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To spread before the view; to show; to exhibit to the sight, or to the mind; to make manifest. His statement . . . displays very clearly the actual condition of the army. Burke.

Natural or prevailing spirit, or temperament of mind, especially as shown in intercourse with one's fellow-men; temper of mind. "A man of turbulent disposition." Hallam. "He is of a very melancholy disposition." Shak. His disposition led him to do things agreeable to his quality and condition wherein God had placed him…

To show disrespect to. We have disrespected and slighted God. Comber.

Showing want of respect; disrespectful. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

ces; to separate and expose the parts of, as an animal or a plant, for examination and to show their structure and relations; to anatomize.

dissonant from reason and nature than that a man, naturally inclined to clemency, should show himself unkind and inhuman Hakewill.

To drop; to fall in drops; to trickle. Soft showers distilled, and suns grew warm in vain. Pope.

s truth from falsehood. Watts. Nor more can you distinguish of a man, Than of his outward show. Shak.

ll. In this process, the cell nucleus undergoes peculiar differentiations and changes, as shown in the figure (see also Karyokinesis). At the same time the protoplasm of the cell becomes gradually constricted by a furrow transverse to the long axis of the nuclear spindle, followed, on the completion of the division of…

A gift; a largess; a gratuity; a present. "The Romans were entertained with shows and donatives." Dryden.

ry so crossly indented and whimsically dovetailed . . . that it was indeed a very curious show. Burke.

Showing a vulgar taste in dress; awkward and slovenly in dress; vulgar-looking. -- Dow"di*ly, adv. -- Dow"di*ness, n.

A pouring or streaming downwards; esp., a heavy or continuous shower.

ade of, or resembling, down. Hence, figuratively: Soft; placid; soothing; quiet. "A downy shower." Keble. "Downy pillow." Pope. Time steals on with downy feet. Young.

refully disturbed; as: (a) Garments or vestments of this character worn upon the body, or shown in the representations of the human figure in art. (b) Hangings of a room or hall, or about a bed. Like one that wraps the drapery of his couch About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams. Bryant. All the decent drapery of l…

ou, and the dread of you, shall be upon every beast of the earth. Gen. ix. 2. His scepter shows the force of temporal power, The attribute to awe and majesty, Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings. Shak.

Showy in dress; attentive to dress. A dressy flaunting maidservant. T. Hook. A neat, dressy gentleman in black. W. Irving.

A drizzling shower; a falling or leaking in drops. [Colloq.]

To let fall in drops. Which from the thatch drips fast a shower of rain. Swift.

A puppet show; also, a puppet. [Obs.] Shak.