10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DESCRIER»
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Encyclopaedia perthensis, or, Universal dictionary of the ...
n. r. [from describe ] He that describes — From a plantation and colony, an island
rear Spain was by the Greek describert named Ervthra. Brown. • DESCRIER.jn./. [
from the verb.] A discoverer ; a detecter.— The glad descrier shall not miss To ...
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Encyclopaedia metropolitana: or Universal dictionary of ...
The Fr. descrier, decrier, is applied as the English decry, i.e. to cry down. See
Ascry. Skinner says, Descry is, in common speech, merely to detect ; properly, to
detect, discover or make known by a loud cry ; a cry of joy or encouragement.
Edward Smedley, Hugh James Rose, Henry John Rose, 1845
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Word Finder: The Phonic Key to the Dictionary
... discontinued DSKRPTV DSHTL DSKLMR discontinuing descriptive dishtowel
disclaimer discontinuance DSKRR DSHTWL DSKLR discontinuation descrier
dishtowel discolor DSKNTNYNS descry DSHVL DSKLSHN discontinuance
DSKRS ...
Penelope Kister McRann, 1987
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A Screaming Across the Sky
The mark meant that a new Descrier was needed there, and Pyx, as the
clearinghouse of the brotherhood, had been asked to suggest a candidate. To
confirm that, a red vellum Writ, limned in gold, lay beside a messenger's tube of
ivory on ...
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Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the ...
n. s. [from describe] He that •From a plantation and colony, an — Spain was by
the Greek describers timed Errthra. Bro-.vn. ♢DESCRIER.ot./. Trom the verb.] A
diseo- 'rer; adetecter. — The glad deserter shall not miss To tafie the nrctar of a
kiss.
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Royal Dictionary English and French and French and English ...
DESCRIER (di-sltraV-eur), s. [a discoverer, a detecter] celui qni de'caut're, quifait
une de't-ouverte. DEMLRIP'I'IVE (di-skri ' tiv' ) . [describing] tlescriptif. -~ style,
genre descriptif. — poetry, poe'sic descriptive. ~— anatomy, anatomic descriptive
.
Charles Fleming, J. Tibbins, 1857
It was several seconds before he recognized her as the Descrier Grandee
Rhodes had given to Dextra Haven at the Grand Attendance. Everything was
confused for quite a while after that, tales and explanations piling up faster than
they could ...
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: A work of Universal ...
Pococke, Description of the East, II. ii. 131. Our chronicler [the author of the book
of Genesis] does not profess to be a zoologist, but only an observer and
describer of a passing scene. Boardinan, Creative) Wook, p. 167. descrier (des-
kri 'er), n.
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An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language
O. F. descrier, • to cry down, or call in, uncur- rent or naughty coin ; also,
publiquely to discredit, disparage, disgrace;' Cot. — O. F. des-, Lat. dis-, implying
the reversal of an act, and here opposed to • cry up ; ' and O. F. crier, to cry. See
Cry.
Walter William Skeat, 1898
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A concise etymological dictionary of the English language
(F.-L.) O. F. descrier, to cry down, disparage. — O. F. des- (L. dis-), implying the
reversal of an act, and here opposed to ' cry up ' ; crier, to cry. See Cry. Decussate
, to cross at an acute angle. (L.) From pp. of L. decussSre, to cross, to put into the
...
Walter William Skeat, 1901
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DESCRIER»
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Budget 2015: Key points
By Descrier Staff on July 8, 2015 Politics. Chancellor George Osborne has delivered the first Conservative budget since 1996, with a focus on reducing deficit ... «Descrier, Jul 15»
Migrant dies attempting to enter UK via Channel Tunnel
By Descrier Staff on July 7, 2015 UK. A migrant has died on a freight train while attempting to enter Britain via the Channel Tunnel. Tunnel operator Eurotunnel ... «Descrier, Jul 15»
HSBC employees sacked after staging ISIS-style mock execution …
By Descrier Staff on July 7, 2015 UK. HSBC has sacked a group of employees after they published a video online in which they pretended to be Islamic State ... «Descrier, Jul 15»
Cricketer dies after being struck on chest by a ball
By Descrier Staff on July 7, 2015 Sport, UK. A cricketer has died after being struck on the chest by a ball during a local league game in Surrey. Bavalan ... «Descrier, Jul 15»
Greece debt crisis: France will do all it can to keep Greece in …
By Descrier Staff on July 7, 2015 Europe, Headlines. France will do all it can to keep Greece in the eurozone, Prime Minister Manuel Valls has said in advance of ... «Descrier, Jul 15»
Five seriously injured in Brighton bus crash
By Descrier Staff on July 6, 2015 UK. Five people have been left seriously injured after two double-decker buses collided in Brighton city centre. Emergency ... «Descrier, Jul 15»
Man draped in Islamic State flag spotted in central London
By Descrier Staff on July 6, 2015 UK. A man wearing the the black and white flag of the Islamic State was spotted in central London on Saturday. The man was ... «Descrier, Jul 15»
Greece debt crisis: Finance Minister Varoufakis resigns after 'No' vote
By Descrier Staff on July 6, 2015 Europe, Headlines. Greece's finance minister has resigned, hours after voters voted against further austerity in a referendum. «Descrier, Jul 15»
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By Descrier Staff on July 3, 2015 Tech. Autonomous cars are slowly but surely making their way onto the world's roads, with several car manufacturers testing ... «Descrier, Jul 15»
Syria: Fierce fighting in Aleppo as rebels launch assault on regime …
By Descrier Staff on July 3, 2015 Headlines, Middle East. Fierce fighting erupted in the Syrian city of Aleppo after a coordinated attack by a coalition of rebel ... «Descrier, Jul 15»
