Webster's Dictionary 1828

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DELPHINE

DELPHINE, adjective1. Pertaining to the dolphin, a genus of fishes.2. Pertaining to the dauphin of France; as the delphine edition of the classics.

893

DELPHINITE

DELPHINITE, noun A mineral called also pistacite and epidote.

894

DELTOID

DELTOID, noun1. Triangular; an epithet applied to a muscle of the shoulder which moves the arm forwards, upwards and backwards.2. In botany, shaped somewhat like a delta or rhom...

895

DELUDABLE

DELUDABLE, adjective That may be deluded or deceived; liable to be imposed on.

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DELUDE

DELUDE, verb transitive1. To deceive; to impose on; to lead from truth or into error; to mislead the mind or judgement; to beguile. Cheat is generally applied to deception in ba...

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DELUDED

DELUDED, participle passive Deceived; misled; led into error.

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DELUDER

DELUDER, noun One who deceives; a deceiver; an imposter; one who holds out false pretenses.

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DELUDING

DELUDING, participle present tense Deceiving; leading astray; misleading the opinion or judgment.DELUDING, noun The act of deceiving; falsehood.

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DELUGE

DELUGE, noun [Latin To wash.]1. Any overflowing of water; an inundation; a flood; a swell of water over the natural banks of a river or shore of the ocean, spreading over the ad...

901

DELUGED

DELUGED, participle passive Overflowed; inundated; overwhelmed.

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DELUGING

DELUGING, participle present tense Overflowing; inundating; overwhelming.

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DELUSION

DELUSION, noun S as z.1. The act of deluding; deception; a misleading of the mind. We are all liable to the delusions of artifice.2. False representation; illusion; error or mis...

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DELUSIVE

DELUSIVE, adjective Apt to deceive; tending to mislead the mind; deceptive; beguiling; as delusive arts; delusive appearances.

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DELUSIVENESS

DELUSIVENESS, noun The quality of being delusive; tendency to deceive.

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DELUSORY

DELUSORY, adjective Apt to deceive; deceptive.

907

DELVE

DELVE, verb transitive Delv. [Latin A mole, perhaps the delver.]1. To dig; to open the ground with a spade.DELVE of convenient depth your thrashing floor.2. To fathom; to sound;...

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DELVER

DELVER, noun One who digs, as with a spade.

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DELVING

DELVING, participle present tense Digging.

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DEMAGOGUE

DEMAGOGUE, noun Demagog. [Gr. The populas, and to lead.]1. A leader of the people; an orator who pleases the populace and influences them to adhere to him.2. Any leader of the p...

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DEMAIN

DEMAIN, noun1. A manor-house and the land adjacent or near, which a lord keeps in his own hands or immediate occupation, for the use of his family, as distinguished from his ten...

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DEMAND

DEMAND, verb transitive [Latin To command; to send; hence, to commit or entrust. To ask is to press or urge.]1. To ask or call for, as one who has a claim or right to receive wh...

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DEMANDABLE

DEMANDABLE, adjective That may be demanded, claimed, asked for, or required; as, payment is demandable at the expiration of the credit.

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DEMANDANT

DEMANDANT, noun One who demands; the plaintiff in a real action; any plaintiff.

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DEMANDED

DEMANDED, participle passive Called for; claimed; challenged as due; requested; required; interrogated.

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DEMANDER

DEMANDER, noun One who demands; one who requires with authority; one who claims as due; one who asks; one who seeks to obtain.

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DEMANDING

DEMANDING, participle present tense Claiming or calling for as due, or by authority; requiring; asking; pursuing a claim by legal process; interrogating.

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DEMANDRESS

DEMANDRESS, noun A female demandant.