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sunder

(v): break apart or in two, using violence
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4 months ago bilby said:

"The muted, yellow papyrus left no doubt in Langdon's mind as to its age and authenticity, but excluding the inevitable fading, the document was in superb condition. Slight bleaching of the pigment. Minor sundering and cohesion of the papyrus. But all in all ... in damn fine condition."
- 'Angels and Demons', Dan Brown.

about 1 year ago brtom said:

"The aged sisters draw us into life: we wail, batten, sport, clip, clasp, sunder, dwindle, die: over us dead they bend."
Joyce, Ulysses, 14

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