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Deign"ous (?) , a. [For disdeignous , OF. desdeignos , desdaigneus , F. d\'82daigneux . See Disdain .] Haughty; disdainful. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Deil <Xpage=384>

Deil (?) , n. Devil; -- spelt also deel . [Scot.]

Deil's buckie . See under Buckie .

Deinoceras <Xpage=384>

Dei*noc"e*ras (?) , n. [NL.] (Paleon.) See Dinoceras .

Deinornis <Xpage=384>

Dei*nor"nis (?) , n. [NL.] (Paleon.) See Dinornis .

Deinosaur <Xpage=384>

Dei"no*saur (?) , n. [NL.] (Paleon.) See Dinosaur .

Deinotherium <Xpage=384>

Dei`no*the"ri*um (?) , n. [NL.] (Paleon.) See Dinotherium .

Deintegrate <Xpage=384>

De*in"te*grate (?) , v. t. [L. deintegrare to impair; de- + integrare to make whole.] To disintegrate. [Obs.]

Deinteous, Deintevous <Xpage=384>

Dein"te*ous (?) , Dein"te*vous (?) , a. Rare; excellent; costly. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Deiparous <Xpage=384>

De*ip"a*rous (?) , a. [L. deus a god + parere to bring forth.] Bearing or bringing forth a god; -- said of the Virgin Mary. [Obs.]

Bailey.

Deipnosophist <Xpage=384>

Deip*nos"o*phist (?) , n. [Gr. <?/; <?/ a meal + <?/ a wise man, sophist.] One of an ancient sect of philosophers, who cultivated learned conversation at meals.

Deis <Xpage=384>

De"is (?) , n. See Dais .

Deism <Xpage=384>

De"ism (?) , n. [L. deus god: cf. F. d\'82isme . See Deity .] The doctrine or creed of a deist; the belief or system of those who acknowledge the existence of one God, but deny revelation.

&hand; Deism is the belief in natural religion only, or those truths, in doctrine and practice, which man is to discover by the light of reason, independent of any revelation from God. Hence, deism implies infidelity , or a disbelief in the divine origin of the Scriptures.

Deist <Xpage=384>

De"ist (?) , n. [L. deus god: cf. F. d\'82iste . See Deity .] One who believes in the existence of a God, but denies revealed religion; a freethinker.

&hand; A deist , as denying a revelation, is opposed to a Christian; as, opposed to the denier of a God, whether atheist or patheist , a deist is generally denominated theist .

Latham.

Syn. -- See Infidel .

Deistic, Deistical <Xpage=384>

De*is"tic (?) , De*is"tic*al (?) , a. Pertaining to, savoring of, or consisting in, deism; as, a deistic writer; a deistical book.

The deistical or antichristian scheme. I. Watts.

Deistically <Xpage=384>

De*is"tic*al*ly , adv. After the manner of deists.

Deisticalness <Xpage=384>

De*is"tic*al*ness , n. State of being deistical.

Deitate <Xpage=384>

De"i*tate (?) , a. Deified. [Obs.]

Granmer.

Deity <Xpage=384>

De"i*ty (?) , n. ; pl. Deities (#) . [OE. deite , F. d\'82it\'82 , fr. L. deitas , fr. deus a god; akin to divus divine, Jupiter , gen. Jovis , Jupiter, dies day, Gr. <?/ divine, <?/, gen. <?/<?/<?/, Zeus, Skr. d<?/va divine, as a noun, god, daiva divine, dy<?/ sky, day, hence, the sky personified as a god, and to the first syllable of E. Tues day, Gael. & Ir. dia God, W. duw . Cf. Divine , Journey , Journal , Tuesday .]

1. The collection of attributes which make up the nature of a god; divinity; godhead; as, the deity of the Supreme Being is seen in his works .

They declared with emphasis the perfect deity and the perfect manhood of Christ. Milman.

2. A god or goddess; a heathen god.

To worship calves, the deities Of Egypt. Milton.

The Deity , God, the Supreme Being.

This great poet and philosopher [Simonides], the more he contemplated the nature of the Deity , found that he waded but the more out of his depth. Addison.

Deject <Xpage=384>

De*ject" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Dejected ; p. pr. & vb. n. Dejecting .] [L. dejectus , p. p. of dejicere to throw down; de- + jacere to throw. See Jet a shooting forth.]

1. To cast down. [Obs. or Archaic]

Christ dejected himself even unto the hells. Udall.

Sometimes she dejects her eyes in a seeming civility; and many mistake in her a cunning for a modest look. Fuller.

2. To cast down the spirits of; to dispirit; to discourage; to dishearten.

Nor think, to die dejects my lofty mind. Pope.

Deject <Xpage=384>

De*ject" , a. [L. dejectus , p. p.] Dejected. [Obs.]

Dejecta <Xpage=384>

De*jec"ta (?) , n. pl. [NL., neut. pl. from L. dejectus , p. p.] Excrements; as, the dejecta of the sick .

Dejected <Xpage=384>

De*ject"ed , a. Cast down; afflicted; low-spirited; sad; as, a dejected look or countenance . -- De*ject"ed*ly , adv. -- De*ject"ed*ness , n.

Dejecter <Xpage=384>

De*ject"er (?) , n. One who casts down, or dejects.

Dejection <Xpage=384>

De*jec"tion (?) , n. [L. dejectio a casting down: cf. F. d\'82jection .]

1. A casting down; depression. [Obs. or Archaic]

Hallywell.

2. The act of humbling or abasing one's self.

Adoration implies submission and dejection . Bp. Pearson.

3. Lowness of spirits occasioned by grief or misfortune; mental depression; melancholy.

What besides, Of sorrow, and dejection , and despair, Our frailty can sustain, thy tidings bring. Milton.

4. A low condition; weakness; inability. [R.]

A dejection of appetite. Arbuthnot.

5. (Physiol.) (a) The discharge of excrement. (b) F\'91ces; excrement.

Ray.

Dejectly <Xpage=384>

De*ject"ly (?) , adv. Dejectedly. [Obs.]

Dejectory <Xpage=384>

De*jec"to*ry (?) , a. [L. dejector a dejecter.]

1. Having power, or tending, to cast down.

2. Promoting evacuations by stool.

Ferrand.

Dejecture <Xpage=384>

De*jec"ture (?; 135) , n. That which is voided; excrements.

Arbuthnot.

Dejerate <Xpage=384>

Dej"er*ate (?) , v. i. [L. dejeratus , p. p. of dejerare to swear; de- + jurare to swear.] To swear solemnly; to take an oath. [Obs.]

Cockeram.

Dejeration <Xpage=384>

Dej`er*a"tion (?) , n. [L. dejeratio .] The act of swearing solemnly. [Obs.]

Bp. Hall.

D\'82jeun\'82 <Xpage=384>

D\'82`jeu`n\'82" (?) , n. [F.] A d\'82jeuner.

Take a d\'82jeun\'82 of muskadel and eggs. B. Jonson.

D\'82jeuner <Xpage=384>

D\'82`jeu`ner" (?) , n. [F. d\'82jeuner breakfast, as a verb, to breakfast. Cf. Dinner .] A breakfast; sometimes, also, a lunch or collation.

De jure <Xpage=384>

De` ju"re (?) . [L.] By right; of right; by law; -- often opposed to be facto .

Deka- <Xpage=384>

Dek"a- (?) . (Metric System) A prefix signifying ten . See Deca- .

Dekagram <Xpage=384>

Dek"a*gram (?) , n. Same as Decagram .

Dekaliter <Xpage=384>

Dek"a*li`ter (?) , n. Same as Decaliter .

Dekameter <Xpage=384>

Dek"a*me`ter (?) , n. Same as Decameter .

Dekastere <Xpage=384>

Dek"a*stere` (?) , n. Same as Decastere .

Dekle <Xpage=384>

De"kle (?) , n. (Paper Making) See Deckle .

Del <Xpage=384>

Del (?) , n. [See Deal , n. ] Share; portion; part. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Delaceration <Xpage=384>

De*lac`er*a"tion (?) , n. [L. delacerare , delaceratum , to tear in pieces. See Lacerate .] A tearing in pieces. [Obs.]

Bailey.

Delacrymation <Xpage=384>

De*lac`ry*ma"tion (?) , n. [L. delacrimatio , fr. delacrimare to weep. See Lachrymation .] An involuntary discharge of watery humors from the eyes; wateriness of the eyes. [Obs.]

Bailey.

Delactation <Xpage=384>

De`lac*ta"tion (?) , n. [Pref. de- + L. lactare to suck milk, from lac milk.] The act of weaning. [Obs.]

Bailey.

Delaine <Xpage=384>

De*laine" (?) , n. [See Muslin delaine , under Muslin .] A kind of fabric for women's dresses.

Delamination <Xpage=384>

De*lam`i*na"tion (?) , n. (Biol.) Formation and separation of lamin\'91 or layers; one of the methods by which the various blastodermic layers of the ovum are differentiated.

&hand; This process consists of a concentric splitting of the cells of the blastosphere into an outer layer (epiblast) and an inner layer (hypoblast). By the perforation of the resultant two-walled vesicle, a gastrula results similar to that formed by the process of invagination.

Delapsation <Xpage=384>

De`lap*sa"tion (?) , n. See Delapsion .

Ray.

Delapse <Xpage=384>

De*lapse" (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Delapsed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Delapsing .] [L. delapsus , p. p. of delabi to fall down; de- + labi to fall or side.] To pass down by inheritance; to lapse. [Obs.]

Which Anne derived alone the right, before all other, Of the delapsed crown from Philip. Drayton.

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Delapsion <Xpage=385>

De*lap"sion (?) , n. A falling down, or out of place; prolapsion.

Delassation <Xpage=385>

De`las*sa"tion (?) , n. [L. delassare , delassatum , to tire out; de- + lassare to tire.] Fatigue.

Able to continue without delassation . Ray.

Delate <Xpage=385>

De*late" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Delated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Delating .] [L. delatus , used as p. p. of deferre . See Tolerate , and cf. 3d Defer , Delay , v. ] [Obs. or Archaic]

1. To carry; to convey.

Try exactly the time wherein sound is delated . Bacon.

2. To carry abroad; to spread; to make public.

When the crime is delated or notorious. Jer. Taylor.

3. To carry or bring against, as a charge; to inform against; to accuse; to denounce.

As men were delated , they were marked down for such a fine. Bp. Burnet.

4. To carry on; to conduct.

Warner.

Delate <Xpage=385>

De*late" , v. i. To dilate. [Obs.]

Goodwin.

Delation <Xpage=385>

De*la"tion (?) , n. [L. delatio accusation: cf. F. d\'82lation .]

1. Conveyance. [Obs. or Archaic]

In delation of sounds, the inclosure of them preserveth them. Bacon.

2. (Law) Accusation by an informer.

Milman.

Delator <Xpage=385>

De*la"tor (?) , n. [L.] An accuser; an informer. [R.]

Howell.

Delaware <Xpage=385>

Del"a*ware (?) , n. (Bot.) An American grape, with compact bunches of small, amber-colored berries, sweet and of a good flavor.

Delawares <Xpage=385>

Del"a*wares (?) , n. pl. ; sing. Delaware . (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians formerly inhabiting the valley of the Delaware River, but now mostly located in the Indian Territory.

Delay <Xpage=385>

De*lay" (?) , n. ; pl. Delays (#) . [F. d\'82lai , fr. OF. deleer to delay, or fr. L. dilatum , which, though really from a different root, is used in Latin only as a p. p. neut. of differre to carry apart, defer, delay. See Tolerate , and cf. Differ , Delay , v. ] A putting off or deferring; procrastination; lingering inactivity; stop; detention; hindrance.

Without any delay , on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat. Acts xxv. 17.

The government ought to be settled without the delay of a day. Macaulay.

Delay <Xpage=385>

De*lay" , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Delayed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Delaying .] [OF. deleer , delaier , fr. the noun d\'82lai , or directly fr. L. dilatare to enlarge, dilate, in LL., to put off. See Delay , n. , and cf. Delate , 1st Defer , Dilate .]

1. To put off; to defer; to procrastinate; to prolong the time of or before.

My lord delayeth his coming. Matt. xxiv. 48.

2. To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time; to retard the motion, or time of arrival, of; as, the mail is delayed by a heavy fall of snow .

Thyrsis! whose artful strains have oft delayed The huddling brook to hear his madrigal. Milton.

3. To allay; to temper. [Obs.]

The watery showers delay the raging wind. Surrey.

Delay <Xpage=385>

De*lay" , v. i. To move slowly; to stop for a time; to linger; to tarry.

There seem to be certain bounds to the quickness and slowness of the succession of those ideas, . . . beyond which they can neither delay nor hasten. Locke.

Delayer <Xpage=385>

De*lay"er (?) , n. One who delays; one who lingers.

Delayingly <Xpage=385>

De*lay"ing*ly , adv. By delays. [R.]

Tennyson.

Delayment <Xpage=385>

De*lay"ment (?) , n. Hindrance. [Obs.]

Gower.

Del credere <Xpage=385>

Del` cred"er*e (?) . [It., of belief or trust.] (Mercantile Law) An agreement by which an agent or factor, in consideration of an additional premium or commission (called a del credere commission), engages, when he sells goods on credit, to insure, warrant, or guarantee to his principal the solvency of the purchaser, the engagement of the factor being to pay the debt himself if it is not punctually discharged by the buyer when it becomes due.

Dele <Xpage=385>

De"le (?) , imperative sing. of L. delere to destroy . [Cf. Delete .] (Print.) Erase; remove; -- a direction to cancel something which has been put in type; usually expressed by a peculiar form of d , thus: &dele;.

Dele <Xpage=385>

De"le , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Deled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Deleing .] [From the preceding word.] (Print.) To erase; to cancel; to delete; to mark for omission.

Dele <Xpage=385>

Dele (?) , v. t. [See Deal .] To deal; to divide; to distribute. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Deleble <Xpage=385>

Del"e*ble (?; 277) , a. [L. delebilis . See 1st Dele .] Capable of being blotted out or erased. "An impression easily deleble ."

Fuller.

Delectable <Xpage=385>

De*lec"ta*ble (?) , a. [OF. delitable , OF. delitable , F. d\'82lectable , fr. L. delectabilis , fr. delectare to delight. See Delight .] Highly pleasing; delightful.

Delectable both to behold and taste. Milton.

-- De*lec"ta*ble*ness , n. -- De*lec"ta*bly , adv.

Delectate <Xpage=385>

De*lec"tate (?) , v. t. [L. delectatus , p. p. of delectare . See Delight .] To delight; to charm. [R.]

Delectation <Xpage=385>

De`lec*ta"tion (?) , n. [L. delectatio : cf. F. d\'82lectation .] Great pleasure; delight.

Delectus <Xpage=385>

De*lec"tus (?) , n. [L., selection, from deligere , delectum , to select.] A name given to an elementary book for learners of Latin or Greek.

G. Eliot.

Delegacy <Xpage=385>

Del`e*ga*cy (?) , n. [From Delegate , a. ]

1. The act of delegating, or state of being delegated; deputed power. [Obs.]

By way of delegacy or grand commission. Sir W. Raleigh.

2. A body of delegates or commissioners; a delegation. [Obs.]

Burton.

Delegate <Xpage=385>

Del"e*gate (?) , n. [L. delegatus , p. p. of delegare to send, delegate; de- + legare to send with a commission, to depute. See Legate .]

1. Any one sent and empowered to act for another; one deputed to represent; a chosen deputy; a representative; a commissioner; a vicar.

2. (a) One elected by the people of a territory to represent them in Congress, where he has the right of debating, but not of voting . (b) One sent by any constituency to act as its representative in a convention; as, a delegate to a convention for nominating officers, or for forming or altering a constitution . [U.S.]

Court of delegates , formerly, the great court of appeal from the archbishops' courts and also from the court of admiralty. It is now abolished, and the privy council is the immediate court of appeal in such cases. [Eng.]

Delegate <Xpage=385>

Del"e*gate (?) , a. [L. delegatus , p. p.] Sent to act for a represent another; deputed; as, a delegate judge . " Delegate power."

Strype.

Delegate <Xpage=385>

Del"e*gate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Delegated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Delegating (?) .]

1. To send as one's representative; to empower as an ambassador; to send with power to transact business; to commission; to depute; to authorize.

2. To intrust to the care or management of another; to transfer; to assign; to commit.

The delegated administration of the law. Locke.

Delegated executive power. Bancroft.

The power exercised by the legislature is the people's power, delegated by the people to the legislative. J. B. Finch.

Delegation <Xpage=385>

Del`e*ga"tion (?) , n. [L. delegatio : cf. F. d\'82l\'82gation .]

1. The act of delegating, or investing with authority to act for another; the appointment of a delegate or delegates.