Part 3043

<hw>Dev"il*ment</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Deviltry.</def>

<i>Bp. Warburton.</i>

<h1>Devilry</h1> <Xpage=403>

<hw>Dev"il*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Devilries</plw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>.</plu>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Conduct suitable to the devil; extreme wickedness; deviltry.</def>

<blockquote>Stark lies and <b>devilry</b>. <i>Sir T. More.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The whole body of evil spirits.</def>

<i>Tylor.</i>

<h1>Devil's darning-needle</h1> <Xpage=403>

<hw>Dev"il's darn"ing-nee`dle</hw>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A dragon fly. See <cref>Darning needle</cref>, under <er>Darn</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt></def>

<h1>Devilship</h1> <Xpage=403>

<hw>Dev"il*ship</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The character or person of a devil or the devil.</def>

<i>Cowley.</i>

<h1>Deviltry</h1> <Xpage=403>

<hw>Dev"il*try</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Deviltries</plw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>.</plu> <def>Diabolical conduct; malignant mischief; devilry.</def>

<i>C. Reade.</i>

<h1>Devilwood</h1> <Xpage=403>

<hw>Dev"il*wood`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind of tree (<spn>Osmanthus Americanus</spn>), allied to the European olive.</def>

<h1>Devious</h1> <Xpage=403>

<hw>De"vi*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>devius</ets>; <ets>de</ets> + <ets>via</ets> way. See <er>Viaduct</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Out of a straight line; winding; varying from directness; <as>as, a <ex>devious</ex> path or way</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Going out of the right or common course; going astray; erring; wandering; <as>as, a <ex>devious</ex> step</as>.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- Wandering; roving; rambling; vagrant.</syn>

-- <wordforms><wf>De"vi*ous*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt> -- <wf>De"vi*ous*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Devirginate</h1> <Xpage=403>

<hw>De*vir"gin*ate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>devirginatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>devirginare</ets>.]</ety> <def>Deprived of virginity.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Devirginate</h1> <Xpage=403>

<hw>De*vir"gin*ate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To deprive of virginity; to deflour.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>