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cate; a vindicator. Provinces . . . left without their ancient and puissant defenders. Motley.

Capability of being defended; defensibility. Priestley.

A bending or turning aside; deflection. Bailey.

Flowing down; falling off. [Obs.] Bailey.

allowing food; the power of swallowing. The muscles employed in the act of deglutition. Paley.

ow; base. The Netherlands . . . were reduced practically to a very degraded condition. Motley.

The act of making heavy. [Obs.] Bailey.

Bearing or bringing forth a god; -- said of the Virgin Mary. [Obs.] Bailey.

A tearing in pieces. [Obs.] Bailey.

n involuntary discharge of watery humors from the eyes; wateriness of the eyes. [Obs.] Bailey.

The act of weaning. [Obs.] Bailey.

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

Assuaging pain. [Obs.] Bailey.

Act of tasting; a slight trial. [Obs.] Berkeley.

inquencies of the little commonwealth would be represented in the most glaring colors. Motley.

Aberration of mind; delirium. J. Motley. Deliration or alienation of the understanding. Mede.

s enthusiastic mind. W. Irving. The delirium of the preceding session (of Parliament). Motley. Delirium tremens (. Etym: [L., trembling delirium] (Med.), a violent delirium induced by the excessive and prolonged use of intoxicating liquors. -- Traumatic delirium (Med.), a variety of delirium following injury.…

A small, retired valley; a ravine. In dells and dales, concealed from human sight. Tickell.

Fig.: To blacken or sully; to defame. [R.] To denigrate the memory of Voltaire. Morley.

Fig.: A blackening; defamation. The vigorous denigration of science. Morley.