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In 1558 the convent was dissolved, and Bedford House, the West-Country residence of the Dukes of Bedford, was erected.— Exeter
When thoroughly dissolved, add one-half cup cold water into which has been stirred a pinch of salt and sugar to taste; set aside to cool.— The Community Cook Book
Warm the milk in which the gelatine is dissolved, add 2 ozs.— 365 Luncheon Dishes A Luncheon Dish for Every Day in the Year
Friendships of this kind are easily dissolved, as the persons do not continue unchanged; for if they cease to be useful or pleasant to one another, their love ceases.— Practical Ethics
The connection was soon dissolved, and Crane finally settled in Whiting, Washington County, Maine, where he had a grant of two hundred acres of land, for his Revolutionary services, from the legislature of Massachusetts.— Tea Leaves Being a Collection of Letters and Documents relating to the shipment of Tea to the American Colonies in the year 1773, by the East India Tea Company. (With an introduction, notes, and biographical notices of the Boston Tea Party)

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