Defn: An officer whose duty it was to announce the doom or sentence pronounced by the court.
DEMULCE De*mulce", v. t. Etym: [L. demulcere; de- + mulcere to stroke, soothe.]
Defn: To soothe; to mollify; to pacify; to soften. [R.] Sir T. Elyot.
DEMULCENT
De*mul"cent, a. Etym: [L. demulcens, p. pr. of demulcere.]
Defn: Softening; mollifying; soothing; assuasive; as, oil is demulcent.
DEMULCENT
De*mul"cent, n. (Med.)
Defn: A substance, usually of a mucilaginous or oily nature, supposed to be capable of soothing an inflamed nervous membrane, or protecting i
DEMULSION
De*mul"sion, n.
Defn: The act of soothing; that which soothes. Feltham.
DEMUR De*mur", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Demurred; p. pr. & vb. n. Demurring.] Etym: [OF. demurer, demorer, demourer, to linger, stay, F. demeurer, fr. L. demorari; de- + morari to delay, tarry, stay, mora delay; prob. originally, time for thinking, reflection, and akin to memor mindful. See Memory.]