Discoast
(Dis*coast") v. i. [Pref. dis- + coast: cf. It. discostare.] To depart; to quit the coast (that is,
the side or border) of anything; to be separated. [Obs.]
As far as heaven and earth discoasted lie.
G. Fletcher.
To discoast from the plain and simple way of speech.
Barrow. Discoblastic
(Dis`co*blas"tic) a. [Gr. disk + to grow.] (Biol.) Applied to a form of egg cleavage seen in
osseous fishes, which occurs only in a small disk that separates from the rest of the egg.
Discobolus
(||Dis*cob"o*lus) n.; pl. Discoboli [L., fr. Gr. a discu + to throw.] (Fine Arts) (a) A thrower
of the discus. (b) A statue of an athlete holding the discus, or about to throw it.
The Discobolus of Myron was a famous statue of antiquity, and several copies or imitations of it have
been preserved.
Discodactyl
(Dis`co*dac"tyl) n. [See Discodactylia.] (Zoöl.) One of the tree frogs.
Discodactylia
(||Dis`co*dac*tyl"i*a) n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. disk + finger.] (Zoöl.) A division of amphibians
having suctorial disks on the toes, as the tree frogs.
Discodactylous
(Dis`co*dac"tyl*ous) a. (Zoöl.) Having sucking disks on the toes, as the tree frogs.
Discoherent
(Dis`co*her"ent) a. Incoherent. [R.]
Discoid
(Dis"coid) a. [Gr. quoit-shaped, a round plate, quoit + form, shape: cf. F. discoïde. See Disk.]
Having the form of a disk, as those univalve shells which have the whorls in one plane, so as to form a
disk, as the pearly nautilus.
Discoid flower (Bot.), a compound flower, consisting of tubular florets only, as a tansy, lacking the rays
which are seen in the daisy and sunflower.
Discoid
(Dis"coid), n. Anything having the form of a discus or disk; particularly, a discoid shell.
Discoidal
(Dis*coid"al) a. [Cf. F. discoïdal.] Disk-shaped; discoid.
Discolith
(Dis"co*lith) n. [Gr. a round plate + -lith.] (Biol.) One of a species of coccoliths, having an
oval discoidal body, with a thick strongly refracting rim, and a thinner central portion. One of them measures
about &frac1x50000 of an inch in its longest diameter.
Discolor
(Dis*col"or) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discolored ; p. pr. & vb. n. Discoloring.] [OE. descolouren,
OF. descolorer, F. décolorer, fr. L. dis- + cololare, coloratum, to color, color color. See Color.] [Written
also discolour.]
1. To alter the natural hue or color of; to change to a different color; to stain; to tinge; as, a drop of wine
will discolor water; silver is discolored by sea water.
2. To alter the true complexion or appearance of; to put a false hue upon.
To discolor all your ideas.
Watts.
