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D E O
D E P
DENTALlUM, io natural hiOory, a O,cll-fiO, helong–
ing to the order of I'cnnes tellacea, The O'el! con–
fi Os of one lubulous
Or.ilvalve, open al bOlh ends,
There are eighl fpccics, d,llinguifhed by Ihe angles,
Ori~"
&c,
of Iheir O,e!!s,
DEPO
~ENT,
in Lalin grammar, a lerm applied
10
verbs which have aélive fignificalions, bUl pallive ler·
nlÍnalions or conjugations, and want one of lheir pani.
ciples pallive.
DENTARIA, or TnOTHIVORT, in bOlany, agenus of
Ihe lemdynamia fil iquofa clars, The filiqua or pod
burlls open by elaOic valves ; Ihe
Ili~ma
is emargina–
led' and Ihe calix is connil'enl. There are time
fpecies, only one of IVhich,
viz,
Ihe bulb,fera, or co–
nllVoTl, is a nalive of Brilain,
DEPONE
NT,
in lhe law of Scotland, a perfon whomakes
a depofilion. Sce DEPOS ITI ON.
DEPOPULATION, Ihe aél of diminilliing Ihe number
of people in any country, whether by IVar or bad po·
lilies.
DENTATED
LEAF,
See bOlany, p,640'
DENTEX, in ichlhyology, SeeSPARUS,
DENTILES , or DE"TI LS, in archilcélure, an orna-
DEPORTATION, a fon of banifhment ufed by Ihe
Romans, whereby fome iOand Or olher place was al·
loneel
10
a criminal for lhe place of his abode, wilh a
prohibilion nol lO nir out of lhe fameon pain of dealh.
menl in corniches bealing fome refemblance
10
Iwh,
particularly ufed in Ihe lIonic and Cor111lhi.n orders.
Sce ARCH'TF.CTURE, p, 352 .
DENTlFRICE, in medicine, a remedyfor rubbing Ihe
leelh, and purging ¡hem from fordes; and for clean–
fi~~
and abnerging Ihe gums, IVhen replm lVilh hu–
monrs, There are denlifrices of various kinds and
forms; fome in formof a powder compofed of corals,
pumice.llone, fah, a!!nm, egg-O,ells, crabs-claws,
hanfhorn,
&c,
olhers in form of ancleéluary, confin–
ing of Ihe fame pOlVders mixl up IVilh honey; olhm
are in fOlm of a hquor draIVn by dini!!alions from dry–
ing herbs, and anringenl medicines,
&c.
DENTILLi\R l!\.. See PL UMBAGO.
DENTlSCALPRA, in furgery , an inOrumenl for fcour–
ing ye!!olV, livid, or black ¡eelh ;
10
which being ap–
plled, near Ihe gums, il fcrapes off Ihe foul morbid
crull.
DENTITlON, Ihe brmling or cuuing lhe leelh in
children, See MEDI CINE.
DENUNCIATION, a folemn publicalion or promulga–
tion of any Ihing.
Al! veffels of enemies are laIVful prizes, afler de–
nuncialion or proclamalion of lVar. The defign of Ihe
denuncialion of excommunicaled perfons, is thal Ihe
fenlence may be Ihemorefully execuled by lhe perfon's
being more known.
DE NUNC IAT ION al lhe horn, in SCOlS lalV, is lhal
form bYlVhich adeblOr, afler lhe expi ryof acharge to
make paymenl upon letlersof horning, is denounced re·
bello Ihe king for difobedience. No caplion for ap.
prehending and imprifoning the deblor " n be obl!in·
ed upon an expired charge of horning ti!! he is firn de·
nounced rebel, and the horning Wilh lhe executions
of charge anu denunciation regiOmd. As
10
lhe o·
¡her legal effeéls of denuncialion, fee SCOTS LAW,
li:le 12,
DEOBSTRUENTS, in pharmacy, fuch medicines as
open obnrnélions. Se< !) ETERGE"T.
DEODAND, in our culloms, implies a Ihing devoled
or confw'md
10
God, for lhe pacifiwion of his
IVralh, in cafe of any misfoTlune; as a perfon's coming
10
a violenl enu, lVilhou¡ lhe f.lUlt of any
r~afonable
crealure; as if a horfe fllOUld Ilrike his keeper, and fo
kili him. In lhis de, lhe horfe is
10
be a deodand;
Ih.l is, he is
10
be fulJ, anu Ihe price dill"buled
10
Ihe poor,
as
an expialion
of
lhal dreadfulmul.
DEPOS IT, among eivilians, fomelhing Ihal is COmnlil·
led
10
Ihe eunody of a perfon, lObe kepl IVithoul any
rewar<1. and
10
be relurned again on demando
DEPOS ITARY, in law, a perfon
intrun~d
as keeperor
guardian of a depofil.
DEPOSITATION, in SCOlS lalV, isaeontraélbywhich
one eommils lhe cullody or poffellion of any Ihing lO
anolher,
10
be kepl fo r behoof of Ihe OIVner, and
re·
luroed on demand, or al any period fp.clfied in lhe
contraél. The owner is called lhe depofilor, anel Ihe
pc(fon
10
whofe cunody lhe Ihing is commincd Ihe
depofilary, See SCOTS LA
IV,
lide
20,
DEPOSITION, in lalV, lhe lenimony given in cour!
by a witoefs upon oalh.
DEPRECATION, in rhetoric, a figure wherebYlheo·
rator invokes lhe aid and alliflance of fome one; or
prays for fume greal evil or punifhmenl
10
befal hinl
who fpeaks fallely, eilher himfelf or his advelfarl'.
DEPRECATORY, or DEPRECAT IV[, inlheology, a
lerOl applied
10
Ihe manner of performing fome cere–
monies in lhe form of prayer.
The form of abfolulion is deprecalive in IheGreek
church, being conceived in lhefe lerms,
/I111!
G~d
abo
jol.,
yOll
:
whereas it is in Ihe declaralive form
10
Ihe
Lalin'church, and in fome of Ihe reformed churches,
1 nhfo/vt
Y.U.
DEPRESSION
o[
th.
;olt.
See ASTRONOMY, and
GEOGRAPHY.
DEPRESSOR, or DEPR IM EN s, in analomy, a name
applicrl to fevml mufcles, becaufe lhey dcprefs Ihe
parls Ihey are fanened lO,
DEPRIVATI ON, in lhe canon·law, Ihe depofing a
bifhop, palfon, vicar,
ec.
from his oRice and prcfer·
men!.
DEPTFORD, a lown Ihree miles ean of London, on
lhe foulhern banks of lhe Thames' chieRy confider.
able for ils fine docks for building
~ips,
and lhe king' s
yard,
DEI'URATION. See CLARlflCATION.
DEI'URATORY FEVER, a name gil'en bySydenhanl
to a fever which prevailed much in the l'ears 1661 ,
1662, t663, ,nd 16
6
4.
He called il
d~pnralOr)',
bec.lufe he obfcrved, lhat nalure regulmd all Ihe
fymploms in fuch a m,lnner, as
10
fil Ihe febn!e
~al'
ler, preparcd by proper concoélioA, for expulhon In
a
CCll,in IlIlle, wher by a copious fwell, or a rm r
pe,fpiratinn.
DI:.P
T:\TlON,
l
miO;on of fdcé! perfoos out nf a
comp.lOy