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Damsel :: Damsel (n.) A young person, either male or female, of noble or gentle extraction; as, Damsel Pepin; Damsel Richard, Prince of Wales..

Tripmadam :: Tripmadam (n.) Same as Prickmadam.

Te Deum :: Te Deum () An ancient and celebrated Christian hymn, of uncertain authorship, but often ascribed to St. Ambrose; -- so called from the first words Te Deum laudamus. It forms part of the daily matins of the Roman Catholic breviary, and is sung on all occasions of thanksgiving. In its English form, commencing with words, We praise thee, O God, it forms a part of the regular morning service of the Church of England and the Protestant Episcopal Church in America..

Key :: Key (n.) The fundamental tone of a movement to which its modulations are referred, and with which it generally begins and ends; keynote..

Flyblown :: Flyblown (a.) Tainted or contaminated with flyblows; damaged; foul.

Execrable :: Execrable (a.) Deserving to be execrated; accursed; damnable; detestable; abominable; as, an execrable wretch..

Defect :: Defect (v. t.) To injure; to damage.

Damasken :: Damasken (v.) To decorate, as iron, steel, etc., with a peculiar marking or water produced in the process of manufacture, or with designs produced by inlaying or incrusting with another metal, as silver or gold, or by etching, etc., to damask..

Recoupe :: Recoupe (v. t.) To keep back rightfully (a part), as if by cutting off, so as to diminish a sum due; to take off (a part) from damages; to deduct; as, where a landlord recouped the rent of premises from damages awarded to the plaintiff for eviction..

Cast :: Cast (v. t.) To defeat in a lawsuit; to decide against; to convict; as, to be cast in damages..

Dam :: Dam (v. t.) To obstruct or restrain the flow of, by a dam; to confine by constructing a dam, as a stream of water; -- generally used with in or up..

Damage :: Damage (n.) To ocassion damage to the soudness, goodness, or value of; to hurt; to injure; to impair..

Beldame :: Beldame (n.) An old woman in general; especially, an ugly old woman; a hag..

Radical :: Radical (n.) A characteristic, essential, and fundamental constituent of any compound; hence, sometimes, an atom..

Damped :: Damped (imp. & p. p.) of Dam.

Muggy :: Muggy (superl.) Warm, damp, and close; as, muggy air, weather..

Rocket :: Rocket (n.) Damewort.

Homomorphy :: Homomorphy (n.) Similarity of form; resemblance in external characters, while widely different in fundamental structure; resemblance in geometric ground form. See Homophyly, Promorphology..

Well :: Well (v. i.) An inclosure in the middle of a vessel's hold, around the pumps, from the bottom to the lower deck, to preserve the pumps from damage and facilitate their inspection..

Damage :: Damage (n.) The estimated reparation in money for detriment or injury sustained; a compensation, recompense, or satisfaction to one party, for a wrong or injury actually done to him by another..

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