Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Distinct

Distinct , adjective

[Latin distinctus, past participle of distinguere: compare French distinct. See Distinguish.]

1.
Distinguished; having the difference marked; separated by a visible sign; marked out; specified. [Obsolete]
Wherever thus created -- for no place Is yet distinct by name. — Milton
2.
Marked; variegated. [Obsolete]
The which [place] was dight With divers flowers distinct with rare delight. — Spenser
3.
Separate in place; not conjunct; not united by growth or otherwise; -- with from.
The intention was that the two armies which marched out together should afterward be distinct. — Clarendon
4.
Not identical; different; individual.
To offend, and judge, are distinct offices. — Shakespeare
5.
So separated as not to be confounded with any other thing; not liable to be misunderstood; not confused; well-defined; clear; as, we have a distinct or indistinct view of a prospect.
Relation more particular and distinct. — Milton

Distinct , transitive verb

To distinguish. [Obsolete] — Rom. of R