Vocabulary : Demountable to Demurely

Demountable : Capable of being dismounted; -- said of a form of rim, for an automobile wheel, which can be removed with its tire from the wheel.
Dempne : To damn; to condemn.
Dempster : Alt. of Demster
Demster : A deemster. ;; An officer whose duty it was to announce the doom or sentence pronounced by the court.
Demulce : To soothe; to mollify; to pacify; to soften.

Demulcent : Softening; mollifying; soothing; assuasive; as, oil is demulcent. ;; A substance, usually of a mucilaginous or oily nature, supposed to be capable of soothing an inflamed nervous membrane, or protecting it from irritation. Gum Arabic, glycerin, olive oil, etc., are demulcents.
Demulsion : The act of soothing; that which soothes.
Demur : To linger; to stay; to tarry. ;; To delay; to pause; to suspend proceedings or judgment in view of a doubt or difficulty; to hesitate; to put off the determination or conclusion of an affair. ;; To scruple or object; to take exception; as, I demur to that statement. ;; To interpose a demurrer. See Demurrer, 2. ;; To suspend judgment concerning; to doubt of or hesitate about. ;; To cause delay to; to put off. ;; Stop; pause; hesitation as to proceeding; suspense of decision or action; scruple.
Demure : Of sober or serious mien; composed and decorous in bearing; of modest look; staid; grave. ;; Affectedly modest, decorous, or serious; making a show of gravity. ;; To look demurely.
Demurely : In a demure manner; soberly; gravely; -- now, commonly, with a mere show of gravity or modesty.

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