This page gathers the 5,602 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “Archaic” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry. Page 13 of 56: from “dark-hearted” to “diad”.
- dark-hearted adj Unenlightened; ignorant of holy teachings.
- dasher noun One who makes an ostentatious parade or display.
- dateless adj Without an end; endless
- daturine noun atropine
- dauber noun A low and gross flatterer.
- daud noun A blow, a heavy thump.
- daysman noun An arbiter, referee, mediator.
- daywork noun The work done in a day; a day's work.
- deadlight noun An eye.
- deadline noun A guideline marked on a plate for a printing press.
- deal noun An act of dealing or sharing out.
- dear heart intj Expressing surprise or emphasis.
- debase verb To lower in position or rank.
- debauchery noun A seduction from duty.
- débouché noun An exit or outlet.
- decad noun Archaic form of decade (“period of ten years”).
- decade noun A work in ten parts or books, particularly such divisions of Livy's History of Rome.
- decant verb To flow.
- decease verb To die.
- decimate verb To kill one-tenth of (a group), (historical, specifically) as a military punishment in the Roman army selected by lot, usually carried out…
- deck verb To dress (someone) up, to clothe with more than ordinary elegance.
- declaration noun Specifically, a declaration of love.
- declination noun The act or state of bending downward; inclination.
- decorate adj decorated, adorned
- decrassify verb To clean; to remove dirt from.
- decretal noun Any decree or pronounced instruction.
- decurtate verb To cut short.
- deduce verb To obtain (something) from some source; to derive.
- defalk verb To reduce by deducting a part, especially when used in a financial sense.
- defame noun Disgrace, dishonour.
- defeasance noun Destruction, defeat, overthrow.
- defecate verb To pass (something) as excrement; to purge.
- defecator noun That which cleanses or purifies; especially, an apparatus for removing impurities from juices and syrups.
- defense verb To furnish with defenses; to defend, protect.
- defensory adj Tending to defend; defensive.
- defile verb To march in a single file or line; to file.
- deflagrable adj Burning with a sudden and sparkling combustion; slightly explosive; liable to snap and crackle when heated, like salt.
- deflorate verb To take the virginity of; to deflower.
- deforest verb To disafforest (remove legal status as forest).
- defraud verb To deprive.
- defray verb To pay for (something).
- defunct adj Deceased, dead.
- degree noun One's relative state or experience; way, manner.
- dehors prep Outside of; without or not related to
- dejection noun Defecation or feces.
- delate verb To carry; to convey.
- delectate verb To delight, to charm, to bring pleasure to.
- delf noun A mine, quarry, pit dug; ditch.
- Delhi boil noun A form of leishmaniasis once prevailing in India, as among the British troops, and especially in Delhi; not necessarily a separate disease…
- delirifacient adj Producing, or tending to produce, delirium.
- delve noun A pit or den.
- demean verb To conduct; to behave; to comport; followed by the reflexive pronoun.
- dement adj Demented.
- demerit verb To deserve.
- demiwolf noun A mongrel dog, between a dog and a wolf.
- demmie noun A member or supporter of the Democratic Party.
- demoniacism noun The state of being demoniac; possession by a demon.
- denominate adj Having a specific name or denomination; specified in the concrete as opposed to abstract; thus, 7 feet is a denominate quantity, while 7 is…
- deobstruent adj Removing obstructions; having the power to clear or open the natural ducts of the fluids and secretions of the body
- depaint verb To depict.
- depasture verb To eat up, consume; to strip.
- depend verb To be pending; to be undetermined or undecided.
- dephlegmator noun An instrument or apparatus in which water is separated by evaporation or distillation; the part of a distilling apparatus in which the…
- depicture verb To make a picture or representation of.
- depletion noun The act of relieving congestion or plethora, by purging, blood-letting, or reduction of the system by abstinence.
- deport verb To comport (oneself); to behave.
- depraved adj Distorted out of the normal course; abnormal.
- deprecate verb To pray against.
- deprecative adj Tending to avert evil by prayer.
- deprecatory adj Tending to avert evil by prayer.
- depurant adj depurative
- depurative adj Purifying the blood or humours; depuratory.
- derange verb To disrupt (somebody's) plans, to inconvenience; to derail.
- deray verb To derange.
- derived adj Possessing features believed to be more advanced or improved than those other organisms.
- derma ray noun A weak radioactive ray arising from the impact of cathode particles with the molecules of gas contained in an X-ray tube or with the glass…
- derogate adj Debased, deteriorated.
- derry intj A meaningless refrain or chorus.
- descend noun Synonym of descent (“instance of descending; sloping incline or passage; way down; decline, etc.”).
- descension noun Descent; the act of descending.
- designable adj Capable of being designated; designatable.
- despect noun Contempt, derision.
- despite noun Action or behaviour displaying such feelings; an outrage, insult.
- despond noun Despondency.
- destination noun The act of destining or appointing.
- destitution noun Discharge from office; dismissal.
- detain verb To keep back or from; to withhold.
- detonator noun Any explosive whose action is practically instantaneous.
- deuce noun A twopence coin.
- develop verb To discover, find out; to uncover.
- device noun Power of devising; invention; contrivance.
- devil's fingers noun A starfish, especially Asterias rubens.
- devious adj Roundabout, circuitous, deviating from the direct or ordinary route.
- devise verb To form a scheme; to lay a plan; to contrive; to consider.
- devout adj Expressing devotion or piety.
- dewpond noun A shallow (typically artificial) pond occurring in hills without any spring as source, originally thought to be fed by condensation (dew or…
- dexterous adj Skilled at argumentation; mentally skillful; quick-witted.
- diacoustics noun The science concerned with the properties of sound as affected by passing through different mediums; diaphonics.
- diacrisis noun A critical discharge or evacuation.
- diad noun Archaic form of dyad.