DEFRAYMENT
De*fray"ment, n.
Defn: Payment of charges.
DEFT
Deft, a. Etym: [OE. daft, deft, becoming, mild, gentle, stupid (cf.
OE. daffe, deffe, fool, coward), AS. dæft (in derivatives only) mild,
gentle, fitting, seasonable; akin to dafen, gedafen, becoming, fit,
Goth. gadaban to be fit. Cf. Daft, Daff, Dapper.]
Defn: Apt; fit; dexterous; clever; handy; spruce; neat. [Archaic or
Poetic] "The deftest way." Shak. "Deftest feats." Gay.
The limping god, do deft at his new ministry. Dryden.
Let me be deft and debonair. Byron.
DEFTLY
Deft"ly, adv. Etym: [Cf. Defly.]
Defn: Aptly; fitly; dexterously; neatly. "Deftly dancing." Drayton.
Thyself and office deftly show. Shak.
DEFTNESS
Deft"ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being deft. Drayton.
DEFUNCT De*funct". a. Etym: [L. defunctus, p. p. of defungi to acquit one's self of, to perform, finish, depart, die; de + fungi to perform, discharge: cf. F. défunt. See Function.]
Defn: Having finished the course of life; dead; deceased. "Defunct
organs." Shak.
The boar, defunct, lay tripped up, near. Byron.