Definition of dead

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Dead (a.) Not brilliant; not rich; thus, brown is a dead color, as compared with crimson..

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Coranach :: Coranach (n.) A lamentation for the dead; a dirge.
Deads :: Deads (n. pl.) The substances which inclose the ore on every side.
Slough :: Slough (n.) The dead mass separating from a foul sore; the dead part which separates from the living tissue in mortification.
Poison :: Poison (n.) Any agent which, when introduced into the animal organism, is capable of producing a morbid, noxious, or deadly effect upon it; as, morphine is a deadly poison; the poison of pestilential diseases..
Funeral :: Funeral (n.) The procession attending the burial of the dead; the show and accompaniments of an interment.
Mummy :: Mummy (n.) A dead body embalmed and dried after the manner of the ancient Egyptians; also, a body preserved, by any means, in a dry state, from the process of putrefaction..
Tatou :: Tatou (n.) The giant armadillo (Priodontes gigas) of tropical South America. It becomes nearly five feet long including the tail. It is noted for its burrowing powers, feeds largely upon dead animals, and sometimes invades human graves..
Cemetery :: Cemetery (n.) A place or ground set apart for the burial of the dead; a graveyard; a churchyard; a necropolis.
Dead :: Dead (a.) So constructed as not to transmit sound; soundless; as, a dead floor..
Ashy :: Ashy (a.) Ash-colored; whitish gray; deadly pale.
Shorling :: Shorling (n.) The skin of a sheen after the fleece is shorn off, as distinct from the morling, or skin taken from the dead sheep; also, a sheep of the first year's shearing..
Deadbeat :: Deadbeat (a.) Making a beat without recoil; giving indications by a single beat or excursion; -- said of galvanometers and other instruments in which the needle or index moves to the extent of its deflection and stops with little or no further oscillation.
Funeral :: Funeral (n.) Per. taining to a funeral; used at the interment of the dead; as, funeral rites, honors, or ceremonies..
Hell :: Hell (v. t.) The place of the dead, or of souls after death; the grave; -- called in Hebrew sheol, and by the Greeks hades..
Deadworks :: Deadworks (n. pl.) The parts of a ship above the water when she is laden.
Hydra-tainted :: Hydra-tainted (a.) Dipped in the gall of the fabulous hydra; poisonous; deadly.
Mortiferous :: Mortiferous (a.) Bringing or producing death; deadly; destructive; as, a mortiferous herb..
Impalsy :: Impalsy (v. t.) To palsy; to paralyze; to deaden.
Dead :: Dead (n.) One who is dead; -- commonly used collectively.
Drop :: Drop (v. i.) To fall dead, or to fall in death..
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