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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

The act of plucking off; a cropping.

That which is plucked off or rent away; a fragment; a piece.

Glanvill.

Noun.

[L. to pluck off.] A pulling or plucking off; a cropping.

DECERTA'TION, n. [L. To strive.] Strife; contest for mastery.

DECES'SION, n. [L. to pass.] Departure.

DECH'ARM, v.t. To remove a spell or enchantment; to disenchant.

DECH'ARMED, pp. Disenchanted.

DECH'ARMING, ppr. Removing a spell.

DECHRIS'TIANIZE, v.t. To turn from christianity; to banish christian belief and principles from.

DECI'DABLE, a. That may be decided.

decerption ‎(plural decerptions)

The act of plucking off; a cropping.
That which is plucked off or torn away; a fragment; a piece.
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