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To describe. [Obs.] Spenser.

To fix the form or character of; to shape; to prescribe imperatively; to regulate; to settle. The character of the soul is determined by the character of its God. J. Edwards. Something divinely beautiful . . . that at some time or other might influence or even determine her course of life. W. Black.…

Capable of being developed. J. Peile. Developable surface (Math.), a surface described by a moving right line, and such that consecutive positions of the generator intersect each other. Hence, the surface can be developed into a plane.

To say; to relate; to describe. [Obs.] Chaucer.

To ascribed diabolical qualities to; to change into, or to represent as, a devil. [R.] Farindon.

One who dictates; one who prescribes rules and maxims authoritatively for the direction of others. Locke.

A course of food selected with reference to a particular state of health; prescribed allowance of food; regimen prescribed. To fast like one that takes diet. Shak. Diet kitchen, a kitchen in which diet is prepared for invalids; a charitable establishment that provides proper food for the sick poor.

One who lives in accordance with prescribed rules for diet; a dieter.

One who diets; one who prescribes, or who partakes of, food, according to hygienic rules.

To express the specific difference of; to describe the properties of (a thing) whereby it is differenced from another of the same class; to discriminate. Earle.

upon; to mark with the name and residence of the person to whom anything is sent; to superscribe; as, to direct a letter.

The line of motion along which a describent line or surface is carried in the genesis of any plane or solid figure; a directrix. Hutton.

To describe. [Obs.] Chaucer.

led with scorn; to feel contemptuous anger; to be haughty. And when the chief priests and scribes saw the marvels that he did . . . they disdained. Genevan Testament (Matt. xxi. 15).

is commanded, or doing what is prohibited; refractory; not observant of duty or rules prescribed by authority; -- applied to persons and acts. This disobedient spirit in the colonies. Burke. Disobedient unto the word of the Lord. 1 Kings xiii. 26.

rth's rotation upon the apparent direction of motion of light. -- Diurnal arc, the arc described by the sun during the daytime or while above the horizon; hence, the arc described by the moon or a star from rising to setting. -- Diurnal circle, the apparent circle described by a celestial body in consequence of the e…

To make a brief abstract of and inscribe in a book; as, judgments regularly docketed.

The quantity of medicine given, or prescribed to be taken, at one time.

f; to represent by a picture; to delineate; hence, to represent by words; to depict; to describe. A flattering painter who made it his care To draw men as they ought to be, not as they are. Goldsmith. Can I, untouched, the fair one's passions move, Or thou draw beauty and not feel its power Prior.

a discouragement or hindrance; objectionable feature. The avaridrawback from the wisdom ascribed to him. Hallam.