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▪ I. disaˈppearing, vbl. n.
[f. as prec. + -ing1.]
a. The action of the verb to disappear.
1611Cotgr., Disparoissance, a disappearing, or vanishing out of sight. 1662S. P. Acc. Latitude Men in Phenix II. 514 The appearing of new Stars and disappearing of old. 1726Adv. Capt. R. Boyle 285 All the Discourse was of Don Roderigo's sudden disappearing. 1807T. Thomson Chem. II. 115 It is impossible..to account for the disappearing of the two gases, or the appearance of the water, without admitting that this liquid is actually composed of oxygen and hydrogen.
b. In colloq. phr. to do a (or the) disappearing act (or trick), to disappear suddenly or without warning; to vanish, as if by magic. Chiefly of persons. Cf. vanishing act, trick s.v. vanishing vbl. n. 3. orig. U.S.
1913E. D. Biggers Seven Keys to Baldpate x. 193 ‘Got the news, Magee?’ asked the haberdasher. ‘Peters has done a disappearing act.’ 1934R. Knox Still Dead xxii. 266, I think we are now going to hear how it was that the unfortunate young man's body came to do the disappearing trick. 1940F. Gruber Laughing Fox xvi. 223 When suspects who're supposed to stick around do a disappearing act. 1961J. Webb One for my Dame (dust-jacket), Carla was a beautiful redhead... Rick thought they could play a swinging scene together. Then she did a disappearing act. 1978F. Norman Dead Butler Caper v. 34, I was doing a bit of straight forward divorce snooping for some chick when all of a sudden her high-born lover does a disappearing act. 1983Financial Times 8 Jan. 9/1 A year which started with the Laker empire going into a tailspin and ended with the Magic Bus doing a disappearing trick.
▪ II. disaˈppearing, ppl. a.
[f. as prec. + -ing2.]
That disappears or passes out of sight.
1886Daily News 9 Nov. 2/7 The defendant..performed the trick with his daughter as the disappearing lady. 1887Fortn. Rev. Nov. (Brit. Army), We are behindhand..in disappearing guns, in cupolas and shields, and in submarine mining. 1891Daily News 7 Oct. 5/3 Witnessing target practice with the so-called disappearing gun..The gun is hoisted for firing, and immediately upon the discharge falls back into position. |