Part 2902

<blockquote>Shaking his head and <b>delivering</b> some show of tears. <i>Sidney.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>An uninstructed bowler . . . thinks to attain the jack by <b>delivering</b> his bowl straightforward. <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>To free from, or disburden of, young; to relieve of a child in childbirth; to bring forth; -- often with <i>of</i>.</def>

<blockquote>She was <b>delivered</b> safe and soon. <i>Gower.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Tully was long ere he could be <b>delivered</b> of a few verses, and those poor ones. <i>Peacham.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>6.</b> <def>To discover; to show.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark>

<blockquote>I 'll <b>deliver</b> Myself your loyal servant. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>7.</b> <def>To deliberate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<p><b>8.</b> <def>To admit; to allow to pass.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Bacon.</i>

<syn>Syn. -- To <er>Deliver</er>, <er>Give Forth</er>, <er>Discharge</er>, <er>Liberate</er>, <er>Pronounce</er>, <er>Utter</er>.</syn> <usage> <i>Deliver</i> denotes, literally, <i>to set free</i>. Hence the term is extensively applied to cases where a thing is made to pass from a <i>confined</i> state to one of greater freedom or openness. Hence it may, in certain connections, be used as synonymous with any or all of the above-mentioned words, as will be seen from the following examples: One who <i>delivers</i> a package <i>gives it forth</i>; one who <i>delivers</i> a cargo <i>discharges</i> it; one who <i>delivers</i> a captive <i>liberates</i> him; one who <i>delivers</i> a message or a discourse <i>utters</i> or <i>pronounce</i>s it; when soldiers <i>deliver</i> their fire, they <i>set it free</i> or <i>give it forth</i>.</usage>

<h1>Deliver</h1> <Xpage=386>

<hw>De*liv"er</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>delivre</ets> free, unfettered. See <er>Deliver</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt>]</ety> <def>Free; nimble; sprightly; active.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>Wonderly <b>deliver</b> and great of strength. <i>Chaucer.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Deliverable</h1> <Xpage=386>

<hw>De*liv"er*a*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Capable of being, or about to be, delivered; necessary to be delivered.</def>

<i>Hale.</i>

<h1>Deliverance</h1> <Xpage=386>

<hw>De*liv"er*ance</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>d\'82livrance</ets>, fr. <ets>d\'82livrer</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of delivering or freeing from restraint, captivity, peril, and the like; rescue; <as>as, the <ex>deliverance</ex> of a captive</as>.</def>

<blockquote>He hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach <b>deliverance</b> to the captives. <i>Luke iv. 18.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>One death or one <b>deliverance</b> we will share. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Act of bringing forth children.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Act of speaking; utterance.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<note>&hand; In this and in the preceding sense <i>delivery</i> is the word more commonly used.</note>