Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Decurion

De‐cu″ri‐on (?), n. [L. decurio, decurionis, fr. decuria a squad of ten, fr. decem ten.] (Rom. Antiq.) A head or chief over ten; especially, an officer who commanded a division ...

947

Decurionate

De‐cu″ri‐on‐ate (?), n. [L. decurionatus, fr. decurio.] The office of a decurion.

948

Decurrence

De‐cur″rence (?), n. The act of running down; a lapse. Gauden.

949

Decurrent

De‐cur″rent (?), a. [L. decurrens, -entis, p. pr. of decurrere to run down; de- + currere to run: cf. F. décurrent.] (Bot.) Extending downward; — said of a leaf whose base exten...

950

Decursion

De‐cur″sion (?), n. [L. decursio, fr. decurrere. See Decurrent.] A flowing; also, a hostile incursion. Sir M. Hale.

951

Decursive

De‐cur″sive (?), a. [Cf. F. décursif. See Decurrent.] Running down; decurrent.

952

Decursively

De‐cur″sive‐ly, adv. In a decursive manner.Decursively pinnate(Bot.), having the leaflets decurrent, or running along the petiole; — said of a leaf.

953

Decurt

De‐curt″ (?), v. t. [L. decurtare; de- + curtare.] To cut short; to curtail. Bale.

954

Decurtation

De′cur‐ta″tion (?), n. [L. decurtatio.] Act of cutting short.

955

Decury

Dec″u‐ry (?), n.; pl.Decuries (#). [L. decuria, fr. decem ten.] A set or squad of ten men under a decurion. Sir W. Raleigh.

956

Decussate

De‐cus″sate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Decussated; p. pr. & vb. n.Decussating.] [L. decussatus, p. p. of decussare to cross like an X, fr. decussis (orig. equiv. to decem asses) th...

957

Decussate (2)

{ De‐cus″sate (?), De‐cus″sa‐ted (?), } a. 1. Crossed; intersected.2. (Bot.) Growing in pairs, each of which is at right angles to the next pair above or below; as, decussated l...

958

Decussately

De‐cus″sate‐ly (?), adv. In a decussate manner.

959

Decussation

De′cus‐sa″tion (?), n. [L. decussatio.] Act of crossing at an acute angle, or state of being thus crossed; an intersection in the form of an X; as, the decussation of lines, ner...

960

Decussative

De‐cus″sa‐tive (?), a. Intersecting at acute angles. Sir T. Browne.

961

Decussatively

De‐cus″sa‐tive‐ly, adv. Crosswise; in the form of an X. “Anointed decussatively.” Sir T. Browne.

962

Decyl

De″cyl (?), n. [L. decem ten + -yl.] (Chem.) A hydrocarbon radical, C10H21, never existing alone, but regarded as the characteristic constituent of a number of compounds of the ...

963

Decylic

De‐cyl″ic (?), a.(Chem.) Allied to, or containing, the radical decyl.

964

Dedalian

De‐dal″ian (?), a. See Dædalian.

965

Dedalous

Ded″a‐lous (?), a. See Dædalous.

966

Dedans

‖De‐dans″ (?), n.(Court Tennis) A division, at one end of a tennis court, for spectators.

967

Dede

Dede (?), a. Dead. Chaucer.

968

Dedecorate

De‐dec″o‐rate (?), v. t. [L. dedecoratus, p. p. of dedecorare to disgrace. See Decorate.] To bring to shame; to disgrace. Bailey.

969

Dedecoration

De‐dec′o‐ra″tion (?), n. [L. dedecoratio.] Disgrace; dishonor. Bailey.

970

Dedecorous

De‐dec″o‐rous (?), a. [L. dedecorus. See Decorous.] Disgraceful; unbecoming. Bailey.

971

Dedentition

De′den‐ti″tion (?), n. The shedding of teeth. Sir T. Browne.

972

Dedicate

Ded″i‐cate (?), p. a. [L. dedicatus, p. p. of dedicare to affirm, to dedicate; de- + dicare to declare, dedicate; akin to dicere to say. See Diction.] Dedicated; set apart; devo...