decander (dekander)

[F. décandre, etc., IMG:content-2144.png:[merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small] It. dec a pit azione , decapitatio ( n- ), decap- itare , behead: see decapitate .] 1. The act of beheading.-2. Summary removal from office. [Slang, U. S.] cut off smoothly: said of an animal used as a bearing. Also deffait . Compare couped . decapod (dek'a-pod), a. and n. [ decapus (neut. pl. decapod a ), δεκάπους , having ten feet (used only in sense of 'ten feet long'), δέκα, = Ε. ten , + πούς (ποδ-) = E. foot .] I. a. Having ten feet, as a crustacean, or ten rays or arms, as a cephalopod; pertaining to the Decapo- da in either sense. Also decapodal , decapodous . II. n. 1. In Crustacea , a decapodous or ten- footed crustacean, as a crab, lobster, shrimp, lusca , a dec acerous or ten-armed cephalopod; one of the Decapod a . Decapod a (de-kapō-da), n. pl . [NL., neut. pl. of decapus , having ten feet: see decapod .] 1. The ten-footed crustaceans; those Crustacea IMG:content-2145.png:[blocks in formation] Pedro. I would not task those sins to me committed. Rod. You cannot, sir; you have cast those by, decarded 'em. Fletcher, Pilgrim, iv. 2. late; an order of pod ophthalmic or stalk-eyed Crustacea. See cuts under Pod ophthalmia and stalk - eyed . They have the branchise inclosed in special lateral thoracic receptacles; a large dorsal carapace or cephalothoracic shield, for nied by fusion of the cephalic and thoracic somites, and usually prolonged in front as a beak or rostrum; gnathites or mouth-parts consisting of a pair of mandibles, two pairs of maxillæ, and three pairs of maxillipeds or foot-jaws; and five pairs of ambulatory legs, the first pair of which is usually enlarged, and otherwise modified into great pincer-like claws or chelipeds. The shell is regularly shed, annually or oftener, as long as the animal continues to grow. The order presents two ex- tremes of form, according to the development and con- struct i on of the abdominal segments or "tail." In the long-tailed or macrurous Decapod a , as the lobster, shrimp, prawn, and crawfish, the abdomen is protruded, jointed, and flexible. In the short-tailed or brachyurous Decapo rax, forming apron. Various intermediate conditions are also found, as in the hermit-crabs. In consequence, the Decapod a are divided into Macrura and Brachyura , with or without an intermediate group Anomura . See 2. The ten-armed cephalopods; a division of the dibranchiate or ace tabu lifer ous Cephalopo- da , as distinguished from Octopod a , having two long tentacles or cephalic proce es (besides the eight arms or rays), bearing suckers only at their ends: also called Decacera . The division the cuttles, calamaries, squids, etc., of such families as includes all except the Octopodidæ and Argonautidæ , or Spirulidæ , Belemnitida , Sepiidæ , Sepiolidæ , Loliginidæ , Chiroteuthidæ, Loligopsidæ , and Cranchiidæ . See second IMG:content-2146.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-2147.png:[blocks in formation] rous, hexapodlarvæ with elongate tapering bod- ies, and swimming-lam i- næ on the tail. young of the coleopter- ous Dytiscus and the neuropterous Agrion are examples of this form. decapitalize (dē-kap'i-ta-līz), v. t.; pret. and decapodous (de-kap'ō- [ decapod + having ten petals. dec aphyllous (dek-a-fil'us), a . [ δέκα , = Ε. ten , + φύλλον = L. folium , leaf.] In In bot . , bot . , hav having IMG:content-2148.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-2149.png:[blocks in formation] decarbonate (de-kär'bo- nat), v. t.; pret. and pp. decarbonated , ppr. de- carbonating. [= F. décarbonater ; as de-priv. + carbonate , v .] To deprive of carbon. decarbonization (dē-kärbo-ni-zā'shon), n. [ -ation .] Same as decarburiza- tion. decarbonize (dē-kär'bo-nīz), v. t .; pret. and pp. decarbonized , ppr. decarbonizing . [F. décar- boniser ; as de- priv. + carbonize .] Same as decarburization (dē-kär bū-ri-zā'shon), n. [= F. décarburisation ; as decarburize + -ation.] The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century dictionary Has age but melted the rough parts away, As winter fruits grow mild ere they decay ? Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates and men decay . The woods decay , the woods decay and fall. Tennyson, Tithonus. Latimer , 6th Sermon bef. Edw. VI., 1549. Infirmity, that decays the wise, doth ever make the bet- ter fool. Shak., T. N., i. 5. She had the care of Lady Ida's youth, And from the Queen's decease she brought her up. Tennyson, Prince , iii. There is such a difference between dying in a sonnet with a cambric handkerchief at one's eyes, and the prosaic reality of demise certified in the parish register. Lowell , Among my Books, Ist ser., p. 367. decease (dē-sēs'), v . i.; pret. and pp. deceased , ppr. deceasing . [ decesen , di easen ; from the noun.] To depart from life; die. It is ordeyned, that when any Broder or Suster of this Gilde is dece ed oute off this worlde, then, withyn the XXX. dayes of that Broder or Suster, in the Chirch of Seynt Poules, ye Steward of this Gilde shall doo Rynge for hym. English Gilds (E. E. T. S.), p. 190. Your brother's dead; this morning he deceas'd. Fletcher, Wife for a Month, v. 3. =Syn. Expire , etc. See diel . deceit le (de-set'les), a. Free from deceit. [Rare.] and secretly decaying the Church then the open cruelty of Decius or Dioclesian. Milton , Areopagitica, p. 14. decay (dē-kā'), n. [ decay , v.] 1. Gradual lo of soundne or perfection; a falling by degrees into an impaired condition or state; im- pairment in general; lo of strength, health, intellect, etc. And the seyd Churche wyth all the places falleth in gret Torkington , Diarie of Eng. Travell, p. 49. He who hath bent him o'er the dead Ere the first day of death is fled,... Before Decay's effacing fingers Grit dolour was for his decay , That sae unhappy lie was slain. These poor rude lines of thy deceased lover. Shak ., Sonnets, xxxii. ble of being misled or entrapped; exposed to imposture. Blind, and thereby Deceivable in most things as a child. Milton , S. A., 1. 942. Deceased wife's sister bill. See bills . decedet (dē-sēd'), v . i .; pret. and pp. deceded , ppr. deceding . [F. décéder = It. decedere , decedere, depart, go away, depart from life, die, ( de- , away, + cedere, go. See decedent .] To go away; depart; secede. The scandal of schisme, to shew that they had, 1. just cause for which. they deceded from Rome. IMG:content-2151.png:[blocks in formation] 6. Lo of fortune or property; misfortune; ruin: applied to persons. [Obsolete or archaic.] If thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with Lev. xxv. 35. Then, if he thrive, and I be cast away, The worst was this, my love was my decay. Shak ., Sonnets, lxxx. A merchant of Plimouth in England (whose father had been mayor there), called [blank] Martin, being fallen into decay , came to Casco Bay. IMG:content-2152.png:[blocks in formation] =Syn. 1. Decline, decadence, deterioration, degeneracy, withering. decayable (de-kā'a-bl), a. [ decay + -able . Cf. OF. dec he able , descheable , dechaable .] Capa- ble of or liable to decay. [Rare.] transmi ion of their po e ions. The use of demise for death apart from this idea is figurative, euphemistic, or stilted. IMG:content-2153.png:[blocks in formation] 4. In law , any trick, device, craft, collusion, false representation, or underhand practice, used to defraud another: now more commonly called fraud or misrepresentation . =Syn. 1 and 2. Deceit , Deception, Fraud , craft, cunning, duplicity, double-dealing, guile, trickery, wiline , treachery, fine e, imposture. Deceit is a shorter and more energetic word for deceitfulne , indicating the quality; it is also, but more rarely, used to expre the act or manner of deceiving. The reverse is true of deception , which is properly the act or course by which one deceives, and not properly the quality; it may expre the state of being deceived. Fraud is an act or a series of acts of deceit by which one attempts to benefit himself at the expense of others. It is generally a breaking, of law; the others are not. See artifice and deceptive. Perhaps, as a child of deceit , She might by a true descent be untrue. And fall into deception unaware. Milton , P. L., ix. 362. Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud , crieth. Jas. v. 4. deceitful (de-set'füul), a . [ deceit + -ful .] Full of deceit; tending to mislead, deceive, or in- snare; tricky; fraudulent; cheating. His hardest labour is his tongue, as if he were loath to vse so deceit full an Organ. The smiles of joy, the tears of woe, Deceitful shine, deceitful flow, - There's nothing true but Heaven. IMG:content-2154.png:[blocks in formation] deceive (dē-sēv'), v . t .; pret. and pp. deceived , ppr. deceiving. [Early mod. E. also deceave , deceeve ; deccyven , desayven , di ayven , etc., decever , deceveir , etc., F. décevoir = Pr. decebre = OSp. decebir , decipere , deceive, beguile, entrap, de , from, + capere , take: see captive . Cf. conceive , perceive , receive.] 1. To mislead by a false appearance or statement; cause to believe what is false, or to disbelieve what is true; delude. Take heed that no man deceive you. Mat. xxiv. 4. King Richard, who had deceived many in his Time, was at this Time deceived by many. Baker , Chronicles, p. 233. Wooden work I now believed The happy day approach'd, Nor are my hopes deceived . 3t. To take from; rob stealthily. The borders wherein you plant your fruit-trees [should] be fair, and set with fine flowers, but thin and spar- ingly, lest they deceive the trees. Bacon, Gardens. 4. To cause to pa ; while away. [Poetic and rare.] My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver ; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a ble ing. Gen. xxvii. 12. Hence with thy brew'd enchantments, foul deceiver ! Hast thou betray'd my credulous innocence With visor'd falsehood and base forgery? IMG:content-2155.png:[blocks in formation] Decemberly (dē-sem'ber-li), a . [ December +-ly1.] Like December; wintry; cold. The many bleak and decemberly nights of a seven years' widowhood. Sterne , Tristram Shandy, V. 208. Venice. - Laws of the decemvirs. See Twelve Tables , under table . decemviral (de-sem'vi-ral), a. [= F. décemvi- ral = Sp. decenviral = Pg. decemviral = It. de- cemvirale , decemviral is , decemviri : see de- cemvir .] Pertaining to the decemvirs. Before they went out of the cittie, the decemvir all lawes (which now are knowne by the name of the twelve 1. The office or term of office of a body of de- cemvirs.-2. A body of ten men in authority. If such a decemvirate should ever attempt to restore our constitutional liberty by constitutional means, I would Decembrist (de-sem'brist), n. [= F. Décem- briste ; Dekabrist .] A participant in or supporter of an event happen- ing in the month of December; specifically, in Ru ian hist ., a participant in the conspiracy and insurrection against the Emperor Nicholas on his acce ion, December, 1825. Also called decemvir ship (de-sem'ver-ship), n. [ decem- decemviri, n. Latin plural of decemvir . Sir W. Jones, To Lord Althorp. vir +-ship.] The office or dignity of decemvir. The decemvir ship and the conditions of his colleagues decennovary (de-sen'ō-vā-ri), a . Same as de- cennoval. Holder. decent (de's ent), a. [ décent = Sp. Pg. It. decente , decen ( decen(t-)s, comely, fitting, fitting, ppr. of decere, become, befit, akin to dec us , honor, honor, fame, whence ult. decorate , q. v.] 1. Becoming, fit, or suitable in words, behavior, dre , etc.; decemcostate (de-sem-kos'tāt), a. [L. de cem , = E. ten , + costa , rib, + -atel : see costate .] In bot . , having ten ribs or elevated ridges, as certain fruits, etc. Also written 10- costate . What with more decence were in silence kept. Dryden . decempedet, n. [ME. decempede = F. décem- pède , a., decempes (-ped-), being ten feet (square), ten , + pes ( ped- ) = E. foot.] A square of ten feet. This nomber what the liketh to pastyne Di en eth alle decempedes xviii. Renomber hem, but tymes twyos nyde (nyne) Decempedes, thereof ther shall be seen CCC iiii & iii and xviine ( v . cccxxiv). decency (de's en-si), n.; pl. decencies (-siz). [Formerly also decence ; decence , F. dé- cence = Sp. Pg. decencia = It. decenza , L. de- centia, comeline , decen (t-) s , comely, decent.] dece 1. The state or quality of being decer suitable, or becoming; propriety of action, being decent, fit, speech, dre , etc.; proper formality; becom- ing ceremony; modesty; specifically, freedom from ribaldry or obscenity. The Greekes call this good grace of euery thing in his kinde, το πρέπον, the Latines [decorum), we in our vulgar Putten ham , Arte of Eng. Poesie, p. 219. Sentiments which raise Laughter can very seldom be admitted with any decency into an Heroic Poem. Add is on , Spectator, No. 279. The consideration immediately subsequent to the being of a thing is what agrees or disagrees with that thing; what is suitable or unsuitable to it; and from this springs the notion of decency or indecency, that which becomes Immodest words admit of no defence, For want of decency is want of sense. The external decencies of worship. Bp . Atterbury . He became carele of the decencies which were expect- ed from a man so highly distinguished in the literary and political world. Macaulay , Machi a vell i. =Syn. 1. Decorum, suitablene , neatne , purity, deli- cacy. decenna (de-sen'ä), n . decennary (de-sen'a-ri), n.; pl. decennaries Same as decennary2 . (-riz). [= F. décennaire = Sp. decenario = Pg. It. decennario , decennis , adj., of ten years: see decennial .] A period of ten years. decennary2 (de-sena-ri), a . and n . [Prop. * de- num, decena, decenna, a tithing (ten families), cenary , decenarius , decennarius, dece- decenus , in pl. contr. deni , distrib. adj., ten each, by tens, decem , ten: see decimal .] I. a. Consisting of or involving ten each; re- lating to a tithing. To prevent idle persons wandering from place to place Fielding, Causes of the Increase of Robbers, § 5. ten freeholders and their families. II. n. In old Eng . law , a tithing consisting of decennert, n. [Also decennier , deciner ;〈 OF. dizenier , dixenier , decenarius , decenna- rius : see decennary 2.] One of the ten free- holders forming a decennary. nifieth in the ancient monuments of our Law such as were cometh of the French Diziene , i. e., Decas , Ten. It sig wont to have oversight and check of Ten Fri burghs for the maintenance of the King's Peace; and the limits or compa of their Jurisdiction was called Decenna . Past hope of safety, 'twas his latest care, Like falling Cæsar, decently to die. Pho! pho! do the thing decently , and like a Christian. Sheridan, The Rivals, iii. 4. 2. Tolerably; pa ably; fairly. [Colloq.] The greater part of the pieces it contains may be said to be very decently written. Edinburgh Rev., I. 426. decennial (de-sen'i-al), a. and n. [ decennial is , prop. decennalis (> F. décennal = Sp. decenal = Pg. decennal = It. decennale , of ten years), decem , = E. ten , + ann us , a year.] I. a. 1. Continuing for ten years; consisting of ten years: as, a decennial period.-2. Ос- curring every ten years: as, decennial games. cent. in population through the seventy years, from our first to our last census yet taken. Lincoln, in Raymond, p. 323. Yet there is a credence in my heart, An esperance so obstinately strong, That doth invert the attest of eyes and ears, As if those organs had deceptious functions, Huxley , in Nineteenth Century, XIX. 196. Woman! Destructive, damnable, deceitful woman! Otway , Orphan, iii. 1. decern in E. and Rom. has been in part merged in discern .] I. trans. 1. In Scots law , to decree; judge; adjudge. The lords decerned him to give Frendraught a new tack of the said teinds. Spalding , Hist. Troubles in Scotland, I. 51. 21. To discern; discriminate. They can see nothing, nor decern what maketh for them, nor what against them. Cranmer, Sacraments, fol. 83. decern it ure (dē-ser'ni-tūr), n. [ decern + -it-ure.] In Scots law , a decree or sentence of a court: as, he resolved to appeal against the decern it ure of the judge. decernmentt, n. [ decern + -ment ; var. of dis- cernment.] Discernment. A yet more refined elective discretion or decern ment. Good win, Works, III. 488. decerpt (dē-sérp'), v . t . [L. decerpere , pp. de- cerptus , pluck off, de , off, + carpere , pluck: see carp1 .] To pluck off; crop; tear; rend. O what mysery was the people then in! O howe this moste noble isle of the worlde was decerpt and rent to pieces! decerptiblet (dē-sérp'ti-bl), a . [L. decerptus , pp., + E. -ible .] That may be plucked. dec erp tion (de-serp's hon), n . [L. decerptus, pp.: see decerp .] 1. The act of pulling or plucking off; a cropping.-2. That which is de cert if i can do (dē sérti-fi-kan'dō). [ML.: L. de , of, to; ML. cert if i can do , abl. of cert if i can- dus, ger. of cert if i care , certify: see certify.] In early Eng . law , the short name of a writ re- quiring an officer to certify to the court some- thing within his cognizance. dece et, n. A Middle English form of decease . dece iont (de-sesh'on), n. [OF. dece ion = decide (dē-sīd'), v .; pret. and pp. decided , ppr. deciding . [ deciden , decider , F. décider = Sp. Pg. decidir = It. decidere , de- cidere, decide, also lit. cut off, de , off, + cædere, cut. Cf. decise, and concise, incise, etc.] I. trans. 1t. To cut off; separate. Our seat denies us traffick here; The sea, too near, decides us from the rest. Fuller, Holy State, ii. 20. other; determine the i ue or result of; adjust; conclude; end: as, the court decided the case in favor of the plaintiff; the umpire decided the contest; the fate of the bill is decided . The quarrel toucheth none but us alone; Betwixt ourselves let us decide it then. IMG:content-2156.png:[blocks in formation] What our gifts, and what our wants should be? M. Arnold , Self-Deception. decedere , pp. dece us , depart: see decede , de- cease.] Departure; decrease; diminution. (Implying the nece ity of a bishop to govern in their absence or dece ion any ways) they ordained St. James the first bishop of Jerusalem. Jer. Taylor , Works (ed. 1835), II. 166. Blindne , dumbne , deafne , silence, death, All which are neither natures by themselves Nor substances, but mere decays of form, And absolute dece ions of nature. déchau é (dā-shō-sā'), a. [F., pp. of décha us- ser , take off one's shoes, make bare, dé- , from, away, + chau er , shoe, chau e , a shoe, calceus , a shoe.] In her.: (a) Dismembered and the different parts represented as sep a- rated from one another by a little distance: said of an animal used as a bearing: as, a lion dé- chau é . ( b ) Without claws: said of an animal used as a bearing: a term of French heraldry, sometimes used in English. decheerfult (de-cher'fül), a . [Irreg. de- priv. + cheerful .] Not cheerful; sad; depre ed; gloomy. Shall I wait a day ere I decide On doing or not doing justice here? IMG:content-2157.png:[blocks in formation] decidedne