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as the name is in Devonshire), that hath a rattle at his tail that doth discover his age. Morton (1632).

ng as a symbol of death. Crossbones, scythes, hourglasses, and other lugubrios emblems of mortality. Hawthorne.

To destroy the power or ruling influence of; to subdue completely; to mortify. They that are Christ's have crucified the flesh, with the affections and lusts. Gal. v. 24.

have the current in this place dammed up. Shak. A weight of earth that dams in the water. Mortimer.

A rough coat of mortar put upon a wall to give it the appearance of stone; rough-cast.

hat can not alienate, as of a person civilly dead. "Serfs held in dead hand." Morley. See Mortmain. -- Dead head (Naut.), a rough block of wood used as an anchor buoy. -- Dead heat, a heat or course between two or more race horses, boats, etc., in which they come out exactly equal, so that neither wins. -- Dead hors…

Capable of causing death; mortal; fatal; destructive; certain or likely to cause death; as, a deadly blow or wound.

To render impervious to sound, as a partition or floor, by filling the space within with mortar, by lining with paper, etc.

o place; wandering; of or pertaining to a deambulatory. [Obs.] "Deambulatory actors." Bp. Morton.

A mortal or crushing blow; a stroke or event which kills or destroys. The deathblow of my hope. Byron.

Liable to undergo death; mortal. The deathless gods and deathful earth. Chapman.

Not subject to death, destruction, or extinction; immortal; undying; imperishable; as, deathless beings; deathless fame.

Deadly; fatal; mortal; destructive.

ement of life. (a) The decrease of life in a group of persons in which the assumed law of mortality is such that of a given large number of persons, all being now of the same age, an equal number shall die each consecutive year. (b) The decrease of life in a group of persons in which the assumed law of mortality is suc…

arguments of an opponent; to defy public opinion. I once again Defy thee to the trial of mortal fight. Milton. I defy the enemies of our constitution to show the contrary. Burke.

A half god, or an inferior deity; a fabulous hero, the offspring of a deity and a mortal.

The study of races, as to births, marriages, mortality, health, etc. -- Dem`o*graph"ic, a.

impoverish. Liming does not depauperate; the ground will last long, and bear large grain. Mortimer. Humility of mind which depauperates the spirit. Jer. Taylor.

Fully prostrate; humble; low; rude. [Obs.] How may weak mortal ever hope to file His unsmooth tongue, and his deprostrate style. G. Fletcher.

Descending; falling; proceeding from an ancestor or source. More than mortal grace Speaks thee descendent of ethereal race. Pope.