Dictionary: DESH-A-BILLE', or DESH-A-BIL' – DE-SIGN'ED

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DESH-A-BILLE', or DESH-A-BIL', n. [deshabil'; Fr. from de and habiller, to clothe. I have restored the true orthography.]

An undress; a loose morning dress: hence, any home dress: as, the lady is in deshabille. [It would be well to anglicize the orthography.]

DE-SIC'CANT, a. [See Desiccate.]

Drying.

DE-SIC'CANT, n.

A medicine or application that dries a sore. – Wiseman.

DES'IC-CATE, v.i.

To become dry. – Bacon. Hale.

DES'IC-CATE, v.t. [L. desicco; de and sicco, to dry.]

To dry; to exhaust of moisture; to exhale or remove moisture from.

DES'IC-CA-TED, pp.

Dried.

DES'IC-CA-TING, ppr.

Drying; exhausting moisture.

DES-IC-CA'TION, n.

The act of making dry; the state of being dried. – Bacon.

DES-IC'CA-TIVE, a.

Drying; tending to dry; that has the power to dry.

DE-SIC'CA-TIVE, n.

An application which tends to dry up secretions.

DE-SID'ER-ATE, v.t. [from the L.]

To want; to miss. [Not in use.]

DE-SID-ER-A'TUM, n. [plur. desiderata; L. desideratus, – um, from desidero, to desire.]

That which is desired; that which is not possessed, but which is desirable; any perfection or improvement which is wanted. The longitude is a desideratum in navigation. A tribunal to settle national disputes without war is a great desideratum.

DE-SID'I-OSE, a.

Idle; lazy.

DE-SIGN', n. [Fr. dessein.]

  1. A plan or representation of a thing by an outline; sketch; general view; first idea represented by visible lines; as in painting or architecture.
  2. A scheme or plan in the mind. A wise man is distinguished by the judiciousness of his designs.
  3. Purpose; intention; aim; implying a scheme or plan in the mind. It is my design to educate my son for the bar.
  4. The idea or scheme intended to be expressed by an artist; as, the designs of medals. – Addison.
  5. In manufactories, the figures with which workmen enrich their stuffs, copied from painting or draughts. – Encyc.
  6. In music, the invention and conduct of the subject; the disposition of every part, and the general order of the whole. – Rousseau.

DE-SIGN', v.t. [desi'ne; L. designo; de and signo, to seal or stamp, that is, to set or throw; Sp. designar, diseñar; It. designare, disegnare; Fr. designer, dessiner.]

  1. To delineate a form or figure by drawing the outline; to sketch; as in painting and other works of art.
  2. To plan; to form an outline or representation of any thing. Hence,
  3. To project; to form in idea, as a scheme. Hence,
  4. To purpose or intend; as, a man designs to write an essay, or to study law.
  5. To mark out by tokens. [Not used.] – Locke.
  6. To intend to apply or appropriate; with for; as, we design this ground for a garden, and that for a park. The word design may include an adapting or planning a thing for a purpose, or mere intention or scheme of the mind, which implies a plan. The father designs his son for the profession of the law, or for the ministry. It was formerly followed by to, but this use is now uncommon.

DE-SIGN'A-BLE, a.

  1. Capable of being designed or marked out.
  2. Distinguishable. – Digby.

DES'IG-NATE, a.

Appointed; marked out. [Little used.]

DES'IG-NATE, v.t. [L. designo, designatum.]

  1. To mark out or show, so as to make known; to indicate by visible lines, marks, description or something known and determinate; as, to designate the limits of a country; the limits are designated on the map; designate the spot where a star appears in the heavens; designate the place where our ancestors first landed.
  2. To point out; to distinguish from others by indication; as, to be able to designate every individual who was concerned in a riot.
  3. To appoint; to select or distinguish for a particular purpose; to assign; with for, as to designate an officer for the command of a station; or with to, as, this captain was designated to that station.

DES'IG-NA-TED, pp.

Marked out; indicated; shown; pointed out; appointed.

DES'IG-NA-TING, ppr.

Marking out; indicating; pointing out; appointing.

DES-IG-NA'TION, n.

  1. The act of pointing or marking out by signs or objects; as, the designation of an estate by boundaries.
  2. Indication; a showing or pointing; a distinguishing from others.
  3. Appointment; direction; as, a claim to a throne grounded on the designation of a predecessor.
  4. Appointment; a selecting and appointing; assignment; as, the designation of an officer to a particular command.
  5. Import; distinct application. Finite and infinite are primarily attributed in their first designation to things which have parts. – Locke.

DES'IG-NA-TIVE, a.

Serving to designate or indicate. – Pritchard.

DES'IG-NA-TOR, n.

A Roman officer who assigned to each person his rank and place in public shows and ceremonies.

DES'IG-NA-TO-RY, a.

That which designates.

DE-SIGN'ED, pp.

Marked out; delineated; planned; intended.