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Having the prothorax elevated so as to form a sort of hood, receiving the head, as in certain insects.

Sharp-edged and pointed; shaped like a pruning knife, as the beak of certain birds.

Wedge-shaped; (Bot.), wedge-shaped, with the point at the base; as, a cuneate leaf.

Bent in a regular form; curved.

Ending in a point.

Having a sharp end, like the point of a spear; terminating in a hard point; as, a cuspidate leaf.

Inclosed in a cyst.

Having a dull, faint heart; spiritless; listless. -- Dead"*heart`ed*ness, n. Bp. Hall.

Indebted; obliged to. [R.] I stand debted to this gentleman. Shak.

Having the point or top cut off. [Obs.] Bailey.

Decapitated; worn or cast off in the process of growth, as the apex of certain univalve shells.

Crossed; intersected.

Having a deep waist, as when, in a ship, the poop and forecastle are much elevated above the deck.

Turned aside; deviating from a direct line or course.

Deprived of leaves, as by their natural fall.

Cast down; afflicted; low-spirited; sad; as, a dejected look or countenance. -- De*ject"ed*ly, adv. -- De*ject"ed*ness, n.

Endowed with delight. If virtue no delighted beauty lack. Shak.

With delight; gladly.

Insane; mad; of unsound mind. -- De*ment"ed*ness, n.

Toothed; especially, with the teeth projecting straight out, not pointed either forward or backward; as, a dentate leaf.