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| dauphine | The wife of a dauphin Fr. feminine of dauphin |
| de Stijl (duh STIL, STAYL) | A school of art orgininating in the Netherlands in 1917 and characterized by the use of rectangular shapes and primary colors |
| deflagrate | To burn or cause to burn with great heat and intense light. |
| defoliant | A chemical sprayed or dusted on plants to cause the leaves to fall off No origin prolly defoliate from latin de-from, off, apart |
| deign (dayn) | 1. To think it appropriate to one's dignity; condescend. To condescend to give or grant; vouchsafe. |
| deliriun tremens | An acute, sometimes fatal episode of delirium usually caused by withdrawl or abstinence from alcohol following habitual, excessive drinking. It also may occur during an episode of heavy alcohol consumption. new latin delirium tremes: Latin delirium tremens-trembling |
| derogation | 1. To take away; detract. 2. To deviate from a standard or expectaion; go astray. To disparage; belittle. |
| desiderate | To wish to have or see happen. |
| desuetude | A state of disuse or inactivity. suscere-to become accustomed |
| detrition | n.The act of wearing away by friction. deterere to lessen, rub away. syns: erosion, abrasion, friction |
| detritus | n, pl. 1. To loose fragments or grains that have been worn away from rock. 2.a. Disintegrated or eroded matter. b. Accumulated material; debris. latin detritus pp of deterere to lessen, wear away syns: sediment, moraine: rubble, ruins, remains |
| disputatious | adj Inclined to dispute. no origin prolly disputation+ous syns : argumentative, combative, contentious, quarrelsome, scrappy |
| dorsolateral | adj. Of or involving both the back and the side. no origin |
| dregs (plural of dreg) | n 1. The sediment in a liquid; lees. Often used in the plural. 2. The basest or least desirable portion. Often used in the plura. 3. A small amount; a residue. mid eng dreg old norse dregg syns: d1- grounds, settlings precipitate d2-riffraff, scum, rubble |
| drugget | n1. a. A heavy felted fabric of wool or wool and cotton, used as a floor covering. b. A coarse rug of this fabric, made in India. 2. A fabric woven wholly or partly of wool, formerly used for clothing. fr. prolly drogue-drug |
