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Erase; remove; -- a direction to cancel something which has been put in type; usually expressed by a peculiar form of d, thus: .

Capable of being blotted out or erased. "An impression easily deleble." Fuller.

A state in which the thoughts, expressions, and actions are wild, irregular, and incoherent; mental aberration; a roving or wandering of the mind, -- usually dependent on a fever or some other disease, and so distinguished from mania, or madness.

Anything delivered or communicated; esp., an opinion or decision expressed publicly. [Scot.]

he theories of François Delsarte (1811 -- 71), a French teacher of dramatic and musical expression.

Tending to lower, depress, or degrade.

To let fall; to depress. [R.] They [peacocks] demit and let fall the same [i. e., their train]. Sir T. Browne.

An expression, as of the feelings, by outward signs; a manifestation; a show. Did your letters pierce the queen to any demonstration of grief Shak. Loyal demonstrations toward the prince. Prescott.

Expressing, or apt to express, much; displaying feeling or sentiment; as, her nature was demonstrative.

That part of any expression under a fractional form which is situated below the horizontal line signifying division.

To be the sign of; to betoken; to signify; to mean. A general expression to denote wickedness of every sort. Gilpin.

To proclaim in a threatening manner; to threaten by some outward sign or expression. His look denounced desperate. Milton.

A slight depression, or small notch or hollow, made by a blow or by pressure; an indentation. A blow that would have made a dent in a pound of butter. De Quincey.

Indented; impressed with little hollows.

To feel or to express deep and poignant grief for; to bewail; to lament; to mourn; to sorrow over. To find her, or forever to deplore Her loss. Milton. As some sad turtle his lost love deplores. Pope.

vil; to seek to avert by player; to desire the removal of; to seek deliverance from; to express deep regret for; to disapprove of strongly. His purpose was deprecated by all round him, and he was with difficulty induced to adandon it. Sir W. Scott.

cating; a praying against evil; prayer that an evil may be removed or prevented; strong expression of disapprobation. Humble deprecation. Milton.

Tending, or intended, to depreciate; expressing depreciation; undervaluing. -- De*pre"ci*a`tive*ly, adv.

Serving to depress. [R.] "Depriment muscles." Derham.

Expressing, serving for, or characterized by, derision. "Derisive taunts." Pope. -- De*ri"sive*ly, adv. -- De*ri"sive*ness, n.