DELIGNATE
De*lig"nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Delignated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Delignating.] [Pref. de- + L. lignum wood.]
1.
Defn: To clear or strip of wood (by cutting down trees). [R.]
Fuller.
2. To strip or remove the wood from; as, to delignate ramie, in the preparation of ribbons of the fiber for further working.
DELILAH
De*li"lah, n.
Defn: The mistress of Samson, who betrayed him (Judges xvi.); hence,
a harlot; a temptress.
Other Delilahs on a smaller scale Burns met with during his Dumfries
sojourn. J. C. Shairp.
DELIMIT
De*lim"it, v. t. Etym: [L. delimitare: cf. F. délimitier.]
Defn: To fix the limits of; to demarcate; to bound.
DELIMITATION
De*lim`i*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. delimitatio: cf. F. délimitation.]
Defn: The act or process of fixing limits or boundaries; limitation.
Gladstone.