Webster's Dictionary 1913

919

Decrescent (2)

De‐cres″cent, n.(Her.) A crescent with the horns directed towards the sinister. Cussans.

920

Decretal

De‐cre″tal (?), a. [L. decretalis, fr. decretum. See Decree.] Appertaining to a decree; containing a decree; as, a decretal epistle. Ayliffe.

921

Decretal (2)

De‐cre″tal, n. [LL. decretale, neut. of L. decretalis. See Decretal, a.] 1. (R. C. Ch.) An authoritative order or decree; especially, a letter of the pope, determining some poin...

922

Decrete

De‐crete″ (?), n. [L. decretum. See Decree.] A decree. Chaucer.

923

Decretion

De‐cre″tion (?), n. [From L. decrescere, decretum. See Decrease.] A decrease. Pearson.

924

Decretist

De‐cre″tist (?), n. [LL. decretista, fr. decretum: cf. F. décrétiste. See Decree, n.] One who studies, or professes the knowledge of, the decretals.

925

Decretive

De‐cre″tive (?), a. [From L. decretum. See Decree, n.] Having the force of a decree; determining.The will of God is either decretive or perceptive. Bates.

926

Decretorial

Dec′re‐to″ri‐al (?), a. Decretory; authoritative. Sir T. Browne.

927

Decretorily

Dec″re‐to‐ri‐ly (?), adv. In a decretory or definitive manner; by decree.

928

Decretory

Dec″re‐to‐ry (?), a. [L. decretorius, from decretum. See Decree.] 1. Established by a decree; definitive; settled.The decretory rigors of a condemning sentence. South.2. Serving...

929

Decrew

De‐crew″ (?), v. i. [F. décrue, n., decrease, and décru, p. p. of décroître. See Decrease, and cf. Accrue.] To decrease. Spenser.

930

Decrial

De‐cri″al (?), n. [See Decry.] A crying down; a clamorous censure; condemnation by censure.

931

Decrier

De‐cri″er (?), n. One who decries.

932

Decrown

De‐crown″ (?), v. t. To deprive of a crown; to discrown. Hakewill.

933

Decrustation

De′crus‐ta″tion (?), n. [Cf. OF. décrustation.] The removal of a crust.

934

Decry

De‐cry″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Decried (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Decrying.] [F. décrier, OF. descrier; pref. des- (L. dis-) + crier to cry. See Cry, and cf. Descry.] To cry down; to ...

935

Decubation

Dec′u‐ba″tion (?), n. [From L. decubare; de- + cubare. See Decumbent.] Act of lying down; decumbence. Evelyn.

936

Decubitus

‖De‐cu″bi‐tus (?), n. [NL., fr. L. de- + cubare, to lie down: cf. F. décubitus.] (Med.) An attitude assumed in lying down; as, the dorsal decubitus.

937

Déculassement

‖Dé′cu′lasse′ment″ (?), n. Also, sometimes, Anglicized Dec′u‐lass″ment (�). (Ordnance) An accidental blowing off of, or other serious damage to, the breechblock of a gun; also, ...

938

Decuman

Dec″u‐man (?), a. [L. decumanus of the tenth, and by metonymy, large, fr. decem ten.] Large; chief; — applied to an extraordinary billow, supposed by some to be every tenth in o...

939

Decumbence

{ De‐cum″bence (?), De‐cum″ben‐cy (?), } n. The act or posture of lying down.The ancient manner of decumbency. Sir T. Browne.

940

Decumbent

De‐cum″bent (?), a. [L. decumbens, -entis, p. pr. of decumbere; de- + cumbere (only in comp.), cubare to lie down.] 1. Lying down; prostrate; recumbent.The decumbent portraiture...

941

Decumbently

De‐cum″bent‐ly, adv. In a decumbent posture.

942

Decumbiture

De‐cum″bi‐ture (?; 135), n. 1. Confinement to a sick bed, or time of taking to one's bed from sickness. Boyle.2. (Astrol.) Aspect of the heavens at the time of taking to one's s...

943

Decuple

Dec″u‐ple (?), a. [F. décuple, L. decuplus, fr. decem ten.] Tenfold.

944

Decuple (2)

Dec″u‐ple, n. A number ten times repeated.

945

Decuple (3)

Dec″u‐ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Decupled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Decupling (?).] To make tenfold; to multiply by ten.