Curacao
Flavored with sour orange peel. Popular island resort in the Netherlands
Antilles.

cystitis
Inflammation of the urinary bladder.

damask
Rich patterned fabric of cotton, linen, silk, or wool. Fine, twilled
table linen.

deadly night-shade (bittersweet, bittersweet nightshade, climbing
nightshade, poisonous nightshade, woody nightshade, Solanum dulcamara)
Perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining
black berries; extensively grown in United States; roots and leaves
yield atropine (belladonna, Atropa belladonna).

decollete
Cut low at the neckline. Wearing a garment that is low-cut or strapless.

demi-monde
Class of women kept by wealthy lovers or protectors; prostitutes; group
whose respectability is dubious or whose success is marginal.

demulcent
Soothing, usually mucilaginous or oily substance, such as glycerin or
lanolin, used to relieve pain of irritated mucous membranes.

diathesis
Hereditary predisposition to disease, allergy, or other disorder.