DELF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does delf mean? 

• DELF (noun)
  The noun DELF has 1 sense:

1. an excavation; usually a quarry or mine

  Familiarity information: DELF used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DELF (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An excavation; usually a quarry or mine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("delf" is a kind of...):

excavation (a hole in the ground made by excavating)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)

 Context examples 

My home, then, when I at last find a home,—is a cottage; a little room with whitewashed walls and a sanded floor, containing four painted chairs and a table, a clock, a cupboard, with two or three plates and dishes, and a set of tea-things in delf.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)