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description

Meaning of “description”

A written survey or delineation of land and its divisions.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Joshua 18:6

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Joshua 18:6
Ye shall therefore describe the land into seven parts, and bring the description hither to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the Lord our God.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 18:6 · retained source text

Ye shall therfore describe the land into seuen parts, and bring the description hither to me: that I may cast lots for you here before the LORD our God.

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Historical definitions

The act of delineating, or representing the figure of any thing by a plan, to be presented to the eye. […] All definitions must be less perfect descriptions of a material thing, than a visible figure or delineation.

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