See Also: Breguet(dictionary)
desiderate(1)(dictionary)
desiderate(2)(dictionary)

desiderate(2) (iou) and Breguet (iou)


desiderate(2) (iou)



desiderate verb trans. M17.
[Latin desiderat- pa. ppl stem of desiderare desire, perh. from de- DE- 1 + sider- star: see -ATE3.]
Feel the lack of, regret the absence of, long for, desire.

Breguet (iou)



Breguet noun & adjective. E19.
[A. L. Breguet (1747-1823), French watchmaker.]
(Designating, a timepiece with) a hairspring ending in an overcoil.