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† deˈcard, v. Obs.
[f. de- II. 2 + card; cf. OF. descarter and de- I. 6.]
= discard.
1. trans. To throw away or reject (a card) from the hand; also absol. Hence deˈcarded ppl. a.
c1550Manif. Detect. Diceplay C viij a, Stealing the stocke of the decarded cardes. 1608Machin Dumb Knt. in Hazl. Dodsley X. 187 Can you decard, madam?
2. gen. To reject, set aside, get rid of, dismiss.
1605Bacon Adv. Learn. ii. viii. §5. 34 That..they bee from thenceforth omitted, decarded, and not continued. 1621Fletcher Pilgrim iv. ii. (ed. 1647) You cannot sir; you have cast those by; decarded 'em. |