Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Debted

Debt″ed, p. a. Indebted; obliged to.I stand debted to this gentleman. Shak.

623

Debtee

Debt‐ee″ (?), n.(Law) One to whom a debt is due; creditor; — correlative to debtor. Blackstone.

624

Debtless

Debt″less (?), a. Free from debt. Chaucer.

625

Debtor

Debt″or (?), n. [OE. dettur, dettour, OF. detor, detur, detour, F. débiteur, fr. L. debitor, fr. debere to owe. See Debt.] One who owes a debt; one who is indebted; — correlativ...

626

Debulliate

De‐bul″li‐ate (?), v. i. [Pref. dé- + L. bullire to boil.] To boil over.

627

Debullition

Deb′ul‐li″tion (?), n. [See Debulliate.] A bubbling or boiling over. Bailey.

628

Deburse

De‐burse″ (?), v. t. & i. [Pref. de + L. bursa purse.] To disburse. Ludlow.

629

Debuscope

De″bu‐scope (?), n. [From the inventor, Debus, a French optician + -scope.] (Opt.) A modification of the kaleidoscope; — used to reflect images so as to form beautiful designs.

630

Début

‖Dé′but″ (?), n. [F. début, prop., the first cast or throw at play, fr. but aim, mark. See Butt an end.] A beginning or first attempt; hence, a first appearance before the publi...

631

Débutant

‖Dé′bu′tant″ (?), n.; fem. Dé′bu′tante″ (�). [F., p. pr. of débuter to have the first throw, to make one's début. See Début.] A person who makes his (or her) first appearance be...

632

Deca-

Dec″a– (?). [Cf. Ten.] A prefix, from Gr. δέκα, signifying ten; specifically (Metric System), a prefix signifying the weight or measure that is ten times the principal unit.

633

Decacerata

‖De‐cac′e‐ra″ta (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. δέκα ten + κέρασ a horn.] (Zoöl.) The division of Cephalopoda which includes the squids, cuttlefishes, and others having ten arms or te...

634

Decachord

{ Dec″a‐chord (?), Dec′a‐chor″don (?), } n. [Gr. δεκάχορδοσ tenstringed; δέκα ten + χορδή a string.] 1. An ancient Greek musical instrument of ten strings, resembling the harp.2...

635

Decacuminated

Dec′a‐cu″mi‐na′ted (?), a. [L. decacuminare to cut off the top. See Cacuminate.] Having the point or top cut off. Bailey.

636

Decad

Dec″ad (?), n. A decade.Averill was a decad and a half his elder. Tennyson.

637

Decadal

Dec″a‐dal (?), a. Pertaining to ten; consisting of tens.

638

Decade

Dec″ade (?), n. [F. décade, L. decas, -adis, fr. Gr. �, fr. δέκα ten. See Ten.] A group or division of ten; esp., a period of ten years; a decennium; as, a decade of years or da...

639

Decadence

{ De‐ca″dence (?), De‐ca″den‐cy (?), } n. [LL. decadentia; L. de- + cadere to fall: cf. F. décadence. See Decay.] A falling away; decay; deterioration; declension. “The old cast...

640

Decadent

De‐ca″dent (?), a. Decaying; deteriorating.

641

Decadent (2)

De‐ca″dent (?), n. One that is decadent, or deteriorating; esp., one characterized by, or exhibiting, the qualities of those who are degenerating to a lower type; — specif. appl...

642

Decadist

Dec″a‐dist (?), n. A writer of a book divided into decades; as, Livy was a decadist.

643

Decagon

Dec″a‐gon (?), n. [Pref. deca- + Gr. � a corner or angle: cf. F. décagone.] (Geom.) A plane figure having ten sides and ten angles; any figure having ten angles. A regular decag...

644

Decagonal

De‐cag″o‐nal (?), a. Pertaining to a decagon; having ten sides.

645

Decagram

{ Dec″a‐gram, Dec″a‐gramme } (?), n. [F. décagramme; Gr. δέκα ten + F. gramme. See Gram.] A weight of the metric system; ten grams, equal to about 154.32 grains avoirdupois.

646

Decagynia

‖Dec′a‐gyn″i‐a (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. δέκα ten + � a woman, a female.] (Bot.) A Linnæan order of plants characterized by having ten styles.

647

Decagynian

{ Dec′a‐gyn″i‐an (?), Dec‐cag″y‐nous (?), } a. [Cf. F. décagyne.] (Bot.) Belonging to the Decagynia; having ten styles.

648

Decahedral

Dec′a‐he″dral (?), a. Having ten sides.