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Act of deleting, blotting out, or erasing; destruction. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor. A total deletion of every person of the opposing party. Sir M. Hale.

Of such a nature that anything may be erased from it; -- said of paper.

Adapted to destroy or obliterate. [R.] Evelyn.

That which blots out. [Obs.] "A deletory of sin." Jer. Taylor.

To empty or unload, as the vessels of human system, by bloodletting or by medicine. Copland.

The act of depleting or emptying.

Able or fitted to deplete. -- n.

Serving to deplete.

See Exoskeleton.

A little devil. [R.] Barham.

Of or pertaining to dilettanteism; amateur; as, dilettant speculation. Carlyle.

An admirer or lover of the fine arts; popularly, an amateur; especially, one who follows an art or a branch of knowledge, desultorily, or for amusement only.

Somewhat like a dilettante.

The state or quality of being a dilettante; the desultory pursuit of art, science, or literature.

Dilettanteish.

Same as Dilettanteism. F. Harrison.

, when thrown, has the same number of spots on the face lying uppermost; as, to throw doublets.

Consisting of two threads twisted together; using two threads.

The bar, or crosspiece, of a carriage, to which the singletrees are attached.

See Doublet, 6 and 7.