DETERSIVE, de-t[.e]r'siv, _n._ Same as DETERGENT.
DETEST, de-test', _v.t._ to hate intensely.--_adj._ DETEST'ABLE, worthy of
being detested: extremely hateful: abominable.--_n._
DETEST'ABLENESS.--_adv._ DETEST'ABLY.--_n._ DETEST[=A]'TION, extreme
hatred. [Fr.,--L. _detest[=a]ri_--_de_, inten., and _test[=a]ri_, to call
to witness, execrate--_testis_, a witness.]
DETHRONE, de-thr[=o]n', _v.t._ to remove from a throne.--_ns._
DETHRONE'MENT; DETHRONIS[=A]'TION.
DETONATE, det'o-n[=a]t, _v.i._ to explode.--_v.t._ to cause to
explode.--_ns._ DETON[=A]'TION, an explosion with report; DET'ONATOR, a
detonating substance: an apparatus for the explosion of a detonating
substance, as a percussion-cap.--DETONATING POWDER, powder, such as the
fulminates, which explodes easily by impact or heating, and which may be
used to cause other substances to explode. [L. _deton[=a]re_,
_-[=a]tum_--_de_, down, and _ton[=a]re_, to thunder.]
DETORT, de-tort', _v.t._ to distort.--_ns._ DETOR'SION, DETOR'TION. [L.
_detorqu[=e]re_, _detortum_; _de_, away, and _torquere_, twist.]
DETOUR, de-t[=oo]r', _n._ a winding: a circuitous way. [Fr. _dé_, for L.
_dis_, asunder, and _tour_, a turning.]
DETRACT, de-trakt', _v.t._ to take away, abate: to defame.--_v.i._ to take
away reputation (with _from_): to reduce in degree: diminish.--_ns._
DETRACT'ER, -OR:--_fem._ DETRACT'RESS.--_adv._ DETRACT'INGLY.--_n._
DETRAC'TION, depreciation: slander.--_adjs._ DETRACT'IVE, DETRAC'TIOUS,
DETRACT'ORY, tending to detract: derogatory. [L. _de_, from, and
_trah[)e]re_, to draw.]
DETRAIN, de-tr[=a]n', _v.t._ to set down out of a railway train, as
troops.--_v.i._ to come out of a train.
DETRIMENT, det'ri-ment, _n._ diminution: damage: loss.--_adj._
DETRIMENT'AL. [L. _detrimentum_--_de_, off, and _ter[)e]re_, _tritum_, to
rub.]
DETRITUS, de-tr[=i]'tus, _n._ a mass of substance gradually rubbed or worn
off solid bodies: an aggregate of broken or loosened fragments, esp. of
rock.--_n._ DETRI'TION, a wearing away. [L.,--_de_, off, and _ter[)e]re_,
_tritum_, to rub.]
DETRUDE, de-tr[=oo]d', _v.t._ to thrust down.--_n._ DETRU'SION. [L. _de_,
down, and _trud[)e]re_, to thrust]
DETRUNCATE, de-trung'k[=a]t, _v.t._ to cut off from the trunk: to lop off:
to shorten.--_n._ DETRUNC[=A]'TION. [L. _detrunc[=a]re_, _-[=a]tum_--_de_,
off, _trunc[=a]re_, lop.]
DETUMESCENCE, d[=e]-t[=u]-mes'ens, _n._ diminution of swelling--opp. to
_Intumescence_.
DEUCE, d[=u]s, _n._ a card or die with two spots: (_lawn tennis_) a term
denoting that each side has gained three points ('forty all').--_n._
DEUCE'-ACE, a throw of two dice, one of which turns up deuce and the other
ace. [Fr. _deux_, two--L. _duos_, accus. of _duo_, two.]
DEUCE, d[=u]s, _n._ the devil--in exclamatory phrases.--_adj._ DEUCED
(d[=u]'sed, or d[=u]st), devilish: excessive.--_adv._ confoundedly.
DEUTEROCANONICAL, d[=u]'t[.e]r-o-ka-non'ik-al, _adj._ pertaining to a
second canon of inferior authority--the O. T. Apocrypha and the N. T.
Antilegomena. [Gr. _deuteros_, second, _kan[=o]n_, rule.]
DEUTEROGAMY, d[=u]-t[.e]r-og'a-mi, _n._ second marriage, esp. of the
clergy, after the death of the first wife.--_n._ DEUTEROG'AMIST, one who
allows such. [Gr. _deuteros_, second, _gamos_, marriage.]
DEUTERONOMY, d[=u]-t[.e]r-on'o-mi, or d[=u]'t[.e]r-on-o-mi, _n._ the fifth
book of the Pentateuch, containing a repetition of the decalogue and laws
given in Exodus.--_adjs._ DEUTERONOM'IC, -AL.--_ns._ DEUTERON'OMIST,
DEU'TERO-IS[=A]'IAH, the assumed author of the later prophecies of Isaiah.
[Gr. _deuteros_, second, _nomos_, law.]
DEUTEROSCOPY, d[=u]-t[.e]r-os'ko-pi, _n._ second-sight. [Gr. _deuteros_,
second, _skopia_--_skopein_, to look.]
DEUTOPLASM, d[=u]'t[=o]-plasm, _n._ secondary, nutritive plasm, or
food-yolk.--_adjs._ DEUTOPLAS'MIC, DEUTOPLAS'TIC.
DEUTOXIDE, d[=u]t-oks'[=i]d, _n._ an old name for a compound of two parts
of oxygen with one of a base. [Gr. _deuteros_, second, and _oxide_.]
DEUTZIA, dewt'si-a, or doit'si-a, _n._ a genus of saxifragaceous plants
with panicles of white flowers, introduced from China and Japan. [Named
after _Deutz_, a Dutch naturalist.]
DEVALL, de-val', _v.i._ (_Scot._) to cease.--_n._ a stop.
DEVANAGARI, d[=a]-va-nä'ga-ri, _n._ the character in which Sanskrit is
usually written and printed. [Sans. 'town-script of the gods,' a term app.
coined by an Indian scholar.]
DEVAPORATION, d[=e]-vap-[=o]-r[=a]'shun, _n._ the change of vapour into
water.
DEVASTATE, dev'as-t[=a]t, _v.t._ to lay waste: to plunder.--_ns._
DEVAST[=A]'TION, act of devastating: state of being devastated: havoc;
DEVAST[=A]'VIT, a waste of the estate of a deceased person by the executor.
[L. _devast[=a]re_, _[=a]tum_--_de_, inten., _vast[=a]re_, to lay waste.]
DEVELOP, d[=e]-vel'op, _v.t._ to unroll: to unfold: to lay open by degrees:
to promote the growth of: (_phot._) to make the latent picture visible by
chemical applications.--_v.i._ to grow into: to open out: to
evolve:--_pr.p._ devel'oping; _pa.p._ devel'oped.--_n._ DEVEL'OPMENT, a
gradual unfolding: a gradual growth: evolution: (_math._) the expression of
a function in the form of a series.--_adj._ DEVELOPMENT'AL, pertaining to
development.--_adv._ DEVELOPMENT'ALLY.--DOCTRINE OF DEVELOPMENT, the theory
of the evolution of new species from lower forms. [Fr. _développer_,
opposite of _envelopper_; both perh. from a Teut. root found in Eng. _lap_,
to wrap.]
DEVEST, de-vest', _v.t._ (_law_) to alienate: to deprive of: to strip. [A
form of _divest_.]
DEVIATE, d[=e]'vi-[=a]t, _v.i._ to go from the way: to turn aside from a
certain course: to err.--_v.t._ to cause to diverge.--_ns._ DEVI[=A]'TION,
a going out of the way: a turning aside; error; D[=E]'VIATOR, one who
deviates.--DEVIATION OF THE COMPASS, departure of the mariner's compass
from the magnetic needle, due to the ship's magnetism--either from the iron
of which it is built or the iron which it carries. [L. _devi[=a]re_,
_-[=a]tum_--_de_, from, _via_, a way.]
DEVICE, de-v[=i]s', _n._ that which is devised or designed: contrivance:
power of devising: genius: (_her._) the emblem borne upon a shield: a
picture of some kind, with a motto illustrative of a man's life or
character, borne by an individual rather than by a family.--_adj._
DEVICE'FUL (_Spens._), full of devices. [O. Fr. _devise_. See DEVISE.]
DEVIL, dev'l, _v.t._ (_cook._) to season highly and broil.--_v.i._ to
perform another man's drudgery (esp. to devil for a barrister).
DEVIL, dev'l, _n._ the supreme spirit of evil, Satan: any evil spirit: a
false god: a very wicked person: a fellow, as in 'Poor devil:' an
expletive, in 'What the devil,' &c.--_ns._ DEV'ILDOM; DEV'ILESS; DEV'ILET;
DEV'IL-FISH, a name for the fishing-frog or angler, for the giant-ray of
the United States, and for other large and ugly fishes; DEV'IL-IN-THE-BUSH,
a garden flower, also called _Love-in-a-mist_.--_adj._ DEV'ILISH, fiendish,
malignant.--_adv._ (_coll._) very: exceedingly.--_adv._ DEV'ILISHLY.--_ns._
DEV'ILISM; DEV'ILKIN.--_adj._ DEV'IL-MAY-CARE, reckless, audacious.--_ns._
DEV'ILMENT; DEV'IL-ON-THE-NECK, an old instrument of torture; DEV'ILRY;
DEV'ILSHIP; DEV'ILTRY; DEV'IL-WOR'SHIP, the worship of the devil, or of
devils; DEV'IL-WOR'SHIPPER.--DEVIL A BIT, not at all; DEVIL OF A MESS, a
very bad mess.--DEVIL'S ADVOCATE, a name given to the Promoter of the
Faith, an advocate at the papal court, whose duty it is to propose all
reasonable objections against a person's claims to canonisation; DEVIL'S
BIT, a popular name for scabious; DEVIL'S BOOKS, playing-cards; DEVIL'S
COACH-HORSE, a large dark-coloured beetle; DEVIL'S DOZEN, thirteen (like
baker's dozen); DEVIL'S DUNG, a popular name for asafoetida; DEVIL'S DUST,
shoddy made by a machine called the _devil_; DEVIL'S OWN, a name given to
the 88th Regiment in the Peninsular war, as also to the Inns of Court
volunteers; DEVIL'S SNUFF-BOX, the puff-ball, a kind of fungus; DEVIL'S
TATTOO (see TATTOO); DEVIL TO PAY, serious trouble ahead--said to be from
the difficulty of _paying_, or caulking, an awkward and inaccessible seam
in a ship.--CARTESIAN DEVIL (see CARTESIAN); PRINTER'S DEVIL, the youngest
apprentice in a printing-office: a printer's errand-boy; TASMANIAN DEVIL,
the ursine dasyure, a Tasmanian carnivore.--PLAY THE DEVIL WITH, to bring
to utter ruin. [A.S. _deóful_, _deófol_--L. _diabolus_--Gr. _diabolos_,
from _diaballein_, to throw across, to slander, from _dia_, across, and
_ballein_, to throw; cf. Ger. _teufel_, Fr. _diable_, It. _diavolo_, Sp.
_diablo_.]
DEVIOUS, d[=e]'vi-us, _adj._ from or out of the way: roundabout:
erring.--_adv._ D[=E]'VIOUSLY.--_n._ D[=E]'VIOUSNESS. [L. _devius_. See
DEVIATE.]
DEVISE, de-v[=i]z', _v.t._ to imagine: to scheme: to contrive: to give by
will: to bequeath.--_v.i._ to consider, scheme.--_n._ act of bequeathing: a
will: property bequeathed by will.--_adj._ DEVIS'ABLE.--_ns._ DEVIS'AL;
DEVIS[=E][E]', one to whom real estate is bequeathed; DEVIS'ER, one who
contrives; DEVIS'OR, one who bequeaths. [O. Fr. _deviser_, _devise_--Low L.
_divisa_, a division of goods, a mark, a device--L. _divid[)e]re_,
_divisum_, to divide.]
DEVITALISE, de-v[=i]'ta-l[=i]z, _v.t._ to deprive of vitality or
life-giving qualities.--_n._ DEVITALIS[=A]'TION.
DEVITRIFY, de-vit'ri-f[=i], _v.t._ to take away or greatly diminish the
vitreous quality of.--_n._ DEVITRIFIC[=A]'TION, loss or diminution of the
vitreous nature.
DEVOCALISE, de-v[=o]'ka-l[=i]z, _v.t._ to make voiceless: to reduce the
vowel element in a sound or syllable.
DEVOID, de-void', _adj._ destitute: free from. [O. Fr. _desvoidier_,
_des_--L. _dis-_, away, _voidier_--L. _vidu[=a]re_, _viduus_, deprived.]
DEVOIR, dev-wawr', _n._ what is due, duty: service: an act of civility.
[Fr.,--L. _deb[=e]re_, to owe.]
DEVOLUTION, dev-ol-[=u]'shun, _n._ a passing from one person to another.
[See DEVOLVE.]
DEVOLVE, de-volv', _v.t._ to roll down: to hand down: to deliver
over.--_v.i._ to roll down: to fall or pass over.--_n._ DEVOLVE'MENT. [L.
_devolv[)e]re_, _-vol[=u]tum_--_de_, down, _volv[)e]re_, _-[=u]tum_, to
roll.]
DEVONIAN, de-v[=o]'ni-an, _adj._ belonging to _Devonshire_: belonging to a
system of geological strata which abound in Devonshire, closely
corresponding to Old Red Sandstone.
DEVONPORT, dev'on-p[=o]rt, _n._ a small ornamental writing-table, fitted
with drawers, &c.
DEVONSHIRE CREAM = CLOTTED CREAM. See CLOT.
DEVOTE, de-v[=o]t', _v.t._ to vow: to set apart or dedicate by solemn act:
to doom: to give up wholly.--_adj._ DEV[=O]T'ED, given up, as by a vow:
doomed: strongly attached: zealous.--_adv._ DEV[=O]T'EDLY.--_ns._
DEV[=O]T'EDNESS; DEVOT[=E][=E]', one wholly or superstitiously devoted,
esp. to religion: a fanatic; DEV[=O]TE'MENT (_Shak._); DEV[=O]'TION,
consecration: giving up of the mind to the worship of God: piety: prayer:
strong affection or attachment: ardour: (_pl._) prayers: (_obs._) religious
offerings: alms.--_adj._ DEV[=O]'TIONAL.--_ns._ DEV[=O]'TIONALIST,
DEV[=O]'TIONIST.--_adv._ DEV[=O]'TIONALLY. [L. _devov[=e]re_,
_dev[=o]tum_--_de_, a way, and _vov[=e]re_, to vow.]
DEVOUR, de-vowr', _v.t._ to swallow greedily: to eat up: to consume or
waste with violence or wantonness: to destroy: to gaze intently on.--_n._
DEVOUR'ER.--_adj._ DEVOUR'ING.--_adv._ DEVOUR'INGLY.--_n._ DEVOUR'MENT. [O.
Fr. _devorer_--L. _devor[=a]re_--_de_, inten., and _vor[=a]re_, to swallow.
See VORACIOUS.]
DEVOUT, de-vowt', _adj._ given up to religious thoughts and exercises:
pious: solemn: earnest.--_adv._ DEVOUT'LY.--_n._ DEVOUT'NESS. [O. Fr.
_devot_--L. _devotus_. See DEVOTE.]
DEW, d[=u], _n._ moisture deposited from the air on cooling, esp. at night,
in minute specks upon the surface of objects: early freshness (esp. in DEW
OF HIS YOUTH).--_v.t._ to wet with dew: to moisten.--_ns._ DEW'BERR'Y, a
kind of bramble or blackberry having a bluish dew-like bloom on the fruit;
DEW'-CLAW, a rudimentary inner toe of a dog's hind-foot; DEW'DROP;
DEW'FALL, the falling of dew, the time it falls; DEW'POINT, the temperature
at which dew begins to form; DEW'-RETT'ING, the process of rotting away the
gummy part of hemp or flax by exposure on the grass to dew and rain;
DEW'STONE, a Nottinghamshire limestone; DEW'-WORM, the common
earthworm.--_adj._ DEW'Y.--MOUNTAIN DEW (_slang_), whisky, originally
illicitly distilled or smuggled spirits. [A.S. _deáw_; cf. Ice. _dögg_,
Ger. _thau_, dew.]
DEW, d[=u], _n._ an obsolete spelling of _due_.
DEWAN, d[=e]-wan', _n._ in India, a financial minister, the native steward
of a business-house.--_ns._ DEWAN'I, DEWAN'NY, the office of dewan. [Hind.]
DEWITT, d[=e]-wit', _v.t._ to lynch--from the fate of Jan and Cornelius _De
Witt_ in Holland in 1672.
DEWLAP, d[=u]'lap, _n._ the pendulous skin under the throat of oxen, dogs,
&c.: the fleshy wattle of the turkey.--_adjs._ DEW'LAPPED, DEW'LAPT. [Prob.
_dew_ and A.S. _læppa_, a loose hanging piece.]
DEXTER, deks't[.e]r, _adj._ on the right-hand side: right: (_her._) of that
side of the shield on the right-hand side of the wearer, to the spectator's
_left_.--_n._ DEXTER'ITY, right-handedness: cleverness: readiness and
skill: adroitness.--_adjs._ DEX'TEROUS, DEX'TROUS, right-handed: adroit:
subtle.--_adv._ DEX'TEROUSLY.--_n._ DEX'TEROUSNESS.--_adj._ DEX'TRAL,
right, as opposed to left.--_n._ DEXTRAL'ITY, right-handedness.--_adv._
DEX'TRALLY.--_adjs._ DEX'TRO-G[=Y]'RATE, causing to turn to the right hand;
DEX'TRORSE, DEXTROR'SAL, rising from right to left. [L. _dexter_; Gr.
_dexios_, Sans. _dakshina_, on the right, on the south.]
DEXTRINE, deks'trin, _n._ starch altered by the action of acids, diastase,
or heat till it loses its gelatinous character, so called because when
viewed through polarised light it turns the plane of polarisation to the
right.--_n._ DEX'TROSE, a glucose sugar, found in grapes, &c., and
manufactured from starch by means of sulphuric acid. [Fr.,--L. _dexter_.]