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<p><b>2.</b> <def>Creating, or tending to create, division, separation, or difference.</def>

<blockquote>It [culture] is after all a dainty and <b>divisive</b> quality, and can not reach to the depths of humanity. <i>J. C. Shairp.</i></blockquote>

-- <wordforms><wf>Di*vi"sive*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt> -- <wf>Di*vi"sive*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<i>Carlyle.</i>

<h1>Divisor</h1> <Xpage=439>

<hw>Di*vi"sor</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>dividere</ets>. See <er>Divide</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>The number by which the dividend is divided.</def>

<cs><col>Common divisor</col>. <fld>(Math.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Common</er>, <tt>a.</tt></cd></cs>

<h1>Divorce</h1> <Xpage=439>

<hw>Di*vorce"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>divorce</ets>, L. <ets>divortium</ets>, fr. <ets>divortere</ets>, <ets>divertere</ets>, to turn different ways, to separate. See <er>Divert</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A legal dissolution of the marriage contract by a court or other body having competent authority. This is properly a divorce, and called, technically, divorce <it>a vinculo matrimonii.</it></def> "from the bond of matrimony." <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The separation of a married woman from the bed and board of her husband -- divorce <it>a mensa et toro (&or; thoro)</it>, "from bed board."</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The decree or writing by which marriage is dissolved.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Separation; disunion of things closely united.</def>

<blockquote>To make <b>divorce</b> of their incorporate league. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>That which separates.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<cs><col>Bill of divorce</col>. <cd>See under <er>Bill</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Divorce</h1> <Xpage=439>

<hw>Di*vorce"</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Divorced</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Divorcing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>divorcer</ets>. See <er>Divorce</er>, <tt>n.</tt>]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To dissolve the marriage contract of, either wholly or partially; to separate by divorce.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To separate or disunite; to sunder.</def>

<blockquote>It [a word] was <b>divorced</b> from its old sense. <i>Earle.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To make away; to put away.</def>

<blockquote>Nothing but death Shall e'er <b>divorce</b> my dignities. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Divorceable</h1> <Xpage=439>

<hw>Di*vorce"a*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Capable of being divorced.</def>

<h1>Divorcee</h1> <Xpage=439>

<hw>Di*vor`cee"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A person divorced.</def>

<h1>Divorceless</h1> <Xpage=439>