DEBOUCHURE
Dé`bou`chure", n. Etym: [F.]
Defn: The outward opening of a river, of a valley, or of a strait.
DEBRIS Dé`bris", n. Etym: [F., fr. pref. dé- (L. dis) + briser to break, shatter; perh. of Celtic origin.]
1. (Geol.)
Defn: Broken and detached fragments, taken collectively; especially, fragments detached from a rock or mountain, and piled up at the base.
2. Rubbish, especially such as results from the destruction of anything; remains; ruins.
DEBRUISED
De*bruised", a. Etym: [Cf. OF. debruisier to shatter, break. Cf.
Bruise.] (Her.)
Defn: Surmounted by an ordinary; as, a lion is debruised when a bend or other ordinary is placed over it, as in the cut. The lion of England and the lilies of France without the baton sinister, under which, according to the laws of heraldry, they where debruised in token of his illegitimate birth. Macaulay.
DEBT
Debt, n. Etym: [OE. dette, F. dette, LL. debita, fr. L. debitus owed,
p. p. of debere to owe, prop., to have on loan; de- + habere to have.
See Habit, and cf. Debit, Due.]
1. That which is due from one person to another, whether money, goods, or services; that which one person is bound to pay to another, or to perform for his benefit; thing owed; obligation; liability. Your son, my lord, has paid a soldier's debt. Shak. When you run in debt, you give to another power over your liberty. Franklin.