Dis*tinct" (?), a. [L. distinctus, p. p. of distinguere: cf. F. distinct. See Distinguish.]
1.
Distinguished; having the difference marked; separated by a visible sign; marked out; specified.
[Obs.]
Wherever thus created -- for no place
Is yet distinct by name.
Milton.
2.
Marked; variegated.
[Obs.]
The which [place] was dight
With divers flowers distinct with rare delight.
Spenser.
3.
Separate in place; not conjunct; not united by growth or otherwise; -- with from.
The intention was that the two armies which marched out together should afterward be distinct.
Clarendon.
4.
Not identical; different; individual.
To offend, and judge, are distinct offices.
Shak.
5.
So separated as not to be confounded with any other thing; not liable to be misunderstood; not confused; well-defined; clear; as, we have a distinct or indistinct view of a prospect.
Relation more particular and distinct.
Milton.
Syn. -- Separate; unconnected; disjoined; different; clear; plain; conspicuous; obvious.
© Webster 1913.
Dis*tinct" (?), v. t.
To distinguish.
[Obs.]
Rom. of R.
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