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Sign :: Sign (n.) Hence, one of the gestures of pantomime, or of a language of a signs such as those used by the North American Indians, or those used by the deaf and dumb..

Dorr :: Dorr (v. t.) To deafen with noise.

Cinchonism :: Cinchonism (n.) A condition produced by the excessive or long-continued use of quinine, and marked by deafness, roaring in the ears, vertigo, etc..

Deafen :: Deafen (v. t.) To render impervious to sound, as a partition or floor, by filling the space within with mortar, by lining with paper, etc..

Deaf :: Deaf (a.) Wanting the sense of hearing, either wholly or in part; unable to perceive sounds; hard of hearing; as, a deaf man..

Chirology :: Chirology (n.) The art or practice of using the manual alphabet or of communicating thoughts by sings made by the hands and fingers; a substitute for spoken or written language in intercourse with the deaf and dumb. See Dactylalogy.

Sure :: Surdity (n.) Deafness.

Ear-splitting :: Ear-splitting (a.) Deafening; disagreeably loud or shrill; as, ear-splitting strains..

Surd :: Surd (a.) Net having the sense of hearing; deaf.

Undeaf :: Undeaf (v. t.) To free from deafness; to cause to hear.

Stonegall :: Stone-deaf (a.) As deaf as a stone; completely deaf.

Mute :: Mute (n.) One who, from deafness, either congenital or from early life, is unable to use articulate language; a deaf-mute..

Earless :: Earless (a.) Without ears; hence, deaf or unwilling to hear..

Deaf :: Deaf (a.) Obscurely heard; stifled; deadened.

Deaf-mute :: Deaf-mute (n.) A person who is deaf and dumb; one who, through deprivation or defect of hearing, has either failed the acquire the power of speech, or has lost it..

Osteophone :: Osteophone (n.) An instrument for transmission of auditory vibrations through the bones of the head, so as to be appreciated as sounds by persons deaf from causes other than those affecting the nervous apparatus of hearing..

Deaf :: Deaf (a.) Decayed; tasteless; dead; as, a deaf nut; deaf corn..

Deafening :: Deafening (n.) The act or process of rendering impervious to sound, as a floor or wall; also, the material with which the spaces are filled in this process; pugging..

Microcoustic :: Microcoustic (n.) An instrument for making faint sounds audible, as to a partially deaf person..

Deaf :: Deaf (a.) Deprived of the power of hearing; deafened.

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