Design'er, n

One who designs, marks out, or plans; Desip'ient, a. [Lat. desipiens , ppr. of desipere , to be foolish, from de , and sapere , to be wise.] Foolish; trif ling; playful. Desirability, n. State of being desirable; desirable ne . Desirable, a. Worthy of desire; that is to be wished for with sincerity or earnestne : pleasing; agreeable. Desirʼablene , n. The quality of being desirable. Desirably, adv . In a desirable manner. Desirade, DESIRADA, or DESIDERA'DA, ( da'zei - rad ,) an island of the Little Antilles, W. Indies, about 4 m. W. of Guadaloupe, of which it is a dependency. Length from N.E. to S.W. 6 m.; averaging 2 m. in breadth. Surface, elevated. Soil , not fertile. It was the first island discovered by Columbus on his second voyage, Nov. 1493. Pop . about 3,000. Desire', n. [Fr. désir , from Lat. desiderium , from de sidero, to long for.] A longing, ardent wish for something not po e ed; a pa ion excited by the love of an object, or uneasine at the want of it, and directed to its attainment or po e ion: eagerne to obtain or to enjoy; aspiration; eagerne ; longing; prayer or request to obtain; the object of desire; love; affection; appetite; lust. (Ethics.) There is room for difference of opinion as to the number of our desires that are original; but that certain of them are primarily inherent in our nature, scarcely admits of doubt. -v. a. [Fr. désirer; Lat. desidero.] To long or greatly wish for something not po e ed; to wish for the poвse ion or enjoyment of, with a greater or le degree of earnestne ; to hanker after; to covet; to expre a wish for in the way of petition; to expre a wish for in the way of a direction; to ask; to request; to solicit; to entreat. Desired', a . Wished for; coveted; requested; entreated. Desirele , a . Without desire. Desir'er, n. One who desires. Desir'ous, a. Full of desire; wishing for; wishing to obtain; coveting; solicitous to po e or enjoy; eager; anxious; covetous. Desir'ously, adv . With desire; with earnest wishes. Desir'ousne , n. Fulne of desire. Desist', v. a. [Fr. désister; Lat. des is to- de , and sis to , to set or place one's self. See ASSIST.] To set or remove one's self away from anything; to cease to act or proceed; to stop; to forbear; to leave off; to discontinue; followed by from. "They will readily desist from their project when they are convinced it is impracticable." - Add is on . Desistance, n. [L. Lat. desist anti a , and desist entia.] The act of desisting; ce ation. Desistive, a. Ending; concluding. Desk, n. [A. S. disc , a plate, a table; Du. disch , a table; Ger. tisch ; Dan. and Sw. disk ; O. Ger. tisc , a table; It.. desco ; L. Lat. discus , the table of writers and notaries, a table on which goods were exposed for sale; Lat. dis cus , a quoit, a dish, so called from its shape; Gr. diskois , a quoit, from dike in , to throw, from obsolete diko .] A table; an inclining table to write upon; the pulpit in a church; and, figuratively, the clerical profe ion. -v. a. To shut up, as in a desk. (R.) Des'man, n. (Zool.) The common name of the genus Mygale, order Insect i vor a . The common D. , Mygale moschata, the Musk-rat of the English, is nearly equal in size to the Hedgehog. Its muzzle is elongated into a small, very flexible proboscis, which is constantly in motion. It has a long tail, scaly, and flattened at the sides; membranous feet; eyes very small; and no external ears. This animal is very common along the rivers and lakes of Southern Ru ia, where it feeds on worms, the larvæ of insects, and particularly on leeches, which it easily withdraws from the mud by means of its flexible proboscis. It never comes voluntarily on shore, but is often taken in the nets of the fishermen. Its burrow, excavated in a bank, commences un ...........