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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1844 Excerpt: ...to put off. de f 1' ance, n. a challenge. de f 1' cien cy, n. defect, imperfection. de file', v. to make filthy, corrupt. de fine', v. to explain, mark out. I Def i nite, a. certain, exact, limited. def i nl'tion, n. a short description of anything. de f6rm' i ty, n. ugliness, crookedness. de fraud', p. to cheat, rob. de fray', v. to bear charges. de fy', v. to challenge. de gen' er ate, v. to decay in virtue. de grade', v. to lessen. de ject', v. to cast down. de lay', v. to put off. delect'able, a. pleasing, delightful. del' e gate, n. a deputy, commissioner. del e te' ri ous, a. deadly, poisonous. de lib' er ate, v. to think deeply, to hesitate. del' i cate, a. nice, soft. de 11' cious, a. sweet, dainty. de lin' e ate, v. to describe, to draw. de lln'quent, n. an offender. de llr' i ous, a. light-headed, raving. de 11V er, v. to save, give up. de lude', v. to deceive. del' uge, -. a flood. delu'sion, n. a cheat, deception. de lu' sive, a. apt to deceive. de mand', n. a claim, question. de mean', v. to behave. de mean' our, n. carriage, behaviour. de m6l' ish, v. to destroy. de m6n' strate, v. to prove beyond a doubt. de mon stra' tion, n. clear proof. de mar', -. to doubt of. demure', a. grave, sober. de nom i na' tion, n. a name given to anything. de n6te', v. to mark. De n&unce', v. to threaten. dense, a. close, compact. dent' al, a. belonging to the teeth. de part' ment, n. separate office. de pend' ent, a. hanging on. de pl6' ra ble, a. lamentable, sad. de p6rt/ ment, n. carriage, behaviour. de p&s' it, v. to lay up. deprive', v. to corrupt. de pre' ci ate, v. to undervalue. dep re da' tion, n. robbing, spoiling. depress', v. to deject. de prlve' v. to take from. dep' u ty, n. one that does business for another. de re lie' tion, n. ...