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GLOSSARY 283
DEER, Middle Eng.=animalsj DISTRIBUTION, (a) administra-
3. 4. 138 tion (of justice; cf. Cor. 3. 3.
DEJECTED, humbled; 4. 1. 3 99), (b) sharing out; 4. 1. 69
DELICATE, (i) sensitive; 3. 4. DITCH-DOG, dead dog thrown
12; (ii) ingenious; 4. 6. 1835 into a ditch; 3. 4. 133
(iii) exquisitely beautiful; 4. DIVIDE (intrans.), be dis-
3- H united; 1. 2. n o
DEMAND (sb.), enquiry; 1. 5. DIVISION, disunion; r. 2. 139,
3; (vb.), enquire, ask; 3. 2. 149; 3. 1. 19; 3. 3. 8
6S» 5- 3- 63 Do DE, a sound representing the
DENY, refuse; 2. 4. 85 chattering of teeth; 3. 4. 57
DEPEND, be a dependant or DOUBT, fear; 4. 7. 24; 5. 1. 6
retainer; 1. 4. 250 DOUBTFUL, suspicious; 5. I. 12
DEPOSITARY, trustee; 2. 4. 247 DRAGON, a constellation in the
DEROGATE, debased (sc. by its northern hemisphere; 1. 2.
barrenness); 1. 4. 281 132
DESCENT,lowest part; 5. 3.136 DRAW, win (fig. from gamb«
DESPERATE, reckless; 2. 4. 301 ling); 1. 1. 84; 3. 3. 22
DESPERATELY, in despair; 5. 3. DREAM, delusion; 1. 4. 325
292 DUNGHILL, 'A term of re-
DETESTED, detestable; 1. 2. proach for a person meanly
78; 1. 4. 263; 2. 4. 213 born' Schmidt (cf. K.J. 4.
DIALECT, manner of speech 3. 87); 4. 6. 241
peculiar to a person or DWELL IN, depend on; 2.4.182
theme; not necessarily localj
2. 2. 107 EAR-BUSSING, lit. ear-kissing,
DIFFIDENCE, suspicion; 1. Z. (hence) whispered, discussed
150 only secretly; 2. 1. 8
DIFFUSE, 'render confused or EARNEST, initial advance pay-
indistinct' (O.E.D.); 1. 4. 2 ment for; 1. 4. 95
DIGEST, amalgamate; 1. 1. 127 EARNESTLY, eagerly; 1. 2. 28
DIMENSIONS, bodily parts; I. EFFECT, 'to effect'=in im-
2 7 portance; 3. 1. 52
DISCLAIM IN, deny all share in; EFFECTS, (i) outward mani-
2. 2. 52 festationsj 1. 1. 130; 2. 4.
DISCOVER, expose; 2. 1. 66 175; (ii) accomplished factsj
DISMANTLE, strip off; r. 1.216 4. 2. 15; (iii) results; 1. I.
DISNATURED, lacking in natural 184; 1. 2. 146
affection; I. 4. 284 ELEMENT, appropriate place,
DISPOSITION, tendency or in- lit. 'that one of the "four
clination of mood or charac- elements" [earth, water,
ter; 1. 1. 301; 1. 4. 222; air, fire] which is the
1.4.29352.2.15054.2.31 natural abode of any parti-
DISSIPATION, breaking up; I. cular class of being' (O.E.D.
2. 151 I2)j 2. 4. 56
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