What is a diversity of direction; detachment. [Obs.] His power went out in such distractions as Beguiled all species. Shak called?
distraction — A diversity of direction; detachment. [Obs.] His power went out in such distractions as Beguiled all species. Shak. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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