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Formation of teeth; toothed form. [R.] How did it [a bill] get its barb, its dentation Paley.

enace or accusation; arraignment. Uttering bold denunciations of ecclesiastical error. Motley.

That which is lost or destroyed. [R.] Paley.

To deprive of phlogiston, or the supposed principle of inflammability. Priestley. Dephlogisticated air, oxygen gas; -- so called by Dr. Priestly and others of his time. -- De`phlo*gis`ti*ca"tion, n.

t in words; to describe vividly. Cæsar's gout was then depicted in energetic language. Motley.

ion of inhabitants. The desolation and depopulation [of St.Quentin] were now complete. Motley.

That may or should be deprecated. Paley.

To deflour; to deprive of virginity. [Obs.] Bailey.

nderneath each nail the deep or dermic layer of the integument is peculiarly modified. Huxley. Dermic remedies (Med.), such as act through the skin.

A gatepost or doorpost. [Local Eng.] C. Kingsley.

One who desecrates. "Desecrators of the church." Morley.

A stripping or plundering; spoliation. Bailey.

ernment which may with safety to itself neglect the education of its infant poor. Bp. Horsley.

l destruction or complete annihilation of the wicked; -- called also annihilationist. Shipley.

ral; as, the details of a scheme or transaction. The details of the campaign in Italy. Motley.

The character or person of a devil or the devil. Cowley.

An avoiding or escaping; also, a warning. [Obs.] Bailey.

The act of rolling down. [R.] The devolution of earth down upon the valleys. Woodward.

To devote. [Obs.] Cowley.

c or diabolical temper or act. "Diabolic power." Milton. "The diabolical institution." Motley. -- Di`a*bol"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Di`a*bol"ic*al*ness, n.