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3101 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. DEMISE.5 (Noah Webster)
DEMISE, v.t. s as z.
3102 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. DESERT.1 (Noah Webster)
DESERT, a. s as z [L. To sow, plant or scatter.]
3103 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. DETRUSION.1 (Noah Webster)
DETRUSION, n. s as z. [See Detrude .] The act of thrusting or driving down.
3104 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. DEVISABLE.1 (Noah Webster)
DEVISABLE, a. s as z. [See the Verb.]
3105 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. DEVISE.1 (Noah Webster)
DEVISE, v.t. s as z. [L.]
3106 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. DIFFUSIBLENESS.1 (Noah Webster)
DIFFUSIBLENESS, n. s as z. Diffusibility.
3107 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. DIFFUSION.1 (Noah Webster)
DIFFUSION, n. s as z.
3108 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. DISARM.1 (Noah Webster)
DISARM, v.t. s as z.
3109 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. DISCERN.1 (Noah Webster)
DISCERN, v.t. s as z. [L., to separate or distinguish, Gr.]
3110 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. DISMAL.1 (Noah Webster)
DISMAL, a. s as z. [I am not satisfied with the etymologies of this word which I have seen.]
3111 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. DIVERS.1 (Noah Webster)
DIVERS, a. s as z. [L., to turn.]
3112 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. DIVERTISE.1 (Noah Webster)
DIVERTISE, v.t. s as z. To divert; to please. [Not used.]
3113 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. DIVISIBLE.1 (Noah Webster)
DIVISIBLE, a. s as z. [L. See Divide .] Capable of division; that may be separated or disunited; separable. Matter is divisible indefinitely.
3114 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. DIVISION.1 (Noah Webster)
DIVISION, n. s as z. [L. See Divide .]
3115 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. DRUSY.1 (Noah Webster)
DRUSY, a. s as z. Abounding with very minute crystals; as a drusy surface.
3116 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. E.1 (Noah Webster)
… as s, and g, as j. Thus without the final e, in mace [mase,] this word would be pronounced mac [mak,] and rage [raj] would be pronounced rag. In a numerous class of words, indeed …
3117 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. E.3 (Noah Webster)
As a numeral, E stands for 250. In the calendar, it is the fifth of the dominical letters. As an abbreviation, it stands for East, as in charts; E. by S., East by South.
3118 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. EASE.1 (Noah Webster)
EASE, n. s as z. [L. otium.]
3119 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. EASY.1 (Noah Webster)
EASY, a. s as z. [See Ease .] Quiet; being at rest; free from pain, disturbance or annoyance. The patient has slept well and is easy.
3120 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ELISION.1 (Noah Webster)
ELISION, n. s as z. [L. elisio, from elido, to strike off; e and loedo.]