Vocabulary : Derrick to Descant

Derrick : A mast, spar, or tall frame, supported at the top by stays or guys, with suitable tackle for hoisting heavy weights, as stones in building. ;; The pyramidal structure or tower over a deep drill hole, such as that of an oil well.
Derring : Daring or warlike.
Derringer : A kind of short-barreled pocket pistol, of very large caliber, often carrying a half-ounce ball.
Derth : Dearth; scarcity.
Dertrotheca : The horny covering of the end of the bill of birds.

Dervis : A Turkish or Persian monk, especially one who professes extreme poverty and leads an austere life.
Dervise : Alt. of Dervis
Dervish : Alt. of Dervis ;; One of the fanatical followers of the Mahdi, in the Sudan.
Derworth : Precious.
Descant : Originally, a double song; a melody or counterpoint sung above the plain song of the tenor; a variation of an air; a variation by ornament of the main subject or plain song. ;; The upper voice in part music. ;; The canto, cantus, or soprano voice; the treble. ;; A discourse formed on its theme, like variations on a musical air; a comment or comments. ;; To sing a variation or accomplishment. ;; To comment freely; to discourse with fullness and particularity; to discourse at large.

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