desolation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

   dazzled
         adj 1: having vision overcome temporarily by or as if by intense
                  light; "she shut her dazzled eyes against the sun's
                  brilliance"
         2: stupefied or dizzied by something overpowering; "I fall back
            dazzled at beholding myself all rosy red, / At having, I
            myself, caused the sun to rise."- `Chanticler' by Rostand

English Dictionary: desolation	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
de-escalate v diminish in size, scope, or intensity; "The war of words between them de-escalated with time" reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of; "de- escalate a crisis" Synonym(s): de-escalate, weaken, step down Antonym(s): escalate, intensify, step up
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
de-escalation n (war) a reduction in intensity (of a crisis or a war)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
decaliter n a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters Synonym(s): dekaliter, dekalitre, decaliter, decalitre, dal, dkl
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decalitre n a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters Synonym(s): dekaliter, dekalitre, decaliter, decalitre, dal, dkl
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deciliter n a metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter [syn: deciliter, decilitre, dl]
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decilitre n a metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter [syn: deciliter, decilitre, dl]
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deckle edge n rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper Synonym(s): deckle edge, deckle
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deckle-edged adj having a rough edge; used of handmade paper or paper resembling handmade Synonym(s): deckled, deckle-edged, featheredged
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deckled adj having a rough edge; used of handmade paper or paper resembling handmade Synonym(s): deckled, deckle-edged, featheredged
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declutch v disengage the clutch of a car
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decollate v cut the head of; "the French King was beheaded during the Revolution" Synonym(s): decapitate, behead, decollate
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decolletage n a low-cut neckline on a woman's dress
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
decollete adj (of a garment) having a low-cut neckline; "a low-cut neckline" Synonym(s): decollete, low-cut, low-necked
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deglutition n the act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips" Synonym(s): swallow, drink, deglutition
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dekaliter n a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters Synonym(s): dekaliter, dekalitre, decaliter, decalitre, dal, dkl
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dekalitre n a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters Synonym(s): dekaliter, dekalitre, decaliter, decalitre, dal, dkl
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
desalt v remove salt from; "desalinate water" [syn: desalinate, desalt, desalinize, desalinise] Antonym(s): salinate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
desolate adj providing no shelter or sustenance; "bare rocky hills"; "barren lands"; "the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes"; "the desolate surface of the moon"; "a stark landscape" Synonym(s): bare, barren, bleak, desolate, stark crushed by grief; "depressed and desolate of soul"; "a low desolate wail" v leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children" Synonym(s): abandon, forsake, desolate, desert reduce in population; "The epidemic depopulated the countryside" Synonym(s): depopulate, desolate cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion" Synonym(s): lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
desolately adv in grief-stricken loneliness; without comforting circumstances or prospects Synonym(s): desolately, disconsolately
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
desolation n the state of being decayed or destroyed [syn: devastation, desolation] a bleak and desolate atmosphere; "the nakedness of the landscape" Synonym(s): bleakness, desolation, bareness, nakedness sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned Synonym(s): forlornness, loneliness, desolation an event that results in total destruction Synonym(s): devastation, desolation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
desultory adj marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose; jumping from one thing to another; "desultory thoughts"; "the desultory conversation characteristic of cocktail parties"
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diesel-hydraulic n a locomotive driven by a hydraulic transmission system powered by a diesel engine Synonym(s): diesel-hydraulic locomotive, diesel-hydraulic
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diesel-hydraulic locomotive n a locomotive driven by a hydraulic transmission system powered by a diesel engine Synonym(s): diesel-hydraulic locomotive, diesel-hydraulic
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Diocletian n Roman Emperor who when faced with military problems decided in 286 to divide the Roman Empire between himself in the east and Maximian in the west; he initiated the last persecution of the Christians in 303 (245-313) Synonym(s): Diocletian, Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletian
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
disk clutch n a friction clutch in which the frictional surfaces are disks
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dislodge v remove or force out from a position; "The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums"; "He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble" Synonym(s): dislodge, free Antonym(s): deposit, lodge, stick, wedge change place or direction; "Shift one's position" Synonym(s): shift, dislodge, reposition remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied; "The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space" Synonym(s): dislodge, bump
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dislodgement n forced removal from a position of advantage [syn: dislodgment, dislodgement]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dislodgment n forced removal from a position of advantage [syn: dislodgment, dislodgement]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dissolute adj unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women" Synonym(s): debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous, fast
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dissolutely adv in a dissolute way Synonym(s): profligately, dissolutely
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dissoluteness n indiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures [syn: dissoluteness, incontinence, self-gratification]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dissolution n separation into component parts [syn: dissolution, disintegration] the process of going into solution; "the dissolving of salt in water" Synonym(s): dissolving, dissolution dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure Synonym(s): profligacy, dissipation, dissolution, licentiousness, looseness the termination of a meeting Synonym(s): adjournment, dissolution the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations) Synonym(s): dissolution, breakup
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dissolution of marriage n an annulment of a marriage
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docility n the trait of being agreeably submissive and manageable
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dog sled n a sled pulled by dogs [syn: dogsled, dog sled, {dog sleigh}]
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dogsled n a sled pulled by dogs [syn: dogsled, dog sled, {dog sleigh}] v travel with a dogsled Synonym(s): dogsled, mush
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Dugald Stewart n Scottish philosopher and follower of Thomas Reid (1753-1828) Synonym(s): Stewart, Dugald Stewart
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Dusseldorf n an industrial city in western Germany on the Rhine
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Axolotl \[d8]Ax"o*lotl\, n. [The native name.] (Zo[94]l.) An amphibian of the salamander tribe found in the elevated lakes of Mexico; the siredon. Note: When it breeds in captivity the young develop into true salamanders of the genus {Amblystoma}. This also occurs naturally under favorable conditions, in its native localities; although it commonly lives and breeds in a larval state, with persistent external gills. See {Siredon}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Calade \[d8]Ca*lade"\, n. [F.] A slope or declivity in a manege ground down which a horse is made to gallop, to give suppleness to his haunches.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Caladium \[d8]Cala"dium\, n. [NL.] A genus of aroideous plants, of which some species are cultivated for their immense leaves (which are often curiously blotched with white and red), and others (in Polynesia) for food.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Calotte \[d8]Ca*lotte"\, Callot \Cal"lot\, n. [F. calotte, dim. of cale a sort of flat cap. Cf. {Caul}.] A close cap without visor or brim. Especially: (a) Such a cap, worn by English serjeants at law. (b) Such a cap, worn by the French cavalry under their helmets. (c) Such a cap, worn by the clergy of the Roman Catholic Church. {To assume the calotte}, to become a priest.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Chalet \[d8]Cha*let"\, n. [F.] 1. A herdsman's hut in the mountains of Switzerland. Chalets are summer huts for the Swiss herdsmen. --Wordsworth. 2. A summer cottage or country house in the Swiss mountains; any country house built in the style of the Swiss cottages.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Chelidonius \[d8]Chel`ido"nius\, n. [L. (sc. lapillus.)] A small stone taken from the gizzard of a young swallow. -- anciently worn as a medicinal charm.
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d8Choltry \[d8]Chol"try\, n. A Hindoo caravansary.
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d8Choultry \[d8]Choul"try\, n. See {Choltry}.
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d8Ciliata \[d8]Cil`i*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL. See {Cilia}.] (Zo[94]l.) One of the orders of Infusoria, characterized by having cilia. In some species the cilia cover the body generally, in others they form a band around the mouth.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Cl93ture \[d8]Cl[93]`ture"\, n. [F.] (Parliamentary Practice) See {Closure}, 5.
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d8Cladocera \[d8]Cladoc"era\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a sprout + [?] a horn.] (Zo[94]l.) An order of the Entomostraca. Note: They have a bivalve shell, covering the body but not the head, and from four to six pairs of legs and two pairs of anten[91], for use in swimming. They mostly inhabit fresh water.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Claytonia \[d8]Clayto"nia\, n. [Named after Dr.John Clayton, an American botanist.] (Bot.) An American genus of perennial herbs with delicate blossoms; -- sometimes called {spring beauty}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Clidastes \[d8]Cli*das"tes\, n. [NL., prob. from Gr. klei`s key.] (Paleon.) A genus of extinct marine reptiles, allied to the Mosasaurus. See Illust. in Appendix.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Clitellus \[d8]Cli*tel"lus\, n. [NL., prob. fr. L. clitellae a packsadle.] (Zo[94]l.) A thickened glandular portion of the body of the adult earthworm, consisting of several united segments modified for reproductive purposes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Clitoris \[d8]Cli"to*ris\ (? [or] ?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] to shut up. It is concealed by the labia pudendi.] (Anat.) A small organ at the upper part of the vulva, homologous to the penis in the male.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Colitis \[d8]Co*li"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] + -itis.] (Med.) An inflammation of the large intestine, esp. of its mucous membrane; colonitis.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Colleterium \[d8]Col`lete"rium\, n. [NL. See {Colletic}.] (Zo[94]l.) An organ of female insects, containing a cement to unite the ejected ova.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Cul-de-sac \[d8]Cul`-de-sac"\ (ku`de-s?k" [or] kul`de-s?k"), n.; pl. {Culs-de-sac} (ku`- or kulz`-). [ F., lit., bottom of a bag.] 1. A passage with only one outlet, as a street closed at one end; a blind alley; hence, a trap. 2. (Mil.) a position in which an army finds itself with no way of exit but to the front. 3. (Anat.) Any bag-shaped or tubular cavity, vessel, or organ, open only at one end.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Cultirostres \[d8]Cul`ti*ros"tres\ (-tr?z), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. culter colter of a plow, knife + rostrum bill.] (Zo[94]l.) A tribe of wading birds including the stork, heron, crane, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Cultus \[d8]Cul"tus\ (k?l"t?s), n. sing. & pl.; E. pl. {Cultuses} (-[?]z). [L., cultivation, culture. See {Cult}.] Established or accepted religious rites or usages of worship; state of religious development. Cf. {Cult}, 2.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8D82collet82 \[d8]D[82]`col`le*t[82]"\, a. [F., p. p. of d[82]colleter to bare the neck and shoulders; d[82]- + collet collar, fr. L. collum neck.] Leaving the neck and shoulders uncovered; cut low in the neck, or low-necked, as a dress.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8D82collet82 \[d8]D[82]`col`let[82]"\ (d[asl]`k[ocr]l`l[eit]t[asl]"), a. Wearing a d[82]collet[82] gown.
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d8D82colletage \[d8]D[82]`col`letage"\ (d[amac]`k[osl]`l't[adot]zh), n. [F. See {D[82]collet[82]}.] (Costume) The upper border or part of a d[82]collet[82] corsage.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Desolate \[d8]Des"o*late\, a. [L. desolatus, p. p. of desolare to leave alone, forsake; de- + solare to make lonely, solus alone. See {Sole}, a.] 1. Destitute or deprived of inhabitants; deserted; uninhabited; hence, gloomy; as, a desolate isle; a desolate wilderness; a desolate house. I will make Jerusalem . . . a den of dragons, and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant. --Jer. ix. 11. And the silvery marish flowers that throng The desolate creeks and pools among. --Tennyson. 2. Laid waste; in a ruinous condition; neglected; destroyed; as, desolate altars. 3. Left alone; forsaken; lonely; comfortless. Have mercy upon, for I am desolate. --Ps. xxv. 16. Voice of the poor and desolate. --Keble. 4. Lost to shame; dissolute. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 5. Destitute of; lacking in. [Obs.] I were right now of tales desolate. --Chaucer. Syn: Desert; uninhabited; lonely; waste.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Gaultheria \[d8]Gaulthe"ria\, n. [NL.] (Bot.) A genus of ericaceous shrubs with evergreen foliage, and, often, edible berries. It includes the American winter-green ({Gaultheria procumbens}), and the larger-fruited salal of Northwestern America ({Gaultheria Shallon}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Gelada \[d8]Gel"a*da\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A baboon ({Gelada Ruppelli}) of Abyssinia, remarkable for the length of the hair on the neck and shoulders of the adult male.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Gladius \[d8]Gla"di*us\, n.; pl. {Gladii}. [L., a sword.] (Zo[94]l.) The internal shell, or pen, of cephalopods like the squids.
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d8Glut91us \[d8]Glu*t[91]"us\, n. [NL. See {Gluteal}.] (Anat.) The great muscle of the buttock in man and most mammals, and the corresponding muscle in many lower animals. Note: In man, the glut[91]us is composed of three distinct parts, which extend and abduct the thigh, and help support the body in standing.
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d8Gluteus \[d8]Glu*te"us\, n. [NL.] (Anat.) Same as {Glut[ae]us}.
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d8Oscillatoria \[d8]Os`cillato"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Oscillatory}.] (Bot.) Same as {Oscillaria}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Saltarella \[d8]Sal`ta*rel"la\, n. See {Saltarello}.
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d8Saltarello \[d8]Sal`ta*rel"lo\, n. [It., fr. L. saltare to jump.] A popular Italian dance in quick 3-4 or 6-8 time, running mostly in triplets, but with a hop step at the beginning of each measure. See {Tarantella}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Saltatoria \[d8]Sal`tato"ria\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo[94]l.) A division of Orthoptera including grasshoppers, locusts, and crickets.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Saltigrad91 \[d8]Sal`ti*gra"d[91]\, n. pl. [NL. See {Saltigrade}.] (Zo[94]l.) A tribe of spiders including those which lie in wait and leap upon their prey; the leaping spiders.
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d8Sault \[d8]Sault\, n. [OF., F. saut, fr. L. saltus. See {Salt} a leap.] A rapid in some rivers; as, the Sault Ste. Marie. [U.S.] --Bartlett.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Scolithus \[d8]Scol"i*thus\ (? [or] ?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. skw`lhx a worm + li`qos a stone.] (Paleon.) A tubular structure found in Potsdam sandstone, and believed to be the fossil burrow of a marine worm.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Solatium \[d8]Sola"tium\, n. [L. See {Solace}, n.] Anything which alleviates or compensates for suffering or loss; a compensation; esp., an additional allowance, as for injured feelings.
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d8Soldo \[d8]Sol"do\, n.; pl. {Soldi}. [It. See {Sou}.] A small Italian coin worth a sou or a cent; the twentieth part of a lira.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Solidago \[d8]Sol`i*da"go\, n. [NL., fr. L. solidare to strengthen, unite; -- so called in allusion to its reputed healing qualities.] (Bot.) A genus of yellow-flowered composite perennial herbs; golden-rod.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Solidungula \[d8]Sol`idun"gula\, n. pl. [NL., from L. solidus solid + ungula a hoof.] (Zo[94]l.) A tribe of ungulates which includes the horse, ass, and related species, constituting the family {Equid[91]}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Tessellata \[d8]Tes`sel*la"ta\, n. pl. [NL. See {Tessellate}.] (Zo[94]l.) A division of Crinoidea including numerous fossil species in which the body is covered with tessellated plates.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Xylotrya \[d8]Xylo"trya\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. xy`lon wood + [?] to rub, wear out.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of marine bivalves closely allied to Teredo, and equally destructive to timber. One species ({Xylotrya fimbriata}) is very common on the Atlantic coast of the United States.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Daggle \Dag"gle\ (d[acr]g"g'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Daggled} (-g'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Daggling} (-gl[icr]ng).] [Freq. of dag, v. t., 1.] To trail, so as to wet or befoul; to make wet and limp; to moisten. The warrior's very plume, I say, Was daggled by the dashing spray. --Sir W. Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Daggle-tail \Dag"gle-tail`\ (d[acr]g"g'l-t[amac]l`), Daggle-tailed \Dag"gle-tailed`\ (-t[amac]ld`), a. Having the lower ends of garments defiled by trailing in mire or filth; draggle-tailed.
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Daggle-tail \Dag"gle-tail`\ (-t[amac]l`), n. A slovenly woman; a slattern; a draggle-tail.
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Daggle-tail \Dag"gle-tail`\ (d[acr]g"g'l-t[amac]l`), Daggle-tailed \Dag"gle-tailed`\ (-t[amac]ld`), a. Having the lower ends of garments defiled by trailing in mire or filth; draggle-tailed.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dazzle \Daz"zle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dazzled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dazzling}.] [Freq. of daze.] 1. To overpower with light; to confuse the sight of by brilliance of light. Those heavenly shapes Will dazzle now the earthly, with their blaze Insufferably bright. --Milton. An unreflected light did never yet Dazzle the vision feminine. --Sir H. Taylor. 2. To bewilder or surprise with brilliancy or display of any kind. [bd]Dazzled and drove back his enemies.[b8] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Decaliter \Dec"ali`ter\, Decalitre \Dec"ali`tre\, n. [F. d[82]calitre; Gr. de`ka ten + F. litre. See {Liter}.] A measure of capacity in the metric system; a cubic volume of ten liters, equal to about 610.24 cubic inches, that is, 2.642 wine gallons.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Decaliter \Dec"ali`ter\, Decalitre \Dec"ali`tre\, n. [F. d[82]calitre; Gr. de`ka ten + F. litre. See {Liter}.] A measure of capacity in the metric system; a cubic volume of ten liters, equal to about 610.24 cubic inches, that is, 2.642 wine gallons.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Deciliter \Dec"ili`ter\, Decilitre \Dec"ili`tre\, n. [F. d[82]cilitre; pref. d[82]ci- tenth (L. decimus) + litre. See {Liter}.] A measure of capacity or volume in the metric system; one tenth of a liter, equal to 6.1022 cubic inches, or 3.38 fluid ounces.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Deciliter \Dec"ili`ter\, Decilitre \Dec"ili`tre\, n. [F. d[82]cilitre; pref. d[82]ci- tenth (L. decimus) + litre. See {Liter}.] A measure of capacity or volume in the metric system; one tenth of a liter, equal to 6.1022 cubic inches, or 3.38 fluid ounces.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Deckle edge \Dec"kle edge`\ The rough, untrimmed edge of paper left by the deckle; also, a rough edge in imitation of this.
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Deckle-edged \Dec"kle-edged`\, a. Having a deckle edge; as, deckle-edged paper; a deckle-edged book.
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Decollate \De*col"late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decollated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decollating}.] [L. decollatus, p. p. of decollare to behead; de- + collum neck.] To sever from the neck; to behead; to decapitate. The decollated head of St. John the Baptist. --Burke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Decollate \De*col"late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decollated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decollating}.] [L. decollatus, p. p. of decollare to behead; de- + collum neck.] To sever from the neck; to behead; to decapitate. The decollated head of St. John the Baptist. --Burke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Decollated \Decol"lated\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Decapitated; worn or cast off in the process of growth, as the apex of certain univalve shells.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Decollate \De*col"late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decollated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decollating}.] [L. decollatus, p. p. of decollare to behead; de- + collum neck.] To sever from the neck; to behead; to decapitate. The decollated head of St. John the Baptist. --Burke.
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Decollation \De`col*la"tion\, n. [L. decollatio: cf. F. d[82]collation.] 1. The act of beheading or state of one beheaded; -- especially used of the execution of St. John the Baptist. 2. A painting representing the beheading of a saint or martyr, esp. of St. John the Baptist.
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Deglutinate \Deglu"tinate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deglutinated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deglutinating}.] [L. deglutinatus, p. p. of deglutinare to deglutinate; de- + glutinare to glue, gluten glue.] To loosen or separate by dissolving the glue which unties; to unglue.
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Deglutinate \Deglu"tinate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deglutinated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deglutinating}.] [L. deglutinatus, p. p. of deglutinare to deglutinate; de- + glutinare to glue, gluten glue.] To loosen or separate by dissolving the glue which unties; to unglue.
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Deglutinate \Deglu"tinate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deglutinated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deglutinating}.] [L. deglutinatus, p. p. of deglutinare to deglutinate; de- + glutinare to glue, gluten glue.] To loosen or separate by dissolving the glue which unties; to unglue.
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Deglutination \Deglu`tina"tion\, n. The act of ungluing.
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Deglutition \Deg`lu*ti"tion\, n. [L. deglutire to swallow down; de- + glutire to swallow: cf. F. d[82]glutition. See {Glut}.] The act or process of swallowing food; the power of swallowing. The muscles employed in the act of deglutition. --Paley.
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Deglutitious \Deg`lu*ti"tious\, a. Pertaining to deglutition. [R.]
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Deglutitory \Deglu"tito*ry\, a. Serving for, or aiding in, deglutition.
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Dekaliter \Dek"a*li`ter\, n. Same as {Decaliter}.
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Deosculate \Deos"culate\, v. t. [L. deosculatus, p. p. of deosculari. See {Osculate}.] To kiss warmly. [Obs.] -- {Deos`cula"tion}, n. [Obs.]
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Deosculate \Deos"culate\, v. t. [L. deosculatus, p. p. of deosculari. See {Osculate}.] To kiss warmly. [Obs.] -- {Deos`cula"tion}, n. [Obs.]
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Desolate \Des"o*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Desolated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Desolating}.] 1. To make desolate; to leave alone; to deprive of inhabitants; as, the earth was nearly desolated by the flood. 2. To lay waste; to ruin; to ravage; as, a fire desolates a city. Constructed in the very heart of a desolating war. --Sparks.
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Desolate \Des"o*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Desolated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Desolating}.] 1. To make desolate; to leave alone; to deprive of inhabitants; as, the earth was nearly desolated by the flood. 2. To lay waste; to ruin; to ravage; as, a fire desolates a city. Constructed in the very heart of a desolating war. --Sparks.
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Desolately \Des"olately\, adv. In a desolate manner.
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Desolateness \Des"olateness\, n. The state of being desolate.
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Desolater \Des"o*la`ter\, n. One who, or that which, desolates or lays waste. --Mede.
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Desolate \Des"o*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Desolated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Desolating}.] 1. To make desolate; to leave alone; to deprive of inhabitants; as, the earth was nearly desolated by the flood. 2. To lay waste; to ruin; to ravage; as, a fire desolates a city. Constructed in the very heart of a desolating war. --Sparks.
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Desolation \Des`o*la"tion\, n. [F. d[82]solation, L. desolatio.] 1. The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation. Unto the end of the war desolations are determined. --Dan. ix. 26. 2. The state of being desolated or laid waste; ruin; solitariness; destitution; gloominess. You would have sold your king to slaughter, . . . And his whole kingdom into desolation. --Shak. 3. A place or country wasted and forsaken. How is Babylon become a desolation! --Jer. l. 23. Syn: Waste; ruin; destruction; havoc; devastation; ravage; sadness; destitution; melancholy; gloom; gloominess.
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Desolator \Des"o*la`tor\, n. [L.] Same as {Desolater}. --Byron.
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Desolatory \Des"olato*ry\, a. [L. desolatorius.] Causing desolation. [R.] --Bp. Hall.
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Desultorily \Des"ultori*ly\, adv. In a desultory manner; without method; loosely; immethodically.
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Desultoriness \Des"ultori*ness\, n. The quality of being desultory or without order or method; unconnectedness. The seeming desultoriness of my method. --Boyle.
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Desultorious \Des`ulto"rious\, a. Desultory. [R.]
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Desultory \Des"ultory\, a. [L. desultorius, fr. desultor a leaper, fr. desilire, desultum, to leap down; de + salire to leap. See {Saltation}.] 1. Leaping or skipping about. [Obs.] I shot at it [a bird], but it was so desultory that I missed my aim. --Gilbert White. 2. Jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection; without logical sequence; disconnected; immethodical; aimless; as, desultory minds. --Atterbury. He [Goldsmith] knew nothing accurately; his reading had been desultory. --Macaulay. 3. Out of course; by the way; as a digression; not connected with the subject; as, a desultory remark. Syn: Rambling; roving; immethodical; discursive; inconstant; unsettled; cursory; slight; hasty; loose.
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Digladiate \Digla"diate\, v. i. [L. digladiari; di- = dis- + gladius a sword.] To fight like gladiators; to contend fiercely; to dispute violently. [Obs.] Digladiating like [92]schines and Demosthenes. --Hales.
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Digladiation \Digla`dia"tion\, n. Act of digladiating. [Obs.] [bd]Sore digladiations and contest.[b8] --Evelyn.
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Diglottism \Di*glot"tism\, n. [Gr. [?] speaking two languages; di- = di`s- twice + [?] tongue. See {Glottis}.] Bilingualism. [R.] --Earle.
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Disallow \Dis`al*low"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disallowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disallowing}.] [Pref. dis- + allow: cf. OF. desalouer, desloer, to blame, dissuade.] To refuse to allow; to deny the force or validity of; to disown and reject; as, the judge disallowed the executor's charge. To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God. --1 Pet. ii. 4. That the edicts of C[91]sar we may at all times disallow, but the statutes of God for no reason we may reject. --Milton. Note: This verb was sometimes followed by of; as, [bd]What follows, if we disallow of this?[b8] --Shak. See {Allow}. Syn: To disapprove; prohibit; censure; reject.
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Discloud \Dis*cloud"\, v. t. To clear from clouds. [Archaic] --Fuller.
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Disclout \Dis*clout"\, v. t. To divest of a clout. [R.]
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Discolith \Dis"co*lith\, n. [Gr. [?] a round plate + -lith.] (Biol.) One of a species of coccoliths, having an oval discoidal body, with a thick strongly refracting rim, and a thinner central portion. One of them measures about [frac1x50000] of an inch in its longest diameter.
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Diselder \Dis*eld"er\, v. t. To deprive of an elder or elders, or of the office of an elder. [Obs.] --Fuller.
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Disk clutch \Disk clutch\ (Engin.) A friction clutch in which the gripping surfaces are disks or more or less resemble disks.
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Dislade \Dis*lade"\, v. t. To unlade. [Obs.] --Heywood.
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Dislodge \Dis*lodge"\, v. i. To go from a place of rest. [R.] Where Light and Darkness in perpetual round Lodge and dislodge by turns. --Milton.
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Dislodge \Dis*lodge"\, n. Dwelling apart; separation. [R.]
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Dislodge \Dis*lodge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dislodged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dislodging}.] [OF. deslogier, F. d[82]loger; pref. des- (L. dis-) + OF. logier, F. loger. See {Lodge}.] 1. To drive from a lodge or place of rest; to remove from a place of quiet or repose; as, shells resting in the sea at a considerate depth are not dislodged by storms. 2. To drive out from a place of hiding or defense; as, to dislodge a deer, or an enemy. The Volscians are dislodg'd. --Shak.
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Dislodge \Dis*lodge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dislodged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dislodging}.] [OF. deslogier, F. d[82]loger; pref. des- (L. dis-) + OF. logier, F. loger. See {Lodge}.] 1. To drive from a lodge or place of rest; to remove from a place of quiet or repose; as, shells resting in the sea at a considerate depth are not dislodged by storms. 2. To drive out from a place of hiding or defense; as, to dislodge a deer, or an enemy. The Volscians are dislodg'd. --Shak.
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Dislodge \Dis*lodge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dislodged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dislodging}.] [OF. deslogier, F. d[82]loger; pref. des- (L. dis-) + OF. logier, F. loger. See {Lodge}.] 1. To drive from a lodge or place of rest; to remove from a place of quiet or repose; as, shells resting in the sea at a considerate depth are not dislodged by storms. 2. To drive out from a place of hiding or defense; as, to dislodge a deer, or an enemy. The Volscians are dislodg'd. --Shak.
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Dislodgment \Dis*lodg"ment\, n. [Cf. F. d[82]logement, OF. deslogement.] The act or process of dislodging, or the state of being dislodged.
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Dissilition \Dis`si*li"tion\, n. The act of bursting or springing apart. [R.] --Boyle.
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Dissolute \Dis"so*lute\, a. [L. dissolutus, p. p. of dissolvere: cf. F. dissolu. See {Dissolve}.] 1. With nerves unstrung; weak. [Obs.] --Spenser. 2. Loosed from restraint; esp., loose in morals and conduct; recklessly abandoned to sensual pleasures; profligate; wanton; lewd; debauched. [bd]A wild and dissolute soldier.[b8] --Motley. Syn: Uncurbed; unbridled; disorderly; unrestrained; reckless; wild; wanton; vicious; lax; licentious; lewd; rakish; debauched; profligate.
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Dissolutely \Dis"solutely\, adv. In a dissolute manner.
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Dissoluteness \Dis"soluteness\, n. State or quality of being dissolute; looseness of morals and manners; addictedness to sinful pleasures; debauchery; dissipation. Chivalry had the vices of dissoluteness. --Bancroft.
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Dissolution \Dis`so*lu"tion\, n. [OE. dissolucioun dissoluteness, F. dissolution, fr. L. dissolutio, fr. dissolvere. See {Dissolve}.] 1. The act of dissolving, sundering, or separating into component parts; separation. Dissolutions of ancient amities. --Shak. 2. Change from a solid to a fluid state; solution by heat or moisture; liquefaction; melting. 3. Change of form by chemical agency; decomposition; resolution. The dissolution of the compound. --South. 4. The dispersion of an assembly by terminating its sessions; the breaking up of a partnership. Dissolution is the civil death of Parliament. --Blackstone. 5. The extinction of life in the human body; separation of the soul from the body; death. We expected Immediate dissolution. --Milton. 6. The state of being dissolved, or of undergoing liquefaction. A man of continual dissolution and thaw. --Shak. 7. The new product formed by dissolving a body; a solution. --Bacon. 8. Destruction of anything by the separation of its parts; ruin. To make a present dissolution of the world. --Hooker. 9. Corruption of morals; dissipation; dissoluteness. [Obs. or R.] --Atterbury.
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Docility \Docil"ity\, n. [L. docilitas, fr. docilis: cf. F. docilit[82].] 1. teachableness; aptness for being taught; docibleness. [Obs. or R.] 2. Willingness to be taught; tractableness. The humble docility of little children is, in the New Testament, represented as a necessary preparative to the reception of the Christian faith. -- Beattie.
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Latin \Lat"in\, n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Latium; a Roman. 2. The language of the ancient Romans. 3. An exercise in schools, consisting in turning English into Latin. [Obs.] --Ascham. 4. (Eccl.) A member of the Roman Catholic Church. {Dog Latin}, barbarous Latin; a jargon in imitation of Latin; as, the log Latin of schoolboys. {Late Latin}, {Low Latin}, terms used indifferently to designate the latest stages of the Latin language; low Latin (and, perhaps, late Latin also), including the barbarous coinages from the French, German, and other languages into a Latin form made after the Latin had become a dead language for the people. {Law Latin}, that kind of late, or low, Latin, used in statutes and legal instruments; -- often barbarous.
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Dog \Dog\ (d[ocr]g), n. [AS. docga; akin to D. dog mastiff, Dan. dogge, Sw. dogg.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A quadruped of the genus {Canis}, esp. the domestic dog ({C. familiaris}). Note: The dog is distinguished above all others of the inferior animals for intelligence, docility, and attachment to man. There are numerous carefully bred varieties, as the beagle, bloodhound, bulldog, coachdog, collie, Danish dog, foxhound, greyhound, mastiff, pointer, poodle, St. Bernard, setter, spaniel, spitz dog, terrier, etc. There are also many mixed breeds, and partially domesticated varieties, as well as wild dogs, like the dingo and dhole. (See these names in the Vocabulary.) 2. A mean, worthless fellow; a wretch. What is thy servant, which is but a dog, that he should do this great thing? -- 2 Kings viii. 13 (Rev. Ver. ) 3. A fellow; -- used humorously or contemptuously; as, a sly dog; a lazy dog. [Colloq.] 4. (Astron.) One of the two constellations, Canis Major and Canis Minor, or the Greater Dog and the Lesser Dog. Canis Major contains the Dog Star (Sirius). 5. An iron for holding wood in a fireplace; a firedog; an andiron. 6. (Mech.) (a) A grappling iron, with a claw or claws, for fastening into wood or other heavy articles, for the purpose of raising or moving them. (b) An iron with fangs fastening a log in a saw pit, or on the carriage of a sawmill. (c) A piece in machinery acting as a catch or clutch; especially, the carrier of a lathe, also, an adjustable stop to change motion, as in a machine tool. Note: Dog is used adjectively or in composition, commonly in the sense of relating to, or characteristic of, a dog. It is also used to denote a male; as, dog fox or g-fox, a male fox; dog otter or dog-otter, dog wolf, etc.; -- also to denote a thing of cheap or mean quality; as, dog Latin. {A dead dog}, a thing of no use or value. --1 Sam. xxiv. 14. {A dog in the manger}, an ugly-natured person who prevents others from enjoying what would be an advantage to them but is none to him. {Dog ape} (Zo[94]l.), a male ape. {Dog cabbage}, [or] {Dog's cabbage} (Bot.), a succulent herb, native to the Mediterranean region ({Thelygonum Cynocrambe}). {Dog cheap}, very cheap. See under {Cheap}. {Dog ear} (Arch.), an acroterium. [Colloq.] {Dog flea} (Zo[94]l.), a species of flea ({Pulex canis}) which infests dogs and cats, and is often troublesome to man. In America it is the common flea. See {Flea}, and {Aphaniptera}. {Dog grass} (Bot.), a grass ({Triticum caninum}) of the same genus as wheat. {Dog Latin}, barbarous Latin; as, the dog Latin of pharmacy. {Dog lichen} (Bot.), a kind of lichen ({Peltigera canina}) growing on earth, rocks, and tree trunks, -- a lobed expansion, dingy green above and whitish with fuscous veins beneath. {Dog louse} (Zo[94]l.), a louse that infests the dog, esp. {H[91]matopinus piliferus}; another species is {Trichodectes latus}. {Dog power}, a machine operated by the weight of a dog traveling in a drum, or on an endless track, as for churning. {Dog salmon} (Zo[94]l.), a salmon of northwest America and northern Asia; -- the {gorbuscha}; -- called also {holia}, and {hone}. {Dog shark}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dogfish}. {Dog's meat}, meat fit only for dogs; refuse; offal. {Dog Star}. See in the Vocabulary. {Dog wheat} (Bot.), Dog grass. {Dog whelk} (Zo[94]l.), any species of univalve shells of the family {Nassid[91]}, esp. the {Nassa reticulata} of England. {To give, [or] throw}, {to the dogs}, to throw away as useless. [bd]Throw physic to the dogs; I'll none of it.[b8] --Shak. {To go to the dogs}, to go to ruin; to be ruined.
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Dozzled \Doz"zled\, a. [[root]71.] Stupid; heavy. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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Dysluite \Dys"lu*ite\, n. [Gr. [?] ill, hard + [?] to loose, dissolve.] (Min.) A variety of the zinc spinel or gahnite.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Desolation, Abomination of (Matt. 24:15; Mark 13:14; comp. Luke 21:20), is interpreted of the eagles, the standards of the Roman army, which were an abomination to the Jews. These standards, rising over the site of the temple, were a sign that the holy place had fallen under the idolatrous Romans. The references are to Dan. 9:27. (See {ABOMINATION}.)