English Dictionary: deliberate defense | by the DICT Development Group |
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d8Alborak \[d8]Al"bo*rak\ (?; 277), n. [Ar. al-bur[be]q, fr. baraqa to flash, shine.] The imaginary milk-white animal on which Mohammed was said to have been carried up to heaven; a white mule. | |
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d8Alferes \[d8]Al*fe"res\, n. [Sp., fr. Ar. al-f[be]rs knight.] An ensign; a standard bearer. [Obs.] --J. Fletcher. | |
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d8Alforja \[d8]Al*for"ja\, n. [Also alfarga, alforge.] [Sp.] A saddlebag. [Sp. Amer.] | |
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d8Alfresco \[d8]Al*fres"co\, adv. & a. [It. al fresco in or on the fresh.] In the open-air. --Smollett. | |
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d8Alla breve \[d8]Al`la bre"ve\ [It., according to the breve.] (Old Church Music) With one breve, or four minims, to measure, and sung faster like four crotchets; in quick common time; -- indicated in the time signature by [?]. | |
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d8Dolabra \[d8]Do*la"bra\, n. [L., fr. dolare to hew.] A rude ancient ax or hatchet, seen in museums. | |
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d8Heliopora \[d8]He`li*op"o*ra\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] the sun + [?] a passage, pore.] (Zo[94]l.) An East Indian stony coral now known to belong to the Alcyonaria; -- called also {blue coral}. | |
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d8Labarum \[d8]Lab"a*rum\, n.; pl. {Labara}. [L.] The standard adopted by the Emperor Constantine after his conversion to Christianity. It is described as a pike bearing a silk banner hanging from a crosspiece, and surmounted by a golden crown. It bore a monogram of the first two letters (CHR) | |
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d8Labrum \[d8]La"brum\, n.; pl. L. {Labra}, E. {Labrums}. [L.] 1. A lip or edge, as of a basin. 2. (Zo[94]l.) (a) An organ in insects and crustaceans covering the upper part of the mouth, and serving as an upper lip. See Illust. of {Hymenoptera}. (b) The external margin of the aperture of a shell. See {Univalve}. | |
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d8Labrus \[d8]La"brus\, n.; pl. {Labri} (-br[imac]). [L., a sort of fish.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of marine fishes, including the wrasses of Europe. See {Wrasse}. | |
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d8Labyrinthici \[d8]Lab`y*rin"thi*ci\, n. pl. [NL. See {Labyrinth}.] (Zo[94]l.) An order of teleostean fishes, including the Anabas, or climbing perch, and other allied fishes. Note: They have, connected with the gill chamber, a special cavity in which a labyrinthiform membrane is arranged so as to retain water to supply the gills while the fish leaves the water and travels about on land, or even climbs trees. | |
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d8Labyrinthodonta \[d8]Lab`y*rin`tho*don"ta\, n. pl. [NL. See {Labyrinthodon}.] (Paleon.) An extinct order of Amphibia, including the typical genus Labyrinthodon, and many other allied forms, from the Carboniferous, Permian, and Triassic formations. By recent writers they are divided into two or more orders. See {Stegocephala}. | |
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d8Lepra \[d8]Le"pra\ (l[emac]"pr[adot]), n. [L. See {Leper}.] (Med.) Leprosy. Note: The term lepra was formerly given to various skin diseases, the leprosy of modern authors being {Lepra Arabum}. See {Leprosy}. | |
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d8Levari facias \[d8]Le*va`ri fa"ci*as\ (l[esl]*v[amac]`r[isl] f[amac]"sh[icr]*[acr]s). [Law L., cause to be levied.] A writ of execution at common law. | |
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d8Levirostres \[d8]Lev`i*ros"tres\ (-r[ocr]s"tr[emac]z), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. levis light + rostrum beak.] (Zo[94]l.) A group of birds, including the hornbills, kingfishers, and related forms. | |
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d8Liber \[d8]Li"ber\ (l[imac]"b[etil]r), n. [L. See {Libel}.] (Bot.) The inner bark of plants, lying next to the wood. It usually contains a large proportion of woody, fibrous cells, and is, therefore, the part from which the fiber of the plant is obtained, as that of hemp, etc. {Liber cells}, elongated woody cells found in the liber. | |
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d8Libra \[d8]Li"bra\ (l[imac]"br[adot]), n.; pl. {Libr[91]} (l[imac]"br[emac]). [L., a balance.] (Astron.) (a) The Balance; the seventh sign in the zodiac, which the sun enters at the autumnal equinox in September, marked thus [libra] in almanacs, etc. (b ) A southern constellation between Virgo and Scorpio. | |
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d8Livor \[d8]Li"vor\, n. [L.] Malignity. [P.] --Burton. | |
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d8Livraison \[d8]Li`vrai`son"\, n. [F., fr. L. liberatio a setting free, in LL., a delivering up. See {Liberation}.] A part of a book or literary composition printed and delivered by itself; a number; a part. | |
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d8Lupercalia \[d8]Lu`per*ca"li*a\, n. pl. [L. luperealis, fr. Lupercus the Lycean Pan, so called fr. lupus a wolf, because he kept off the wolves.] (Rom. Antiq.) A feast of the Romans in honor of Lupercus, or Pan. | |
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Blackwood \Black"wood\, n. A name given to several dark-colored timbers. The East Indian black wood is from the tree {Dalbergia latifolia}. --Balfour. | |
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Rosewood \Rose"wood\, n. A valuable cabinet wood of a dark red color, streaked and variegated with black, obtained from several tropical leguminous trees of the genera {Dalbergia} and {Mach[91]rium}. The finest kind is from Brazil, and is said to be from the {Dalbergia nigra}. {African rosewood}, the wood of the leguminous tree {Pterocarpus erinaceus}. {Jamaica rosewood}, the wood of two West Indian trees ({Amyris balsamifera}, and {Linocieria ligustrina}). {New South Wales rosewood}, the wood of {Trichilia glandulosa}, a tree related to the margosa. | |
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Sissoo \Sis*soo"\, n. [Hind. s[c6]s[?].] (Bot.) A leguminous tree ({Dalbergia Sissoo}) of the northern parts of India; also, the dark brown compact and durable timber obtained from it. It is used in shipbuilding and for gun carriages, railway ties, etc. | |
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Day-labor \Day"-la`bor\, n. Labor hired or performed by the day. --Milton. | |
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Day-laborer \Day"-la`bor*er\, n. One who works by the day; -- usually applied to a farm laborer, or to a workman who does not work at any particular trade. --Goldsmith. | |
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Deliber \Del"i*ber\, v. t. & i. To deliberate. [Obs.] | |
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Deliberate \De*lib"er*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deliberated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deliberating}.] To weigh in the mind; to consider the reasons for and against; to consider maturely; to reflect upon; to ponder; as, to deliberate a question. | |
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Deliberate \De*lib"er*ate\, v. i. To take counsel with one's self; to weigh the arguments for and against a proposed course of action; to reflect; to consider; to hesitate in deciding; -- sometimes with on, upon, about, concerning. The woman that deliberates is lost. --Addison. | |
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Deliberate \De*lib"er*ate\, a. [L. deliberatus, p. p. of deliberare to deliberate; de- + librare to weigh. See {Librate}.] 1. Weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; circumspect; slow in determining; -- applied to persons; as, a deliberate judge or counselor. [bd]These deliberate fools.[b8] --Shak. 2. Formed with deliberation; well-advised; carefully considered; not sudden or rash; as, a deliberate opinion; a deliberate measure or result. Settled visage and deliberate word. --Shak. 3. Not hasty or sudden; slow. --Hooker. His enunciation was so deliberate. --W. Wirt. | |
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Deliberate \De*lib"er*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deliberated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deliberating}.] To weigh in the mind; to consider the reasons for and against; to consider maturely; to reflect upon; to ponder; as, to deliberate a question. | |
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Deliberately \De*lib"er*ate*ly\, adv. With careful consideration, or deliberation; circumspectly; warily; not hastily or rashly; slowly; as, a purpose deliberately formed. | |
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Deliberateness \De*lib"er*ate*ness\, n. The quality of being deliberate; calm consideration; circumspection. | |
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Deliberate \De*lib"er*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deliberated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deliberating}.] To weigh in the mind; to consider the reasons for and against; to consider maturely; to reflect upon; to ponder; as, to deliberate a question. | |
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Deliberation \De*lib`er*a"tion\, n. [L. deliberatio: cf. F. d[82]lib[82]ration.] 1. The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection. Choosing the fairest way with a calm deliberation. --W. Montagu. 2. Careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure; as, the deliberations of a legislative body or council. | |
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Deliberative \De*lib"er*a*tive\, n. 1. A discourse in which a question is discussed, or weighed and examined. --Bacon. 2. A kind of rhetoric employed in proving a thing and convincing others of its truth, in order to persuade them to adopt it. | |
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Deliberative \De*lib"er*a*tive\, a. [L. deliberativus: cf. F. d[82]lib[82]ratif.] Pertaining to deliberation; proceeding or acting by deliberation, or by discussion and examination; deliberating; as, a deliberative body. A consummate work of deliberative wisdom. --Bancroft. The court of jurisdiction is to be distinguished from the deliberative body, the advisers of the crown. --Hallam. | |
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Deliberatively \De*lib"er*a*tive*ly\, adv. In a deliberative manner; circumspectly; considerately. | |
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Deliberator \De*lib"er*a`tor\, n. One who deliberates. | |
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Delibrate \Del"i*brate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Delibrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Delibrating}.] [L. delibratus, p. p. of delibrare to delibrate; de from + liber bark.] To strip off the bark; to peel. [Obs.] --Ash. | |
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Delibrate \Del"i*brate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Delibrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Delibrating}.] [L. delibratus, p. p. of delibrare to delibrate; de from + liber bark.] To strip off the bark; to peel. [Obs.] --Ash. | |
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Delibrate \Del"i*brate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Delibrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Delibrating}.] [L. delibratus, p. p. of delibrare to delibrate; de from + liber bark.] To strip off the bark; to peel. [Obs.] --Ash. | |
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Delibration \Del`i*bra"tion\, n. The act of stripping off the bark. [Obs.] --Ash. | |
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Deliver \De*liv"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Delivered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Delivering}.] [F. d[82]livrer, LL. deliberare to liberate, give over, fr. L. de + liberare to set free. See {Liberate}.] 1. To set free from restraint; to set at liberty; to release; to liberate, as from control; to give up; to free; to save; to rescue from evil actual or feared; -- often with from or out of; as, to deliver one from captivity, or from fear of death. He that taketh warning shall deliver his soul. --Ezek. xxxiii. 5. Promise was that I Should Israel from Philistian yoke deliver. --Milton. 2. To give or transfer; to yield possession or control of; to part with (to); to make over; to commit; to surrender; to resign; -- often with up or over, to or into. Thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand. --Gen. xl. 13. The constables have delivered her over. --Shak. The exalted mind All sense of woe delivers to the wind. --Pope. 3. To make over to the knowledge of another; to communicate; to utter; to speak; to impart. Till he these words to him deliver might. --Spenser. Whereof the former delivers the precepts of the art, and the latter the perfection. --Bacon. 4. To give forth in action or exercise; to discharge; as, to deliver a blow; to deliver a broadside, or a ball. Shaking his head and delivering some show of tears. --Sidney. An uninstructed bowler . . . thinks to attain the jack by delivering his bowl straightforward upon it. --Sir W. Scott. 5. To free from, or disburden of, young; to relieve of a child in childbirth; to bring forth; -- often with of. She was delivered safe and soon. --Gower. Tully was long ere he could be delivered of a few verses, and those poor ones. --Peacham. 6. To discover; to show. [Poetic] I 'll deliver Myself your loyal servant. --Shak. 7. To deliberate. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 8. To admit; to allow to pass. [Obs.] --Bacon. Syn: To {Deliver}, {Give Forth}, {Discharge}, {Liberate}, {Pronounce}, {Utter}. Usage: Deliver denotes, literally, to set free. Hence the term is extensively applied to cases where a thing is made to pass from a confined state to one of greater freedom or openness. Hence it may, in certain connections, be used as synonymous with any or all of the above-mentioned words, as will be seen from the following examples: One who delivers a package gives it forth; one who delivers a cargo discharges it; one who delivers a captive liberates him; one who delivers a message or a discourse utters or pronounces it; when soldiers deliver their fire, they set it free or give it forth. | |
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Deliver \De*liv"er\, a. [OF. delivre free, unfettered. See {Deliver}, v. t.] Free; nimble; sprightly; active. [Obs.] Wonderly deliver and great of strength. --Chaucer. | |
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Deliverable \De*liv"er*a*ble\, a. Capable of being, or about to be, delivered; necessary to be delivered. --Hale. | |
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Deliverance \De*liv"er*ance\, n. [F. d[82]livrance, fr. d[82]livrer.] 1. The act of delivering or freeing from restraint, captivity, peril, and the like; rescue; as, the deliverance of a captive. He hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives. --Luke iv. 18. One death or one deliverance we will share. --Dryden. 2. Act of bringing forth children. [Archaic] --Shak. 3. Act of speaking; utterance. [Archaic] --Shak. Note: In this and in the preceding sense delivery is the word more commonly used. 4. The state of being delivered, or freed from restraint. I do desire deliverance from these officers. --Shak. 5. Anything delivered or communicated; esp., an opinion or decision expressed publicly. [Scot.] 6. (Metaph.) Any fact or truth which is decisively attested or intuitively known as a psychological or philosophical datum; as, the deliverance of consciousness. | |
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Deliver \De*liv"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Delivered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Delivering}.] [F. d[82]livrer, LL. deliberare to liberate, give over, fr. L. de + liberare to set free. See {Liberate}.] 1. To set free from restraint; to set at liberty; to release; to liberate, as from control; to give up; to free; to save; to rescue from evil actual or feared; -- often with from or out of; as, to deliver one from captivity, or from fear of death. He that taketh warning shall deliver his soul. --Ezek. xxxiii. 5. Promise was that I Should Israel from Philistian yoke deliver. --Milton. 2. To give or transfer; to yield possession or control of; to part with (to); to make over; to commit; to surrender; to resign; -- often with up or over, to or into. Thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand. --Gen. xl. 13. The constables have delivered her over. --Shak. The exalted mind All sense of woe delivers to the wind. --Pope. 3. To make over to the knowledge of another; to communicate; to utter; to speak; to impart. Till he these words to him deliver might. --Spenser. Whereof the former delivers the precepts of the art, and the latter the perfection. --Bacon. 4. To give forth in action or exercise; to discharge; as, to deliver a blow; to deliver a broadside, or a ball. Shaking his head and delivering some show of tears. --Sidney. An uninstructed bowler . . . thinks to attain the jack by delivering his bowl straightforward upon it. --Sir W. Scott. 5. To free from, or disburden of, young; to relieve of a child in childbirth; to bring forth; -- often with of. She was delivered safe and soon. --Gower. Tully was long ere he could be delivered of a few verses, and those poor ones. --Peacham. 6. To discover; to show. [Poetic] I 'll deliver Myself your loyal servant. --Shak. 7. To deliberate. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 8. To admit; to allow to pass. [Obs.] --Bacon. Syn: To {Deliver}, {Give Forth}, {Discharge}, {Liberate}, {Pronounce}, {Utter}. Usage: Deliver denotes, literally, to set free. Hence the term is extensively applied to cases where a thing is made to pass from a confined state to one of greater freedom or openness. Hence it may, in certain connections, be used as synonymous with any or all of the above-mentioned words, as will be seen from the following examples: One who delivers a package gives it forth; one who delivers a cargo discharges it; one who delivers a captive liberates him; one who delivers a message or a discourse utters or pronounces it; when soldiers deliver their fire, they set it free or give it forth. | |
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Deliverer \De*liv"er*er\, n. 1. One who delivers or rescues; a preserver. 2. One who relates or communicates. | |
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Deliveress \De*liv"er*ess\, n. A female deliverer. [R.] --Evelyn. | |
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Delivery \De*liv"er*y\, n.; pl. {Deliveries}. 1. The act of delivering from restraint; rescue; release; liberation; as, the delivery of a captive from his dungeon. 2. The act of delivering up or over; surrender; transfer of the body or substance of a thing; distribution; as, the delivery of a fort, of hostages, of a criminal, of goods, of letters. 3. The act or style of utterance; manner of speaking; as, a good delivery; a clear delivery. 4. The act of giving birth; parturition; the expulsion or extraction of a fetus and its membranes. 5. The act of exerting one's strength or limbs. Neater limbs and freer delivery. --Sir H. Wotton. 6. The act or manner of delivering a ball; as, the pitcher has a swift delivery. | |
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Deliver \De*liv"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Delivered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Delivering}.] [F. d[82]livrer, LL. deliberare to liberate, give over, fr. L. de + liberare to set free. See {Liberate}.] 1. To set free from restraint; to set at liberty; to release; to liberate, as from control; to give up; to free; to save; to rescue from evil actual or feared; -- often with from or out of; as, to deliver one from captivity, or from fear of death. He that taketh warning shall deliver his soul. --Ezek. xxxiii. 5. Promise was that I Should Israel from Philistian yoke deliver. --Milton. 2. To give or transfer; to yield possession or control of; to part with (to); to make over; to commit; to surrender; to resign; -- often with up or over, to or into. Thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand. --Gen. xl. 13. The constables have delivered her over. --Shak. The exalted mind All sense of woe delivers to the wind. --Pope. 3. To make over to the knowledge of another; to communicate; to utter; to speak; to impart. Till he these words to him deliver might. --Spenser. Whereof the former delivers the precepts of the art, and the latter the perfection. --Bacon. 4. To give forth in action or exercise; to discharge; as, to deliver a blow; to deliver a broadside, or a ball. Shaking his head and delivering some show of tears. --Sidney. An uninstructed bowler . . . thinks to attain the jack by delivering his bowl straightforward upon it. --Sir W. Scott. 5. To free from, or disburden of, young; to relieve of a child in childbirth; to bring forth; -- often with of. She was delivered safe and soon. --Gower. Tully was long ere he could be delivered of a few verses, and those poor ones. --Peacham. 6. To discover; to show. [Poetic] I 'll deliver Myself your loyal servant. --Shak. 7. To deliberate. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 8. To admit; to allow to pass. [Obs.] --Bacon. Syn: To {Deliver}, {Give Forth}, {Discharge}, {Liberate}, {Pronounce}, {Utter}. Usage: Deliver denotes, literally, to set free. Hence the term is extensively applied to cases where a thing is made to pass from a confined state to one of greater freedom or openness. Hence it may, in certain connections, be used as synonymous with any or all of the above-mentioned words, as will be seen from the following examples: One who delivers a package gives it forth; one who delivers a cargo discharges it; one who delivers a captive liberates him; one who delivers a message or a discourse utters or pronounces it; when soldiers deliver their fire, they set it free or give it forth. | |
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Deliverly \De*liv"er*ly\, adv. Actively; quickly; nimbly. [Obs.] Swim with your bodies, And carry it sweetly and deliverly. --Beau. & Fl. | |
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Deliverness \De*liv"er*ness\, n. Nimbleness; agility. [Obs.] | |
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Delivery \De*liv"er*y\, n.; pl. {Deliveries}. 1. The act of delivering from restraint; rescue; release; liberation; as, the delivery of a captive from his dungeon. 2. The act of delivering up or over; surrender; transfer of the body or substance of a thing; distribution; as, the delivery of a fort, of hostages, of a criminal, of goods, of letters. 3. The act or style of utterance; manner of speaking; as, a good delivery; a clear delivery. 4. The act of giving birth; parturition; the expulsion or extraction of a fetus and its membranes. 5. The act of exerting one's strength or limbs. Neater limbs and freer delivery. --Sir H. Wotton. 6. The act or manner of delivering a ball; as, the pitcher has a swift delivery. | |
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Pronunciation \Pro*nun`ci*a"tion\ (?; 277), n. [F. pronunciation, L. pronunciatio. See {Pronounce}.] 1. The act of uttering with articulation; the act of giving the proper sound and accent; utterance; as, the pronunciation of syllables of words; distinct or indistinct pronunciation. 2. The mode of uttering words or sentences. 3. (Rhet.) The art of manner of uttering a discourse publicly with propriety and gracefulness; -- now called {delivery}. --J. Q. Adams. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Delivery \De*liv"er*y\, n.; pl. {Deliveries}. 1. The act of delivering from restraint; rescue; release; liberation; as, the delivery of a captive from his dungeon. 2. The act of delivering up or over; surrender; transfer of the body or substance of a thing; distribution; as, the delivery of a fort, of hostages, of a criminal, of goods, of letters. 3. The act or style of utterance; manner of speaking; as, a good delivery; a clear delivery. 4. The act of giving birth; parturition; the expulsion or extraction of a fetus and its membranes. 5. The act of exerting one's strength or limbs. Neater limbs and freer delivery. --Sir H. Wotton. 6. The act or manner of delivering a ball; as, the pitcher has a swift delivery. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pronunciation \Pro*nun`ci*a"tion\ (?; 277), n. [F. pronunciation, L. pronunciatio. See {Pronounce}.] 1. The act of uttering with articulation; the act of giving the proper sound and accent; utterance; as, the pronunciation of syllables of words; distinct or indistinct pronunciation. 2. The mode of uttering words or sentences. 3. (Rhet.) The art of manner of uttering a discourse publicly with propriety and gracefulness; -- now called {delivery}. --J. Q. Adams. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Delver \Delv"er\, n. One who digs, as with a spade. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dial \Di"al\, n. [LL. dialis daily, fr. L. dies day. See {Deity}.] 1. An instrument, formerly much used for showing the time of day from the shadow of a style or gnomon on a graduated arc or surface; esp., a sundial; but there are lunar and astral dials. The style or gnomon is usually parallel to the earth's axis, but the dial plate may be either horizontal or vertical. 2. The graduated face of a timepiece, on which the time of day is shown by pointers or hands. 3. A miner's compass. {Dial bird} (Zo[94]l.), an Indian bird ({Copsychus saularius}), allied to the European robin. The name is also given to other related species. {Dial lock}, a lock provided with one or more plates having numbers or letters upon them. These plates must be adjusted in a certain determined way before the lock can be operated. {Dial plate}, the plane or disk of a dial or timepiece on which lines and figures for indicating the time are placed. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dolabriform \Do*lab"ri*form\, a. [L. dolabra a mattock + -form.] Shaped like the head of an ax or hatchet, as some leaves, and also certain organs of some shellfish. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
3. Alms; charitable gratuity or portion. So sure the dole, so ready at their call, They stood prepared to see the manna fall. --Dryden. Heaven has in store a precious dole. --Keble. 4. A boundary; a landmark. --Halliwell. 5. A void space left in tillage. --[Prov. Eng.] {Dole beer}, beer bestowed as alms. [Obs.] {Dole bread}, bread bestowed as alms. [Obs.] {Dole meadow}, a meadow in which several persons have a common right or share. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
3. Alms; charitable gratuity or portion. So sure the dole, so ready at their call, They stood prepared to see the manna fall. --Dryden. Heaven has in store a precious dole. --Keble. 4. A boundary; a landmark. --Halliwell. 5. A void space left in tillage. --[Prov. Eng.] {Dole beer}, beer bestowed as alms. [Obs.] {Dole bread}, bread bestowed as alms. [Obs.] {Dole meadow}, a meadow in which several persons have a common right or share. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dolioform \Do"li*o*form\, a. [L. dolium large jar + -form.] (Biol.) Barrel-shaped, or like a cask in form. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dolly Varden \Dol"ly Var"den\ 1. A character in Dickens's novel [bd]Barnaby Rudge,[b8] a beautiful, lively, and coquettish girl who wore a cherry-colored mantle and cherry-colored ribbons. 2. A style of light, bright-figured dress goods for women; also, a style of dress. {Dolly Varden trout} (Zo[94]l.), a trout of northwest America; -- called also {bull trout}, {malma}, and {red-spotted trout}. See {Malma}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Malma \Mal"ma\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A spotted trout ({Salvelinus malma}), inhabiting Northern America, west of the Rocky Mountains; -- called also {Dolly Varden trout}, {bull trout}, {red-spotted trout}, and {golet}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dolly Varden \Dol"ly Var"den\ 1. A character in Dickens's novel [bd]Barnaby Rudge,[b8] a beautiful, lively, and coquettish girl who wore a cherry-colored mantle and cherry-colored ribbons. 2. A style of light, bright-figured dress goods for women; also, a style of dress. {Dolly Varden trout} (Zo[94]l.), a trout of northwest America; -- called also {bull trout}, {malma}, and {red-spotted trout}. See {Malma}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Bull trout \Bull" trout`\ (Zo[94]l.) (a) In England, a large salmon trout of several species, as {Salmo trutta} and {S. Cambricus}, which ascend rivers; -- called also {sea trout}. (b) {Salvelinus malma} of California and Oregon; -- called also {Dolly Varden trout} and {red-spotted trout}. (c) The huso or salmon of the Danube. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dull-brained \Dull"-brained`\, a. Stupid; doltish. --Shak. | |
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Dull-browed \Dull"-browed`\, a. Having a gloomy look. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Delbarton, WV (town, FIPS 20980) Location: 37.70489 N, 82.18579 W Population (1990): 705 (313 housing units) Area: 5.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Dolliver, IA (city, FIPS 21675) Location: 43.46487 N, 94.61462 W Population (1990): 103 (48 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50531 | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
Dilbert n. Name and title character of a comic strip nationally syndicated in the U.S. and enormously popular among hackers. Dilbert is an archetypical engineer-nerd who works at an anonymous high-technology company; the strips present a lacerating satire of insane working conditions and idiotic {management} practices all too readily recognized by hackers. Adams, who spent nine years in {cube} 4S700R at Pacific Bell (not {DEC} as often reported), often remarks that he has never been able to come up with a fictional management blunder that his correspondents didn't quickly either report to have actually happened or top with a similar but even more bizarre incident. In 1996 Adams distilled his insights into the collective psychology of businesses into an even funnier book, "The Dilbert Principle" (HarperCollins, ISBN 0-887-30787-6). See also {pointy-haired}, {rat dance}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Delivered Source Instruction developed by a project. DSI is the primary input to many tools for estimating software cost. The term "delivered" is generally meant to exclude non-delivered support software such as test drivers. However, if these are developed with the same care as delivered software, with their own reviews, test plans, documentation, etc., then they should be counted. The "source instructions" include all program instructions created by project personnel and processed into {machine code} by some combination of preprocessors, compilers, and assemblers. It excludes comments and unmodified utility software. It includes {job control language}, format statements, and data declarations. (1996-05-29) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Dilbert cartoon became so popular he left his day job. The cartoon satirises typical corporate life, especially that which revolves around computers. See also: {BOFH}. {Home (http://www.unitedmedia.com/comics/dilbert/)}. (1996-10-11) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Dilberted from the experiences of {Dilbert}, the geek-in-hell comic strip character. "I've been dilberted again. The old man revised the specs for the fourth time this week." (1997-03-29) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
dual ported A term used to describe memory {integrated circuit}s which can be accessed simultaneously via two independent address and data busses. Dual ported memory is often used in {video display} hardware, especially in conjunction with {Video Random Access Memory} (VRAM). The two ports allow the video display hardware to read memory to display the contents on screen at the same time as the CPU writes data to other areas of the same memory. In single-ported memory these two processes cannot occur simultanteously, the CPU must wait, thus resulting in slower access times. {Cycle stealing} is one technique used to avoid this in single-ported {video memory}. (1995-01-12) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Dylperl A {dynamic linking} package for {Perl} by Roberto Salama if they were user-defined functions. This code is based on Oliver Sharp's May 1993 article in Dr. Dobbs Journal ("Dynamic Linking under Berkeley Unix"). Posted to {news:comp.lang.perl} on 1993-08-11. (1993-08-11) |