fractedadj.
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the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > breaking or cracking > [adjective] > broken
broken1383
bursted1527
pipped1540
fract1547
fracted1547
cracked1562
infract1593
fractured1617
broke1647
confragosea1684
staved1699
burst1812
bashed1830
snapped1869
the world > relative properties > number > ratio or proportion > fraction > [adjective]
broken1609
fractional1675
fracteda1690
fract1715
1547 A. Borde Breuiary of Helthe i. f. Cxxiv Yf..the memory [be] fracted, from the prygnance of it [sc. some matter above his capacity].
a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) ii. i. 119 His heart is fracted and corroborate. View more context for this quotation
a1616 W. Shakespeare Timon of Athens (1623) ii. i. 22 My reliances on his fracted dates Haue smit my credit. View more context for this quotation
a1690 S. Jeake Λογιστικηλογία (1696) 161 If the Addends be Fracted Geodaeticals..Then proceed in the Addition with the Fractions.
1706 W. Jones Synopsis Palmariorum Matheseos 163 This Proportion will hold, whether n be..Whole, Fracted, or Surd Quantity.
2. Heraldry. Having a part displaced as if broken.
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society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > charge: device on shield > [adjective] > broken
rompee1632
rompu1632
fracted1828
1828–40 W. Berry Encycl. Her. I. Fracted, broken or parted asunder..[e.g.] a fesse debruised, fracted or removed.
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