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elonging to a covenant. Specifically, belonging to the Scotch Covenanters. Be they covenanting traitors, Or the brood of false Argyle Aytoun.

Same as Craps.

An ornamental finish on the top of a wall or ridge of a roof.

Same as Cribbing, 4.

Ornamentation with crockets. Ruskin.

Croftland. [Scot.] Jamieson.

Vaulting formed by the intersection of two or more simple vaults.

Moving about slightly. [R.] H. Bushnell.

Adapted to cut; as, a cutting tool.

In a cutting manner.

Like a dart; rapidly.

The act of discussing or arguing; discussion. Debating society or club, a society or club for the purpose of debate and improvement in extemporaneous speaking.

In the manner of a debate.

Giving delight; gladdening. -- De*light"ing*ly, adv. Jer. Taylor.

In a deprecating manner.

from Detonate. Detonating gas, a mixture of two volumes of hydrogen with one volume of oxygen, which explodes with a loud report upon ignition. -- Detonating powder, any powder or solid substance, as fulminate of mercury, which when struck, explodes with violence and a loud report. -- Detonating primer, a primer expl…

In a detracting manner.

Dewrotting; the process of decomposing the gummy matter of flax and hemp and setting the fibrous part, by exposure on a sward to dew, rain, and sunshine.

Acting directly, as one part upon another, without the intervention of other working parts. Direct-acting steam engine, one in which motion is transmitted to the crank without the intervention of a beam or lever; -- also called direct-action steam engine. -- Direct-acting steam pump, one in which the steam piston rod…

Discontented. [Obs.] Shak.