Webster's Dictionary 1828

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DEBOISH

DEBOISH, for debauch.

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DEBONNAIR

DEBONNA'IR, adjective Civil; wellbred; complaisant; elegant.

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DEBOUCH

DEBOUCH, verb intransitive To issue or march out of a narrow place, or from defiles, as troops.

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DEBRIS

DEBRIS, noun debree'. Fragments; rubbish; ruins; applied particularly to the fragments of rocks.

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DEBT

DEBT, noun det. [Latin debitum, contracted.]1. That which is due from one person to another, whether money, goods, or services; that which one person is bound to pay or perform ...

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DEBTED

DEBT'ED, participle passive det'ted. Indebted; obliged to.

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DEBTEE

DEBTEE', noun dettee'. A creditor; one to whom a debt is due.

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DEBTLESS

DEBT'LESS, adjective det'less. Free from debt.

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DEBTOR

DEBT'OR, noun det'tor.1. The person who owes another either money, goods or services.In Athens an insolvent debtor became slave to his creditor.2. One who is under obligation to...

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DECACHORD

DEC'ACHORD, noun [Gr. ten or string]1. A musical instrument of ten strings.2. Something consisting of ten parts.

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DECACHORDON

DECACHORD'ON, noun [Gr. ten or string]1. A musical instrument of ten strings.2. Something consisting of ten parts.

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DECADAL

DEC'ADAL, adjective Pertaining to ten; consisting of tens.

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DECADE

DEC'ADE, noun [Gr., ten.] The sum or number of ten; an aggregate consisting of ten; as a decade of years; the decades of Livy.

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DECADENCE

DECA'DENCE, noun Decay.

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DECADENCY

DECA'DENCY, noun Decay.

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DECAGON

DEC'AGON, noun [Gr., ten and corner.] In geometry, a plane figure having ten sides and ten angles.

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DECAGRAM

DEC'AGRAM, noun [Gr., ten and a weight.] A French weight of ten grams, or 154 grains, 44 decimals, equal to 6 penny weights, and 10 grains, 44 decimals, equal to 5 grams, 63 dec...

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DECAGYN

DEC'AGYN, noun [Gr., ten and female.] In botany, a plant having ten pistils.

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DECAGYNIAN

DECAGYN'IAN, adjective Having ten pistils.

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DECAHEDRAL

DECAHE'DRAL, adjective Having ten sides.

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DECAHEDRON

DECAHE'DRON, noun [Gr., ten and a base.] In geometry, a figure or body having ten sides.

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DECALITER

DEC'ALITER, noun [Gr., ten and liter.] A French measure of capacity, containing ten liters, or 610.28 cubic inches, equal to two gallons and 64, 44231 cubic inches.

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DECALOGIST

DECAL'OGIST, noun One who explains the decalogue.

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DECALOGUE

DEC'ALOGUE, noun dec'alog. [Gr., ten and speech.] The ten commandments or precepts given by God to Moses at mount Sinai, and originally written on two tables of stone.

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DECAMETER

DECAM'ETER, noun [Gr., ten and measure.] A French measure of length, consisting of ten meters, and equal to 393 English inches, and 71 decimals.

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DECAMP

DECAMP', verb intransitive To remove or depart from a camp; to march off; as, the army decamped at six o'clock.

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DECAMPMENT

DECAMP'MENT, noun Departure from a camp; a marching off.