See Also: spicated(medicine)
spicated(dictionary)

discouple (iou) and spicated (iou)


discouple (iou)



discouple verb trans. Now rare. L15.
[Old French descupler (mod. decoupler), formed as DIS- 2, COUPLE verb.]
End the pairing of, uncouple.

spicated (iou)



spicated adjective. Now rare. M17.
[formed as SPICATE + -ED2. In sense 2 infl. by SPIKE noun1.]
Botany. = SPICATE 1. M17.
Chiefly Botany. Spiky, bristly. E18.