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DEL

I)ELlr.ERATIVE, an apprllation given to a kind

or branch of rhetoric, employed in proving a th,ng,

or conlineing an arrtmbly thereof, in order

pe, Cuade

Ihem tO put it in execu tion.

Tohavc a oeliberadve voice in thearrembly, is when

a pcrfon

h~s

a right tO

giv~

his

~dvice

and his I'ote

Ihm in.

In cuuncils, the bifhops

h.lI

·e dclibcTJtive

vo~ces ;

thofe beneath them

h~ve

only confultative

VOlce~.

DELlCT, in Scot! law, fignifies fuch fmall ofFences or

breachcs of the prace as are punifhable only by fine or

fhort imprifonment. See SeoTS LAW, title 33.

DELlMA, in botany, a genus of the polyaodria mono·

gynia clafs, lt has no corolla; the calix confiOs of

tive leaves; and the berry contains twO [eeds. There

is b\lt one fpecics, a nalive of Ceylon.

DELlNEATIOt)!. See DUIGNr NG.

DELlNQ.UENT, a guihy perCon, or onewho has com–

miued fume fault or offence, for which he is punifh–

able.

DELlQYIUM, or

ANr~1I

DELrltuluM. See LIPo-

THYM rA.

DELr ItUIU M, in chemillry, fignifies the folution of any

body, when expofed toa cool and damp place, by Ihe

humidilY il amaéls flom the air.

DELlRlUM, in medicine, Ihe produélion of ideas not

anfwerable tO external caufes, from an intemal indiCo

pofltion oflhe braio. See MED ICIN E.

DELlVERY, or CHrLD·BllTH . See MrDwr rER V.

DELLY, the capital of a province of the fame name,

and at preCent of all the Hilher India : E. long. 79",

and N. lat. 28,

DELOS, the principal of tbe Cyclades iOands, in the

Archipcla~o :

E. long

.25 0 50',

and N. Jat.

31°

26'.

DELPHINlUM, or LUK 's,sPuR, in botany, agenu!

of the polyandria trigynia c1aCs.

has no calix; the

corolla confills of five petal!; and tbe neélariumis bi–

/id, and horned behind. There are Cmn fpecies, on–

ly one of which,

uiz .

tbe cooColida, or wild lark's–

fpur, is a nalive of Brilain.

DELPHINUS, or DOLP HIN, in ichthyology, a ge–

nus belonging

the order of tete; the charaélers of

which are thefe: they have Iwh in each jaw; and

a finula or pipe in the head. There are three Cpecie!,

"jz.

The phocrena, witb a conical body, a broad

back, and an obture fnout. The colour of the back

is a blackifh blue, and the belly is white. The fiOu–

la, or pipe, through which they brealhe and fpoul up

the wattr, is belwixt the eyes : it has forty-fix leetb

in each jaw: it is found in tbe Rahic and dilTmnt

parl! of the European ocean. The Ikin is fmootb

and Cofl. The external orifice of the fiOula reCembles

Ihe lener C: it has twOOronR' peéloral fi ns, and a

cartilaginous fin on the back. The tail is bifid . The

penis of the male is not covered with a

pr~pulium,

lits conmleo lVilhin the bod)', but is eafily prolTu–

deo whtn

occ~fion

requires. In the

fem.le,

the ccr.

of the vulva is_bout nine

inch~s

long, and Gluate

hetwixt Ihe

n~vd

and 3GUS. Thc)'

cf)puIJt~

in Ihe fum–

m:r

bring fonh one at a birth

tl.ey

nourifh their

D E M

young lVith milk; . nd Ihey live ahout thi rlYreacs.

Thcy Ilve C<I'm l

d~)'s

OUt of the IVArer,

pro.id

they be not wOllnJed.

S~e

Plale l.XVIII. fir,. 2.

is about fuur fcel long, and tlVO and a half thick.

The dclphus, or dolphin of the ancienu, is of an

oblong c)'lindricdllhape, anO the Cnout is fharp and ta–

pering; the tecth

~re

CubulmJ.

IrkewiCe frequentS

the

Europe~n

ocean.

The orca, or lerrer whaleof

ltay, has Ihe upper pan of the Cnout w31'ed, and uroad

ferratcd teelh . The inferior jaw is much longenh_n

the fuperior one.

DEL PHINUS, in aOronomy, a conOellation of the nor·

thern hemiCphere. See Al

oNOM

DELSBERG, or DES8ERG, a tOIVn of SIVitzerland,

about fel'entcen miles Couth·weO of 8,fil.

DELTOIDES, inanatomy. See Vol.

P. 195.

DELUGE, an inundation or overAGWing of the earth,

either wholly or in part,

water.

\Ve have Ceveral delugcs recorded in hiOory, as lhat

of Ogyges, which omflowed almofl all AHica; and

that of Deucalion, which drowned all Tberraly in

Greece: bUI the mofl memorable was that ealled tbe

univerCal deluge, or Noah's Aood, which overAolVed

and deOroyed the whoJe earth, and out of which only

Noah, and IhoC, with bim io the ark, efcaped. See

AkK .

Many attempts have been made to aeeount for the

deluge by means of natural caufo : but tilde attempll

have only tended tOdifcredit philoCophy, aod tO render

their authors ridiculous.

DEMAIN, or DHIESNE, in its common acceptatioD,

is ufed for the Idods rouDd a manor·houCe, oceupied

by the lord.

DOIAI N, or DEMEIN E, in law, is commonly underflood

to be the lord's chief manor.place, with the landl

thcreto bclonging, which he and his ancefiors have

time out of mind kept in lheir OlVn manual occupa–

tion.

DEMEMBRE', in heraldry, il Caid of difmembered a·

nimals, or thoCe with their limbs cut off.

DEMEMBRATION, in Seots law, fignifies either the

crime of depriving another of any member of his bo–

d1, or the

punifhm~nt

of a criOle by cutting off .ny

member of the criminal's body. See SeoTS LA IV,

title

33 .

DEMER, ariver in theAuflrianNetbcrlands, on whlch

the city of Mechlin flands.

DEMESNE. See DEMAIN.

DEMETRIA, a feflival celebrmd

the Greeks in

honour of Celes, IVherein it was ufual for the devo–

tees to lafh IhemCelves.

DEMETRIOWITZ, acity of Ihe dutehy of Smolenlko,

in the Ruflian empire, fitu<l<d upon the river Ugra,

37°

E. long. aRd

p '

30' .

lat.

DEMl, a word uCed in compofition with olher \l/ord,

tOfignify halr.

, .

DEMI -CU LVER IN, a piece of ordnanceufually

lOches

bore,

2700

pound welght, ten lw Jong, and carry-

ing point hlank 17 5

p~m_

DEMr -CU LvER rs

Ih(

/of/

fu,

is 4l-lnches bore,