DELPH

Etymology

Proper noun

Delph

A surname.

A village in Saddleworth parish, the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD9807).

Etymology

After the Dutch city of Delft.

Noun

delph (uncountable)

Alternative spelling of delft

Source: Wiktionary


Delph, n.

Definition: Delftware. Five nothings in five plates of delph. Swift.

Delph, n. (Hydraul. Engin.)

Definition: The drain on the land side of a sea embankment. Knight.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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