delph

n. (Hydraul. Engin.) The drain on the land side of a sea embankment. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Delphic. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Delphicus, fr. Gr. Delfiko`s, fr. Delfoi`, L. Delphi, a town of Phocis, in Greece, now Kastri. ] (Gr. Antiq.) 1. Of or relating to Delphi, or to the famous oracle of that place. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Ambiguous; mysterious. “If he is silent or delphic.” New York Times.

n. [ L. delphinus a dolphin. ] (Chem.) A fatty substance contained in the oil of the dolphin and the porpoise; -- called also phocenin. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. delphinus a dolphin, Gr. delfi`s, delfi`n. ] Pertaining to the dolphin, a genus of fishes. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ See Dauphin. ] Pertaining to the dauphin of France; as, the Delphin classics, an edition of the Latin classics, prepared in the reign of Louis XIV., for the use of the dauphin (in usum Delphini). [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Delphin, n. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, the dolphin; phocenic. [ 1913 Webster ]

Delphinic acid. (Chem.) See Valeric acid, under Valeric. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From NL. Delphinium, the name of the genus. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, the larkspur; specifically, relating to the stavesacre (Delphinium staphisagria). [ 1913 Webster ]