DEARTH
Dearth, n. Etym: [OE. derthe, fr. dere. See Dear.]
Defn: Scarcity which renders dear; want; lack; specifically, lack of
food on account of failure of crops; famine.
There came a dearth over all the land of Egypt. Acts vii. 11.
He with her press'd, she faint with dearth. Shak.
Dearth of plot, and narrowness of imagination. Dryden.
DEARTICULATE
De`ar*tic"u*late, v. t.
Defn: To disjoint.
DEARWORTH
Dear"worth`, a. Etym: [See Derworth.]
Defn: Precious. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.
DEARY
Dear"y, n.
Defn: A dear; a darling. [Familiar]
DEAS
De"as, n.
Defn: See Dais. [Scot.]