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D E S

tmcpt~J

bttIVeen the next eq,.int.\qi,1 point and Ihe

Ill"izon, i',tlling Ihrollgh Ihe cm're uf Ihe objdl,

ils !i-uil1g, in :ln obliglle fphm,

D ES\' ~N

1',

in g.:nwl, is Ihe tt mlene)' of abad)' fro,"

•

hi~her

111

a I"wer I'i:lee; Ihns

,11

bodics, IInlers

lhc,wili' d/ll rmilled

~y .

force lupcrlllf

lhell

~"'"IV,

J~fccnd

\UWHJS Ihe e_mre of I:,e cmh.

S'C

It.\Nl (' S.

DE S"" r.

01'

\) 'SCr.N T. in

1.'10,

an order or me,hod

wherehy lallds or lel1<menlS are derived la any n"n

frum his aneenors.

Df.SCEN1'. in

gene.lo

&)', ,he arder

01'

fucccnion of de·

kel1dants in a line 01' family;

01'

Ihw ddl,nce from

common

proge~itOr:

Ihus IVe f.y, oue defcent , IIVU

defel'ms,

0c,

DESCE NT, in heralJy, i! uf,'d to exprl'fs the

comin~

down of any thing fro", .bol·e; as, a li00 en defeent ,

is a lion IVilh IlIS h,,,J lowards the

baf~

points, anc

his heels 10IVards onc of the eorners of Ihechief, as if

he IVere leaping down from fome high place.

DESCRIPTION, is fueh a Ilrong and bt?uliful reprefen–

!alion of a thirg, as gives ,he reader a diltiné\ riew and

falisfaélory notion 01' il, See NARR AT<ON

alld

De–

fcripliM.

DESEADA, or DES ' DER.lDA, onc of the Caribbee–

inands, fuujeél la r"nct, Iying eaflward of Gnarda–

loupe. Sel' CAR ' 8BtE.

DESERTER, in a milllary fenre, a foldier IVho, uy

running awa)' from his

re~iment

al' compan)', aban–

dons the ferviee.

deferler is, by Ihe anides of IVar, punilhaule by

dwh, and, afler conviélion, is hanged al Ihe he,,1 of

Ihe regimenl he formerly belonged la, IVilh his erime

wril on his breall .

DESERTION, in Seots Law, when one of Ihe marriecl

perfons dtfem or forfakes Ihe olher, Wilful def<l–

lionfor four years tOgelher is a ground of dil'orce.

See SeoTS LAW, tide

DESHACHE', in hcraldry, is where a beal! has ils

limbs

f~parated

from ils body, fo thal Ihey lIill rernain

on the eCeulcheon, with only

fm211 feparalion from

their namral plam .

DES IDERATUM is ufed to fignify Ihc defirable per–

feélions in aoyart

01'

feienee: Ihu!, it is a cI,fiJm lum

wi,h ,he blaekfmilh, lO render iron fufible by a geode

heal, and )'el prelerve il hard enough for ordenary

ufes ; with Ihe gl.flman, and

~king-gl.fs

maker, lO

,ender gl. fs malleal le;

~'ilh

Ihe cloek-maker,

bring

pendul"lIIs 10 be urtrul where Ihere are irregul4\' mo–

,i~os,

DESIGN, in

gemal fenfe, Ihe plan, onler

repr~fen

IIlion,

01'

comlruJion uf

buil ,ug, book,

p.<nlin~,

(;(.

DEs,es , in Ihe manuf.l{lnrics , exprdf, s the figure;

wh_ ,,\V,.1o Ihe

1>0,

km,n e(l( id,,:! I"s Hun, 01'

lil~,

and

I,h,eh I:e Lopies .fln fome p.,intcr,

01'

eu"n, nI

c\¡ au,...l.u m¡ln. as in

(~i

Iper, d311:afk,

and

olh'.:r rtoV.'cr–

liik .nel L'rdlry, a\,d ,h;

"le.

In ur.,!o:m l.tng

,,1'

f"tI,

~I(,ds

(Jf figurccl fiulT., il is

[,,,t1f.\, \',

[;1\ <

i\luof. a",ry. ,hu,

Il( fur~

,h, li,,!

:',(,\.r

u'[

i1,;

n" ud , lhe \\ i, ,k ddign be rep' JcnlLd

D E S

.:,~

"II',;(,ls nf the

\\'~rp ;

\Ve

.1,)

nOL

mc~n

rn·

I",us,

bUI

wi h an infini,e nun,ba of liule p,<Lk–

Ihn ,uh, ",hid" bein/! r1:'i,uferl fu "s la ,aif,

ti,,,

Ihreads of ,he

11'.,,1',

!el Ihe

1V,,,~mcu

fec, from ,i",:

HOle,

",hal ki"d uf lilk is lO

pUl in

ti"

e)'c of Iho

fllU<ll e fuI' woof. This ",ethocl

('1'

preparing Ih,:

",o;k

is ealled rcarling

Ih~

defign, aOlI reading ,he li–

~u",

whid, is pcrfor",cd iu

follnwing maoner: "

p"l'er is pru" i,led, conlidcrahly ulOarler Ihan ,he Ilun,

?<lll of a \rng'h proponionm

whal is intendeJ

ue rep,&nted thmon. Tlus the)' di,'ide Icngthll'il'/.

hyas m"ny bLlrk li"es as Ihere are intended Ihre,,1I

in Ihe

IV"!,;

a"J erofs Ihefe lines, by olhers dr,'lIIu

breAdtl"id<, IVhieh, wi lh

Ih~

former, make lilde e-

qUJIfqu''''es: (,n Ihe papel' lhus fq narcd, Ihe draughls–

man deli"ns

hi~

li"ures,

~nc\

hei.lltens Ihem wilh

colo"'5,

he fees

'li!.

When Ihe defign is fini!hed,

a wo, kman reaJs il , \Vhile another

I.ys

it ou Ihe fi m–

blo!.

To read ,he defign, is 10 lell ,he perfon who ena–

nages Ihe 100m, Ihe number of f'luares,

01'

Ihreads,

eomprifed in the fpd ce he is rw ling, i"umaling al Ihe

fame ,ime, whelhcr il is orouu,1 or

li~ure.

T" put

whal is rcad on Ihe

limblo~.

((1

r.,¡ltn linle n,ing¡

thc fel'eral pae kthreads, IV",d, are

raife Ihe

lhreads named; and Ihus Ihey eonlinue

do lill Ihe

whole defign is r<ad,

Every pieee uti ng compofed of fever¡1 ,epetitíons

of the fame defign. \Vhen Ihe whole ddign is drawn,

Ihe clraIVer, to re-uegin Ihe ddign afrelh, has nothing

do bUl lO raife Ihe linle arings, IVi,h fli?·koOIS, la

the 10p of Ihe fimulol , ,,'hieh he had lel down tO

d.,e

baltom, Ihis he is lOrepeal as afIen as is neeelTar)' ((11

the whole be manufaélu reJ.

The ribbon-lVeavers have likewife

defign, but fdr

more fi'11plc Ihan that now deferibec\.

is drawnon

papel' Il ith lines and fquarcs, reprefeoting ,he Ihreads

of the warp and I\'oof.

BOl

innead of I,nes, IVhereof

the figures of Ihe for mer confin, Ihefe are

eonfiil~led

of POintl only, al' dOls, placed in eertainof Ihe hule

fquares, formed hy the inlerfeélion of Ihe lioes, Thefe

puints mar

Ihe ,hread¡ of Ihe IVarp Ihal are

raifed, and Ihe fpaces lefl blank denol: Ihe Ihreads

that

are

to keep Iheir fit nalion , Ihe ren 's ntaoaged as

Ihe former.

DES ' GS ".elfo ufed, in pair.ting, for Ihc firn iJea

large work, dnwn ru"gbly, and in linle, \vith

10-

lenuon la ue execu,ed and linilhed in large,

Defign, in painung, is ,he fi mplc conlOur, or

0111-

lines

01'

,he figu,es intendcd la be reprefenled,

01'

the

Iíne' Ih_t lerminate and eireumferiue Ihem: (ueh de–

fi"n' is fOIlW«lleS drawn in Clavons,

01'

ink, "ilhou!

a,~y

IhaJ ,ws

all· f"melimes'il is halehcd, thal is,

111

Ihe fl,adows are exprelTtd hy fenGble out <Des,

dr"wn acrofs e,<eh ulher I':ith Ihe pen, erayon, DI'

gra~

vu. Someliml', ;'c,\(n,

ti,.

Ihado"s are done W«

Ihe C""on ruhuul f,) as Ihu Ihere do nOI appM any

1"""

othtr

\((111" ,

the grains or

IIroke~

(lf I:,e

crayun

"'1'0.11'.

as nut u"ng ruuucd: fo<ud,mes

ddf"" i, '.v,oIhed, IIt,Ui"

d,e

Ih.lllows

rtee

duoe IV'lh

PL~"

d ,n InJiJII

I"k,

01'

IVUle u,hu liquor ; ,nel

f~mc-

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