Part 2904

<p><b>1.</b> <def>A small, retired valley; a ravine.</def>

<blockquote>In <b>dells</b> and dales, concealed from human sight. <i>Tickell.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A young woman; a wench.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>Sweet doxies and <b>dells</b>. <i>B. Jonson.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Della Crusca</h1> <Xpage=387>

<hw>Del"la Crus"ca</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <def>A shortened form of <i>Academia della Crusca</i>, an academy in Florescence, Italy, founded in the 16th century, especially for conversing the purity of the Italian language.</def>

<note>&hand; The Accademia della Crusca (literally, <i>academy of the bran</i> or <i>chaff</i>) was so called in allusion to its chief object of bolting or purifying the national language.</note>

<h1>Dellacruscan</h1> <Xpage=387>

<hw>Del`la*crus"can</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to the Accademia della Crusca in Florence.</def>

<cs><col>The Dellacruscan School</col>, <cd>a name given in satire to a class of affected English writers, most of whom lived in Florence, about <er>a</er>. <er>d</er>. 1785.</cd></cs>

<h1>Deloo</h1> <Xpage=387>

<hw>De"loo</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The duykerbok.</def>

<h1>Deloul</h1> <Xpage=387>

<hw>De*loul"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Prob. of Arabic or Bedouin origin.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A special breed of the dromedary used for rapid traveling; the swift camel; -- called also <altname>herire</altname>, and <altname>maharik</altname>.</def>

<h1>Delph</h1> <Xpage=387>

<hw>Delph</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Delftware.</def>

<blockquote>Five nothings in five plates of <b>delph</b>. <i>Swift.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Delph</h1> <Xpage=387>

<hw>Delph</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Hydraul. Engin.)</fld> <def>The drain on the land side of a sea embankment.</def>

<i>Knight.</i>

<h1>Delphian</h1> <Xpage=387>

<hw>Del"phi*an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Delphic.</def>

<h1>Delphic</h1> <Xpage=387>

<hw>Del"phic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>Delphicus</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/, fr. <?/, L. <ets>Delphi</ets>, a town of Phocis, in Greece, now <ets>Kastri</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Gr. Antiq.)</fld>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Of or relating to Delphi, or to the famous oracle of that place.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Ambiguous; mysterious.</def> "If he is silent or <i>delphic</i>."

<i>New York Times.</i>

<h1>Delphin, Delphine</h1> <Xpage=387>