Bible Dictionaries
Excerpt

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v. t.) To select; to extract; to cite; to quote.

(2):

(n.) An extract; a passage selected or copied from a book or record.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Excerpt'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​e/excerpt.html. 1828.