Emily Dickinson Lexicon

SUB-CU-TA'NE-OUS, a. [sub and cutaneous; L. cutis, skin.]

Situated under the skin.

SUB-CU-TIC'U-LAR, a. [L. sub and cuticula, cuticle.]

Being under the cuticle or scarf-skin. – Darwin.

SUB-DEA-CON, n. [sub and deacon.]

An under deacon; a deacon's servant, in the Romish church. – Ayliffe.

SUB-DEA-CON-RY, or SUB-DEA-CON-SHIP, n.

The order and office of subdeacon in the Catholic church.

SUB-DEAN, n. [sub and dean.]

An under dean; a dean's substitute or vicegerent.

SUB-DEAN-ER-Y, n.

The office and rank of subdean.

SUB-DEC'U-PLE, a. [L. sub and decuplus.]

Containing one part of ten. Johnson.

SUB-DENT'ED, a. [sub and dent.]

Indented beneath. – Encyc.

SUB-DE-POS'IT, n.

That which is deposited beneath something else. – Schoolcraft.

SUB-DE-RI-SO'RI-OUS, a. [L. sub and derisor.]

Ridiculing with moderation or delicacy. [Not in use.] – More.

SUB-DI-TI'TIOUS, a. [L. subdititius, from subdo, to substitute.]

Put secretly in the place of something else. [Little used.]

SUB-DI-VERS'I-FI-ED, pp.

Diversified again.

SUB-DI-VERS'I-FY, v.t. [sub and diversify.]

To diversify again what is already diversified. [Little used.] – Hale.

SUB-DI-VERS'I-FY-ING, ppr.

Diversifying again what is already diversified.

SUB-DI-VIDE, v.i.

To be subdivided.

SUB-DI-VIDE, v.t. [sub and divide.]

To divide a part of a thing into more parts; to part into smaller divisions. In the rise of eight in tones, are two half tones; so as if you divide the tones equally, the eight is but seven whole and equal notes; and if you subdivide that into half notes, as in the stops of a lute, it makes the number thirteen. – Bacon. The progenies of Cham and Japhet swarmed into colonies, and those colonies were subdivided into many others. – Dryden.

SUB-DI-VID-ED, pp.

Divided again or into smaller parts.

SUB-DI-VID-ING, ppr.

Dividing into smaller parts that which is already divided.

SUB-DI-VIS'I-BLE, a.

Susceptible of subdivision.

SUB-DI-VI'SION, n.

1. The act of subdividing or separating apart into smaller parts. – Watts.
2. The part of a thing made by subdividing; the part of a larger part. In the decimal table, the subdivisions of the cubit, as span, palm, and digit, are deduced from the shorter cubit. – Arbuthnot.

SUB'DO-LOUS, a. [L. subdolus; sub and dolus, deceit.]

Sly; crafty; cunning; artful; deceitful. [Little used.]

SUB-DOM'IN-ANT, n.

In music, the fourth note above the tonic, being under the dominant.

SUB-DU'A-BLE, a.

That may be subdued. – Ward.

SUB-DU'AL, n. [from subdue.]

The act of subduing. – Warburton.

SUB-DUCE, or SUB-DUCT', v.t. [L. subduco; sub and duco, to draw.]

1. To withdraw; to take away. Or from my side subducting, took perhaps / More than enough. – Milton.
2. To subtract by arithmetical operation. If out of that infinite multitude of antecedent generations we should subduct ten. – Hale.