*denot*

n. [ Adeno- + Gr. &unr_; a cutting, &unr_; to cut. ] (Anat.) Dissection of, or incision into, a gland or glands. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From Denote. ] Capable of being denoted or marked. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. denotatus, p. p. of denotare. ] To mark off; to denote. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

These terms denotate a longer time. Burton. [ 1913 Webster ]

What things should be denotated and signified by the color. Urquhart. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. denotatio: cf. F. dénotation. ] The marking off or separation of anything. Hammond. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having power to denote; designating or marking off. [ 1913 Webster ]

Proper names are preëminently denotative; telling us that such as object has such a term to denote it, but telling us nothing as to any single attribute. Latham. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the actual object referred to by a linguistic expression. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Denoted; p. pr. & vb. n. Denoting. ] [ L. denotare; de- + notare to mark, nota mark, sign, note: cf. F. dénoter. See Note. ] 1. To mark out plainly; to signify by a visible sign; to serve as the sign or name of; to indicate; to point out; as, the hands of the clock denote the hour. [ 1913 Webster ]

The better to denote her to the doctor. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To be the sign of; to betoken; to signify; to mean. [ 1913 Webster ]

A general expression to denote wickedness of every sort. Gilpin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Sign; indication. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ A word found in some editions of Shakespeare. [ 1913 Webster ]