Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DE-LIV'ER-Y
DE-LIV'ER-Y, n.
- The act of delivering.
- Release; rescue; as from slavery, restraint, oppression or danger.
- Surrender; a giving up.
- A giving or passing from one to another; as, the delivery of goods, or of a deed.
- Utterance; pronunciation; or manner of speaking. He has a good delivery. I was charmed with his graceful delivery.
- Childbirth. – Is. xxvi.
- Free motion or use of the limbs. [Obs.] – Sidney. Wotton.
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