Part 2937

<h1>Denotable</h1> <Xpage=390>

<hw>De*not"a*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Denote</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being denoted or marked.</def>

<i>Sir T. Browne.</i>

<h1>Denotate</h1> <Xpage=390>

<hw>De*no"tate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>denotatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>denotare</ets>.]</ety> <def>To mark off; to denote.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<blockquote>These terms <b>denotate</b> a longer time. <i>Burton.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>What things should be <b>denotated</b> and signified by the color. <i>Urquhart.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Denotation</h1> <Xpage=390>

<hw>De`no*ta"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>denotatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>d\'82notation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The marking off or separation of anything.</def>

<i>Hammond.</i>

<h1>Denotative</h1> <Xpage=390>

<hw>De*not"a*tive</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having power to denote; designating or marking off.</def>

<blockquote>Proper names are pre\'89minently <b>denotative</b>; telling us that such as object has such a term to denote it, but telling us nothing as to any single attribute. <i>Latham.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Denote</h1> <Xpage=390>

<hw>De*note"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Denoted</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Denoting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>denotare</ets>; <ets>de-</ets> + <ets>notare</ets> to mark, <ets>nota</ets> mark, sign, note: cf. F. <ets>d\'82noter</ets>. See <er>Note</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To mark out plainly; to signify by a visible sign; to serve as the sign or name of; to indicate; to point out; <as>as, the hands of the clock <ex>denote</ex> the hour</as>.</def>

<blockquote>The better to <b>denote</b> her to the doctor. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To be the sign of; to betoken; to signify; to mean.</def>

<blockquote>A general expression to <b>denote</b> wickedness of every sort. <i>Gilpin.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Denotement</h1> <Xpage=390>

<hw>De*note"ment</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Sign; indication.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<note>&hand; A word found in some editions of Shakespeare.</note>

<h1>Denotive</h1> <Xpage=390>

<hw>De*not"ive</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Serving to denote.</def>

<h1>D\'82nouement</h1> <Xpage=390>

<hw>D\'82`noue`ment"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>d\'82nouement</ets>, fr. <ets>d\'82nouer</ets> to untie; pref. <ets>d\'82-</ets> (L. <ets>dis-</ets>) + <ets>nouer</ets> to tie, fr. L. <ets>nodus</ets> knot, perh. for <ets>gnodus</ets> and akin to E. <ets>knot</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>The unraveling or discovery of a plot; the catastrophe, especially of a drama or a romance.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The solution of a mystery; issue; outcome.</def>