At discovert, uncovered. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Dis*cov"er*ture (?; 135), n. [Pref. dis- + coverture: cf. OF. descoverture.] 1. Discovery. [Obs.]
2. (Law) A state of being released from coverture; freedom of a woman from the coverture of a husband.
Dis*cov"er*y (?), n.; pl. Discoveries (&?;). 1. The action of discovering; exposure to view; laying open; showing; as, the discovery of a plot.
2. A making known; revelation; disclosure; as, a bankrupt is bound to make a full discovery of his assets.
In the clear discoveries of the next [world].
South.
3. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown or unrecognized; as, Harvey's discovery of the circulation of the blood.
A brilliant career of discovery and conquest.
Prescott.
We speak of the "invention" of printing, the discovery of America.
Trench.
4. That which is discovered; a thing found out, or for the first time ascertained or recognized; as, the properties of the magnet were an important discovery.