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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DESIGNMENT

n. 1. Design; sketch; delineation.
2. Design; purpose; aim; intent; scheme.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DESIGNMENT

DESIGNMENT De *sign "ment, n.

 

1. Delineation; sketch; design; ideal; invention. [Obs. ] For though that some mean artist's skill were shown In mingling colors, or in placing light, Yet still the fair designment was his own. Dryden.

 

2. Design; purpose; scheme. [Obs. ] Shak.