Part 3051

<blockquote>To take her from austerer check of parents, To make her his by most <b>devoutful</b> rights. <i>Marston.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Devoutless</h1> <Xpage=404>

<hw>De*vout"less</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Destitute of devotion.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>De*vout"less*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt> -- <wf>De*vout"less*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Devoutly</h1> <Xpage=404>

<hw>De*vout"ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>In a devout and reverent manner; with devout emotions; piously.</def>

<blockquote>Cast her fair eyes to heaven and prayed <b>devoutly</b>. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Sincerely; solemnly; earnestly.</def>

<blockquote>'T is a consummation <b>Devoutly</b> to be wished. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Devoutness</h1> <Xpage=404>

<hw>De*vout"ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Quality or state of being devout.</def>

<h1>Devove</h1> <Xpage=404>

<hw>De*vove"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Devote</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt>]</ety> <def>To devote.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Cowley.</i>

<h1>Devow</h1> <Xpage=404>

<hw>De*vow"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>d\'82vouer</ets>, L. <ets>devovere</ets>. See <er>Devote</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt>]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To give up; to devote.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<p><b>2.</b> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>desvoer</ets>. Cf. <er>Disavow</er>.]</ety> <def>To disavow; to disclaim.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>G. Fletcher.</i>

<h1>Devulgarize</h1> <Xpage=404>

<hw>De*vul"gar*ize</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To free from what is vulgar, common, or narrow.</def>

<blockquote>Shakespeare and Plutarch's "Lives" are very <b>devulgarizing</b> books. <i>E. A. Abbott.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Dew</h1> <Xpage=404>

<hw>Dew</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>de\'a0w</ets>; akin to D. <ets>dauw</ets>, G. <ets>thau</ets>, <ets>tau</ets>, Icel. <ets>d\'94gg</ets>, Sw. <ets>dagg</ets>, Dan. <ets>dug</ets>; cf. Skr. <ets>dhav</ets>, <ets>dh\'bev</ets>, to flow. <?/<?/<?/. Cf. <er>Dag</er> dew.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Moisture from the atmosphere condensed by cool bodies upon their surfaces, particularly at night.</def>

<blockquote>Her tears fell with the <b>dews</b> at even. <i>Tennyson.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Figuratively, anything which falls lightly and in a refreshing manner.</def> "The golden <i>dew</i> of sleep."

<i>Shak.</i>