Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Deanery

Dean″er‐y (?), n.; pl.Deaneries (�). 1. The office or the revenue of a dean. See the Note under Benefice, n., 3.2. The residence of a dean. Shak.3. The territorial jurisdiction ...

515

Deanship

Dean″ship, n. The office of a dean.I dont't value your deanship a straw. Swift.

516

Dear

Dear (dēr), a. [Compar.Dearer (–ẽr); superl.Dearest (–ĕst).] [OE. dere, deore, AS. deóre; akin to OS. diuri, D. duur, OHG. tiuri, G. theuer, teuer, Icel. dȳrr, Dan. & Sw. dyr. C...

517

Dear (2)

Dear, n. A dear one; lover; sweetheart.That kiss I carried from thee, dear. Shak.

518

Dear (3)

Dear, adv. Dearly; at a high price.If thou attempt it, it will cost thee dear. Shak.

519

Dear (4)

Dear, v. t. To endear. Shelton.

520

Dear-bought

Dear″–bought′ (?), a. Bought at a high price; as, dear-bought experience.

521

Dear-loved

Dear″–loved′ (?), a. Greatly beloved. Shak.

522

Dearborn

Dear″born (?), n. A four-wheeled carriage, with curtained sides.

523

Deare

Deare (?), variant of Dere, v. t. & n.

524

Dearie

Dear″ie (?), n. Same as Deary. Dickens.

525

Dearling

Dear″ling (?), n. A darling. Spenser.

526

Dearly

Dear″ly, adv. 1. In a dear manner; with affection; heartily; earnestly; as, to love one dearly.2. At a high rate or price; grievously.He buys his mistress dearly with his throne...

527

Dearn

Dearn (?), a. [AS. derne, dyrne, dierne, hidden, secret. Cf. Derne.] Secret; lonely; solitary; dreadful. Shak. — Dearn″ly, adv.Chaucer.

528

Dearn (2)

Dearn, v. t. Same as Darn.

529

Dearness

Dear″ness (?), n. 1. The quality or state of being dear; costliness; excess of price.The dearness of corn. Swift.2. Fondness; preciousness; love; tenderness.The dearness of frie...

530

Dearth

Dearth (?), n. [OE. derthe, fr. dere. See Dear.] Scarcity which renders dear; want; lack; specifically, lack of food on account of failure of crops; famine.There came a dearth o...

531

Dearticulate

De′ar‐tic″u‐late (?), v. t. To disjoint.

532

Dearworth

Dear″worth′ (?), a. [See Derworth.] Precious. Piers Plowman.

533

Deary

Dear″y (?), n. A dear; a darling.

534

Deas

De″as (?), n. See Dais.

535

Death

Death (dĕth), n. [OE. deth, deað, AS. deáð; akin to OS. dōð, D. dood, G. tod, Icel. dauði, Sw. & Dan. död, Goth. dauþus; from a verb meaning to die. See Die, v. i., and cf. Dead...

536

Death's-head

Death's″–head′ (?), n. A naked human skull as the emblem of death; the head of the conventional personification of death.I had rather be married to a death's-head with a bone in...

537

Death's-herb

Death's″–herb′ (?), n. The deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna). Dr. Prior.

538

Deathbed

Death″bed (?), n. The bed in which a person dies; hence, the closing hours of life of one who dies by sickness or the like; the last sickness.That often-quoted passage from Lord...

539

Deathbird

Death″bird′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) Tengmalm's or Richardson's owl (Nyctale Tengmalmi); — so called from a superstition of the North American Indians that its note presages death.

540

Deathblow

Death″blow′ (?), n. A mortal or crushing blow; a stroke or event which kills or destroys.The deathblow of my hope. Byron.