Definition of Derrises

1. derris [n] - See also: derris

Lexicographical Neighbors of Derrises

derricked
derrickman
derrickmen
derricks
derriere
derrieres
derries
derriksite
derring
derring-do
derring-doery
derringer
derringers
derris
derris root
derrises (current term)
derro
derros
derry
derth
derths
derv
derverye
dervillite
dervise
dervises
dervish
dervishes
dervs

Literary usage of Derrises

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Travels of Marco Polo, the Venetian: The Translation of Marsden Revised by Marco Polo (1854)
"... that country (during the lifetime of Mahomet) says, on the authority of a native historian, "that it was effected by a company of derrises from Arabia, ..."

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