Deafen ( defn )

a. To make deaf; to deprive of the -v. n. To share or participate in the concerns of busine ; to traffic; to trade; to carry on a retail busine ; - in contradistinction to produce or manufacture; as, to deal in fancy goods, fair- dealing , . - To negotiate; to act, intervene, or negotiate between man and man. "Sometimes he that deals between man and man raises his own credit with both ." Bacon. -To behave well or ill in any transaction; to act; to con- duct one's self in relation to others; as, to deal honestly, to deal impartially, to deal shabbily, . - To distribute promiscuously; as, the cards require dealing . - To treat by way of control, check, correction, or opposition; as, "If a man would have his conscience deal clearly with him, he must deal severely with that." - South . Deal, a sea-bathing town of England, on the coast of Kent, lying between the two Forelands, 6 miles from Sandwich, 8 from Dover, and 16 from Canterbury. Deal is divided into the Upper and Lower towns, and is situated opposite the submerged estate of the Saxon earls of Kent, now known as the Good win Sands. Pop . (1895) 8,250. Deal Beach, in New Jersey, a post-village of Mon- mouth co., about 3 m. S. of Long Branch. Deal Island, in Maryland , a post-office of Somerset co. Deal'er, n. One who has to do with anything, or has concern with; a trader; a shopkeeper; a trafficker; a merchant. (In a commercial sense it is opposed to pro- ducer.) -The person who deals a pack of cards. Dear'-loved, a. Much beloved. Dearly, adv . With great fondne or affection. - At a high price; exorbitantly. Dease Inlet, in Alaska , an arm of the Arctic Ocean S. of Point Barron. Lat. 71° 13' N., Lon, 75° 10' W. It is about 5 m. wide. Dease River, in British N. America, rises in the Copper mine Mountains, and empties into Great Bear Lake. Dease Strait, a channel of the Arctic Ocean, commu- nicating with Coronation Gulf, and having Melbourne Island at its E. extremity. Lat. 69° N. It is about 120 m. long, with an average width of 23 m.; numerous small islands obstruct its widest part. Dea's onville, in Mi i ippi , a P. O. of Yazoo co. Death, n . [A. S. death , from deadian , to die; adeadan, to fail, to decay, to lay waste, to destroy; Ger. tod; 0. Ger. tôd ; O. Sax. dod ; Goth. dauthus; Icel. daud i.] Extinction of life; entire lo of vitality; mortality; decease; demise; departure from this world; separation of the soul from the body. Dealt, imp . and pp . of DEAL, q. v. De'amonds, in Georgia , a village of De Kalb coun- Dean, n. [Fr. doyen ; Sp. dean; Lat. decanus, from de- cem, ten. Literally, a head or chief of ten men.] ( Eccl .) In the Church of England, an ecclesiastical dignitary - Cause of death; agent of extinction of life. in cathedral and collegiate churches, and the head of a chapter, originally said to consist of ten canons or pre- bendaries; whence the origin of the term. The pre- siding head of the faculty in some of the English and Scottish universities. - In the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, Eng., an officer deputed to compel the attendance of students at prayers in the chapels of the colleges, and, generally, to supervise their conduct at religious service. -In the U. S., a clerk or secretary of a faculty of the- ology, law, or medicine. Dean of a guild. In Scotland, the president of a trades- guild. Dean, (Forest of,) a regal forest of England, in Gloucestershire, formerly of considerable extent, but now reduced to 11,000 acres. The inhabitants enjoy certain privileges, and are much employed in coal-mines and iron-works. Dean'ery, n . The office, revenue, or residence of a dean. Dean'field, in Maine , a township of Hancock co., abt. 80 m. N.E. of August a. Dean, in Minnesota , a post-office of Rice co. Dean's Corner's, in Illinois , a former P. O. of Lake Dean's Corners, in New York , a P.O. of Saratoga co. Dean's hip, n . Office or dignity of a dean. Deans'ville, in New York , a post-village of Oneida co., about 15 m. S.W. of Utica. Deans'ville, or Dean'ville, in Wisconsin , a post- village of Dane co., about 22 m. W. of Water town. Dear, a. [A.S. dyre, deor , dior , precious, beloved; Ger. theuer; O. Ger. tuer ; Swed., Goth., and Icel. dyr ; Sansk. dr, with prefix a , to regard, to value, to tend, to take care of.] Scarce; not plentiful; characterized by ex- orbitant price; as, a dear year. - Costly; bearing a high price in comparison to the usual price; valuable; ex- pensive; of a high price and requiring large outlay; as, a dear purchase. "He has paid dear , very dear for his whistle." - Franklin . -Highly valued in estimation; much beloved; fondly re- garded; as, a dear girl. Déak, FRANCIS, ( dai'ak ,) an Hungarian statesman and jurist, B. in 1803. He received his education in the col- leges of Raab and Komorn, and then applied himself to the study of the law. In 1832 he became a member of the -adv . Dearly. " Dear as the light that visits these sad eyes; Dear as the ruddy drops that warm my heart." - Gray. Dear born, HENRY, an American general, B. at Hamp- ton, N. H., 1751. He distinguished himself chiefly, in 1778, by a gallant charge at the battle of Mon mouth, and in 1813 by the capture of York town and Ft. George in Canada. D. 1829. Dear born, in Maine , a township of Kennebec co., about 20 m. N. of August a. Dear born, in Illinois , a post-office of McHenry co. Dear born, in Indiana , a S.E. co., bordering on Ohio. Area, about 291 sq. m. Rivers. Whitewater and Ohio. Surface, diversified. Soil , generally fertile. Min . Lime- stone. Cap . Lawrence burg. Pop . (1897) about 25,000. Dear born River, in Montana , rises in the Rocky Mountains and enters the Mi ouri river about 130 m. above the Great Falls. Length about 150 m. Dear born, in Michigan , a post-village of Dear born township, Wayne co., on the Rouge river, about 10 m. W. of Detroit. It has some manufacturing interests. Pop . (1897) about 850. Dear-bought, a. Purchased at a high price, or at a price above its intrinsic value; as, dear - bought experi- "And deal damnation round the land." - Pope . ence. IMG:content-0526.png:[merged small][ocr errors] in words or arguments; to strive to maintain a cause by reasoning; to dispute; to discu ; to argue; to contest; to controvert. - To contest or strive for by force of arms. (R.) guments in the mind; to dispute; - generally preceding on or upon. "Your sev'ral suits Have been consider'd and debated on.". Shaks. Debate'ful, a. Contested; occasioning debate or con tention. devil. (Theol.) There are three kinds of D .: 1. Temporal , or the death of the body; 2. Spiritual , or the natural condition of the soul under the power of sin; 3. Eternal , or the everlasting perdition of the wicked. As Adam introduced D. into this world, so Christ, by his sufferings and D. , has brought life. gradually; and sometimes slow, laborious, and sterto rous. To be the death of. To be the cause of taking away the life of another.