| Delay (delay) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| De*lay" |
| ; pl.
Delays (#). [F. délai, fr. OF.
deleer to delay, or fr. L. dilatum, which, though
really from a different root, is used in Latin only as a p. p. neut.
of differre to carry apart, d |
A
putting off or deferring; procrastination; lingering inactivity;
stop; detention; hindrance.
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| Delay (delay) |
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| v. t. | |
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| De*lay" |
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To put off; to defer; to procrastinate; to
prolong the time of or before.
To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for
a time; to retard the motion, or time of arrival, of; as, the mail is
delayed by a heavy fall of snow.
To allay; to temper.
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| Delay (delay) |
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| v. i. | |
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| De*lay" |
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To move slowly; to
stop for a time; to linger; to tarry.
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