Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To scatter; disperse.
- To be scattered; be dispersed.
Etymologies
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From Old French disparpelier, disparpillier et al., apparently from a late prefixed form of Latin papilio ("butterfly").
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The Century Dictionary - a fantastic multivolume dictionary from the early 1900s - introduced me to culicide (the act of killing mosquitoes), adelopod (an animal whose feet are inconspicuous or not apparent), disparple
hernesheir commented on the word disparple
Her wav'ring hair disparpling flew apart,
In seemly shed; the rest with reckless art
With many a curling ring decor'd her face.
May 16, 2011