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Definition of Discomposes
1. discompose [v] - See also: discompose
Lexicographical Neighbors of Discomposes
Literary usage of Discomposes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Remains of the Late Mrs. Richard Trench: Being Selections from Her by Melesina Chenevix St. George Trench (1862)
"At that age one expects all the occurrences of life to accord perfectly with
one's wishes, and the lightest deviation from these discomposes the youthful ..."
2. The Works of Tobias Smollett by Tobias George Smollett, William Ernest Henley (1899)
"... and receive a Check—Squire her to an Assembly, where I am blessed with a sight
of my dear Narcissa, which discomposes me so much, that Miss Snapper, ..."
3. The Beauties of J. Taylor: Selected from His Works with an Essay on His Life by Jeremy Taylor (1834)
"And if it be dangerous in any man to be rich, and discomposes his steps in his
journey to eternity ; it is not then so proportionable to the analogy of ..."
4. The Atlantic Monthly by Making of America Project (1860)
"As we said at the beginning, this upshot discomposes us. Several features of the
theory have an uncanny look. They may prove to be innocent : but their ..."
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