† copartimentn.
Obsolete.
= compartment n., esp. in senses pertaining to Heraldry, Art, Architecture, and Horticulture.
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society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > escutcheon or shield > [noun] > division of shield
partition1486
compartment1590
copartiment1590
stance1632
society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > work of art > [noun] > artistically conceived design > part of
compartment1564
copartiment1590
contour1662
register1937
the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > garden > division or part of garden > [noun]
compartment1610
verge1728
copartiment1814
1590 R. Wilson Three Lords & Ladies Lond. i, in W. C. Hazlitt Dodsley's Sel. Coll. Old Eng. Plays (1874) VI. 461 Their shields impress'd with gilt copartiments.
1623 J. Webster Deuils Law-case i. ii As black copartiments [orig. ed. copartaments] show gold more bright.
1636 A. Cade Serm. Necess. for these Times Ded. 1 The cloisters..beautified with comely coportments and inscriptions of wise counsels.
1793 W. Hodges Trav. India 121 Mosaics of different coloured marbles, inlaid in copartments.
1814 W. Scott Waverley III. xv*. 225 In one copartment of this old-fashioned garden. View more context for this quotation
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