See Philology, chap. iii. Preservation of Dead Bodies. See Embalming. Feast of the Dead. See Feast of the Dead.

Dead-Lights, certain wooden ports which are made to fall into the cabin windows, to prevent the waves from gushing into the ship in a high sea. As they are made exactly to fit the windows, and are strong enough to resist the waves, they are always fixed in on the approach of a storm, and the glass lights taken out, which must otherwise be shattered to pieces by the surges, and suffer great quantities of water to enter the vessel.

Dead-Men's-Eyes, in the sea-language, a kind of blocks with many holes in them, but no sheeves, whereby the shrouds are fastened to the chains; the crow-feet receive also through these holes; and, in some ships, the main-fasts are let tight in them; but then they have only one hole, through which the lanyards are passed several times. See Plate CLXV.

Dead's Part. See Law, No clxxxi. 6.