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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Deed'ful, a. p. 344Full of deeds or exploits; active; stirring. [Rare.] “A deedful life.” Tennyson.Deed'less, a. p. 344Not performing, or having performed, deeds or exploits; inactive. “Deedless in his tongue.” Shak.Deed'-pōll, n. p. 344(Law.) A deed of one part, or executed by only one party, and distinguished from an indenture by having the edge of the parchment or paper cut even, or polled, as it was anciently termed, instead of…Deed'y, a. p. 344Industrious; active. [Rare.] Cooper.Deem, v. t. p. 344To account; to esteem; to think; to judge; to hold in opinion; to regard. For never can I deem him less than god. Dryden.Deem, v. i. p. 344To be of opinion; to think; to estimate. I would also deem O'er others' griefs that some sincerely grieve. Byron. 2. To pass judgment. [Obs.] Spenser.Deem, n. p. 344Opinion; judgment. [Obs.] Shak.Deem’ster, n. p. 344A judge in the Isle of Man, who decides controversies without process or writings. Burrill.Deep, a. p. 344Extending far below the surface; of great perpendicular dimension, conceived of as measured downward, distinguished from high, which is measured upward; low-descending; profound; as, a deep sea, pit…Deep, adv. p. 344To a great depth; with depth; far down; profoundly. Deep versed in books, and shallow in himself. Milton. Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring. Pope.Deep, n. p. 344That which is deep, especially deep water; the sea or ocean. “The deeps of knowledge.” Cowley. “Neptune, monarch of the deep.” Pope. The hollow deep of hell resounded. Milton. 2. That which is…Deep'-draw/ing, a. p. 344Of deep draught; requiring depth of water to float in; sinking deep in water. “Deep-drawing barks.” Shak.Deep'-drawn, a. p. 344Drawn from a depth.Deep'en, v. t. p. 344To make deep or increase the depth of; to cause to sink lower; as, to deepen a well or channel. “To deepen the bed of the Tiber.” Addison. 2. To make darker or more intense; as, the gloom deepens.…Deep'en, v. i. p. 344To become more deep; as, the water deepens at every cast of the lead. His blood-red tresses deepening in the sun. Byron.Deep'-fèt, a. p. 344Deeply fetched or drawn. [Obs.] “Deep-fet groans.” Shak.Deep'-laid, a. p. 344Laid deep; formed with cunning and sagacity.Deep'ly, adv. p. 344At or to a great depth; far below the surface; as, to sink deeply. 2. Profoundly; thoroughly; as, deeply skilled in ethics or anatomy. 3. With profound feeling; with great sorrow; most feelingly. He…Deep'ness, n. p. 344The state or quality of being deep, profound, mysterious, secretive, &c.; depth. “Deepness of earth.” Matt. xiii. 5. 2. Craft; insidiousness. [Rare.] Gregory.Deep-sēa Line p. 344A line with a plummet, shot, or other attachment, for taking soundings at great depths at sea.Deep'-wāist'ed, a. p. 344(Naut.) Having a deep waist, as when, in a ship, the bulwarks of the quarter-deck and forecastle are higher than those of the waist. Totten.Deer, n. sing. & pl. p. 344(Zoöl.) A ruminant quadruped of the genus Cervus, of several species, the males of which have branched horns. — The deer hunted in England is the C. elephas, called also stag or red deer; the fallow…Deer'-bĕr'ry, n. p. 344(Bot.) A plant of the Vaccinium group; V. stamineum.Deer'-hound, n. p. 344A hound for hunting deer.Deer'-nĕck, n. p. 344A deer-like, or thin, ill-formed neck;— said of a horse.Deer'-skin, n. p. 344The skin of a deer, and the leather made from it.Deer'-stalk'er, n. p. 344One who practices deer-stalking.Deer'-stalk'ing, n. p. 344The hunting of deer on foot, by stealing upon them unawares.De-ē'sis, n. p. 344(Rhet.) An invocation of, or address to, the Supreme Being.Dē'ess, n. p. 344A goddess. [Obs.] Croft.Deer, n. p. 344An evil spirit in the Persian mythology.De-fāçe', v. t. p. 344To destroy or mar the face or external appearance of; to disfigure; as, to deface a monument; to deface an edifice. 2. To injure, destroy, spoil, or mar, by effacing or obliterating important…De-fāçe'ment, n. p. 344The act of defacing or marring, or the condition of being defaced; injury to the external appearance; obliteration. 2. That which mars or disfigures.De-fā'cer, n. p. 344One who, or that which, defaces; one who injures, mars, or disfigures.De-fā'cing-ly, adv. p. 344In a defacing manner.De făc'to p. 344Actually; in fact; in reality; existing; as, a king de facto, distinguished from a king de jure, or by right.De-fāil', v. t. or i. p. 344To cause to fail, or to fail. [Obs.] “And will defail or else prove recreant.” Machin.De-fāil'ance, n. p. 344Failure; deficiency. [Obs.] “Defaillance in degree or continuance.” Comber.De-fāl′căte, v. t. p. 344To cut off; to take away or deduct a part of; — used chiefly of money, accounts, rents, income, &c. Lurke.De-fāl'cate, v. i. p. 344To commit defalcation; to embezzle money held in trust.Dē`fal-cā'tion, n. p. 344A cutting off; a diminution, deficit, or withdrawment. 2. That which is cut off, diminished, or abated; as, this loss is a defalcation from the revenue. 3. An abstraction of money, &c., by an officer…De-fālk’, v. t. p. 344To take away; to cut off; to abate. [Obs.] “De-falking the four hundred garnish money.” B. Jon.Dēf'a-mā'tion, n. p. 344The taking from another's reputation; the act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the malicious uttering of falsehoods, or circulation of reports…De-făm'a-to-ry, a. p. 344Containing defamation; injurious to reputation; calumnious; slanderous; as, defamatory words; defamatory reports or writings.De-fāme', v. t. p. 344To harm or destroy the good fame or reputation of; to disgrace; especially, to speak evil of; to dishonor by slanderous reports; to calumniate; to asperse. My guilt thy growing virtues did defame.…De-fāme', n. p. 345Dishonor; disgrace. [Obs.] “In remembrance of thy defame.” Gower.De-fam'er, n. p. 345One who defames; a slanderer; a detractor; a calumniator.De-fām'ing-ly, adv. p. 345In a defaming manner.Def'a-mōus, a. p. 345Serving to defame; injurious; slanderous. [Obs.] “Defamous words.” Holinshed.De-făt'i-ga-ble, a. p. 345Capable of being wearied or tired out. [Obs.] “Made on set purpose defatigable.” Glanville.De-făt'i-gāte, v. t. p. 345To weary or tire; to fatigue. [Rare.] “Which defatigating hill.” Sir T. Herbert.De-făt'i-gā'tion, n. p. 345Weariness. [Rare.] Bacon.De-fault', n. p. 345A failing or failure; omission of that which ought to be done; neglect to do what duty or law requires; as, this evil has happened through the governor's default. 2. Fault; offense; ill deed. “His so…De-fault', v. i. p. 345To be wanting in duty; to offend. “That he 'gainst courtesy so fully did default.” Spenser. 2. To fail in fulfilling a contract or agreement; to fail to appear in court; to let a case go by default.De-fault', v. t. p. 345To fail to perform; to be guilty of neglect of. “What they have defaulted toward him.” Milton. 2. (Law.) To call a defendant or other party whose duty it is to be present in court, and make an entry…De-fault'er, n. p. 345One who makes default; one who fails to appear in court when called. 2. One who fails to perform a public duty; particularly, one who fails to account for public money intrusted to his care; a…De-fē'a-sance, n. p. 345A defeat; an overthrow. [Obs.] “His foes’ defeasance.” Spenser. 2. A rendering null or void. 3. (Law.) A condition, relating to a deed, which being performed, the deed is defeated or rendered void…De-fêa'sanced, a. p. 345(Law.) Liable to defeasance; capable of being made void or forfeited.De-fēa'si-ble, a. p. 345Capable of being defeated, annulled, or made void. He came to the crown by a defeasible title. Davies.De-fēa′si-ble-ness, n. p. 345The quality of being de-feasible.