Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PROJ'ECT
PROJ'ECT, n. [Fr. projet.]
- A scheme; a design; something intended or devised; contrivance; as, the project of a canal from the Hudson to the lakes; all our projects of happiness are liable to be frustrated.
- An idle scheme; a design not practicable; as, a man given to projects.
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