Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for OB'SO-LETE
OB'SO-LETE, a. [L. obsoletus.]
- Gone into disuse; disused; neglected; as, an obsolete word; an obsolete statute; applied chiefly to words or writings. Dryden. Swift.
- In botany, obscure; not very distinct. Eaton.
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