Part 2916

<i>Knolles.</i>

<h1>Demijohn</h1> <Xpage=388>

<hw>Dem"i*john</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>dame-jeanne</ets>, i. e., Lady Jane, a corruption of Ar. <ets>damaj\'bena</ets>, <ets>damj\'bena</ets>, prob. fr. <ets>Damaghan</ets> a town in the Persian province of Khorassan, one famous for its glass works.]</ety> <def>A glass vessel or bottle with a large body and small neck, inclosed in wickerwork.</def>

<h1>Demilance</h1> <Xpage=388>

<hw>Dem"i*lance`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A light lance; a short spear; a half pike; also, a demilancer.</def>

<h1>Demilancer</h1> <Xpage=388>

<hw>Dem"i*lan`cer</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A soldier of light cavalry of the 16th century, who carried a demilance.</def>

<h1>Demilune</h1> <Xpage=388>

<hw>Dem"i*lune`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>demi-lune</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>A work constructed beyond the main ditch of a fortress, and in front of the curtain between two bastions, intended to defend the curtain; a ravelin. See <er>Ravelin</er>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>A crescentic mass of granular protoplasm present in the salivary glands.</def>

<note>&hand; Each crescent is made of polyhedral cells which under some circumstances are supposed to give rise to new salivary cells.</note>

<h1>Demiman</h1> <Xpage=388>

<hw>Dem"i*man`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A half man.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Knolles.</i>

<h1>Demimonde</h1> <Xpage=388>

<hw>Dem`i*monde"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F.; <ets>demi + monde</ets> world, L. <ets>mundus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Persons of doubtful reputation; esp., women who are kept as mistresses, though not public prostitutes; demireps.</def>

<cs><col>Literary demimonde</col>, <cd>writers of the lowest kind.</cd></cs>

<h1>Deminatured</h1> <Xpage=388>

<hw>Dem"i*na"tured</hw> <tt>(?; 135)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having half the nature of another.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Demiquaver</h1> <Xpage=388>

<hw>Dem"i*qua`ver</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A note of half the length of the quaver; a semiquaver.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Demirelief, Demirelievo</h1> <Xpage=388>

<hw><hw>Dem`i*re*lief"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Dem`i*re*lie"vo</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <def>Half relief. See <er>Demi-rilievo</er>.</def>

<h1>Demrep</h1> <Xpage=388>

<hw>Dem"*rep`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Contr. fr. <ets>demi-reputation</ets>.]</ety> <def>A woman of doubtful reputation or suspected character; an adventuress.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<i>De Quincey.</i>