deep 
/>/' ral let li unto tl '-,[> at tin noise of thy waterspouts ; 
all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me. 
P. xlii. 7. 
2. Nttut., the distance in fathoms between two 
successive marks on a lead-line: used in an- 
nouncing soundings when the depth is greater 
than the mark under water ami less than the 
one above it : as, by the di-rp 1. See triiil-lim: 
3. That which is too profound or vast to be 
fathomed or comprehended; a profound mys- 
tery. 
Thy judgments arc a nival *l,-i //, IN. xxxvi. 8. 
A mvat free glance into the very il,-e t ix of thought. 
Cut-lillf. 
4. Depth; distance downward or outward. 
Immeasurable i/iv/ of space crushed me. 
T. \\' hilhtt'i>, Cecil Dreeme, xiv. 
5. The middle point ; the point of greatest in- 
tensity; the culmination. 
I'he </../' of night is crept upon our talk. 
.S7,t., .1. C., Iv. 3. 
In his ttffi'f of sickness 
lie is so charitable. 
lli'iiinnul, If you Know not Me, ii. 
deep (dep), adr. [< MM. di-i-pr, di-pr, < AS. dt-ope 
( OS. iliii/in, iliiijin = l>. i/iip = OIIG. lirt'n, 
MHG. tifff, tief, G. tief; cf. Dan. dybt = Sw. 
i/jniil), adv., deep, < deop, deep: see deep, a.] 
Deeply. 
Now scith the tiooke that the kynge Arthur was so depe 
paste in to the bateile, that they wiste not where he was 
he. come. Mfrttn (10. K. T. s.), iii. 407. 
Di-t'jt versed iii Imoks, and shallow in himself. 
Miltim, P. L., iv. .127. 
A little learning is a dangerous thing; 
Drink ileep, or taste not the Pierian spring. 
Pope, Essay on Criticism, I. 216. 
Methodism is more fashionable than anything but brag; 
the women play very deep at both. Walpole , Letters, II. 149. 
deept, '' ' [< ME. "depen, deepen (= OPries. 
i/iii/ni = I), difpi'n MHG. tiefen, teufen, G. tie- 
fen, n r-liifi n = Goth. *diupjan, in comp. ga- 
diiipjini, make deep); from the adj.: see deep, 
.,andcf. deepen tuiddip.] I. To become deep ; 
deepen. 
When you come vpon any coast, or doe finde any sholde 
banke in the sea, you are then to vse your leade ofteuer, 
as yon shal thinke it requisite, noting diligently the order 
of your depth, and the detpiiui and sholding. 
JJakhii/t's t'uyayes, I. 436. 
2. To go deep; sink. 
Theonne . . . ther wa.xeth wunde & deopi-th into the 
soule. Ancren Riicle, p. 2SH. 
deep-browed (dep'broud), a. Having a high 
and broad brow ; hence, of large mental endow- 
ments ; of great intellectual capacity. 
lift of one wide expanse had I been told, 
That ilrep-briiw'd Homer ruled as his demesne. 
A'< "/ On First looking in!" Chapman's Homer. 
deep-drawing (dep'dra'ing), a. Requiring con- 
siderable depth of water to float iu; sinking 
deep in the water. 
The ilfi'ti ilftni'iiKf barks do there disgorge 
Their warlike frallghtage. Shak., T. and ('., Prol. 
deepen (de'pn), v. [< deep + -enl. Of. deep, v.~\ 
I. intraiis. To become deep or deeper, iu any 
sense ; increase in depth. 
The water divpiu'd and sholdiied so very gently, that in 
heaving nve or six times we could scarce have a foot dilfer- 
rnce. Dampier, Voyage to New Holland, an. W99. 
l.o ! where the giant on the mountain stands, 
His blood-red tresses dffi>'nin<r in the sun. 
Byron, Childe Harold, i. 39. 
Ay me, the sorrow deepens down. 
Tfiiiiiituni. In Memorial!!, xlix. 
II. trims. To make deep or deeper, in any 
sense. 
He made forts and barricadocs. heightened the ditches, 
,l'-i'l"-i,i-il the trenches. Xtinc, Queen Elizabeth, an. 1001. 
I!,-, la-its the murmur of the falling Hoods. 
/'.", I'.loisa to Abelard, 1. 169. 
The full a ill u mn anil brought out Die ruddy color of the 
filed cables, and iii-i'fn'n,'it the. shadows in the narrow 
streets. .)/,. Ua site-It, Sylvia's Lovers, ii. 
I'.ut the charm of the place Illaddou Hall| is so much 
less that of grandeur than that of melancholy, that it is 
rather <lf>-j'fn>-<l than diminished by this attitude of obvi- 
ous survival and deea>. 
//. JiiiHfs, Jr., Trans. Sketches, p. 27. 
/M'/icm'ni/ thy voice with the deepening of the night. 
TI-IIHIIXIIII, Valley of Cailtcret/ 
deep-fett (dep'fet), a. Fetched or drawn from 
or as if from a dejd li. 
A rabble that rejoice 
To see my tears, and hear my il,->'ft-l~'-l nroaiis. 
Skat., '-! Hen. VI., ii. 4. 
deeping (de'ping), H. [< d<-<-p -t- -/</i.] Seethe 
extract. 
The lines wvn- ,1, l ^ 
1497 
They (twine drift-nets] arc . . . netted b\ hand, and are 
math- iu narrower pieces called (/--/. / /!/*. which are hired 
together one below the other to make np tbr riiplired 
depth. KIU-III: lint.. IX. i'd. 
deep-laid (dep'lad), <i. Formed with elaborate 
arlilire: as. a iln/i-litiil plot, 
deeply (dep'li), m/V. [< MK. dfplike, ilm/ilir/n, 
< AS. iln>i>lice, deeply, < deoplic, adj., deep, < 
d<-iip, deep: see deep, .] 1. At or to a great 
depth ; far below the surface. 
I have -poke this, to know if ymr alliance 
\\Yre iti-i-ftlit rooted. Slink., Cymbeliuc. i. 7. 
/ plou'_'hcd upon his face. 
K. L. BMMMM, The Merry Men. 
2. Profoundly; thoroughly; to a great degree : 
as, he was deeply versed in ethics. 
They have deeply corrupted themselves. Hos. ix. 9. 
3. Intensely. 
The dee iily red juice of buckthorn berries. /.'"'//.. 
nine, darkly, deeply, beautifully blue. 
South'- n. Maiioe in Wales, v. 
No writer is more dei-iJii i mbued with the spirit of Words- 
worth than Kmerson. O. H'. ll<ilin<', Kmcrson, iv. 
4. With strong feeling, passion, or appetite ; 
eagerly ; immoderately ; passionately. 
She's ta'en out a bible braid, 
And deeply has she sworn. 
Sweet Willie and Fair Maisry (Child's Ballads, II. 338). 
Deeply he drank, and fiercely fed. Scott, Rokeby, i. 6. 
5. With profound sorrow ; with deep feeling. 
He sighed deeply in his spirit. Mark vill. 12. 
Deeply inourn'd the Lord of Kurlelgh. 
YV/i //'/.-"/<. Lord of Burleigh. 
6. With low or deep pitch : as, a deeply toned 
instrument. 7. With elaborate artihce ; with 
deep purpose : as, a deeply laid plot or intrigue. 
Either you love too dearly, 
Or deeply you dissemble, sir. 
Mean, ami Ft., Valentinian, v. 6. 
deepmost (dep'most), a. superl. [< deep + 
-most.] Deepest ; of utmost or greatest depth. 
[Rare.] 
Loud should Clan-Alpine then 
Ring from her deepmoxt glen. 
Scott, L. of the I,., ii. 19. 
deep-mouthed (dep'moutht), . Having a deep, 
sonorous voice ; sonorous, deep, and strong, as 
the baying of a hound. 
Tis sweet to hear the watch-dog's honest bark 
Hay deep-ni<iuthed welcome as we draw near home. 
Byron, Don Juan, i. 123. 
deepness (dep'nes), n. [< ME. depenes, depnex, 
depnesse, < AS. dedpnes, diirpnen, -nis, -nytt, < 
deop, deep: see deep and -*.] The state of 
being deep, in any sense; depth. 
And double deep for treeu in deptiemte gage. 
Pallatliu*, Husbomlrie (E. E. T. H.), p. 8. 
And forthwith they sprung up, because they bad no 
deepness of earth. Mat. xiii. f. 
deep-piled (dep'pild), a. Having a pile com- 
posed of long threads, as velvet, Oriental car- 
pets, and similar fabrics. 
deep-sea (dep'se), a. Of or pertaining to the 
deeper parts of the ocean : as, deep-sea dredg- 
ing. 
The crews of English and American vessels engaged in 
what used to be termed deep-sea voyages are made up of 
much the same material. Harper's Mag., LXXVI. 436. 
Deep-sea lead-line, a line used for soundings from 21) 
to -:INI fathoms, marked at every 5 fathoms and used with 
a lead ranging from fio to 150 pounds in weight. Deep- 
sea sounding-machine, the combination of mechanical 
contrivances by the aid of which soundings may lie made 
to great depths, with a close approach to accuracy. This 
result has been attained by a combination of improve- 
ments, in which great ingenuity has been displayed, and in 
which the inventive genius of Sir William Thomson has 
l>een particularly conspicuous. The principal features of 
the most perfect sounding-machine are : (1) the sinker, 
which is a cannon-ball, through which pas-es a cylinder 
provided with a valve to collect and retain a specimen of 
the bottom, the cylinder being, by an ingenious mechani 
cal arrangement, detached from the shot, which remains 
at the bottom ; (2) the line, made of steel wire, weighing 
about 14} pounds to the nautical mile; (3) machinery for 
regulating the lowering of the sinker and for reeling in 
the wire with the cylinder attached in such a manner 
that the irregular strain due to the motion of the ship 
may be guarded against and the danger of breakage thus 
reduced to a minimum. In the deepest accurate sound- 
ing yet made the bottom was reached at the depth of 
4,655 fathoms, but owing to the breaking of the wire no 
speeiiut'M was obtained. This sounding was made on the 
"Tuscarora" by Commander li. B. llclknap. U. S. N., in 
north latitude ll ;,5', east longitude 152* 28. The deep- 
est sounding yet made in whieh a specimen of the bottom 
was brought up was I hat of the I nited state- Coast s m - 
vey steamer " I'.lake. ' otf t'orto llieo. the depth there 
reached bem- I .Mil fathoms. 
deep-seated (dep'se'ted), a. Far removed 
from the surface; deeply rooted or lodged; 
deer-fold 
(irmly implanted: as, a dn )i-x< -n li -d disease ; 
ice. 
His grief was too'/" /- *.</,./ lor out ward manifestation. 
Hiiilitlni, lii'^ul'lslty \A nend.-, l.'l'.n. 
deep-Set (dep'set), a. Set deeply; lixed far 
downward or inward, as the eyes in their 
sockets. 
IN, ,/ 
Itright 'mid his wrinkles, made him >eem iL'ht . 
H'illiii,,, .Wen... liarlhly Paradise. III. :::;!. 
deepsomet (dep'sum), . [< rfriyi + -.voiwe.] 
Deep, or somewhat, deep. 
tin- -aid, he jl'rotensl dill d the >l>i'',,K- w all ie lieap. s 
i'lifl/'uHltt . Od>s-ey, iv. 
deep-waisted (dep'was'ted), a. Having a 
deep waist, as a ship when the quarter-deck 
and forecastle are raised higher than usual 
above the level of the spar-deck. 
deer (der), w. /</. and ///. [Early mod. E. 
also deere, and often dear, deiire; { ME. der, 
deor, < AS. dior, a wild animal, often in com- 
bination, irilil ili-i'ir, trildriir, icildt-r (whence nil. 
I-:, irildi -riiran. <|. v. ). = OS. ili< r Ul-'ries. ilmr 
= D. dier = LG. de<r, deert = Ol K ',. tior, MHG. 
tier, G. tier, tliier = Icel. dyr = 8w. djur = Dan. 
dyr = Goth, tlius, a wild animal. Origin uncer- 
tain; perhaps orig. an adj., meaning 'wild,' 
identical with AH. detir, bold, brave, vehement, 
OHG. tiortih, wild. (The AS. deor, bold, brave, 
vehement, was merged later with dttire, E. dear: 
see dear.) Not connected with Gr. 6f/p, ^Kolic 
<f>i/li, a wild beast, or with L. j'frus, wild, fern. 
fera (sc. bextia), a wild beast (whence ult. E. 
fierce, ferocious). The restricted (but not ex- 
clusive) use of the word (for Cerrtm) appears 
in ME., Icel., Sw., Dan., and G. (in hunters' 
language), and now prevails in mod. E. It is 
due to the importance of this animal in the 
chase. Similarly, in Iceland, dyr is applied 
esp. to the fox, as the only beast of prey. In 
some parts of the United States the horse, as 
the most important of a general class, is called 
simply beast or critter (creature) ; ' a critter com- 
pany' is a cavalry company (Prov., U. 8.).] If. 
Any wild quadruped. 
But mice, ami rats, and such small deer, 
Have lieen Tom's food for seven long year. 
Shak., Lear, iii. 4. 
2. The general name of the solid-horned rumi- 
nants of the family Cervida-, and especially of 
the genus ('errus. See these words. Most of the 
deer nave solid deciduous horns, of the kind called ant- 
lers, in the male only ; but iu the reindeer they are present 
in In it h sexes ; in the musk-deer (Motichintf) they are want- 
ing. The largest living deer are the elk of Europe and 
the moose of America ; the smallest are the muntjacs and 
musk-deer, which are further distinguished by the large 
tusk-like canine teeth of the males. The term deer being 
so comprehensive, and the animals being so conspicuous, 
the leading kinds have mostly received distinctive names, 
as the reindeer, roe-deer, musk- deer, etc. (See these words, 
and also liriicket, elk, mouse, roe, *taq, wapiti, cariliou, black- 
tail.) Deer are found fossil as far back as the Pliocene pe- 
riod. The best-known extinct species is the Irish elk.fVj-- 
PMX mtflarerox. The leading generaof living deer are .dfcfx, 
Kanififer, Damn, Cervus (with many snl>generaX Capreo- 
lus, Cermtlittt, Mtinchux, and llydropotf*. The species are 
numerous, and are found in most continental parts of the 
world, excepting southern Africa and Australia. The com- 
mon deer of the I nited States is Cariacvs eirijiniannt. 
See Cariacux. 
3. A term loosely applied to the chevrotains, of 
the family Tragulidie (which see), from their re- 
semblance to musk-deer. - Axis-deer, Cerm* axi*. 
Barasingha deer, r, //,< avrauerlli. of the Himalayas. 
Barbary deer, Verms Imrlmrun, the only true deer of 
Africa, found along the Mediterranean coast, from Tunis 
to the slojH's of the Atlas range. Cashmere deer, Cer- 
NMtfMfaMriMMttb -FallOW-deer. See7Mm. TheMcso- 
polamian fallow-deer is />;;( -nie>ilmnit-n. - Fonno- 
san deer.OmiJi tafnintu. Gemul deer, t'ureifrr chili n- 
. Japanese deer, Vemm m'ta.- Manchurian deer, 
Tf/Tj/x ntniiflnin'i-ii'i. - Molucca deer, CfrniK iiittliicfett- 
*it. Pampas deer, Ciirmr eampfulrin, of South Amer- 
ica. Panolia deer, Cerrut eidi.- Persian deer, Or 
Marat. Philippine deer, Ctm<* }>/n7i>/.iMiix. Pudu 
deer, I'mlmi liumllii, of South America. Red deer, the 
common stag, '',;/,- ftajthim, a native of the foresU of 
Europe and Asia where the climate is temperate. Red 
deer were in former times very abundant in the forests of 
England, and were special objects of the chase. They 
are still plentiful iu the Highlands of Scotland, and care 
is taken in rearing them in the deer-parks throughout 
Knuland. See *ln>r. Rusa deer, Cfrm* tiippetilltni*. 
Hee y?w. Sambur deer, fv/ -m* ari*tuti-li.- Spotted 
deer. Same as im'*'-', i. Timor deer, I'l'misiim^rii n>i.--. 
(See also limi <l> > /-. unit,' i/c< r, ttttttT-tleer.) 
deerberry (der'ber'i), . ; pi. drerbrrrie* (-iz). 
1. The aromatic wintergi'een of America, liaiil- 
theria procumbens. 2. The s<|uaw-hnekleberry, 
/ 'in -i'i n in in. flu in i iii-iiiii. 3. The partridge-berry, 
Mitc/ii tin n /iriix. 
deer-fold (der' fold), . [< ME. * der fold, < AS. 
ilii'ir-fnlil, an inelosnre for animals. < rfcor. an 
animal, + ftild, a fold: see fold-.] A fold or 
park for deer. 
