DEMIRELIEF; DEMIRELIEVO
Dem`i*re*lief", Dem`i*re*lie"vo, n.
Defn: Half relief. See Demi-rilievo.
DEMIREP
Dem"i*rep`, n. Etym: [Contr. fr. demi-reputation.]
Defn: A woman of doubtful reputation or suspected character; an adventuress. [Colloq.] De Quincey.
DEMI-RILIEVO Dem"i-ri*lie"vo, n. Etym: [Pref. demi- + It. rilievo.] (Fine Arts) (a) Half relief; sculpture in relief of which the figures project from the background by one half their full roundness. (b) A work of sculpture of the above character. See Alto-rilievo.
DEMISABILITY
De*mis`a*bil"i*ty, n. (Law)
Defn: The state of being demisable.
DEMISABLE
De*mis"a*ble, a. Etym: [From Demise.] (Law)
Defn: Capable of being leased; as, a demisable estate.
DEMISE
De*mise", n. Etym: [F. démettre, p. p. démis, démise, to put away,
lay down; pref. dé- (L. de or dis-) + mettre to put, place, lay, fr.
L. mittere to send. See Mission, and cf. Dismiss, Demit.]