designation (design ash on)

[= F. dési gnation = Pr. dezignacio = Sp. design a cion = desilverize Most of the Egyptians often lie designedly . E. W. Lane, Modern Egyptians, I. 398. Art creates as imagination pictures, regularly without conscious law, designedly without conscious aim. Helmholtz , Sensations of Tone (trans.), p. 569. designed ne (dē-zi'- or dē-si'ned-nes), n. The attribute or quality of being designed or intended; contrivance. Barrow . [Rare.] designer (dē-zī'- or dē-si'ner), п. 1. One who designs, plans, or plots; one who frames a scheme or project; a contriver. It has therefore always been both the rule and practice for such designers to suborn the publick interest, to countenance and cover their private. Decay of Christian Piety . 2. In manuf. and the fine arts, one who con ceives or forms a design of any kind, including designs for decorative work; one who invents or arranges motives and patterns for ornamental or artistic purposes. The Latin poets, and the designers of the Roman medals, lived very near one another, and were bred up to the same relish for wit and fancy. Add is on. designfult (de-zin'- or de-sin'fül), a. [ Base design fulne , and malitious cunning. Barrow, Works, II. vii.