Defn: Out of; without; foreign to; out of the agreement, record, will, or other instrument.
DEHORSDe*hors", n. (Mil.)
Defn: All sorts of outworks in general, at a distance from the main works; any advanced works for protection or cover. Farrow.
DEHORTDe*hort", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dehorted; p. pr. & vb. n. Dehorting.]Etym: [L. dehortari; de- + hortari to urge, exhort.]
Defn: To urge to abstain or refrain; to dissuade. [Obs.]The apostles vehemently dehort us from unbelief. Bp. Ward."Exhort" remains, but dehort, a word whose place neither "dissuade"nor any other exactly supplies, has escaped us. Trench.
DEHORTATIONDe`hor*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. dehortatio.]
Defn: Dissuasion; advice against something. [R.]
DEHORTATIVEDe*hort"a*tive, a.
Defn: Dissuasive. [R.]
DEHORTATORYDe*hort"a*to*ry, a. Etym: [L. dehortatorius.]
Defn: Fitted or designed to dehort or dissuade. Bp. Hall.
DEHORTERDe*hort"er, n.
Defn: A dissuader; an adviser to the contrary. [Obs.]
DEHUMANIZEDe*hu"man*ize, v. t.
Defn: To divest of human qualities, such as pity, tenderness, etc.; as, dehumanizing influences.
DEHUSKDe*husk", v. t.
Defn: To remove the husk from. [Obs.] "Wheat dehusked upon the floor." Drant.
DEHYDRATEDe*hy"drate, v. t. (Chem.)
Defn: To deprive of water; to render free from water; as, to dehydrate alcohol.
DEHYDRATIONDe`hy*dra"tion, n. (Chem.)
Defn: The act or process of freeing from water; also, the condition of a body from which the water has been removed.
DEHYDROGENATEDe*hy"dro*gen*ate, v. t. (Chem.)
Defn: To deprive of, or free from, hydrogen.
DEHYDROGENATIONDe*hy`dro*gen*a"tion, n. (Chem.)
Defn: The act or process or freeing from hydrogen; also, the condition resulting from the removal of hydrogen.
DEICIDE De"i*cide, n. Etym: [L. deicida a deicide (in sense 2); deus god + cædere to cut, kill: cf. F. déicide.]
1. The act of killing a being of a divine nature; particularly, the putting to death of Jesus Christ. [R.] Earth profaned, yet blessed, with deicide. Prior.
2. One concerned in putting Christ to death.
DEICTICDeic"tic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Logic)
Defn: Direct; proving directly; — applied to reasoning, and opposed to elenchtic or refutative.
DEICTICALLYDeic"tic*al*ly, adv.
Defn: In a manner to show or point out; directly; absolutely;definitely.When Christ spake it deictically. Hammond.
DEIFIC; DEIFICAL De*if"ic, De*if"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. deificus; deus god + facere to make: cf. F. déifigue.]
Defn: Making divine; producing a likeness to God; god-making. "A deifical communion." Homilies.
DEIFICATION De`i*fi*ca"tion, n. Etym: [LL. deificare to deify: cf. F. déification. See Deify.]
Defn: The act of deifying; exaltation to divine honors; apotheosis; excessive praise.
DEIFIEDDe"i*fied, a.
Defn: Honored or worshiped as a deity; treated with supreme regard; godlike.
DEIFIERDe"i*fi`er, n.
Defn: One who deifies.
DEIFORMDe"i*form, a. Etym: [L. deus a god + -form.]
1. Godlike, or of a godlike form. Dr. H. More.
2. Conformable to the will of God. [R.] Bp. Burnet.
DEIFORMITYDe`i*for"mi*ty, n.
Defn: Likeness to deity. [Obs.]
DEIFYDe"i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deified; p. pr. & vb. n. Deifying.]Etym: [F. déifier, LL. deificare, fr. L. deificus. See Deific, Deity,-fy.]
1. To make a god of; to exalt to the rank of a deity; to enroll among the deities; to apotheosize; as, Julius Cæsar was deified.
2. To praise or revere as a deity; to treat as an object of supreme regard; as, to deify money. He did again to extol and deify the pope. Bacon.
3. To render godlike. By our own spirits are we deified. Wordsworth.
DEIGNDeign, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deigned; p. pr. & vb. n. Deigning.] Etym:[OE. deinen, deignen, OF. degner, deigner, daigner, F. daigner, fr.L. dignari to deem worthy, deign, fr. dignus worthy; akin to decereto be fitting. See Decent, and cf. Dainty, Dignity, Condign,Disdain.]
1. To esteem worthy; to consider worth notice; — opposed to disdain. [Obs.] I fear my Julia would not deign my lines. Shak.
2. To condescend to give or bestow; to stoop to furnish; to vouchsafe; to allow; to grant. Nor would we deign him burial of his men. Shak.
DEIGNDeign, v. i.
Defn: To think worthy; to vouchsafe; to condescend; — followed by aninfinitive.O deign to visit our forsaken seats. Pope.Yet not Lord Cranstone deigned she greet. Sir W. Scott.Round turned he, as not deigning Those craven ranks to see. Macaulay.
Note: In early English deign was often used impersonally.Him deyneth not to set his foot to ground. Chaucer.
DEIGNOUS Deign"ous, a. Etym: [For disdeignous, OF. desdeignos, desdaigneus, F. dédaigneux. See Disdain.]
Defn: Haughty; disdainful. [Obs.] Chaucer.
DEILDeil, n.
Defn: Devil; — spelt also deel. [Scot.] Deil's buckie. See underBuckie.
DEINOCERASDei*noc"e*ras, n. Etym: [NL.] (Paleon.)
Defn: See Dinoceras.
DEINORNISDei*nor"nis, n. Etym: [NL.] (Paleon.)
Defn: See Dinornis.
DEINOSAURDei"no*saur, n. Etym: [NL.] (Paleon.)
Defn: See Dinosaur.
DEINOTHERIUMDei`no*the"ri*um, n. Etym: [NL.] (Paleon.)
Defn: See Dinotherium.
DEINTEGRATE De*in"te*grate, v. t. Etym: [L. deintegrare to impair; de- + integrare to make whole.]
Defn: To disintegrate. [Obs.]
DEINTEOUS; DEINTEVOUSDein"te*ous, Dein"te*vous, a.
Defn: Rare; excellent; costly. [Obs.] Chaucer.
DEIPAROUSDe*ip"a*rous, a. Etym: [L. deus a god + parere to bring forth.]
Defn: Bearing or bringing forth a god; — said of the Virgin Mary.[Obs.] Bailey.
DEIPNOSOPHISTDeip*nos"o*phist, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: One of an ancient sect of philosophers, who cultivated learned conversation at meals.
DEISDe"is, n.
Defn: See Dais.
DEISMDe"ism, n. Etym: [L. deus god: cf. F. déisme. See Deity.]
Defn: The doctrine or creed of a deist; the belief or system of those who acknowledge the existence of one God, but deny revelation.
Note: Deism is the belief in natural religion only, or those truths, in doctrine and practice, which man is to discover by the light of reason, independent of any revelation from God. Hence, deism implies infidelity, or a disbelief in the divine origin of the Scriptures.
DEISTDe"ist, n. Etym: [L. deus god: cf. F. déiste. See Deity.]
Defn: One who believes in the existence of a God, but denies revealed religion; a freethinker.
Note: A deist, as denying a revelation, is opposed to a Christian; as, opposed to the denier of a God, whether atheist or patheist, a deist is generally denominated theist. Latham.
Syn.— See Infidel.
DEISTIC; DEISTICALDe*is"tic, De*is"tic*al, a.
Defn: Pertaining to, savoring of, or consisting in, deism; as, a deistic writer; a deistical book. The deistical or antichristian scheme. I. Watts.
DEISTICALLYDe*is"tic*al*ly, adv.
Defn: After the manner of deists.
DEISTICALNESSDe*is"tic*al*ness, n.
Defn: State of being deistical.
DEITATEDe"i*tate, a.
Defn: Deified. [Obs.] Granmer.
DEITY De"i*ty, n.; pl. Deities. Etym: [OE. deite, F. déité, fr. L. deitas, fr. deus a god; akin to divus divine, Jupiter, gen. Jovis, Jupiter, dies day, Gr. d divine, as a noun, god, daiva divine, dy sky, day, hence, the sky personified as a god, and to the first syllable of E. Tuesday, Gael. & Ir. dia God, W. duw. Cf. Divine, Journey, Journal, Tuesday.]
1. The collection of attributes which make up the nature of a god; divinity; godhead; as, the deity of the Supreme Being is seen in his works. They declared with emphasis the perfect deity and the perfect manhood of Christ. Milman.
2. A god or goddess; a heathen god. To worship calves, the deities Of Egypt. Milton. The Deity, God, the Supreme Being. This great poet and philosopher [Simonides], the more he contemplated the nature of the Deity, found that he waded but the more out of his depth. Addison.
DEJECTDe*ject", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dejected; p. pr. & vb. n. Dejecting.]Etym: [L. dejectus, p. p. of dejicere to throw down; de- + jacere tothrow. See Jet a shooting forth.]
1. To cast down. [Obs. or Archaic] Christ dejected himself even unto the hells. Udall. Sometimes she dejects her eyes in a seeming civility; and many mistake in her a cunning for a modest look. Fuller.
2. To cast down the spirits of; to dispirit; to discourage; to dishearten. Nor think, to die dejects my lofty mind. Pope.
DEJECTDe*ject", a. Etym: [L. dejectus, p. p.]
Defn: Dejected. [Obs.]
DEJECTADe*jec"ta, n. pl. Etym: [NL., neut. pl. from L. dejectus, p. p.]
Defn: Excrements; as, the dejecta of the sick.
DEJECTEDDe*ject"ed, a.
Defn: Cast down; afflicted; low-spirited; sad; as, a dejected look orcountenance.— De*ject"ed*ly, adv.— De*ject"ed*ness, n.
DEJECTERDe*ject"er, n.
Defn: One who casts down, or dejects.
DEJECTIONDe*jec"tion, n. Etym: [L. dejectio a casting down: cf. F. déjection.]
1. A casting down; depression. [Obs. or Archaic] Hallywell.
2. The act of humbling or abasing one's self. Adoration implies submission and dejection. Bp. Pearson.
3. Lowness of spirits occasioned by grief or misfortune; mental depression; melancholy. What besides, Of sorrow, and dejection, and despair, Our frailty can sustain, thy tidings bring. Milton.
4. A low condition; weakness; inability. [R.] A dejection of appetite. Arbuthnot.
5. (Physiol.) (a) The discharge of excrement. (b) Fæces; excrement. Ray.
DEJECTLYDe*ject"ly, adv.
Defn: Dejectedly. [Obs.]
DEJECTORYDe*jec"to*ry, a. Etym: [L. dejector a dejecter.]
1. Having power, or tending, to cast down.
2. Promoting evacuations by stool. Ferrand.
DEJECTUREDe*jec"ture, n.
Defn: That which is voided; excrements. Arbuthnot.
DEJERATE Dej"er*ate, v. i. Etym: [L. dejeratus, p. p. of dejerare to swear; de- + jurare to swear.]
Defn: To swear solemnly; to take an oath. [Obs.] Cockeram.
DEJERATIONDej`er*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. dejeratio.]
Defn: The act of swearing solemnly. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
DEJEUNEDé`jeu`né", n. Etym: [F.]
Defn: A déjeuner.Take a déjeuné of muskadel and eggs. B. Jonson.
DEJEUNER Dé`jeu`ner", n. Etym: [F. déjeuner breakfast, as a verb, to breakfast. Cf. Dinner.]
Defn: A breakfast; sometimes, also, a lunch or collation.
DE JUREDe` ju"re. Etym: [L.]
Defn: By right; of right; by law; — often opposed to be facto.
DEKA-Dek"a-. (Metric System)
Defn: A prefix signifying ten. See Deca-.
DEKABRISTDek"a*brist, n.
Defn: A Decembrist.
DEKAGRAMDek"a*gram, n.
Defn: Same as Decagram.
DEKALITERDek"a*li`ter, n.
Defn: Same as Decaliter.
DEKAMETERDek"a*me`ter, n.
Defn: Same as Decameter.
DEKASTEREDek"a*stere`, n.
Defn: Same as Decastere.
DEKLEDe"kle, n. (Paper Making)
Defn: See Deckle.
DELDel, n. Etym: [See Deal, n.]
Defn: Share; portion; part. [Obs.] Chaucer.
DELACERATION De*lac`er*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. delacerare, delaceratum, to tear in pieces. See Lacerate.]
Defn: A tearing in pieces. [Obs.] Bailey.
DELACRYMATION De*lac`ry*ma"tion, n. Etym: [L. delacrimatio, fr. delacrimare to weep. See Lachrymation.]
Defn: An involuntary discharge of watery humors from the eyes; wateriness of the eyes. [Obs.] Bailey.
DELACTATION De`lac*ta"tion, n. Etym: [Pref. de- + L. lactare to suck milk, from lac milk.]
Defn: The act of weaning. [Obs.] Bailey.
DELAINEDe*laine", n. Etym: [See Muslin delaine, under Muslin.]
Defn: A kind of fabric for women's dresses.
DELAMINATIONDe*lam`i*na"tion, n. (Biol.)
Defn: Formation and separation of laminæ or layers; one of the methods by which the various blastodermic layers of the ovum are differentiated.
Note: This process consists of a concentric splitting of the cells of the blastosphere into an outer layer (epiblast) and an inner layer (hypoblast). By the perforation of the resultant two-walled vesicle, a gastrula results similar to that formed by the process of invagination.
DELAPSATIONDe`lap*sa"tion, n.
Defn: See Delapsion. Ray.
DELAPSEDe*lapse", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Delapsed; p. pr. & vb. n. Delapsing.]Etym: [L. delapsus, p. p. of delabi to fall down; de- + labi to fallor side.]
Defn: To pass down by inheritance; to lapse. [Obs.] Which Anne derived alone the right, before all other, Of the delapsed crown from Philip. Drayton.
DELAPSIONDe*lap"sion, n.
Defn: A falling down, or out of place; prolapsion.
DELASSATION De`las*sa"tion, n. Etym: [L. delassare, delassatum, to tire out; de- + lassare to tire.]
Defn: Fatigue.Able to continue without delassation. Ray.
DELATEDe*late", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Delated; p. pr. & vb. n. Delating.]Etym: [L. delatus, used as p. p. of deferre. See Tolerate, and cf. 3dDefer, Delay, v.] [Obs. or Archaic]
1. To carry; to convey. Try exactly the time wherein sound is delated. Bacon.
2. To carry abroad; to spread; to make public. When the crime is delated or notorious. Jer. Taylor.
3. To carry or bring against, as a charge; to inform against; toaccuse; to denounce.As men were delated, they were marked down for such a fine. Bp.Burnet.
4. To carry on; to conduct. Warner.
DELATEDe*late", v. i.
Defn: To dilate. [Obs.] Goodwin.
DELATIONDe*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. delatio accusation: cf. F. délation.]
1. Conveyance. [Obs. or Archaic] In delation of sounds, the inclosure of them preserveth them. Bacon.
2. (Law)
Defn: Accusation by an informer. Milman.
DELATORDe*la"tor, n. Etym: [L.]
Defn: An accuser; an informer. [R.] Howell.
DELAWAREDel"a*ware, n. (Bot.)
Defn: An American grape, with compact bunches of small, amber-colored berries, sweet and of a good flavor.
DELAWARESDel"a*wares, n. pl.; sing. Delaware. (Ethnol.)
Defn: A tribe of Indians formerly inhabiting the valley of theDelaware River, but now mostly located in the Indian Territory.
DELAY De*lay", n.; pl. Delays. Etym: [F. délai, fr. OF. deleer to delay, or fr. L. dilatum, which, though really from a different root, is used in Latin only as a p. p. neut. of differre to carry apart, defer, delay. See Tolerate, and cf. Differ, Delay, v.]
Defn: A putting off or deferring; procrastination; lingeringinactivity; stop; detention; hindrance.Without any delay, on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat. Actsxxv. 17.The government ought to be settled without the delay of a day.Macaulay.
DELAY De*lay", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Delayed; p. pr. & vb. n. Delaying.] Etym: [OF. deleer, delaier, fr. the noun délai, or directly fr. L. dilatare to enlarge, dilate, in LL., to put off. See Delay, n., and cf. Delate, 1st Defer, Dilate.]
1. To put off; to defer; to procrastinate; to prolong the time of or before. My lord delayeth his coming. Matt. xxiv. 48.
2. To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time; to retard the motion, or time of arrival, of; as, the mail is delayed by a heavy fall of snow. Thyrsis! whose artful strains have oft delayed The huddling brook to hear his madrigal. Milton.
3. To allay; to temper. [Obs.] The watery showers delay the raging wind. Surrey.
DELAYDe*lay", v. i.
Defn: To move slowly; to stop for a time; to linger; to tarry. There seem to be certain bounds to the quickness and slowness of the succession of those ideas, . . . beyond which they can neither delay nor hasten. Locke.
DELAYERDe*lay"er, n.
Defn: One who delays; one who lingers.
DELAYINGLYDe*lay"ing*ly, adv.
Defn: By delays. [R.] Tennyson.
DELAYMENTDe*lay"ment, n.
Defn: Hindrance. [Obs.] Gower.
DEL CREDEREDel` cred"er*e. Etym: [It., of belief or trust.] (Mercantile Law)
Defn: An agreement by which an agent or factor, in consideration of an additional premium or commission (called a del credere commission), engages, when he sells goods on credit, to insure, warrant, or guarantee to his principal the solvency of the purchaser, the engagement of the factor being to pay the debt himself if it is not punctually discharged by the buyer when it becomes due.
DELEDe"le, imperative sing. of L. delere to destroy. Etym: [Cf. Delete.](Print.)
Defn: Erase; remove; — a direction to cancel something which has been put in type; usually expressed by a peculiar form of d, thus: .
DELEDe"le, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deled; p. pr. & vb. n. Deleing.] Etym:[From the preceding word.] (Print.)
Defn: To erase; to cancel; to delete; to mark for omission.
DELEDele, v. t. Etym: [See Deal.]
Defn: To deal; to divide; to distribute. [Obs.] Chaucer.
DELEBLEDel"e*ble, a. Etym: [L. delebilis. See 1st Dele.]
Defn: Capable of being blotted out or erased. "An impression easily deleble." Fuller.
DELECTABLE De*lec"ta*ble, a. Etym: [OF. delitable, OF. delitable, F. délectable, fr. L. delectabilis, fr. delectare to delight. See Delight.]
Defn: Highly pleasing; delightful.Delectable both to behold and taste. Milton.— De*lec"ta*ble*ness, n.— De*lec"ta*bly, adv.
DELECTATEDe*lec"tate, v. t. Etym: [L. delectatus, p. p. of delectare. SeeDelight.]
Defn: To delight; to charm. [R.]
DELECTATIONDe`lec*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. delectatio: cf. F. délectation.]
Defn: Great pleasure; delight.
DELECTUS De*lec"tus, n. Etym: [L., selection, from deligere, delectum, to select.]
Defn: A name given to an elementary book for learners of Latin orGreek. G. Eliot.
DELEGACYDel`e*ga*cy, n. Etym: [From Delegate, a.]
1. The act of delegating, or state of being delegated; deputed power. [Obs.] By way of delegacy or grand commission. Sir W. Raleigh.
2. A body of delegates or commissioners; a delegation. [Obs.] Burton.
DELEGATEDel"e*gate, n. Etym: [L. delegatus, p. p. of delegare to send,delegate; de- + legare to send with a commission, to depute. SeeLegate.]
1. Any one sent and empowered to act for another; one deputed to represent; a chosen deputy; a representative; a commissioner; a vicar.
2. (a) One elected by the people of a territory to represent them in Congress, where he has the right of debating, but not of voting. (b) One sent by any constituency to act as its representative in a convention; as, a delegate to a convention for nominating officers, or for forming or altering a constitution. [U.S.] Court of delegates, formerly, the great court of appeal from the archbishops' courts and also from the court of admiralty. It is now abolished, and the privy council is the immediate court of appeal in such cases. [Eng.]
DELEGATEDel"e*gate, a. Etym: [L. delegatus, p. p.]
Defn: Sent to act for a represent another; deputed; as, a delegate judge. "Delegate power." Strype.
DELEGATEDel"e*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Delegated; p. pr. & vb. n.Delegating.]
1. To send as one's representative; to empower as an ambassador; to send with power to transact business; to commission; to depute; to authorize.
2. To intrust to the care or management of another; to transfer; to assign; to commit. The delegated administration of the law. Locke. Delegated executive power. Bancroft. The power exercised by the legislature is the people's power, delegated by the people to the legislative. J. B. Finch.
DELEGATIONDel`e*ga"tion, n. Etym: [L. delegatio: cf. F. délégation.]
1. The act of delegating, or investing with authority to act for another; the appointment of a delegate or delegates.
2. One or more persons appointed or chosen, and commissioned to represent others, as in a convention, in Congress, etc.; the collective body of delegates; as, the delegation from Massachusetts; a deputation.
3. (Rom. Law)
Defn: A kind of novation by which a debtor, to be liberated from his creditor, gives him a third person, who becomes obliged in his stead to the creditor, or to the person appointed by him. Pothier.
DELEGATORYDel"e*ga*to*ry, a. Etym: [L. delegatorius pert. to an assignment.]
Defn: Holding a delegated position. Nash.
DELENDADe*len"da, n. pl. Etym: [L., fr. delere to destroy.]
Defn: Things to be erased or blotted out.
DELENIFICAL Del`e*nif"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. delenificus; delenire to soothe + facere to make. See Lenient.]
Defn: Assuaging pain. [Obs.] Bailey.
DELETEDe*lete", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deleted; p. pr. & vb. n. Deleting.]Etym: [L. deletus, p. p. of delere to destroy. Cf. 1st Dele.]
Defn: To blot out; to erase; to expunge; to dele; to omit. I have, therefore, . . . inserted eleven stanzas which do not appear in Sir Walter Scott's version, and have deleted eight. Aytoun.
DELETERIOUS Del`e*te"ri*ous, a. Etym: [LL. deleterius noxious, Gr. delere to destroy.]
Defn: Hurtful; noxious; destructive; pernicious; as, a deleteriousplant or quality; a deleterious example.— Del`e*te"ri*ous*ly, adv.— Del`e*te"ri*ous*ness, n.
DELETERYDel"e*ter*y, a. Etym: [LL. deleterius: cf. F. délétère.]
Defn: Destructive; poisonous. [Obs.] "Deletery medicines." Hudibras.
DELETERYDel"e*ter*y, n.
Defn: That which destroys. [Obs.]They [the Scriptures] are the only deletery of heresies. Jer. Taylor.
DELETIONDe*le"tion, n. Etym: [L. deletio, fr. delere. See Delete.]
Defn: Act of deleting, blotting out, or erasing; destruction. [Obs.]Jer. Taylor.A total deletion of every person of the opposing party. Sir M. Hale.
DELETITIOUSDel`e*ti"tious, a. Etym: [L. deleticius.]
Defn: Of such a nature that anything may be erased from it; — said of paper.
DELETIVEDel"e*tive, a.
Defn: Adapted to destroy or obliterate. [R.] Evelyn.
DELETORYDel"e*to*ry, n. Etym: [See Delete.]
Defn: That which blots out. [Obs.] "A deletory of sin." Jer. Taylor.
DELFDelf, n. Etym: [AS. delf a delving, digging. See Delve.]
Defn: A mine; a quarry; a pit dug; a ditch. [Written also delft, anddelve.] [Obs.]The delfts would be so flown with waters, that no gins or machinescould . . . keep them dry. Ray.
DELFDelf, n.
Defn: Same as Delftware.
DELFTDelft, n.
Defn: Same as Delftware.
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.
DELIBATE Del"i*bate, v. t. Etym: [L. delibatus, p. p. of delibare to taste; de- + libare to taste.]
Defn: To taste; to take a sip of; to dabble in. [Obs.]
DELIBATIONDel`i*ba"tion, n. Etym: [L. delibatio: cf. F. délibation.]
Defn: Act of tasting; a slight trial. [Obs.] Berkeley.
DELIBERDel"i*ber, v. t. & i.
Defn: To deliberate. [Obs.]
DELIBERATE De*lib"er*ate, a. Etym: [L. deliberatus, p. p. of deliberare to deliberate; de- + librare to weigh. See Librate.]
1. Weighing facts and arguments with a view a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; circumspect; slow in determining; — applied to persons; as, a deliberate judge or counselor. "These deliberate fools." Shak.
2. Formed with deliberation; well-advised; carefully considered; not sudden or rash; as, a deliberate opinion; a deliberate measure or result. Settled visage and deliberate word. Shak.
3. Not hasty or sudden; slow. Hooker. His enunciation was so deliberate. W. Wirt.
DELIBERATEDe*lib"er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deliberated; p. pr. & vb. n.Deliberating.]
Defn: To weigh in the mind; to consider the reasons for and against; to consider maturely; to reflect upon; to ponder; as, to deliberate a question.
DELIBERATEDe*lib"er*ate, v. i.
Defn: To take counsel with one's self; to weigh the arguments for and against a proposed course of action; to reflect; to consider; to hesitate in deciding; — sometimes with on, upon, concerning. The woman the deliberation is lost. Addison.
DELIBERATELYDe*lib"er*ate*ly, adv.
Defn: With careful consideration, or deliberation; circumspectly; warily; not hastily or rashly; slowly; as, a purpose deliberately formed.
DELIBERATENESSDe*lib"er*ate*ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being deliberate; calm consideration; circumspection.
DELIBERATIONDe*lib`er*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. deliberatio: cf. F. délibération.]
1. The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection. Choosing the fairest way with a calm deliberation. W. Montagu.
2. Careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure; as, the deliberations of a legislative body or council.
DELIBERATIVEDe*lib"er*a*tive, a. Etym: [L. deliberativus: cf. F. délibératif.]
Defn: Pertaining to deliberation; proceeding or acting by deliberation, or by discussion and examination; deliberating; as, a deliberative body. A consummate work of deliberative wisdom. Bancroft. The court of jurisdiction is to be distinguished from the deliberative body, the advisers of the crown. Hallam.
DELIBERATIVEDe*lib"er*a*tive, n.
1. A discourse in which a question is discussed, or weighed and examined. Bacon.
2. A kind of rhetoric employed in proving a thing and convincing others of its truth, in order to persuade them to adopt it.
DELIBERATIVELYDe*lib"er*a*tive*ly, adv.
Defn: In a deliberative manner; circumspectly; considerately.
DELIBERATORDe*lib"er*a`tor, n.
Defn: One who deliberates.
DELIBRATEDel"i*brate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Delibrated; p. pr. & vb. n.Delibrating.] Etym: [L. delibratus, p. p. of delibrare to delibrate;de from + liber bark.]
Defn: To strip off the bark; to peel. [Obs.] Ash.
DELIBRATIONDel`i*bra"tion, n.
Defn: The act of stripping off the bark. [Obs.] Ash.
DELICACYDel"i*ca*cy, n.; pl. Delicacies. Etym: [From Delicate, a.]
1. The state or condition of being delicate; agreeableness to the senses; delightfulness; as, delicacy of flavor, of odor, and the like. What choice to choose for delicacy best. Milton.
2. Nicety or fineness of form, texture, or constitution; softness; elegance; smoothness; tenderness; and hence, frailty or weakness; as, the delicacy of a fiber or a thread; delicacy of a hand or of the human form; delicacy of the skin; delicacy of frame.
3. Nice propriety of manners or conduct; susceptibility or tenderness of feeling; refinement; fastidiousness; and hence, in an exaggerated sense, effeminacy; as, great delicacy of behavior; delicacy in doing a kindness; delicacy of character that unfits for earnest action. You know your mother's delicacy in this point. Cowper.
4. Addiction to pleasure; luxury; daintiness; indulgence; luxurious or voluptuous treatment. And to those dainty limbs which Nature lent For gentle usage and soft delicacy Milton.
5. Nice and refined perception and discrimination; critical niceness; fastidious accuracy. That Augustan delicacy of taste which is the boast of the great public schools of England. Macaulay.
6. The state of being affected by slight causes; sensitiveness; as, the delicacy of a chemist's balance.
7. That which is alluring, delicate, or refined; a luxury or pleasure; something pleasant to the senses, especially to the sense of taste; a dainty; as, delicacies of the table. The merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. Rev. xviii. 3.
8. Pleasure; gratification; delight. [Obs.] He Rome brent for his delicacie. Chaucer.
Syn.— See Dainty.
DELICATEDel"i*cate, a. Etym: [L. delicatus pleasing the senses, voluptuous,soft and tender; akin to deliciae delight: cf. F. délicat. SeeDelight.]
1. Addicted to pleasure; luxurious; voluptuous; alluring. [R.] Dives, for his delicate life, to the devil went. Piers Plowman. Haarlem is a very delicate town. Evelyn.
2. Pleasing to the senses; refinedly; hence, adapted to please a nice or cultivated taste; nice; fine; elegant; as, a delicate dish; delicate flavor.
3. Slight and shapely; lovely; graceful; as, "a delicate creature." Shak.
4. Fine or slender; minute; not coarse; — said of a thread, or the like; as, delicate cotton.
5. Slight or smooth; light and yielding; — said of texture; as, delicate lace or silk.
6. Soft and fair; — said of the skin or a surface; as, a delicate cheek; a delicate complexion.
7. Light, or softly tinted; — said of a color; as; as, a delicate blue.
8. Refined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend; considerate; — said of manners, conduct, or feelings; as, delicate behavior; delicate attentions; delicate thoughtfulness.
9. Tender; not able to endure hardship; feeble; frail; effeminate; — said of constitution, health, etc.; as, a delicate child; delicate health. A delicate and tender prince. Shak.
10. Requiring careful handling; not to be rudely or hastily dealt with; nice; critical; as, a delicate subject or question. There are some things too delicate and too sacred to be handled rudely without injury to truth. F. W. Robertson.
11. Of exacting tastes and habits; dainty; fastidious.
12. Nicely discriminating or perceptive; refinedly critical; sensitive; exquisite; as, a delicate taste; a delicate ear for music.
13. Affected by slight causes; showing slight changes; as, a delicate thermometer.
DELICATEDel"i*cate, n.
1. A choice dainty; a delicacy. [R.] With abstinence all delicates he sees. Dryden.
2. A delicate, luxurious, or effeminate person. All the vessels, then, which our delicates have, — those I mean that would seem to be more fine in their houses than their neighbors, — are only of the Corinth metal. Holland.
DELICATELYDel"i*cate*ly, adv.
Defn: In a delicate manner.
DELICATENESSDel"i*cate*ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being delicate.
DELICATESSENDel`i*ca*tes"sen, n. pl. [G., fr. F. délicatesse.]
Defn: Relishes for the table; dainties; delicacies. "A dealer in delicatessen". G. H. Putnam.
DELICESDel"i*ces, n. pl. Etym: [F. délices, fr. L. deliciae.]
Defn: Delicacies; delights. [Obs.] "Dainty delices." Spenser.
DELICIATEDe*li"ci*ate, v. t.
Defn: To delight one's self; to indulge in feasting; to revel. [Obs.]
DELICIOUS De*li"cious, a. Etym: [OF. delicieus, F. délicieux, L. deliciosus, fr. deliciae delight, fr. delicere to allure. See Delight.]
1. Affording exquisite pleasure; delightful; most sweet or grateful to the senses, especially to the taste; charming. Some delicious landscape. Coleridge. One draught of spring's delicious air. Keble. Were not his words delicious Tennyson.
2. Addicted to pleasure; seeking enjoyment; luxurious; effeminate. [Obs.] Others, lastly, of a more delicious and airy spirit, retire themselves to the enjoyments of ease and luxury. Milton.
Syn. — Delicious, Delightful. Delicious refers to the pleasure derived from certain of the senses, particularly the taste and smell; as, delicious food; a delicious fragrance. Delightful may also refer to most of the senses (as, delightful music; a delightful prospect; delightful sensations), but has a higher application to matters of taste, feeling, and sentiment; as, a delightful abode, conversation, employment; delightful scenes, etc. Like the rich fruit he sings, delicious in decay. Smith. No spring, nor summer, on the mountain seen, Smiles with gay fruits or with delightful green. Addison.
DELICIOUSLYDe*li"cious*ly, adv.
Defn: Delightfully; as, to feed deliciously; to be deliciously entertained.
DELICIOUSNESSDe*li"cious*ness, n.
1. The quality of being delicious; as, the deliciousness of a repast.
2. Luxury. "To drive away all superfluity and deliciousness." Sir T. North.
DELICTDe*lict", n. Etym: [L. delictum fault.] (Law)
Defn: An offense or transgression against law; (Scots Law) an offense of a lesser degree; a misdemeanor. Every regulation of the civil code necessarily implies a delict in the event of its violation. Jeffrey.
DELIGATE Del"i*gate, v. t. Etym: [L. deligatus, p. p. of deligare to bind up; de- + ligare to bind.] (Surg.)
Defn: To bind up; to bandage.
DELIGATIONDel`i*ga"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. déligation.] (Surg.)
Defn: A binding up; a bandaging. Wiseman.
DELIGHT De*light", n. Etym: [OE. delit, OF. delit, deleit, fr. delitier, to delight. See Delight, v. t.]
1. A high degree of gratification of mind; a high-wrought state of pleasurable feeling; lively pleasure; extreme satisfaction; joy. Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not. Shak. A fool hath no delight in understanding. Prov. xviii. 2.
2. That which gives great pleasure or delight. Heaven's last, best gift, my ever new delight. Milton.
3. Licentious pleasure; lust. [Obs.] Chaucer.
DELIGHT De*light", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Delighted; p. pr. & vb. n. Delighting.] Etym: [OE. deliten, OF. delitier, deleitier, F. délecter, fr. L. delectare to entice away, to delight (sc. by attracting or alluring), intens. of delicere to allure, delight; de- + lacere to entice, allure; cf. laqueus a snare. Cf. Delectate, Delicate, Delicious, Dilettante, Elicit, Lace.]
Defn: To give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to pleasehighly; as, a beautiful landscape delights the eye; harmony delightsthe ear.Inventions to delight the taste. Shak.Delight our souls with talk of knightly deeds. Tennyson.
DELIGHTDe*light", v. i.
Defn: To have or take great delight or pleasure; to be greatlypleased or rejoiced; — followed by an infinitive, or by in.Love delights in praises. Shak.I delight to do thy will, O my God. Ps. xl. 8.
DELIGHTABLEDe*light"a*ble, a. Etym: [See Delectable.]
Defn: Capable of delighting; delightful. [Obs.]Many a spice delightable. Rom. of R.
DELIGHTEDDe*light"ed, a.
Defn: Endowed with delight.If virtue no delighted beauty lack. Shak.
Syn.— Glad; pleased; gratified. See Glad.
DELIGHTEDLYDe*light"ed*ly, adv.
Defn: With delight; gladly.
DELIGHTERDe*light"er, n.
Defn: One who gives or takes delight.
DELIGHTFULDe*light"ful, a.
Defn: Highly pleasing; affording great pleasure and satisfaction."Delightful bowers." Spenser. "Delightful fruit." Milton.
Syn.— Delicious; charming. See Delicious.— De*light"ful*ly, adv.— De*light"ful*ness, n.
DELIGHTINGDe*light"ing, a.
Defn: Giving delight; gladdening.— De*light"ing*ly, adv. Jer. Taylor.
DELIGHTLESSDe*light"less, a.
Defn: Void of delight. Thomson.
DELIGHTOUSDe*light"ous a. Etym: [OF. delitos.]
Defn: Delightful. [Obs.] Rom. of R.
DELIGHTSOMEDe*light"some, a.
Defn: Very pleasing; delightful. "Delightsome vigor." Grew.Ye shall be a delightsome land, . . . saith the Lord. Mal. iii. 12.— De*light"some*ly, adv.— De*light"some*ness, n.
DELIGNATEDe*lig"nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Delignated; p. pr. & vb. n.Delignating.] [Pref. de- + L. lignum wood.]
1.
Defn: To clear or strip of wood (by cutting down trees). [R.]Fuller.
2. To strip or remove the wood from; as, to delignate ramie, in the preparation of ribbons of the fiber for further working.
DELILAHDe*li"lah, n.
Defn: The mistress of Samson, who betrayed him (Judges xvi.); hence,a harlot; a temptress.Other Delilahs on a smaller scale Burns met with during his Dumfriessojourn. J. C. Shairp.
DELIMITDe*lim"it, v. t. Etym: [L. delimitare: cf. F. délimitier.]
Defn: To fix the limits of; to demarcate; to bound.
DELIMITATIONDe*lim`i*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. delimitatio: cf. F. délimitation.]
Defn: The act or process of fixing limits or boundaries; limitation.Gladstone.
DELINEDe*line", v. t.
1. To delineate. [Obs.]
2. To mark out. [Obs.] R. North.
DELINEABLEDe*lin"e*a*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being, or liable to be, delineated. Feltham.
DELINEAMENTDe*lin"e*a*ment, Etym: [See Delineate.]
Defn: Delineation; sketch. Dr. H. More.
DELINEATE De*lin"e*ate, a. Etym: [L. delineatus, p. p. of delineare to delineate; de- + lineare to draw, fr. linea line. See Line.]
Defn: Delineated; portrayed. [R.]
DELINEATEDe*lin"e*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Delineated; p. pr. & vb. n.Delineating.]
1. To indicate by lines drawn in the form or figure of; to represent by sketch, design, or diagram; to sketch out; to portray; to picture; in drawing and engraving, to represent in lines, as with the pen, pencil, or graver; hence, to represent with accuracy and minuteness. See Delineation. Adventurous to delineate nature's form. Akenside.
2. To portray to the mind or understanding by words; to set forth; to describe. Customs or habits delineated with great accuracy. Walpole.
DELINEATIONDe*lin`e*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. delineatio: cf. F. délinéation.]
1. The act of representing, portraying, or describing, as by lines, diagrams, sketches, etc.; drawing an outline; as, the delineation of a scene or face; in drawing and engraving, representation by means of lines, as distinguished from representation by means of tints shades; accurate and minute representation, as distinguished from art that is careless of details, or subordinates them excessively.
2. A delineated picture; representation; sketch; description in words. Their softest delineations of female beauty. W. Irving.
Syn.— Sketch; portrait; outline. See Sketch.
DELINEATORDe*lin"e*a`tor, n.
1. One who, or that which, delineates; a sketcher.
2. (Surv.)
Defn: A perambulator which records distances and delineates a profile, as of a road.
DELINEATORYDe*lin"e*a*to*ry, a.
Defn: That delineates; descriptive; drawing the outline; delineating.
DELINEATUREDe*lin"e*a*ture, n.
Defn: Delineation. [Obs.]
DELINITIONDel`i*ni"tion, n. Etym: [L. delinere to smear. See Liniment.]
Defn: A smearing. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
DELINQUENCY De*lin"quen*cy, n.; pl. Delinquencies. Etym: [L. delinquentia, fr. delinquens.]
Defn: Failure or omission of duty; a fault; a misdeed; an offense; amisdemeanor; a crime.The delinquencies of the little commonwealth would be represented inthe most glaring colors. Motley.
DELINQUENTDe*lin"quent a. Etym: [L. delinquens, -entis, p. pr. of delinquere tofail, be wanting in one's duty, do wrong; de- + linquere to leave.See Loan, n.]
Defn: Failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.
DELINQUENTDe*lin"quent, n.
Defn: One who fails or neglects to perform his duty; an offender or transgressor; one who commits a fault or a crime; a culprit. A delinquent ought to be cited in the place or jurisdiction where the delinquency was committed. Ayliffe.
DELINQUENTLYDe*lin"quent*ly, adv.
Defn: So as to fail in duty.
DELIQUATE Del"i*quate, v. i. Etym: [L. deliquatus, p. p. of deliquare to clear off, de- + liquare to make liquid, melt, dissolve.]
Defn: To melt or be dissolved; to deliquesce. [Obs.] Boyle.
DELIQUATEDel"i*quate, v. t.
Defn: To cause to melt away; to dissolve; to consume; to waste.[Obs.]Dilapidating, or rather deliquating, his bishopric. Fuller.
DELIQUATIONDel`i*qua"tion, n.
Defn: A melting. [Obs.]
DELIQUESCEDel`i*quesce", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Deliquesced; p. pr. & vb. n.Deliquescing.] Etym: [L. deliquescere to melt, dissolve; de- +liquescere to become fluid, melt, fr. liquere to be fluid. SeeLiquid.] (Chem.)
Defn: To dissolve gradually and become liquid by attracting andabsorbing moisture from the air, as certain salts, acids, andalkalies.In very moist air crystals of strontites deliquesce. Black.
DELIQUESCENCEDel`i*ques"cence, n. Etym: [Cf. F. déliquescence.]
Defn: The act of deliquescing or liquefying; process by which anything deliquesces; tendency to melt.
DELIQUESCENT Del`i*ques"cent, a. Etym: [L. deliquescens, -entis, p. pr. of deliquescere: cf. F. déliquescent.]
1. Dissolving; liquefying by contact with the air; capable of attracting moisture from the atmosphere and becoming liquid; as, deliquescent salts.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: Branching so that the stem is lost in branches, as in most deciduous trees. Gray.
DELIQUIATE De*liq"ui*ate, v. i. Etym: [L. deliquia a flowing off, a gutter, deliquium a flowing down, fr. deliquare. See Deliquate.]
Defn: To melt and become liquid by absorbing water from the air; to deliquesce. Fourcroy.
DELIQUIATIONDe*liq`ui*a"tion, n.
Defn: The act of deliquating.
DELIQUIUMDe*liq"ui*um, n. Etym: [L. See Deliquiate.]
1. (Chem.)
Defn: A melting or dissolution in the air, or in a moist place; a liquid condition; as, a salt falls into a deliquium. [R.]
2. A sinking away; a swooning. [Obs.] Bacon.
3. A melting or maudlin mood. Carlyle.
DELIRACYDe*lir"a*cy, n. Etym: [See Delirate.]
Defn: Delirium. [Obs.]
DELIRAMENTDe*lir"a*ment, n. Etym: [L. deliramentum, fr. delirare. SeeDelirium.]
Defn: A wandering of the mind; a crazy fancy. [Obs.] Heywood.
DELIRANCYDe*lir"an*cy, n.
Defn: Delirium. [Obs.] Gauden.
DELIRANTDe*lir"ant, a. Etym: [L. delirans, -antis, p. pr. of delirare. SeeDelirium.]
Defn: Delirious. [Obs.] Owen.
DELIRATEDe*lir"ate, v. t. & i. Etym: [L. deliratus, p. p. of delirare. SeeDelirium.]
Defn: To madden; to rave. [Obs.]An infatuating and delirating spirit in it. Holland.
DELIRATIONDel`i*ra"tion, n. Etym: [L. deliratio.]
Defn: Aberration of mind; delirium. J. Motley.Deliration or alienation of the understanding. Mede.
DELIRIANTDe*lir"i*ant, n. Etym: [See Delirium.] (Med.)
Defn: A poison which occasions a persistent delirium, or mental aberration (as belladonna).
DELIRIFACIENT De*lir`i*fa"cient, a. Etym: [Delirium + L. faciens, -entis, p. pr. of facere to make.] (Med.)
Defn: Producing, or tending to produce, delirium. — n.
Defn: Any substance which tends to cause delirium.
DELIRIOUSDe*lir"i*ous, a. Etym: [From Delirium.]
Defn: Having a delirium; wandering in mind; light-headed; insane;raving; wild; as, a delirious patient; delirious fancies.— De*lir"i*ous*ly, adv.— De*lir"i*ous*ness, n.
DELIRIUM De*lir"i*um, n. Etym: [L., fr. delirare to rave, to wander in mind, prop., to go out of the furrow in plowing; de- + lira furrow, track; perh. akin to G. geleise track, rut, and E. last to endure.]
1. (Med.)
Defn: A state in which the thoughts, expressions, and actions are wild, irregular, and incoherent; mental aberration; a roving or wandering of the mind, — usually dependent on a fever or some other disease, and so distinguished from mania, or madness.
2. Strong excitement; wild enthusiasm; madness. The popular delirium [of the French Revolution] at first caught his enthusiastic mind. W. Irving. The delirium of the preceding session (of Parliament). Motley. Delirium tremens (. Etym: [L., trembling delirium] (Med.), a violent delirium induced by the excessive and prolonged use of intoxicating liquors. — Traumatic delirium (Med.), a variety of delirium following injury.
Syn. — Insanity; frenzy; madness; derangement; aberration; mania; lunacy; fury. See Insanity.
DELITDe*lit", n.
Defn: Delight. [Obs.] Chaucer.
DELITABLEDe*lit"a*ble, a.
Defn: Delightful; delectable. [Obs.]
DELITESCENCEDel`i*tes"cence, n. Etym: [See Delitescent.]
1. Concealment; seclusion; retirement. The delitescence of mental activities. Sir W. Hamilton.
2. (Med.)
Defn: The sudden disappearance of inflammation.
DELITESCENCYDel`i*tes"cen*cy, n.
Defn: Concealment; seclusion. The mental organization of the novelist must be characterized, to speak craniologically, by an extraordinary development of the passion for delitescency. Sir W. Scott.
DELITESCENT Del`i*tes"cent, a. Etym: [L. delitescens, -entis, p. pr. of delitescere to lie hid.]
Defn: Lying hid; concealed.
DELITIGATEDe*lit"i*gate, v. i. Etym: [L. delitigare to rail. See Litigate.]
Defn: To chide; to rail heartily. [Obs.]
DELITIGATIONDe*lit`i*ga"tion, n.
Defn: Chiding; brawl. [Obs.]
DELIVERDe*liv"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Delivered; p. pr. & vb. n.Delivering.] Etym: [F. délivrer, LL. deliberare to liberate, giveover, fr. L. de + liberare to set free. See Liberate.]
1. To set free from restraint; to set at liberty; to release; to liberate, as from control; to give up; to free; to save; to rescue from evil actual or feared; — often with from or out of; as, to deliver one from captivity, or from fear of death. He that taketh warning shall deliver his soul. Ezek. xxxiii. 5. Promise was that I Should Israel from Philistian yoke deliver. Milton.
2. To give or transfer; to yield possession or control of; to part with (to); to make over; to commit; to surrender; to resign; — often with up or over, to or into. Thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand. Gen. xl. 13. The constables have delivered her over. Shak. The exalted mind All sense of woe delivers to the wind. Pope.
3. To make over to the knowledge of another; to communicate; to utter; to speak; to impart. Till he these words to him deliver might. Spenser. Whereof the former delivers the precepts of the art, and the latter the perfection. Bacon.
4. To give forth in action or exercise; to discharge; as, to deliver a blow; to deliver a broadside, or a ball. Shaking his head and delivering some show of tears. Sidney. An uninstructed bowler . . . thinks to attain the jack by delivering his bowl straightforward. Sir W. Scott.
5. To free from, or disburden of, young; to relieve of a child in childbirth; to bring forth; — often with of. She was delivered safe and soon. Gower. Tully was long ere he could be delivered of a few verses, and those poor ones. Peacham.
6. To discover; to show. [Poetic] I 'll deliver Myself your loyal servant. Shak.
7. To deliberate. [Obs.] Chaucer.
8. To admit; to allow to pass. [Obs.] Bacon.
Syn. — To Deliver, Give Forth, Discharge, Liberate, Pronounce, Utter. Deliver denotes, literally, to set free. Hence the term is extensively applied to cases where a thing is made to pass from a confined state to one of greater freedom or openness. Hence it may, in certain connections, be used as synonymous with any or all of the above-mentioned words, as will be seen from the following examples: One who delivers a package gives it forth; one who delivers a cargo discharges it; one who delivers a captive liberates him; one who delivers a message or a discourse utters or pronounces it; when soldiers deliver their fire, they set it free or give it forth.
DELIVER De*liv"er, a. Etym: [OF. delivre free, unfettered. See Deliver, v. t.]
Defn: Free; nimble; sprightly; active. [Obs.]Wonderly deliver and great of strength. Chaucer.
DELIVERABLEDe*liv"er*a*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being, or about to be, delivered; necessary to be delivered. Hale.
DELIVERANCEDe*liv"er*ance, n. Etym: [F. délivrance, fr. délivrer.]
1. The act of delivering or freeing from restraint, captivity, peril, and the like; rescue; as, the deliverance of a captive. He hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives. Luke iv. 18. One death or one deliverance we will share. Dryden.
2. Act of bringing forth children. [Archaic] Shak.
3. Act of speaking; utterance. [Archaic] Shak.
Note: In this and in the preceding sense delivery is the word more commonly used.
4. The state of being delivered, or freed from restraint. I do desire deliverance from these officers. Shak.
5. Anything delivered or communicated; esp., an opinion or decision expressed publicly. [Scot.]
6. (Metaph.)
Defn: Any fact or truth which is decisively attested or intuitively known as a psychological or philosophical datum; as, the deliverance of consciousness.
DELIVERERDe*liv"er*er, n.
1. One who delivers or rescues; a preserver.
2. One who relates or communicates.
DELIVERESSDe*liv"er*ess, n.
Defn: A female de [R.] Evelyn.
DELIVERLYDe*liv"er*ly, adv.
Defn: Actively; quickly; nimbly. [Obs.]Swim with your bodies, And carry it sweetly and deliverly. Beau. &Fl.
DELIVERNESSDe*liv"er*ness, n.
Defn: Nimbleness; agility. [Obs.]
DELIVERYDe*liv"er*y, n.; pl. Deliveries (.
1. The act of delivering from restraint; rescue; release; liberation; as, the delivery of a captive from his dungeon.
2. The act of delivering up or over; surrender; transfer of the body or substance of a thing; distribution; as, the delivery of a fort, of hostages, of a criminal, of goods, of letters.
3. The act or style of utterance; manner of speaking; as, a good delivery; a clear delivery.
4. The act of giving birth; parturition; the expulsion or extraction of a fetus and its membranes.
5. The act of exerting one's strength or limbs. Neater limbs and freer delivery. Sir H. Wotton.
6. The act or manner of delivering a ball; as, the pitcher has a swift delivery.
DELL Dell, n. Etym: [AS. del, akin to E. dale; cf. D. delle, del, low ground. See Dale.]
1. A small, retired valley; a ravine. In dells and dales, concealed from human sight. Tickell.
2. A young woman; a wench. [Obs.] Sweet doxies and dells. B. Jonson.
DELLA CRUSCADel"la Crus"ca.
Defn: A shortened form of Academia della Crusca, an academy in Florescence, Italy, founded in the 16th century, especially for conversing the purity of the Italian language.
Note: The Accademia della Crusca (literally, academy of the bran or chaff) was so called in allusion to its chief object of bolting or purifying the national language.
DELLACRUSCANDel`la*crus"can, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Accademia della Crusca in Florence. TheDellacruscan School, a name given in satire to a class of affectedEnglish writers, most of whom lived in Florence, about a. d. 1785.
DELOODe"loo, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The duykerbok.
DELOULDe*loul", n. Etym: [Prob. of Arabic or Bedouin origin.] (Zoöl.)