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'1>ncvnwd is of len joincd wilh anolher. 1 L Tl,e lel·
IU Ih,,1 precedes or follo\\'s onllhle ennlon,nl' is, il a
eonlonAnl. . 11V.IYs one of Ih~ liqllids, 1, ni, n, f,
11. lf Iwn ddf"enl charaarrs oecur, o( which Ih~
Iauer i, ohen conjoincd wilh v.rious lcuers, ami Ihe
former is nOler found enher by ilfel(, or (ollowed by
any olh.. lener, Ihofelwoare V •• 13, Thefe leners
, . are ahvays (ollowod by a vowel. 14. üne vowd
reeurs more frequendy Ihan anOlher, as do Ihe confo·
nanlS, according 10 Ihe language, Ce.
DECISE, 3IOlVno( Ihe OrleanOls, in rranee, filU31ed
on Ihe Loire, ahouI fifleen miles foulh·ul~ of
Ne.ers: E. Ion. 3° 32', and N. lat. 46° 40
DECK of Q ¡hip is a pl.nked fioor from nem 10 nern,
upon which Ihe guns li~, and where Ihe men walk 10
aod (ro.
Grea! fhips ha.e Ihree deeks, firn, fecond, and
Ihird. beginning 10 eoun! rrom I~e lowermofL
Hal ( dcek reaehes from Ihe main·man 10 Ihe fiem
of Ihe fhip.
~aner.deck is Ihat aloft tlle nmag., reaehing to
Ihe round houfe.
Flufh deck is IhH ",hich Jies even in a righl.line
fore and afl, from Ilem 10 Ilern. A rope.deek is Ihal
made o( cordages, interwoven aod flmehed over a
.efTeI, througb ",hich it is eafy tO annoyan eoemy
who COllles 10 board her. Theyare liule .ufed bUI by
fmall . efI'els, to defeod Ihem againíl privateers.
DECKENDORF, 3 10IVn of Bavari., in Germany,
fituated on Ihe Danube, about miles
foutll·ean of Rali!bon : E. loog. 13°, and N. lal. 48°
H'·
DECLAMATlON, a fpeech made in pablie, in Ihe
tone aad manner o( an oration, uniting the cxpref.
fioa of aaion ro the propriely o(' pronunciation, in
order to give the fentil!lcnt il! fuJl impreflionupon the
mind.
DECLARATORY a{/ion, in SCOIS law, is thal by
which a purfuer only , Ihat fome righror privi.
Icge fhall be declared to belong 10 him, withool de·
manding the paymeol or performance of any thing from
rhe defender. See Scon LAW, ritle, 30'
DECLENSION, in gramlnar, an infiexioo of nouns ae·
cording to rheir divers cafes, as nominalive, genirive,
<larive, &e. It is a dilfereO! Ihing in rhe modern I~n·
guages, whici. have nOI properl y any cafea, from whal
it is in rhe ancienl GreN and Latin. Wirh refpea
lO laDguages, when the nouns admir of ehaoges, eirher
in Ihe beginning, the middle, or ending i oeclenfion
is properly Ihe exprefTlon of all rhofe changes in acel –
taln order, and by cenain JegreescaJled cafes. Wilh
reglrd 10 I~nguages, \vhere the oouns do nOI admit uf
ch.nges in rhe fame number, declenfion is Ihe expref.
fi~n of Ihe dllferenl Hates a noun is in, And Ihe d,lfc·
rent relatioos il has i whieh dilferenee of relalions is
nmkeJ hy particles, and called anieles, as " Ihe,
0(, lo, /rol/l , b" &c.
DECLINATION, in afirononlY, rhe,Iifl. nce of any ce·
leflial objelt (roOl rheequir.ollial, eilhcr oorthward or
fourhward. lt is eilher Irue or apl'mnt, according
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as rhe fr,'¡ or apparenl place of the objea is confider·
cd. Sce AHRONOM Y.
DECL1NAT ION ofa 'UI. II orpiaR(/or tiia/¡. See D, AL·
LIJo/C .
DI:.CLlNATOR, or DECLlNATORV, an inOrument
contrived for raking the declin~tions, inclinations, and
recl,n~rions o( planes.
DECLINATURE ofjlltigtl, in SCOIS laIV, declining
rhe jurifrliaion o( a judge, or refufing 10 aequiefee in
his judgment from any legal obligalion 10 the judge
himlelf, Ihe ineompmncy of his jurifdiaion 10 rhe n.·
lure o( Ihe .aion, or upon Ihe privilege of the ob·
jeaor or decliner. Soe SCOTS LAw, tille 2.
DECLIVITY denores the reverfe of acclivilY. See
ACCLl VI'rV . .
DECOCTlON, in rharmacy, Ihe boiling fimples, oc
olher drugs, in order 10 extraa lheir vinues ror fome
medicinal purpofe. The general fubjeas of decoaion
are animals and vegerables, and fometimes minerals,
as antimony and quiekfilver. The liquors which ferve
10 boil Ihem, are water, wioe, vioegar, milk, aod
whey.
DECOMPOSITlON, in cheminry, Ihe reduaioo of a
body ioto ils principies or component pans. See
CHtMJ STR v.
DECORATlON, in arehiteaure, is ufed for "hatem
adoros a building, eilher wirhourfide or within.
DECORUM, in archireclure, is rhe fuilablenefs of a
building, and Ihe feveral pans and oroamenls rhereof.
to Ihe lI"ion anJ oe"fion.
DECOUPLE', in heraldry, the f~me as uncoupled:
rhus a chevron decouplé, is a chevron wanring fo
moch o( ir 10IVards rhe poinl, rhar the tWO enJ, flanti
at a dillance from one anorher, being parted and uo–
coupled.
DECOURS, in beraldry. See DECREMENT.
DECOY, aplace OI~de for carehing wild·fow!' Hence.
DECOy· o uc K is adllek rhat fiies abroad, and lights inlo
company wirh ",ild ones, which by ber alluremeot.
file dra\lls inlo rbe decoy.
DECREE, an order made by a fuperior oower, for Ihe
regularion o( an in(erior.
DECREE, in rhc civil law, is a determination Ihal rhe
emreror pronounces upon hearing a panicular caufe
bctween plaiDtifT anJ defendant.
DEeREE, or DECREET, in SCOIS law, Ihe decifive
fenrenee or judgmenl o( ~ eoun of laIV.
DECREE T·.<urTRAL, in SCOlS law, rhe fenrence o,
judgOlenr o( one ro whom parries volunrarily fubmir rh~
dererminalion of any qudlion berwixt Ihem. See
SCOTS L.\w, ritle 32.
DECREMENT , in heraldry. fignifies rhe wane of Ihe
moon trom the full 10 Ihe neIV . The moon in rlus
Ilare is "lIrd muon oecrefeenl, or In decours; and
when borne in coar·umour, f,lces 10 rhe Ict'r fiJe of
lhe efcuI~h<on, as ¡he do. s 10 Ihe ri~llI fiJe when l1\
Ihe increment o See CkE' CENT.
DECREP ITATION, in cilCnullry, rhr aél ur CJI,ll1in~
f, lr over Ihe fire, liJl ir lu cr See CH ~'
MISTK Y.