m. the hind part

des, (contraction of de, les], of the, from the.

des or dés, (L. de+ex), a prefix that signifies the action of taking away, withdrawing, or undoing.

dès, prep. [L. de+ex], from, since; dés lors, from that time; dès que, when, A8 soon as, since.

désarçonner, v.a. [dés+arçon—L.

arcus], to dismount, unsaddle, unhorse,

baffle, nonplus.

désarmer, v.a. [dés+-armer], to disarm, unarm.

descendre, v.n. and v.a. [L. descendere], to descend, go—come--step—get down, alight; to take down, bring--let down, land.

désert, e. adj. [L. desertus], desert, solitary, wild, unfrequented, abandoned, deserted,

désert, s.m. [L. desertum], desert, solitary place, waste, wilderness.

désespoir, s.m. [désespoir], despair, hopelessness, desperation, despondency.

déshonneur, s.m. [dés+honneur], dishonor, disgrace, shame, discredit,

. désigner, va. [L. designare], to designate, point out, describe, denovs, fix, assign.

désir, s.m. [désirer], desire, wish, longpng,

désirer, v.a. [L. desiderare], to desires wish for, long for.

désormais, adv. [dés +or, ‘ hour,' + mais, ‘more ’], henceforth, hereafter, thence, thereafter. ‘

dessein, s.m. [a doublet of dessin], design, intention, intent, resolution, plan, scheme, purpose, view.

dessin, s.m [dessiner], drawing, design, sketch, draught.

dessiner, v.a. [a doublet of désigner], to draw, sketch, delineate ; se dessiner, to be delineated, be visible, appear, assume a form, be formed, be outlined.

dessous, 1, adv. (ee aus, under, underneath, below: en dessous, underneath, downward,