éparpiller

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French esparpeillier, of uncertain origin; perhaps from a Vulgar Latin *disparpaliare, from dispār +‎ palea +‎ -are or dispellō (to scatter).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.paʁ.pi.je/
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Verb

éparpiller

  1. to scatter
    • 1884, Joris-Karl Huysmans, chapter II, in À rebours [Against the Grain]:
      Puis, quand il était las de consulter ces indicateurs, il se reposait la vue en regardant les chronomètres et les boussoles, les sextants et les compas, les jumelles et les cartes éparpillées sur une table au-dessus de laquelle se dressait un seul livre, relié en veau marin, Les Aventures d’Arthur Gordon Pym, spécialement tiré pour lui, sur papier vergé, pur fil, trié à la feuille, avec une mouette en filigrane.
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