See Deckle.

Share; portion; part.

a differential operator which, operating on a function of several variables, gives the sum of the partial derivatives of the function with respect to the three orthogonal spatial coordinates; -- also called the gradient or grad. It is represented by an inverted Greek capital delta (/), and is thus because of its shape also called nabla, meaning harp in Hebrew.

A tearing in pieces.

An involuntary discharge of watery humors from the eyes; wateriness of the eyes.

The act of weaning.

A kind of fabric for women's dresses.

Formation and separation of lamin/ or layers; one of the methods by which the various blastodermic layers of the ovum are differentiated.

See Delapsion.

To pass down by inheritance; to lapse.

A falling down, or out of place; prolapsion.

Fatigue.

To dilate.

Conveyance.

An accuser; an informer.

one of the thirteen original states of the United States of America.

a resident of Delaware.

A tribe of Indians formerly inhabiting the valley of the Delaware River, but now mostly located in the Indian Territory.

a resident of Delaware.

To move slowly; to stop for a time; to linger; to tarry.

One who delays; one who lingers.

By delays.

Hindrance.

To deal; to divide; to distribute.

Capable of being blotted out or erased.

Highly pleasing; delightful.

To delight; to charm.

Great pleasure; delight.

A name given to an elementary book for learners of Latin or Greek.

The act of delegating, or state of being delegated; deputed power.

To send as one's representative; to empower as an ambassador; to send with power to transact business; to commission; to depute; to authorize.

the act or process of authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions.

The act of delegating, or investing with authority to act for another; the appointment of a delegate or delegates.

Holding a delegated position.

Things to be erased or blotted out.

Assuaging pain.

To blot out; to erase; to expunge; to dele; to omit.

Hurtful; noxious; destructive; pernicious; as, a deleterious plant or quality; a deleterious example.

That which destroys.

Act of deleting, blotting out, or erasing; destruction.

Of such a nature that anything may be erased from it; -- said of paper.

Adapted to destroy or obliterate.

That which blots out.

A mine; a quarry; a pit dug; a ditch.

Same as Delftware.

Same as Delftware.

Pottery made at the city of Delft in Holland; hence: Earthenware made in imitation of the above; any glazed earthenware made for table use, and the like.

To taste; to take a sip of; to dabble in.

Act of tasting; a slight trial.

To deliberate.

To take counsel with one's self; to weigh the arguments for and against a proposed course of action; to reflect; to consider; to hesitate in deciding; -- sometimes with on, upon, about, concerning.

With careful consideration, or deliberation; circumspectly; warily; not hastily or rashly; slowly; as, a purpose deliberately formed.

The quality of being deliberate; calm consideration; circumspection.

The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection.

A discourse in which a question is discussed, or weighed and examined.

In a deliberative manner; circumspectly; considerately.

One who deliberates.

To strip off the bark; to peel.

The act of stripping off the bark.

The state or condition of being delicate; agreeableness to the senses; delightfulness; as, delicacy of flavor, of odor, and the like.

In a delicate manner.

The quality of being delicate.

Relishes for the table; dainties; delicacies.

Delicacies; delights.

To delight one's self; to indulge in feasting; to revel.

Affording exquisite pleasure; delightful; most sweet or grateful to the senses, especially to the taste; charming.

Delightfully; as, to feed deliciously; to be deliciously entertained.

The quality of being delicious; as, the deliciousness of a repast.

An offense or transgression against law; (Scots Law) an offense of a lesser degree; a misdemeanor.

To bind up; to bandage.

A binding up; a bandaging.

To have or take great delight or pleasure; to be greatly pleased or rejoiced; -- followed by an infinitive, or by in.

Capable of delighting; delightful.

Endowed with delight.

With delight; gladly.

One who gives or takes delight.

Highly pleasing; affording great pleasure and satisfaction.

Giving delight; gladdening.

Void of delight.

Delightful.

Very pleasing; delightful.

To clear or strip of wood (by cutting down trees).

The mistress of Samson, who betrayed him (Judges xvi.); hence, a harlot; a temptress.

To fix the limits of; to demarcate; to bound.

to determine the essential quality of.

The act or process of fixing limits or boundaries; limitation.

To delineate.

Capable of being, or liable to be, delineated.

Delineation; sketch.

To indicate by lines drawn in the form or figure of; to represent by sketch, design, or diagram; to sketch out; to portray; to picture; in drawing and engraving, to represent in lines, as with the pen, pencil, or graver; hence, to represent with accuracy and minuteness. See Delineation.

represented accurately or precisely.

The act of representing, portraying, or describing, as by lines, diagrams, sketches, etc.; drawing an outline; as, the delineation of a scene or face; in drawing and engraving, representation by means of lines, as distinguished from representation by means of tints and shades; accurate and minute representation, as distinguished from art that is careless of details, or subordinates them excessively.

One who, or that which, delineates; a sketcher.

That delineates; descriptive; drawing the outline; delineating.

Delineation.

A smearing.

Failure or omission of duty; a fault; a misdeed; an offense; a misdemeanor; a crime.

One who fails or neglects to perform his duty; an offender or transgressor; one who commits a fault or a crime; a culprit.

So as to fail in duty.

To cause to melt away; to dissolve; to consume; to waste.

A melting.

To dissolve gradually and become liquid by attracting and absorbing moisture from the air, as certain salts, acids, and alkalies.

The act of deliquescing or liquefying; process by which anything deliquesces; tendency to melt.

Dissolving; liquefying by contact with the air; capable of attracting moisture from the atmosphere and becoming liquid; as, deliquescent salts.

To melt and become liquid by absorbing water from the air; to deliquesce.

The act of deliquiating.

A melting or dissolution in the air, or in a moist place; a liquid condition; as, a salt falls into a deliquium.

Delirium.

A wandering of the mind; a crazy fancy.

Delirium.

Delirious.

To madden; to rave.

Aberration of mind; delirium.

A poison which occasions a persistent delirium, or mental aberration (as belladonna).

Producing, or tending to produce, delirium. Any substance which tends to cause delirium.

Having a delirium; wandering in mind; light-headed; insane; raving; wild; as, a delirious patient; delirious fancies.

A state in which the thoughts, expressions, and actions are wild, irregular, and incoherent; mental aberration; a roving or wandering of the mind, -- usually dependent on a fever or some other disease, and so distinguished from mania, or madness.

Delight.

Delightful; delectable.

Concealment; seclusion; retirement.