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         n 1: a style of glazed earthenware; usually white with blue
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English Dictionary: dilapidate	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dilapidate v bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect or misuse fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to decay" Synonym(s): decay, crumble, dilapidate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dilapidated adj in deplorable condition; "a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble-down shack" Synonym(s): bedraggled, broken- down, derelict, dilapidated, ramshackle, tatterdemalion, tumble-down
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dilapidation n a state of deterioration due to old age or long use [syn: decrepitude, dilapidation] the process of becoming dilapidated Synonym(s): dilapidation, ruin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Dolobid n nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (trade name Dolobid) used to treat arthritis and other inflammatory conditions Synonym(s): diflunisal, Dolobid
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peccary \Pec"ca*ry\, n.; pl. {Peccaries}. [From the native South American name: cf. F. p[82]cari, Sp. pecar.] (Zo[94]l.) A pachyderm of the genus {Dicotyles}. Note: The collared peccary, or tajacu ({Dicotyles torquatus}), is about the size and shape of a small hog, and has a white ring aroung the neck. It ranges from Arkansas to Brazil. A larger species ({D. labiatus}), with white cheeks, is found in South America.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Albata \[d8]Al*ba"ta\, n. [L. albatus, p. p. of albare to make white, fr. albus white.] A white metallic alloy; which is made into spoons, forks, teapots, etc. British plate or German silver. See {German silver}, under {German}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Albedo \[d8]Al*be"do\, n. [L., fr. albus white.] Whiteness. Specifically: (Astron.) The ratio which the light reflected from an unpolished surface bears to the total light falling upon that surface.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Lepidodendron \[d8]Lep`idoden"dron\ (-dr[ocr]n), n. [NL., fr. Gr. lepi`s -i`dos, a scale + de`ndron tree.] (Paleon.) A genus of fossil trees of the Devonian and Carboniferous ages, having the exterior marked with scars, mostly in quincunx order, produced by the separation of the leafstalks.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Lepidoptera \[d8]Lep`idop"tera\ (-d[ocr]p"t[esl]*r[adot]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. lepi`s -i`dos, a scale + ptero`n a feather, wing.] (Zo[94]l.) An order of insects, which includes the butterflies and moths. They have broad wings, covered with minute overlapping scales, usually brightly colored. Note: They have a tubular proboscis, or haustellum, formed by the two slender maxill[91]. The labial palpi are usually large, and the proboscis, when not in use, can be coiled up spirally between them. The mandibles are rudimentary. The larv[91], called caterpillars, are often brightly colored, and they commonly feed on leaves. The adults feed chiefly on the honey of flowers.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Lepidosauria \[d8]Lep`idosau"ria\ (-d[osl]s[add]"r[icr]*[adot]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. lepi`s -i`dos, a scale + say^ros a lizard.] (Zo[94]l.) A division of reptiles, including the serpents and lizards; the Plagiotremata.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Leptocardia \[d8]Lep`tocar"dia\ (l[ecr]p`t[osl]k[aum]r"d[icr][adot]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. lepto`s small + kardi`a the heart.] (Zo[94]l.) The lowest class of Vertebrata, including only the Amphioxus. The heart is represented only by a simple pulsating vessel. The blood is colorless; the brain, renal organs, and limbs are wanting, and the backbone is represented only by a simple, unsegmented notochord. See {Amphioxus}. [Written also {Leptocardii}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Leptomeningitis \[d8]Lep`tomen`ingi"tis\ (l[ecr]p`t[osl]m[ecr]n`[icr]nj[imac]"t[icr]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. lepto`s small + meningitis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the pia mater or of the arachnoid membrane.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Leptostraca \[d8]Leptos"traca\ (l[ecr]pt[ocr]s"tr[adot]k[adot]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. lepto`s thin, slender + 'o`strakon shell of a testacean.] (Zo[94]l.) An order of Crustacea, including Nebalia and allied forms.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Leptothrix \[d8]Lep"tothrix\ (l[ecr]p"t[osl]thr[icr]ks), n. [NL., fr. Gr. lepto`s small + qri`x hair.] (Biol.) A genus of bacteria, characterized by having their filaments very long, slender, and indistinctly articulated.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Leptothrix \[d8]Lep"to*thrix\, a. [See {Leptothrix}, n. ] (Biol.) Having the form of a little chain; -- applied to bacteria when, as in multiplication by fission, they form a chain of filiform individuals.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Leptus \[d8]Lep"tus\ (l[ecr]p"t[ucr]s), n. [NL., from Gr. lepto`s thin, small.] (Zo[94]l.) The six-legged young, or larva, of certain mites; -- sometimes used as a generic name. See {Harvest mite}, under {Harvest}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Olla-podrida \[d8]Ol`la-po*dri"da\, n. [Sp., lit., a rotten pot. See {Olio}.] 1. A favorite Spanish dish, consisting of a mixture of several kinds of meat chopped fine, and stewed with vegetables. 2. Any incongruous mixture or miscellaneous collection; an olio. --B. Jonson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Thallophyta \[d8]Thalloph"yta\, n. pl. [NL. See {Thallophyte}.] (Bot.) A phylum of plants of very diverse habit and structure, including the alg[91], fungi, and lichens. The simpler forms, as many blue-green alg[91], yeasts, etc., are unicellular and reproduce vegetatively or by means of asexual spores; in the higher forms the plant body is a thallus, which may be filamentous or may consist of plates of cells; it is commonly undifferentiated into stem, leaves, and roots, and shows no distinct tissue systems; the fronds of many alg[91], however, are modified to serve many of the functions of the above-named organs. Both asexual and sexual reproduction, often of a complex type, occur in these forms. The Thallophyta exist almost exclusively as gametophytes, the sporophyte being absent or rudimentary. By those who do not separate the Myxophyta from the Tallophyta as a distinct phylum the latter is treated as the lowermost group in the vegetable kingdom.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Tylopoda \[d8]Tylop"oda\ (t[imac]l[ocr]p"[osl]d[adot]), n. pl. [NL., from ty`lh a cushion + -poda.] (Zo[94]l.) A tribe of ungulates comprising the camels.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dealbate \De*al"bate\, v. t. [L. dealbatus, p. p. of dealbare. See {Daub}.] To whiten. [Obs.] --Cockeram.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dealbation \De`al*ba"tion\, n. [L. dealbatio: cf. F. d[82]albation.] Act of bleaching; a whitening. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Delf \Delf\, n. [AS. delf a delving, digging. See {Delve}.] A mine; a quarry; a pit dug; a ditch. [Written also {delft}, and {delve}.] [Obs.] The delfts would be so flown with waters, that no gins or machines could . . . keep them dry. --Ray.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Delft \Delft\, n. Same as {Delftware}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Delf \Delf\, n. [AS. delf a delving, digging. See {Delve}.] A mine; a quarry; a pit dug; a ditch. [Written also {delft}, and {delve}.] [Obs.] The delfts would be so flown with waters, that no gins or machines could . . . keep them dry. --Ray.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Delft \Delft\, n. Same as {Delftware}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Delftware \Delft"ware`\, n. (a) Pottery made at the city of Delft in Holland; hence: (b) Earthenware made in imitation of the above; any glazed earthenware made for table use, and the like.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Delibate \Del"i*bate\, v. t. [L. delibatus, p. p. of delibare to taste; de- + libare to taste.] To taste; to take a sip of; to dabble in. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Delibation \Del`i*ba"tion\, n. [L. delibatio: cf. F. d[82]libation.] Act of tasting; a slight trial. [Obs.] --Berkeley.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Delve \Delve\v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Delved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Delving}.] [AS. delfan to dig; akin to OS. bidelban to bury, D. delven to dig, MHG. telben, and possibly to E. dale. Cf. {Delf} a mine.] 1. To dig; to open (the ground) as with a spade. Delve of convenient depth your thrashing floor. --Dryden. 2. To dig into; to penetrate; to trace out; to fathom. I can not delve him to the root. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dewlapped \Dew"lapped`\, a. Furnished with a dewlap.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dialypetalous \Di`alypet"al*ous\, a. [Gr. dia` through, asunder + [?] to loose + [?] leaf.] (Bot.) Having separate petals; polypetalous.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dilapidate \Dilap"idate\, v. i. To get out of repair; to fall into partial ruin; to become decayed; as, the church was suffered to dilapidate. --Johnson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dilapidate \Dilap"idate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dilapidated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dilapidating}.] [L. dilapidare to scatter like stones; di- = dis- + lapidare to throw stones, fr. lapis a stone. See {Lapidary}.] 1. To bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin, by misuse or through neglect; to destroy the fairness and good condition of; -- said of a building. If the bishop, parson, or vicar, etc., dilapidates the buildings, or cuts down the timber of the patrimony. --Blackstone. 2. To impair by waste and abuse; to squander. The patrimony of the bishopric of Oxon was much dilapidated. --Wood.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dilapidated \Dilap"ida`ted\, a. Decayed; fallen into partial ruin; injured by bad usage or neglect. A deserted and dilapidated buildings. --Cooper.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dilapidate \Dilap"idate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dilapidated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dilapidating}.] [L. dilapidare to scatter like stones; di- = dis- + lapidare to throw stones, fr. lapis a stone. See {Lapidary}.] 1. To bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin, by misuse or through neglect; to destroy the fairness and good condition of; -- said of a building. If the bishop, parson, or vicar, etc., dilapidates the buildings, or cuts down the timber of the patrimony. --Blackstone. 2. To impair by waste and abuse; to squander. The patrimony of the bishopric of Oxon was much dilapidated. --Wood.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dilapidate \Dilap"idate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dilapidated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dilapidating}.] [L. dilapidare to scatter like stones; di- = dis- + lapidare to throw stones, fr. lapis a stone. See {Lapidary}.] 1. To bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin, by misuse or through neglect; to destroy the fairness and good condition of; -- said of a building. If the bishop, parson, or vicar, etc., dilapidates the buildings, or cuts down the timber of the patrimony. --Blackstone. 2. To impair by waste and abuse; to squander. The patrimony of the bishopric of Oxon was much dilapidated. --Wood.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dilapidation \Dilap`ida"tion\, n. [L. dilapidatio: cf. F. dilapidation.] 1. The act of dilapidating, or the state of being dilapidated, reduced to decay, partially ruined, or squandered. Tell the people that are relived by the dilapidation of their public estate. --Burke. 2. Ecclesiastical waste; impairing of church property by an incumbent, through neglect or by intention. The business of dilapidations came on between our bishop and the Archibishop of York. --Strype. 3. (Law) The pulling down of a building, or suffering it to fall or be in a state of decay. --Burrill.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dilapidator \Dilap"ida`tor\, n. [Cf. F. dilapidateur.] One who causes dilapidation. --Strype.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Diluviate \Dilu"viate\, v. i. [L. diluviare.] To run as a flood. [Obs.] --Sir E. Sandys.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Delft, MN Zip code(s): 56124
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Delphi Technique A group forecasting technique, generally used for future events such as technological developments, that uses estimates from experts and feedback summaries of these estimates for additional estimates by these experts until reasonable consensus occurs. It has been used in various software cost-estimating activities, including estimation of factors influencing software costs. (1996-05-29)