Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DART
DART, v.t.
- To throw a pointed instrument with a sudden thrust; as, to dart a javelin. – Dryden.
- To throw suddenly or rapidly; to send; to emit; to shoot; applied to small objects which pass with velocity; as, the sun darts his beams on the earth. Or what ill eyes malignant glances dart. – Pope.
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