An archaic or dialectal word meaning open or exposed.
From Latin 'apertus' (open), the past participle of 'aperire.' An older English form that fell out of standard use.
Apert is practically a fossil word—Middle English kept it alive, but modern English chose 'open' instead, leaving 'apert' as a curiosity in historical texts.
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