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Deplorableness. Stormonth.

ot the deposition of their examples, since it hath the authority of a known principle. W. Montagu.

s derived; deduction; inference. [Obs.] I offer these derivements from these subjects. W. Montagu.

Dermestes. The carpet beetle, called the buffalo moth, is a dermestoid beetle. Pop. Sci. Monthly.

A looking down; a despising. [R.] W. Montagu.

To make difficult. [Obs.] W. Montagu.

Disagreement. Pop. Sci. Monthly.

again, which had been discontinued. Bp. Burnet. I have discontinued school Above a twelvemonth. Shak. Taught the Greek tongue, discontinued before in these parts the space of seven hundred years. Daniel. They modify and discriminate the voice, without appearing to discontinue it. Holder.

Incongruous. W. Montagu.

Dislocated. Montgomery.

Dislike; dissatisfaction; discontent. [Obs.] W. Montagu.

To free from prejudice. [Obs.] W. Montagu.

Distant. [Obs.] More distantial from the eye. W. Montagu.

nd, so as to reverse the direction of motion. Sailing along the coast, the doubled the promontory of Carthage. Knolles.

process of redistilling spirits, to improve the strength and flavor. Doubling a cape, promontory, etc. (Naut.), sailing around or passing beyond a cape, promontory, etc.

from ascending node to ascending node. See Dragon's head, under Dragon. [Obs.] "Dracontic month." Crabb.

The sixth month of the Jewish year, by the sacred reckoning, or the twelfth, by the civil reckoning, corresponding nearly to the month of September.

Intercalation; the insertion of days, months, or years, in an account of time, to produce regularity; as, the embolism of a lunar month in the Greek year.

Pertaining to embolism; intercalary; as, embolismal months.

To inspire with bravery. [Obs.] Beaumont.