Demure (2)
De‐mure″, v. i. To look demurely. Shak.
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Demurely
De‐mure″ly, adv. In a demure manner; soberly; gravely; — now, commonly, with a mere show of gravity or modesty.They... looked as demurely as they could; for 't was a hanging mat...
Demureness
De‐mure″ness (dē̍‐mūr″nĕs), n. The state of being demure; gravity; the show of gravity or modesty.
Demurity
De‐mur″i‐ty (dē̍‐mūr″ĭ‐ty̆), n. Demureness; also, one who is demure. Sir T. Browne.
Demurrable
De‐mur″ra‐ble (dē̍‐mûr″rȧ‐b'l), a. That may be demurred to. Stormonth.
Demurrage
De‐mur″rage (?), n. [Cf. OF. demorage delay. See Demur.] (Law) (a) The detention of a vessel by the freighter beyond the time allowed in her charter party for loading, unloading...
Demurral
De‐mur″ral (?), n. Demur; delay in acting or deciding.The same causes of demurral existed which prevented British troops from assisting in the expulsion of the French from Rome....
Demurrer
De‐mur″rer (?), n. 1. One who demurs.2. (Law) A stop or pause by a party to an action, for the judgment of the court on the question, whether, assuming the truth of the matter a...
Demy
De‐my″ (?), n.; pl.Demies (#). [See Demi-.] 1. A printing and a writing paper of particular sizes. See under Paper.2. A half fellow at Magdalen College, Oxford. [Written also de...
Demy (2)
De‐my″, a. Pertaining to, or made of, the size of paper called demy; as, a demy book.
Den
Den (?), n. [AS. denn; perh. akin to G. tenne floor, thrashing floor, and to AS. denu valley.] 1. A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks; esp., a c...
Den (2)
Den, v. i. To live in, or as in, a den.The sluggish salvages that den below. G. Fletcher.
Denarcotize
De‐nar″co‐tize (?), v. t. To deprive of narcotine; as, to denarcotize opium. — De‐nar′co‐ti‐za″tion (#), n.
Denarius
‖De‐na″ri‐us (?), n.; pl.Denarii (#). [L. See 2d Denier.] A Roman silver coin of the value of about fourteen cents; the “penny” of the New Testament; — so called from being wort...
Denary
Den″a‐ry (?), a. [L. denarius. See 2d Denier.] Containing ten; tenfold; proceeding by tens; as, the denary, or decimal, scale.
Denary (2)
Den″a‐ry, n. 1. The number ten; a division into ten.2. A coin; the Anglicized form of denarius. Udall.
Denationalization
De‐na′tion‐al‐i‐za″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. dénationalisation.] The act or process of denationalizing.
Denationalize
De‐na″tion‐al‐ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Denationalized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Denationalizing.] [Cf. F. dénationaliser.] To divest or deprive of national character or rights.Bona...
Denaturalize
De‐nat″u‐ral‐ize (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Denaturalized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Denaturalizing.] [Cf. F. dénaturaliser.] 1. To render unnatural; to alienate from nature.2. To re...
Denature
De‐na″ture (?), v. t. [De- + nature.] To deprive of its natural qualities; change the nature of.
Denay
De‐nay″ (?), v. t. [See Deny.] To deny.That with great rage he stoutly doth denay. Spenser.
Denay (2)
De‐nay″, n. Denial; refusal. Shak.
Dendrachate
Den″dra‐chate (?), n. [L. dendrachates; Gr. δένδρον a tree + � agate: cf. F. dendrachate, dendragate.] (Min.) Arborescent or dendritic agate.
Dendriform
Den″dri‐form (?), a. [Gr. δένδρον tree + -form.] Resembling in structure a tree or shrub.
Dendrite
Den″drite (?), n. [Gr. δενδρίτησ, fem. δενδρι̑τισ, of a tree, fr. δένδρον a tree: cf. F. dendrite.] (Min.) A stone or mineral on or in which are branching figures resembling shr...
Dendritic
{ Den‐drit″ic (?), Den‐drit″ic‐al (?), } a. Pertaining to a dendrite, or to arborescent crystallization; having a form resembling a shrub or tree; arborescent.
Dendrocœla
‖Den′dro‐cœ″la (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. δένδρον tree + κοι̑λοσ hollow.] (Zoöl.) A division of the Turbellaria in which the digestive cavity gives off lateral branches, which ar...