Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: developed – diagram
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developed, verbal adj. [see develop, v.]
Revealed; open; knowing.
devil (-s), n. [OE déofol < Gk. διάβολος, accuser, calumniator, slanderer, traducer.] (webplay: without).
Satan; evil spirit; tempter; enemy; deceiver; (see Leviticus 17:7).
devise (-d, devising), v. [OFr devise-r, divide, distribute, arrange, array, form a plan or design, contrive.] (webplay: new, other, us, when).
Contrive; invent; concoct; fabricate; (see Exodus 31:4).
devoid, v. [OFr desvoidier.]
Lacking; empty; void; vacant.
devotee, n. [L. dēvōt-, vow, dedicate, devote.] (webplay: consign).
Zealot; admirer; enthusiast.
devour (-ed), v. [OFr devorer < L. dēvorāre, swallow, gulp.] (webplay: house, into, riot, say, up, who).
Consume; swallow; [fig.] hide; blur; erase; cause to disappear; obscure from view; cover up the sight of.
dew, n. [OE déaw < Skr. dhăw, flow, run.] (webplay: earth, escape, heat, held, near, night, on).
- Moisture; dampness; water collected or deposited on the earth during the night and early morning; (see Exodus 16:13).
- Morning; renewal; refreshment; new season; (see Psalms 110:3); [fig.] morning of life; early years.
- Perspiration; sweat; tears; (see Deuteronomy 33:28).
- Condensation; vapor; (see 2 Samuel 1:21).
- Juice; wine; fermented or distilled drink; nature's liquor; (see Song of Solomon 5:2).
diadem (-s), n. [Fr. dyademe < Gk. διάδημα, regal fillet of Persian kings.] (webplay: crown, ends, forehead, gold, head, kings, let, made, neck, ornament, pearls, plain, power, set, sometimes, stones, supreme, worn).
- Crown; headband worn by kings as a badge of royalty; fillet often adorned by jewels; (see Isaiah 28:5).
- Distinguished decoration; principal ornament; cincture conferring glory or dignity; (see Job 29:14).
diagnosis, n. [L. diagnōsis < Gk. διαγιγνώσκειν, distinguish, discern.] (webplay: others).
Result; outcome; discriminating knowledge of a disease usually.
diagram, n. [Fr. diagramme < Gk. διάγραμμα, marked out by lines, geometric figure, written list, scale in music.]
Outline; plot; design; illustrative figure; general scheme of an object.