‘TIONARY. adj. [from difcretion. pofite, judgment Stilling fleet 2. The a& of diftinguithing one from another ; diftin&tion ; difference put wickednefs: old folks have difretion, and kno the world Shake[peare than diferetion t which alone you owe your exemption from miferies Boyle Discre‘rion. . /i [from difcretio, Lat. 1. Prudence ; knowledge to govern or di fortune dence Some noifes help fleep; as the blowing of th ~ You owe little lefs for what you are not, tha Harris thisy 6,2 815313 tid 80°T' tion 3 chara&eriftical The only ftanding teft, and difcriminative charaderiftic o an meta o mineral fought for in the conftituent matter of it muf 2. That which obferves diftinction b #oodzw Difcriminative Providence knew before the nature and courfe of all things More's Antidote againfp Atheifm Discri'mMinous. adj. [from difcrimen Latin.] Dangerous ; hazardous No ufual Any kind of fpitting of blood imports a ver difcriminous ftate, unlefs it happens upon the gaping of a vein opened by a plethory Harwe o Confumptions r 5 Job awas patient, though his grie temp St Discu'srrory. aq';.. [difcubitorius, Lat. Diferetiv difiint Fitted to the pofture of leaning |in gramm.ar' {/C"t'.‘v are {uch as lmPIY OPPOfitlon man, but g beaft Discri'MINABLE adj iU eIgn as, not [from diferimi nate.] Diftinguifhable by outward mark or tokens Di& 75 DISCRIMINATE. . 4. [difirimino Latin. 1. To mark with notes of difference t diftinguifh by certain tokens from an other Oyfters and cockles and mufcles, which mov not, have no difecriminate fex Bacow's Nat. Hifs There are three forts of it differing in finenef from each other, and difcriminated by the native by three peculiar names Boyle The right hand is diftriminated from the left b a natural, neceflary and never to be confounde clean.sh data import.tsv out README diftin&ion South Although the features of his countenance be n reafon of obedience, yet they may ferve to diferi minate him from any other perfon, whom fhe is no to obey Stilling flect ‘There may be ways of difcriminating the voice a5 by acutenefs and gravity, the feveral degrees o sifing and falling from ong tone or note to another Holder After bathing they retired to bed, and refrefhed themfelves with a repaft; and fo that cuftom, b degrees, changed their cubiculary beds into difeubitory Brown's Vulgar Errours wind and the trickling of water the mov gentle attention ;5 and whatfoever moveth attention without too much labour, ftilleth the natural an difcurfive motion of the fpirits Bacon 2. Proceeding by regular gradation fro premlfe t confequences argumenta tive. 'This is fometimes, perhaps no improperly, written d:/cour/ive There is a fanétity of foul and body, of mor efficacy for the receiving of divine truths, than th greateft pretences to difcurfive demonftration More's Divine Dialogues There hath been much difpute touching th knowledge of brutes, whether they have a kind o difcurfive faculty, which fome call reafon Hale's Origin of Mankind Discu'rstVELY. adv. [from difeurfive.] By due gradation of argument We have a principle within, whereby we think and we know we think; whereby we do difeurSrwely, and by way of ratiocination, deduce on thing from another Hale Discu'rsory. adj.. [difeurjor, Latin. Argumental; rational DI'SCUS. n. /. [Latin.] A quoit; heavy piece of iron thrown in the ancient {ports. From Elatreus™ ftrong arm the difzus flies And fings with unmatch'd force along the fkies To DISCU'SS Latin. 1. T examine by difquifition . a Pope's Ody/fey [difeutio, difeuffum to ventilate ; to cléa We are to difcufs only thofe general exception which have been taken Hooker His ufage was to commit the difeu/fing of caufe privately to certain perfons learned in the laws Ayliffe's Parergon This knotty point fhould you and I difcufs Or tell a tale Pope 2. To difperfe : commonl humour or fwelling applied to Many. arts were ufed to difcufs the beginnings o new affection Woattan 3. To break to pieces Confider the threefold effeét of Jupiter's trifulk to burn, difcufs, and terebrate. Browwn's Vulg.Err Drscu'sser. #./. [from difcu/s.] He tha difcuffes ; an examiner Discu'sston. z /. [from difcufs. 1. Difquifition ; examination ; ventila tion of a queftion Truth cannot be found without fome labour an intention of the mind, and the thoughts dwellin Discu'mBEncy. n [ [difeumbens, Lat. The at of leaning at meat, after th ancient manner a confiderable time upon the furvey and difeuffion o each particular South Various difcuffions tear our heated brain The Greeks and Romans ufed the cuftom o difcumbency at meals, which was upon their lef fide 5 for fo their right hand was free and ready fo Prier all fervice To D1scu'MBER Brown' @.a Vulgar Errours [dis and camber. To difengage from any troublefom weight ; to difengage from impediment His limbs difcumber'd of the clinging veft He binds the facred cin@ure round his breaft Pope's Ody/fey 7o Discu'RE. v. a. [deconvrir, French. To difcover ; to reveal A word perhaps peculiar to Spexfer 1 will, if pleafe you it difcure, afla To eafe you of that ill Fairy Qseen DISCU'RSIVE. adj. [difcurfif from difeurro, Latin. French 1. Moving here and there; roving; defultory Opinions often turn ; ftill doubts remai And who indulges thought, increafes pain 2. [In furgery.] Difcuffion or refolution i nothing elfe but breathing out the humours by infenfible tranfpiration. #ifesm Discu'ss1ve. adj. [from difcufs.] Havin the power to difcufs or difperfe an noxious matter Discu'rient. n [ [difcutiens, Latin. A medicine that has power ta repel o drive back the matter of tumours in theblood It {ometimes means the fame a carminative Quincy The fwellings arifing from thefe require to b treated, in their beginning, with moderate repellents and difcutients Wifeman 7o DISDA'IN. w. a. [dédaigner, French. To fcorn; to confider as unworthy o one's charadter Ther |