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<hw>De*range"ment</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>d\'82rangement</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of deranging or putting out of order, or the state of being deranged; disarrangement; disorder; confusion; especially, mental disorder; insanity.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- Disorder; confusion; embarrassment; irregularity; disturbance; insanity; lunacy; madness; delirium; mania. See <er>Insanity</er>.</syn>

<h1>Deranger</h1> <Xpage=395>

<hw>De*ran"ger</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who deranges.</def>

<h1>Deray</h1> <Xpage=395>

<hw>De*ray"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>derroi</ets>, <ets>desroi</ets>, <ets>desrei</ets>; pref. <ets>des-</ets> (L. <ets>dis-</ets>) + <ets>roi</ets>, <ets>rei</ets>, <ets>rai</ets>, order. See <er>Array</er>.]</ety> <def>Disorder; merriment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Derbio</h1> <Xpage=395>

<hw>Der"bi*o</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A large European food fish (<spn>Lichia glauca</spn>).</def>

<h1>Derby</h1> <Xpage=395>

<hw>Der"by</hw> <tt>(?; <it>usually<it> ? <it>in Eng.</it>; 85)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>A race for three-old horses, run annually at Epsom (near London), for the Derby stakes. It was instituted by the 12th Earl of Derby, in 1780.</def>

<cs><col>Derby Day</col>, <cd>the day of the annual race for the Derby stakes, -- Wednesday of the week before Whitsuntide.</cd></cs>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A stiff felt hat with a dome-shaped crown.</def>

<h1>Derbyshire spar</h1> <Xpage=395>

<hw>Der"by*shire spar"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A massive variety of fluor spar, found in Derbyshire, England, and wrought into vases and other ornamental work.</def>

<h1>Derdoing</h1> <Xpage=395>

<hw>Der*do"ing</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Dere</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt>]</ety> <def>Doing daring or chivalrous deeds.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> "In <i>derdoing</i> arms."

<i>Spenser.</i>

<h1>Dere</h1> <Xpage=395>

<hw>Dere</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>derian</ets> to hurt.]</ety> <def>To hurt; to harm; to injure.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Dere</h1> <Xpage=395>

<hw>Dere</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Harm.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Robert of Brunne.</i>

<h1>Dereine, Dereyne</h1> <Xpage=395>

<hw><hw>De*reine</hw>, <hw>De*reyne"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt><hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Darraign</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Derelict</h1> <Xpage=395>