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Definition of Excurse
1. v. t. To journey or pass thought.
Definition of Excurse
1. Verb. To journey or pass through. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Excurse
1. to digress [v EXCURSED, EXCURSING, EXCURSES] - See also: digress
Lexicographical Neighbors of Excurse
Literary usage of Excurse
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"deviate, excurse (rare), divagate (rare), eva- gate (rar«). dike, n. 1. See CHANNEL,
DITCH. 2. bank; spec, estacade, levee. Antonyms: see TRENCH. dimness, ..."
2. A Hand-book for Travellers in Devon & Cornwall by John Murray (Firm, John Murray (Firm) (1851)
"excurse to Blue Anchor (superb view and curious cliffs) and Minehead. ...
excurse from Ashburton to Buckland, or Holne Chace. 3. Lustleigh Cleave. ..."
3. Historical Introduction to the Private Law of Rome by James Muirhead, Henry Goudy (1899)
"Emil Kuntze (Prof, in Leipsic}. 2nd ed. Leipsic, 1879. Kuntze, excurse.—excurse
iiber rom. Recht, by the same author. 2nd ed. Leipsic, 1880. Lange, Rum. ..."
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