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Show DE 3. Prohibition: this is a fenfe merel French Severe defences may be made againft weari any linen under a certain breadth Temple 4. Refiftance 5. [In law.] The defendant's reply afte declaration produced 6. [In fortification.] The part that flank another work 70 DEFE'NCE. . a. [defonfus, Lat. 'T defend by, fortification: not in ufe The city itfelf he ftrongly fortifies Three fides by fix it well ?finced has Naked unarmed Fairfax unguarded provided with defence; unprepared no Captain or colonel, or knight in arms ‘Whofe chance on thefe defencelefs doors may feize Guard them, and him within proteét from harms Milton My fifter is not {o defencelefs lef As you imagine : fhe has a hidden ftrengt ‘Which you remember not Milton. Ah me! that fea Comes thund'ring back with dreadful revolutio On my defencelefs head Miltor On a flave difarm'd Defencelefs, and fubmitted to my rage A bafe revenge is vengeance on myfelf 2. Impotent Dryden unable to make refiftance Will fuch a multitude of men empl Their ftrength againft a weak defencelefs boy ? Add 7o DEFE'ND @. a. [defendo, Latin; de fendre, French. i. To ftand in defence of ; to protet fupport 2 vindicate t to maintain uphold t to affert The queen on the throne, by God's affiftance is able to defend herfelf againft all her majefty' enemies and allies put together 3 Swift To fortify; to fecure And here th' accefs a gloomy grove defends And here th' unnavigable lake extends. Dryden A village near it was defended by the river 1 Clarendon 4. To prohibit ; to forbid. [defendre, Fr. Where can you fay, in any manner, age That ever God defended marriage Chaucer O fons ! like one of us man is become To know both good and evil, fince his taft Of that defended fruit Niilton The ufe of wine is little pra&ifed, and in fom places defended by cuftoms or laws Temple 5. 'To maintain a place, or caufe, againf thofe that attack it Let me be foremoft to defend the throne And guard my father's glories and my own. Pope So have I feen two rival wits contend One brifkly charge, one gravely wife defend. Smith DEFE'NDABLE. adj. [from defend.] Tha may be defended DEerE'NDANT. adj. [from defends, Lat. Defenfive ; fit for defence Line and new repair our towns of wa ‘With men of courage, and with means defendant Shakefpeare DeFE'NDANT. 7. /. [from the adjective, 1. He that defends againft affailants Thofe hig towers, out of whic the Roman might more conveniently fight with the defendant on the wall, thofe alfo were broken by Archime des' engines The perfon accufed of fued This is the day appointed for the combat Sha And ready are th' appellant and defendant Hudibras Plaintiff dog, and bear defendant Dere'SpER. n /0 [defenjor, Latin. 1. One that defends ; a champion Your ignorance deliver you Sbakej}:ear'e Do'ft thou not mourn our pow'r employ'd i vain Dryden 2. An afferter; a vindicator Undoubtedly there is mo way fo effe€tual to betray the truth, as to procure it a weak definder South 3. [In law.] An advocate; one that defends another in a court of juftice Dere'nsaTive. z. /i [from defence. 1. Guard ; defence A very unfafe dofenfative it is againft the fur lion and furely no better tha or blood royal, whic virginity Pliny doth place in cock broth Brown's Vulgar Errours If the bithop has no other defenfatives but ex communication, no other power but that of th keys, he may furrender up his paftoral ftaff. South 2. [In furgery.] A bandage, plafter, o the like, ufed to fecure a wound fro outward violence Dere'NSIBLE. adj. [from defence. 1. That may be defended Wilkins's Mathe Magic Which nothing but the found of Hotfpur's nam Did feem to make defenfible -- Shakefpeare They muft make themfelves defenfible both againft the natives and againft ftrangers Bacon Having often heard Venice reprefented as one o the moft defenfible cities in the world, I informe myfelf in what its ftrength confifts Addifon 2. Juftifiable ; right cation capabl of vindi I conceive it very defenfible to difarm an adverfary, and difable him from doing mifchief. Collicr DerE'Ns1VE. adj. [defenfif, Fr. from deSendens, Lat. 1. That ferves to defend ; proper for defence; not offenfive.He would not be perfuaded by danger to offe any offence, but only to ftand upon the beft defen Sive guard he could Inure thyfelf betimes to the love a r c of good deeds; for the longer thou d‘f"r;} : ic acquainted with' them, the lefs every da t‘;lb Att{r[mro 7o DEFE'R. 2. a As moft abated captives, to fome natio of th Endure it 2. To pay deference or regard to anoth ry' opinion Banifh your defenders, till at lengt That won you without blows Againft all competition, nor will lon wilt find thyfelf difpofed to them A field There arofe, to defend Ifrael, Tola the fon o Puah Fudges Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God defend me from them that rife up againft me Pfaim lix. 1 Heav'n defend your fouls, that you thin I will your ferious and great bufinefs fcant. Shak 'T 2. [Inlaw. And the defenders of our city flain Dere'NcELESS. adj. [from defence. 1 D E DE Sidney My unpreparednefs for war teftifies for me tha I am fet on the defenfive part King Charles Definfive arms lay by, as ufelefs here Where mafly balls the neighbouring rocks do tear Waller 2. In a ftate or pofture of defence What ftood, recoil'd Defenfive fcarce, or with pale fear furpris'd Fled ignominious Milton Dere'ns1vE. #. f. [from the adjeitive. 1. Safeguard Wars preventive, upon juft fears, are true defenfivesy as well as on aétual invafions Bacon 2. State of defence His majefty, not at all difmayed, refolved t ftand upon the defenfive only Clarendon 1. To withhold; to delay Defer the promis'd boon, the goddefs cries, Pos Neitheris this a matter to be deferred til] o Moy Suif convenient time of peace and leifure 2. 'To refer to ; to leave to another's Judg ment and determination The commiffioners deferred the matte £ unto th earl of Northumberland wh wa th e principa man of authority in thofe parts Bacon De'FERENCE. 2. [. [deference, Fr 1. Regard ; refpeé Virgil could have excelled Varius in tragedy and Horace in lyric poetry, but eut of dgfirm" his friends he attempted ncither - Dryden He may be convinced that he is in an error, b obfervin thof goodnef he has the greateft deference, to be of perfons for whofe wifdo contrary fentiment an Swift 2. Complaifance; condefcenfion A natura roughnefs makes a man uncomplai fant to others j fo that he has no deference for thei inclinations, tempers, or conditions Locke 3. Submiffion Moft of our fellow-fubjes are guided either b the prejudice of education, or by a deference to th judgment of thofe who, perhaps, in their ow hearts, difapprove the opinions which they indu trioufly fpread among the multitude Addifon De'rERENT. adj. [ from deferens, of defers Lat.] That carries up and down The figures of pipes or concaves, through whic founds pafs, or of other bodies deferent, conduce t the variety and alteration of the found Bacon De'FERENT. 7. /. [from the adjeftive. That which carries ; that which conveys It is certain, however, it croffes the received opi nion, that founds may be created without air though air be the moft favourable deferent o .Bm:n founds De'rERENTS. 7. /0 [In furgery.] Certai veflels in the human body, appointe for the conveyance of humours from on Chambers place to another DEFT'ANCE. 7. /. [from deff, Fr.] 1. A challenge ; an invitation to fight The fiery Tybalt, with his fword prepar'd Which, as he breath'd defiance to my ears S;a&efpmre He fwung about his head Nor is it juft to brin A war, without a juft defiance made Dryden 2. A challenge to make any impeachmen good 3. Expreflion of abhorrence or contempt The Novatian herefy was very apt to attra well-meaning fouls, who, feeing it bade fuch ex prefs defiance to apoftacy, coulgl n?t. f;:lfpe& that i the fait e. o P fr ion fr wasas iitfelf any defeétio Nobody will fo openly bid defiance to commo ;: :c t‘ ié na co c r d a b f v r f a t a e fen DEFE'NSIVELY. adv. [from defenfive.] I a defenfive manner t L o c f d r [ / } Dxre'NsT, part. pafl. [from defence.} De- g%g fended. Obfolete a fi c n i a t f l i t m f 1 Stout men of arm wit chxeflg power an their guide o Like Troy's old town defenff with Ilion's tower 7o DEFER Fairfax «. ». [from differo, Lat. 1. To put off; to delay to a He will not long defe To vindicate the glory of his nam What is to be confidered in this csz, i if there be a fufficient fulnefs ox deficiency of blood for differen methods : are to be taken Lebslbwibat Dit o r , r i e { p o There is no burden lai ' ; ; u t b u reaf any deficiency to be hec ; f f i f which has bee dies DCM |
