Webster's Dictionary 1913

2215

Deserter

De‐sert″er(dē̍*zẽrt"ẽr), n. One who forsakes a duty, a cause or a party, a friend, or any one to whom he owes service; especially, a soldier or a seaman who abandons the service...

2216

Desertful

De‐sert″ful (?), a. Meritorious. Beau. & Fl.

2217

Desertion

De‐ser″tion (dē̍‐zẽr″shŭn), n. [L. desertio: cf. F. désertion.] 1. The act of deserting or forsaking; abandonment of a service, a cause, a party, a friend, or any post of duty; ...

2218

Desertless

De‐sert″less (?), a. Without desert.

2219

Desertlessly

De‐sert″less‐ly, adv. Undeservedly. Beau. & Fl.

2220

Desertness

Des″ert‐ness (?), n. A deserted condition. “The desertness of the country.” Udall.

2221

Desertrix

{ De‐sert″rix (?), De‐sert″rice (?), } n. [L. desertrix.] A feminine deserter. Milton.

2222

Deserve

De‐serve″ (dē̍‐zẽrv″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Deserved (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Deserving.] [OF. deservir, desservir, to merit, L. deservire to serve zealously, be devoted to; de- + serv...

2223

Deserve (2)

De‐serve″ (dē̍‐zẽrv″), v. i. To be worthy of recompense; — usually with ill or with well.One man may merit or deserve of another. South.

2224

Deservedly

De‐serv″ed‐ly (–zẽrv″ĕd‐ly̆), adv. According to desert (whether good or evil); justly.

2225

Deservedness

De‐serv″ed‐ness, n. Meritoriousness.

2226

Deserver

De‐serv″er (?), n. One who deserves.

2227

Deserving

De‐serv″ing, n. Desert; merit.A person of great deservings from the republic. Swift.

2228

Deserving (2)

De‐serv″ing, a. Meritorious; worthy; as, a deserving person or act. — De‐serv″ing‐ly, adv.

2229

Deshabille

Des′ha‐bille (?), n. [F. déshabillé, fr. déshabiller to undress; pref. dés- (L. dis-) + habiller to dress. See Habiliment, and cf. Dishabille.] An undress; a careless toilet.

2230

Desiccant

De‐sic″cant (?), a. [L. desiccans, p. pr. of desiccare. See Desiccate.] Drying; desiccative. — n.(Med.) A medicine or application for drying up a sore. Wiseman.

2231

Desiccate

Des″ic‐cate (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Desiccated; p. pr. & vb. n.Desiccating.] [L. desiccatus, p. p. of desiccare to dry up; de- + siccare to dry, siccus dry. See Sack wine.]...

2232

Desiccate (2)

Des″ic‐cate, v. i. To become dry.

2233

Desiccation

Des′ic‐ca″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. dessiccation.] The act of desiccating, or the state of being desiccated.

2234

Desiccative

De‐sic″ca‐tive (?), a. [Cf. F. dessicatif.] Drying; tending to dry. Ferrand. — n.(Med.) An application for drying up secretions.

2235

Desiccator

Des″ic‐ca′tor (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, desiccates.2. (Chem.) A short glass jar fitted with an air-tight cover, and containing some desiccating agent, as sulphuric acid...

2236

Desiccator (2)

Des″ic‐ca′tor (?), n. One that desiccates; specif.: (a) (Chem., etc.) A short glass jar fitted with an air-tight cover, and containing some desiccating agent, as calcium chlorid...

2237

Desiccatory

De‐sic″ca‐to‐ry (?), a. Desiccative.

2238

Desiderable

De‐sid″er‐a‐ble (?), a. Desirable. “Good and desiderable things.” Holland.

2239

Desiderata

‖De‐sid′e‐ra″ta (?), n. pl. See Desideratum.

2240

Desiderate

De‐sid″er‐ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Desiderated; p. pr. & vb. n.Desiderating.] [L. desideratus, p. p. of desiderare to desire, miss. See Desire, and cf. Desideratum.] To desir...

2241

Desideration

De‐sid′er‐a″tion (?), n. [L. desideratio.] Act of desiderating; also, the thing desired. Jeffrey.