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▪ I. essart, n.|ɛˈsɑːt|
[a. OF. essart: see assart n.]
= assart n. 1.
1851Sir F. Palgrave Norm. & Eng. (1864) III. 258 The essarts still constitute the prominent features of the pleasant region. 1875Stubbs Const. Hist. II. 36 note, The essarts and purprestures made in the forests of Hampshire.
▪ II. essart, v.|ɛˈsɑːt|
[a. OF. essart-er: see assart v.]
trans. = assart v.; also absol.
1721Bailey, Essart, to extirpate or clear the ground of shrubs. 1839Stonehouse Axholme 10 The process of essarting. 1857Sir F. Palgrave Norm. & Eng. II. 435 The Forêt de Bichoul, of which the greater portions have long since been essarted. |