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One dearly beloved; a favorite. And can do naught but wail her darling's loss. Shak.

A genus of California pitcher plants consisting of a single species. The long tubular leaves are hooded at the top, and frequently contain many insects drowned in the secretion of the leaves.

The quality of being dastardly; cowardice; base fear.

The hypothetical line on the surface of the earth fixed by international or general agreement as a boundary on one side of which the same day shall have a different name and date in the calendar from its name and date on the other side.

The state of a daughter, or the conduct becoming a daughter.

In a dazzling manner.

The quality of being deadly.

rds to the players; method of business; traffic; intercourse; transaction; as, to have dealings with a person. Double dealing, insincere, treacherous dealing; duplicity. -- Plain dealing, fair, sincere, honorable dealing; honest, outspoken expression of opinion.

A darling. [Obs.] Spenser.

The quality of being deathly; deadliness. Southey.

Capable of being declined; admitting of declension or inflection; as, declinable parts of speech.

Declining; sloping.

Bent downward or aside; (Bot.) bending downward in a curve; declined.

The act or state of bending downward; inclination; as, declination of the head.

An instrument for taking the declination or angle which a plane makes with the horizontal plane.

Containing or involving a declination or refusal, as of submission to a charge or sentence. Blackstone. Declinatory plea (O. Eng. Law), the plea of sanctuary or of benefit of clergy, before trial or conviction; -- now abolished.

The act of declining or refusing; as, the declinature of an office.

ver or hang down, as from weakness, weariness, despondency, etc.; to condescend. "With declining head." Shak. He . . . would decline even to the lowest of his family. Lady Hutchinson. Disdaining to decline, Slowly he falls, amidst triumphant cries. Byron. The ground at length became broken and declined rapidly. Sir W.…

Declinate.

He who declines or rejects. A studious decliner of honors. Evelyn.