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Ambiguous; mysterious. "If he is silent or delphic." New York Times.

er. Delthyris limestone (Geol.), one of the divisions of the Upper Silurian rocks in New York.

A work of sculpture of the above character. See Alto-rilievo.

A glass vessel or bottle with a large body and small neck, inclosed in wickerwork.

A work constructed beyond the main ditch of a fortress, and in front of the curtain between two bastions, intended to defend the curtain; a ravelin. See Ravelin.

utter overthrow; -- opposed to construction; as, the demolition of a house, of military works, of a town, or of hopes.

To denounce; to condemn publicly or solemnly. [R.] To denunciate this new work. Burke.

A pair of toothed wheels which work together. [R.]

of fluor spar, found in Derbyshire, England, and wrought into vases and other ornamental work.

owed by to, into, on, upon. [Obs.] For fear it [water] choke up the pits . . . they [the workman] derive it by other drains. Holland. Her due loves derived to that vile witch's share. Spenser. Derived to us by tradition from Adam to Noah. Jer. Taylor.

either good or evil); to merit; to be entitled to; as, the laborer deserves his wages; a work of value deserves praise. God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth. Job xi. 6. John Gay deserved to be a favorite. Thackeray. Encouragement is not held out to things that deserve reprehension. Burke.…

To create or produce, as a work of art; to form a plan or scheme of; to form in idea; to invent; to project; to lay out in the mind; as, a man designs an essay, a poem, a statue, or a cathedral.

One who produces or creates original works of art or decoration.

re in every case followed by desistance . . . then would the system be but seldom out of working order. H. Spencer.

To throw off impurities in spume; to work off in foam or scum; to foam.

That which locks or unlocks a movement; a catch, pawl, or dog; especially, in clockwork, the catch which locks and unlocks the wheelwork in striking.

r's devil, the youngest apprentice in a printing office, who runs on errands, does dirty work (as washing the ink rollers and sweeping), etc. "Without fearing the printer's devil or the sheriff's officer." Macaulay. -- Tasmanian devil (Zoöl.), a very savage carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania (Dasyurus, or Diabolus, urs…

e an engine, a new mode of writing, a plan of defense, or an argument. To devise curious works. Ex. CCTV. 32. Devising schemes to realize his ambitious views. Bancroft.

all, longhorned variety, called North Devons, is distinguished by the superiority of its working oxen.

mbs; skillful and active with the hands; handy; ready; as, a dexterous hand; a dexterous workman.