n. [ F. deux two, OF. deus, fr. L. duo. See Two. ] 1. (Gaming) Two; a card or a die with two spots; as, the deuce of hearts. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Tennis) A condition of the score beginning whenever each side has won three strokes in the same game (also reckoned “40 all”), and reverted to as often as a tie is made until one of the sides secures two successive strokes following a tie or deuce, which decides the game. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. LL. dusius, Armor, dus, teûz, phantom, specter; Gael. taibhs, taibhse, apparition, ghost; or fr. OF. deus God, fr. L. deus (cf. Deity). ] The devil; a demon. [ A euphemism, written also deuse. ] [ Low ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Devilish; excessive; extreme. [ Low ] -- Deu"ced*ly, adv.

n.; a. See Deuce, Deuced. [ 1913 Webster ]

it>or /mhw> [ Contr. from Gr. dey`teros second. ] (Chem.) A prefix which formerly properly indicated the second in a regular series of compound in the series, and not to its composition, but which is now generally employed in the same sense as bi- or di-, although little used. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; second + E. canonical. ] Pertaining to a second canon, or ecclesiastical writing of inferior authority; -- said of the Apocrypha, certain Epistles, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Deuterogamy. ] One who marries the second time. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; second + &unr_; wedding, marriage. ] A second marriage, after the death of the first husband of wife; -- in distinction from bigamy, as defined in the old canon law. See Bigamy. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; second + root of gi`gnesqai to be born. ] (Geol.) Of secondary origin; -- said of certain rocks whose material has been derived from older rocks. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The writer of Deuteronomy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; second + &unr_; law: cf. L. Deuteronomium. ] (Bibl.) The fifth book of the Pentateuch, containing the second giving of the law by Moses.

a. Pertaining to deuteropathy; of the nature of deuteropathy. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. [ NL. deuteropathia, fr. Gr. &unr_; second + &unr_; suffering, fr. &unr_;, &unr_;, to suffer: cf. F. deutéropathie. ] (Med.) A sympathetic affection of any part of the body, as headache from an overloaded stomach. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; second + -scopy. ] 1. Second sight. [ 1913 Webster ]

I felt by anticipation the horrors of the Highland seers, whom their gift of deuteroscopy compels to witness things unmeet for mortal eye. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is seen at a second view; a meaning beyond the literal sense; the second intention; a hidden signification. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; second + E. zooid. ] (Zool.) One of the secondary, and usually sexual, zooids produced by budding or fission from the primary zooids, in animals having alternate generations. In the tapeworms, the joints are deuterozooids. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) Same as Deutohydroguret.

n. [ Pref. deut-, deuto- + hydroguret. ] (Chem.) A compound containing in the molecule two atoms of hydrogen united with some other element or radical. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. deuto- + Gr. &unr_; form. ] (Biol.) The lifeless food matter in the cytoplasm of an ovum or a cell, as distinguished from the active or true protoplasm; yolk substance; yolk. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. deuto- + Gr. &unr_; plastic. ] (Biol.) Pertaining to, or composed of, deutoplasm. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. deuto- + sulphuret. ] (Chem.) A disulphide. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. deut- + oxide. ] (Chem.) A compound containing in the molecule two atoms of oxygen united with some other element or radical; -- usually called dioxide, or less frequently, binoxide. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. Named after Jan Deutz of Holland. ] (Bot.) A genus of shrubs with pretty white flowers, much cultivated.

‖n. [ F. ] (F. Hist.) A member of the Fronde. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., fr. grand. See Grand. ] The state or quality of being grand; vastness; greatness; splendor; magnificence; stateliness; sublimity; dignity; elevation of thought or expression; nobility of action. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nor doth this grandeur and majestic show
Of luxury . . . allure mine eye. Milton.

Syn. -- Sublimity; majesty; stateliness; augustness; loftiness. See Sublimity. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L. ] See Odeon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. paideytikh`, fr. paidey`ein to teach, fr. pai^s, paido`s, a boy. ] The science or art of teaching. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The modern dialects spoken in the north of Germany, taken collectively; modern Low German. See Low German, under German. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , a. [ Gr. &unr_; to teach beforehand; &unr_; before + &unr_; to bring up a child, to educate, teach, fr. &unr_;, &unr_;, a child. ] Of, pertaining to, or conveying, preliminary instruction; introductory to any art or science; instructing beforehand. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The preliminary learning connected with any art or science; preparatory instruction. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ L., from te (accus. of tu thou) + Deum, accus. of Deus God. See Thou, and Deity. ] 1. An ancient and celebrated Christian hymn, of uncertain authorship, but often ascribed to St. Ambrose; -- so called from the first words “Te Deum laudamus.” It forms part of the daily matins of the Roman Catholic breviary, and is sung on all occasions of thanksgiving. In its English form, commencing with words, “We praise thee, O God, ” it forms a part of the regular morning service of the Church of England and the Protestant Episcopal Church in America. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A religious service in which the singing of the hymn forms a principal part. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A musical setting of the Te Deum{ 1 }. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]