devisal
devisal noun: an act of devising.
Noun
devisal (countable and uncountable, plural devisals)
- An act of devising.
- 19th century, Francis Thompson, To a Snow-flake
What heart could have thought you?—
Past our devisal
(O filigree petal!) - Each word may be not unfitly compared to an invention; it has its own place, mode, and circumstances of devisal, its preparation in the previous habits of speech […]1875, William Dwight Whitney, The Life and Growth of Language: An Outline of Linguistic Science
- 19th century, Francis Thompson, To a Snow-flake
Forms of devisal
| plural | devisals |
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Origin of devisal
From devise + -al.
Questions about devisal
- What does devisal mean?
- Devisal means an act of devising.
- What part of speech is devisal?
- Devisal is a noun.
- What is the plural of devisal?
- The plural of devisal is devisals.
Words near devisal in the dictionary
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