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DEMEPHITIZING, ppr. Purifying from foul air.
DEMERIT, n. [ L. To earn or deserve.] 1. That which deserves punishment, the opp...
DEMERSED, a. Plunged; situated or growing under water.
DEMERSION, n. [L. To plunge or drown.] 1. A plunging into a fluid; a drowning. 2...
DEMESNE, [See Demain .]
DEMI, a prefix, Fr. Demi, from the L. Dimidium, signifies half. It is used only ...
DEMI-BRIGADE, n. A half-brigade.
DEMI-CADENCE, n. In music, an imperfect cadence, or one that falls on any other ...
DEMI-CANNON, n. A cannon of different sizes; the lowest carries a ball of thirty...
DEMI-CROSS, n. An instrument for taking the altitude of the sun and stars.
DEMI-CULVERIN, n. A large gun, or piece of ordnance; the least is ten feet long,...
DEMI-DEVIL, n. Half a devil.
DEMI-DISTANCE, n. In fortification, the distance between the outward polygons an...
DEMI-DITONE, n. In music, a minor third.
DEMI-GOD, n. Half a god; one partaking of the divine nature; a fabulous hero, pr...
DEMI-GORGE, n. In fortification, that part of the polygon which remains after th...