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Manacles; handcuffs. [Cant] Jem Clink will fetch you the darbies. Sir W. Scott.

erable dark, total eclipse Without all hope of day! milton. In the dark and silent grave. Sir W. Raleigh.

Becoming a daughter; filial. Sir Thomas liked her natural and dear daughterly affection towards him. Cavendish.

ms do daze his feeble eyen. Spenser. Such souls, Whose sudden visitations daze the world. Sir H. Taylor. He comes out of the room in a dazed state, that is an odd though a sufficient substitute for interest. Dickens.

sufferably bright. Milton. An unreflected light did never yet Dazzle the vision feminine. Sir H. Taylor.

A walking abroad; a promenading. [Obs.] Sir T. Elyot.

debase religion with such frivolous disputes. Hooker. And to debase the sons, exalts the sires. Pope.

e. R. of Gloucester. But question fierce and proud reply Gave signal soon of dire debate. Sir W. Scott.

the mind. Jenyns. The debilitated frame of Mr. Bertram was exhausted by this last effort. Sir W. Scott.

; deterioration; declension. "The old castle, where the family lived in their decadence.' Sir W. Scott.

Capable of being deceived; deceivable. Sir T. Browne. -- De*cep`ti*bil"i*ty (, n.

A falling off. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

State of being deceived; hallucination. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

A declaimer. [R.] Sir T. Elyot.

Capable of being declared. Sir T. Browne.

amidst triumphant cries. Byron. The ground at length became broken and declined rapidly. Sir W. Scott.

Decretory; authoritative. Sir T. Browne.

Serving to determine; critical. "The critical or decretory days." Sir T. Browne.

The act or posture of lying down. The ancient manner of decumbency. Sir T. Browne.

A flowing; also, a hostile incursion. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.