Part 2983

<h1>Dermostosis</h1> <Xpage=396>

<hw>Der`mos*to"sis</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <?/ skin + <?/ bone.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Ossification of the dermis.</def>

<h1>Dern</h1> <Xpage=396>

<hw>Dern</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Etymol. uncertain.]</ety> <def>A gatepost or doorpost.</def> <mark>[Local Eng.]</mark>

<i>C. Kingsley.</i>

<h1>Dern</h1> <Xpage=396>

<hw>Dern</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Dearn</er>, <tt>a.</tt>]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Hidden; concealed; secret.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> "Ye must be full <i>dern</i>."

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Solitary; sad.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Dr. H. More.</i>

<h1>Derne</h1> <Xpage=396>

<hw>Derne</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t. & i.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>dyrnan</ets> to hide. See <er>Dern</er>, <tt>a.</tt>, <er>Dearn</er>, <tt>a.</tt>]</ety> <def>To hide; to skulk.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>

<blockquote>He at length escaped them by <b>derning</b> himself in a foxearth. <i>H. Miller.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Dernful</h1> <Xpage=396>

<hw>Dern"ful</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Secret; hence, lonely; sad; mournful.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> "<i>Dernful</i> noise."

<i>Spenser.</i>

<h1>Dernier</h1> <Xpage=396>

<hw>Der`nier"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[F., from OF. <ets>darrein</ets>, <ets>derrain</ets>. See <er>Darrein</er>.]</ety> <def>Last; final.</def>

<cs><col>Dernier ressort</col> <tt>(<?/)</tt> <ety>[F.]</ety>, <cd>last resort or expedient.</cd></cs>

<h1>Dernly</h1> <Xpage=396>

<hw>Dern"ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>Secretly; grievously; mournfully.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Spenser.</i>

<h1>Derogant</h1> <Xpage=396>

<hw>Der"o*gant</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>derogans</ets>, p. pr.]</ety> <def>Derogatory.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>T. Adams.</i>

<h1>Derogate</h1> <Xpage=396>

<hw>Der"o*gate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Derogated</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Derogating</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>derogatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>derogare</ets> to derogate; <ets>de-</ets> + <ets>rogare</ets> to ask, to ask the people about a law. See <er>Rogation</er>.]</ety>