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Definition of de-

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De- () A prefix from Latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. In words from the French it is equivalent to Latin dis-apart, away; or sometimes to de. Cf. Dis-. It is negative and opposite in derange, deform, destroy, etc. It is intensive in deprave, despoil, declare, desolate, etc..

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Robe-de-chambre :: Robe-de-chambre (n.) A dressing gown, or morning gown..

Fudge :: Fudge (n.) A made-up story; stuff; nonsense; humbug; -- often an exclamation of contempt.

Bell-shaped :: Bell-shaped (a.) Having the shape of a wide-mouthed bell; campanulate.

Aid :: Aid (v. t.) An aid-de-camp, so called by abbreviation; as, a general's aid..

Cul-de-sac :: Cul-de-sac (n.) A passage with only one outlet, as a street closed at one end; a blind alley; hence, a trap..

Tripe-de-roche :: Tripe-de-roche (n.) Same as Rock tripe, under Rock..

Branchy :: Branchy (a.) Full of branches; having wide-spreading branches; consisting of branches.

Shive :: Shive (n.) A thin, flat cork used for stopping a wide-mouthed bottle; also, a thin wooden bung for casks..

Fleury :: Fleury (a.) Finished at the ends with fleurs-de-lis; -- said esp. of a cross so decorated.

Aber-de-vine :: Aber-de-vine (n.) The European siskin (Carduelis spinus), a small green and yellow finch, related to the goldfinch..

Chevaux-de-frise :: Chevaux-de-frise (pl. ) of Cheval-de-fris.

Scuttle :: Scuttle (n.) A wide-mouthed vessel for holding coal: a coal hod.

Wide :: Wide (superl.) On one side or the other of the mark; too far side-wise from the mark, the wicket, the batsman, etc..

Gode-year :: Gode-year (n.) The venereal disease; -- often used as a mild oath.

Variable :: Variable (n.) Those parts of the sea where a steady wind is not expected, especially the parts between the trade-wind belts..

Auto-de-fe :: Auto-de-fe (n.) Same as Auto-da-fe.

Culs-de-sac :: Culs-de-sac (pl. ) of Cul-de-sa.

Side-taking :: Side-taking (n.) A taking sides, as with a party, sect, or faction..

Lily :: Lily (n.) That end of a compass needle which should point to the north; -- so called as often ornamented with the figure of a lily or fleur-de-lis.