| Dart (dart) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Dart |
| [OF. dart, of
German origin; cf. OHG. tart javelin, dart, AS.
dara(?), daro(?), Sw. dart dagger, Icel.
darra(?)r dart.] |
A pointed missile
weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; a short lance; a javelin;
hence, any sharp-pointed missile weapon, as an arrow.
Anything resembling a dart; anything that
pierces or wounds like a dart.
A spear set as a prize in running.
A fish; the dace. See
Dace.
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To throw with a sudden
effort or thrust, as a dart or other missile weapon] to hurl or
launch.
To throw suddenly or rapidly; to send
forth; to emit; to shoot; as, the sun darts forth his
beams.
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To
fly or pass swiftly, as a dart.
To start and run with velocity; to shoot
rapidly along; as, the deer darted from the thicket.
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