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The loss or obliteration of division into segments; as, a desegmentation of the body.

The act of making unsightly; disfigurement. [R.] To substitute jury masts at whatever desightment or damage in risk. London Times.

tist's skill were shown In mingling colors, or in placing light, Yet still the fair designment was his own. Dryden.

A despising. [R.] Holland.

Despoliation. [R.]

sent from the main body on special service. Troops . . . widely scattered in little detachments. Bancroft.

Detention. [R.] Blackstone.

The act of deterring; also, that which deters. Boyle.

Deposal from a throne; deposition from regal power.

uses damage; mischief; harm; diminution; loss; damage; -- used very generically; as, detriments to property, religion, morals, etc. I can repair That detriment, if such it be. Milton.

Causing detriment; injurious; hurtful. Neither dangerous nor detrimental to the donor. Addison.

The quality of being detrimental; injuriousness.

is developed, as a plan or method, or an image upon a photographic plate; gradual advancement or growth through a series of progressive changes; also, the result of developing, or a developed state. A new development of imagination, taste, and poetry. Channing.

Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the process of development; as, the developmental power of a germ. Carpenter.

Deviltry. Bp. Warburton.

The act or process of devolving;; devolution.

The state of being devoted, or set apart by a vow. [R.] Bp. Hurd.

A dictation or dictate. [R.] Falkland.

Diduction; separation into distinct parts. Bacon.

See Disfranchise, Disfranchisement.