Webster's Dictionary 1913

1567

Demesmerize

De‐mes″mer‐ize (?), v. t. To relieve from mesmeric influence. See Mesmerize.

1568

Demesne

De‐mesne″ (?), n. [OE. demeine, demain, rule, demesne, OF. demeine, demaine, demeigne, domaine, power, F. domaine domain, fr. L. dominium property, right of ownership, fr. domin...

1569

Demesnial

De‐mesn″i‐al (?), a. Of or pertaining to a demesne; of the nature of a demesne.

1570

Demi

De‐mi″ (?), n. See Demy, n.

1571

Demi-

Dem″i– (?). [F. demi-, fr. L. dimidius half; di- = dis- + medius middle. See Medium, and cf. Demy, Dimidiate.] A prefix, signifying half.

1572

Demi-island

Dem″i–is′land (?), n. Peninsula. Knolles.

1573

Demi-rilievo

‖Dem″i–ri‐lie″vo (?), n. [Pref. demi- + It. rilievo.] (Fine Arts) (a) Half relief; sculpture in relief of which the figures project from the background by one half their full ro...

1574

Demi-tasse

‖De‐mi″–tasse″ (?), n. A small cup for, or of, black coffee.

1575

Demibastion

Dem″i‐bas″tion (?; 106), n. [Cf. F. demi- bastion.] (Fort.) A half bastion, or that part of a bastion consisting of one face and one flank.

1576

Demibrigade

Dem″i‐bri‐gade″ (?), n. [Cf. F. demi- brigade.] A half brigade.

1577

Demicadence

Dem″i‐ca′dence (?) n.(Mus.) An imperfect or half cadence, falling on the dominant instead of on the key note.

1578

Demicannon

Dem″i‐can″non (?), n.(Mil. Antiq.) A kind of ordnance, carrying a ball weighing from thirty to thirty-six pounds. Shak.

1579

Demicircle

Dem″i‐cir′cle (?), n. [Cf. F. demi-cercle.] An instrument for measuring angles, in surveying, etc. It resembles a protractor, but has an alidade, sights, and a compass.

1580

Demiculverin

Dem″i‐cul″ver‐in (?), n.(Mil. Antiq.) A kind of ordnance, carrying a ball weighing from nine to thirteen pounds.

1581

Demideify

Dem″i‐de″i‐fy (?) v. t. To deify in part. Cowper.

1582

Demidevil

Dem″i‐dev′il (?), n. A half devil. Shak.

1583

Demigod

Dem″i‐god (?), n. A half god, or an inferior deity; a fabulous hero, the offspring of a deity and a mortal.

1584

Demigoddess

Dem″i‐god′dess (?), n. A female demigod.

1585

Demigorge

Dem″i‐gorge′ (?), n. [Cf. F. demi- gorge.] (Fort.) Half the gorge, or entrance into a bastion, taken from the angle of the flank to the center of the bastion.

1586

Demigrate

Dem″i‐grate (?), v. i. [L. demigrare, demigratum, to emigrate. See De-, and Migrate.] To emigrate. Cockeram.

1587

Demigration

Dem′i‐gra″tion (?) n. [L. demigratio.] Emigration. Bp. Hall.

1588

Demigroat

Dem″i‐groat′ (?), n. A half groat.

1589

Demijohn

Dem″i‐john (?), n. [F. dame-jeanne, i.e., Lady Jane, a corruption of Ar. damajāna, damjāna, prob. fr. Damaghan a town in the Persian province of Khorassan, once famous for its g...

1590

Demilance

Dem″i‐lance′ (?), n. A light lance; a short spear; a half pike; also, a demilancer.

1591

Demilancer

Dem″i‐lan′cer (?), n. A soldier of light cavalry of the 16th century, who carried a demilance.

1592

Demilune

Dem″i‐lune′ (?), n. [F. demi- lune.] 1. (Fort.) A work constructed beyond the main ditch of a fortress, and in front of the curtain between two bastions, intended to defend the ...

1593

Demiman

Dem″i‐man′ (?), n. A half man. Knolles.