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-de , and relinquo , to leave. See RELINQUISH.] ( Law .) Wholly forsaken; left; abandoned, as land left uncovered by the receding of water from its former bed, or a ve el forsaken at sea. -n. Anything forsaken, left, or intentionally cast away. Dereliction, n. [Lat. derelictio .] Act of leaving or forsaking; deserting utterly; abandonment; relinquishment; state of being left or forsaken. ( Law . ) The abandonment of property. Also the gaining of land by the receding of water from its former bed; -opposed to alluvian . Derg, (Lough,) a lake of Ireland, in the county of Donegal, abt. 7. m. S.E. of Donegal. It is 3 m. long, from 1 to 21% m. wide, and is surrounded by steep, rugged mountains. Its depth is about 70 feet. It is dotted by many little islands, one of which, Station Island, contains a cave, called St. Patrick's Purgatory, which is visited by many pilgrims between Aug. 1 and 15 of each year. Deride', v. a. [Lat. derideo- de , and rideo , to laugh. See RISIBLE.] To laugh to scorn; to laugh at in contempt; to turn to ridicule, or make sport of; to treat with scorn by laughter; to ridicule; to mock; to scoff at; to jeer. Derid'er, n. One who derides; a mocker; a scoffer. Derid'ingly, adv . By way of derision or mockery. Derin'da, or DARINDA, in Illinois , a township of Jo Davie co. Derision, ( -rizh'un ,) n. [Fr.; Lat. derisio , from derideo , derisus. See DERIDE.] Act of deriding or laughing at in contempt; contempt manifested by laughter; scorn; mockery; ridicule; a laughing-stock. Deris'ive, a . Containing derision; mocking; ridiculing. Deris'ively, adv . In a derisive manner; contemptuously. Deri's ory, a . [Lat. der is or i us , from derisor , a mocker; Fr. dérisoire ; Pr. derizori ; It. derisorio .] Mocking; ridiculing: derisible. Derivable, a . That may be derived; that may be drawn or received, as from a source or origin, or from ancestors. Deriva'tion, n. [Fr. dérivation ; Lat. derivatio .] The derivation. IMG:content-0569.png:[blocks in formation] Derrick, n. [Also Derick , originally an abbreviation of Theodoric ; Transylvanian, The odor ich ; Goth. Thiw adreiks ; A. S. Theodoric ; O. Sax. Detrich ; 0. H. Ger. Diotrich ; N. H. Ger. Diet rich ; the name of a noted executioner at Tyburn, in the 17th cent., hence it became a general term for a hangman. Cf. Ger.diet rich , a picklock, originally equivalent to Derrick , Theodoric. Web ster.] ( Mil .) A beam of wood, one end resting on the ground, the other supported at any convenient angle by guys. It gives a point or fulcrum in space to which tackle can be applied for moving heavy ordnance, . ( Naut .) A floating crane, which consists of a large iron pontoon of great width, divided into a number of watertight compartments. From the centre rises a powerful tripod mast, acro which turns a yard of great strength. To one arm of the yard are suspended several fourfold blocks, through which pa the chains intended to hoist the weight. From the blocks these chains pa over the top of the mast to the opposite extremity of the yard, and thence to drums worked by powerful steam-engines, in the pontoon. When the weight is suspended on one side, the water is admitted as a counterpoise into some of the compartments on the other. The ve el has powers of slow locomotion, and is employed in the lifting of ve els to have their bottoms examined, the placing of machinery, recovery of wrecks, . It is an invention of Mr. Bishop of the U. States. Derrs'town, in Pennsylvania . See LEWIS BURG. Der'ry, a co. and town of Ireland. See LONDON DERRY. Der'ry, in Illinois , a township of Pike co. Der'ry, in New Hampshire , a town and township of Rocking ham county, about 25 miles southeast of Concord, on the Boston and Maine Railroad. Has extensive manuf. of shoes and edge tools, and is surrounded by an apple-growing region of some importance. Pop . (1897) about 3,000. Derry, in Pennsylvania , a borough and township of Dauphin co. -A township of Mifflin co. re--A township of Montour co. Derived', p . a . Drawn, as from a source; deduced; ceived; regularly conveyed; descended; transmitted. Deriv'er, n. One who derives or deduces. Derm, n. [Gr. derma . See DERMAL.] ( Anat .) The true skin of the human body, sometimes called the dermoid ti ue; as the scarf skin, or cuticle above it, is denomi- nated the epidermis, from being upon or above the derma. - See SKIN. -A township of West more land co. Derry Church, in Pennsylvania , a post-office of Dauphin co. Derry Depot, in New Hampshire , a post-office of Rocking ham co. Dermal, a . [From Gr. derma, a skin, from derō , to flay.] ( Anat . ) Pertaining to skin; consisting of skin. co. Dermat'ic, or DER'MATINE, a . [Gr. der maticos , and dermatinos, from derma .] ( Anat .) Belonging to the skin. Der'matin, or DERMATINE, n. [Gr. derma , dermatos , skin.] ( Min .) A mineral closely allied to Hydrophite , formed in brown stalactitic ma es in the serpentine quarry of Saxony. Dermatography, n. [Gr. derma , skin, and graphe , writing, description, from graphein , to write.] Same as DERMATOLOGY, q. v. Der'matoid, a. [Fr. derma toïde; Gr. derma toe ides, derma to des , from derma , skin, and eidos , form.] ( Anat .) Resembling the skin. Dermatology, n. [Gr. derma , skin, and logos , discourse.] ( Med .) A treatise or history of the skin and its diseases. Dermes'tes, n.; Dermes'tidæ, n . pl. (Zool.) A genus and family of coleopterous insects, the antennsæ of which are elevated and per foliated transversely. The larvæ or grubs of this tribe devour dead bodies, skins, and almost any animal substance, and are exceedingly destructive to books and furniture. One of the most familiar species is the Dermestes lardarius , or Bacon beetle, which is about 11⁄2 inch in length, of a dusky-brown color, and marked with black spots. Der'mic, a. (Med.) Relating to derm or skin. Fig . 802. BACON-BEETLE. (D. lardarius .) Der'mis, n . See DERM. Der'moid, a . See DERMATOID. Der'mo-skeleton, n. [From derm , and skeleton , q.v.] ( Zool .) The coriaceous, crustaceous, or o eous integuments, such as covers many invertebrate and some vertebrate animals; it serves more or le completely the office of protecting the left parts of the body, and as a fixed point of attachment to their moving powers. Dermot'ony, n. [Gr. derma , dermatos , skin, and tome , a cutting, from temnein , to cut.] ( Anat . ) The anatomy of the skin. Dernier, a . [Fr., from O. Fr. derinier , the last, from Lat. de , and retro; L. Lat. deretro , from behind.] Last; final; ultimate; as, the dernier resort. Der'ogate, v . a . [Lat. dero go , derogatus - de , and rogo , to ask, to propose, as a law. See ROGATION.] To detract from; to le en by taking away a part. Derogately, adv . In a disrespectful manner. Deroga'tion, n. [Fr. dérogation ; Lat. derogatio .] Act of derogating, or of taking from any thing, established by law or otherwise; a taking from; a le ening or diminishing; a diminishing of value; reputation, or estimation; detraction; disparagement. Derogative, a . [Sp. derogativo .] Derogatory. (R.) Derogatorily, adv . In a derogatory or detracting manner. Derogatorine , n. Quality of being derogatory. Derog'atory, a . [L. Lat. dero gator i us .] Detracting or tending to le en by taking something from; that le ens the extent, effect, or value. Der'rias, n. ( Zool . ) See BABOON. Derry Station, in Pennsylvania , a post-office of West more land co. Derrynane, in Minnesota , a township of Le Sueur De Ruyter, in New York , a post-village and township of Madison co., 26 m. S.S.E. of Syracuse. Pop . (1897) 725. Der'vis, Dervise, or Dervish, n. [From Per. der wesh , poor, from O. Per. derew , to beg, to ask alms.] Like the corresponding Arabic word Fakir , D. denotes a particular cla of persons in Moslem countries, resembling in many respects the monks of Christen dom. There are many different brotherhoods and orders of dervishes, who are generally named after their founders; and, according to tradition, their origin dates from the earliest times of Islam, but they probably arose at a much later period. They mostly live in richly endowed convents called Tekkije , or Changah , and are under a chief, who Fig . 803.-DANCING DERVISHES. has the title of sheik or pir, i. e. elder. They are generally allowed to marry, but are obliged to sleep one or two nights a week in the convent of their order. Among some of the orders a part of their religious exercises consists in dancing and whirling themselves around with great velocity, while others subject their bodies to the most cruel tortures. Derwent, ( dur'went ,) the name of several rivers of England.-1. A river of Cumber land, rising in the district of Borrow dale, and falling into the Irish Sea, after a course of 36 m.-2. A river of Derby shire, rising in the mountains of that county, and uniting with the Trent, after a course of nearly 63 m. - 3. A river of the East Riding of Yorkshire, rising near Tearwood Dale, and falling into the Ouse at Barmby, after a course of 72 m. Der went, a Tasmanian river, rising near the centre of Van Diemen's Land, and falling into the S. Pacific Ocean through an æstuary, separating the districts of Richmond and Hobart-town. Length, 115 miles. Derzhavin, ( der - zha'vin ,) GABRIEL ROm a nov itch, a Ru ian poet, B. in Kasan, 1743. He distinguished himself both in the military and civil services, was appointed secretary of state in 1791, by Catherine II., and minister of justice in 1802, by Alexander I. His poems are marked by lofty sentiments and beautiful imagery, especially his world-renowned Ode to God, which has been translated, not only into every European language, but even into Persian, Chinese, and Japanese. This grand effusion of the Ru ian muse received the honor of being suspended, embroidered with gold, in the great temple of Jeddo. Among D.'s other poems may be mentioned Feliza , and The Waterfall. D. in 1816. Desaguade'ro, a river of the Argentine Republic, between the provinces of San Luis and Mendoza, but dried up in summer. Length, 450 m. Desaguade'ro, an extensive depre ion or valley in Bolivia and Peru, lying between two ridges of the Andes into which the great chain divides near the famous city of Potosi, Lat. 19° 35' S.; and again unites at the peak of Vilcafñota, Lat. 14° 30′ S., Lon. 78° 50′ W. This great valley or table-land comprises an area of about 150,600 sq. m., and includes the lake Titicaca, 12,000 ft. below the level of Titicaca. -A river which, rising in Lake Titicaca, and flowing S. 180 m., enters lake Aullagas, or lake Pansa, abt. 160 m. N.W. of Potosi. It is the only river of any consequence whose entire basin is within Bolivia. Length, 170 m. Desaguadero de O or'no, a lake in Chili, prov. Araucania, abt. 35 m. long, by abt. 5 m. wide. Its surplus waters are carried to the Pacific Ocean by the Osorno River. Desaignes, ( des'ain ,) a town of France, dep. Ardèche, on the Doux, 16 m. W.N.W. of Tournon: pop . 4,647. Desaix de Vey'goux, LOUIS CHARLES ANTOINE, ( des'ai ,) a French general, B. 1768. In the early part of the Revolution he became aide-de camp to General Custine, and was severely wounded at the battle of Lauterberg, but kept the field, and rallied the battalions after they had been thrown into disorder. Named succe ively general of brigade and of division, he contributed greatly, by his talents, to the succe of the famous retreat of Moreau from Ger many, the left wing of the army being commanded TOMB OF DESAIX, (near Strasburg.) by him on that occasion. He afterwards defended the bridge and fort of Kehl for two months against the Austrian army with great bravery, and was wounded; but subsequently joined Bonaparte at Milan, when it was announced that "the brave General Desaix had come to visit the army of Italy." He served with Bonaparte in Egypt, where he distinguished himself greatly, and was appointed governor of the upper part of the country. It was here he achieved his greatest glory. He completely subdued Upper Egypt, and received, as a testimony of admiration, from Bonaparte, a sword, with this inscription on its blade, "Conquête de la Haute Egypte!" He was obliged, however, in 1800, to sign the unfavorable treaty of El Arish with the Turks and English, and, on his way to France, was captured and detained by Lord Keith as a prisoner of war. He afterwards obtained his parole, and went to France. He once more fought under the banner of Bonaparte in Italy, but was killed at the battle of Marengo, to which victory he principally contributed, June 14, 1800. Des Allemand's Lake, in Louisiana , abt. 5 m. Ν. E. of the Mi i ippi River, and connected by a bayou of its own name with lake Washa; length, about 7 m. Des Arc, in Arkansas , a post-village, cap. of Prairie co., on White river, about 50 m. N. E. of Little Rock. Des Arc Bayou, in Arkansas , rises in White co., traverses a part of Prairie co., and enters the White River near Des Arc. Desau'giers, MARC ANTOINE MADELEINE, a French song-writer and dramatist, B. 1772. His songs were for a time very popular. D. 1827. Desault, PIERRE JOSEPH, ( da - so ' ,) a French surgeon, B. melodious display of notes extemporaneously played or sung to any given ba , as well as to denote the highest part in the score, viz., the soprano, or highest female voice. -A discourse; discu ion; disputation; animadversion; comment, or a series of comments. -v. n. [O. Fr. des chanter; Sp. disc antar; Lat. dis , and canto, to sing. See CHANTS.] ( Mus .) To sing in parts; to run a division or variety with the voice on a musical ground, in true measure. -To discourse at large; to comment; to make a variety of remarks; to animadvert freely. (Followed by on or upon .) Descant'er, n. One who descants. Descant'ing, n. The act of one who descants. Des cartes, RÉNÉ, ( da - kart ' ,) a celebrated French philosopher, B. in La Haye, Touraine, 1596, and received his education at the Jesuits' College at La Flèche. On leaving that seminary he removed to Paris, and applied himself to the study of mathematics. In 1616 he entered into the army of the Prince of Orange; and, while serving in the garrison at Breda, solved a difficult mathematical problem, which had been posted in the public streets. This introduced him to the acquaintance of the learned Beckman, the principal of the college of Dort. While at Breda, he wrote, in Latin, a treatise on music, and projected some other works. He next served in the army of the Duke of Bavaria, but soon after quitted the military life, that he might give himself wholly up to science and philosophy. He visited the principal countries of Europe, and in 1629 settled at Amsterdam; removing, however, to other towns of Holland in succe ion, the better to insure privacy. During the 20 years thus spent he published his various works, obtaining immense reputation as a philosopher, and at the same time encountering violent opposition, especially from the side of theology. Rome and Geneva were at one in persecuting the new thinker. His works were condemned, he was prohibited from public teaching, and his life was scarcely safe. At the invitation of Christina, queen of Sweden, he went to Stockholm, where he died in 1650. His principal works are: Principia Philosophiæ ; Discours de la Methode pour bien conduire la Raison , et chercher la Verité dans les Sciences, . The philosophy of D. forms one of the great landmarks in the history of free thought. It gave the death-blow to scholasticism, raised a stout opposition to the merely experimental method, and infused a new life and vigor into the sphere of thought and speculative research. D. , starting from doubt, finds the first certainty in self-consciousne : Cogito. On this he attempts to found and build up a IMG:content-0570.png:[blocks in formation] system capable of demonstration. His system, as vehemently opposed by some as it has been eagerly embraced by others, has formed the starting-point for most of the subsequent systems. - See CARTES I AN ISM. Recent discoveries place his nativity at Sucésur-Erdre, near Nautes. Descend', v. n. [Fr. des cendre; Lat. descendo-de, and scendo, to climb.] To move or pa from a higher to a lower place; to move, come, or go downward. To rush; to fall suddenly or violently. To invade, as an enemy.To proceed from a source or original; to be derived from; to proceed, as from father to son, or to a succe or, in the order of inheritance or lineage. - To pa from general to particular considerations. - To come down from an elevated or honorable station. (Mus.) To fall in sound; to pa to a note le acute. original, or ancestor. was dispatched because he would not poison that unfortunate prince. He left a work entitled Traité des Maladies Chirurgicales , ., 2 vols. 8vo. Des'boro, or DES BOROUGH, a sea-port on the N. coast of Prince Edward Island, in Queen's co.; Lat. 46° 21′ N., Lon. 63° 13' W. Des'cant, n. [O. Fr. deschânt ; Sp. discante , treble, concert. See the verb.] ( Mus .) A term formerly used to expre the art of composing in parts. By Hubald, Odo, Guido, and others, it was employed to signify concord and harmony of sounds. Descant is of 3 kinds: viz., Plain descant , which is synonymous with simple counterpart; Figurative descant , which is le restrained, and includes the relief of discords; and Double descant , which denotes that arrangement of the parts which will allow the treble or any high part to be converted into the ba , and vice vers a. This term is also employed to imply a or capable of being transmitted from ancestors. Descend'ible, a. That may be descended or pa ed down; that may descend from an ancestor to an heir. Descend'ing, p . a. Moving downward; proceeding from an ancestor. Descension, n. [Lat. descensio.] Act of going downward. Degradation. Descen's ional, a . Pertaining to descension, or to descent. Descent', n. [Fr. descente; Lat. des census.] Act of descending; act of pa ing from a higher to a lower place, by any form of motion. - Inclination downward; fall from a higher state or station. - A landing from ships; invasion of troops from the sea. - A pa ing from an ancestor to an heir; a proceeding from an original or progenitor; birth; origin; extraction: lineage. - A generation; a single degree in the scale of genealogy; dis tance from the common ancestor; offspring; descendants; i ue. - A rank in the scale of subordination; lowest place. (Law.) Hereditary succe ion. See SUCCESSION. Deschambault, (desh-am-bo',) a post-village of Lower Canada, co. of Pont-neuf, on the St. Lawrence River, about 39 m. S.S.E. of Quebec. Pop . 2,402. Descloi'zite, n. (Min.) An orthorhombic mineral, named after the French mineralogist Descloizeaux. Sp. gr. 5-839. Lustre bright. Color black to olive-brown. Comp . Vanadic acid 29-3, oxide of lead 70-7-100. Describ'able, a. That may be described; capable of description. Describe', v. a. [Lat. describo - de, and scribo, to write.] To delineate, or mark the form or figure of; to mark or trace out; to show or represent to others in words, or by signs; to set forth; to represent; to explain; to define; to depict; to portray; to relate; to recount; to expre ; to narrate; to draw a plan; to represent by lines and other marks on paper, or other material; to give a clear and vivid exhibition of in language. Describ'ent, n. [Lat. describens. See SUPRA.] ( Geom .) That line or surface from the motion of which a surface or body is supposed to be generated or described. Describ'er, n. One who describes or recounts. Descri'er, n. One who descries or perceives. Description, n. [Fr.; Lat. descriptio , from descrip tus , from describo .] Act of describing, or of delineating or representing the figure of anything by a plan; the figure or appearance of anything delineated; delineation; representation. -A sentence or pa age in which anything is described. "A poet must refuse all tedious and unnece ary descriptions; a robe which is too heavy, is le an ornament than a burthen." Dryden. -The qualities expre ed in a representation; a cla ; a sort; as, a friend of evil description. Descriptive, a. [Fr. descriptif .] Containing description; tending to describe; having the quality of representing. D. Geometry. The application of geometrical rules to the representation of the figures, and the various relations of the forms of bodies, in accordance to forms applicable to civil, military, and naval architecture, civil and mechanical engineering, and the other arts that require more correct scientific representations than have hitherto been afforded to the student. Descriptively, adv . By description. Descriptivene , n. The quality of being descrip IMG:content-0571.png:[graphic] tive. Descry', v. a. [0. Fr. déscrier, now décrier -de, and crier, to cry.] To explore; to examine by observation; to find out; to discover anything concealed; to have a sight of from a distance; to see; to behold; to espy; to discern. Desea'da, an island in the W. Indies. See DESIRADE. Des'ecrate, v. a. [Lat. desecro, desecratus - de, and sacro , from sacre , sacred.] To divert from a sacred purpose or appropriation; to divest of a sacred character or office. To profane by misapplication. Desecration, n. Act of diverting from a sacred purpose or use; the act of diverting from a sacred character or office; profanation. Deselm', in Illinois , a post-office of Kankakee co. Desembo que, a town of Brazil, in the province of Minas-Geraes, on the Velhas, about 400 m. S.W. of Goyaz. There are mineral springs in the neighborhood, considered very efficacious in cutaneous affections. Pop . of town and dist. about 5,000. Des'eret, n. The name sometimes given to the Mormon Territory, in the United States. See UTAH. Des'eret, University of, founded in 1850. See