Defn: Worn out.
DETRITION
De*tri"tion, n. Etym: [LL. detritio. See Detriment.]
Defn: A wearing off or away. Phonograms which by process long-continued detrition have reached a step of extreme simplicity. I. Taylor (The Alphabet).
DETRITUS De*tri"tus, n. Etym: [F. détritus, fr. L. detritus, p. p. of deterere. See Detriment.]
1. (Geol.)
Defn: A mass of substances worn off from solid bodies by attrition, and reduced to small portions; as, diluvial detritus.
Note: For large portions, the word débris is used.
2. Hence: Any fragments separated from the body to which they belonged; any product of disintegration. The mass of detritus of which modern languages are composed. Farrar.
DETRUDE
De*trude", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Detruded; p. pr. & vb. n. Detruding.]
Etym: [L. detrudere, detrusum; de + trudere to thrust, push.]
Defn: To thrust down or out; to push down with force. Locke.