abscind, v. arch.
(æbˈsɪnd)
[ad. L. abscind-ĕre to tear or cut off, f. ab off, away + scindĕre to tear, rend.]
To cut off. lit. and fig.
| 1657 Phys. Dict., Abscinded, cut off. 1731 Bailey, Abscind, to cut off. 1750 Johnson Rambler No. 90 ¶9 When two syllables likewise are abscinded from the rest, they evidently want some associate sounds to make them harmonious. 1861 Hook Lives of Archbps. I. iii. 145 The flowing locks at the back of his head were abscinded. |