'Delphin' definitions:

Definition of 'Delphin'

From: GCIDE
  • Delphin \Del"phin\, Delphine \Del"phine\, 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]

Definition of 'Delphin'

From: GCIDE
  • Delphin \Del"phin\, n. [L. delphinus a dolphin.] (Chem.) A fatty substance contained in the oil of the dolphin and the porpoise; -- called also phocenin. [1913 Webster]

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