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ˈfracted, ppl. a. [f. L. fract- (see fractable n.) + -ed1.] †1. Broken, in various senses. Of a number: Fractional. Obs.
1547Boorde Brev. Health §321 If..the memory [be] fracted with the pregnance of it [some matter above his capacity]. 1599Shakes. Hen. V, ii. i. 130 His heart is fracted and corroborate. 1607― Timon ii. i. 22 My reliances on his fracted dates Have smit my credit. 1674S. Jeake Arith. (1696) 161 If the Addends be Fracted Geodaeticals..Then proceed in the Addition with the Fractions. 1706W. Jones Syn. Palmar. Matheseos 163 This Proportion will hold, whether n be..Whole, Fracted, or Surd Quantity. 2. Her. Having a part displaced as if broken.
1828–40Berry Encycl. Her. I. Fracted, broken or parted asunder..[e.g.] a fesse debruised, fracted or removed. |