divellicate (divelikat)

t. [ My brother told me you had used him dishonestly, and had divellicated his character behind his back. Fielding, Amelia, v. 6. diver1 (di'ver), n. [ The sayd dyuer dyde all that busynes beynge vnderneth the water. Sir R. Guylforde , Pylgrymage, p. 76. The king he call'd his divers all, To dive for his young son. Young Hunting (Child's Ballads, III. 299). Specifically-(a) One who makes a busine of diving, as for pearl-oysters, to examine sunken ve els, etc. See sub marine armor, under armor. (b) A bird that habitually dives, as a loon, grebe, auk, or penguin; specifically, one or any of the birds variously known as Brachypteræ, Mergitores, Urinatores, Pygopodes, or Spheniscomorphe. The term is especially applied to the loons, family Colymbidæ (which see). There are three leading species: the great northern diver, Colymbus torquatus; the black-throated diver, C. arctic us; and the red-throated diver, C. septen trionalis. All three inhabit the northern hemisphere generally, and are noted not only for their quickne in diving, but also for the length of time they remain and the distance they traverse under water, in which they move both by swimming with the feet and by paddling with the wings. See loon. Also diving -bird. 2. One who plunges into or engages deeply in anything.-Cartes i an diver. See Cartes i an.