Decorum
De‐cor″um (?), n. [L. decōrum, fr. decōrus. See Decorous.] Propriety of manner or conduct; grace arising from suitableness of speech and behavior to one's own character, or to t...
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Decoy
De‐coy″ (dē̍‐koi″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Decoyed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Decoying.] [Pref. de- + coy; orig., to quiet, soothe, caress, entice. See Coy.] To lead into danger by artific...
Decoy (2)
De‐coy″, n. 1. Anything intended to lead into a snare; a lure that deceives and misleads into danger, or into the power of an enemy; a bait.2. A fowl, or the likeness of one, us...
Decoy-duck
De‐coy″–duck′ (?), n. A duck used to lure wild ducks into a decoy; hence, a person employed to lure others into danger. Beau. & Fl.
Decoy-man
De‐coy″–man′ (?), n.; pl.Decoy-men (�). A man employed in decoying wild fowl.
Decoyer
De‐coy″er (?), n. One who decoys another.
Decrease
De‐crease″ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Decreased (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Decreasing.] [OE. decrecen, fr. OF. decreistre, F. décroître, or from the OF. noun (see Decrease, n.), fr. L. de...
Decrease (2)
De‐crease″, v. t. To cause to grow less; to diminish gradually; as, extravagance decreases one's means.That might decrease their present store. Prior.
Decrease (3)
De‐crease″, n. [OE. decrees, OF. decreis, fr. decreistre. See Decrease, v.] 1. A becoming less; gradual diminution; decay; as, a decrease of revenue or of strength.2. The wane o...
Decreaseless
De‐crease″less, a. Suffering no decrease.It flows and flows, and yet will flow,Volume decreaseless to the final hour. A. Seward.
Decreasing
De‐creas″ing, a. Becoming less and less; diminishing. — De‐creas″ing‐ly, adv.Decreasing series(Math.), a series in which each term is numerically smaller than the preceding term.
Decreation
De′cre‐a″tion (?), n. Destruction; — opposed to creation. Cudworth.
Decree
De‐cree″ (?), n. [OE. decre, F. décret, fr. L. decretum, neut. decretus, p. p. of decernere to decide; de- + cernere to decide. See Certain, and cf. Decreet, Decretal.] 1. An or...
Decree (2)
De‐cree″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Decreed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Decreeing.] 1. To determine judicially by authority, or by decree; to constitute by edict; to appoint by decree or l...
Decree (3)
De‐cree″, v. i. To make decrees; — used absolutely.Father eternal! thine is to decree;Mine, both in heaven and earth to do thy will. Milton.
Decreeable
De‐cree″a‐ble (?), a. Capable of being decreed.
Decreer
De‐cre″er (?), n. One who decrees. J. Goodwin.
Decreet
De‐creet″ (?), n. [Cf. Decree.] (Scots Law) The final judgment of the Court of Session, or of an inferior court, by which the question at issue is decided.
Decrement
Dec″re‐ment (?), n. [L. decrementum, fr. decrescere. See Decrease.] 1. The state of becoming gradually less; decrease; diminution; waste; loss.Twit me with the decrements of my ...
Decrepit
De‐crep″it (?), a. [L. decrepitus, perhaps orig., noised out, noiseless, applied to old people, who creep about quietly; de- + crepare to make a noise, rattle: cf. F. décrépit. ...
Decrepitate
De‐crep″i‐tate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Decrepitated; p. pr. & vb. n.Decrepitating.] [Cf. F. décrépiter.] To roast or calcine so as to cause a crackling noise; as, to decrepitate...
Decrepitate (2)
De‐crep″i‐tate, v. i. To crackle, as salt in roasting.
Decrepitation
De‐crep′i‐ta″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. décrépitation.] The act of decrepitating; a crackling noise, such as salt makes when roasting.
Decrepitness
De‐crep″it‐ness (?), n. Decrepitude. Barrow.
Decrepitude
De‐crep″i‐tude (?), n. [Cf. F. décrépitude.] The broken state produced by decay and the infirmities of age; infirm old age.
Decrescendo
‖De′cres‐cen″do (?), a. & adv.(Mus.) With decreasing volume of sound; — a direction to performers, either written upon the staff (abbreviated Dec., or Decresc.), or indicated by...
Decrescent
De‐cres″cent (?), a. [L. decrescens, p. pr. of decrescere. See Decrease.] Becoming less by gradual diminution; decreasing; as, a decrescent moon.