Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: deathless – decade
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deathless, adj. [see death, n.] (webplay: breast, fame, land, name, tree).
Immortal; endless; not subject to dying; never to be forgotten; [fig.] eternal.
deathlessness, n. [see death, n.] (webplay: body, God, pleasures, property, soul).
Immortality; eternal life.
debar (debarred), v. [Fr. débarrer < OFr desbarer, unbar.] (webplay: no).
- Deprive; obstruct; hinder; hamper; harshly shorten.
- Exclude; block; cut off; keep out.
- Deny; withhold; refuse; prohibit; keep back.
debase (-s), v. [see abase, v. and base, adj.] (webplay: should).
- Humble; mock; depreciate; decry; vilify; make to feel inferior; lower in position, rank, or dignity; (see Isaiah 57:9).
- Overpower; mock; surpass.
debate (-s), n. [ME debat; see debate, v.] (webplay: different).
Disagreement; argument; disputation; fruitless inquiry; (see 2 Corinthians 12:20).
debate (-d, -s), v. [OFr debat-re < Rom. batt-ere, fight; see abate, v.] (webplay: parties, thy).
- Argue; discuss; have a conflict; hesitate in the presence of opposition; [fig.] weigh the consequences.
- Hesitate; waver; pause; fluctuate; vacillate; move up and down; go back and forth between two points; [fig.] sink; drop; descend; back away; [word play on “beat”] stir; flutter; move the wings in flight.
- Deliberate; consider; determine; [fig.] weigh; mete; measure.
debauchee, n. [Fr.]
- Drinker; imbiber; connoisseur; [fig.] one who keenly enjoys; creature who deeply appreciates; [kenning, “Debauchee of Dews”] bee; flying insect that collects pollen to make honey.
- Drunkard; habitual partaker; creature with excessive thirst; [fig.] seducer; profligate; pillager; plunderer; despoiler; [kenning, “Debauchee of Dew”] hummingbird.
debonnaire, adj. [OFr debonaire < phrase de bonne aire, of good disposition.]
Genteel; courteous; gracious; pleasant; [fig.] gentle; forgiving; cheerful; [metaphor] Christ-like; [phrase “Be debonnaire”] do not wilt; keep your head up; be of good cheer.
debt, n. [ME det < pop. L. debita, owed or due.] (webplay: contracted, paid, renders).
Something due; obligation; [fig.] liability to repay Christ; (see Matthew 6:12).
decade (-s), n. [Fr. < Gk. δεκάς, group of ten.]
Ten year period of time.