dermotomy

[Gr. derma =skin, and tomë = a cutting.] The anatomy or di ection of the skin. derm-skěl-ě-ton, s. [DERMO-SKELETON.] dern, 8. [DERNER.] A dooror gate-post. "I just put my eye between the wall and the dern of the gate."-C. Kingsley: Westward Ho ! ch. xiv. * děrn, * darn, *dærne, *dearne, *deorne, *derne, *durne, a., adv . & 8. [A. S. derne, dyrne; O. S. dern i; O. Fris. dern; O. H. Ger. tarn i .] IMG:content-2227.png:[blocks in formation] Layamon , i. 187. , as; expect, Xenophon, exist. ph = shus. -ble, -dle, . = bel, ing to derogate or detract from the worth, name, or character of a person or thing; disparaging (gen- erally followed by to before the person disparaged and from before the thing). "His language was severely censured by some of his brother peers as derogatory to their order." -Macaulay : Hist. Eng., ch. x. secret character inserted by the testator of which he reserves the knowledge to himself, with a con- dition that no will he may make hereafter shall be valid unle this clause is inserted, word for word. This was done as a precaution to guard against later wills being extorted by violence, or otherwise improperly obtained. der-ri-as, s. [An Aby in i an word, according to the spelling of Pearce, while Hemprech writes it Karrai .] IMG:content-2228.png:[blocks in formation] Hacket : Life of Williams , ii. 218. (Davies.) *3. To act beneath one's rank or position; to whose name frequently occurs in plays of the begin And from her derogate body never spring A babe to honor her." Shakesp.: Lear, i. 4. děr'-o-gāt-ěd, pa.par . or a. [DEROGATE, v.] "By several contrary customs many of the civil and canon laws are controlled and derogated ."- Hale . IMG:content-2229.png:[blocks in formation] Booth shot President Lincoln, April 14, 1865. *de-run-çin-a-tion, s. [Lat. der unci nat us , pa. par. of deruncino = to smooth with a plane: de (intens.), and runcina =a plane.] The proce of clearing land from trees and bushes and other in- cumbrances. ( Ash .) has a horizontal barrel, and is rotated byhand- spikes. The winch has a hor- izontal barrel, and is frequent- ly the means of winding up the tackle-rope of the derrick; it is rotated by cranks. The crab is a port- able winch, and has cranks. The than in Europe, and has attained what appears to be maximum effectivene with a given weight. Two spars, three guys, and two sets of tackle-one for the jib and one for the load-complete the app a- ratus, except the winch, crab, or capstan for hoist ing. The invention is nautical, the original being the sailor's contrivance, made of a spare topmast or per vish, der visor der sevishen monk. A der-vish, der-vis, der-vise, der-wish, s. Mohammedan monk or religious fanatic, who makes a vow of poverty and austerity of life. There are several orders, some living in monasteries, some as hermits, and some as wandering mend i- cants. Some, called dancing dervishes , are acc us- tomed to spin or whirl themselves round for hours at a time, until they work themselves into a state of frenzy, when they are believed to be inspired. "A captive Dervise , from the Pirate's nest Escaped, is here-himself would tell the rest." Byron: Corsair, ii. 3. *de-sar-çin-ā-tion, s. [Lat. de away, from, and sarcina =aload.] The act of unloading. ( Ash .) *děş'-art, a. & 8. [DESERT.] "The scenes are desart now and bare, Where flourished once a forest fair." Scott: Marmion, ii. (Introd.) *děs-blāme, v. t . [O. Fr. des blamer .] To clear from blame, to acquit. IMG:content-2230.png:[blocks in formation] hoisting heavy merchandise on board or ashore. 2. The derrick-crane is a combination of the two devices, as its name imports, having facility for hoisting and also for swinging the load horizon- tally. *der-rin, s. [Etym. unknown.] A broad, thick cake or loaf of oat or barley meal, or of pease and barley meal mixed. *derring-do, *derring-doe, s. An act of daring. "For ever, who in derring - do were dread, The lofty verse of hem was loved aye."" Spenser: Shepherd's Calendar, Sept. *derring-doer, s. A doer of daring acts. "All mightie men and dread full derring doers." Spenser: F. Q., IV. ii. 88. dilate. 2. Fig .: To comment, or discourse at large; to "Camest thou for this, vain boaster, to survey me, To descant on my strength?" Milton: Samson Agonistes, 1,227, 1,228. II. Music : To compose music in parts; to add a part or parts to a melody or subject. descants. děs-cănt-er, s . [Eng. descant; -er.] One who IMG:content-2231.png:[blocks in formation] descatter C. As substantive: 1. The act or art of composing music in parts, or of adding a part or parts to a melody or subject. 2. The act of commenting or discoursing at large; a comment, a discourse. "According to the des cantings of fanciful men." Bur . net: Life of Lord Rochester, p. 107. *dě-scăt-ter, *de-skat-er, v. t . [Pref. des = Lat. dis apart, and Eng. scatter (q.v.).] To scatter widely. "Hit is so desk at ered bot he hider and thidere." Political Songs, p. 337. dě-sçěnd', v . i. . [Fr. des cendre ; Sp. & Port. descender; Ital. descend ere, from Lat. descendo, from de down, and scan do =to climb.] A. Intransitive: I. Literally: 1. Of animate beings: To move, pa , or come downward from a higher to a lower position. "I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him." -John i. 32. 2. Of inanimate objects: To fall, flow, or run down. "The rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house."- Matt . vii. 25. II. Figuratively : 1. To come or go down. (Implying an arrival at a place.) "He shall descend into battle and perish."-1 Sam. xxvi. 10. 2. To come down, to invade, to attack. "The godde gives the alarm; and soon is known, The Grecian fleet descending on the town." 3. To fall suddenly or violently. Dryden IMG:content-2232.png:[blocks in formation] Milton: P. R. , ii, 110, 111. 5. To spring; to have birth, origin, or descent; to be derived. a much greater proportion of the opulent, of the highly descended, and of the highly educated, than any other Di enters could show."-- Macaulay: Hist. Eng., ch. xiv. 6. To fall or be transmitted in order of succe ion; to revert. "The father's natural dominion, the paternal power, cannot descend unto him by inheritance."- Locke . 7. To come down, to pa on; as from more im portant to le important matters. "Congregations discerned the small accord that was among themselves, when they descended to particulars."More: Decay of Christian Piety. *8. To condescend. IMG:content-2233.png:[blocks in formation] *2. To come down from. Scott : Rokeby , iv. 26. "Thou factious Duke of York, descend my throne, And kneel for grace and mercy at my feet." Shakesp. Henry VI., Pt. III ., i. 2. de-sçend-a-ble, a . [DESCENDIBLE.] dě-sçend-ant, *de-scend-ent, s. [Fr.descend ant , pr. par. of des cendre to descend.] A person proceeding from an ancestor in any degree; off spring, i ue. "The defection of our first parents and their descend . ants." Hale: Christ Crucified. dě-sçěnd-ěd, pa. par. or a. [DESCEND.] IMG:content-2234.png:[blocks in formation] Transcendentalism no le superlative."-Carlyle: Sartor sphere. Resartus, bk. i., ch. x.