Webster's Dictionary 1913

1594

Demimonde

Dem′i‐monde″ (?), n. [F.; demi + monde world, L. mundus.] Persons of doubtful reputation; esp., women who are kept as mistresses, though not public prostitutes; demireps.Literar...

1595

Deminatured

Dem″i‐na″tured (?; 135), a. Having half the nature of another. Shak.

1596

Demiquaver

Dem″i‐qua′ver (?), n.(Mus.) A note of half the length of the quaver; a semiquaver.

1597

Demirelief

{ Dem′i‐re‐lief″ (?), Dem′i‐re‐lie″vo (?), } n. Half relief. See Demi-rilievo.

1598

Demirep

Dem″i‐rep′ (?), n. [Contr. fr. demi-reputation.] A woman of doubtful reputation or suspected character; an adventuress. De Quincey.

1599

Demisability

De‐mis′a‐bil″i‐ty (?), n.(Law) The state of being demisable.

1600

Demisable

De‐mis″a‐ble (?), a. [From Demise.] (Law) Capable of being leased; as, a demisable estate.

1601

Demise

De‐mise″ (?), n. [F. démettre, p. p. démis, démise, to put away, lay down; pref. dé- (L. de or dis-) + mettre to put, place, lay, fr. L. mittere to send. See Mission, and cf. Di...

1602

Demise (2)

De‐mise″, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Demised (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Demising.] 1. To transfer or transmit by succession or inheritance; to grant or bestow by will; to bequeath. “Power to d...

1603

Demisemiquaver

Dem′i‐sem″i‐qua′ver (?), n.(Mus.) A short note, equal in time to the half of a semiquaver, or the thirty-second part of a whole note.

1604

Demiss

De‐miss″ (?), a. [L. demissus, p. p. of demittere.] Cast down; humble; submissive.He down descended like a most demissAnd abject thrall. Spenser.

1605

Demission

De‐mis″sion (?), n. [L. demissio, fr. demittere. See Demit.] 1. The act of demitting, or the state of being demitted; a letting down; a lowering; dejection. “Demission of mind.”...

1606

Demissionary

De‐mis″sion‐a‐ry (?), a. 1. Pertaining to transfer or conveyance; as, a demissionary deed.2. Tending to lower, depress, or degrade.

1607

Demissive

De‐miss″ive (?), a. [See Demiss.] Downcast; submissive; humble.They pray with demissive eyelids. Lord (1630).

1608

Demissly

De‐miss″ly, adv. In a humble manner.

1609

Demisuit

Dem″i‐suit′ (?), n.(Mil. Antiq.) A suit of light armor covering less than the whole body, as having no protection for the legs below the thighs, no vizor to the helmet, and the ...

1610

Demit

De‐mit″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Demitted; p. pr. & vb. n.Demitting.] [L. demittere to send or bring down, to lower; de- + mittere to send. Cf. Demise.] 1. To let fall; to depres...

1611

Demit (2)

De‐mit″ (?), v. i. [F. démettre to remove, se démettre to resign; dé- (L. dis-) + mettre to put, fr. L. mittere to send. Cf. Dismiss.] To lay down or relinquish an office, membe...

1612

Demit (3)

De‐mit″, n. The act of demitting; also, a letter, certificate, or the like, certifying that a person has (honorably) demitted, as from a Masonic lodge.

1613

Demitint

Dem″i‐tint′ (?), n.(Fine Arts) (a) That part of a painting, engraving, or the like, which is neither in full darkness nor full light. (b) The shade itself; neither the darkest n...

1614

Demitone

Dem″i‐tone′ (?), n.(Mus.) Semitone.

1615

Demiurge

Dem″i‐urge (?), n. [Gr. δημιουργόσ a worker for the people, a workman, especially the maker of the world, the Creator; δήμιοσ belonging to the people (fr. δη̑μοσ the people) + ἔ...

1616

Demiurgic

Dem′i‐ur″gic (?), a. [Gr. δημιουργικόσ.] Pertaining to a demiurge; formative; creative. “Demiurgic power.” De Quincey.

1617

Demivill

Dem″i‐vill′ (?), n.(Old Law) A half vill, consisting of five freemen or frankpledges. Blackstone.

1618

Demivolt

Dem″i‐volt′ (?), n. [Cf. F. demi- volte.] (Man.) A half vault; one of the seven artificial motions of a horse, in which he raises his fore legs in a particular manner.

1619

Demiwolf

Dem″i‐wolf′ (?), n. A half wolf; a mongrel dog, between a dog and a wolf. Shak.

1620

Demobilization

De‐mob′i‐li‐za″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. démobilisation. See Mobilization.] (Mil.) The disorganization or disarming of troops which have previously been mobilized or called into acti...