décintroir, n.m., (tech.) cutting-hammer.
décirer, v.a., to take the wax off. Se —; to become unwaxed; to lose its wax.
décisi-f, -ve, adj., decisive, conclusive; positive, peremptory. C’est un homme —; he is a positive man. Prendre un ton —; to assume a peremptory tone.
décision, n.f., decision; determination; resolution. Une — de droit; a decision in law.
décisivement (-ziv-mān), adv., decisively, peremptorily, positively.
décisoire, adj., (jur.) decisory.
décistère, n.m., decistere (3·53 cubic feet).
déciviliser, v.a., to uncivilize.
déclamateur, n.m., declaimer, stump-orator. Ce n’est qu’un —; he is a mere ranter.
déclamateur, adj., declamatory, stilted, bombastic. Style —; high-flown style.