n. [ F. déluge, L. diluvium, fr. diluere wash away; di- = dis- + luere, equiv. to lavare to wash. See Lave, and cf. Diluvium. ]
A fiery deluge fed
With ever-burning sulphur unconsumed. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
As I grub up some quaint old fragment of a [ London ] street, or a house, or a shop, or tomb or burial ground, which has still survived in the deluge. F. Harrison. [ 1913 Webster ]
After me the deluge.
(Aprés moi le déluge.) Madame de Pompadour. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
The deluged earth would useless grow. Blackmore. [ 1913 Webster ]
At length corruption, like a general flood . . .
Shall deluge all. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ G., a wing. ] (Mus.)
n. [ G. flügelman. ] (Mil.) Same as Fugleman. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. a racing sled for one or two people; it is raced down a chute of packed snow or ice, and the occupant(s) lie down on it with feet in the direction of motion. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]
n. someone who races the luge.