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d890cart82 \[d8][90]`car`t[82]"\, n. [F., prop. p. p. fr. [82]carter to reject, discard.] A game at cards for two persons, with 32 cards, ranking K, Q, J, A, 10, 9, 8, 7. Five cards are dealt each player, and the 11th turned as trump. Five points constitute a game. | |
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d890cart82 \[d8][90]`car`t[82]"\, n. [F., prop. fr. [82]carter to reject, discard.] A game at cards, played usually by two persons, in which the players may discard any or all of the cards dealt and receive others from the pack. | |
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d892grotat \[d8][92]*gro"tat\, n. [L., he is sick.] (Camb. Univ.) A medical certificate that a student is ill. | |
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d8Acrita \[d8]Ac"ri*ta\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. [?] indiscernible; 'a priv. + [?] to distinguish.] (Zo[94]l.) The lowest groups of animals, in which no nervous system has been observed. | |
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d8Acrodactylum \[d8]Ac`ro*dac"tyl*um\, n. [NL., from Gr. [?] topmost + [?] finger.] (Zo[94]l.) The upper surface of the toes, individually. | |
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d8Acrotarsium \[d8]Ac`ro*tar"si*um\, n. [NL., from Gr. [?] topmost + [?] tarsus.] (Zo[94]l.) The instep or front of the tarsus. | |
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d8Acroterium \[d8]Ac`ro*te`ri*um\ (-[ucr]m), n.; pl. {Acroteria}. [L., fr. Gr. 'akrwth`rion summit, fr. 'a`kros topmost.] (Arch.) (a) One of the small pedestals, for statues or other ornaments, placed on the apex and at the basal angles of a pediment. Acroteria are also sometimes placed upon the gables in Gothic architecture. --J. H. Parker. (b) One of the pedestals, for vases or statues, forming a part roof balustrade. | |
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d8Ageratum \[d8]A*ger"a*tum\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a sort of plant; 'a priv. + [?] old age.] (Bot.) A genus of plants, one species of which ({A. Mexicanum}) has lavender-blue flowers in dense clusters. | |
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d8Aguardiente \[d8]A`guar*di*en"te\, n. [Sp., contr. of agua ardiente burning water (L. aqua water + ardens burning).] 1. A inferior brandy of Spain and Portugal. 2. A strong alcoholic drink, especially pulque. [Mexico and Spanish America.] | |
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d8Au gratin \[d8]Au` gra`tin"\ [F.] (Cookery) With a crust made by browning in the oven; as, spaghetti may be served au gratin. | |
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d8Cardialgla \[d8]Car`di*al"gl*a\, Cardialgy \Car"di*al`gy\, n. [NL. cardialgia, fr. Gr. [?]; [?] heart + [?] pain: cf. F. cardialgie.] (Med.) A burning or gnawing pain, or feeling of distress, referred to the region of the heart, accompanied with cardiac palpitation; heartburn. It is usually a symptom of indigestion. | |
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d8Cardiosclerosis \[d8]Car"di*o*scle*ro"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] heart + sclerosis.] Induration of the heart, caused by development of fibrous tissue in the cardiac muscle. | |
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d8Carditis \[d8]Car*di"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. kardi`a heart + -itis: cf. F. cardite.] (Med) Inflammation of the fleshy or muscular substance of the heart. See {Endocarditis} and {Pericarditis}. --Dunglison. | |
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d8Cardo \[d8]Car"do\ (k[aum]r"d[osl]), n.; pl. {Cardines}.) [L., a hinge.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) The basal joint of the maxilla in insects. (b) The hinge of a bivalve shell. | |
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d8Caret \[d8]Ca`ret"\, n. [F., a species of tortoise.] (Zo[94]l.) The hawkbill turtle. See {Hawkbill}. | |
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d8Carotte \[d8]Ca`rotte"\, n. [F., prop., carrot.] A cylindrical roll of tobacco; as, a carotte of perique. | |
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d8Carte \[d8]Carte\, n. [F. See 1st {Card}.] 1. Bill of fare. 2. Short for {Carte de visite}. | |
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d8Carte blanche \[d8]Carte` blanche"\ [F., fr. OF. carte paper + -blanc, blanche, white. See 1st {Card}.] A blank paper, with a person's signature, etc., at the bottom, given to another person, with permission to superscribe what conditions he pleases. Hence: Unconditional terms; unlimited authority. | |
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d8Carte de visite \[d8]Carte" de vi*site`\, pl. {Cartes de visite}. [F.] 1. A visiting card. 2. A photographic picture of the size formerly in use for a visiting card. | |
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Carton \Car"ton\ (k[aum]r"t[ocr]n), n. [F. See {Cartoon}.] Pasteboard for paper boxes; also, a pasteboard box. {[d8]Carton pierre}, a species of papier-mach[82], imitating stone or bronze sculpture. --Knight. | |
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d8Caryatides \[d8]Car`y*at"i*des\, n. pl. [L., fr. Gr. [?] ([?]) priestesses in the temple of Diana (the Greek Artemis) at Cary[91] (Gr. [?]), a village in Laconia; as an architectural term, caryatids.] (Arch) Caryatids. Note: Corresponding male figures were called Atlantes, Telamones, and Persians. | |
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d8Ceratobranchia \[d8]Cer`a*to*bran"chi*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], [?], horn + [?], n. pl., gills.] (Zo[94]l.) A group of nudibranchiate Mollusca having on the back papilliform or branched organs serving as gills. | |
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d8Ceratodus \[d8]Ce*rat"o*dus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ke`ras, ke`ratos horn + [?] tooth.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of ganoid fishes, of the order Dipnoi, first known as Mesozoic fossil fishes; but recently two living species have been discovered in Australian rivers. They have lungs so well developed that they can leave the water and breathe in air. In Australia they are called {salmon} and {baramunda}. See {Dipnoi}, and {Archipterygium}. | |
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d8Ceratosaurus \[d8]Cer`a*to*sau"rus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ke`ras a horn + [?] lizard.] (Paleon.) A carnivorous American Jurassic dinosaur allied to the European Megalosaurus. The animal was nearly twenty feet in length, and the skull bears a bony horn core on the united nasal bones. See Illustration in Appendix. | |
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d8Ceratospongi91 \[d8]Cer`a*to*spon"gi*[91]\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ke`ras, ke`ratos horn + [?] sponge.] (Zo[94]l.) An order of sponges in which the skeleton consists of horny fibers. It includes all the commercial sponges. | |
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d8Charta \[d8]Char"ta\, n. [L., leaf of paper. See {Chart}.] (Law) (a) Material on which instruments, books, etc., are written; parchment or paper. (b) A charter or deed; a writing by which a grant is made. See {Magna Charta}. | |
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d8Charte \[d8]Charte\, n. [F. See {Chart}.] The constitution, or fundamental law, of the French monarchy, as established on the restoration of Louis XVIII., in 1814. | |
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d8Chartreuse \[d8]Char`treuse"\, n. [F.] 1. A Carthusian monastery; esp. La Grande Chartreuse, mother house of the order, in the mountains near Grenoble, France. 2. An alcoholic cordial, distilled from aromatic herbs; -- made at La Grande Chartreuse. | |
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d8Chartreux \[d8]Char`treux"\, n. [F.] A Carthusian. | |
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d8Cheirotherium \[d8]Chei`ro*the"ri*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] hand + [?] beast.] (Poleon.) A genus of extinct animals, so named from fossil footprints rudely resembling impressions of the human hand, and believed to have been made by labyrinthodont reptiles. See Illustration in Appendix. | |
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d8Chiretta \[d8]Chi*ret"ta\, n. [Hind. chir[be][c6]t[be].] A plant ({Agathotes Chirayta}) found in Northern India, having medicinal properties to the gentian, and esteemed as a tonic and febrifuge. | |
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d8Chorda \[d8]Chor"da\, n. [NL., fr. L. chorda. See {Chord}.] (Anat.) A cord. {[d8]Chorda dorsalis}. [NL., lit., cord of the back.] (Anat.) See {Notochord}. | |
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d8Chorda \[d8]Chor"da\, n. [NL., fr. L. chorda. See {Chord}.] (Anat.) A cord. {[d8]Chorda dorsalis}. [NL., lit., cord of the back.] (Anat.) See {Notochord}. | |
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d8Chordata \[d8]Chor*da"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. chorda cord.] (Zo[94]l.) A comprehensive division of animals including all Vertebrata together with the Tunicata, or all those having a dorsal nervous cord. | |
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d8Cordelle \[d8]Cor*delle"\ (k?r-d?l"), n. [F., dim. of corde cord.] A twisted cord; a tassel. --Halliwell. | |
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Cordon \Cor"don\ (k?r"d?n; F. k?r"{d?n}"), n. [F., fr. corde. See {Cord}.] 1. A cord or ribbon bestowed or borne as a badge of honor; a broad ribbon, usually worn after the manner of a baldric, constituting a mark of a very high grade in an honorary order. Cf. {Grand cordon}. 2. The cord worn by a Franciscan friar. --Sir E. Sandys. 3. (Fort.) The coping of the scarp wall, which projects beyong the face of the wall a few inches. 4. (Mil.) A line or series of sentinels, or of military posts, inclosing or guarding any place or thing. 5. A rich and ornamental lace or string, used to secure a mantle in some costumes of state. {[d8]Cordon bleu} (k[?]r`{d[?]n}" bl[?]") [F., blue cordon], a first-rate cook, or one worthy to be the cook of the cordons bleus, or Knights of the Holy Ghost, famous for their good dinners. {[d8]Cordon sanitaire} (k[?]r`{d[?]n}" s[?]`n[?]`t[?]r") [F., sanitary cordon], a line of troops or military posts around a district infected with disease, to cut off communication, and thus prevent the disease from spreading. | |
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Cordon \Cor"don\ (k?r"d?n; F. k?r"{d?n}"), n. [F., fr. corde. See {Cord}.] 1. A cord or ribbon bestowed or borne as a badge of honor; a broad ribbon, usually worn after the manner of a baldric, constituting a mark of a very high grade in an honorary order. Cf. {Grand cordon}. 2. The cord worn by a Franciscan friar. --Sir E. Sandys. 3. (Fort.) The coping of the scarp wall, which projects beyong the face of the wall a few inches. 4. (Mil.) A line or series of sentinels, or of military posts, inclosing or guarding any place or thing. 5. A rich and ornamental lace or string, used to secure a mantle in some costumes of state. {[d8]Cordon bleu} (k[?]r`{d[?]n}" bl[?]") [F., blue cordon], a first-rate cook, or one worthy to be the cook of the cordons bleus, or Knights of the Holy Ghost, famous for their good dinners. {[d8]Cordon sanitaire} (k[?]r`{d[?]n}" s[?]`n[?]`t[?]r") [F., sanitary cordon], a line of troops or military posts around a district infected with disease, to cut off communication, and thus prevent the disease from spreading. | |
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d8Cordonnet \[d8]Cor`don`net"\ (k?r`d?n`n?"), n. [F., dim. of cordon. See {Cardon}.] Doubled and twisted thread, made of coarse silk, and used for tassels, fringes, etc. --McElrath. | |
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d8Cort82ge \[d8]Cor`t[82]ge"\ (k?r`t?zh"), n. [F., fr. It. corteggio train, fr. corte court. See {Court}.] A train of attendants; a procession. | |
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d8Cortes Geraes \[d8]Cor"tes Ge*ra"es\ [Pg.] See {Legislature}, Portugal. | |
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d8Cortex \[d8]Cor"tex\ (k?r"t?ks), n.; pl. {Cortices} (-t[?]-s[?]z). [L., bark. Cf. {Cork}.] 1. Bark, as of a tree; hence, an outer covering. 2. (Med.) Bark; rind; specifically, cinchona bark. 3. (Anat.) The outer or superficial part of an organ; as, the cortex or gray exterior substance of the brain. | |
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d8Cr82dit foncier \[d8]Cr[82]`dit" fon`cier"\ (kr?d?" f?n`s??"). [F. cr[82]dit credit & foncier relating to land, landed.] A company licensed for the purpose of carrying out improvements, by means of loans and advances upon real securities. | |
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d8Cr82dit mobilier \[d8]Cr[82]`dit" mo`bi`lier"\ (m?`b?`ly?"). [F. cr[82]dit credit & mobilier personal, pertaining to personal property.] A joint stock company, formed for general banking business, or for the construction of public works, by means of loans on personal estate, after the manner of the {cr[82]dit foncier} on real estate. In practice, however, this distinction has not been strictly observed. | |
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d8Crat91gus \[d8]Cra*t[91]"gus\ (kr?-t?"g?s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. krataigo`s.] (Bot.) A genus of small, hardy trees, including the hawthorn, much used for ornamental purposes. | |
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d8Creatrix \[d8]Cre*a"trix\ (-tr?ks), n. [L.] A creatress. [R.] | |
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d8Credendum \[d8]Cre*den"dum\ (kr?-d?n"d?m), n.; pl. {Credenda} (-d[?]). [L., fr. credere to believe.] (Theol.) A thing to be believed; an article of faith; -- distinguished from {agendum}, a practical duty. The great articles and credenda of Christianity. --South. | |
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d8Crotalaria \[d8]Crot`a*la"ri*a\ (kr?t`?-l?"r?-? [or] kr?`t?-l?"r?-A), n. [NL. See {Crotalum}.] (Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants; rattlebox. Note: {Crotalaria juncea} furnishes the fiber called sunn or Bombay hemp. | |
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d8Crotalo \[d8]Crot"a*lo\ (-l?), n. A Turkish musical instrument. | |
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d8Crotalum \[d8]Crot"a*lum\ (-l?m), n. [L., fr. Gr. [?][?][?][?] rattle.] (Mus.) A kind of castanet used by the Corybantes. | |
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d8Crotalus \[d8]Crot"a*lus\ (-l?s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?][?][?][?] rattle.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of poisonous serpents, including the rattlesnakes. | |
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d8Crouton \[d8]Crou`ton"\ (kr??`t?n"), n. [F. cro[?]ton, fr. cro[?]te a crust.] (Cookery) Bread cut in various forms, and fried lightly in butter or oil, to garnish hashes, etc. | |
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d8Crwth \[d8]Crwth\ (kr[oomac]th), n. [W.] (Mus.) See 4th {Crowd}. | |
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d8Curette \[d8]Cu*rette"\ (k?-r?t"), n.[F., fr. curer to cleanse.] (Med.) A scoop or ring with either a blunt or a cutting edge, for removing substances from the walls of a cavity, as from the eye, ear, or womb. | |
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d8Dies juridicus \[d8]Di"es ju*rid"i*cus\; pl. {Dies juridici}. [L.] (Law) A court day. | |
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d8Djereed \[d8]Djer*eed"\[or] Djerrid \Djer*rid"\, n. [F. djerid, fr. Ar. See {Jereed}.] (a) A blunt javelin used in military games in Moslem countries. (b) A game played with it. [Written also {jereed}, {jerrid}, etc.] | |
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d8Ecardines \[d8]E*car"di*nes\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. e out, without + cardo a hinge.] (Zo[94]l.) An order of Brachiopoda; the Lyopomata. See {Brachiopoda}. | |
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d8Echiuroidea \[d8]Ech`i*u*roi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. echiurus, the name of one genus (Gr. [?] an adder + [?] tail) + -oid.] (Zo[94]l.) A division of Annelida which includes the genus {Echiurus} and allies. They are often classed among the Gephyrea, and called the {armed Gephyreans}. | |
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d8Excreta \[d8]Ex*cre"ta\, n. pl. [L.] Matters to be excreted. | |
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d8Garde civique \[d8]Garde` ci`vique"\ [F.] See {Army organization}, above. | |
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d8Gardenia \[d8]Garde"ni*a\, n. [NL.] (Bot.) A genus of plants, some species of which produce beautiful and fragrant flowers; Cape jasmine; -- so called in honor of Dr. Alexander Garden. | |
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d8Gordiacea \[d8]Gor`di*a"ce*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Gordian}, 1.] (Zo[94]l.) A division of nematoid worms, including the hairworms or hair eels ({Gordius} and {Mermis}). See {Gordius}, and Illustration in Appendix. | |
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d8Gordius \[d8]Gor"di*us\, n. [NL. See {Gordian}, 1.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of long, slender, nematoid worms, parasitic in insects until near maturity, when they leave the insect, and live in water, in which they deposit their eggs; -- called also {hair eel}, {hairworm}, and {hair snake}, from the absurd, but common and widely diffused, notion that they are metamorphosed horsehairs. | |
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d8Gradin \[d8]Gra"din\, Gradine \Gra*dine"\,n. [F. gradin, dim. of grade. See {Grade}.] (Arch.) Any member like a step, as the raised back of an altar or the like; a set raised over another. [bd]The gradines of the amphitheeater.[b8] --Layard. | |
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d8Gradino \[d8]Gra*di"no\, n.; pl. {Gradinos}. [It.] (Arch.) A step or raised shelf, as above a sideboard or altar. Cf. {Superaltar}, and {Gradin}. | |
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d8Gradus \[d8]Gra"dus\, n. [From L. gradus ad Parnassum a step to Parnassus.] A dictionary of prosody, designed as an aid in writing Greek or Latin poetry. He set to work . . . without gradus or other help. --T. Hughes. | |
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d8Gratin \[d8]Gra`tin"\, n. [F.] (Cookery) The brown crust formed upon a gratinated dish; also, dish itself, as crusts bread, game, or poultry. | |
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d8Gyrodus \[d8]Gyr"o*dus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] round + [?] tooth.] (Paleon.) A genus of extinct o[94]litic fishes, having rounded teeth in several rows adapted for crushing. | |
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d8Jardini8are \[d8]Jar`di`ni[8a]re"\, n. [F., fem. of jardinier gardener. See {Garden}.] An ornamental stand or receptacle for plants, flowers, etc., used as a piece of decorative furniture in room. | |
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d8Jardini8are \[d8]Jar`di`ni[8a]re"\, n. (Cookery) A preparation of mixed vegetables stewed in a sauce with savory herbs, etc.; also, a soup made in this way. | |
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d8Keratitis \[d8]Ker`a*ti"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ke`ras, -atos, horn + -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the cornea. | |
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d8Keratoidea \[d8]Ker`a*toi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ke`ras, -atos, horn + -oid.] (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Keratosa}. | |
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d8Keratonyxis \[d8]Ker`a*to*nyx"is\, n. [Gr. ke`ras, -atos, horn + [?] puncture.] (Med.) The operation of removing a cataract by thrusting a needle through the cornea of the eye, and breaking up the opaque mass. | |
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d8Keratosa \[d8]Ker`a*to"sa\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ke`ras, -atos, a horn.] (Zo[94]l.) An order of sponges having a skeleton composed of hornlike fibers. It includes the commercial sponges. | |
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d8Krait \[d8]Krait\, n. [Native name.] (Zo[94]l.) A very venomous snake of India ({Bungarus c[d2]ruleus}), allied to the cobra. Its upper parts are bluish or brownish black, often with narrow white streaks; the belly is whitish. | |
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d8Quarte \[d8]Quarte\, n. [F.] Same as 2d {Carte}. | |
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Carte \Carte\ d8Quarte \[d8]Quarte\, n. [F. quarte, prop., a fourth. Cf. {Quart}.] (Fencing) A position in thrusting or parrying, with the inside of the hand turned upward and the point of the weapon toward the adversary's right breast. | |
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d8Quirites \[d8]Qui*ri"tes\, n. pl. [L., fr. Cures, a Sabine town.] (Rom. Antiq.) Roman citizens. Note: After the Sabines and Romans had united themselves into one community, under Romulus, the name of Quirites was taken in addition to that of Romani, the Romans calling themselves in a civil capacity Quirites, while in a political and military capacity they retained the name of Romani. --Andrews. | |
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d8Sartorius \[d8]Sar*to"ri*us\, n. [NL., fr. L. sartor a patcher, tailor, fr. sarcire, sartum, to patch, mend.] (Anat.) A muscle of the thigh, called the tailor's muscle, which arises from the hip bone and is inserted just below the knee. So named because its contraction was supposed to produce the position of the legs assumed by the tailor in sitting. | |
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d8Scrotum \[d8]Scro"tum\, n. [L.] (Anat.) The bag or pouch which contains the testicles; the cod. | |
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d8Scrutator \[d8]Scru*ta"tor\, n. [L.] One who scrutinizes; a close examiner or inquirer. --Ayliffe. | |
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d8Scrutin de liste \[d8]Scru`tin" de liste"\ (skr[usdot]`t[acr]N" d[etil] l[emac]st). [F., voting by list.] Voting for a group of candidates for the same kind of office on one ticket or ballot, containing a list of them; -- the method, used in France, as from June, 1885, to Feb., 1889, in elections for the Chamber of Deputies, each elector voting for the candidates for the whole department in which he lived, as disting. from {scrutin d'arrondissement} (d[adot]`r[ocir]N`d[emac]s`m[aum]N"), or voting by each elector for the candidate or candidates for his own arrondissement only. | |
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d8Sea4orita \[d8]Se`[a4]o*ri"ta\, n. [Sp.] A Spanish title of courtesy given to a young lady; Miss; also, a young lady. | |
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d8Sertularia \[d8]Ser`tu*la"ri*a\, n. [NL., dim. fr. L. serta a garland.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of delicate branching hydroids having small sessile hydrothec[91] along the sides of the branches. | |
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d8Sheriat \[d8]Sher"i*at\, n. [Turk. sher[c6] 'at] The sacred law of the Turkish empire. | |
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d8Sordes \[d8]Sor"des\, n. [L., fr. sordere to be dirty or foul.] Foul matter; excretion; dregs; filthy, useless, or rejected matter of any kind; specifically (Med.), the foul matter that collects on the teeth and tongue in low fevers and other conditions attended with great vital depression. | |
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d8Soredia \[d8]So*re"di*a\, n., pl. of {Soredium}. | |
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d8Soredium \[d8]So*re"di*um\, n.; pl. {Soredia}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a heap.] (Bot.) A patch of granular bodies on the surface of the thallus of lichens. | |
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d8Sortes \[d8]Sor"tes\, n., pl. of {Sors}. | |
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d8Sortita \[d8]Sor*ti"ta\, n. [It., a coming out.] 1. The air sung by any of the principal characters in an opera on entering. 2. A closing voluntary; a postlude. | |
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d8Syrtis \[d8]Syr"tis\, n.; pl. {Syrtes}. [See {Syrt}.] A quicksand. Quenched in a boggy syrtis, neither sea Nor good dry land. --Milton. | |
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d8Xeroderma \[d8]Xe`ro*der"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] dry + [?] skin.] (Med.) (a) Ichthyosis. (b) A skin disease characterized by the presence of numerous small pigmented spots resembling freckles, with which are subsequently mingled spots of atrophied skin. | |
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d8Z84rthe \[d8]Z[84]r"the\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A European bream ({Abramis vimba}). [Written also {zaerthe}.] | |
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d8Zaerthe \[d8]Zaer"the\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Z[aum]rthe}. | |
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d8Zerda \[d8]Zer"da\, n. [Of African origin.] (Zo[94]l.) The fennec. | |
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Daguerreotype \Da*guerre"o*type\ (d[adot]*g[ecr]r"[osl]*t[imac]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Daguerreotyped} (-t[imac]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Daguerreotyping} (-t[imac]`p[icr]ng).] 1. To produce or represent by the daguerreotype process, as a picture. 2. To impress with great distinctness; to imprint; to imitate exactly. | |
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Daguerreotype \Da*guerre"o*type\ (d[adot]*g[ecr]r"[osl]*t[imac]p), n. [From Daguerre the inventor + -type.] 1. An early variety of photograph, produced on a silver plate, or copper plate covered with silver, and rendered sensitive by the action of iodine, or iodine and bromine, on which, after exposure in the camera, the latent image is developed by the vapor of mercury. 2. The process of taking such pictures. | |
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Daguerreotype \Da*guerre"o*type\ (d[adot]*g[ecr]r"[osl]*t[imac]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Daguerreotyped} (-t[imac]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Daguerreotyping} (-t[imac]`p[icr]ng).] 1. To produce or represent by the daguerreotype process, as a picture. 2. To impress with great distinctness; to imprint; to imitate exactly. | |
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Daguerreotyper \Da*guerre"o*ty`per\, Daguerreotypist \Da*guerre"o*ty`pist\, n. One who takes daguerreotypes. | |
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Daguerreotype \Da*guerre"o*type\ (d[adot]*g[ecr]r"[osl]*t[imac]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Daguerreotyped} (-t[imac]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Daguerreotyping} (-t[imac]`p[icr]ng).] 1. To produce or represent by the daguerreotype process, as a picture. 2. To impress with great distinctness; to imprint; to imitate exactly. | |
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Daguerreotyper \Da*guerre"o*ty`per\, Daguerreotypist \Da*guerre"o*ty`pist\, n. One who takes daguerreotypes. | |
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Daguerreotypy \Da*guerre"o*ty`py\, n. The art or process of producing pictures by method of Daguerre. | |
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Decard \De*card"\, v. t. To discard. [Obs.] You have cast those by, decarded them. --J. Fletcher. | |
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Decardinalize \De*car"di*nal*ize\, v. t. To depose from the rank of cardinal. | |
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Decertation \De`cer*ta"tion\, n. [L. decertatio, fr. decertare, decertatum; de- + certare to contend.] Contest for mastery; contention; strife. [R.] --Arnway. | |
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Decorate \Dec"o*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decorated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decorating}.] [L. decoratus, p. p. of decorare, fr. decus ornament; akin to decere to be becoming. See {Decent}.] To deck with that which is becoming, ornamental, or honorary; to adorn; to beautify; to embellish; as, to decorate the person; to decorate an edifice; to decorate a lawn with flowers; to decorate the mind with moral beauties; to decorate a hero with honors. Her fat neck was ornamented with jewels, rich bracelets decorated her arms. --Thackeray. Syn: To adorn; embellish; ornament; beautify; grace. See {Adorn}. {Decorated style} (Arch.), a name given by some writers to the perfected English Gothic architecture; it may be considered as having flourished from about a. d. 1300 to a. d. 1375. | |
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Decorate \Dec"o*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decorated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decorating}.] [L. decoratus, p. p. of decorare, fr. decus ornament; akin to decere to be becoming. See {Decent}.] To deck with that which is becoming, ornamental, or honorary; to adorn; to beautify; to embellish; as, to decorate the person; to decorate an edifice; to decorate a lawn with flowers; to decorate the mind with moral beauties; to decorate a hero with honors. Her fat neck was ornamented with jewels, rich bracelets decorated her arms. --Thackeray. Syn: To adorn; embellish; ornament; beautify; grace. See {Adorn}. {Decorated style} (Arch.), a name given by some writers to the perfected English Gothic architecture; it may be considered as having flourished from about a. d. 1300 to a. d. 1375. | |
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Decorate \Dec"o*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decorated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decorating}.] [L. decoratus, p. p. of decorare, fr. decus ornament; akin to decere to be becoming. See {Decent}.] To deck with that which is becoming, ornamental, or honorary; to adorn; to beautify; to embellish; as, to decorate the person; to decorate an edifice; to decorate a lawn with flowers; to decorate the mind with moral beauties; to decorate a hero with honors. Her fat neck was ornamented with jewels, rich bracelets decorated her arms. --Thackeray. Syn: To adorn; embellish; ornament; beautify; grace. See {Adorn}. {Decorated style} (Arch.), a name given by some writers to the perfected English Gothic architecture; it may be considered as having flourished from about a. d. 1300 to a. d. 1375. | |
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Decorate \Dec"o*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decorated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decorating}.] [L. decoratus, p. p. of decorare, fr. decus ornament; akin to decere to be becoming. See {Decent}.] To deck with that which is becoming, ornamental, or honorary; to adorn; to beautify; to embellish; as, to decorate the person; to decorate an edifice; to decorate a lawn with flowers; to decorate the mind with moral beauties; to decorate a hero with honors. Her fat neck was ornamented with jewels, rich bracelets decorated her arms. --Thackeray. Syn: To adorn; embellish; ornament; beautify; grace. See {Adorn}. {Decorated style} (Arch.), a name given by some writers to the perfected English Gothic architecture; it may be considered as having flourished from about a. d. 1300 to a. d. 1375. | |
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Decoration \Dec`o*ra"tion\, n. [LL. decoratio: cf. F. d[82]coration.] 1. The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation. 2. That which adorns, enriches, or beautifies; something added by way of embellishment; ornament. The hall was celebrated for . . . the richness of its decoration. --Motley. 3. Specifically, any mark of honor to be worn upon the person, as a medal, cross, or ribbon of an order of knighthood, bestowed for services in war, great achievements in literature, art, etc. {Decoration Day}, a day, May 30, appointed for decorating with flowers the graves of the Union soldiers and sailors, who fell in the Civil War in the United States; Memorial Day. [U.S.] | |
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Decoration \Dec`o*ra"tion\, n. [LL. decoratio: cf. F. d[82]coration.] 1. The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation. 2. That which adorns, enriches, or beautifies; something added by way of embellishment; ornament. The hall was celebrated for . . . the richness of its decoration. --Motley. 3. Specifically, any mark of honor to be worn upon the person, as a medal, cross, or ribbon of an order of knighthood, bestowed for services in war, great achievements in literature, art, etc. {Decoration Day}, a day, May 30, appointed for decorating with flowers the graves of the Union soldiers and sailors, who fell in the Civil War in the United States; Memorial Day. [U.S.] | |
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Decoration Day \Decoration Day\ = {Memorial Day}. [U. S.] | |
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Decorative \Dec"o*ra*tive\, a. [Cf. F. d[82]coratif.] Suited to decorate or embellish; adorning. -- {Dec"o*ra*tive*ness}, n. {Decorative art}, fine art which has for its end ornamentation, rather than the representation of objects or events. | |
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Decorative \Dec"o*ra*tive\, a. [Cf. F. d[82]coratif.] Suited to decorate or embellish; adorning. -- {Dec"o*ra*tive*ness}, n. {Decorative art}, fine art which has for its end ornamentation, rather than the representation of objects or events. | |
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Decorative \Dec"o*ra*tive\, a. [Cf. F. d[82]coratif.] Suited to decorate or embellish; adorning. -- {Dec"o*ra*tive*ness}, n. {Decorative art}, fine art which has for its end ornamentation, rather than the representation of objects or events. | |
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Decorator \Dec"o*ra`tor\, n. [Cf. F. d[82]corateur.] One who decorates, adorns, or embellishes; specifically, an artisan whose business is the decoration of houses, esp. their interior decoration. | |
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Decorticate \De*cor"ti*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decorticated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decorticating}.] [L. decorticatus, p. p. of decorticare to bark; de- + cortex bark.] To divest of the bark, husk, or exterior coating; to husk; to peel; to hull. [bd]Great barley dried and decorticated.[b8] --Arbuthnot. | |
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Decorticate \De*cor"ti*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decorticated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decorticating}.] [L. decorticatus, p. p. of decorticare to bark; de- + cortex bark.] To divest of the bark, husk, or exterior coating; to husk; to peel; to hull. [bd]Great barley dried and decorticated.[b8] --Arbuthnot. | |
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Decorticate \De*cor"ti*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decorticated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decorticating}.] [L. decorticatus, p. p. of decorticare to bark; de- + cortex bark.] To divest of the bark, husk, or exterior coating; to husk; to peel; to hull. [bd]Great barley dried and decorticated.[b8] --Arbuthnot. | |
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Decortication \De*cor`ti*ca"tion\, n. [L. decorticatio: cf. F. d[82]cortication.] The act of stripping off the bark, rind, hull, or outer coat. | |
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Decorticator \De*cor"ti*ca`tor\, n. A machine for decorticating wood, hulling grain, etc.; also, an instrument for removing surplus bark or moss from fruit trees. | |
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Decreation \De`cre*a"tion\, n. Destruction; -- opposed to creation. [R.] --Cudworth. | |
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Decree \De*cree"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decreed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decreeing}.] 1. To determine judicially by authority, or by decree; to constitute by edict; to appoint by decree or law; to determine; to order; to ordain; as, a court decrees a restoration of property. Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee. --Job xxii. 28. 2. To ordain by fate. | |
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Decreet \De*creet"\, n. [Cf. {Decree}.] (Scots Law) The final judgment of the Court of Session, or of an inferior court, by which the question at issue is decided. | |
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Decretal \De*cre"tal\, a. [L. decretalis, fr. decretum. See {Decree}.] Appertaining to a decree; containing a decree; as, a decretal epistle. --Ayliffe. | |
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Decretal \De*cre"tal\, n. [LL. decretale, neut. of L. decretalis. See {Decretal}, a.] 1. (R. C. Ch.) An authoritative order or decree; especially, a letter of the pope, determining some point or question in ecclesiastical law. The decretals form the second part of the canon law. 2. (Canon Law) The collection of ecclesiastical decrees and decisions made, by order of Gregory IX., in 1234, by St. Raymond of Pennafort. | |
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Decrete \De*crete"\, n. [L. decretum. See {Decree}.] A decree. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Decretion \De*cre"tion\, n. [From L. decrescere, decretum. See {Decrease}.] A decrease. [Obs.] --Pearson. | |
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Decretist \De*cre"tist\, n. [LL. decretista, fr. decretum: cf. F. d[82]cr[82]tiste. See {Decree}, n.] One who studies, or professes the knowledge of, the decretals. | |
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Decretive \De*cre"tive\, a. [From L. decretum. See {Decree}, n.] Having the force of a decree; determining. The will of God is either decretive or perceptive. --Bates. | |
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Decretorial \Dec`re*to"ri*al\, a. Decretory; authoritative. --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Decretorily \Dec"re*to*ri*ly\, adv. In a decretory or definitive manner; by decree. | |
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Decretory \Dec"re*to*ry\, a. [L. decretorius, from decretum. See {Decree}.] 1. Established by a decree; definitive; settled. The decretory rigors of a condemning sentence. --South. 2. Serving to determine; critical. [bd]The critical or decretory days.[b8] --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Decry \De*cry"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decrying}.] [F. d[82]crier, OF. descrier; pref. des- (L. dis-) + crier to cry. See {Cry}, and cf. {Descry}.] To cry down; to censure as faulty, mean, or worthless; to clamor against; to blame clamorously; to discredit; to disparage. For small errors they whole plays decry. --Dryden. Measures which are extolled by one half of the kingdom are naturally decried by the other. --Addison. Syn: To {Decry}, {Depreciate}, {Detract}, {Disparage}. Usage: Decry and depreciate refer to the estimation of a thing, the former seeking to lower its value by clamorous censure, the latter by representing it as of little worth. Detract and disparage also refer to merit or value, which the former assails with caviling, insinuation, etc., while the latter willfully underrates and seeks to degrade it. Men decry their rivals and depreciate their measures. The envious detract from the merit of a good action, and disparage the motives of him who performs it. | |
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Decurt \De*curt"\, v. t. [L. decurtare; de- + curtare.] To cut short; to curtail. [Obs.] --Bale. | |
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Decurtation \De`cur*ta"tion\, n. [L. decurtatio.] Act of cutting short. [Obs.] | |
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Degradation \Deg`ra*da"tion\, n. [LL. degradatio, from degradare: cf. F. d[82]gradation. See {Degrade}.] 1. The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society; diminution; as, the degradation of a peer, a knight, a general, or a bishop. He saw many removes and degradations in all the other offices of which he had been possessed. --Clarendon. 2. The state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation; baseness; moral, physical, or intellectual degeneracy; disgrace; abasement; debasement. The . . . degradation of a needy man of letters. --Macaulay. Deplorable is the degradation of our nature. --South. Moments there frequently must be, when a sinner is sensible of the degradation of his state. --Blair. 3. Diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration. The development and degradation of the alphabetic forms can be traced. --I. Taylor (The Alphabet). 4. (Geol.) A gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and banks, by the action of water, frost etc. 5. (Biol.) The state or condition of a species or group which exhibits degraded forms; degeneration. The degradation of the species man is observed in some of its varieties. --Dana. 6. (Physiol.) Arrest of development, or degeneration of any organ, or of the body as a whole. {Degradation of energy}, [or] {Dissipation of energy} (Physics), the transformation of energy into some form in which it is less available for doing work. Syn: Abasement; debasement; reduction; decline. | |
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Degradation \Deg`ra*da"tion\, n. [LL. degradatio, from degradare: cf. F. d[82]gradation. See {Degrade}.] 1. The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society; diminution; as, the degradation of a peer, a knight, a general, or a bishop. He saw many removes and degradations in all the other offices of which he had been possessed. --Clarendon. 2. The state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation; baseness; moral, physical, or intellectual degeneracy; disgrace; abasement; debasement. The . . . degradation of a needy man of letters. --Macaulay. Deplorable is the degradation of our nature. --South. Moments there frequently must be, when a sinner is sensible of the degradation of his state. --Blair. 3. Diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration. The development and degradation of the alphabetic forms can be traced. --I. Taylor (The Alphabet). 4. (Geol.) A gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and banks, by the action of water, frost etc. 5. (Biol.) The state or condition of a species or group which exhibits degraded forms; degeneration. The degradation of the species man is observed in some of its varieties. --Dana. 6. (Physiol.) Arrest of development, or degeneration of any organ, or of the body as a whole. {Degradation of energy}, [or] {Dissipation of energy} (Physics), the transformation of energy into some form in which it is less available for doing work. Syn: Abasement; debasement; reduction; decline. | |
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{Accumulation}, {Conservation}, {Correlation}, [and] {Degradation of energy}, etc. (Physics) See under {Accumulation}, {Conservation}, {Correlation}, etc. Syn: Force; power; potency; vigor; strength; spirit; efficiency; resolution. | |
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Degrade \De*grade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Degraded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Degrading}.] [F. d[82]grader, LL. degradare, fr. L. de- + gradus step, degree. See {Grade}, and cf. {Degree}.] 1. To reduce from a higher to a lower rank or degree; to lower in rank; to deprive of office or dignity; to strip of honors; as, to degrade a nobleman, or a general officer. Prynne was sentenced by the Star Chamber Court to be degraded from the bar. --Palfrey. 2. To reduce in estimation, character, or reputation; to lessen the value of; to lower the physical, moral, or intellectual character of; to debase; to bring shame or contempt upon; to disgrace; as, vice degrades a man. O miserable mankind, to what fall Degraded, to what wretched state reserved! --Milton. Yet time ennobles or degrades each line. --Pope. Her pride . . . struggled hard against this degrading passion. --Macaulay. 3. (Geol.) To reduce in altitude or magnitude, as hills and mountains; to wear down. Syn: To abase; demean; lower; reduce. See {Abase}. | |
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Degrade \De*grade"\, v. i. (Biol.) To degenerate; to pass from a higher to a lower type of structure; as, a family of plants or animals degrades through this or that genus or group of genera. | |
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Degrade \De*grade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Degraded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Degrading}.] [F. d[82]grader, LL. degradare, fr. L. de- + gradus step, degree. See {Grade}, and cf. {Degree}.] 1. To reduce from a higher to a lower rank or degree; to lower in rank; to deprive of office or dignity; to strip of honors; as, to degrade a nobleman, or a general officer. Prynne was sentenced by the Star Chamber Court to be degraded from the bar. --Palfrey. 2. To reduce in estimation, character, or reputation; to lessen the value of; to lower the physical, moral, or intellectual character of; to debase; to bring shame or contempt upon; to disgrace; as, vice degrades a man. O miserable mankind, to what fall Degraded, to what wretched state reserved! --Milton. Yet time ennobles or degrades each line. --Pope. Her pride . . . struggled hard against this degrading passion. --Macaulay. 3. (Geol.) To reduce in altitude or magnitude, as hills and mountains; to wear down. Syn: To abase; demean; lower; reduce. See {Abase}. | |
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Degraded \De*grad"ed\, a. 1. Reduced in rank, character, or reputation; debased; sunken; low; base. The Netherlands . . . were reduced practically to a very degraded condition. --Motley. 2. (Biol.) Having the typical characters or organs in a partially developed condition, or lacking certain parts. Some families of plants are degraded dicotyledons. --Dana. 3. [Cf. F. degr[82] step.] (Her.) Having steps; -- said of a cross each of whose extremities finishes in steps growing larger as they leave the center; -- termed also on degrees. | |
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Degradement \De*grade"ment\, n. Deprivation of rank or office; degradation. [R.] --Milton. | |
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Degrade \De*grade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Degraded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Degrading}.] [F. d[82]grader, LL. degradare, fr. L. de- + gradus step, degree. See {Grade}, and cf. {Degree}.] 1. To reduce from a higher to a lower rank or degree; to lower in rank; to deprive of office or dignity; to strip of honors; as, to degrade a nobleman, or a general officer. Prynne was sentenced by the Star Chamber Court to be degraded from the bar. --Palfrey. 2. To reduce in estimation, character, or reputation; to lessen the value of; to lower the physical, moral, or intellectual character of; to debase; to bring shame or contempt upon; to disgrace; as, vice degrades a man. O miserable mankind, to what fall Degraded, to what wretched state reserved! --Milton. Yet time ennobles or degrades each line. --Pope. Her pride . . . struggled hard against this degrading passion. --Macaulay. 3. (Geol.) To reduce in altitude or magnitude, as hills and mountains; to wear down. Syn: To abase; demean; lower; reduce. See {Abase}. | |
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Degradingly \De*grad"ing*ly\, adv. In a degrading manner. | |
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Dejerate \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. | |
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Dejeration \Dej`er*a"tion\, n. [L. dejeratio.] The act of swearing solemnly. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall. | |
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Descry \De*scry"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Descried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Descrying}.] [OE. descrien, discrien, to espy, prob. from the proclaiming of what was espied, fr. OF. descrier to proclaim, cry down, decry, F. d[82]crier. The word was confused somewhat with OF. descriven, E. describe, OF. descrivre, from L. describere. See {Decry}.] 1. To spy out or discover by the eye, as objects distant or obscure; to espy; to recognize; to discern; to discover. And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. --Judg. i. 23. Edmund, I think, is gone . . . to descry The strength o' the enemy. --Shak. And now their way to earth they had descried. --Milton. 2. To discover; to disclose; to reveal. [R.] His purple robe he had thrown aside, lest it should descry him. --Milton. Syn: To see; behold; espy; discover; discern. | |
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Desert \De*sert"\, n. [OF. deserte, desserte, merit, recompense, fr. deservir, desservir, to merit. See {Deserve}.] That which is deserved; the reward or the punishment justly due; claim to recompense, usually in a good sense; right to reward; merit. According to their deserts will I judge them. --Ezek. vii. 27. Andronicus, surnamed Pius For many good and great deserts to Rome. --Shak. His reputation falls far below his desert. --A. Hamilton. Syn: Merit; worth; excellence; due. | |
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Desert \Des"ert\, n. [F. d[82]sert, L. desertum, from desertus solitary, desert, pp. of deserere to desert; de- + serere to join together. See {Series}.] 1. A deserted or forsaken region; a barren tract incapable of supporting population, as the vast sand plains of Asia and Africa are destitute and vegetation. A dreary desert and a gloomy waste. --Pope. 2. A tract, which may be capable of sustaining a population, but has been left unoccupied and uncultivated; a wilderness; a solitary place. He will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord. --Is. li. 3. Note: Also figuratively. Before her extended Dreary and vast and silent, the desert of life. --Longfellow. | |
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Desert \Des"ert\, a. [Cf. L. desertus, p. p. of deserere, and F. d[82]sert. See 2d {Desert}.] Of or pertaining to a desert; forsaken; without life or cultivation; unproductive; waste; barren; wild; desolate; solitary; as, they landed on a desert island. He . . . went aside privately into a desert place. --Luke ix. 10. Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air. --Gray. {Desert flora} (Bot.), the assemblage of plants growing naturally in a desert, or in a dry and apparently unproductive place. {Desert hare} (Zo[94]l.), a small hare ({Lepus sylvaticus}, var. Arizon[91]) inhabiting the deserts of the Western United States. {Desert mouse} (Zo[94]l.), an American mouse ({Hesperomys eremicus}), living in the Western deserts. | |
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Desert \De*sert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deserted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deserting}.] [Cf. L. desertus, p. p. of deserere to desert, F. d[82]serter. See 2d {Desert}.] 1. To leave (especially something which one should stay by and support); to leave in the lurch; to abandon; to forsake; -- implying blame, except sometimes when used of localities; as, to desert a friend, a principle, a cause, one's country. [bd]The deserted fortress.[b8] --Prescott. 2. (Mil.) To abandon (the service) without leave; to forsake in violation of duty; to abscond from; as, to desert the army; to desert one's colors. | |
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Desert \De*sert"\, v. i. To abandon a service without leave; to quit military service without permission, before the expiration of one's term; to abscond. The soldiers . . . deserted in numbers. --Bancroft. Syn: To abandon; forsake; leave; relinquish; renounce; quit; depart from; abdicate. See {Abandon}. | |
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Desert \Des"ert\, a. [Cf. L. desertus, p. p. of deserere, and F. d[82]sert. See 2d {Desert}.] Of or pertaining to a desert; forsaken; without life or cultivation; unproductive; waste; barren; wild; desolate; solitary; as, they landed on a desert island. He . . . went aside privately into a desert place. --Luke ix. 10. Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air. --Gray. {Desert flora} (Bot.), the assemblage of plants growing naturally in a desert, or in a dry and apparently unproductive place. {Desert hare} (Zo[94]l.), a small hare ({Lepus sylvaticus}, var. Arizon[91]) inhabiting the deserts of the Western United States. {Desert mouse} (Zo[94]l.), an American mouse ({Hesperomys eremicus}), living in the Western deserts. | |
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Desert \Des"ert\, a. [Cf. L. desertus, p. p. of deserere, and F. d[82]sert. See 2d {Desert}.] Of or pertaining to a desert; forsaken; without life or cultivation; unproductive; waste; barren; wild; desolate; solitary; as, they landed on a desert island. He . . . went aside privately into a desert place. --Luke ix. 10. Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air. --Gray. {Desert flora} (Bot.), the assemblage of plants growing naturally in a desert, or in a dry and apparently unproductive place. {Desert hare} (Zo[94]l.), a small hare ({Lepus sylvaticus}, var. Arizon[91]) inhabiting the deserts of the Western United States. {Desert mouse} (Zo[94]l.), an American mouse ({Hesperomys eremicus}), living in the Western deserts. | |
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Desert \Des"ert\, a. [Cf. L. desertus, p. p. of deserere, and F. d[82]sert. See 2d {Desert}.] Of or pertaining to a desert; forsaken; without life or cultivation; unproductive; waste; barren; wild; desolate; solitary; as, they landed on a desert island. He . . . went aside privately into a desert place. --Luke ix. 10. Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air. --Gray. {Desert flora} (Bot.), the assemblage of plants growing naturally in a desert, or in a dry and apparently unproductive place. {Desert hare} (Zo[94]l.), a small hare ({Lepus sylvaticus}, var. Arizon[91]) inhabiting the deserts of the Western United States. {Desert mouse} (Zo[94]l.), an American mouse ({Hesperomys eremicus}), living in the Western deserts. | |
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Desert \De*sert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deserted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deserting}.] [Cf. L. desertus, p. p. of deserere to desert, F. d[82]serter. See 2d {Desert}.] 1. To leave (especially something which one should stay by and support); to leave in the lurch; to abandon; to forsake; -- implying blame, except sometimes when used of localities; as, to desert a friend, a principle, a cause, one's country. [bd]The deserted fortress.[b8] --Prescott. 2. (Mil.) To abandon (the service) without leave; to forsake in violation of duty; to abscond from; as, to desert the army; to desert one's colors. | |
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Deserter \De*sert"er\ ([?]), n. One who forsakes a duty, a cause or a party, a friend, or any one to whom he owes service; especially, a soldier or a seaman who abandons the service without leave; one guilty of desertion. | |
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Desertful \De*sert"ful\, a. Meritorious. [R.] --Beau. & Fl. | |
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Desert \De*sert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deserted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deserting}.] [Cf. L. desertus, p. p. of deserere to desert, F. d[82]serter. See 2d {Desert}.] 1. To leave (especially something which one should stay by and support); to leave in the lurch; to abandon; to forsake; -- implying blame, except sometimes when used of localities; as, to desert a friend, a principle, a cause, one's country. [bd]The deserted fortress.[b8] --Prescott. 2. (Mil.) To abandon (the service) without leave; to forsake in violation of duty; to abscond from; as, to desert the army; to desert one's colors. | |
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Desertion \De*ser"tion\, n. [L. desertio: cf. F. d[82]sertion.] 1. The act of deserting or forsaking; abandonment of a service, a cause, a party, a friend, or any post of duty; the quitting of one's duties willfully and without right; esp., an absconding from military or naval service. Such a resignation would have seemed to his superior a desertion or a reproach. --Bancroft. 2. The state of being forsaken; desolation; as, the king in his desertion. 3. Abandonment by God; spiritual despondency. The spiritual agonies of a soul under desertion. --South. | |
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Desertless \De*sert"less\, a. Without desert. [R.] | |
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Desertlessly \De*sert"less*ly\, adv. Undeservedly. [R.] --Beau. & Fl. | |
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Desertness \Des"ert*ness\, n. A deserted condition. [R.] [bd]The desertness of the country.[b8] --Udall. | |
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Desertrix \De*sert"rix\, Desertrice \De*sert"rice\, n. [L. desertrix.] A feminine deserter. --Milton. | |
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Desertrix \De*sert"rix\, Desertrice \De*sert"rice\, n. [L. desertrix.] A feminine deserter. --Milton. | |
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Desire \De*sire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Desired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Desiring}.] [F. d[82]sirer, L. desiderare, origin uncertain, perh. fr. de- + sidus star, constellation, and hence orig., to turn the eyes from the stars. Cf. {Consider}, and {Desiderate}, and see {Sidereal}.] 1. To long for; to wish for earnestly; to covet. Neither shall any man desire thy land. --Ex. xxxiv. 24. Ye desire your child to live. --Tennyson. 2. To express a wish for; to entreat; to request. Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? --2 Kings iv. 28. Desire him to go in; trouble him no more. --Shak. 3. To require; to demand; to claim. [Obs.] A doleful case desires a doleful song. --Spenser. 4. To miss; to regret. [Obs.] She shall be pleasant while she lives, and desired when she dies. --Jer. Taylor. Syn: To long for; hanker after; covet; wish; ask; request; solicit; entreat; beg. Usage: To {Desire}, {Wish}. In desire the feeling is usually more eager than in wish. [bd]I wish you to do this[b8] is a milder form of command than [bd]I desire you to do this,[b8] though the feeling prompting the injunction may be the same. --C. J. Smith. | |
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Dessert \Des*sert"\, n. [F., fr. desservir to remove from table, to clear the table; pref. des- (L. dis-) + servir to serve, to serve at table. See {Serve}.] A service of pastry, fruits, or sweetmeats, at the close of a feast or entertainment; pastry, fruits, etc., forming the last course at dinner. [bd]An 't please your honor,[b8] quoth the peasant, [bd]This same dessert is not so pleasant.[b8] --Pope. {Dessert spoon}, a spoon used in eating dessert; a spoon intermediate in size between a teaspoon and a tablespoon. {Dessert-spoonful}, n., pl. {Dessert-spoonfuls}, as much as a dessert spoon will hold, usually reckoned at about two and a half fluid drams. | |
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Dessert \Des*sert"\, n. [F., fr. desservir to remove from table, to clear the table; pref. des- (L. dis-) + servir to serve, to serve at table. See {Serve}.] A service of pastry, fruits, or sweetmeats, at the close of a feast or entertainment; pastry, fruits, etc., forming the last course at dinner. [bd]An 't please your honor,[b8] quoth the peasant, [bd]This same dessert is not so pleasant.[b8] --Pope. {Dessert spoon}, a spoon used in eating dessert; a spoon intermediate in size between a teaspoon and a tablespoon. {Dessert-spoonful}, n., pl. {Dessert-spoonfuls}, as much as a dessert spoon will hold, usually reckoned at about two and a half fluid drams. | |
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Dessert \Des*sert"\, n. [F., fr. desservir to remove from table, to clear the table; pref. des- (L. dis-) + servir to serve, to serve at table. See {Serve}.] A service of pastry, fruits, or sweetmeats, at the close of a feast or entertainment; pastry, fruits, etc., forming the last course at dinner. [bd]An 't please your honor,[b8] quoth the peasant, [bd]This same dessert is not so pleasant.[b8] --Pope. {Dessert spoon}, a spoon used in eating dessert; a spoon intermediate in size between a teaspoon and a tablespoon. {Dessert-spoonful}, n., pl. {Dessert-spoonfuls}, as much as a dessert spoon will hold, usually reckoned at about two and a half fluid drams. | |
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Dessert \Des*sert"\, n. [F., fr. desservir to remove from table, to clear the table; pref. des- (L. dis-) + servir to serve, to serve at table. See {Serve}.] A service of pastry, fruits, or sweetmeats, at the close of a feast or entertainment; pastry, fruits, etc., forming the last course at dinner. [bd]An 't please your honor,[b8] quoth the peasant, [bd]This same dessert is not so pleasant.[b8] --Pope. {Dessert spoon}, a spoon used in eating dessert; a spoon intermediate in size between a teaspoon and a tablespoon. {Dessert-spoonful}, n., pl. {Dessert-spoonfuls}, as much as a dessert spoon will hold, usually reckoned at about two and a half fluid drams. | |
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Diacritic \Di`a*crit"ic\, Diacritical \Di`a*crit"ic*al\, a. [Gr. [?], fr. [?] to separate, distinguish; dia` through + [?] to separate. See {Critic}.] That separates or distinguishes; -- applied to points or marks used to distinguish letters of similar form, or different sounds of the same letter, as, [be], [acr], [84], [omac], [ocr], etc. [bd]Diacritical points.[b8] --Sir W. Jones. A glance at this typography will reveal great difficulties, which diacritical marks necessarily throw in the way of both printer and writer. --A. J. Ellis. | |
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Diacritic \Di`a*crit"ic\, Diacritical \Di`a*crit"ic*al\, a. [Gr. [?], fr. [?] to separate, distinguish; dia` through + [?] to separate. See {Critic}.] That separates or distinguishes; -- applied to points or marks used to distinguish letters of similar form, or different sounds of the same letter, as, [be], [acr], [84], [omac], [ocr], etc. [bd]Diacritical points.[b8] --Sir W. Jones. A glance at this typography will reveal great difficulties, which diacritical marks necessarily throw in the way of both printer and writer. --A. J. Ellis. | |
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Dichroite \Di"chro*ite\, n. [See {Dichroism}.] (Min.) Iolite; -- so called from its presenting two different colors when viewed in two different directions. See {Iolite}. | |
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Dichroitic \Di`chro*it"ic\, a. Dichroic. | |
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Dicrotal \Di"cro*tal\, Dicrotous \Di"cro*tous\, a. [Gr. [?] a double beating.] Dicrotic. | |
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Dicrotic \Di*crot"ic\, a. [Gr. [?] = [?] to knock, beat.] (Physiol.) (a) Of or pertaining to dicrotism; as, a dicrotic pulse. (b) Of or pertaining to the second expansion of the artery in the dicrotic pulse; as, the dicrotic wave. | |
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Dicrotism \Di"cro*tism\, n. (Physiol.) A condition in which there are two beats or waves of the arterial pulse to each beat of the heart. | |
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Dicrotal \Di"cro*tal\, Dicrotous \Di"cro*tous\, a. [Gr. [?] a double beating.] Dicrotic. | |
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d8Dies juridicus \[d8]Di"es ju*rid"i*cus\; pl. {Dies juridici}. [L.] (Law) A court day. | |
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Disard \Dis"ard\, n. See {Dizzard}. [Obs.] --Burton. | |
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Dizzard \Diz"zard\ (d[icr]z"z[etil]rd), n. [See {Dizzy}, and cf. {Disard}.] A blockhead. [Obs.] [Written also {dizard}, and {disard}.] -- {Diz"zard*ly}, adv. [Obs.] | |
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Disard \Dis"ard\, n. See {Dizzard}. [Obs.] --Burton. | |
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Dizzard \Diz"zard\ (d[icr]z"z[etil]rd), n. [See {Dizzy}, and cf. {Disard}.] A blockhead. [Obs.] [Written also {dizard}, and {disard}.] -- {Diz"zard*ly}, adv. [Obs.] | |
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Disarray \Dis`ar*ray"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disarrayed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disarraying}.] [Pref. dis- + array, v.: cf. OF. desarroyer, desarreier.] 1. To throw into disorder; to break the array of. Who with fiery steeds Oft disarrayed the foes in battle ranged. --Fenton. 2. To take off the dress of; to unrobe. So, as she bade, the witch they disarrayed. --Spenser. | |
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Disarticulate \Dis`ar*tic"u*late\, v. t. To sunder; to separate, as joints. -- {Dis`ar*tic`u*la"tion}, n. | |
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Disarticulate \Dis`ar*tic"u*late\, v. t. To sunder; to separate, as joints. -- {Dis`ar*tic`u*la"tion}, n. | |
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Disarticulator \Dis`ar*tic"u*la`tor\, n. One who disarticulates and prepares skeletons. | |
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Discard \Dis*card"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discarded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discarding}.] 1. (Card Playing) To throw out of one's hand, as superfluous cards; to lay aside (a card or cards). 2. To cast off as useless or as no longer of service; to dismiss from employment, confidence, or favor; to discharge; to turn away. They blame the favorites, and think it nothing extraordinary that the queen should . . . resolve to discard them. --Swift. 3. To put or thrust away; to reject. A man discards the follies of boyhood. --I. Taylor. Syn: To dismiss; displace; discharge; cashier. | |
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Discard \Dis*card"\, v. i. (Card Playing) To make a discard. | |
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Discard \Dis*card"\, n. (Card Playing) The act of discarding; also, the card or cards discarded. | |
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Discard \Dis*card"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discarded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discarding}.] 1. (Card Playing) To throw out of one's hand, as superfluous cards; to lay aside (a card or cards). 2. To cast off as useless or as no longer of service; to dismiss from employment, confidence, or favor; to discharge; to turn away. They blame the favorites, and think it nothing extraordinary that the queen should . . . resolve to discard them. --Swift. 3. To put or thrust away; to reject. A man discards the follies of boyhood. --I. Taylor. Syn: To dismiss; displace; discharge; cashier. | |
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Discard \Dis*card"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discarded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discarding}.] 1. (Card Playing) To throw out of one's hand, as superfluous cards; to lay aside (a card or cards). 2. To cast off as useless or as no longer of service; to dismiss from employment, confidence, or favor; to discharge; to turn away. They blame the favorites, and think it nothing extraordinary that the queen should . . . resolve to discard them. --Swift. 3. To put or thrust away; to reject. A man discards the follies of boyhood. --I. Taylor. Syn: To dismiss; displace; discharge; cashier. | |
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Discardure \Dis*car"dure\ (?; 135), n. Rejection; dismissal. [R.] --Hayter. | |
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{To run wild}, to go unrestrained or untamed; to live or untamed; to live or grow without culture or training. {To sow one's wild oats}. See under {Oat}. {Wild allspice}. (Bot.), spicewood. {Wild balsam apple} (Bot.), an American climbing cucurbitaceous plant ({Echinocystis lobata}). {Wild basil} (Bot.), a fragrant labiate herb ({Calamintha Clinopodium}) common in Europe and America. {Wild bean} (Bot.), a name of several leguminous plants, mostly species of {Phaseolus} and {Apios}. {Wild bee} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of undomesticated social bees, especially the domestic bee when it has escaped from domestication and built its nest in a hollow tree or among rocks. {Wild bergamot}. (Bot.) See under {Bergamot}. {Wild boar} (Zo[94]l.), the European wild hog ({Sus scrofa}), from which the common domesticated swine is descended. {Wild brier} (Bot.), any uncultivated species of brier. See {Brier}. {Wild bugloss} (Bot.), an annual rough-leaved plant ({Lycopsis arvensis}) with small blue flowers. {Wild camomile} (Bot.), one or more plants of the composite genus {Matricaria}, much resembling camomile. {Wild cat}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A European carnivore ({Felis catus}) somewhat resembling the domestic cat, but larger stronger, and having a short tail. It is destructive to the smaller domestic animals, such as lambs, kids, poultry, and the like. (b) The common American lynx, or bay lynx. (c) (Naut.) A wheel which can be adjusted so as to revolve either with, or on, the shaft of a capstan. --Luce. {Wild celery}. (Bot.) See {Tape grass}, under {Tape}. {Wild cherry}. (Bot.) (a) Any uncultivated tree which bears cherries. The wild red cherry is {Prunus Pennsylvanica}. The wild black cherry is {P. serotina}, the wood of which is much used for cabinetwork, being of a light red color and a compact texture. (b) The fruit of various species of {Prunus}. {Wild cinnamon}. See the Note under {Canella}. {Wild comfrey} (Bot.), an American plant ({Cynoglossum Virginicum}) of the Borage family. It has large bristly leaves and small blue flowers. {Wild cumin} (Bot.), an annual umbelliferous plant ({Lag[oe]cia cuminoides}) native in the countries about the Mediterranean. {Wild drake} (Zo[94]l.) the mallard. {Wild elder} (Bot.), an American plant ({Aralia hispida}) of the Ginseng family. {Wild fowl} (Zo[94]l.) any wild bird, especially any of those considered as game birds. {Wild goose} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of undomesticated geese, especially the Canada goose ({Branta Canadensis}), the European bean goose, and the graylag. See {Graylag}, and {Bean goose}, under {Bean}. {Wild goose chase}, the pursuit of something unattainable, or of something as unlikely to be caught as the wild goose. --Shak. {Wild honey}, honey made by wild bees, and deposited in trees, rocks, the like. {Wild hyacinth}. (Bot.) See {Hyacinth}, 1 (b) . {Wild Irishman} (Bot.), a thorny bush ({Discaria Toumatou}) of the Buckthorn family, found in New Zealand, where the natives use the spines in tattooing. {Wild land}. (a) Land not cultivated, or in a state that renders it unfit for cultivation. (b) Land which is not settled and cultivated. {Wild licorice}. (Bot.) See under {Licorice}. {Wild mammee} (Bot.), the oblong, yellowish, acid fruit of a tropical American tree ({Rheedia lateriflora}); -- so called in the West Indies. {Wild marjoram} (Bot.), a labiate plant ({Origanum vulgare}) much like the sweet marjoram, but less aromatic. {Wild oat}. (Bot.) (a) A tall, oatlike kind of soft grass ({Arrhenatherum avenaceum}). (b) See {Wild oats}, under {Oat}. {Wild pieplant} (Bot.), a species of dock ({Rumex hymenosepalus}) found from Texas to California. Its acid, juicy stems are used as a substitute for the garden rhubarb. {Wild pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The rock dove. (b) The passenger pigeon. {Wild pink} (Bot.), an American plant ({Silene Pennsylvanica}) with pale, pinkish flowers; a kind of catchfly. {Wild plantain} (Bot.), an arborescent endogenous herb ({Heliconia Bihai}), much resembling the banana. Its leaves and leaf sheaths are much used in the West Indies as coverings for packages of merchandise. {Wild plum}. (Bot.) (a) Any kind of plum growing without cultivation. (b) The South African prune. See under {Prune}. {Wild rice}. (Bot.) See {Indian rice}, under {Rice}. {Wild rosemary} (Bot.), the evergreen shrub {Andromeda polifolia}. See {Marsh rosemary}, under {Rosemary}. {Wild sage}. (Bot.) See {Sagebrush}. {Wild sarsaparilla} (Bot.), a species of ginseng ({Aralia nudicaulis}) bearing a single long-stalked leaf. {Wild sensitive plant} (Bot.), either one of two annual leguminous herbs ({Cassia Cham[91]crista}, and {C. nictitans}), in both of which the leaflets close quickly when the plant is disturbed. {Wild service}.(Bot.) See {Sorb}. {Wild Spaniard} (Bot.), any one of several umbelliferous plants of the genus {Aciphylla}, natives of New Zealand. The leaves bear numerous bayonetlike spines, and the plants form an impenetrable thicket. {Wild turkey}. (Zo[94]l.) See 2d {Turkey}. | |
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Discord \Dis*cord"\, v. i. [OE. discorden, descorden, from the French. See {Discord}, n.] To disagree; to be discordant; to jar; to clash; not to suit. [Obs.] The one discording with the other. --Bacon. | |
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Discord \Dis"cord`\, n. [OE. discord, descord, OF. discorde, descorde, F. discorde, from L. discordia, fr. discors, -cordis, discordant, disagreeable; dis- + cor, cordis, heart; cf. F. discord, n., and OF. descorder, discorder, F. discorder, to discord, L. discordare, from discors. See {Heart}, and cf. {Discord}, v. i.] 1. Want of concord or agreement; absence of unity or harmony in sentiment or action; variance leading to contention and strife; disagreement; -- applied to persons or to things, and to thoughts, feelings, or purposes. A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren. --Prov. vi. 19. Peace to arise out of universal discord fomented in all parts of the empire. --Burke. 2. (Mus.) Union of musical sounds which strikes the ear harshly or disagreeably, owing to the incommensurability of the vibrations which they produce; want of musical concord or harmony; a chord demanding resolution into a concord. For a discord itself is but a harshness of divers sounds m[?][?][?]ing. --Bacon. {Apple of discord}. See under {Apple}. Syn: Variance; difference; opposition; contrariety; clashing; dissension; contention; strife; disagreement; dissonance. | |
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Discordable \Dis*cord"a*ble\, a. [Cf. OF. descordable.] That may produce discord; disagreeing; discordant. [R.] --Halliwell. | |
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Discordance \Dis*cord"ance\, Discordancy \Dis*cord"an*cy\, n. [Cf. F. discordance.] State or quality of being discordant; disagreement; inconsistency. There will arise a thousand discordances of opinion. --I. Taylor. | |
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Discordance \Dis*cord"ance\, Discordancy \Dis*cord"an*cy\, n. [Cf. F. discordance.] State or quality of being discordant; disagreement; inconsistency. There will arise a thousand discordances of opinion. --I. Taylor. | |
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Discordant \Dis*cord"ant\, a. [OE. discordant, descordaunt, OF. descordant, discordant, F. discordant, p. pr. of discorder, OF. also, descorder. See {Discord}, n.] 1. Disagreeing; incongruous; being at variance; clashing; opposing; not harmonious. The discordant elements out of which the emperor had compounded his realm did not coalesce. --Motley. 2. [See {Discord}, n., 2. ] (Mus.) Dissonant; not in harmony or musical concord; harsh; jarring; as, discordant notes or sounds. For still their music seemed to start Discordant echoes in each heart. --Longfellow. 3. (Geol.) Said of strata which lack conformity in direction of bedding, either as in unconformability, or as caused by a fault. Syn: Disagreeing; incongruous; contradictory; repugnant; opposite; contrary; inconsistent; dissonant; harsh; jarring; irreconcilable. -- {Dis*cord"ant*ly}, adv. -- {Dis*cord"ant*ness}, n. [R.] | |
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Discordant \Dis*cord"ant\, a. [OE. discordant, descordaunt, OF. descordant, discordant, F. discordant, p. pr. of discorder, OF. also, descorder. See {Discord}, n.] 1. Disagreeing; incongruous; being at variance; clashing; opposing; not harmonious. The discordant elements out of which the emperor had compounded his realm did not coalesce. --Motley. 2. [See {Discord}, n., 2. ] (Mus.) Dissonant; not in harmony or musical concord; harsh; jarring; as, discordant notes or sounds. For still their music seemed to start Discordant echoes in each heart. --Longfellow. 3. (Geol.) Said of strata which lack conformity in direction of bedding, either as in unconformability, or as caused by a fault. Syn: Disagreeing; incongruous; contradictory; repugnant; opposite; contrary; inconsistent; dissonant; harsh; jarring; irreconcilable. -- {Dis*cord"ant*ly}, adv. -- {Dis*cord"ant*ness}, n. [R.] | |
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Discordant \Dis*cord"ant\, a. [OE. discordant, descordaunt, OF. descordant, discordant, F. discordant, p. pr. of discorder, OF. also, descorder. See {Discord}, n.] 1. Disagreeing; incongruous; being at variance; clashing; opposing; not harmonious. The discordant elements out of which the emperor had compounded his realm did not coalesce. --Motley. 2. [See {Discord}, n., 2. ] (Mus.) Dissonant; not in harmony or musical concord; harsh; jarring; as, discordant notes or sounds. For still their music seemed to start Discordant echoes in each heart. --Longfellow. 3. (Geol.) Said of strata which lack conformity in direction of bedding, either as in unconformability, or as caused by a fault. Syn: Disagreeing; incongruous; contradictory; repugnant; opposite; contrary; inconsistent; dissonant; harsh; jarring; irreconcilable. -- {Dis*cord"ant*ly}, adv. -- {Dis*cord"ant*ness}, n. [R.] | |
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Discordful \Dis*cord"ful\, a. Full of discord; contentious. [Obs.] [bd]His discordful dame.[b8] --Spenser. | |
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Discordous \Dis*cord"ous\, a. Full of discord. [Obs.] | |
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Discourteous \Dis*cour"te*ous\ (?; see {Courteous}, 277), a. [Pref. dis- + courteous: cf. OF. discortois.] Uncivil; rude; wanting in courtesy or good manners; uncourteous. -- {Dis*cour"te*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Dis*cour"te*ous*ness}, n. | |
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Discourteous \Dis*cour"te*ous\ (?; see {Courteous}, 277), a. [Pref. dis- + courteous: cf. OF. discortois.] Uncivil; rude; wanting in courtesy or good manners; uncourteous. -- {Dis*cour"te*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Dis*cour"te*ous*ness}, n. | |
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Discourteous \Dis*cour"te*ous\ (?; see {Courteous}, 277), a. [Pref. dis- + courteous: cf. OF. discortois.] Uncivil; rude; wanting in courtesy or good manners; uncourteous. -- {Dis*cour"te*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Dis*cour"te*ous*ness}, n. | |
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Discourtesy \Dis*cour"te*sy\, n. [Pref. dis- + courtesy: cf. OF. descourtoisie.] Rudeness of behavior or language; ill manners; manifestation of disrespect; incivility. Be calm in arguing; for fierceness makes Error a fault, and truth discourtesy. --Herbert. | |
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Discourtship \Dis*court"ship\, n. Want of courtesy. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. | |
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Discradle \Dis*cra"dle\, v. t. To take from a cradle. [R.] This airy apparition first discradled From Tournay into Portugal. --Ford. | |
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Discredit \Dis*cred"it\, n. [Cf. F. discr[82]dit.] 1. The act of discrediting or disbelieving, or the state of being discredited or disbelieved; as, later accounts have brought the story into discredit. 2. Hence, some degree of dishonor or disesteem; ill repute; reproach; -- applied to persons or things. It is the duty of every Christian to be concerned for the reputation or discredit his life may bring on his profession. --Rogers. Syn: Disesteem; disrepute; dishonor; disgrace; ignominy; scandal; disbelief; distrust. | |
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Discredit \Dis*cred"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discredited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discrediting}.] [Cf. F. discr[82]diter.] 1. To refuse credence to; not to accept as true; to disbelieve; as, the report is discredited. 2. To deprive of credibility; to destroy confidence or trust in; to cause disbelief in the accuracy or authority of. An occasion might be given to the . . . papists of discrediting our common English Bible. --Strype. 2. To deprive of credit or good repute; to bring reproach upon; to make less reputable; to disgrace. He. . . least discredits his travels who returns the same man he went. --Sir H. Wotton. | |
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Discreditable \Dis*cred"it*a*ble\, a. Not creditable; injurious to reputation; disgraceful; disreputable. -- {Dis*cred"it*a*bly}, adv. | |
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Discreditable \Dis*cred"it*a*ble\, a. Not creditable; injurious to reputation; disgraceful; disreputable. -- {Dis*cred"it*a*bly}, adv. | |
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Discredit \Dis*cred"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discredited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discrediting}.] [Cf. F. discr[82]diter.] 1. To refuse credence to; not to accept as true; to disbelieve; as, the report is discredited. 2. To deprive of credibility; to destroy confidence or trust in; to cause disbelief in the accuracy or authority of. An occasion might be given to the . . . papists of discrediting our common English Bible. --Strype. 2. To deprive of credit or good repute; to bring reproach upon; to make less reputable; to disgrace. He. . . least discredits his travels who returns the same man he went. --Sir H. Wotton. | |
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Discredit \Dis*cred"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discredited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discrediting}.] [Cf. F. discr[82]diter.] 1. To refuse credence to; not to accept as true; to disbelieve; as, the report is discredited. 2. To deprive of credibility; to destroy confidence or trust in; to cause disbelief in the accuracy or authority of. An occasion might be given to the . . . papists of discrediting our common English Bible. --Strype. 2. To deprive of credit or good repute; to bring reproach upon; to make less reputable; to disgrace. He. . . least discredits his travels who returns the same man he went. --Sir H. Wotton. | |
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Discreditor \Dis*cred"it*or\, n. One who discredits. | |
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Discreet \Dis*creet"\, a. [Compar. {Discreeter}; superl. {Discreetest}.] [F. discret, L. discretus separated (whence the meaning reserved, prudent), p. p. of discernere. See {Discern}, and cf. {Discrete}.] 1. Possessed of discernment, especially in avoiding error or evil, and in the adaptation of means to ends; prudent; sagacious; judicious; not rash or heedless; cautious. It is the discreet man, not the witty, nor the learned, nor the brave, who guides the conversation, and gives measures to society. --Addison. Satire 's my weapon, but I 'm too discreet To run amuck, and tilt at all I meet. --Pope. The sea is silent, the sea is discreet. --Longfellow. 2. Differing; distinct. [Obs.] --Spenser. -- {Dis*creet"ly}, adv. -- {Dis*creet"ness}, n. | |
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Discreet \Dis*creet"\, a. [Compar. {Discreeter}; superl. {Discreetest}.] [F. discret, L. discretus separated (whence the meaning reserved, prudent), p. p. of discernere. See {Discern}, and cf. {Discrete}.] 1. Possessed of discernment, especially in avoiding error or evil, and in the adaptation of means to ends; prudent; sagacious; judicious; not rash or heedless; cautious. It is the discreet man, not the witty, nor the learned, nor the brave, who guides the conversation, and gives measures to society. --Addison. Satire 's my weapon, but I 'm too discreet To run amuck, and tilt at all I meet. --Pope. The sea is silent, the sea is discreet. --Longfellow. 2. Differing; distinct. [Obs.] --Spenser. -- {Dis*creet"ly}, adv. -- {Dis*creet"ness}, n. | |
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Discreet \Dis*creet"\, a. [Compar. {Discreeter}; superl. {Discreetest}.] [F. discret, L. discretus separated (whence the meaning reserved, prudent), p. p. of discernere. See {Discern}, and cf. {Discrete}.] 1. Possessed of discernment, especially in avoiding error or evil, and in the adaptation of means to ends; prudent; sagacious; judicious; not rash or heedless; cautious. It is the discreet man, not the witty, nor the learned, nor the brave, who guides the conversation, and gives measures to society. --Addison. Satire 's my weapon, but I 'm too discreet To run amuck, and tilt at all I meet. --Pope. The sea is silent, the sea is discreet. --Longfellow. 2. Differing; distinct. [Obs.] --Spenser. -- {Dis*creet"ly}, adv. -- {Dis*creet"ness}, n. | |
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Discreet \Dis*creet"\, a. [Compar. {Discreeter}; superl. {Discreetest}.] [F. discret, L. discretus separated (whence the meaning reserved, prudent), p. p. of discernere. See {Discern}, and cf. {Discrete}.] 1. Possessed of discernment, especially in avoiding error or evil, and in the adaptation of means to ends; prudent; sagacious; judicious; not rash or heedless; cautious. It is the discreet man, not the witty, nor the learned, nor the brave, who guides the conversation, and gives measures to society. --Addison. Satire 's my weapon, but I 'm too discreet To run amuck, and tilt at all I meet. --Pope. The sea is silent, the sea is discreet. --Longfellow. 2. Differing; distinct. [Obs.] --Spenser. -- {Dis*creet"ly}, adv. -- {Dis*creet"ness}, n. | |
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Discreet \Dis*creet"\, a. [Compar. {Discreeter}; superl. {Discreetest}.] [F. discret, L. discretus separated (whence the meaning reserved, prudent), p. p. of discernere. See {Discern}, and cf. {Discrete}.] 1. Possessed of discernment, especially in avoiding error or evil, and in the adaptation of means to ends; prudent; sagacious; judicious; not rash or heedless; cautious. It is the discreet man, not the witty, nor the learned, nor the brave, who guides the conversation, and gives measures to society. --Addison. Satire 's my weapon, but I 'm too discreet To run amuck, and tilt at all I meet. --Pope. The sea is silent, the sea is discreet. --Longfellow. 2. Differing; distinct. [Obs.] --Spenser. -- {Dis*creet"ly}, adv. -- {Dis*creet"ness}, n. | |
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Discrete \Dis*crete"\, a. [L. discretus, p. p. of discernere. See {Discreet}.] 1. Separate; distinct; disjunct. --Sir M. Hale. 2. Disjunctive; containing a disjunctive or discretive clause; as, [bd]I resign my life, but not my honor,[b8] is a discrete proposition. 3. (Bot.) Separate; not coalescent; -- said of things usually coalescent. {Discrete movement}. See {Concrete movement of the voice}, under {Concrete}, a. {Discrete proportion}, proportion where the ratio of the means is different from that of either couplet; as, 3:6::8:16, 3 bearing the same proportion to 6 as 8 does to 16. But 3 is not to 6 as 6 to 8. It is thus opposed to continued or {continual proportion}; as, 3:6::12:24. {Discrete quantity}, that which must be divided into units, as number, and is opposed to {continued quantity}, as duration, or extension. | |
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Discrete \Dis*crete"\, v. t. To separate. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Discrete \Dis*crete"\, a. [L. discretus, p. p. of discernere. See {Discreet}.] 1. Separate; distinct; disjunct. --Sir M. Hale. 2. Disjunctive; containing a disjunctive or discretive clause; as, [bd]I resign my life, but not my honor,[b8] is a discrete proposition. 3. (Bot.) Separate; not coalescent; -- said of things usually coalescent. {Discrete movement}. See {Concrete movement of the voice}, under {Concrete}, a. {Discrete proportion}, proportion where the ratio of the means is different from that of either couplet; as, 3:6::8:16, 3 bearing the same proportion to 6 as 8 does to 16. But 3 is not to 6 as 6 to 8. It is thus opposed to continued or {continual proportion}; as, 3:6::12:24. {Discrete quantity}, that which must be divided into units, as number, and is opposed to {continued quantity}, as duration, or extension. | |
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Discrete \Dis*crete"\, a. [L. discretus, p. p. of discernere. See {Discreet}.] 1. Separate; distinct; disjunct. --Sir M. Hale. 2. Disjunctive; containing a disjunctive or discretive clause; as, [bd]I resign my life, but not my honor,[b8] is a discrete proposition. 3. (Bot.) Separate; not coalescent; -- said of things usually coalescent. {Discrete movement}. See {Concrete movement of the voice}, under {Concrete}, a. {Discrete proportion}, proportion where the ratio of the means is different from that of either couplet; as, 3:6::8:16, 3 bearing the same proportion to 6 as 8 does to 16. But 3 is not to 6 as 6 to 8. It is thus opposed to continued or {continual proportion}; as, 3:6::12:24. {Discrete quantity}, that which must be divided into units, as number, and is opposed to {continued quantity}, as duration, or extension. | |
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Discrete \Dis*crete"\, a. [L. discretus, p. p. of discernere. See {Discreet}.] 1. Separate; distinct; disjunct. --Sir M. Hale. 2. Disjunctive; containing a disjunctive or discretive clause; as, [bd]I resign my life, but not my honor,[b8] is a discrete proposition. 3. (Bot.) Separate; not coalescent; -- said of things usually coalescent. {Discrete movement}. See {Concrete movement of the voice}, under {Concrete}, a. {Discrete proportion}, proportion where the ratio of the means is different from that of either couplet; as, 3:6::8:16, 3 bearing the same proportion to 6 as 8 does to 16. But 3 is not to 6 as 6 to 8. It is thus opposed to continued or {continual proportion}; as, 3:6::12:24. {Discrete quantity}, that which must be divided into units, as number, and is opposed to {continued quantity}, as duration, or extension. | |
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Discretely \Dis*crete"ly\, adv. Separately; disjunctively. | |
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Discretion \Dis*cre"tion\, n. [F. discr[82]tion, L. discretio separation, difference, discernment, fr. discernere, discretum. See {Discreet}, {Discern}.] 1. Disjunction; separation. [Obs.] --Mede. 2. The quality of being discreet; wise conduct and management; cautious discernment, especially as to matters of propriety and self-control; prudence; circumspection; wariness. The better part of valor is discretion. --Shak. The greatest parts without discretion may be fatal to their owner. --Hume. 3. Discrimination. Well spoken, with good accent and good discretion. --Shak. 4. Freedom to act according to one's own judgment; unrestrained exercise of choice or will. {At discretion}, without conditions or stipulations. | |
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Discretional \Dis*cre"tion*al\, Discretionary \Dis*cre"tion*a*ry\, [Cf. F. discr[82]tionnaire.] Left to discretion; unrestrained except by discretion or judgment; as, an ambassador with discretionary powers. | |
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Discretionally \Dis*cre"tion*al*ly\, Discretionarily \Dis*cre"tion*a*ri*ly\, adv. At discretion; according to one's discretion or judgment. | |
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Discretionally \Dis*cre"tion*al*ly\, Discretionarily \Dis*cre"tion*a*ri*ly\, adv. At discretion; according to one's discretion or judgment. | |
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Discretional \Dis*cre"tion*al\, Discretionary \Dis*cre"tion*a*ry\, [Cf. F. discr[82]tionnaire.] Left to discretion; unrestrained except by discretion or judgment; as, an ambassador with discretionary powers. | |
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Discretive \Dis*cre"tive\, a. [L. discretivus. See {Discrete}.] Marking distinction or separation; disjunctive. {Discretive proposition} (Logic & Gram.), one that expresses distinction, opposition, or variety, by means of discretive particles, as but, though, yet, etc.; as, travelers change their climate, but not their temper. | |
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Discretive \Dis*cre"tive\, a. [L. discretivus. See {Discrete}.] Marking distinction or separation; disjunctive. {Discretive proposition} (Logic & Gram.), one that expresses distinction, opposition, or variety, by means of discretive particles, as but, though, yet, etc.; as, travelers change their climate, but not their temper. | |
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Discretively \Dis*cre"tive*ly\, adv. In a discretive manner. | |
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Disert \Dis*ert"\, a. [L. disertus, for dissertus, p. p.: cf. F. disert. See {Dissert}.] Eloquent. [Obs.] | |
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Disertitude \Dis*er"ti*tude\, n. [L. disertitud[?].] Eloquence. [Obs.] | |
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Diserty \Dis*ert"y\, adv. Expressly; clearly; eloquently. [Obs.] --Holland. | |
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Disgradation \Dis`gra*da"tion\, n. (Scots Law) Degradation; a stripping of titles and honors. | |
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Disgrade \Dis*grade"\, v. t. To degrade. [Obs.] --Foxe. | |
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Disgraduate \Dis*grad"u*ate\ (?; 135), v. t. To degrade; to reduce in rank. [Obs.] --Tyndale. | |
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Disheart \Dis*heart"\, v. t. To dishearten. [Obs.] | |
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Dishearten \Dis*heart"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disheartened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disheartening}.] [Pref. dis- + hearten.] To discourage; to deprive of courage and hope; to depress the spirits of; to deject. Regiments . . . utterly disorganized and disheartened. --Macaulay. Syn: To dispirit; discourage; depress; deject; deter; terrify. | |
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Dishearten \Dis*heart"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disheartened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disheartening}.] [Pref. dis- + hearten.] To discourage; to deprive of courage and hope; to depress the spirits of; to deject. Regiments . . . utterly disorganized and disheartened. --Macaulay. Syn: To dispirit; discourage; depress; deject; deter; terrify. | |
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Dishearten \Dis*heart"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disheartened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disheartening}.] [Pref. dis- + hearten.] To discourage; to deprive of courage and hope; to depress the spirits of; to deject. Regiments . . . utterly disorganized and disheartened. --Macaulay. Syn: To dispirit; discourage; depress; deject; deter; terrify. | |
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Disheartenment \Dis*heart"en*ment\, n. Discouragement; dejection; depression of spirits. | |
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Disherit \Dis*her"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disherited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disheriting}.] [F. d[82]sh[82]riter; pref. d[82]s- (L. dis-) + h[82]riter to inherit. See {Inherit}, and cf. {Dusheir}, {Disinherit}.] To disinherit; to cut off, or detain, from the possession or enjoyment of an inheritance. [Obs.] --Spenser. | |
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Disheritance \Dis*her"it*ance\, n. [Cf. OF. desheritance.] The act of disinheriting or state of being disinherited; disinheritance. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl. | |
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Disherit \Dis*her"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disherited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disheriting}.] [F. d[82]sh[82]riter; pref. d[82]s- (L. dis-) + h[82]riter to inherit. See {Inherit}, and cf. {Dusheir}, {Disinherit}.] To disinherit; to cut off, or detain, from the possession or enjoyment of an inheritance. [Obs.] --Spenser. | |
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Disherit \Dis*her"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disherited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disheriting}.] [F. d[82]sh[82]riter; pref. d[82]s- (L. dis-) + h[82]riter to inherit. See {Inherit}, and cf. {Dusheir}, {Disinherit}.] To disinherit; to cut off, or detain, from the possession or enjoyment of an inheritance. [Obs.] --Spenser. | |
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Disheritor \Dis*her"it*or\, n. (Law) One who puts another out of his inheritance. | |
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Disord \Dis*ord"\, n. Disorder. [Obs.] --Holland. | |
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Disordeined \Dis`or*deined"\, a. [See {Ordain}.] Inordinate; irregular; vicious. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Disorder \Dis*or"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disordered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disordering}.] 1. To disturb the order of; to derange or disarrange; to throw into confusion; to confuse. Disordering the whole frame or jurisprudence. --Burke. The burden . . . disordered the aids and auxiliary rafters into a common ruin. --Jer. Taylor. 2. To disturb or interrupt the regular and natural functions of (either body or mind); to produce sickness or indisposition in; to discompose; to derange; as, to disorder the head or stomach. A man whose judgment was so much disordered by party spirit. --Macaulay. 3. To depose from holy orders. [Obs.] --Dryden. Syn: To disarrange; derange; confuse; discompose. | |
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Disorder \Dis*or"der\, n. [Pref. dis- + order: cf. F. d[82]sordre.] 1. Want of order or regular disposition; lack of arrangement; confusion; disarray; as, the troops were thrown into disorder; the papers are in disorder. 2. Neglect of order or system; irregularity. From vulgar bounds with brave disorder part, And snatch a grace beyond the reach of art. --Pope. 3. Breach of public order; disturbance of the peace of society; tumult. --Shak. 4. Disturbance of the functions of the animal economy of the soul; sickness; derangement. [bd]Disorder in the body.[b8] --Locke. Syn: Irregularity; disarrangement; confusion; tumult; bustle; disturbance; disease; illness; indisposition; sickness; ailment; malady; distemper. See {Disease}. | |
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Disorder \Dis*or"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disordered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disordering}.] 1. To disturb the order of; to derange or disarrange; to throw into confusion; to confuse. Disordering the whole frame or jurisprudence. --Burke. The burden . . . disordered the aids and auxiliary rafters into a common ruin. --Jer. Taylor. 2. To disturb or interrupt the regular and natural functions of (either body or mind); to produce sickness or indisposition in; to discompose; to derange; as, to disorder the head or stomach. A man whose judgment was so much disordered by party spirit. --Macaulay. 3. To depose from holy orders. [Obs.] --Dryden. Syn: To disarrange; derange; confuse; discompose. | |
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Disordered \Dis*or"dered\, a. 1. Thrown into disorder; deranged; as, a disordered house, judgment. 2. Disorderly. [Obs.] --Shak. -- {Dis*or"dered*ly}, adv. -- {Dis*or"dered*ness}, n. | |
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Disordered \Dis*or"dered\, a. 1. Thrown into disorder; deranged; as, a disordered house, judgment. 2. Disorderly. [Obs.] --Shak. -- {Dis*or"dered*ly}, adv. -- {Dis*or"dered*ness}, n. | |
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Disordered \Dis*or"dered\, a. 1. Thrown into disorder; deranged; as, a disordered house, judgment. 2. Disorderly. [Obs.] --Shak. -- {Dis*or"dered*ly}, adv. -- {Dis*or"dered*ness}, n. | |
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Disorder \Dis*or"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disordered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disordering}.] 1. To disturb the order of; to derange or disarrange; to throw into confusion; to confuse. Disordering the whole frame or jurisprudence. --Burke. The burden . . . disordered the aids and auxiliary rafters into a common ruin. --Jer. Taylor. 2. To disturb or interrupt the regular and natural functions of (either body or mind); to produce sickness or indisposition in; to discompose; to derange; as, to disorder the head or stomach. A man whose judgment was so much disordered by party spirit. --Macaulay. 3. To depose from holy orders. [Obs.] --Dryden. Syn: To disarrange; derange; confuse; discompose. | |
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Disorderliness \Dis*or"der*li*ness\, n. The state of being disorderly. | |
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Disorderly \Dis*or"der*ly\, a. 1. Not in order; marked by disorder; disarranged; immethodical; as, the books and papers are in a disorderly state. 2. Not acting in an orderly way, as the functions of the body or mind. 3. Not complying with the restraints of order and law; tumultuous; unruly; lawless; turbulent; as, disorderly people; disorderly assemblies. 4. (Law) Offensive to good morals and public decency; notoriously offensive; as, a disorderly house. Syn: Irregular; immethodical; confused; tumultuous; inordinate; intemperate; unruly; lawless; vicious. | |
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Disorderly \Dis*or"der*ly\, adv. In a disorderly manner; without law or order; irregularly; confusedly. Withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly. --2 Thess. iii. 6. Savages fighting disorderly with stones. --Sir W. Raleigh. | |
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Disordinance \Dis*or"di*nance\, n. Disarrangement; disturbance. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Disordinate \Dis*or"di*nate\, a. Inordinate; disorderly. [Obs.] [bd]With disordinate gestures.[b8] --Prynne. | |
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Disordinately \Dis*or"di*nate*ly\, adv. Inordinately. [Obs.] --E. Hall. | |
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Disordination \Dis*or`di*na"tion\, n. The state of being in disorder; derangement; confusion. [Obs.] --Bacon. | |
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Disrate \Dis*rate"\, v. t. To reduce to a lower rating or rank; to degrade. --Marryat. | |
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Disroot \Dis*root"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disrooted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disrooting}.] To tear up the roots of, or by the roots; hence, to tear from a foundation; to uproot. A piece of ground disrooted from its situation by subterraneous inundations. --Goldsmith. | |
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Disroot \Dis*root"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disrooted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disrooting}.] To tear up the roots of, or by the roots; hence, to tear from a foundation; to uproot. A piece of ground disrooted from its situation by subterraneous inundations. --Goldsmith. | |
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Disroot \Dis*root"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disrooted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disrooting}.] To tear up the roots of, or by the roots; hence, to tear from a foundation; to uproot. A piece of ground disrooted from its situation by subterraneous inundations. --Goldsmith. | |
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Disrout \Dis*rout"\, v. i. [Cf. OF. desrouter, F. d[82]router.] To put to rout. --Taylor (1630). | |
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Disrudder \Dis*rud"der\, v. t. To deprive of the rudder, as a ship. | |
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Dissert \Dis*sert"\, v. i. [L. dissertus, p. p. of disserere; dis- + serere to join, connect: cf. F. disserter. See {Series}.] To discourse or dispute; to discuss. [R.] We have disserted upon it a little longer than was necessary. --Jeffrey. | |
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Dissertate \Dis"ser*tate\, v. i. [L. dissertatus, p. p. of dissertare to discuss, intents, fr. disserere. See {Dissert}.] To deal in dissertation; to write dissertations; to discourse. [R.] --J. Foster. | |
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Dissertation \Dis`ser*ta"tion\, n. [L. dissertatio: cf. F. dissertation.] A formal or elaborate argumentative discourse, oral or written; a disquisition; an essay; a discussion; as, Dissertations on the Prophecies. | |
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Dissertational \Dis`ser*ta"tion*al\, a. Relating to dissertations; resembling a dissertation. | |
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Dissertationist \Dis`ser*ta"tion*ist\, n. A writer of dissertations. | |
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Dissertator \Dis"ser*ta`tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. dissertateur.] One who writers a dissertation; one who discourses. --Boyle. | |
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Dissertly \Dis*sert"ly\, adv. See {Disertly}. [Obs.] | |
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Disworth \Dis*worth"\, v. t. To deprive of worth; to degrade. [Obs.] --Feltham. | |
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Dizzard \Diz"zard\ (d[icr]z"z[etil]rd), n. [See {Dizzy}, and cf. {Disard}.] A blockhead. [Obs.] [Written also {dizard}, and {disard}.] -- {Diz"zard*ly}, adv. [Obs.] | |
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Dizzard \Diz"zard\ (d[icr]z"z[etil]rd), n. [See {Dizzy}, and cf. {Disard}.] A blockhead. [Obs.] [Written also {dizard}, and {disard}.] -- {Diz"zard*ly}, adv. [Obs.] | |
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Dizzard \Diz"zard\ (d[icr]z"z[etil]rd), n. [See {Dizzy}, and cf. {Disard}.] A blockhead. [Obs.] [Written also {dizard}, and {disard}.] -- {Diz"zard*ly}, adv. [Obs.] | |
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d8Djereed \[d8]Djer*eed"\[or] Djerrid \Djer*rid"\, n. [F. djerid, fr. Ar. See {Jereed}.] (a) A blunt javelin used in military games in Moslem countries. (b) A game played with it. [Written also {jereed}, {jerrid}, etc.] | |
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Dockyard \Dock"yard`\, n. A yard or storage place for all sorts of naval stores and timber for shipbuilding. | |
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Dogcart \Dog"cart`\, n. A light one-horse carriage, commonly two-wheeled, patterned after a cart. The original dogcarts used in England by sportsmen had a box at the back for carrying dogs. | |
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Dog-eared \Dog"-eared`\, a. Having the corners of the leaves turned down and soiled by careless or long-continued usage; -- said of a book. Statute books before unopened, not dog-eared. --Ld. Mansfield. | |
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Dog-hearted \Dog"-heart`ed\, a. Inhuman; cruel. --Shak. | |
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Dog's-ear \Dog's"-ear`\, n. The corner of a leaf, in a book, turned down like the ear of a dog. --Gray. -- {Dog's"-eared`}, a. --Cowper. | |
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Decherd, TN (town, FIPS 19920) Location: 35.20927 N, 86.08792 W Population (1990): 2196 (913 housing units) Area: 6.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 37324 | |
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Desert Hills, AZ (CDP, FIPS 18740) Location: 34.55397 N, 114.37169 W Population (1990): 1700 (1027 housing units) Area: 12.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 86403 | |
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Desert Hot Sprin, CA Zip code(s): 92240 | |
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Desert Hot Springs, CA (city, FIPS 18996) Location: 33.95915 N, 116.50018 W Population (1990): 11668 (5494 housing units) Area: 26.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) | |
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Desert View Highlands, CA (CDP, FIPS 19052) Location: 34.58975 N, 118.15261 W Population (1990): 2154 (769 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Dougherty, IA (city, FIPS 22080) Location: 42.92257 N, 93.03629 W Population (1990): 107 (55 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50433 Dougherty, OK (town, FIPS 21200) Location: 34.39977 N, 97.05108 W Population (1990): 138 (88 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Dougherty County, GA (county, FIPS 95) Location: 31.53832 N, 84.21578 W Population (1990): 96311 (37373 housing units) Area: 853.9 sq km (land), 12.9 sq km (water) | |
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Dysart, IA (city, FIPS 23160) Location: 42.17216 N, 92.30928 W Population (1990): 1230 (551 housing units) Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 52224 Dysart, PA Zip code(s): 16636 | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
Discordianism /dis-kor'di-*n-ism/ n. The veneration of {Eris}, a.k.a. Discordia; widely popular among hackers. Discordianism was popularized by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson's novel "{Illuminatus!}" as a sort of self-subverting Dada-Zen for Westerners -- it should on no account be taken seriously but is far more serious than most jokes. Consider, for example, the Fifth Commandment of the Pentabarf, from "Principia Discordia": "A Discordian is Prohibited of Believing What he Reads." Discordianism is usually connected with an elaborate conspiracy theory/joke involving millennia-long warfare between the anarcho-surrealist partisans of Eris and a malevolent, authoritarian secret society called the Illuminati. See {Religion} in Appendix B, {Church of the SubGenius}, and {ha ha only serious}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
DECwrite {DEC}'s {CDA}-based, {WYSIWYG} document processing application. It can generate and import {SGML} marked-up documents. | |
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digerati knowledgeable about literature) People knowledgeable about computers, "computer literate". [Newsweek, March 1995?]. (1995-05-07) | |
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digirati {digerati} | |
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Discordianism also known as Discordia; widely popular among hackers. Discordianism was popularised by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson's novel "Illuminatus!" as a sort of self-subverting Dada-Zen for Westerners - it should on no account be taken seriously but is far more serious than most jokes. Consider, for example, the Fifth Commandment of the Pentabarf, from "Principia Discordia": "A Discordian is Prohibited of Believing What he Reads." Discordianism is usually connected with an elaborate conspiracy theory/joke involving millennia-long warfare between the anarcho-surrealist partisans of Eris and a malevolent, authoritarian secret society called the Illuminati. See {Religion}, {Church of the SubGenius}, and {ha ha only serious}. [{Jargon File}] (1997-04-12) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
discrete cosine transform weighted sum of cosines. The DCT is central to many kinds of {signal processing}, especially video {compression}. Given data A(i), where i is an integer in the range 0 to N-1, the forward DCT (which would be used e.g. by an encoder) is: B(k) = sum A(i) cos((pi k/N) (2 i + 1)/2) i=0 to N-1 B(k) is defined for all values of the frequency-space variable k, but we only care about integer k in the range 0 to N-1. The inverse DCT (which would be used e.g. by a decoder) is: AA(i)= sum B(k) (2-delta(k-0)) cos((pi k/N)(2 i + 1)/2) k=0 to N-1 where delta(k) is the {Kronecker delta}. The main difference between this and a {discrete Fourier transform} (DFT) is that the DFT traditionally assumes that the data A(i) is periodically continued with a period of N, whereas the DCT assumes that the data is continued with its mirror image, then periodically continued with a period of 2N. Mathematically, this transform pair is exact, i.e. AA(i) == A(i), resulting in {lossless coding}; only when some of the coefficients are approximated does compression occur. There exist fast DCT {algorithms} in analogy to the {Fast Fourier Transform}. (1997-03-10) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
discrete Fourier transform case where the {abscissas} are integers. The DFT is central to many kinds of {signal processing}, including the analysis and {compression} of video and {sound} information. A common implementation of the DFT is the {Fast Fourier Transform} (FFT). See also {discrete cosine transform}. (1997-03-10) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
discrete preorder of its elements are {incomparable}. (1995-09-21) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Desert (1.) Heb. midbar, "pasture-ground;" an open tract for pasturage; a common (Joel 2:22). The "backside of the desert" (Ex. 3:1) is the west of the desert, the region behind a man, as the east is the region in front. The same Hebrew word is rendered "wildernes," and is used of the country lying between Egypt and Palestine (Gen. 21:14, 21; Ex. 4:27; 19:2; Josh. 1:4), the wilderness of the wanderings. It was a grazing tract, where the flocks and herds of the Israelites found pasturage during the whole of their journey to the Promised Land. The same Hebrew word is used also to denote the wilderness of Arabia, which in winter and early spring supplies good pasturage to the flocks of the nomad tribes than roam over it (1 Kings 9:18). The wilderness of Judah is the mountainous region along the western shore of the Dead Sea, where David fed his father's flocks (1 Sam. 17:28; 26:2). Thus in both of these instances the word denotes a country without settled inhabitants and without streams of water, but having good pasturage for cattle; a country of wandering tribes, as distinguished from that of a settled people (Isa. 35:1; 50:2; Jer. 4:11). Such, also, is the meaning of the word "wilderness" in Matt. 3:3; 15:33; Luke 15:4. (2.) The translation of the Hebrew _Aribah'_, "an arid tract" (Isa. 35:1, 6; 40:3; 41:19; 51:3, etc.). The name Arabah is specially applied to the deep valley of the Jordan (the Ghor of the Arabs), which extends from the lake of Tiberias to the Elanitic gulf. While _midbar_ denotes properly a pastoral region, _arabah_ denotes a wilderness. It is also translated "plains;" as "the plains of Jericho" (Josh. 5:10; 2 Kings 25:5), "the plains of Moab" (Num. 22:1; Deut. 34:1, 8), "the plains of the wilderness" (2 Sam. 17:16). (3.) In the Revised Version of Num. 21:20 the Hebrew word _jeshimon_ is properly rendered "desert," meaning the waste tracts on both shores of the Dead Sea. This word is also rendered "desert" in Ps. 78:40; 106:14; Isa. 43:19, 20. It denotes a greater extent of uncultivated country than the other words so rendered. It is especially applied to the desert of the peninsula of Arabia (Num. 21:20; 23:28), the most terrible of all the deserts with which the Israelites were acquainted. It is called "the desert" in Ex. 23:31; Deut. 11:24. (See {JESHIMON}.) (4.) A dry place; hence a desolation (Ps. 9:6), desolate (Lev. 26:34); the rendering of the Hebrew word _horbah'_. It is rendered "desert" only in Ps. 102:6, Isa. 48:21, and Ezek. 13:4, where it means the wilderness of Sinai. (5.) This word is the symbol of the Jewish church when they had forsaken God (Isa. 40:3). Nations destitute of the knowledge of God are called a "wilderness" (32:15, _midbar_). It is a symbol of temptation, solitude, and persecution (Isa. 27:10, _midbar_; 33:9, _arabah_). |