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D (?)
1. The fourth letter of the English alphabet, and a vocal consonent.
The English letter is from Latin, which is from Greek, which took it
from Phoenician, the probable ultimate origin being Egyptian. It is
related most nearly to t and th; as, Eng. deep, G. tief; Eng.
daughter, G. tochter, Gr. d
uhitr. See Guide to Pronunciation, &root;178, 179, 229.
2. (Mus.) The nominal of the second tone in the model major scale
(that in C), or of the fourth tone in the relative minor scale of C
(that in A minor), or of the key tone in the relative minor of F.
3. As a numeral D stands for 500. in this use it is not the initial of
any word, or even strictly a letter, but one half of the sign
Dab
Dab (?), n. [Perh. corrupted fr. adept.] A skillful hand; a dabster;
an expert. [Colloq.]
One excels at a plan or the titlepage, another works away at the
body of the book, and the therd is a dab at an index. Goldsmith.
Dab
Dab, n. [Perh. so named from its quickness in diving beneath the sand.
Cf. Dabchick.] (Zo\'94l.) A name given to several species of
Pleuronectes . TheAmerican rough dab is Hippoglossoides platessoides.
Dab
Dab (?), v. i. [imp. & p.p. Dabbed (?); p.pr.& vb.n. Dabbing.] [OE.
dabben to strice; akin to OD. dabben to pinch, knead, fumble, dabble,
and perh. to G. tappen to grope.]
1. To strike or touch gently, as with a soft or moist substance; to
tap; hence, to besmear with a dabber.
A sore should . . . be wiped . . . only by dabbing it over with
fine lint. S. Sharp.
2. To strike by a thrust; to hit with a sudden blow or thrust. "To dab
him in the neck." Sir T. More.
Dab
Dab (?), n.
1. A gentle blow with the hand or some soft substance; a sudden blow
or hit; a peck.
Astratch of her clame, a dab of her beack. Hawthorne.
2. A small mass of anything soft or moist.
Dabb
Dabb (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A large, spine-tailed lizard (Uromastix
spinipes), found in Egypt, Arabia, and Palestine; -- called also
dhobb, and dhabb.
Dabber
Dab"ber (?), n. That with which one dabs; hence, a pad or other device
used by printers, engravers, etc., as for dabbing type or engraved
plates with ink.
Dabble
Dab"ble (?), v. t. [imp.&p.p Dabbled (?); p.pr.&vb.n. Dabbling (?).]
[Freq. of dab: cf. OD. dabbelen.] To wet by little dips or strokes; to
spatter; to sprinkle; to moisten; to wet. "Bright hair dabbled in
blood." Shak.
Dable
Dab"le, v. i.
1. To play in water, as with the hands; to paddle or splash in mud or
water.
Wher the duck dabbles Wordsworth.
2. To work in slight or superficial manner; to do in a small way; to
tamper; to meddle. "Dabbling here and there with the text." Atterbury.
During the ferst year at Dumfries, Burns for the ferst time began
to dabble in politics. J. C. Shairp.
Dabbler
Dab"bler (?), n.
1. One who dabbles.
2. One who dips slightly into anything; a superficial meddler. "our
dabblers in politics." Swift.
Dabblingly
Dab"bling*ly (?), adv. In a dabbling manner.
Dabchick
Dab"chick` (?), n. [For dabchick. See Dap, Dip, cf. Dipchick.]
(Zo\'94l.) A small water bird (Podilymbus podiceps), allied to the
grebes, remarkable for its quickness in diving; -- called also
dapchick, dobchick, dipchick, didapper, dobber, devil-diver,
hell-diver, and pied-billed grebe.
Daboia
Da*boi"a (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A large and highly venomous Asiatic viper
(Daboia xanthica).
Dabster
Dab"ster, n. [Cf. Dab an expert.] One who is skilled; a master of his
business; a proficient; an adept. [Colloq.]
NOTE: &hand; Sometimes improperly used for dabbler; as, "I am but a
dabster with gentle art."
Dacapo
Da`ca"po (?). [It., from [the] head or beginning.] (Mus.) From the
beginning; a direction to return to, and end with, the first strain;
-- indicated by the letters D. C. Also, the strain so repeated.
Dace
Dace (?), n. [Written also dare, dart, fr. F. dard dase, dart, of
German origin. Dace is for an older darce, fr. an OF. nom. darz. See
Dart a javelin.] (Zo\'94l.) A small European cyprinoid fish (Squalius
leuciscus or Leuciscus vulgaris); -- called also dare.
NOTE: &hand; In America the name is given to several related fishes
of the genera Squalius, Minnilus, etc. The black-nosed dace is
Rhinichthys atronasus the horned dace is Semotilus corporalis. For
red dace, see Redfin.
Dachshund
Dachs"hund` (?), n. [G., from dachs badger + hund dog.] (Zo\'94l.) One
of a breed of small dogs with short crooked legs, and long body; --
called also badger dog. There are two kinds, the rough-haired and the
smooth-haired.
Dacian
Da"cian (?), a. Of or pertaining to Dacia or the Dacians. -- n. A
native of ancient Dacia.
Dacoity
Da*coit"y (?), n. The practice of gang robbery in India; robbery
committed by dacoits.
Dacotahs
Da*co"tahs (?), n. pl.; sing. Dacotan (. (Ethnol.) Same as Dacotas.
Longfellow.
Dactyl
Dac"tyl (?), n. [L. dactylus, Gr. Digit.]
1. (Pros.) A poetical foot of three sylables (\'f5 \'de \'de), one
long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two
unaccented; as, L. t\'89gm&icr;n&ecr;, E. mer"ciful; -- so called from
the similarity of its arrangement to that of the joints of a finger.
[Written also dactyle.]
2. (Zo\'94l.) (a) A finger or toe; a digit. (b) The claw or terminal
joint of a leg of an insect or crustacean.
Dactylar
Dac"tyl*ar (?), a.
1. Pertaining to dactyl; dactylic.
2. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to a finger or toe, or to the claw of
an insect crustacean.
Dactylet
Dac"tyl*et (?), n. [Dactyl + .] A dactyl. [Obs.]
Dactylic
Dac*tyl"ic (?), a. [L. dactylicus, Gr. , fr. .] Pertaining to,
consisting chiefly or wholly of, dactyls; as, dactylic verses.
Dactylic
Dac*tyl"ic, n.
1. A line consisting chiefly or wholly of dactyls; as, these lines are
dactylics.
2. pl. Dactylic meters.
Dac-tylioglyph
Dac-tyl"i*o*glyph (?), n. [Gr. an engraver of gems; finger ring (fr.
finger) + to engrave.] (Fine Arts) (a) An engraver of gems for rings
and other ornaments. (b) The inscription of the engraver's name on a
finger ring or gem.
Dactylioglyphi
Dac*tyl`i*og"ly*phi (?), n. The art or process of gem engraving.
Dactyliography
Dac*tyl`i*og"ra*phy (?), n. [Gr. finger ring + .] (Fine Arts) (a) The
art of writing or engraving upon gems. (b) In general, the literature
or history of the art.
Dactyli ology
Dac*tyl`i* ol"o*gy (?), n. [Gr. finger ring + .] (Fine Arts) (a) That
branch of arch\'91ology which has to do with gem engraving. (b) That
branch of arch\'91ology which has to do with finger rings.
Dactyliomancy
Dac*tyl"i*o*man`cy (?), n. [Gr. dakty`lios + -mancy.] Divination by
means of finger rings.
Dactylist
Dac"tyl*ist (?), n. A writer of dactylic verse.
Dactylitis
Dac`tyl*i"tis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. finger + -itis.] (Med.) An
inflammatory affection of the fingers. Gross.
Dactylitis
Dac`tyl*i"tis (?), n. [Gr. finger + -logy.] The art of communicating
ideas by certai movement and positions of the fingers; -- a method of
conversing practiced by the deaf and dumb.
NOTE: &hand; Th ere are two different manual alphabets, the onehand
alphabet (which was perfected by Abb\'82 de l'Ep\'82e, who died in
1789), and the two alphabet. The latter was probably based on the
manual alphabet published by George Dalgarus of Aberdeen, in 1680.
See Illustration in Appendix.
Dactylomancy
Dac*tyl"o*man`cy (?), n. Dactylio mancy. [R.] Am. Cyc.
Dactylonomy
Dac`tyl*on"o*my (?), n. [Gr. finger + law, distribution.] The art of
numbering or counting by the fingers.
Dactylopterous
Dac`tyl*op"ter*ous (?), a. [Gr. finger + wing, fin.] (Zo\'94l.) Having
the inferior rays of the pectoral fins partially or entirely free, as
in the gurnards.
Dactylotheca
Dac`ty*lo*the"ca (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. finger, toe + case, box.]
(Zo\'94l.) The scaly covering of the toes, as in birds.
Dactylozooid
Dac`tyl*o*zo"oid (?), n. [Gr. finger + E. zooid.] (Zo\'94l.) A kind of
zooid of Siphonophora which has an elongated or even vermiform body,
with one tentacle, but no mouth. See Siphonophora.
Dad
Dad (?), n. [Prob. of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. daid, Gael. daidein, W.
tad, OL. , , Skr. t\'beta.] Father; -- a word sometimes used by
children.
I was never so bethumped withwords, Since I first called my
brother's father dad. Shak.
Dadle
Dad"le (?), v. i. [imp. & p.p. Daddled (?), p.pr. & vb.n. Daddling.]
[Prob. freq. of dade.] To toddle; to walk unsteadily, like a child or
an old man; hence, to do anything slowly or feebly.
Daddock
Dad"dock (?), n. [Cf. Prov. E. dad a large piece.] The rotten body of
a tree. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.
Daddy
Dad"dy (?), n. Diminutive of Dad. Dryden.
Daddy longlegs
Dad"dy long"legs` (?).
1. (Zo\'94l.) An arachnidan of the genus Phalangium, and allied
genera, having a small body and four pairs of long legs; -- called
also harvestman, carter, and grandfather longlegs.
2. (Zo\'94l.) A name applied to many species of dipterous insects of
the genus Tipula, and allied genera, with slender bodies, and very
long, slender legs; the crane fly; -- called also father longlegs.
Dade
Dade (?), v. t. [Of. uncertain origin. Cf. Dandle, Daddle.] To hold up
by leading strings or by the hand, as a child while he toddles. [Obs.]
Little children when they learn to go By painful mothers daded to
and fro. Drayton.
Dade
Dade, v. i. To walk unsteadily, as a child in leading strings, or just
learning to walk; to move slowly. [Obs.]
No sooner taught to dade, but from their mother trip. Drayton.
Dado
Da"do (?), n.; pl. Dadoes (#). [It. dado die, cube, pedestal; of the
same origin as E. die, n. See Die, n.] (Arch.) (a) That part of a
pedestal included between the base and the cornice (or surbase); the
die. See Illust. of Column. Hence: (b) In any wall, that part of the
basement included between the base and the base course. See Base
course, under Base. (c) In interior decoration, the lower part of the
wall of an apartment when adorned with moldings, or otherwise
specially decorated.
D\'91dal, D\'91dalian
D\'91"dal (?), D\'91*dal"ian (?), a. [L. daedalus cunningly wrought,
fr. Gr. ; cf. to work cunningly. The word also alludes to the mythical
D\'91dalus (Gr. , lit., the cunning worker).]
1. Cunningly or ingeniously formed or working; skillful; artistic;
ingenious.
Our bodies decked in our d\'91dalian arms. Chapman.
The d\'91dal hand of Nature. J. Philips.
The doth the d\'91dal earth throw forth to thee, Out of her
fruitful, abundant flowers. Spenser.
2. Crafty; deceitful. [R.] Keats.
D\'91dalous
D\'91d"a*lous (?), a. (Bot.) Having a variously cut or incised margin;
-- said of leaves.
D\'91mon, n., D\'91monic
D\'91"mon (?), n., D\'91*mon"ic (, a. See Demon, Demonic.
Daff
Daff (?), v. t. [Cf. Doff.] To cast aside; to put off; to doff. [Obs.]
Canst thou so daff me? Thou hast killed my child. Shak.
Daff
Daff, n. [See Daft.] A stupid, blockish fellow; a numskull. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Daff
Daff (?), v. i. To act foolishly; to be foolish or sportive; to toy.
[Scot.] Jamieson.
Daff
Daff, v. t. To daunt. [Prov. Eng.] Grose.
Daffodil
Daf"fo*dil (?), n. [OE. affodylle, prop., the asphodel, fr. LL.
affodillus (cf. D. affodille or OF. asphodile, aphodille, F.
asphod\'8ale), L. asphodelus, fr. Gr. . The initial d in English is
not satisfactorily explained. See Asphodel.] (Bot.) (a) A plant of the
genus Asphodelus. (b) A plant of the genus Narcissus (N.
Pseudo-narcissus). It has a bulbous root and beautiful flowers,
usually of a yellow hue. Called also daffodilly, daffadilly,
daffadowndilly, daffydowndilly, etc.
With damasc roses and daffadowndillies set. Spenser.
Strow me the ground with daffadowndillies, And cowslips, and
kingcups, and loved lilies. Spenser.
A college gown That clad her like an April Daffodilly. Tennyson
And chance-sown daffodil. Whittier.
Daft
Daft (?), a. [OE. daft, deft, deft, stupid; prob. the same word as E.
deft. See Deft.]
1. Stupid; folish; idiotic; also, delirious; insance; as, he has gone
daft.
Let us think no more of this daft business Sir W. Scott.
2. Gay; playful; frolicsome. [Scot.] Jamieson.
Daftness
Daft"ness, n. The quality of being daft.
Dag
Dag (?), n. [Cf. F. dague, LL. daga, D. dagge (fr. French); all prob.
fr. Celtic; Cf. Gael. dag a pistol, Armor. dag dagger, W. dager, dagr,
Ir. daigear. Cf. Dagger.]
1. A dagger; a poniard. [Obs.] Johnson.
2. A large pistol formerly used. [Obs.]
The Spaniards discharged their dags, and hurt some. Foxe.
A sort of pistol, called dag, was used about the same time as hand
guns and harquebuts. Grose.
3. (Zo\'94l.) The unbrunched antler of a young deer.
Dag
Dag, n. [Of Scand. origin; cf. Sw. dagg, Icel. d\'94gg. &root;71. See
Dew.] A misty shower; dew. [Obs.]
Dag
Dag, n. [OE. dagge (cf. Dagger); or cf. AS. d\'beg what is dangling.]
A loose end; a dangling shred.
Daglocks, clotted locks hanging in dags or jags at a sheep's tail.
Wedgwood.
Dag
Dag, v. t. [1, from Dag dew. 2, from Dag a loose end.]
1. To daggle or bemire. [Prov. Eng.] Johnson.
2. To cut into jags or points; to slash; as, to dag a garment. [Obs.]
Wright.
Dag
Dag, v. i. To be misty; to drizzle. [Prov. Eng.]
Dagger
Dag"ger (?), n. [Cf. OE. daggen to pierce, F. daguer. See Dag a
dagger.]
1. A short weapon used for stabbing. This is the general term: cf.
Poniard, Stiletto, Bowie knife, Dirk, Misericorde, Anlace.
2. (Print.) A mark of reference in the form of a dagger [/-]. It is
the second in order when more than one reference occurs on a page; --
called also obelisk.
Dagger moth (Zo\'94l.), any moth of the genus Apatalea. The larv\'91
are often destructive to the foliage of fruit trees, etc. -- Dagger of
lath, the wooden weapon given to the Vice in the old Moralities. Shak.
-- Double dagger, a mark of reference [‡] which comes next in
order after the dagger. -- To look, OR speak, daggers, to look or
speak fiercely or reproachfully.
Dagger
Dag"ger, v. t. To pierce with a dagger; to stab. [Obs.]
Dagger
Dag"ger, n. [Perh. from diagonal.] A timber placed diagonally in a
ship's frame. Knight.
Dagges
Dagges (?), n. pl. [OE. See Dag a loose end.] An ornamental cutting of
the edges of garments, introduced about a. d. 1346, according to the
Chronicles of St Albans. [Obs.] Halliwell.
Daggle
Dag"gle (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Daggled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Daggling
(?).] [Freq. of dag, v. t., 1.] To trail, so as to wet or befoul; to
make wet and limp; to moisten.
The warrior's very plume, I say, Was daggled by the dashing spray.
Sir W. Scott.
Daggle
Dag"gle, v. i. To run, go, or trail one's self through water, mud, or
slush; to draggle.
Nor, like a puppy [have I] daggled through the town. Pope.
Daggle-tail, Daggle-tailed
Dag"gle-tail` (?), Dag"gle-tailed` (?), a. Having the lower ends of
garments defiled by trailing in mire or filth; draggle-tailed.
Daggle-tail
Dag"gle-tail` (?), n. A slovenly woman; a slattern; a draggle-tail.
Daglock
Dag"lock` (?), n. [Dag a loose and + lock.] A dirty or clotted lock of
wool on a sheep; a taglock.
Dago
Da"go (?), n.; pl. Dagos (#). [Cf. Sp. Diego, E. James.] A nickname
given to a person of Spanish (or, by extension, Portuguese or Italian)
descent. [U. S.]
Dagoba
Da*go"ba (?), n. [Singhalese d\'begoba.] A dome-shaped structure built
over relics of Buddha or some Buddhist saint. [East Indies]
Dagon
Da"gon (?), [Heb. D\'begon, fr. dag a fish: cf. Gr. .] The national
god of the Philistines, represented with the face and hands and upper
part of a man, and the tail of a fish. W. Smith.
This day a solemn feast the people hold To Dagon, their sea idol.
Milton.
They brought it into the house of Dagon. 1 Sam. v. 2.
Dagon
Dag"on (?), n. [See Dag a loose end.] A slip or piece. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Dagswain
Dag"swain` (?), n. [From Dag a loose end?] Acoarse woolen fabric made
of daglocks, or the refuse of wool. "Under coverlets made of
dagswain." Holinshed.
Dag-tailed
Dag"-tailed` (?), a. [Dag a loose end + tail.] Daggle-tailed; having
the tail clogged with daglocks. "Dag-tailed sheep." Bp. Hall.
Daguerrean, Daguerreian
Da*guer"re*an (?), Da*guerre"i*an (?), a. Pertaining to Daguerre, or
to his invention of the daguerreotype.
Daguerreotype
Da*guerre"o*type, n. [From Daguerre the inventor + -type.]
1. An early variety of photograph, produced on a silver plate, or
copper plate covered with silver, and rendered sensitive by the action
of iodine, or iodine and bromine, on which, after exposure in the
camera, the latent image is developed by the vapor of mercury.
2. The process of taking such pictures.
Daguerreotype
Da*guerre"o*type (?), v. t. [imp. & p.p. Daguerreotyped (?); p. pr. &
vb. n. Daguerreotyping (?).]
1. To produce or represent by the daguerreotype process, as a picture.
2. To impress with great distinctness; to imprint; to imitate exactly.
Daguerreotyper, Daguerreotypist
Da*guerre"o*ty`per (?), Da*guerre"o*ty`pist (?), n. One who takes
daguerreotypes.
Daguerreotypy
Da*guerre"o*ty`py (?), n. The art or process of producing pictures by
method of Daguerre.
Dahabeah
Da`ha*be"ah (?), n. [Ar.] A nile boat
Dahlia
Dah"lia (?), n.; pl. Dahlias (#). [Named after Andrew Dahl a Swedish
botanist.] (Bot.) A genus of plants native to Mexico and Central
America, of the order Composit\'91; also, any plant or flower of the
genus. The numerous varieties of cultivated dahlias bear conspicuous
flowers which differ in color.
Dahlin
Dah"lin (?), n. [From Dahlia.] (Chem.) A variety of starch extracted
from the dahlia; -- called also inulin. See Inulin.
Dailiness
Dai"li*ness (?), n. Daily occurence. [R.]
Daily
Dai"ly (?), a. [AS. d\'91gl\'c6c; d\'91g day + -l\'c6c like. See Day.]
Happening, or belonging to, each successive day; diurnal; as, daily
labor; a daily bulletin.
Give us this day our daily bread. Matt. vi. 11.
Bunyan has told us . . . that in New England his dream was the
daily subject of the conversation of thousands. Macaulay.
Syn. -- Daily, Diurnal. Daily is Anglo-Saxon, and diurnal is Latin.
The former is used in reference to the ordinary concerns of life; as,
daily wants, daily cares, daily employments. The latter is
appropriated chiefly by astronomers to what belongs to the
astronomical day; as, the diurnal revolution of the earth.
Man hath his daily work of body or mind Appointed, which declares
his dignity, And the regard of Heaven on all his ways. Milton.
Half yet remains unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible
diurnal sphere. Milton.
Daily
Dai"ly, n.; pl. Dailies (. A publication which appears regularly every
day; as, the morning dailies.
Daily
Dai"ly, adv. Every day; day by day; as, a thing happens daily.
Daimio
Dai"mi*o (?), n.; pl. Daimios (#). [Jap., fr. Chin. tai ming great
name.] The title of the feudal nobles of Japan.<-- usu. written daimyo
-->
The daimios, or territorial nobles, resided in Yedo and were
divided into four classes. Am. Cyc.
Daint
Daint (?), n. [See Dainty, n.] Something of exquisite taste; a dainty.
[Obs.] -- a. Dainty. [Obs.]
To cherish him with diets daint. Spenser.
Daintify
Dain"ti*fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Daintified (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Daintifying.] [Dainty + -fy.] To render dainty, delicate, or
fastidious. "Daintified emotion." Sat. rev.
Daintily
Dain"ti*ly, adv. In a dainty manner; nicely; scrupulously;
fastidiously; deliciously; prettily.
Daintiness
Dain"ti*ness, n. The quality of being dainty; nicety; niceness;
elegance; delicacy; deliciousness; fastidiousness; squeamishness.
The daintiness and niceness of our captains Hakluyt.
More notorious for the daintiness of the provision . . . than for
the massiveness of the dish. Hakewill.
The duke exeeded in the daintiness of his leg and foot, and the
earl in the fine shape of his hands, Sir H. Wotton.
Daintrel
Dain"trel (?), n. [From daint or dainty; cf. OF. daintier.] Adelicacy.
[Obs.] Halliwell.
Dainty
Dain"ty (?), n.; pl. Dainties (#). [OE. deinie, dainte, deintie,
deyntee, OF. deinti\'82 delicacy, orig., dignity, honor, fr. L.
dignitas, fr. dignus worthy. See Deign, and cf. Dignity.]
1. Value; estimation; the gratification or pleasure taken in anything.
[Obs.]
I ne told no deyntee of her love. Chaucer.
2. That which is delicious or delicate; a delicacy.
That precious nectar may the taste renew Of Eden's dainties, by our
parents lost. Beau. & Fl.
3. A term of fondness. [Poetic] B. Jonson. Syn. -- Dainty, Delicacy.
These words are here compared as denoting articles of food. The term
delicacy as applied to a nice article of any kind, and hence to
articles of food which are particularly attractive. Dainty is
stronger, and denotes some exquisite article of cookery. A hotel may
be provided with all the delicacies of the season, and its table
richly covered with dainties.
These delicacies I mean of taste, sight, smell, herbs, fruits, and
flowers, Walks and the melody of birds. Milton.
[A table] furnished plenteously with bread, And dainties, remnants
of the last regale. Cowper.
Dainty
Dain"ty, a. [Compar. Daintier (?); superl. Daintiest.]
1. Rare; valuable; costly. [Obs.]
Full many a deynt\'82 horse had he in stable. Chaucer.
NOTE: &hand; He nce th e pr overb "d ainty ma keth de arth," i. e.,
rarity makes a thing dear or precious.
2. Delicious to the palate; toothsome.
Dainty bits Make rich the ribs. Shak.
3. Nice; delicate;elegant, in form, manner, or breeding; well-formed;
neat; tender.
Those dainty limbs which nature lent For gentle usage and soft
delicacy. Milton.
Iwould be the girdle. About her dainty, dainty waist. Tennyson.
4. Requirinig daintles. Hence; Overnice; hard to please; fastidious;
sqrupulous; ceremonious.
Thew were a fine and Dainty people. Bacon.
And let us not be dainty of leave taking, But shift away. Shak.
To make dainty, to assume or affect delicacy or fastidiousness. [Obs.]
Ah ha, my mistresses! which of you all Will now deny to dance? She
that makes dainty, She, I'll swear, hath corns. Shak.
Dairy
Dai"ry (?), n.;pl. Dairies (#). [OE. deierie, from deie, daie, maid;
of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. deigja maid, dairymaid, Sw. deja, orig., a
baking maid, fr. Icel. deig. Dough.]
1. The place, room, or house where milk is kept, and converted into
butter or cheese.
What stores my dairies and my folds contain. Dryden.
2. That department of farming which is concerned in the production of
milk, and its conversion into butter and cheese.
Grounds were turned much in England either to feeding or dairy; and
this advanced the trade of English butter. Temple.
3. A dairy farm. [R.]
NOTE: &hand; Da iry is much used adjectively or in combination; as,
dairy farm, dairy countries, dairy house or dairyhouse, dairyroom,
dairywork, etc.
Dairying
Dai"ry*ing, n. The business of conducting a dairy.
Dairymaid
Dai"ry*maid` (?), n. A female servant whose business is the care of
the dairy.
Dairyman
Dai"ry*man (?), n.; pl. Dairymen (. A man who keeps or takes care of a
dairy.
Dairywoman
Dai"ry*wom`an (?), n.; pl. Dairywomen (. A woman who attends to a
dairy.
Dais
Da"is (d&amac;"&icr;s), n. [OE. deis, des, table, dais, OF. deis
table, F. dais a canopy, L. discus a quoit, a dish (from the shape),
LL., table, fr. Gr. a quoit, a dish. See Dish.]
1. The high or principal table, at the end of a hall, at which the
chief guests were seated; also, the chief seat at the high table.
[Obs.]
2. A platform slightly raised above the floor of a hall or large room,
giving distinction to the table and seats placed upon it for the chief
guests.
3. A canopy over the seat of a person of dignity. [Obs.] Shiply.
Daisied
Dai"sied (?), a. Full of daisies; adorned with daisies. "The daisied
green." Langhorne.
The grass all deep and daisied. G. Eliot.
Daisy
Dai"sy (?), n.; pl. Daisies (#). [OE. dayesye, AS. d\'91ges day's eye,
daisy. See Day, and Eye.] (Bot.) (a) A genus of low herbs (Bellis),
belonging to the family Composit\'91. The common English and classical
daisy is B. prennis, which has a yellow disk and white or pinkish
rays. (b) The whiteweed (Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum), the plant
commonly called daisy in North America; -- called also oxeye daisy.
See Whiteweed.
NOTE: &hand; Th e wo rd da isy is also used for composite plants of
other genera, as Erigeron, or fleabane.
Michaelmas daisy (Bot.), any plant of the genus Aster, of which there
are many species. -- Oxeye daisy (Bot.), the whiteweed. See Daisy (b).
Dak
Dak (?), n. [Hind. .] Post; mail; also, the mail or postal
arrangements; -- spelt also dawk, and dauk. [India] Dak boat, a mail
boat. Percy Smith. -- Dak bungalow, a traveler's rest-house at the and
of a dak stage. -- To travel by dak, to travel by relays of
palanquines or other carriage, as fast as the post along a road.
Daker, Dakir
Da"ker (?), Da"kir (?), n. [See Dicker.] (O. Eng. & Scots Law) A
measure of certain commodities by number, usually ten or twelve, but
sometimes twenty; as, a daker of hides consisted of ten skins; a daker
of gloves of ten pairs. Burrill.
Daker hen
Da"ker hen` (?). [Perh. fr. W. crecial the daker hen; crec a sharp
noise (creg harsh, hoarse, crechian to scream) + iar hen; or cf. D.
duiken to dive, plunge.] (Zo\'94l.) The corncrake or land rail.
Dakoit, n., Dakoity
Da*koit", n., Da*koit"y, n. See Dacoit, Dacoity.
Dakota group
Da*ko"ta group` (?). (Geol.) A subdivision at the base of the
cretaceous formation in Western North America; -- so named from the
region where the strata were first studied.
Dakotas
Da*ko"tas (?), n. pl.; sing. Dacota (. (Ethnol.) An extensive race or
stock of Indians, including many tribes, mostly dwelling west of the
Mississippi River; -- also, in part, called Sioux. [Written also
Dacotahs.]
Dal
Dal (?), n. [Hind.] Split pulse, esp. of Cajanus Indicus. [East
Indies]
Dale
Dale (?), n. [AS. d\'91l; akin to LG., D., Sw., Dan., OS., & Goth.
dal, Icel. dalr, OHG. tal, G. thal, and perth. to Gr. a rotunda, Skr.
dh\'bera depth. Cf. Dell.]
1. A low place between hills; a vle or valley.
Where mountaines rise, umbrageous dales descend. Thomson.
2. A trough or spout to carry off water, as from a pump. Knight.
Dalesman
Dales"man (?), n.; pl. Dalesmen (. One living in a dale; -- a term
applied particularly to the inhabitants of the valleys in the north of
England, Norway, etc. Macaulay.
Dalf
Dalf (?), imp. of Delve. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Dalliance
Dal"li*ance (?), n. [From Dally.]
1. The act of dallying, trifling, or fondling; interchange of
caresses; wanton play.
Look thou be true, do not give dalliance Too mnch the rein. Shak.
O, the dalliance and the wit, The flattery and the strifeTennyson.
2. Delay or procrastination. Shak.
3. Entertaining discourse. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Dailer
Dai"l*er (?), n. One Who fondles; a trifler; as, dalliers with
pleasant words. Asham.
Dallop
Dal"lop (?), n. [Etymol. unknown.] A tuft or clump. [Obs.] Tusser.
Dally
Dal"ly (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dallied (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Dallying.] [OE. , dailien; cf. Icel. pylja to talk, G. dallen, dalen,
dahlen, to trifle, talk nonsense, OSw. tule a droll or funny man; or
AS. dol foolish, E. dull.]
1. To waste time in effeminate or voluptuous pleasures, or in
idleness; to fool away time; to delay unnecessarily; to tarry; to
trifle.
We have trifled too long already; it is madness to dally any
longer. Calamy.
We have put off God, and dallied with his grace. Barrow.
2. To interchange caresses, especially with one of the opposite sex;
to use fondling; to wanton; to sport.
Not dallying with a brace of courtesans. Shak.
Our aerie . . . dallies with the wind. Shak.
Dally
Dal"ly, v. t. To delay unnecessarily; to while away.
Dallying off the time with often skirmishes. Knolles.
Dalmania
Dal*ma"ni*a (?), n. [From Dalman, the geologist.] (Paleon.) A genus of
trilobites, of many species, common in the Upper Silurian and Devonian
rocks.
Dalmanites
Dal`ma*ni"tes (?), n. Same as Dalmania.
Dalmatian
Dal*ma"tian (?), a. Of or pertaining to Dalmatia. Dalmatian dog
(Zo\'94l.), a carriage dog, shaped like a pointer, and having black or
bluish spots on a white ground; the coach dog.
Dalmatica, n., Dalmatic
Dal*mat"i*ca (?), n., Dal*mat"ic (, n. [LL. dalmatica: cf. F.
dalmatique.]
1. (R. C. Ch.) A vestment with wide sleeves, and with two stripes,
worn at Mass by deacons, and by bishops at pontifical Mass; --
imitated from a dress originally worn in Dalmatia.
2. A robe worn on state ocasions, as by English kings at their
coronation.
Dal segno
Dal` se"gno (?). [It., from the sign.] (Mus.) A direction to go back
to the sign Segno.
Daltonian
Dal*to"ni*an (?), n. One afflicted with color blindness.
Daltonism
Dal"ton*ism (?), n. Inability to perceive or distinguish certain
colors, esp. red; color blindness. It has various forms and degrees.
So called from the chemist Dalton, who had this infirmity. Nichol.
Dam
Dam (?), n. [OE. dame mistress, lady; also, mother, dam. See Dame.]
1. A female parent; -- used of beasts, especially of quadrupeds;
sometimes applied in contempt to a human mother.
Our sire and dam, now confined to horses, are a relic of this age
(13th century) . . . .Dame is used of a hen; we now make a great
difference between dame and dam. T. L. K. Oliphant.
The dam runs lowing up end down, Looking the way her harmless young
one went. Shak.
2. A kind or crowned piece in the game of draughts.
Dam
Dam, n. [Akin to OLG., D., & Dan. dam, G. & Sw. damm, Icel. dammr, and
AS. fordemman to stop up, Goth. Fa\'a3rdammjan.]
1. A barrier to prevent the flow of a liquid; esp., a bank of earth,
or wall of any kind, as of masonry or wood, built across a water
course, to confine and keep back flowing water.
2. (Metal.) A firebrick wall, or a stone, which forms the front of the
hearth of a blast furnace.
Dam plate (Blast Furnace), an iron plate in front of the dam, to
strengthen it.
Dam
Dam, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dammed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Damming.]
1. To obstruct or restrain the flow of, by a dam; to confine by
constructing a dam, as a stream of water; -- generally used with in or
up.
I'll have the current in this place dammed up. Shak.
A weight of earth that dams in the water. Mortimer.
2. To shut up; to stop up; to close; to restrain.
The strait pass was dammed With dead men hurt behind, and cowards.
Shak.
To dam out, to keep out by means of a dam.
Damage
Dam"age (?), n. [OF. damage, domage, F. dommage, fr. assumed LL.
damnaticum, from L. damnum damage. See Damn.]
1. Injury or harm to person, property, or reputation; an inflicted
loss of value; detriment; hurt; mischief.
He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the
feet and drinketh damage. Prov. xxvi. 6.
Great errors and absurdities many commit for want of a friend to
tell them of them, to the great damage both of their fame and
fortune. Bacon.
2. pl. (Law) The estimated reparation in money for detriment or injury
sustained; a compensation, recompense, or satisfaction to one party,
for a wrong or injury actually done to him by another.
NOTE: &hand; In co mmon-law action, the jury are the proper judges
of damages.
Consequential damage. See under Consequential. -- Exemplary damages
(Law), damages imposed by way of example to others. -- Nominal damages
(Law), those given for a violation of a right where no actual loss has
accrued. -- Vindictive damages, those given specially for the
punishment of the wrongdoer. Syn. -- Mischief; injury; harm; hurt;
detriment; evil; ill. See Mischief.
Damage
Dam"age, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Damages (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Damaging
(?).] [Cf. OF. damagier, domagier. See Damage, n.] To ocassion damage
to the soudness, goodness, or value of; to hurt; to injure; to impair.
He . . . came up to the English admiral and gave him a broadside,
with which he killed many of his men and damaged the ship.
Clarendon.
Damage
Dam"age (?), v. i. To receive damage or harm; to be injured or
impaired in soudness or value; as. some colors in damage in sunlight.
Damageable
Dam"age*a*ble (?), a. [Cf. OF. dammageable, for sense 2.]
1. Capable of being injured or impaired; liable to, or susceptible of,
damage; as, a damageable cargo.
2. Hurtful; pernicious. [R.]
That it be not demageable unto your royal majesty. Hakluit.
Damage feasant
Dam"age fea`sant (?). [OF. damage + F. faisant doing, p. pr. See
Feasible.] (Law) Doing injury; trespassing, as cattle. Blackstone.
Daman
Da"man (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A small herbivorous mammal of the genus
Hyrax. The species found in Palestine and Syria is Hyrax Syriacus;
that of Northern Africa is H. Brucei; -- called also ashkoko, dassy,
and rock rabbit. See Cony, and Hyrax.
Damar
Dam"ar (?), n. See Dammar.
Damascene
Dam"as*cene (?), a. [L. Damascenus of Damascus, fr. Damascus the city,
Gr. . See Damask, and cf. Damaskeen, Damaskin, Damson.] Of or relating
to Damascus.
Damascene
Dam"as*cene (?), n. A kind of plume, now called damson. See Damson.
Damascene
Dam"as*cene (?), v. t. Same as Damask, or Damaskeen, v. t. "Damascened
armor." Beaconsfield. "Cast and damascened steel." Ure.
Damascus
Da*mas"cus (?), n. [L.] A city of Syria. Damascus blade, a sword or
scimiter, made chiefly at Damascus, having a variegated appearance of
watering, and proverbial for excellence. -- Damascus iron, OR Damascus
twist, metal formed of thin bars or wires of iron and steel
elaborately twisted and welded together; used for making gun barrels,
etc., of high quality, in which the surface, when polished and acted
upon by acid, has a damasc appearance. -- Damascus steel. See Damask
steel, under Damask, a.
Damask
Dam"ask (?), n. [From the city Damascus, L. Damascus, Gr. , Heb.
Dammesq, Ar. Daemeshq; cf. Heb. d'meseq damask; cf. It. damasco, Sp.
damasco, F. damas. Cf. Damascene, Damass\'90.]
1. Damask silk; silk woven with an elaborate pattern of flowers and
the like. "A bed of ancient damask." W. Irving.
2. Linen so woven that a pattern in produced by the different
directions of the thread, without contrast of color.
3. A heavy woolen or worsted stuff with a pattern woven in the same
way as the linen damask; -- made for furniture covering and hangings.
4. Damask or Damascus steel; also, the peculiar markings or "water" of
such steel.
5. A deep pink or rose color. Fairfax.
Damask
Dam"ask, a.
1. Pertaining to, or originating at, the city of Damascus; resembling
the products or manufactures of Damascus.
2. Having the color of the damask rose.
But let concealment, like a worm i' the bud, Feed on her damask
cheek. Shak.
Damask color, a deep rose-color like that of the damask rose. --
Damask plum, a small dark-colored plum, generally called damson. --
Damask rose (Bot.), a large, pink, hardy, and very fragrant variety of
rose (Rosa damascena) from Damascus. "Damask roses have not been known
in England above one hundred years." Bacon. -- Damask steel, OR
Damascus steel, steel of the kind originally made at Damascus, famous
for its hardness, and its beautiful texture, ornamented with waving
lines; especially, that which is inlaid with damaskeening; -- formerly
much valued for sword blades, from its great flexibility and tenacity.
Damask
Dam"ask, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Damasked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Damasking.]
To decorate in a way peculiar to Damascus or attributed to Damascus;
particularly: (a) with flowers and rich designs, as silk; (b) with
inlaid lines of gold, etc., or with a peculiar marking or "water," as
metal. See Damaskeen.
Mingled metal damasked o'er with gold. Dryde
On the soft, downy bank, damasked with flowers. Milton.
Damaskeen, Damasken
Dam"as*keen` (?), Dam"as*ken (?), v. t. [F. damaschinare. See
Damascene, v.] To decorate, as iron, steel, etc., with a peculiar
marking or "water" produced in the process of manufacture, or with
designs produced by inlaying or incrusting with another metal, as
silver or gold, or by etching, etc., to damask.
Damaskeening is is partly mosaic work, partly engraving, and partly
carving. Ure.
Damaskin
Dam"as*kin (?), n. [Cf. F. damasquin, adj., It. damaschino, Sp.
damasquino. See Damaskeen.] A sword of Damask steel.
No old Toledo blades or damaskins. Howell
Damass\'82
Da*mas*s\'82" (?), a. [F. damass\'82, fr. damas. See Damask.] Woven
like damask. -- n. A damass\'82 fabric, esp. one of linen.
Damassin
Dam"as*sin (?), n. [F., fr. damas. See Damask.] A kind of modified
damask or blocade.
Dam1bonite
Dam1bo*nite (?), n. [Cf. F. dambonite.] (Chem.) A white crystalline,
sugary substance obtained from an African caotchouc.
Dambose
Dam"bose (?), n. (Chem.) A crystalline vari ety of fruit sugar
obtained from dambonite.
Dame
Dame (?), n. [F. dame, LL. domna, fr. L. domina mistress, lady, fem.
of dominus master, ruler, lord; akin to domare to tame, subdue. See
Tame, and cf. Dam mother, Dan, Danger, Dangeon, Dungeon, Dominie, Don,
n., Duenna.]
1. A mistress of a family, who is a lady; a womam in authority;
especially, a lady.
Then shall these lords do vex me half so much, As that proud dame,
the lord protector's wife. Shak.
2. The mistress of a family in common life, or the mistress of a
common school; as, a dame's school.
In the dame's classes at the village school. Emerson.
3. A woman in general, esp. an elderly woman.
4. A mother; -- applied to human beings and quadrupeds. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Damewort
Dame"wort` (?), n. (Bot.) A cruciferrous plant (Hesperis
matronalis), remarkable for its fragrance, especially toward the
close of the day; -- called also rocket and dame's violet. Loudon.
Damiana
Da`mi*a"na (?), n. [NL.; of uncertain origin.] (Med.) A Mexican
drug, used as an aphrodisiac.
NOTE: &hand; Th ere ar e se veral va rieties derived from different
plants, esp. from a species of Turnera and from Bigelovia veneta.
Wood & Bache.
Damianist
Da"mi*an*ist (?), n. (Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Damian, patriarch
of Alexandria in the 6th century, who held heretical opinions on
the doctrine of the Holy Trinity.
Dammar, Dammara
Dam"mar (?), Dam"ma*ra (?), n. [Jav. & Malay. damar.] An oleoresin
used in making varnishes; dammar gum; dammara resin. It is obtained
from certain resin trees indigenous to the East Indies, esp. Shorea
robusta and the dammar pine.
Dammar pine, (Bot.), a tree of the Moluccas (Agathis, OR Dammara,
orientalis), yielding dammar.
Dammara
Dam"ma*ra, n. (Bot.) A large tree of the order Conifer\'91, indigenous
to the East Indies and Australasia; -- called also Agathis. There are
several species.
Damn
Damn (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Damned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Damning
(?).] [OE. damnen dap), OF. damner, dampner, F. damner, fr. L.
damnare, damnatum, to condemn, fr. damnum damage, a fine, penalty. Cf.
Condemn, Damage.]
1. To condemn; to declare guilty; to doom; to adjudge to punishment;
to sentence; to censhure.
He shall not live; look, with a spot I damn him. Shak.
2. (Theol.) To doom to punishment in the future world; to consign to
perdition; to curse.
3. To condemn as bad or displeasing, by open expression, as by
denuciation, hissing, hooting, etc.
You are not so arrant a critic as to damn them [the works of modern
poets] . . . without hearing. Pope.
Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without
sneering teach the rest to sneer. Pope.
NOTE: &hand; Damn is sometimes used interjectionally, imperatively,
and intensively.
Damn
Damn, v. i. To invoke damnation; to curse. 'While I inwardly damn."
Goldsmith.
Damnability
Dam`na*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality of being damnable; damnableness.
Sir T. More.
Damnable
Dam"na*ble (?), a. [L. damnabilis, fr. damnare: cf. F. damnable. See
Damn.]
1. Liable to damnation; deserving, or for which one deserves, to be
damned; of a damning nature.
A creature unprepared unmeet for dealth, And to transport him in
the mind hi is, Were damnable. Shak.
2. Odious; pernicious; detestable.
Begin, murderer; . . . leave thy damnable faces. Shak.
Damnableness
Dam"na*ble*ness, n. The state or quality of deserving damnation;
execrableness.
The damnableness of this most execrable impiety. Prynne.
Damnably
Dam"na*bly, adv.
1. In a manner to incur sever
2. Odiously; detestably; excessively. [Low]
Damnation
Dam*na"tion (?), n. [F. damnation, L. damnatio, fr. damnare. See
Damn.]
1. The state of being damned; condemnation; openly expressed
disapprobation.
2. (Theol.) Condemnation to everlasting punishment in the future
state, or the punishment itself.
How can ye escape the damnation of hell? Matt. xxiii. 33.
Wickedness is sin, and sin is damnation. Shak.
3. A sin daserving of everlasting punishment. [R.]
The deep damnation of his taking-off. Shak.
Dannatory
Dan"na*to*ry (?), a. [L. damnatorius, fr. damnator a condemner.] Doo
"Damnatory invectives." Hallam.
Damned
Damned (?), a.
1. Sentenced to punishment in a future state; condemned; consigned to
perdition.
2. Hateful; detestable; abominable.
But, O, what damned minutes tells he o'er Who doats, yet doubts,
suspects, yet strongly loves. Shak.
Damnific
Dam*nif"ic (?), a. [L. damnificus; damnum damage, loss + facere to
make. See Damn.] Procuring or causing loss; mischievous; injurious.
Damnification
Dam`ni*fi*ca"tion (?), n. [LL. damnificatio.] That which causes damage
or loss.
Damnify
Dam"ni*fy (?), v. t. [LL. damnificare, fr. L. damnificus: cf. OF.
damnefier. See Damnific.] To cause loss or damage to; to injure; to
imparir. [R.]
This work will ask as many more officials to make expurgations and
expunctions, that the commonwealth of learning be not damnified.
Milton.
Damning
Damn"ing (?), a. That damns; damnable; as, damning evidence of guilt.
Damningness
Damn"ing*ness, n. Tendency to bring damnation. "The damningness of
them [sins]." Hammond.
damnum
dam"num (?), n. [L.] (law) Harm; detriment, either to character or
property.
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Damosel, Damosella, Damoiselle
Dam"o*sel (?), Dam`o*sel"la (?), Da`moi`selle" (?), n. See Damsel.
[Archaic]
Damourite
Dam"our*ite (?), n. [Ater the French chemist Damour.] (Min.) A kind of
Muscovite, or potash mica, containing water.
Damp
Damp (?), n. [Akin to LG., D., & Dan. damp vapor, steam, fog, G.
dampf, Icel. dampi, Sw. damb dust, and to MNG. dimpfen to smoke, imp.
dampf.]
1. Moisture; humidity; fog; fogginess; vapor.
Night . . . with black air Accompanied, with damps and dreadful
gloom. Milton.
2. Dejection; depression; cloud of the mind.
Even now, while thus I stand blest in thy presence, A secret damp
of grief comes o'er my soul. Addison.
It must have thrown a damp over your autumn excursion. J. D.
Forbes.
3. (Mining) A gaseous prodact, formed in coal mines, old wells, pints,
etc.
Choke damp, a damp consisting principally of carboniCarbonic acid,
under Carbonic. -- Damp sheet, a curtain in a mine gallery to direct
air currents and prevent accumulation of gas. -- Fire damp, a damp
consisting chiefly of light carbureted hydrogen; -- so called from its
tendence to explode when mixed with atmospheric air and brought into
contact with flame.
Damp
Damp (?), a. [Compar. Damper (?); superl. Dampest.]
1. Being in a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist; humid.
O'erspread with a damp sweat and holy fear. Dryden.
2. Dejected; depressed; sunk. [R.]
All these and more came flocking, but with looks Downcast and damp.
Milton.
Damp
Damp, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Damped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Damping.] [OE.
dampen to choke, suffocate. See Damp, n.]
1. To render damp; to moisten; to make humid, or moderately wet; to
dampen; as, to damp cloth.
2. To put out, as fire; to depress or deject; to deaden; to cloud; to
check or restrain, as action or vigor; to make dull; to weaken; to
discourage. "To damp your tender hopes." Akenside.
Usury dulls and damps all industries, improvements, and new
inventions, wherein money would be stirring if it were not for this
slug. Bacon.
How many a day has been damped and darkened by an angry word! Sir
J. Lubbock.
The failure of his enterprise damped the spirit of the soldiers.
Macaulay.
Dampen
Damp"en (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dampened (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Dampening.]
1. To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet.
2. To depress; to check; to make dull; to lessen.
In a way that considerably dampened our enthusiasm. The Century.
Dampen
Damp"en, v. i. To become damp; to deaden. Byron.
Damper
Damp"er (?), n. That which damps or checks; as: (a) A valve or movable
plate in the flue or other part of a stove, furnace, etc., used to
check or regulate the draught of air. (b) A contrivance, as in a
pianoforte, to deaden vibrations; or, as in other pieces of mechanism,
to check some action at a particular time.
Nor did Sabrina's presence seem to act as any damper at the modest
little festivities. W. Black.
Dampish
Damp"ish (?), a. Moderately damp or moist. -- Damp"ish*ly, adv. --
Damp"ish*ness, n.
Dampne
Damp"ne (?), v. t. To damn. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Dampness
Damp"ness, n. Moderate humidity; moisture; fogginess; moistness.
Damp off
Damp" off` (?). To decay and perish through excessive moisture.
Dampy
Damp"y (?), a.
1. Somewhat damp. [Obs.] Drayton.
2. Dejected; gloomy; sorrowful. [Obs.] "Dispel dampy throughts."
Haywards.
Damsel
Dam"sel (?), n. [OE. damosel, damesel, damisel, damsel, fr. OF.
damoisele, damisele, gentlewoman, F. demoiselle young lady; cf. OF.
damoisel young nobleman, F. damoiseau; fr. LL. domicella, dominicella,
fem., domicellus, dominicellus, masc., dim. fr. L. domina, dominus.
See Dame, and cf. Demoiselle, Doncella.]
1. A young person, either male or female, of noble or gentle
extraction; as, Damsel Pepin; Damsel Richard, Prince of Wales. [Obs.]
2. A young unmarried woman; a gerl; a maiden.
With her train of damsels she was gone, In shady walks the
scorching heat to shum. Dryden.
Sometimes a troop of damsels glad, . . . Goes by to towered
Cameleot. Tennyson.
3. (Milling) An attachment to a millstone spindle for shaking the
hoppe
Damson
Dam"son (?), n. [OE. damasin the Damascus plum, fr. L. Damascenus. See
Damascene.] A small oval plum of a blue color, the fruit of a variety
of the Prunus domestica; -- called also damask plum.
Dan
Dan (?), n. [OE. dan, danz, OF. danz (prop. only nom.), dan, master,
fr. L. dominus. See Dame.] A title of honor equivalent to master, or
sir. [Obs.]
Old Dan Geoffry, in gently spright The pure wellhead of poetry did
dwell. Spenser.
What time Dan Abraham left the Chaldee land. Thomson.
Dan
Dan, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Mining) A small truck or sledge used in
coal mines.
Danaide
Da"na*ide (?), n. [From the mythical Danaides, who were condemned to
fill with water a vessel full of holes.] (Mach.) A water wheel having
a vertical axis, and an inner and outer tapering shell, between which
are vanes or floats attached usually to both shells, but sometimes
only to one.
Danaite
Da"na*ite (?), n. [Named after J. Freeman Dana.] (Min.) A
cobaltiferous variety of arsenopyrite.
Danalite
Da"na*lite (?), n. [Named after James Dwight Dana.] (Min.) A mineral
occuring in octahedral crystals, also massive, of a reddish color. It
is a silicate of iron, zinc manganese, and glicinum, containing
sulphur.
Danburite
Dan"bu*rite (?), n. (Min.) A borosilicate of lime, first found at
Danbury, Conn. It is near the topaz in form. Dana.
Dance
Dance (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Danced (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dancing.]
[F. danser, fr. OHG. dans to draw; akin to dinsan to draw, Goth.
apinsan, and prob. from the same root (meaning to stretch) as E. thin.
See Thin.]
1. To move with measured steps, or to a musical accompaniment; to go
through, either alone or in company with others, with a regulated
succession of movements, (commonly) to the sound of music; to trip or
leap rhytmically.
Jack shall pipe and Gill shall dance. Wiher.
Good shepherd, what fair swain is this Which dances with your
dauther? Shak.
2. To move nimbly or merrily; to express pleasure by motion; to caper;
to frisk; to skip about.
Then, 'tis time to dance off. Thackeray.
More dances my rapt heart Than when I first my wedded mistress saw.
Shak.
Shadows in the glassy waters dance. Byron.
Where rivulets dance their wayward round. Wordsworth.
To dance on a rope, OR To dance on nothing, to be hanged.
Dance
Dance (?), v. t. To cause to dance, or move nimbly or merrily about,
or up and down; to dandle.
To dance our ringlets to the whistling wind. Shak.
Thy grandsire loved thee well; Many a time he danced thee on his
knee. Shak.
To dance attendance, to come and go obsequiously; to be or remain in
waiting, at the beck and call of another, with a view to please or
gain favor.
A man of his place, and so near our favor, To dance attendance on
their lordships' pleasure. Shak.
Dance
Dance, n. [F. danse, of German origin. See Dance, v. i.]
1. The leaping, tripping, or measured stepping of one who dances; an
amusement, in which the movements of the persons are regulated by art,
in figures and in accord with music.
2. (Mus.) A tune by which dancing is regulated, as the minuet, the
waltz, the cotillon, etc.
NOTE: &hand; Th e wo rd da nce wa s us ed ir onically, by the older
writers, of many proceedings besides dancing.
Of remedies of love she knew parchance For of that art she couth
the olde dance. Chaucer.
Dance of Death (Art), an allegorical representation of the power of
death over all, -- the old, the young, the high, and the low, being
led by a dancing skeleton. -- Morris dance. See Morris. -- To lead one
a dance, to cause one to go through a series of movements or
experiences as if guided by a partner in a dance not understood.
Dancer
Dan"cer (?), n. One who dances or who practices dancing. The merry
dancers, beams of the northern lights when they rise and fall
alternately without any considerable change of length. See Aurora
borealis, under Aurora.
Danceress
Dan"cer*ess, n. A female dancer. [Obs.] Wyclif.
Dancett\'82
Dan`cet`t\'82" (?), a. [Cf. F. danch\'82 dancett\'82, dent tooth.]
(Her.) Deeply indented; having large teeth; thus, a fess dancett\'82
has only three teeth in the whole width of the escutcheon.
Dancing
Dan"cing (?), p. a. & vb. n. from Dance. Dancing girl, one of the
women in the East Indies whose profession is to dance in the temples,
or for the amusement of spectators. There are various classes of
dancing girls. -- Dancing master, a teacher of dancing. -- Dancing
school, a school or place where dancing is taught.
Dancy
Dan"cy (?), a. (Her.) Same as Dancett\'82.
Dandelion
Dan"de*li`on (?), n. [F. dent de lion lion's tooth, fr. L. dens tooth
+ leo lion. See Tooth, n., and Lion.] (Bot.) A well-known plant of the
genus Taraxacum (T. officinale, formerly called T. Dens-leonis and
Leontodos Taraxacum) bearing large, yellow, compound flowers, and
deeply notched leaves.
Dander
Dan"der (?), n. [Corrupted from dandruff.]
1. Dandruff or scurf on the head.
2. Anger or vexation; rage [Low] Halliwell.
Dander
Dan"der, v. i. [See Dandle.] To wander about; to saunter; to talk
incoherently. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Dandi
Dan"di (?), n. [Hind. , fr. an oar.] A boatman; an oarsman. [India]
Dandie
Dan"die (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) One of a breed of small terriers; -- called
also Dandie Dinmont.
Dandified
Dan"di*fied (?), a. Made up like a dandy; having the dress or manners
of a dandy; buckish.
Dandify
Dan"di*fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dandified (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Dandifying.] [Dandy + -fy.] To cause to resemble a dandy; to make
dandyish.
Dandiprat
Dan"di*prat (?), n. [Dandy + brat child.]
1. A little fellow; -- in sport or contempt. "A dandiprat hop-thumb."
Stanyhurst.
2. A small coin.
Henry VII. stamped a small coin called dandiprats. Camden.
Dandle
Dan"dle (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dandled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dandling
(?).] [Cf. G. d\'84ndeln to trifly, dandle, OD. & Prov. G. danten, G.
tand trifly, prattle; Scot. dandill, dander, to go about idly, to
trifly.]
1. To move up and down on one's knee or in one's arms, in affectionate
play, as an infant.
Ye shall be dandled . . . upon her knees. Is.
2. To treat with fondness, as if a child; to fondle; to toy with; to
pet.
They have put me in a silk gown and gaudy fool's cap; I as ashamed
to be dandled thus. Addison.
The book, thus dandled into popularity by bishops and good ladies,
contained many pieces of nursery eloquence. Jeffrey.
3. To play with; to put off or delay by trifles; to wheedle. [Obs.]
Captains do so dandle their doings, and dally in the service, as it
they would not have the enemy subdued. Spenser.
Dandler
Dan"dler (?), n. One who dandles or fondles.
Dandriff
Dan"driff (?), n. See Dandruff. Swift.
Dandruff
Dandruff (?), n. [Prob. from W. toncrust, peel, skin + AS. dr dirty,
draffy, or W. drwg bad: cf. AS. tan a letter, an eruption. &root;240.]
A scurf which forms on the head, and comes off in small or particles.
[Written also dandriff.]
Dandy
Dan"dy (?), n.; pl. Dandies (#). [Cf. F. dandin, ninny, silly fellow,
dandiner to waddle, to play the fool; prob. allied to E. dandle.
Senses 2&3 are of uncertain etymol.]
1. One who affects special finery or gives undue attention to dress; a
fop; a coxcomb.
2. (Naut.) (a) A sloop or cutter with a jigger on which a lugsail is
set. (b) A small sail carried at or near the stern of small boats; --
called also jigger, and mizzen.
3. A dandy roller. See below.
Dandy brush, a yard whalebone brush. -- Dandy fever. See Dengue. --
Dandy line, a kind of fishing line to which are attached several
crosspieces of whalebone which carry a hook at each end. -- Dandy
roller, a roller sieve used in machines for making paper, to press out
water from the pulp, and set the paper.
Dandy-cock
Dan"dy-cock` (, n. masc., Dan"dy-hen` (, n. fem. [See Dandy.] A bantam
fowl.
Dandyish
Dan"dy*ish, a. Like a dandy.
Dandyism
Dan"dy*ism (?), n. The manners and dress of a dandy; foppishness.
Byron.
Dandyise
Dan"dy*ise (?), v. t. & i. To make, or to act, like a dandy; to
dandify.
Dandyling
Dan"dy*ling (?), n. [Dandy + .] A little or insignificant dandy; a
contemptible fop.
Dane
Dane (?), n. [LL. Dani: cf. AS. Dene.] A native, or a naturalized
inhabitant, of Denmark. Great Dane. (Zo\'94l.) See Danish dog, under
Danish.
Danegeld, Danegelt
Dane"geld` (?), Dane"gelt` (?), n. [AS. danegeld. See Dane, and Geld,
n.] (Eng. Hist.) An annual tax formerly laid on the English nation to
buy off the ravages of Danish invaders, or to maintain forces to
oppose them. It afterward became a permanent tax, raised by an
assessment, at first of one shilling, afterward of two shillings, upon
every hide of land throughout the realm. Wharton's Law Dict. Tomlins.
Danewort
Dane"wort` (?), n. (Bot.) A fetid European species of elder (Sambucus
Ebulus); dwarf elder; wallwort; elderwort; -- called also Daneweed,
Dane's weed, and Dane's-blood.
NOTE: [Said to grow on spots where battles were fought against the
Danes.]
Dang
Dang (?), imp. of Ding. [Obs.]
Dang
Dang, v. t. [Cf. Ding.] To dash. [Obs.]
Till she, o'ercome with anguish, shame, and rage, Danged down to
hell her loathsome carriage. Marlowe.
Danger
Dan"ger (?), n. [OE. danger, daunger, power, arrogance, refusal,
difficulty, fr. OF. dagier, dongier (with same meaning), F. danger
danger, fr. an assumed LL. dominiarium power, authority, from L.
dominium power, property. See Dungeon, Domain, Dame.]
1. Authority; jurisdiction; control. [Obs.]
In dangerhad he . . . the young girls. Chaucer.
2. Power to harm; subjection or liability to penalty. [Obs.] See In
one's danger, below.
You stand within his danger, do you not? Shak.
Covetousness of gains hath brought [them] in dangerof this statute.
Robynson (More's Utopia).
3. Exposure to injury, loss, pain, or other evil; peril; risk;
insecurity.
4. Difficulty; sparingness. [Obs.] Chaucer.
5. Coyness; disdainful behavior. [Obs.] Chaucer.
In one's danger, in one's power; liable to a penalty to be inflicted
by him. [Obs.] This sense is retained in the proverb, "Out of debt out
of danger."
Those rich man in whose debt and danger they be not. Robynson
(More's Utopia).
-- To do danger, to cause danger. [Obs.] Shak. Syn. -- Peril; hazard;
risk; jeopardy. -- Danger, Peril, Hazard, Risk, Jeopardy. Danger is
the generic term, and implies some contingent evil in prospect. Peril
is instant or impending danger; as, in peril of one's life. Hazard
arises from something fortuitous or beyond our control; as, the hazard
of the seas. Risk is doubtful or uncertain danger, often incurred
voluntarily; as, to risk an engagement. Jeopardy is extreme danger.
Danger of a contagious disease; the perils of shipwreck; the hazards
of speculation; the risk of daring enterprises; a life brought into
jeopardy.
Danger
Dan"ger, v. t. To endanger. [Obs.] Shak.
Dangerful
Dan"ger*ful (?), a. Full of danger; dangerous. [Obs.] --
Dan"ger*ful*ly, adv. [Obs.] Udall.
Dangerless
Dan"ger*less, a. Free from danger. [R.]
Dangerous
Dan"ger*ous (?), a. [OE., haughty, difficult, dangerous, fr. OF.
dangereus, F. dangereux. See Danger.]
1. Attended or beset with danger; full of risk; perilous; hazardous;
unsafe.
Our troops set forth to-morrow; stay with us; The ways are
dangerous. Shak.
It is dangerous to assert a negative. Macaulay.
2. Causing danger; ready to do harm or injury.
If they incline to think you dangerous To less than gods. Milton.
3. In a condition of danger, as from illness; threatened with death.
[Colloq.] Forby. Bartlett.
4. Hard to suit; difficult to please. [Obs.]
My wages ben full strait, and eke full small; My lord to me is hard
and dangerous. Chaucer.
5. Reserved; not affable. [Obs.] "Of his speech dangerous." Chaucer.
-- Dan"ger*ous*ly, adv. -- Dan"ger*ous*ness, n.
Dangle
Dan"gle (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dangled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dangling
(?).] [Akin to Dan. dangle, dial. Sw. dangla, Dan. dingle, Sw. dingla,
Icel. dingla; perh. from E. ding.] To hang loosely, or with a swinging
or jerking motion.
he'd rather on a gibbet dangle Than miss his dear delight, to
wrangle. Hudibras.
From her lifted hand Dangled a length of ribbon. Tennyson.
To dangle about OR after, to hang upon importunately; to court the
favor of; to beset.
The Presbyterians, and other fanatics that dangle after them, are
well inclined to pull down the present establishment. Swift.
Dangle
Dan"gle (?), v. t. To cause to dangle; to swing, as something
suspended loosely; as, to dangle the feet.
And the bridegroom stood dangling his bonnet and plume. Sir W.
Scott.
Dangleberry
Dan"gle*ber`ry (?), n. (Bot.) A dark blue, edible berry with a white
bloom, and its shrub (Gaylussacia frondosa) closely allied to the
common huckleberry. The bush is also called blue tangle, and is found
from New England to Kentucky, and southward.
Dangler
Dan"gler (?), n. One who dangles about or after others, especially
after women; a trifler. " Danglers at toilets." Burke.
Daniel
Dan"i*el (?), n. A Hebrew prophet distinguished for sagacity and
ripeness of judgment in youth; hence, a sagacious and upright judge.
A Daniel come to judgment. Shak.
Danish
Dan"ish (?), a. [See Dane.] Belonging to the Danes, or to their
language or country. -- n. The language of the Danes. Danish dog
(Zo\'94l.), one of a large and powerful breed of dogs reared in
Denmark; -- called also great Dane. See Illustration in Appendix.
Danite
Dan"ite (?), n.
1. A descendant of Dan; an Israelite of the tribe of Dan. Judges xiii.
2.
2. [So called in remembrance of the prophecy in Gen. xlix. 17, "Dan
shall be a serpent by the way," etc.] One of a secret association of
Mormons, bound by an oath to obey the heads of the church in all
things. [U. S.]
Dank
Dank (?), a. [Cf. dial, Sw. dank a moist place in a field, Icel.
d\'94kk pit, pool; possibly akin to E. damp or to daggle dew.] Damp;
moist; humid; wet.
Now that the fields are dank and ways are mire. Milton.
Cheerless watches on the cold, dank ground. Trench.
Dank
Dank, n. Moisture; humidity; water. [Obs.]
Dank
Dank, n. A small silver coin current in Persia.
Dankish
Dank"ish, a. Somewhat dank. -- Dank"ish*ness, n.
In a dark and dankish vault at home. Shak.
Dannebrog
Dan"ne*brog (?), n. The ancient battle standard of Denmark, bearing
figures of cross and crown. Order of Dannebrog, an ancient Danish
order of knighthood.
Danseuse
Dan`seuse" (?), n. [F., fr. danser to dance.] a professional female
dancer; a woman who dances at a public exhibition as in a ballet.
Dansk
Dansk (?), a. [Dan.] Danish. [Obs.]
Dansker
Dansk"er (?), n. A Dane. [Obs.]
Inquire me first what Danskers are in Paris. Shak.
Dantean
Dan*te"an (?), a. Relatingto, emanating from or resembling, the poet
Dante or his writings.
Dantesque
Dan*tesque" (?), a. [Cf. It. Dantesco.] Dantelike; Dantean. Earle.
Danubian
Da*nu"bi*an (?), a. Pertainingto, or bordering on, the river Danube.
Dap
Dap (?), v. i. [Cf. Dip.] (Angling) To drop the bait gently on the
surface of the water.
To catch a club by dapping with a grasshoper. Walton.
Dapatical
Da*pat"ic*al (?), a. [L. dapaticus, fr. daps feast.] Sumptuous in
cheer. [Obs.] Bailey.
Daphne
Daph"ne (?), n. [L., a laurel tree, from Gr. .]
1. (Bot.) A genus of diminutive Shrubs, mostly evergreen, and with
fragrant blossoms.
2. (Myth.) A nymph of Diana, fabled to have been changed into a laurel
tree.
Daphnetin
Daph"ne*tin (?), n. (Chem.) A colorless crystalline substance, C9H6O4,
extracted from daphnin.
Daphnia
Daph"ni*a (?), n. [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of the genus Daphnia.
Daphnin
Daph"nin (?), n. [Cf. F. daphnine.] (Chem.) (a) A dark green bitter
resin extracted from the mezereon (Daphne mezereum) and regarded as
the essential principle of the plant. [R.] (b) A white, crystalline,
bitter substance, regarded as a glucoside, and extracted from Daphne
mezereum and D. alpina.
Daphnomancy
Daph"no*man`cy (?), n. [Gr. da`fnh the laurel + -mancy.] Divination by
means of the laurel.
Dapifer
Dap"i*fer (?), n. [L., daps a feast + ferre to bear.] One who brings
meat to the table; hence, in some countries, the official title of the
grand master or steward of the king's or a nobleman's household.
Dapper
Dap"per (?), a. [OE. daper; prob. fr. D. dapper brave, valiant; akin
to G. tapfer brave, OHG. taphar heavy, weighty, OSlav. dobr&ucr; good,
Russ. dobrui. Cf. Deft.] Little and active; spruce; trim; smart; neat
in dress or appearance; lively.
He wondered how so many provinces could be held in subjection by
such a dapper little man. Milton.
The dapper ditties that I wont devise. Spenser.
Sharp-nosed, dapper steam yachts. Julian Hawthorne.
Dapperling
Dap"per*ling (?), n. A dwarf; a dandiprat. [r.]
Dapple
Dap"ple (?), n. [Cf. Icel. depill a spot, a dot, a dog with spots over
the eyes, dapi a pool, and E. dimple.] One of the spots on a dappled
animal.
He has . . . as many eyes on his body as my gray mare hath dapples.
Sir P. Sidney.
Dapple, Dappled
Dap"ple (?), Dap"pled (?), a. Marked with spots of different shades of
color; spotted; variegated; as, a dapple horse.
Some dapple mists still floated along the peaks. Sir W. Scott.
NOTE: &hand; Th e wo rd is used in composition to denote that some
color is variegated or marked with spots; as, dapple-bay;
dapple-gray.
His steed was all dapple-gray. Chaucer.
O, swiftly can speed my dapple-gray steed. Sir W. Scott.
Dapple
Dap"ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dappled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dappling.]
To variegate with spots; to spot.
The gentle day, . . . Dapples the drowsy east with spots of gray.
Shak.
The dappled pink and blushing rose. Prior.
Darbies
Dar"bies (?), n. pl. Manacles; handcuffs. [Cant]
Jem Clink will fetch you the darbies. Sir W. Scott.
NOTE: &hand; In "T he St eel Glass" by Gascoigne, printed in 1576,
occurs the line "To binde such babes in father Derbies bands."
Darby
Dar"by (?), n. A plasterer's float, having two handles; -- used in
smoothing ceilings, etc.
Darbyite
Dar"by*ite (?), n. One of the Plymouth Brethren, or of a sect among
them; -- so called from John N. Darby, one of the leaders of the
Brethren.
Dardanian
Dar*da"ni*an (?), a. & n.[From L. Dardania, poetic name of Troy.]
Trojan.
Dare
Dare (?), v. i. [imp. Durst (?) or Dared (; p. p. Dared; p. pr. & vb.
n. Daring.] [OE. I dar, dear, I dare, imp. dorste, durste, AS. ic dear
I dare, imp. dorste. inf. durran; akin to OS. gidar, gidorsta,
gidurran, OHG. tar, torsta, turran, Goth. gadar, gada\'a3rsta, Gr.
tharsei^n, tharrei^n, to be bold, tharsy`s bold, Skr. Dhrsh to be
bold. &root;70.] To have adequate or sufficient courage for any
purpose; to be bold or venturesome; not to be afraid; to venture.
I dare do all that may become a man; Who dares do more is none.
Shak.
Why then did not the ministers use their new law? Bacause they
durst not, because they could not. Macaulay.
Who dared to sully her sweet love with suspicion. Thackeray.
The tie of party was stronger than the tie of blood, because a
partisan was more ready to dare without asking why. Jowett (Thu
NOTE: &hand; Th e pr esent te nse, I da re, is really an old past
tense, so that the third person is he dare, but the form he dares
is now often used, and will probably displace the obsolescent he
dare, through grammatically as incorrect as he shalls or he cans.
Skeat.
The pore dar plede (the poor man dare plead). P. Plowman.
You know one dare not discover you. Dryden.
The fellow dares nopt deceide me. Shak.
Here boldly spread thy hands, no venom'd weed Dares blister them,
no slimly snail dare creep. Beau. & Fl.
NOTE: &hand; Formerly durst was also used as the present. Sometimes
the old form dare is found for durst or dared.
Dare
Dare, v. y. [imp. & p. p. Dared; p. pr. & vb. n. Daring.]
1. To have courage for; to attempt courageously; to venture to do or
to undertake.
What high concentration of steady feeling makes men dare every
thing and do anything? Bagehot.
To wrest it from barbarism, to dare its solitudes. The Century.
2. To challenge; to provoke; to defy.
Time, I dare thee to discover Such a youth and such a lover.
Dryden.
Dare
Dare, n.
1. The quality of daring; venturesomeness; boldness; dash. [R.]
It lends a luster . . . A large dare to our great enterprise. Shak.
2. Defiance; challenge.
Childish, unworthy dares Are not enought to part our powers.
Chapman.
Sextus Pompeius Hath given the dare to C\'91sar. Shak.
Dare
Dare, v. i. [OE. darien, to lie hidden, be timid.] To lurk; to lie
hid. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Dare
Dare, v. t. To terrify; to daunt. [Obs.]
For I have done those follies, those mad mischiefs, Would dare a
woman. Beau. & Fl.
To dare larks, to catch them by producing terror through to use of
mirrors, scarlet cloth, a hawk, etc., so that they lie still till a
net is thrown over them. Nares.
Dare
Dare, n. [See Dace.] (Zo\'94l.) A small fish; the dace.
Dare-devil
Dare"-dev`il (?), n. A reckless fellow. Also used adjectively; as,
dare-devil excitement.
A humorous dare-devil -- the very man To suit my prpose. Ld.
Lytton.
Dare-deviltry
Dare"-dev`il*try (?), n; pl. Dare-deviltries (. Reckless mischief; the
action of a dare-devil.
Dareful
Dare"ful (?), a. Full af daring or of defiance; adveturous. [R.] Shak.
Darer
Dar"er (?), n. One who dares or defies.
Darg, Dargue
Darg, Dargue (?), n. [Scot., contr. fr. day work.] A day's work; also,
a fixed amount of work, whether more or less than that of a day.
[Local, Eng. & Scott]
Daric
Dar"ic (?), n. [Gr.
1. (Antiq.) (a) A gold coin of ancient Persia, weighing usually a
little more than 128 grains, and bearing on one side of the figure of
an archer. (b) A silver coin of about 86 grains, having the figure of
an archer, and hence, in modern times, called a daric.
2. Any very pure gold coin.
Daring
Dar"ing (?), n. Boldness; fearlessness; adventurousness; also, a
daring act.
Daring
Dar"ing, a. Bold; fearless; adventurous; as, daring spirits. --
Dar"ing*ly, adv. -- Dar"ing*ness, n.
Dark
Dark (?), a. [OE. dark, derk, deork, AS. dearc, deorc; cf. Gael. & Ir.
dorch, dorcha, dark, black, dusky.]
1. Destitute, or partially destitute, of light; not receiving,
reflecting, or radiating light; wholly or partially black, or of some
deep shade of color; not light-colored; as, a dark room; a dark day;
dark cloth; dark paint; a dark complexion.
O dark, dark, dark, amid the blaze of noon, Irrecoverable dark,
total eclipse Without all hope of day! milton.
In the dark and silent grave. Sir W. Raleigh.
2. Not clear to the understanding; not easily
The dark problems of existence. Shairp.
What may seem dark at the first, will afterward be found more
plain. Hooker.
What's your dark meaning, mouse, of this light word? Shak.
3. Destitute of knowledge and culture; in moral or intellectual
darkness; unrefined; ignorant.
The age wherin he lived was dark, but he Cobld not want light who
taught the world oto see. Denhan.
The tenth century used to be reckoned by medi\'91val historians as
the darkest part of this intellectual night. Hallam.
4. Evincing blaxk or foul traits of character; vile; wicked;
atrocious; as, a dark villain; a dark deed.
Left him at large to his own dark designs. Milton.
5. Foreboding evil; gloomy; jealous; suspicious.
More dark and dark our woes. Shak.
A deep melancholy took possesion of him, and gave a dark tinge to
all his views of human nature. Macaulay.
There is, in every true woman-s heart, a spark of heavenly fire,
which beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity. W. Irving.
6. Deprived of sight; blind. [Obs.]
He was, I think, at this time quite dark, and so had been for some
years. Evelyn.
NOTE: &hand; Da rk is sometimes used to qualify another adjective;
as, dark blue, dark green, and sometimes it forms the first part of
a compound; as, dark-haired, dark-eyed, dark-colored, dark-seated,
dark-working.
A dark horse, in racing or politics, a horse or a candidate whose
chances of success are not known, and whose capabilities have not been
made the subject of general comment or of wagers. [Colloq.] -- Dark
house, Dark room, a house or room in which madmen were confined.
[Obs.] Shak. -- Dark lantern. See Lantern. -- The Dark Ages, a period
of stagnation and obscurity in literature and art, lasting, according
to Hallam, nearly 1000 years, from about 500 to about 1500 A. D.. See
Middle Ages, under Middle. -- The Dark and Bloody Ground, a phrase
applied to the State of Kentucky, and said to be the significance of
its name, in allusion to the frequent wars that were waged there
between Indians. -- The dark day, a day (May 19, 1780) when a
remarkable and unexplained darkness extended over all New England. --
To keep dark, to reveal nothing. [Low]
Dark
Dark (?), n.
1. Absence of light; darkness; obscurity; a place where there is
little or no light.
Here stood he in the dark, his sharp sword out. Shak.
2. The condition of ignorance; gloom; secrecy.
Look, what you do, you do it still i' th' dark. Shak.
Till we perceive by our own understandings, we are as mucdark, and
as void of knowledge, as before. Locke.
3. (Fine Arts) A dark shade or dark passage in a painting, engraving,
or the like; as, the light and darks are well contrasted.
The lights may serve for a repose to the darks, and the darks to
the lights. Dryden.
Dark
Dark, v. t. To darken to obscure. [Obs.] Milton.
Darken
Dark"en (?), v. t. [Imp. & p. p. Darkened (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Darkening (?).] [AS. deorcian. See Dark, a.]
1. To make dark or black; to deprite of light; to obscure; as, a
darkened room.
They [locusts] covered the face of the whole earth, so that the
land was darkened. Ex. x. 15.
So spake the Sovran Voice; and clouds began To darken all the hill.
Milton.
2. To render dim; to deprive of vision.
Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see. Rom. xi. 10.
3. To cloud, obscure, or perplex; to render less clear or
intelligible.
Such was his wisdom that his confidence did seldom darkenhis
foresight. Bacon.
Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge? Job.
xxxviii. 2.
4. To cast a gloom upon.
With these forced thoughts, I prithee, darken not The mirth of the
feast. Shak.
5. To make foul; to sully; to tarnish.
I must not think there are Evils enough to darken all his goodness.
Shak.
Darken
Dark"en, v. i. To grow or darker.
Darkener
Dark"en*er (?), n. One who, or that which, darkens.
Darkening
Dark"en*ing, n. Twilight; gloaming. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Wright.
Darkful
Dark"ful (?), a. Full of darkness. [Obs.]
Darkish
Dark"ish (?), a. Somewhat dark; dusky.
Darkle
Dar"kle (?), v. i. [Freq. of dark.] To grow dark; to show
indistinctly. Thackeray.
Darkling
Dark"ling (?), adv. [Dark + the adverbial suffix -ling.] In the dark.
[Poetic]
So, out went the candle, and we were left darkling. Shak.
As the wakeful bird Sings darkling. Milton.
Darkling
Dark"ling, p. pr. & a.
1. Becoming dark or gloomy; frowing.
His honest brows darkling as he looked towards me. Thackeray.
2. Dark; gloomy. "The darkling precipice." Moore.
Darkly
Dark"ly, adv.
1. With imperfect light, clearness, or knowledge; obscurely; dimly;
blindly; uncertainly.
What fame to future times conveys but darkly down. Dryden.
so softly dark and darkly pure. Byron.
2. With a dark, gloomy, cruel, or menacing look.
Looking darkly at the clerguman. Hawthorne.
Darkness
Dark"ness, n.
1. The absence of light; blackness; obscurity; gloom.
And darkness was upon the face of the deep. Gen. i. 2.
2. A state of privacy; secrecy.
What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light. Matt. x. 27.
3. A state of ignorance or error, especially on moral or religious
subjects; hence, wickedness; impurity.
Men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were
evil. John. iii. 19.
Pursue these sons of darkness: drive them out From all heaven's
bounds. Milton.
4. Want of clearness or perspicuity; obscurity; as, the darkness of a
subject, or of a discussion.
5. A state of distress or trouble.
A day of clouds and of thick darkness. Joel. ii. 2.
Prince of darkness, the Devil; Satan. "In the power of the Prince of
darkness." Locke. Syn. -- Darkness, Dimness, Obscurity, Gloom.
Darkness arises from a total, and dimness from a partial, want of
light. A thing is obscure when so overclouded or covered as not to be
easily perceived. As tha shade or obscurity increases, it deepens into
gloom. What is dark is hidden from view; what is obscure is difficult
to perceive or penetrate; the eye becomes dim with age; an impending
storm fills the atmosphere with gloom. When taken figuratively, these
words have a like use; as, the darkness of ignorance; dimness of
discernment; obscurity of reasoning; gloom of superstition.
Darksome
Dark"some (?), a. Dark; gloomy; obscure; shaded; cheerless. [Poetic]
He brought him through a darksome narrow pass To a broad gate, all
built of beaten gold. Spenser.
Darky
Dark"y (?), n. A negro. [Sleng]
Darling
Dar"ling (?), n. [OE. derling, deorling, AS. de\'a2rling; de\'a2re
dear + -ling. See Dear, and -ling.] One dearly beloved; a favorite.
And can do naught but wail her darling's loss. Shak.
Darling
Dar"ling, a. Dearly beloved; regarded with especial kindness and
tenderness; favorite. "Some darling science." I. Watts. "Darling sin."
Macaulay.
Darlingtonia
Dar`ling*to"ni*a (?), n. [NL. Named after Dr. William Darlington, a
botanist of West Chester, Penn.] (Bot.) A genus of California pitcher
plants consisting of a single species. The long tubular leaves are
hooded at the top, and frequently contain many insects drowned in the
secretion of the leaves.
Darn
Darn (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Darned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Darning.]
[OE. derne, prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. darnio to piece, break in
pieces, W. & Arm. to E. tear. Cf. Tear, v. t.] To mend as a rent or
hole, with interlacing stitches of yarn or thread by means of a
needle; to sew together with yarn or thread.
He spent every day ten hours in his closet, in darning his
stockins. Swift.
Darning last. See under Last. -- Darning needle. (a) A long, strong
needle for mending holes or rents, especially in stockings. (b)
(Zo\'94l.) Any species of dragon fly, having a long, cylindrical body,
resembling a needle. These flies are harmless and without stings.
NOTE: [In this sense, usually written with a hyphen.]
Called also devil's darning-needle.
Darn
Darn, n. A place mended by darning.
Darn
Darn, v. t. A colloquial euphemism for Damn.
Darnel
Dar"nel (?), n. [OE. darnel, dernel, of uncertain origin; cf. dial. F.
darnelle, Sw. d\'86r-repe; perh. named from a supposed intoxicating
quality of the plant, and akin to Sw. d\'86ra to infatuate, OD. door
foolish, G. thor fool, and Ee. dizzy.] (Bot.) Any grass of the genus
Lolium, esp. the Lolium temulentum (bearded darnel), the grains of
which have been reputed poisonous. Other species, as Lolium perenne
(rye grass or ray grass), and its variety L. Italicum (Italian rye
grass), are highly esteemed for pasture and for making hay.
NOTE: &hand; Un der da rnel ou r ea rly herbalists comprehended all
kinds of cornfield weeds.
Dr. Prior.
Darner
Darn"er (?), n. One who mends by darning.
Darnex, Darnic
Dar"nex (?), Dar"nic (?), n. Same as Dornick.
Daroo
Da*roo", n. (Bot.) The Egyptian sycamore (Ficus Sycamorus). See
Sycamore.
Darr
Darr (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The European black tern.
Darraign, Darrain
Dar"raign, Dar"rain, (?), v. t. [OF. deraisnier to explain, defend, to
maintain in legal action by proof and reasonings, LL. derationare; de-
+ rationare to discourse, contend in law, fr. L. ratio reason, in LL.,
legal cause. Cf. Arraign, and see Reason.]
1. To make ready to fight; to array. [Obs.]
Darrain your battle, for they are at hand. Shak.
2. To fight out; to contest; to decide by combat. [Obs.] "To darrain
the battle." Chaucer .
Darrein
Dar"rein, a. [OF. darrein, darrain, fr. an assumed LL. deretranus; L.
de + retro back, backward.] (Law) Last; as, darrein continuance, the
last continuance.
Dart
Dart (?), n. [OF. dart, of German origin; cf. OHG. tart javelin, dart,
AS. dara, daro, Sw. dart dagger, Icel. darra dart.]
1. A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; a
short lance; a javelin; hence, any sharp-pointed missile weapon, as an
arrow.
And he [Joab] took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through
the heart of Absalom. 2 Sa. xviii. 14.
2. Anything resembling a dart; anything that pierces or wounds like a
dart.
The artful inquiry, whose venomed dart Scarce wounds the hearing
while it stabs the heart. Hannan More.
3. A spear set as a prize in running. [Obs.] Chaucer.
4. (Zo\'94l.) A fish; the dace. See Dace.
Dart sac (Zo\'94l.), a sac connected with the reproductive organs of
land snails, which contains a dart, or arrowlike structure.
Dart
Dart, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Darted; p. pr. & vb. n. Darting.]
1. To throw with a sudden effort or thrust, as a dart or other missile
weapon; to hurl or launch.
2. To throw suddenly or rapidly; to send forth; to emit; to shoot; as,
the sun darts forth his beams.
Or what ill eyes malignant glances dart? Pope.
Dart
Dart, v. i.
1. To fly or pass swiftly, as a dart.
2. To start and run with velocity; to shoot rapidly along; as, the
deer darted from the thicket.
Dartars
Dar"tars (?), n. [F. dartre eruption, dandruff. A kind of scab or
ulceration on the skin of lambs.
Darter
Dart"er (?), n.
1. One who darts, or who throw darts; that which darts.
2. (Zo\'94l.) The snakebird, a water bird of the genus Plotus; -- so
called because it darts out its long, snakelike neck at its prey. See
Snakebird.
3. (Zo\'94l.) A small fresh-water etheostomoid fish. The group
includes numerous genera and species, all of them American. See
Etheostomoid.
Dartingly
Dart"ing*ly (?), adv. Like a dart; rapidly.
Dartle
Dar"tle (?), v. t. & i. To pierce or shoot through; to dart
repeatedly: -- frequentative of dart.
My star that dartles the red and the blue. R. Browning.
Dartoic
Dar*to"ic (?), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the dartos.
Dartoid
Dar"toid (?), a. [Dartos + -oid.] (Anat.) Like the dartos; dartoic;
as, dartoid tissue.
Dartos
Dar"tos (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. flayed.] (Anat.) A thin layer of
peculiar contractile tissue directly beneath the skin of the scrotum.
Dartrous
Dar"trous (?), a. [F. dartreux. See Dartars.] (Med.) Relating to, or
partaking of the nature of, the disease called tetter; herpetic.
Dartroud diathesis, A morbid condition of the system predisposing to
the development of certain skin deseases, such as eczema, psoriasis,
and pityriasis. Also called rheumic diathesis, and hipretism. Piffard.
Darwinian
Dar*win"i*an (?), a. [From the name of Charles Darwin, an English
scientist.] Pertaining to Darwin; as, the Darwinian theory, a theory
of the manner and cause of the supposed development of living things
from certain original forms or elements.
NOTE: &hand; T his theory was put forth by Darwin in 1859 in a work
entitled "The Origin of species by Means of Natural Selection." The
author argues that, in the struggle for existence, those plants and
creatures best fitted to the requirements of the situation in which
they are placed are the ones that will live; in other words, that
Nature selects those which are survive. This is the theory of
natural selection or the survival of the fillest. He also argues
that natural selection is capable of modifying and producing
organisms fit for their circumstances. See Development theory,
under Development.
Darwinian
Dar*win"i*an, n. An advocate of Darwinism.
Darwinianism
Dar*win"i*an*ism (?), n. Darwinism.
Darwinism
Dar"win*ism (?), n. (Biol.) The theory or doctrines put forth by
Darwin. See above. Huxley.
Dase
Dase (?), v. t. See Daze. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Dasewe
Dase"we (?), v. i. [OE. dasewen, daswen; cf. AS. dysegian to be
foolish.] To become dim-sighted; to become dazed or dazzled. [Obs.]
Chauscer.
Dash
Dash (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dashed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dashing.]
[Of. Scand. origin; cf. Dan daske to beat, strike, Sw. & Icel. daska,
Dan. & Sw. dask blow.]
1. To throw with violence or haste; to cause to strike violently or
hastily; -- often used with against.
If you dash a stone against a stone in the botton of the water, it
maketh a sound. Bacon.
2. To break, as by throwing or by collision; to shatter; to crust; to
frustrate; to ruin.
Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. Ps. ii. 9.
A brave vessel, . . . Dashed all to pieces. Shak.
To perplex and dash Maturest counsels. Milton.
3. To put to shame; to confound; to confuse; to abash; to depress.
South.
Dash the proud gamesPope.
4. To throw in or on in a rapid, careless manner; to mix, reduce, or
adulterate, by throwing in something of an inferior quality; to
overspread partially; to bespatter; to touch here and there; as, to
dash wine with water; to dash paint upon a picture.
I take care to dash the character with such particular circumstance
as may prevent ill-natured applications. Addison.
The very source and fount of day Is dashed with wandering isles of
night. Tennyson.
5. To form or sketch rapidly or carelessly; to execute rapidly, or
with careless haste; -- with off; as, to dash off a review or sermon.
6. To erase by a stroke; to strike out; knock out; -- with out; as, to
dash out a word.
Dash
Dash, v. i. To rust with violence; to move impetuously; to strike
violently; as, the waves dash upon rocks.
[He] dashed through thick and thin. Dryden.
On each hand the gushing waters play, And down the rough cascade
all dashing fall. Thomson.
Dash
Dash, n.
1. Violent striking together of two bodies; collision; crash.
2. A sudden check; abashment; frustration; ruin; as, his hopes
received a dash.
3. A slight admixture, infusion, or adulteration; a partial
overspreading; as, wine with a dash of water; red with a dash of
purple.
Innocence when it has in it a dash of folly. Addison.
4. A rapid movement, esp. one of short duration; a quick stroke or
blow; a sudden onset or rush; as, a bold dash at the enemy; a dash of
rain.
She takes upon her bravely at first dash. Shak.
5. Energy in style or action; animation; spirit.
6. A vain show; a blustering parade; a flourish; as, to make or cut a
great dash. [Low]
7. (Punctuation) A mark or line [--], in writing or printing, denoting
a sudden break, stop, or transition in a sentence, or an abrupt change
in its construction, a long or significant pause, or an unexpected or
epigrammatic turn of sentiment. Dashes are also sometimes used instead
of marks or parenthesis. John Wilson.
8. (Mus.) (a) The sign of staccato, a small mark [. (b) The line drawn
through a figure in the thorough bass, as a direction to raise the
interval a semitone.
9. (Racing) A short, spirited effort or trial of speed upon a race
course; -- used in horse racing, when a single trial constitutes the
race.
Dashboard
Dash"board` (?), n.
1. A board placed on the fore part of a carriage, sleigh, or other
vechicle, to intercept water, mud, or snow, thrown up by the heels of
the horses; -- in England commonly called splashboard.
2. (Naut.) (a) The float of a paddle wheel. (b) A screen at the bow af
a steam launch to keep off the spray; -- called also sprayboard.
Dasher
Dash"er (?), n.
1. That which dashes or agitates; as, the dasher of a churn.
2. A dashboard or splashboard. [U. S.]
3. One who makes an ostentatious parade. [Low]
Dashing
Dash"ing, a. Bold; spirited; showy.
The dashing and daring spirit is preferable to the listless. T.
Campbell.
Dashingly
Dash"ing*ly, adv. Conspicuously; showily. [Colloq.]
A dashingly dressed gentleman. Hawthorne.
Dashism
Dash"ism (?), n. The character of making ostentatious or blustering
parade or show. [R. & Colloq.]
He must fight a duel before his claim to . . . dashism can be
universally allowed. V. Knox.
Dashpot
Dash"pot` (?), n. (Mach.) A pneumatic or hydraulic cushion for a
falling weight, as in the valve gear of a steam engine, to prevent
shock. <-- letters refer to illustration -->
NOTE: &hand; It consists of a chamber, containing air or a liquid,
in which a piston (a), attached to the weight, falls freely until
it enters a space (as below the openings, b) from which the air or
liquid can escape but slowly (as through cock c), when its fall is
gradually checked.
NOTE: A cataract of an engine is sometimes called a dashpot.
Dashy
Dash"y (?), a. [From Dash.] Calculated to arrest attention;
ostentatiously fashionable; showy. [Colloq.]
Dastard
Das"tard (?), n. [Prob. from Icel. d\'91str exhausted. breathless, p.
p. of d\'91sa to groan, lose one's breath; cf. dasask to become
exhausted, and E. daze.] One who meanly shrinks from danger; an arrant
coward; a poltroon.
You are all recreants and dashtards, and delight to live in slavery
to the nobility. Shak.
Dastard
Das"tard, a. Meanly shrinking from danger; cowardly; dastardly. "Their
dastard souls." Addison.
Dastard
Das"tard, v. t. To dastardize. [R.] Dryden.
Dastardize
Das"tard*ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dastardized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Dastardizing.] To make cowardly; to intimidate; to dispirit; as, to
dastardize my courage. Dryden.
Dastardliness
Das"tard*li*ness (?), n. The quality of being dastardly; cowardice;
base fear.
Dastardly
Das"tard*ly, a. Meanly timid; cowardly; base; as, a dastardly outrage.
Dastardness
Das"tard*ness, n. Dastardliness.
Dastardy
Das"tard*y (?), n. Base timidity; cowardliness.
Daswe
Das"we (?), v. i. See Dasewe [Obs.] Chaucer.
Dasymeter
Da*sym"e*ter (?), n. [Gr. rough, thick + -meter.] (Physics) An
instrument for testing the density of gases, consisting of a thin
glass globe, which is weighed in the gas or gases, and then in an
atmosphere of known density.
Dasyp\'91dal
Das`y*p\'91"dal (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Dasyp\'91dic.
Dasyp\'91des
Das`y*p\'91"des (?), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. hairy, shaggy + , , a
child.] (Zo\'94l.) Those birds whose young are covered with down when
hatched.
Dasyp\'91dic
Das`y*p\'91"dic (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Pertaining to the Dasyp\'91des;
ptilop\'91dic.
Dasyure
Das"y*ure (?), n. [Gr. thick, shaggy + tail: cf. F. dasyure.]
(Zo\'94l.) A carnivorous marsupial quadruped of Australia, belonging
to the genus Dasyurus. There are several species.
Dasyurine
Das`y*u"rine (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Pertaining to, or like, the dasyures.
Data
Da"ta (?), n. pl. [L. pl. of datum.] See Datum.
Datable
Dat"a*ble (?), a. That may be dated; having a known or ascertainable
date. "Datable almost to a year." The Century.
Dataria
Da*ta"ri*a (?), n. [LL., fr. L. datum given.] (R. C. Ch.) Formerly, a
part of the Roman chancery; now, a separate office from which are sent
graces or favors, cognizable in foro externo, such as appointments to
benefices. The name is derived from the word datum, given or dated
(with the indications of the time and place of granting the gift or
favor).
Datary
Da"ta*ry (?), n. [LL. datarius. See Dataria.]
1. (R. C. Ch.) An officer in the pope's court, having charge of the
Dataria.
2. The office or employment of a datary.
Date
Date, n.[F. datte, L. dactylus, fr. Gr. , prob. not the same word as
finger, but of Semitic origin.] (Bot.) The fruit of the date palm;
also, the date palm itself.
NOTE: &hand; Th is fr uit is so mewhat in th e shape of an olive,
containing a soft pulp, sweet, esculent, and wholesome, and
inclosing a hard kernel.
Date palm, OR Date tree (Bot.), the genus of palms which bear dates,
of which common species is Ph\'d2nix dactylifera. See Illust. -- Date
plum (Bot.), the fruit of several species of Diospyros, including the
American and Japanese persimmons, and the European lotus (D. Lotus).
-- Date shell, OR Date fish (Zo\'94l.), a bivalve shell, or its
inhabitant, of the genus Pholas, and allied genera. See Pholas.
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Date
Date (?), n. [F. date, LL. data, fr. L. datus given, p.p. of dare to
give; akin to Gr. , OSlaw. dati, Skr. d\'be. Cf. Datum, Dose, Dato,
Die.]
1. That addition to a writing, inscription, coin, etc., which
specifies the time (as day, month, and year) when the writing or
inscription was given, or executed, or made; as, the date of a letter,
of a will, of a deed, of a coin. etc.
And bonds without a date, they say, are void. Dryden.
2. The point of time at which a transaction or event takes place, or
is appointed to take place; a given point of time; epoch; as, the date
of a battle.
He at once, Down the long series of eventful time, So fixed the
dates of being, so disposed To every living soul of every kind The
field of motion, and the hour of rest. Akenside.
3. Assigned end; conclusion. [R.]
What Time would spare, from Steel receives its date. Pope.
4. Given or assigned length of life; dyration. [Obs.]
Good luck prolonged hath thy date. Spenser.
Through his life's whole date. Chapman. To bear date, to have the date
named on the face of it; -- said of a writing.
Date
Date, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dated; p. pr. & vb. n. Dating.] [Cf. F.
dater. See 2d Date.]
1. To note the time of writing or executing; to express in an
instrument the time of its execution; as, to date a letter, a bond, a
deed, or a charter.
2. To note or fix the time of, as of an event; to give the date of;
as, to date the building of the pyramids.
NOTE: &hand; We may say dated at or from a place.
The letter is dated at Philadephia. G. T. Curtis.
You will be suprised, I don't question, to find among your
correspondencies in foreign parts, a letter dated from Blois.
Addison.
In the countries of his jornal seems to have been written; parts of
it are dated from them. M. Arnold.
Date
Date, v. i. To have beginning; to begin; to be dated or reckoned; --
with from.
The Batavian republic dates from the successes of the French arms.
E. Everett.
Dateless
Date"less, a. Without date; having no fixed time.
Dater
Dat"er (?), n. One who dates.
Datiscin
Da*tis"cin (?), n. (Chem.) A white crystalline glucoside extracted
from the bastard hemp (Datisca cannabina).
Dative
Da"tive (?), a. [L. dativus appropriate to giving, fr. dare to give.
See 2d Date.]
1. (Gram.) Noting the case of a noun which expresses the remoter
object, and is generally indicated in English by to or for with the
objective.
2. (Law) (a) In one's gift; capable of being disposed of at will and
pleasure, as an office. (b) Removable, as distinguished from
perpetual; -- said of an officer. (c) Given by a magistrate, as
distinguished from being cast upon a party by the law. Burril.
Bouvier.
Dative executor, one appointed by the judge of probate, his office
answering to that of an administrator.
Dative
Da"tive, n. [L. dativus.] The dative case. See Dative, a.,
1.
Datively
Da"tive*ly, adv. As a gift. [R.]
Datolite
Dat"o*lite (?), n. [From. Gr. to divide + -lite; in allusion to the
granular structure of a massive variety.] (Min.) A borosilicate of
lime commonly occuring in glassy,, greenish crystals. [Written also
datholite.]
Datum
Da"tum (?), n.; pl. Data (#). [L. See 2d Date.]
1. Something given or admitted; a fact or principle granted; that upon
which an inference or an argument is based; -- used chiefly in the
plural.
Any writer, therefore, who . . . furnishes us with data sufficient
to determine the time in which he wrote. Priestley.
2. pl. (Math.) The quantities or relations which are assumed to be
given in any problem.
Datum line (Surv.), the horizontal or base line, from which the
heights of points are reckoned or measured, as in the plan of a
railway, etc.
Datura
Da*tu"ra (?), n. [NL.; cf. Skr. dhatt, Per. & Ar. tat, Tat.] (Bot.) A
genus of solanaceous plants, with large funnel-shaped flowers and a
four-celled, capsular fruit.
NOTE: &hand; Th e co mmonest sp ecies ar e th e th orn ap ple (D .
stramonium), with a prickly capsule (see Illust. of capsule), white
flowers and green stem, and D. tatula, with a purplish tinge of the
stem and flowers. Both are narcotic and dangerously poisonous.
Daturine
Da*tu"rine (?), n. [From Datura.] (Chem.) Atropine; -- called also
daturia and daturina.
Daub
Daub (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Daubed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Daubing.]
[OE. dauben to smear, OF. dauber to plaster, fr. L. dealbare to
whitewash, plaster; de- + albare to whiten, fr. albus white, perh.
also confused with W. dwb plaster, dwbio to plaster, Ir. & OGael. dob
plaster. See Alb, and cf. Dealbate.]
1. To smear with soft, adhesive matter, as pitch, slime, mud, etc.; to
plaster; to bedaub; to besmear.
She took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and
with pitch. Ex. ii. 3.
2. To paint in a coarse or unskillful manner.
If a picture is daubed with many bright and glaring colors, the
vulgar admire it is an excellent piece. I. Watts.
A lame, imperfect piece, rudely daubed over. Dryden.
3. To cover with a specious or deceitful exterior; to disguise; to
conceal.
So smooth he daubed his vice with show of virtue. Shak.
4. To flatter excessively or glossy. [R.]
I can safely say, however, that, without any daubing at all, I am
very sincerely your very affectionate, humble servant. Smollett.
5. To put on without taste; to deck gaudily. [R.]
Let him be daubed with lace. Dryden.
Daub
Daub (?), v. i. To smear; to play the flatterer.
His conscience . . . will not daub nor flatter. South.
Daub
Daub, n.
1. A viscous, sticky application; a spot smeared or dabed; a smear.
2. (Paint.) A picture coarsely executed.
Did you . . . take a look at the grand picture? . . . 'T is a
melancholy daub, my lord. Sterne.
Dauber
Daub"er (?), n.
1. One who, or that which, daubs; especially, a coarse, unskillful
painter.
2. (Copperplate Print.) A pad or ball of rags, covered over with
canvas, for inking plates; a dabber.
3. A low and gross flattere.
4. (Zo\'94l.) The mud wasp; the mud dauber.
Daubery, OR Daubry
Daub"er*y (?), OR Daub"ry (?), n. A daubing; specious coloring; false
pretenses.
She works by charms, by spells, by the figure, and such daubery as
this is. Shak.
Daubing
Daub"ing, n.
1. The act of one who daubs; that which is daubed.
2. A rough coat of mortar put upon a wall to give it the appearance of
stone; rough-cast.
3. In currying, a mixture of fish oil and tallow worked into leather;
-- called also dubbing. Knight.
Daubreelite
Dau"bree*lite (?), n. [From Daubr\'82e, a French mineralogist.] (Min.)
A sulphide of chromium observed in some meteoric irons.
Dauby
Daub"y (?), a. Smeary; viscous; glutinous; adhesive. "Dauby wax."
Daughter
Daugh"ter (?), n.; pl. Daughters (#); obs. pl. Daughtren (#). [OE.
doughter, doghter, dohter, AS. dohtor, dohter; akin to OS. dohtar, D.
dochter, G. tochter, Icel. d, Sw. dotter, Dan. dotter, datter, Goth.
da\'a3htar,, OSlav. d, Russ. doche, Lith. dukt, Gr. , Zendughdhar,
Skr. duhit; possibly originally, the milker, cf. Skr. duh to milk.
&root;68, 245.]
1. The female offspring of the human species; a female child of any
age; -- applied also to the lower animals.
2. A female descendant; a woman.
This woman, being a daughter of Abraham. Luke xiii. 16.
Dinah, the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to
see the daughter of the land. Gen. xxxiv. 1.
3. A son's wife; a daughter-in-law.
And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters. Ruth. i. 11.
4. A term of adress indicating parental interest.
Daughter, be of good comfort. Matt. ix. 22.
Daughter cell (Biol.), one of the cells formed by cell division. See
Cell division, under Division.
Daughter-in-law
Daugh"ter-in-law` (?), n.; pl. Daughters-in-law. The wife of one's
son.
Daughterliness
Daugh"ter*li*ness (?), n. The state of a daughter, or the conduct
becoming a daughter.
Daughterly
Daugh"ter*ly, a. Becoming a daughter; filial.
Sir Thomas liked her natural and dear daughterly affection towards
him. Cavendish.
Dauk
Dauk (?), v. t. See Dawk, v. t., to cut or gush.
Daun
Daun (?), n. A variant of Dan, a title of honor. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Daunt
Daunt (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Daunted; p. pr. & vb. n. Daunting.]
[OF. danter, F. dompter to tame, subdue, fr. L. domitare, v. intens.
of domare to tame. See Tame.]
1. To overcome; to conquer. [Obs.]
2. To repress or subdue the courage of; to check by fear of danger; to
cow; to intimidate; to dishearten.
Some presences daunt and discourage us. Glanvill.
Syn. -- To dismay; appall. See Dismay.
Daunter
Daunt"er (?), n. One who daunts.
Dauntless
Daunt"less, a. Incapable of being daunted; undaunted; bold; fearless;
intrepid.
Dauntless he rose, and to the fight returned. Dryden.
-- Daunt"less*ly, adv. -- Daunt"less*ness, n.
Dauphin
Dau"phin (?), n. [F. dauphin, prop., a dolphin, from L. delphinus. See
Dolphin. The name was given, for some reason unexplained, to Guigo,
count of Vienne, in the 12th century, and was borne by succeeding
counts of Vienne. In 1349, Dauphiny was bequeathed to Philippe de
Valois, king of France, on condition that the heir of the crown should
always hold the title of Dauphin de Viennois.] The title of the eldest
son of the king of France, and heir to the crown. Since the revolution
of 1830, the title has been discontinued.
Dauphiness, OR Dauphine
Dau"phin*ess (?), OR Dau"phine (?), n. The title of the wife of the
dauphin.
Dauw
Dauw (?), n. [D.] (Zo\'94l.) The striped quagga, or Burchell's zebra,
of South Africa (Asinus Burchellii); -- called also peechi, or peetsi.
Davenport
Dav"en*port (?), n. [From the name of the original maker. Encyc.
Dict.] A kind of small writing table, generally somewhat ornamental,
and forming a piece of furniture for the parlor or boudoir.
A much battered davenport in one of the windows, at which sat a
lady writing. A. B. Edwards.
Davidic
Da*vid"ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to David, the king and psalmist of
Israel, or to his family.
Davit
Dav"it (?), n. [Cf. F. davier forceps, davit, cooper's instrument, G.
david davit; all probably from the proper name David.] (Naut.) (a) A
spar formerly used on board of ships, as a crane to hoist the flukes
of the anchor to the top of the bow, without injuring the sides of the
ship; -- called also the fish davit. (b) pl. Curved arms of timber or
iron, projecting over a ship's side of stern, having tackle to raise
or lower a boat, swing it in on deck, rig it out for lowering, etc.;
-- called also boat davits. Totten.
Davy Jones
Da"vy Jones" (?). The spirit of the sea; sea devil; -- a term used by
sailors.
This same Davy Jones, according to the mythology of sailors, is the
fiend that presides over all the evil spirits of the deep, and is
seen in various shapes warning the devoted wretch of death and woe.
Smollett.
Davy Jones's Locker, the ocean, or bottom of the ocean. -- Gone to
Davy Jones's Locker, dead, and buried in the sea; thrown overboard.
Davy lamp
Da"vy lamp` (?). See Safety lamp, under Lamp.
Davyne
Da"vyne (?), n. [See Davyum.] (Min.) A variety of nephelite from
Vesuvius.
Davyum
Da"vy*um (?), n. [Named after Sir Humphry Davy, the English chemist.]
(Chem.) A rare metallic element found in platinum ore. It is a white
malleable substance. Symbol Da. Atomic weight 154.<-- ? Europium is
152(the closest)? -->
Daw
Daw (?), n. [OE. dawe; akin to OHG. t\'beha, MHG. t\'behe, t\'behele,
G. dohle. Cf. Caddow.] (Zo\'94l.) A European bird of the Crow family
(Corvus monedula), often nesting in church towers and ruins; a
jackdaw.
The loud daw, his throat displaying, draw The whole assembly of his
fellow daws. Waller.
NOTE: &hand; Th e daw was reckoned as a silly bird, and a daw meant
a simpleton. See in Shakespeare: -- "Then thou dwellest with daws
too." (Coriolanus iv. 5, 1. 47.) Skeat.
Daw
Daw, v. i. [OE. dawen. See Dawn.] To dawn. [Obs.] See Dawn.
Daw
Daw, v. t. [Contr. fr. Adaw.]
1. To rouse. [Obs.]
2. To daunt; to terrify. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Dawdle
Daw"dle (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dawdled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dawdling
(?).] [Cf. Daddle.] To waste time in trifling employment; to trifle;
to saunter.
Come some evening and dawdle over a dish of tea with me. Johnson.
We . . . dawdle up and down Pall Mall. Thackeray.
Dawdle
Daw"dle, v. t. To waste by trifling; as, to dawdle away a whole
morning.
Dawdle
Daw"dle, n. A dawdler. Colman & Carrick.
Dawdler
Daw"dler (?), n. One who wastes time in trifling employments; an
idler; a trifler.
Dawe
Dawe (?), n. [See Day.] Day. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Dawish
Daw"ish (?), a. Like a daw.
Dawk
Dawk (?), n. See Dak.
Dawk
Dawk, v. t. [Prov. E. dauk to cut or pierce with a jerk; cf. OE. dalk
a dimple. Cf. Ir. tolch, tollachd, tolladh, a hole, crevice, toll to
bore, pierce, W. tyllu.] To cut or mark with an incision; to gash.
Moxon.
Dawk
Dawk, n. A hollow, crack, or cut, in timber. Moxon.
Dawn
Dawn (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dawned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dawning.]
[OE. dawnen, dawen, dagen, daien, AS. dagian to become day, to dawn,
fr. d\'91g day; akin to D. dagen, G. tagen, Icel. daga, Dan. dages,
Sw. dagas. See Day.
1. To begin to grow light in the morning; to grow light; to break, or
begin to appear; as, the day dawns; the morning dawns.
In the end of the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day
of the week, came Mary Magdalene . . . to see the sepulcher. Matt.
xxviii. 1.
2. To began to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand. "In
dawning youth." Dryden.
When life awakes, and dawns at every line. Pope.
Dawn on our darkness and lend us thine aid. Heber,
Dawn
Dawn, n.
1. The break of day; the first appeareance of light in the morning;
show of approaching sunrise.
And oft at dawn, deep noon, or falling eve. Thomson.
No sun, no moon, no morn, no noon, No dawn, no dusk, no proper time
of day. Hood.
2. First opening or expansion; first appearance; beginning; rise. "The
dawn of time." Thomson.
These tender circumstances diffuse a dawn of serenity over the
soul. Pope.
Dawsonite
Daw"son*ite (?), n. [Named after J. W. Dawson of Montreal.] (Min.) A
hydrous carbonate of alumina and soda, occuring in white, bladed
crustals.
Day
Day (?), n. [OE. day, dai,, dei, AS. d\'91g; akin to OS., D., Dan., &
Sw. dag, G, tag, Icel. dagr, Goth. dags; cf. Skr. dah (for dhagh ?) to
burn. \'fb69. Cf. Dawn.]
1. The time of light, or interval between one night and the next; the
time between sunrise and sunset, or from dawn to darkness; hence, the
light; sunshine.
2. The period of the earth's revolution on its axis. -- ordinarily
divided into twenty-four hours. It is measured by the interval between
two successive transits of a celestial body over the same meridian,
and takes a specific name from that of the body. Thus, if this is the
sun, the day (the interval between two successive transits of the
sun's center over the same meridian) is called a solar day; if it is a
star, a sidereal day; if it is the moon, a lunar day. See Civil day,
Sidereal day, below.
3. Those hours, or the daily recurring period, allotted by usage or
law for work.
4. A specified time or period; time, considered with reference to the
existence or prominence of a person or thing; age; time.
A man who was great among the Hellenes of his day. Jowett (Thucyd.
)
If my debtors do not keep their day, . . . I must with patience all
the terms attend. Dryden.
5. (Preceded by the) Some day in particular, as some day of contest,
some anniversary, etc.
The field of Agincourt, Fought on the day of Crispin Crispianus.
Shak.
His name struck fear, his conduct won the day. Roscommon.
NOTE: &hand; Da y is mu ch us ed in self-explaining compounds; as,
daybreak, daylight, workday, etc.
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Anniversary day. See Anniversary, n. -- Astronomical day, a period
equal to the mean solar day, but beginning at noon instead of at
midnight, its twenty-four hours being numbered from 1 to 24; also, the
sidereal day, as that most used by astronomers. -- Born days. See
under Born. -- Canicular days. See Dog day. -- Civil day, the mean
solar day, used in the ordinary reckoning of time, and among most
modern nations beginning at mean midnight; its hours are usually
numbered in two series, each from 1 to 12. This is the period
recognized by courts as constituting a day. The Babylonians and
Hindoos began their day at sunrise, the Athenians and Jews at sunset,
the ancient Egyptians and Romans at midnight. -- Day blindness. (Med.)
See Nyctalopia. -- Day by day, OR Day after day, daily; every day;
continually; without intermission of a day. See under By. "Day by day
we magnify thee." Book of Common Prayer. -- Days in bank (Eng. Law),
certain stated days for the return of writs and the appearance of
parties; -- so called because originally peculiar to the Court of
Common Bench, or Bench (bank) as it was formerly termed. Burrill. --
Day in court, a day for the appearance of parties in a suit. -- Days
of devotion (R. C. Ch.), certain festivals on which devotion leads the
faithful to attend mass. Shipley. -- Days of grace. See Grace. -- Days
of obligation (R. C. Ch.), festival days when it is obligatory on the
faithful to attend Mass. Shipley. -- Day owl, (Zo\'94l.), an owl that
flies by day. See Hawk owl. -- Day rule (Eng. Law), an order of court
(now abolished) allowing a prisoner, under certain circumstances, to
go beyond the prison limits for a single day. -- Day school, one which
the pupils attend only in daytime, in distinction from a boarding
school. -- Day sight. (Med.) See Hemeralopia. -- Day's work (Naut.),
the account or reckoning of a ship's course for twenty-four hours,
from noon to noon. -- From day to day, as time passes; in the course
of time; as, he improves from day to day. -- Jewish day, the time
between sunset and sunset. -- Mean solar day (Astron.), the mean or
average of all the apparent solar days of the year. -- One day, One of
these days, at an uncertain time, usually of the future, rarely of the
past; sooner or later. "Well, niece, I hope to see you one day fitted
with a husband." Shak. -- Only from day to day, without certainty of
continuance; temporarily. Bacon. -- Sidereal day, the interval between
two successive transits of the first point of Aries over the same
meridian. The Sidereal day is 23 h. 56 m. 4.09 s. of mean solar time.
-- To win the day, to gain the victory, to be successful. S. Butler.
-- Week day, any day of the week except Sunday; a working day. --
Working day. (a) A day when work may be legally done, in distinction
from Sundays and legal holidays. (b) The number of hours, determined
by law or custom, during which a workman, hired at a stated price per
day, must work to be entitled to a day's pay.
Dayaks
Day"aks (?), n. pl. (Ethnol.) See Dyaks.
Daybook
Day"book (?), n. A journal of accounts; a primary record book in which
are recorded the debts and credits, or accounts of the day, in their
order, and from which they are transferred to the journal.
Daybreak
Day"break` (?), n. The time of the first appearance of light in the
morning.
Day-coal
Day"-coal` (?), n. (Mining) The upper stratum of coal, as nearest the
light or surface.
Daydream
Day"dream` (?), n. A vain fancy speculation; a reverie; a castle in
the air; unfounded hope.
Mrs. Lambert's little daydream was over. Thackeray.
Daydreamer
Day"dream`er (?), n. One given to draydreams.
Dayflower
Day"flow`er (?), n. (Bot.) A genus consisting mostly of tropical
perennial herbs (Commelina), having ephemeral flowers.
Dayfly
Day"fly` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A neuropterous insect of the genus
Ephemera and related genera, of many species, and inhabiting fresh
water in the larval state; the ephemeral fly; -- so called because it
commonly lives but one day in the winged or adult state. See Ephemeral
fly, under Ephemeral.<-- the Mayfly? = ephemerid of order
ephemeroptera -->
Day-labor
Day"-la`bor (?), n. Labor hired or performed by the day. Milton.
Day-laborer
Day"-la`bor*er (?), n. One who works by the day; -- usually applied to
a farm laborer, or to a workman who does not work at any particular
trade. Goldsmith.
Daylight
Day"light` (?), n.
1. The light of day as opposed to the darkness of night; the light of
the sun, as opposed to that of the moon or to artificial light.
2. pl. The eyes. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.
Day lily
Day" lil`y (?). (Bot.) (a) A genus of plants (Hemerocallis) closely
resembling true lilies, but having tuberous rootstocks instead of
bulbs. The common species have long narrow leaves and either yellow or
tawny-orange flowers. (b) A genus of plants (Funkia) differing from
the last in having ovate veiny leaves, and large white or blue
flowers.
Daymaid
Day"maid` (?), n. A dairymaid. [Obs.]
Daymare
Day"mare` (?), n. [Day + mare incubus.] (Med.) A kind of incubus which
occurs during wakefulness, attended by the peculiar pressure on the
chest which characterizes nightmare. Dunglison.
Day-net
Day"-net` (?), n. A net for catching small birds.
Day-peep
Day"-peep` (?), n. The dawn. [Poetic] Milton.
Daysman
Days"man (?), n. [From day in the sense of day fixed for trial.] An
umpire or arbiter; a mediator.
Neither is there any daysman betwixt us. Job ix. 33.
Dayspring
Day"spring (?), n. The beginning of the day, or first appearance of
light; the dawn; hence, the beginning. Milton.
The tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high
hath visited us. Luke i. 78.
Day-star
Day"-star` (?), n.
1. The morning star; the star which ushers in the day.
A dark place, until the day dawn, and the day-star arise in your
hearts. 2 Peter i. 19.
2. The sun, as the orb of day. [Poetic]
So sinks the day-star in the ocean bed, And yet anon repairs his
drooping head, And tricks his beams, and with new-spangled ore
Flames in the forehead of the morning sky. Milton.
Daytime
Day"time` (?), n. The time during which there is daylight, as
distinguished from the night.
Daywoman
Day"wom`an (?), n. A dairymaid. [Obs.]
Daze
Daze (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dazed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dazing.] [OE.
dasen, prob. from Icel. dasask to become weary, a reflexive verb; cf.
Sw. dasa to lie idle, and OD. daesen to be foolish, insane, daes,
dwaes, D. dwaas, foolish, insane, AS. dw, dysig, stupid. Dizzy, Doze.]
To stupefy with excess of light; with a blow, with cold, or with fear;
to confuse; to benumb.
While flashing beams do daze his feeble eyen. Spenser.
Such souls, Whose sudden visitations daze the world. Sir H. Taylor.
He comes out of the room in a dazed state, that is an odd though a
sufficient substitute for interest. Dickens.
Daze
Daze, n.
1. The state of being dazed; as, he was in a daze. [Colloq.]
2. (Mining) A glittering stone.
Dazzle
Daz"zle (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dazzled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dazzling
(?).] [Freq. of daze.]
1. To overpower with light; to confuse the sight of by brilliance of
light.
Those heavenly shapes Will dazzle now the earthly, with their blaze
Insufferably bright. Milton.
An unreflected light did never yet Dazzle the vision feminine. Sir
H. Taylor.
2. To bewilder or surprise with brilliancy or display of any kind.
"Dazzled and drove back his enemies." Shak.
Dazzle
Daz"zle, v. i.
1. To be overpoweringly or intensely bright; to excite admiration by
brilliancy.
Ah, friend! to dazzle, let the vain design. Pope.
2. To be overpowered by light; to be confused by excess of brightness.
An overlight maketh the eyes dazzle. Bacon.
I dare not trust these eyes; They dance in mists, and dazzle with
surprise. Dryden.
Dazzle
Daz"zle, n. A light of dazzling brilliancy.
Dazzlement
Daz"zle*ment (?), n. Dazzling flash, glare, or burst of light. Donne.
Dazzlingly
Daz"zling*ly (?), adv. In a dazzling manner.
De-
De- (?). A prefix from Latin de down, from, away; as in debark,
decline, decease, deduct, decamp. In words from the French it is
equivalent to Latin dis- apart, away; or sometimes to de. Cf. Dis-. It
is negative and opposite in derange, deform, destroy, etc. It is
intensive in deprave, despoil, declare, desolate, etc.
Deacon
Dea"con (?), n. [OE. diakne, deakne, deken, AS. diacon, deacon, L.
diaconus, fr. Gr. dean.]
1. (Eccl.) An officer in Christian churches appointed to perform
certain subordinate duties varying in different communions. In the
Roman Catholic and Episcopal churches, a person admitted to the lowest
order in the ministry, subordinate to the bishops and priests. In
Presbyterian churches, he is subordinate to the minister and elders,
and has charge of certain duties connected with the communion service
and the care of the poor. In Congregational churches, he is
subordinate to the pastor, and has duties as in the Presbyterian
church.
2. The chairman of an incorporated company. [Scot.]
Deacon
Dea"con (?), v. t. To read aloud each line of (a psalm or hymn) before
singing it, -- usually with off. [Colloq. New. Eng.] See Line, v. t.
NOTE: &hand; Th e expression is derived from a former custom in the
Congregational churches of New England. It was part of the office
of a deacon to read aloud the psalm given out, one line at a time,
the congregation singing each line as soon as read; -- called,
also, lining out the psalm.
Deaconess
Dea"con*ess (?), n. (Eccl.) A female deacon; as: (a) (Primitive Ch.)
One of an order of women whose duties resembled those of deacons. (b)
(Ch. of Eng. and Prot. Epis. Ch.) A woman set apart for church work by
a bishop. (c) A woman chosen as a helper in church work, as among the
Congregationalists.
Deaconhood
Dea"con*hood (?), n. The state of being a deacon; office of a deacon;
deaconship.
Deaconry
Dea"con*ry (?), n. See Deaconship.
Deaconship
Dea"con*ship, n. The office or ministry of a deacon or deaconess.
Dead
Dead (?), a. [OE. ded, dead, deed, AS. de\'a0d; akin to OS. d, D.
dood, G. todt, tot, Icel. dau, Sw. & Dan. d\'94d, Goth. daubs; prop.
p. p. of an old verb meaning to die. See Die, and cf. Death.]
1. Deprived of life; -- opposed to alive and living; reduced to that
state of a being in which the organs of motion and life have
irrevocably ceased to perform their functions; as, a dead tree; a dead
man. "The queen, my lord, is dead." Shak.
The crew, all except himself, were dead of hunger. Arbuthnot.
Seek him with candle, bring him dead or living. Shak.
2. Destitute of life; inanimate; as, dead matter.
3. Resembling death in appearance or quality; without show of life;
deathlike; as, a dead sleep.
4. Still as death; motionless; inactive; useless; as, dead calm; a
dead load or weight.
5. So constructed as not to transmit sound; soundless; as, a dead
floor.
6. Unproductive; bringing no gain; unprofitable; as, dead capital;
dead stock in trade.
7. Lacking spirit; dull; lusterless; cheerless; as, dead eye; dead
fire; dead color, etc.
8. Monotonous or unvaried; as, a dead level or pain; a dead wall. "The
ground is a dead flat." C. Reade.
9. Sure as death; unerring; fixed; complete; as, a dead shot; a dead
certainty.
I had them a dead bargain. Goldsmith.
10. Bringing death; deadly. Shak.
11. Wanting in religious spirit and vitality; as, dead faith; dead
works. "Dead in trespasses." Eph. ii. 1.
12. (Paint.) (a) Flat; without gloss; -- said of painting which has
been applied purposely to have this effect. (b) Not brilliant; not
rich; thus, brown is a dead color, as compared with crimson.
13. (Law) Cut off from the rights of a citizen; deprived of the power
of enjoying the rights of property; as, one banished or becoming a
monk is civilly dead.
14. (Mach.) Not imparting motion or power; as, the dead spindle of a
lathe, etc. See Spindle.
Dead ahead (Naut.), directly ahead; -- said of a ship or any object,
esp. of the wind when blowing from that point toward which a vessel
would go. -- Dead angle (Mil.), an angle or space which can not be
seen or defended from behind the parapet. -- Dead block, either of two
wooden or iron blocks intended to serve instead of buffers at the end
of a freight car. -- Dead calm (Naut.), no wind at all. -- Dead
center, OR Dead point (Mach.), either of two points in the orbit of a
crank, at which the crank and connecting rod lie a straight line. It
corresponds to the end of a stroke; as, A and B are dead centers of
the crank mechanism in which the crank C drives, or is driven by, the
lever L. -- Dead color (Paint.), a color which has no gloss upon it.
-- Dead coloring (Oil paint.), the layer of colors, the preparation
for what is to follow. In modern painting this is usually in
monochrome. -- Dead door (Shipbuilding), a storm shutter fitted to the
outside of the quarter-gallery door. -- Dead flat (Naut.), the widest
or midship frame. -- Dead freight (Mar. Law), a sum of money paid by a
person who charters a whole vessel but fails to make out a full cargo.
The payment is made for the unoccupied capacity. Abbott. -- Dead
ground (Mining), the portion of a vein in which there is no ore. --
Dead hand, a hand that can not alienate, as of a person civilly dead.
"Serfs held in dead hand." Morley. See Mortmain. -- Dead head (Naut.),
a rough block of wood used as an anchor buoy. -- Dead heat, a heat or
course between two or more race horses, boats, etc., in which they
come out exactly equal, so that neither wins. -- Dead horse, an
expression applied to a debt for wages paid in advance. [Law] -- Dead
language, a language which is no longer spoken or in common use by a
people, and is known only in writings, as the Hebrew, Greek, and
Latin. -- Dead letter. (a) A letter which, after lying for a certain
fixed time uncalled for at the post office to which it was directed,
is then sent to the general post office to be opened. (b) That which
has lost its force or authority; as, the law has become a dead letter.
-- Dead-letter office, a department of the general post office where
dead letters are examined and disposed of. -- Dead level, a term
applied to a flat country. -- Dead lift, a direct lift, without
assistance from mechanical advantage, as from levers, pulleys, etc.;
hence, an extreme emergency. "(As we say) at a dead lift." Robynson
(More's Utopia). -- Dead line (Mil.), a line drawn within or around a
military prison, to cross which involves for a prisoner the penalty of
being instantly shot. -- Dead load (Civil Engin.), a constant,
motionless load, as the weight of a structure, in distinction from a
moving load, as a train of cars, or a variable pressure, as of wind.
-- Dead march (Mus.), a piece of solemn music intended to be played as
an accompaniment to a funeral procession. -- Dead nettle (Bot.), a
harmless plant with leaves like a nettle (Lamium album). -- Dead oil
(Chem.), the heavy oil obtained in the distillation of coal tar, and
containing phenol, naphthalus, etc. -- Dead plate (Mach.), a solid
covering over a part of a fire grate, to prevent the entrance of air
through that part. -- Dead pledge, a mortgage. See Mortgage. -- Dead
point. (Mach.) See Dead center. -- Dead reckoning (Naut.), the method
of determining the place of a ship from a record kept of the courses
sailed as given by compass, and the distance made on each course as
found by log, with allowance for leeway, etc., without the aid of
celestial observations. -- Dead rise, the transverse upward curvature
of a vessel's floor. -- Dead rising, an elliptical line drawn on the
sheer plan to determine the sweep of the floorheads throughout the
ship's length. -- Dead-Sea apple. See under Apple. -- Dead set. See
under Set. -- Dead shot. (a) An unerring marksman. (b) A shot certain
to be made. -- Dead smooth, the finest cut made; -- said of files. --
Dead wall (Arch.), a blank wall unbroken by windows or other openings.
-- Dead water (Naut.), the eddy water closing in under a ship's stern
when sailing. -- Dead weight. (a) A heavy or oppressive burden.
Dryden. (b) (Shipping) A ship's lading, when it consists of heavy
goods; or, the heaviest part of a ship's cargo. (c) (Railroad) The
weight of rolling stock, the live weight being the load. Knight. --
Dead wind (Naut.), a wind directly ahead, or opposed to the ship's
course. -- To be dead, to die. [Obs.]
I deme thee, thou must algate be dead. Chaucer.
Syn. -- Inanimate; deceased; extinct. See Lifeless.
Dead
Dead (?), adv. To a degree resembling death; to the last degree;
completely; wholly. [Colloq.]
I was tired of reading, and dead sleepy. Dickens.
Dead drunk, so drunk as to be unconscious.
Dead
Dead (?), n.
1. The most quiet or deathlike time; the period of profoundest repose,
inertness, or gloom; as, the dead of winter.
When the drum beat at dead of night. Campbell.
2. One who is dead; -- commonly used collectively.
And Abraham stood up from before his dead. Gen. xxiii. 3.
Dead
Dead, v. t. To make dead; to deaden; to deprive of life, force, or
vigor. [Obs.]
Heaven's stern decree, With many an ill, hath numbed and deaded me.
Chapman.
Dead
Dead, v. i. To die; to lose life or force. [Obs.]
So iron, as soon as it is out of the fire, deadeth straightway.
Bacon.
Dead beat
Dead` beat" (?). See Beat, n., 7. [Low, U.S.]
Deadbeat
Dead"beat` (?), a. (Physics) Making a beat without recoil; giving
indications by a single beat or excursion; -- said of galvanometers
and other instruments in which the needle or index moves to the extent
of its deflection and stops with little or no further oscillation.
Deadbeat escapement. See under Escapement.
Deadborn
Dead"born` (?), a. Stillborn. Pope.
Deaden
Dead"en (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deadened (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Deadening.] [From Dead; cf. AS. d to kill, put to death. See Dead, a.]
1. To make as dead; to impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation;
to lessen the force or acuteness of; to blunt; as, to deaden the
natural powers or feelings; to deaden a sound.
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As harper lays his open palm Upon his harp, to deaden its
vibrations. Longfellow.
2. To lessen the velocity or momentum of; to retard; as, to deaden a
ship's headway.
3. To make vapid or spiritless; as, to deaden wine.
4. To deprive of gloss or brilliancy; to obscure; as, to deaden
gilding by a coat of size.
Deadener
Dead"en*er (?), n. One who, or that which, deadens or checks.
Dead-eye
Dead"-eye` (?), n. (Naut.) A round, flattish, wooden block, encircled
by a rope, or an iron band, and pierced with three holes to receive
the lanyard; -- used to extend the shrouds and stays, and for other
purposes. Called also deadman's eye. Totten.
Deadhead
Dead"head` (?), n.
1. One who receives free tickets for theaters, public conveyances,
etc. [Colloq. U. S.]
2. (Naut.) A buoy. See under Dead, a.
Deadhearted
Dead"*heart`ed (?), a. Having a dull, faint heart; spiritless;
listless. -- Dead"*heart`ed*ness, n. Bp. Hall.
Deadhouse
Dead"house` (?), n. A morgue; a place for the temporary reception and
exposure of dead bodies.
Deadish
Dead"ish, a. Somewhat dead, dull, or lifeless; deathlike.
The lips put on a deadish paleness. A. Stafford.
Deadlatch
Dead"latch` (?), n. A kind of latch whose bolt may be so locked by a
detent that it can not be opened from the inside by the handle, or
from the outside by the latch key. Knight.
Deadlight
Dead"light` (?), n. (Naut.) A strong shutter, made to fit open ports
and keep out water in a storm.
Deadlihood
Dead"li*hood (?), n. State of the dead. [Obs.]
Deadliness
Dead"li*ness, n. The quality of being deadly.
Deadlock
Dead"lock` (?), n.
1. A lock which is not self-latching, but requires a key to throw the
bolt forward.
2. A counteraction of things, which produces an entire stoppage; a
complete obstruction of action.
Things are at a deadlock. London Times.
The Board is much more likely to be at a deadlock of two to two.
The Century.
Deadly
Dead"ly (?), a.
1. Capable of causing death; mortal; fatal; destructive; certain or
likely to cause death; as, a deadly blow or wound.
2. Aiming or willing to destroy; implacable; desperately hostile;
flagitious; as, deadly enemies.
Thy assailant is quick, skillful, and deadly. Shak.
3. Subject to death; mortal. [Obs.]
The image of a deadly man. Wyclif (Rom. i. 23).
Deadly nightshade (Bot.), a poisonous plant; belladonna. See under
Nightshade.
Deadly
Dead"ly, adv.
1. In a manner resembling, or as if produced by, death. "Deadly pale."
Shak.
2. In a manner to occasion death; mortally.
The groanings of a deadly wounded man. Ezek. xxx. 24.
3. In an implacable manner; destructively.
4. Extremely. [Obs.] "Deadly weary." Orrery. "So deadly cunning a
man." Arbuthnot.
Deadness
Dead"ness, n. The state of being destitute of life, vigor, spirit,
activity, etc.; dullness; inertness; languor; coldness; vapidness;
indifference; as, the deadness of a limb, a body, or a tree; the
deadness of an eye; deadness of the affections; the deadness of beer
or cider; deadness to the world, and the like.
Dead-pay
Dead"-pay` (?), n. Pay drawn for soldiers, or others, really dead,
whose names are kept on the rolls.
O you commanders, That, like me, have no dead-pays. Massinger.
Dead-reckoning
Dead"-reck`on*ing (?), n. (Naut.) See under Dead, a.
Deads
Deads (?), n. pl. (Mining) The substances which inclose the ore on
every side.
Dead-stroke
Dead"-stroke` (?), a. (Mech.) Making a stroke without recoil;
deadbeat. Dead-stroke hammer (Mach.), a power hammer having a spring
interposed between the driving mechanism and the hammer head, or
helve, to lessen the recoil of the hammer and reduce the shock upon
the mechanism.
Deadwood
Dead"wood` (?), n.
1. (Naut.) A mass of timbers built into the bow and stern of a vessel
to give solidity.
2. Dead trees or branches; useless material. <-- unproductive workers!
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Deadworks
Dead"works` (?), n. pl. (Naut.) The parts of a ship above the water
when she is laden.
Deaf
Deaf (?; 277), a. [OE. def, deaf, deef, AS. de\'a0f; akin to D. doof,
G. taub, Icel. daufr, Dan. d\'94v, Sw. d\'94f, Goth. daubs, and prob.
to E. dumb (the original sense being, dull as applied to one of the
senses), and perh. to Gr. toben to rage. Cf. Dumb.]
1. Wanting the sense of hearing, either wholly or in part; unable to
perceive sounds; hard of hearing; as, a deaf man.
Come on my right hand, for this ear is deaf. Shak.
2. Unwilling to hear or listen; determinedly inattentive; regardless;
not to be persuaded as to facts, argument, or exhortation; -- with to;
as, deaf to reason.
O, that men's ears should be To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!
Shak.
3. Deprived of the power of hearing; deafened.
Deaf with the noise, I took my hasty flight. Dryden.
4. Obscurely heard; stifled; deadened. [R.]
A deaf murmur through the squadron went. Dryden.
5. Decayed; tasteless; dead; as, a deaf nut; deaf corn. [Obs. or Prov.
Eng.] Halliwell.
If the season be unkindly and intemperate, they [peppers] will
catch a blast; and then the seeds will be deaf, void, light, and
naught. Holland.
Deaf and dumb, without the sense of hearing or the faculty of speech.
See Deaf-mute.
Deaf
Deaf (?; 277), v. t. To deafen. [Obs.] Dryden.
Deafen
Deaf"en (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deafened (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Deafening.] [From Deaf.]
1. To make deaf; to deprive of the power of hearing; to render
incapable of perceiving sounds distinctly.
Deafened and stunned with their promiscuous cries. Addison.
2. (Arch.) To render impervious to sound, as a partition or floor, by
filling the space within with mortar, by lining with paper, etc.
Deafening
Deaf"en*ing, n. The act or process of rendering impervious to sound,
as a floor or wall; also, the material with which the spaces are
filled in this process; pugging.
Deafly
Deaf"ly, adv. Without sense of sounds; obscurely.
Deafly
Deaf"ly, a. Lonely; solitary. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Deaf-mute
Deaf"-mute` (?), n. A person who is deaf and dumb; one who, through
deprivation or defect of hearing, has either failed the acquire the
power of speech, or has lost it. [See Illust. of Dactylology.]
Deaf-mutes are still so called, even when, by artificial methods,
they have been taught to speak imperfectly.
Deaf-mutism
Deaf"-mut`ism (?), n. The condition of being a deaf-mute.
Deafness
Deaf"ness (?), n.
1. Incapacity of perceiving sounds; the state of the organs which
prevents the impression which constitute hearing; want of the sense
of hearing.
2. Unwillingness to hear; voluntary rejection of what is addressed
to the understanding.
Nervous deafness, a variety of deafness dependent upon morbid change
in some portion of the nervous system, especially the auditory nerve.
Deal
Deal (?), n. [OE. del, deel, part, AS. d; akin to OS. d, D. & Dan.
deel, G. theil, teil, Icel. deild, Sw. del, Goth. dails. Dole.]
1. A part or portion; a share; hence, an indefinite quantity, degree,
or extent, degree, or extent; as, a deal of time and trouble; a deal
of cold.
Three tenth deals [parts of an ephah] of flour. Num. xv. 9.
As an object of science it [the Celtic genius] may count for a good
deal . . . as a spiritual power. M. Arnold.
She was resolved to be a good deal more circumspect. W. Black.
NOTE: &hand; It wa s fo rmerly li mited by some, every, never a, a
thousand, etc.; as, some deal; but these are now obsolete or
vulgar. In general, we now qualify the word with great or good, and
often use it adverbially, by being understood; as, a great deal of
time and pains; a great (or good) deal better or worse; that is,
better by a great deal, or by a great part or difference.
2. The process of dealing cards to the players; also, the portion
disturbed.
The deal, the shuffle, and the cut. Swift.
3. Distribution; apportionment. [Colloq.]
4. An arrangement to attain a desired result by a combination of
interested parties; -- applied to stock speculations and political
bargains. [Slang]
5. [Prob. from D. deel a plank, threshing floor. See Thill.] The
division of a piece of timber made by sawing; a board or plank;
particularly, a board or plank of fir or pine above seven inches in
width, and exceeding six feet in length. If narrower than this, it is
called a batten; if shorter, a deal end.
NOTE: &hand; Wh ole deal is a general term for planking one and one
half inches thick.
6. Wood of the pine or fir; as, a floor of deal.
Deal tree, a fir tree. Dr. Prior.
Deal
Deal, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dealt (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dealing.] [OE.
delen, AS. d, fr. d share; akin to OS. d, D. deelen, G. theilen,
teilen, Icel. deila, Sw. dela, Dan. dele, Goth. dailjan. See Deal, n.]
1. To divide; to separate in portions; hence, to give in portions; to
distribute; to bestow successively; -- sometimes with out.
Is not to deal thy bread to the hungry? Is. lviii. 7.
And Rome deals out her blessings and her gold. Tickell.
The nightly mallet deals resounding blows. Gay.
Hissing through the skies, the feathery deaths were dealt. Dryden.
2. Specifically: To distribute, as cards, to the players at the
commencement of a game; as, to deal the cards; to deal one a jack.
Deal
Deal, v. i.
1. To make distribution; to share out in portions, as cards to the
players.
2. To do a distributing or retailing business, as distinguished from
that of a manufacturer or producer; to traffic; to trade; to do
business; as, he deals in flour.
They buy and sell, they deal and traffic. South.
This is to drive to wholesale trade, when all other petty merchants
deal but for parcels. Dr. H. More.
3. To act as an intermediary in business or any affairs; to manage; to
make arrangements; -- followed by between or with.
Sometimes he that deals between man and man, raiseth his own credit
with both, by pretending greater interest than he hath in either.
Bacon.
4. To conduct one's self; to behave or act in any affair or towards
any one; to treat.
If he will deal clearly and impartially, . . . he will acknowledge
all this to be true. Tillotson.
5. To contend (with); to treat (with), by way of opposition, check, or
correction; as, he has turbulent passions to deal with.
To deal by, to treat, either well or ill; as, to deal well by
servants. "Such an one deals not fairly by his own mind." Locke. -- To
deal in. (a) To have to do with; to be engaged in; to practice; as,
they deal in political matters. (b) To buy and sell; to furnish, as a
retailer or wholesaler; as, they deal in fish. -- To deal with. (a) To
treat in any manner; to use, whether well or ill; to have to do with;
specifically, to trade with. "Dealing with witches." Shak. (b) To
reprove solemnly; to expostulate with.
The deacons of his church, who, to use their own phrase, "dealt
with him" on the sin of rejecting the aid which Providence so
manifestly held out. Hawthorne.
Return . . . and I will deal well with thee. Gen. xxxii. 9.
Dealbate
De*al"bate (?), v. t. [L. dealbatus, p. p. of dealbare. See Daub.] To
whiten. [Obs.] Cockeram.
Dealbation
De`al*ba"tion (?), n. [L. dealbatio: cf. F. d\'82albation.] Act of
bleaching; a whitening. [Obs.]
Dealer
Deal"er (?), n.
1. One who deals; one who has to do, or has concern, with others;
esp., a trader, a trafficker, a shopkeeper, a broker, or a merchant;
as, a dealer in dry goods; a dealer in stocks; a retail dealer.
2. One who distributes cards to the players.
Dealfish
Deal"fish` (?), n. [From deal a long, narrow plank.] (Zo\'94l.) A
long, thin fish of the arctic seas (Trachypterus arcticus).
Dealing
Deal"ing, n. The act of one who deals; distribution of anything, as of
cards to the players; method of business; traffic; intercourse;
transaction; as, to have dealings with a person. Double dealing,
insincere, treacherous dealing; duplicity. -- Plain dealing, fair,
sincere, honorable dealing; honest, outspoken expression of opinion.
Dealth
Dealth (?), n. Share dealt. [Obs.]
Deambulate
De*am"bu*late (?), v. i. [L. deambulare, deambulatum; de- + ambulare
to walk.] To walk abroad. [Obs.] Cockeram.
Deambulation
De*am`bu*la"tion (?), n. [L. deambulatio.] A walking abroad; a
promenading. [Obs.] Sir T. Elyot.
Deambulatory
De*am"bu*la*to*ry (?), a. [Cf. LL. deambulator a traveler.] Going
about from place to place; wandering; of or pertaining to a
deambulatory. [Obs.] "Deambulatory actors." Bp. Morton.
Deambulatory
De*am"bu*la*to*ry, n. [L. deambulatorium.] A covered place in which to
walk; an ambulatory.
Dean
Dean (?), n. [OE. dene, deene, OF. deien, dien, F. doyen, eldest of a
corporation, a dean, L. decanus the chief of ten, one set over ten
persons, e. g., over soldiers or over monks, from decem ten. See Ten,
and cf. Decemvir.]
1. A dignitary or presiding officer in certain ecclesiastical and lay
bodies; esp., an ecclesiastical dignitary, subordinate to a bishop.
Dean of cathedral church, the chief officer of a chapter; he is an
ecclesiastical magistrate next in degree to bishop, and has immediate
charge of the cathedral and its estates. -- Dean of peculiars, a dean
holding a preferment which has some peculiarity relative to spiritual
superiors and the jurisdiction exercised in it. [Eng.] -- Rural dean,
one having, under the bishop, the especial care and inspection of the
clergy within certain parishes or districts of the diocese.
2. The collegiate officer in the universities of Oxford and Cambridge,
England, who, besides other duties, has regard to the moral condition
of the college. Shipley.
3. The head or presiding officer in the faculty of some colleges or
universities.
4. A registrar or secretary of the faculty in a department of a
college, as in a medical, or theological, or scientific department.
[U.S.]
5. The chief or senior of a company on occasion of ceremony; as, the
dean of the diplomatic corps; -- so called by courtesy.
Cardinal dean, the senior cardinal bishop of the college of cardinals
at Rome. Shipley. -- Dean and chapter, the legal corporation and
governing body of a cathedral. It consists of the dean, who is chief,
and his canons or prebendaries. -- Dean of arches, the lay judge of
the court of arches. -- Dean of faculty, the president of an
incorporation or barristers; specifically, the president of the
incorporation of advocates in Edinburgh. -- Dean of guild, a
magistrate of Scotch burghs, formerly, and still, in some burghs,
chosen by the Guildry, whose duty is to superintend the erection of
new buildings and see that they conform to the law. -- Dean of a
monastery, Monastic dean, a monastic superior over ten monks. --
Dean's stall. See Decanal stall, under Decanal.
Deanery
Dean"er*y (?), n.; pl. Deaneries (.
1. The office or the revenue of a dean. See the Note under Benefice,
n., 3.
2. The residence of a dean. Shak.
3. The territorial jurisdiction of a dean.
Each archdeaconry is divided into rural deaneries, and each deanery
is divided into parishes. Blackstone.
Deanship
Dean"ship, n. The office of a dean.
I dont't value your deanship a straw. Swift.
Dear
Dear (?), a. [Compar. Dearer (?); superl. Dearest (?).] [OE. dere,
deore, AS. de\'a2re; akin to OS. diuri, D. duur, OHG. tiuri, G.
theuer, teuer, Icel. d, Dan. & Sw. dyr. Cf. Darling, Dearth.]
1. Bearing a high price; high-priced; costly; expensive.
The cheapest of us is ten groats too dear. Shak.
2. Marked by scarcity or dearth, and exorbitance of price; as, a dear
year.
3. Highly valued; greatly beloved; cherished; precious. "Hear me, dear
lady." Shak.
Neither count I my life dear unto myself. Acts xx. 24.
And the last joy was dearer than the rest. Pope.
Dear as remember'd kisses after death. Tennyson.
4. Hence, close to the heart; heartfelt; present in mind; engaging the
attention. (a) Of agreeable things and interests.
[I'll] leave you to attend him: some dear cause Will in concealment
wrap me up awhile. Shak.
His dearest wish was to escape from the bustle and glitter of
Whitehall. Macaulay.
(b) Of disagreeable things and antipathies.
In our dear peril. Shak.
Would I had met my dearest foe in heaven Or ever I had seen that
day. Shak.
Dear
Dear, n. A dear one; lover; sweetheart.
That kiss I carried from thee, dear. Shak.
Dear
Dear, adv. Dearly; at a high price.
If thou attempt it, it will cost thee dear. Shak.
Dear
Dear, v. t. To endear. [Obs.] Shelton.
Dearborn
Dear"born (?), n. A four-wheeled carriage, with curtained sides.
Dear-bought
Dear"-bought` (?), a. Bought at a high price; as, dear-bought
experience.
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Deare
Deare (?), variant of Dere, v. t. & n. [Obs.]
Dearie
Dear"ie (?), n. Same as Deary. Dickens.
Dearling
Dear"ling (?), n. A darling. [Obs.] Spenser.
Dear-loved
Dear"-loved` (?), a. Greatly beloved. Shak.
Dearly
Dear"ly, adv.
1. In a dear manner; with affection; heartily; earnestly; as, to love
one dearly.
2. At a high rate or price; grievously.
He buys his mistress dearly with his throne. Dryden.
3. Exquisitely. [Obs.] Shak.
Dearn
Dearn (?), a. [AS. derne, dyrne, dierne, hidden, secret. Cf. Derne.]
Secret; lonely; solitary; dreadful. [Obs.] Shak. -- Dearn"ly, adv.
[Obs.] Chaucer.
Dearn
Dearn, v. t. Same as Darn. [Obs.]
Dearness
Dear"ness (?), n.
1. The quality or state of being dear; costliness; excess of price.
The dearness of corn. Swift.
2. Fondness; preciousness; love; tenderness.
The dearness of friendship. Bacon.
Dearth
Dearth (?), n. [OE. derthe, fr. dere. See Dear.] Scarcity which
renders dear; want; lack; specifically, lack of food on account of
failure of crops; famine.
There came a dearth over all the land of Egypt. Acts vii. 11.
He with her press'd, she faint with dearth. Shak.
Dearth of plot, and narrowness of imagination. Dryden.
Dearticulate
De`ar*tic"u*late (?), v. t. To disjoint.
Dearworth
Dear"worth` (?), a. [See Derworth.] Precious. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.
Deary
Dear"y (?), n. A dear; a darling. [Familiar]
Deas
De"as (?), n. See Dais. [Scot.]
Death
Death (?), n. [OE. deth, dea, AS. de\'a0; akin to OS. d, D. dood, G.
tod, Icel. dau, Sw. & Dan. d\'94d, Goth. daupus; from a verb meaning
to die. See Die, v. i., and cf. Dead.]
1. The cessation of all vital phenomena without capability of
resuscitation, either in animals or plants.
NOTE: &hand; Lo cal de ath is going on at times and in all parts of
the living body, in which individual cells and elements are being
cast off and replaced by new; a process essential to life. General
death is of two kinds; death of the body as a whole (somatic or
systemic death), and death of the tissues. By the former is implied
the absolute cessation of the functions of the brain, the
circulatory and the respiratory organs; by the latter the entire
disappearance of the vital actions of the ultimate structural
constituents of the body. When death takes place, the body as a
whole dies first, the death of the tissues sometimes not occurring
until after a considerable interval. Huxley.
2. Total privation or loss; extinction; cessation; as, the death of
memory.
The death of a language can not be exactly compared with the death
of a plant. J. Peile.
3. Manner of dying; act or state of passing from life.
A death that I abhor. Shak.
Let me die the death of the righteous. Num. xxiii. 10.
4. Cause of loss of life.
Swiftly flies the feathered death. Dryden.
He caught his death the last county sessions. Addison.
5. Personified: The destroyer of life, -- conventionally represented
as a skeleton with a scythe.
Death! great proprietor of all. Young.
And I looked, and behold a pale horse; and his name that at on him
was Death. Rev. vi. 8.
6. Danger of death. "In deaths oft." 2 Cor. xi. 23.
7. Murder; murderous character.
Not to suffer a man of death to live. Bacon.
8. (Theol.) Loss of spiritual life.
To be death. Rom. viii. 6.
9. Anything so dreadful as to be like death.
It was death to them to think of entertaining such doctrines.
Atterbury.
And urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto death. Judg. xvi.
16.
NOTE: &hand; De ath is much used adjectively and as the first part
of a compound, meaning, in general, of or pertaining to death,
causing or presaging death; as, deathbed or death bed; deathblow or
death blow, etc.
Black death. See Black death, in the Vocabulary. -- Civil death, the
separation of a man from civil society, or the debarring him from the
enjoyment of civil rights, as by banishment, attainder, abjuration of
the realm, entering a monastery, etc. Blackstone. -- Death adder.
(Zo\'94l.) (a) A kind of viper found in South Africa (Acanthophis
tortor); -- so called from the virulence of its venom. (b) A venomous
Australian snake of the family Elapid\'91, of several species, as the
Hoplocephalus superbus and Acanthopis antarctica. -- Death bell, a
bell that announces a death.
The death bell thrice was heard to ring. Mickle.
-- Death candle, a light like that of a candle, viewed by the
superstitious as presaging death. -- Death damp, a cold sweat at the
coming on of death. -- Death fire, a kind of ignis fatuus supposed to
forebode death.
And round about in reel and rout, The death fires danced at night.
Coleridge.
-- Death grapple, a grapple or struggle for life. -- Death in life, a
condition but little removed from death; a living death. [Poetic] "Lay
lingering out a five years' death in life." Tennyson. -- Death knell,
a stroke or tolling of a bell, announcing a death. -- Death rate, the
relation or ratio of the number of deaths to the population.
At all ages the death rate is higher in towns than in rural
districts. Darwin.
-- Death rattle, a rattling or gurgling in the throat of a dying
person. -- Death's door, the boundary of life; the partition dividing
life from death. -- Death stroke, a stroke causing death. -- Death
throe, the spasm of death. -- Death token, the signal of approaching
death. -- Death warrant. (a) (Law) An order from the proper authority
for the execution of a criminal. (b) That which puts an end to
expectation, hope, or joy. -- Death wound. (a) A fatal wound or
injury. (b) (Naut.) The springing of a fatal leak. -- Spiritual death
(Scripture), the corruption and perversion of the soul by sin, with
the loss of the favor of God. -- The gates of death, the grave.
Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? Job xxxviii. 17.
-- The second death, condemnation to eternal separation from God. Rev.
ii. 11. -- To be the death of, to be the cause of death to; to make
die. "It was one who should be the death of both his parents." Milton.
Syn. -- Death, Decrase, Departure, Release. Death applies to the
termination of every form of existence, both animal and vegetable; the
other words only to the human race. Decease is the term used in law
for the removal of a human being out of life in the ordinary course of
nature. Demise was formerly confined to decease of princes, but is now
sometimes used of distinguished men in general; as, the demise of Mr.
Pitt. Departure and release are peculiarly terms of Christian
affection and hope. A violent death is not usually called a decease.
Departure implies a friendly taking leave of life. Release implies a
deliverance from a life of suffering or sorrow.
Deathbed
Death"bed (?), n. The bed in which a person dies; hence, the closing
hours of life of one who dies by sickness or the like; the last
sickness.
That often-quoted passage from Lord Hervey in which the Queen's
deathbed is described. Thackeray.
Deathbird
Death"bird` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Tengmalm's or Richardson's owl (Nyctale
Tengmalmi); -- so called from a superstition of the North American
Indians that its note presages death.
Deathblow
Death"blow` (?), n. A mortal or crushing blow; a stroke or event which
kills or destroys.
The deathblow of my hope. Byron.
Deathful
Death"ful (?), a.
1. Full of death or slaughter; murderous; destructive; bloody.
These eyes behold The deathful scene. Pope.
2. Liable to undergo death; mortal.
The deathless gods and deathful earth. Chapman.
Deathfulness
Death"ful*ness, n. Appearance of death. Jer. Taylor.
Deathless
Death"less, a. Not subject to death, destruction, or extinction;
immortal; undying; imperishable; as, deathless beings; deathless fame.
Deathlike
Death"like` (?), a.
1. Resembling death.
A deathlike slumber, and a dead repose. Pope.
2. Deadly. [Obs.] "Deathlike dragons." Shak.
Deathliness
Death"li*ness (?), n. The quality of being deathly; deadliness.
Southey.
Deathly
Death"ly, a. Deadly; fatal; mortal; destructive.
Deathly
Death"ly, adv. Deadly; as, deathly pale or sick.
Death's-head
Death's"-head` (?), n. A naked human skull as the emblem of death; the
head of the conventional personification of death.
I had rather be married to a death's-head with a bone in his mouth.
Shak.
Death's-head moth (Zo\'94l.), a very large European moth (Acherontia
atropos), so called from a figure resembling a human skull on the back
of the thorax; -- called also death's-head sphinx.
Death's-herb
Death's"-herb` (?), n. The deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna). Dr.
Prior.
Deathsman
Deaths"man (?), n. An executioner; a headsman or hangman. [Obs.] Shak.
Deathward
Death"ward (?), adv. Toward death.
Deathwatch
Death"watch` (?; 224), n.
1. (Zo\'94l.) (a) A small beetle (Anobium tessellatum and other allied
species). By forcibly striking its head against woodwork it makes a
ticking sound, which is a call of the sexes to each other, but has
been imagined by superstitious people to presage death. (b) A small
wingless insect, of the family Psocid\'91, which makes a similar but
fainter sound; -- called also deathtick.
She is always seeing apparitions and hearing deathwatches. Addison.
I did not hear the dog howl, mother, or the deathwatch beat.
Tennyson.
2. The guard set over a criminal before his execution.
Deaurate
De*au"rate (?), a. [L. deauratus, p. p. of deaurare to gild; de- +
aurum gold.] Gilded. [Obs.]
Deaurate
De*au"rate (?), v. t. To gild. [Obs.] Bailey.
Deauration
De`au*ra"tion (?), n. Act of gilding. [Obs.]
Deave
Deave (?), v. t. [See Deafen.] To stun or stupefy with noise; to
deafen. [Scot.]
Debacchate
De*bac"chate (?), v. i. [L. debacchatus, p. p. of debacchari to rage;
de- + bacchari to rage like a bacchant.] To rave as a bacchanal. [R.]
Cockeram.
Debacchation
De`bac*cha"tion (?), n. [L. debacchatio.] Wild raving or debauchery.
[R.] Prynne.
Debacle
De*ba"cle (?), n. [F. d\'82b\'83cle, fr. d\'82b\'83cler to unbar,
break loose; pref. d\'82- (prob. = L. dis) + b\'83cler to bolt, fr. L.
baculum a stick.] (Geol.) A breaking or bursting forth; a violent rush
or flood of waters which breaks down opposing barriers, and hurls
forward and disperses blocks of stone and other d\'82bris.
Debar
De*bar" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Debarred (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Debarring.] [Pref. de- + bar.] To cut off from entrance, as if by a
bar or barrier; to preclude; to hinder from approach, entry, or
enjoyment; to shut out or exclude; to deny or refuse; -- with from,
and sometimes with of.
Yet not so strictly hath our Lord imposed Labor, as to debar us
when we need Refreshment. Milton.
Their wages were so low as to debar them, not only from the
comforts but from the common decencies of civilized life. Buckle.
Debarb
De*barb" (?), v. t. [Pref. de- + L. barba beard.] To deprive of the
beard. [Obs.] Bailey.
Debark
De"bark" (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Debarked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Debarking.] [F. d\'82barquer; pref. d\'82- (L. dis-) + barque. See
Bark the vessel, and cf. Disbark.] To go ashore from a ship or boat;
to disembark; to put ashore.
Debarkation
De`bar*ka"tion (?), n. Disembarkation.
The debarkation, therefore, had to take place by small steamers. U.
S. Grant.
Debarment
De*bar"ment (?), n. Hindrance from approach; exclusion.
Debarrass
De*bar"rass (?), v. t. [Cf. F. d\'82barrasser. See Embarrass.] To
disembarrass; to relieve. [R.]
Debase
De*base" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Debased (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Debasing.] [Pref. de- + base. See Base, a., and cf. Abase.] To reduce
from a higher to a lower state or grade of worth, dignity, purity,
station, etc.; to degrade; to lower; to deteriorate; to abase; as, to
debase the character by crime; to debase the mind by frivolity; to
debase style by vulgar words.
The coin which was adulterated and debased. Hale.
It is a kind of taking God's name in vain to debase religion with
such frivolous disputes. Hooker.
And to debase the sons, exalts the sires. Pope.
Syn. -- To abase; degrade. See Abase.
Debased
De*based" (?), a. (Her.) Turned upside down from its proper position;
inverted; reversed.
Debasement
De*base"ment (?), n. The act of debasing or the state of being
debased. Milton.
Debaser
De*bas"er (?), n. One who, or that which, debases.
Debasingly
De*bas"ing*ly, adv. In a manner to debase.
Debatable
De*bat"a*ble (?), a. [Cf. OF. debatable. See Debate.] Liable to be
debated; disputable; subject to controversy or contention; open to
question or dispute; as, a debatable question. The Debatable Land OR
Ground, a tract of land between the Esk and the Sark, claimed by both
England and Scotland; the Batable Ground.
Debate
De*bate" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Debated; p. pr. & vb. n. Debating.]
[OF. debatre, F. d\'82battre; L. de + batuere to beat. See Batter, v.
t., and cf. Abate.]
1. To engage in combat for; to strive for.
Volunteers . . . thronged to serve under his banner, and the cause
of religion was debated with the same ardor in Spain as on the
plains of Palestine. Prescott.
2. To contend for in words or arguments; to strive to maintain by
reasoning; to dispute; to contest; to discuss; to argue for and
against.
A wise council . . . that did debate this business. Shak.
Debate thy cause with thy neighbor himself. Prov. xxv. 9.
Syn. -- To argue; discuss; dispute; controvert. See Argue, and
Discuss.
Debate
De*bate", v. i.
1. To engage in strife or combat; to fight. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Well could he tourney and in lists debate. Spenser.
2. To contend in words; to dispute; hence, to deliberate; to consider;
to discuss or examine different arguments in the mind; -- often
followed by on or upon.
He presents that great soul debating upon the subject of life and
death with his intimate friends. Tatler.
Debate
De*bate", n. [F. d\'82bat, fr. d\'82battre. See Debate, v. t.]
1. A fight or fighting; contest; strife. [Archaic]
On the day of the Trinity next ensuing was a great debate . . . and
in that murder there were slain . . . fourscore. R. of Gloucester.
But question fierce and proud reply Gave signal soon of dire
debate. Sir W. Scott.
2. Contention in words or arguments; discussion for the purpose of
elucidating truth or influencing action; strife in argument;
controversy; as, the debates in Parliament or in Congress.
Heard, noted, answer'd, as in full debate. Pope.
3. Subject of discussion. [R.]
Statutes and edicts concerning this debate. Milton.
Debateful
De*bate"ful (?), a. Full of contention; contentious; quarrelsome.
[Obs.] Spenser.
Debatefully
De*bate"ful*ly, adv. With contention. [Obs.]
Debatement
De*bate"ment (?), n. [Cf. OF. debatement a beating.] Controversy;
deliberation; debate. [R.]
A serious question and debatement with myself. Milton.
Debater
De*bat"er (?), n. One who debates; one given to argument; a disputant;
a controvertist.
Debate where leisure serves with dull debaters. Shak.
Debating
De*bat"ing, n. The act of discussing or arguing; discussion. Debating
society OR club, a society or club for the purpose of debate and
improvement in extemporaneous speaking.
Debatingly
De*bat"ing*ly, adv. In the manner of a debate.
Debauch
De*bauch" (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Debauched (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Debauching.] [F. d\'82baucher, prob. originally, to entice away from
the workshop; pref. d\'82- (L. dis- or de) + OF. bauche, bauge, hut,
cf. F. bauge lair of a wild boar; prob. from G. or Icel., cf. Icel.
b\'belkr. See Balk, n.] To lead away from purity or excellence; to
corrupt in character or principles; to mar; to vitiate; to pollute; to
seduce; as, to debauch one's self by intemperance; to debauch a woman;
to debauch an army.
Learning not debauched by ambition. Burke.
A man must have got his conscience thoroughly debauched and
hardened before he can arrive to the height of sin. South.
Her pride debauched her judgment and her eyes. Cowley.
Debauch
De*bauch", n. [Cf. F. d\'82bauche.]
1. Excess in eating or drinking; intemperance; drunkenness; lewdness;
debauchery.
The first physicians by debauch were made. Dryden.
2. An act or occasion of debauchery.
Silenus, from his night's debauch, Fatigued and sick. Cowley.
Debauched
De*bauched" (?), a. Dissolute; dissipated. "A coarse and debauched
look." Ld. Lytton.
Debauchedly
De*bauch"ed*ly (?), adv. In a profligate manner.
Debauchedness
De*bauch"ed*ness, n. The state of being debauched; intemperance. Bp.
Hall.
Debauchee
Deb`au*chee" (?), n. [F. d\'82, n., properly p. p. of d\'82baucher.
See Debauch, v. t.] One who is given to intemperance or bacchanalian
excesses; a man habitually lewd; a libertine.
Debaucher
De*bauch"er (?), n. One who debauches or corrupts others; especially,
a seducer to lewdness.
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Debauchery
De*bauch"er*y (?), n.; pl. Debaucheries (.
1. Corruption of fidelity; seduction from virtue, duty, or allegiance.
The republic of Paris will endeavor to complete the debauchery of
the army. Burke.
2. Excessive indulgence of the appetites; especially, excessive
indulgence of lust; intemperance; sensuality; habitual lewdness.
Oppose . . . debauchery by temperance. Sprat.
Debauchment
De*bauch"ment (?), n. The act of corrupting; the act of seducing from
virtue or duty.
Debauchness
De*bauch"ness, n. Debauchedness. [Obs.]
Debeige
De*beige" (?), n. [F. de of + beige the natural color of wool.] A kind
of woolen or mixed dress goods. [Written also debage.]
Debel
De*bel" (?), v. t. [Cf. F. d\'82beller. See Debellate.] To conquer.
[Obs.] Milton.
Debellate
De*bel"late (?), v. t. [L. debellatus, p. p. of debellare to subdue;
de- + bellum war.] To subdue; to conquer in war. [Obs.] Speed.
Debellation
Deb`el*la"tion (?), n. [LL. debellatio.] The act of conquering or
subduing. [Obs.]
De bene esse
De be"ne es"se (?). [L.] (Law) Of well being; of formal sufficiency
for the time; conditionally; provisionally. Abbott.
Debenture
De*ben"ture (?; 135), n. [L. debentur they are due, fr. debere to owe;
cf. F. debentur. So called because these receipts began with the words
Debentur mihi.]
1. A writing acknowledging a debt; a writing or certificate signed by
a public officer, as evidence of a debt due to some person; the sum
thus due.
2. A customhouse certificate entitling an exporter of imported goods
to a drawback of duties paid on their importation. Burrill.
NOTE: It is ap plied in En gland to de eds of mortgage given by
railway companies for borrowed money; also to municipal and other
bonds and securities for money loaned.
Debentured
De*ben"tured (?; 135), a. Entitled to drawback or debenture; as,
debentured goods.
Debile
Deb"ile (?), a. [L. debilis: cf. F. d\'82bile. See Debility.] Weak.
[Obs.] Shak.
Debilitant
De*bil"i*tant (?), a. [L. debilitants, p. pr.] (Med.) Diminishing the
energy of organs; reducing excitement; as, a debilitant drug.
Debilitate
De*bil"i*tate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Debilitated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Debilitating.] [L. debilitatus, p. p. of debilitare to debilitate, fr.
debilis. See Debility.] To impair the strength of; to weaken; to
enfeeble; as, to debilitate the body by intemperance.
Various ails debilitate the mind. Jenyns.
The debilitated frame of Mr. Bertram was exhausted by this last
effort. Sir W. Scott.
Debilitation
De*bil`i*ta"tion (?), n. [L. debilitatio: cf. F. d\'82bilitation.] The
act or process of debilitating, or the condition of one who is
debilitated; weakness.
Debility
De*bil"i*ty (?), n. [L. debilitas, fr. debilis weak, prob. fr. de- +
habilis able: cf. F. d\'82bilit\'82. See Able, a.] The state of being
weak; weakness; feebleness; languor.
The inconveniences of too strong a perspiration, which are
debility, faintness, and sometimes sudden death. Arbuthnot.
Syn. -- Debility, Infirmity, Imbecility. An infirmity belongs, for the
most part, to particular members, and is often temporary, as of the
eyes, etc. Debility is more general, and while it lasts impairs the
ordinary functions of nature. Imbecility attaches to the whole frame,
and renders it more or less powerless. Debility may be constitutional
or may be the result or superinduced causes; Imbecility is always
constitutional; infirmity is accidental, and results from sickness or
a decay of the frame. These words, in their figurative uses, have the
same distinctions; we speak of infirmity of will, debility of body,
and an Imbecility which affects the whole man; but Imbecility is often
used with specific reference to feebleness of mind.
Debit
Deb"it (?), n. [L. debitum what is due, debt, from debere to owe: cf.
F. d\'82bit. See Debt.] A debt; an entry on the debtor (Dr.) side of
an account; -- mostly used adjectively; as, the debit side of an
account.
Debit
Deb"it, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Debited; p. pr. & vb. n. Debiting.]
1. To charge with debt; -- the opposite of, and correlative to,
credit; as, to debit a purchaser for the goods sold.
2. (Bookkeeping) To enter on the debtor (Dr.) side of an account; as,
to debit the amount of goods sold.
Debitor
Deb"it*or (?), n. [L. See Debtor.] A debtor. [Obs.] Shak.
Debituminization
De`bi*tu`mi*ni*za"tion (?), n. The act of depriving of bitumen.
Debituminize
De`bi*tu"mi*nize (?), v. t. To deprive of bitumen.
D\'82blai
D\'82`blai" (?), n. [F.] (Fort.) The cavity from which the earth for
parapets, etc. (remblai), is taken.
Debonair
Deb`o*nair" (?), a. [OE. debonere, OF. de bon aire, debonaire, of good
descent or lineage, excellent, debonair, F. d\'82bonnaire debonair; de
of (L. de) + bon good (L. bonus) + aire. See Air, and Bounty, and cf.
Bonair.] Characterized by courteousness, affability, or gentleness; of
good appearance and manners; graceful; complaisant.
Was never prince so meek and debonair. Spenser.
Debonairity
Deb`o*nair"i*ty (?), n. [OF. debonairet\'82, F. d\'82bonnairet\'82.]
Debonairness. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Debonairly
Deb`o*nair"ly, adv. Courteously; elegantly.
Debonairness
Deb`o*nair"ness, n. The quality of being debonair; good humor;
gentleness; courtesy. Sterne.
Debosh
De*bosh" (?), v. t. [Old form of debauch.] To debauch. [Obs.] "A
deboshed lady." Beau. & Fl.
Deboshment
De*bosh"ment (?), n. Debauchment. [Obs.]
Debouch
De*bouch" (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Debouched (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Debouching.] [F. d\'82boucher; pref. d\'82- (L. dis- or de) + boucher
to stop up, fr. bouche mouth, fr. L. bucca the cheek. Cf. Disembogue.]
To march out from a wood, defile, or other confined spot, into open
ground; to issue.
Battalions debouching on the plain. Prescott.
D\'82bouch\'82
D\'82`bou`ch\'82" (?), n. [F.] A place for exit; an outlet; hence, a
market for goods.
The d\'82bouch\'82s were ordered widened to afford easy egress. The
Century.
D\'82bouchure
D\'82`bou`chure" (?), n. [F.] The outward opening of a river, of a
valley, or of a strait.
D\'82bris
D\'82`bris" (?), n. [F., fr. pref. d\'82- (L. dis) + briser to break,
shatter; perh. of Celtic origin.]
1. (Geol.) Broken and detached fragments, taken collectively;
especially, fragments detached from a rock or mountain, and piled up
at the base.
2. Rubbish, especially such as results from the destruction of
anything; remains; ruins.
Debruised
De*bruised" (?), a. [Cf. OF. debruisier to shatter, break. Cf.
Bruise.] (Her.) Surmounted by an ordinary; as, a lion is debruised
when a bend or other ordinary is placed over it, as in the cut.
The lion of England and the lilies of France without the baton
sinister, under which, according to the laws of heraldry, they
where debruised in token of his illegitimate birth. Macaulay.
Debt
Debt (?), n. [OE. dette, F. dette, LL. debita, fr. L. debitus owed, p.
p. of debere to owe, prop., to have on loan; de- + habere to have. See
Habit, and cf. Debit, Due.]
1. That which is due from one person to another, whether money, goods,
or services; that which one person is bound to pay to another, or to
perform for his benefit; thing owed; obligation; liability.
Your son, my lord, has paid a soldier's debt. Shak.
When you run in debt, you give to another power over your liberty.
Franklin.
2. A duty neglected or violated; a fault; a sin; a trespass. "Forgive
us our debts." Matt. vi. 12.
3. (Law) An action at law to recover a certain specified sum of money
alleged to be due. Burrill.
Bond debt, Book debt, etc. See under Bond, Book, etc. -- Debt of
nature, death.
Debted
Debt"ed, p. a. Indebted; obliged to. [R.]
I stand debted to this gentleman. Shak.
Debtee
Debt*ee" (?), n. (Law) One to whom a debt is due; creditor; --
correlative to debtor. Blackstone.
Debtless
Debt"less (?), a. Free from debt. Chaucer.
Debtor
Debt"or (?), n. [OE. dettur, dettour, OF. detor, detur, detour, F.
d\'82biteur, fr. L. debitor, fr. debere to owe. See Debt.] One who
owes a debt; one who is indebted; -- correlative to creditor.
[I 'll] bring your latter hazard back again, And thankfully rest
debtor for the first. Shak.
In Athens an insolvent debtor became slave to his creditor.
Mitford.
Debtors for our lives to you. Tennyson.
Debulliate
De*bul"li*ate (?), v. i. [Pref. d\'82- + L. bullire to boil.] To boil
over. [Obs.]
Debulition
Deb`u*li"tion (?), n. [See Debulliate.] A bubbling or boiling over.
[Obs.] Bailey.
Deburse
De*burse" (?), v. t. & i. [Pref. de + L. bursa purse.] To disburse.
[Obs.] Ludlow.
Debuscope
De"bu*scope (?), n. [From the inventor, Debus, a French optician +
-scope.] (Opt.) A modification of the kaleidoscope; -- used to reflect
images so as to form beautiful designs.
D\'82but
D\'82`but" (?), n. [F. d\'82but, prop., the first cast or throw at
play, fr. but aim, mark. See Butt an end.] A beginning or first
attempt; hence, a first appearance before the public, as of an actor
or public speaker.
D\'82butant, n.; fem. D\'82butante
D\'82`bu`tant" (?), n.; fem. D\'82`bu`tante" (. [F., p. pr. of
d\'82buter to have the first throw, to make one's d\'82but. See
D\'82but.] A person who makes his (or her) first appearance before the
public.
Deca-
Dec"a- (?). [Cf. Ten.] A prefix, from Gr. de`ka, signifying ten;
specifically (Metric System), a prefix signifying the weight or
measure that is ten times the principal unit.
Decacerata
De*cac`e*ra"ta (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. de`ka ten + ke`ras a horn.]
(Zo\'94l.) The division of Cephalopoda which includes the squids,
cuttlefishes, and others having ten arms or tentacles; -- called also
Decapoda. [Written also Decacera.] See Dibranchiata.
Decachord, Decachordon
Dec"a*chord (?), Dec`a*chor"don (?), n. [Gr. deka`chordos tenstringed;
de`ka ten + chordj` a string.]
1. An ancient Greek musical instrument of ten strings, resembling the
harp.
2. Something consisting of ten parts. W. Watson.
Decucuminated
Dec`u*cu"mi*na`ted (?), a. [L. decacuminare to cut off the top. See
Cacuminate.] Having the point or top cut off. [Obs.] Bailey.
Decad
Dec"ad (?), n. A decade.
Averill was a decad and a half his elder. Tennyson.
Decadal
Dec"a*dal (?), a. Pertaining to ten; consisting of tens.
Decade
Dec"ade (?), n. [F. d\'82cade, L. decas, -adis, fr. Gr. Ten.] A group
or division of ten; esp., a period of ten years; a decennium; as, a
decade of years or days; a decade of soldiers; the second decade of
Livy. [Written also decad.]
During this notable decade of years. Gladstone.
Decadence, Decadency
De*ca"dence (?), De*ca"den*cy (?), n. [LL. decadentia; L. de- + cadere
to fall: cf. F. d\'82cadence. See Decay.] A falling away; decay;
deterioration; declension. "The old castle, where the family lived in
their decadence.' Sir W. Scott.
Decadent
De*ca"dent (?), a. Decaying; deteriorating.
Decadist
Dec"a*dist (?), n. A writer of a book divided into decades; as, Livy
was a decadist. [R.]
Decagon
Dec"a*gon (?), n. [Pref. deca- + Gr. d\'82cagone.] (Geom.) A plane
figure having ten sides and ten angles; any figure having ten angles.
A regular decagon is one that has all its sides and angles equal.
Decagonal
De*cag"o*nal (?), a. Pertaining to a decagon; having ten sides.
Decagram, Decagramme
Dec"a*gram, Dec"a*gramme (?), n. [F. d\'82cagramme; Gr. gramme. See
Gram.] A weight of the metric system; ten grams, equal to about 154.32
grains avoirdupois.
Decagynia
Dec`a*gyn"i*a (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.) A Linn\'91an order of
plants characterized by having ten styles.
Decagynian, Deccagynous
Dec`a*gyn"i*an (?), Dec*cag"y*nous (?), a. [Cf. F. d\'82cagyne.]
(Bot.) Belonging to the Decagynia; having ten styles.
Decahedral
Dec`a*he"dral (?), a. Having ten sides.
Decahedron
Dec`a*he"dron (?), n.; pl. E. Decahedrons (#), L. Decahedra (#).
[Pref. deca- + Gr. 'e`dra a seat, a base, fr. 'e`zesthai to sit: cf.
F. d\'82ca\'8adre.] (Geom.) A solid figure or body inclosed by ten
plane surfaces. [Written also, less correctly, decaedron.]
Decalcification
De*cal`ci*fi*ca"tion (?), n. The removal of calcareous matter.
Decalcify
De*cal"ci*fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decalcified (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Decalcifying.] To deprive of calcareous matter; thus, to decalcify
bones is to remove the stony part, and leave only the gelatin.
Decalcomania, Decalcomanie
De*cal`co*ma"ni*a (?), De*cal`co*ma"nie (?), n. [F. d\'82calcomanie.]
The art or process of transferring pictures and designs to china,
glass, marble, etc., and permanently fixing them thereto.
Decaliter, Decalitre
Dec"a*li`ter, Dec"a*li`tre (?), n. [F. d\'82calitre; Gr. litre. See
Liter.] A measure of capacity in the metric system; a cubic volume of
ten liters, equal to about 610.24 cubic inches, that is, 2.642 wine
gallons.
Decalog
Dec"a*log (?; 115), n. Decalogue.
Decalogist
De*cal"o*gist (?), n. One who explains the decalogue. J. Gregory.
Decalogue
Dec"a*logue (?; 115), n. [F. d\'82calogue, L. decalogus, fr. Gr. Ten.]
The Ten Commandments or precepts given by God to Moses on Mount Sinai,
and originally written on two tables of stone.
Decameron
De*cam"e*ron (?), n. [It. decamerone, fr. Gr. d\'82cam\'82ron.] A
celebrated collection of tales, supposed to be related in ten days; --
written in the 14th century, by Boccaccio, an Italian.
Decameter, Decametre
Dec"a*me`ter, Dec"a*me`tre (?), n. [F. d\'82cam\'8atre; Gr. m\'8atre.
See Meter.] A measure of length in the metric system; ten meters,
equal to about 393.7 inches.
Decamp
De*camp" (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Decamped (?; 215); p. pr. & vb. n.
Decamping.] [F. d\'82camper; pref. d\'82- (L. dis) + camp camp. See
Camp.]
1. To break up a camp; to move away from a camping ground, usually by
night or secretly. Macaulay.
2. Hence, to depart suddenly; to run away; -- generally used
disparagingly.
The fathers were ordered to decamp, and the house was once again
converted into a tavern. Goldsmith.
Decampment
De*camp"ment (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82campement.] Departure from a camp; a
marching off.
Decanal
Dec"a*nal (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. d\'82canal. See Dean.] Pertaining to a
dean or deanery.
His rectorial as well as decanal residence. Churton.
Decanal side, the side of the choir on which the dean's tall is
placed. -- Decanal stall, the stall allotted to the dean in the choir,
on the right or south side of the chancel. Shipley.
Decandria
De*can"dri*a (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.) A Linn\'91an class of
plants characterized by having ten stamens.
Decandrian, Decandrous
De*can"dri*an (?), De*can"drous (?), a. [Cf. F. d\'82candre.] (Bot.)
Belonging to the Decandria; having ten stamens.
Decane
Dec"ane (?), n. [See Deca-.] (Chem.) A liquid hydrocarbon, C10H22, of
the paraffin series, including several isomeric modifications.
Decangular
Dec*an"gu*lar (?), a. [Pref. deca- + angular.] Having ten angles.
Decani
De*ca"ni (?), a. [L., lit., of the dean.] Used of the side of the
choir on which the dean's stall is placed; decanal; -- correlative to
cantoris; as, the decanal, or decani, side.
Decant
De*cant" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decanted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Decanting.] [F. d\'82canter (cf. It. decantare), prop., to pour off
from the edge of a vessel; pref. d\'82- (L. de) + OF. cant (It. canto)
edge, border, end. See Cant an edge.] To pour off gently, as liquor,
so as not to disturb the sediment; or to pour from one vessel into
another; as, to decant wine.
Decantate
De*can"tate (?), v. t. To decant. [Obs.]
Decantation
De`can*ta"tion (?; 277), n. [Cf. F. d\'82cantation.] The act of
pouring off a clear liquor gently from its lees or sediment, or from
one vessel into another.
Decanter
De*cant"er (?), n.
1. A vessel used to decant liquors, or for receiving decanted liquors;
a kind of glass bottle used for holding wine or other liquors, from
which drinking glasses are filled.
2. One who decants liquors.
Decaphyllous
De*caph"yl*lous (?), a. [Pref. deca- + Gr. d\'82caphylle.] (Bot.)
Having ten leaves.
Decapitate
De*cap"i*tate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decapitated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Decapitating.] [LL. decapitatus, p. p. of decapitare; L. de- + caput
head. See Chief.]
1. To cut off the head of; to behead.
2. To remove summarily from office. [Colloq. U. S.]
Decapitation
De*cap`i*ta"tion (?), n. [LL. decapitatio: cf. F. d\'82capitation.]
The act of beheading; beheading.
Decapod
Dec"a*pod (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82capode.] (Zo\'94l.) A crustacean with
ten feet or legs, as a crab; one of the Decapoda. Also used
adjectively.
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Decapoda
De*cap"o*da (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.
1. (Zo\'94l.) The order of Crustacea which includes the shrimps,
lobsters, crabs, etc.
NOTE: &hand; They have a carapace, covering and uniting the somites
of the head and thorax and inclosing a gill chamber on each side,
and usually have five (rarely six) pairs of legs. They are divided
into two principal groups: Brachyura and Macrura. Some writers
recognize a third (Anomura) intermediate between the others.
2. (Zo\'94l.) A division of the dibranchiate cephalopods including the
cuttlefishes and squids. See Decacera.
Deccapodal, Deccapodous
Dec*cap"o*dal (?), Dec*cap"o*dous (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Belonging to the
decapods; having ten feet; ten-footed.
Decarbonate
De*car"bon*ate (?), v. t. To deprive of carbonic acid.
Decarbonization
De*car`bon*i*za"tion (?), n. The action or process of depriving a
substance of carbon.
Decarbonize
De*car"bon*ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decarbonized (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Decarbonizing.] To deprive of carbon; as, to decarbonize steel; to
decarbonize the blood. Decarbonized iron. See Malleable iron. --
Decarbonized steel, homogenous wrought iron made by a steel process,
as that of Bessemer; ingot iron.
Decarbonizer
De*car"bon*i`zer (?), n. He who, or that which, decarbonizes a
substance.
Decarburization
De*car`bu*ri*za"tion (?), n. The act, process, or result of
decarburizing.
Decarbuize
De*car"bu*ize (?), v. t. To deprive of carbon; to remove the carbon
from.
Decard
De*card" (?), v. t. To discard. [Obs.]
You have cast those by, decarded them. J. Fletcher.
Decardinalize
De*car"di*nal*ize (?), v. t. To depose from the rank of cardinal.
Decastere
Dec"a*stere (?), n. [L. d\'82cast\'8are; Gr. st\'8are a stere.]
(Metric System) A measure of capacity, equal to ten steres, or ten
cubic meters.
Decastich
Dec"a*stich (?), n. [Pref. deca- + Gr. A poem consisting of ten lines.
Decastyle
Dec"a*style (?), a. [Gr. (Arch.) Having ten columns in front; -- said
of a portico, temple, etc. -- n. A portico having ten pillars or
columns in front.
Decasyllabic
Dec`a*syl*lab"ic (?), a. [Pref. deca- + syllabic: cf. F.
d\'82casyllabique, d\'82casyllable.] Having, or consisting of, ten
syllables.
Decatoic
Dec`a*to"ic (?), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, decane.
Decay
De*cay" (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Decayed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Decaying.] [OF. decaeir, dechaer, decheoir, F. d\'82choir, to decline,
fall, become less; L. de- + cadere to fall. See Chance.] To pass
gradually from a sound, prosperous, or perfect state, to one of
imperfection, adversity, or dissolution; to waste away; to decline; to
fail; to become weak, corrupt, or disintegrated; to rot; to perish;
as, a tree decays; fortunes decay; hopes decay.
Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth
accumulates and men decay. Goldsmith.
Decay
De*cay", v. t.
1. To cause to decay; to impair. [R.]
Infirmity, that decays the wise. Shak.
2. To destroy. [Obs.] Shak.
Decay
De*cay", n.
1. Gradual failure of health, strength, soundness, prosperity, or of
any species of excellence or perfection; tendency toward dissolution
or extinction; corruption; rottenness; decline; deterioration; as, the
decay of the body; the decay of virtue; the decay of the Roman empire;
a castle in decay.
Perhaps my God, though he be far before, May turn, and take me by
the hand, and more - May strengthen my decays. Herbert.
His [Johnson's] failure was not to be ascribed to intellectual
decay. Macaulay.
Which has caused the decay of the consonants to follow somewhat
different laws. James Byrne.
2. Destruction; death. [Obs.] Spenser.
3. Cause of decay. [R.]
He that plots to be the only figure among ciphers, is the decay of
the whole age. Bacon.
Syn. -- Decline; consumption. See Decline.
Decayed
De*cayed" (?), a. Fallen, as to physical or social condition; affected
with decay; rotten; as, decayed vegetation or vegetables; a decayed
fortune or gentleman. -- De*cay"ed*ness (#), n.
Decayer
De*cay"er (?), n. A causer of decay. [R.]
Decease
De*cease" (?), n. [OE. deses, deces, F. d\'82c\'8as, fr. L. decessus
departure, death, fr. decedere to depart, die; de- + cedere to
withdraw. See Cease, Cede.] Departure, especially departure from this
life; death.
His decease, which he should accomplish at Jerusalem. Luke ix. 31.
And I, the whilst you mourn for his decease, Will with my mourning
plaints your plaint increase. Spenser.
Syn. -- Death; departure; dissolution; demise; release. See Death.
Decease
De*cease", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Deceased (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Deceasing.] To depart from this life; to die; to pass away.
She's dead, deceased, she's dead. Shak.
When our summers have deceased. Tennyson.
Inasmuch as he carries the malignity and the lie with him, he so
far deceases from nature. Emerson.
Deceased
De*ceased" (?), a. Passed away; dead; gone. The deceased, the dead
person.
Decede
De*cede" (?), v. i. [L. decedere. See Decease, n.] To withdraw. [Obs.]
Fuller.
Decedent
De*ce"dent (?), a. [L. decedens, p. pr. of decedere.] Removing;
departing. Ash.
Decedent
De*ce"dent, n. A deceased person. Bouvier.
Deceit
De*ceit" (?), n. [OF. deceit, des, decept (cf. deceite, de), fr. L.
deceptus deception, fr. decipere. See Deceive.]
1. An attempt or disposition to deceive or lead into error; any
declaration, artifice, or practice, which misleads another, or causes
him to believe what is false; a contrivance to entrap; deception; a
wily device; fraud.
Making the ephah small and the shekel great, and falsifying the
balances by deceit. Amos viii. 5.
Friendly to man, far from deceit or guile. Milton.
Yet still we hug the dear deceit. N. Cotton.
2. (Law) Any trick, collusion, contrivance, false representation, or
underhand practice, used to defraud another. When injury is thereby
effected, an action of deceit, as it called, lies for compensation.
Syn. -- Deception; fraud; imposition; duplicity; trickery; guile;
falsifying; double-dealing; stratagem. See Deception.
Deceitful
De*ceit"ful (?), a. Full of, or characterized by, deceit; serving to
mislead or insnare; trickish; fraudulent; cheating; insincere.
Harboring foul deceitful thoughts. Shak.
Deceitfully
De*ceit"ful*ly, adv. With intent to deceive.
Deceitfulness
De*ceit"ful*ness, n.
1. The disposition to deceive; as, a man's deceitfulness may be
habitual.
2. The quality of being deceitful; as, the deceitfulness of a man's
practices.
3. Tendency to mislead or deceive. "The deceitfulness of riches."
Matt. xiii. 22.
Deceitless
De*ceit"less, a. Free from deceit. Bp. Hall.
Deceivable
De*ceiv"a*ble (?), a. [F. d\'82cevable.]
1. Fitted to deceive; deceitful. [Obs.]
The fraud of deceivable traditions. Milton.
2. Subject to deceit; capable of being misled.
Blind, and thereby deceivable. Milton.
Deceivableness
De*ceiv"a*ble*ness, n.
1. Capability of deceiving.
With all deceivableness of unrighteousness. 2 Thess. ii. 10.
2. Liability to be deceived or misled; as, the deceivableness of a
child.
Deceivably
De*ceiv"a*bly, adv. In a deceivable manner.
Deceive
De*ceive" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deceived (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Deceiving.] [OE. deceveir, F. d\'82cevoir, fr. L. decipere to catch,
insnare, deceive; de- + capere to take, catch. See Capable, and cf.
Deceit, Deception.]
1. To lead into error; to cause to believe what is false, or
disbelieve what is true; to impose upon; to mislead; to cheat; to
disappoint; to delude; to insnare.
Evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and
being deceived. 2 Tim. iii. 13.
Nimble jugglers that deceive the eye. Shak.
What can 'scape the eye Of God all-seeing, or deceive his heart?
Milton.
2. To beguile; to amuse, so as to divert the attention; to while away;
to take away as if by deception.
These occupations oftentimes deceived The listless hour.
Wordsworth.
3. To deprive by fraud or stealth; to defraud. [Obs.]
Plant fruit trees in large borders, and set therein fine flowers,
but thin and sparingly, lest they deceive the trees. Bacon.
Syn. -- Deceive, Delude, Mislead. Deceive is a general word applicable
to any kind of misrepresentation affecting faith or life. To delude,
primarily, is to make sport of, by deceiving, and is accomplished by
playing upon one's imagination or credulity, as by exciting false
hopes, causing him to undertake or expect what is impracticable, and
making his failure ridiculous. It implies some infirmity of judgment
in the victim, and intention to deceive in the deluder. But it is
often used reflexively, indicating that a person's own weakness has
made him the sport of others or of fortune; as, he deluded himself
with a belief that luck would always favor him. To mislead is to lead,
guide, or direct in a wrong way, either willfully or ignorantly.
Deceiver
De*ceiv"er (?), n. One who deceives; one who leads into error; a
cheat; an impostor.
The deceived and the deceiver are his. Job xii. 16.
Syn. -- Deceiver, Impostor. A deceiver operates by stealth and in
private upon individuals; an impostor practices his arts on the
community at large. The one succeeds by artful falsehoods, the other
by bold assumption. The faithless friend and the fickle lover are
deceivers; the false prophet and the pretended prince are impostors.
December
De*cem"ber (?), n. [F. d\'82cembre, from L. December, fr. decem ten;
this being the tenth month among the early Romans, who began the year
in March. See Ten.]
1. The twelfth and last month of the year, containing thirty-one days.
During this month occurs the winter solstice.
2. Fig.: With reference to the end of the year and to the winter
season; as, the December of his life.
Decemdentate
De`cem*den"tate (?), a. [L. decem ten + E. dentate.] Having ten points
or teeth.
Decemfid
De*cem"fid (?), a. [L. decem ten + root of findere to cleave.] (Bot.)
Cleft into ten parts.
Decemlocular
De`cem*loc"u*lar (?), a. [L. decem ten + E. locular.] (Bot.) Having
ten cells for seeds.
Decempedal
De*cem"pe*dal (?), a. [L. decem ten + E. pedal.]
1. Ten feet in length.
2. (Zo\'94l.) Having ten feet; decapodal. [R.] Bailey.
Decemvir
De*cem"vir (?), n.; pl. E. Decemvirs (#), L. Decemviri (#). [L., fr.
decem ten + vir a man.]
1. One of a body of ten magistrates in ancient Rome.
NOTE: &hand; Th e title of decemvirs was given to various bodies of
Roman magistrates. The most celebrated decemvirs framed "the laws
of the Twelve Tables," about 450 B. C., and had absolute authority
for three years.
2. A member of any body of ten men in authority.
Decemviral
De*cem"vi*ral (?), a. [L. decemviralis.] Pertaining to the decemvirs
in Rome.
Decemvirate
De*cem"vi*rate (?), n. [L. decemviratus.]
1. The office or term of office of the decemvirs in Rome.
2. A body of ten men in authority.
Decemvirship
De*cem"vir*ship (?), n. The office of a decemvir. Holland.
Decence
De"cence (?), n. Decency. [Obs.] Dryden.
Decency
De"cen*cy (?), n.; pl. Decencies (#). [L. decentia, fr. decens: cf. F.
d\'82cence. See Decent.]
1. The quality or state of being decent, suitable, or becoming, in
words or behavior; propriety of form in social intercourse, in
actions, or in discourse; proper formality; becoming ceremony;
seemliness; hence, freedom from obscenity or indecorum; modesty.
Observances of time, place, and of decency in general. Burke.
Immodest words admit of no defense, For want of decency is want of
sense. Roscommon.
2. That which is proper or becoming.
The external decencies of worship. Atterbury.
Those thousand decencies, that daily flow From all her words and
actions. Milton.
Decene
De"cene (?), n. [L. decem ten.] (Chem.) One of the higher
hydrocarbons, C10H20, of the ethylene series.
Decennary
De*cen"na*ry (?), n.; pl. Decennaries (#). [L. decennium a period of
ten years; decem ten + annus a year.]
1. A period of ten years.
2. (O. Eng. Law) A tithing consisting of ten neighboring families.
Burrill.
Decennial
De*cen"ni*al (?), a. [See Decennary.] Consisting of ten years;
happening every ten years; as, a decennial period; decennial games.
Hallam.
Decennial
De*cen"ni*al, n. A tenth year or tenth anniversary.
Decennium
De*cen"ni*um (?), n.; pl. Decenniums (#), L. Decennia (#). [L.] A
period of ten years. "The present decennium." Hallam. "The last
decennium of Chaucer's life." A. W. Ward.
Decennoval, Decennovary
De*cen"no*val (?), De*cen"no*va*ry (?), a. [L. decem ten + novem
nine.] Pertaining to the number nineteen; of nineteen years. [R.]
Holder.
Decent
De"cent (?), a. [L. decens, decentis, p. pr. of decere to be fitting
or becoming; akin to decus glory, honor, ornament, Gr. d to grant, to
give; and perh. akin to E. attire, tire: cf. F. d\'82cent. Cf.
Decorate, Decorum, Deig.]
1. Suitable in words, behavior, dress, or ceremony; becoming; fit;
decorous; proper; seemly; as, decent conduct; decent language. Shak.
Before his decent steps. Milton.
2. Free from immodesty or obscenity; modest.
3. Comely; shapely; well-formed. [Archaic]
A sable stole of cyprus lawn Over thy decent shoulders drawn.
Milton.
By foreign hands thy decent limbs composed. Pope.
4. Moderate, but competent; sufficient; hence, respectable; fairly
good; reasonably comfortable or satisfying; as, a decent fortune; a
decent person.
A decent retreat in the mutability of human affairs. Burke.
-- De"cent*ly, adv. -- De"cent*ness, n.
Decentralization
De*cen`tral*i*za"tion (?), n. The action of decentralizing, or the
state of being decentralized. "The decentralization of France." J. P.
Peters.
Decentralize
De*cen"tral*ize (?), v. t. To prevent from centralizing; to cause to
withdraw from the center or place of concentration; to divide and
distribute (what has been united or concentrated); -- esp. said of
authority, or the administration of public affairs.
Deceptible
De*cep"ti*ble (?), a. Capable of being deceived; deceivable. Sir T.
Browne. -- De*cep`ti*bil"i*ty (, n.
Deception
De*cep"tion (?), n. [F. d\'82ception, L. deceptio, fr. decipere,
deceptum. See Deceive.]
1. The act of deceiving or misleading. South.
2. The state of being deceived or misled.
There is one thing relating either to the action or enjoyments of
man in which he is not liable to deception. South.
3. That which deceives or is intended to deceive; false
representation; artifice; cheat; fraud.
There was of course room for vast deception. Motley.
Syn. -- Deception, Deceit, Fraud, Imposition. Deception usually refers
to the act, and deceit to the habit of the mind; hence we speak of a
person as skilled in deception and addicted to deceit. The practice of
deceit springs altogether from design, and that of the worst kind; but
a deception does not always imply aim and intention. It may be
undesigned or accidental. An imposition is an act of deception
practiced upon some one to his annoyance or injury; a fraud implies
the use of stratagem, with a view to some unlawful gain or advantage.
Deceptious
De*cep"tious (?), a. [LL. deceptiosus.] Tending deceive; delusive.
[R.]
As if those organs had deceptious functions. Shak.
Deceptive
De*cep"tive (?), a. [Cf. F. d\'82ceptif. See Deceive.] Tending to
deceive; having power to mislead, or impress with false opinions; as,
a deceptive countenance or appearance.
Language altogether deceptive, and hiding the deeper reality from
our eyes. Trench.
Deceptive cadence (Mus.), a cadence on the subdominant, or in some
foreign key, postponing the final close.
Deceptively
De*cep"tive*ly, adv. In a manner to deceive.
Deceptiveness
De*cep"tive*ness, n. The power or habit of deceiving; tendency or
aptness to deceive.
Deceptivity
De`cep*tiv"i*ty (?), n. Deceptiveness; a deception; a sham. [R.]
Carlyle.
Deceptory
De*cep"to*ry (?), a. [L. deceptorius, from decipere.] Deceptive. [R.]
Decern
De*cern" (?), v. t. [L. decernere. See Decree.]
1. To perceive, discern, or decide. [Obs.] Granmer.
2. (Scots Law) To decree; to adjudge.
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Decerniture
De*cern"i*ture (?; 135), n. (Scots Law) A decree or sentence of a
court. Stormonth.
Decerp
De*cerp" (?), v. t. [L. decerpere; de- + carpere to pluck.] To pluck
off; to crop; to gather. [Obs.]
Decerpt
De*cerpt" (?), a. [L. decerptus, p. p. of decerpere.] Plucked off or
away. [Obs.]
Decerptible
De*cerp"ti*ble (?), a. That may be plucked off, cropped, or torn away.
[Obs.] Bailey.
Decerption
De*cerp"tion (?), n.
1. The act of plucking off; a cropping.
2. That which is plucked off or rent away; a fragment; a piece.
Glanvill.
Decertation
De`cer*ta"tion (?), n. [L. decertatio, fr. decertare, decertatum; de-
+ certare to contend.] Contest for mastery; contention; strife. [R.]
Arnway.
Decession
De*ces"sion (?), n. [L. decessio, fr. decedere to depart. See Decease,
n.] Departure; decrease; -- opposed to accesion. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.
Decharm
De*charm" (?), v. t. [Cf. F. d\'82charmer. See Charm.] To free from a
charm; to disenchant.
Dechristianize
De*chris"tian*ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dechristianized (?); p. pr.
& vb. n. Dechristianizing.] To turn from, or divest of, Christianity.
Decidable
De*cid"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being decided; determinable.
Decide
De*cide" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decided; p. pr. & vb. n. Deciding.]
[L. dec\'c6dere; de- + caedere to cut, cut off; prob. akin to E. shed,
v.: cf. F. d\'82cider. Cf. Decision.]
1. To cut off; to separate. [Obs.]
Our seat denies us traffic here; The sea, too near, decides us from
the rest. Fuller.
2. To bring to a termination, as a question, controversy, struggle, by
giving the victory to one side or party; to render judgment
concerning; to determine; to settle.
So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it. 1 Kings xx. 40.
The quarrel toucheth none but us alone; Betwixt ourselves let us
decide it then. Shak.
Decide
De*cide", v. i. To determine; to form a definite opinion; to come to a
conclusion; to give decision; as, the court decided in favor of the
defendant.
Who shall decide, when doctors disagree? Pope.
Decided
De*cid"ed (?), a.
1. Free from ambiguity; unequivocal; unmistakable; unquestionable;
clear; evident; as, a decided advantage. "A more decided taste for
science." Prescott.
2. Free from doubt or wavering; determined; of fixed purpose; fully
settled; positive; resolute; as, a decided opinion or purpose. Syn. --
Decided, Decisive. We call a thing decisive when it has the power or
quality of deciding; as, a decisive battle; we speak of it as decided
when it is so fully settled as to leave no room for doubt; as, a
decided preference, a decided aversion. Hence, a decided victory is
one about which there is no question; a decisive victory is one which
ends the contest. Decisive is applied only to things; as, a decisive
sentence, a decisive decree, a decisive judgment. Decided is applied
equally to persons and things. Thus we speak of a man as decided in
his whole of conduct; and as having a decided disgust, or a decided
reluctance, to certain measures. "A politic caution, a guarded
circumspection, were among the ruling principles of our forefathers in
their most decided conduct." Burke. "The sentences of superior judges
are final, decisive, and irrevocable. Blackstone.
Decidedly
De*cid"ed*ly, adv. In a decided manner; indisputably; clearly;
thoroughly.
Decidement
De*cide"ment (?), n. Means of forming a decision. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
Decidence
Dec"i*dence (?), n. [L. decidens falling off.] A falling off. [R.] Sir
T. Browne.
Decider
De*cid"er (?), n. One who decides.
Decidua
De*cid"u*a (?; 135), n. [NL., fr. L. deciduus. See Deciduous.] (Anat.)
The inner layer of the wall of the uterus, which envelops the embryo,
forms a part of the placenta, and is discharged with it.
Deciduata
De*cid`u*a"ta (?), n. pl. [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) A group of Mammalia in
which a decidua is thrown off with, or after, the fetus, as in the
human species.
Deciduate
De*cid"u*ate (?; 135), a. (Anat.) Possessed of, or characterized by, a
decidua.
Deciduity
Dec`i*du"i*ty (?), n. Deciduousness. [R.]
Deciduous
De*cid"u*ous (?; 135), a. [L. deciduus, fr. dec to fall off; de- +
cadere to fall. See Chance.] (Biol.) Falling off, or subject to fall
or be shed, at a certain season, or a certain stage or interval of
growth, as leaves (except of evergreens) in autumn, or as parts of
animals, such as hair, teeth, antlers, etc.; also, shedding leaves or
parts at certain seasons, stages, or intervals; as, deciduous trees;
the deciduous membrane.
Deciduousness
De*cid"u*ous*ness, n. The quality or state of being deciduous.
Decigram, Decigramme
Dec"i*gram, Dec"i*gramme (?), n. [F. d\'82cigramme; pref. d\'82ci-
tenth (fr. L. decimus) + gramme.] A weight in the metric system; one
tenth of a gram, equal to 1.5432 grains avoirdupois.
Decil, Decile
Dec"il, Dec"ile (?), n. [F. d\'82cil, fr. L. decem tendecile.]
(Astrol.) An aspect or position of two planets, when they are distant
from each other a tenth part of the zodiac, or 36°.
Deciliter, Decilitre
Dec"i*li`ter, Dec"i*li`tre (?), n. [F. d\'82cilitre; pref. d\'82ci-
tenth (L. decimus) + litre. See Liter.] A measure of capacity or
volume in the metric system; one tenth of a liter, equal to 6.1022
cubic inches, or 3.38 fluid ounces.
Decillion
De*cil"lion (?), n. [L. decem ten + the ending of million.] According
to the English notation, a million involved to the tenth power, or a
unit with sixty ciphers annexed; according to the French and American
notation, a thousand involved to the eleventh power, or a unit with
thirty-three ciphers annexed. [See the Note under Numeration.]
Decillionth
De*cil"lionth (?), a. Pertaining to a decillion, or to the quotient of
unity divided by a decillion.
Decillionth
De*cil"lionth (?), n. (a) The quotient of unity divided by a
decillion. (b) One of a decillion equal parts.
Decimal
Dec"i*mal (?), a. [F. d\'82cimal (cf. LL. decimalis), fr. L. decimus
tenth, fr. decem ten. See Ten, and cf. Dime.] Of or pertaining to
decimals; numbered or proceeding by tens; having a tenfold increase or
decrease, each unit being ten times the unit next smaller; as, decimal
notation; a decimal coinage. Decimal arithmetic, the common
arithmetic, in which numeration proceeds by tens. -- Decimal fraction,
a fraction in which the denominator is some power of 10, as -- Decimal
point, a dot or full stop at the left of a decimal fraction. The
figures at the left of the point represent units or whole numbers, as
1.05.
Decimal
Dec"i*mal, n. A number expressed in the scale of tens; specifically,
and almost exclusively, used as synonymous with a decimal fraction.
Circulating, OR Circulatory, decimal, a decimal fraction in which the
same figure, or set of figures, is constantly repeated; as,
0.354354354; -- called also recurring decimal, repeating decimal, and
repetend.
Decimalism
Dec"i*mal*ism (?), n. The system of a decimal currency, decimal
weights, measures, etc.
Decimalize
Dec"i*mal*ize (?), v. t. To reduce to a decimal system; as, to
decimalize the currency. -- Dec`i*mal*i*za"tion (#), n.
Decimally
Dec"i*mal*ly, adv. By tens; by means of decimals.
Decimate
Dec"i*mate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decimated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Decimating (?).] [L. decimatus, p. p. of decimare to decimate (in
senses 1 & 2), fr. decimus tenth. See Decimal.]
1. To take the tenth part of; to tithe. Johnson.
2. To select by lot and punish with death every tenth man of; as, to
decimate a regiment as a punishment for mutiny. Macaulay.
3. To destroy a considerable part of; as, to decimate an army in
battle; to decimate a people by disease.
Decimation
Dec`i*ma"tion (?), n. [L. decimatio: cf. F. d\'82cimation.]
1. A tithing. [Obs.] State Trials (1630).
2. A selection of every tenth person by lot, as for punishment. Shak.
3. The destruction of any large proportion, as of people by pestilence
or war. Milman.
Decimator
Dec"i*ma`tor (?), n. [Cf. LL. decimator.] One who decimates. South.
D\'82cime
D\'82`cime" (?), n. [F.] A French coin, the tenth part of a franc,
equal to about two cents.
Decimeter, Decimetre
Dec"i*me`ter, Dec"i*me`tre (?), n. [F. d\'82cim\'8atre; pref. d\'82ci-
tenth (fr. L. decimus) + m\'8atre. See Meter.] A measure of length in
the metric system; one tenth of a meter, equal to 3.937 inches.
Decimosexto
Dec`i*mo*sex"to (?), n. [Prop., in sixteenth; fr. L. decimus tenth +
sextus sixth.] A book consisting of sheets, each of which is folded
into sixteen leaves; hence, indicating, more or less definitely, a
size of book; -- usually written 16mo or 16°.
Decimosexto
Dec`i*mo*sex"to, a. Having sixteen leaves to a sheet; as, a
decimosexto form, book, leaf, size.
Decine
De"cine (?; 104), n. [From L. decem ten.] (Chem.) One of the higher
hydrocarbons, C10H15, of the acetylene series; -- called also
decenylene.
Decipher
De*ci"pher (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deciphered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Deciphering.] [Pref. de- + cipher. Formed in imitation of F.
d\'82chiffrer. See Cipher.]
1. To translate from secret characters or ciphers into intelligible
terms; as, to decipher a letter written in secret characters.
2. To find out, so as to be able to make known the meaning of; to make
out or read, as words badly written or partly obliterated; to detect;
to reveal; to unfold.
3. To stamp; to detect; to discover. [R.]
You are both deciphered, . . . For villains. Shak.
Decipherable
De*ci"pher*a*ble (?), a. Capable of being deciphered; as, old writings
not decipherable.
Decipherer
De*ci"pher*er (?), n. One who deciphers.
Decipheress
De*ci"pher*ess (?), n. A woman who deciphers.
Decipherment
De*ci"pher*ment (?), n. The act of deciphering.
Decipiency
De*cip"i*en*cy (?), n. [L. decipiens, p. pr. of decipere. See
Deceive.] State of being deceived; hallucination. [Obs.] Sir T.
Browne.
Decipium
De*cip"i*um (?), n. [NL., fr. L. decipere to deceive.] (Chem.) A
supposed rare element, said to be associated with cerium, yttrium,
etc., in the mineral samarskite, and more recently called samarium.
Symbol Dp. See Samarium.
Decision
De*ci"sion (?), n. [L. decisio, fr. dec\'c6dere, decisum: cf. F.
d\'82cision. See Decide.]
1. Cutting off; division; detachment of a part. [Obs.] Bp. Pearson.
2. The act of deciding; act of settling or terminating, as a
controversy, by giving judgment on the matter at issue; determination,
as of a question or doubt; settlement; conclusion.
The decision of some dispute. Atterbury.
3. An account or report of a conclusion, especially of a legal
adjudication or judicial determination of a question or cause; as, a
decision of arbitrators; a decision of the Supreme Court.
4. The quality of being decided; prompt and fixed determination;
unwavering firmness; as, to manifest great decision. Syn. -- Decision,
Determination, Resolution. Each of these words has two meanings, one
implying the act of deciding, determining, or resolving; and the other
a habit of mind as to doing. It is in the last sense that the words
are here compared. Decision is a cutting short. It implies that
several courses of action have been presented to the mind, and that
the choice is now finally made. It supposes, therefore, a union of
promptitude and energy. Determination is the natural consequence of
decision. It is the settling of a thing with a fixed purpose to
adhere. Resolution is the necessary result in a mind which is
characterized by firmness. It is a spirit which scatters (resolves)
all doubt, and is ready to face danger or suffering in carrying out
one's determinations. Martin Luther was equally distinguished for his
prompt decision, his steadfast determination, and his inflexible
resolution.
Decisive
De*ci*sive (?), a. [Cf. F. d\'82cisif. See Decision.]
1. Having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy;
putting an end to contest or controversy; final; conclusive. "A
decisive, irrevocable doom." Bates. "Decisive campaign." Macaulay.
"Decisive proof." Hallam.
2. Marked by promptness and decision.
A noble instance of this attribute of the decisive character. J.
Foster.
Syn. -- Decided; positive; conclusive. See Decided. -- De*ci"sive*ly,
adv. -- De*ci"sive*ness, n.
Decisory
De*ci"so*ry (?), a. [Cf. F. d\'82cisoire. See Decision.] Able to
decide or determine; having a tendency to decide. [R.]
Decistere
Dec"i*stere (?), n. [F. d\'82cist\'8are; pref. d\'82ci- tenth (fr. L.
decimus) + st\'8are a stere.] (Metric System) The tenth part of the
stere or cubic meter, equal to 3.531 cubic feet. See Stere.
Decitizenize
De*cit"i*zen*ize (?), v. t. To deprive of the rights of citizenship.
[R.]
We have no law -- as the French have -- to decitizenize a citizen.
Edw. Bates.
Decivilize
De*civ"i*lize (?), v. t. To reduce from civilization to a savage
state. [R.] Blackwood's Mag.
Deck
Deck (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Decking.]
[D. dekken to cover; akin to E. thatch. See Thatch.]
1. To cover; to overspread.
To deck with clouds the uncolored sky. Milton.
2. To dress, as the person; to clothe; especially, to clothe with more
than ordinary elegance; to array; to adorn; to embellish.
Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency. Job xl. 10.
And deck my body in gay ornaments. Shak.
The dew with spangles decked the ground. Dryden.
3. To furnish with a deck, as a vessel.
Deck
Deck, n. [D. dek. See Deck, v.]
1. The floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or compartments,
of a ship. Small vessels have only one deck; larger ships have two or
three decks.
NOTE: &hand; Th e fo llowing are the more common names of the decks
of vessels having more than one.
Berth deck (Navy), a deck next below the gun deck, where the hammocks
of the crew are swung. -- Boiler deck (River Steamers), the deck on
which the boilers are placed. -- Flush deck, any continuous, unbroken
deck from stem to stern. -- Gun deck (Navy), a deck below the spar
deck, on which the ship's guns are carried. If there are two gun
decks, the upper one is called the main deck, the lower, the lower gun
deck; if there are three, one is called the middle gun deck. --
Half-deck, that portion of the deck next below the spar deck which is
between the mainmast and the cabin. -- Hurricane deck (River Steamers,
etc.), the upper deck, usually a light deck, erected above the frame
of the hull. -- Orlop deck, the deck or part of a deck where the
cables are stowed, usually below the water line. -- Poop deck, the
deck forming the roof of a poop or poop cabin, built on the upper deck
and extending from the mizzenmast aft. -- Quarter-deck, the part of
the upper deck abaft the mainmast, including the poop deck when there
is one. -- Spar deck. (a) Same as the upper deck. (b) Sometimes a
light deck fitted over the upper deck. -- Upper deck, the highest deck
of the hull, extending from stem to stern.
2. (arch.) The upper part or top of a mansard roof or curb roof when
made nearly flat.
3. (Railroad) The roof of a passenger car.
4. A pack or set of playing cards.
The king was slyly fingered from the deck. Shak.
5. A heap or store. [Obs.]
Who . . . hath such trinkets Ready in the deck. Massinger.
Between decks. See under Between. -- Deck bridge (Railroad
Engineering), a bridge which carries the track upon the upper chords;
-- distinguished from a through bridge, which carries the track upon
the lower chords, between the girders. -- Deck curb (Arch.), a curb
supporting a deck in roof construction. -- Deck floor (Arch.), a floor
which serves also as a roof, as of a belfry or balcony. -- Deck hand,
a sailor hired to help on the vessel's deck, but not expected to go
aloft. -- Deck molding (Arch.), the molded finish of the edge of a
deck, making the junction with the lower slope of the roof. -- Deck
roof (Arch.), a nearly flat roof which is not surmounted by parapet
walls. -- Deck transom (Shipbuilding), the transom into which the deck
is framed. -- To clear the decks (Naut.), to remove every unnecessary
incumbrance in preparation for battle; to prepare for action. -- To
sweep the deck (Card Playing), to clear off all the stakes on the
table by winning them.
Deckel
Deck"el (?), n. (Paper Making) Same as Deckle.
Decker
Deck"er (?), n.
1. One who, or that which, decks or adorns; a coverer; as, a table
decker.
2. A vessel which has a deck or decks; -- used esp. in composition;
as, a single-decker; a three-decker.
Deckle
Dec"kle (?), n. [Cf. G. deckel cover, lid.] (Paper Making) A separate
thin wooden frame used to form the border of a hand mold, or a curb of
India rubber or other material which rests on, and forms the edge of,
the mold in a paper machine and determines the width of the paper.
[Spelt also deckel, and deckle.]
Declaim
De*claim" (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Declaimed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Declaiming.] [L. declamare; de- + clamare to cry out: cf. F.
d\'82clamer. See Claim.]
1. To speak rhetorically; to make a formal speech or oration; to
harangue; specifically, to recite a speech, poem, etc., in public as a
rhetorical exercise; to practice public speaking; as, the students
declaim twice a week.
2. To speak for rhetorical display; to speak pompously, noisily, or
theatrically; to make an empty speech; to rehearse trite arguments in
debate; to rant.
Grenville seized the opportunity to declaim on the repeal of the
stamp act. Bancroft.
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Declaim
De*claim" (?), v. t.
1. To utter in public; to deliver in a rhetorical or set manner.
2. To defend by declamation; to advocate loudly. [Obs.] "Declaims his
cause." South.
Declaimant
De*claim"ant (?), n. A declaimer. [R.]
Declaimer
De*claim"er (?), n. One who declaims; an haranguer.
Declamation
Dec`la*ma"tion (?), n. [L. declamatio, from declamare: cf. F.
d\'82clamation. See Declaim.]
1. The act or art of declaiming; rhetorical delivery; haranguing; loud
speaking in public; especially, the public recitation of speeches as
an exercise in schools and colleges; as, the practice declamation by
students.
The public listened with little emotion, but with much civility, to
five acts of monotonous declamation. Macaulay.
2. A set or harangue; declamatory discourse.
3. Pretentious rhetorical display, with more sound than sense; as,
mere declamation.
Declamator
Dec"la*ma`tor (?), n. [L.] A declaimer. [R.] Sir T. Elyot.
Declamatory
De*clam"a*to*ry (?), a. [L. declamatorius: cf. F. d\'82clamatoire.]
1. Pertaining to declamation; treated in the manner of a rhetorician;
as, a declamatory theme.
2. Characterized by rhetorical display; pretentiously rhetorical;
without solid sense or argument; bombastic; noisy; as, a declamatory
way or style.
Declarable
De*clar"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being declared. Sir T. Browne.
Declarant
De*clar"ant (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82clarant, p. pr. of d\'82clarer.]
(Law) One who declares. Abbott.
Declaration
Dec`la*ra"tion (?), n. [F. d\'82claration, fr. L. declaratio, fr.
declarare. See Declare.]
1. The act of declaring, or publicly announcing; explicit asserting;
undisguised token of a ground or side taken on any subject;
proclamation; exposition; as, the declaration of an opinion; a
declaration of war, etc.
2. That which is declared or proclaimed; announcement; distinct
statement; formal expression; avowal.
Declarations of mercy and love . . . in the Gospel. Tillotson.
3. The document or instrument containing such statement or
proclamation; as, the Declaration of Independence (now preserved in
Washington).
In 1776 the Americans laid before Europe that noble Declaration,
which ought to be hung up in the nursery of every king, and
blazoned on the porch of every royal palace. Buckle.
4. (Law) That part of the process in which the plaintiff sets forth in
order and at large his cause of complaint; the narration of the
plaintiff's case containing the count, or counts. See Count, n., 3.
Declaration of Independence. (Amer. Hist.) See under Independence. --
Declaration of rights. (Eng. Hist) See Bill of rights, under Bill. --
Declaration of trust (Law), a paper subscribed by a grantee of
property, acknowledging that he holds it in trust for the purposes and
upon the terms set forth. Abbott.
Declarative
De*clar"a*tive (?), a. [L. declarativus, fr. declarare: cf. F.
d\'82claratif.] Making declaration, proclamation, or publication;
explanatory; assertive; declaratory. "Declarative laws." Baker.
The "vox populi," so declarative on the same side. Swift.
Declaratively
De*clar"a*tive*ly, adv. By distinct assertion; not impliedly; in the
form of a declaration.
The priest shall expiate it, that is, declaratively. Bates.
Declarator
Dec"la*ra`tor (?), n. [L., an announcer.] (Scots Law) A form of action
by which some right or interest is sought to be judicially declared.
Declaratorily
De*clar"a*to*ri*ly (?), adv. In a declaratory manner.
Declaratory
De*clar"a*to*ry (?), a. [Cf. F. d\'82claratoire.] Making declaration,
explanation, or exhibition; making clear or manifest; affirmative;
expressive; as, a clause declaratory of the will of the legislature.
Declaratory act (Law), an act or statute which sets forth more
clearly, and declares what is, the existing law.
Declare
De*clare" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Declared (#); p. pr. & vb. n.
Declaring.] [F. d\'82clarer, from L. declarare; de + clarare to make
clear, clarus, clear, bright. See Clear.]
1. To make clear; to free from obscurity. [Obs.] "To declare this a
little." Boyle.
2. To make known by language; to communicate or manifest explicitly
and plainly in any way; to exhibit; to publish; to proclaim; to
announce.
This day I have begot whom I declare My only Son. Milton.
The heavens declare the glory of God. Ps. xix. 1.
3. To make declaration of; to assert; to affirm; to set forth; to
avow; as, he declares the story to be false.
I the Lord . . . declare things that are right. Isa. xlv. 19.
4. (Com.) To make full statement of, as goods, etc., for the purpose
of paying taxes, duties, etc.
To declare off, to recede from an agreement, undertaking, contract,
etc.; to renounce. -- To declare one's self, to avow one's opinion; to
show openly what one thinks, or which side he espouses.
Declare
De*clare", v. i.
1. To make a declaration, or an open and explicit avowal; to proclaim
one's self; -- often with for or against; as, victory declares against
the allies.
Like fawning courtiers, for success they wait, And then come
smiling, and declare for fate. Dryden.
2. (Law) To state the plaintiff's cause of action at law in a legal
form; as, the plaintiff declares in trespass.
Declaredly
De*clar"ed*ly (?), adv. Avowedly; explicitly.
Declaredness
De*clar"ed*ness, n. The state of being declared.
Declarement
De*clare"ment (?), n. Declaration. [Obs.]
Declarer
De*clar"er (?), n. One who makes known or proclaims; that which
exhibits. Udall.
Declension
De*clen"sion (?), n. [Apparently corrupted fr. F. d\'82clinaison, fr.
L. declinatio, fr. declinare. See Decline, and cf. Declination.]
1. The act or the state of declining; declination; descent; slope.
The declension of the land from that place to the sea. T. Burnet.
2. A falling off towards a worse state; a downward tendency;
deterioration; decay; as, the declension of virtue, of science, of a
state, etc.
Seduced the pitch and height of all his thoughts To base
declension. Shak.
3. Act of courteously refusing; act of declining; a declinature;
refusal; as, the declension of a nomination.
4. (Gram.) (a) Inflection of nouns, adjectives, etc., according to the
grammatical cases. (b) The form of the inflection of a word declined
by cases; as, the first or the second declension of nouns, adjectives,
etc. (c) Rehearsing a word as declined.
NOTE: &hand; The nominative was held to be the primary and original
form, and was likened to a perpendicular line; the variations, or
oblique cases, were regarded as fallings (hence called casus,
cases, or fallings) from the nominative or perpendicular; and an
enumerating of the various forms, being a sort of progressive
descent from the noun's upright form, was called a declension.
Harris. Declension of the needle, declination of the needle.
Declensional
De*clen"sion*al (?), a. Belonging to declension.
Declensional and syntactical forms. M. Arnold.
Declinable
De*clin"a*ble (?), a. [Cf. F. d\'82clinable. See Decline.] Capable of
being declined; admitting of declension or inflection; as, declinable
parts of speech.
Declinal
De*clin"al (?), a. Declining; sloping.
Declinate
Dec"li*nate (?), a. [L. declinatus, p. p. of declinare. See Decline.]
Bent downward or aside; (Bot.) bending downward in a curve; declined.
Declination
Dec`li*na"tion (?), n. [L. declinatio a bending aside, an avoiding:
cf. F. d\'82clination a decadence. See Declension.]
1. The act or state of bending downward; inclination; as, declination
of the head.
2. The act or state of falling off or declining from excellence or
perfection; deterioration; decay; decline. "The declination of
monarchy." Bacon.
Summer . . . is not looked on as a time Of declination or decay.
Waller.
3. The act of deviating or turning aside; oblique motion; obliquity;
withdrawal.
The declination of atoms in their descent. Bentley.
Every declination and violation of the rules. South.
4. The act or state of declining or refusing; withdrawal; refusal;
averseness.
The queen's declination from marriage. Stow.
5. (Astron.) The angular distance of any object from the celestial
equator, either northward or southward.
6. (Dialing) The arc of the horizon, contained between the vertical
plane and the prime vertical circle, if reckoned from the east or
west, or between the meridian and the plane, reckoned from the north
or south.
7. (Gram.) The act of inflecting a word; declension. See Decline, v.
t., 4.
Angle of declination, the angle made by a descending line, or plane,
with a horizontal plane. -- Circle of declination, a circle parallel
to the celestial equator. -- Declination compass (Physics), a compass
arranged for finding the declination of the magnetic needle. --
Declination of the compass OR needle, the horizontal angle which the
magnetic needle makes with the true north-and-south line.
Declinator
Dec"li*na`tor (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82clinateur. See Decline.]
1. An instrument for taking the declination or angle which a plane
makes with the horizontal plane.
2. A dissentient. [R.] Bp. Hacket.
Declinatory
De*clin"a*to*ry (?; 277), a. [LL. declinatorius, fr. L. declinare: cf.
F. d\'82clinatoire.] Containing or involving a declination or refusal,
as of submission to a charge or sentence. Blackstone. Declinatory plea
(O. Eng. Law), the plea of sanctuary or of benefit of clergy, before
trial or conviction; -- now abolished.
Declinature
De*clin"a*ture (?; 135), n. The act of declining or refusing; as, the
declinature of an office.
Decline
De*cline" (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Declined (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Declining.] [OE. declinen to bend down, lower, sink, decline (a noun),
F. d\'82cliner to decline, refuse, fr. L. declinare to turn aside,
inflect (a part of speech), avoid; de- + clinare to incline; akin to
E. lean. See Lean, v. i.]
1. To bend, or lean downward; to take a downward direction; to bend
over or hang down, as from weakness, weariness, despondency, etc.; to
condescend. "With declining head." Shak.
He . . . would decline even to the lowest of his family. Lady
Hutchinson.
Disdaining to decline, Slowly he falls, amidst triumphant cries.
Byron.
The ground at length became broken and declined rapidly. Sir W.
Scott.
2. To tend or draw towards a close, decay, or extinction; to tend to a
less perfect state; to become diminished or impaired; to fail; to
sink; to diminish; to lessen; as, the day declines; virtue declines;
religion declines; business declines.
That empire must decline Whose chief support and sinews are of
coin. Waller.
And presume to know . . . Who thrives, and who declines. Shak.
3. To turn or bend aside; to deviate; to stray; to withdraw; as, a
line that declines from straightness; conduct that declines from sound
morals.
Yet do I not decline from thy testimonies. Ps. cxix. 157.
4. To turn away; to shun; to refuse; -- the opposite of accept or
consent; as, he declined, upon principle.
Decline
De*cline", v. t.
1. To bend downward; to bring down; to depress; to cause to bend, or
fall.
In melancholy deep, with head declined. Thomson.
And now fair Phoebus gan decline in haste His weary wagon to the
western vale. Spenser.
2. To cause to decrease or diminish. [Obs.] "You have declined his
means." Beau. & Fl.
He knoweth his error, but will not seek to decline it. Burton.
3. To put or turn aside; to turn off or away from; to refuse to
undertake or comply with; reject; to shun; to avoid; as, to decline an
offer; to decline a contest; he declined any participation with them.
Could I Decline this dreadful hour? Massinger.
4. (Gram.) To inflect, or rehearse in order the changes of grammatical
form of; as, to decline a noun or an adjective.
NOTE: &hand; Now restricted to such words as have case inflections;
but formerly it was applied both to declension and conjugation.
After the first declining of a noun and a verb. Ascham.
5. To run through from first to last; to repeat like a schoolboy
declining a noun. [R.] Shak.
Decline
De*cline" (?), n. [F. d\'82clin. See Decline, v. i.]
1. A falling off; a tendency to a worse state; diminution or decay;
deterioration; also, the period when a thing is tending toward
extinction or a less perfect state; as, the decline of life; the
decline of strength; the decline of virtue and religion.
Their fathers lived in the decline of literature. Swift.
2. (Med.) That period of a disorder or paroxysm when the symptoms
begin to abate in violence; as, the decline of a fever.
3. A gradual sinking and wasting away of the physical faculties; any
wasting disease, esp. pulmonary consumption; as, to die of a decline.
Dunglison. Syn. -- Decline, Decay, Consumption. Decline marks the
first stage in a downward progress; decay indicates the second stage,
and denotes a tendency to ultimate destruction; consumption marks a
steady decay from an internal exhaustion of strength. The health may
experience a decline from various causes at any period of life; it is
naturally subject to decay with the advance of old age; consumption
may take place at almost any period of life, from disease which wears
out the constitution. In popular language decline is often used as
synonymous with consumption. By a gradual decline, states and
communities lose their strength and vigor; by progressive decay, they
are stripped of their honor, stability, and greatness; by a
consumption of their resources and vital energy, they are led rapidly
on to a completion of their existence.
Declined
De*clined" (?), a. Declinate.
Decliner
De*clin"er (?), n. He who declines or rejects.
A studious decliner of honors. Evelyn.
Declinometer
Dec`li*nom"e*ter (?), n. [Decline + -meter.] (Physics) An instrument
for measuring the declination of the magnetic needle.
Declinous
De*clin"ous (?), a. Declinate.
Declivitous, Declivous
De*cliv"i*tous (?), De*cli"vous (?), a. Descending gradually;
moderately steep; sloping; downhill.
Declivity
De*cliv"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Declivities (#). [L. declivitas, fr.
declivis sloping, downhill; de + clivus a slope, a hill; akin to
clinare to incline: cf. F. d\'82clivit\'82. See Decline.]
1. Deviation from a horizontal line; gradual descent of surface;
inclination downward; slope; -- opposed to acclivity, or ascent; the
same slope, considered as descending, being a declivity, which,
considered as ascending, is an acclivity.
2. A descending surface; a sloping place.
Commodious declivities and channels for the passage of the waters.
Derham.
Decoct
De*coct" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decocted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Decocting.] [L. decoctus, p. p. of decoquere to boil down; de- +
coquere to cook, boil. See Cook to decoct.]
1. To prepare by boiling; to digest in hot or boiling water; to
extract the strength or flavor of by boiling; to make an infusion of.
2. To prepare by the heat of the stomach for assimilation; to digest;
to concoct.
3. To warm, strengthen, or invigorate, as if by boiling. [R.] "Decoct
their cold blood." Shak.
Decoctible
De*coct"i*ble (?), a. Capable of being boiled or digested.
Decoction
De*coc"tion (?), n. [F. d\'82coction, L. decoctio.]
1. The act or process of boiling anything in a watery fluid to extract
its virtues.
In decoction . . . it either purgeth at the top or settleth at the
bottom. Bacon.
2. An extract got from a body by boiling it in water.
If the plant be boiled in water, the strained liquor is called the
decoction of the plant. Arbuthnot.
In pharmacy decoction is opposed to infusion, where there is merely
steeping. Latham.
Decocture
De*coc"ture (?; 135), n. A decoction. [R.]
Decollate
De*col"late (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decollated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Decollating.] [L. decollatus, p. p. of decollare to behead; de- +
collum neck.] To sever from the neck; to behead; to decapitate.
The decollated head of St. John the Baptist. Burke.
Decollated
De*col"la*ted (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Decapitated; worn or cast off in the
process of growth, as the apex of certain univalve shells.
Decollation
De`col*la"tion (?), n. [L. decollatio: cf. F. d\'82collation.]
1. The act of beheading or state of one beheaded; -- especially used
of the execution of St. John the Baptist.
2. A painting representing the beheading of a saint or martyr, esp. of
St. John the Baptist.
D\'82collet\'82
D\'82`col`le*t\'82" (?), a. [F., p. p. of d\'82colleter to bare the
neck and shoulders; d\'82- + collet collar, fr. L. collum neck.]
Leaving the neck and shoulders uncovered; cut low in the neck, or
low-necked, as a dress.
Decolling
De*col"ling (?), n. Beheading. [R.]
By a speedy dethroning and decolling of the king. Parliamentary
History (1648).
Decolor
De*col"or (?), v. t. [Cf. F. d\'82colorer, L. decolorare. Cf.
Discolor.] To deprive of color; to bleach.
Decolorant
De*col"or*ant (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82colorant, p. pr.] A substance which
removes color, or bleaches.
Decolorate
De*col"or*ate (?), a. [L. decoloratus, p. p. of decolorare.] Deprived
of color.
Decolorate
De*col"or*ate (?), v. t. To decolor.
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Decoloration
De*col`or*a"tion (?), n. [L. decoloratio: cf. F. d\'82coloration.] The
removal or absence of color. Ferrand.
Decolorize
De*col"or*ize (?), v. t. To deprive of color; to whiten. Turner. --
De*col`or*i*za"tion (#), n.
Decomplex
De"com*plex` (?), a. [Pref. de- (intens.) + complex.] Repeatedly
compound; made up of complex constituents.
Decomposable
De`com*pos"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being resolved into constituent
elements.
Decompose
De`com*pose" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decomposed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Decomposing.] [Cf. F. d\'82composer. Cf. Discompose.] To separate the
constituent parts of; to resolve into original elements; to set free
from previously existing forms of chemical combination; to bring to
dissolution; to rot or decay.
Decompose
De`com*pose", v. i. To become resolved or returned from existing
combinations; to undergo dissolution; to decay; to rot.
Decomposed
De`com*posed" (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Separated or broken up; -- said of
the crest of birds when the feathers are divergent.
Decomposite
De`com*pos"ite (?), a. [Pref. de- (intens.) + composite.]
1. Compounded more than once; compounded with things already
composite.
2. (Bot.) See Decompound, a., 2.
Decomposite
De`com*pos"ite, n. Anything decompounded.
Decomposites of three metals or more. Bacon.
Decomposition
De*com`po*si"tion (?), n. [Pref. de- (in sense 3 intensive) +
composition: cf. F. d\'82composition. Cf. Decomposition.]
1. The act or process of resolving the constituent parts of a compound
body or substance into its elementary parts; separation into
constituent part; analysis; the decay or dissolution consequent on the
removal or alteration of some of the ingredients of a compound;
disintegration; as, the decomposition of wood, rocks, etc.
2. The state of being reduced into original elements.
3. Repeated composition; a combination of compounds. [Obs.]
Decomposition of forces. Same as Resolution of forces, under
Resolution. -- Decomposition of light, the division of light into the
prismatic colors.
Decompound
De`com*pound" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decompounded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Decompounding.] [Pref. de- (intens. in sense 1) + compound, v. t.]
1. To compound or mix with that is already compound; to compound a
second time.
2. To reduce to constituent parts; to decompose.
It divides and decompounds objects into . . . parts. Hazlitt.
Decompound
De`com*pound", a. [Pref. de- (intens.) + compound, a.]
1. Compound of what is already compounded; compounded a second time.
2. (Bot.) Several times compounded or divided, as a leaf or stem;
decomposite.
Decompound
De`com*pound", n. A decomposite.
Decompoundable
De`com*pound"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being decompounded.
Deconcentrate
De`con*cen"trate (?), v. t. To withdraw from concentration; to
decentralize. [R.]
Deconcentration
De*con`cen*tra"tion (?), n. Act of deconcentrating. [R.]
Deconcoct
De`con*coct" (?), v. t. To decompose. [R.] Fuller.
Deconsecrate
De*con"se*crate (?), v. t. To deprive of sacredness; to secularize. --
De*con`se*cra"tion (#), n.
Decorament
Dec"o*ra*ment (?), n. [L. decoramentum. See Decorate, v. t.] Ornament.
[Obs.] Bailey.
Decorate
Dec"o*rate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decorated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Decorating (?).] [L. decoratus, p. p. of decorare, fr. decus ornament;
akin to decere to be becoming. See Decent.] To deck with that which is
becoming, ornamental, or honorary; to adorn; to beautify; to
embellish; as, to decorate the person; to decorate an edifice; to
decorate a lawn with flowers; to decorate the mind with moral
beauties; to decorate a hero with honors.
Her fat neck was ornamented with jewels, rich bracelets decorated
her arms. Thackeray.
Syn. -- To adorn; embellish; ornament; beautify; grace. See Adorn.
Decorated style (Arch.), a name given by some writers to the perfected
English Gothic architecture; it may be considered as having flourished
from about a. d. 1300 to a. d. 1375.
Decoration
Dec`o*ra"tion (?), n. [LL. decoratio: cf. F. d\'82coration.]
1. The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation.
2. That which adorns, enriches, or beautifies; something added by way
of embellishment; ornament.
The hall was celebrated for . . . the richness of its decoration.
Motley.
3. Specifically, any mark of honor to be worn upon the person, as a
medal, cross, or ribbon of an order of knighthood, bestowed for
services in war, great achievements in literature, art, etc.
Decoration Day, a day, May 30, appointed for decorating with flowers
the graves of the Union soldiers and sailors, who fell in the Civil
War in the United States; Memorial Day. [U.S.]
Decorative
Dec"o*ra*tive (?), a. [Cf. F. d\'82coratif.] Suited to decorate or
embellish; adorning. -- Dec"o*ra*tive*ness, n. Decorative art, fine
art which has for its end ornamentation, rather than the
representation of objects or events.
Decorator
Dec"o*ra`tor (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82corateur.] One who decorates,
adorns, or embellishes; specifically, an artisan whose business is the
decoration of houses, esp. their interior decoration.
Decore
De*core" (?), v. t. [Cf. F. d\'82corer. See Decorate.] To decorate; to
beautify. [Obs.]
To decore and beautify the house of God. E. Hall.
Decorement
De*core"ment (?), n. Ornament. [Obs.]
Decorous
De*co"rous (?; 277), a. [L. dec, fr. decor comeliness, beauty; akin to
decere. See Decent, and cf. Decorum.] Suitable to a character, or to
the time, place, and occasion; marked with decorum; becoming; proper;
seemly; befitting; as, a decorous speech; decorous behavior; a
decorous dress for a judge.
A decorous pretext the war. Motley.
-- De*co"rous*ly, adv. -- De*co"rous*ness, n.
Decorticate
De*cor"ti*cate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decorticated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Decorticating.] [L. decorticatus, p. p. of decorticare to bark; de- +
cortex bark.] To divest of the bark, husk, or exterior coating; to
husk; to peel; to hull. "Great barley dried and decorticated."
Arbuthnot.
Decortication
De*cor`ti*ca"tion (?), n. [L. decorticatio: cf. F. d\'82cortication.]
The act of stripping off the bark, rind, hull, or outer coat.
Decorticator
De*cor"ti*ca`tor (?), n. A machine for decorticating wood, hulling
grain, etc.; also, an instrument for removing surplus bark or moss
from fruit trees.
Decorum
De*cor"um (?), n. [L. dec, fr. dec. See Decorous.] Propriety of manner
or conduct; grace arising from suitableness of speech and behavior to
one's own character, or to the place and occasion; decency of conduct;
seemliness; that which is seemly or suitable.
Negligent of the duties and decorums of his station. Hallam.
If your master Would have a queen his beggar, you must tell him,
That majesty, to keep decorum, must No less beg than a kingdom.
Shak.
Syn. -- Decorum, Dignity. Decorum, in accordance with its etymology,
is that which is becoming in outward act or appearance; as, the
decorum of a public assembly. Dignity springs from an inward elevation
of soul producing a corresponding effect on the manners; as, dignity
of personal appearance.
Decoy
De*coy" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decoyed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Decoying.] [Pref. de- + coy; orig., to quiet, soothe, caress, entice.
See Coy.] To lead into danger by artifice; to lure into a net or
snare; to entrap; to insnare; to allure; to entice; as, to decoy
troops into an ambush; to decoy ducks into a net.
Did to a lonely cot his steps decoy. Thomson.
E'en while fashion's brightest arts decoy, The heart, distrusting,
asks if this be joy. Goldsmith.
Syn. -- To entice; tempt; allure; lure. See Allure.
Decoy
De*coy", n.
1. Anything intended to lead into a snare; a lure that deceives and
misleads into danger, or into the power of an enemy; a bait.
2. A fowl, or the likeness of one, used by sportsmen to entice other
fowl into a net or within shot.
3. A place into which wild fowl, esp. ducks, are enticed in order to
take or shoot them.
4. A person employed by officers of justice, or parties exposed to
injury, to induce a suspected person to commit an offense under
circumstances that will lead to his detection.
Decoy-duck
De*coy"-duck` (?), n. A duck used to lure wild ducks into a decoy;
hence, a person employed to lure others into danger. Beau. & Fl.
Decoyer
De*coy"er (?), n. One who decoys another.
Decoy-man
De*coy"-man` (?), n.; pl. Decoy-men (. A man employed in decoying wild
fowl.
Decrease
De*crease" (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Decreased (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Decreasing.] [OE. decrecen, fr. OF. decreistre, F. d\'82cro\'8ctre, or
from the OF. noun (see Decrease, n.), fr. L. decrescere to grow less;
de + crescere to grow. See Crescent, and cf. Increase.] To grow less,
-- opposed to increase; to be diminished gradually, in size, degree,
number, duration, etc., or in strength, quality, or excellence; as,
they days decrease in length from June to December.
He must increase, but I must decrease. John iii. 30.
Syn. -- To Decrease, Diminish. Things usually decrease or fall off by
degrees, and from within, or through some cause which is
imperceptible; as, the flood decreases; the cold decreases; their
affection has decreased. Things commonly diminish by an influence from
without, or one which is apparent; as, the army was diminished by
disease; his property is diminishing through extravagance; their
affection has diminished since their separation their separation. The
turn of thought, however, is often such that these words may be
interchanged.
The olive leaf, which certainly them told The flood decreased.
Drayton.
Crete's ample fields diminish to our eye; Before the Boreal blasts
the vessels fly. Pope.
Decrease
De*crease", v. t. To cause to grow less; to diminish gradually; as,
extravagance decreases one's means.
That might decrease their present store. Prior.
Decrease
De*crease", n. [OE. decrees, OF. decreis, fr. decreistre. See
Decrease, v.]
1. A becoming less; gradual diminution; decay; as, a decrease of
revenue or of strength.
2. The wane of the moon. Bacon.
Decreaseless
De*crease"less, a. Suffering no decrease. [R.]
It [the river] flows and flows, and yet will flow, Volume
decreaseless to the final hour. A. Seward.
Decreasing
De*creas"ing, a. Becoming less and less; diminishing. --
De*creas"ing*ly, adv. Decreasing series (Math.), a series in which
each term is numerically smaller than the preceding term.
Decreation
De`cre*a"tion (?), n. Destruction; -- opposed to creation. [R.]
Cudworth.
Decree
De*cree" (?), n. [OE. decre, F. d\'82cret, fr. L. decretum, neut.
decretus, p. p. of decernere to decide; de- + cernere to decide. See
Certain, and cf. Decreet, Decretal.]
1. An order from one having authority, deciding what is to be done by
a subordinate; also, a determination by one having power, deciding
what is to be done or to take place; edict, law; authoritative ru "The
decrees of Venice." Sh
There went out a decree from C\'91sar Augustus that all the world
should be taxed. Luke ii. 1.
Poor hand, why quiverest thou at this decree? Shak.
2. (Law) (a) A decision, order, or sentence, given in a cause by a
court of equity or admiralty. (b) A determination or judgment of an
umpire on a case submitted to him. Brande.
3. (Eccl.) An edict or law made by a council for regulating any
business within their jurisdiction; as, the decrees of ecclesiastical
councils. Syn. -- Law; regulation; edict; ordinance. See Law.
Decree
De*cree" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decreed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Decreeing.]
1. To determine judicially by authority, or by decree; to constitute
by edict; to appoint by decree or law; to determine; to order; to
ordain; as, a court decrees a restoration of property.
Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto
thee. Job xxii. 28.
2. To ordain by fate.
Decree
De*cree", v. i. To make decrees; -- used absolutely.
Father eternal! thine is to decree; Mine, both in heaven and earth
to do thy will. Milton.
Decreeable
De*cree"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being decreed.
Decreer
De*cre"er (?), n. One who decrees. J. Goodwin.
Decreet
De*creet" (?), n. [Cf. Decree.] (Scots Law) The final judgment of the
Court of Session, or of an inferior court, by which the question at
issue is decided.
Decrement
Dec"re*ment (?), n. [L. decrementum, fr. decrescere. See Decrease.]
1. The state of becoming gradually less; decrease; diminution; waste;
loss.
Twit me with the decrements of my pendants. Ford.
Rocks, mountains, and the other elevations of the earth suffer a
continual decrement. Woodward.
2. The quantity lost by gradual diminution or waste; -- opposed to
increment.
3. (Crystallog.) A name given by Ha\'81y to the successive diminution
of the layers of molecules, applied to the faces of the primitive
form, by which he supposed the secondary forms to be produced.
4. (Math.) The quantity by which a variable is diminished.
Equal decrement of life. (a) The decrease of life in a group of
persons in which the assumed law of mortality is such that of a given
large number of persons, all being now of the same age, an equal
number shall die each consecutive year. (b) The decrease of life in a
group of persons in which the assumed law of mortality is such that
the ratio of those dying in a year to those living through the year is
constant, being independent of the age of the persons.
Decrepit
De*crep"it (?), a. [L. decrepitus, perhaps orig., noised out,
noiseless, applied to old people, who creep about quietly; de- +
crepare to make a noise, rattle: cf. F. d\'82cr\'82pit. See
Crepitate.] Broken down with age; wasted and enfeebled by the
infirmities of old age; feeble; worn out. "Beggary or decrepit age."
Milton.
Already decrepit with premature old age. Motley.
NOTE: &hand; Sometimes incorrectly written decrepid.
Decrepitate
De*crep"i*tate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decrepitated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Decrepitating.] [Cf. F. d\'82cr\'82piter.] To roast or calcine so as
to cause a crackling noise; as, to decrepitate salt.
Decrepitate
De*crep"i*tate, v. i. To crackle, as salt in roasting.
Decrepitation
De*crep`i*ta"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82cr\'82pitation.] The act of
decrepitating; a crackling noise, such as salt makes when roasting.
Decrepitness
De*crep"it*ness (?), n. Decrepitude. [R.] Barrow.
Decrepitude
De*crep"i*tude (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82cr\'82pitude.] The broken state
produced by decay and the infirmities of age; infirm old age.
Decrescendo
De`cres*cen"do (?), a. & adv. [It.] (Mus.) With decreasing volume of
sound; -- a direction to performers, either written upon the staff
(abbreviated Dec., or Decresc.), or indicated by the sign.
Decrescent
De*cres"cent (?), a. [L. decrescens, p. pr. of decrescere. See
Decrease.] Becoming less by gradual diminution; decreasing; as, a
decrescent moon.
Decrescent
De*cres"cent, n. (Her.) A crescent with the horns directed towards the
sinister. Cussans.
Decretal
De*cre"tal (?), a. [L. decretalis, fr. decretum. See Decree.]
Appertaining to a decree; containing a decree; as, a decretal epistle.
Ayliffe.
Decretal
De*cre"tal, n. [LL. decretale, neut. of L. decretalis. See Decretal,
a.]
1. (R. C. Ch.) An authoritative order or decree; especially, a letter
of the pope, determining some point or question in ecclesiastical law.
The decretals form the second part of the canon law.
2. (Canon Law) The collection of ecclesiastical decrees and decisions
made, by order of Gregory IX., in 1234, by St. Raymond of Pennafort.
Decrete
De*crete" (?), n. [L. decretum. See Decree.] A decree. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Decretion
De*cre"tion (?), n. [From L. decrescere, decretum. See Decrease.] A
decrease. [Obs.] Pearson.
Decretist
De*cre"tist (?), n. [LL. decretista, fr. decretum: cf. F.
d\'82cr\'82tiste. See Decree, n.] One who studies, or professes the
knowledge of, the decretals.
Decretive
De*cre"tive (?), a. [From L. decretum. See Decree, n.] Having the
force of a decree; determining.
The will of God is either decretive or perceptive. Bates.
Decretorial
Dec`re*to"ri*al (?), a. Decretory; authoritative. Sir T. Browne.
Decretorily
Dec"re*to*ri*ly (?), adv. In a decretory or definitive manner; by
decree.
Decretory
Dec"re*to*ry (?), a. [L. decretorius, from decretum. See Decree.]
1. Established by a decree; definitive; settled.
The decretory rigors of a condemning sentence. South.
2. Serving to determine; critical. "The critical or decretory days."
Sir T. Browne.
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Decrew
De*crew" (?), v. i. [F. d\'82crue, n., decrease, and d\'82cru, p. p.
of d\'82cro\'8ctre. See Decrease, and cf. Accrue.] To decrease. [Obs.]
Spenser.
Decrial
De*cri"al (?), n. [See Decry.] A crying down; a clamorous censure;
condemnation by censure.
Decrier
De*cri"er (?), n. One who decries.
Decrown
De*crown" (?), v. t. To deprive of a crown; to discrown. [R.]
Hakewill.
Decrustation
De`crus*ta"tion (?), n. [Cf. OF. d\'82crustation.] The removal of a
crust.
Decry
De*cry" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decried (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Decrying.] [F. d\'82crier, OF. descrier; pref. des- (L. dis-) + crier
to cry. See Cry, and cf. Descry.] To cry down; to censure as faulty,
mean, or worthless; to clamor against; to blame clamorously; to
discredit; to disparage.
For small errors they whole plays decry. Dryden.
Measures which are extolled by one half of the kingdom are
naturally decried by the other. Addison.
Syn. -- To Decry, Depreciate, Detract, Disparage. Decry and depreciate
refer to the estimation of a thing, the former seeking to lower its
value by clamorous censure, the latter by representing it as of little
worth. Detract and disparage also refer to merit or value, which the
former assails with caviling, insinuation, etc., while the latter
willfully underrates and seeks to degrade it. Men decry their rivals
and depreciate their measures. The envious detract from the merit of a
good action, and disparage the motives of him who performs it.
Decubation
Dec`u*ba"tion (?), n. [From L. decubare; de- + cubare. See Decumbent.]
Act of lying down; decumbence. [Obs.] Evelyn.
Decubitus
De*cu"bi*tus (?), n. [NL., fr. L. de- + cubare, to lie down: cf. F.
d\'82cubitus.] (Med.) An attitude assumed in lying down; as, the
dorsal decubitus.
Decuman
Dec"u*man (?), a. [L. decumanus of the tenth, and by metonymy, large,
fr. decem ten.] Large; chief; -- applied to an extraordinary billow,
supposed by some to be every tenth in order. [R.] Also used
substantively. "Such decuman billows." Gauden. "The baffled decuman."
Lowell.
Decumbence, Decumbency
De*cum"bence (?), De*cum"ben*cy (?), n. The act or posture of lying
down.
The ancient manner of decumbency. Sir T. Browne.
Decumbent
De*cum"bent (?), a. [L. decumbens, -entis, p. pr. of decumbere; de- +
cumbere (only in comp.), cubare to lie down.]
1. Lying down; prostrate; recumbent.
The decumbent portraiture of a woman. Ashmole.
2. (Bot.) Reclining on the ground, as if too weak to stand, and
tending to rise at the summit or apex; as, a decumbent stem. Gray.
Decumbently
De*cum"bent*ly, adv. In a decumbent posture.
Decumbiture
De*cum"bi*ture (?; 135), n.
1. Confinement to a sick bed, or time of taking to one's bed from
sickness. Boyle.
2. (Astrol.) Aspect of the heavens at the time of taking to one's sick
bed, by which the prognostics of recovery or death were made.
Decuple
Dec"u*ple (?), a. [F. d\'82cuple, L. decuplus, fr. decem ten.]
Tenfold. [R.]
Decuple
Dec"u*ple, n. A number ten times repeated. [R.]
Decuple
Dec"u*ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decupled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Decupling
(?).] To make tenfold; to multiply by ten. [R.]
Decurion
De*cu"ri*on (?), n. [L. decurio, decurionis, fr. decuria a squad of
ten, fr. decem ten.] (Rom. Antiq.) A head or chief over ten;
especially, an officer who commanded a division of ten soldiers.
Decurionate
De*cu"ri*on*ate (?), n. [L. decurionatus, fr. decurio.] The office of
a decurion.
Decurrence
De*cur"rence (?), n. The act of running down; a lapse. [R.] Gauden.
Decurrent
De*cur"rent (?), a. [L. decurrens, -entis, p. pr. of decurrere to run
down; de- + currere to run: cf. F. d\'82current.] (Bot.) Extending
downward; -- said of a leaf whose base extends downward and forms a
wing along the stem. -- De*cur"rent*ly, adv.
Decursion
De*cur"sion (?), n. [L. decursio, fr. decurrere. See Decurrent.] A
flowing; also, a hostile incursion. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.
Decursive
De*cur"sive (?), a. [Cf. F. d\'82cursif. See Decurrent.] Running down;
decurrent.
Decursively
De*cur"sive*ly, adv. In a decursive manner. Decursively pinnate
(Bot.), having the leaflets decurrent, or running along the petiole;
-- said of a leaf.
Decurt
De*curt" (?), v. t. [L. decurtare; de- + curtare.] To cut short; to
curtail. [Obs.] Bale.
Decurtation
De`cur*ta"tion (?), n. [L. decurtatio.] Act of cutting short. [Obs.]
Decury
Dec"u*ry (?), n.; pl. Decuries (#). [L. decuria, fr. decem ten.] A set
or squad of ten men under a decurion. Sir W. Raleigh.
Decussate
De*cus"sate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decussated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Decussating.] [L. decussatus, p. p. of decussare to cross like an X,
fr. decussis (orig. equiv. to decem asses) the number ten, which the
Romans represented by X.] To cross at an acute angle; to cut or divide
in the form of X; to intersect; -- said of lines in geometrical
figures, rays of light, nerves, etc.
Decussate, Decussated
De*cus"sate (?), De*cus"sa*ted (?), a.
1. Crossed; intersected.
2. (Bot.) Growing in pairs, each of which is at right angles to the
next pair above or below; as, decussated leaves or branches.
3. (Rhet.) Consisting of two rising and two falling clauses, placed in
alternate opposition to each other; as, a decussated period.
Decussately
De*cus"sate*ly (?), adv. In a decussate manner.
Decussation
De`cus*sa"tion (?), n. [L. decussatio.] Act of crossing at an acute
angle, or state of being thus crossed; an intersection in the form of
an X; as, the decussation of lines, nerves, etc.
Decussative
De*cus"sa*tive (?), a. Intersecting at acute angles. Sir T. Browne.
Decussatively
De*cus"sa*tive*ly, adv. Crosswise; in the form of an X. "Anointed
decussatively." Sir T. Browne.
Decyl
De"cyl (?), n. [L. decem ten + -yl.] (Chem.) A hydrocarbon radical,
C10H21, never existing alone, but regarded as the characteristic
constituent of a number of compounds of the paraffin series.
Decylic
De*cyl"ic (?), a. (Chem.) Allied to, or containing, the radical decyl.
Dedalian
De*dal"ian (?), a. See D\'91dalian.
Dedalous
Ded"a*lous (?), a. See D\'91dalous.
Dedans
De*dans" (?), n. [F.] (Court Tennis) A division, at one end of a
tennis court, for spectators.
Dede
Dede (?), a. Dead. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Dedecorate
De*dec"o*rate (?), v. t. [L. dedecoratus, p. p. of dedecorare to
disgrace. See Decorate.] To bring to shame; to disgrace. [Obs.]
Bailey.
Dedecoration
De*dec`o*ra"tion (?), n. [L. dedecoratio.] Disgrace; dishonor. [Obs.]
Bailey.
Dedecorous
De*dec"o*rous (?), a. [L. dedecorus. See Decorous.] Disgraceful;
unbecoming. [R.] Bailey.
Dedentition
De`den*ti"tion (?), n. The shedding of teeth. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
Dedicate
Ded"i*cate (?), p. a. [L. dedicatus, p. p. of dedicare to affirm, to
dedicate; de- + dicare to declare, dedicate; akin to dicere to say.
See Diction.] Dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated. "Dedicate to
nothing temporal." Shak. Syn. -- Devoted; consecrated; addicted.
Dedicate
Ded"i*cate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dedicated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Dedicating.]
1. To set apart and consecrate, as to a divinity, or for sacred uses;
to devote formally and solemnly; as, to dedicate vessels, treasures, a
temple, or a church, to a religious use.
Vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, . . . which also king David
did dedicate unto the Lord. 2 Sam. viii. 10, 11.
We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting
place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might
live. . . . But in a larger sense we can not dedicate, we can not
consecrate, we can not hallow this ground. A. Lincoln.
2. To devote, set apart, or give up, as one's self, to a duty or
service.
The profession of a soldier, to which he had dedicated himself.
Clarendon.
3. To inscribe or address, as to a patron.
He complied ten elegant books, and dedicated them to the Lord
Burghley. Peacham.
Syn. -- See Addict.
Dedicatee
Ded`i*ca*tee" (?), n. One to whom a thing is dedicated; -- correlative
to dedicator.
Dedication
Ded`i*ca"tion (?), n. [L. dedicatio.]
1. The act of setting apart or consecrating to a divine Being, or to a
sacred use, often with religious solemnities; solemn appropriation;
as, the dedication of Solomon's temple.
2. A devoting or setting aside for any particular purpose; as, a
dedication of lands to public use.
3. An address to a patron or friend, prefixed to a book, testifying
respect, and often recommending the work to his special protection and
favor.
Dedicator
Ded"i*ca`tor (?), n. [L.: cf. F. d\'82dicateur.] One who dedicates;
more especially, one who inscribes a book to the favor of a patron, or
to one whom he desires to compliment.
Dedicatorial
Ded`i*ca*to"ri*al (?), a. Dedicatory.
Dedicatory
Ded"i*ca*to*ry (?), a. [Cf. F. d\'82dicatoire.] Constituting or
serving as a dedication; complimental. "An epistle dedicatory."
Dryden.
Dedicatory
Ded"i*ca*to*ry, n. Dedication. [R.] Milton.
Dedimus
Ded"i*mus (?), n. [L. dedimus we have given, fr. dare to give. So
called because the writ began, Dedimus potestatem, etc.] (Law) A writ
to commission private persons to do some act in place of a judge, as
to examine a witness, etc. Bouvier.
Dedition
De*di"tion (?), n. [L. deditio, fr. dedere to give away, surrender;
de- + dare to give.] The act of yielding; surrender. [R.] Sir M. Hale.
Dedolent
Ded"o*lent (?), a. [L. dedolens, p. pr. of dedolere to give over
grieving; de- + dolere to grieve.] Feeling no compunction; apathetic.
[R.] Hallywell.
Deduce
De*duce" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deduced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Deducing.] [L. deducere; de- + ducere to lead, draw. See Duke, and cf.
Deduct.]
1. To lead forth. [A Latinism]
He should hither deduce a colony. Selden.
2. To take away; to deduct; to subtract; as, to deduce a part from the
whole. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
3. To derive or draw; to derive by logical process; to obtain or
arrive at as the result of reasoning; to gather, as a truth or
opinion, from what precedes or from premises; to infer; -- with from
or out of.
O goddess, say, shall I deduce my rhymes From the dire nation in
its early times? Pope.
Reasoning is nothing but the faculty of deducing unknown truths
from principles already known. Locke.
See what regard will be paid to the pedigree which deduces your
descent from kings and conquerors. Sir W. Scott.
Deducement
De*duce"ment (?), n. Inference; deduction; thing deduced. [R.] Dryden.
Deducibility
De*du`ci*bil"i*ty (?), n. Deducibleness.
Deducible
De*du"ci*ble (?), a.
1. Capable of being deduced or inferred; derivable by reasoning, as a
result or consequence.
All properties of a triangle depend on, and are deducible from, the
complex idea of three lines including a space. Locke.
2. Capable of being brought down. [Obs.]
As if God [were] deducible to human imbecility. State Trials
(1649).
Deducibleness
De*du"ci*ble*ness, n. The quality of being deducible; deducibility.
Deducibly
De*du"ci*bly (?), adv. By deduction.
Deducive
De*du"cive (?), a. That deduces; inferential.
Deduct
De*duct" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deducted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Deducting.] [L. deductus, p. p. of deducere to deduct. See Deduce.]
1. To lead forth or out. [Obs.]
A people deducted out of the city of Philippos. Udall.
2. To take away, separate, or remove, in numbering, estimating, or
calculating; to subtract; -- often with from or out of.
Deduct what is but vanity, or dress. Pope.
Two and a half per cent should be deducted out of the pay of the
foreign troops. Bp. Burnet.
We deduct from the computation of our years that part of our time
which is spent in . . . infancy. Norris.
3. To reduce; to diminish. [Obs.] "Do not deduct it to days."
Massinger.
Deductible
De*duct"i*ble (?), a.
1. Capable of being deducted, taken away, or withdrawn.
Not one found honestly deductible From any use that pleased him.
Mrs. Browning.
2. Deducible; consequential.
Deduction
De*duc"tion (?), n. [L. deductio: cf. F. d\'82duction.]
1. Act or process of deducing or inferring.
The deduction of one language from another. Johnson.
This process, by which from two statements we deduce a third, is
called deduction. J. R. Seely.
2. Act of deducting or taking away; subtraction; as, the deduction
of the subtrahend from the minuend.
3. That which is deduced or drawn from premises by a process of
reasoning; an inference; a conclusion.
Make fair deductions; see to what they mount. Pope.
4. That which is deducted; the part taken away; abatement; as, a
deduction from the yearly rent. Syn. -- See Induction.
Deductive
De*duct"ive (?), a. [Cf. L. deductivus derivative.] Of or
pertaining to deduction; capable of being deduced from premises;
deducible.
All knowledge of causes is deductive. Glanvill.
Notions and ideas . . . used in a deductive process. Whewell.
Deductively
De*duct"ive*ly, adv. By deduction; by way of inference; by
consequence. Sir T. Browne.
Deductor
De*duc"tor (?), n. [L., a guide. See Deduce.] (Zo\'94l.) The pilot
whale or blackfish.
Deduit
De*duit" (?), n. [F. d\'82duit. Cf. Deduct.] Delight; pleasure.
[Obs.] Chaucer.
Deduplication
De*du`pli*ca"tion (?), n. [Pref. de- + duplication.] (Biol.) The
division of that which is morphologically one organ into two or
more, as the division of an organ of a plant into a pair or
cluster.
Deed
Deed (?), a. Dead. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Deed
Deed, n. [AS. d; akin to OS. d\'bed, D. & Dan. daad, G. thai, Sw.
d\'86d, Goth. d; fr. the root of do. See Do, v. t.]
1. That which is done or effected by a responsible agent; an act;
an action; a thing done; -- a word of extensive application,
including, whatever is done, good or bad, great or small.
And Joseph said to them, What deed is this which ye have done? Gen.
xliv. 15.
We receive the due reward of our deeds. Luke xxiii. 41.
Would serve his kind in deed and word. Tennyson.
2. Illustrious act; achievement; exploit. "Knightly deeds."
Spenser.
Whose deeds some nobler poem shall adorn. Dryden.
3. Power of action; agency; efficiency. [Obs.]
To be, both will and deed, created free. Milton.
4. Fact; reality; -- whence we have indeed.
5. (Law) A sealed instrument in writing, on paper or parchment,
duly executed and delivered, containing some transfer, bargain, or
contract.
NOTE: &hand; Th e te rm is generally applied to conveyances of real
estate, and it is the prevailing doctrine that a deed must be
signed as well as sealed, though at common law signing was formerly
not necessary.
Blank deed, a printed form containing the customary legal phraseology,
with blank spaces for writing in names, dates, boundaries, etc.
6. Performance; -- followed by of. [Obs.] Shak.
In deed, in fact; in truth; verily. See Indeed.
Deed
Deed, v. t. To convey or transfer by deed; as, he deeded all his
estate to his eldest son. [Colloq. U. S.]
Deedful
Deed"ful (?), a. Full of deeds or exploits; active; stirring. [R.] "A
deedful life." Tennyson.
Deedless
Deed"less, a. Not performing, or not having performed, deeds or
exploits; inactive.
Deedless in his tongue. Shak.
Deed poll
Deed" poll` (?). (Law) A deed of one part, or executed by only one
party, and distinguished from an indenture by having the edge of the
parchment or paper cut even, or polled as it was anciently termed,
instead of being indented. Burrill.
Deedy
Deed"y (?), a. Industrious; active. [R.] Cowper.
Deem
Deem (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deemed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Deeming.]
[OE. demen to judge, condemn, AS. d, fr. d doom; akin to OFries. d,
OS. ad, D. doemen, OHG. tuommen, Icel. d\'91ma, Sw. d\'94mma, Dan.
d\'94mme, Goth. d. See Doom, n., and cf. Doom, v.]
1. To decide; to judge; to sentence; to condemn. [Obs.]
Claudius . . . Was demed for to hang upon a tree. Chaucer.
2. To account; to esteem; to think; to judge; to hold in opinion; to
regard.
For never can I deem him less him less than god. Dryden.
Deem
Deem, v. i.
1. To be of opinion; to think; to estimate; to opine; to suppose.
And deemest thou as those who pore, With aged eyes, short way
before? Emerson.
2. To pass judgment. [Obs.] Spenser.
Deem
Deem, n. Opinion; judgment. [Obs.] Shak.
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Deemster
Deem"ster (?), n. [Deem + -ster; i. e., doomster. Cf. Dempster.] A
judge in the Isle of Man who decides controversies without process.
Cowell.
Deep
Deep (?), a. [Compar. Deeper (?); superl. Deepest (?).] [OE. dep,
deop, AS. de\'a2p; akin to D. diep, G. tief, Icel. dj, Sw. diup, Dan.
dyb, Goth. diups; fr. the root of E. dip, dive. See Dip, Dive.]
1. Extending far below the surface; of great perpendicular dimension
(measured from the surface downward, and distinguished from high,
which is measured upward); far to the bottom; having a certain depth;
as, a deep sea.
The water where the brook is deep. Shak.
2. Extending far back from the front or outer part; of great
horizontal dimension (measured backward from the front or nearer part,
mouth, etc.); as, a deep cave or recess or wound; a gallery ten seats
deep; a company of soldiers six files deep.
Shadowing squadrons deep. Milton.
Safely in harbor Is the king's ship in the deep nook. Shak.
3. Low in situation; lying far below the general surface; as, a deep
valley.
4. Hard to penetrate or comprehend; profound; -- opposed to shallow or
superficial; intricate; mysterious; not obvious; obscure; as, a deep
subject or plot.
Speculations high or deep. Milton.
A question deep almost as the mystery of life. De Quincey.
O Lord, . . . thy thought are very deep. Ps. xcii. 5.
5. Of penetrating or far-reaching intellect; not superficial;
thoroughly skilled; sagacious; cunning.
Deep clerks she dumbs. Shak.
6. Profound; thorough; complete; unmixed; intense; heavy; heartfelt;
as, deep distress; deep melancholy; deep horror. "Deep despair."
Milton. "Deep silence." Milton. "Deep sleep." Gen. ii. 21. "Deeper
darkness." >Hoole. "Their deep poverty." 2 Cor. viii. 2.
An attitude of deep respect. Motley.
7. Strongly colored; dark; intense; not light or thin; as, deep blue
or crimson.
8. Of low tone; full-toned; not high or sharp; grave; heavy. "The deep
thunder." Byron.
The bass of heaven's deep organ. Milton.
9. Muddy; boggy; sandy; -- said of roads. Chaucer.
The ways in that vale were very deep. Clarendon.
A deep line of operations (Military), a long line. -- Deep mourning
(Costume), mourning complete and strongly marked, the garments being
not only all black, but also composed of lusterless materials and of
such fashion as is identified with mourning garments.
Deep
Deep, adv. To a great depth; with depth; far down; profoundly; deeply.
Deep-versed in books, and shallow in himself. Milton.
Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring. Pope.
NOTE: &hand; Deep, in its usual adverbial senses, is often prefixed
to an adjective; as, deep-chested, deep-cut, deep-seated,
deep-toned, deep-voiced, "deep-uddered kine."
Deep
Deep, n.
1. That which is deep, especially deep water, as the sea or ocean; an
abyss; a great depth.
Courage from the deeps of knowledge springs. Cowley.
The hollow deep of hell resounded. Milton.
Blue Neptune storms, the bellowing deeps resound. Pope.
2. That which is profound, not easily fathomed, or incomprehensible; a
moral or spiritual depth or abyss.
Thy judgments are a great. Ps. xxxvi. 6.
Deep of night, the most quiet or profound part of night; dead of
night.
The deep of night is crept upon our talk. Shak.
Deepen
Deep"en (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deepened (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Deepening.]
1. To make deep or deeper; to increase the depth of; to sink lower;
as, to deepen a well or a channel.
It would . . . deepen the bed of the Tiber. Addison.
2. To make darker or more intense; to darken; as, the event deepened
the prevailing gloom.
You must deepen your colors. Peacham.
3. To make more poignant or affecting; to increase in degree; as, to
deepen grief or sorrow.
4. To make more grave or low in tone; as, to deepen the tones of an
organ.
Deepens the murmur of the falling floods. Pope.
Deepen
Deep"en, v. i. To become deeper; as, the water deepens at every cast
of the lead; the plot deepens.
His blood-red tresses deepening in the sun. Byron.
Deep-fet
Deep"-fet` (?), a. Deeply fetched or drawn. [Obs.] "Deep-fet groans."
Shak.
Deep-laid
Deep"-laid` (?), a. Laid deeply; formed with cunning and sagacity; as,
deep-laid plans.
Deeply
Deep"ly, adv.
1. At or to a great depth; far below the surface; as, to sink deeply.
2. Profoundly; thoroughly; not superficially; in a high degree;
intensely; as, deeply skilled in ethics.
He had deeply offended both his nobles and people. Bacon.
He sighed deeply in his spirit. Mark viii. 12.
3. Very; with a tendency to darkness of color.
The deeply red juice of buckthorn berries. Boyle.
4. Gravely; with low or deep tone; as, a deeply toned instrument.
5. With profound skill; with art or intricacy; as, a deeply laid plot
or intrigue.
Deep-mouthed
Deep"-mouthed` (?), a. Having a loud and sonorous voice. "Deep-mouthed
dogs." Dryden.
Deepness
Deep"ness, n.
1. The state or quality of being deep, profound, mysterious,
secretive, etc.; depth; profundity; -- opposed to shallowness.
Because they had no deepness of earth. Matt. xiii. 5.
2. Craft; insidiousness. [R.] J. Gregory.
Deep-read
Deep"-read` (?), a. Profoundly book-learned. "Great writers and
deep-read men." L'Estrange.
Deep-sea
Deep"-sea` (?), a. Of or pertaining to the deeper parts of the sea;
as, a deep-sea line (i. e., a line to take soundings at a great
depth); deep-sea lead; deep-sea soundings, explorations, etc.
Deep-waisted
Deep"-waist`ed (?), a. (Naut.) Having a deep waist, as when, in a
ship, the poop and forecastle are much elevated above the deck.
Deer
Deer (?), n. sing. & pl. [OE. der, door, animal, wild animal, AS.
de\'a2r; akin to D. dier, OFries. diar, G. thier, tier, Icel. d, Dan.
dyr, Sw. djur, Goth. dius; of unknown origin.
1. Any animal; especially, a wild animal. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Mice and rats, and such small deer. Shak.
The camel, that great deer. Lindisfarne MS.
2. (Zo\'94l.) A ruminant of the genus Cervus, of many species, and of
related genera of the family Cervid\'91. The males, and in some
species the females, have solid antlers, often much branched, which
are shed annually. Their flesh, for which they are hunted, is called
venison.
NOTE: &hand; Th e de er hunted in England is Cervus elaphus, called
also stag or red deer; the fallow deer is C. dama; the common
American deer is C. Virginianus; the blacktailed deer of Western
North America is C. Columbianus; and the mule deer of the same
region is C. macrotis. See Axis, Fallow deer, Mule deer, Reindeer.
NOTE: &hand; Deer is much used adjectively, or as the first part of
a compound; as, deerkiller, deerslayer, deerslaying, deer hunting,
deer stealing, deerlike, etc.
Deer mouse (Zo\'94l.), the white-footed mouse (Hesperomys leucopus) of
America. -- Small deer, petty game, not worth pursuing; -- used
metaphorically. (See citation from Shakespeare under the first
definition, above.) "Minor critics . . . can find leisure for the
chase of such small deer." G. P. Marsh.
Deerberry
Deer"ber`ry (?), n. (Bot.) A shrub of the blueberry group (Vaccinium
stamineum); also, its bitter, greenish white berry; -- called also
squaw huckleberry.
Deergrass
Deer"grass` (?), n. (Bot.) An American genus (Rhexia) of perennial
herbs, with opposite leaves, and showy flowers (usually bright
purple), with four petals and eight stamens, -- the only genus of the
order Melastomace\'91 inhabiting a temperate clime.
Deerhound
Deer"hound` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) One of a large and fleet breed of
hounds used in hunting deer; a staghound.
Deerlet
Deer"let (?), n. [Deer + -let.] (Zo\'94l.) A chevrotain. See Kanchil,
and Napu.
Deer-neck
Deer"-neck` (?), n. A deerlike, or thin, ill-formed neck, as of a
horse.
Deerskin
Deer"skin` (?), n. The skin of a deer, or the leather which is made
from it. Hakluyt. Longfellow.
Deerstalker
Deer"stalk`er (?), n. One who practices deerstalking.
Deerstalking
Deer"stalk`ing, n. The hunting of deer on foot, by stealing upon them
unawares.
Deer's-tongue
Deer's"-tongue` (?), n. (Bot.) A plant (Liatris odoratissima) whose
fleshy leaves give out a fragrance compared to vanilla. Wood.
Dees
Dees (?), n. pl. Dice. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Dees
Dees, n. A dais. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Deesis
De*e"sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Rhet.) An invocation of, or address
to, the Supreme Being.
Deess
De"ess (?), n. [F. d\'82esse, fem. of dieu god.] A goddess. [Obs.]
Croft.
Deev
Deev (?), n. (Hind. & Pers. Myth.) See Dev.
Deface
De*face" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Defaced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Defacing.] [OE. defacen to disfigure, efface, OF. desfacier; L. dis- +
facies face. See Face, and cf. Efface.]
1. To destroy or mar the face or external appearance of; to disfigure;
to injure, spoil, or mar, by effacing or obliterating important
features or portions of; as, to deface a monument; to deface an
edifice; to deface writing; to deface a note, deed, or bond; to deface
a record. "This high face defaced." Emerson.
So by false learning is good sense defaced. Pope.
2. [Cf. F. d\'82faire.] To destroy; to make null. [Obs.]
[Profane scoffing] doth . . . deface the reverence of religion.
Bacon.
For all his power was utterly defaste [defaced]. Spenser.
Syn. -- See Efface.
Defacement
De*face"ment (?), n.
1. The act of defacing, or the condition of being defaced; injury to
the surface or exterior; obliteration.
2. That which mars or disfigures. Bacon.
Defacer
De*fa"cer (?), n. One who, or that which, defaces or disfigures.
De facto
De` fac"to (?). [L.] Actually; in fact; in reality; as, a king de
facto, -- distinguished from a king de jure, or by right.
Defail
De*fail" (?), v. t. [F. d\'82faillir to fail; pref. d\'82- (L. de) +
faillir. See Fail, and cf. Default.] To cause fail. [Obs.]
Defailance
De*fail"ance (?), n. [F. d\'82faillance.] Failure; miscarriage. [Obs.]
Possibility of defailance in degree or continuance. Comber.
Defailure
De*fail"ure (?), n. Failure. [Obs.] Barrow.
Defalcate
De*fal"cate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Defalcated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Defalcating.] [LL. defalcatus, p. p. of defalcare to deduct, orig., to
cut off with a sickle; L. de- + falx, a sickle. See Falchion.] To cut
off; to take away or deduct a part of; -- used chiefly of money,
accounts, rents, income, etc.
To show what may be practicably and safely defalcated from the [the
estimates]. Burke.
Defalcate
De*fal"cate, v. i. To commit defalcation; to embezzle money held in
trust. "Some partner defalcating, or the like." Carlyle.
Defalcation
De`fal*ca"tion (?), n. [LL. defalcatio: cf. F. d\'82falcation.]
1. A lopping off; a diminution; abatement; deficit. Specifically:
Reduction of a claim by deducting a counterclaim; set-off. Abbott.
2. That which is lopped off, diminished, or abated.
3. An abstraction of money, etc., by an officer or agent
Defalcator
Def"al*ca`tor (?), n. A defaulter or embezzler. [Modern]
Defalk
De*falk" (?), v. t. [F. d\'82falquer. See Defalcate.] To lop off; to
bate. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Defamation
Def`a*ma"tion (?), n. [OE. diffamacioun, F. diffamation. See Defame.]
Act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication,
written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of
another; slander; detraction; calumny; aspersion.
NOTE: &hand; In modern usage, written defamation bears the title of
libel, and oral defamation that of slander.
Burrill.
Defamatory
De*fam"a*to*ry (?), a. Containing defamation; injurious to reputation;
calumnious; slanderous; as, defamatory words; defamatory writings.
Defame
De*fame" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Defamed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Defaming.] [OE. defamen, diffamen, from F. diffamer, or OF. perh.
defamer, fr. L. diffamare (cf. defamatus infamous); dis- (in this word
confused with de) + fama a report. See Fame.]
1. To harm or destroy the good fame or reputation of; to disgrace;
especially, to speak evil of maliciously; to dishonor by slanderous
reports; to calumniate; to asperse.
2. To render infamous; to bring into disrepute.
My guilt thy growing virtues did defame; My blackness blotted thy
unblemish'd name. Dryden.
3. To charge; to accuse. [R.]
Rebecca is . . . defamed of sorcery practiced on the person of a
noble knight. Sir W. Scott.
Syn. -- To asperse; slander; calumniate; vilify. See Asperse.
Defame
De*fame", n. Dishonor. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Defamer
De*fam"er (?), n. One who defames; a slanderer; a detractor; a
calumniator.
Defamingly
De*fam"ing*ly, adv. In a defamatory manner.
Defamous
Def"a*mous (?), a. Defamatory. [Obs.]
Defatigable
De*fat"i*ga*ble (?), a. [See Defatigate.] Capable of being wearied or
tired out. [R.] Glanvill.
Defatigate
De*fat"i*gate (?), v. t. [L. defatigatus, p. p. of defatigare; de- +
fatigare to weary. See Fatigue.] To weary or tire out; to fatigue.
[R.] Sir T. Herbert.
Defatigation
De*fat`i*ga"tion (?), n. [L. defatigatio.] Weariness; fatigue. [R.]
Bacon.
Default
De*fault" (?), n. [OE. defaute, OF. defaute, defalte, fem., F.
d\'82faut, masc., LL. defalta, fr. a verb meaning, to be deficient, to
want, fail, fr. L. de- + fallere to deceive. See Fault.]
1. A failing or failure; omission of that which ought to be done;
neglect to do whaas, this evil has happened through the governor's
default.
2. Fault; offense; ill deed; wrong act; failure in virtue or wisdom.
And pardon craved for his so rash default. Spenser.
Regardless of our merit or default. Pope.
3. (Law) A neglect of, or failure to take, some step necessary to
secure the benefit of law, as a failure to appear in court at a day
assigned, especially of the defendant in a suit when called to make
answer; also of jurors, witnesses, etc.
In default of, in case of failure or lack of.
Cooks could make artificial birds and fishes in default of the real
ones. Arbuthnot.
-- To suffer a default (Law), to permit an action to be called without
appearing to answer.
Default
De*fault", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Defaulted; p. pr. & vb. n. Defaulting.]
1. To fail in duty; to offend.
That he gainst courtesy so foully did default. Spenser.
2. To fail in fulfilling a contract, agreement, or duty.
3. To fail to appear in court; to let a case go by default.
Default
De*fault", v. t.
1. To fail to perform or pay; to be guilty of neglect of; to omit; as,
to default a dividend.
What they have defaulted towards him as no king. Milton.
2. (Law) To call a defendant or other party whose duty it is to be
present in court, and make entry of his default, if he fails to
appear; to enter a default against.
3. To leave out of account; to omit. [Obs.]
Defaulting unnecessary and partial discourses. Hales.
Defaulter
De*fault"er (?), n.
1. One who makes default; one who fails to appear in court when court
when called.
2. One who fails to perform a duty; a delinquent; particularly, one
who fails to account for public money intrusted to his care; a
peculator; a defalcator.
Defeasance
De*fea"sance (?), n. [OF. defesance, fr. defesant, F. d\'82faisant, p.
pr. of defaire, F. d\'82faire, to undo. See Defeat.]
1. A defeat; an overthrow. [Obs.]
After his foes' defeasance. Spenser.
2. A rendering null or void.
3. (Law) A condition, relating to a deed, which being performed, the
deed is defeated or rendered void; or a collateral deed, made at the
same time with a feoffment, or other conveyance, containing
conditions, on the performance of which the estate then created may be
defeated.
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NOTE: &hand; Mo rtgages we re usually made in this manner in former
times, but the modern practice is to include the conveyance and the
defeasance in the same deed.
Defeasanced
De*fea"sanced (?), a. (Law) Liable to defeasance; capable of being
made void or forfeited.
Defeasible
De*fea"si*ble (?), a. [See Defeasance.] Capable of being annulled or
made void; as, a defeasible title. -- De*fea"si*ble*ness, n.
Defeat
De*feat" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Defeated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Defeating.] [From F. d\'82fait, OF. desfait, p. p. ofe d\'82faire, OF.
desfaire, to undo; L. dis- + facere to do. See Feat, Fact, and cf.
Disfashion.]
1. To undo; to disfigure; to destroy. [Obs.]
His unkindness may defeat my life. Shak.
2. To render null and void, as a title; to frustrate, as hope; to
deprive, as of an estate.
He finds himself naturally to dread a superior Being that can
defeat all his designs, and disappoint all his hopes. Tillotson.
The escheators . . . defeated the right heir of his succession.
Hallam.
In one instance he defeated his own purpose. A. W. Ward.
3. To overcome or vanquish, as an army; to check, disperse, or ruin by
victory; to overthrow.
4. To resist with success; as, to defeat an assault.
Sharp reasons to defeat the law. Shak.
Syn. -- To baffle; disappoint; frustrate.
Defeat
De*feat", n. [Cf. F. d\'82faite, fr. d\'82faire. See Defeat, v.]
1. An undoing or annulling; destruction. [Obs.]
Upon whose property and most dear life A damned defeat was made.
Shak.
2. Frustration by rendering null and void, or by prevention of
success; as, the defeat of a plan or design.
3. An overthrow, as of an army in battle; loss of a battle; repulse
suffered; discomfiture; -- opposed to victory.
Defeature
De*fea"ture (?; 135), n. [OF. desfaiture a killing, disguising, prop.,
an undoing. See Defeat, and cf. Disfeature.]
1. Overthrow; defeat. [Obs.] "Nothing but loss in their defeature."
Beau. & Fl.
2. Disfigurement; deformity. [Obs.] "Strange defeatures in my face."
Shak.
Defeatured
De*fea"tured (?; 135), p. p. Changed in features; deformed. [R.]
Features when defeatured in the . . . way I have described. De
Quincey.
Defecate
Def"e*cate (?), a. [L. defaecatus, p. p. of defaecare to defecate; de-
+ faex, faecis, dregs, less.] Freed from anything that can pollute, as
dregs, lees, etc.; refined; purified.
Till the soul be defecate from the dregs of sense. Bates.
Defecate
Def"e*cate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Defecated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Defecating.]
1. To clear from impurities, as lees, dregs, etc.; to clarify; to
purify; to refine.
To defecate the dark and muddy oil of amber. Boyle.
2. To free from extraneous or polluting matter; to clear; to purify,
as from that which materializes.
We defecate the notion from materiality. Glanvill.
Defecated from all the impurities of sense. Bp. Warburton.
Defecate
Def"e*cate (?), v. i.
1. To become clear, pure, or free. Goldsmith.
2. To void excrement.
Defecation
Def`e*ca"tion (?), n. [L. defaecatio: cf. F. d\'82f\'82cation.]
1. The act of separating from impurities, as lees or dregs;
purification.
2. (Physiol.) The act or process of voiding excrement.
Defecator
Def"e*ca`tor (?), n. That which cleanses or purifies; esp., an
apparatus for removing the feculencies of juices and sirups. Knight.
Defect
De*fect" (?), n. [L. defectus, fr. deficere, defectum, to desert,
fail, be wanting; de- + facere to make, do. See Fact, Feat, and cf.
Deficit.]
1. Want or absence of something necessary for completeness or
perfection; deficiency; -- opposed to superfluity.
Errors have been corrected, and defects supplied. Davies.
2. Failing; fault; imperfection, whether physical or moral; blemish;
as, a defect in the ear or eye; a defect in timber or iron; a defect
of memory or judgment.
Trust not yourself; but, your defects to know, Make use of every
friend -- any every foe. Pope.
Among boys little tenderness is shown to personal defects.
Macaulay.
Syn. -- Deficiency; imperfection; blemish. See Fault.
Defect
De*fect", v. i. To fail; to become deficient. [Obs.] "Defected honor."
Warner. <-- 2. Abandon one country or faction, and join another. -->
Defect
De*fect", v. t. To injure; to damage. "None can my life defect." [R.]
Troubles of Q. Elizabeth (1639).
Defectibility
De*fect`i*bil"i*ty (?), n. Deficiency; imperfection. [R.] Ld. Digby.
Jer. Taylor.
Defectible
De*fect"i*ble (?), a. Liable to defect; imperfect. [R.] "A defectible
understanding." Jer. Taylor.
Defection
De*fec"tion (?), n. [L. defectio: cf. F. d\'82fection. See Defect.]
Act of abandoning a person or cause to which one is bound by
allegiance or duty, or to which one has attached himself; desertion;
failure in duty; a falling away; apostasy; backsliding. "Defection and
falling away from God." Sir W. Raleigh.
The general defection of the whole realm. Sir J. Davies.
Defectionist
De*fec"tion*ist, n. One who advocates or encourages defection.
Defectious
De*fec"tious (?), a. Having defects; imperfect. [Obs.] "Some one
defectious piece." Sir P. Sidney.
Defective
De*fect"ive (?), a. [L. defectivus: cf. F. d\'82fectif. See Defect.]
1. Wanting in something; incomplete; lacking a part; deficient;
imperfect; faulty; -- applied either to natural or moral qualities;
as, a defective limb; defective timber; a defective copy or account; a
defective character; defective rules.
2. (Gram.) Lacking some of the usual forms of declension or
conjugation; as, a defective noun or verb. -- De*fect"ive*ly, adv. --
De*fect"ive*ness, n.
Defectuosity
De*fec`tu*os"i*ty (?; 135), n. [Cf. F. d\'82fectuosit\'82.] Great
imperfection. [Obs.] W. Montagu.
Defectuous
De*fec"tu*ous (?), a. [Cf. F. d\'82fectueux.] Full of defects;
imperfect. [Obs.] Barrow.
Defedation
Def`e*da"tion (?), n. [L. defoedare, defoedatum, to defile; de- +
foedare to foul, foedus foul.] The act of making foul; pollution.
[Obs.]
Defence
De*fence" (?), n. & v. t. See Defense.
Defend
De*fend" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Defended; p. pr. & vb. n.
Defending.] [F. d\'82fendre, L. defendere; de- + fendere (only in
comp.) to strike; perh. akin to Gr. dint. Cf. Dint, Defense, Fend.]
1. To ward or fend off; to drive back or away; to repel. [A Latinism &
Obs.]
Th' other strove for to defend The force of Vulcan with his might
and main. Spenser.
2. To prohibit; to forbid. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Which God defend that I should wring from him. Shak.
3. To repel danger or harm from; to protect; to secure against;
attack; to maintain against force or argument; to uphold; to guard;
as, to defend a town; to defend a cause; to defend character; to
defend the absent; -- sometimes followed by from or against; as, to
defend one's self from, or against, one's enemies.
The lord mayor craves aid . . . to defend the city. Shak.
God defend the right! Shak.
A village near it was defended by the river. Clarendon.
4. (Law.) To deny the right of the plaintiff in regard to (the suit,
or the wrong charged); to oppose or resist, as a claim at law; to
contest, as a suit. Burrill. Syn. -- To Defend, Protect. To defend is
literally to ward off; to protect is to cover so as to secure against
approaching danger. We defend those who are attacked; we protect those
who are liable to injury or invasion. A fortress is defended by its
guns, and protected by its wall.
As birds flying, so will the Lord of hosts defend Jerusalem;
defending also he will deliver it. Is. xxxi. 5.
Leave not the faithful side That gave thee being, still shades thee
and protects. Milton.
Defendable
De*fend"a*ble (?), a. [Cf. F. d\'82fendable.] Capable of being
defended; defensible. [R.]
Defendant
De*fend"ant (?), a. [F. d\'82fendant, p. pr. of d\'82fendre. See
Defend.]
1. Serving, or suitable, for defense; defensive. [Obs.]
With men of courage and with means defendant. Shak.
2. Making defense.
Defendant
De*fend"ant, n.
1. One who defends; a defender.
The rampiers and ditches which the defendants had cast up.
Spotswood.
2. (Law) A person required to make answer in an action or suit; --
opposed to plaintiff. Abbott.
NOTE: &hand; Th e te rm is applied to any party of whom a demand is
made in court, whether the party denies and defends the claim, or
admits it, and suffers a default; also to a party charged with a
criminal offense.
Defendee
De`fen*dee" (?), n. One who is defended. [R. & Ludicrous]
Defender
De*fend"er (?), n. [Cf. Fender.] One who defends; one who maintains,
supports, protects, or vindicates; a champion; an advocate; a
vindicator.
Provinces . . . left without their ancient and puissant defenders.
Motley.
Defendress
De*fend"ress (?), n. A female defender. [R.]
Defendress of the faith. Stow.
Defensative
De*fen"sa*tive (?), n. [L. defensare, defensatum, to defend
diligently, intens. of defendere. See Defend.] That which serves to
protect or defend.
Defense, Defence
De*fense", De*fence" (?), n. [F. d\'82fense, OF. defense, fem.,
defens, masc., fr. L. defensa (cf. Fence.]
1. The act of defending, or the state of being defended; protection,
as from violence or danger.
In cases of defense 't is best to weigh The enemy more mighty than
he seems. Shak.
2. That which defends or protects; anything employed to oppose attack,
ward off violence or danger, or maintain security; a guard; a
protection.
War would arise in defense of the right. Tennyson.
God, the widow's champion and defense. Shak.
3. Protecting plea; vindication; justification.
Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defense. Acts xxii. 1.
4. (Law) The defendant's answer or plea; an opposing or denial of the
truth or validity of the plaintiff's or prosecutor's case; the method
of proceeding adopted by the defendant to protect himself against the
plaintiff's action.
5. Act or skill in making defense; defensive plan or policy; practice
in self defense, as in fencing, boxing, etc.
A man of great defense. Spenser.
By how much defense is better than no skill. Shak.
6. Prohibition; a prohibitory ordinance. [Obs.]
Severe defenses . . . against wearing any linen under a certain
breadth. Sir W. Temple.
Defense
De*fense", v. t. To furnish with defenses; to fortify. [Obs.] [Written
also defence.]
Better manned and more strongly defensed. Hales.
Defenseless
De*fense"less, a. Destitute of defense; unprepared to resist attack;
unable to oppose; unprotected. -- De*fense"less*ly, adv. --
De*fense"less*ness, n.
Defenser
De*fens"er (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82fenseur, L. defensor. Cf. Defensor.]
Defender. [Obs.] Foxe.
Defensibility
De*fen`si*bil"i*ty (?), n. Capability of being defended.
Defensible
De*fen"si*ble (?), a. [Cf. F. d\'82fensable, LL. defensabilis,
defensibilis. See Defense, and cf. Defendable.]
1. Capable of being defended; as, a defensible city, or a defensible
cause.
2. Capable of offering defense. [Obs.] Shak.
Defensibleness
De*fen"si*ble*ness (?), n. Capability of being defended;
defensibility. Priestley.
Defensive
De*fen"sive (?), a. [Cf. F. d\'82fensif.]
1. Serving to defend or protect; proper for defense; opposed to
offensive; as, defensive armor.
A moat defensive to a house. Shak.
2. Carried on by resisting attack or aggression; -- opposed to
offensive; as, defensive war.
3. In a state or posture of defense. Milton.
Defensive
De*fen"sive, n. That which defends; a safeguard.
Wars preventive, upon just fears, are true defensive. Bacon.
To be on the defensive, To stand on the defensive, to be or stand in a
state or posture of defense or resistance, in opposition to aggression
or attack.
Defensively
De*fen"sive*ly, adv. On the defensive.
Defensor
De*fen"sor (?), n. [L. See Defenser.]
1. A defender. Fabyan.
2. (Law) A defender or an advocate in court; a guardian or protector.
3. (Eccl.) The patron of a church; an officer having charge of the
temporal affairs of a church.
Defensory
De*fen"so*ry (?), a. [L. defensorius.] Tending to defend; defensive;
as, defensory preparations.
Defer
De*fer" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deferred (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Deferring.] [OE. differren, F. diff\'82rer, fr. L. differre to delay,
bear different ways; dis- + ferre to bear. See Bear to support, and
cf. Differ, Defer to offer.] To put off; to postpone to a future time;
to delay the execution of; to delay; to withhold.
Defer the spoil of the city until night. Shak.
God . . . will not long defer To vindicate the glory of his name.
Milton.
Defer
De*fer", v. i. To put off; to delay to act; to wait.
Pius was able to defer and temporize at leisure. J. A. Symonds.
Defer
De*fer", v. t. [F. d\'82f\'82rer to pay deference, to yield, to bring
before a judge, fr. L. deferre to bring down; de- + ferre to bear. See
Bear to support, and cf. Defer to delay, Delate.]
1. To render or offer. [Obs.]
Worship deferred to the Virgin. Brevint.
2. To lay before; to submit in a respectful manner; to refer; -- with
to.
Hereupon the commissioners . . . deferred the matter to the Earl of
Northumberland. Bacon.
Defer
De*fer", v. i. To yield deference to the wishes of another; to submit
to the opinion of another, or to authority; -- with to.
The house, deferring to legal right, acquiesced. Bancroft.
Deference
Def"er*ence (?), n. [F. d\'82f\'82rence. See 3d Defer.] A yielding of
judgment or preference from respect to the wishes or opinion of
another; submission in opinion; regard; respect; complaisance.
Deference to the authority of thoughtful and sagacious men.
Whewell.
Deference is the most complicate, the most indirect, and the most
elegant of all compliments. Shenstone.
Syn. -- Deference, Reverence, Respect. Deference marks an inclination
to yield one's opinion, and to acquiesce in the sentiments of another
in preference to one's own. Respect marks the estimation that we have
for another, which makes us look to him as worthy of high confidence
for the qualities of his mind and heart. Reverence denotes a mingling
of fear with a high degree of respect and esteem. Age, rank, dignity,
and personal merit call for deference; respect should be paid to the
wise and good; reverence is due to God, to the authors of our being,
and to the sanctity of the laws.
Deferent
Def"er*ent (?), a. [L. deferens, p. pr. of deferre. See 3d Defer.]
Serving to carry; bearing. [R.] "Bodies deferent." Bacon.
Deferent
Def"er*ent, n.
1. That which carries or conveys.
Though air be the most favorable deferent of sounds. Bacon.
2. (Ptolemaic Astron.) An imaginary circle surrounding the earth, in
whose periphery either the heavenly body or the center of the heavenly
body's epicycle was supposed to be carried round.
Deferential
Def`er*en"tial (?), a. [See Deference.] Expressing deference;
accustomed to defer.
Deferentially
Def`er*en"tial*ly, adv. With deference.
Deferment
De*fer"ment (?), n. [See 1st Defer.] The act of delaying;
postponement. [R.]
My grief, joined with the instant business, Begs a deferment.
Suckling.
Deferrer
De*fer"rer (?), n. One who defers or puts off.
Defervescence, Defervescency
De`fer*ves"cence (?), De`fer*ves"cency (?), n. [L. defervescere to
grow cool.]
1. A subsiding from a state of ebullition; loss of heat; lukewarmness.
A defervescency in holy actions. Jer. Taylor.
2. (Med.) The subsidence of a febrile process; as, the stage of
defervescence in pneumonia.
Defeudalize
De*feu"dal*ize (?), v. t. To deprive of the feudal character or form.
Defiance
De*fi"ance (?), n. [OF. defiance, desfiance, challenge, fr. desfier to
challenge, F. d\'82fier. See Defy.]
1. The act of defying, putting in opposition, or provoking to combat;
a challenge; a provocation; a summons to combat.
A war without a just defiance made. Dryden.
Stood for her cause, and flung defiance down. Tennyson.
2. A state of opposition; willingness to flight; disposition to
resist; contempt of opposition.
He breathed defiance to my ears. Shak.
3. A casting aside; renunciation; rejection. [Obs.] "Defiance to thy
kindness." Ford.
To bid defiance, To set at defiance, to defy; to disregard recklessly
or contemptuously. Locke.
Defiant
De*fi"ant (?), a. [Cf. F. d\'82fiant, p. pr. of d\'82fier. See Defy.]
Full of defiance; bold; insolent; as, a defiant spirit or act.
In attitude stern and defiant. Longfellow.
-- De*fi"ant*ly, adv. -- De*fi"ant*ness, n.
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Defiatory
De*fi"a*to*ry (?), a. [See Defy.] Bidding or manifesting defiance.
[Obs.] Shelford.
Defibrinate
De*fi"bri*nate (?), v. t. To deprive of fibrin, as fresh blood or
lymph by stirring with twigs.
Defibrination
De*fi`bri*na"tion (?), n. The act or process of depriving of fibrin.
Defibrinize
De*fi"bri*nize (?), v. t. To defibrinate.
Deficience
De*fi"cience (?), n. Same as Deficiency.
Thou in thyself art perfect, and in thee Is no deficience found.
Milton.
Deficiency
De*fi"cien*cy (?), n.; pl. Deficiencies (#). [See Deficient.] The
state of being deficient; inadequacy; want; failure; imperfection;
shortcoming; defect. "A deficiencyof blood." Arbuthnot.
[Marlborough] was so miserably ignorant, that his deficiencies made
him the ridicule of his contemporaries. Buckle.
Deficiency of a curve (Geom.), the amount by which the number of
double points on a curve is short of the maximum for curves of the
same degree.
Deficient
De*fi"cient (?), a. [L. deficiens, -entis, p. pr. of deficere to be
wanting. See Defect.] Wanting, to make up completeness; wanting, as
regards a requirement; not sufficient; inadequate; defective;
imperfect; incomplete; lacking; as, deficient parts; deficient estate;
deficient strength; deficient in judgment.
The style was indeed deficient in ease and variety. Macaulay.
Deficient number. (Arith.) See under Abundant. -- De*fi"cient-ly, adv.
Deficit
Def"i*cit (?), n. [Lit., it is wanting, 3d person pres. indic. of L.
deficere, cf. F. d\'82ficit. See Defect.] Deficiency in amount or
quality; a falling short; lack; as, a deficit in taxes, revenue, etc.
Addison.
Defier
De*fi"er (?), n. [See Defy.] One who dares and defies; a contemner;
as, a defier of the laws.
Defiguration
De*fig`u*ra"tion (?), n. Disfiguration; mutilation. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
Defigure
De*fig"ure (?), v. t. [Pref. de- (intens.) + figure.] To delineate.
[Obs.]
These two stones as they are here defigured. Weever.
Defilade
De`fi*lade" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Defiladed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Defilading.] [Cf. F. d\'82filer to defile, and d\'82filade act of
defiling. See 1st Defile.] (Mil.) To raise, as a rampart, so as to
shelter interior works commanded from some higher point.
Defilading
De`fi*lad"ing, n. (Mil.) The art or act of determining the directions
and heights of the lines of rampart with reference to the protection
of the interior from exposure to an enemy's fire from any point within
range, or from any works which may be erected. Farrow.
Defile
De*file" (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Defiled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Defiling.] [F. d\'82filer; pref. d\'82-, for des- (L. dis-) + file a
row or line. See File a row.] To march off in a line, file by file; to
file off.
Defile
De*file", v. t. (Mil.) Same as Defilade.
Defile
De*file" (?; 277), n. [Cf. F. d\'82fil\'82, fr. d\'82filer to defile.]
1. Any narrow passage or gorge in which troops can march only in a
file, or with a narrow front; a long, narrow pass between hills,
rocks, etc.
2. (Mil.) The act of defilading a fortress, or of raising the exterior
works in order to protect the interior. See Defilade.
Defile
De*file" (?), v. t. [OE. defoulen, -foilen, to tread down, OF.
defouler; de- + fouler to trample (see Full, v. t.), and OE. defoulen
to foul (influenced in form by the older verb defoilen). See File to
defile, Foul, Defoul.]
1. To make foul or impure; to make filthy; to dirty; to befoul; to
pollute.
They that touch pitch will be defiled. Shak.
2. To soil or sully; to tarnish, as reputation; to taint.
He is . . . among the greatest prelates of this age, however his
character may be defiled by . . . dirty hands. Swift.
3. To injure in purity of character; to corrupt.
Defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt. Ezek. xx. 7.
4. To corrupt the chastity of; to debauch; to violate.
The husband murder'd and the wife defiled. Prior.
5. To make ceremonially unclean; to pollute.
That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not
eat to defile therewith. Lev. xxii. 8.
Defilement
De*file"ment (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82filement. See Defile] (Mil.) The
protection of the interior walls of a fortification from an enfilading
fire, as by covering them, or by a high parapet on the exposed side.
Defilement
De*file"ment, n. [From 3d Defile.] The act of defiling, or state of
being defiled, whether physically or morally; pollution; foulness;
dirtiness; uncleanness.
Defilements of the flesh. Hopkins.
The chaste can not rake into such filth without danger of
defilement. Addison.
Defiler
De*fil"er (?), n. One who defiles; one who corrupts or violates; that
which pollutes.
Defiliation
De*fil`i*a"tion (?), n. [L. de- + filius son.] Abstraction of a child
from its parents. Lamb.
Definable
De*fin"a*ble (?), a. [From Define.] Capable of being defined, limited,
or explained; determinable; describable by definition; ascertainable;
as, definable limits; definable distinctions or regulations; definable
words. -- De*fin"a*bly, adv.
Define
De*fine" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Defined (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Defining.] [OE. definer, usually, to end, to finish, F. d\'82finir to
define, L. definire to limit, define; de- + finire to limit, end,
finis boundary, limit, end. See Final, Finish.]
1. To fix the bounds of; to bring to a termination; to end. "To define
controversies." Barrow.
2. To determine or clearly exhibit the boundaries of; to mark the
limits of; as, to define the extent of a kingdom or country.
3. To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to
ascertain or exhibit clearly; as, the defining power of an optical
instrument.
Rings . . . very distinct and well defined. Sir I. Newton.
4. To determine the precise signification of; to fix the meaning of;
to describe accurately; to explain; to expound or interpret; as, to
define a word, a phrase, or a scientific term.
They define virtue to be life ordered according to nature. Robynson
(More's Utopia).
Define
De*fine" (?), v. i. To determine; to decide. [Obs.]
Definement
De*fine"ment (?), n. The act of defining; definition; description.
[Obs.] Shak.
Definer
De*fin"er (?), n. One who defines or explains.
Definite
Def"i*nite (?), a. [L. definitis, p. p. of definire: cf. F. d\'82fini.
See Define.]
1. Having certain or distinct; determinate in extent or greatness;
limited; fixed; as, definite dimensions; a definite measure; a
definite period or interval.
Elements combine in definite proportions. Whewell.
2. Having certain limits in signification; determinate; certain;
precise; fixed; exact; clear; as, a definite word, term, or
expression.
3. Determined; resolved. [Obs.] Shak.
4. Serving to define or restrict; limiting; determining; as, the
definite article.
Definite article (Gram.), the article the, which is used to designate
a particular person or thing, or a particular class of persons or
things; -- also called a definitive. See Definitive, n. -- Definite
inflorescence. (Bot.) See Determinate inflorescence, under
Determinate. -- Law of definite proportions (Chem.), the essential law
of chemical combination that every definite compound always contains
the same elements in the same proportions by weight; and, if two or
more elements form more than one compound with each other, the
relative proportions of each are fixed. Compare Law of multiple
proportions, under Multiple.
Definite
Def"i*nite, n. A thing defined or determined. [Obs.]
Definitely
Def"i*nite*ly, adv. In a definite manner; with precision; precisely;
determinately.
Definiteness
Def"i*nite*ness, n. The state of being definite; determinateness;
precision; certainty.
Definition
Def`i*ni"tion (?), n. [L. definitio: cf. F. d\'82finition.]
1. The act of defining; determination of the limits; as, the telescope
accurate in definition.
2. Act of ascertaining and explaining the signification; a description
of a thing by its properties; an explanation of the meaning of a word
or term; as, the definition of "circle;" the definition of "wit;" an
exact definition; a loose definition.
Definition being nothing but making another understand by words
what the term defined stands for. Locke.
3. Description; sort. [R.] "A new creature of another definition."
Jer. Taylor.
4. (Logic) An exact enunciation of the constituents which make up the
logical essence.
5. (Opt.) Distinctness or clearness, as of an image formed by an
optical instrument; precision in detail. Syn. -- Definition,
Explanation, Description. A definition is designed to settle a thing
in its compass and extent; an explanation is intended to remove some
obscurity or misunderstanding, and is therefore more extended and
minute; a description enters into striking particulars with a view to
interest or impress by graphic effect. It is not therefore true,
though often said, that description is only an extended definition.
"Logicians distinguish definitions into essential and accidental. An
essential definition states what are regarded as the constituent parts
of the essence of that which is to be defined; and an accidental
definition lays down what are regarded as circumstances belonging to
it, viz., properties or accidents, such as causes, effects, etc."
Whately.
Definitional
Def`i*ni"tion*al (?), a. Relating to definition; of the nature of a
definition; employed in defining.
Definitive
De*fin"i*tive (?), a. [L. definitivus: cf. F. d\'82finitif.]
1. Determinate; positive; final; conclusive; unconditional; express.
A strict and definitive truth. Sir T. Browne.
Some definitive . . . scheme of reconciliation. Prescott.
2. Limiting; determining; as, a definitive word.
3. Determined; resolved. [Obs.] Shak.
Definitive
De*fin"i*tive, n. (Gram.) A word used to define or limit the extent of
the signification of a common noun, such as the definite article, and
some pronouns.
NOTE: &hand; De finitives . . . are commonly called by grammarians
articles. . . . They are of two kinds, either those properly and
strictly so called, or else pronominal articles, such as this,
that, any, other, some, all, no, none, etc.
Harris (Hermes).
Definitively
De*fin"i*tive*ly, adv. In a definitive manner.
Definitiveness
De*fin"i*tive*ness, n. The quality of being definitive.
Definitude
De*fin"i*tude (?), n. Definiteness. [R.]
Definitude . . . is a knowledge of minute differences. Sir W.
Hamilton.
Defix
De*fix" (?), v. t. [L. defixus, p. p. of defigere to fix; de- + figere
to fix.] To fix; to fasten; to establish. [Obs.] "To defix their
princely seat . . . in that extreme province." Hakluyt.
Deflagrability
Def`la*gra*bil"i*ty (?), n. (Chem.) The state or quality of being
deflagrable.
The ready deflagrability . . . of saltpeter. Boyle.
Deflagrable
De*fla"gra*ble (?; 277), a. [See Deflagrate.] (Chem.) Burning with a
sudden and sparkling combustion, as niter; hence, slightly explosive;
liable to snap and crackle when heated, as salt.
Deflagrate
Def"la*grate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Deflagrated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Deflagrating.] [L. deflagratus, p. p. of deflagrare to burn up; de- +
flagrare to flame, burn.] (Chem.) To burn with a sudden and sparkling
combustion, as niter; also, to snap and crackle with slight explosions
when heated, as salt.
Deflagrate
Def"la*grate, v. t. (Chem.) To cause to burn with sudden and sparkling
combustion, as by the action of intense heat; to burn or vaporize
suddenly; as, to deflagrate refractory metals in the oxyhydrogen
flame.
Deflagration
Def`la*gra"tion (?), n. [L. deflagratio: cf. F. d\'82flagration.]
1. A burning up; conflagration. "Innumerable deluges and
deflagrations." Bp. Pearson.
2. (Chem.) The act or process of deflagrating.
Deflagrator
Def"la*gra`tor (?), n. (Chem.) A form of the voltaic battery having
large plates, used for producing rapid and powerful combustion.
Deflate
De*flate" (?), v. t. [Pref. de- down + L. flare, flatus to blow.] To
reduce from an inflated condition.
Deflect
De*flect" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deflected; p. pr. & vb. n.
Deflecting.] [L. deflectere; de- + flectere to bend or turn. See
Flexible.] To cause to turn aside; to bend; as, rays of light are
often deflected.
Sitting with their knees deflected under them. Lord (1630).
Deflect
De*flect", v. i. To turn aside; to deviate from a right or a
horizontal line, or from a proper position, course or direction; to
swerve.
At some part of the Azores, the needle deflecteth not, but lieth in
the true meridian. Sir T. Browne.
To deflect from the line of truth and reason. Warburton.
Deflectable
De*flect"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being deflected.
Deflected
De*flect"ed, a.
1. Turned aside; deviating from a direct line or course.
2. Bent downward; deflexed.
Deflection
De*flec"tion (?), n. [L. deflexio, fr. deflectere: cf. F.
d\'82flexion.]
1. The act of turning aside, or state of being turned aside; a turning
from a right line or proper course; a bending, esp. downward;
deviation.
The other leads to the same point, through certain deflections.
Lowth.
2. (Gunnery) The deviation of a shot or ball from its true course.
3. (Opt.) A deviation of the rays of light toward the surface of an
opaque body; inflection; diffraction.
4. (Engin.) The bending which a beam or girder undergoes from its own
weight or by reason of a load.
Deflectionization
De*flec`tion*i*za"tion (?), n. The act of freeing from inflections.
Earle.
Deflectionize
De*flec"tion*ize (?), v. t. To free from inflections.
Deflectionized languages are said to be analytic. Earle.
Deflective
De*flect"ive (?), a. Causing deflection. Deflective forces, forces
that cause a body to deviate from its course.
Deflector
De*flect"or (?), n. (Mech.) That which deflects, as a diaphragm in a
furnace, or a come in a lamp (to deflect and mingle air and gases and
help combustion).
Deflexed
De*flexed" (?), a. Bent abruptly downward.
Deflexion
De*flex"ion (?), n. See Deflection.
Deflexure
De*flex"ure (?), n. [From L. deflectere, deflexum. See Deflect.] A
bending or turning aside; deflection. Bailey.
Deflorate
De*flo"rate (?), a. [LL. defloratus, p. p. of deflorare. See Deflour.]
(Bot.) Past the flowering state; having shed its pollen. Gray.
Defloration
Def`lo*ra"tion (?), n. [LL. defloratio: cf. F. d\'82floration.]
1. The act of deflouring; as, the defloration if a virgin. Johnson.
2. That which is chosen as the flower or choicest part; careful
culling or selection. [R.]
The laws of Normandy are, in a great measure, the defloration of
the English laws. Sir M. Hale.
Deflour
De*flour" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Defloured (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Deflouring.] [F. d\'82florer, LL. deflorare; L. de- + flos, floris,
flower. See Flower, and cf. Deflorate.]
1. To deprive of flowers.
2. To take away the prime beauty and grace of; to rob of the choicest
ornament.
He died innocent and before the sweetness of his soul was defloured
and ravished from him. Jer. Taylor.
3. To deprive of virginity, as a woman; to violate; to ravish; also,
to seduce.
Deflourer
De*flour"er (?), n. One who deflours; a ravisher.
Deflow
De*flow" (?), v. i. [Pref. de- + flow: cf. L. defluere.] To flow down.
[Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Deflower
De*flow"er (?), v. t. [Pref. de- + flower.] Same as Deflour.
An earthquake . . . deflowering the gardens. W. Montagu.
If a man had deflowered a virgin. Milton.
Deflowerer
De*flow"er*er (?), n. See Deflourer. Milton.
Defluous
Def"lu*ous (?), a. [L. defluus, fr. defluere to flow down; de- +
fluere to flow.] Flowing down; falling off. [Obs.] Bailey.
Deflux
De*flux" (?), n. [L. defluxus, fr. defluere, defluxum.] Downward flow.
[Obs.] Bacon.
Defluxion
De*flux"ion (?), n. [L. defluxio.] (Med.) A discharge or flowing of
humors or fluid matter, as from the nose in catarrh; -- sometimes used
synonymously with inflammation. Dunglison.
Defly
Def"ly (?), adv. Deftly. [Obs.] Spenser.
Def\'d2dation
Def`\'d2*da"tion (?), n. Defedation. [Obs.]
Defoliate, Defoliated
De*fo"li*ate (?), De*fo"li*a`ted (?). a. Deprived of leaves, as by
their natural fall.
Defoliation
De*fo`li*a"tion (?), n. [LL. defoliare, defoliatum, to shed leaves; L.
de- + folium leaf: cf. F. d\'82foliation.] The separation of ripened
leaves from a branch or stem; the falling or shedding of the leaves.
Deforce
De*force" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deforced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Deforcing.] [OF. deforcier; de- or des- (L. de or dis-) + forcier, F.
forcer. See Force, v.] (Law) (a) To keep from the rightful owner; to
withhold wrongfully the possession of, as of lands or a freehold. (b)
(Scots Law) To resist the execution of the law; to oppose by force, as
an officer in the execution of his duty. Burrill.
Deforcement
De*force"ment (?), n. [OF.] (Law) (a) A keeping out by force or wrong;
a wrongful withholding, as of lands or tenements, to which another has
a right. (b) (Scots Law) Resistance to an officer in the execution of
law. Burrill.
Deforceor
De*force"or (?), n. Same as Deforciant. [Obs.]
Deforciant
De*for"ciant (?), n. [OF. deforciant, p. pr. of deforcier. See
Deforce.] (Eng. Law) (a) One who keeps out of possession the rightful
owner of an estate. (b) One against whom a fictitious action of fine
was brought. [Obs.] Burrill.
Deforciation
De*for`ci*a"tion (?), n. (Law) Same as Deforcement, n.
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Deforest
De*for"est (?), v. t. To clear of forests; to dis U. S. Agric.
Reports.
Deform
De*form" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deformed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Deforming.] [L. deformare; de- + formare to form, shape, fr. forma:
cf. F. d\'82former. See Form.]
1. To spoil the form of; to mar in form; to misshape; to disfigure.
Deformed, unfinished, sent before my time Into this breathing
world. Shak.
2. To render displeasing; to deprive of comeliness, grace, or
perfection; to dishonor.
Above those passions that this world deform. Thomson.
Deform
De*form", a. [L. deformis; de- + forma form: cf. OF. deforme, F.
difforme. Cf. Difform.] Deformed; misshapen; shapeless; horrid. [Obs.]
Sight so deform what heart of rock could long Dry-eyed behold?
Milton.
Deformation
Def`or*ma"tion (?), n. [L. deformatio: cf. F. d\'82formation.]
1. The act of deforming, or state of anything deformed. Bp. Hall.
2. Transformation; change of shape.
Deformed
De*formed" (?), a. Unnatural or distorted in form; having a deformity;
misshapen; disfigured; as, a deformed person; a deformed head. --
De*form"ed*ly (#), adv. -- De*form"ed*ness, n.
Deformer
De*form"er (?), n. One who deforms.
Deformity
De*form"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Deformities (#). [L. deformitas, fr.
deformis: cf. OF. deformet\'82, deformit\'82, F. difformit\'82. See
Deform, v. & a., and cf. Disformity.]
1. The state of being deformed; want of proper form or symmetry; any
unnatural form or shape; distortion; irregularity of shape or
features; ugliness.
To make an envious mountain on my back, Where sits deformity to
mock my body. Shak.
2. Anything that destroys beauty, grace, or propriety; irregularity;
absurdity; gross deviation from other or the established laws of
propriety; as, deformity in an edifice; deformity of character.
Confounded, that her Maker's eyes Should look so near upon her foul
deformities. Milton.
Deforser
De*fors"er (?), n. [From Deforce.] [Written also deforsor.] A
deforciant. [Obs.] Blount.
Defoul
De*foul" (?), v. t. [See Defile, v. t.]
1. To tread down. [Obs.] Wyclif.
2. To make foul; to defile. [Obs.] Wyclif.
Defraud
De*fraud" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Defrauded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Defrauding.] [L. defraudare; de- + fraudare to cheat, fr. fraus,
fraudis, fraud: cf. OF. defrauder. See Fraud.] To deprive of some
right, interest, or property, by a deceitful device; to withhold from
wrongfully; to injure by embezzlement; to cheat; to overreach; as, to
defraud a servant, or a creditor, or the state; -- with of before the
thing taken or withheld.
We have defrauded no man. 2 Cor. vii. 2.
Churches seem injured and defrauded of their rights. Hooker.
Defraudation
De`frau*da"tion (?), n. [L. defraudatio: cf. F. d\'82fraudation.] The
act of defrauding; a taking by fraud. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
Defrauder
De*fraud"er (?), n. One who defrauds; a cheat; an embezzler; a
peculator.
Defraudment
De*fraud"ment (?), n. [Cf. OF. defraudement.] Privation by fraud;
defrauding. [Obs.] Milton.
Defray
De*fray" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Defrayed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Defraying.] [F. d\'82frayer; pref. d\'82- (L. de or dis-) + frais
expense, fr. LL. fredum, fridum, expense, fine by which an offender
obtained peace from his sovereign, or more likely, atoned for an
offense against the public peace, fr. OHG. fridu peace, G. friede. See
Affray.]
1. To pay or discharge; to serve in payment of; to provide for, as a
charge, debt, expenses, costs, etc.
For the discharge of his expenses, and defraying his cost, he
allowed him . . . four times as much. Usher.
2. To avert or appease, as by paying off; to satisfy; as, to defray
wrath. [Obs.] Spenser.
Defrayal
De*fray"al (?), n. The act of defraying; payment; as, the defrayal of
necessary costs.
Defrayer
De*fray"er (?), n. One who pays off expenses.
Defrayment
De*fray"ment (?), n. Payment of charges.
Deft
Deft (?), a. [OE. daft, deft, becoming, mild, gentle, stupid (cf. OE.
daffe, deffe, fool, coward), AS. d\'91ft (in derivatives only) mild,
gentle, fitting, seasonable; akin to dafen, gedafen, becoming, fit,
Goth. gadaban to be fit. Cf. Daft, Daff, Dapper.] Apt; fit; dexterous;
clever; handy; spruce; neat. [Archaic or Poetic] "The deftest way."
Shak. "Deftest feats." Gay.
The limping god, do deft at his new ministry. Dryden.
Let me be deft and debonair. Byron.
Deftly
Deft"ly, adv. [Cf. Defly.] Aptly; fitly; dexterously; neatly. "Deftly
dancing." Drayton.
Thyself and office deftly show. Shak.
Deftness
Deft"ness, n. The quality of being deft. Drayton.
Defunct
De*funct" (?). a. [L. defunctus, p. p. of defungi to acquit one's self
of, to perform, finish, depart, die; de + fungi to perform, discharge:
cf. F. d\'82funt. See Function.] Having finished the course of life;
dead; deceased. "Defunct organs." Shak.
The boar, defunct, lay tripped up, near. Byron.
Defunct
De*funct", n. A dead person; one deceased.
Defunction
De*func"tion (?), n. [L. defunctio performance, death.] Death. [Obs.]
After defunction of King Pharamond. Shak.
Defunctive
De*func"tive (?), a. Funereal. [Obs.] "Defunctive music." Shak.
Defuse
De*fuse" (?), v. t. [Cf. Diffuse.] To disorder; to make shapeless.
[Obs.] Shak.
Defy
De*fy" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Defied (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Defying.]
[F. d\'82fier, OF. deffier, desfier, LL. disfidare to disown faith or
fidelity, to dissolve the bond of allegiance, as between the vassal
and his lord; hence, to challenge, defy; fr. L. dis- + fides faith.
See Faith, and cf. Diffident, Affiance.]
1. To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or obligation
with; to reject, refuse, or renounce. [Obs.]
I defy the surety and the bond. Chaucer.
For thee I have defied my constant mistress. Beau. & Fl.
2. To provoke to combat or strife; to call out to combat; to
challenge; to dare; to brave; to set at defiance; to treat with
contempt; as, to defy an enemy; to defy the power of a magistrate; to
defy the arguments of an opponent; to defy public opinion.
I once again Defy thee to the trial of mortal fight. Milton.
I defy the enemies of our constitution to show the contrary. Burke.
Defy
De*fy" (?), n. A challenge. [Obs.] Dryden.
Degarnish
De*gar"nish (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Degarnished (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Degarnishing.] [F. d\'82garnir; pref. d\'82-, des- (L. dis-) + garnir
to furnish. See Garnish, and cf. Disgarnish.]
1. To strip or deprive of entirely, as of furniture, ornaments, etc.;
to disgarnish; as, to degarnish a house, etc. [R.]
2. To deprive of a garrison, or of troops necessary for defense; as,
to degarnish a city or fort. [R.] Washington.
Degarnishment
De*gar"nish*ment (?), n. The act of depriving, as of furniture,
apparatus, or a garrison. [R.]
Degender, Degener
De*gen"der (?), De*gen"er (?), v. i. [See Degenerate.] To degenerate.
[Obs.] "Degendering to hate." Spenser.
He degenereth into beastliness. Joye.
Degeneracy
De*gen"er*a*cy (?), n. [From Degenerate, a.]
1. The act of becoming degenerate; a growing worse.
Willful degeneracy from goodness. Tillotson.
2. The state of having become degenerate; decline in good qualities;
deterioration; meanness.
Degeneracy of spirit in a state of slavery. Addison.
To recover mankind out of their universal corruption and
degeneracy. S. Clarke.
Degenerate
De*gen"er*ate (?), a. [L. degeneratus, p. p. of degenerare to
degenerate, cause to degenerate, fr. degener base, degenerate, that
departs from its race or kind; de- + genus race, kind. See Kin
relationship.] Having become worse than one's kind, or one's former
state; having declined in worth; having lost in goodness;
deteriorated; degraded; unworthy; base; low.
Faint-hearted and degenerate king. Shak.
A degenerate and degraded state. Milton.
Degenerate from their ancient blood. Swift.
These degenerate days. Pope.
I had planted thee a noble vine . . . : how then art thou turned
into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me? Jer. ii. 21.
Degenerate
De*gen"er*ate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Degenerated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Degenerating.]
1. To be or grow worse than one's kind, or than one was originally;
hence, to be inferior; to grow poorer, meaner, or more vicious; to
decline in good qualities; to deteriorate.
When wit transgresseth decency, it degenerates into insolence and
impiety. Tillotson.
2. (Biol.) To fall off from the normal quality or the healthy
structure of its kind; to become of a lower type.
Degenerately
De*gen"er*ate*ly (?), adv. In a degenerate manner; unworthily.
Degenerateness
De*gen"er*ate*ness, n. Degeneracy.
Degeneration
De*gen`er*a"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82g\'82n\'82ration.]
1. The act or state of growing worse, or the state of having become
worse; decline; degradation; debasement; degeneracy; deterioration.
Our degeneration and apostasy. Bates.
2. (Physiol.) That condition of a tissue or an organ in which its
vitality has become either diminished or perverted; a substitution of
a lower for a higher form of structure; as, fatty degeneration of the
liver.
3. (Biol.) A gradual deterioration, from natural causes, of any class
of animals or plants or any particular or organs; hereditary
degradation of type.
4. The thing degenerated. [R.]
Cockle, aracus, . . . and other degenerations. Sir T. Browne.
Amyloid degeneration, Caseous degeneration, etc. See under Amyloid,
Caseous, etc.
Degenerationist
De*gen`er*a"tion*ist, n. (Biol.) A believer in the theory of
degeneration, or hereditary degradation of type; as, the
degenerationists hold that savagery is the result of degeneration from
a superior state.
Degenerative
De*gen"er*a*tive (?), a. Undergoing or producing degeneration; tending
to degenerate.
Degenerous
De*gen"er*ous (?), a. [L. degener. See Degenerate.] Degenerate; base.
[Obs.] "Degenerous passions." Dryden. "Degenerous practices." South.
Degenerously
De*gen"er*ous*ly, adv. Basely. [Obs.]
Deglazing
De*glaz"ing (?), n. The process of giving a dull or ground surface to
glass by acid or by mechanical means. Knight.
Degloried
De*glo"ried (?), a. Deprived of glory; dishonored. [Obs.] "With thorns
degloried." G. Fletcher.
Deglutinate
De*glu"ti*nate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deglutinated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Deglutinating.] [L. deglutinatus, p. p. of deglutinare to deglutinate;
de- + glutinare to glue, gluten glue.] To loosen or separate by
dissolving the glue which unties; to unglue.
Deglutination
De*glu`ti*na"tion (?), n. The act of ungluing.
Deglutition
Deg`lu*ti"tion (?), n. [L. deglutire to swallow down; de- + glutire to
swallow: cf. F. d\'82glutition. See Glut.] The act or process of
swallowing food; the power of swallowing.
The muscles employed in the act of deglutition. Paley.
Deglutitious
Deg`lu*ti"tious (?), a. Pertaining to deglutition. [R.]
Deglutitory
De*glu"ti*to*ry (?), a. Serving for, or aiding in, deglutition.
Degradation
Deg`ra*da"tion (?), n. [LL. degradatio, from degradare: cf. F.
d\'82gradation. See Degrade.]
1. The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of
abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society;
diminution; as, the degradation of a peer, a knight, a general, or a
bishop.
He saw many removes and degradations in all the other offices of
which he had been possessed. Clarendon.
2. The state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation;
baseness; moral, physical, or intellectual degeneracy; disgrace;
abasement; debasement.
The . . . degradation of a needy man of letters. Macaulay.
Deplorable is the degradation of our nature. South.
Moments there frequently must be, when a sidegradation of his
state. Blair.
3. Diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value;
degeneration; deterioration.
The development and degradation of the alphabetic forms can be
traced. I. Taylor (The Alphabet).
4. (Geol.) A gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and banks,
by the action of water, fro
5. (Biol.) The state or condition of a species or group which exhibits
degraded forms; degeneration.
The degradation of the species man is observed in some of its
varieties. Dana.
6. (Physiol.) Arrest of development, or degeneration of any organ, or
of the body as a whole.
Degradation of energy, OR Dissipation of energy (Physics), the
transformation of energy into some form in which it is less available
for doing work. Syn. -- Abasement; debasement; reduction; decline.
Degrade
De*grade" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Degraded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Degrading.] [F. d\'82grader, LL. degradare, fr. L. de- + gradus step,
degree. See Grade, and cf. Degree.]
1. To reduce from a higher to a lower rank or degree; to lower in
rank' to deprive of office or dignity; to strip of honors; as, to
degrade a nobleman, or a general officer.
Prynne was sentenced by the Star Chamber Court to be degraded from
the bar. Palfrey.
2. To reduce in estimation, character, or reputation; to lessen the
value of; to lower the physical, moral, or intellectual character of;
to debase; to bring shame or contempt upon; to disgrace; as, vice
degrades a man.
O miserable mankind, to what fall Degraded, to what wretched state
reserved! Milton.
He pride . . . struggled hard against this degrading passion.
Macaulay.
3. (Geol.) To reduce in altitude or magnitude, as hills and mountains;
to wear down. Syn. -- To abase; demean; lower; reduce. See Abase.
Degrade
De*grade", v. i. (Biol.) To degenerate; to pass from a higher to a
lower type of structure; as, a family of plants or animals degrades
through this or that genus or group of genera.
Degraded
De*grad"ed (?), a.
1. Reduced in rank, character, or reputation; debased; sunken; low;
base.
The Netherlands . . . were reduced practically to a very degraded
condition. Motley.
2. (Biol.) Having the typical characters or organs in a partially
developed condition, or lacking certain parts.
Some families of plants are degraded dicotyledons. Dana.
3. [Cf. F. degr\'82 step.] (Her.) Having steps; -- said of a cross
each of whose extremities finishes in steps growing larger as they
leave the center; -- termed also on degrees.
Degradement
De*grade"ment (?), n. Deprivation of rank or office; degradation. [R.]
Milton.
Degradingly
De*grad"ing*ly, adv. In a degrading manner.
Degravation
Deg`ra*va"tion (?), n. [L. degravare, degravatum, to make heavy. See
Grave, a.] The act of making heavy. [Obs.] Bailey.
Degree
De*gree" (?), n. [F. degr\'82, OF. degret, fr. LL. degradare. See
Degrade.]
1. A step, stair, or staircase. [Obs.]
By ladders, or else by degree. Rom. of R.
2. One of a series of progressive steps upward or downward, in
quality, rank, acquirement, and the like; a stage in progression;
grade; gradation; as, degrees of vice and virtue; to advance by slow
degrees; degree of comparison.
3. The point or step of progression to which a person has arrived;
rank or station in life; position. "A dame of high degree." Dryden. "A
knight is your degree." Shak. "Lord or lady of high degree." Lowell.
4. Measure of advancement; quality; extent; as, tastes differ in kind
as well as in degree.
The degree of excellence which proclaims genius, is different in
different times and different places. Sir. J. Reynolds.
5. Grade or rank to which scholars are admitted by a college or
university, in recognition of their attainments; as, the degree of
bachelor of arts, master, doctor, etc.
NOTE: &hand; In the United States diplomas are usually given as the
evidence of a degree conferred. In the humanities the first degree
is that of bachelor of arts (B. A. or A. B.); the second that of
master of arts (M. A. or A. M.). The degree of bachelor (of arts,
science, divinity, law, etc.) is conferred upon those who complete
a prescribed course of undergraduate study. The first degree in
medicine is that of doctor of medicine (M. D.). The degrees of
master and doctor are sometimes conferred, in course, upon those
who have completed certain prescribed postgraduate studies, as
doctor of philosophy (Ph. D.); but more frequently the degree of
doctor is conferred as a complimentary recognition of eminent
services in science or letters, or for public services or
distinction (as doctor of laws (LL. D.) or doctor of divinity (D.
D.), when they are called honorary degrees.
<-- by 1960 the Ph. D. was more common than the honorary degree. -->
The youth attained his bachelor's degree, and left the university.
Macaulay.
5. (Genealogy) A certain distance or remove in the line of descent,
determining the proximity of blood; one remove in the chain of
relationship; as, a relation in the third or fourth degree.
In the 11th century an opinion began to gain ground in Italy, that
third cousins might marry, being in the seventh degree according to
the civil law. Hallam.
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7. (Arith.) Three figures taken together in numeration; thus, 140 is
one degree, 222,140 two degrees.
8. (Algebra) State as indicated by sum of exponents; more
particularly, the degree of a term is indicated by the sum of the
exponents of its literal factors; thus, a2b2c is a term of the sixth
degree. The degree of a power, or radical, is denoted by its index,
that of an equation by the greatest sum of the exponents of the
unknown quantities in any term; thus, ax4 + bx2 = c, and mx2y2 + nyx =
p, are both equations of the fourth degree.
9. (Trig.) A 360th part of the circumference of a circle, which part
is taken as the principal unit of measure for arcs and angles. The
degree is divided into 60 minutes and the minute into 60 seconds.
10. A division, space, or interval, marked on a mathematical or other
instrument, as on a thermometer.
11. (Mus.) A line or space of the staff.
NOTE: &hand; The short lines and their spaces are added degrees.
Accumulation of degrees. (Eng. Univ.) See under Accumulation. -- By
degrees, step by step; by little and little; by moderate advances. "I
'll leave by degrees." Shak. -- Degree of a curve OR surface (Geom.),
the number which expresses the degree of the equation of the curve or
surface in rectilinear co\'94rdinates. A straight line will, in
general, meet the curve or surface in a number of points equal to the
degree of the curve or surface and no more. -- Degree of latitude
(Geog.), on the earth, the distance on a meridian between two
parallels of latitude whose latitudes differ from each other by one
degree. This distance is not the same on different parts of a
meridian, on account of the flattened figure of the earth, being
68.702 statute miles at the equator, and 69.396 at the poles. --
Degree of longitude, the distance on a parallel of latitude between
two meridians that make an angle of one degree with each other at the
poles -- a distance which varies as the cosine of the latitude, being
at the equator 69.16 statute miles. -- To a degree, to an extreme;
exceedingly; as, mendacious to a degree.
It has been said that Scotsmen . . . are . . . grave to a degree on
occasions when races more favored by nature are gladsome to excess.
Prof. Wilson.
Degu
De"gu (?), n. [Native name.] (Zo\'94l.) A small South American rodent
(Octodon Cumingii), of the family Octodontid\'91.
Degust
De*gust" (?), v. t. [L. degustare: cf. F. d\'82guster. See Gust to
taste.] To taste. [Obs.] Cockeram.
Degustation
Deg`us*ta"tion (?), n. [L. degustatio: cf. F. d\'82gustation.]
(Physiol.) Tasting; the appreciation of sapid qualities by the taste
organs. Bp. Hall.
Dehisce
De*hisce" (?), v. i. [L. dehiscere; de- + hiscere to gape.] To gape;
to open by dehiscence.
Dehiscence
De*his"cence (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82hiscence.]
1. The act of gaping.
2. (Biol.) A gaping or bursting open along a definite line of
attachment or suture, without tearing, as in the opening of pods, or
the bursting of capsules at maturity so as to emit seeds, etc.; also,
the bursting open of follicles, as in the ovaries of animals, for the
expulsion of their contents.
Dehiscent
De*his"cent (?), a. [L. dehiscens, -entis, p. pr. Cf. F.
d\'82hiscent.] Characterized by dehiscence; opening in some definite
way, as the capsule of a plant.
Dehonestate
De`ho*nes"tate (?), v. t. [L. dehonestatus, p. p. of dehonestare to
dishonor; de- + honestare to make honorable. Cf. Dishonest, and see
Honest.] To disparage. [Obs.]
Dehonestation
De*hon`es*ta"tion (?), n. [L. dehonestatio.] A dishonoring;
disgracing. [Obs.] Gauden.
Dehorn
De*horn" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dehorned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Dehorning.] To deprive of horns; to prevent the growth or the horns of
(cattle) by burning their ends soon after they start. See Dishorn.
"Dehorning cattle." Farm Journal (1886).
Dehors
De*hors" (?), prep. [F., outside.] (Law) Out of; without; foreign to;
out of the agreement, record, will, or other instrument.
Dehors
De*hors", n. (Mil.) All sorts of outworks in general, at a distance
from the main works; any advanced works for protection or cover.
Farrow.
Dehort
De*hort" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dehorted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Dehorting.] [L. dehortari; de- + hortari to urge, exhort.] To urge to
abstain or refrain; to dissuade. [Obs.]
The apostles vehemently dehort us from unbelief. Bp. Ward.
"Exhort" remains, but dehort, a word whose place neither "dissuade"
nor any other exactly supplies, has escaped us. Trench.
Dehortation
De`hor*ta"tion (?), n. [L. dehortatio.] Dissuasion; advice against
something. [R.]
Dehortative
De*hort"a*tive (?), a. Dissuasive. [R.]
Dehortatory
De*hort"a*to*ry (?), a. [L. dehortatorius.] Fitted or designed to
dehort or dissuade. Bp. Hall.
Dehorter
De*hort"er (?), n. A dissuader; an adviser to the contrary. [Obs.]
Dehumanize
De*hu"man*ize (?), v. t. To divest of human qualities, such as pity,
tenderness, etc.; as, dehumanizing influences.
Dehusk
De*husk" (?), v. t. To remove the husk from. [Obs.] "Wheat dehusked
upon the floor." Drant.
Dehydrate
De*hy"drate (?), v. t. (Chem.) To deprive of water; to render free
from water; as, to dehydrate alcohol.
Dehydration
De`hy*dra"tion (?), n. (Chem.) The act or process of freeing from
water; also, the condition of a body from which the water has been
removed.
Dehydrogenate
De*hy"dro*gen*ate (?), v. t. (Chem.) To deprive of, or free from,
hydrogen.
Dehydrogenation
De*hy`dro*gen*a"tion (?), n. (Chem.) The act or process or freeing
from hydrogen; also, the condition resulting from the removal of
hydrogen.
Deicide
De"i*cide (?), n. [L. deicida a deicide (in sense 2); deus god +
c\'91dere to cut, kill: cf. F. d\'82icide.]
1. The act of killing a being of a divine nature; particularly, the
putting to death of Jesus Christ. [R.]
Earth profaned, yet blessed, with deicide. Prior.
2. One concerned in putting Christ to death.
Deictic
Deic"tic (?), a. [Gr. (Logic) Direct; proving directly; -- applied to
reasoning, and opposed to elenchtic or refutative.
Deictically
Deic"tic*al*ly (?), adv. In a manner to show or point out; directly;
absolutely; definitely.
When Christ spake it deictically. Hammond.
Deific, Deifical
De*if"ic (?), De*if"ic*al (?), a. [L. deificus; deus god + facere to
make: cf. F. d\'82ifigue.] Making divine; producing a likeness to God;
god-making. "A deifical communion." Homilies.
Deification
De`i*fi*ca"tion (?), n. [LL. deificare to deify: cf. F.
d\'82ification. See Deify.] The act of deifying; exaltation to divine
honors; apotheosis; excessive praise.
Deified
De"i*fied (?), a. Honored or worshiped as a deity; treated with
supreme regard; godlike.
Deifier
De"i*fi`er (?), n. One who deifies.
Deiform
De"i*form (?), a. [L. deus a god + -form.]
1. Godlike, or of a godlike form. Dr. H. More.
2. Conformable to the will of God. [R.] Bp. Burnet.
Deiformity
De`i*for"mi*ty (?), n. Likeness to deity. [Obs.]
Deify
De"i*fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deified (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Deifying.] [F. d\'82ifier, LL. deificare, fr. L. deificus. See Deific,
Deity, -fy.]
1. To make a god of; to exalt to the rank of a deity; to enroll among
the deities; to apotheosize; as, Julius C\'91sar was deified.
2. To praise or revere as a deity; to treat as an object of supreme
regard; as, to deify money.
He did again to extol and deify the pope. Bacon.
3. To render godlike.
By our own spirits are we deified. Wordsworth.
Deign
Deign (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deigned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Deigning.]
[OE. deinen, deignen, OF. degner, deigner, daigner, F. daigner, fr. L.
dignari to deem worthy, deign, fr. dignus worthy; akin to decere to be
fitting. See Decent, and cf. Dainty, Dignity, Condign, Disdain.]
1. To esteem worthy; to consider worth notice; -- opposed to disdain.
[Obs.]
I fear my Julia would not deign my lines. Shak.
2. To condescend to give or bestow; to stoop to furnish; to vouchsafe;
to allow; to grant.
Nor would we deign him burial of his men. Shak.
Deign
Deign, v. i. To think worthy; to vouchsafe; to condescend; -- followed
by an infinitive.
O deign to visit our forsaken seats. Pope.
Yet not Lord Cranstone deigned she greet. Sir W. Scott.
Round turned he, as not deigning Those craven ranks to see.
Macaulay.
NOTE: In early English deign was often used impersonally.
Him deyneth not to set his foot to ground. Chaucer.
Deignous
Deign"ous (?), a. [For disdeignous, OF. desdeignos, desdaigneus, F.
d\'82daigneux. See Disdain.] Haughty; disdainful. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Deil
Deil (?), n. Devil; -- spelt also deel. [Scot.] Deil's buckie. See
under Buckie.
Deinoceras
Dei*noc"e*ras (?), n. [NL.] (Paleon.) See Dinoceras.
Deinornis
Dei*nor"nis (?), n. [NL.] (Paleon.) See Dinornis.
Deinosaur
Dei"no*saur (?), n. [NL.] (Paleon.) See Dinosaur.
Deinotherium
Dei`no*the"ri*um (?), n. [NL.] (Paleon.) See Dinotherium.
Deintegrate
De*in"te*grate (?), v. t. [L. deintegrare to impair; de- + integrare
to make whole.] To disintegrate. [Obs.]
Deinteous, Deintevous
Dein"te*ous (?), Dein"te*vous (?), a. Rare; excellent; costly. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Deiparous
De*ip"a*rous (?), a. [L. deus a god + parere to bring forth.] Bearing
or bringing forth a god; -- said of the Virgin Mary. [Obs.] Bailey.
Deipnosophist
Deip*nos"o*phist (?), n. [Gr. One of an ancient sect of philosophers,
who cultivated learned conversation at meals.
Deis
De"is (?), n. See Dais.
Deism
De"ism (?), n. [L. deus god: cf. F. d\'82isme. See Deity.] The
doctrine or creed of a deist; the belief or system of those who
acknowledge the existence of one God, but deny revelation.
NOTE: &hand; Deism is the belief in natural religion only, or those
truths, in doctrine and practice, which man is to discover by the
light of reason, independent of any revelation from God. Hence,
deism implies infidelity, or a disbelief in the divine origin of
the Scriptures.
Deist
De"ist (?), n. [L. deus god: cf. F. d\'82iste. See Deity.] One who
believes in the existence of a God, but denies revealed religion; a
freethinker.
NOTE: &hand; A de ist, as de nying a revelation, is opposed to a
Christian; as, opposed to the denier of a God, whether atheist or
patheist, a deist is generally denominated theist.
Latham. Syn. -- See Infidel.
Deistic, Deistical
De*is"tic (?), De*is"tic*al (?), a. Pertaining to, savoring of, or
consisting in, deism; as, a deistic writer; a deistical book.
The deistical or antichristian scheme. I. Watts.
Deistically
De*is"tic*al*ly, adv. After the manner of deists.
Deisticalness
De*is"tic*al*ness, n. State of being deistical.
Deitate
De"i*tate (?), a. Deified. [Obs.] Granmer.
Deity
De"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Deities (#). [OE. deite, F. d\'82it\'82, fr. L.
deitas, fr. deus a god; akin to divus divine, Jupiter, gen. Jovis,
Jupiter, dies day, Gr. d divine, as a noun, god, daiva divine, dy sky,
day, hence, the sky personified as a god, and to the first syllable of
E. Tuesday, Gael. & Ir. dia God, W. duw. Cf. Divine, Journey, Journal,
Tuesday.]
1. The collection of attributes which make up the nature of a god;
divinity; godhead; as, the deity of the Supreme Being is seen in his
works.
They declared with emphasis the perfect deity and the perfect
manhood of Christ. Milman.
2. A god or goddess; a heathen god.
To worship calves, the deities
Of Egypt. Milton.
The Deity, God, the Supreme Being.
This great poet and philosopher [Simonides], the more he
contemplated the nature of the Deity, found that he waded but the
more out of his depth. Addison.
Deject
De*ject" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dejected; p. pr. & vb. n.
Dejecting.] [L. dejectus, p. p. of dejicere to throw down; de- +
jacere to throw. See Jet a shooting forth.]
1. To cast down. [Obs. or Archaic]
Christ dejected himself even unto the hells. Udall.
Sometimes she dejects her eyes in a seeming civility; and many
mistake in her a cunning for a modest look. Fuller.
2. To cast down the spirits of; to dispirit; to discourage; to
dishearten.
Nor think, to die dejects my lofty mind. Pope.
Deject
De*ject", a. [L. dejectus, p. p.] Dejected. [Obs.]
Dejecta
De*jec"ta (?), n. pl. [NL., neut. pl. from L. dejectus, p. p.]
Excrements; as, the dejecta of the sick.
Dejected
De*ject"ed, a. Cast down; afflicted; low-spirited; sad; as, a dejected
look or countenance. -- De*ject"ed*ly, adv. -- De*ject"ed*ness, n.
Dejecter
De*ject"er (?), n. One who casts down, or dejects.
Dejection
De*jec"tion (?), n. [L. dejectio a casting down: cf. F. d\'82jection.]
1. A casting down; depression. [Obs. or Archaic] Hallywell.
2. The act of humbling or abasing one's self.
Adoration implies submission and dejection. Bp. Pearson.
3. Lowness of spirits occasioned by grief or misfortune; mental
depression; melancholy.
What besides, Of sorrow, and dejection, and despair, Our frailty
can sustain, thy tidings bring. Milton.
4. A low condition; weakness; inability. [R.]
A dejection of appetite. Arbuthnot.
5. (Physiol.) (a) The discharge of excrement. (b) F\'91ces; excrement.
Ray.
Dejectly
De*ject"ly (?), adv. Dejectedly. [Obs.]
Dejectory
De*jec"to*ry (?), a. [L. dejector a dejecter.]
1. Having power, or tending, to cast down.
2. Promoting evacuations by stool. Ferrand.
Dejecture
De*jec"ture (?; 135), n. That which is voided; excrements. Arbuthnot.
Dejerate
Dej"er*ate (?), v. i. [L. dejeratus, p. p. of dejerare to swear; de- +
jurare to swear.] To swear solemnly; to take an oath. [Obs.] Cockeram.
Dejeration
Dej`er*a"tion (?), n. [L. dejeratio.] The act of swearing solemnly.
[Obs.] Bp. Hall.
D\'82jeun\'82
D\'82`jeu`n\'82" (?), n. [F.] A d\'82jeuner.
Take a d\'82jeun\'82 of muskadel and eggs. B. Jonson.
D\'82jeuner
D\'82`jeu`ner" (?), n. [F. d\'82jeuner breakfast, as a verb, to
breakfast. Cf. Dinner.] A breakfast; sometimes, also, a lunch or
collation.
De jure
De` ju"re (?). [L.] By right; of right; by law; -- often opposed to be
facto.
Deka-
Dek"a- (?). (Metric System) A prefix signifying ten. See Deca-.
Dekagram
Dek"a*gram (?), n. Same as Decagram.
Dekaliter
Dek"a*li`ter (?), n. Same as Decaliter.
Dekameter
Dek"a*me`ter (?), n. Same as Decameter.
Dekastere
Dek"a*stere` (?), n. Same as Decastere.
Dekle
De"kle (?), n. (Paper Making) See Deckle.
Del
Del (?), n. [See Deal, n.] Share; portion; part. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Delaceration
De*lac`er*a"tion (?), n. [L. delacerare, delaceratum, to tear in
pieces. See Lacerate.] A tearing in pieces. [Obs.] Bailey.
Delacrymation
De*lac`ry*ma"tion (?), n. [L. delacrimatio, fr. delacrimare to weep.
See Lachrymation.] An involuntary discharge of watery humors from the
eyes; wateriness of the eyes. [Obs.] Bailey.
Delactation
De`lac*ta"tion (?), n. [Pref. de- + L. lactare to suck milk, from lac
milk.] The act of weaning. [Obs.] Bailey.
Delaine
De*laine" (?), n. [See Muslin delaine, under Muslin.] A kind of fabric
for women's dresses.
Delamination
De*lam`i*na"tion (?), n. (Biol.) Formation and separation of lamin\'91
or layers; one of the methods by which the various blastodermic layers
of the ovum are differentiated.
NOTE: &hand; This process consists of a concentric splitting of the
cells of the blastosphere into an outer layer (epiblast) and an
inner layer (hypoblast). By the perforation of the resultant
two-walled vesicle, a gastrula results similar to that formed by
the process of invagination.
Delapsation
De`lap*sa"tion (?), n. See Delapsion. Ray.
Delapse
De*lapse" (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Delapsed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Delapsing.] [L. delapsus, p. p. of delabi to fall down; de- + labi to
fall or side.] To pass down by inheritance; to lapse. [Obs.]
Which Anne derived alone the right, before all other, Of the
delapsed crown from Philip. Drayton.
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Delapsion
De*lap"sion (?), n. A falling down, or out of place; prolapsion.
Delassation
De`las*sa"tion (?), n. [L. delassare, delassatum, to tire out; de- +
lassare to tire.] Fatigue.
Able to continue without delassation. Ray.
Delate
De*late" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Delated; p. pr. & vb. n. Delating.]
[L. delatus, used as p. p. of deferre. See Tolerate, and cf. 3d Defer,
Delay, v.] [Obs. or Archaic]
1. To carry; to convey.
Try exactly the time wherein sound is delated. Bacon.
2. To carry abroad; to spread; to make public.
When the crime is delated or notorious. Jer. Taylor.
3. To carry or bring against, as a charge; to inform against; to
accuse; to denounce.
As men were delated, they were marked down for such a fine. Bp.
Burnet.
4. To carry on; to conduct. Warner.
Delate
De*late", v. i. To dilate. [Obs.] Goodwin.
Delation
De*la"tion (?), n. [L. delatio accusation: cf. F. d\'82lation.]
1. Conveyance. [Obs. or Archaic]
In delation of sounds, the inclosure of them preserveth them.
Bacon.
2. (Law) Accusation by an informer. Milman.
Delator
De*la"tor (?), n. [L.] An accuser; an informer. [R.] Howell.
Delaware
Del"a*ware (?), n. (Bot.) An American grape, with compact bunches of
small, amber-colored berries, sweet and of a good flavor.
Delawares
Del"a*wares (?), n. pl.; sing. Delaware. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians
formerly inhabiting the valley of the Delaware River, but now mostly
located in the Indian Territory.
Delay
De*lay" (?), n.; pl. Delays (#). [F. d\'82lai, fr. OF. deleer to
delay, or fr. L. dilatum, which, though really from a different root,
is used in Latin only as a p. p. neut. of differre to carry apart,
defer, delay. See Tolerate, and cf. Differ, Delay, v.] A putting off
or deferring; procrastination; lingering inactivity; stop; detention;
hindrance.
Without any delay, on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat. Acts
xxv. 17.
The government ought to be settled without the delay of a day.
Macaulay.
Delay
De*lay", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Delayed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Delaying.]
[OF. deleer, delaier, fr. the noun d\'82lai, or directly fr. L.
dilatare to enlarge, dilate, in LL., to put off. See Delay, n., and
cf. Delate, 1st Defer, Dilate.]
1. To put off; to defer; to procrastinate; to prolong the time of or
before.
My lord delayeth his coming. Matt. xxiv. 48.
2. To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time; to retard the
motion, or time of arrival, of; as, the mail is delayed by a heavy
fall of snow.
Thyrsis! whose artful strains have oft delayed The huddling brook
to hear his madrigal. Milton.
3. To allay; to temper. [Obs.]
The watery showers delay the raging wind. Surrey.
Delay
De*lay", v. i. To move slowly; to stop for a time; to linger; to
tarry.
There seem to be certain bounds to the quickness and slowness of
the succession of those ideas, . . . beyond which they can neither
delay nor hasten. Locke.
Delayer
De*lay"er (?), n. One who delays; one who lingers.
Delayingly
De*lay"ing*ly, adv. By delays. [R.] Tennyson.
Delayment
De*lay"ment (?), n. Hindrance. [Obs.] Gower.
Del credere
Del` cred"er*e (?). [It., of belief or trust.] (Mercantile Law) An
agreement by which an agent or factor, in consideration of an
additional premium or commission (called a del credere commission),
engages, when he sells goods on credit, to insure, warrant, or
guarantee to his principal the solvency of the purchaser, the
engagement of the factor being to pay the debt himself if it is not
punctually discharged by the buyer when it becomes due.
Dele
De"le (?), imperative sing. of L. delere to destroy. [Cf. Delete.]
(Print.) Erase; remove; -- a direction to cancel something which has
been put in type; usually expressed by a peculiar form of d, thus:
&dele;.
Dele
De"le, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Deleing.] [From
the preceding word.] (Print.) To erase; to cancel; to delete; to mark
for omission.
Dele
Dele (?), v. t. [See Deal.] To deal; to divide; to distribute. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Deleble
Del"e*ble (?; 277), a. [L. delebilis. See 1st Dele.] Capable of being
blotted out or erased. "An impression easily deleble." Fuller.
Delectable
De*lec"ta*ble (?), a. [OF. delitable, OF. delitable, F. d\'82lectable,
fr. L. delectabilis, fr. delectare to delight. See Delight.] Highly
pleasing; delightful.
Delectable both to behold and taste. Milton.
-- De*lec"ta*ble*ness, n. -- De*lec"ta*bly, adv.
Delectate
De*lec"tate (?), v. t. [L. delectatus, p. p. of delectare. See
Delight.] To delight; to charm. [R.]
Delectation
De`lec*ta"tion (?), n. [L. delectatio: cf. F. d\'82lectation.] Great
pleasure; delight.
Delectus
De*lec"tus (?), n. [L., selection, from deligere, delectum, to
select.] A name given to an elementary book for learners of Latin or
Greek. G. Eliot.
Delegacy
Del`e*ga*cy (?), n. [From Delegate, a.]
1. The act of delegating, or state of being delegated; deputed power.
[Obs.]
By way of delegacy or grand commission. Sir W. Raleigh.
2. A body of delegates or commissioners; a delegation. [Obs.] Burton.
Delegate
Del"e*gate (?), n. [L. delegatus, p. p. of delegare to send, delegate;
de- + legare to send with a commission, to depute. See Legate.]
1. Any one sent and empowered to act for another; one deputed to
represent; a chosen deputy; a representative; a commissioner; a vicar.
2. (a) One elected by the people of a territory to represent them in
Congress, where he has the right of debating, but not of voting. (b)
One sent by any constituency to act as its representative in a
convention; as, a delegate to a convention for nominating officers, or
for forming or altering a constitution. [U.S.]
Court of delegates, formerly, the great court of appeal from the
archbishops' courts and also from the court of admiralty. It is now
abolished, and the privy council is the immediate court of appeal in
such cases. [Eng.]
Delegate
Del"e*gate (?), a. [L. delegatus, p. p.] Sent to act for a represent
another; deputed; as, a delegate judge. "Delegate power." Strype.
Delegate
Del"e*gate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Delegated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Delegating (?).]
1. To send as one's representative; to empower as an ambassador; to
send with power to transact business; to commission; to depute; to
authorize.
2. To intrust to the care or management of another; to transfer; to
assign; to commit.
The delegated administration of the law. Locke.
Delegated executive power. Bancroft.
The power exercised by the legislature is the people's power,
delegated by the people to the legislative. J. B. Finch.
Delegation
Del`e*ga"tion (?), n. [L. delegatio: cf. F. d\'82l\'82gation.]
1. The act of delegating, or investing with authority to act for
another; the appointment of a delegate or delegates.
2. One or more persons appointed or chosen, and commissioned to
represent others, as in a convention, in Congress, etc.; the
collective body of delegates; as, the delegation from Massachusetts; a
deputation.
3. (Rom. Law) A kind of novation by which a debtor, to be liberated
from his creditor, gives him a third person, who becomes obliged in
his stead to the creditor, or to the person appointed by him. Pothier.
Delegatory
Del"e*ga*to*ry (?), a. [L. delegatorius pert. to an assignment.]
Holding a delegated position. Nash.
Delenda
De*len"da (?), n. pl. [L., fr. delere to destroy.] Things to be erased
or blotted out.
Delenifical
Del`e*nif"ic*al (?), a. [L. delenificus; delenire to soothe + facere
to make. See Lenient.] Assuaging pain. [Obs.] Bailey.
Delete
De*lete" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deleted; p. pr. & vb. n. Deleting.]
[L. deletus, p. p. of delere to destroy. Cf. 1st Dele.] To blot out;
to erase; to expunge; to dele; to omit.
I have, therefore, . . . inserted eleven stanzas which do not
appear in Sir Walter Scott's version, and have deleted eight.
Aytoun.
Deleterious
Del`e*te"ri*ous (?), a. [LL. deleterius noxious, Gr. delere to
destroy.] Hurtful; noxious; destructive; pernicious; as, a deleterious
plant or quality; a deleterious example. -- Del`e*te"ri*ous*ly, adv.
-- Del`e*te"ri*ous*ness, n.
Deletery
Del"e*ter*y (?), a. [LL. deleterius: cf. F. d\'82l\'82t\'8are.]
Destructive; poisonous. [Obs.] "Deletery medicines." Hudibras.
Deletery
Del"e*ter*y, n. That which destroys. [Obs.]
They [the Scriptures] are the only deletery of heresies. Jer.
Taylor.
Deletion
De*le"tion (?), n. [L. deletio, fr. delere. See Delete.] Act of
deleting, blotting out, or erasing; destruction. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.
A total deletion of every person of the opposing party. Sir M.
Hale.
Deletitious
Del`e*ti"tious (?), a. [L. deleticius.] Of such a nature that anything
may be erased from it; -- said of paper.
Deletive
Del"e*tive (?), a. Adapted to destroy or obliterate. [R.] Evelyn.
Deletory
Del"e*to*ry (?), n. [See Delete.] That which blots out. [Obs.] "A
deletory of sin." Jer. Taylor.
Delf
Delf (?), n. [AS. delf a delving, digging. See Delve.] A mine; a
quarry; a pit dug; a ditch. [Written also delft, and delve.] [Obs.]
The delfts would be so flown with waters, that no gins or machines
could . . . keep them dry. Ray.
Delf
Delf, n. Same as Delftware.
Delft
Delft (?), n. Same as Delftware.
Delftware
Delft"ware` (?), n. (a) Pottery made at the city of Delft in Holland;
hence: (b) Earthenware made in imitation of the above; any glazed
earthenware made for table use, and the like.
Delibate
Del"i*bate (?), v. t. [L. delibatus, p. p. of delibare to taste; de- +
libare to taste.] To taste; to take a sip of; to dabble in. [Obs.]
Delibation
Del`i*ba"tion (?), n. [L. delibatio: cf. F. d\'82libation.] Act of
tasting; a slight trial. [Obs.] Berkeley.
Deliber
Del"i*ber (?), v. t. & i. To deliberate. [Obs.]
Deliberate
De*lib"er*ate (?), a. [L. deliberatus, p. p. of deliberare to
deliberate; de- + librare to weigh. See Librate.]
1. Weighing facts and arguments with a view a choice or decision;
carefully considering the probable consequences of a step;
circumspect; slow in determining; -- applied to persons; as, a
deliberate judge or counselor. "These deliberate fools." Shak.
2. Formed with deliberation; well-advised; carefully considered; not
sudden or rash; as, a deliberate opinion; a deliberate measure or
result.
Settled visage and deliberate word. Shak.
3. Not hasty or sudden; slow. Hooker.
His enunciation was so deliberate. W. Wirt.
Deliberate
De*lib"er*ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deliberated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Deliberating.] To weigh in the mind; to consider the reasons for and
against; to consider maturely; to reflect upon; to ponder; as, to
deliberate a question.
Deliberate
De*lib"er*ate, v. i. To take counsel with one's self; to weigh the
arguments for and against a proposed course of action; to reflect; to
consider; to hesitate in deciding; -- sometimes with on, upon,
concerning.
The woman the deliberation is lost. Addison.
Deliberately
De*lib"er*ate*ly (?), adv. With careful consideration, or
deliberation; circumspectly; warily; not hastily or rashly; slowly;
as, a purpose deliberately formed.
Deliberateness
De*lib"er*ate*ness, n. The quality of being deliberate; calm
consideration; circumspection.
Deliberation
De*lib`er*a"tion (?), n. [L. deliberatio: cf. F. d\'82lib\'82ration.]
1. The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons
for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature
reflection.
Choosing the fairest way with a calm deliberation. W. Montagu.
2. Careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a
measure; as, the deliberations of a legislative body or council.
Deliberative
De*lib"er*a*tive (?), a. [L. deliberativus: cf. F. d\'82lib\'82ratif.]
Pertaining to deliberation; proceeding or acting by deliberation, or
by discussion and examination; deliberating; as, a deliberative body.
A consummate work of deliberative wisdom. Bancroft.
The court of jurisdiction is to be distinguished from the
deliberative body, the advisers of the crown. Hallam.
Deliberative
De*lib"er*a*tive, n.
1. A discourse in which a question is discussed, or weighed and
examined. Bacon.
2. A kind of rhetoric employed in proving a thing and convincing
others of its truth, in order to persuade them to adopt it.
Deliberatively
De*lib"er*a*tive*ly, adv. In a deliberative manner; circumspectly;
considerately.
Deliberator
De*lib"er*a`tor (?), n. One who deliberates.
Delibrate
Del"i*brate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Delibrated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Delibrating.] [L. delibratus, p. p. of delibrare to delibrate; de from
+ liber bark.] To strip off the bark; to peel. [Obs.] Ash.
Delibration
Del`i*bra"tion (?), n. The act of stripping off the bark. [Obs.] Ash.
Delicacy
Del"i*ca*cy (?), n.; pl. Delicacies (#). [From Delicate, a.]
1. The state or condition of being delicate; agreeableness to the
senses; delightfulness; as, delicacy of flavor, of odor, and the like.
What choice to choose for delicacy best. Milton.
2. Nicety or fineness of form, texture, or constitution; softness;
elegance; smoothness; tenderness; and hence, frailty or weakness; as,
the delicacy of a fiber or a thread; delicacy of a hand or of the
human form; delicacy of the skin; delicacy of frame.
3. Nice propriety of manners or conduct; susceptibility or tenderness
of feeling; refinement; fastidiousness; and hence, in an exaggerated
sense, effeminacy; as, great delicacy of behavior; delicacy in doing a
kindness; delicacy of character that unfits for earnest action.
You know your mother's delicacy in this point. Cowper.
4. Addiction to pleasure; luxury; daintiness; indulgence; luxurious or
voluptuous treatment.
And to those dainty limbs which Nature lent For gentle usage and
soft delicacy? Milton.
5. Nice and refined perception and discrimination; critical niceness;
fastidious accuracy.
That Augustan delicacy of taste which is the boast of the great
public schools of England. Macaulay.
6. The state of being affected by slight causes; sensitiveness; as,
the delicacy of a chemist's balance.
7. That which is alluring, delicate, or refined; a luxury or pleasure;
something pleasant to the senses, especially to the sense of taste; a
dainty; as, delicacies of the table.
The merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of
her delicacies. Rev. xviii. 3.
8. Pleasure; gratification; delight. [Obs.]
He Rome brent for his delicacie. Chaucer.
Syn. -- See Dainty.
Delicate
Del"i*cate (?), a. [L. delicatus pleasing the senses, voluptuous, soft
and tender; akin to deliciae delight: cf. F. d\'82licat. See Delight.]
1. Addicted to pleasure; luxurious; voluptuous; alluring. [R.]
Dives, for his delicate life, to the devil went. Piers Plowman.
Haarlem is a very delicate town. Evelyn.
2. Pleasing to the senses; refinedly; hence, adapted to please a nice
or cultivated taste; nice; fine; elegant; as, a delicate dish;
delicate flavor.
3. Slight and shapely; lovely; graceful; as, "a delicate creature."
Shak.
4. Fine or slender; minute; not coarse; -- said of a thread, or the
like; as, delicate cotton.
5. Slight or smooth; light and yielding; -- said of texture; as,
delicate lace or silk.
6. Soft and fair; -- said of the skin or a surface; as, a delicate
cheek; a delicate complexion.
7. Light, or softly tinted; -- said of a color; as; as, a delicate
blue.
8. Refined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend; considerate;
-- said of manners, conduct, or feelings; as, delicate behavior;
delicate attentions; delicate thoughtfulness.
9. Tender; not able to endure hardship; feeble; frail; effeminate; --
said of constitution, health, etc.; as, a delicate child; delicate
health.
A delicate and tender prince. Shak.
10. Requiring careful handling; not to be rudely or hastily dealt
with; nice; critical; as, a delicate subject or question.
There are some things too delicate and too sacred to be handled
rudely without injury to truth. F. W. Robertson.
11. Of exacting tastes and habits; dainty; fastidious.
12. Nicely discriminating or perceptive; refinedly critical;
sensitive; exquisite; as, a delicate taste; a delicate ear for music.
13. Affected by slight causes; showing slight changes; as, a delicate
thermometer.
Delicate
Del"i*cate, n.
1. A choice dainty; a delicacy. [R.]
With abstinence all delicates he sees. Dryden.
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2. A delicate, luxurious, or effeminate person.
All the vessels, then, which our delicates have, -- those I mean
that would seem to be more fine in their houses than their
neighbors, -- are only of the Corinth metal. Holland.
Delicately
Del"i*cate*ly (?), adv. In a delicate manner.
Delicateness
Del"i*cate*ness, n. The quality of being delicate.
Delices
Del"i*ces (?), n. pl. [F. d\'82lices, fr. L. deliciae.] Delicacies;
delights. [Obs.] "Dainty delices." Spenser.
Deliciate
De*li"ci*ate (?), v. t. To delight one's self; to indulge in feasting;
to revel. [Obs.]
Delicious
De*li"cious (?), a. [OF. delicieus, F. d\'82licieux, L. deliciosus,
fr. deliciae delight, fr. delicere to allure. See Delight.]
1. Affording exquisite pleasure; delightful; most sweet or grateful to
the senses, especially to the taste; charming.
Some delicious landscape. Coleridge.
One draught of spring's delicious air. Keble.
Were not his words delicious? Tennyson.
2. Addicted to pleasure; seeking enjoyment; luxurious; effeminate.
[Obs.]
Others, lastly, of a more delicious and airy spirit, retire
themselves to the enjoyments of ease and luxury. Milton.
Syn. -- Delicious, Delightful. Delicious refers to the pleasure
derived from certain of the senses, particularly the taste and smell;
as, delicious food; a delicious fragrance. Delightful may also refer
to most of the senses (as, delightful music; a delightful prospect;
delightful sensations), but has a higher application to matters of
taste, feeling, and sentiment; as, a delightful abode, conversation,
employment; delightful scenes, etc.
Like the rich fruit he sings, delicious in decay. Smith.
No spring, nor summer, on the mountain seen, Smiles with gay fruits
or with delightful green. Addison.
Deliciously
De*li"cious*ly, adv. Delightfully; as, to feed deliciously; to be
deliciously entertained.
Deliciousness
De*li"cious*ness, n.
1. The quality of being delicious; as, the deliciousness of a repast.
2. Luxury. "To drive away all superfluity and deliciousness." Sir T.
North.
Delict
De*lict" (?), n. [L. delictum fault.] (Law) An offense or
transgression against law; (Scots Law) an offense of a lesser degree;
a misdemeanor.
Every regulation of the civil code necessarily implies a delict in
the event of its violation. Jeffrey.
Deligate
Del"i*gate (?), v. t. [L. deligatus, p. p. of deligare to bind up; de-
+ ligare to bind.] (Surg.) To bind up; to bandage.
Deligation
Del`i*ga"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82ligation.] (Surg.) A binding up; a
bandaging. Wiseman.
Delight
De*light" (?), n. [OE. delit, OF. delit, deleit, fr. delitier, to
delight. See Delight, v. t.]
1. A high degree of gratification of mind; a high-wrought state of
pleasurable feeling; lively pleasure; extreme satisfaction; joy.
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not. Shak.
A fool hath no delight in understanding. Prov. xviii. 2.
2. That which gives great pleasure or delight.
Heaven's last, best gift, my ever new delight. Milton.
3. Licentious pleasure; lust. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Delight
De*light", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Delighted; p. pr. & vb. n. Delighting.]
[OE. deliten, OF. delitier, deleitier, F. d\'82lecter, fr. L.
delectare to entice away, to delight (sc. by attracting or alluring),
intens. of delicere to allure, delight; de- + lacere to entice,
allure; cf. laqueus a snare. Cf. Delectate, Delicate, Delicious,
Dilettante, Elicit, Lace.] To give delight to; to affect with great
pleasure; to please highly; as, a beautiful landscape delights the
eye; harmony delights the ear.
Inventions to delight the taste. Shak.
Delight our souls with talk of knightly deeds. Tennyson.
Delight
De*light", v. i. To have or take great delight or pleasure; to be
greatly pleased or rejoiced; -- followed by an infinitive, or by in.
Love delights in praises. Shak.
I delight to do thy will, O my God. Ps. xl. 8.
Delightable
De*light"a*ble (?), a. [See Delectable.] Capable of delighting;
delightful. [Obs.]
Many a spice delightable. Rom. of R.
Delighted
De*light"ed, a. Endowed with delight.
If virtue no delighted beauty lack. Shak.
Syn. -- Glad; pleased; gratified. See Glad.
Delightedly
De*light"ed*ly, adv. With delight; gladly.
Delighter
De*light"er (?), n. One who gives or takes delight.
Delightful
De*light"ful (?), a. Highly pleasing; affording great pleasure and
satisfaction. "Delightful bowers." Spenser. "Delightful fruit."
Milton. Syn. -- Delicious; charming. See Delicious. --
De*light"ful*ly, adv. -- De*light"ful*ness, n.
Delighting
De*light"ing, a. Giving delight; gladdening. -- De*light"ing*ly, adv.
Jer. Taylor.
Delightless
De*light"less, a. Void of delight. Thomson.
Delightous
De*light"ous (?) a. [OF. delitos.] Delightful. [Obs.] Rom. of R.
Delightsome
De*light"some (?), a. Very pleasing; delightful. "Delightsome vigor."
Grew.
Ye shall be a delightsome land, . . . saith the Lord. Mal. iii. 12.
-- De*light"some*ly, adv. -- De*light"some*ness, n.
Delilah
De*li"lah (?), n. The mistress of Samson, who betrayed him (Judges
xvi.); hence, a harlot; a temptress.
Other Delilahs on a smaller scale Burns met with during his
Dumfries sojourn. J. C. Shairp.
Delimit
De*lim"it (?), v. t. [L. delimitare: cf. F. d\'82limitier.] To fix the
limits of; to demarcate; to bound.
Delimitation
De*lim`i*ta"tion (?), n. [L. delimitatio: cf. F. d\'82limitation.] The
act or process of fixing limits or boundaries; limitation. Gladstone.
Deline
De*line" (?), v. t.
1. To delineate. [Obs.]
2. To mark out. [Obs.] R. North.
Delineable
De*lin"e*a*ble (?), a. Capable of being, or liable to be, delineated.
Feltham.
Delineament
De*lin"e*a*ment (?), [See Delineate.] Delineation; sketch. Dr. H.
More.
Delineate
De*lin"e*ate (?), a. [L. delineatus, p. p. of delineare to delineate;
de- + lineare to draw, fr. linea line. See Line.] Delineated;
portrayed. [R.]
Delineate
De*lin"e*ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Delineated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Delineating.]
1. To indicate by lines drawn in the form or figure of; to represent
by sketch, design, or diagram; to sketch out; to portray; to picture;
in drawing and engraving, to represent in lines, as with the pen,
pencil, or graver; hence, to represent with accuracy and minuteness.
See Delineation.
Adventurous to delineate nature's form. Akenside.
2. To portray to the mind or understanding by words; to set forth; to
describe.
Customs or habits delineated with great accuracy. Walpole.
Delineation
De*lin`e*a"tion (?), n. [L. delineatio: cf. F. d\'82lin\'82ation.]
1. The act of representing, portraying, or describing, as by lines,
diagrams, sketches, etc.; drawing an outline; as, the delineation of a
scene or face; in drawing and engraving, representation by means of
lines, as distinguished from representation by means of tints shades;
accurate and minute representation, as distinguished from art that is
careless of details, or subordinates them excessively.
2. A delineated picture; representation; sketch; description in words.
Their softest delineations of female beauty. W. Irving.
Syn. -- Sketch; portrait; outline. See Sketch.
Delineator
De*lin"e*a`tor (?), n.
1. One who, or that which, delineates; a sketcher.
2. (Surv.) A perambulator which records distances and delineates a
profile, as of a road.
Delineatory
De*lin"e*a*to*ry (?), a. That delineates; descriptive; drawing the
outline; delineating.
Delineature
De*lin"e*a*ture (?; 135), n. Delineation. [Obs.]
Delinition
Del`i*ni"tion (?), n. [L. delinere to smear. See Liniment.] A
smearing. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
Delinquency
De*lin"quen*cy (?), n.; pl. Delinquencies (#). [L. delinquentia, fr.
delinquens.] Failure or omission of duty; a fault; a misdeed; an
offense; a misdemeanor; a crime.
The delinquencies of the little commonwealth would be represented
in the most glaring colors. Motley.
Delinquent
De*lin"quent (?) a. [L. delinquens, -entis, p. pr. of delinquere to
fail, be wanting in one's duty, do wrong; de- + linquere to leave. See
Loan, n.] Failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.
Delinquent
De*lin"quent, n. One who fails or neglects to perform his duty; an
offender or transgressor; one who commits a fault or a crime; a
culprit.
A delinquent ought to be cited in the place or jurisdiction where
the delinquency was committed. Ayliffe.
Delinquently
De*lin"quent*ly, adv. So as to fail in duty.
Deliquate
Del"i*quate (?), v. i. [L. deliquatus, p. p. of deliquare to clear
off, de- + liquare to make liquid, melt, dissolve.] To melt or be
dissolved; to deliquesce. [Obs.] Boyle.
Deliquate
Del"i*quate, v. t. To cause to melt away; to dissolve; to consume; to
waste. [Obs.]
Dilapidating, or rather deliquating, his bishopric. Fuller.
Deliquation
Del`i*qua"tion (?), n. A melting. [Obs.]
Deliquesce
Del`i*quesce" (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Deliquesced (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Deliquescing.] [L. deliquescere to melt, dissolve; de- + liquescere
to become fluid, melt, fr. liquere to be fluid. See Liquid.] (Chem.)
To dissolve gradually and become liquid by attracting and absorbing
moisture from the air, as certain salts, acids, and alkalies.
In very moist air crystals of strontites deliquesce. Black.
Deliquescence
Del`i*ques"cence (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82liquescence.] The act of
deliquescing or liquefying; process by which anything deliquesces;
tendency to melt.
Deliquescent
Del`i*ques"cent (?), a. [L. deliquescens, -entis, p. pr. of
deliquescere: cf. F. d\'82liquescent.]
1. Dissolving; liquefying by contact with the air; capable of
attracting moisture from the atmosphere and becoming liquid; as,
deliquescent salts.
2. (Bot.) Branching so that the stem is lost in branches, as in most
deciduous trees. Gray.
Deliquiate
De*liq"ui*ate (?), v. i. [L. deliquia a flowing off, a gutter,
deliquium a flowing down, fr. deliquare. See Deliquate.] To melt and
become liquid by absorbing water from the air; to deliquesce.
Fourcroy.
Deliquiation
De*liq`ui*a"tion (?), n. The act of deliquating.
Deliquium
De*liq"ui*um (?), n. [L. See Deliquiate.]
1. (Chem.) A melting or dissolution in the air, or in a moist place; a
liquid condition; as, a salt falls into a deliquium. [R.]
2. A sinking away; a swooning. [Obs.] Bacon.
3. A melting or maudlin mood. Carlyle.
Deliracy
De*lir"a*cy (?), n. [See Delirate.] Delirium. [Obs.]
Delirament
De*lir"a*ment (?), n. [L. deliramentum, fr. delirare. See Delirium.] A
wandering of the mind; a crazy fancy. [Obs.] Heywood.
Delirancy
De*lir"an*cy (?), n. Delirium. [Obs.] Gauden.
Delirant
De*lir"ant (?), a. [L. delirans, -antis, p. pr. of delirare. See
Delirium.] Delirious. [Obs.] Owen.
Delirate
De*lir"ate (?), v. t. & i. [L. deliratus, p. p. of delirare. See
Delirium.] To madden; to rave. [Obs.]
An infatuating and delirating spirit in it. Holland.
Deliration
Del`i*ra"tion (?), n. [L. deliratio.] Aberration of mind; delirium. J.
Motley.
Deliration or alienation of the understanding. Mede.
Deliriant
De*lir"i*ant (?), n. [See Delirium.] (Med.) A poison which occasions a
persistent delirium, or mental aberration (as belladonna).
Delirifacient
De*lir`i*fa"cient (?), a. [Delirium + L. faciens, -entis, p. pr. of
facere to make.] (Med.) Producing, or tending to produce, delirium. --
n. Any substance which tends to cause delirium.
Delirious
De*lir"i*ous (?), a. [From Delirium.] Having a delirium; wandering in
mind; light-headed; insane; raving; wild; as, a delirious patient;
delirious fancies. -- De*lir"i*ous*ly, adv. -- De*lir"i*ous*ness, n.
Delirium
De*lir"i*um (?), n. [L., fr. delirare to rave, to wander in mind,
prop., to go out of the furrow in plowing; de- + lira furrow, track;
perh. akin to G. geleise track, rut, and E. last to endure.]
1. (Med.) A state in which the thoughts, expressions, and actions are
wild, irregular, and incoherent; mental aberration; a roving or
wandering of the mind, -- usually dependent on a fever or some other
disease, and so distinguished from mania, or madness.
2. Strong excitement; wild enthusiasm; madness.
The popular delirium [of the French Revolution] at first caught his
enthusiastic mind. W. Irving.
The delirium of the preceding session (of Parliament). Motley.
Delirium tremens (. [L., trembling delirium] (Med.), a violent
delirium induced by the excessive and prolonged use of intoxicating
liquors. -- Traumatic delirium (Med.), a variety of delirium following
injury. Syn. -- Insanity; frenzy; madness; derangement; aberration;
mania; lunacy; fury. See Insanity.
Delit
De*lit" (?), n. Delight. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Delitable
De*lit"a*ble (?), a. Delightful; delectable. [Obs.]
Delitescence
Del`i*tes"cence (?), n. [See Delitescent.]
1. Concealment; seclusion; retirement.
The delitescence of mental activities. Sir W. Hamilton.
2. (Med.) The sudden disappearance of inflammation.
Delitescency
Del`i*tes"cen*cy (?), n. Concealment; seclusion.
The mental organization of the novelist must be characterized, to
speak craniologically, by an extraordinary development of the
passion for delitescency. Sir W. Scott.
Delitescent
Del`i*tes"cent (?), a. [L. delitescens, -entis, p. pr. of delitescere
to lie hid.] Lying hid; concealed.
Delitigate
De*lit"i*gate (?), v. i. [L. delitigare to rail. See Litigate.] To
chide; to rail heartily. [Obs.]
Delitigation
De*lit`i*ga"tion (?), n. Chiding; brawl. [Obs.]
Deliver
De*liv"er (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Delivered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Delivering.] [F. d\'82livrer, LL. deliberare to liberate, give over,
fr. L. de + liberare to set free. See Liberate.]
1. To set free from restraint; to set at liberty; to release; to
liberate, as from control; to give up; to free; to save; to rescue
from evil actual or feared; -- often with from or out of; as, to
deliver one from captivity, or from fear of death.
He that taketh warning shall deliver his soul. Ezek. xxxiii. 5.
Promise was that I Should Israel from Philistian yoke deliver.
Milton.
2. To give or transfer; to yield possession or control of; to part
with (to); to make over; to commit; to surrender; to resign; -- often
with up or over, to or into.
Thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand. Gen. xl. 13.
The constables have delivered her over. Shak.
The exalted mind All sense of woe delivers to the wind. Pope.
3. To make over to the knowledge of another; to communicate; to utter;
to speak; to impart.
Till he these words to him deliver might. Spenser.
Whereof the former delivers the precepts of the art, and the latter
the perfection. Bacon.
4. To give forth in action or exercise; to discharge; as, to deliver a
blow; to deliver a broadside, or a ball.
Shaking his head and delivering some show of tears. Sidney.
An uninstructed bowler . . . thinks to attain the jack by
delivering his bowl straightforward. Sir W. Scott.
5. To free from, or disburden of, young; to relieve of a child in
childbirth; to bring forth; -- often with of.
She was delivered safe and soon. Gower.
Tully was long ere he could be delivered of a few verses, and those
poor ones. Peacham.
6. To discover; to show. [Poetic]
I 'll deliver Myself your loyal servant. Shak.
7. To deliberate. [Obs.] Chaucer.
8. To admit; to allow to pass. [Obs.] Bacon. Syn. -- To Deliver, Give
Forth, Discharge, Liberate, Pronounce, Utter. Deliver denotes,
literally, to set free. Hence the term is extensively applied to cases
where a thing is made to pass from a confined state to one of greater
freedom or openness. Hence it may, in certain connections, be used as
synonymous with any or all of the above-mentioned words, as will be
seen from the following examples: One who delivers a package gives it
forth; one who delivers a cargo discharges it; one who delivers a
captive liberates him; one who delivers a message or a discourse
utters or pronounces it; when soldiers deliver their fire, they set it
free or give it forth.
Deliver
De*liv"er, a. [OF. delivre free, unfettered. See Deliver, v. t.] Free;
nimble; sprightly; active. [Obs.]
Wonderly deliver and great of strength. Chaucer.
Deliverable
De*liv"er*a*ble (?), a. Capable of being, or about to be, delivered;
necessary to be delivered. Hale.
Deliverance
De*liv"er*ance (?), n. [F. d\'82livrance, fr. d\'82livrer.]
1. The act of delivering or freeing from restraint, captivity, peril,
and the like; rescue; as, the deliverance of a captive.
He hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach deliverance
to the captives. Luke iv. 18.
One death or one deliverance we will share. Dryden.
2. Act of bringing forth children. [Archaic] Shak.
3. Act of speaking; utterance. [Archaic] Shak.
NOTE: &hand; In th is an d in the preceding sense delivery is the
word more commonly used.
4. The state of being delivered, or freed from restraint.
I do desire deliverance from these officers. Shak.
5. Anything delivered or communicated; esp., an opinion or decision
expressed publicly. [Scot.]
6. (Metaph.) Any fact or truth which is decisively attested or
intuitively known as a psychological or philosophical datum; as, the
deliverance of consciousness.
Deliverer
De*liv"er*er (?), n.
1. One who delivers or rescues; a preserver.
2. One who relates or communicates.
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Deliveress
De*liv"er*ess (?), n. A female de [R.] Evelyn.
Deliverly
De*liv"er*ly, adv. Actively; quickly; nimbly. [Obs.]
Swim with your bodies, And carry it sweetly and deliverly. Beau. &
Fl.
Deliverness
De*liv"er*ness, n. Nimbleness; agility. [Obs.]
Delivery
De*liv"er*y, n.; pl. Deliveries (.
1. The act of delivering from restraint; rescue; release; liberation;
as, the delivery of a captive from his dungeon.
2. The act of delivering up or over; surrender; transfer of the body
or substance of a thing; distribution; as, the delivery of a fort, of
hostages, of a criminal, of goods, of letters.
3. The act or style of utterance; manner of speaking; as, a good
delivery; a clear delivery.
4. The act of giving birth; parturition; the expulsion or extraction
of a fetus and its membranes.
5. The act of exerting one's strength or limbs.
Neater limbs and freer delivery. Sir H. Wotton.
6. The act or manner of delivering a ball; as, the pitcher has a swift
delivery.
Dell
Dell (?), n. [AS. del, akin to E. dale; cf. D. delle, del, low ground.
See Dale.]
1. A small, retired valley; a ravine.
In dells and dales, concealed from human sight. Tickell.
2. A young woman; a wench. [Obs.]
Sweet doxies and dells. B. Jonson.
Della Crusca
Del"la Crus"ca (?). A shortened form of Academia della Crusca, an
academy in Florescence, Italy, founded in the 16th century, especially
for conversing the purity of the Italian language.
NOTE: &hand; Th e Accademia della Crusca (literally, academy of the
bran or chaff) was so called in allusion to its chief object of
bolting or purifying the national language.
Dellacruscan
Del`la*crus"can (?), a. Of or pertaining to the Accademia della Crusca
in Florence. The Dellacruscan School, a name given in satire to a
class of affected English writers, most of whom lived in Florence,
about a. d. 1785.
Deloo
De"loo (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The duykerbok.
Deloul
De*loul" (?), n. [Prob. of Arabic or Bedouin origin.] (Zo\'94l.) A
special breed of the dromedary used for rapid traveling; the swift
camel; -- called also herire, and maharik.
Delph
Delph (?), n. Delftware.
Five nothings in five plates of delph. Swift.
Delph
Delph, n. (Hydraul. Engin.) The drain on the land side of a sea
embankment. Knight.
Delphian
Del"phi*an (?), a. Delphic.
Delphic
Del"phic (?), a. [L. Delphicus, fr. Gr. Delphi, a town of Phocis, in
Greece, now Kastri.] (Gr. Antiq.)
1. Of or relating to Delphi, or to the famous oracle of that place.
2. Ambiguous; mysterious. "If he is silent or delphic." New York
Times.
Delphin, Delphine
Del"phin, 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).
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.
Delphine
Del"phine (?), a. [L. delphinus a dolphin, Gr. Pertaining to the
dolphin, a genus of fishes.
Delphinic
Del*phin"ic (?), a. [See Delphin, n.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or
derived from, the dolphin; phocenic. Delphinic acid. (Chem.) See
Valeric acid, under Valeric. [Obs.]
Delphinic
Del*phin"ic, a. [From NL. Delphinium, the name of the genus.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or derived from, the larkspur; specifically, relating
to the stavesacre (Delphinium staphisagria).
Delphinine
Del"phi*nine (?; 104), n. [Cf. F. delphinine.] (Chem.) A poisonous
alkaloid extracted from the stavesacre (Delphinium staphisagria), as a
colorless amorphous powder.
Delphinoid
Del"phi*noid (?), a. [L. delphinus a dolphin + -oid.] (Zo\'94l.)
Pertaining to, or resembling, the dolphin.
Delphinoidea
Del`phi*noi"de*a (?), n. pl. [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) The division of Cetacea
which comprises the dolphins, porpoises, and related forms.
Delphinus
Del*phi"nus (?), n. [L., a dolphin, fr. Gr.
1. (Zo\'94l.) A genus of Cetacea, including the dolphin. See Dolphin,
1.
2. (Astron.) The Dolphin, a constellation near the equator and east of
Aquila.
Delta
Del"ta (?), n.; pl. Deltas (#). [Gr. Delta of the Nile.] A tract of
land shaped like the letter delta (), especially when the land is
alluvial and inclosed between two or more mouths of a river; as, the
delta of the Ganges, of the Nile, or of the Mississippi.
Deltafication
Del`ta*fi*ca"tion (?), n. [Delta + L. facere to make.] The formation
of a delta or of deltas. [R.]
Deltaic
Del*ta"ic (?), a. Relating to, or like, a delta.
Delthyris
Del*thy"ris (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. de`lta the name of the letter +
thy`ra door.] (Zo\'94l.) A name formerly given to certain Silurian
brachiopod shells of the genus Spirifer. Delthyris limestone (Geol.),
one of the divisions of the Upper Silurian rocks in New York.
Deltic
Del"tic (?), a. Deltaic.
Deltidium
Del*tid"i*um (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. de`lta, the letter .] (Zo\'94l.)
The triangular space under the beak of many brachiopod shells.
Deltohedron
Del`to*he"dron (?), n. [Gr. de`lta, the letter + 'e`dra seat, base.]
(Crystallog.) A solid bounded by twelve quadrilateral faces. It is a
hemihedral form of the isometric system, allied to the tetrahedron.
Deltoid
Del"toid (?), a. [Gr. deltoeidh`s delta-shaped; de`lta the name of the
letter + ei^dos form: cf. F. delto\'8bde. See Delta.] Shaped like the
Greek Deltoid leaf (Bot.), a leaf in the form of a triangle with the
stem inserted at the middle of the base. -- Deltoid muscle (Anat.), a
triangular muscle in the shoulder which serves to move the arm
directly upward.
Deludable
De*lud"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being deluded; liable to be imposed on
gullible. Sir T. Browne.
Delude
De*lude" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deluded; p. pr. & vb. n. Deluding.]
[L. deludere, delusum; de- + ludere to play, make sport of, mock. See
Ludicrous.]
1. To lead from truth or into error; to mislead the mind or judgment
of to beguile; to impose on; to dupe; to make a fool of.
To delude the nation by an airy phantom. Burke.
2. To frustrate or disappoint.
It deludes thy search. Dryden.
Syn. -- To mislead; deceive; beguile; cajole; cheat; dupe. See
Deceive.
Deluder
De*lud"er (?), n. One who deludes; a deceiver; an impostor.
Deluge
Del"uge (?), n. [F. d\'82luge, L. diluvium, fr. diluere wash away; di-
= dis- + luere, equiv. to lavare to wash. See Lave, and cf. Diluvium.]
1. A washing away; an overflowing of the land by water; an inundation;
a flood; specifically, The Deluge, the great flood in the days of Noah
(Gen. vii.).
2. Fig.: Anything which overwhelms, or causes great destruction. "The
deluge of summer." Lowell.
A fiery deluge fed With ever-burning sulphur unconsumed. Milton.
As I grub up some quaint old fragment of a [London] street, or a
house, or a shop, or tomb or burial ground, which has still
survived in the deluge. F. Harrison.
After me the deluge. (Apr\'82s moi le d\'82luge.) Madame de
Pompadour.
Deluge
Del"uge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deluged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Deluging.]
1. To overflow with water; to inundate; to overwhelm.
The deluged earth would useless grow. Blackmore.
2. To overwhelm, as with a deluge; to cover; to overspread; to
overpower; to submerge; to destroy; as, the northern nations deluged
the Roman empire with their armies; the land is deluged with woe.
At length corruption, like a general fldeluge all. Pope.
Delundung
De*lun"dung (?), n. [Native name.] (Zo\'94l.) An East Indian
carnivorous mammal (Prionodon gracilis), resembling the civets, but
without scent pouches. It is handsomely spotted.
Delusion
De*lu"sion (?) n. [L. delusio, fr. deludere. See Delude.]
1. The act of deluding; deception; a misleading of the mind. Pope.
2. The state of being deluded or misled.
3. That which is falsely or delusively believed or propagated; false
belief; error in belief.
And fondly mourned the dear delusion gone. Prior.
Syn. -- Delusion, Illusion. These words both imply some deception
practiced upon the mind. Delusion is deception from want of knowledge;
illusion is deception from morbid imagination. An illusion is a false
show, a mere cheat on the fancy or senses. It is, in other words, some
idea or image presented to the bodily or mental vision which does not
exist in reality. A delusion is a false judgment, usually affecting
the real concerns of life. Or, in other words, it is an erroneous view
of something which exists indeed, but has by no means the qualities or
attributes ascribed to it. Thus we speak of the illusions of fancy,
the illusions of hope, illusive prospects, illusive appearances, etc.
In like manner, we speak of the delusions of stockjobbing, the
delusions of honorable men, delusive appearances in trade, of being
deluded by a seeming excellence. "A fanatic, either religious or
political, is the subject of strong delusions; while the term illusion
is applied solely to the visions of an uncontrolled imagination, the
chimerical ideas of one blinded by hope, passion, or credulity, or
lastly, to spectral and other ocular deceptions, to which the word
delusion is never applied." Whately.
Delusional
De*lu"sion*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to delusions; as, delusional
monomania.
Delusive
De*lu"sive (?), a. [See Delude.] Apt or fitted to delude; tending to
mislead the mind; deceptive; beguiling; delusory; as, delusive arts; a
delusive dream.
Delusive and unsubstantial ideas. Whewell.
-- De*lu"sive*ly, adv. -- De*lu"sive*ness, n.
Delusory
De*lu"so*ry (?) a. Delusive; fallacious. Glanvill.
Delve
Delve (?) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Delved (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Delving.]
[AS. delfan to dig; akin to OS. bidelban to bury, D. delven to dig,
MHG. telben, and possibly to E. dale. Cf. Delf a mine.]
1. To dig; to open (the ground) as with a spade.
Delve of convenient depth your thrashing flooDryden.
2. To dig into; to penetrate; to trace out; to fathom.
I can not delve him to the root. Shak.
Delve
Delve, v. i. To dig or labor with a spade, or as with a spade; to
labor as a drudge.
Delve may I not: I shame to beg. Wyclif (Luke xvi. 3).
Delve
Delve, n. [See Delve, v. t., and cf. Delf a mine.] A place dug; a pit;
a ditch; a den; a cave.
Which to that shady delve him brought at last
The very tigers from their delves Look out. Moore.
Delver
Delv"er (?), n. One who digs, as with a spade.
Demagnetize
De*mag"net*ize (?), v. t.
1. To deprive of magnetic properties. See Magnetize.
If the bar be rapidly magnetized and demagnetized. A. Cyc.
2. To free from mesmeric influence; to demesmerize. --
De*mag`net*i*za"tion, n. -- De*mag"net*i`zer (#), n.
Demagog
Dem"a*gog (?; 115), n. Demagogue.
Demagogic, Demagogical
Dem`a*gog"ic (?), Dem`a*gog"ic*al (?), a. [Gr. d\'82magogique.]
Relating to, or like, a demagogue; factious.
Demagogism
Dem"a*gog*ism (?; 115), n. The practices of a demagogue.
Demagogue
Dem"a*gogue (?; 115), n. [Gr. act: cf. F. d\'82magogue.] A leader
of the rabble; one who attempts to control the multitude by
specious or deceitful arts; an unprincipled and factious mob orator
or political leader.
Demagogy
Dem"a*gog`y (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82magogie, Gr. Demagogism.
Demain
De*main" (?), n. [See Demesne.]
1. Rule; management. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. (Law) See Demesne.
Demand
De*mand" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Demanded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Demanding.] [F. demander, LL. demandare to demand, summon, send
word, fr. L. demandare to give in charge, intrust; de- + mandare to
commit to one's charge, commission, order, command. Cf. Mandate,
Commend.]
1. To ask or call for with authority; to claim or seek from, as by
authority or right; to claim, as something due; to call for
urgently or peremptorily; as, to demand a debt; to demand
obedience.
This, in our foresaid holy father's name, Pope Innocent, I do
demand of thee. Shak.
2. To inquire authoritatively or earnestly; to ask, esp. in a
peremptory manner; to question.
I did demand what news from Shrewsbury. Shak.
3. To require as necessary or useful; to be in urgent need of;
hence, to call for; as, the case demands care.
4. (Law) To call into court; to summon. Burrill.
Demand
De*mand", v. i. To make a demand; to inquire.
The soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we
do? Luke iii. 14.
Demand
De*mand", n. [F. demande, fr. demander. See Demand, v. t.]
1. The act of demanding; an asking with authority; a peremptory
urging of a claim; a claiming or challenging as due; requisition;
as, the demand of a creditor; a note payable on demand.
The demand [is] by the word of the holy ones. Dan. iv. 17.
He that has confidence to turn his wishes into demands will be but
a little way from thinking he ought to obtain them. Locke.
2. Earnest inquiry; question; query. Shak.
3. A diligent seeking or search; manifested want; desire to posses;
request; as, a demand for certain goods; a person's company is in
great demand.
In 1678 came forth a second edition [Pilgrim's Progress] with
additions; and the demand became immense. Macaulay.
4. That which one demands or has a right to demand; thing claimed
as due; claim; as, demands on an estate.
5. (Law) (a) The asking or seeking for what is due or claimed as
due. (b) The right or title in virtue of which anything may be
claimed; as, to hold a demand against a person. (c) A thing or
amount claimed to be due.
Demandable
De*mand"a*ble (?), a. That may be demanded or claimed. "All sums
demandable." Bacon.
Demandant
De*mand"ant (?) n. [F. demandant, p. pr. of demander.] One who
demands; the plaintiff in a real action; any plaintiff.
Demander
De*mand"er (?), n. One who demands.
Demandress
De*mand"ress (?), n. A woman who demands.
Demantoid
De*man"toid (?), n. [G. demant diamond + -oid.] (Min.) A
yellow-green, transparent variety of garnet found in the Urals. It
is valued as a gem because of its brilliancy of luster, whence the
name.
Demarcate
De*mar"cate (?), v. t. [See Demarcation.] To mark by bounds; to set
the limits of; to separate; to discriminate. Wilkinson.
Demarcation
De`mar*ca"tion (?), n. [F. d\'82marcation; pref. d\'82- (L. de) +
marquer to mark, of German origin. See Mark.] The act of marking,
or of ascertaining and setting a limit; separation; distinction.
The speculative line of demarcation, where obedience ought to end
and resistance must begin, is faint, obscure, and not easily
definable. Burke.
Demarch
De*march" (?), n. [F. d\'82marche. See March, n.] March; walk;
gait. [Obs.]
Demarch
De*march (?), n. [Gr. A chief or ruler of a deme or district in
Greece.
Demarkation
De`mar*ka"tion, n. Same as Demarcation.
Dematerialize
De`ma*te"ri*al*ize (?), v. t. To deprive of material or physical
qualities or characteristics.
Dematerializing matter by stripping if of everything which . . .
has distinguished matter. Milman.
Deme
Deme (?), n. [Gr.
1. (Gr. Antiq.) A territorial subdivision of Attica (also of modern
Greece), corresponding to a township. Jowett (Thucyd).
2. (Biol.) An undifferentiated aggregate of cells or plastids.
Demean
De*mean" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Demeaned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Demeaning.] [OF. demener to conduct, guide, manage, F. se
d\'82mener to struggled\'82- (L. de) + mener to lead, drive, carry
on, conduct, fr. L. minare to drive animals by threatening cries,
fr. minari to threaten. See Menace.]
1. To manage; to conduct; to treat.
[Our] clergy have with violence demeaned the matter. Milton.
2. To conduct; to behave; to comport; -- followed by the reflexive
pronoun.
They have demeaned themselves Like men born to renown by life or
death. Shak.
They answered . . . that they should demean themselves according to
their instructions. Clarendon.
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3. To debase; to lower; to degrade; -- followed by the reflexive
pronoun.
Her son would demean himself by a marriage with an artist's
daughter. Thackeray.
NOTE: &hand; Th is sense is probably due to a false etymology which
regarded the word as connected with the adjective mean.
Demean
De*mean" (?), n. [OF. demene. See Demean, v. t.]
1. Management; treatment. [Obs.]
Vile demean and usage bad. Spenser.
2. Behavior; conduct; bearing; demeanor. [Obs.]
With grave demean and solemn vanity. West.
Demean
De*mean", n. [See Demesne.]
1. Demesne. [Obs.]
2. pl. Resources; means. [Obs.]
You know How narrow our demeans are. Massinger.
Demeanance
De*mean"ance (?), n. Demeanor. [Obs.] Skelton.
Demeanor
De*mean"or (?), n. [Written also demeanour.] [For demeanure, fr.
demean. See Demean, v. t.]
1. Management; treatment; conduct. [Obs.]
God commits the managing so great a trust . . . wholly to the
demeanor of every grown man. Milton.
2. Behavior; deportment; carriage; bearing; mien.
His demeanor was singularly pleasing. Macaulay.
The men, as usual, liked her artless kindness and simple refined
demeanor. Thackeray.
Demeanure
De*mean"ure (?), n. Behavior. [Obs.] Spenser.
Demency
De"men*cy (?), n. [L. dementia, fr. demens mad. See Dement.]
Dementia; loss of mental powers. See Insanity.
Dement
De*ment" (?), v. t. [L. dementare, fr. demens, -mentis, out of
one's mind, mad; de + mens mind. See Mental, and cf. Dementate.] To
deprive of reason; to make mad. [R.] Bale.
Dement
De*ment", a. [L. demens, -mentis.] Demented; dementate. [R.] J. H.
Newman.
Dementate
De*men"tate (?), a. [L. dementatus, p. p. See Dement, v. t.]
Deprived of reason.
Arise, thou dementate sinner! Hammond.
Dementate
De*men"tate (?) v. t. To deprive of reason; to dement. [R.] Burton.
Dementation
De`men*ta"tion (?), n. The act of depriving of reason; madness.
Whitlock.
Demented
De*ment"ed (?), a. [From Dement.] Insane; mad; of unsound mind. --
De*ment"ed*ness, n.
Dementia
De*men"ti*a (?), n. [L., fr. demens. See Dement.] Insanity;
madness; esp. that form which consists in weakness or total loss of
thought and reason; mental imbecility; idiocy.
Demephitize
De*meph"i*tize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Demephitized (?); p. pr. &
vb. n. Demephitizing.] [Cf. F. m\'82phitiser to infect with
mephitis.] To purify from mephitic. -- De*meph`i*ti*za"tion, n.
Demerge
De*merge" (?), v. t. [L. demergere.] To plunge down into; to sink;
to immerse. [Obs.]
The water in which it was demerged. Boyle.
Demerit
De*mer"it (?), n. [F. d\'82m\'82rite demerit (in sense 2), OF.
demerite demerit (in sense 1), fr. L. demerere to deserve well,
LL., to deserve well or ill; de- + merere to deserve. See De-, and
Merit.]
1. That which one merits or deserves, either of good or ill;
desert. [Obs.]
By many benefits and demerits whereby they obliged their adherents,
[they] acquired this reputation. Holland.
2. That which deserves blame; ill desert; a fault; a vice;
misconduct; -- the opposite of merit.
They see no merit or demerit in any man or any action. Burke.
Secure, unless forfeited by any demerit or offense. Sir W. Temple.
3. The state of one who deserves ill.
Demerit
De*mer"it, v. t. [Cf. F. d\'82m\'82riter to deserve ill. See
Demerit, n.]
1. To deserve; -- said in reference to both praise and blame.
[Obs.]
If I have demerited any love or thanks. Udall.
Executed as a traitor . . . as he well demerited. State Trials
(1645).
2. To depreciate or cry down. [R.] Bp. Woolton.
Demerit
De*mer"it, v. i. To deserve praise or blame.
Demerse
De*merse" (?), v. t. [L. demersus, p. p. of demergere. See Merge.]
To immerse. [Obs.] Boyle.
Demersed
De*mersed" (?), a. (Bot.) Situated or growing under water, as
leaves; submersed.
Demersion
De*mer"sion (?) n. [L. demersio.]
1. The act of plunging into a fluid; a drowning.
2. The state of being overwhelmed in water, or as if in water. Ray.
Demesmerize
De*mes"mer*ize (?), v. t. To relieve from mesmeric influence. See
Mesmerize.
Demesne
De*mesne" (?), n. [OE. demeine, demain, rule, demesne, OF. demeine,
demaine, demeigne, domaine, power, F. domaine domain, fr. L.
dominium property, right of ownership, fr. dominus master,
proprietor, owner. See Dame, and cf. DEmain, Domain, Danger,
Dungeon.] (Law) A lord's chief manor place, with that part of the
lands belonging thereto which has not been granted out in tenancy;
a house, and the land adjoining, kept for the proprietor's own use.
[Written also demain.] Wharton's Law Dict. Burrill.
Ancient demesne. (Eng. Law) See under Ancient.
Demesnial
De*mesn"i*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to a demesne; of the nature of a
demesne.
Demi-
Dem"i- (?). [F. demi-, fr. L. dimidius half; di- = dis- + medius
middle. See Medium, and cf. Demy, Dimidiate.] A prefix, signifying
half.
Demi
De*mi" (?), n. See Demy, n.
Demibastion
Dem"i*bas"tion (?; 106), n. [Cf. F. demi-bastion.] (Fort.) A half
bastion, or that part of a bastion consisting of one face and one
flank.
Demibrigade
Dem"i*bri*gade" (?), n. [Cf. F. demi-brigade.] A half brigade.
Demicadence
Dem"i*ca`dence (?) n. (Mus.) An imperfect or half cadence, falling on
the dominant instead of on the key note.
Demicannon
Dem"i*can"non (?), n. (Mil. Antiq.) A kind of ordnance, carrying a
ball weighing from thirty to thirty-six pounds. Shak.
Demicircle
Dem"i*cir`cle (?), n. [Cf. F. demi-cercle.] An instrument for
measuring angles, in surveying, etc. It resembles
Demiculverin
Dem"i*cul"ver*in (?), n. (Mil. Antiq.) A kind of ordnance, carrying a
ball weighing from nine to thirteen pounds.
Demideify
Dem"i*de"i*fy (?) v. t. To deify in part. Cowper.
Demidevil
Dem"i*dev`il (?), n. A half devil. Shak.
Demigod
Dem"i*god (?), n. A half god, or an inferior deity; a fabulous hero,
the offspring of a deity and a mortal.
Demigoddess
Dem"i*god`dess (?), n. A female demigod.
Demigorge
Dem"i*gorge` (?), n. [Cf. F. demi-gorge.] (Fort.) Half the gorge, or
entrance into a bastion, taken from the angle of the flank to the
center of the bastion.
Demigrate
Dem"i*grate (?), v. i. [L. demigrare, demigratum, to emigrate. See
De-, and Migrate.] To emigrate. [Obs.] Cockeram.
Demigration
Dem`i*gra"tion (?) n. [L. demigratio.] Emigration. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
Demigroat
Dem"i*groat` (?), n. A half groat.
Demi-isand
Dem"i-is`and (?), n. Peninsula. [Obs.] Knolles.
Demijohn
Dem"i*john (?), n. [F. dame-jeanne, i. e., Lady Jane, a corruption of
Ar. damaj\'bena, damj\'bena, prob. fr. Damaghan a town in the Persian
province of Khorassan, one famous for its glass works.] A glass vessel
or bottle with a large body and small neck, inclosed in wickerwork.
Demilance
Dem"i*lance` (?), n. A light lance; a short spear; a half pike; also,
a demilancer.
Demilancer
Dem"i*lan`cer (?), n. A soldier of light cavalry of the 16th century,
who carried a demilance.
Demilune
Dem"i*lune` (?), n. [F. demi-lune.]
1. (Fort.) A work constructed beyond the main ditch of a fortress, and
in front of the curtain between two bastions, intended to defend the
curtain; a ravelin. See Ravelin.
2. (Physiol.) A crescentic mass of granular protoplasm present in the
salivary glands.
NOTE: &hand; Ea ch crescent is made of polyhedral cells which under
some circumstances are supposed to give rise to new salivary cells.
Demiman
Dem"i*man` (?), n. A half man. [R.] Knolles.
Demimonde
Dem`i*monde" (?), n. [F.; demi + monde world, L. mundus.] Persons of
doubtful reputation; esp., women who are kept as mistresses, though
not public prostitutes; demireps. Literary demimonde, writers of the
lowest kind.
Deminatured
Dem"i*na"tured (?; 135), a. Having half the nature of another. [R.]
Shak.
Demiquaver
Dem"i*qua`ver (?), n. (Mus.) A note of half the length of the quaver;
a semiquaver. [R.]
Demirelief, Demirelievo
Dem`i*re*lief" (?), Dem`i*re*lie"vo (?), n. Half relief. See
Demi-rilievo.
Demrep
Dem"*rep` (?), n. [Contr. fr. demi-reputation.] A woman of doubtful
reputation or suspected character; an adventuress. [Colloq.] De
Quincey.
Demi-rilievo
Dem"i-ri*lie"vo (?), n. [Pref. demi- + It. rilievo.] (Fine Arts) (a)
Half relief; sculpture in relief of which the figures project from the
background by one half their full roundness. (b) A work of sculpture
of the above character. See Alto-rilievo.
Demisability
De*mis`a*bil"i*ty (?), n. (Law) The state of being demisable.
Demisable
De*mis"a*ble (?), a. [From Demise.] (Law) Capable of being leased; as,
a demisable estate.
Demise
De*mise" (?), n. [F. d\'82mettre, p. p. d\'82mis, d\'82mise, to put
away, lay down; pref. d\'82- (L. de or dis-) + mettre to put, place,
lay, fr. L. mittere to send. See Mission, and cf. Dismiss, Demit.]
1. Transmission by formal act or conveyance to an heir or successor;
transference; especially, the transfer or transmission of the crown or
royal authority to a successor.
2. The decease of a royal or princely person; hence, also, the death
of any illustrious person.
After the demise of the Queen [of George II.], in 1737, they
[drawing-rooms] were held but twice a week. P. Cunningham.
3. (Law) The conveyance or transfer of an estate, either in fee for
life or for years, most commonly the latter. Bouvier.
NOTE: &hand; Th e de mise of the crown is a transfer of the crown,
royal authority, or kingdom, to a successor. Thus, when Edward IV.
was driven from his throne for a few months by the house of
Lancaster, this temporary transfer of his dignity was called a
demise. Thus the natural death of a king or queen came to be
denominated a demise, as by that event the crown is transferred to
a successor.
Blackstone. Demise and redemise, a conveyance where there are mutual
leases made from one to another of the same land, or something out of
it. Syn. -- Death; decease; departure. See Death.
Demise
De*mise", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Demised (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Demising.]
1. To transfer or transmit by succession or inheritance; to grant or
bestow by will; to bequeath. "Power to demise my lands." Swift.
What honor Canst thou demise to any child of mine? Shak.
2. To convey; to give. [R.]
His soul is at his conception demised to him. Hammond.
3. (Law) To convey, as an estate, be lease; to lease.
Demisemiquaver
Dem`i*sem"i*qua`ver (?), (Mus.) A short note, equal in time to the
half of a semiquaver, or the thirty-second part of a whole note.
Demiss
De*miss" (?), a. [L. demissus, p. p. of demittere.] Cast down; humble;
submissive. [Obs.]
He down descended like a most demiss And abject thrall. Spenser.
Demission
De*mis"sion (?), n. [L. demissio, fr. demittere. See Demit.]
1. The act of demitting, or the state of being demitted; a letting
down; a lowering; dejection. "Demission of mind." Hammond.
Demission of sovereign authority. L'Estrange.
2. Resignation of an office. [Scot.]
Demissionary
De*mis"sion*a*ry (?), a.
1. Pertaining to transfer or conveyance; as, a demissionary deed.
2. Tending to lower, depress, or degrade.
Demissive
De*miss"ive (?), a. [See Demiss.] Downcast; submissive; humble. [R.]
They pray with demissive eyelids. Lord (1630).
Demissly
De*miss"ly, adv. In a humble manner. [Obs.]
Demisuit
Dem"i*suit` (?), n. (Mil. Antiq.) A suit of light armor covering less
than the whole body, as having no protection for the legs below the
things, no vizor to the helmet, and the like.
Demit
De*mit" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Demitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Demitting.]
[L. demittere to send or bring down, to lower; de- + mittere to send.
Cf. Demise.]
1. To let fall; to depress. [R.]
They [peacocks] demit and let fall the same [i. e., their train].
Sir T. Browne.
2. To yield or submit; to humble; to lower; as, to demit one's self to
humble duties. [R.]
3. To lay down, as an office; to resign. [Scot.]
General Conway demitted his office. Hume.
Demitint
Dem"i*tint` (?), n. (Fine Arts) (a) That part of a painting,
engraving, or the like, which is neither in full darkness nor full
light. (b) The shade itself; neither the darkest nor the lightest in a
composition. Also called half tint.
Demitone
Dem"i*tone` (?), n. (Mus.) Semitone. [R.]
Demiurge
Dem"i*urge (?), n. [Gr. dhmioyrgo`s a worker for the people, a
workman, especially the marker of the world, the Creator; dh`mios
belonging to the people (fr. dh^mos the people) + 'e`rgon a work.]
1. (Gr. Antiq.) The chief magistrate in some of the Greek states.
2. God, as the Maker of the world.
3. According to the Gnostics, an agent or one employed by the Supreme
Being to create the material universe and man.
Demiurgic
Dem`i*ur"gic (?), a. [Gr. Pertaining to a demiurge; formative;
creative. "Demiurgic power." De Quincey.
Demvill
Dem"*vill` (?), n. (Old Law) A half -vill, consisting of five freemen
or frankpledges. Blackstone.
Demivolt
Dem"i*volt` (?), n. [Cf. F. demi-volte.] (Man.) A half vault; one of
the seven artificial motions of a horse, in which he raises his fore
legs in a particular manner.
Demiwolf
Dem"i*wolf` (?), n. A half wolf; a mongrel dog, between a dog and a
wolf.
Demobilization
De*mob`i*li*za"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82mobilisation. See
Mobilization.] (Mil.) The disorganization or disarming of troops which
have previously been mobilized or called into active service; the
change from a war footing to a peace footing.
Demobilize
De*mob"i*lize (?), v. t. [Cf. F. d\'82mobiliser.] (Mil.) To
disorganize, or disband and send home, as troops which have been
mobilized.
Democracy
De*moc"ra*cy (?), n.; pl. Democracies (#). [F. d\'82mocratie, fr. Gr.
dhmokrati`a; dh^mos the people + kratei^n to be strong, to rule,
kra`tos strength.]
1. Government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme
power is retained and directly exercised by the people.
2. Government by popular representation; a form of government in which
the supreme power is retained by the people, but is indirectly
exercised through a system of representation and delegated authority
periodically renewed; a constitutional representative government; a
republic.
3. Collectively, the people, regarded as the source of government.
Milton.
4. The principles and policy of the Democratic party, so called.
[U.S.]
Democrat
Dem"o*crat (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82mocrate.]
1. One who is an adherent or advocate of democracy, or government by
the people.
Whatever they call him, what care I, Aristocrat, democrat,
autocrat. Tennyson.
2. A member of the Democratic party. [U.S.]
Democratic
Dem`o*crat"ic (?), a. [Gr. d\'82mocratique.]
1. Pertaining to democracy; favoring democracy, or constructed upon
the principle of government by the people.
2. Relating to a political party so called.
3. Befitting the common people; -- opposed to aristocratic.
The Democratic party, the name of one of the chief political parties
in the United States.
Democratical
Dem`o*crat"ic*al (?), a. Democratic.
The democratical was democratically received. Algernon Sidney.
Democratically
Dem`o*crat"ic*al*ly, adv. In a democratic manner.
Democratism
De*moc"ra*tism (?), n. The principles or spirit of a democracy. [R.]
Democratist
De*moc"ra*tist (?), n. A democrat. [R.] Burke.
Democratize
De*moc"ra*tize (?) v. t. To render democratic.
Democraty
De*moc"ra*ty (?), n. Democracy. [Obs.] Milton.
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Demogorgon
De`mo*gor"gon (?), n. [First me the scholiast, gorgo`s fierce, , A
mysterious, terrible, and evil divinity, regarded by some as the
author of creation, by others as a great magician who was supposed to
command the spirits of the lower world. See Gorgon.
Orcus and Ades, and the dreaded name Of Demogorgon. Milton.
Demography
De*mog"ra*phy (?), n. [Gr. -graphy.] The study of races, as to births,
marriages, mortality, health, etc. -- Dem`o*graph"ic, a.
Demoiselle
De`moi`selle" (?), n. [F. See Damsel.]
1. A young lady; a damsel; a lady's maid.
2. (Zo\'94l.) The Numidian crane (Antropoides virgo); -- so called on
account of the grace and symmetry of its form and movements.
3. (Zo\'94l.) A beautiful, small dragon fly of the genus Agrion.
Demolish
De*mol"ish (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Demolished (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Demolishing.] [F. d\'82molir, fr. L. demoliri, p. p. demolitus; de- +
moliri to set a thing in motion, to work, construct, from moles a huge
mass or structure. See Mole a mound, and Finish.] To throw or pull
down; to raze; to destroy the fabric of; to pull to pieces; to ruin;
as, to demolish an edifice, or a wall.
I expected the fabric of my book would long since have been
demolished, and laid even with the ground. Tillotson.
Syn. -- To Demolish, Overturn, Destroy, Dismantle, Raze. That is
overturned or overthrown which had stood upright; that is destroyed
whose component parts are scattered; that is demolished which had
formed a mass or structure; that is dismantled which is stripped of
its covering, as a vessel of its sails, or a fortress of its bastions,
etc.; that is razed which is brought down smooth, and level to the
ground. An ancient pillar is overturned or overthrown as the result of
decay; as city is destroyed by an invasion of its enemies; a monument,
the walls of a castle, a church, or any structure, real or imaginary,
may be demolished; a fortress may be dismantled from motives of
prudence, in order to render it defenseless; a city may be razed by
way of punishment, and its ruins become a memorial of vengeance.
Demolisher
De*mol"ish`er (?), n. One who, or that which, demolishes; as, a
demolisher of towns.
Demolishment
De*mol"ish*ment (?), n. Demolition.
Demolition
Dem`o*li"tion (?; 277), n. [L. demolitio, fr. demoliri: cf. F.
d\'82molition. See Demolish.] The act of overthrowing, pulling down,
or destroying a pile or structure; destruction by violence; utter
overthrow; -- opposed to construction; as, the demolition of a house,
of military works, of a town, or of hopes.
Demolitionist
Dem`o*li"tion*ist, n. A demolisher. [R.] Carlyle.
Demon
De"mon (?), n. [F. d\'82mon, L. daemon a spirit, an evil spirit, fr.
Gr.
1. (Gr. Antiq.) A spirit, or immaterial being, holding a middle place
between men and deities in pagan mythology.
The demon kind is of an inSydenham.
2. One's genius; a tutelary spirit or internal voice; as, the demon of
Socrates. [Often written d\'91mon.]
3. An evil spirit; a devil.
That same demon that hath gulled thee thus. Shak.
Demoness
De"mon*ess (?), n. A female demon.
Demonetization
De*mon`e*ti*za"tion (?), n. The act of demonetizing, or the condition
of being demonetized.
Demonetize
De*mon"e*tize (?; see Monetary), v. t. To deprive of current value; to
withdraw from use, as money.
They [gold mohurs] have been completely demonetized by the [East
India] Company. R. Cobden.
Demoniac, Demoniacal
De*mo"ni*ac (?), Dem`o*ni"a*cal (?; 277), a. [L. daemoniacus, fr.
daemon; cf. F. d\'82moniaque. See Demon.]
1. Pertaining to, or characteristic of, a demon or evil spirit;
devilish; as, a demoniac being; demoniacal practices.
Sarcastic, demoniacal laughter. Thackeray.
2. Influenced or produced by a demon or evil spirit; as, demoniac or
demoniacal power. "Demoniac frenzy." Milton.
Demoniac
De*mo"ni*ac (?), n.
1. A human being possessed by a demon or evil spirit; one whose
faculties are directly controlled by a demon.
The demoniac in the gospel was sometimes cast into the fire. Bates.
2. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of Anabaptists who maintain that the
demons or devils will finally be saved.
Demoniacally
Dem`o*ni"a*cal*ly (?), adv. In a demoniacal manner.
Demoniacism
Dem`o*ni"a*cism (?), n. The state of being demoniac, or the practices
of demoniacs.
Demonial
De*mo"ni*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to a demon. [Obs.] Cudworth.
Demonian
De*mo"ni*an (?), a. Relating to, or having the nature of, a demon.
"Demonian spirits." Milton.
Demonianism
De*mo"ni*an*ism (?), n. The state of being possessed by a demon or by
demons.
Demoniasm
De*mo"ni*asm (?), n. See Demonianism. [R.]
Demonic
De*mo"nic (?), a. [L. daemonicus, Gr. daimoniko`s.] Of or pertaining
to a demon or to demons; demoniac. "Demonic ambushes." Lowell.
Demonism
De"mon*ism (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82monisme.] The belief in demons or
false gods.
The established theology of the heathen world . . . rested upon the
basis of demonism. Farmer.
Demonist
De"mon*ist, n. A believer in, or worshiper of, demons.
Demonize
De"mon*ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Demonized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Demonizing.] [Cf. LL. daemonizare to be possessed by a demon, Gr.
1. To convert into a demon; to infuse the principles or fury of a
demon into.
2. To control or possess by a demon.
Demonocracy
De`mon*oc"ra*cy (?), n. [Gr. dai`mwn demon + kra`tos strength: cf. F.
d\'82monocratie.] The power or government of demons.
A demonocracy of unclean spirits. H. Taylor.
Demonographer
De`mon*og"ra*pher (?), n. [Demon + -graph + -er.] A demonologist. [R.]
Am. Cyc.
Demonolatry
De`mon*ol"a*try (?), n. [Gr. dai`mwn demon + latrei`a worship,
d\'82monol\'83trie.] The worship of demons.
Demonologer
De`mon*ol"o*ger (?), n. One versed in demonology. R. North.
Demonologic, Demonological
De`mon*o*log"ic (?), De`mon*o*log"ic*al (?), a. [Cf. F.
d\'82monologique.] Of or Pertaining to demonology.
Demonologist
De`mon*ol"o*gist (?), n. One who writes on, or is versed in,
demonology.
Demonology
De`mon*ol"o*gy (?; 277), n. [Demon + -logy: cf. F. d\'82monologie.] A
treatise on demons; a supposititious science which treats of demons
and their manifestations. Sir W. Scott.
Demonomagy
De`mon*om"a*gy (?), n. [Gr. dai`mwn demon + magic.] Magic in which the
aid of demons is invoked; black or infernal magic. Bp. Hurd.
Demonomania
De*mon`o*ma"ni*a (?), n. [Demon + mania.] A form of madness in which
the patient conceives himself possessed of devils.
Demonomist
De*mon"o*mist (?) n. One in subjection to a demon, or to demons. [R.]
Sir T. Herbert.
Demonomy
De*mon"o*my (?), n. [Gr. The dominion of demons. [R.] Sir T. Herbert.
Demonry
De"mon*ry (?), n. Demoniacal influence or possession. J. Baillie.
Demonship
De"mon*ship, n. The state of a demon. Mede.
Demonstrability
De*mon`stra*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality of being demonstrable;
demonstrableness.
Demonstrable
De*mon"stra*ble (?), a. [L. demonstrabilis: cf. OF. demonstrable, F.
d\'82montrable.]
1. Capable of being demonstrated; that can be proved beyond doubt or
question.
The grand articles of our belief are as demonstrable as geometry.
Glanvill.
2. Proved; apparent. [Obs.] Shak.
Demonstrableness
De*mon"stra*ble*ness, n. The quality of being demonstrable;
demonstrability.
Demonstrably
De*mon"stra*bly, adv. In a demonstrable manner; incontrovertibly;
clearly.
Cases that demonstrably concerned the public cause. Clarendon.
Demonstrance
De*mon"strance (?), n. [OF. demonstrance.] Demonstration; proof.
[Obs.] Holland.
Demonstrate
Dem"on*strate (?; 277), v. t. [L. demonstratus, p. p. of demonstrare
to demonstrate; de- + monstrare to show. See Monster.]
1. To point out; to show; to exhibit; to make evident. Shak.
2. To show, or make evident, by reasoning or proof; to prove by
deduction; to establish so as to exclude the possibility of doubt or
denial.
We can not demonstrate these things so as to show that the contrary
often involves a contradiction. Tillotson.
3. (Anat.) To exhibit and explain (a dissection or other anatomical
preparation).
Demonstrater
Dem"on*stra`ter, n. See Demonstrator.
Demonstration
Dem`on*stra"tion (?), n. [L. demonstratio: cf. F. d\'82monstration.]
1. The act of demonstrating; an exhibition; proof; especially, proof
beyond the possibility of doubt; indubitable evidence, to the senses
or reason.
Those intervening ideas which serve to show the agreement of any
two others are called "proofs;" and where agreement or disagreement
is by this means plainly and clearly perceived, it is called
demonstration. Locke.
2. An expression, as of the feelings, by outward signs; a
manifestation; a show.
Did your letters pierce the queen to any demonstration of grief?
Shak.
Loyal demonstrations toward the prince. Prescott.
3. (Anat.) The exhibition and explanation of a dissection or other
anatomical preparation.
4. (Mil.) a decisive exhibition of force, or a movement indicating an
attack.
5. (Logic) The act of proving by the syllogistic process, or the proof
itself.
6. (Math.) A course of reasoning showing that a certain result is a
necessary consequence of assumed premises; -- these premises being
definitions, axioms, and previously established propositions.
Direct, OR Positive, demonstration (Logic & Math.), one in which the
correct conclusion is the immediate sequence of reasoning from
axiomatic or established premises; -- opposed to Indirect, OR
Negative, demonstration (called also reductio ad absurdum), in which
the correct conclusion is an inference from the demonstration that any
other hypothesis must be incorrect.
Demonstrative
De*mon"stra*tive (?), a. [F. d\'82monstratif, L. demonstrativus.]
1. Having the nature of demonstration; tending to demonstrate; making
evident; exhibiting clearly or conclusively. "Demonstrative figures."
Dryden.
An argument necessary and demonstrative. Hooker.
2. Expressing, or apt to express, much; displaying feeling or
sentiment; as, her nature was demonstrative.
3. Consisting of eulogy or of invective. "Demonstrative eloquence."
Blair.
Demonstrative pronoun (Gram.), a pronoun distinctly designating that
to which it refers.
Demonstrative
De*mon"stra*tive, n. (Gram.) A demonstrative pronoun; as, "this" and
"that" are demonstratives.
Demonstratively
De*mon"stra*tive*ly (?), adv. In a manner fitted to demonstrate;
clearly; convincingly; forcibly.
Demonstrativeness
De*mon"stra*tive*ness, n. The state or quality of being demonstrative.
Demonstrator
Dem"on*stra`tor (?; 277), n. [L.: cf. F. d\'82monstrateur.]
1. One who demonstrates; one who proves anything with certainty, or
establishes it by indubitable evidence.
2. (Anat.) A teacher of practical anatomy.
Demonstratory
De*mon"stra*to*ry (?), a. Tending to demonstrate; demonstrative.
Johnson.
Demorage
De*mor"age (?; 48), n. Demurrage. [Obs.] Pepys (1663).
Demoralization
De*mor`al*i*za"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82moralisation.] The act of
corrupting or subverting morals. Especially: The act of corrupting or
subverting discipline, courage, hope, etc., or the state of being
corrupted or subverted in discipline, courage, etc.; as, the
demoralization of an army or navy.
Demoralize
De*mor"al*ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Demoralized (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Demoralizing.] [F. d\'82moraliser; pref. d\'82- (L. dis- or de) +
moraliser. See Moralize.] To corrupt or undermine in morals; to
destroy or lessen the effect of moral principles on; to render corrupt
or untrustworthy in morals, in discipline, in courage, spirit, etc.;
to weaken in spirit or efficiency.
The demoralizing example of profligate power and prosperous crime.
Walsh.
The vices of the nobility had demoralized the army. Bancroft.
Demosthenic
Dem`os*then"ic (?), a. [L. Demosthenicus: cf. F. D\'82mosth\'82nique.]
Pertaining to, or in the style of, Demosthenes, the Grecian orator.
Demotic
De*mot"ic (?), a. [Gr. d\'82motique.] Of or pertaining to the people;
popular; common. Demotic alphabet OR character, a form of writing used
in Egypt after six or seven centuries before Christ, for books, deeds,
and other such writings; a simplified form of the hieratic character;
-- called also epistolographic character, and enchorial character. See
Enchorial.
Demount
De*mount" (?), v. i. To dismount. [R.]
Dempne
Demp"ne (?) v. t. To damn; to condemn. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Dempster; 215, Demster
Demp"ster (?; 215), Dem"ster (?), n. [See Deemster.]
1. A deemster.
2. (O. Scots Law) An officer whose duty it was to announce the doom or
sentence pronounced by the court.
Demulce
De*mulce" (?), v. t. [L. demulcere; de- + mulcere to stroke, soothe.]
To soothe; to mollify; to pacify; to soften. [R.] Sir T. Elyot.
Demulcent
De*mul"cent (?), a. [L. demulcens, p. pr. of demulcere.] Softening;
mollifying; soothing; assuasive; as, oil is demulcent.
Demulcent
De*mul"cent, n. (Med.) A substance, usually of a mucilaginous or oily
nature, supposed to be capable of soothing an inflamed nervous
membrane, or protecting i
Demulsion
De*mul"sion (?), n. The act of soothing; that which soothes. Feltham.
Demur
De*mur" (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Demurred (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Demurring.] [OF. demurer, demorer, demourer, to linger, stay, F.
demeurer, fr. L. demorari; de- + morari to delay, tarry, stay, mora
delay; prob. originally, time for thinking, reflection, and akin to
memor mindful. See Memory.]
1. To linger; to stay; to tarry. [Obs.]
Yet durst not demur nor abide upon the camp. Nicols.
2. To delay; to pause; to suspend proceedings or judgment in view of a
doubt or difficulty; to hesitate; to put off the determination or
conclusion of an affair.
Upon this rub, the English embassadors thought fit to demur.
Hayward.
3. To scruple or object; to take exception; as, I demur to that
statement.
4. (Law) To interpose a demurrer. See Demurrer, 2.
Demur
De*mur", v. t.
1. To suspend judgment concerning; to doubt of or hesitate about.
[Obs.]
The latter I demur, for in their looks Much reason, and in their
actions, oft appears. Milton.
2. To cause delay to; to put off. [Obs.]
He demands a fee, And then demurs me with a vain delay. Quarles.
Demur
De*mur", n. [OF. demor, demore, stay, delay. See Demur, v. i.] Stop;
pause; hesitation as to proceeding; suspense of decision or action;
scruple.
All my demurs but double his attacks; At last he whispers, "Do; and
we go snacks." Pope.
Demure
De*mure" (?), a. [Perh. from OF. de murs (i. e., de bonnes murs of
good manners); de of + murs, mours, meurs, mors, F. m, fr. L. mores
(sing. mos) manners, morals (see Moral); or more prob. fr. OF.
me\'81r, F. m\'96r mature, ripe (see Mature) in a phrase preceded by
de, as de m\'96re conduite of mature conduct.]
1. Of sober or serious mien; composed and decorous in bearing; of
modest look; staid; grave.
Sober, steadfast, and demure. Milton.
Nan was very much delighted in her demure way, and that delight
showed itself in her face and in her clear bright eyes. W. Black.
2. Affectedly modest, decorous, or serious; making a show of gravity.
A cat lay, and looked so demure, as if there had been neither life
nor soul in her. L'Estrange.
Miss Lizzy, I have no doubt, would be as demure and coquettish, as
if ten winters more had gone over her head. Miss Mitford.
Demure
De*mure", v. i. To look demurely. [Obs.] Shak.
Demurely
De*mure"ly, adv. In a demure manner; soberly; gravely; -- now,
commonly, with a mere show of gravity or modesty.
They . . . looked as demurely as they could; for 't was a hanging
matter to laugh unseasonably. Dryden.
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Demureness
De*mure"ness (?), n. The state of being demure; gravity; the show of
gravity or modesty.
Demurity
De*mur"i*ty (?), n. Demureness; also, one who is demure. Sir T.
Browne.
Demurrable
De*mur"ra*ble (?), a. That may be demurred to. Stormonth.
Demurrage
De*mur"rage (?), n. [Cf. OF. demorage delay. See Demur.] (Law) (a) The
detention of a vessel by the freighter beyond the time allowed in her
charter party for loading, unloading, or sailing. (b) The allowance
made to the master or owner of the ship for such delay or detention.
The claim for demurrage ceases as soon as the ship is cleared out
and ready for sailing. M\'bfCulloch.
NOTE: &hand; Th e te rm is al so ap plied to si milar de lays and
allowances in land carriage, by wagons, railroads, etc.
Demurral
De*mur"ral (?), n. Demur; delay in acting or deciding.
The same causes of demurral existed which prevented British troops
from assisting in the expulsion of the French from Rome. Southey.
Demurrer
De*mur"rer (?), n.
1. One who demurs.
2. (Law) A stop or pause by a party to an action, for the judgment of
the court on the question, whether, assuming the truth of the matter
alleged by the opposite party, it is sufficient in law to sustain the
action or defense, and hence whether the party resting is bound to
answer or proceed further.
Demurrer to evidence, an exception taken by a party to the evidence
offered by the opposite party, and an objecting to proceed further, on
the allegation that such evidence is not sufficient in law to maintain
the issue, and a reference to the court to determine the point.
Bouvier.
Demy
De*my" (?), n.; pl. Demies (#). [See Demi-.]
1. A printing and a writing paper of particular sizes. See under
Paper.
2. A half fellow at Magdalen College, Oxford. [Written also demi.]
He was elected into Magdalen College as a demy; a term by which
that society denominates those elsewhere called "scholars," young
men who partake of the founder's benefaction, and succeed in their
order to vacant fellowships. Johnson.
Demy
De*my", a. Pertaining to, or made of, the size of paper called demy;
as, a demy book.
Den
Den (?), n. [AS. denn; perh. akin to G. tenne floor, thrashing floor,
and to AS. denu valley.]
1. A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among
rocks; esp., a cave used by a wild beast for shelter or concealment;
as, a lion's den; a den of robbers.
2. A squalid place of resort; a wretched dwelling place; a haunt; as,
a den of vice. "Those squalid dens, which are the reproach of great
capitals." Addison.
3. Any snug or close retreat where one goes to be alone. [Colloq.]
4. [AS. denu.] A narrow glen; a ravine; a dell. [Old Eng. & Scotch]
Shak.
Den
Den, v. i. To live in, or as in, a den.
The sluggish salvages that den below. G. Fletcher.
Denarcotize
De*nar"co*tize (?), v. t. To deprive of narcotine; as, to denarcotize
opium. -- De*nar`co*ti*za"tion (#), n.
Denarius
De*na"ri*us (?), n.; pl. Denarii (#). [L. See 2d Denier.] A Roman
silver coin of the value of about fourteen cents; the "penny" of the
New Testament; -- so called from being worth originally ten of the
pieces called as.
Denary
Den"a*ry (?), a. [L. denarius. See 2d Denier.] Containing ten;
tenfold; proceeding by tens; as, the denary, or decimal, scale.
Denary
Den"a*ry, n.
1. The number ten; a division into ten.
2. A coin; the Anglicized form of denarius. Udall.
Denationalization
De*na`tion*al*i*za"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82nationalisation.] The or
process of denationalizing.
Denationalize
De*na"tion*al*ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Denationalized (?); p. pr.
& vb. n. Denationalizing.] [Cf. F. d\'82nationaliser.] To divest or
deprive of national character or rights.
Bonaparte's decree denationalizes, as he calls it, all ships that
have touched at a British port. Cobbett.
An expatriated, denationalized race. G. Eliot.
Denaturalize
De*nat"u*ral*ize (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Denaturalized (?); p.
pr. & vb. n. Denaturalizing.] [Cf. F. d\'82naturaliser.]
1. To render unnatural; to alienate from nature.
2. To renounce the natural rights and duties of; to deprive of
citizenship; to denationalize. [R.]
They also claimed the privilege, when aggrieved, of denaturalizing
themselves, or, in other words, of publicly renouncing their
allegiance to their sovereign, and of enlisting under the banners
of his enemy. Prescott.
Denay
De*nay" (?), v. t. [See Deny.] To deny. [Obs.]
That with great rage he stoutly doth denay. Spenser.
Denay
De*nay", n. Denial; refusal. [Obs.] Shak.
Dendrachate
Den"dra*chate (?), n. [L. dendrachates; Gr. dendrachate, dendragate.]
(Min.) Arborescent or dendritic agate.
Dendriform
Den"dri*form (?), a. [Gr. -form.] Resembling in structure a tree or
shrub.
Dendrite
Den"drite (?), n. [Gr. dendrite.] (Min.) A stone or mineral on or in
which are branching figures resembling shrubs or trees, produced by a
foreign mineral, usually an oxide of manganese, as in the moss agate;
also, a crystallized mineral having an arborescent form, e. g., gold
or silver; an arborization.
Dendritic, Dendritical
Den*drit"ic (?), Den*drit"ic*al (?), a. Pertaining to a dendrite, or
to arborescent crystallization; having a form resembling a shrub or
tree; arborescent.
Dendroc Den`dro*c (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.) A division of the
Turbellaria in which the digestive cavity gives off lateral branches, which are
often divided into smaller branchlets.
Dendroid, Dendroidal
Den"droid (?), Den*droid"al (?), a. [Gr. dendro\'8bde.] Resembling a
shrub or tree in form; treelike.
Dendrolite
Den"dro*lite (?), n. [Gr. -lite: cf. F. dendrolithe.] (Paleon.) A
petrified or fossil shrub, plant, or part of a plant.
Dendrologist
Den*drol"o*gist (?), n. One versed in the natural history of trees.
Dendrologous
Den*drol"o*gous (?), a. Relating to dendrology.
Dendrology
Den*drol"o*gy (?), n. [Gr. -logy: cf. F. dendrologie.] A discourse or
treatise on trees; the natural history of trees.
Dendrometer
Den*drom"e*ter (?), n. [Gr. -meter: cf. F. dendrom\'8atre.] An
instrument to measure the height and diameter of trees.
Denegate
Den"e*gate (?), v. t. [L. denegatus, p. p. of denegare. See Deny.] To
deny. [Obs.]
Denegation
Den`e*ga"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82n\'82gation.] Denial. [Obs.]
Dengue
Den"gue (?), n. [See Note, below.] (Med.) A specific epidemic disease
attended with high fever, cutaneous eruption, and severe pains in the
head and limbs, resembling those of rheumatism; -- called also
breakbone fever. It occurs in India, Egypt, the West Indies, etc., is
of short duration, and rarely fatal.
NOTE: &hand; Th is di sease, wh en it first appeared in the British
West India Islands, was called the dandy fever, from the stiffness
and constraint which it grave to the limbs and body. The Spaniards
of the neighboring islands mistook the term for their word dengue,
denoting prudery, which might also well express stiffness, and
hence the term dengue became, as last, the name of the disease.
Tully.
Deniable
De*ni"a*ble (?), a. [See Deny.] Capable of being, or liable to be,
denied.
Denial
De*ni"al (?), n. [See Deny.]
1. The act of gainsaying, refusing, or disowning; negation; -- the
contrary of affirmation.
You ought to converse with so much sincerity that your bare
affirmation or denial may be sufficient. Bp. Stillingfleet.
2. A refusal to admit the truth of a statement, charge, imputation,
etc.; assertion of the untruth of a thing stated or maintained; a
contradiction.
3. A refusal to grant; rejection of a request.
The commissioners, . . . to obtain from the king's subjects as much
as they would willingly give, . . . had not to complain of many
peremptory denials. Hallam.
4. A refusal to acknowledge; disclaimer of connection with; disavowal;
-- the contrary of confession; as, the denial of a fault charged on
one; a denial of God.
Denial of one's self, a declining of some gratification; restraint of
one's appetites or propensities; self-denial.
Deniance
De*ni"ance (?), n. Denial. [Obs.] E. Hall.
Denier
De*ni"er (?), n. One who denies; as, a denier of a fact, or of the
faith, or of Christ.
Denier
De*nier" (?), n. [F. denier, fr. L. denarius a Roman silver coin orig.
equiv. to ten asses, later, a copper, fr. deni ten by ten, fr. the
root of decem ten; akin to E. ten. See Ten, and cf. Denary, Dinar.] A
small copper coin of insignificant value.
My dukedom to a beggarly denier. Shak.
Denigrate
Den"i*grate (?), v. t. [L. denigrare; de- + nigrare to blacken, niger
black.]
1. To blacken thoroughly; to make very black. Boyle.
2. Fig.: To blacken or sully; to defame. [R.]
To denigrate the memory of Voltaire. Morley.
Denigration
Den`i*gra"tion (?), n. [L. denigratio.]
1. The act of making black. Boyle.
2. Fig.: A blackening; defamation.
The vigorous denigration of science. Morley.
Denigrator
Den"i*gra`tor (?), n. One who, or that which, blackens.
Denim
Den"im (?), n. [Of uncertain origin.] A coarse cotton drilling used
for overalls, etc.
Denitration
Den`i*tra"tion (?), n. [Pref. de- + nitrate.] A disengaging, or
removal, of nitric acid.
Denitrification
De*ni`tri*fi*ca"tion (?), n. The act or process of freeing from
nitrogen; also, the condition resulting from the removal of nitrogen.
Denitrify
De*ni"tri*fy (?), v. t. [Pref. de- + nitrogen + -fy.] To deprive of,
or free from, nitrogen.
Denization
Den`i*za"tion (?), n. The act of making one a denizen or adopted
citizen; naturalization. Hallam.
Denize
De*nize" (?), v. t. To make a denizen; to confer the rights of
citizenship upon; to naturalize. [Obs.]
There was a private act made for denizing the children of Richard
HillStrype.
Denizen
Den"i*zen (?), n. [OF. denzein, deinzein, prop., one living (a city or
country); opposed to forain foreign, and fr. denz within, F. dans, fr.
L. de intus, prop., from within, intus being from in in. See In, and
cf. Foreign.]
1. A dweller; an inhabitant. "Denizens of air." Pope.
Denizens of their own free, independent state. Sir W. Scott.
2. One who is admitted by favor to all or a part of the rights of
citizenship, where he did not possess them by birth; an adopted or
naturalized citizen.
3. One admitted to residence in a foreign country.
Ye gods, Natives, or denizens, of blest abodes. Dryden.
Denizen
Den"i*zen, v. t.
1. To constitute (one) a denizen; to admit to residence, with certain
rights and privileges.
As soon as denizened, they domineer. Dryden.
2. To provide with denizens; to populate with adopted or naturalized
occupants.
There [islets] were at once denizened by various weeds. J. D.
Hooker.
Denizenation
Den`i*zen*a"tion (?), n. Denization; denizening. Abbott.
Denizenize
Den"i*zen*ize (?), v. t. To constitute (one) a denizen; to denizen.
Abbott.
Denizenship
Den"i*zen*ship, n. State of being a denizen.
Denmark satin
Den"mark sat"in (?). See under Satin.
Dennet
Den"net (?), n. A light, open, two-wheeled carriage for one horse; a
kind of gig. ("The term and vehicle common about 1825." Latham.)
Denominable
De*nom"i*na*ble (?), a. Capable of being denominated or named. Sir T.
Browne.
Denominate
De*nom"i*nate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Denominated (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Denominating (?).] [L. denominatus, p. p. of denominare to name;
de- + nominare to call by name. See Nominate.] To give a name to; to
characterize by an epithet; to entitle; to name; to designate.
Passions commonly denominating selfish. Hume.
Denominate
De*nom"i*nate (?), a. [L. denominatus, p. p.] Having a specific name
or denomination; specified in the concrete as opposed to abstract;
thus, 7 feet is a denominate quantity, while 7 is mere abstract
quantity or number. See Compound number, under Compound.
Denomination
De*nom`i*na"tion (?), n. [L. denominatio metonymy: cf. F.
d\'82nomination a naming.]
1. The act of naming or designating.
2. That by which anything is denominated or styled; an epithet; a
name, designation, or title; especially, a general name indicating a
class of like individuals; a category; as, the denomination of units,
or of thousands, or of fourths, or of shillings, or of tons.
Those [qualities] which are classed under the denomination of
sublime. Burke.
3. A class, or society of individuals, called by the same name; a
sect; as, a denomination of Christians. Syn. -- Name; appellation;
title. See Name.
Denominational
De*nom`i*na"tion*al (?), a. Pertaining to a denomination, especially
to a sect or society. "Denominational differences." Buckle.
Denominationalism
De*nom`i*na"tion*al*ism (?), n. A denominational or class spirit or
policy; devotion to the interests of a sect or denomination.
Denominationalist
De*nom`i*na"tion*al*ist, n. One imbued with a denominational spirit.
The Century.
Denominationally
De*nom`i*na"tion*al*ly, adv. In a denominational manner; by
denomination or sect.
Denominative
De*nom`i*na"tive (?), a. [Cf. F. d\'82nominatif.]
1. Conferring a denomination or name.
2. (Logic) Connotative; as, a denominative name.
3. Possessing, or capable of possessing, a distinct denomination or
designation; denominable.
The least denominative part of time is a minute. Cocker.
4. (Gram.) Derived from a substantive or an adjective; as, a
denominative verb.
Denominative
De*nom`i*na"tive, n. A denominative name or term; denominative verb.
Jer. Taylor. Harkness.
Denominatively
De*nom`i*na"tive*ly, adv. By denomination.
Denominator
De*nom"i*na`tor (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82nominateur.]
1. One who, or that which, gives a name; origin or source of a name.
This opinion that Aram . . . was the father and denomination of the
Syrians in general. Sir W. Raleigh.
2. (Arith.) That number placed below the line in vulgar fractions
which shows into how many parts the integer or unit is divided.
NOTE: &hand; Th us, in , 5 is the denominator, showing that the
integer is divided into five parts; and the numerator, 3, shows how
many parts are taken.
3. (Alg.) That part of any expression under a fractional form which is
situated below the horizontal line signifying division.
NOTE: &hand; In th is se nse, the denominator is not necessarily a
number, but may be any expression, either positive or negative,
real or imaginary.
Davies & Peck (Math. Dict. )
Denotable
De*not"a*ble (?), a. [From Denote.] Capable of being denoted or
marked. Sir T. Browne.
Denotate
De*no"tate (?), v. t. [L. denotatus, p. p. of denotare.] To mark off;
to denote. [Archaic]
These terms denotate a longer time. Burton.
What things should be denotated and signified by the color.
Urquhart.
Denotation
De`no*ta"tion (?), n. [L. denotatio: cf. F. d\'82notation.] The
marking off or separation of anything. Hammond.
Denotative
De*not"a*tive (?), a. Having power to denote; designating or marking
off.
Proper names are pre\'89minently denotative; telling us that such
as object has such a term to denote it, but telling us nothing as
to any single attribute. Latham.
Denote
De*note" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Denoted; p. pr. & vb. n. Denoting.]
[L. denotare; de- + notare to mark, nota mark, sign, note: cf. F.
d\'82noter. See Note.]
1. To mark out plainly; to signify by a visible sign; to serve as the
sign or name of; to indicate; to point out; as, the hands of the clock
denote the hour.
The better to denote her to the doctor. Shak.
2. To be the sign of; to betoken; to signify; to mean.
A general expression to denote wickedness of every sort. Gilpin.
Denotement
De*note"ment (?), n. Sign; indication. [R.]
NOTE: &hand; A word found in some editions of Shakespeare.
Denotive
De*not"ive (?), a. Serving to denote.
D\'82nouement
D\'82`noue`ment" (?), n. [F. d\'82nouement, fr. d\'82nouer to untie;
pref. d\'82- (L. dis-) + nouer to tie, fr. L. nodus knot, perh. for
gnodus and akin to E. knot.]
1. The unraveling or discovery of a plot; the catastrophe, especially
of a drama or a romance.
2. The solution of a mystery; issue; outcome.
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Denounce
De*nounce" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Denounced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Denouncing.] [F. d\'82noncer, OF. denoncier, fr. L. denuntiare,
denunciare; de- + nunciare, nuntiare, to announce, report, nuntius a
messenger, message. See Nuncio, and cf. Denunciate.]
1. To make known in a solemn or official manner; to declare; to
proclaim (especially an evil). [Obs.]
Denouncing wrath to come. Milton.
I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish. Deut.
xxx. 18.
2. To proclaim in a threatening manner; to threaten by some outward
sign or expression.
His look denounced desperate. Milton.
3. To point out as deserving of reprehension or punishment, etc.; to
accuse in a threatening manner; to invoke censure upon; to stigmatize.
Denounced for a heretic. Sir T. More.
To denounce the immoralities of Julius C\'91sar. Brougham.
Denouncement
De*nounce"ment (?), n. [Cf. OF. denoncement.] Solemn, official, or
menacing announcement; denunciation. [Archaic]
False is the reply of Cain, upon the denouncement of his curse. Sir
T. Browne.
Denouncer
De*noun"cer (?) n. One who denounces, or declares, as a menace.
Here comes the sad denouncer of my fate. Dryden.
Dense
Dense (?), a. [L. densus; akin to Gr. dense.]
1. Having the constituent parts massed or crowded together; close;
compact; thick; containing much matter in a small space; heavy;
opaque; as, a dense crowd; a dense forest; a dense fog.
All sorts of bodies, firm and fluid, dense and rare. Ray.
To replace the cloudy barrier dense. Cowper.
2. Stupid; gross; crass; as, dense ignorance.
Densely
Dense"ly, adv. In a dense, compact manner.
Denseless
Dense"less, n. The quality of being dense; density.
Densimeter
Den*sim"e*ter (?), n. [L. densus dense + -meter: cf. F.
densim\'8atre.] An instrument for ascertaining the specific gravity or
density of a substance.
Density
Den"si*ty (?), n. [L. densitas; cf. F. densit\'82.]
1. The quality of being dense, close, or thick; compactness; --
opposed to rarity.
2. (Physics) The ratio of mass, or quantity of matter, to bulk or
volume, esp. as compared with the mass and volume of a portion of some
substance used as a standard.
NOTE: &hand; Fo r ga ses th e st andard substance is hydrogen, at a
temperature of 0° Centigrade and a pressure of 760 millimeters. For
liquids and solids the standard is water at a temperature of 4°
Centigrade. The density of solids and liquids is usually called
specific gravity, and the same is true of gases when referred to
air as a standard.
3. (Photog.) Depth of shade. Abney.
Dent
Dent (?), n. [A variant of Dint.]
1. A stroke; a blow. [Obs.] "That dent of thunder." Chaucer.
2. A slight depression, or small notch or hollow, made by a blow or by
pressure; an indentation.
A blow that would have made a dent in a pound of butter. De
Quincey.
Dent
Dent, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dented; p. pr. & vb. n. Denting.] To make a
dent upon; to indent.
The houses dented with bullets. Macaulay.
Dent
Dent, n. [F., fr. L. dens, dentis, tooth. See Tooth.] (Mach.) A tooth,
as of a card, a gear wheel, etc. Knight.
Dental
Den"tal (?), a. [L. dens, dentis, tooth: cf. F. dental. See Tooth.]
1. Of or pertaining to the teeth or to dentistry; as, dental surgery.
2. (Phon.) Formed by the aid of the teeth; -- said of certain
articulations and the letters representing them; as, d t are dental
letters.
Dental formula (Zo\'94l.), a brief notation used by zo\'94logists to
denote the number and kind of teeth of a mammal. -- Dental surgeon, a
dentist.
Dental
Den"tal, n. [Cf. F. dentale. See Dental, a.]
1. An articulation or letter formed by the aid of the teeth.
2. (Zo\'94l.) A marine mollusk of the genus Dentalium, with a curved
conical shell resembling a tooth. See Dentalium.
Dentalism
Den"tal*ism (?), n. The quality of being formed by the aid of the
teeth.
Dentalium
Den*ta"li*um (?), n. [NL., fr. L. dens, dentis, tooth.] (Zo\'94l.) A
genus of marine mollusks belonging to the Scaphopoda, having a tubular
conical shell.
Dentary
Den"ta*ry (?), a. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or bearing, teeth. -- n. The
distal bone of the lower jaw in many animals, which may or may not
bear teeth.
Dentate, Dentated
Den"tate (?), Den"ta*ted (?), a. [L. dentatus, fr. dens, dentis,
tooth.]
1. (Bot.) Toothed; especially, with the teeth projecting straight out,
not pointed either forward or backward; as, a dentate leaf.
2. (Zo\'94l.) Having teeth or toothlike points. See Illust. of
Antenn\'91.
Dentate-ciliate
Den"tate-cil"i*ate (?), a. (Bot.) Having the margin dentate and also
ciliate or fringed with hairs.
Dentately
Den"tate*ly (?), adv. In a dentate or toothed manner; as, dentately
ciliated, etc.
Dentate-sinuate
Den"tate-sin"u*ate (?), a. (Bot.) Having a form intermediate between
dentate and sinuate.
Dentation
Den*ta"tion (?), n. Formation of teeth; toothed form. [R.]
How did it [a bill] get its barb, its dentation? Paley.
Dented
Dent"ed (?), a. [From Dent, v. t.] Indented; impressed with little
hollows.
Dentel
Dent"el (?), n. Same as Dentil.
Dentelle
Den*telle" (?), n. [F.] (Bookbinding) An ornamental tooling like lace.
Knight.
Dentelli
Den*tel"li (?), n. pl. [It., sing. dentello, prop., little tooth, dim.
of dente tooth, L. dens, dentis. Cf. Dentil.] Modillions. Spectator.
Dentex
Den"tex (?), n. [NL., cf. L. dentix a sort of sea fish.] (Zo\'94l.) An
edible European marine fish (Sparus dentex, or Dentex vulgaris) of the
family Percid\'91.
Denticete
Den`ti*ce"te (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. dens, dentis, tooth + cetus, pl.
cete, whale, Gr. (Zo\'94l.) The division of Cetacea in which the teeth
are developed, including the sperm whale, dolphins, etc.
Denticle
Den"ti*cle (?), n. [L. denticulus a little tooth, dim. of dens,
dentis, tooth. See Dental, and cf. Dentelli.] A small tooth or
projecting point.
Denticulate, Denticulated
Den*tic"u*late (?), Den*tic"u*la`ted (?), a. [L. denticulatus, fr.
denticulus. See Denticle.] Furnished with denticles; notched into
little toothlike projections; as, a denticulate leaf of calyx. --
Den*tic"u*late*ly (#), adv.
Denticulation
Den*tic`u*la"tion (?), n.
1. The state of being set with small notches or teeth. Grew.
2. (Bot. & Zo\'94l.) A diminutive tooth; a denticle.
Dentiferous
Den*tif"er*ous (?), a. [L. dens, dentis, tooth + -ferous.] Bearing
teeth; dentigerous.
Dentiform
Den"ti*form (?), a. [L. dens, dentis, tooth + -form: cf. F.
dentiforme.] Having the form of a tooth or of teeth; tooth-shaped.
Dentifrice
Den"ti*frice (?), n. [L. dentifricium; dens, dentis, tooth + fricare
to rub: cf. F. dentifrice. See Tooth, and Friction.] A powder or other
substance to be used in cleaning the teeth; tooth powder.
Dentigerous
Den*tig"er*ous (?), a. [L. dens, dentis, tooth + -gerous.] Bearing
teeth or toothlike structures.
Dentil
Den"til (?), n. [LL. dentillus, for L. denticulus. Cf. Dentelli,
Denticle, Dentile.] (Arch.) A small square block or projection in
cornices, a number of which are ranged in an ornamental band; -- used
particularly in the Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite orders.
Dentilabial
Den`ti*la"bi*al (?), a. Formed by the teeth and the lips, or
representing a sound so formed. -- n. A dentilabial sound or letter.
Dentilated
Den"ti*la`ted (?), a. Toothed.
Dentilation
Den`ti*la"tion (?), n. Dentition.
Dentilave
Den"ti*lave (?), n. [L. dens, dentis, tooth + lavare to wash.] A wash
for cleaning the teeth.
Dentile
Den"tile (?), n. [LL. dentillus, for L. denticulus. See Dentil.]
(Zo\'94l.) A small tooth, like that of a saw.
Dentilingual
Den`ti*lin"gual (?), a. [L. dens tooth + E. lingual.] Produced by
applying the tongue to the teeth or to the gums; or representing a
sound so formed. -- n. A dentilingual sound or letter.
The letters of this fourth, dentilingual or linguidental, class,
viz., d, t, s, z, l, r. Am. Cyc.
Dentiloquist
Den*til"o*quist (?), n. One who speaks through the teeth, that is,
with the teeth closed.
Dentiloquy
Den*til"o*quy (?), n. [L. dens, dentis, tooth + loqui to speak.] The
habit or practice of speaking through the teeth, or with them closed.
Dential
Den"ti*al (?), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to dentine.
Dentine
Den"tine (?), n. [Cf. F. dentine.] (Anat.) The dense calcified
substance of which teeth are largely composed. It contains less animal
matter than bone, and in the teeth of man is situated beneath the
enamel.
Dentiphone
Den"ti*phone (?), n. [L. dens, dentis, tooth + Gr. An instrument
which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve;
an audiphone. Knight.
Dentiroster
Den`ti*ros"ter (?), n.; pl. Dentirostres (#). [NL., fr. L. dens,
dentis, tooth + rostrum bill, beak: cf. F. dentirostre.] (Zo\'94l.) A
dentirostral bird.
Dentirostral
Den`ti*ros"tral (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Having a toothed bill; -- applied
to a group of passerine birds, having the bill notched, and feeding
chiefly on insects, as the shrikes and vireos. See Illust. (N) under
Beak.
Dentirostrate
Den`ti*ros"trate (?), a. Dentirostral.
Dentiscalp
Den"ti*scalp (?), n. [L. dens tooth + scalpere to scrape.] An
instrument for scraping the teeth.
Dentist
Den"tist (?), n. [From L. dens, dentis, tooth: cf. F. dentiste. See
Tooth.] One whose business it is to clean, extract, or repair natural
teeth, and to make and insert artificial ones; a dental surgeon.
Dentistic, Dentistical
Den*tis"tic (?), Den*tis"ti*cal (?), a. Pertaining to dentistry or to
dentists. [R.]
Dentistry
Den"tist*ry (?), n. The art or profession of a dentist; dental
surgery.
Dentition
Den*ti"tion (?), n. [L. dentitio, fr. dentire to cut teeth, fr. dens,
dentis, tooth. See Dentist.]
1. The development and cutting of teeth; teething.
2. (Zo\'94l.) The system of teeth peculiar to an animal.
Dentize
Den"tize (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Dentized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Dentizing.] [L. dens, dentis, tooth.] To breed or cut new teeth. [R.]
The old countess . . . did dentize twice or thrice. Bacon.
Dentoid
Den"toid (?), a. [L. dens, dentis, tooth + -oid.] Shaped like a tooth;
tooth-shaped.
Dentolingual
Den`to*lin"gual (?), a. Dentilingual.
Denture
Den"ture (?; 135), n. [L. dens, dentis, tooth: cf. F. denture, OF.
denteure.] (Dentistry) An artificial tooth, block, or set of teeth.
Denudate
De*nud"ate (?), v. t. [L. denudatus, p. p. of denudare. See Denude.]
To denude. [Obs. or R.]
Denudation
Den`u*da"tion (?; 277), n. [L. denudatio: cf. F. d\'82nudation.]
1. The act of stripping off covering, or removing the surface; a
making bare.
2. (Geol.) The laying bare of rocks by the washing away of the
overlying earth, etc.; or the excavation and removal of them by the
action of running water.
Denude
De*nude" (?), v. t. [L. denudare; de- + nudare to make naked or bare,
nudus naked. See Nude.] To divest of all covering; to make bare or
naked; to strip; to divest; as, to denude one of clothing, or lands.
Denunciate
De*nun"ci*ate (?), v. t. [L. denuntiatus, denunciatus, p. p. of
denuntiare, -ciare. See Denounce.] To denounce; to condemn publicly or
solemnly. [R.]
To denunciate this new work. Burke.
Denunciation
De*nun`ci*a"tion (?), n. [L. denuntiatio, -ciatio.]
1. Proclamation; announcement; a publishing. [Obs.]
Public . . . denunciation of banns before marriage. Bp. Hall.
2. The act of denouncing; public menace or accusation; the act of
inveighing against, stigmatizing, or publicly arraigning; arraignment.
3. That by which anything is denounced; threat of evil; public menace
or accusation; arraignment.
Uttering bold denunciations of ecclesiastical error. Motley.
Denunciative
De*nun"ci*a*tive (?), a. [L. denuntiativus, -ciativus, monitory.] Same
as Denunciatory. Farrar.
Denunciator
De*nun"ci*a`tor (?), n. [L. denuntiator, -ciator, a police officer.]
One who denounces, publishes, or proclaims, especially intended or
coming evil; one who threatens or accuses.
Denunciatory
De*nun"ci*a*to*ry (?), a. Characterized by or containing a
denunciation; minatory; accusing; threatening; as, severe and
denunciatory language.
Denutrition
De`nu*tri"tion (?), n. (Physiol.) The opposition of nutrition; the
failure of nutrition causing the breaking down of tissue.
Deny
De*ny" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Denied (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Denying.]
[OE. denien, denaien, OF. denier, deneer, F. d\'82nier, fr. L.
denegare; de- + negare to say no, deny. See Negation.]
1. To declare not to be true; to gainsay; to contradict; -- opposed to
affirm, allow, or admit.
NOTE: &hand; We deny what another says, or we deny the truth of an
assertion, the force of it, or the assertion itself.
2. To refuse (to do something or to accept something); to reject; to
decline; to renounce. [Obs.] "If you deny to dance." Shak.
3. To refuse to grant; to withhold; to refuse to gratify or yield to;
as, to deny a request.
Who finds not Providence all good and wise, Alike in what it gives,
and what denies? Pope.
To some men, it is more agreeable to deny a vicious inclination,
than to gratify it. J. Edwards.
4. To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, and the like; to
refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow.
The falsehood of denying his opinion. Bancroft.
Thou thrice denied, yet thrice beloved. Keble.
To deny one's self, to decline the gratification of appetites or
desires; to practice self-denial.
Let him deny himself, and take up his cross. Matt. xvi. 24.
Deny
De*ny", v. i. To answer in
Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. Gen.
xviii. 15.
Denyingly
De*ny"ing*ly, adv. In the manner of one denies a request. Tennyson.
Deobstruct
De`ob*struct" (?), v. t. To remove obstructions or impediments in; to
clear from anything that hinders the passage of fluids; as, to
deobstruct the pores or lacteals. Arbuthnot.
Deobstruent
De*ob"stru*ent (?), a. (Med.) Removing obstructions; having power to
clear or open the natural ducts of the fluids and secretions of the
body; aperient. -- n. (Med.) A medicine which removes obstructions; an
aperient.
Deodand
De"o*dand` (?), n. [LL. deodandum, fr. L. Deo dandum to be given to
God.] (Old Eng. Law) A personal chattel which had caused the death of
a person, and for that reason was given to God, that is, forfeited to
the crown, to be applied to pious uses, and distributed in alms by the
high almoner. Thus, if a cart ran over a man and killed him, it was
forfeited as a deodand.
NOTE: &hand; Deodands are unknown in American law, and in 1846 were
abolished in England.
Deodar
De`o*dar" (?), n. [Native name, fr. Skr. d, prop., timber of the
gods.] (Bot.) A kind of cedar (Cedrus Deodara), growing in India,
highly valued for its size and beauty as well as for its timber, and
also grown in England as an ornamental tree.
Deodate
De"o*date` (?), n. [L. Deo to God (Deus God) + datum thing given.] A
gift or offering to God. [Obs.]
Wherein that blessed widow's deodate was laid up. Hooker.
Deodorant
De*o"dor*ant (?), n. A deodorizer.
Deodorization
De*o`dor*i*za"tion (?), n. The act of depriving of odor, especially of
offensive odors resulting from impurities.
Deodorize
De*o"dor*ize (?), v. t. To deprive of odor, especially of such as
results from impurities.
Deodorizer
De*o"dor*i`zer (?), n. He who, or that which, deodorizes; esp., an
agent that destroys offensive odors.
Deonerate
De*on"er*ate (?), v. t. [L. deoneratus, p. p. of deonerare. See
Onerate.] To unload; to disburden. [Obs.] Cockeram.
Deontological
De*on`to*log"ic*al (?), a. Pertaining to deontology.
Deontologist
De`on*tol"o*gist (?), n. One versed in deontology.
Deontology
De`on*tol"o*gy (?), n. [Gr. -logy.] The science relat J. Bentham.
Deoperculate
De`o*per"cu*late (?), a. (Bot.) Having the lid removed; -- said of the
capsules of mosses.
Deoppilate
De*op"pi*late (?), v. t. To free from obstructions; to clear a passage
through. [Obs.] Boyle.
Deoppilation
De*op`pi*la"tion (?), n. Removal of whatever stops up the passages.
[Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
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Deoppilative
De*op"pi*la*tive (?), a. & n. (Med.) Deobstruent; aperient. [Obs.]
Harvey.
Deordination
De*or`di*na"tion (?), n. [LL. deordinatio depraved morality.]
Disorder; dissoluteness. [Obs.]
Excess of rideordination. Jer. Taylor.
Deosculate
De*os"cu*late (?), v. t. [L. deosculatus, p. p. of deosculari. See
Osculate.] To kiss warmly. [Obs.] -- De*os`cu*la"tion (#), n. [Obs.]
Deoxidate
De*ox"i*date (?), v. t. (Chem.) To deoxidize.
Deoxidation
De*ox`i*da"tion (?), n. (Chem.) The act or process of reducing from
the state of an oxide.
Deoxidization
De*ox`i*di*za"tion (?), n. (Chem.) Deoxidation.
Deoxidize
De*ox"i*dize (?), v. t. (Chem.) To deprive of oxygen; to reduce from
the state of an oxide.
Deoxidizer
De*ox"i*di`zer (?), n. (Chem.) That which removes oxygen; hence, a
reducing agent; as, nascent hydrogen is a deoxidizer.
Deoxygenate
De*ox"y*gen*ate (?), v. t. (Chem.) To deoxidize. [Obs.]
Deoxygenation
De*ox`y*gen*a"tion (?), n. (Chem.) The act or operation of depriving
of oxygen.
Deoxygenize
De*ox"y*gen*ize (?), v. t. (Chem.) To deoxidize.
Depaint
De*paint" (?), p. p. [F. d\'82peint, p. p. of d\'82peindre to paint,
fr. L. depingere. See Depict, p. p.] Painted. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Depaint
De*paint", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Depainted; p. pr. & vb. n. Depainting.]
1. To paint; to picture; hence, to describe; to delineate in words; to
depict. [Obs.]
And do unwilling worship to the saint That on his shield depainted
he did see. Spenser.
In few words shall see the nature of many memorable persons . . .
depainted. Holland.
2. To mark with, or as with, color; to color.
Silver drops her vermeil cheeks depaint. Fairfax.
Depainter
De*paint"er (?) n. One who depaints. [Obs.]
Depardieux
De*par"dieux` (?), interj. [OF., a corruption of de part Dieu, lit.,
on the part of God.] In God's name; certainly. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Depart
De*part" (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Departed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Departing.] [OE. departen to divide, part, depart, F. d\'82partir to
divide, distribute, se d\'82partir to separate one's self, depart;
pref. d\'82- (L. de) + partir to part, depart, fr. L. partire,
partiri, to divide, fr. pars part. See Part.]
1. To part; to divide; to separate. [Obs.] Shak.
2. To go forth or away; to quit, leave, or separate, as from a place
or a person; to withdraw; -- opposed to arrive; -- often with from
before the place, person, or thing left, and for or to before the
destination.
I will depart to mine own land. Num. x. 30.
Ere thou from hence depart. Milton.
He which hath no stomach to this fight, Let him depart. Shak.
3. To forsake; to abandon; to desist or deviate (from); not to adhere
to; -- with from; as, we can not depart from our rules; to depart from
a title or defense in legal pleading.
If the plan of the convention be found to depart from republican
principles. Madison.
4. To pass away; to perish.
The glory is departed from Israel. 1 Sam. iv. 21.
5. To quit this world; to die.
Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace. Luke ii. 29.
To depart with, to resign; to part with. [Obs.] Shak.
Depart
De*part", v. t.
1. To part thoroughly; to dispart; to divide; to separate. [Obs.]
Till death departed them, this life they lead. Chaucer.
2. To divide in order to share; to apportion. [Obs.]
And here is gold, and that full great plentee, That shall departed
been among us three. Chaucer.
3. To leave; to depart from. "He departed this life." Addison. "Ere I
depart his house." Shak.
Depart
De*part", n. [Cf. F. d\'82part, fr. d\'82partir.]
1. Division; separation, as of compound substances into their
ingredients. [Obs.]
The chymists have a liquor called water of depart. Bacon.
2. A going away; departure; hence, death. [Obs.]
At my depart for France. Shak.
Your loss and his depart. Shak.
Departable
De*part"a*ble (?), a. Divisible. [Obs.] Bacon.
Departer
De*part"er (?), n.
1. One who refines metals by separation. [Obs.]
2. One who departs.
Department
De*part"ment (?), n. [F. d\'82partement, fr. d\'82partir. See Depart,
v. i.]
1. Act of departing; departure. [Obs.]
Sudden departments from one extreme to another. Wotton.
2. A part, portion, or subdivision.
3. A distinct course of life, action, study, or the like; appointed
sphere or walk; province.
Superior to Pope in Pope's own peculiar department of literature.
Macaulay.
4. Subdivision of business or official duty; especially, one of the
principal divisions of executive government; as, the treasury
department; the war department; also, in a university, one of the
divisions of instructions; as, the medical department; the department
of physics.
5. A territorial division; a district; esp., in France, one of the
districts composed of several arrondissements into which the country
is divided for governmental purposes; as, the Department of the Loire.
6. A military subdivision of a country; as, the Department of the
Potomac.
Departmental
De`part*men"tal (?), a. Pertaining to a department or division. Burke.
Departure
De*par"ture (?; 135), n. [From Depart.]
1. Division; separation; putting away. [Obs.]
No other remedy . . . but absolute departure. Milton.
2. Separation or removal from a place; the act or process of departing
or going away.
Departure from this happy place. Milton.
3. Removal from the present life; death; decease.
The time of my departure is at hand. 2 Tim. iv. 6.
His timely departure . . . barred him from the knowledge of his
son's miseries. Sir P. Sidney.
4. Deviation or abandonment, as from or of a rule or course of action,
a plan, or a purpose.
Any departure from a national standard. Prescott.
5. (Law) The desertion by a party to any pleading of the ground taken
by him in his last antecedent pleading, and the adoption of another.
Bouvier.
6. (Nav. & Surv.) The distance due east or west which a person or ship
passes over in going along an oblique line.
NOTE: &hand; Si nce th e meridians sensibly converge, the departure
in navigation is not measured from the beginning nor from the end
of the ship's course, but is regarded as the total easting or
westing made by the ship or person as he travels over the course.
To take a departure (Nav. & Surv.), to ascertain, usually by taking
bearings from a landmark, the position of a vessel at the beginning of
a voyage as a point from which to begin her dead reckoning; as, the
ship took her departure from Sandy Hook. Syn. -- Death; demise;
release. See Death.
Depascent
De*pas"cent (?), a. [L. depascens, p. pr. of depascere; de- + pascere
to feed.] Feeding. [R.]
Depasture
De*pas"ture (?; 135), v. t. & i. To pasture; to feed; to graze; also,
to use for pasture. [R.]
Cattle, to graze and departure in his grounds. Blackstone.
A right to cut wood upon or departure land. Washburn.
Depatriate
De*pa"tri*ate (?), v. t. & i. [L. de- + patria one's country.] To
withdraw, or cause to withdraw, from one's country; to banish. [Obs.]
A subject born in any state May, if he please, depatriate. Mason.
Depauperate
De*pau"per*ate (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Depauperated (?); p. pr.
& vb. n. Depauperating (?).] [LL. depauperatus, p. p. depauperare to
impoverish; L. de- + pauperare to make poor, pauper poor.] To make
poor; to impoverish.
Liming does not depauperate; the ground will last long, and bear
large grain. Mortimer.
Humility of mind which depauperates the spirit. Jer. Taylor.
Depauperate
De*pau"per*ate (?), a. [L. depauperatus, p. p.] (Bot.) Falling short
of the natural size, from being impoverished or starved. Gray.
Depauperize
De*pau"per*ize (?), v. t. To free from paupers; to rescue from
poverty. [R.]
Depeach
De*peach" (?), v. t. [L. d\'82p\'88cher. See Dispatch.] To discharge.
[Obs.]
As soon as the party . . . before our justices shall be depeached.
Hakluyt.
Depectible
De*pec"ti*ble (?), a. [L. depectere to comb off; de- + pectere to
comb.] Tough; thick; capable of extension. [Obs.]
Some bodies are of a more depectible nature than oil. Bacon.
Depeculation
De*pec`u*la"tion (?), n. [L. depeculari, p. p. depeculatus, to rob.
See Peculate.] A robbing or embezzlement. [Obs.]
Depeculation of the public treasure. Hobbes.
Depeinct
De*peinct" (?), v. t. [See Depaint.] To paint. [Obs.] Spenser.
Depend
De*pend" (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Depended; p. pr. & vb. n.
Depending.] [F. d\'82pendre, fr. L. depend; de- + pend to hang. See
Pendant.]
1. To hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or attached to
something above.
And ever-living lamps depend in rows. Pope.
2. To hang in suspense; to be pending; to be undetermined or
undecided; as, a cause depending in court.
You will not think it unnatural that those who have an object
depending, which strongly engages their hopes and fears, should be
somewhat inclined to superstition. Burke.
3. To rely for support; to be conditioned or contingent; to be
connected with anything, as a cause of existence, or as a necessary
condition; -- followed by on or upon, formerly by of.
The truth of God's word dependeth not of the truth of the
congregation. Tyndale.
The conclusion . . . that our happiness depends little on political
institutions, and much on the temper and regulation of our own
minds. Macaulay.
Heaven forming each on other to depend. Pope.
4. To trust; to rest with confidence; to rely; to confide; to be
certain; -- with on or upon; as, we depend on the word or assurance of
our friends; we depend on the mail at the usual hour.
But if you 're rough, and use him like a dog, Depend upon it -- he
'll remain incog. Addison.
5. To serve; to attend; to act as a dependent or retainer. [Obs.]
Shak.
6. To impend. [Obs.] Shak.
Dependable
De*pend"a*ble (?), a. Worthy of being depended on; trustworthy.
"Dependable friendships." Pope.
Dependant, Dependance, n., Dependancy
De*pend"ant (?), De*pend"ance (?), n., De*pend"an*cy (?), n. See
Dependent, Dependence, Dependency.
NOTE: &hand; Th e fo rms dependant, dependance, dependancy are from
the French; the forms dependent, etc., are from the Latin. Some
authorities give preference to the form dependant when the word is
a noun, thus distinguishing it from the adjective, usually written
dependent.
Dependence
De*pend"ence (?), n. [LL. dependentia, fr. L. dependens. See
Dependent, and cf. Dependance.]
1. The act or state of depending; state of being dependent; a hanging
down or from; suspension from a support.
2. The state of being influenced and determined by something;
subjection (as of an effect to its cause).
The cause of effects, and the dependence of one thing upon another.
Bp. Burnet.
3. Mutu
So dark adependence or order. Sir T. More.
4. Subjection to the direction or disposal of another; inability to
help or provide for one's self.
Reduced to a servile dependence on their mercy. Burke.
5. A resting with confidence; reliance; trust.
Affectionate dependence on the Creator is the spiritual life of the
soul. T. Erskine.
6. That on which one depends or relies; as, he was her sole
dependence.
7. That which depends; anything dependent or suspended; anything
attached a subordinate to, or contingent on, something else.
Like a large cluster of black grapes they show And make a large
dependence from the bough. Dryden.
8. A matter depending, or in suspense, and still to be determined;
ground of controversy or quarrel. [Obs.]
To go on now with my first dependence. Beau. & Fl.
Dependency
De*pend"en*cy (?), n.; pl. Dependencies (.
1. State of being dependent; dependence; state of being subordinate;
subordination; concatenation; connection; reliance; trust.
Any long series of action, the parts of which have very much
dependency each on the other. Sir J. Reynolds.
<-- #sic. "action" is the singular. Why? -->
So that they may acknowledge their dependency on the crown of
England. Bacon.
2. A thing hanging down; a dependence.
3. That which is attached to something else as its consequence,
subordinate, satellite, and the like.
This earth and its dependencies. T. Burnet.
Modes I call such complex ideas which . . . are considered as
dependencies on or affections of substances. Locke.
4. A territory remote from the kingdom or state to which it belongs,
but subject to its dominion; a colony; as, Great Britain has its
dependencies in Asia, Africa, and America.
NOTE: &hand; De pendence is mo re us ed in th e ab stract, an d
dependency in the concrete. The latter is usually restricted in
meaning to 3 and 4.
Dependent
De*pend"ent (?), a. [L. dependens, -entis, p. pr. dependere. See
Depend, and cf. Dependant.]
1. Hanging down; as, a dependent bough or leaf.
2. Relying on, or subject to, something else for support; not able to
exist, or sustain itself, or to perform anything, without the will,
power, or aid of something else; not self-sustaining; contingent or
conditioned; subordinate; -- often with on or upon; as, dependent on
God; dependent upon friends.
England, long dependent and degraded, was again a power of the
first rank. Macaulay.
Dependent covenant or contract (Law), one not binding until some
connecting stipulation is performed. -- Dependent variable (Math.), a
varying quantity whose changes are arbitrary, but are regarded as
produced by changes in another variable, which is called the
independent variable.
Dependent
De*pend"ent, n.
1. One who depends; one who is sustained by another, or who relies on
another for support of favor; a hanger-on; a retainer; as, a numerous
train of dependents.
A host of dependents on the court, suborned to play their part as
witnesses. Hallam.
2. That which depends; corollary; consequence.
With all its circumstances and dependents. Prynne.
NOTE: &hand; See the Note under Dependant.
Dependently
De*pend"ent*ly, adv. In a dependent manner.
Depender
De*pend"er (?), n. One who depends; a dependent.
Dependingly
De*pend"ing*ly, adv. As having dependence. Hale.
Depeople
De*peo"ple (?), v. t. To depopulate. [Obs.]
Deperdit
De*per"dit (?), n. [LL. deperditum, fr. L. deperditus, p. p. of
deperdere; de- + perdere to lose, destroy.] That which is lost or
destroyed. [R.] Paley.
Deperditely
De*per"dite*ly (?), adv. Hopelessly; despairingly; in the manner of
one ruined; as, deperditely wicked. [Archaic]
Deperdition
Dep`er*di"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82perdition.] Loss; destruction.
[Archaic] Sir T. Browne.
Depertible
De*per"ti*ble (?), a. [See Depart.] Divisible. [Obs.] Bacon.
Dephlegm
De*phlegm" (?), v. t. [Pref. de- + phlegm water; cf. F. d\'82phlegmer,
d\'82flegmer.] (O. Chem.) To rid of phlegm or water; to dephlegmate.
[Obs.] Boyle.
Dephlegmate
De*phleg"mate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dephlegmated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Dephlegmating.] [See Dephlegm.] (Chem.) To deprive of superabundant
water, as by evaporation or distillation; to clear of aqueous matter;
to rectify; -- used of spirits and acids.
Dephlegmation
De`phleg*ma"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82flegmation.] (Chem.) The
operation of separating water from spirits and acids, by evaporation
or repeated distillation; -- called also concentration, especially
when acids are the subject of it. [Obs.]
Dephlegmator
De*phleg"ma*tor (?), n. An instrument or apparatus in which water is
separated by evaporation or distillation; the part of a distilling
apparatus in which the separation of the vapors is effected.
Dephlegmatory
De*phleg"ma*to*ry (?), a. Pertaining to, or producing, dephlegmation.
Dephlegmedness
De*phlegm"ed*ness (?), n. A state of being freed from water. [Obs.]
Boyle.
Dephlogisticcate
De`phlo*gis"tic*cate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dephlogisticated (?); p.
pr. & vb. n. Dephlogisticating.] [Pref. de- + phlosticate: cf. F.
d\'82phlogistiguer.] (O. Chem.) To deprive of phlogiston, or the
supposed principle of inflammability. Priestley. Dephlogisticated air,
oxygen gas; -- so called by Dr. Priestly and others of his time. --
De`phlo*gis`ti*ca"tion (#), n.
Dephosphorization
De*phos`phor*i*za"tion (?), n. The act of freeing from phosphorous.
Depict
De*pict" (?), p. p. [L. depictus, p. p. of depingere to depict; de- +
pingere to paint. See Paint, and cf. Depaint, p. p.] Depicted.
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Depict
De*pict" (?), p. p. [L. depictus, p. p. of depinger to depict; de- +
pingere to paint. See Paint, and cf. Depaint, p. p.] Depicted.
Lydgate.
Depict
De*pict" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Depicted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Depicting.]
1. To form a colored likeness of; to represent by a picture; to paint;
to portray.
His arms are fairly depicted in his chamber. Fuller.
2. To represent in words; to describe vividly.
C\'91sar's gout was then depicted in energetic language. Motley.
Depiction
De*pic"tion (?), n. [L. depictio.] A painting or depicting; a
representation.
Depicture
De*pic"ture (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Depictured (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Depicturing.] To make a picture of; to paint; to picture; to depict.
Several persons were depictured in caricature. Fielding.
Depilate
Dep"i*late (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Depilated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Depilating.] [L. depilatus, p. p. of depilare to depilate; de- +
pilare to put forth hairs, pilus hair.] To strip of hair; to husk.
Venner.
Depilation
Dep`i*la"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82pilation.] Act of pulling out or
removing the hair; unhairing. Dryden.
Depilatory
De*pil"a*to*ry (?), a. [Cf. F. d\'82pilatoire.] Having the quality or
power of removing hair. -- n. An application used to take off hair.
Depilous
Dep"i*lous (?), a. [Pref. de- + pilous: cf. L. depilis.] Hairless. Sir
t. Browne.
Deplanate
De*pla"nate (?), a. [L. deplanetus, p. p. of deplanare to make level.
See Plane, v. t.] (Bot.) Flattened; made level or even.
Deplant
De*plant" (?), v. t. [Pref. de- + plan: cf. F. d\'82planter, L.
deplantare to take off a twig. See Plant, v. t.] To take up (plants);
to transplant. [R.]
Deplantation
De`plan*ta"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82plantation.] Act of taking up
plants from beds.
Deplete
De*plete" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Depleted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Depleting.] [From L. deplere to empty out; de- + plere to fill.
Forined like replete, complete. See Fill, Full, a.]
1. (Med.) To empty or unload, as the vessels of human system, by
bloodletting or by medicine. Copland.
2. To reduce by destroying or consuming the vital powers of; to
exhaust, as a country of its strength or resources, a treasury of
money, etc. Saturday Review.
Depletion
De*ple"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82pl\'82tion.]
1. The act of depleting or emptying.
2. (Med.) the act or process of diminishing the quantity of fluid in
the vessels by bloodletting or otherwise; also excessive evacuation,
as in severe diarrhea.
Depletive
De*ple"tive (?), a. [Cf. F. d\'82pl\'82tif.] Able or fitted to
deplete. -- n. A substance used to deplete.
Depletory
De*ple"to*ry (?), a. Serving to deplete.
Deplication
Dep`li*ca"tion (?), n. [LL. deplicare to unfold; L. de- + plicare to
fold.] An unfolding, untwisting, or unplaiting. [Obs.] W. Montagu.
Deploitation
Dep`loi*ta"tion (?), n. [Cf. Exploitation, Deploy.] Same as
Exploitation.
Deplorability
De*plor`a*bil"i*ty (?), n. Deplorableness. Stormonth.
Deplorable
De*plor"a*ble (?), a. [Cf. F. d\'82plorable.] Worthy of being deplored
or lamented; lamentable; causing grief; hence, sad; calamitous;
grievous; wretched; as, life's evils are deplorable.
Individual sufferers are in a much more deplorable conditious than
any others. Burke.
Deplorableness
De*plor"a*ble*ness, n. State of being deplorable.
Deplorably
De*plor"a*bly, adv. In a deplorable manner.
Deplorate
De*plo"rate (?), a. [L. deploratus, p. p. of deplorare. See Deplore.]
Deplorable. [Obs.]
A more deplorate estate. Baker.
Deploration
Dep`lo*ra"tion (?), n. [L. deploratio: cf. F. d\'82ploration.] The act
of deploring or lamenting; lamentation. Speed.
Deplore
De*plore" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deplored (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Deploring.] [L. deplorare; de- + plorare to cry out, wail, lament;
prob. akin to pluere to rain, and to E. flow: cf. F. d\'82plorer. Cf.
Flow.]
1. To feel or to express deep and poignant grief for; to bewail; to
lament; to mourn; to sorrow over.
To find her, or forever to deplore Her loss. Milton.
As some sad turtle his lost love deplores. Pope.
2. To complain of. [Obs.] Shak.
3. To regard as hopeless; to give up. [Obs.] Bacon. Syn. -- To
Deplore, Mourn, Lament, Bewail, Bemoan. Mourn is the generic term,
denoting a state of grief or sadness. To lament is to express grief by
outcries, and denotes an earnest and strong expression of sorrow. To
deplore marks a deeper and more prolonged emotion. To bewail and to
bemoan are appropriate only to cases of poignant distress, in which
the grief finds utterance either in wailing or in moans and sobs. A
man laments his errors, and deplores the ruin they have brought on his
family; mothers bewail or bemoan the loss of their children.
Deplore
De*plore", v. i. To lament. Gray.
Deploredly
De*plor"ed*ly (?), adv. Lamentably.
Deploredness
De*plor"ed*ness, n. The state of being deplored or deplorable. [R.]
Bp. Hail.
Deplorement
De*plore"ment (?), n. Deploration. [Obs.]
Deplorre
De*plor"re (?), n. One who deplores.
Deploringly
De*plor"ing*ly, adv. In a deploring manner.
Deploy
De*ploy" (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Deployed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Deploying.] [F. d\'82ployer; pref. d\'82 = d\'82s (L. dis) + ployer,
equiv. to plier to fold, fr. L. plicare. See Ply, and cf. Display.]
(Mil.) To open out; to unfold; to spread out (a body of troops) in
such a way that they shall display a wider front and less depth; --
the reverse of ploy; as, to deploy a column of troops into line of
battle.
Deploy, Deployment
De*ploy" (?), De*ploy"ment (?), n. (Mil.) The act of deploying; a
spreading out of a body of men in order to extend their front.
-Wilhelm.
Deployments . . . which cause the soldier to turn his back to the
enemy are not suited to war.H.L. Scott.
Deplumate
De*plu"mate (?), a. [LL. diplumatus, p. p. of deplumare. See Deplume.]
(Zo\'94l.) Destitute or deprived of features; deplumed.
Deplumation
Dep`lu*ma"tion (?), n. [See Deplumate.]
1. The stripping or falling off of plumes or feathers. Bp.
Stillingfleet
2. (Med.) A disease of the eyelids, attended with loss of the
eyelashes. Thomas.
Deplume
De*plume" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deplumed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Depluming.] [LL. deplumare; L. de- + plumare to cover with feathers,
pluma feather: cf. deplumis featherless, and F. d\'82plumer.]
1. To strip or pluck off the feather of; to deprive of of plumage.
On the depluming of the pope every bird had his own feather.
Fuller.
2. To lay bare; to expose.
The exposure and depluming of the leading humbugs of the age. De
Quincey.
Depolarization
De*po`lar*i*za"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82polarisation.] The act of
depriving of polarity, or the result of such action; reduction to an
unpolarized condition. Depolarization of light (Opt.), a change in the
plane of polarization of rays, especially by a crystalline medium,
such that the light which had been extinguished by the analyzer
reappears as if the polarization had been anulled. The word is
inappropriate, as the ray does not return to the unpolarized
condition.
Depolarize
De*po"lar*ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Depolarized (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Depolarizing.] [Pref. de- + polarize: cf. F. d\'82polarizer.]
1. (Opt.) To deprive of polarity; to reduce to an unpolarized
condition.
NOTE: &hand; Th is wo rd has been inaccurately applied in optics to
describe the effect of a polarizing medium, as a crystalline plate,
in causing the reappearance of a ray, in consequence of a change in
its plane of polarization, which previously to the change was
intercepted by the analyzer.
2. (Elec.) To free from polarization, as the negative plate of the
voltaic battery.
Depolarizer
De*po"lar*i`zer (?), n. (Elec.) A substance used to prevent
polarization, as upon the negative plate of a voltaic battery.
Depolish
De*pol"ish (?), v. t. To remove the polish or glaze from.
Depolishing
De*pol"ish*ing (?), n. (Ceramics) The process of removing the vitreous
glaze from porcelain, leaving the dull luster of the surface of ivory
porcelian. Knight.
Depone
De*pone" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deponed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Deponing.] [L. deponere, depositum, to put down, in LL., to assert
under oath; de- + ponere to put, place. See Position, and cf.
Deposit.]
1. To lay, as a stake; to wager. [Obs.] Hudibras.
2. To lay down. [R.] Southey.
3. To assert under oath; to depose. [A Scotticism]
Sprot deponeth that he entered himself thereafter in conference.
State Trials(1606).
Depone
De*pone", v. i. To testify under oath; to depose; to bear witness. [A
Scotticism]
The fairy Glorians, whose credibility on this point can not be
called in question, depones to the confinement of Merlin in a tree.
Dunlop.
Deponent
De*po"nent (?), n. [L. deponenes, -entis, laying down. See Depone, v.
t.]
1. (Law) One who deposes or testifies under oath; one who gives
evidence; usually, one who testifies in writing.
2. (Gr. & Lat. Gram.) A deponent verb. Syn. -- Deponent, Affiant.
These are legal terms describing a person who makes a written
declaration under oath, with a view to establish certain facts. An
affiant is one who makes an affidavit, or declaration under oath, in
order to establish the truth of what he says. A deponenet is one who
makes a deposition, or gives written testimony under oath, to be used
in the trial of some case before a court of justice. See under
Deposition.
Deponent
De*po"nent, a. [L. deponens, -entis, laying down (its proper passive
meaning), p. pr. of deponere: cf. F. d\'82ponent. See Depone.] (Gram.)
Having a passive form with an active meaning, as certain latin and
Greek verbs.
Depopulacy
De*pop"u*la*cy (?), n. Depopulation; destruction of population. [R.]
Chapman.
Depopulate
De*pop"u*late (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Depopulated (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Depopulating (?).] [L. depopulatus, p. p. of depopulari to ravage;
de- + populari to ravage, fr. populus people: cf. OF. depopuler, F.
d\'82peupler. See People.] To deprive of inhabitants, whether by death
or by expulsion; to reduce greatly the populousness of; to dispeople;
to unpeople.
Where is this viper, That would depopulate the city? Shak.
NOTE: &hand; It is not synonymous with laying waste or destroying,
being limited to the loss of inhabitants; as, an army or a famine
may depopulate a country. It rarely expresses an entire loss of
inhabitants, but often a great diminution of their numbers; as, the
deluge depopulated the earth.
Depopulate
De*pop"u*late, v. i. To become dispeopled. [R.]
Whether the country be depopulating or not. Goldsmith.
Depopulation
De*pop`u*la"tion (?), n. [L. depopulatio pillaging: cf. F.
d\'82population depopulation.] The act of depopulating, or condition
of being depopulated; destruction or explusion of inhabitants.
The desolation and depopulation [of St.Quentin] were now complete.
Motley.
Depopulator
De*pop"u*la`tor (?), n. [L., pillager.] One who depopulates; a
dispeopler.
Deport
De*port" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deported; p. pr. & vb. n.
Deporting.] [F. d\'82porter to transport for life, OF., to divert,
amuse, from L. deportare to carry away; de- + portare to carry. See
Port demeanor.]
1. To transport; to carry away; to exile; to send into banishment.
He told us he had been deported to Spain. Walsh.
2. To carry or demean; to conduct; to behave; -- followed by the
reflexive pronoun.
Let an ambassador deport himself in the most graceful manner befor
a prince. Pope.
Deport
De*port" (?), n. Behavior; carrige; demeanor; deportment. [Obs.]
"Goddesslike deport." Milton.
Deportation
De`por*ta"tion (?), n. [L. depotatio: cf.F. d\'82portation.] The act
of deporting or exiling, or the state of being deported; banishment;
transportation.
In their deportations, they had often the favor of their
conquerors. Atterbury.
Deportment
De*port"ment (?), n. [F. d\'82portement misconduct, OF., demeanor. See
Deport.] Manner of deporting or demeaning one's self; manner of
acting; conduct; carrige; especially, manner of acting with respect to
the courtesies and duties of life; behavior; demeanor; bearing.
The gravity of his deportment carried him safe through many
difficulties. Swift.
Deporture
De*por"ture (?), n. Deportment. [Obs.]
Stately port and majestical deporture. Speed.
Deposable
De*pos"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being deposed or deprived of office.
Howell.
Deposal
De*pos"al (?), n. The act of deposing from office; a removal from the
throne. Fox.
Depose
De*pose" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deposed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Deposing.][FF. d\'82poser, in the sense of L. deponere to put down;
but from pref. d\'82- (L. de) + poser to place. See Pose, Pause.]
1. To lay down; to divest one's self of; to lay aside. [Obs.]
Thus when the state one Edward did depose, A greater Edward in his
room arose. Dryden.
2. To let fall; to deposit. [Obs.]
Additional mud deposed upon it. Woodward.
3. To remove from a throne or other high station; to dethrone; to
divest or deprive of office.
A tyrant over his subjects, and therefore worthy to be deposed.
Prynne.
4. To testify under oath; to bear testimony to; -- now usually said of
bearing testimony which is officially written down for future use.
Abbott.
To depose the yearly rent or valuation of lands. Bacon.
5. To put under oath. [Obs.]
Depose him in the justice of his cause. Shak.
Depose
De*pose", v. i. To bear witness; to testify under oath; to make
deposition.
Then, seeing't was he that made you to despose, Your oath, my lord,
is vain and frivolous. Shak.
Deposer
De*pos"er (?), n.
1. One who deposes or degrades from office.
2. One who testifies or deposes; a deponent.
Deposit
De*pos"it (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Depoited; p. pr. & vb. n.
Depositing.] [L. depositus, p. p. of deponere. See Depone, and cf.
Deposit, n.]
1. To lay down; to place; to put; to let fall or throw down (as
sediment); as, a crocodile deposits her eggs in the sand; the waters
deposited a rich alluvium.
The fear is deposited in conscience. Jer. Taylor.
2. To lay up or away for safekeeping; to put up; to store; as, to
deposit goods in a warehouse.
3. To lodge in some one's hands for sale keeping; to commit to the
custody of another; to intrust; esp., to place in a bank, as a sum of
money subject to order.
4. To lay aside; to rid one's self of. [Obs.]
If what is written prove useful to you, to the depositing that
which i can not deem an error. Hammond.
NOTE: &hand; Bo th th is ve rb an d th e no un fo llowing wr itten
deposite.
Deposit
De*pos"it, n. [L. depositum, fr. depositus, p. p. of deponere: cf. F.
d\'82p\'93t, OF. depost. See Deposit, v. t., and cf. Depot.]
1. That is deposited, or laid or thrown down; as, a deposit in a flue;
especially, matter precipitated from a solution (as the siliceous
deposits of hot springs), or that which is mechanically deposited (as
the mud, gravel, etc., deposits of a river).
The deposit already formed affording to the succeeding portion of
the charged fluid a basis. Kirwan.
2. (Mining) A natural occurrence of a useful mineral under the
conditions to invite exploitation. Raymond.
3. That which is placed anywhere, or in any one's hands, for safe
keeping; somthing intrusted to the care of another; esp., money lodged
with a bank or banker, subject to order; anything given as pledge or
security.
4. (Law) (a) A bailment of money or goods to be kept gratuitously for
the bailor. (b) Money lodged with a party as earnest or security for
the performance of a duty assumed by the person depositing.
5. A place of deposit; a depository. [R.]
Bank of deposit. See under Bank. -- In deposit, or On deposit, in
trust or safe keeping as a deposit; as, coins were recieved on
deposit.
Depositary
De*pos"i*ta*ry (?), n.; pl. Depositaries (#). [L. depositarius, fr.
deponere. See Deposit.]
1. One with whom anything is lodged in the trust; one who receives a
deposit; -- the correlative of depositor.
I . . . made you my guardians, my depositaries. Shak.
The depositaries of power, who are mere delegates of the
people.J.S. Mill.
2. A storehouse; a depository. Bp. Hurd.
3. (Law) One to whom goods are bailed, to be kept for the bailor
without a recompense. Kent.
Deposition
Dep`o*si"tion (?), n. [L. depositio, fr. deponere: cf. F.
d\'82position. See Deposit.]
1. The act of depositing or deposing; the act of laying down or thrown
down; precipitation.
The deposition of rough sand and rolled pebbles. H. Miller.
2. The act of bringing before the mind; presentation.
The influence of princes upon the dispositions of their courts
needs not the deposition of their examples, since it hath the
authority of a known principle. W. Montagu.
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3. The act of setting aside a sovereign or a public officer;
deprivation of authority and dignity; displacement; removal.
NOTE: &hand; A deposition differs from an abdication, an abdication
being voluntary, and a deposition compulsory.
4. That which is deposited; matter laid or thrown down; sediment;
alluvial matter; as, banks are sometimes depositions of alluvial
matter.
5. An opinion, example, or statement, laid down or asserted; a
declaration.
6. (Law) The act of laying down one's testimony in writing; also,
testimony laid or taken down in writting, under oath or affirmation,
befor some competent officer, and in reply to interrogatories and
cross-interrogatories. Syn. -- Deposition, Affidavit. Affidavit is the
wider term. It denotes any authorized ex parte written statement of a
person, sworn to or affirmed before some competent magistrate. It is
made without cross-examination, and requires no notice to an opposing
party. It is generally signed by the party making it, and may be drawn
up by himself or any other person. A deposition is the written
testimony of a witness, taken down in due form of law, and sworn to or
affirmed by the deponent. It must be taken before some authorized
magistrate, and upon a prescribed or reasonable notice to the opposing
party, that may attend and cross-examine. It is generally written down
from the mouth of the witness by the magistrate, or some person for
him, and in his presence.
Depositor
De*pos"i*tor (?), n. [L., fr. deponere. See Depone.] One who makes a
deposit, especially of money in bank; -- the correlative of
depository.
Depository
De*pos"i*to*ry (?), n.; pl. Depositories (.
1. A place where anything is deposited for sale or keeping; as,
warehouse is a depository for goods; a clerk's office is a depository
for records.
2. One with whom something is deposited; a depositary.
I am the sole depository of my own secret, and it shall perish with
me. Junius.
Depoitum
De*po"i*tum (?), n. [L.] Deposit.
Depoiture
De*po"i*ture (?), n. The act of depositing; deposition. [Obs.] Sir T.
Browne.
Depot
De"pot (?), n. [F. d\'82p\'93t, OF. depost, fr. L. depositum a
deposit. See Deposit, n.]
1. A place of deposit storing of goods; a warehouse; a storehouse.
The islands of Guernsey and Jersey are at present the great depots
of this kingdom. Brit Critic (1794).
2. (Mil.) (a) A military station where stores and provisions are kept,
or where recruits are assembled and drilled. (b) (Eng. & France) The
headquarters of a regiment, where all supplies are recieved and
distributed, recruits are assembled and instructed, infirm or disabled
soldiers are taken care of, and all the wants of the regiment are
provided for.
3. A railway station; a building for the accommodation and protection
of railway passenges or freight. [U. S.] Syn. -- See Station.
Depper
Dep"per (?), a. Deeper. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Depravation
Dep`ra*va"tion (?), n. [L. depravitio, from depravare: cf. F.
d\'82pravation. See Deprave.]
1. Detraction; depreciation. [Obs.]
To stubborn critics, apt, without a theme, For depravation. Shak.
2. The act of depraving, or making anything bad; the act of
corrupting.
3. The state of being depraved or degenerated; degeneracy; depravity.
The depravation of his moral character destroyed his judgment. Sir
G. C. Lewis.
4. (Med.) Change for the worse; deterioration; morbid perversion. Syn.
-- Depravity; corruption. See Depravity.
Deprave
De*prave" (?), n. t. [imp. & p. p. Depraved (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Depraving.] [L. depravare, depravatum; de- + pravus crooked,
distorted, perverse, wicked.]
1. To speak ill of; to depreciate; to malign; to revile. [Obs.]
And thou knowest, conscience, I came not to chide Nor deprave thy
person with a proud heart. Piers Plowman.
2. To make bad or worse; to vitiate; to corrupt.
Whose pride depraves each other better part. Spenser.
Syn. -- To corrupt; vitiate; contaminate; pollute.
Depravedly
De*prav"ed*ly (?), adv. In a depraved manner.
Depravedness
De*prav"ed*ness, n. Depravity. Hammond.
Depravement
De*prave"ment (?), n. Depravity. [Obs.] Milton.
Depraver
De*prav"er (?), n. One who deprave or corrupts.
Depravingly
De*prav"ing*ly, adv. In a depraving manner.
Depravity
De*prav"i*ty (?), n. [From Deprave: cf. L. pravitas crookedness,
perverseness.] The stae of being depraved or corrupted; a vitiated
state of moral character; general badness of character; wickedness of
mind or heart; absence of religious feeling and principle. Total
depravity. See Original sin, and Calvinism. Syn. -- Corruption;
vitiation; wickedness; vice; contamination; degeneracy. -- Depravity,
Depravation, Corruption. Depravilty is a vitiated state of mind or
feeling; as, the depravity of the human heart; depravity of public
morals. Depravation points to the act or process of making depraved,
and hence to the end thus reached; as, a gradual depravation of
principle; a depravation of manners, of the heart, etc. Corruption is
the only one of these words which applies to physical substances, and
in reference to these denotes the process by which their component
parts are dissolved. Hence, when figuratively used, it denotes an
utter vitiation of principle or feeling. Depravity applies only to the
mind and heart: we can speak of a depraved taste, or a corrupt taste;
in the first we introduce the notion that there has been the influence
of bad training to pervert; in the second, that there is a want of
true principle to pervert; in the second, that there is a want of true
principles to decide. The other two words have a wider use: we can
speak of the depravation or the corruption of taste and public
sentiment. Depravity is more or less open; corruption is more or less
disguised in its operations. What is depraved requires to be reformed;
what is corrupt requires to be purified.
Deprecable
Dep"re*ca*ble (?), a. [L. deprecabilis exorable.] That may or should
be deprecated. Paley.
Deprecate
Dep"re*cate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deprecated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Deprecating (?).] [L. deprecatus, p. p. of deprecari to avert by
player, to deprecate; de- + precari to pray. See Pray.] To pray
against, as an evil; to seek to avert by player; to desire the removal
of; to seek deliverance from; to express deep regret for; to
disapprove of strongly.
His purpose was deprecated by all round him, and he was with
difficulty induced to adandon it. Sir W. Scott.
Deprecating
Dep"re*ca`ting (?), adv. In a deprecating manner.
Deprecation
Dep`re*ca"tion (?), n. [L. deprecatio; cf. F. d\'82pr\'82cation.]
1. The act of deprecating; a praying against evil; prayer that an evil
may be removed or prevented; strong expression of disapprobation.
Humble deprecation. Milton.
2. Entreaty for pardon; petitioning.
3. An imprecation or curse. [Obs.] Gilpin.
Deprecative
Dep"re*ca*tive (?), a. [L. deprecativus: cf. F. d\'82pr\'82catif.]
Serving to deprecate; deprecatory. -- Dep"re*ca*tive*ly, adv.
Deprecator
Dep"re*ca`tor (?), n. [L.] One who deprecates.
Deprecatory
Dep"re*ca*to*ry (?), a. [L. deprecatorius.] Serving to deprecate;
tending to remove or avert evil by prayer; apologetic.
Humble and deprecatory letters. Bacon.
Depreciate
De*pre"ci*ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Depreciated (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Depreciating (?).] [L. depretiatus, depreciatus, p. p. of
depretiare, -ciare, to depreciate; de- + pretiare to prize, fr.
pretium price. See Price.] To lessen in price or estimated value; to
lower the worth of; to represent as of little value or claim to
esteem; to undervalue. Addison.
Which . . . some over-severe phoilosophers may look upon
fastidiously, or undervalue and depreciate. Cudworth.
To prove that the Americans ought not to be free, we are obliged to
depreciate the value of freedom itself. Burke.
Syn. -- To decry; disparage; traduce; lower; detract; underrate. See
Decry.
Depreciate
De*pre"ci*ate, v. i. To fall in value; to become of less worth; to
sink in estimation; as, a paper currency will depreciate, unless it is
convertible into specie.
Depreciation
De*pre`ci*a"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82pr\'82ciation.]
1. The act of lessening, or seeking to lessen, price, value, or
reputation.
2. The falling of value; reduction of worth. Burke.
3. the state of being depreciated.
Depreciative
De*pre"ci*a`tive (?), a. Tending, or intended, to depreciate;
expressing depreciation; undervaluing. -- De*pre"ci*a`tive*ly, adv.
Depreciator
De*pre"ci*a`tor (?), n. [L.] One who depreciates.
Depreciatory
De*pre"ci*a*to*ry (?), a. Tending to depreciate; undervaluing;
depreciative.
Depredable
Dep"re*da*ble (?), a. Liable to depredation. [Obs.] "Made less
depredable." Bacon.
Depredate
Dep"re*date (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Depredated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Depredating (?).] [L. depraedatus, p. p. of depraedari to plunder; de-
+ praedari to plunder, praeda plunder, prey. See Prey.] To subject to
plunder and pillage; to despoil; to lay waste; to prey upon.
It makes the substance of the body . . . less apt to be consumed
and depredated by the spirits. Bacon.
Depredate
Dep"re*date, v. i. To take plunder or prey; to commit waste; as, the
troops depredated on the country.
Depredation
Dep`re*da"tion (?), n. [L. depraedatio: cf. F. d\'82pr\'82dation.] The
act of depredating, or the state of being depredated; the act of
despoiling or making inroads; as, the sea often makes depredation on
the land.
Depredator
Dep"re*da`tor (?), n. [L. depraedator.] One who plunders or pillages;
a spoiler; a robber.
Depredatory
Dep"re*da`to*ry (?), a. Tending or designed to depredate;
characterized by depredation; plundering; as, a depredatory incursion.
Depreicate
De*pre"i*cate (?), v. t. [Pref. de- (intensive) + predicate.] To
proclaim; to celebrate. [R.]
Deprehend
Dep`re*hend" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deprehended; p. pr. & vb. n.
Deprehending.] [L. deprehendere, deprehensum; de- + prehendere to lay
hold of, seize. See Prehensile.]
1. To take unwares or by surprise; to seize, as a person commiting an
unlawful act; to catch; to apprehend.
The deprehended adulteress.Jer. Taylor.
2. To detect; to discover; to find out.
The motion . . . are to be deprehended by experience. Bacon.
Deprehensible
Dep`re*hen"si*ble (?), a. That may be caught or discovered;
apprehensible. [Obs.] Petty. -- Dep`re*hen"si*ble*ness, n. [Obs.]
Deprehension
Dep`re*hen"sion (?), n. [L. deprehensio.] A catching; discovery.
[Obs.] Bp. Hall.
Depress
De*press" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Depressed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Depressing.] [L. depressus, p. p. of deprimere; de- + premere to
press. See Press.]
1. To press down; to cause to sink; to let fall; to lower; as, to
depress the muzzle of a gun; to depress the eyes. "With lips
depressed." Tennyson.
2. To bring down or humble; to abase, as pride.
3. To cast a gloom upon; to sadden; as, his spirits were depressed.
4. To lessen the activity of; to make dull; embarrass, as trade,
commerce, etc.
5. To lessen in price; to cause to decline in value; to cheapen; to
depreciate.
6. (Math.) To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree.
To depress the pole (Naut.), to cause the sidereal pole to appear
lower or nearer the horizon, as by sailing toward the equator. Syn. --
To sink; lower; abase; cast down; deject; humble; degrade; dispirit;
discourage.
Depress
De*press", a. [L. depressus, p. p.] Having the middle lower than the
border; concave. [Obs.]
If the seal be depress or hollow. Hammond.
Depressant
De*press"ant (?), n. (Med.) An agent or remedy which lowers the vital
powers.
Depressed
De*pressed" (?), a.
1. Pressed or forced down; lowed; sunk; dejected; dispirited; sad;
humbled.
2. (Bot.) (a) Concave on the upper side; -- said of a leaf whose disk
is lower than the border. (b) Lying flat; -- said of a stem or leaf
which lies close to the ground.
3. (Zo\'94l.) Having the vertical diameter shorter than the horizontal
or transverse; -- said of the bodies of animals, or of parts of the
bodies.
Depressingly
De*press"ing*ly, adv. In a depressing manner.
Depression
De*pres"sion (?), n. [L. depressio: cf. F. d\'82pression.]
1. The act of depressing.
2. The state of being depressed; a sinking.
3. A falling in of the surface; a sinking below its true place; a
cavity or hollow; as, roughness consists in little protuberances and
depressions.
4. Humiliation; abasement, as of pride.
5. Dejection; despondency; lowness.
In a great depression of spirit. Baker.
6. Diminution, as of trade, etc.; inactivity; dullness.
7. (Astron.) The angular distance of a celestial object below the
horizon.
8. (Math.) The operation of reducing to a lower degree; -- said of
equations.
9. (Surg.) A method of operating for cataract; couching. See Couch, v.
t., 8.
Angle of depression (Geod.), one which a descending line makes with a
horizontal plane. -- Depression of the dewpoint (Meteor.), the number
of degreees that the dew-point is lower than the actual temperature of
the atmosphere. -- Depression of the pole, its apparent sinking, as
the spectator goes toward the equator. -- Depression of the visible
horizon. (Astron.) Same as Dip of the horizon, under Dip. Syn. --
Abasement; reduction; sinking; fall; humiliation; dejection;
melancholy.
Depressive
De*press"ive (?), a. Able or tending to depress or cast down. --
De*press"ive*ness, n.
Depressomotor
De*pres`so*mo"tor (?), a. (Med.) Depressing or diminishing the
capacity for movement, as depressomotor nerves, which lower or inhibit
muscular activity. -- n. Any agent that depresses the activity of the
motor centers, as bromides, etc.
Depressor
De*press"or (?), n.
1. One who, or that which, presses down; an oppressor.
2. (Anat.) A muscle that depresses or tends to draw down a part.
Depressor nerve (Physiol.), a nerve which lowers the activity of an
organ; as, the depressor nerve of the heart.
Depriment
Dep"ri*ment (?), a. [L. deprimens, p. pr. of deprimere. See Depress.]
Serving to depress. [R.] "Depriment muscles." Derham.
Deprisure
De*pri"sure (?), n. [F. d\'82priser to undervalue; pref. d\'82- (L.
dis-) + priser to prize, fr. prix price, fr. L. pretium. See
Dispraise.] Low estimation; disesteem; contempt. [Obs.]
Deprivable
De*priv"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being, or liable to be, deprived;
liable to be deposed.
Kings of Spain . . . deprivable for their tyrannies. Prynne.
Deprivation
Dep`ri*va"tion (?), n. [LL. deprivatio.]
1. The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of
deposing or divesting of some dignity.
2. The state of being deprived; privation; loss; want; bereavement.
3. (Eccl. Law) the taking away from a clergyman his benefice, or other
spiritual promotion or dignity.
NOTE: &hand; De privation ma y be a be neficio or ab officio; the
first takes away the living, the last degrades and deposes from the
order.
Deprive
De*prive" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deprived (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Depriving.] [LL. deprivare, deprivatium, to divest of office; L. de- +
privare to bereave, deprive: cf. OF. depriver. See Private.]
1. To take away; to put an end; to destroy. [Obs.]
'Tis honor to deprive dishonored life. Shak.
2. To dispossess; to bereave; to divest; to hinder from possessing; to
debar; to shut out from; -- with a remoter object, usually preceded by
of.
God hath deprived her of wisdom. Job xxxix. 17.
It was seldom that anger deprived him of power over himself.
Macaulay.
3. To divest of office; to depose; to dispossess of dignity,
especially ecclesiastical.
A miniser deprived for inconformity. Bacon.
Syn. -- To strip; despoil; rob; abridge.
Deprivement
De*prive"ment (?), n. Deprivation. [R.]
Depriver
De*priv"er (?), n. One who, or that which, deprives.
Deprostrate
De*pros"trate (?), a. Fully prostrate; humble; low; rude. [Obs.]
How may weak mortal ever hope to file His unsmooth tongue, and his
deprostrate style. G. Fletcher.
Deprovincialize
De`pro*vin"cial*ize (?), v. t. To divest of provincial quality or
characteristics.
Depth
Depth (?), n. [From Deep; akin to D. diepte, Icel. d, d, Goth. diupi.]
1. The quality of being deep; deepness; perpendicular measurement
downward from the surface,or horizontal measurement backward from the
front; as, the depth of a river; the depth of a body of troops.
2. Profoundness; extent or degree of intensity; abundance;
completeness; as, depth of knowledge, or color.
Mindful of that heavenly love Which knows no end in depth or
height. Keble.
3. Lowness; as, depth of sound.
4. That which is deep; a deep, or the deepest, part or place; the
deep; the middle part; as, the depth of night, or of winter.
From you unclouded depth above. Keble.
The depth closed me round about. Jonah ii. 5.
5. (Logic) The number of simple elements which an abstract conception
or notion includes; the comprehension or content.
6. (Horology) A pair of toothed wheels which work together. [R.]
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Depth of a sail (Naut.), the extent of a square sail from the head
rope to the foot rope; the length of the after leach of a staysail or
boom sail; -- commonly called the drop of sail.
Depthen
Depth"en (?), v. t. To deepen. [Obs.]
Depthless
Depth"less, a.
1. Having no depth; shallow.
2. Of measureless depth; unfathomable.
In clouds of depthless night. Francis.
Depucelate
De*pu"ce*late (?), v. t. [L. de + LL. pucella virgin, F. pucelle: cf.
F. d\'82puceler.] To deflour; to deprive of virginity. [Obs.] Bailey.
Depudicate
De*pu"di*cate (?), v. t. [L. depudicatus, p. p. of depudicare.] To
deflour; to dishonor. [Obs.]
Depulse
De*pulse" (?), v. t. [L. depulsus, p. p. of depellere to drive out;
de- + pellere to drive.] To drive away. [Obs.] Cockeram.
Depulsion
De*pul"sion (?), n. [L. depulsio.] A driving or thrusting away. [R.]
Speed.
Depulsory
De*pul"so*ry (?), a. [L. depulsorius.] Driving or thrusting away;
averting. [R.] Holland.
Depurant
Dep"u*rant (?), a. & n. (Med.) Depurative.
Depurate
Dep"u*rate (?), a. [LL. depuratus, p. p. of depurare to purify; L. de-
+ purare to purify, purus clean, pure. Cf. Depure.] Depurated;
cleansed; freed from impurities. Boyle.
Depurate
Dep"u*rate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Depurated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Depurating (?).] To free from impurities, heterogeneous matter, or
feculence; to purify; to cleanse.
To depurate the mass of blood. Boyle.
Depuration
Dep`u*ra"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82puration.] The act or process of
depurating or freeing from foreign or impure matter, as a liquid or
wound.
Depurative
Dep"u*ra*tive (?), a. [Cf. F. d\'82puratif.] (Med.) Purifying the
blood or the humors; depuratory. -- n. A depurative remedy or agent;
or a disease which is believed to be depurative.
Depurator
Dep"u*ra`tor (?), n. One who, or that which, cleanses.
Depuratory
Dep"u*ra*to*ry (?), a. [Cf. F. d\'82puratoire.] Depurating; tending to
depurate or cleanse; depurative.
Depure
De*pure" (?), v. t. [F. d\'82purer. See Depurate.] To depurate; to
purify. [Obs.]
He shall first be depured and cleansed before that he shall be laid
up for pure gold in the treasures of God. Sir T. More.
Depurgatory
De*pur"ga*to*ry (?), a. Serving to purge; tending to cleanse or
purify. [Obs.] Cotgrave.
Depurition
Dep`u*ri"tion (?), n. See Depuration.
Deputable
Dep"u*ta*ble (?), a. Fit to be deputed; suitable to act as a deputy.
Carlyle.
Deputation
Dep`u*ta"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82putation. See Depute.]
1. The act of deputing, or of appointing or commissioning a deputy or
representative; office of a deputy or delegate; vicegerency.
The authority of conscience stands founded upon its vicegerency and
deputation under God. South.
2. The person or persons deputed or commissioned by another person,
party, or public body to act in his or its behalf; delegation; as, the
general sent a deputation to the enemy to propose a truce.
By deputation, or In deputation, by delegated authority; as
substitute; through the medium of a deputy. [Obs.]
Say to great C\'91sar this: In deputation I kiss his conquering
hand. Shak.
Deputator
Dep"u*ta`tor (?), n. One who deputes, or makes a deputation. [R.]
Locke.
Depute
De*pute" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deputed; p. pr. & vb. n. Deputing.]
[F. d\'82puter, fr. L. deputare to esteem, consider, in LL., to
destine, allot; de- + putare to clean, prune, clear up, set in order,
reckon, think. See Pure.]
1. To appoint as deputy or agent; to commission to act in one's place;
to delegate.
There is no man deputed of the king to hear thee. 2. Sam. xv. 3.
Some persons, deputed by a meeting. Macaulay.
2. To appoint; to assign; to choose. [R.]
The most conspicuous places in cities are usually deputed for the
erection of statues. Barrow.
Depute
De*pute", n. A person deputed; a deputy. [Scot.]
Deputize
Dep"u*tize (?), v. t. To appoint as one's deputy; to empower to act in
one's stead; to depute.
Deputy
Dep"u*ty (?), n.; pl. Deputies (#). [F. d\'82put\'82, fr. LL.
deputatus. See Depute.]
1. One appointed as the substitue of another, and empowered to act for
him, in his name or his behalf; a substitute in office; a lieutenant;
a representative; a delegate; a vicegerent; as, the deputy of a
prince, of a sheriff, of a township, etc.
There was then [in the days of Jehoshaphat] no king in Edom; a
deputy was king. 1 Kings xxii. 47.
God's substitute, His deputy anointed in His sight. Shak.
NOTE: &hand; De puty is us ed in co mbination wi th th e names of
various executive officers, to denote an assistant empowered to act
in their name; as, deputy collector, deputy marshal, deputy
sheriff.
2. A member of the Chamber of Deputies. [France]
Chamber of Deputies, one of the two branches of the French legilative
assembly; -- formerly called Corps L\'82gislatif. Its members, called
deputies, are elected by the people voting in districts. Syn. --
Substitute; representative; legate; delegate; envoy; agent; factor.
Dequantitate
De*quan"ti*tate (?), v. t. [L. de- + quantatas, -atis. See Quantity.]
To diminish the quantity of; to disquantity. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Deracinate
De*rac"i*nate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deracinated (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Deracinating (?).] [F. d\'82raciner; pref. d\'82- (L. dis) + racine
root, fr. an assumed LL. radicina, fr. L. radix, radicis, root.] To
pluck up by the roots; to extirpate. [R.]
While that the colter rusts That should deracinate such savagery.
Shak.
Deraination
De*ra`i*na"tion (?), n. The act of pulling up by the roots;
eradication. [R.]
Deraign, Derain
De*raign", De*rain" (?), v. t. [See Darraign.] (Old Law) To prove or
to refute by proof; to clear (one's self). [Obs.]
Deraignment, Derainment
De*raign"ment, De*rain"ment (?), n. [See Darraign.]
1. The act of deraigning. [Obs.]
2. The renunciation of religious or monastic vows. [Obs.] Blount.
Derail
De*rail" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Derailed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Derailing.] To cause to run off from the rails of a railroad, as a
locomotive. Lardner.
Derailment
De*rail"ment (?), n. The act of going off, or the state of being off,
the rails of a railroad.
Derange
De*range" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deranged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Deranging.] [F. d\'82ranger; pref. d\'82- = d\'82s- (L. dis) + ranger
to range. See Range, and cf. Disarrange, Disrank.]
1. To put out of place, order, or rank; to disturb the proper
arrangement or order of; to throw into disorder, confusion, or
embarrassment; to disorder; to disarrange; as, to derange the plans of
a commander, or the affairs of a nation.
2. To disturb in action or function, as a part or organ, or the whole
of a machine or organism.
A sudden fall deranges some of our internal parts. Blair.
3. To disturb in the orderly or normal action of the intellect; to
render insane. Syn. -- To disorder; disarrange; displace; unsettle;
disturb; confuse; discompose; ruffle; disconcert.
Deranged
De*ranged" (?), a. Disordered; especially, disordered in mind; crazy;
insane.
The story of a poor deranged parish lad. Lamb.
Derangement
De*range"ment (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82rangement.] The act of deranging or
putting out of order, or the state of being deranged; disarrangement;
disorder; confusion; especially, mental disorder; insanity. Syn. --
Disorder; confusion; embarrassment; irregularity; disturbance;
insanity; lunacy; madness; delirium; mania. See Insanity.
Deranger
De*ran"ger (?), n. One who deranges.
Deray
De*ray" (?), n. [OF. derroi, desroi, desrei; pref. des- (L. dis-) +
roi, rei, rai, order. See Array.] Disorder; merriment. [Obs.]
Derbio
Der"bi*o (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A large European food fish (Lichia
glauca).
Derby
Der"by (?; usually ? in Eng.; 85), n.
1. A race for three-old horses, run annually at Epsom (near London),
for the Derby stakes. It was instituted by the 12th Earl of Derby, in
1780.
Derby Day, the day of the annual race for the Derby stakes, --
Wednesday of the week before Whitsuntide.
2. A stiff felt hat with a dome-shaped crown.
Derbyshire spar
Der"by*shire spar" (?). (Min.) A massive variety of fluor spar, found
in Derbyshire, England, and wrought into vases and other ornamental
work.
Derdoing
Der*do"ing (?), a. [See Dere, v. t.] Doing daring or chivalrous deeds.
[Obs.] "In derdoing arms." Spenser.
Dere
Dere (?), v. t. [AS. derian to hurt.] To hurt; to harm; to injure.
[Obs.] Chaucer.
Dere
Dere, n. Harm. [Obs.] Robert of Brunne.
Dereine, Dereyne
De*reine, De*reyne" (?), v. t. Same as Darraign. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Derelict
Der"e*lict (?), a. [L. derelictus, p. p. of derelinquere to forsake
wholly, to abandon; de- + relinquere to leave. See Relinquish.]
1. Given up or forsaken by the natural owner or guardian; left and
abandoned; as, derelict lands.
The affections which these exposed or derelict children bear to
their mothers, have no grounds of nature or assiduity but civility
and opinion. Jer. Taylor.
2. Lost; adrift; hence, wanting; careless; neglectful; unfaithful.
They easily prevailed, so as to seize upon the vacant, unoccupied,
and derelict minds of his [Chatham's] friends; and instantly they
turned the vessel wholly out of the course of his policy. Burke.
A government which is either unable or unwilling to redress such
wrongs is derelict to its highest duties. J. Buchanan.
Derelict
Der"e*lict, n. (Law) (a) A thing voluntary abandoned or willfully
cast away by its proper owner, especially a ship abandoned at sea.
(b) A tract of land left dry by the sea, and fit for cultivation or
use.
Dereliction
Der`e*lic"tion (?), n. [L. derelictio.]
1. The act of leaving with an intention not to reclaim or resume;
an utter forsaking abandonment.
Cession or dereliction, actual or tacit, of other powers. Burke.
2. A neglect or omission as if by willful abandonment.
A total dereliction of military duties. Sir W. Scott.
3. The state of being left or abandoned.
4. (Law) A retiring of the sea, occasioning a change of high-water
mark, whereby land is gained.
Dereligionize
De`re*li"gion*ize (?), v. t. To make irreligious; to turn from
religion. [R.]
He would dereligionize men beyond all others. De Quincey.
Dereling
Dere"ling (?), n. Darling. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Dereling
Dere"ling (?), n. Darling. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Derf
Derf (?), a. [Icel. djafr.] Strong; powerful; fierce. [Obs.] --
Derf"ly, adv. [Obs.]
Deride
De*ride" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Derided; p. pr. & vb. n.
Deriding.] [L. deridere, derisum; de- + rid to laugh. See
Ridicule.] To laugh at with contempt; to laugh to scorn; to turn to
ridicule or make sport of; to mock; to scoff at.
And the Pharisees, also, . . . derided him. Luke xvi. 14.
Sport that wrinkled Care derides. And Laughter holding both his
sides. Milton.
Syn. -- To mock; laugh at; ridicule; insult; taunt; jeer; banter;
rally. -- To Deride, Ridicule, Mock, Taunt. A man may ridicule
without any unkindness of feeling; his object may be to correct;
as, to ridicule the follies of the age. He who derides is actuated
by a severe a contemptuous spirit; as, to deride one for his
religious principles. To mock is stronger, and denotes open and
scornful derision; as, to mock at sin. To taunt is to reproach with
the keenest insult; as, to taunt one for his misfortunes. Ridicule
consists more in words than in actions; derision and mockery evince
themselves in actions as well as words; taunts are always expressed
in words of extreme bitterness.
Derider
De*rid"er (?), n. One who derides, or laughs at, another in
contempt; a mocker; a scoffer.
Deridingly
De*rid"ing*ly, adv. By way of derision or mockery.
Derision
De*ri"sion (?), n. [L. derisio: cf. F. d\'82rision. See Deride.]
1. The act of deriding, or the state of being derided; mockery;
scornful or contemptuous treatment which holds one up to ridicule.
He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh; the Lord shall have
them in derision. Ps. ii. 4.
Saderision called. Milton.
2. An object of derision or scorn; a laughing-stock.
I was a derision to all my people. Lam. iii. 14.
Syn. -- Scorn; mockery; contempt; insult; ridicule.
Derisive
De*ri"sive (?), a. Expressing, serving for, or characterized by,
derision. "Derisive taunts." Pope. -- De*ri"sive*ly, adv. --
De*ri"sive*ness, n.
Derisory
De*ri"so*ry (?), a. [L. derisorius: cf. F. d\'82risoire.] Derisive;
mocking. Shaftesbury.
Derivable
De*riv"a*ble (?), a. [From Derive.] That can be derived; obtainable
by transmission; capable of being known by inference, as from
premises or data; capable of being traced, as from a radical; as,
income is derivable from various sources.
All honor derivable upon me. South.
The exquisite pleasure derivable from the true and beautiful
relations of domestic life. H. G. Bell.
The argument derivable from the doxologies. J. H. Newman.
Derivably
De*riv"a*bly, adv. By derivation.
Derival
De*riv"al (?), n. Derivation. [R.]
The derival of e from a. Earle.
Derivate
Der"i*vate (?), a. [L. derivatus, p. p. of derivare. See Derive.]
Derived; derivative. [R.] H. Taylor. -- n. A thing derived; a
derivative. [R.]
Derivate
Der"i*vate (?), v. t. To derive. [Obs.] Huloet.
Derivation
Der`i*va"tion (?), n. [L. derivatio: cf. F. d\'82rivation. See
Derive.]
1. A leading or drawing off of water from a stream or source.
[Obs.] T. Burnet.
2. The act of receiving anything from a source; the act of
procuring an effect from a cause, means, or condition, as profits
from capital, conclusions or opinions from evidence.
As touching traditional communication, . . . I do not doubt but
many of those truths have had the help of that derivation. Sir M.
Hale.
3. The act of tracing origin or descent, as in grammar or
genealogy; as, the derivation of a word from an Aryan root.
4. The state or method of being derived; the relation of origin
when established or asserted.
5. That from which a thing is derived.
6. That which is derived; a derivative; a deduction.
From the Euphrates into an artificial derivation of that river.
Gibbon.
7. (Math.) The operation of deducing one function from another
according to some fixed law, called the law of derivation, as the
of differentiation or of integration.
8. (Med.) A drawing of humors or fluids from one part of the body
to another, to relieve or lessen a morbid process.
Derivational
Der`i*va"tion*al (?), a. Relating to derivation. Earle.
Derivative
De*riv"a*tive (?), a. [L. derivativus: cf. F. d\'82rivatif.]
Obtained by derivation; derived; not radical, original, or
fundamental; originating, deduced, or formed from something else;
secondary; as, a derivative conveyance; a derivative word.
Derivative circulation, a modification of the circulation found in
some parts of the body, in which the arteries empty directly into the
veins without the interposition of capillaries. Flint. --
De*riv"a*tive*ly, adv. -- De*riv"a*tive*ness, n.
Derivative
De*riv"a*tive, n.
1. That which is derived; anything obtained or deduced from another.
2. (Gram.) A word formed from another word, by a prefix or suffix, an
internal modification, or some other change; a word which takes its
origin from a root.
3. (Mus.) A chord, not fundamental, but obtained from another by
inversion; or, vice versa, a ground tone or root implied in its
harmonics in an actual chord.
4. (Med.) An agent which is adapted to produce a derivation (in the
medical sense).
5. (Math.) A derived function; a function obtained from a given
function by a certain algebraic process.
NOTE: &hand; Except in the mode of derivation the derivative is the
same as the differential coefficient. See Differential coefficient,
under Differential.
6. (Chem.) A substance so related to another substance by modification
or partial substitution as to be regarded as derived from it; thus,
the amido compounds are derivatives of ammonia, and the hydrocarbons
are derivatives of methane, benzene, etc.
Derive
De*rive" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Derived (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Deriving.] [F. d\'82river, L. derivare; de- + rivus stream, brook. See
Rival.]
1. To turn the course of, as water; to divert and distribute into
subordinate channels; to diffuse; to communicate; to transmit; --
followed by to, into, on, upon. [Obs.]
For fear it [water] choke up the pits . . . they [the workman]
derive it by other drains. Holland.
Her due loves derived to that vile witch's share. Spenser.
Derived to us by tradition from Adam to Noah. Jer. Taylor.
2. To receive, as from a source or origin; to obtain by descent or by
transmission; to draw; to deduce; -- followed by from.
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3. To trace the origin, descent, or derivation of; to recognize
transmission of; as, he derives this word from the Anglo-Saxon.
From these two causes . . . an ancient set of physicians derived
all diseases. Arbuthnot.
4. (Chem.) To obtain one substance from another by actual or
theoretical substitution; as, to derive an organic acid from its
corresponding hydrocarbon. Syn. -- To trace; deduce; infer.
Derive
De*rive" (?), v. i. To flow; to have origin; to descend; to proceed;
to be deduced. Shak.
Power from heaven Derives, and monarchs rule by gods appointed.
Prior.
Derivement
De*rive"ment (?), n. That which is derived; deduction; inference.
[Obs.]
I offer these derivements from these subjects. W. Montagu.
Deriver
De*riv"er (?), n. One who derives.
Derk
Derk (?), a. Dark. [Obs.] Chaucer.
-derm
-derm (?). [See Derm, n.] A suffix or terminal formative, much used in
anatomical terms, and signifying skin, integument, covering; as,
blastoderm, ectoderm, etc.
Derm
Derm (?), n. [Gr. derme. See Tear, v. t.]
1. The integument of animal; the skin.
2. (Anat.) See Dermis.
Derma
Der"ma (?), n. [NL. See Derm.] (Anat.) See Dermis.
Dermal
Derm"al (?), a. [From Derm.]
1. Pertaining to the integument or skin of animals; dermic; as, the
dermal secretions.
2. (Anat.) Pertaining to the dermis or true skin.
Dermaptera, Dermapteran
Der*map"te*ra (?), Der*map"ter*an (, n. (Zo\'94l.) See Dermoptera,
Dermopteran.
Dermatic, Dermatine
Der*mat"ic (?), Der"ma*tine (?), a. [Gr. Of or pertaining to the skin.
Dermatitis
Der`ma*ti"tis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the
skin.
Dermatogen
Der*mat"o*gen (?), n. [Gr. -gen.] (Bot.) Nascent epidermis, or
external cuticle of plants in a forming condition.
Dermatogen
Der*mat"o*gen (?), n. [Gr. -gen.] (Bot.) Nascent epidermis, or
external cuticle of plants in a forming condition.
Dermatography
Der*ma*tog"ra*phy (?), n. [Gr. -graphy.] An anatomical description of,
or treatise on, the skin.
Dermatoid
Der"ma*toid (?), a. [Gr. -oid: cf. F. dermato\'8bde. Cf. Dermoid.]
Resembling
Dermatologist
Der`ma*tol"o*gist (?), n. One who discourses on the skin and its
diseases; one versed in dermatology.
Dermatology
Der`ma*tol"o*gy (?), n. [Gr. -logy: cf. F. dermatologie.] The science
which treats of the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases.
Dermatopathic
Der`ma*to*path"ic (?), a. [Gr. (Med.) Of or pertaining to skin
diseases, or their cure.
Dermatophyte
Der*mat"o*phyte (?), n. [Gr. (Med.) A vegetable parasite, infesting
the skin.
Dermestes
Der*mes"tes (?), n. [NL., from Gr. (Zo\'94l.) A genus of coleopterous
insects, the larv\'91 of which feed animal substances. They are very
destructive to dries meats, skins, woolens, and furs. The most common
species is D. lardarius, known as the bacon beetle.
Dermestoid
Der*mes"toid (?), a. [Dermestes + -oid.] (Zo\'94l.) Pertaining to or
resembling the genus Dermestes.
The carpet beetle, called the buffalo moth, is a dermestoid beetle.
Pop. Sci. Monthly.
Dermic
Der"mic (?), a.
1. Relating to the derm or skin.
2. (Anat.) Pertaining to the dermis; dermal.
Underneath each nail the deep or dermic layer of the integument is
peculiarly modified. Huxley.
Dermic remedies (Med.), such as act through the skin.
Dermis
Der"mis (?), n. [NL. See Derm.] (Anat.) The deep sensitive layer of
the skin beneath the scarfskin or epidermis; -- called also true skin,
derm, derma, corium, cutis, and enderon. See Skin, and Illust. in
Appendix.
Dermobranchiata
Der`mo*bran`chi*a"ta (?), n. pl. [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) A group of
nudibranch mollusks without special gills.
Dermobranchiate
Der`mo*bran"chi*ate (?), a. [Derm + branchiate.] (Zo\'94l.) Having the
skin modified to serve as a gill.
Dermoh\'91mal
Der`mo*h\'91"mal (?), a. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or in relation with,
both dermal and h\'91mal structures; as, the dermoh\'91mal spines or
ventral fin rays of fishes.
Dermoid
Der"moid (?), a. [Derm + -oid: cf. F. dermo\'8bde.] Same as Dermatoid.
Dermoid cyst (Med.), a cyst containing skin, or structures connected
with skin, such as hair.
Dermoneural
Der`mo*neu"ral (?), a. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or in relation with,
both dermal and neural structures; as, the dermoneural spines or
dorsal fin rays of fishes. Owen.
Dermopathic
Der`mo*path"ic (?), a. (Med.) Dermatopathic.
Dermophyte
Der"mo*phyte (?), n. A dermatophyte.
Dermoptera
Der*mop"te*ra (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.
1. (Zo\'94l.) The division of insects which includes the earwigs
(Forticulid\'91).
2. (Zo\'94l.) A group of lemuroid mammals having a parachutelike web
of skin between the fore and hind legs, of which the colugo
(Galeopithecus) is the type. See Colugo.
3. (Zo\'94l.) An order of Mammalia; the Cheiroptera. [Written also
Dermaptera, and Dermatoptera.]
Dermopteran
Der*mop"ter*an (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) An insect which has the anterior
pair of wings coriaceous, and does not use them in flight, as the
earwig.
Dermopteri
Der*mop"te*ri (?), n. pl. [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) Same as Dermopterygii.
Dermopterygii
Der*mop`te*ryg"i*i (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.) A group of
fishlike animals including the Marsipobranchiata and Leptocardia.
Dermoskeleton
Der`mo*skel"e*ton (?), n. [Derm + skeleton.] (Anat.) See Exoskeleton.
Dermostosis
Der`mos*to"sis (?), n. [NL., from Gr. (Physiol.) Ossification of the
dermis.
Dern
Dern (?), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] A gatepost or doorpost. [Local Eng.]
C. Kingsley.
Dern
Dern, a. [See Dearn, a.]
1. Hidden; concealed; secret. [Obs.] "Ye must be full dern." Chaucer.
2. Solitary; sad. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
Derne
Derne (?), v. t. & i. [AS. dyrnan to hide. See Dern, a., Dearn, a.] To
hide; to skulk. [Scot.]
He at length escaped them by derning himself in a foxearth. H.
Miller.
Dernful
Dern"ful (?), a. Secret; hence, lonely; sad; mournful. [Obs.] "Dernful
noise." Spenser.
Dernier
Der`nier" (?), a. [F., from OF. darrein, derrain. See Darrein.] Last;
final. Dernier ressort ( [F.], last resort or expedient.
Dernly
Dern"ly (?), adv. Secretly; grievously; mournfully. [Obs.] Spenser.
Derogant
Der"o*gant (?), a. [L. derogans, p. pr.] Derogatory. [R.] T. Adams.
Derogate
Der"o*gate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Derogated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Derogating (?).] [L. derogatus, p. p. of derogare to derogate; de- +
rogare to ask, to ask the people about a law. See Rogation.]
1. To annul in part; to repeal partly; to restrict; to limit the
action of; -- said of a law.
By several contrary customs, . . . many of the civil and canon laws
are controlled and derogated. Sir M. Hale.
2. To lessen; to detract from; to disparage; to depreciate; -- said of
a person or thing. [R.]
Anything . . . that should derogate, minish, or hurt his glory and
his name. Sir T. More.
Derogate
Der"o*gate (?), v. i.
1. To take away; to detract; to withdraw; -- usually with from.
If we did derogate from them whom their industry hath made great.
Hooker.
It derogates little from his fortitude, while it adds infinitely to
the honor of his humanity. Burke.
2. To act beneath one-s rank, place, birth, or character; to
degenerate. [R.]
You are a fool granted; therefore your issues, being foolish, do
not derogate. Shak.
Would Charles X. derogate from his ancestors? Would he be the
degenerate scion of that royal line? Hazlitt.
Derogate
Der"o*gate (?), n. [L. derogatus, p. p.] Diminished in value;
dishonored; degraded. [R.] Shak.
Derogately
Der"o*gate*ly, adv. In a derogatory manner.
Derogation
Der`o*ga"tion (?), n. [L. derogatio: cf. F. d\'82rogation.]
1. The act of derogating, partly repealing, or lessening in value;
disparagement; detraction; depreciation; -- followed by of, from, or
to.
I hope it is no derogation to the Christian religion. Locke.
He counted it no derogation of his manhood to be seen to weep. F.
W. Robertson.
2. (Stock Exch.) An alteration of, or subtraction from, a contract for
a sale of stocks.
Derogative
De*rog"a*tive (?), a. Derogatory. -- De*rog"a*tive*ly, adv. [R.] Sir
T. Browne.
Derogator
Der"o*ga`tor (?), n. [L.] A detractor.
Derogatorily
De*rog"a*to*ri*ly (?), adv. In a derogatory manner; disparagingly.
Aubrey.
Derogatoriness
De*rog"a*to*ri*ness, n. Quality of being derogatory.
Derogatory
De*rog"a*to*ry (?), a. Tending to derogate, or lessen in value;
expressing derogation; detracting; injurious; -- with from to, or
unto.
Acts of Parliament derogatory from the power of subsequent
Parliaments bind not. Blackstone.
His language was severely censured by some of his brother peers as
derogatory to their other. Macaulay.
Derogatory clause in a testament (Law), a sentence of secret character
inserted by the testator alone, of which he reserves the knowledge to
himself, with a condition that no will he may make thereafter shall be
valid, unless this clause is inserted word for word; -- a precaution
to guard against later wills extorted by violence, or obtained by
suggestion.
Derotremata
Der`o*tre"ma*ta (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.) The tribe of
aquatic Amphibia which includes Amphiuma, Menopoma, etc. They have
permanent gill openings, but no external gills; -- called also
Cryptobranchiata. [Written also Derotrema.]
Derre
Der"re (?), a. Dearer. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Derrick
Der"rick (?), n. [Orig., a gallows, from a hangman named Derrick. The
name is of Dutch origin; D. Diederik, Dierryk, prop. meaning, chief of
the people; cf. AS. pe\'a2dric, E. Theodoric, G. Dietrich. See Dutch,
and Rich.] A mast, spar, or tall frame, supported at the top by stays
or guys, with suitable tackle for hoisting heavy weights, as stones in
building. Derrick crane, a combination of the derrick and the crane,
having facility for hoisting and also for swinging the load
horizontally.
Derring
Der"ring, a. Daring or warlike. [Obs.]
Drad for his derring doe and bloody deed. Spenser.
Derringer
Der"rin*ger (?), n. [From the American inventor.] A kind of
short-barreled pocket pistol, of very large caliber, often carrying a
half-ounce ball.
Derth
Derth (?), n. Dearth; scarcity. [Obs.] Spenser.
Dertrotheca
Der`tro*the"ca (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.) The horny covering of
the end of the bill of birds.
Dervish, Dervise, Dervis
Der"vish (?), Der"vise (?), Der"vis (?), n. [Per. derw, fr. OPer.
derew to beg, ask alms: cf. F. derviche.] A Turkish or Persian monk,
especially one who professes extreme poverty and leads an austere
life.
Derworth
Der"worth (?), a. [AS. de\'a2rwurpe, lit., dearworth.] Precious.
[Obs.] Piers Plowman.
Descant
Des"cant (?), n. [OF. descant, deschant, F. d\'82chant, discant, LL.
discantus, fr. L. dis + cantus singing, melody, fr. canere to sing.
See Chant, and cf. Descant, v. i., Discant.]
1. (Mus.) (a) Originally, a double song; a melody or counterpoint sung
above the plain song of the tenor; a variation of an air; a variation
by ornament of the main subject or plain song. (b) The upper voice in
part music. (c) The canto, cantus, or soprano voice; the treble.
Grove.
Twenty doctors expound one text twenty ways, as children make
descant upon plain song. Tyndale.
She [the nightingale] all night long her amorous descant sung.
Milton.
NOTE: &hand; Th e te rm ha s al so be en us ed sy nonymously wi th
counterpoint, or polyphony, which developed out of the French
d\'82chant, of the 12th century.
2. A discourse formed on its theme, like variations on a musical air;
a comment or comments.
Upon that simplest of themes how magnificent a descant! De Quincey.
Descant
Des*cant" (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Descanted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Descanting.] [From descant; n.; or directly fr. OF. descanter,
deschanter; L. dis- + cantare to sing.]
1. To sing a variation or accomplishment.
2. To comment freely; to discourse with fullness and particularity; to
discourse at large.
A virtuous man should be pleased to find people descanting on his
actions. Addison.
Descanter
Des*cant"er (?), n. One who descants.
Descend
De*scend" (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Descended; p. pr. & vb. n.
Descending.] [F. descendre, L. descendere, descensum; de- + scandere
to climb. See Scan.]
1. To pass from a higher to a lower place; to move downwards; to come
or go down in any way, as by falling, flowing, walking, etc.; to
plunge; to fall; to incline downward; -- the opposite of ascend.
The rain descended, and the floods came. Matt. vii. 25.
We will here descend to matters of later date. Fuller.
2. To enter mentally; to retire. [Poetic]
[He] with holiest meditations fed, Into himself descended. Milton.
3. To make an attack, or incursion, as if from a vantage ground; to
come suddenly and with violence; -- with on or upon.
And on the suitors let thy wrath descend. Pope.
4. To come down to a lower, less fortunate, humbler, less virtuous, or
worse, state or station; to lower or abase one's self; as, he
descended from his high estate.
5. To pass from the more general or important to the particular or
less important matters to be considered.
6. To come down, as from a source, original, or stock; to be derived;
to proceed by generation or by transmission; to fall or pass by
inheritance; as, the beggar may descend from a prince; a crown
descends to the heir.
7. (Anat.) To move toward the south, or to the southward.
8. (Mus.) To fall in pitch; to pass from a higher to a lower tone.
Descend
De*scend" (?), v. t. To go down upon or along; to pass from a higher
to a lower part of; as, they descended the river in boats; to descend
a ladder.
But never tears his cheek descended. Byron.
Descendant
De*scend"ant (?), a. [F. descendant, p. pr. of descendre. Cf.
Descendent.] Descendent.
Descendant
De*scend"ant, n. One who descends, as offspring, however remotely; --
correlative to ancestor or ascendant.
Our first parents and their descendants. Hale.
The descendant of so many kings and emperors. Burke.
Descendent
De*scend"ent (?), a. [L. descendens, -entis, p. pr. of descendre. Cf.
Descendant.] Descending; falling; proceeding from an ancestor or
source.
More than mortal grace Speaks thee descendent of ethereal race.
Pope.
Descender
De*scend"er (?), n. One who descends.
Descendibility
De*scend`i*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality of being descendible;
capability of being transmitted from ancestors; as, the descendibility
of an estate.
Descendible
De*scend"i*ble (?), a.
1. Admitting descent; capable of being descended.
2. That may descend from an ancestor to an heir. "A descendant
estate." Sir W. Jones.
Descending
De*scend"ing, a. Of or pertaining to descent; moving downwards.
Descending constellations OR signs (Astron.), those through which the
planets descent toward the south. -- Descending node (Astron.), that
point in a planet's orbit where it intersects the ecliptic in passing
southward. -- Descending series (Math.), a series in which each term
is numerically smaller than the preceding one; also, a series arranged
according to descending powers of a quantity.
Descendingly
De*scend"ing*ly, adv. In a descending manner.
Descension
De*scen"sion (?), n. [OF. descension, L. descensio. See Descent.] The
act of going downward; descent; falling or sinking; declension;
degradation. Oblique descension (Astron.), the degree or arc of the
equator which descends, with a celestial object, below the horizon of
an oblique sphere. -- Right descension, the degree or arc of the
equator which descends below the horizon of a right sphere at the same
time with the object. [Obs.]
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Descensional
De*scen"sion*al (?), a. Pertaining to descension. Johnson.
Descensive
De*scen"sive (?), a. Tending to descend; tending downwards;
descending. Smart.
Descensory
De*scen"so*ry (?), n. [NL. descensorium: cf. OF. descensoire. See
Descend.] A vessel used in alchemy to extract oils.
Descent
De*scent" (?), n. [F. descente, fr. descendre; like vente, from
vendre. See Descend.]
1. The act of descending, or passing downward; change of place from
higher to lower.
2. Incursion; sudden attack; especially, hostile invasion from sea; --
often followed by upon or on; as, to make a descent upon the enemy.
The United Provinces . . . ordered public prayer to God, when they
feared that the French and English fleets would make a descent upon
their coasts. Jortin.
3. Progress downward, as in station, virtue, as in station, virtue,
and the like, from a higher to a lower state, from a higher to a lower
state, from the more to the less important, from the better to the
worse, etc.
2. Derivation, as from an ancestor; procedure by generation; lineage;
birth; extraction. Dryden.
5. (Law) Transmission of an estate by inheritance, usually, but not
necessarily, in the descending line; title to inherit an estate by
reason of consanguinity. Abbott.
6. Inclination downward; a descending way; inclined or sloping
surface; declivity; slope; as, a steep descent.
7. That which is descended; descendants; issue.
If care of our descent perplex us most, Which must be born to
certain woe. Milton.
8. A step or remove downward in any scale of gradation; a degree in
the scale of genealogy; a generation.
No man living is a thousand descents removed from Adam himself.
Hooker.
9. Lowest place; extreme downward place. [R.]
And from the extremest upward of thy head, To the descent and dust
below thy foot. Shak.
10. (Mus.) A passing from a higher to a lower tone. Syn. -- Declivity;
slope; degradation; extraction; lineage; assault; invasion; attack.
Describable
De*scrib"a*ble (?), a. That can be described; capable of description.
Describe
De*scribe" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Described (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Describing.] [L. describere, descriptum; de- + scribere to write: cf.
OE. descriven, OF. descrivre, F. d\'82crire. See Scribe, and cf.
Descry.]
1. To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate; to trace
or mark out; as, to describe a circle by the compasses; a torch waved
about the head in such a way as to describe a circle.
2. To represent by words written or spoken; to give an account of; to
make known to others by words or signs; as, the geographer describes
countries and cities.
3. To distribute into parts, groups, or classes; to mark off; to
class. [Obs.]
Passed through the land, and described it by cities into seven
parts in a book. Josh. xviii. 9.
Syn. -- To set forth; represent; delineate; relate; recount; narrate;
express; explain; depict; portray; chracterize.
Describe
De*scribe", v. i. To use the faculty of describing; to give a
description; as, Milton describes with uncommon force and beauty.
Describent
De*scrib"ent (?), n. [L. describens, p. pr. of describere.] (Geom.)
Same as Generatrix.
Describer
De*scrib"er (?), n. One who describes.
Descrier
De*scri"er (?), n. One who descries.
Description
De*scrip"tion (?), n. [F. description, L. descriptio. See Describe.]
1. The act of describing; a delineation by marks or signs.
2. A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or
representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities
of a thing or species.
Milton has descriptions of morning. D. Webster.
3. A class to which a certain representation is applicable; kind;
sort.
A difference . . . between them and another description of public
creditors. A. Hamilton.
The plates were all of the meanest description. Macaulay.
Syn. -- Account; definition; recital; relation; detail; narrative;
narration; explanation; delineation; representation; kind; sort. See
Definition.
Descriptive
De*scrip"tive (?), a. [L. descriptivus: cf. F. descriptif.] Tending to
describe; having the quality of representing; containing description;
as, a descriptive figure; a descriptive phrase; a descriptive
narration; a story descriptive of the age. Descriptive anatomy, that
part of anatomy which treats of the forms and relations of parts, but
not of their textures. -- Descriptive geometry, that branch of
geometry. which treats of the graphic solution of problems involving
three dimensions, by means of projections upon auxiliary planes.
Davies & Peck (Math. Dict. ) -- De*scrip"tive*ly, adv. --
De*scrip"tive*ness, n.
Descrive
De*scrive" (?), v. t. [OF. descrivre. See Describe.] To describe.
[Obs.] Spenser.
Descry
De*scry" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Descried (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Descrying.] [OE. descrien, discrien, to espy, prob. from the
proclaiming of what was espied, fr. OF. descrier to proclaim, cry
down, decry, F. d\'82crier. The word was confused somewhat with OF.
descriven, E. describe, OF. descrivre, from L. describere. See Decry.]
1. To spy out or discover by the eye, as objects distant or obscure;
to espy; to recognize; to discern; to discover.
And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. Judg. i. 23.
Edmund, I think, is gone . . . to descry The strength o' the enemy.
Shak.
And now their way to earth they had descried. Milton.
2. To discover; to disclose; to reveal. [R.]
His purple robe he had thrown aside, lest it should descry him.
Milton.
Syn. -- To see; behold; espy; discover; discern.
Descry
De*scry" (?), Discovery or view, as of an army seen at a distance.
[Obs.]
Near, and on speedy foot; the main descry Stands on the hourly
thought. Shak.
Desecate
Des"e*cate (?), v. t. [L. desecare to cut off.] To cut, as with a
scythe; to mow. [Obs.]
Desecrate
Des"e*crate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Desecrated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Desecrating (?).] [L. desecratus, p. p. of desecrare (also desacrare)
to consecrate, dedicate; but taken in the sense if to divest of a
sacred character; de- + sacrare to consecrate, fr. sacer sacred. See
Sacred.] To divest of a sacred character or office; to divert from a
sacred purpose; to violate the sanctity of; to profane; to put to an
unworthy use; -- the opposite of consecrate.
The [Russian] clergy can not suffer corporal punishment without
being previously desecrated. W. Tooke.
The founders of monasteries imprecated evil on those who should
desecrate their donations. Salmon.
Desecrater
Des"e*cra`ter (?), n. One who desecrates; a profaner. Harper's Mag.
Desecration
Des`e*cra"tion (?), n. The act of desecrating; profanation; condition
of anything desecrated.
Desecrator
Des"e*cra`tor (?), n. One who desecrates. "Desecrators of the church."
Morley.
Desegmentation
De*seg`men*ta"tion (?), n. (Anat.) The loss or obliteration of
division into segments; as, a desegmentation of the body.
Desert
De*sert" (?), n. [OF. deserte, desserte, merit, recompense, fr.
deservir, desservir, to merit. See Deserve.] That which is deserved;
the reward or the punishment justly due; claim to recompense, usually
in a good sense; right to reward; merit.
According to their deserts will I judge them. Ezek. vii. 27.
Andronicus, surnamed Pius For many good and great deserts to Rome.
Shak.
His reputation falls far below his desert. A. Hamilton.
Syn. -- Merit; worth; excellence; due.
Desert
Des"ert (?), n. [F. d\'82sert, L. desertum, from desertus solitary,
desert, pp. of deserere to desert; de- + serere to join together. See
Series.]
1. A deserted or forsaken region; a barren tract incapable of
supporting population, as the vast sand plains of Asia and Africa are
destitute and vegetation.
A dreary desert and a gloomy waste. Pope.
2. A tract, which may be capable of sustaining a population, but has
been left unoccupied and uncultivated; a wilderness; a solitary place.
He will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the
garden of the Lord. Is. li. 3.
NOTE: Also figuratively.
Before her extended Dreary and vast and silent, the desert of life.
Longfellow.
Desert
Des"ert, a. [Cf. L. desertus, p. p. of deserere, and F. d\'82sert. See
2d Desert.] Of or pertaining to a desert; forsaken; without life or
cultivation; unproductive; waste; barren; wild; desolate; solitary;
as, they landed on a desert island.
He . . . went aside privately into a desert place. Luke ix. 10.
Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness
on the desert air. Gray.
Desert flora (Bot.), the assemblage of plants growing naturally in a
desert, or in a dry and apparently unproductive place. -- Desert hare
(Zo\'94l.), a small hare (Lepus sylvaticus, var. Arizon\'91)
inhabiting the deserts of the Western United States. -- Desert mouse
(Zo\'94l.), an American mouse (Hesperomys eremicus), living in the
Western deserts.
Desert
De*sert" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deserted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Deserting.] [Cf. L. desertus, p. p. of deserere to desert, F.
d\'82serter. See 2d Desert.]
1. To leave (especially something which one should stay by and
support); to leave in the lurch; to abandon; to forsake; -- implying
blame, except sometimes when used of localities; as, to desert a
friend, a principle, a cause, one's country. "The deserted fortress."
Prescott.
2. (Mil.) To abandon (the service) without leave; to forsake in
violation of duty; to abscond from; as, to desert the army; to desert
one's colors.
Desert
De*sert", v. i. To abandon a service without leave; to quit military
service without permission, before the expiration of one's term; to
abscond.
The soldiers . . . deserted in numbers. Bancroft.
Syn. -- To abandon; forsake; leave; relinquish; renounce; quit; depart
from; abdicate. See Abandon.
Deserter
De*sert"er (, n. One who forsakes a duty, a cause or a party, a
friend, or any one to whom he owes service; especially, a soldier or a
seaman who abandons the service without leave; one guilty of
desertion.
Desertful
De*sert"ful (?), a. Meritorious. [R.] Beau. & Fl.
Desertion
De*ser"tion (?), n. [L. desertio: cf. F. d\'82sertion.]
1. The act of deserting or forsaking; abandonment of a service, a
cause, a party, a friend, or any post of duty; the quitting of one's
duties willfully and without right; esp., an absconding from military
or naval service.
Such a resignation would have seemed to his superior a desertion or
a reproach. Bancroft.
2. The state of being forsaken; desolation; as, the king in his
desertion.
3. Abandonment by God; spiritual despondency.
The spiritual agonies of a soul under desertion. South.
Desertless
De*sert"less (?), a. Without desert. [R.]
Desertlessly
De*sert"less*ly, adv. Undeservedly. [R.] Beau. & Fl.
Desertness
Des"ert*ness (?), n. A deserted condition. [R.] "The desertness of the
country." Udall.
Desertrix, Desertrice
De*sert"rix (?), De*sert"rice (?), n. [L. desertrix.] A feminine
deserter. Milton.
Deserve
De*serve" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deserved (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Deserving.] [OF. deservir, desservir, to merit, L. deservire to serve
zealously, be devoted to; de- + servire to serve. See Serve.]
1. To earn by service; to be worthy of (something due, either good or
evil); to merit; to be entitled to; as, the laborer deserves his
wages; a work of value deserves praise.
God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth. Job xi. 6.
John Gay deserved to be a favorite. Thackeray.
Encouragement is not held out to things that deserve reprehension.
Burke.
2. To serve; to treat; to benefit. [Obs.]
A man that hath So well deserved me. Massinger.
Deserve
De*serve" (?), v. i. To be worthy of recompense; -- usually with ill
or with well.
One man may merit or deserve of another. South.
Deservedly
De*serv"ed*ly (?), adv. According to desert (whether good or evil);
justly.
Deservedness
De*serv"ed*ness, n. Meritoriousness.
Deserver
De*serv"er (?), n. One who deserves.
Deserving
De*serv"ing, n. Desert; merit.
A person of great deservings from the republic. Swift.
Deserving
De*serv"ing, a. Meritorious; worthy; as, a deserving or act. --
De*serv"ing*ly, adv.
Deshabille
Des`ha*bille (?), n. [F. d\'82shabill\'82, fr. d\'82shabiller to
undress; pref. d\'82s- (L. dis-) + habiller to dress. See Habiliment,
and cf. Dishabille.] An undress; a careless toilet.
Desiccant
De*sic"cant (?), a. [L. desiccans, p. pr. of desiccare. See
Desiccate.] Drying; desiccative. -- n. (Med.) A medicine or
application for drying up a sore. Wiseman.
Desiccate
Des"ic*cate (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Desiccated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Desiccating.] [L. desiccatus, p. p. of desiccare to dry up; de- +
siccare to dry, siccus dry. See Sack wine.] To dry up; to deprive or
exhaust of moisture; to preserve by drying; as, to desiccate fish or
fruit.
Bodies desiccated by heat or age. Bacon.
Desiccate
Des"ic*cate, v. i. To become dry.
Desiccation
Des`ic*ca"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. dessiccation.] The act of desiccating,
or the state of being desiccated.
Desiccative
De*sic"ca*tive (?), a. [Cf. F. dessicatif.] Drying; tending to dry.
Ferrand. -- n. (Med.) An application for drying up secretions.
Desiccator
Des"ic*ca`tor (?), n.
1. One who, or that which, desiccates.
2. (Chem.) A short glass jar fitted with an air-tight cover, and
containing some desiccating agent, as sulphuric acid or calcium
chloride, above which is suspended the material to be dried, or
preserved from moisture.
Desiccatory
De*sic"ca*to*ry (?), a. Desiccative.
Desiderable
De*sid"er*a*ble (?), a. Desirable. [R.] "Good and desiderable things."
Holland.
Desiderata
De*sid`e*ra"ta (?), n. pl. See Desideratum.
Desiderate
De*sid"er*ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Desiderated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Desiderating.] [L. desideratus, p. p. of desiderare to desire, miss.
See Desire, and cf. Desideratum.] To desire; to feel the want of; to
lack; to miss; to want.
Pray have the goodness to point out one word missing that ought to
have been there -- please to insert a desiderated stanza. You can
not. Prof. Wilson.
Men were beginning . . . to desiderate for them an actual abode of
fire. A. W. Ward.
Desideration
De*sid`er*a"tion (?), n. [L. desideratio.] Act of desiderating; also,
the thing desired. [R.] Jeffrey.
Desiderative
De*sid"er*a*tive (?), a. [L. desiderativus.] Denoting desire; as,
desiderative verbs.
Desiderative
De*sid"er*a*tive, n.
1. An object of desire.
2. (Gram.) A verb formed from another verb by a change of termination,
and expressing the desire of doing that which is indicated by the
primitive verb.
Desideratum
De*sid`e*ra"tum (?), n.; pl. Desiderata (#). [L., fr. desideratus, p.
p. See Desiderate.] Anything desired; that of which the lack is felt;
a want generally felt and acknowledge.
Desidiose, Desidious
De*sid"i*ose` (?), De*sid"i*ous (?), a. [L. desidiosus, fr. desidia a
sitting idle, fr. desid to sit idle; de- + sed to sit.] Idle; lazy.
[Obs.]
Desidiousness
De*sid"i*ous*ness, n. The state or quality of being desidiose, or
indolent. [Obs.] N. Bacon.
Desight
De*sight" (?), n. [Pref. de- + sight.] An unsightly object. [Obs.]
Desightment
De*sight"ment (?), n. The act of making unsightly; disfigurement. [R.]
To substitute jury masts at whatever desightment or damage in risk.
London Times.
Design
De*sign" (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Designed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Designing.] [F. d\'82signer to designate, cf. F. dessiner to draw,
dessin drawing, dessein a plan or scheme; all, ultimately, from L.
designare to designate; de- + signare to mark, mark out, signum mark,
sign. See Sign, and cf. Design, n., Designate.]
1. To draw preliminary outline or main features of; to sketch for a
pattern or model; to delineate; to trace out; to draw. Dryden.
2. To mark out and exhibit; to designate; to indicate; to show; to
point out; to appoint.
We shall see Justice design the victor's chivalry. Shak.
Meet me to-morrow where the master And this fraternity shall
design. Beau. & Fl.
3. To create or produce, as a work of art; to form a plan or scheme
of; to form in idea; to invent; to project; to lay out in the mind;
as, a man designs an essay, a poem, a statue, or a cathedral.
4. To intend or purpose; -- usually with for before the remote object,
but sometimes with to.
Ask of politicians the end for which laws were originally designed.
Burke.
He was designed to the study of the law. Dryden.
Syn. -- To sketch; plan; purpose; intend; propose; project; mean.
Design
De*sign", v. i. To form a design or designs; to plan. Design for, to
intend to go to. [Obs.] "From this city she designed for Collin
[Cologne]." Evelyn.
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Design
De*sign" (?), n. [Cf. dessein, dessin.]
1. A preliminary sketch; an outline or pattern of the main features of
something to be executed, as of a picture, a building, or a
decoration; a delineation; a plan.
2. A plan or scheme formed in the mind of something to be done;
preliminary conception; idea intended to be expressed in a visible
form or carried into action; intention; purpose; -- often used in a
bad sense for evil intention or purpose; scheme; plot.
The vast design and purposTennyson.
The leaders of that assembly who withstood the designs of a
besotted woman. Hallam.
A . . . settled design upon another man's life. Locke.
How little he could guess the secret designs of the court!
Macaulay.
3. Specifically, intention or purpose as revealed or inferred from the
adaptation of means to an end; as, the argument from design.
4. The realization of an inventive or decorative plan; esp., a work of
decorative art considered as a new creation; conception or plan shown
in completed work; as, this carved panel is a fine design, or of a
fine design.
5. (Mus.) The invention and conduct of the subject; the disposition of
every part, and the general order of the whole.
Arts of design, those into which the designing of artistic forms and
figures enters as a principal part, as architecture, painting,
engraving, sculpture. -- School of design, one in which are taught the
invention and delineation of artistic or decorative figures, patterns,
and the like. Syn. -- Intention; purpose; scheme; project; plan; idea.
-- Design, Intention, Purpose. Design has reference to something
definitely aimed at. Intention points to the feelings or desires with
which a thing is sought. Purpose has reference to a settled choice or
determination for its attainment. "I had no design to injure you,"
means it was no part of my aim or object. "I had no intention to
injure you," means, I had no wish or desire of that kind. "My purpose
was directly the reverse," makes the case still stronger.
Is he a prudent man . . . that lays designs only for a day, without
any prospect to the remaining part of his life? Tillotson.
I wish others the same intention, and greater successes. Sir W.
Temple.
It is the purpose that makes strong the vow. Shak.
Designable
Des"ig*na*ble (?), a. Capable of being designated or distinctly marked
out; distinguishable. Boyle.
Designate
Des"ig*nate (?), a. [L. designatus, p. p. of designare. See Design, v.
t.] Designated; appointed; chosen. [R.] Sir G. Buck.
Designate
Des"ig*nate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Designated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Designating.]
1. To mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate; to
show; to distinguish by marks or description; to specify; as, to
designate the boundaries of a country; to designate the rioters who
are to be arrested.
2. To call by a distinctive title; to name.
3. To indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty; -- with to or for;
to designate an officer for or to the command of a post or station.
Syn. -- To name; denominate; style; entitle; characterize; describe.
Designation
Des`ig*na"tion (?), n. [L. designatio: cf. F. d\'82signation.]
1. The act of designating; a pointing out or showing; indication.
2. Selection and appointment for a purpose; allotment; direction.
3. That which designates; a distinguishing mark or name; distinctive
title; appellation.
The usual designation of the days of the week. Whewell.
4. Use or application; import; intention; signification, as of a word
or phrase.
Finite and infinite seem . . . to be attributed primarily, in their
first designation, only to those things have parts. Locke.
Designative
Des"ig*na*tive (?), a. [Cf. F. d\'82signatif.] Serving to designate or
indicate; pointing out.
Designator
Des"ig*na`tor (?), n. [L.]
1. (Rom. Antiq.) An officer who assigned to each his rank and place in
public shows and ceremonies.
2. One who designates.
Designatory
Des"ig*na*to*ry (?), a. Serving to designate; designative; indicating.
[R.]
Designedly
De*sign"ed*ly (?), adv. By design; purposely; intentionally; --
opposed to accidentally, ignorantly, or inadvertently.
Designer
De*sign"er (?), n.
1. One who designs, marks out, or plans; a contriver.
2. (Fine Arts) One who produces or creates original works of art or
decoration.
3. A plotter; a schemer; -- used in a bad sense.
Designful
De*sign"ful (?), a. Full of design; scheming. [R.] --
De*sign"ful*ness, n. [R.] Barrow.
Designing
De*sign"ing, a. Intriguing; artful; scheming; as, a designing man.
Designing
De*sign"ing, n. The act of making designs or sketches; the act of
forming designs or plans.
Designless
De*sign"less, a. Without design. [Obs.] -- De*sign"less*ly, adv.
[Obs.]
Designment
De*sign"ment (?), n.
1. Delineation; sketch; design; ideal; invention. [Obs.]
For though that some mean artist's skill were shown In mingling
colors, or in placing light, Yet still the fair designment was his
own. Dryden.
2. Design; purpose; scheme. [Obs.] Shak.
Desilver
De*sil"ver (?), v. t. To deprive of silver; as, to desilver lead.
Desilverization
De*sil`ver*i*za"tion (?), n. The act or the process of freeing from
silver; also, the condition resulting from the removal of silver.
Desilverize
De*sil"ver*ize (?), v. t. To deprive, or free from, silver; to remove
silver from.
Desinence
Des"i*nence (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82sinence.] Termination; ending. Bp.
Hall.
Desinent
Des"i*nent (?), a. [L. desinens, p. pr. of desinere, desitum, to leave
off, cease; de- + sinere to let, allow.] Ending; forming an end;
lowermost. [Obs.] "Their desinent parts, fish." B. Jonson.
Desinential
Des`i*nen"tial (?), a. [Cf. F. d\'82sinentiel.] Terminal.
Furthermore, b, as a desinential element, has a dynamic function.
Fitzed. Hall.
Desipient
De*sip"i*ent (?), a. [L. desipiens, p. pr. of desipere to be foolish;
de- + sapere to be wise.] Foolish; silly; trifling. [R.]
Desirability
De*sir`a*bil"i*ty, n. The state or quality of being desirable;
desirableness.
Desirable
De*sir"a*ble (?), a. [F. d\'82sirable, fr. L. desiderabilis. See
Desire, v. t.] Worthy of desire or longing; fitted to excite desire or
a wish to possess; pleasing; agreeable.
All of them desirable young men. Ezek. xxiii. 12.
As things desirable excite Desire, and objects move the appetite.
Blackmore.
Desirableness
De*sir"a*ble*ness, n. The quality of being desirable.
The desirableness of the Austrian alliance. Froude.
Desirably
De*sir"a*bly, adv. In a desirable manner.
Desire
De*sire" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Desired (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Desiring.] [F. d\'82sirer, L. desiderare, origin uncertain, perh. fr.
de- + sidus star, constellation, and hence orig., to turn the eyes
from the stars. Cf. Consider, and Desiderate, and see Sidereal.]
1. To long for; to wish for earnestly; to covet.
Neither shall any man desire thy land. Ex. xxxiv. 24.
Ye desire your child to live. Tennyson.
2. To express a wish for; to entreat; to request.
Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? 2 Kings iv. 28.
Desire him to go in; trouble him no more. Shak.
3. To require; to demand; to claim. [Obs.]
A doleful case desires a doleful song. Spenser.
4. To miss; to regret. [Obs.]
She shall be pleasant while she lives, and desired when she dies.
Jer. Taylor.
Syn. -- To long for; hanker after; covet; wish; ask; request; solicit;
entreat; beg. -- To Desire, Wish. In desire the feeling is usually
more eager than in wish. "I wish you to do this" is a milder form of
command than "I desire you to do this," though the feeling prompting
the injunction may be the susage> C. J. Smith.
Desire
De*sire", n. [F. d\'82sir, fr. d\'82sirer. See Desire, v. t.]
1. The natural longing that is excited by the enjoyment or the thought
of any good, and impels to action or effort its continuance or
possession; an eager wish to obtain or enjoy.
Unspeakable desire to see and know. Milton.
2. An expressed wish; a request; petition.
And slowly was my mother brought To yield consent to my desire.
Tennyson.
3. Anything which is desired; an object of longing.
The Desire of all nations shall come. Hag. ii. 7.
4. Excessive or morbid longing; lust; appetite.
5. Grief; regret. [Obs.] Chapman. Syn. -- Wish; appetency; craving;
inclination; eagerness; aspiration; longing.
Desireful
De*sire"ful (?), a. Filled with desire; eager. [R.]
The desireful troops. Godfrey (1594).
Desirefulness
De*sire"ful*ness, n. The state of being desireful; eagerness to obtain
and possess. [R.]
The desirefulness of our minds much augmenteth and increaseth our
pleasure. Udall.
Desireless
De*sire"less, a. Free from desire. Donne.
Desirer
De*sir"er (?), n. One who desires, asks, or wishes.
Desirous
De*sir"ous (?), a. [F. d\'82sireux, OF. desiros, fr. desir. See
Desire, n.] Feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to
obtain; covetous.
Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him. John xvi. 19.
Be not desirous of his dainties. Prov. xxiii. 3.
Desirously
De*sir"ous*ly, adv. With desire; eagerly.
Desirousness
De*sir"ous*ness, n. The state of being desirous.
Desist
De*sist" (?; 277), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Desisted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Desisting.] [L. desistere; de- + sistere to stand, stop, fr. stare to
stand: cf. F. d\'82sister. See Stand.] To cease to proceed or act; to
stop; to forbear; -- often with from.
Never desisting to do evil. E. Hall.
To desist from his bad practice. Massinger.
Desist (thou art discern'd, And toil'st in vain). Milton.
Desistance
De*sist"ance (?), n. [Cf. F. desistance.] The act or state of
desisting; cessation. [R.] Boyle.
If fatigue of body or brain were in every case followed by
desistance . . . then would the system be but seldom out of working
order. H. Spencer.
Desistive
De*sist"ive (?), a. [See Desist.] Final; conclusive; ending. [R.]
Desition
De*si"tion (?), n. [See Desinent.] An end or ending. [R.]
Desitive
Des"i*tive (?), a. Final; serving to complete; conclusive. [Obs.]
"Desitive propositions." I. Watts.
Desitive
Des"i*tive, n. (Logic) A proposition relating to or expressing an end
or conclusion. [Obs.] I. Watts.
Desk
Desk (?), n. [OE. deske, the same word as dish, disk. See Dish, and
cf. Disk.]
1. A table, frame, or case, usually with sloping top, but often with
flat top, for the use writers and readers. It often has a drawer or
repository underneath.
2. A reading table or lectern to support the book from which the
liturgical service is read, differing from the pulpit from which the
sermon is preached; also (esp. in the United States), a pulpit. Hence,
used symbolically for "the clerical profession."
Desk
Desk, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Desked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Desking.] To
shut up, as in a desk; to treasure.
Deskwork
Desk"work` (?), n. Work done at a desk, as by a clerk or writer.
Tennyson.
Desman
Des"man (?), n. [Cf. Sw. desman musk.] (Zo\'94l.) An amphibious,
insectivorous mammal found in Russia (Myogale moschata). It is allied
to the moles, but is called muscrat by some English writers. [Written
also d\'91sman.]
Desmid, Desmidian
Des"mid (?), Des*mid"i*an (?), n. [Gr. (Bot.) A microscopic plant of
the family Desmidi\'91, a group of unicellular alg\'91 in which the
species have a greenish color, and the cells generally appear as if
they consisted of two coalescing halves.
Desmine
Des"mine (?), n. [Gr. (Min.) Same as Stilbite. It commonly occurs in
bundles or tufts of crystals.
Desmobacteria
Des`mo*bac*te"ri*a (?), n. pl. [Gr. bacteria.] See Microbacteria.
Desmodont
Des"mo*dont (?), n. [Gr. (Zo\'94l.) A member of a group of South
American blood-sucking bats, of the genera Desmodus and Diphylla. See
Vampire.
Desmognathous
Des*mog"na*thous (?), a. [Gr. desmo`s bond + (Zo\'94l.) Having the
maxillo-palatine bones united; -- applied to a group of carinate birds
(Desmognath\'91), including various wading and swimming birds, as the
ducks and herons, and also raptorial and other kinds.
Desmoid
Des"moid (?), a. [Gr. desmo`s ligament + -oid.] (Anat.) Resembling, or
having the characteristics of, a ligament; ligamentous.
Desmology
Des*mol"o*gy (?), n. [Gr. desmo`s ligament + -logy.] The science which
treats of the ligaments. [R.]
Desmomyaria
Des`mo*my*a"ri*a (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.) The division of
Tunicata which includes the Salp\'91. See Salpa.
Desolate
Des"o*late (?), a. [L. desolatus, p. p. of desolare to leave alone,
forsake; de- + solare to make lonely, solus alone. See Sole, a.]
1. Destitute or deprived of inhabitants; deserted; uninhabited; hence,
gloomy; as, a desolate isle; a desolate wilderness; a desolate house.
I will make Jerusalem . . . a den of dragons, and I will make the
cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant. Jer. ix. 11.
And the silvery marish flowers that throng The desolate creeks and
pools among. Tennyson.
2. Laid waste; in a ruinous condition; neglected; destroyed; as,
desolate altars.
3. Left alone; forsaken; lonely; comfortless.
Have mercy upon, for I am desolate. Ps. xxv. 16.
Voice of the poor and desolate. Keble.
4. Lost to shame; dissolute. [Obs.] Chaucer.
5. Destitute of; lacking in. [Obs.]
I were right now of tales desolate. Chaucer.
Syn. -- Desert; uninhabited; lonely; waste.
Desolate
Des"o*late (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Desolated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Desolating.]
1. To make desolate; to leave alone; to deprive of inhabitants; as,
the earth was nearly desolated by the flood.
2. To lay waste; to ruin; to ravage; as, a fire desolates a city.
Constructed in the very heart of a desolating war. Sparks.
Desolately
Des"o*late*ly (?), adv. In a desolate manner.
Desolateness
Des"o*late*ness, n. The state of being desolate.
Desolater
Des"o*la`ter (?), n. One who, or that which, desolates or lays waste.
Mede.
Desolation
Des`o*la"tion (?), n. [F. d\'82solation, L. desolatio.]
1. The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants;
depopulation.
Unto the end of the war desolations are determined. Dan. ix. 26.
2. The state of being desolated or laid waste; ruin; solitariness;
destitution; gloominess.
You would have sold your king to slaughter, . . . And his whole
kingdom into desolation. Shak.
3. A place or country wasted and forsaken.
How is Babylon become a desolation! Jer. l. 23.
Syn. -- Waste; ruin; destruction; havoc; devastation; ravage; sadness;
destitution; melancholy; gloom; gloominess.
Desolator
Des"o*la`tor (?), n. [L.] Same as Desolater. Byron.
Desolatory
Des"o*la*to*ry (?), a. [L. desolatorius.] Causing desolation. [R.] Bp.
Hall.
Desophisticate
De`so*phis"ti*cate (?), v. t. To clear from sophism or error. [R.]
Hare.
Desoxalic
Des`ox*al"ic (?), a. [F. pref. des- from + E. oxalic.] (Chem.) Made or
derived from oxalic acid; as, desoxalic acid.
Despair
De*spair" (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Despaired (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Despairing.] [OE. despeiren, dispeiren, OF. desperer, fr. L.
desperare; de- + sperare to hope; akin to spes hope, and perh. to
spatium space, E. space, speed; cf. OF. espeir hope, F. espoir. Cf.
Prosper, Desperate.] To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all
hope or expectation; -- often with of.
We despaired even of life. 2 Cor. i. 8.
Never despair of God's blessings here. Wake.
Syn. -- See Despond.
Despair
De*spair", v. t.
1. To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of. [Obs.]
I would not despair the greatest design that could be attempted.
Milton.
2. To cause to despair. [Obs.] Sir W. Williams.
Despair
De*spair", n. [Cf. OF. despoir, fr. desperer.]
1. Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.
We in dark dreams are tossing to and fro, Pine with regret, or
sicken with despair. Keble.
Before he [Bunyan] was ten, his sports were interrupted by fits of
remorse and despair. Macaulay.
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2. That which is despaired of. "The mere despair of surgery he cures."
Shak. Syn. -- Desperation; despondency; hopelessness.
Despairer
De*spair"er (?), n. One who despairs.
Despairful
De*spair"ful (?), a. Hopeless. [Obs.] Spenser.
Despairing
De*spair"ing, a. Feeling or expressing despair; hopeless. --
De*spair"ing*ly, adv. -- De*spair"ing*ness, n.
Desparple
De*spar"ple (?), v. t. & i. [OF. desparpeillier.] To scatter; to
disparkle. [Obs.] Mandeville.
Despatch
De*spatch" (?), n. & v. Same as Dispatch.
Despecificate
De`spe*cif"i*cate (?), v. t. [Pref. de- (intens.) + specificate.] To
discriminate; to separate according to specific signification or
qualities; to specificate; to desynonymize. [R.]
Inaptitude and ineptitude have been usefully despecificated.
Fitzed. Hall.
Despecfication
De*spec`fi*ca"tion (?), n. Discrimination.
Despect
De*spect" (?), n. [L. despectus, fr. despicere. See Despite, n.]
Contempt. [R.] Coleridge.
Despection
De*spec"tion (?), n. [L. despectio.] A looking down; a despising. [R.]
W. Montagu.
Despeed
De*speed" (?), v. t. To send hastily. [Obs.]
Despeeded certain of their crew. Speed.
Despend
De*spend" (?), v. t. To spend; to squander. See Dispend. [Obs.]
Some noble men in Spain can despend Howell.
Desperado
Des`per*a"do (?), n.; pl. Desperadoes (#). [OSp. desperado, p. p. of
desperar, fr. L. desperare. See Desperate.] A reckless, furious man; a
person urged by furious passions, and regardless of consequence; a
wild ruffian.
Desperate
Des"per*ate (?), a. [L. desperatus, p. p. of desperare. See Despair,
and cf. Desperado.]
1. Without hope; given to despair; hopeless. [Obs.]
I am desperate of obtaining her. Shak.
2. Beyond hope; causing despair; extremely perilous; irretrievable;
past cure, or, at least, extremely dangerous; as, a desperate disease;
desperate fortune.
3. Proceeding from, or suggested by, despair; without regard to danger
or safety; reckless; furious; as, a desperate effort. "Desperate
expedients." Macaulay.
4. Extreme, in a bad sense; outrageous; -- used to mark the extreme
predominance of a bad quality.
A desperate offendress against nature. Shak.
The most desperate of reprobates. Macaulay.
Syn. -- Hopeless; despairing; desponding; rash; headlong; precipitate;
irretrievable; irrecoverable; forlorn; mad; furious; frantic.
Desperate
Des"per*ate, n. One desperate or hopeless. [Obs.]
Desperately
Des"per*ate*ly, adv. In a desperate manner; without regard to danger
or safety; recklessly; extremely; as, the troops fought desperately.
She fell desperately in love with him. Addison.
Desperateness
Des"per*ate*ness n. Desperation; virulence.
Desperation
Des`per*a"tion (?), n. [L. desperatio: cf. OF. desperation.]
1. The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope.
This desperation of success chills all our industry. Hammond.
2. A state of despair, or utter hopeless; abandonment of hope; extreme
recklessness; reckless fury.
In the desperation of the moment, the officers even tried to cut
their way through with their swords. W. Irving.
Despicability
Des`pi*ca*bil"i*ty (?), n. Despicableness. [R.] Carlyle.
Despicable
Des"pi*ca*ble (?), a. [L. despicabilis, fr. despicari to despise; akin
to despicere. See Despise.] Fit or deserving to be despised;
contemptible; mean; vile; worthless; as, a despicable man; despicable
company; a despicable gift. Syn. -- Contemptible; mean; vile;
worthless; pitiful; paltry; sordid; low; base. See Contemptible.
Despicableness
Des"pi*ca*ble*ness, n. The quality of being despicable; meanness;
vileness; worthlessness.
Despicably
Des"pi*ca*bly (?), adv. In a despicable or mean manner; contemptibly;
as, despicably stingy.
Despiciency
Des*pi"cien*cy (?), n. [L. despicientia. See Despise.] A looking down;
despection. [Obs.]
Despisable
De*spis"a*ble (?), a. [Cf. OF. despisable.] Despicable; contemptible.
[R.]
Despisal
De*spis"al (?), n. A despising; contempt. [R.]
A despisal of religion. South.
Despise
De*spise" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Despised (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Despising.] [OF. despis-, in some forms of despire to despise, fr. L.
despicere, despectum, to look down upon, despise; de- + spicere,
specere, to look. See Spy, and cf. Despicable, Despite.] To look down
upon with disfavor or contempt; to contemn; to scorn; to disdain; to
have a low opinion or contemptuous dislike of.
Fools despise wisdom and instruction. Prov. i. 7.
Men naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who
do not give way to them. Jowett (Thucyd. ).
Syn. -- To contemn; scorn; disdain; slight; undervalue. See Contemn.
Despisedness
De*spis"ed*ness, n. The state of being despised.
Despisement
De*spise"ment (?), n. A despising. [R.] Holland.
Despiser
De*spis"er (?), n. One who despises; a contemner; a scorner.
Despisingly
De*spis"ing*ly, adv. Contemptuously.
Despite
De*spite" (?), n. [OF. despit, F. d\'82pit, fr. L. despectus contempt,
fr. despicere. See Despise, and cf. Spite, Despect.]
1. Malice; malignity; spite; malicious anger; contemptuous hate.
With all thy despite against the land of Israel. Ezek. xxv. 6.
2. An act of malice, hatred, or defiance; contemptuous defiance; a
deed of contempt.
A despite done against the Most High. Milton.
In despite, in defiance of another's power or inclination. -- In
despite of, in defiance of; in spite of. See under Spite. "Seized my
hand in despite of my efforts to the contrary." W. Irving. -- In your
despite, in defiance or contempt of you; in spite of you. [Obs.]
Despite
De*spite" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Despited; p. pr. & vb. n.
Despiting.] [OF. despitier, fr. L. despectare, intens. of despicere.
See Despite, n.] To vex; to annoy; to offend contemptuously. [Obs.]
Sir W. Raleigh.
Despite
De*spite", prep. In spite of; against, or in defiance of;
notwithstanding; as, despite his prejudices. Syn. -- See
Notwithstanding.
Despiteful
De*spite"ful (?), a. [See Despite, and cf. Spiteful.] Full of despite;
expressing malice or contemptuous hate; malicious. -- De*spite"ful*ly,
adv. -- De*spite"ful*ness, n.
Haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters. Rom. i. 30.
Pray for them which despitefully use you. Matt. v. 44.
Let us examine him with despitefulness and fortune. Book of Wisdom
ii. 19.
Despiteous
Des*pit"e*ous (?), a. [OE. despitous, OF. despiteus, fr. despit;
affected in form by E. piteous. See Despite.] Feeling or showing
despite; malicious; angry to excess; cruel; contemptuous. [Obs.]
"Despiteous reproaches." Holland.
Despiteously
Des*pit"e*ous*ly, adv. Despitefully. [Obs.]
Despitous
De*spit"ous (?), a. Despiteous; very angry; cruel. [Obs.]
He was to sinful man not despitous. Chaucer.
- De*spit"ous*ly, adv. [Obs.]
Despoil
De*spoil" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Despoiled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Despoiling.] [OF. despoiller, F. d\'82pouiller, L. despoliare,
despoliatum; de- + spoliare to strip, rob, spolium spoil, booty. Cf.
Spoil, Despoliation.]
1. To strip, as of clothing; to divest or unclothe. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. To deprive for spoil; to plunder; to rob; to pillage; to strip; to
divest; -- usually followed by of.
The clothed earth is then bare, Despoiled is the summer fair.
Gower.
A law which restored to them an immense domain of which they had
been despoiled. Macaulay.
Despoiled of innocence, of faith, of bliss. Milton.
Syn. -- To strip; deprive; rob; bereave; rifle.
Despoil
De*spoil", n. Spoil. [Obs.] Wolsey.
Despoiler
De*spoil"er (?), n. One who despoils.
Despoilment
De*spoil"ment (?), n. Despoliation. [R.]
Despoliation
De*spo`li*a"tion (?), n. [L. despoliatio. See Despoil.] A stripping or
plundering; spoliation. Bailey.
Despond
De*spond" (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Desponded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Desponding.] [L. despond, desponsum, to promise away, promise in
marriage, give up, to lose (courage); de- + spond to promise solemnly.
See Sponsor.] To give up, the will, courage, or spirit; to be
thoroughly disheartened; to lose all courage; to become dispirited or
depressed; to take an unhopeful view.
I should despair, or at least despond. Scott's Letters.
Others depress their own minds, [and] despond at the first
difficulty. Locke.
We wish that . . . desponding patriotism may turn its eyes
hitherward, and be assured that foundations of our national power
still stand strong. D. Webster.
Syn. -- Despond, Dispair. Despair implies a total loss of hope,
which despond does not, at least in every case; yet despondency is
often more lasting than despair, or than desperation, which impels
to violent action.
Despond
De*spond" n. Despondency. [Obs.]
The slough of despond. Bunyan.
Despondence
De*spond"ence (?), n. Despondency.
The people, when once infected, lose their relish for happiness
[and] saunter about with looks of despondence. Goldsmith.
Despondency
De*spond"en*cy (?), n. The state of desponding; loss of hope and
cessation of effort; discouragement; depression or dejection of the
mind.
The unhappy prince seemed, during some days, to be sunk in
despondency. Macaulay.
Despondent
De*spond"ent (?), a. [L. despondens, -entis, p. pr. of despond.]
Marked by despondence; given to despondence; low-spirited; as, a
despondent manner; a despondent prisoner. -- De*spond"ent*ly, adv.
Desponder
De*spond"er (?), n. One who desponds.
Despondingly
De*spond"ing*ly, adv. In a desponding manner.
Desponsage
De*spon"sage (?), n. [From L. desponsus, p. p. See Despond.]
Betrothal. [Obs.]
Ethelbert . . . went peaceably to King Offa for desponsage of
Athilrid, his daughter. Foxe.
Desponsate
De*spon"sate (?), v. t. [L. desponsatus, p. p. of desponsare,
intens. of despondere to betroth. See Despond.] To betroth. [Obs.]
Johnson.
Desponsation
Des`pon*sa"tion (?), n. [L. desponsatio: cf. OF. desponsation.] A
betrothing; betrothal. [Obs.]
For all this desponsation of her . . . she had not set one step
toward the consummation of her marriage. Jer. Taylor.
Desponsory
De*spon"so*ry (?), n.; pl. Desponsories (. A written pledge of
marriage. Clarendon.
Desport
De*sport" (?), v. t. & i. See Disport.
Despot
Des"pot (?), n. [F. despote, LL. despotus, fr. Gr. potens. See
Potent.]
1. A master; a lord; especially, an absolute or irresponsible ruler
or sovereign.
Irresponsible power in human hands so naturally leads to it, that
cruelty has become associated with despot and tyrant. C. J. Smith.
2. One who rules regardless of a constitution or laws; a tyrant.
Despotat
Des"po*tat (?), n. [Cf. F. despotat.] The station or government of
a despot; also, the domain of a despot. Freeman.
Despotic, Despotical
Des*pot"ic (?), Des*pot"ic*al (?), a. [Gr. despotique.] Having the
character of, or pertaining to, a despot; absolute in power;
possessing and abusing unlimited power; evincing despotism;
tyrannical; arbitrary. -- Des*pot"ic*al*ly, adv. --
Des*pot"ic*al*ness, n.
Despotism
Des"po*tism (?), n. [Cf. F. despotisme.]
1. The power, spirit, or principles of a despot; absolute control
over others; tyrannical sway; tyranny. "The despotism of vice."
Byron.
2. A government which is directed by a despot; a despotic monarchy;
absolutism; autocracy.
Despotism . . . is the only form of government which may with
safety to itself neglect the education of its infant poor. Bp.
Horsley.
Despotist
Des"po*tist, n. A supporter of despotism. [R.]
Despotize
Des"po*tize (?), v. t. To act the despot.
Despread
De*spread" (?), v. t. & i. See Dispread.
Despumate
Des"pu*mate (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Despumated (?); p. pr. &
vb. n. Despumating (?).] [L. despumatus, p. p. of despumare to
despume; de- + spumare to foam, froth, spuma froth, scum.] To throw
off impurities in spume; to work off in foam or scum; to foam.
Despumation
Des`pu*ma"tion (?), n. [L. despumatio: cf. F. despumation.] The act
of throwing up froth or scum; separation of the scum or impurities
from liquids; scumming; clarification.
Despume
De*spume" (?), v. t. [Cf. F. despumer. See Despumate.] To free from
spume or scum. [Obs.]
If honey be despumed. Holland.
Desquamate
Des"qua*mate (?), v. i. [L. desquamatus, p. p. of desquamare to
scale off; de- + squama scale.] (Med.) To peel off in the form of
scales; to scale off, as the skin in certain diseases.
Desquamation
Des`qua*ma"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. desquamation.] (Med.) The
separation or shedding of the cuticle or epidermis in the form of
flakes or scales; exfoliation, as of bones.
Desquamative, Desquamatory
De*squam"a*tive (?), De*squam"a*to*ry (?), a. Of, pertaining to, or
attended with, desquamation.
Desquamatory
De*squam"a*to*ry, n. (Surg.) An instrument formerly used in
removing the lamin\'91 of exfoliated bones.
Dess
Dess (?), n. Dais. [Obs.]
Dessert
Des*sert" (?), n. [F., fr. desservir to remove from table, to clear
the table; pref. des- (L. dis-) + servir to serve, to serve at
table. See Serve.] A service of pastry, fruits, or sweetmeats, at
the close of a feast or entertainment; pastry, fruits, etc.,
forming the last course at dinner.
"An 't please your honor," quoth the peasant, "This same dessert is
not so pleasant." Pope.
Dessert spoon, a spoon used in eating dessert; a spoon intermediate in
size between a teaspoon and a tablespoon. -- Dessert-spoonful, n., pl.
Dessert-spoonfuls, as much as a dessert spoon will hold, usually
reckoned at about two and a half fluid drams.
Destemper
Des*tem"per (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82trempe, fr. d\'82tremper.] A kind of
painting. See Distemper.
Destin
Des"tin (?), n. [Cf. F. destin.] Destiny. [Obs.] Marston.
Destinable
Des"ti*na*ble (?), a. [Cf. OF. destinable.] Determined by destiny;
fated. Chaucer.
Destinably
Des"ti*na*bly, adv. In a destinable manner.
Destinal
Des"ti*nal (?), a. Determined by destiny; fated. [Obs.] "The order
destinal." Chaucer.
Destinate
Des"ti*nate (?), a. [L. destinatus, p. p. of destinare. See Destine.]
Destined. [Obs.] "Destinate to hell." Foxe.
Destinate
Des"ti*nate (?), v. t. To destine, design, or choose. [Obs.] "That
name that God . . . did destinate." Udall.
Destination
Des`ti*na"tion (?), n. [L. destinatio determination: cf. F.
destination destination.]
1. The act of destining or appointing.
2. Purpose for which anything is destined; predetermined end, object,
or use; ultimate design.
3. The place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is
sent; place or point aimed at. Syn. -- Appointment; design; purpose;
intention; destiny; lot; fate; end.
Destine
Des"tine (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Destined (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Destining.] [F. destiner, L. destinare; de + the root of stare to
stand. See Stand, and cf. Obstinate.] To determine the future
condition or application of; to set apart by design for a future use
or purpose; to fix, as by destiny or by an authoritative decree; to
doom; to ordain or preordain; to appoint; -- often with the remoter
object preceded by to or for.
We are decreed, Reserved, and destined to eternal woe. Milton.
Till the loathsome opposite Of all my heart had destined, did
obtain. Tennyson.
Not enjoyment and not sorrow Is our destined end or way.
Longfellow.
Syn. -- To design; mark out; determine; allot; choose; intend; devote;
consecrate; doom.
Destinist
Des"ti*nist (?), n. A believer in destiny; a fatalist. [R.]
Destiny
Des"ti*ny (?), n.; pl. Destinies (#). [OE. destinee, destene, F.
destin\'82e, from destiner. See Destine.]
1. That to which any person or thing is destined; predetermined state;
condition foreordained by the Divine or by human will; fate; lot;
doom.
Thither he Will come to know his destiny. Shak.
No man of woman born, Coward or brave, can shun his destiny.
Bryant.
2. The fixed order of things; invincible necessity; fate; a resistless
power or agency conceived of as determining the future, whether in
general or of an individual.
But who can turn the stream of destiny? Spenser.
Fame comes only when deserved, and then is as inevitable as
destiny, for it is destiny. Longfellow.
The Destinies (Anc. Myth.), the three Parc\'91, or Fates; the supposed
powers which preside over human life, and determine its circumstances
and duration.
Marked by the Destinies to be avoided. Shak.
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Destituent
De*stit"u*ent (?; 135), a. [L. destituens, p. pr. of destituere.]
Deficient; wanting; as, a destituent condition. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.
Destitute
Des"ti*tute (?), a. [L. destitutus, p. p. of destituere to set away,
leave alone, forsake; de + statuere to set. See Statute.]
1. Forsaken; not having in possession (something necessary, or
desirable); deficient; lacking; devoid; -- often followed by of.
In thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute. Ps. cxli. 8.
Totally destitute of all shadow of influence. Burke.
2. Not possessing the necessaries of life; in a condition of want;
needy; without possessions or resources; very poor.
They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute,
afflicted, tormented. Heb. xi. 37.
Destitute
Des"ti*tute, v. t.
1. To leave destitute; to forsake; to abandon. [Obs.]
To forsake or destitute a plantation. Bacon.
2. To make destitute; to cause to be in want; to deprive; -- followed
by of. [Obs.]
Destituted of all honor and livings. Holinshed.
3. To disappoint. [Obs.]
When his expectation is destituted. Fotherby.
Destitutely
Des"ti*tute*ly, adv. In destitution.
Destituteness
Des"ti*tute*ness, n. Destitution. [R.] Ash.
Destitution
Des`ti*tu"tion (?), n. [L. destitutio a forsaking.] The state of being
deprived of anything; the state or condition of being destitute,
needy, or without resources; deficiency; lack; extreme poverty; utter
want; as, the inundation caused general destitution.
Destrer, Dextrer
Des*trer" (?), Dex"trer (?), n. [OF. destrier, fr. L. dextra on the
right side. The squire led his master's horse beside him, on his right
hand. Skeat.] A war horse. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Destrie
De*strie" (?), v. t. To destroy. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Destroy
De*stroy" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Destroyed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Destroying.] [OE. destroien, destruien, destrien, OF. destruire, F.
d\'82truire, fr. L. destruere, destructum; de + struere to pile up,
build. See Structure.]
1. To unbuild; to pull or tear down; to separate virulently into its
constituent parts; to break up the structure and organic existence of;
to demolish.
But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down
their groves. Ex. xxxiv. 13.
2. To ruin; to bring to naught; to put an end to; to annihilate; to
consume.
I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation. Jer. xii. 17.
3. To put an end to the existence, prosperity, or beauty of; to kill.
If him by force he can destroy, or, worse, By some false guile
pervert. Milton.
Syn. -- To demolish; lay waste; consume; raze; dismantle; ruin; throw
down; overthrow; subvert; desolate; devastate; deface; extirpate;
extinguish; kill; slay. See Demolish.
Destroyable
De*stroy"a*ble (?), a. Destructible. [R.]
Plants . . . scarcely destroyable by the weather. Derham.
Destroyer
De*stroy"er (?), n. [Cf. OF. destruior.] One who destroys, ruins,
kills, or desolates.
Destruct
De*struct" (?), v. t. [L. destructus, p. p. of destruere. See
Destroy.] To destroy. [Obs.] Mede.
Destructibility
De*struc`ti*bil"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. destructibilit\'82.] The quality
of being capable of destruction; destructibleness.
Destructible
De*struc"ti*ble (?), a. [L. destructibilis.] Liable to destruction;
capable of being destroyed.
Destructibleness
De*struc"ti*ble*ness, n. The quality of being destructible.
Destruction
De*struc"tion (?), n. [L. destructio: cf. F. destruction. See
Destroy.]
1. The act of destroying; a tearing down; a bringing to naught;
subversion; demolition; ruin; slaying; devastation.
The Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and
slaughter, and destruction. Esth. ix. 5.
'Tis safer to be that which we destroy Than by destruction dwell in
doubtful joy. Shak.
Destruction of venerable establishment. Hallam.
2. The state of being destroyed, demolished, ruined, slain, or
devastated.
This town came to destruction. Chaucer.
Thou castedst them down into destruction. Ps. lxxiii. 18.
2. A destroying agency; a cause of ruin or of devastation; a
destroyer.
The destruction that wasteth at noonday. Ps. xci. 6.
Syn. -- Demolition; subversion; overthrow; desolation; extirpation;
extinction; devastation; downfall; extermination; havoc; ruin.
Destructionist
De*struc"tion*ist, n.
1. One who delights in destroying that which is valuable; one whose
principles and influence tend to destroy existing institutions; a
destructive.
2. (Theol.) One who believes in the final destruction or complete
annihilation of the wicked; -- called also annihilationist. Shipley.
Destructive
De*struc"tive (?), a. [L. destructivus: cf. F. destructif.] Causing
destruction; tending to bring about ruin, death, or devastation;
ruinous; fatal; productive of serious evil; mischievous; pernicious;
-- often with of or to; as, intemperance is destructive of health;
evil examples are destructive to the morals of youth.
Time's destructive power. Wordsworth.
Destructive distillation. See Distillation. -- Destructive sorties (
(Logic), a process of reasoning which involves the denial of the first
of a series of dependent propositions as a consequence of the denial
of the last; a species of reductio ad absurdum. Whately. Syn. --
Mortal; deadly; poisonous; fatal; ruinous; malignant; baleful;
pernicious; mischievous.
Destructive
De*struc"tive, n. One who destroys; a radical reformer; a
destructionist.
Destructively
De*struc"tive*ly, adv. In a destructive manner.
Destructiveness
De*struc"tive*ness (?), n.
1. The quality of destroying or ruining. Prynne.
2. (Phren.) The faculty supposed to impel to the commission of acts of
destruction; propensity to destroy.
Destructor
De*struc"tor (?), n. [L., from destruere. See Destroy, and cf.
Destroyer.] A destroyer. [R.]
Fire, the destructive and the artificial death of things. Boyle.
Destruie
De*struie" (?), v. t. To destroy. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Desudation
Des`u*da"tion (?), n. [L. desudatio, fr. desudare to sweat greatly; de
+ sudare to sweat.] (Med.) A sweating; a profuse or morbid sweating,
often succeeded by an eruption of small pimples.
Desuete
De*suete" (?), a. [L. desuetus, p. p. of desuescere to disuse.]
Disused; out of use. [R.]
Desuetude
Des"ue*tude (?), n. [L. desuetudo, from desuescere, to grow out of
use, disuse; de + suescere to become used or accustomed: cf. F.
d\'82su\'82tude. See Custom.] The cessation of use; disuse;
discontinuance of practice, custom, or fashion.
The desuetude abrogated the law, which, before, custom had
established. Jer. Taylor.
Desulphurate
De*sul"phu*rate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Desulphurated; p. pr. & vb.
n. Desulphurating.] To deprive of sulphur.
Desulphuration
De*sul`phu*ra"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82sulfuration.] The act or
process of depriving of sulphur.
Desulphurize
De*sul"phur*ize (?), v. t. To desulphurate; to deprive of sulphur. --
De*sul`phur*i*za"tion (#), n.
Desultorily
Des"ul*to*ri*ly (?), adv. In a desultory manner; without method;
loosely; immethodically.
Desultoriness
Des"ul*to*ri*ness, n. The quality of being desultory or without order
or method; unconnectedness.
The seeming desultoriness of my method. Boyle.
Desultorious
Des`ul*to"ri*ous (?), a. Desultory. [R.]
Desultory
Des"ul*to*ry (?), a. [L. desultorius, fr. desultor a leaper, fr.
desilire, desultum, to leap down; de + salire to leap. See Saltation.]
1. Leaping or skipping about. [Obs.]
I shot at it [a bird], but it was so desultory that I missed my
aim. Gilbert White.
2. Jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without
order or rational connection; without logical sequence; disconnected;
immethodical; aimless; as, desultory minds. Atterbury.
He [Goldsmith] knew nothing accurately; his reading had been
desultory. Macaulay.
3. Out of course; by the way; as a digression; not connected with the
subject; as, a desultory remark. Syn. -- Rambling; roving;
immethodical; discursive; inconstant; unsettled; cursory; slight;
hasty; loose.
Desume
De*sume" (?), v. t. [L. desumere; de + sumere to take.] To select; to
borrow. [Obs.] Sir. M. Hale.
Desynonymization
De`syn*on`y*mi*za"tion (?), n. The act of desynonymizing.
Desynonymize
De`syn*on"y*mize (?), v. t. To deprive of synonymous character; to
discriminate in use; -- applied to words which have been employed as
synonyms. Coleridge. Trench.
Detach
De*tach" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Detached (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Detaching.] [F. d\'82tacher (cf. It. distaccare, staccare); pref.
d\'82 (L. dis) + the root found also in E. attach. See Attach, and cf.
Staccato.]
1. To part; to separate or disunite; to disengage; -- the opposite of
attach; as, to detach the coats of a bulbous root from each other; to
detach a man from a leader or from a party.
2. To separate for a special object or use; -- used especially in
military language; as, to detach a ship from a fleet, or a company
from a regiment. Syn. -- To separate; disunite; disengage; sever;
disjoin; withdraw;; draw off. See Detail.
Detach
De*tach", v. i. To push asunder; to come off or separate from
anything; to disengage.
[A vapor] detaching, fold by fold, From those still heights.
Tennyson.
Detachable
De*tach"a*ble (?), a. That can be detached.
Detached
De*tached" (?), a. Separate; unconnected, or imperfectly connected;
as, detached parcels. "Extensive and detached empire." Burke. Detached
escapement. See Escapement.
Detachment
De*tach"ment (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82tachement.]
1. The act of detaching or separating, or the state of being detached.
2. That which is detached; especially, a body of troops or part of a
fleet sent from the main body on special service.
Troops . . . widely scattered in little detachments. Bancroft.
3. Abstraction from worldly objects; renunciation.
A trial which would have demanded of him a most heroic faith and
the detachment of a saint. J. H. Newman.
Detail
De"tail (?; 277), n. [F. d\'82tail, fr. d\'82tailler to cut in pieces,
tell in detail; pref. d\'82- (L. de or dis-) + tailler to cut. See
Tailor.]
1. A minute portion; one of the small parts; a particular; an item; --
used chiefly in the plural; as, the details of a scheme or
transaction.
The details of the campaign in Italy. Motley.
2. A narrative which relates minute points; an account which dwells on
particulars.
3. (Mil.) The selection for a particular service of a person or a body
of men; hence, the person or the body of men so selected.
Detail drawing, a drawing of the full size, or on a large scale, of
some part of a building, machine, etc. -- In detail, in subdivisions;
part by part; item; circumstantially; with particularity. Syn. --
Account; relation; narrative; recital; explanation; narration.
Detail
De"tail (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Detailed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Detailing.] [Cf. F. d\'82tailler to cut up in pieces, tell in detail.
See Detail, n.]
1. To relate in particulars; to particularize; to report minutely and
distinctly; to enumerate; to specify; as, he detailed all the facts in
due order.
2. (Mil.) To tell off or appoint for a particular service, as an
officer, a troop, or a squadron. Syn. -- Detail, Detach. Detail
respect the act of individualizing the person or body that is
separated; detach, the removing for the given end or object.
Detailer
De*tail"er (?), n. One who details.
Detain
De*tain" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Detained (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Detaining.] [F. d\'82tenir, L. detinere, detentum; de + tenere to
hold. See Tenable.]
1. To keep back or from; to withhold.
Detain not the wages of the hireling. Jer. Taylor.
2. To restrain from proceeding; to stay or stop; to delay; as, we were
detained by an accident.
Let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for thee.
Judges xiii. 15.
3. To hold or keep in custody. Syn. -- To withhold; retain; stop;
stay; arrest; check; retard; delay; hinder.
Detain
De*tain", n. Detention. [Obs.] Spenser.
Detainder
De*tain"der (?), n. (Law) A writ. See Detinue.
Detainer
De*tain"er (?), n.
1. One who detains.
2. (Law) (a) The keeping possession of what belongs to another;
detention of what is another's, even though the original taking may
have been lawful. Forcible detainer is indictable at common law. (b) A
writ authorizing the keeper of a prison to continue to keep a person
in custody.
Detainment
De*tain"ment (?), n. [Cf. OF. detenement.] Detention. [R.] Blackstone.
Detect
De*tect" (?), a. [L. detectus, p. p. of detegere to uncover, detect;
de + tegere to cover. See Tegument.] Detected. [Obs.] Fabyan.
Detect
De*tect" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Detected; p. pr. & vb. n.
Detecting.]
1. To uncover; to discover; to find out; to bring to light; as, to
detect a crime or a criminal; to detect a mistake in an account.
Plain good intention . . . is as easily discovered at the first
view, as fraud is surely detected at last. Burke.
Like following life through creatures you dissect, You lose it in
the moment you detect. Pope.
2. To inform against; to accuse. [Obs.]
He was untruly judged to have preached such articles as he was
detected of. Sir T. More.
Syn. -- To discover; find out; lay bare; expose.
Detectable, Detectible
De*tect"a*ble (?), De*tect"i*ble (?), a. Capable of being detected or
found out; as, parties not detectable. "Errors detectible at a
glance." Latham.
Detecter
De*tect"er (?), n. One who, or that which, detects or brings to light;
one who finds out what another attempts to conceal; a detector.
Detection
De*tec"tion (?), n. [L. detectio an uncovering, revealing.] The act of
detecting; the laying open what was concealed or hidden; discovery;
as, the detection of a thief; the detection of fraud, forgery, or a
plot.
Such secrets of guilt are never from detection. D. Webster.
Detective
De*tect"ive (?), a. Fitted for, or skilled in, detecting; employed in
detecting crime or criminals; as, a detective officer.
Detective
De*tect"ive, n. One who business it is so detect criminals or discover
matters of secrecy.
Detector
De*tect"or (?), n. [L., a revealer.] One who, or that which, detects;
a detecter. Shak.
A deathbed's detector of the heart. Young.
Bank-note detector, a publication containing a description of genuine
and counterfeit bank notes, designed to enable persons to discriminate
between them. -- Detector l. See under Lock.
Detenebrate
De*ten"e*brate (?), v. t. [L. de + tenebrare to make dark, fr.
tenebrae darkness.] To remove darkness from. [Obs.] Ash.
Detent
De*tent" (?), n. [F. d\'82tente, fr. d\'82tendre to unbend, relax;
pref. d\'82- (L. dis- or de) + tendre to stretch. See Distend.]
(Mech.) That which locks or unlocks a movement; a catch, pawl, or dog;
especially, in clockwork, the catch which locks and unlocks the
wheelwork in striking.
Detention
De*ten"tion (?), n. [L. detentio: cf. F. d\'82tention. See Detain.]
1. The act of detaining or keeping back; a withholding.
2. The state of being detained (stopped or hindered); delay from
necessity.
3. Confinement; restraint; custody.
The archduke Philip . . . found himself in a sort of honorable
detention at Henry's court. Hallam.
Deter
De*ter" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deterred (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Deterring.] [L. deterrere; de + terrere to frighten, terrify. See
Terror.] To prevent by fear; hence, to hinder or prevent from action
by fear of consequences, or difficulty, risk, etc. Addison.
Potent enemies tempt and deter us from our duty. Tillotson.
My own face deters me from my glass. Prior.
Deterge
De*terge" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deterged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Deterging.] [L. detergere, detersum; de + tergere to rub or wipe off:
cf. F. d\'82terger.] To cleanse; to purge away, as foul or offending
matter from the body, or from an ulcer.
Detergency
De*ter"gen*cy (?), n. A cleansing quality or power. De Foe.
Detergent
De*ter"gent (?), a. [L. detergens, -entis, p. pr. of detergere: cf. F.
d\'82tergent.] Cleansing; purging. -- n. A substance which cleanses
the skin, as water or soap; a medicine to cleanse wounds, ulcers, etc.
Deteriorate
De*te"ri*o*rate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deteriorated (?); p. pr. &
vb. n. Deteriorating (?).] [L. deterioratus, p. p. of deteriorate to
deteriorate, fr. deterior worse, prob. a comparative fr. de down,
away.] To make worse; to make inferior in quality or value; to impair;
as, to deteriorate the mind. Whately.
The art of war . . . was greatly deteriorated. Southey.
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Deteriorate
De*te"ri*o*rate (?), v. i. To grow worse; to be impaired in quality;
to degenerate.
Under such conditions, the mind rapidly deteriorates. Goldsmith.
Deterioration
De*te`ri*o*ra"tion (?), n. [LL. deterioratio: cf. F.
d\'82t\'82rioration.] The process of growing worse, or the state of
having grown worse.
Deteriority
De*te`ri*or"i*ty (?), n. [L. deterior worse. See Deteriorate.] Worse
state or quality; inferiority. "The deteriority of the diet." [R.]
Ray.
Determent
De*ter"ment (?), n. [From Deter.] The act of deterring; also, that
which deters. Boyle.
Determinability
De*ter`mi*na*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality of being determinable;
determinableness. Coleridge.
Determinable
De*ter"mi*na*ble (?), a. [L. determinabilis finite. See Determine, v.
t.] Capable of being determined, definitely ascertained, decided upon,
or brought to a conclusion.
Not wholly determinable from the grammatical use of the words.
South.
Determinableness
De*ter"mi*na*ble*ness, n. Capability of being determined;
determinability.
Determinacy
De*ter"mi*na*cy (?), n. Determinateness. [R.]
Determinant
De*ter"mi*nant (?), a. [L. determinans, p. pr. of determinare: cf. F.
d\'82terminant.] Serving to determine or limit; determinative.
Determinant
De*ter"mi*nant, n.
1. That which serves to determine; that which causes determination.
2. (Math.) The sum of a series of products of several numbers, these
products being formed according to certain specified laws; thus, the
determinant of the nine numbers. a, b, c,a\'b7, b\'b7,
c\'b7,a\'b7\'b7, b\'b7\'b7, c\'b7\'b7, is a b\'b7 c\'b7\'b7 -- a
b\'b7\'b7 c\'b7 + a\'b7 b\'b7\'b7 c] -- a\'b7 b c\'b7\'b7 + a\'b7\'b7
b\'b7 c. The determinant is written by placing the numbers from which
it is formed in a square between two vertical lines. The theory of
determinants forms a very important branch of modern mathematics.
3. (Logic) A mark or attribute, attached to the subject or predicate,
narrowing the extent of both, but rendering them more definite and
precise. Abp. Thomson.
Determinate
De*ter"mi*nate (?), a. [L. determinatus, p. p. of determinare. See
Determine.]
1. Having defined limits; not uncertain or arbitrary; fixed;
established; definite.
Quantity of words and a determinate number of feet. Dryden.
2. Conclusive; decisive; positive.
The determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God. Acts ii. 23.
3. Determined or resolved upon. [Obs.]
My determinate voyage. Shak.
4. Of determined purpose; resolute. [Obs.]
More determinate to do than skillful how to do. Sir P. Sidney.
Determinate inflorescence (Bot.), that in which the flowering
commences with the terminal bud of a stem, which puts a limit to its
growth; -- also called centrifugal inflorescence. -- Determinate
problem (Math.), a problem which admits of a limited number of
solutions. -- Determinate quantities, Determinate equations (Math.),
those that are finite in the number of values or solutions, that is,
in which the conditions of the problem or equation determine the
number.
Determinate
De*ter"mi*nate (?), v. t. To bring to an end; to determine. See
Determine. [Obs.]
The sly, slow hours shall not determinate The dateless limit of thy
dear exile. Shak.
Determinately
De*ter"mi*nate*ly (?), adv.
1. In a determinate manner; definitely; ascertainably.
The principles of religion are already either determinately true or
false, before you think of them. Tillotson.
2. Resolutely; unchangeably.
Being determinately . . . bent to marry. Sir P. Sidney.
Determinateness
De*ter"mi*nate*ness, n. State of being determinate.
Determination
De*ter`mi*na"tion (?), n. [L. determinatio boundary, end: cf. F.
d\'82termination.]
1. The act of determining, or the state of being determined.
2. Bringing to an end; termination; limit.
A speedy determination of that war. Ludlow.
3. Direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion.
Remissness can by no means consist with a constant determination of
the will . . . to the greatest apparent good. Locke.
4. The quality of mind reaches definite conclusions; decision of
character; resoluteness.
He only is a well-made man who has a good determination. Emerson.
5. The state of decision; a judicial decision, or ending of
controversy.
6. That which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose;
conclusion formed; fixed resolution.
So bloodthirsty a determination to obtain convictions. Hallam.
7. (Med.) A flow, rush, or tendency to a particular part; as, a
determination of blood to the head.
8. (Physical Sciences) The act, process, or result of any accurate
measurement, as of length, volume, weight, intensify, etc.; as, the
determination of the ohm or of the wave length of light; the
determination of the salt in sea water, or the oxygen in the air.
9. (Logic) (a) The act of defining a concept or notion by giving its
essential constituents. (b) The addition of a differentia to a concept
or notion, thus limiting its extent; -- the opposite of
generalization.
10. (Nat. Hist.) The act of determining the relations of an object, as
regards genus and species; the referring of minerals, plants, or
animals, to the species to which they belong; classification; as, I am
indebted to a friend for the determination of most of these shells.
Syn. -- Decision; conclusion; judgment; purpose; resolution; resolve;
firmness. See Decision.
Determinative
De*ter"mi*na*tive (?), a. [Cf. F. d\'82terminatif.] Having power to
determine; limiting; shaping; directing; conclusive.
Incidents . . . determinative of their course. I. Taylor.
Determinative tables (Nat. Hist.), tables presenting the specific
character of minerals, plants, etc., to assist in determining the
species to which a specimen belongs.
Determinative
De*ter"mi*na*tive (?), n. That which serves to determine.
Explanatory determinatives . . . were placed after words
phonetically expressed, in order to serve as an aid to the reader
in determining the meaning. I. Taylor (The Alphabet).
Determinator
De*ter"mi*na`tor (?), n. [L.] One who determines. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
Determine
De*ter"mine (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Determined (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Determining.] [F. d\'82terminer, L. determinare, determinatum; de +
terminare limit, terminus limit. See Term.]
1. To fix the boundaries of; to mark off and separate.
[God] hath determined the times before appointed. Acts xvii. 26.
2. To set bounds to; to fix the determination of; to limit; to bound;
to bring to an end; to finish.
The knowledge of men hitherto hath been determined by the view or
sight. Bacon.
Now, where is he that will not stay so long Till his friend
sickness hath determined me? Shak.
3. To fix the form or character of; to shape; to prescribe
imperatively; to regulate; to settle.
The character of the soul is determined by the character of its
God. J. Edwards.
Something divinely beautiful . . . that at some time or other might
influence or even determine her course of life. W. Black.
4. To fix the course of; to impel and direct; -- with a remoter object
preceded by to; as, another's will determined me to this course.
5. To ascertain definitely; to find out the specific character or name
of; to assign to its true place in a system; as, to determine an
unknown or a newly discovered plant or its name.
6. To bring to a conclusion, as a question or controversy; to settle
authoritative or judicial sentence; to decide; as, the court has
determined the cause.
7. To resolve on; to have a fixed intention of; also, to cause to come
to a conclusion or decision; to lead; as, this determined him to go
immediately.
8. (Logic) To define or limit by adding a differentia.
9. (Physical Sciences) To ascertain the presence, quantity, or amount
of; as, to determine the parallax; to determine the salt in sea water.
Determine
De*ter"mine, v. i.
1. To come to an end; to end; to terminate. [Obs.]
He who has vented a pernicious doctrine or published an ill book
must know that his life determine not together. South.
Estates may determine on future contingencies. Blackstone.
2. To come to a decision; to decide; to resolve; -- often with on.
"Determine on some course." Shak.
He shall pay as the judges determine. Ex. xxi. 22.
Determined
De*ter"mined (?), a. Decided; resolute. "Adetermined foe."" Sparks.
Determinedly
De*ter"min*ed*ly (?), adv. In a determined manner; with determination.
Determiner
De*ter"min*er (?), n. One who, or that which, determines or decides.
Determinism
De*ter"min*ism (?), n. (Metaph.) The doctrine that the will is not
free, but is inevitably and invincibly determined by motives.
Its superior suitability to produce courage, as contrasted with
scientific physical determinism, is obvious. F. P. Cobbe.
Determinist
De*ter"min*ist, n. (Metaph.) One who believes in determinism. Also
adj.; as, determinist theories.
Deterration
De`ter*ra"tion (?), n. [L. de + terra earth: cf. F. d\'82terrer to
unearth.] The uncovering of anything buried or covered with earth; a
taking out of the earth or ground. Woodward.
Deterrence
De*ter"rence (?), n. That which deters; a deterrent; a hindrance. [R.]
Deterrent
De*ter"rent (?), a. [L. deterrens, p. pr. of deterrere. See Deter.]
Serving to deter. "The deterrent principle." E. Davis.
Deterrent
De*ter"rent, n. That which deters or prevents.
Detersion
De*ter"sion (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82tersion. See Deterge.] The act of
deterging or cleansing, as a sore.
Detersive
De*ter"sive (?), a. [Cf. d\'82tersif.] Cleansing; detergent. -- n. A
cleansing agent; a detergent.
Detersively
De*ter"sive*ly, adv. In a way to cleanse.
Detersiveness
De*ter"sive*ness, n. The quality of cleansing.
Detest
De*test" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Detested; p. pr. & vb. n.
Detesting.] [L. detestare, detestatum, and detestari, to curse while
calling a deity to witness, to execrate, detest; de + testari to be a
witness, testify, testis a witness: cf. F. d\'82tester. See Testify.]
1. To witness against; to denounce; to condemn. [Obs.]
The heresy of Nestorius . . . was detested in the Eastern churches.
Fuller.
God hath detested them with his own mouth. Bale.
2. To hate intensely; to abhor; to abominate; to loathe; as, we detest
what is contemptible or evil.
Who dares think one thing, and another tell, My heart detests him
as the gates of hell. Pope.
Syn. -- To abhor; abominate; execrate. See Hate.
Detestability
De*test`a*bil"i*ty (?), n. Capacity of being odious. [R.] Carlyle.
Detestable
De*test"a*ble (?), a. [L. detestabilis: cf. F. d\'82testable.] Worthy
of being detested; abominable; extremely hateful; very odious;
deserving abhorrence; as, detestable vices.
Thou hast defiled my sanctuary will all thy detestable things, and
with all thine abominations. Ezek. v. 11.
Syn. -- Abominable; odious; execrable; abhorred.
Detestableness
De*test"a*ble*ness, n. The quality or state of being detestable.
Detestably
De*test"a*bly, adv. In a detestable manner.
Detesttate
De*test"tate (?), v. t. To detest. [Obs.] Udall.
Detestation
Det`es*ta"tion (?; 277), n. [L. detestatio: cf. F. d\'82testation.]
The act of detesting; extreme hatred or dislike; abhorrence; loathing.
We are heartily agreed in our detestation of civil war. Burke.
Detester
De*test"er (?), n. One who detes
Dethrone
De*throne" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dethroned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Dethroning.] [Pref. de- + throne: cf. F. d\'82tr\'93ner; pref. d\'82-
(L. dis-) + tr\'93ne throne. See Throne.] To remove or drive from a
throne; to depose; to divest of supreme authority and dignity. "The
Protector was dethroned." Hume.
Dethronement
De*throne"ment (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82tr\'93nement.] Deposal from a
throne; deposition from regal power.
Dethroner
De*thron"er (?), n. One who dethrones.
Dethronization
De*thron`i*za"tion (?), n. Dethronement. [Obs.] Speed.
Dethronize
De*thron"ize (?), v. t. [Cf. LL. dethronizare.] To dethrone or
unthrone. [Obs.] Cotgrave.
Detinue
Det"i*nue (?; 277), n. [OF. detinu, detenu, p. p. of detenir to
detain. See Detain.] A person or thing detained; (Law) a form of
action for the recovery of a personal chattel wrongfully detained.
Writ of detinue (Law), one that lies against him who wrongfully
detains goods or chattels delivered to him, or in possession, to
recover the thing itself, or its value and damages, from the detainer.
It is now in a great measure superseded by other remedies.
Detonate
Det"o*nate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Detonated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Detonating (?).] [L. detonare, v. i., to thunder down; de + tonare to
thunder; akin to E. thunder. See Thunder, and cf. Detonize.] To
explode with a sudden report; as, niter detonates with sulphur.
Detonate
Det"o*nate, v. t. To cause to explode; to cause to burn or inflame
with a sudden report.
Detonating
Det"o*na`ting, a. & n. from Detonate. Detonating gas, a mixture of two
volumes of hydrogen with one volume of oxygen, which explodes with a
loud report upon ignition. -- Detonating powder, any powder or solid
substance, as fulminate of mercury, which when struck, explodes with
violence and a loud report. -- Detonating primer, a primer exploded by
a fuse; -- used to explode gun cotton in blasting operations. --
Detonating tube, a strong tube of glass, usually graduated, closed at
one end, and furnished with two wires passing through its sides at
opposite points, and nearly meeting, for the purpose of exploding
gaseous mixtures by an electric spark, as in gas analysis, etc.
Detonation
Det`o*na"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82tonation.] An explosion or sudden
report made by the instantaneous decomposition or combustion of
unstable substances' as, the detonation of gun cotton.
Detonator
Det`o*na`tor (?), n. One who, or that which, detonates.
Detonization
Det`o*ni*za"tion (?), n. The act of detonizing; detonation.
Detonize
Det"o*nize (?), v. t. & i. [See Detonate.] [imp. & p. p.Detonized (#);
p. pr. & vb. n. Detonizing.] To explode, or cause to explode; to burn
with an explosion; to detonate.
Detorsion
De*tor"sion (?), n. Same as Detortion.
Detort
De*tort" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Detorted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Detorting.] [L. detortus, p. p. of detorquere to turn away; de +
torquere to turn about, twist: cf. F. d\'82torquer, d\'82tordre.] To
turn form the original or plain meaning; to pervert; to wrest.
Hammond.
Detortion
De*tor"tion (?), n. The act of detorting, or the state of being
detorted; a twisting or warping.
Detour
De`tour" (?), n. [F. d\'82tour, fr. d\'82tourner to turn aside; pref.
d\'82- (L. dis-) + tourner to turn. See Turn.] A turning; a circuitous
route; a deviation from a direct course; as, the detours of the
Mississippi.
Detract
De*tract" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Detracted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Detracting.] [L. detractus, p. p. of detrahere to detract; de +
trahere to draw: cf. F. d\'82tracter. See Trace.]
1. To take away; to withdraw.
Detract much from the view of the without. Sir H. Wotton.
2. To take credit or reputation from; to defame.
That calumnious critic . . . Detracting what laboriously we do.
Drayton.
Syn. -- To derogate; decry; disparage; depreciate; asperse; vilify;
defame; traduce. See Decry.
Detract
De*tract", v. i. To take away a part or something, especially from
one's credit; to lessen reputation; to derogate; to defame; -- often
with from.
It has been the fashion to detract both from the moral and literary
character of Cicero. V. Knox.
Detracter
De*tract"er (?), n. One who detracts; a detractor.
Other detracters and malicious writers. Sir T. North.
Detractingly
De*tract"ing*ly, adv. In a detracting manner.
Detraction
De*trac"tion (?), n. [F. d\'82traction, L. detractio.]
1. A taking away or withdrawing. [Obs.]
The detraction of the eggs of the said wild fowl. Bacon.
2. The act of taking away from the reputation or good name of another;
a lessening or cheapening in the estimation of others; the act of
depreciating another, from envy or malice; calumny. Syn. --
Depreciation; disparagement; derogation; slander; calumny; aspersion;
censure.
Detractious
De*trac"tious (?), a. Containing detraction; detractory. [R.] Johnson.
Detractive
De*tract"ive (?), a.
1. Tending to detractor draw. [R.]
2. Tending to lower in estimation; depreciative.
Detractiveness
De*tract"ive*ness, n. The quality of being detractive.
Detracor
De*trac"or (?), n. [L.: cf. F. d\'82tracteur.] One who detracts; a
derogator; a defamer.
His detractors were noisy and scurrilous. Macaulay.
Syn. -- Slanderer; calumniator; defamer; vilifier.
Detractory
De*tract"o*ry (?), a. Defamatory by denial of desert; derogatory;
calumnious. Sir T. Browne.
Detractress
De*tract"ress, n. A female detractor. Addison.
Detrain
De*train" (?), v. i. & t. To alight, or to cause to alight, from a
railway train. [Eng.] London Graphic.
Detrect
De*trect" (?), v. t. [L. detrectare; de + tractare, intens. of trahere
to draw.] To refuse; to decline. [Obs.] "To detrect the battle."
Holinshed.
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Detriment
Det"ri*ment (?), n. [L. detrimentum, fr. deterere, detritum, to rub or
wear away; de + terere to rub: cf. F. d\'82triment. See Trite.]
1. That which injures or causes damage; mischief; harm; diminution;
loss; damage; -- used very generically; as, detriments to property,
religion, morals, etc.
I can repair That detriment, if such it be. Milton.
2. A charge made to students and barristers for incidental repairs of
the rooms they occupy. [Eng.] Syn. -- Injury; loss; damage;
disadvantage; prejudice; hurt; mischief; harm.
Detriment
Det"ri*ment (?), v. t. To do injury to; to hurt. [Archaic]
Other might be determined thereby. Fuller.
Detrimental
Det`ri*men"tal (?), a. Causing detriment; injurious; hurtful.
Neither dangerous nor detrimental to the donor. Addison.
Syn. -- Injurious; hurtful; prejudicial; disadvantageous; mischievous;
pernicious.
Detrimentalness
Det`ri*men"tal*ness, n. The quality of being detrimental;
injuriousness.
Detrital
De*tri"tal (?), a. (Geol.) Pertaining to, or composed of, detritus.
Detrite
De*trite" (?), a. [L. detritus, p. p.] Worn out.
Detrition
De*tri"tion (?), n. [LL. detritio. See Detriment.] A wearing off or
away.
Phonograms which by process long-continued detrition have reached a
step of extreme simplicity. I. Taylor (The Alphabet).
Detritus
De*tri"tus (?), n. [F. d\'82tritus, fr. L. detritus, p. p. of
deterere. See Detriment.]
1. (Geol.) A mass of substances worn off from solid bodies by
attrition, and reduced to small portions; as, diluvial detritus.
NOTE: &hand; For large portions, the word d\'82bris is used.
2. Hence: Any fragments separated from the body to which they
belonged; any product of disintegration.
The mass of detritus of which modern languages are composed.
Farrar.
Detrude
De*trude" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Detruded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Detruding.] [L. detrudere, detrusum; de + trudere to thrust, push.] To
thrust down or out; to push down with force. Locke.
Detuncate
De*tun"cate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Detruncated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Detruncating.] [L. detruncatus, p. p. of detruncare to cut off; de +
truncare to maim, shorten, cut off. See Truncate.] To shorten by
cutting; to cut off; to lop off.
Detruncation
De`trun*ca"tion (?), n. [L. detruncatio: cf. F. d\'82troncation.] The
act of lopping or cutting off, as the head from the body.
Detrusion
De*tru"sion (?), n. [L. detrusio. See Detrude.] The act of thrusting
or driving down or outward; outward thrust. -- De*tru"sive, a.
Dette
Dette (?), n. Debt. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Detteles
Dette"les (?), a. Free from debt. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Detumescence
De`tu*mes"cence (?), n. [L. detumescere to cease swelling; de +
tumescere, tumere, to swell.] Diminution of swelling; subsidence of
anything swollen. [R.] Cudworth.
Detur
De"tur (?), n. [L. detur let it be given.] A present of books given to
a meritorious undergraduate student as a prize. [Harvard Univ., U. S.]
Deturb
De*turb" (?), v. t. [L. deturbare.] To throw down. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
Deturbate
De*tur"bate (?), v. t. [LL. deturbatus, p. p. of deturbare, fr. L.
deturbare to thrust down.] To evict; to remove. [Obs.] Foxe.
Deturbation
Det`ur*ba"tion (?), n. The act of deturbating. [Obs.]
Deturn
De*turn" (?), v. t. [Pref. de- + turn. Cf. Detour.] To turn away.
[Obs.] Sir K. Digby.
Deturpate
De*tur"pate (?), v. t. [L. deturpare; de + turpare to make ugly,
defile, turpis ugly, foul.] To defile; to disfigure. [Obs.] Jer.
Taylor.
Deturpation
Det`ur*pa"tion (?), n. A making foul. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.
Deuce
Deuce (?), n. [F. deux two, OF. deus, fr. L. duo. See Two.]
1. (Gaming) Two; a card or a die with two spots; as, the deuce of
hearts.
2. (Tennis) A condition of the score beginning whendeuce
, which decides the game.
Deuce
Deuce, n. [Cf. LL. dusius, Armor, dus, te\'96z, phantom, specter;
Gael. taibhs, taibhse, apparition, ghost; or fr. OF. deus God, fr. L.
deus (cf. Deity.)] The devil; a demon. [A euphemism, written also
deuse.] [Low]
Deuced
Deu"ced (?), a. Devilish; excessive; extreme. [Low] -- Deu"ced*ly,
adv.
Deuse, n.; Deused
Deuse (?), n.; Deu"sed (, a. See Deuce, Deuced.
Deuterocanonical
Deu`ter*o*ca*non"ic*al (?), a. [Gr. canonical.] Pertaining to a second
canon, or ecclesiastical writing of inferior authority; -- said of the
Apocrypha, certain Epistles, etc.
Deuterogamist
Deu`ter*og"a*mist (?), n. [See Deuterogamy.] One who marries the
second time.
Deuterogamy
Deu`ter*og"a*my (?), n. [Gr. A second marriage, after the death of the
first husband of wife; -- in distinction from bigamy, as defined in
the old canon law. See Bigamy. Goldsmith.
Deuterogenic
Deu`ter*o*gen"ic (?), a. [Gr. (Geol.) Of secondary origin; -- said of
certain rocks whose material has been derived from older rocks.
Deuteronomist
Deu`ter*on"o*mist (?), n. The writer of Deuteronomy.
Deuteronomy
Deu`ter*on"o*my (?), n. [Gr. Deuteronomium.] (Bibl.) The fifth book of
the Pentateuch, containing the second giving of the law by Moses.
Deuteropathia, Deuteropathy
Deu`ter*o*pa*thi"a (?), Deu`ter*op"a*thy (?), n. [NL. deuteropathia,
fr. Gr. deut\'82ropathie.] (Med.) A sympathetic affection of any part
of the body, as headache from an overloaded stomach.
Deuteropathic
Deu`ter*o*path"ic (?), a. Pertaining to deuteropathy; of the nature of
deuteropathy.
Deuteroscopy
Deu`ter*os"co*py (?), n. [Gr. -scopy.]
1. Second sight.
I felt by anticipation the horrors of the Highland seers, whom
their gift of deuteroscopy compels to witness things unmeet for
mortal eye. Sir W. Scott.
2. That which is seen at a second view; a meaning beyond the literal
sense; the second intention; a hidden signification. Sir T. Browne.
Deuterozooid
Deu`ter*o*zo"oid (?), n. [Gr. zooid.] (Zo\'94l.) One of the secondary,
and usually sexual, zooids produced by budding or fission from the
primary zooids, in animals having alternate generations. In the
tapeworms, the joints are deuterozooids.
Deuthydroguret
Deut`hy*drog"u*ret (?), n. (Chem.) Same as Deutohydroguret.
Deuto- OR Deut-
Deu"to- (?) OR Deut- (d\'d4t-) [Contr. from Gr. (Chem.) A prefix which
formerly properly indicated the second in a regular series of compound
in the series, and not to its composition, but which is now generally
employed in the same sense as bi- or di-, although little used.
Deutohydroguret
Deu`to*hy*drog"u*ret (?), n. [Pref. deut-, deuto- + hydroguret.]
(Chem.) A compound containing in the molecule two atoms of hydrogen
united with some other element or radical. [Obs.]
Deutoplasm
Deu"to*plasm (?), n. [Pref. deuto- + Gr. (Biol.) The lifeless food
matter in the cytoplasm of an ovum or a cell, as distinguished from
the active or true protoplasm; yolk substance; yolk.
Deutoplastic
Deu`to*plas"tic (?), a. [Pref. deuto- + Gr. (Biol.) Pertaining to, or
composed of, deutoplasm.
Deutosulphuret
Deu`to*sul"phu*ret (?), n. [Pref. deuto- + sulphuret.] (Chem.) A
disulphide. [Obs.]
Deutoxide
Deu*tox"ide (?; 104), n. [Pref. deut- + oxide.] (Chem.) A compound
containing in the molecule two atoms of oxygen united with some other
element or radical; -- usually called dioxide, or less frequently,
binoxide.
Deutzia
Deut"zi*a (?), n. [NL. Named after Jan Deutz of Holland.] (Bot.) A
genus of shrubs with pretty white flowers, much cultivated.
Dev, OR Deva
Dev (?), OR De"va (, n. [Skr. d. Cf. Deity.] (Hind. Myth.) A god; a
deity; a divine being; an idol; a king.
Devanagari
De`va*na"ga*ri (?), n. [Skr. d; d god + nagara city, i. e., divine
city.] The character in which Sanskrit is written.
Devaporation
De*vap`o*ra"tion (?), n. The change of vapor into water, as in the
formation of rain.
Devast
De*vast" (?), v. t. [Cf. F. d\'82vaster. See Devastate.] To devastate.
[Obs.] Bolingbroke.
Devastate
Dev"as*tate (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Devastated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Devastating.] [L. devastatus, p. p. of devastare to devastate; de +
vastare to lay waste, vastus waste. See Vast.] To lay waste; to
ravage; to desolate.
Whole countries . . . were devastated. Macaulay.
Syn. -- To waste; ravage; desolate; destroy; demolish; plunder;
pillage.
Devastation
Dev`as*ta"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82vastation.]
1. The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying
waste.
Even now the devastation is begun, And half the business of
destruction done. Goldsmith.
2. (Law) Waste of the goods of the deceased by an executor or
administrator. Blackstone. Syn. -- Desolation; ravage; waste; havoc;
destruction; ruin; overthrow.
Devastator
Dev"as*ta`tor (?), n. [L.] One who, or that which, devastates.
Emerson.
Devastavit
Dev`as*ta"vit (?), n. [L., he has wasted.] (Law) Waste or
misapplication of the assets of a deceased person by an executor or an
administrator. Bouvier.
Devata
De"va*ta (?), n. [Hind., fr. Skr. d god.] (Hind. Myth.) A deity; a
divine being; a good spirit; an idol. [Written also dewata.]
Deve
Deve (?), a. [See Deaf.] Deaf. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Develin
Dev"el*in (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The European swift. [Prov. Eng.]
Develop
De*vel"op (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Developed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Developing.] [F. d\'82veloper; d\'82- (L. dis-) + OF. voluper,
voleper, to envelop, perh. from L. volup agreeably, delightfully, and
hence orig., to make agreeable or comfortable by enveloping, to keep
snug (cf. Voluptuous); or. perh. fr. a derivative of volvere, volutum,
to roll (cf. Devolve). Cf. Envelop.] [Written also develope.]
1. To free from that which infolds or envelops; to unfold; to lay open
by degrees or in detail; to make visible or known; to disclose; to
produce or give forth; as, to develop theories; a motor that develops
100 horse power.
These serve to develop its tenets. Milner.
The 20th was spent in strengthening our position and developing the
line of the enemy. The Century.
2. To unfold gradually, as a flower from a bud; hence, to bring
through a succession of states or stages, each of which is preparatory
to the next; to form or expand by a process of growth; to cause to
change gradually from an embryo, or a lower state, to a higher state
or form of being; as, sunshine and rain develop the bud into a flower;
to develop the mind.
The sound developed itself into a real compound. J. Peile.
All insects . . . acquire the jointed legs before the wings are
fully developed. Owen.
3. To advance; to further; to prefect; to make to increase; to promote
the growth of.
We must develop our own resources to the utmost. Jowett (Thucyd).
4. (Math.) To change the form of, as of an algebraic expression, by
executing certain indicated operations without changing the value.
5. (Photog.) To cause to become visible, as an invisible or latent
image upon plate, by submitting it to chemical agents; to bring to
view.
To develop a curved surface on a place (Geom.), to produce on the
plane an equivalent surface, as if by rolling the curved surface so
that all parts shall successively touch the plane. Syn. -- To uncover;
unfold; evolve; promote; project; lay open; disclose; exhibit;
unravel; disentangle.
Develop
De*vel"op (?), v. i.
1. To go through a process of natural evolution or growth, by
successive changes from a less perfect to a more perfect or more
highly organized state; to advance from a simpler form of existence to
one more complex either in structure or function; as, a blossom
develops from a bud; the seed develops into a plant; the embryo
develops into a well-formed animal; the mind develops year by year.
Nor poets enough to understand That life develops from within. Mrs.
Browning.
2. To become apparent gradually; as, a picture on sensitive paper
develops on the application of heat; the plans of the conspirators
develop.
Developable
De*vel"op*a*ble (?), a. Capable of being developed. J. Peile.
Developable surface (Math.), a surface described by a moving right
line, and such that consecutive positions of the generator intersect
each other. Hence, the surface can be developed into a plane.
Developer
De*vel"op*er (?), n.
1. One who, or that which, develops.
2. (Photog.) A reagent by the action of which the latent image upon a
photographic plate, after exposure in the camera, or otherwise, is
developed and visible.
Development
De*vel"op*ment (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82veloppement.] [Written also
developement.]
1. The act of developing or disclosing that which is unknown; a
gradual unfolding process by which anything is developed, as a plan or
method, or an image upon a photographic plate; gradual advancement or
growth through a series of progressive changes; also, the result of
developing, or a developed state.
A new development of imagination, taste, and poetry. Channing.
2. (Biol.) The series of changes which animal and vegetable organisms
undergo in their passage from the embryonic state to maturity, from a
lower to a higher state of organization.
3. (Math.) (a) The act or process of changing or expanding an
expression into another of equivalent value or meaning. (b) The
equivalent expression into which another has been developed.
4. (mus.) The elaboration of a theme or subject; the unfolding of a
musical idea; the evolution of a whole piece or movement from a
leading theme or motive.
Development theory (Biol.), the doctrine that animals and plants
possess the power of passing by slow and successive stages from a
lower to a higher state of organization, and that all the higher forms
of life now in existence were thus developed by uniform laws from
lower forms, and are not the result of special creative acts. See the
Note under Darwinian. Syn. -- Unfolding; disclosure; unraveling;
evolution; elaboration; growth.
Developmental
De*vel`op*men"tal (?), a. Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the
process of development; as, the developmental power of a germ.
Carpenter.
Devenustate
Dev`e*nus"tate (?), v. t. [L. devenustatus, p. p. of devenustare to
disfigure; de + venustus lovely, graceful.] To deprive of beauty or
grace. [Obs.]
Devergence, Devergency
De*ver"gence (?), De*ver"gen*cy (?), n. See Divergence. [Obs.]
Devest
De*vest" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Devested; p. pr. & vb. n.
Devesting.] [L. devestire to undress; de + vestire to dress: cf. OF.
devestir, F. d\'82v\'88tir. Cf. Divest.]
1. To divest; to undress. Shak.
2. To take away, as an authority, title, etc., to deprive; to
alienate, as an estate.
NOTE: &hand; Th is wo rd is now generally written divest, except in
the legal sense.
Devest
De*vest", v. i. (Law) To be taken away, lost, or alienated, as a title
or an estate.
Devex
De*vex" (?), a. [L. devexus, from devehere to carry down.] Bending
down; sloping. [Obs.]
Devex
De*vex", n. Devexity. [Obs.] May (Lucan).
Devexity
De*vex"i*ty (?), n. [L. devexitas, fr. devexus. See Devex, a.] A
bending downward; a sloping; incurvation downward; declivity. [R.]
Davies (Wit's Pilgr.)
Devi
De"vi (?), n.; fem. of Deva. A goddess.
Deviant
De"vi*ant (?), a. Deviating. [Obs.]
Deviate
De"vi*ate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Deviated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Deviating (?).] [L. deviare to deviate; de + viare to go, travel, via
way. See Viaduct.] To go out of the way; to turn aside from a course
or a method; to stray or go astray; to err; to digress; to diverge; to
vary.
Thus Pegasus, a nearer way to take, May boldly deviate from the
common track. Pope.
Syn. -- To swerve; stray; wander; digress; depart; deflect; err.
Deviate
De"vi*ate, v. t. To cause to deviate. [R.]
To deviate a needle. J. D. Forbes.
Deviation
De`vi*a"tion (?), n. [LL. deviatio: cf. F. d\'82viation.]
1. The act of deviating; a wandering from the way; variation from the
common way, from an established rule, etc.; departure, as from the
right course or the path of duty.
2. The state or result of having deviated; a transgression; an act of
sin; an error; an offense.
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2. (Com.) The voluntary and unnecessary departure of a ship from, or
delay in, the regular and usual course of the specific voyage insured,
thus releasing the underwriters from their responsibility.
Deviation of a falling body (Physics), that deviation from a strictly
vertical line of descent which occurs in a body falling freely, in
consequence of the rotation of the earth. -- Deviation of the compass,
the angle which the needle of a ship's compass makes with the magnetic
meridian by reason of the magnetism of the iron parts of the ship. --
Deviation of the line of the vertical, the difference between the
actual direction of a plumb line and the direction it would have if
the earth were a perfect ellipsoid and homogeneous, -- caused by the
attraction of a mountain, or irregularities in the earth's density.
Deviator
De"vi*a`tor (?), n. [L., a forsaker.] One who, or that which,
deviates.
Deviatory
De"vi*a*to*ry (?), a. Tending to deviate; devious; as, deviatory
motion. [R.] Tully.
Device
De*vice" (?), n. [OE. devis, devise, will, intention, opinion,
invention, fr. F. devis architect's plan and estimates (in OF.,
division, plan, wish), devise device (in sense 3), in OF. also,
division, wish, last will, fr. deviser. See Devise, v. t., and cf.
Devise, n.]
1. That which is devised, or formed by design; a contrivance; an
invention; a project; a scheme; often, a scheme to deceive; a
stratagem; an artifice.
His device in against Babylon, to destroy it. Jer. li. 11.
Their recent device of demanding benevolences. Hallam.
He disappointeth the devices of the crafty. Job v. 12.
2. Power of devising; invention; contrivance.
I must have instruments of my own device. Landor.
3. (a) An emblematic design, generally consisting of one or more
figures with a motto, used apart from heraldic bearings to denote the
historical situation, the ambition, or the desire of the person
adopting it. See Cognizance. (b) Improperly, an heraldic bearing.
Knights-errant used to distinguish themselves by devices on their
shields. Addison.
A banner with this strange device - Excelsior. Longfellow.
4. Anything fancifully conceived. Shak.
5. A spectacle or show. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
6. Opinion; decision. [Obs.] Rom. of R. Syn. -- Contrivance;
invention; design; scheme; project; stratagem; shift. -- Device,
Contrivance. Device implies more of inventive power, and contrivance
more of skill and dexterity in execution. A device usually has
reference to something worked out for exhibition or show; a
contrivance usually respects the arrangement or disposition of things
with reference to securing some end. Devices were worn by
knights-errant on their shields; contrivances are generally used to
promote the practical convenience of life. The word device is often
used in a bad sense; as, a crafty device; contrivance is almost always
used in a good sense; as, a useful contrivance.
Deviceful
De*vice"ful (?), a. Full of devices; inventive. [R.]
A carpet, rich, and of deviceful thread. Chapman.
Devicefully
De*vice"ful*ly, adv. In a deviceful manner. [R.]
Devil
Dev"il (?), n. [AS. de\'a2fol, de\'a2ful; akin to G. , Goth.
diaba\'a3lus; all fr. L. diabolus the devil, Gr. gal to fall. Cf.
Diabolic.]
1. The Evil One; Satan, represented as the tempter and spiritual of
mankind.
[Jesus] being forty days tempted of the devil. Luke iv. 2.
That old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the
whole world. Rev. xii. 9.
2. An evil spirit; a demon.
A dumb man possessed with a devil. Matt. ix. 32.
3. A very wicked person; hence, any great evil. "That devil
Glendower." "The devil drunkenness." Shak.
Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil? John vi.
70.
4. An expletive of surprise, vexation, or emphasis, or, ironically, of
negation. [Low]
The devil a puritan that he is, . . . but a timepleaser. Shak.
The things, we know, are neither rich nor rare, But wonder how the
devil they got there. Pope.
5. (Cookery) A dish, as a bone with the meat, broiled and excessively
peppered; a grill with Cayenne pepper.
Men and women busy in baking, broiling, roasting oysters, and
preparing devils on the gridiron. Sir W. Scott.
6. (Manuf.) A machine for tearing or cutting rags, cotton, etc.
Blue devils. See under Blue. -- Cartesian devil. See under Cartesian.
-- Devil bird (Zo\'94l.), one of two or more South African drongo
shrikes (Edolius retifer, and E. remifer), believed by the natives to
be connected with sorcery. -- Devil may care, reckless, defiant of
authority; -- used adjectively. Longfellow. -- Devil's apron (Bot.),
the large kelp (Laminaria saccharina, and L. longicruris) of the
Atlantic ocean, having a blackish, leathery expansion, shaped somewhat
like an apron. -- Devil's coachhorse. (Zo\'94l.) (a) The black rove
beetle (Ocypus olens). [Eng.] (b) A large, predacious, hemipterous
insect (Prionotus cristatus); the wheel bug. [U.S.] -- Devil's
darning-needle. (Zo\'94l.) See under Darn, v. t. -- Devil's fingers,
Devil's hand (Zo\'94l.), the common British starfish (Asterias
rubens); -- also applied to a sponge with stout branches. [Prov. Eng.,
Irish & Scot.] -- Devil's riding-horse (Zo\'94l.), the American mantis
(Mantis Carolina). -- The Devil's tattoo, a drumming with the fingers
or feet. "Jack played the Devil's tattoo on the door with his boot
heels." F. Hardman (Blackw. Mag.). -- Devil worship, worship of the
power of evil; -- still practiced by barbarians who believe that the
good and evil forces of nature are of equal power. -- Printer's devil,
the youngest apprentice in a printing office, who runs on errands,
does dirty work (as washing the ink rollers and sweeping), etc.
"Without fearing the printer's devil or the sheriff's officer."
Macaulay. -- Tasmanian devil (Zo\'94l.), a very savage carnivorous
marsupial of Tasmania (Dasyurus, OR Diabolus, ursinus). -- To play
devil with, to molest extremely; to ruin. [Low]
Devil
Dev"il (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deviled (?) or Devilled; p. pr. & vb.
n. Deviling (?) or Devilling.]
1. To make like a devil; to invest with the character of a devil.
2. To grill with Cayenne pepper; to season highly in cooking, as with
pepper.
A deviled leg of turkey. W. Irving.
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Devil-diver, Devil bird
Dev"il-div`er (?), Dev"il bird` (, n.. (Zo\'94l.) A small water bird.
See Dabchick.
Deviless
Dev"il*ess (?), n. A she-devil. [R.] Sterne.
Devilet
Dev"il*et (?), n. A little devil. [R.] Barham.
Devilfish
Dev"il*fish` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) (a) A huge ray (Manta birostris OR
Cephaloptera vampyrus) of the Gulf of Mexico and Southern Atlantic
coasts. Several other related species take the same name. See
Cephaloptera. (b) A large cephalopod, especially the very large
species of Octopus and Architeuthis. See Octopus. (c) The gray whale
of the Pacific coast. See Gray whale. (d) The goosefish or angler
(Lophius), and other allied fishes. See Angler.
Deviling
Dev"il*ing, n. A young devil. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
Devilish
Dev"il*ish, a.
1. Resembling, characteristic of, or pertaining to, the devil;
diabolical; wicked in the extreme. "Devilish wickedness." Sir P.
Sidney.
This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual,
devilish. James iii. 15.
2. Extreme; excessive. [Colloq.] Dryden. Syn. -- Diabolical; infernal;
hellish; satanic; wicked; malicious; detestable; destructive. --
Dev"il*ish*ly, adv. -- Dev"il*ish*ness, n.
Devilism
Dev"il*ism (?), n. The state of the devil or of devils; doctrine of
the devil or of devils. Bp. Hall.
Devilize
Dev"il*ize (?), v. t. To make a devil of. [R.]
He that should deify a saint, should wrong him as much as he that
should devilize him. Bp. Hall.
Devilkin
Dev"il*kin (?), n. A little devil; a devilet.
Devilment
Dev"il*ment (?), n. Deviltry. Bp. Warburton.
Devilry
Dev"il*ry (?), n.; pl. Devilries (.
1. Conduct suitable to the devil; extreme wickedness; deviltry.
Stark lies and devilry. Sir T. More.
2. The whole body of evil spirits. Tylor.
Devil's darning-needle
Dev"il's darn"ing-nee`dle. (Zo\'94l.) A dragon fly. See Darning
needle, under Darn, v. t.
Devilship
Dev"il*ship, n. The character or person of a devil or the devil.
Cowley.
Deviltry
Dev"il*try (?), n.; pl. Deviltries (. Diabolical conduct; malignant
mischief; devilry. C. Reade.
Devilwood
Dev"il*wood` (?), n. (Bot.) A kind of tree (Osmanthus Americanus),
allied to the European olive.
Devious
De"vi*ous (?), a. [L. devius; de + via way. See Viaduct.]
1. Out of a straight line; winding; varying from directness; as, a
devious path or way.
2. Going out of the right or common course; going astray; erring;
wandering; as, a devious step. Syn. -- Wandering; roving; rambling;
vagrant. -- De"vi*ous*ly, adv. -- De"vi*ous*ness, n.
Devirginate
De*vir"gin*ate (?), a. [L. devirginatus, p. p. of devirginare.]
Deprived of virginity. [R.]
Devirginate
De*vir"gin*ate (?), v. t. To deprive of virginity; to deflour. [R.]
Sandys.
Devirgination
De*vir`gi*na"tion (?), n. [L. devirginatio.] A deflouring. [R.]
Feltham.
Devisable
De*vis"a*ble (?), a. [From Devise.]
1. Capable of being devised, invented, or contrived.
2. Capable of being bequeathed, or given by will.
Devisal
De*vis"al (?), n. A devising. Whitney.
Devise
De*vise" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Devised (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Devising.] [OF. deviser to distribute, regulate, direct, relate, F.,
to chat, fr. L. divisus divided, distributed, p. p. of dividere. See
Divide, and cf. Device.]
1. To form in the mind by new combinations of ideas, new applications
of principles, or new arrangement of parts; to formulate by thought;
to contrive; to excogitate; to invent; to plan; to scheme; as, to
devise an engine, a new mode of writing, a plan of defense, or an
argument.
To devise curious works. Ex. CCTV. 32.
Devising schemes to realize his ambitious views. Bancroft.
2. To plan or scheme for; to purpose to obtain.
For wisdom is most riches; fools therefore They are which fortunes
do by vows devise. Spenser.
3. To say; to relate; to describe. [Obs.] Chaucer.
4. To imagine; to guess. [Obs.] Spenser.
5. (Law) To give by will; -- used of real estate; formerly, also, of
chattels. Syn. -- To bequeath; invent; discover; contrive; excogitate;
imagine; plan; scheme. See Bequeath.
Devise
De*vise", v. i. To form a scheme; to lay a plan; to contrive; to
consider.
I thought, devised, and Pallas heard my prayer. Pope.
NOTE: &hand; De vise was formerly followed by of; as, let us devise
of ease.
Spenser.
Devise
De*vise" (?), n. [OF. devise division, deliberation, wish, will,
testament. See Device.]
1. The act of giving or disposing of real estate by will; -- sometimes
improperly applied to a bequest of personal estate.
2. A will or testament, conveying real estate; the clause of a will
making a gift of real property.
Fines upon devises were still exacted. Bancroft.
3. Property devised, or given by will.
Devise
De*vise" (?), n. Device. See Device. [Obs.]
Devisee
Dev`i*see" (?), n. (Law) One to whom a devise is made, or real estate
given by will.
Deviser
De*vis"er (?), n. One who devises.
Devisor
De*vis"or (?), n. (Law) One who devises, or gives real estate by will;
a testator; -- correlative to devisee.
Devitable
Dev"i*ta*ble (?), a. [L. devitare to avoid; de + vitare to shun,
avoid.] Avoidable. [Obs.]
Devitalize
De*vi"tal*ize (?), v. t. To deprive of life or vitality. --
De*vi`tal*i*za"tion (#), n.
Devitation
Dev`i*ta"tion (?), n. [L. devitatio.] An avoiding or escaping; also, a
warning. [Obs.] Bailey.
Devitrification
De*vit`ri*fi*ca"tion (?), n. The act or process of devitrifying, or
the state of being devitrified. Specifically, the conversion of molten
glassy matter into a stony mass by slow cooling, the result being the
formation of crystallites, microbites, etc., in the glassy base, which
are then called devitrification products.
Devitrify
De*vit"ri*fy (?), v. t. To deprive of glasslike character; to take
away vitreous luster and transparency from.
Devocalize
De*vo"cal*ize (?), v. t. To make toneless; to deprive of vowel
quality. -- De*vo`cal*i*za"tion, n.
If we take a high vowel, such as (i) [= nearly i of bit], and
devocalize it, we obtain a hiss which is quite distinct enough to
stand for a weak (jh). H. Sweet.
Devocation
Dev`o*ca"tion (?), n. [L. devocare to call off or away; de + vocare to
call.] A calling off or away. [R.] Hallywell.
Devoid
De*void" (?), v. t. [OE. devoiden to leave, OF. desvuidier,
desvoidier, to empty out. See Void.] To empty out; to remove.
Devoid
De*void", a. [See Devoid, v. t.]
1. Void; empty; vacant. [Obs.] Spenser.
2. Destitute; not in possession; -- with of; as, devoid of sense;
devoid of pity or of pride.
Devoir
De*voir" (?), n. [F., fr. L. debere to owe. See Due.] Duty; service
owed; hence, due act of civility or respect; -- now usually in the
plural; as, they paid their devoirs to the ladies. "Do now your
devoid, young knights!" Chaucer.
Devolute
Dev"o*lute (?), v. t. [L. devolutus, p. p. of devolvere. See Devolve.]
To devolve. [Obs.] Foxe.
Devolution
Dev`o*lu"tion (?), n. [LL. devolutio: cf. F. d\'82volution.]
1. The act of rolling down. [R.]
The devolution of earth down upon the valleys. Woodward.
2. Transference from one person to another; a passing or devolving
upon a successor.
The devolution of the crown through a . . . channel known and
conformable to old constitutional requisitions. De Quincey.
Devolve
De*volve" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Devolved (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Devolving.] [L. devolvere, devolutum, to roll down; de + volvere to
roll down; de + volvere to roll. See Voluble.]
1. To roll onward or downward; to pass on.
Every headlong stream Devolves its winding waters to the main.
Akenside.
Devolved his rounded periods. Tennyson.
2. To transfer from one person to another; to deliver over; to hand
down; -- generally with upon, sometimes with to or into.
They devolved a considerable share of their power upon their
favorite. Burke.
They devolved their whole authority into the hands of the council
of sixty. Addison.
Devolve
De*volve", v. i. To pass by transmission or succession; to be handed
over or down; -- generally with on or upon, sometimes with to or into;
as, after the general fell, the command devolved upon (or on) the next
officer in rank.
His estate . . . devolved to Lord Somerville. Johnson.
Devolvement
De*volve"ment (?), n. The act or process of devolving;; devolution.
Devon
De"von (?), n. One of a breed of hardy cattle originating in the
country of Devon, England. Those of pure blood have a deep red color.
The small, longhorned variety, called North Devons, is distinguished
by the superiority of its working oxen.
Devonian
De*vo"ni*an (?), a. (Geol.) Of or pertaining to Devon or Devonshire in
England; as, the Devonian rocks, period, or system. Devonian age
(Geol.), the age next older than the Carboniferous and later than the
Silurian; -- called also the Age of fishes. The various strata of this
age compose the Devonian formation or system, and include the old red
sandstone of Great Britain. They contain, besides plants and numerous
invertebrates, the bony portions of many large and remarkable fishes
of extinct groups. See the Diagram under Geology.
Devonian
De*vo"ni*an, n. The Devonian age or formation.
Devoration
Dev`o*ra"tion (?), n. [L. devoratio. See Devour.] The act of
devouring. [Obs.] Holinshed.
Devotary
De*vo"ta*ry (?), n. [See Devote, Votary.] A votary. [Obs.] J. Gregory.
Devote
De*vote" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Devoted; p. pr. & vb. n. Devoting.]
[L. devotus, p. p. of devovere; de + vovere to vow. See Vow, and cf.
Devout, Devow.]
1. To appropriate by vow; to set apart or dedicate by a solemn act; to
consecrate; also, to consign over; to doom; to evil; to devote one to
destruction; the city was devoted to the flames.
No devoted thing that a man shall devote unto the Lord . . . shall
be sold or redeemed. Lev. xxvii. 28.
2. To execrate; to curse. [Obs.]
3. To give up wholly; to addict; to direct the attention of wholly or
compound; to attach; -- often with a reflexive pronoun; as, to devote
one's self to science, to one's friends, to piety, etc.
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Thy servant who is devoted to thy fear. Ps. cxix. 38.
They devoted themselves unto all wickedness. Grew.
A leafless and simple branch . . . devoted to the purpose of
climbing. Gray.
Syn. -- To addict; apply; dedicate; consecrate; resign; destine; doom;
consign. See Addict.
Devote
De*vote" (?), a. [L. devotus, p. p.] Devoted; addicted; devout. [Obs.]
Milton.
Devote
De*vote", n. A devotee. [Obs.] Sir E. Sandys.
Devoted
De*vot"ed, a. Consecrated to a purpose; strongly attached; zealous;
devout; as, a devoted admirer. -- De*vot"ed*ly, adv. --
De*vot"ed*ness, n.
Devotee
Dev`o*tee" (?), n. One who is wholly devoted; esp., one given wholly
to religion; one who is superstitiously given to religious duties and
ceremonies; a bigot.
While Father Le Blanc was very devout he was not a devotee. A. S.
Hardy.
Devotement
De*vote"ment (?), n. The state of being devoted, or set apart by a
vow. [R.] Bp. Hurd.
Devoter
De*vot"er (?), n. One who devotes; a worshiper.
Devotion
De*vo"tion (?), n. [F. d\'82votion, L. devotio.]
1. The act of devoting; consecration.
2. The state of being devoted; addiction; eager inclination; strong
attachment love or affection; zeal; especially, feelings toward God
appropriately expressed by acts of worship; devoutness.
Genius animated by a fervent spirit of devotion. Macaulay.
3. Act of devotedness or devoutness; manifestation of strong
attachment; act of worship; prayer. "The love of public devotion."
Hooker.
4. Disposal; power of disposal. [Obs.]
They are entirely at our devotion, and may be turned backward and
forward, as we please. Godwin.
5. A thing consecrated; an object of devotion. [R.]
Churches and altars, priests and all devotions, Tumbled together
into rude chaos. Beau. & Fl.
Days of devotion. See under Day. Syn. -- Consecration; devoutness;
religiousness; piety; attachment; devotedness; ardor; earnestness.
Devotional
De*vo"tion*al (?), a. [L. devotionalis.] Pertaining to, suited to, or
used in, devotion; as, a devotional posture; devotional exercises; a
devotional frame of mind.
Devotionalist, Devotionist
De*vo"tion*al*ist, De*vo"tion*ist, n. One given to devotion, esp. to
excessive formal devotion.
Devotionality
De*vo`tion*al"i*ty (?), n. The practice of a devotionalist. A. H.
Clough.
Devotionally
De*vo"tion*al*ly (?), adv. In a devotional manner; toward devotion.
Devoto
De*vo"to (?), n. [It.] A devotee. Dr. J. Scott.
Devotor
De*vo"tor (?), n. [L.] A worshiper; one given to devotion. [Obs.]
Beau. & Fl.
Devour
De*vour" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Devoured (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Devouring.] [F. d\'82vorer, fr. L. devorare; de + vorare to eat
greedily, swallow up. See Voracious.]
1. To eat up with greediness; to consume ravenously; to feast upon
like a wild beast or a glutton; to prey upon.
Some evil beast hath devoured him. Gen. xxxvii. 20.
2. To seize upon and destroy or appropriate greedily, selfishly, or
wantonly; to consume; to swallow up; to use up; to waste; to
annihilate.
Famine and pestilence shall devour him. Ezek. vii. 15.
I waste my life and do my days devour. Spenser.
3. To enjoy with avidity; to appropriate or take in eagerly by the
senses.
Longing they look, and gaping at the sight, Devour her o'er with
vast delight. Dryden.
Syn. -- To consume; waste; destroy; annihilate.
Devourable
De*vour"a*ble (?), a. That may be devoured.
Devourer
De*vour"er (?), n. One who, or that which, devours.
Devouringly
De*vour"ing*ly, adv. In a devouring manner.
Devout
De*vout" (?), a. [OE. devot, devout, F. d\'82vot, from L. devotus
devoted, p. p. of devovere. See Devote, v. t.]
1. Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; absorbed
in religious exercises; given to devotion; pious; reverent; religious.
A devout man, and one that feared God. Acts x. 2.
We must be constant and devout in the worship of God. Rogers.
2. Expressing devotion or piety; as, eyes devout; sighs devout; a
devout posture. Milton.
3. Warmly devoted; hearty; sincere; earnest; as, devout wishes for
one's welfare.
The devout, devoutly religious persons, those who are sincerely pious.
Syn. -- Holy; pure; religious; prayerful; pious; earnest; reverent;
solemn; sincere.
Devout
De*vout", n.
1. A devotee. [Obs.] Sheldon.
2. A devotional composition, or part of a composition; devotion.
[Obs.] Milton.
Devoutful
De*vout"ful (?), a.
1. Full of devotion. [R.]
2. Sacred. [R.]
To take her from austerer check of parents, To make her his by most
devoutful rights. Marston.
Devoutless
De*vout"less, a. Destitute of devotion. -- De*vout"less*ly, adv. --
De*vout"less*ness, n.
Devoutly
De*vout"ly, adv.
1. In a devout and reverent manner; with devout emotions; piously.
Cast her fair eyes to heaven and prayed devoutly. Shak.
2. Sincerely; solemnly; earnestly.
'T is a consummation Devoutly to be wished. Shak.
Devoutness
De*vout"ness, n. Quality or state of being devout.
Devove
De*vove" (?), v. t. [See Devote, v. t.] To devote. [Obs.] Cowley.
Devow
De*vow" (?), v. t. [F. d\'82vouer, L. devovere. See Devote, v. t.]
1. To give up; to devote. [Obs.]
2. [Cf. OF. desvoer. Cf. Disavow.] To disavow; to disclaim. [Obs.] G.
Fletcher.
Devulgarize
De*vul"gar*ize (?), v. t. To free from what is vulgar, common, or
narrow.
Shakespeare and Plutarch's "Lives" are very devulgarizing books. E.
A. Abbott.
Dew
Dew (?), n. [AS. de\'a0w; akin to D. dauw, G. thau, tau, Icel.
d\'94gg, Sw. dagg, Dan. dug; cf. Skr. dhav, dh\'bev, to flow. Dag
dew.]
1. Moisture from the atmosphere condensed by cool bodies upon their
surfaces, particularly at night.
Her tears fell with the dews at even. Tennyson.
2. Figuratively, anything which falls lightly and in a refreshing
manner. "The golden dew of sleep." Shak.
3. An emblem of morning, or fresh vigor. "The dew of his youth."
Longfellow.
NOTE: &hand; De w is us ed in co mbination; as , de w-bespangled,
dew-drenched, dewdrop, etc.
Dew
Dew, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dewed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dewing.] To wet
with dew or as with dew; to bedew; to moisten; as with dew.
The grasses grew A little ranker since they dewed them so. A. B.
Saxton.
Dew
Dew, a. & n. Same as Due, or Duty. [Obs.] Spenser.
Dewberry
Dew"ber`ry (?), n. (Bot.) (a) The fruit of certain species of bramble
(Rubus); in England, the fruit of R. c\'91sius, which has a glaucous
bloom; in America, that of R. canadensis and R. hispidus, species of
low blackberries. (b) The plant which bears the fruit.
Feed him with apricots and dewberries. Shak.
Dewclaw
Dew"claw` (?), n. In any animal, esp. of the Herbivora, a rudimentary
claw or small hoof not reaching the ground.
Some cut off the dewclaws [of greyhounds]. J. H. Walsh.
Dewdrop
Dew"drop` (?), n. A drop of dew. Shak.
Dewfall
Dew"fall` (?), n. The falling of dew; the time when dew begins to
fall.
Dewiness
Dew"i*ness (?), n. State of being dewy.
Dewlap
Dew"lap` (?), n. [Dew + lap to lick.]
1. The pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, which laps or licks the
dew in grazing.
2. The flesh upon the human throat, especially when with age.
[Burlesque]
On her withered dewlap pour the ale. Shak.
Dewlapped
Dew"lapped` (?), a. Furnished with a dewlap.
Dewless
Dew"less, a. Having no dew. Tennyson.
Dew-point
Dew"-point` (?), n. (Meteor.) The temperature at which dew begins to
form. It varies with the humidity and temperature of the atmosphere.
Dewret
Dew"ret` (?), v. t. [Dew + ret, v. t.] To ret or rot by the process
called dewretting.
Dewretting
Dew"ret`ting, n. Dewrotting; the process of decomposing the gummy
matter of flax and hemp and setting the fibrous part, by exposure on a
sward to dew, rain, and sunshine.
Dewrot
Dew"rot` (?), v. t. To rot, as flax or hemp, by exposure to rain, dew,
and sun. See Dewretting.
Dewworm
Dew"worm` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) See Earthworm.
Dewy
Dew"y (?), a.
1. Pertaining to dew; resembling, consisting of, or moist with, dew.
A dewy mist Went and watered all the ground. Milton.
When dewy eve her curtain draws. Keble.
2. Falling gently and beneficently, like the dew.
Dewy sleep ambrosial. Cowper.
3. (Bot.) Resembling a dew-covered surface; appearing as if covered
with dew.
Dexter
Dex"ter (?), a. [L.,; akin to Gr. dakshi (cf. daksh to be strong,
suit); Goth. taihswa, OHG. zeso. Cf. Dexterous.]
1. Pertaining to, or situated on, the right hand; right, as opposed to
sinister, or left.
On sounding wings a dexter eagle flew. Pope.
2. (Her.) On the right-hand side of a shield, i. e., towards the right
hand of its wearer. To a spectator in front, as in a pictorial
representation, this would be the left side.
Dexter chief, OR Dexter point (Her.), a point in the dexter upper
corner of the shield, being in the dexter extremity of the chief, as A
in the cut. -- Dexter base, a point in the dexter lower part or base
of the shield, as B in the cut.
Dexterical
Dex*ter"i*cal (?), a. Dexterous. [Obs.]
Dexterity
Dex*ter"i*ty (?), n. [L. dexteritas, fr. dexter: cf. F.
dext\'82rit\'82. See Dexter.]
1. Right-handedness.
2. Readiness and grace in physical activity; skill and ease in using
the hands; expertness in manual acts; as, dexterity with the chisel.
In youth quick bearing and dexterity. Shak.
3. Readiness in the use or control of the mental powers; quickness and
skill in managing any complicated or difficult affair; adroitness.
His wisdom . . . was turned . . . into a dexterity to deliver
himself. Bacon.
He had conducted his own defense with singular boldness and
dexterity. Hallam.
Syn. -- Adroitness; activity; nimbleness; expertness; skill;
cleverness; art; ability; address; tact; facility; aptness; aptitude;
faculty. See Skill.
Dexterous
Dex"ter*ous (?), a. [L. dexter. See Dexter.] [Written also dextrous.]
1. Ready and expert in the use of the body and limbs; skillful and
active with the hands; handy; ready; as, a dexterous hand; a dexterous
workman.
2. Skillful in contrivance; quick at inventing expedients; expert; as,
a dexterous manager.
Dexterous the craving, fawning crowd to quit. Pope.
3. Done with dexterity; skillful; artful; as, dexterous management.
"Dexterous sleights of hand." Trench. Syn. -- Adroit; active; expert;
skillful; clever; able; ready; apt; handy; versed.
Dexterously
Dex"ter*ous*ly (?), adv. In a dexterous manner; skillfully.
Dexterousness
Dex"ter*ous*ness, n. The quality of being dexterous; dexterity.
Dextrad
Dex"trad (?), adv. [L. dextra the right hand + ad to.] (Anat.) Toward
the right side; dextrally.
Dextral
Dex"tral (?), a. [From Dexter.] Right, as opposed to sinistral, or
left. Dextral shell (Zo\'94l.), a spiral shell the whorls of which
turn from left right, or like the hands of a watch when the apex of
the spire is toward the eye of the observer.
Dextrality
Dex*tral"i*ty (?), n. The state of being on the right-hand side; also,
the quality of being right-handed; right-handedness. Sir T. Browne.
Dextrally
Dex"tral*ly (?)(adv. Towards the right; as, the hands of a watch
rotate dextrally.
Dextrer
Dex*trer" (?), n. A war horse; a destrer. [Obs.] "By him baiteth his
dextrer." Chaucer.
Dextrin
Dex"trin (?), n. [Cf. F. dextrine, G. dextrin. See Dexter.] (Chem.) A
translucent, gummy, amorphous substance, nearly tasteless and
odorless, used as a substitute for gum, for sizing, etc., and obtained
from starch by the action of heat, acids, or diastase. It is of
somewhat variable composition, containing several carbohydrates which
change easily to their respective varieties of sugar. It is so named
from its rotating the plane of polarization to the right; -- called
also British gum, Alsace gum, gommelin, leiocome, etc. See
Achro\'94dextrin, and Erythrodextrin.
Dextro-
Dex"tro- (?). A prefix, from L. dexter, meaning, pertaining to, or
toward, the right; (Chem. & Opt.) having the property of turning the
plane of polarized light to the right; as, dextrotartaric acid.
Dextrogerous
Dex*trog"er*ous (?), a. (Physics & Chem.) See Dextrogyrate.
Dextroglucose
Dex`tro*glu"cose` (?), n. [Dextro- + glucose.] (Chem.) Same as
Dextrose.
Dextrogyrate
Dex`tro*gy"rate (?), a. [Dextro- + gyrate.] (Chem. & Opt.) Same as
Dextrorotatory.
Dextronic
Dex*tron"ic (?), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, dextrose;
as, dextronic acid. Dextronic acid, a sirupy substance obtained by the
partial oxidation of various carbohydrates, as dextrose, etc.
Dextrorotary
Dex`tro*ro"ta*ry (?), a. (Physics & Chem.) See Dextrotatory.
Dextrorotatory
Dex`tro*ro"ta*to*ry (?), a. [Dextro- + rotatory.] (Chem. & Opt.)
Turning, or causing to turn, toward the right hand; esp., turning the
plane of polarization of luminous rays toward the right hand; as,
dextrorotatory crystals, sugars, etc. Cf. Levorotatory.
Dextrorsal, Dextrorse
Dex*tror"sal (?), Dex"trorse` (?), a. [L. dextrorsum, contr. fr.
dextrovorsum, dextroversum, toward the right side; dexter right +
versus, vorsus, p. p. of vertere, vortere, to turn.] Turning from the
left to the right, in the ascending line, as in the spiral inclination
of the stem of the common morning-gl\'a2ry.
NOTE: &hand; At pr esent sc ientists pr edicate de xtrorse or
sinistrorse quality of the plant regarded objectively; formerly the
plant was regarded subjectively, and what is now called dextrorse
was then considered sinistrorse.
Dextrose
Dex"trose` (?), n. [See Dexter.] (Chem.) A sirupy, or white
crystalline, variety of sugar, C6H12O6 (so called from turning the
plane of polarization to the right), occurring in many ripe fruits.
Dextrose and levulose are obtained by the inversion of cane sugar or
sucrose, and hence called invert sugar. Dextrose is chiefly obtained
by the action of heat and acids on starch, and hence called also
starch sugar. It is also formed from starchy food by the action of the
amylolytic ferments of saliva and pancreatic juice.<-- called also
glucose. -->
NOTE: &hand; Th e so lid pr oducts ar e known to the trade as grape
sugar; the sirupy products as glucose, or mixing sirup. These are
harmless, but are only about half as sweet as cane or sucrose.
Dextrous, a., Dextrously, adv., Dextrousness
Dex"trous (?), a., Dex"trous*ly, adv., Dex"trous*ness, n. Same as
Dexterous, Dexterously, etc.
Dey
Dey (?), n. [See Dairy.] A servant who has charge of the dairy; a
dairymaid. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Dey
Dey (?), n.; pl. Deys (#). [Turk. d\'bei, orig., a maternal uncle,
then a friendly title formerly given to middle-aged or old people,
especially among the Janizaries; and hence, in Algiers, consecrated at
length to the commanding officer of that corps, who frequently became
afterward pasha or regent of that province; hence the European
misnomer of dey, as applied to the latter: cf. F. dey.] The governor
of Algiers; -- so called before the French conquest in 1830.
Deye
Deye (?), v. i. To die. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Deynte, Deyntee
Deyn"te, Deyn"tee (?), n. & a. See Dainty. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Dezincification
De*zinc`i*fi*ca"tion (?), n. The act or process of freeing from zinc;
also, the condition resulting from the removal of zinc.
Dezincify
De*zinc"i*fy (?), v. t. [Pref. de- + zinc + -fy.] To deprive of, or
free from, zinc.
Dhole
Dhole (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A fierce, wild dog (Canis Dukhunensis), found
in the mountains of India. It is remarkable for its propensity to hunt
the tiger and other wild animals in packs.
Dhony
Dho"ny (?), n. A Ceylonese boat. See Doni.
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Dhoorra, Dhourra, OR Dhurra
Dhoor"ra, Dhour"ra, OR Dhur"ra (, n. Indian millet. See Durra.
Dhow
Dhow (?), n. [Ar. d\'beo?] A coasting vessel of Arabia, East Africa,
and the Indian Ocean. It has generally but one mast and a lateen sail.
[Also written dow.]
Di-
Di- (?). [Gr. bis twice. See Two, and cf. Bi-, Dia-. The L. pref. dis-
sometimes assumes the form di-. See Dis-.] A prefix, signifying
twofold, double, twice; (Chem.) denoting two atoms, radicals, groups,
or equivalents, as the case may be. See Bi-,
2.
Dia-, Di-
Di"a- (?), Di-. [Gr. Two, and cf. 1st Di-.] A prefix denoting through;
also, between, apart, asunder, across. Before a vowel dia- becomes
di-; as, diactinic; dielectric, etc.
Diabase
Di"a*base (?), n. [F. diabase, fr. Gr. (Min.) A basic, dark-colored,
holocrystalline, igneous rock, consisting essentially of a triclinic
feldspar and pyroxene with magnetic iron; -- often limited to rocks
pretertiary in age. It includes part of what was early called
greenstone.
Diabaterial
Di*ab`a*te"ri*al (?), a. [Gr. Diabase.] Passing over the borders. [R.]
Mitford.
Diabetes
Di`a*be"tes (?), n. [NL., from Gr. Diabase.] (Med.) A disease which is
attended with a persistent, excessive discharge of urine. Most
frequently the urine is not only increased in quantity, but contains
saccharine matter, in which case the disease is generally fatal.
Diabetes mellitus [NL., sweet diabetes], that form of diabetes in
which the urine contains saccharine matter. -- \'dhDiabetes insipidus
[NL., lit., diabetes], the form of diabetes in which the urine
contains no abnormal constituent.
Diabetic, Diabetical
Di`a*bet"ic (?), Di`a*bet"ic*al (?), a. Pertaining to diabetes; as,
diabetic or diabetical treatment. Quian. Diabetic sugar. (Chem.) Same
as Dextrose.
Diablerie, Diabley
Dia`ble*rie" (?), Di*ab"le*y (?), n. [F. diablerie, fr. diable devil,
L. diabolus. See Devil.] Devilry; sorcery or incantation; a diabolical
deed; mischief.
Diabolic, Diabolical
Di`a*bol"ic (?), Di`a*bol"ic*al (?), a. [L. diabolicus, Gr.
diabolique. See Devil.] Pertaining to the devil; resembling, or
appropriate, or appropriate to, the devil; devilish; infernal;
impious; atrocious; nefarious; outrageously wicked; as, a diabolic or
diabolical temper or act. "Diabolic power." Milton. "The diabolical
institution." Motley. -- Di`a*bol"ic*al*ly, adv. --
Di`a*bol"ic*al*ness, n.
Diabolify
Di`a*bol"i*fy (?), v. t. [L. diabolus devil + -fy.] To ascribed
diabolical qualities to; to change into, or to represent as, a devil.
[R.] Farindon.
Diabolism
Di*ab"o*lism (?), n.
1. Character, action, or principles appropriate to the devil.
2. Possession by the devil. Bp. Warburton.
Diabolize
Di*ab"o*lize (?), v. t. To render diabolical. [R.]
Diacatholicon
Di`a*ca*thol"i*con (?), n. [Pref. dia- + catholicon.] (Med.) A
universal remedy; -- name formerly to a purgative electuary.
Diacaustic
Di`a*caus"tic (?), a. [Pref. dia- + caustic.] (Opt.) Pertaining to, or
possessing the properties of, a species of caustic curves formed by
refraction. See Caustic surface, under Caustic.
Diacaustic
Di`a*caus"tic, n.
1. (Med.) That which burns by refraction, as a double convex lens, or
the sun's rays concentrated by such a lens, sometimes used as a
cautery.
2. (Math.) A curved formed by the consecutive intersections of rays of
light refracted through a lens.
Diachylon, Diachylum
Di*ach"y*lon (?), Di*ach"y*lum (?), n. [NL. diachylum, fr. Gr. (Med. &
Chem.) A plaster originally composed of the juices of several plants
(whence its name), but now made of an oxide of lead and oil, and
consisting essentially of glycerin mixed with lead salts of the fat
acids.
Diacid
Di*ac"id (?), a. [Pref. di- + acid.] (Chem.) Divalent; -- said of a
base or radical as capable of saturating two acid monad radicals or a
dibasic acid. Cf. Dibasic, a., and Biacid.
Diacodium
Di`a*co"di*um (?), n. [L., from Gr. A sirup made of poppies.
Diaconal
Di*ac"o*nal (?), a. [LL. diaconalis: cf. F. diaconal. Cf. Deacon.] Of
or pertaining to a deacon.
Diaconate
Di*ac"o*nate (?), n. [L. diaconatus: cf. F. diaconat.] The office of a
deacon; deaconship; also, a body or board of deacons.
Diaconate
Di*ac"o*nate, a. Governed by deacons. "Diaconate church." T. Goodwin.
Diacope
Di*ac"o*pe (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. (Gram.) Tmesis.
Diacoustic
Di`a*cous"tic (?), a. [Pref. di- + acoustic.] Pertaining to the
science or doctrine of refracted sounds.
Diacoustics
Di`a*cous"tics (?), n. [Cf. F. diacoustique.] That branch of natural
philosophy which treats of the properties of sound as affected by
passing through different mediums; -- called also diaphonics. See the
Note under Acoustics.
Diacritic, Diacritical
Di`a*crit"ic (?), Di`a*crit"ic*al (?), a. [Gr. Critic.] That separates
or distinguishes; -- applied to points or marks used to distinguish
letters of similar form, or different sounds of the same letter, as,
\'be, &acr;, \'84, &omac;, &ocr;, etc. "Diacritical points." Sir W.
Jones.
A glance at this typography will reveal great difficulties, which
diacritical marks necessarily throw in the way of both printer and
writer. A. J. Ellis.
Diactinic
Di`ac*tin"ic (?), a. [Pref. di- + actinic.] (Physics) Capable of
transmitting the chemical or actinic rays of light; as, diactinic
media.
Diadelphia
Di`a*del"phi*a (?), n.; pl. [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.) A Linn\'91an class of
plants whose stamens are united into two bodies or bundles by their
filaments.
Diadelphian, Diadelphous
Di`a*del"phi*an (?), Di`a*del"phous (?), a. [Cf. F. diadelphe.] (Bot.)
Of or pertaining to the class Diadelphia; having the stamens united
into two bodies by their filaments (said of a plant or flower);
grouped into two bundles or sets by coalescence of the filaments (said
of stamens).
Diadem
Di"a*dem (?), n. [F. diad\'8ame, L. diadema, fr. Gr. d\'be to bind.]
1. Originally, an ornamental head band or fillet, worn by Eastern
monarchs as a badge of royalty; hence (later), also, a crown, in
general. "The regal diadem." Milton.
2. Regal power; sovereignty; empire; -- considered as symbolized by
the crown.
3. (Her.) An arch rising from the rim of a crown (rarely also of a
coronet), and uniting with others over its center.
Diadem lemur. (Zo\'94l.) See Indri. -- Diadem spider (Zo\'94l.), the
garden spider.
Diadem
Di"a*dem, v. t. To adorn with a diadem; to crown.
Not so, when diadem'd with rays divine. Pope.
To terminate the evil, To diadem the right. R. H. Neale.
Diadrom
Di"a*drom (?), n. [Gr. A complete course or vibration; time of
vibration, as of a pendulum. [Obs.] Locke.
Di\'91resis, Dieresis
Di*\'91r"e*sis, Di*er"e*sis (?; 277), n.; pl. Di\'91reses OR Diereses
(#). [L. diaeresis, Gr. Heresy.]
1. (Gram.) The separation or resolution of one syllable into two; --
the opposite of syn\'91resis.
2. A mark consisting of two dots [¨aut;], placed over the second of
two adjacent vowels, to denote that they are to be pronounced as
distinct letters; as, co\'94perate, a\'89rial.
Di\'91retic
Di`\'91*ret"ic (?), a. [Gr. (Med.) Caustic. [Obs.]
Diageotropic
Di`a*ge`o*trop"ic (?), a. [Gr. (Bot.) Relating to, or exhibiting,
diageotropism.
Diageotropism
Di`a*ge*ot"ro*pism (?), n. (Bot.) The tendency of organs (as roots) of
plants to assume a position oblique or transverse to a direction
towards the center of the earth.
Diaglyph
Di"a*glyph (?), n. [Gr. An intaglio. Mollett.
Diaglyphic, Diaglyphtic
Di`a*glyph"ic (?), Di`a*glyph"tic (?), a. Represented or formed by
depressions in the general surface; as, diaglyphic sculpture or
engraving; -- opposed to anaglyphic.
Diagnose
Di`ag*nose" (?), v. t. & i. To ascertain by diagnosis; to
diagnosticate. See Diagnosticate.
Diagnosis
Di`ag*no"sis (?), n.; pl. Diagnoses (#). [NL., fr. Gr. Know.]
1. (Med.) The art or act of recognizing the presence of disease from
its signs or symptoms, and deciding as to its character; also, the
decision arrived at.
2. Scientific determination of any kind; the concise description of
characterization of a species.
3. Critical perception or scrutiny; judgment based on such scrutiny;
esp., perception pf, or judgment concerning, motives and character.
The quick eye for effects, the clear diagnosis of men's minds, and
the love of epigram. Compton Reade.
My diagnosis of his character proved correct. J. Payn.
Differential diagnosis (Med.), the determination of the distinguishing
characteristics as between two similar diseases or conditions.
Diagnostic
Di`ag*nos"tic (?), a. [Gr. diagnostique.] Pertaining to, or
furnishing, a diagnosis; indicating the nature of a disease.
Diagnostic
Di`ag*nos"tic, n. The mark or symptom by which one disease is known or
distinguished from others.
Diagnosticate
Di`ag*nos"ti*cate (?), v. t. & i. [From Diagnostic.] To make a
diagnosis of; to recognize by its symptoms, as a disease.
Diagnostics
Di`ag*nos"tics (?), n. That part of medicine which has to do with
ascertaining the nature of diseases by means of their symptoms or
signs.
His rare skill in diagnostics. Macaulay.
Diagometer
Di`a*gom"e*ter (?), n. [Gr. -meter.] A sort of electroscope, invented
by Rousseau, in which the dry pile is employed to measure the amount
of electricity transmitted by different bodies, or to determine their
conducting power. Nichol.
Diagonal
Di*ag"o*nal (?), a. [L. diagonalis, fr. Gr. knee: cf. F. diagonal.]
(Geom.) Joining two not adjacent angles of a quadrilateral or
multilateral figure; running across from corner to corner; crossing at
an angle with one of the sides. Diagonal bond (Masonry), herringbone
work. See Herringbone, a. -- Diagonal built (Shipbuilding), built by
forming the outer skin of two layers of planking, making angles of
about 45° with the keel, in opposite directions. -- Diagonal cleavage.
See under Cleavage. -- Diagonal molding (Arch.), a chevron or zigzag
molding. -- Diagonal rib. (Arch.) See Cross-springer. -- Diagonal
scale, a scale which consists of a set of parallel lines, with other
lines crossing them obliquely, so that their intersections furnish
smaller subdivisions of the unit of measure than could be conveniently
marked on a plain scale. -- Diagonal stratification. (Geol.) Same as
Cross bedding, under Cross, a.
Diagonal
Di*ag"o*nal (?), n.
1. A right line drawn from one angle to another not adjacent, of a
figure of four or more sides, and dividing it into two parts.
2. (Engin.) A member, in a framed structure, running obliquely across
a panel.
3. A diagonal cloth; a kind of cloth having diagonal stripes, ridges,
or welts made in the weaving.
Diagonally
Di*ag"o*nal*ly, adv. In a diagonal direction.
Diagonial
Di`a*go"ni*al (?), a. Diagonal; diametrical; hence; diametrically
opposed. [Obs.]
Sin can have no tenure by law at all, but is rather an eternal
outlaw, and in hostility with law past all atonement; both diagonal
contraries, as much allowing one another as day and night together
in one hemisphere. Milton.
Diagram
Di"a*gram (?), n. [Gr. diagramme. See Graphic.]
1. (Geom.) A figure or drawing made to illustrate a statement, or
facilitate a demonstration; a plan.
2. Any simple drawing made for mathematical or scientific purposes, or
to assist a verbal explanation which refers to it; a mechanical
drawing, as distinguished from an artistical one.
Indicator diagram. (Steam Engine) See Indicator card, under indicator
Diagram
Di"a*gram, v. t. To put into the form of a diagram.
Diagrammatic
Di`a*gram*mat"ic (?), a. Pertaining to, or of the nature of, a
diagram; showing by diagram. -- Di`a*gram*mat"ic*ly (#), adv.
Diagraph
Di"a*graph (?), n. [Gr. diagraphe. See Diagram.] A drawing instrument,
combining a protractor and scale.
Diagraphic, Diagraphical
Di`a*graph"ic (?), Di`a*graph"ic*al (?), a. [Cf. F. diagraphique.]
Descriptive.
Diagraphics
Di`a*graph"ics (?), n. The art or science of descriptive drawing;
especially, the art or science of drawing by mechanical appliances and
mathematical rule.
Diaheliotropic
Di`a*he`li*o*trop"ic (?), a. [Gr. (Bot.) Relating or, or manifesting,
diaheliotropism.
Diaheliotropism
Di`a*he`li*ot"ro*pism (?), n. (Bot.) A tendency of leaves or other
organs of plants to have their dorsal surface faced towards the rays
of light.
Dial
Di"al (?), n. [LL. dialis daily, fr. L. dies day. See Deity.]
1. An instrument, formerly much used for showing the time of day from
the shadow of a style or gnomon on a graduated arc or surface; esp., a
sundial; but there are lunar and astral dials. The style or gnomon is
usually parallel to the earth's axis, but the dial plate may be either
horizontal or vertical.
2. The graduated face of a timepiece, on which the time of day is
shown by pointers or hands.
3. A miner's compass.
Dial bird (Zo\'94l.), an Indian bird (Copsychus saularius), allied to
the European robin. The name is also given to other related species.
-- Dial lock, a lock provided with one or more plates having numbers
or letters upon them. These plates must be adjusted in a certain
determined way before the lock can be operated. -- Dial plate, the
plane or disk of a dial or timepiece on which lines and figures for
indicating the time are placed.
Dial
Di"al, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dialed (?) or Dialled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Dialing or Dialling.]
1. To measure with a dial.
Hours of that true time which is dialed in heaven. Talfourd.
2. (Mining) To survey with a dial. Raymond.
Dialect
Di"a*lect (?), n. [F. dialecte, L. dialectus, fr. Gr. Dialogue.]
1. Means or mode of expressing thoughts; language; tongue; form of
speech.
This book is writ in such a dialect As may the minds of listless
men affect. Bunyan. The universal dialect of the world. South.
2. The form of speech of a limited region or people, as distinguished
from ether forms nearly related to it; a variety or subdivision of a
language; speech characterized by local peculiarities or specific
circumstances; as, the Ionic and Attic were dialects of Greece; the
Yorkshire dialect; the dialect of the learned.
In the midst of this Babel of dialects there suddenly appeared a
standard English language. Earle.
[Charles V.] could address his subjects from every quarter in their
native dialect. Prescott.
Syn. -- Language; idiom; tongue; speech; phraseology. See Language,
and Idiom.
Dialectal
Di`a*lec"tal (?), a. Relating to a dialect; dialectical; as, a
dialectical variant.
Dialectic
Di`a*lec"tic (?), n. Same as Dialectics.
Plato placed his dialectic above all sciences. Liddell & Scott.
Dialectic, Dialectical
Di`a*lec"tic (?), Di`a*lec"tic*al (?), a. [L. dialecticus, Gr.
dialectique. See Dialect.]
1. Pertaining to dialectics; logical; argumental.
2. Pertaining to a dialect or to dialects. Earle.
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Dialectically
Di`a*lec"tic*al*ly (?), adv. In a dialectical manner.
Dialectician
Di`a*lec*ti"cian (?), n. [Cf. F. dialecticien.] One versed in
dialectics; a logician; a reasoner.
Dialectics
Di`a*lec"tics (?), n. [L. dialectica (sc. ars), Gr. dialectique.] That
branch of logic which teaches the rules and modes of reasoning; the
application of logical principles to discursive reasoning; the science
or art of discriminating truth from error; logical discussion.
NOTE: &hand; Di alectics wa s defined by Aristotle to be the method
of arguing with probability on any given problem, and of defending
a tenet without inconsistency. By Plato, it was used in the
following senses:
1. Discussion by dialogue as a method of scientific investigation.
2. The method of investigating the truth by analysis.
3. The science of ideas or of the nature and laws of being --
higher metaphysics. By Kant, it was employed to signify the logic
of appearances or illusions, whether these arise from accident or
error, or from those necessary limitations which, according to this
philosopher, originate in the constitution of the human intellect.
Dialectology
Di`a*lec*tol"o*gy (?), n. [Dialect + -logy.] That branch of philology
which is devoted to the consideration of dialects. Beck.
Dialector
Di`a*lec"tor (?), n. One skilled in dialectics.
Dialing
Di"al*ing (?), n.
1. The art of constructing dials; the science which treats of
measuring time by dials. [Written also dialling.]
2. A method of surveying, especially in mines, in which the bearings
of the courses, or the angles which they make with each other, are
determined by means of the circumferentor.
Dialist
Di"al*ist, n. A maker of dials; one skilled in dialing.
Diallage
Di*al"la*ge (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Rhet.) A figure by which arguments
are placed in various points of view, and then turned to one point.
Smart.
Diallage
Di"al*lage (?; 277), n. [Gr. (Min.) A dark green or bronze-colored
laminated variety of pyroxene, common in certain igneous rocks.
Diallel
Di"al*lel (?), a. [Gr. Meeting and intersecting, as lines; not
parallel; -- opposed to parallel. [Obs.] Ash.
Diallyl
Di*al"lyl (?), n. (Chem.) A volatile, pungent, liquid hydrocarbon,
C6H10, consisting of two allyl radicals, and belonging to the
acetylene series.
Dialogical
Di`a*log"ic*al (?), a. [Gr. Relating to a dialogue; dialogistical.
Burton.
Dialogically
Di`a*log"ic*al*ly, adv. In the manner or nature of a dialogue.
Goldsmith.
Dialogism
Di*al"o*gism (?), n. [Gr. dialogisme. See Dialogue.] An imaginary
speech or discussion between two or more; dialogue. Fulke.
Dialogist
Di*al"o*gist (?), n. [L. dialogista: cf. F. dialogiste.]
1. A speaker in a dialogue.
2. A writer of dialogues. P. Skelton.
Dialogistic, Dialogistical
Di*al`o*gis"tic (?), Di*al`o*gis"tic*al (?), a. [Gr. Pertaining to a
dialogue; having the form or nature of a dialogue. --
Di*al`o*gis"tic*al*ly, adv.
Dialogite
Di*al"o*gite (?), n. [From Gr. (Min.) Native carbonate of manganese;
rhodochrosite.
Dialogize
Di*al"o*gize (?), v. t. [Gr. dialogiser.] To discourse in dialogue.
Fotherby.
Dialogue
Di"a*logue (?; 115), n. [OE. dialogue, L. dialogus, fr. Gr. dialogue.
See Legend.]
1. A conversation between two or more persons; particularly, a formal
conservation in theatrical performances or in scholastic exercises.
2. A written composition in which two or more persons are represented
as conversing or reasoning on some topic; as, the Dialogues of Plato.
Dialogue
Di"a*logue, v. i. [Cf. F. dialoguer.] To take part in a dialogue; to
dialogize. [R.] Shak.
Dialogue
Di"a*logue, v. t. To express as in dialogue. [R.]
And dialogued for him what he would say. Shak.
Dialypetalous
Di`al*y*pet"al*ous (?), a. [Gr. (Bot.) Having separate petals;
polypetalous.
Dialysis
Di*al"y*sis (?), n.; pl. Dialyses (#). [L., separation, fr. Gr.
1. (Gram.) Di\'91resis. See Di\'91resis,
1.
2. (Rhet.) Same as Asyndeton.
3. (Med.) (a) Debility. (b) A solution of continuity; division;
separation of parts.
4. (Chem.) The separation of different substances in solution, as
crystalloids and colloids, by means of their unequal diffusion,
especially through natural or artificial membranes.
Dialytic
Di`a*lyt"ic (?), a. [Gr. Dialysis.] Having the quality of unloosing or
separating. Clarke. Dialytic telescope, an achromatic telescope in
which the colored dispersion produced by a single object lens of crown
glass is corrected by a smaller concave lens, or combination of
lenses, of high dispersive power, placed at a distance in the narrower
part of the converging cone of rays, usually near the middle of the
tube.
Dialyzate
Di*al"y*zate (?), n. (Chem.) The material subjected to dialysis.
Dialyzation
Di`a*ly*za"tion (?), n. (Chem.) The act or process of dialysis.
Dialyze
Di"a*lyze (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dialyzed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Dialyzing.] (Chem.) To separate, prepare, or obtain, by dialysis or
osmose; to pass through an animal membrane; to subject to dialysis.
[Written also dialyse.]
Dialyzed
Di"a*lyzed (?), a. Prepared by diffusion through an animal membrane;
as, dialyzed iron.
Dialyzer
Di"a*ly`zer (?), n. The instrument or medium used to effect chemical
dialysis.
Diamagnet
Di`a*mag"net (?), n. [Pref. dia- + magnet.] A body having diamagnetic
polarity.
Diamagnetic
Di`a*mag*net"ic (?), a. Pertaining to, or exhibiting the phenomena of,
diamagnetism; taking, or being of a nature to take, a position at
right angles to the lines of magnetic force. See Paramagnetic.
Diamagnetic attraction. See under Attraction.
Diamagnetic
Di`a*mag*net"ic, n. Any substance, as bismuth, glass, phosphorous,
etc., which in a field of magnetic force is differently affected from
the ordinary magnetic bodies, as iron; that is, which tends to take a
position at right angles to the lines of magnetic force, and is
repelled by either pole of the magnet.
Diamagnetically
Di`a*mag*net"ic*al*ly (?), adv. In the manner of, or according to,
diamagnetism.
Diamagnetism
Di`a*mag"net*ism (?), n.
1. The science which treats of diamagnetic phenomena, and of the
properties of diamagnetic bodies.
2. That form or condition of magnetic action which characterizes
diamagnetics.
Diamantiferous
Di`a*man*tif"er*ous (?), a. [F. diamant diamond + -ferous.] Yielding
diamonds.
Diamantine
Di`a*man"tine (?), a. Adamantine. [Obs.]
Diameter
Di*am"e*ter (?), n. [F. diam\'8atre, L. diametros, fr. Gr. Meter.]
1. (Geom.) (a) Any right line passing through the center of a figure
or body, as a circle, conic section, sphere, cube, etc., and
terminated by the opposite boundaries; a straight line which bisects a
system of parallel chords drawn in a curve. (b) A diametral plane.
2. The length of a straight line through the center of an object from
side to side; width; thickness; as, the diameter of a tree or rock.
NOTE: &hand; In an elongated object the diameter is usually taken
at right angles to the longer axis.
3. (Arch.) The distance through the lower part of the shaft of a
column, used as a standard measure for all parts of the order. See
Module.
Conjugate diameters. See under Conjugate.
Diametral
Di*am"e*tral (?), a. [Gr. F. diam\'82tral.] Pertaining to a diameter;
diametrical. Diametral curve, Diametral surface (Geom.), any line or
surface which bisects a system of parallel chords drawn in a curve or
surface. -- Diametral planes (Crystal.), planes in which two of the
axes lie.
Diametral
Di*am"e*tral, n. A diameter. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Diametrally
Di*am"e*tral*ly, adv. Diametrically.
Diametric, Diametrical
Di*am"e*tric (?), Di*am"e*tric*al (?), a.
1. Of or pertaining to a diameter.
2. As remote as possible, as if at the opposite end of a diameter;
directly adverse.
Diametrically
Di*am"e*tric*al*ly, adv. In a diametrical manner; directly; as,
diametrically opposite.
Whose principles were diametrically opposed to his. Macaulay.
Diamide
Di*am"ide (?; 104), n. [Pref. di- + amide.] (Chem.) Any compound
containing two amido groups united with one or more acid or negative
radicals, -- as distinguished from a diamine. Cf. Amido acid, under
Amido, and Acid amide, under Amide.
Diamido-
Di*am"i*do- (, a. (Chem.) A prefix or combining form of Diamine.
NOTE: [Also used adjectively.]
Diamine
Di*am"ine (?; 104), n. [Pref. di- + amine.] (Chem.) A compound
containing two amido groups united with one or more basic or positive
radicals, -- as contrasted with a diamide.
NOTE: &hand; In ch emical nomenclature, if any amine or diamine is
named by prefixing the nitrogen group, the name of the latter takes
the form of amido, diamido, etc., thus ethylene diamine,
C2H4.(NH2)2, is also called diamido-ethylene.
Diamond
Di"a*mond (?; 277), n. [OE. diamaund, diamaunt, F. diamant, corrupted,
fr. L. adamas, the hardest iron, steel, diamond, Gr. Adamant, Tame.]
1. A precious stone or gem excelling in brilliancy and beautiful play
of prismatic colors, and remarkable for extreme hardness.
NOTE: &hand; Th e di amond is native carbon in isometric crystals,
often octahedrons with rounded edges. It is usually colorless, but
some are yellow, green, blue, and even black. It is the hardest
substance known. The diamond as found in nature (called a rough
diamond) is cut, for use in jewelry, into various forms with many
reflecting faces, or facets, by which its brilliancy is much
increased. See Brilliant, Rose. Diamonds are said to be of the
first water when very transparent, and of the second or third water
as the transparency decreases.
2. A geometrical figure, consisting of four equal straight lines, and
having two of the interior angles acute and two obtuse; a rhombus; a
lozenge.
3. One of a suit of playing cards, stamped with the figure of a
diamond.
4. (Arch.) A pointed projection, like a four-sided pyramid, used for
ornament in lines or groups.
5. (Baseball) The infield; the square space, 90 feet on a side, having
the bases at its angles.
6. (Print.) The smallest kind of type in English printing, except that
called brilliant, which is seldom seen.
NOTE: \'b5 This line is printed in the type called Diamond.
Black diamond, coal; (Min.) See Carbonado. -- Bristol diamond. See
Bristol stone, under Bristol. -- Diamond beetle (Zo\'94l.), a large
South American weevil (Entimus imperialis), remarkable for its
splendid luster and colors, due to minute brilliant scales. -- Diamond
bird (Zo\'94l.), a small Australian bird (Pardalotus punctatus, family
Ampelid\'91.). It is black, with white spots. -- Diamond drill
(Engin.), a rod or tube the end of which is set with black diamonds;
-- used for perforating hard substances, esp. for boring in rock. --
Diamond finch (Zo\'94l.), a small Australian sparrow, often kept in a
cage. Its sides are black, with conspicuous white spots, and the rump
is bright carmine. -- Diamond groove (Iron Working), a groove of
V-section in a roll. -- Diamond mortar (Chem.), a small steel mortar
used for pulverizing hard substances. -- Diamond-point tool, a cutting
tool whose point is diamond-shaped. -- Diamond snake (Zo\'94l.), a
harmless snake of Australia (Morelia spilotes); the carpet snake. --
Glazier's diamond, a small diamond set in a glazier's tool, for
cutting glass.
Diamond
Di"a*mond (?; 277), a. Resembling a diamond; made of, or abounding in,
diamonds; as, a diamond chain; a diamond field.
Diamond-back
Di"a*mond-back` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The salt-marsh terrapin of the
Atlantic coast (Malacoclemmys palustris).
Diamonded
Di"a*mond*ed, a.
1. Having figures like a diamond or lozenge.
2. Adorned with diamonds; diamondized. Emerson.
Diamondize
Di"a*mond*ize (?), v. t. To set with diamonds; to adorn; to enrich.
[R.]
Diamondizing of your subject. B. Jonson.
Diamond-shaped
Di"a*mond-shaped` (?), a. Shaped like a diamond or rhombus.
Diamylene
Di*am"y*lene (?), n. [Pref. di- + amylene.] (Chem.) A liquid
hydrocarbon, C10H20, of the ethylene series, regarded as a polymeric
form of amylene.
Dian
Di"an (?), a, Diana. [Poetic]
Diana
Di*a"na (?), n. [L. Diana.] (Myth.) The daughter of Jupiter and
Latona; a virgin goddess who presided over hunting, chastity, and
marriage; -- identified with the Greek goddess Artemis.
And chaste Diana haunts the forest shade. Pope.
Diana monkey (Zo\'94l.), a handsome, white-bearded monkey of West
Africa (Cercopithecus Diana).
Diandria
Di*an"dri*a (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.) A Linn\'91an class of
plants having two stamens.
Diandrian
Di*an"dri*an (?), a. Diandrous.
Diandrous
Di*an"drous (?), n. [Cf. F. diandre.] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the
class Diandria; having two stamens.
Dianium
Di*a"ni*um (?), n. [NL., fr. L. Diana; either as the name of the Roman
goddess, or from its use in OE. as a name of silver.] (Chem.) Same as
Columbium. [Obs.]
Dianoetic
Di`a*no*et"ic (?), a. [Gr. (Metaph.) Pertaining to the discursive
faculty, its acts or products.
I would employ . . . dianoetic to denote the operation of the
discursive, elaborative, or comparative faculty. Sir W. Hamilton.
Dianoialogy
Di`a*noi*al"o*gy (?), n. [Gr. -logy.] The science of the dianoetic
faculties, and their operations. Sir W. Hamilton.
Dianthus
Di*an"thus (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.) A genus of plants containing
some of the most popular of cultivated flowers, including the pink,
carnation, and Sweet William.
Diapase
Di"a*pase (?), n. Same as Diapason. [Obs.]
A tuneful diapase of pleasures. Spenser.
Diapasm
Di"a*pasm (?), n. [L. diapasma, Gr. diapasme.] Powdered aromatic
herbs, sometimes made into little balls and strung together. [Obs.]
Diapason
Di`a*pa"son (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. i. e., diapason. Cf. Panacea.]
1. (Gr. Mus.) The octave, or interval which includes all the tones of
the diatonic scale.
2. Concord, as of notes an octave apart; harmony.
The fair music that all creatures made . . . In perfect diapason.
Milton.
3. The entire compass of tones.
Through all the compass of the notes it ran, The diapason closing
full in man. Dryden.
4. A standard of pitch; a tuning fork; as, the French normal diapason.
5. One of certain stops in the organ, so called because they extend
through the scale of the instrument. They are of several kinds, as
open diapason, stopped diapason, double diapason, and the like.
Diapedesis
Di`a*pe*de"sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.) The passage of the
corpuscular elements of the blood from the blood vessels into the
surrounding tissues, without rupture of the walls of the blood
vessels.
Diapente
Di`a*pen"te (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. diapente.]
1. (Anc. Mus.) The interval of the fifth.
2. (Med.) A composition of five ingredients.
Diaper
Di"a*per (?), n. [OF. diaspre, diapre, diaspe, sort of figured cloth,
It. diaspro jasper, diaspo figured cloth, from L.jaspis a
green-colored precious stone. See Jasper.]
1. Any textile fabric (esp. linen or cotton toweling) woven in diaper
pattern. See 2.
2. (Fine Arts) Surface decoration of any sort which consists of the
constant repetition of one or more simple figures or units of design
evenly spaced.
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3. A towel or napkin for wiping the hands, etc.
Let one attend him with a silver basin, . . . Another bear the
ewer, the third a diaper. Shak.
4. An infant's breechcloth.
Diaper
Di"a*per (?), v. t.
1. To ornament with figures, etc., arranged in the pattern called
diaper, as cloth in weaving. "Diapered light." H. Van Laun.
Engarlanded and diapered With in wrought flowers. Tennyson.
2. To put a diaper on (a child).
Diaper
Di"a*per, v. i. To draw flowers or figures, as upon cloth. "If you
diaper on folds." Peacham.
Diapering
Di"a*per*ing, n. Same as Diaper, n.,
2.
Diaphane
Di"a*phane (?), n. [Cf. F. diaphane diaphanous. See Diaphanous.] A
woven silk stuff with transparent and colored figures; diaper work.
Diaphaned
Di"a*phaned (?), a. [Cf. OF. diaphaner to make transparent. See
Diaphanous.] Transparent or translucent. [R.]
Diaphaneity
Di`a*pha*ne"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. diaphan\'82it\'82. See Diaphanous.]
The quality of being diaphanous; transparency; pellucidness.
Diaphanic
Di`a*phan"ic (?), a. [See Diaphanous.] Having power to transmit light;
transparent; diaphanous.
Diaphanie
Di*aph"a*nie (?), n. The art of imitating
Diaphanometer
Di`a*pha*nom"e*ter (?), n. [Gr. -meter.] An instrument for measuring
the transparency of the air.
Diaphanoscope
Di`a*phan"o*scope (?), n. [Gr. -scope.] (Photog.) A dark box
constructed for viewing transparent pictures, with or without a lens.
Diaphanotype
Di`a*phan"o*type (?), n. [Gr. -type.] (Photog.) A colored photograph
produced by superimposing a translucent colored positive over a strong
uncolored one.
Diaphanous
Di*aph"a*nous (?), a. [Gr. diaphane. See Phantom, and cf. Diaphane,
Diaphanic.] Allowing light to pass through, as porcelain; translucent
or transparent; pellucid; clear.
Another cloud in the region of them, light enough to be fantastic
and diaphanous. Landor.
Diaphanously
Di*aph"a*nous*ly, adv. Translucently.
Diaphemetric
Di*aph`e*met"ric (?), a. [Gr. (Physiol.) Relating to the measurement
of the tactile sensibility of parts; as, diaphemetric compasses.
Dunglison.
Diaphonic, Diaphonical
Di`a*phon"ic (?), Di`a*phon"ic*al (?), a. [Gr. Diacoustic.
Diaphonics
Di`a*phon"ics (?), n. The doctrine of refracted sound; diacoustics.
Diaphoresis
Di`a*pho*re"sis (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. (Med.) Perspiration, or an
increase of perspiration.
Diaphoretic, Diaphoretical
Di`a*pho*ret"ic (?), Di`a*pho*ret"ic*al (?), a. [L. diaphoreticus, Gr.
diaphor\'82tique. See Diaphoresis.] Having the power to increase
perspiration.
Diaphoretic
Di`a*pho*ret"ic, n. (Med.) A medicine or agent which promotes
perspiration.
NOTE: &hand; Di aphoretics di ffer from sudorifics; the former only
increase the insensible perspiration, the latter excite the
sensible discharge called sweat.
Parr.
Diaphote
Di"a*phote (?), n. [Pref. dia- + Gr. (Elec.) An instrument designed
for transmitting pictures by telegraph. Fallows.
Diaphragm
Di"a*phragm (?), n. [L. diaphragma, Gr. fareire to stuff: cf. F.
diaphragme. See Farce.]
1. A dividing membrane or thin partition, commonly with an opening
through it.
2. (Anat.) The muscular and tendinous partition separating the cavity
of the chest from that of the abdomen; the midriff.
3. (Zo\'94l.) A calcareous plate which divides the cavity of certain
shells into two parts.
4. (Opt.) A plate with an opening, which is generally circular, used
in instruments to cut off marginal portions of a beam of light, as at
the focus of a telescope.
5. (Mach.) A partition in any compartment, for various purposes.
Diaphragm pump, one in which a flexible diaphragm takes the place of a
piston.
Diaphragmatic
Di`a*phrag*mat"ic (?), a. [Cf. F. diaphragmatique.] Pertaining to a
diaphragm; as, diaphragmatic respiration; the diaphragmatic arteries
and nerves.
Diaphysis
Di*aph"y*sis (?), n. [Gr.
1. (Bot.) An abnormal prolongation of the axis of inflorescence.
2. (Anat.) The shaft, or main part, of a bone, which is first
ossified.
Diapnoic
Di`ap*no"ic (?), a. [Gr. diapno\'8bque.] (Med.) Slightly increasing an
insensible perspiration; mildly diaphoretic. -- n. A gentle
diaphoretic.
Diapophysical
Di*ap`o*phys"ic*al (?), a. (Anat.) Pertaining to a diapophysis.
Diapophysis
Di`a*poph"y*sis (?), n. [NL. See Dia-, and Apophysis.] (Anat.) The
dorsal transverse, or tubercular, process of a vertebra. See Vertebra.
Diarchy
Di"arch*y (?), n. [Gr. A form of government in which the supreme power
is vested in two persons.
Diarial, Diarian
Di*a"ri*al (?), Di*a"ri*an (?), a. [See Diary.] Pertaining to a diary;
daily.
Diarist
Di"a*rist (?), n. One who keeps a diary.
Diarrhea, Diarrh\'91a
Di`ar*rhe"a, Di`ar*rh\'91"a, n. [L. diarrhoea, Gr. stream. See
Stream.] (Med.) A morbidly frequent and profuse discharge of loose or
fluid evacuations from the intestines, without tenesmus; a purging or
looseness of the bowels; a flux.
Diarrheal, Diarrh Di`ar*rhe"al, Di`ar*rh a. (Med.) Of or pertaining to
diarrhea; like diarrhea.
Diarrhetic, Diarrh\'91tic
Di`ar*rhet"ic, Di`ar*rh\'91t"ic (?), a. (Med.) Producing diarrhea, or
a purging.
Diarthrodial
Di`ar*thro"di*al (?), a. (Anat.) Relating to diarthrosis, or movable
articulations.
Diarthrosis
Di`ar*thro"sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Anat.) A form of articulation
which admits of considerable motion; a complete joint; abarticulation.
See Articulation.
Diary
Di"a*ry (?), n.; pl. Diaries (#). [L. diarium, fr. dies day. See
Deity.] A register of daily events or transactions; a daily record; a
journal; a blank book dated for the record of daily memoranda; as, a
diary of the weather; a physician's diary.
Diary
Di"a*ry, a. lasting for one day; as, a diary fever. [Obs.] "Diary
ague." Bacon.
Diaspore
Di"a*spore (?), n. [From Gr. diaspore.] (Min.) A hydrate of alumina,
often occurring in white lamellar masses with brilliant pearly luster;
-- so named on account of its decrepitating when heated before the
blowpipe.
Diastase
Di"a*stase (?), n. [Gr. diastase. Cf. Diastasis.] (Physiol. Chem.) A
soluble, nitrogenous ferment, capable of converting starch and dextrin
into sugar.
NOTE: &hand; Th e name is more particularly applied to that ferment
formed during the germination of grain, as in the malting of
barley; but it is also occasionally used to designate the
amylolytic ferment contained in animal fluids, as in the saliva.
Diastasic
Di`a*sta"sic (?), a. Pertaining to, or consisting of, diastase; as,
diastasic ferment.
Diastasis
Di*as"ta*sis (?), n. [NL. See Diastase.] (Surg.) A forcible of bones
without fracture.
Diastatic
Di`a*stat"ic (?), a. [Gr. Diastase.] (Physiol. Chem.) Relating to
diastase; having the properties of diastase; effecting the conversion
of starch into sugar.
The influence of acids and alkalies on the diastatic action of
saliva. Lauder Brunton.
Diastem
Di"a*stem (?), n. [L. diastema, Gr. diast\'8ame.] (a) Intervening
space; interval. (b) (Anc. Mus.) An interval.
Diastema
Di`a*ste"ma (?), n. [L. See Diastem.] (Anat.) A vacant space, or gap,
esp. between teeth in a jaw.
Diaster
Di*as"ter (?), n. [Gr. (Biol.) A double star; -- applied to the
nucleus of a cell, when, during cell division, the loops of the
nuclear network separate into two groups, preparatory to the formation
of two daughter nuclei. See Karyokinesis.
Diastole
Di*as"to*le (?), n. [L., fr. Gr.
1. (Physiol.) The rhythmical expansion or dilatation of the heart and
arteries; -- correlative to systole, or contraction.
2. (Gram.) A figure by which a syllable naturally short is made long.
Diastolic
Di`as*tol"ic (?), a. (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to diastole.
Diastyle
Di"a*style (?), n. [L. diastylus, Gr. diastyle.] (Arch.) See under
Intercolumniation.
Diatessaron
Di`a*tes"sa*ron (?), n. [L., fr. Gr.
1. (Anc. Mus.) The interval of a fourth.
2. (Theol.) A continuous narrative arranged from the first four books
of the New Testament.
3. An electuary compounded of four medicines.
Diathermal
Di`a*ther"mal (?), a. [Gr. Diathermous.] Freely permeable by radiant
heat.
Diathermancy, Diathermaneity
Di`a*ther"man*cy (?), Di`a*ther`ma*ne"i*ty (?), n. [See
Diathermanous.] The property of transmitting radiant heat; the quality
of being diathermous. Melloni.
Diathermanism
Di`a*ther"ma*nism (?), n. The doctrine or the phenomena of the
transmission of radiant heat. Nichol.
Diathermanous
Di`a*ther"ma*nous (?), a. [Gr. Having the property of transmitting
radiant heat; diathermal; -- opposed to athermanous.
Diathermic
Di`a*ther"mic (?), a. Affording a free passage to heat; as, diathermic
substances. Melloni.
Diathermometer
Di`a*ther*mom"e*ter (?), n. [Gr. -meter. See Diathermal.] (Physics) An
instrument for examining the thermal resistance or heat-conducting
power of liquids.
Diathermous
Di`a*ther"mous (?), a. Same as Diathermal.
Diathesis
Di*ath"e*sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.) Bodily condition or
constitution, esp. a morbid habit which predisposes to a particular
disease, or class of diseases.
Diathetic
Di`a*thet"ic (?), a. Pertaining to, or dependent on, a diathesis or
special constitution of the body; as, diathetic disease.
Diatom
Di"a*tom (?), n. [Gr. Diatomous.]
1. (Bot.) One of the Diatomace\'91, a family of minute unicellular
Alg\'91 having a siliceous covering of great delicacy, each individual
multiplying by spontaneous division. By some authors diatoms are
called Bacillari\'91, but this word is not in general use.
2. A particle or atom endowed with the vital principle.
The individual is nothing. He is no more than the diatom, the bit
of protoplasm. Mrs. E. Lynn Linton.
Diatomic
Di`a*tom"ic (?), a. [Pref. di- + atomic.] (Chem.) (a) Containing two
atoms. (b) Having two replaceable atoms or radicals.
Diatomous
Di*at"o*mous (?), a. [Gr. Diatom.] (Min.) Having a single, distinct,
diagonal cleavage; -- said of crystals. Mohs.
Diatonic
Di`a*ton"ic (?), a. [L. diatonicus, diatonus, Gr. diatonique. See
Tone.] (Mus.) Pertaining to the scale of eight tones, the eighth of
which is the octave of the first. Diatonic scale (Mus.), a scale
consisting of eight sounds with seven intervals, of which two are
semitones and five are whole tones; a modern major or minor scale, as
distinguished from the chromatic scale.
Diatonically
Di`a*ton"ic*al*ly (?), adv. In a diatonic manner.
Diatribe
Di"a*tribe (?; 277), n. [L. diatriba a learned discussion, Gr. terere,
F. trite: cf. F. diatribe.] A prolonged or exhaustive discussion;
especially, an acrimonious or invective harangue; a strain of abusive
or railing language; a philippic.
The ephemeral diatribe of a faction. John Morley.
Diatribist
Di*at"ri*bist (?), n. One who makes a diatribe or diatribes.
Diatryma
Di`a*try"ma (?), n. [NL., from Gr. (Paleon.) An extinct eocene bird
from New Mexico, larger than the ostrich.
Diazeuctic, Diazeutic
Di`a*zeuc"tic (?), Di`a*zeu"tic (?), a. [Gr. (Anc. Mus.) Disjoining
two fourths; as, the diazeutic tone, which, like that from F to G in
modern music, lay between two fourths, and, being joined to either,
made a fifth. [Obs.]
Diazo-
Di*az"o- (. [Pref. di- + azo-] (Chem.) A combining form (also used
adjectively), meaning pertaining to, or derived from, a series of
compounds containing a radical of two nitrogen atoms, united usually
to an aromatic radical; as, diazo-benzene, C6H5.N2.OH.
NOTE: &hand; Di azo co mpounds ar e in general unstable, but are of
great importance in recent organic chemistry. They are obtained by
a partial reduction of the salts of certain amido compounds.
Diazo reactions (Chem.), a series of reactions whereby diazo compounds
are employed in substitution. These reactions are of great importance
in organic chemistry.
Diazotize
Di*az"o*tize (?), v. t. (Chem.) To subject to such reactions or
processes that diazo compounds, or their derivatives, shall be
produced by chemical exchange or substitution.
Dib
Dib (?), v. i. To dip. [Prov. Eng.] Walton.
Dib
Dib, n.
1. One of the small bones in the knee joints of sheep uniting the
bones above and below the joints.
2. pl. A child's game, played with dib bones.
Dibasic
Di*ba"sic (?), a. [Pref. di- + basic.] (Chem.) Having two acid
hydrogen atoms capable of replacement by basic atoms or radicals, in
forming salts; bibasic; -- said of acids, as oxalic or sulphuric
acids. Cf. Diacid, Bibasic.
NOTE: &hand; In the case of certain acids dibasic and divalent are
not synonymous; as, tartaric acid is tetravalent and dibasic,
lactic acid is divalent but monobasic.
Dibasicity
Di`ba*sic"i*ty (?), n. (Chem.) The property or condition of being
dibasic.
Dibber
Dib"ber (?), n. A dibble. Halliwell.
Dibble
Dib"ble (?), n. [See Dibble, v. i.] A pointed implement used to make
holes in the ground in which no set out plants or to plant seeds.
Dibble
Dib"ble, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dibbled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dibbling
(?).] [Freq. of Prov. E. dib, for dip to thrust in. See Dip.] To dib
or dip frequently, as in angling. Walton.
Dibble
Dib"ble, v. t.
1. To plant with a dibble; to make holes in (soil) with a dibble, for
planting.
2. To make holes or indentations in, as if with a dibble.
The clayey soil around it was dibbled thick at the time by the tiny
hoofs of sheep. H. Miller.
Dibbler
Dib"bler (?), n. One who, or that which, dibbles, or makes holes in
the ground for seed.
Dibranchiata
Di*bran`chi*a"ta (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.) An order of
cephalopods which includes those with two gills, an apparatus for
emitting an inky fluid, and either eight or ten cephalic arms bearing
suckers or hooks, as the octopi and squids. See Cephalopoda.
Dibranchiate
Di*bran"chi*ate (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Having two gills. -- n. One of the
Dibranchiata.
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Dibs
Dibs (?), n. A sweet preparation or treacle of grape juice, much used
in the East. Johnston.
Dibstone
Dib"stone` (?; 110), n. A pebble used in a child's game called
dibstones. Locke.
Dibutyl
Di*bu"tyl (?), n. [Pref. di- + butyl.] (Chem.) A liquid hydrocarbon,
C8H18, of the marsh-gas series, being one of several octanes, and
consisting of two butyl radicals. Cf. Octane.
Dicacious
Di*ca"cious (?), a. [L. dicax, dicacis, fr. dicere to say.] Talkative;
pert; saucy. [Obs.]
Dicacity
Di*cac"i*ty (?), n. [L. dicacitas: cf. F. dicacit\'82. See Dicacious.]
Pertness; sauciness. [Obs.]
Dicalcic
Di*cal"cic (?), a. [Pref. di- + calcic.] (Chem.) Having two atoms or
equivalents of calcium to the molecule.
Dicarbonic
Di`car*bon"ic (?), a. [Pref. di- + carbonic.] (Chem.) Containing two
carbon residues, or two carboxyl or radicals; as, oxalic acid is a
dicarbonic acid.
Dicast
Di"cast (?), n. [Gr. A functionary in ancient Athens answering nearly
to the modern juryman.
Dicastery
Di*cas"ter*y (?), n. [Gr. Dicast.] A court of justice; judgment hall.
[R.] J. S. Mill.
Dice
Dice (?), n.; pl. of Die. Small cubes used in gaming or in determining
by chance; also, the game played with dice. See Die, n. Dice coal, a
kind of coal easily splitting into cubical fragments. Brande & C. <--
Illustr. of Dice. -->
Dice
Dice, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Diced (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dicing.]
1. To play games with dice.
I . . . diced not above seven times a week. Shak.
2. To ornament with squares, diamonds, or cubes.
Dicebox
Dice"box` (?), n. A box from which dice are thrown in gaming.
Thackeray.
Dicentra
Di*cen"tra (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous plants,
with racemes of two-spurred or heart-shaped flowers, including the
Dutchman's breeches, and the more showy Bleeding heart (D.
spectabilis). [Corruptly written dielytra.]
Dicephalous
Di*ceph"a*lous (?), a. [Gr. Having two heads on one body;
double-headed.
Dicer
Di"cer (?), n. A player at dice; a dice player; a gamester.
As false as dicers' oaths. Shak.
Dich
Dich (?), v. i. To ditch. [Obs.]
Dichastic
Di*chas"tic (?), a. [Gr. (Biol.) Capable of subdividing spontaneously.
Dichlamydeous
Di`chla*myd"e*ous (?), a. [Gr. (Bot.) Having two coverings, a calyx
and in corolla.
Dichloride
Di*chlo"ride (?), n. [Pref. di- + chloride.] (Chem.) Same as
Bichloride.
Dichogamous
Di*chog"a*mous (?), a. (Bot.) Manifesting dichogamy.
Dichogamy
Di*chog"a*my (?), n. [Gr. (Bot.) The condition of certain species of
plants, in which the stamens and pistil do not mature simultaneously,
so that these plants can never fertilize themselves.
Dichotomist
Di*chot"o*mist (?), n. One who dichotomizes. Bacon.
Dichotomize
Di*chot"o*mize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dichotomized (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Dichotomizing (?).] [See Dichotomous.]
1. To cut into two parts; to part into two divisions; to divide into
pairs; to bisect. [R.]
The apostolical benediction dichotomizes all good things into grace
and peace. Bp. Hall.
2. (Astron.) To exhibit as a half disk. See Dichotomy,
3. "[The moon] was dichotomized." Whewell.
Dichotomize
Di*chot"o*mize, v. i. To separate into two parts; to branch
dichotomously; to become dichotomous.
Dichotomous
Di*chot"o*mous (?), a. [L. dichotomos, Gr. Regularly dividing by pairs
from bottom to top; as, a dichotomous stem. -- Di*chot"o*mous*ly, adv.
Dichotomy
Di*chot"o*my (?), n. [Gr. dichotomie. See Dichotomous.]
1. A cutting in two; a division.
A general breach or dichotomy with their church. Sir T. Browne.
2. Division or distribution of genera into two species; division into
two subordinate parts.
3. (Astron.) That phase of the moon in which it appears bisected, or
shows only half its disk, as at the quadratures.
4. (Biol.) Successive division and subdivision, as of a stem of a
plant or a vein of the body, into two parts as it proceeds from its
origin; successive bifurcation.
5. The place where a stem or vein is forked.
6. (Logic) Division into two; especially, the division of a class into
two subclasses opposed to each other by contradiction, as the division
of the term man into white and not white.
Dichroic
Di*chro"ic (?), a. [See Dichroism.] Having the property of dichroism;
as, a dichroic crystal.
Dichroiscope
Di*chro"i*scope (?), n. Same as Dichroscope.
Dichroism
Di"chro*ism (?), n. [Gr. (Opt.) The property of presenting different
colors by transmitted light, when viewed in two different directions,
the colors being unlike in the direction of unlike or unequal axes.
Dichroite
Di"chro*ite (?), n. [See Dichroism.] (Min.) Iolite; -- so called from
its presenting two different colors when viewed in two different
directions. See Iolite.
Dichroitic
Di`chro*it"ic (?), a. Dichroic.
Dichromate
Di*chro"mate (?), n. (Chem.) A salt of chromic acid containing two
equivalents of the acid radical to one of the base; -- called also
bichromate.
Dichromatic
Di`chro*mat"ic (?), a. [Pref. di- + chromatic: cf. Gr.
1. Having or exhibiting two colors.
2. (Zo\'94l.) Having two color varieties, or two phases differing in
color, independently of age or sex, as in certain birds and insects.
Dichromatism
Di*chro"ma*tism (?), n. The state of being dichromatic.
Dichromic
Di*chro"mic (?), a. [Gr. Furnishing or giving two colors; -- said of
defective vision, in which all the compound colors are resolvable into
two elements instead of three. Sir J. Herschel.
Dichroous
Di"chro*ous (?), a. Dichroic.
Dichroscope
Di"chro*scope (?), n. [Gr. An instrument for examining the dichroism
of crystals.
Dichroscopic
Di`chro*scop"ic (?), a. Pertaining to the dichroscope, or to
observations with it.
Dicing
Di"cing (?), n.
1. An ornamenting in squares or cubes.
2. Gambling with dice. J. R. Green.
Dickcissel
Dick*cis"sel (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The American black-throated bunting
(Spiza Americana).
Dickens
Dick"ens (?), n. OR interj. [Perh. a contr. of the dim. devilkins.]
The devil. [A vulgar euphemism.]
I can not tell what the dickens his name is. Shak.
Dicker
Dick"er (?), n. [Also daker, dakir; akin to Icel. dekr, Dan. deger, G.
decher; all prob. from LL. dacra, dacrum, the number ten, akin to L.
decuria a division consisting of ten, fr. decem ten. See Ten.]
1. The number or quantity of ten, particularly ten hides or skins; a
dakir; as, a dicker of gloves. [Obs.]
A dicker of cowhides. Heywood.
2. A chaffering, barter, or exchange, of small wares; as, to make a
dicker. [U.S.]
For peddling dicker, not for honest sales. Whittier.
Dicker
Dick"er, v. i. & t. To negotiate a dicker; to barter. [U.S.] "Ready to
dicker. and to swap." Cooper.
Dickey, Dicky
Dick"ey, Dick"y (?), n.
1. A seat behind a carriage, for a servant.
2. A false shirt front or bosom.
3. A gentleman's shirt collar. [Local, U. S.]
Diclinic
Di*clin"ic (?), a. [Gr. (Crystallog.) Having two of the intersections
between the three axes oblique. See Crystallization.
Diclinous
Dic"li*nous (?), a. [Gr. Having the stamens and pistils in separate
flowers. Gray.
Dicoccous
Di*coc"cous (?), a. [Gr. (Bot.) Composed pf two coherent, one-seeded
carpels; as, a dicoccous capsule.
Dicotyledon
Di*cot`y*le"don (?), n. [Pref. di- + cotyledon.] (Bot.) A plant whose
seeds divide into two seed lobes, or cotyledons, in germinating.
Dicotyledonous
Di*cot`y*le"don*ous (?), a. (Bot.) Having two cotyledons or seed
lobes; as, a dicotyledonous plant.
Dicrotal, Dicrotous
Di"cro*tal (?), Di"cro*tous (?), a. [Gr. Dicrotic.
Dicrotic
Di*crot"ic (?), a. [Gr. (Physiol.) (a) Of or pertaining to dicrotism;
as, a dicrotic pulse. (b) Of or pertaining to the second expansion of
the artery in the dicrotic pulse; as, the dicrotic wave.
Dicrotism
Di"cro*tism (?), n. (Physiol.) A condition in which there are two
beats or waves of the arterial pulse to each beat of the heart.
Dicta
Dic"ta (?), n. pl. [L.] See Dictum.
Dictamen
Dic*ta"men (?), n. [LL., fr. dictare to dictate.] A dictation or
dictate. [R.] Falkland.
Dictamnus
Dic*tam"nus (?), n. [L. See Dittany.] (Bot.) A suffrutescent, D.
Fraxinella (the only species), with strong perfume and showy flowers.
The volatile oil of the leaves is highly inflammable.
Dictate
Dic"tate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dictated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Dictating.] [L. dictatus, p. p. of dictare, freq. of dicere to say.
See Diction, and cf. Dight.]
1. To tell or utter so that another may write down; to inspire; to
compose; as, to dictate a letter to an amanuensis.
The mind which dictated the Iliad. Wayland.
Pages dictated by the Holy Spirit. Macaulay.
2. To say; to utter; to communicate authoritatively; to deliver (a
command) to a subordinate; to declare with authority; to impose; as,
to dictate the terms of a treaty; a general dictates orders to his
troops.
Whatsoever is dictated to us by God must be believed. Watts.
Syn. -- To suggest; prescribe; enjoin; command; point out; urge;
admonish.
Dictate
Dic"tate, v. i.
1. To speak as a superior; to command; to impose conditions (on).
Who presumed to dictate to the sovereign. Macaulay.
2. To compose literary works; to tell what shall be written or said by
another.
Sylla could not skill of letters, and therefore knew not how to
dictate. Bacon.
Dictate
Dic"tate (?), n. [L. dictatum. See Dictate, v. t.] A statement
delivered with authority; an order; a command; an authoritative rule,
principle, or maxim; a prescription; as, listen to the dictates of
your conscience; the dictates of the gospel.
I credit what the Grecian dictates say. Prior.
Syn. -- Command; injunction; direction suggestion; impulse;
admonition.
Dictation
Dic*ta"tion (?), n. [L. dictatio.]
1. The act of dictating; the act or practice of prescribing; also that
which is dictated.
It affords security against the dictation of laws. Paley.
2. The speaking to, or the giving orders to, in an overbearing manner;
authoritative utterance; as, his habit, even with friends, was that of
dictatio.
Dictator
Dic*ta"tor (?), n. [L.]
1. One who dictates; one who prescribes rules and maxims
authoritatively for the direction of others. Locke.
2. One invested with absolute authority; especially, a magistrate
created in times of exigence and distress, and invested with unlimited
power.
Invested with the authority of a dictator, nay, of a pope, over our
language. Macaulay.
Dictatorial
Dic`ta*to"ri*al (?), a. [Cf. F. dictatorial.]
1. Pertaining or suited to a dictator; absolute.
Military powers quite dictatorial. W. Irving.
2. Characteristic of a dictator; imperious; dogmatical; overbearing;
as, a dictatorial tone or manner. -- Dic`ta*to"ri*al*ly, adv. --
Dic`ta*to"ri*al*ness, n.
Dictatorian
Dic`ta*to"ri*an (?), a. Dictatorial. [Obs.]
Dictatorship
Dic*ta"tor*ship (?), n. The office, or the term of office, of a
dictator; hence, absolute power.
Dictatory
Dic"ta*to*ry (?), a. [L. dictatorius.] Dogmatical; overbearing;
dictatorial. Milton.
Dictatress
Dic*ta"tress (?), n. A woman who dictates or commands.
Earth's chief dictatress, ocean's mighty queen. Byron.
Dictatrix
Dic*ta"trix (?), n. [L.] A dictatress.
Dictature
Dic*ta"ture (?; 135), n. [L. dictatura: cf. F. dictature.] Office of a
dictator; dictatorship. [R.] Bacon.
Diction
Dic"tion (?), n. [L. dicto a saying, a word, fr. dicere, dictum, to
say; akin to dicare to proclaim, and to E. teach, token: cf. F.
diction. See Teach, and cf. Benison, Dedicate, Index, Judge, Preach,
Vengeance.] Choice of words for the expression of ideas; the
construction, disposition, and application of words in discourse, with
regard to clearness, accuracy, variety, etc.; mode of expression;
language; as, the diction of Chaucer's poems.
His diction blazes up into a sudden explosion of prophetic
grandeur. De Quincey.
Syn. -- Diction, Style, Phraseology. Style relates both to language
and thought; diction, to language only; phraseology, to the mechanical
structure of sentences, or the mode in which they are phrased. The
style of Burke was enriched with all the higher graces of composition;
his diction was varied and copious; his phraseology, at times, was
careless and cumbersome. "Diction is a general term applicable alike
to a single sentence or a connected composition. Errors in grammar,
false construction, a confused disposition of words, or an improper
application of them, constitute bad diction; but the niceties, the
elegancies, the peculiarities, and the beauties of composition, which
mark the genius and talent of the writer, are what is comprehended
under the name of style." Crabb.
Dictionalrian
Dic`tion*al"ri*an (?), n. A lexicographer. [R.]
Dictionary
Dic"tion*a*ry (?), n.; pl. Dictionaries (#). [Cf. F. dictionnaire. See
Diction.]
1. A book containing the words of a language, arranged alphabetically,
with explanations of their meanings; a lexicon; a vocabulary; a
wordbook.
I applied myself to the perusal of our writers; and noting whatever
might be of use to ascertain or illustrate any word or phrase,
accumulated in time the materials of a dictionary. Johnson.
2. Hence, a book containing the words belonging to any system or
province of knowledge, arranged alphabetically; as, a dictionary of
medicine or of botany; a biographical dictionary.
Dictum
Dic"tum (?), n.; pl. L. Dicta (#), E. Dictums (#). [L., neuter of
dictus, p. p. of dicere to say. See Diction, and cf. Ditto.]
1. An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; an apothegm.
A class of critical dicta everywhere current. M. Arnold.
2. (Law) (a) A judicial opinion expressed by judges on points that do
not necessarily arise in the case, and are not involved in it. (b)
(French Law) The report of a judgment made by one of the judges who
has given it. Bouvier. (c) An arbitrament or award.
Dictyogen
Dic*ty"o*gen (?), n. [Gr. -gen.] (Bot.) A plant with netveined leaves,
and monocotyledonous embryos, belonging to the class Dictyogen\'91,
proposed by Lindley for the orders Dioscoreace\'91, Smilace\'91,
Trilliace\'91, etc.
Dicyanide
Di*cy"a*nide (?), n. [Pref. di- + cyanogen.] (Chem.) A compound of a
binary type containing two cyanogen groups or radicals; -- called also
bicyanide.
Dicyemata
Di`cy*e"ma*ta (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.) An order of worms
parasitic in cephalopods. They are remarkable for the extreme
simplicity of their structure. The embryo exists in two forms.
Dicyemid
Di`cy*e"mid (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Like or belonging to the Dicyemata. --
n. One of the Dicyemata.
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Dicynodont
Di*cyn"o*dont (?), n. [Gr. (Paleon.) One of a group of extinct
reptiles having the jaws armed with a horny beak, as in turtles, and
in the genus Dicynodon, supporting also a pair of powerful tusks.
Their remains are found in triassic strata of South Africa and India.
Did
Did (?), imp. of Do.
Didactic, Didactical
Di*dac"tic (?), Di*dac"tic*al (?), a. [Gr. docere to teach: cf. F.
didactique. See Docile.] Fitted or intended to teach; conveying
instruction; preceptive; instructive; teaching some moral lesson; as,
didactic essays. "Didactical writings." Jer. Taylor.
The finest didactic poem in any language. Macaulay.
Didactic
Di*dac"tic, n. A treatise on teaching or education. [Obs.] Milton.
Didactically
Di*dac"tic*al*ly, adv. In a didactic manner.
Didacticism
Di*dac"ti*cism (?), n. The didactic method or system.
Didacticity
Di`dac*tic"i*ty (?), n. Aptitude for teaching. Hare.
Didactics
Di*dac"tics (?), n. The art or science of teaching.
Didactyl
Di*dac"tyl (?), n. [Gr. didactyle.] (Zo\'94l.) An animal having only
two digits.
Didactylous
Di*dac"tyl*ous (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Having only two digits; two-toed.
Didal
Di"dal (?), n. A kind of triangular spade. [Obs.]
Didapper
Di"dap`per (?), n. [For divedapper. See Dive, Dap, Dip, and cf.
Dabchick.] (Zo\'94l.) See Dabchick.
Didascalar
Di*das"ca*lar (?), a. Didascalic. [R.]
Didascalic
Di`das*cal"ic (?), a. [L. didascalius, Gr. didascalique.] Didactic;
preceptive. [R.] Prior.
Diddle
Did"dle (?), v. i. [Cf. Daddle.] To totter, as a child in walking.
[Obs.] Quarles.
Diddle
Did"dle, v. t. [Perh. from AS. dyderian to deceive, the letter r being
changed to l.] To cheat or overreach. [Colloq.] Beaconsfield.
Diddler
Did"dler (?), n. A cheat. [Colloq.] Jeremy Diddler, a character in a
play by James Kenney, entitled "Raising the wind." The name is applied
to any needy, tricky, constant borrower; a confidence man.
Didelphia
Di*del"phi*a (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.) The subclass of
Mammalia which includes the marsupials. See Marsupialia.
Didelphian
Di*del"phi*an (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Of or relating to the Didelphia. --
n. One of the Didelphia.
Didelphic
Di*del"phic (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Having the uterus double; of or
pertaining to the Didelphia.
Didelphid
Di*del"phid (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Didelphic.
Didelphid
Di*del"phid, n. (Zo\'94l.) A marsupial animal.
Didelphous
Di*del"phous (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Didelphic.
Didelphyc
Di*del"phyc (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Didelphic.
Didelphous
Di*del"phous (?), n. [NL. See Didelphia.] (Zo\'94l.) Formerly, any
marsupial; but the term is now restricted to an American genus which
includes the opossums, of which there are many species. See Opossum.
[Written also Didelphis.] See Illustration in Appendix. Cuvier.
Didine
Di"dine (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Like or pertaining to the genus Didus, or
the dodo.
Dido
Di"do (?), n.; pl. Didos (. A shrewd trick; an antic; a caper. To cut
a dido, to play a trick; to cut a caper; -- perhaps so called from the
trick of Dido, who having bought so much land as a hide would cover,
is said to have cut it into thin strips long enough to inclose a spot
for a citadel.
Didonia
Di*do"ni*a (?), n. [NL. So called in allusion to the classical story
of Dido and the bull's hide.] (Geom.) The curve which on a given
surface and with a given perimeter contains the greatest area. Tait.
Didrachm, Didrachma
Di"drachm (?), Di*drach"ma (?), n. [Gr. A two-drachma piece; an
ancient Greek silver coin, worth nearly forty cents.
Didst
Didst (?), the 2d pers. sing. imp. of Do.
Diducement
Di*duce"ment (?), n. Diduction; separation into distinct parts. Bacon.
Diduction
Di*duc"tion (?), n. [L. diductio, fr. diducere, diductum, to draw
apart; di- = dis- + ducere to lead, draw.] The act of drawing apart;
separation.
Didym
Di"dym (?), n. (Chem.) See Didymium.
Didymium
Di*dym"i*um (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Chem.) A rare metallic substance
usually associated with the metal cerium; -- hence its name. It was
formerly supposed to be an element, but has since been found to
consist of two simpler elementary substances, neodymium and
praseodymium. See Neodymium, and Praseodymium.
Didymous
Did"y*mous (?), a. [Gr. (Bot.) Growing in pairs or twins.
Didynamia
Did`y*na"mi*a (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.) A Linn\'91an class of
plants having four stamens disposed in pairs of unequal length.
Didynamian
Did`y*na"mi*an (?), a. Didynamous.
Didynamous
Di*dyn"a*mous (?), a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the Didynamia;
containing four stamens disposed in pairs of unequal length.
Die
Die (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Died (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dying.] [OE.
deyen, dien, of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. deyja; akin to Dan. d\'94e,
Sw. d\'94, Goth. diwan (cf. Goth. afd to harass), OFries. d to kill,
OS. doian to die, OHG. touwen, OSlav. daviti to choke, Lith. dovyti to
torment. Cf. Dead, Death.]
1. To pass from an animate to a lifeless state; to cease to live; to
suffer a total and irreparable loss of action of the vital functions;
to become dead; to expire; to perish; -- said of animals and
vegetables; often with of, by, with, from, and rarely for, before the
cause or occasion of death; as, to die of disease or hardships; to die
by fire or the sword; to die with horror at the thought.
To die by the roadside of grief and hunger. Macaulay.
She will die from want of care. Tennyson.
2. To suffer death; to lose life.
In due time Christ died for the ungodly. Rom. v. 6.
3. To perish in any manner; to cease; to become lost or extinct; to be
extinguished.
Letting the secret die within his own breast. Spectator.
Great deeds can not die. Tennyson.
4. To sink; to faint; to pine; to languish, with weakness,
discouragement, love, etc.
His heart died within, and he became as a stone. 1 Sam. xxv. 37.
The young men acknowledged, in love letters, that they died for
Rebecca. Tatler.
5. To become indifferent; to cease to be subject; as, to die to
pleasure or to sin.
6. To recede and grow fainter; to become imperceptible; to vanish; --
often with out or away.
Blemishes may die away and disappear amidst the brightness.
Spectator.
7. (Arch.) To disappear gradually in another surface, as where
moldings are lost in a sloped or curved face.
8. To become vapid, flat, or spiritless, as liquor.
To die in the last ditch, to fight till death; to die rather than
surrender.
"There is one certain way," replied the Prince [William of Orange]
" by which I can be sure never to see my country's ruin, -- I will
die in the last ditch." Hume (Hist. of Eng. ).
-- To die out, to cease gradually; as, the prejudice has died out.
Syn. -- To expire; decease; perish; depart; vanish.
Die
Die, n.; pl. in 1 and (usually) in 2, Dice (d\'c6s); in 4 & 5, Dies
(d\'c6z). [OE. dee, die, F. d\'82, fr. L. datus given, thrown, p. p.
of dare to give, throw. See Date a point of time.]
1. A small cube, marked on its faces with spots from one to six, and
used in playing games by being shaken in a box and thrown from it. See
Dice.
2. Any small cubical or square body.
Words . . . pasted upon little flat tablets or dies. Watts.
3. That which is, or might be, determined, by a throw of the die;
hazard; chance.
Such is the die of war. Spenser.
4. (Arch.) That part of a pedestal included between base and cornice;
the dado.
5. (Mach.) (a) A metal or plate (often one of a pair) so cut or shaped
as to give a certain desired form to, or impress any desired device
on, an object or surface, by pressure or by a blow; used in forging
metals, coining, striking up sheet metal, etc. (b) A perforated block,
commonly of hardened steel used in connection with a punch, for
punching holes, as through plates, or blanks from plates, or for
forming cups or capsules, as from sheet metal, by drawing. (c) A
hollow internally threaded screw-cutting tool, made in one piece or
composed of several parts, for forming screw threads on bolts, etc.;
one of the separate parts which make up such a tool.
Cutting die (Mech.), a thin, deep steel frame, sharpened to a cutting
edge, for cutting out articles from leather, cloth, paper, etc. -- The
die is cast, the hazard must be run; the step is taken, and it is too
late to draw back; the last chance is taken.
Diecian
Di*e"cian (?), a., Di*e"cious,/hw> (, a. (Bot.) See Di\'d2cian, and
Di\'d2cious.
Diedral
Di*e"dral (?), a. The same as Dihedral.
Diegesis
Di`e*ge"sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. A narrative or history; a recital or
relation.
Dielectric
Di`e*lec"tric (?), n. [Pref. dia- + electric.] (Elec.) Any substance
or medium that transmits the electric force by a process different
from conduction, as in the phenomena of induction; a nonconductor.
separating a body electrified by induction, from the electrifying
body.
Dielytra
Di*el"y*tra (?), n. (Bot.) See Dicentra.
Diencephalon
Di`en*ceph"a*lon (?), n. [NL. See Dia-, and Encephalon.] (Anat.) The
interbrain or thalamencephalon; -- sometimes abbreviated to dien. See
Thalamencephalon.
Dieresis
Di*er"e*sis (?), n. [NL.] Same as Di\'91resis.
Diesinker
Die"sink`er (?), n. An engraver of dies for stamping coins, medals,
etc.
Diesinking
Die"sink`ing, n. The process of engraving dies.
Diesis
Di"e*sis (?), n.; pl. Dieses (#). [NL., fr. Gr.
1. (Mus.) A small interval, less than any in actual practice, but used
in the mathematical calculation of intervals.
2. (Print.) The mark &ddagr;; -- called also double dagger.
Dies Ir\'91
Di"es I"r\'91 (?). Day of wrath; -- the name and beginning of a famous
medi\'91val Latin hymn on the Last Judgment.
Dies juridicus
Di"es ju*rid"i*cus (?); pl. Dies juridici (#). [L.] (Law) A court day.
Dies non
Di"es non" (?). [L. dies non juridicus.] (Law) A day on which courts
are not held, as Sunday or any legal holiday.
Diestock
Die"stock` (?), n. A stock to hold the dies used for cutting screws.
Diet
Di"et (?), n. [F. di\'8ate, L. diaeta, fr. Gr.
1. Course of living or nourishment; what is eaten and drunk
habitually; food; victuals; fare. "No inconvenient diet." Milton.
2. A course of food selected with reference to a particular state of
health; prescribed allowance of food; regimen prescribed.
To fast like one that takes diet. Shak.
Diet kitchen, a kitchen in which diet is prepared for invalids; a
charitable establishment that provides proper food for the sick poor.
Diet
Di"et, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dieted; p. pr. & vb. n. Dieting.]
1. To cause to take food; to feed. [R.] Shak.
2. To cause to eat and drink sparingly, or by prescribed rules; to
regulate medicinally the food of.
She diets him with fasting every day. Spenser.
Diet
Di"et, v. i.
1. To eat; to take one's meals. [Obs.]
Let him . . . diet in such places, where there is good company of
the nation, where he traveleth. Bacon.
2. To eat according to prescribed rules; to ear sparingly; as, the
doctor says he must diet.
Diet
Di"et, n. [F. di\'8ate, LL. dieta, diaeta, an assembly, a day's
journey; the same word as diet course of living, but with the sense
changed by L. dies day: cf. G. tag dayReichstag.] A legislative or
administrative assembly in Germany, Poland, and some other countries
of Europe; a deliberative convention; a council; as, the Diet of
Worms, held in 1521.
Dietarian
Di`e*ta"ri*an (?), n. One who lives in accordance with prescribed
rules for diet; a dieter.
Dietary
Di"et*a*ry (?), a. Pertaining to diet, or to the rules of diet.
Dietary
Di"et*a*ry, n.; pl. Dietaries (. A rule of diet; a fixed allowance of
food, as in workhouse, prison, etc.
Dieter
Di"et*er (?), n. One who diets; one who prescribes, or who partakes
of, food, according to hygienic rules.
Dietetic, Dietetical
Di`e*tet"ic (?), Di`e*tet"ic*al (?), a. [Gr. di\'82t\'82tique. See
Diet.] Of or performance to diet, or to the rules for regulating the
kind and quantity of food to be eaten.
Dietetically
Di`e*tet"ic*al*ly, adv. In a dietetical manner.
Dietetics
Di`e*tet"ics (?), n. That part of the medical or hygienic art which
relates to diet or food; rules for diet.
To suppose that the whole of dietetics lies in determining whether
or not bread is more nutritive than potatoes. H. Spencer.
Dietetist
Di`e*tet"ist, n. A physician who applies the rules of dietetics to the
cure of diseases. Dunglison.
Diethylamine
Di*eth`yl*am"ine (?), n. [Pref. di- + ethylamine.] (Chem.) A
colorless, volatile, alkaline liquid, NH(C2H5)2, having a strong fishy
odor resembling that of herring or sardines. Cf. Methylamine.
Dietic
Di*et"ic (?), a. Dietetic.
Dietical
Di*et"ic*al (?), a. Dietetic. [R.] Ferrand.
Dietine
Di"et*ine (?), n. [Cf. F. di\'82tine.] A subordinate or local
assembly; a diet of inferior rank.
Dietist, Dietitian
Di"et*ist (?), Di`e*ti"tian (?), n. One skilled in dietetics. [R.]
Diffame
Dif*fame` (?), n. [See Defame.] Evil name; bad reputation; defamation.
[Obs.] Chaucer.
Diffarreation
Dif*far`re*a"tion (?), n. [L. diffarreatio; dif- = farreum a spelt
cake. See Confarreation.] A form of divorce, among the ancient Romans,
in which a cake was used. See Confarreation.
Differ
Dif"fer (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Differed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Differing.] [L. differre; dif- = dis- + ferre to bear, carry: cf. F.
diff\'82rer. See 1st Bear, and cf. Defer, Delay.]
1. To be or stand apart; to disagree; to be unlike; to be
distinguished; -- with from.
One star differeth from another star in glory. 1 Cor. xv. 41.
Minds differ, as rivers differ. Macaulay.
2. To be of unlike or opposite opinion; to disagree in sentiment; --
often with from or with.
3. To have a difference, cause of variance, or quarrel; to dispute; to
contend.
We 'll never differ with a crowded pit. Rowe.
Syn. -- To vary; disagree; dissent; dispute; contend; oppose; wrangle.
-- To Differ with, Differ from. Both differ from and aiffer with are
used in reference to opinions; as, "I differ from you or with you in
that opinion."" In all other cases, expressing simple unlikeness,
differ from is used; as, these two persons or things differ entirely
from each other.
Severely punished, not for differing from us in opinion, but for
committing a nuisance. Macaulay.
Davidson, whom on a former occasion we quoted, to differ from him.
M. Arnold.
Much as I differ from him concerning an essential part of the
historic basis of religion. Gladstone.
I differ with the honorable gentleman on that point. Brougham.
If the honorable gentleman differs with me on that subject, I
differ as heartily with him, and shall always rejoice to differ.
Canning.
Differ
Dif"fer, v. t. To cause to be different or unlike; to set at variance.
[R.]
But something 'ts that differs thee and me. Cowley.
Difference
Dif"fer*ence (?), n. [F. diff\'82rence, L. differentia.]
1. The act of differing; the state or measure of being different or
unlike; distinction; dissimilarity; unlikeness; variation; as, a
difference of quality in paper; a difference in degrees of heat, or of
light; what is the difference between the innocent and the guilty?
Differencies of administration, but the same Lord. 1 Cor. xii. 5.
2. Disagreement in opinion; dissension; controversy; quarrel; hence,
cause of dissension; matter in controversy.
What was the difference? It was a contention in public. Shak.
Away therefore went I with the constable, leaving the old warden
and the young constable to compose their difference as they could.
T. Ellwood.
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3. That by which one thing differs from another; that which
distinguishes or causes to differ;; mark of distinction;
characteristic quality; specific attribute.
The marks and differences of sovereignty. Davies.
4. Choice; preference. [Obs.]
That now be chooseth with vile difference To be a beast, and lack
intelligence. Spenser.
5. (Her.) An addition to a coat of arms to distinguish the bearings of
two persons, which would otherwise be the same. See Augmentation, and
Marks of cadency, under Cadency.
6. (Logic) The quality or attribute which is added to those of the
genus to constitute a species; a differentia.
7. (Math.) The quantity by which one quantity differs from another, or
the remainder left after subtracting the one from the other.
Ascensional difference. See under Ascensional. Syn. -- Distinction;
dissimilarity; dissimilitude; variation; diversity; variety;
contrariety; disagreement; variance; contest; contention; dispute;
controversy; debate; quarrel; wrangle; strife.
Difference
Dif"fer*ence (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Differenced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Differencing.] To cause to differ; to make different; to mark as
different; to distinguish.
Thou mayest difference gods from men. Chapman.
Kings, in receiving justice and undergoing trial, are not
differenced from the meanest subject. Milton.
So completely differenced by their separate and individual
characters that we at once acknowledge them as distinct persons.
Sir W. Scott.
Different
Dif"fer*ent (?), a. [L. differens, -entis, p. pr. of differre: cf. F.
diff\'82rent.]
1. Distinct; separate; not the same; other. "Five different churches."
Addison.
2. Of various or contrary nature, form, or quality; partially or
totally unlike; dissimilar; as, different kinds of food or drink;
different states of health; different shapes; different degrees of
excellence.
Men are as different from each other, as the regions in which they
are born are different. Dryden.
NOTE: &hand; Di fferent is properly followed by from. Different to,
for different from, is a common English colloquialism. Different
than is quite inadmissible.
Differentia
Dif`fer*en"ti*a (?), n.; pl. Differenti\'91 (#). [L. See Difference.]
(Logic) The formal or distinguishing part of the essence of a species;
the characteristic attribute of a species; specific difference.
Differential
Dif`fer*en"tial (?), a. [Cf. F. diff\'82rentiel.]
1. Relating to or indicating a difference; creating a difference;
discriminating; special; as, differential characteristics;
differential duties; a differential rate.
For whom he produced differential favors. Motley.
2. (Math.) Of or pertaining to a differential, or to differentials.
3. (Mech.) Relating to differences of motion or leverage; producing
effects by such differences; said of mechanism.
Differential calculus. (Math.) See under Calculus. -- Differential
coefficient, the limit of the ratio of the increment of a function of
a variable to the increment of the variable itself, when these
increments are made indefinitely small. -- Differential coupling, a
form of slip coupling used in light machinery to regulate at pleasure
the velocity of the connected shaft. -- Differential duties (Polit.
Econ.), duties which are not imposed equally upon the same products
imported from different countries. -- Differential galvanometer
(Elec.), a galvanometer having two coils or circuits, usually equal,
through which currents passing in opposite directions are measured by
the difference of their effect upon the needle. -- Differential
gearing, a train of toothed wheels, usually an epicyclic train, so
arranged as to constitute a differential motion. -- Differential
motion, a mechanism in which a simple differential combination
produces such a change of motion or force as would, with ordinary
compound arrangements, require a considerable train of parts. It is
used for overcoming great resistance or producing very slow or very
rapid motion. -- Differential pulley. (Mach.) (a) A portable hoisting
apparatus, the same in principle as the differential windlass. (b) A
hoisting pulley to which power is applied through a differential
gearing. -- Differential screw, a compound screw by which a motion is
produced equal to the difference of the motions of the component
screws. -- Differential thermometer, a thermometer usually with a
U-shaped tube terminating in two air bulbs, and containing a colored
liquid, used for indicating the difference between the temperatures to
which the two bulbs are exposed, by the change of position of the
colored fluid, in consequence of the different expansions of the air
in the bulbs. A graduated scale is attached to one leg of the tube. --
Differential windlass, OR Chinese windlass, a windlass whose barrel
has two parts of different diameters. The hoisting rope winds upon one
part as it unwinds from the other, and a pulley sustaining the weight
to be lifted hangs in the bight of the rope. It is an ancient example
of a differential motion.
Differential
Dif`fer*en"tial, n.
1. (Math.) An increment, usually an indefinitely small one, which is
given to a variable quantity.
NOTE: &hand; Ac cording to th e mo re mo dern wr iters up on th e
differential and integral calculus, if two or more quantities are
dependent on each other, and subject to increments of value, their
differentials need not be small, but are any quantities whose
ratios to each other are the limits to which the ratios of the
increments approximate, as these increments are reduced nearer and
nearer to zero.
2. A small difference in rates which competing railroad lines, in
establishing a common tariff, allow one of their number to make, in
order to get a fair share of the business. The lower rate is called a
differential rate. Differentials are also sometimes granted to cities.
3. (Elec.) (a) One of two coils of conducting wire so related to one
another or to a magnet or armature common to both, that one coil
produces polar action contrary to that of the other. (b) A form of
conductor used for dividing and distributing the current to a series
of electric lamps so as to maintain equal action in all. Knight.
Partial differential (Math.), the differential of a function of two or
more variables, when only one of the variables receives an increment.
-- Total differential (Math.), the differential of a function of two
or more variables, when each of the variables receives an increment.
The total differential of the function is the sum of all the partial
differentials.
Differentially
Dif`fer*en"tial*ly (?), adv. In the way of differentiation.
Differentiate
Dif`fer*en"ti*ate (?), v. t.
1. To distinguish or mark by a specific difference; to effect a
difference in, as regards classification; to develop differential
characteristics in; to specialize; to desynonymize.
The word then was differentiated into the two forms then and than.
Earle.
Two or more of the forms assumed by the same original word become
differentiated in signification. Dr. Murray.
2. To express the specific difference of; to describe the properties
of (a thing) whereby it is differenced from another of the same class;
to discriminate. Earle.
3. (Math.) To obtain the differential, or differential coefficient,
of; as, to differentiate an algebraic expression, or an equation.
Differentiate
Dif`fer*en"ti*ate, v. i. (Biol.) To acquire a distinct and separate
character. Huxley.
Differentiation
Dif`fer*en`ti*a"tion (?), n.
1. The act of differentiating.
Further investigation of the Sanskrit may lead to differentiation
of the meaning of such of these roots as are real roots. J. Peile.
2. (Logic) The act of distinguishing or describing a thing, by giving
its different, or specific difference; exact definition or
determination.
3. (Biol.) The gradual formation or production of organs or parts by a
process of evolution or development, as when the seed develops the
root and the stem, the initial stem develops the leaf, branches, and
flower buds; or in animal life, when the germ evolves the digestive
and other organs and members, or when the animals as they advance in
organization acquire special organs for specific purposes.
4. (Metaph.) The supposed act or tendency in being of every kind,
whether organic or inorganic, to assume or produce a more complex
structure or functions.
Differentiator
Dif`fer*en"ti*a`tor (?), n. One who, or that which, differentiates.
Differently
Dif"fer*ent*ly (?), adv. In a different manner; variously.
Differingly
Dif"fer*ing*ly, adv. In a differing or different manner. Boyle.
Difficile
Dif"fi*cile (?), a. [L. difficilis: cf. F. difficile. See Difficult.]
Difficult; hard to manage; stubborn. [Obs.] -- Dif"fi*cile*ness, n.
[Obs.] Bacon.
Difficilitate
Dif`fi*cil"i*tate (?), v. t. To make difficult. [Obs.] W. Montagu.
Difficult
Dif"fi*cult (?), a. [From Difficulty.]
1. Hard to do or to make; beset with difficulty; attended with labor,
trouble, or pains; not easy; arduous.
NOTE: &hand; Di fficult implies the notion that considerable mental
effort or skill is required, or that obstacles are to be overcome
which call for sagacity and skill in the agent; as, a difficult
task; hard work is not always difficult work; a difficult operation
in surgery; a difficult passage in an author.
There is not the strength or courage left me to venture into the
wide, strange, and difficult world, alone. Hawthorne.
2. Hard to manage or to please; not easily wrought upon; austere;
stubborn; as, a difficult person. Syn. -- Arduous; painful; crabbed;
perplexed; laborious; unaccommodating; troublesome. See Arduous.
Difficult
Dif"fi*cult, v. t. To render difficult; to impede; to perplex. [R.]
Sir W. Temple.
Difficultate
Dif"fi*cult*ate (?), v. t. To render difficult; to difficilitate.
[Obs.] Cotgrave.
Difficultly
Dif"fi*cult*ly, adv. With difficulty. Cowper.
Difficultness
Dif"fi*cult*ness, n. Difficulty. [R.] Golding.
Difficulty
Dif"fi*cul*ty (?), n.; pl. Difficulties (#). [L. difficultas, fr.
difficilis difficult; dif- = dis- + facilis easy: cf. F.
difficult\'82. See Facile.]
1. The state of being difficult, or hard to do; hardness; arduousness;
-- opposed to easiness or facility; as, the difficulty of a task or
enterprise; a work of difficulty.
Not being able to promote them [the interests of life] on account
of the difficulty of the region. James Byrne.
2. Something difficult; a thing hard to do or to understand; that
which occasions labor or perplexity, and requires skill perseverance
to overcome, solve, or achieve; a hard enterprise; an obstacle; an
impediment; as, the difficulties of a science; difficulties in
theology.
They lie under some difficulties by reason of the emperor's
displeasure. Addison.
3. A controversy; a falling out; a disagreement; an objection; a
cavil.
Measures for terminating all local difficulties. Bancroft.
4. Embarrassment of affairs, especially financial affairs; -- usually
in the plural; as, to be in difficulties.
In days of difficulty and pressure. Tennyson.
Syn. -- Impediment; obstacle; obstruction; embarrassment; perplexity;
exigency; distress; trouble; trial; objection; cavil. See Impediment.
Diffide
Dif*fide" (?), v. i. [L. diffidere. See Diffident.] To be distrustful.
[Obs.] Dr. H. More.
Diffidence
Dif"fi*dence (?), n. [L. diffidentia.]
1. The state of being diffident; distrust; want of confidence; doubt
of the power, ability, or disposition of others. [Archaic]
That affliction grew heavy upon me, and weighed me down even to a
diffidence of God's mercy. Donne.
2. Distrust of one's self or one's own powers; lack of self-reliance;
modesty; modest reserve; bashfulness.
It is good to speak on such questions with diffidence. Macaulay.
An Englishman's habitual diffidence and awkwardness of adress. W.
Irving.
Syn. -- Humility; bashfulness; distrust; suspicion; doubt; fear;
timidity; apprehension; hesitation. See Humility, and Bashfulness.
Diffidency
Dif"fi*den*cy (?), n. See Diffidence. [Obs.]
Diffident
Dif"fi*dent (?), a. [L. diffidens, -entis, p. pr. of diffidere; dif- =
dis + fidere to trust; akin to fides faith. See Faith, and cf. Defy.]
1. Wanting confidence in others; distrustful. [Archaic]
You were always extremely diffident of their success. Melmoth.
2. Wanting confidence in one's self; distrustful of one's own powers;
not self-reliant; timid; modest; bashful; characterized by modest
reserve.
The diffident maidens, Folding their hands in prayer. Longfellow.
Syn. -- Distrustful; suspicious; hesitating; doubtful; modest;
bashful; lowly; reserved.
Diffidently
Dif"fi*dent*ly, adv. In a diffident manner.
To stand diffidently against each other with their thoughts in
battle array. Hobbes.
Diffind
Dif*find (?), v. t. [L. diffindere, diffissum; dif- = findere to
split.] To split. [Obs.] Bailey.
Diffine
Dif*fine" (?), v. t. To define. [Obs.] Chaucer.
iffinitive
if*fin"i*tive (?), a. [For definitive.] Definitive; determinate;
final. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.
Diffission
Dif*fis"sion (?), n. [See Diffind.] Act of cleaving or splitting. [R.]
Bailey.
Difflation
Dif*fla"tion (?), n. [LL. difflatio, fr. L. difflare, difflatum, to
disperse by blowing.] A blowing apart or away. [Obs.] Bailey.
Diffluence, Diffluency
Dif"flu*ence (?), Dif"flu*en*cy (?), n. A flowing off on all sides;
fluidity. [R.]
Diffluent
Dif"flu*ent (?), a. [L. diffluens, p. pr. of diffluere to flow off;
dif- = dis- + fluere to flow.] Flowing apart or off; dissolving; not
fixed. [R.] Bailey.
Difform
Dif"form` (?), a. [Cf. F. difforme, fr. L. dif- = dis- + forma form.
Cf. Deform.] Irregular in form; -- opposed to uniform; anomalous;
hence, unlike; dissimilar; as, to difform corolla, the parts of which
do not correspond in size or proportion; difform leaves.
The unequal refractions of difform rays. Sir I. Newton.
Difformity
Dif*form"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. difformit\'82. See Difform, Deformity.]
Irregularity of form; diversity of form; want of uniformity. [Obs.]
Sir T. Browne.
Diffract
Dif*fract" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Diffracted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Diffracting.] [L. diffractus, p. p. of diffringere to break in pieces;
dif- = dis- + frangere to break. See Fracture.] To break or separate
into parts; to deflect, or decompose by deflection, a
Diffraction
Dif*frac"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. diffraction.] (Opt.) The deflection and
decomposition of light in passing by the edges of opaque bodies or
through narrow slits, causing the appearance of parallel bands or
fringes of prismatic colors, as by the action of a grating of fine
lines or bars.
Remarked by Grimaldi (1665), and referred by him to a property of
light which he called diffraction. Whewell.
Diffraction grating. (Optics) See under Grating. -- Diffraction
spectrum. (Optics) See under Spectrum.
Diffractive
Dif*frac"tive (?), a. That produces diffraction.
Diffranchise, Diffranchisement
Dif*fran"chise (?), Dif*fran"chise*ment (?). See Disfranchise,
Disfranchisement.
Diffusate
Dif*fus"ate (?), n. (Chem.) Material which, in the process of
catalysis, has diffused or passed through the separating membrane.
Diffuse
Dif*fuse" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Diffused (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Diffusing.] [L. diffusus, p. p. of diffundere to pour out, to diffuse;
dif- = dis- + fundere to pour. See Fuse to melt.] To pour out and
cause to spread, as a fluid; to cause to flow on all sides; to send
out, or extend, in all directions; to spread; to circulate; to
disseminate; to scatter; as to diffuse information.
Thence diffuse His good to worlds and ages infinite. Milton.
We find this knowledge diffused among all civilized nations.
Whewell.
Syn. -- To expand; spread; circulate; extend; scatter; disperse;
publish; proclaim.
Diffuse
Dif*fuse", v. i. To pass by spreading every way, to diffuse itself.
Diffuse
Dif*fuse" (?), a. [L. diffusus, p. p.] Poured out; widely spread; not
restrained; copious; full; esp., of style, opposed to concise or
terse; verbose; prolix; as, a diffuse style; a diffuse writer.
A diffuse and various knowledge of divine and human things. Milton.
Syn. -- Prolix; verbose; wide; copious; full. See Prolix.
Diffused
Dif*fused" (?), a. Spread abroad; dispersed; loose; flowing; diffuse.
It grew to be a widely diffused opinion. Hawthorne.
-- Dif*fus"ed*ly (#), adv. -- Dif*fus"ed*ness, n.
Diffusely
Dif*fuse"ly (?), adv. In a diffuse manner.
Diffuseness
Dif*fuse"ness, n. The quality of being diffuse; especially, in
writing, the use of a great or excessive number of word to express the
meaning; copiousness; verbosity; prolixity.
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Diffuser
Dif*fus"er (?), n. One who, or that which, diffuses.
Diffusibility
Dif*fu`si*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality of being diffusible; capability
of being poured or spread out.
Diffusible
Dif*fu"si*ble (?), a.
1. Capable of flowing or spreading in all directions; that may be
diffused.
2. (Physiol.) Capable of passing through animal membranes by osmosis.
Diffusibleness
Dif*fu"si*ble*ness, n. Diffusibility.
Diffusion
Dif*fu"sion (?), n. [L. diffusio: cf. F. diffusion.]
1. The act of diffusing, or the state of being diffused; a spreading;
extension; dissemination; circulation; dispersion.
A diffusion of knowledge which has undermined superstition. Burke.
2. (Physiol.) The act of passing by osmosis through animal membranes,
as in the distribution of poisons, gases, etc., through the body.
Unlike absorption, diffusion may go on after death, that is, after the
blood ceases to circulate. Syn. -- Extension; spread; propagation;
circulation; expansion; dispersion.
Diffusive
Dif*fu"sive (?), a. [Cf. F. diffusif.] Having the quality of
diffusing; capable of spreading every way by flowing; spreading
widely; widely reaching; copious; diffuse. "A plentiful and diffusive
perfume." Hare.
Diffusively
Dif*fu"sive*ly, adv. In a diffusive manner.
Diffusiveness
Dif*fu"sive*ness, n. The quality or state of being diffusive or
diffuse; extensiveness; expansion; dispersion. Especially of style:
Diffuseness; want of conciseness; prolixity.
The fault that I find with a modern legend, it its diffusiveness.
Addison.
Diffusivity
Dif`fu*siv"i*ty (?), n. Tendency to become diffused; tendency, as of
heat, to become equalized by spreading through a conducting medium.
Dig
Dig (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dug (?) or Digged (; p. pr. & vb. n.
Digging. -- Digged is archaic.] [OE. diggen, perh. the same word as
diken, dichen (see Dike, Ditch); cf. Dan. dige to dig, dige a ditch;
or (?) akin to E. 1st dag.
1. To turn up, or delve in, (earth) with a spade or a hoe; to open,
loosen, or break up (the soil) with a spade, or other sharp
instrument; to pierce, open, or loosen, as if with a spade.
Be first to dig the ground. Dryden.
2. To get by digging; as, to dig potatoes, or gold.
3. To hollow out, as a well; to form, as a ditch, by removing earth;
to excavate; as, to dig a ditch or a well.
4. To thrust; to poke. [Colloq.]
You should have seen children . . . dig and push their mothers
under the sides, saying thus to them: Look, mother, how great a
lubber doth yet wear pearls. Robynson (More's Utopia).
To dig down, to undermine and cause to fall by digging; as, to dig
down a wall. -- To dig from, out of, out, OR up, to get out or obtain
by digging; as, to dig coal from or out of a mine; to dig out fossils;
to dig up a tree. The preposition is often omitted; as, the men are
digging coal, digging iron ore, digging potatoes. -- To dig in, to
cover by digging; as, to dig in manure.<-- (b) To entrench oneself so
as to give stronger resistance; -- used of warfare. Also figuratively,
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Dig
Dig, v. i.
1. To work with a spade or other like implement; to do servile work;
to delve.
Dig for it more than for hid treasures. Job iii. 21.
I can not dig; to beg I am ashamed. Luke xvi. 3.
2. (Mining) To take ore from its bed, in distinction from making
excavations in search of ore.
3. To work like a digger; to study ploddingly and laboriously. [Cant,
U.S.]
Dig
Dig, n.
1. A thrust; a punch; a poke; as, a dig in the side or the ribs. See
Dig, v. t.,
4. [Colloq.]
2. A plodding and laborious student. [Cant, U.S.]
Digamist
Dig"a*mist (?), n. [Gr. Bigamist.] One who marries a second time; a
deuterogamist. Hammond.
Digamma
Di*gam"ma (?), n. [Gr. gammas placed one above the other.] (Gr. Gram.)
A letter (
NOTE: &hand; Th is fo rm id entifies it with the Latin F, though in
sound it is said to have been nearer V. It was pronounced,
probably, much like the English W.
Digammate, Digammated
Di*gam"mate (?), Di*gam"mated (?), a. Having the digamma or its
representative letter or sound; as, the Latin word vis is a digammated
form of the Greek . Andrews.
Digamous
Dig"a*mous (?), a. Pertaining to a second marriage, that is, one after
the death of the first wife or the first husband.
Digamy
Dig"a*my (?), n. [Gr. Bigamy.] Act, or state, of being twice married;
deuterogamy. [R.]
Digastric
Di*gas"tric (?), a. [Gr. digastrique.] (Anat.) (a) Having two bellies;
biventral; -- applied to muscles which are fleshy at each end and have
a tendon in the middle, and esp. to the muscle which pulls down the
lower jaw. (b) Pertaining to the digastric muscle of the lower jaw;
as, the digastric nerves.
Digenea
Di*ge"ne*a (?), n.; pl. [NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.) A division of
Trematoda in which alternate generations occur, the immediate young
not resembling their parents.
Digenesis
Di*gen"e*sis (?), n. [Pref. di- + genesis.] (Biol.) The faculty of
multiplying in two ways; -- by ova fecundated by spermatic fluid, and
asexually, as by buds. See Parthenogenesis.
Digenous
Dig"e*nous (?), a. [Pref. di- + -genous.] (Biol.) Sexually
reproductive. Digenous reproduction. (Biol.) Same as Digenesis.
Digerent
Dig"er*ent (?), . [L. digerens, p. pr. of digerere. See Digest.]
Digesting. [Obs.] Bailey.
Digest
Di*gest" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Digested; p. pr. & vb. n.
Digesting.] [L. digestus, p. p. of digerere to separate, arrange,
dissolve, digest; di- = dis- + gerere to bear, carry, wear. See Jest.]
1. To distribute or arrange methodically; to work over and classify;
to reduce to portions for ready use or application; as, to digest the
laws, etc.
Joining them together and digesting them into order. Blair.
We have cause to be glad that matters are so well digested. Shak.
2. (Physiol.) To separate (the food) in its passage through the
alimentary canal into the nutritive and nonnutritive elements; to
prepare, by the action of the digestive juices, for conversion into
blood; to convert into chyme.
3. To think over and arrange methodically in the mind; to reduce to a
plan or method; to receive in the mind and consider carefully; to get
an understanding of; to comprehend.
Feelingly digest the words you speak in prayer. Sir H. Sidney.
How shall this bosom multiplied digest The senate's courtesy? Shak.
4. To appropriate for strengthening and comfort.
Grant that we may in such wise hear them [the Scriptures], read,
mark, learn, and inwardly digest them. Book of Common Prayer.
5. Hence: To bear comfortably or patiently; to be reconciled to; to
brook.
I never can digest the loss of most of Origin's works. Coleridge.
6. (Chem.) To soften by heat and moisture; to expose to a gentle heat
in a boiler or matrass, as a preparation for chemical operations.
7. (Med.) To dispose to suppurate, or generate healthy pus, as an
ulcer or wound.
8. To ripen; to mature. [Obs.]
Well-digested fruits. Jer. Taylor.
9. To quiet or abate, as anger or grief.
Digest
Di*gest" (?), v. i.
1. To undergo digestion; as, food digests well or ill.
2. (Med.) To suppurate; to generate pus, as an ulcer.
Digest
Di"gest (?), n. [L. digestum, pl. digesta, neut., fr. digestus, p. p.:
cf. F. digeste. See Digest, v. t.] That which is digested; especially,
that which is worked over, classified, and arranged under proper heads
or titles; esp. (Law), a compilation of statutes or decisions
analytically arranged. The term is applied in a general sense to the
Pandects of Justinian (see Pandect), but is also specially given by
authors to compilations of laws on particular topics; a summary of
laws; as, Comyn's Digest; the United States Digest.
A complete digest of Hindu and Mahommedan laws after the model of
Justinian's celebrated Pandects. Sir W. Jones.
They made a sort of institute and digest of anarchy, called the
Rights of Man. Burke.
Digestedly
Di*gest"ed*ly (?), adv. In a digested or well-arranged manner;
methodically.
Digester
Di*gest"er (?), n.
1. One who digests.
2. A medicine or an article of food that aids digestion, or
strengthens digestive power.
Rice is . . . a great restorer of health, and a great digester. Sir
W. Temple.
3. A strong closed vessel, in which bones or other substances may be
subjected, usually in water or other liquid, to a temperature above
that of boiling, in order to soften them.
Digestibility
Di*gest`i*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality of being digestible.
Digestible
Di*gest"i*ble (?), a. [F. digestible, L. digestibilis.] Capable of
being digested.
Digestibleness
Di*gest"i*ble*ness, n. The quality of being digestible; digestibility.
Digestion
Di*ges"tion (?; 106), n. [F. digestion, L. digestio.]
1. The act or process of digesting; reduction to order;
classification; thoughtful consideration.
2. (Physiol.) The conversion of food, in the stomach and intestines,
into soluble and diffusible products, capable of being absorbed by the
blood.
3. (Med.) Generation of pus; suppuration.
Digestive
Di*gest"ive (?), a. [F. digestif, L. digestivus.] Pertaining to
digestion; having the power to cause or promote digestion; as, the
digestive ferments.
Digestive cheese and fruit there sure will be. B. Jonson.
Digestive apparatus, the organs of food digestion, esp. the alimentary
canal and glands connected with it. -- Digestive salt, the chloride of
potassium.
Digestive
Di*gest"ive, n.
1. That which aids digestion, as a food or medicine. Chaucer.
That digestive [a cigar] had become to me as necessary as the meal
itself. Blackw. Mag.
2. (Med.) (a) A substance which, when applied to a wound or ulcer,
promotes suppuration. Dunglison. (b) A tonic. [R.]
Digestor
Di*gest"or (?), n. See Digester.
Digesture
Di*ges"ture (?; 135), n. Digestion. [Obs.] Harvey.
Diggable
Dig"ga*ble (?), a. Capable of being dug.
Digger
Dig"ger (?), n. One who, or that which, digs. Digger wasp (Zo\'94l.),
any one of the fossorial Hymenoptera.
Diggers
Dig"gers (?), n. pl.; sing. Digger. (Ethnol.) A degraded tribe of
California Indians; -- so called from their practice of digging roots
for food.
Digging
Dig"ging (?), n.
1. The act or the place of excavating.
2. pl. Places where ore is dug; especially, certain localities in
California, Australia, and elsewhere, at which gold is obtained.
[Recent]
3. pl. Region; locality. [Low]
Dight
Dight (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dight OR Dighted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Dighting.] [OF. dihten, AS. dihtan to dictate, command, dispose,
arrange, fr. L. dictare to say often, dictate, order; cf. G. dichten
to write poetry, fr. L. dictare. See Dictate.]
1. To prepare; to put in order; hence, to dress, or put on; to array;
to adorn. [Archaic] "She gan the house to dight." Chaucer.
Two harmless turtles, dight for sacrifice. Fairfax.
The clouds in thousand liveries dight. Milton.
2. To have sexual intercourse with. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Dighter
Dight"er (?), n. One who dights. [Obs.]
Digit
Dig"it (?), n. [L. digitus finger; prob. akin to Gr. toe. Cf. Dactyl.]
1. (Zo\'94l.) One of the terminal divisions of a limb appendage; a
finger or toe.
The ruminants have the "cloven foot," i. e., two hoofed digits on
each foot. Owen.
2. A finger's breadth, commonly estimated to be three fourths of an
inch.
3. (Math.) One of the ten figures or symbols, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
8, 9, by which all numbers are expressed; -- so called because of the
use of the fingers in counting and computing.
NOTE: &hand; By some authorities the symbol 0 is not included with
the digits.
4. (Anat.) One twelfth part of the diameter of the sun or moon; -- a
term used to express the quantity of an eclipse; as, an eclipse of
eight digits is one which hides two thirds of the diameter of the
disk.
Digit
Dig"it, v. t. To point at or out with the finger. [R.]
Digital
Dig"i*tal (?), a. [L. digitals.] Of or performance to the fingers, or
to digits; done with the fingers; as, digital compression; digital
examination.
Digitain
Dig"i*ta`in (?), n. [Cf. F. digitaline.] (a) (Med.) Any one of several
extracts of foxglove (Digitalis), as the "French extract," the "German
extract," etc., which differ among themselves in composition and
properties. (b) (Chem.) A supposedly distinct vegetable principle as
the essential ingredient of the extracts. It is a white, crystalline
substance, and is regarded as a glucoside.
Digitalis
Dig`i*ta"lis (?), n. [NL.: cf. F. digitale. So named (according to
Linn\'91us) from its finger-shaped corolla.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of plants including the foxglove.
2. (Med.) The dried leaves of the purple foxglove (Digitalis
purpurea), used in heart disease, disturbance of the circulation, etc.
Digitate
Dig"i*tate (?), v. t. [LL. digitatus, p. p. of digitare, fr. L.
digitus. See Digit.] To point out as with the finger. [R.] Robinson
(Eudoxa).
Digitate, Digitated
Dig"i*tate (?), Dig"i*ta`ted (?), a. [L. digitatus having fingers.]
(Bot.) Having several leaflets arranged, like the fingers of the hand,
at the extremity of a stem or petiole. Also, in general, characterized
by digitation. -- Dig"i*tate*ly (#), adv.
Digitation
Dig`i*ta"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. digitation.] A division into fingers or
fingerlike processes; also, a fingerlike process.
Digitiform
Dig"i*ti*form (?), a. [L. digitus a finger + -form.] Formed like a
finger or fingers; finger-shaped; as, a digitiform root.
Digitigrade
Dig"i*ti*grade (?), a. [L. digitus finger, toe + gradi to step, walk:
cf. F. digitigrade.] (Zo\'94l.) Walking on the toes; -- distinguished
from plantigrade.
Digitigrade
Dig"i*ti*grade, n. (Zo\'94l.) An animal that walks on its toes, as the
cat, lion, wolf, etc.; -- distinguished from a plantigrade, which
walks on the palm of the foot.
Digitipartite
Dig`i*ti*par"tite (?), a. [L. digitus finger + partite.] (Bot.) Parted
like the fingers.
Digitize
Dig"i*tize (?), v. t. [Digit + -ize.] To finger; as, to digitize a
pen. [R.] Sir T. Browne. <-- computers to convert (information, a
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Digitorium
Dig`i*to"ri*um (?), n. [NL., fr. L. digitus a finger.] A small dumb
keyboard used by pianists for exercising the fingers; -- called also
dumb piano.
Digitule
Dig"i*tule (?), n. [L. digitulus, dim. of digitus.] (Zo\'94l.) A
little finger or toe, or something resembling one.
Digladiate
Di*gla"di*ate (?), v. i. [L. digladiari; di- = dis- + gladius a
sword.] To fight like gladiators; to contend fiercely; to dispute
violently. [Obs.]
Digladiating like \'92schines and Demosthenes. Hales.
Digladiation
Di*gla`di*a"tion (?), n. Act of digladiating. [Obs.] "Sore
digladiations and contest." Evelyn.
Diglottism
Di*glot"tism (?), n. [Gr. Glottis.] Bilingualism. [R.] Earle.
Diglyph
Di"glyph (?), n. [Gr. (Arch.) A projecting face like the triglyph, but
having only two channels or grooves sunk in it.
Dignation
Dig*na"tion (?), n. [L. dignatio.] The act of thinking worthy; honor.
[Obs.] Jer. Taylor.
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Digne
Digne (?), a. [F., fr. L. dignus. See Design.]
1. Worthy; honorable; deserving. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. Suitable; adequate; fit. [Obs.] Chaucer.
3. Haughty; disdainful. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Dignification
Dig`ni*fi*ca"tion (?), n. [See Dignify.] The act of dignifying;
exaltation.
Dignified
Dig"ni*fied (?), a. Marked with dignity; stately; as, a dignified
judge.
Dignify
Dig"ni*fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dignified (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Dignifying.] [OF. dignifier, fr. LL. d; L. dignus worthy + ficare (in
comp.), facere to make. See Deign, and Fact.] To invest with dignity
or honor; to make illustrious; to give distinction to; to exalt in
rank; to honor.
Your worth will dignity our feast. B. Jonson.
Syn. -- To exalt; elevate; prefer; advance; honor; illustrate; adorn;
ennoble.
Dignitary
Dig"ni*ta*ry (?), n.; pl. Dignitaries (#). [Cf. F. dignitaire, fr. L.
dignitas.] One who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of
dignity or honor; especially, one who holds an ecclesiastical rank
above that of a parochial priest or clergyman.
Dignity
Dig"ni*ty (?), n.; pl. Dignities (#). [OE. dignete, dignite, OF.
dignet\'82, dignit\'82, F. dignit\'82, fr. L. dignitas, from dignus
worthy. See Dainty, Deign.]
1. The state of being worthy or honorable; elevation of mind or
character; true worth; excellence.
2. Elevation; grandeur.
The dignity of this act was worth the audience of kings. Shak.
3. Elevated rank; honorable station; high office, political or
ecclesiastical; degree of excellence; preferment; exaltation.
Macaulay.
And the king said, What honor and dignity hath been done to
Mordecai for this? Esth. vi. 3.
Reuben, thou art my firstborn, . . . the excellency of dignity, and
the excellency of power. Gen. xlix. 3.
4. Quality suited to inspire respect or reverence; loftiness and
grace; impressiveness; stateliness; -- said of
A letter written with singular energy and dignity of thought
Macaulay.
5. One holding high rank; a dignitary.
These filthy dreamers . . . speak evil of dignities. Jude. 8.
6. Fundamental principle; axiom; maxim. [Obs.]
Sciences concluding from dignities, and principles known by
themselves. Sir T. Browne.
Syn. -- See Decorum. To stand upon one's dignity, to have or to affect
a high notion of one's own rank, privilege, or character.
They did not stand upon their dignity, nor give their minds to
being or to seeming as elegant and as fine as anybody else. R. G.
White.
Dignotion
Dig*no"tion (?), n. [L. dignoscere to distinguish; di- = dis- +
gnoscere, noscere, to learn to know.] Distinguishing mark; diagnostic.
[Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Digonous
Dig"o*nous (?), a. [Gr. Having two angles. Smart.
Digram
Di"gram (?), n. [Gr. A digraph.
Digraph
Di"graph (?), n. [Gr. Two signs or characters combined to express a
single articulated sound; as ea in head, or th in bath.
Digraphic
Di*graph"ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to a digraph. H. Sweet.
Digress
Di*gress" (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Digressed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Digressing.] [L. digressus, p. p. of digredi to go apart, to deviate;
di- = dis- + gradi to step, walk. See Grade.]
1. To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially, to turn
aside from the main subject of attention, or course of argument, in
writing or speaking.
Moreover she beginneth to digress in latitude. Holland.
In the pursuit of an argument there is hardly room to digress into
a particular definition as often as a man varies the signification
of any term. Locke.
2. To turn aside from the right path; to transgress; to offend. [R.]
Thy abundant goodness shall excuse This deadly blot on thy
digressing son. Shak.
Digress
Di*gress", n. Digression. [Obs.] Fuller.
Digression
Di*gres"sion (?), n. [L. digressio: cf. F. digression.]
1. The act of digressing or deviating, esp. from the main subject of a
discourse; hence, a part of a discourse deviating from its main design
or subject.
The digressions I can not excuse otherwise, than by the confidence
that no man will read them. Sir W. Temple.
2. A turning aside from the right path; transgression; offense. [R.]
Then my digression is so vile, so base, That it will live engraven
in my face. Shak.
3. (Anat.) The elongation, or angular distance from the sun; -- said
chiefly of the inferior planets. [R.]
Digressional
Di*gres"sion*al (?), a. Pertaining to, or having the character of, a
digression; departing from the main purpose or subject. T. Warton.
Digressive
Di*gress"ive (?), a. [Cf. F. digressif.] Departing from the main
subject; partaking of the nature of digression. Johnson.
Digressively
Di*gress"ive*ly, adv. By way of digression.
Digue
Digue (?), n. [F. See Dike.] A bank; a dike. [Obs.] Sir W. Temple.
Digynia
Di*gyn"i*a (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.) A Linn\'91an order of plants
having two styles.
Digynian, Digynous
Di*gyn"i*an (?), Dig"y*nous (?), a. [Cf. F. digyne.] (Bot.) Of or
pertaining to the Digynia; having two styles.
Dihedral
Di*he"dral (?), a. [Gr. Diedral.] Having two plane faces; as, the
dihedral summit of a crystal. Dihedral angle, the angular space
contained between planes which intersect. It is measured by the angle
made by any two lines at right angles to the two planes.
Dihedron
Di*he"dron (?), n. [See Dihedral.] A figure with two sides or
surfaces. Buchanan.
Dihexagonal
Di`hex*ag"o*nal (?), a. [Pref. di- + hexagonal.] (a) Consisting of two
hexagonal parts united; thus, a dihexagonal pyramid is composed of two
hexagonal pyramids placed base to base. (b) Having twelve similar
faces; as, a dihexagonal prism.
Diiamb
Di`i*amb" (?), n. A diiambus.
Diiambus
Di`i*am"bus (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. Lambus.] (Pros.) A double iambus; a
foot consisting of two iambuses (
Diiodide
Di*i"o*dide (?; 104), n. [Pref. di- + iodine.] (Chem.) A compound of a
binary type containing two atoms of iodine; -- called also biniodide.
Diisatogen
Di`i*sat"o*gen (?), n. [Pref. di- + isatine + -gen.] (Chem.) A red
crystalline nitrogenous substance or artificial production, which by
reduction passes directly to indigo.
Dijudicant
Di*ju"di*cant (?), n. [L. dijudicans, p. pr.] One who dijudicates.
[R.] Wood.
Dijudicate
Di*ju"di*cate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dijudicated (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Dijucating (?).] [L. dijudicatus, p. p. of dijudicare to decide;
di- = dis- + judicare to judge.] To make a judicial decision; to
decide; to determine. [R.] Hales.
Dijudication
Di*ju`di*ca"tion (?), n. [L. dijudicatio.] The act of dijudicating;
judgment. [R.] Cockeram.
Dika
Di"ka (?), n. [Native West African name.] A kind of food, made from
the almondlike seeds of the Irvingia Barteri, much used by natives of
the west coast of Africa; -- called also dika bread.
Dike
Dike (?), n. [OE. dic, dike, diche, ditch, AS. d dike, ditch; akin to
D. dijk dike, G. deich, and prob. teich pond, Icel. d dike, ditch,
Dan. dige; perh. akin to Gr. dough; or perh. to Gr. Ditch.]
1. A ditch; a channel for water made by digging.
Little channels or dikes cut to every bed. Ray.
2. An embankment to prevent inundations; a levee.
Dikes that the hands of the farmers had raised . . . Shut out the
turbulent tides. Longfellow.
3. A wall of turf or stone. [Scot.]
4. (Geol.) A wall-like mass of mineral matter, usually an intrusion of
igneous rocks, filling up rents or fissures in the original strata.
Dike
Dike, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Diked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Diking.] [OE.
diken, dichen, AS. d\'c6cian to dike. See Dike.]
1. To surround or protect with a dike or dry bank; to secure with a
bank.
2. To drain by a dike or ditch.
Dike
Dike, v. i. To work as a ditcher; to dig. [Obs.]
He would thresh and thereto dike and delve. Chaucer.
Diker
Dik"er (?), n.
1. A ditcher. Piers Plowman.
2. One who builds stone walls; usually, one who builds them without
lime. [Scot.]
Dilacerate
Di*lac"er*ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dilacerated (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Dilacerating (?).] [L. dilaceratus, p. p. of dilacerare to tear
apart; di- = dis- + lacerare to tear.] To rend asunder; to tear to
pieces. Sir T. Browne.
Dilaceration
Di*lac`er*a"tion (?), n. [L. dilaceratio: cf. F. dilac\'82ration.] The
act of rending asunder. Arbuthnot.
Dilaniate
Di*la"ni*ate (?), v. t. [L. dilaniatus, p. p. of dilaniare to
dilacerate; di- = dis- + laniare to tear to pieces.] To rend in
pieces; to tear. [R.] Howell.
Dilaniation
Di*la`ni*a"tion (?), n. A rending or tearing in pieces; dilaceration.
[R.]
Dilapidate
Di*lap"i*date (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dilapidated (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Dilapidating (?).] [L. dilapidare to scatter like stones; di- =
dis- + lapidare to throw stones, fr. lapis a stone. See Lapidary.]
1. To bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin, by misuse or
through neglect; to destroy the fairness and good condition of; --
said of a building.
If the bishop, parson, or vicar, etc., dilapidates the buildings,
or cuts down the timber of the patrimony. Blackstone.
2. To impair by waste and abuse; to squander.
The patrimony of the bishopric of Oxon was much dilapidated. Wood.
Dilapidate
Di*lap"i*date, v. i. To get out of repair; to fall into partial ruin;
to become decayed; as, the church was suffered to dilapidate. Johnson.
Dilapidated
Di*lap"i*da`ted (?), a. Decayed; fallen into partial ruin; injured by
bad usage or neglect.
A deserted and dilapidated buildings. Cooper.
Dilapidation
Di*lap`i*da"tion (?), n. [L. dilapidatio: cf. F. dilapidation.]
1. The act of dilapidating, or the state of being dilapidated, reduced
to decay, partially ruined, or squandered.
Tell the people that are relived by the dilapidation of their
public estate. Burke.
2. Ecclesiastical waste; impairing of church property by an incumbent,
through neglect or by intention.
The business of dilapidations came on between our bishop and the
Archibishop of York. Strype.
3. (Law) The pulling down of a building, or suffering it to fall or be
in a state of decay. Burrill.
Dilapidator
Di*lap"i*da`tor (?), n. [Cf. F. dilapidateur.] One who causes
dilapidation. Strype.
Dilatability
Di*la`ta*bil"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. dilatabilit\'82.] The quality of
being dilatable, or admitting expansion; -- opposed to
contractibility. Ray.
Dilatable
Di*lat"a*ble (?), a. [Cf. F. dilatable.] Capable of expansion; that
may be dilated; -- opposed to contractible; as, the lungs are
dilatable by the force of air; air is dilatable by heat.
Dilatation
Dil`a*ta"tion (?), n. [OE. dilatacioun, F. dilatation, L. dilatatio,
fr. dilatare. See Dilate, and cf. 2d Dilation.]
1. Prolixity; diffuse discourse. [Obs.] "What needeth greater
dilatation?" Chaucer.
2. The act of dilating; expansion; an enlarging on al
3. (Anat.) A dilation or enlargement of a canal or other organ.
Dilatator
Dil`a*ta"tor (?), n. [NL. Cf. L. dilatator a propagator.] (Anat.) A
muscle which dilates any part; a dilator.
Dilate
Di*late" (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dilated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Dilating (?).] [L. dilatare; either fr. di- = dis- + latus wide, not
the same word as latus, used as p. p. of ferre to bear (see Latitude);
or fr. dilatus, used as p. p. of differre to separate (see Delay,
Tolerate, Differ, and cf. Dilatory): cf. F. dilater.]
1. To expand; to distend; to enlarge or extend in all directions; to
swell; -- opposed to contract; as, the air dilates the lungs; air is
dilated by increase of heat.
2. To enlarge upon; to relate at large; to tell copiously or
diffusely. [R.]
Do me the favor to dilate at full What hath befallen of them and
thee till now. Shak.
Syn. -- To expand; swell; distend; enlarge; spread out; amplify;
expatiate.
Dilate
Di*late", v. i.
1. To grow wide; to expand; to swell or extend in all directions.
His heart dilates and glories in his strength. Addison.
2. To speak largely and copiously; to dwell in narration; to enlarge;
-- with on or upon.
But still on their ancient joys dilate. Crabbe.
Dilate
Di*late", a. Extensive; expanded. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Dilated
Di*lat"ed, a.
1. Expanded; enlarged. Shak.
2. (Bot.) Widening into a lamina or into lateral winglike appendages.
3. (Zo\'94l.) Having the margin wide and spreading.
Dilatedly
Di*lat"ed*ly, adv. In a dilated manner. Feltham.
Dilater
Di*lat"er (?), n. One who, or that which, dilates, expands, o r
enlarges.
Dilation
Di*la"tion (?), n. [L. dilatio. See Dilatory.] Delay. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
Dilation
Di*la"tion, n. [From dilate, v., cf. Dilatation, Dilator.] The act of
dilating, or the state of being dilated; expansion; dilatation. Mrs.
Browning.
At first her eye with slow dilation rolled. Tennyson.
A gigantic dilation of the hateful figure. Dickens.
Dilative
Di*lat"ive (?), a. Causing dilation; tending to dilate, on enlarge;
expansive. Coleridge.
Dilatometer
Dil`a*tom"e*ter (?), n. [Dilate + -meter.] (Physiol.) An instrument
for measuring the dilatation or expansion of a substance, especially
of a fluid.
Dilator
Di*lat"or (?), n. [See Dilate.]
1. One who, or that which, widens or expands.
2. (Anat.) A muscle that dilates any part.
3. (Med.) An instrument for expanding a part; as, a urethral dilator.
Dilatorily
Dil"a*to*ri*ly (?), adv. With delay; tardily.
Dilatoriness
Dil"a*to*ri*ness, n. The quality of being dilatory; lateness;
slowness; tardiness; sluggishness.
Dilatory
Dil"a*to*ry (?), a. [L. dilatorius, fr. dilator a delayer, fr.
dilatus, used as p. p. of differe to defer, delay: cf. F. dilatoire.
See Dilate, Differ, Defer.]
1. Inclined to defer or put off what ought to be done at once; given
the procrastination; delaying; procrastinating; loitering; as, a
dilatory servant.
2. Marked by procrastination or delay; tardy; slow; sluggish; -- said
of actions or measures.
Alva, as usual, brought his dilatory policy to bear upon hiMotley.
Dilatory plea (Law), a plea designed to create delay in the trial of a
cause, generally founded upon some matter not connected with the
merits of the case. Syn. -- Slow; delaying; sluggish; inactive;
loitering; behindhand; backward; procrastinating. See Slow.
Dildo
Dil"do (?), n. A burden in popular songs. [Obs.]
Delicate burthens of dildos and fadings. Shak.
Dildo
Dil"do, n. (Bot.) A columnar cactaceous plant of the West Indies
(Cereus Swartzii).
Dilection
Di*lec"tion (?), n. [L. dilectio: dilection. See Diligent.] Love;
choice. [Obs.] T. Martin.
Dilemma
Di*lem"ma (?), n. [L. dilemma, Gr. Lemma.]
1. (Logic) An argument which presents an antagonist with two or more
alternatives, but is equally conclusive against him, whichever
alternative he chooses.
NOTE: &hand; Th e fo llowing ar e instances of the dilemma. A young
rhetorician applied to an old sophist to be taught the art of
pleading, and bargained for a certain reward to be paid when he
should gain a cause. The master sued for his reward, and the
scholar endeavored to dilemma. "If I gain my cause, I shall
withhold your pay, because the judge's award will be against you;
if I lose it, I may withhold it, because I shall not yet have
gained a cause." "On the contrary," says the master, "if you gain
your cause, you must pay me, because you are to pay me when you
gain a cause; if you lose it, you must pay me, because the judge
will award it."
Johnson.
2. A state of things in which evils or obstacles present themselves on
every side, and it is difficult to determine what course to pursue; a
vexatious alternative or predicament; a difficult choice or position.
A strong dilemma in a desperate case! To act with infamy, or quit
the place. Swift.
Horns of a dilemma, alternatives, each of which is equally difficult
of encountering.
Dilettant
Dil"et*tant` (?), a. Of or pertaining to dilettanteism; amateur; as,
dilettant speculation. Carlyle.
Dilettant
Dil`et*tant" (?), n. A dilettante.
Though few art lovers can be connoisseurs, many are dilettants.
Fairholt.
Dilettante
Dil`et*tan"te (?), n.; pl. Dilettanti (#). [It., prop. p. pr. of
dillettare to take delight in, fr. L. delectare to delight. See
Delight, v. t.] An admirer or lover of the fine arts; popularly, an
amateur; especially, one who follows an art or a branch of knowledge,
desultorily, or for amusement only.
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The true poet is not an eccentric creature, not a mere artist
living only for art, not a dreamer or a dilettante, sipping the
nectar of existence, while he keeps aloof from its deeper
interests. J. C. Shairp.
Dilettanteish
Dil`et*tan"te*ish (?), a. Somewhat like a dilettante.
Dilettanteism
Dil`et*tan"te*ism (?), n. The state or quality of being a dilettante;
the desultory pursuit of art, science, or literature.
Dilettantish
Dil`et*tant"ish (?), a. Dilettanteish.
Dilettantism
Dil`et*tant"ism (?), n. Same as Dilettanteism. F. Harrison.
Diligence
Dil"i*gence (?), n. [F. diligence, L. diligentia.]
1. The quality of being diligent; carefulness; careful attention; --
the opposite of negligence.
2. Interested and persevering application; devoted and painstaking
effort to accomplish what is undertaken; assiduity in service.
That which ordinary men are fit for, I am qualified in; and the
best of me is diligence. Shak.
3. (Scots Law) Process by which persons, lands, or effects are seized
for debt; process for enforcing the attendance of witnesses or the
production of writings.
To do one's diligence, give diligence, use diligence, to exert one's
self; to make interested and earnest endeavor.
And each of them doth all his diligence To do unto the fest\'82
reverence. Chaucer.
Syn. -- Attention; industry; assiduity; sedulousness; earnestness;
constancy; heed; heedfulness; care; caution. -- Diligence, Industry.
Industry has the wider sense of the two, implying an habitual devotion
to labor for some valuable end, as knowledge, property, etc. Diligence
denotes earnest application to some specific object or pursuit, which
more or less directly has a strong hold on one's interests or
feelings. A man may be diligent for a time, or in seeking some
favorite end, without meriting the title of industrious. Such was the
case with Fox, while Burke was eminent not only for diligence, but
industry; he was always at work, and always looking out for some new
field of mental effort.
The sweat of industry would dry and die, But for the end it works
to. Shak.
Diligence and accuracy are the only merits which an historical
writer ascribe to himself. Gibbon.
Diligence
Di`li*gence" (?), n. [F.] A four-wheeled public stagecoach, used in
France.
Diligency
Dil"i*gen*cy (?), n. [L. diligentia.] Diligence; care; persevering
endeavor. [Obs.] Milton.
Diligent
Dil"i*gent (?), a. [F. diligent, L. diligens, -entis, p. pr. of
diligere, dilectum, to esteem highly, prefer; di- = dis- + legere to
choose. See Legend.]
1. Prosecuted with careful attention and effort; careful; painstaking;
not careless or negligent.
The judges shall make diligent inquisition. Deut. xix. 18.
2. Interestedly and perseveringly attentive; steady and earnest in
application to a subject or pursuit; assiduous; industrious.
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before
kings. Prov. xxii. 29.
Diligent cultivation of elegant literature. Prescott.
Syn. -- Active; assiduous; sedulous; laborious; persevering;
attentive; industrious.
Diligently
Dil"i*gent*ly, adv. In a diligent manner; not carelessly; not
negligently; with industry or assiduity.
Ye diligently keep commandments of the Lord your God. Deut. vi. 17.
Dill
Dill (?), n. [AS dile; akin to D. dille, OHG. tilli, G. dill, dille,
Sw. dill, Dan. dild.] (Bot.) An herb (Peucedanum graveolens), the
seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, and were
formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; -- called also
dill-seed.<-- now Anethum graveolens --> Dr. Prior.
Dill
Dill, v. t. [OE. dillen, fr. dul dull, a.] To still; to calm; to
soothe, as one in pain. [Obs.]
Dilling
Dil"ling (?), n. A darling; a favorite. [Obs.]
Whilst the birds billing, Each one with his dilling. Drayton.
Dilluing
Dil*lu"ing (?), n. (Min.) A process of sorting ore by washing in a
hand sieve. [Written also deluing.]
Dilly
Dil"ly (?), n. [Contr. fr. diligence.] A kind of stagecoach. "The
Derby dilly." J. H. Frere.
Dilly-dally
Dil"ly-dal`ly (?), v. i. [See Dally.] To loiter or trifle; to waste
time.
Dilogical
Di*log"ic*al (?), a. Ambiguous; of double meaning. [Obs.] T. Adams.
Dilogy
Dil"o*gy (?), n.; pl. Dilogies (#). [L. dilogia, Gr. (Rhet.) An
ambiguous speech; a figure in which a word is used an equivocal sense.
[R.]
Dilucid
Di*lu"cid (?), a. [L. dilucidus, fr. dilucere to be light enough to
distinguish objects apart. See Lucid.] Clear; lucid. [Obs.] Bacon. --
Di*lu"cid*ly, adv. [Obs.] -- Di`lu*cid"i*ty (#), n. [Obs.]
Dilucidate
Di*lu"ci*date (?), v. t. [L. dilucidatus, p. p. of dilucidare.] To
elucidate. [Obs.] Boyle.
Dilucidation
Di*lu`ci*da"tion (?), n. [L. dilucidatio.] The act of making clear.
[Obs.] Boyle.
Diluent
Dil"u*ent (?), a. [L. diluens, p. pr. diluere. See Dilute.] Diluting;
making thinner or weaker by admixture, esp. of water. Arbuthnot.
Diluent
Dil"u*ent, n.
1. That which dilutes.
2. (Med.) An agent used for effecting dilution of the blood; a weak
drink.
There is no real diluent but water. Arbuthnot.
Dilute
Di*lute" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Diluted; p. pr. & vb. n. Diluting.]
[L. dilutus, p. p. of diluere to wash away, dilute; di- = dis- +
luere, equiv. to lavare to wash, lave. See Lave, and cf. Deluge.]
1. To make thinner or more liquid by admixture with something; to thin
and dissolve by mixing.
Mix their watery store. With the chyle's current, and dilute it
more. Blackmore.
2. To diminish the strength, flavor, color, etc., of, by mixing; to
reduce, especially by the addition of water; to temper; to attenuate;
to weaken.
Lest these colors should be diluted and weakened by the mixture of
any adventitious light. Sir I. Newton.
Dilute
Di*lute" (?), v. i. To become attenuated, thin, or weak; as, it
dilutes easily.
Dilute
Di*lute" (?), a. [L. dilutus, p. p.] Diluted; thin; weak.
A dilute and waterish exposition. Hopkins.
Diluted
Di*lut"ed (?), a. Reduced in strength; thin; weak. -- Di*lut"ed*ly,
adv.
Diluteness
Di*lute"ness (?), n. The quality or state of being dilute. Bp.
Wilkins.
Diluter
Di*lut"er (?), n. One who, or that which, dilutes or makes thin, more
liquid, or weaker.
Dilution
Di*lu"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. dilution.] The act of diluting, or the
state of being diluted. Arbuthnot.
Diluvial
Di*lu"vi*al (?), a. [L. diluvialis. fr. diluvium.]
1. Of or pertaining to a flood or deluge, esp. to the great deluge in
the days of Noah; diluvian.
2. (Geol.) Effected or produced by a flood or deluge of water; -- said
of coarse and imperfectly stratified deposits along ancient or
existing water courses. Similar unstratified deposits were formed by
the agency of ice. The time of deposition has been called the Diluvian
epoch.
Diluvialist
Di*lu"vi*al*ist, n. One who explains geological phenomena by the
Noachian deluge. Lyell.
Diluvian
Di*lu"vi*an (?), a. [Cf. F. diluvien.] Of or pertaining to a deluge,
esp. to the Noachian deluge; diluvial; as, of diluvian origin.
Buckland.
Diluviate
Di*lu"vi*ate (?), v. i. [L. diluviare.] To run as a flood. [Obs.] Sir
E. Sandys.
Diluvium
Di*lu"vi*um (?), n.; pl. E. Diluviums (#), L. Diluvia (#). [L.
diluvium. See Dilute, Deluge.] (Geol.) A deposit of superficial loam,
sand, gravel, stones, etc., caused by former action of flowing waters,
or the melting of glacial ice.
NOTE: &hand; Th e ac cumulation of matter by the ordinary operation
of water is termed alluvium.
Dim
Dim (?), a. [Compar. Dimmer (?); superl. Dimmest (?).] [AS. dim; akin
to OFries. dim, Icel. dimmr: cf. MHG. timmer, timber; of uncertain
origin.]
1. Not bright or distinct; wanting luminousness or clearness; obscure
in luster or sound; dusky; darkish; obscure; indistinct; overcast;
tarnished.
The dim magnificence of poetry. Whewell.
How is the gold become dim! Lam. iv. 1.
I never saw The heavens so dim by day. Shak.
Three sleepless nights I passed in sounding on, Through words and
things, a dim and perilous way. Wordsworth.
2. Of obscure vision; not seeing clearly; hence, dull of apprehension;
of weak perception; obtuse.
Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow. Job xvii. 7.
The understanding is dim. Rogers.
NOTE: &hand; Obvious compounds: dim-eyed; dim-sighted, etc.
Syn. -- Obscure; dusky; dark; mysterious; imperfect; dull; sullied;
tarnished.
Dim
Dim, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dimmed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dimming.]
1. To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or distinct;
to take away the luster of; to darken; to dull; to obscure; to
eclipse.
A king among his courtiers, who dims all his attendants. Dryden.
Now set the sun, and twilight dimmed the ways. Cowper.
2. To deprive of distinct vision; to hinder from seeing clearly,
either by dazzling or clouding the eyes; to darken the senses or
understanding of.
Her starry eyes were dimmed with streaming tears. C. Pitt.
Dim
Dim, v. i. To grow dim. J. C. Shairp.
Dimble
Dim"ble (?), n. [Prob. orig., a cavity, and the same word as dimple.
See Dimple.] A bower; a dingle. [Obs.] Drayton.
Dime
Dime (?), n. [F. d\'8cme tithe, OF. disme, fr. L. decimus the tenth,
fr. decem ten. See Decimal.] A silver coin of the United States, of
the value of ten cents; the tenth of a dollar. Dime novel, a novel,
commonly sensational and trashy, which is sold for a dime, or ten
cents.
Dimension
Di*men"sion (?), n. [L. dimensio, fr. dimensus, p. p. of dimetiri to
measure out; di- = dis- + metiri to measure: cf. F. dimension. See
Measure.]
1. Measure in a single line, as length, breadth, height, thickness, or
circumference; extension; measurement; -- usually, in the plural,
measure in length and breadth, or in length, breadth, and thickness;
extent; size; as, the dimensions of a room, or of a ship; the
dimensions of a farm, of a kingdom.
Gentlemen of more than ordinary dimensions. W. Irving.
Space of dimension, extension that has length but no breadth or
thickness; a straight or curved line. -- Space of two dimensions,
extension which has length and breadth, but no thickness; a plane or
curved surface. -- Space of three dimensions, extension which has
length, breadth, and thickness; a solid. -- Space of four dimensions,
as imaginary kind of extension, which is assumed to have length,
breadth, thickness, and also a fourth imaginary dimension. Space of
five or six, or more dimensions is also sometimes assumed in
mathematics.
2. Extent; reach; scope; importance; as, a project of large
dimensions.
3. (Math.) The degree of manifoldness of a quantity; as, time is
quantity having one dimension; volume has three dimensions, relative
to extension.
4. (Alg.) A literal factor, as numbered in characterizing a term. The
term dimensions forms with the cardinal numbers a phrase equivalent to
degree with the ordinal; thus, a2b2c is a term of five dimensions, or
of the fifth degree.
5. pl. (Phys.) The manifoldness with which the fundamental units of
time, length, and mass are involved in determining the units of other
physical quantities. Thus, since the unit of velocity varies directly
as the unit of length and inversely as the unit of time, the
dimensions of velocity are said to be length &divby; time; the
dimensions of work are mass × (length)2 &divby; (time)2; the
dimensions of density are mass &divby; (length)3. <-- dimensional
lumber -->
Dimension lumber, Dimension scantling, OR Dimension stock (Carp.),
lumber for building, etc., cut to the sizes usually in demand, or to
special sizes as ordered. -- Dimension stone, stone delivered from the
quarry rough, but brought to such sizes as are requisite for cutting
to dimensions given.
Dimensional
Di*men"sion*al (?), a. Pertaining to dimension.
Dimensioned
Di*men"sioned (?), a. Having dimensions. [R.]
Dimensionless
Di*men"sion*less (?), a. Without dimensions; having no appreciable or
noteworthy extent. Milton.
Dimensity
Di*men"si*ty (?), n. Dimension. [R.] Howell.
Dimensive
Di*men"sive (?), a. Without dimensions; marking dimensions or the
limits.
Who can draw the soul's dimensive lines? Sir J. Davies.
Dimera
Dim"e*ra (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.) (a) A division of
Coleoptera, having two joints to the tarsi. (b) A division of the
Hemiptera, including the aphids.
Dimeran
Dim"er*an (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) One of the Dimera.
Dimerous
Dim"er*ous (?), a. [Gr. Composed of, or having, two parts of each
kind.
NOTE: &hand; A di merous fl ower ha s tw o sepals, two petals, two
stamens, and two pistils.
Dimeter
Dim"e*ter (?), a. [L. dimeter, Gr. Having two poetical measures or
meters. -- n. A verse of two meters.
Dimethyl
Di*meth"yl (?), n. [Pref. di- + methyl.] (Chem.) Ethane; -- sometimes
so called because regarded as consisting of two methyl radicals. See
Ethane.
Dimetric
Di*met"ric (?), a. [See Dimeter, a.] (Crystallog.) Same as Tetragonal.
Dana.
Dimication
Dim`i*ca"tion (?), n. [L. dimicatio, fr. dimicare to fight.] A fight;
contest. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
Dimidiate
Di*mid"i*ate (?), a. [L. dimidiatus, p. p. of dimidiare to halve, fr.
dimidius half. See Demi-.]
1. Divided into two equal parts; reduced to half in shape or form.
2. (Biol.) (a) Consisting of only one half of what the normal
condition requires; having the appearance of lacking one half; as, a
dimidiate leaf, which has only one side developed. (b) Having the
organs of one side, or half, different in function from the
corresponding organs on the other side; as, dimidiate hermaphroditism.
Dimidiate
Di*mid"i*ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dimidiated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Dimidiating.]
1. To divide into two equal parts. [Obs.] Cockeram.
2. (Her.) To represent the half of; to halve.
Dimidiation
Di*mid`i*a"tion (?), n. [L. dimidiatio.] The act of dimidiating or
halving; the state of being dimidiate.
Diminish
Di*min"ish (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Diminished (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Diminishing.] [Pref. di- (= L. dis-) + minish: cf. L. diminuere, F.
diminuer, OE. diminuen. See Dis-, and Minish.]
1. To make smaller in any manner; to reduce in bulk or amount; to
lessen; -- opposed to augment or increase.
Not diminish, but rather increase, the debt. Barrow.
2. To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to
abase; to weaken.
This doth nothing diminish their opinion. Robynson (More's Utopia).
I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the
nations. Ezek. xxix. 15.
O thou . . . at whose sight all the stars Hide their diminished
heads. Milton.
3. (Mus.) To make smaller by a half step; to make (an interval) less
than minor; as, a diminished seventh.
4. To take away; to subtract.
Neither shall ye diminish aught from it. Deut. iv. 2.
Diminished column, one whose upper diameter is less than the lower. --
Diminished, OR Diminishing, scale, a scale of gradation used in
finding the different points for drawing the spiral curve of the
volute. Gwilt. -- Diminishing rule (Arch.), a board cut with a concave
edge, for fixing the entasis and curvature of a shaft. -- Diminishing
stile (Arch.), a stile which is narrower in one part than in another,
as in many glazed doors. Syn. -- To decrease; lessen; abate; reduce;
contract; curtail; impair; degrade. See Decrease.
Diminish
Di*min"ish, v. i. To become or appear less or smaller; to lessen; as,
the apparent size of an object diminishes as we recede from it.
Diminishable
Di*min"ish*a*ble (?), a. Capable of being diminished or lessened.
Diminisher
Di*min"ish*er (?), n. One who, or that which, diminishes anything.
Clerke (1637).
Diminishingly
Di*min"ish*ing*ly, adv. In a manner to diminish.
Diminishment
Di*min"ish*ment (?), n. Diminution. [R.] Cheke.
Diminuendo
Di*min`u*en"do (?), adv. [It., p. pr. of diminuere to diminish.]
(Mus.) In a gradually diminishing manner; with abatement of tone;
decrescendo; -- expressed on the staff by Dim., or Dimin., or the
sign.
Diminuent
Di*min"u*ent (?), a. [L. diminuens, p. pr. of diminuere. See
Diminish.] Lessening. Bp. Sanderson.
Diminutal
Dim`i*nu"tal (?), a. Indicating or causing diminution. Earle.
Diminute
Dim"i*nute (?), a. Small; diminished; diminutive. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.
Diminutely
Dim"i*nute*ly, adv. Diminutively. [Obs.]
Diminution
Dim`i*nu"tion (?), n. [L. diminutio, or perh. rather deminutio: cf. F.
diminution. See Diminish.]
1. The act of diminishing, or of making or becoming less; state of
being diminished; reduction in size, quantity, or degree; -- opposed
to augmentation or increase.
2. The act of lessening dignity or consideration, or the state of
being deprived of dignity; a lowering in estimation; degradation;
abasement.
The world's opinion or diminution of me. Eikon Basilike.
Nor thinks it diminution to be ranked In military honor next.
Philips.
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3. (Law) Omission, inaccuracy, or defect in a record.
4. (Mus.) In counterpoint, the imitation of, or reply to, a subject,
in notes of half the length or value of those the subject itself. Syn.
-- Decrease; decay; abatement; reduction; deduction; decrement.
Diminutival
Di*min`u*ti"val (?), a. Indicating diminution; diminutive.
"Diminutival forms" [of words]. Earle. -- n. A diminutive. Earle.
Diminutive
Di*min"u*tive (?), a. [Cf. L. deminutivus, F. diminutif.]
1. Below the average size; very small; little.
2. Expressing diminution; as, a diminutive word.
3. Tending to diminish. [R.]
Diminutive of liberty. Shaftesbury.
Diminutive
Di*min"u*tive, n.
1. Something of very small size or value; an insignificant thing.
Such water flies, diminutives of nature. Shak.
2. (Gram.) A derivative from a noun, denoting a small or a young
object of the same kind with that denoted by the primitive; as,
gosling, eaglet, lambkin.
Babyisms and dear diminutives. Tennyson.
NOTE: &hand; Th e wo rd so metimes de notes a derivative verb which
expresses a diminutive or petty form of the action, as scribble.
Diminutively
Di*min"u*tive*ly, adv. In a diminutive manner.
Diminutiveness
Di*min"u*tive*ness, n. The quality of being diminutive; smallness;
littleness; minuteness.
Dimish
Dim"ish (?), a. See Dimmish.
Dimission
Di*mis"sion (?), n. [L. dimissio. See Dimit, and cf. Dismission.]
Leave to depart; a dismissing. [Obs.] Barrow.
Dimissory
Dim"is*so*ry (?; 277), a. [L. dimissorius: cf. F. dimissoire. See
Dimit.] Sending away; dismissing to another jurisdiction; granting
leave to depart. Letters dimissory (Eccl.), letters given by a bishop
dismissing a person who is removing into another diocese, and
recommending him for reception there. Hook.
Dimit
Di*mit" (?), v. t. [L. dimittere to send away, ledi- = dis- + mittere
to send. See Dismiss.] To dismiss, let go, or release. [Obs.]
Dimity
Dim"i*ty (?), n. [Prob. fr. Gr. diemet, of F. dimite, d\'82mitte. Cf.
Samite.] A cotton fabric employed for hangings and furniture
coverings, and formerly used for women's under-garments. It is of many
patterns, both plain and twilled, and occasionally is printed in
colors.
Dimly
Dim"ly, adv. In a dim or obscure manner; not brightly or clearly; with
imperfect sight.
Dimmish, Dimmy
Dim"mish (?), Dim"my (?), a. Somewhat dim; as, dimmish eyes. "Dimmy
clouds." Sir P. Sidney.
Dimness
Dim"ness, n. [AS. dimness.]
1. The state or quality
2. Dullness, or want of clearness, of vision or of intellectual
perception. Dr. H. More. Syn. -- Darkness; obscurity; gloom. See
Darkness.
Dimorph
Di"morph` (?), n. [Gr. Di-) + (Crystallog.) Either one of the two
forms of a dimorphous substance; as, calcite and aragonite are
dimorphs.
Dimorphic
Di*mor"phic (?), a. Having the property of dimorphism; dimorphous.
Dimorphism
Di*mor"phism (?), n. [Cf. F. dimorphisme.]
1. (Biol.) Difference of form between members of the same species, as
when a plant has two kinds of flowers, both hermaphrodite (as in the
partridge berry), or when there are two forms of one or both sexes of
the same species of butterfly.
Dimorphism is the condition of the appearance of the same species
under two dissimilar forms. Darwin.
2. (Crystallog.) Crystallization in two independent forms of the same
chemical compound, as of calcium carbonate as calcite and aragonite.
Dimorphous
Di*mor"phous (?), a. [Cf. F. dimorphe.]
1. (Biol.) Characterized by dimorphism; occurring under two distinct
forms, not dependent on sex; dimorphic.
2. (Crystallog.) Crystallizing under two forms fundamentally
different, while having the same chemical composition.
Dimple
Dim"ple (?), n. [Prob. a nasalized dim. of dip. See Dip, and cf.
Dimble.]
1. A slight natural depression or indentation on the surface of some
part of the body, esp. on the cheek or chin. Milton.
The dimple of her chin. Prior.
2. A slight indentation on any surface.
The garden pool's dark surface . . . Breaks into dimples small and
bright. Wordsworth.
Dimple
Dim"ple, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dimpled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dimpling
(?).] To form dimples; to sink into depressions or little
inequalities.
And smiling eddies dimpled on the main. Dryden.
Dimple
Dim"ple, v. t. To mark with dimples or dimplelike depressions. Shak.
Dimplement
Dim"ple*ment (?), n. The state of being dimpled, or marked with gentle
depressions. [R.]
The ground's most gentle dimplement. Mrs. Browning.
Dimply
Dim"ply (?), a. Full of dimples, or small depressions; dimpled; as,
the dimply pool. Thomson.
Dim-sighted
Dim"-sight`ed (?), a. Having dim sight; lacking perception. --
Dim"-sight`ed*ness, n.
Dimya, Dimyaria
Dim"y*a (?), Dim`y*a"ri*a (, n.; pl. [NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.) An order
of lamellibranchiate mollusks having an anterior and posterior
adductor muscle, as the common clam. See Bivalve.
Dimyarian
Dim`y*a"ri*an (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Like or pertaining to the Dimya. --
n. One of the Dimya.
Dimyary
Dim"y*a*ry (?), a. & n. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Dimyarian.
Din
Din (?), n. [AS. dyne, dyn; akin to Icel. dynr, and to AS. dynian to
resound, Icel. dynja to pour down like hail or rain; cf. Skr. dhuni
roaring, a torrent, dhvan to sound. Cf. Dun to ask payment.] Loud,
confused, harsh noise; a loud, continuous, rattling or clanging sound;
clamor; roar.
Think you a little din can daunt mine ears? Shak.
He knew the battle's din afar. Sir W. Scott.
The dust and din and steam of town. Tennyson.
Din
Din, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dinned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dinning.] [AS.
dynian. See Din, n.]
1. To strike with confused or clanging sound; to stun with loud and
continued noise; to harass with clamor; as, to din the ears with
cries.
2. To utter with a din; to repeat noisily; to ding.
This hath been often dinned in my ears. Swift.
To din into, to fix in the mind of another by frequent and noisy
repetitions. Sir W. Scott.
Din
Din, v. i. To sound with a din; a ding.
The gay viol dinning in the dale. A. Seward.
Dinaphthyl
Di*naph"thyl (?), n. [Pref. di- + naphthylene.] (Chem.) A colorless,
crystalline hydrocarbon, C20H14, obtained from naphthylene, and
consisting of a doubled naphthylene radical.
Dinar
Di"nar (?), n. [Ar. d, from Gr. denarius. See Denier.]
1. A petty money of accounts of Persia.
2. An ancient gold coin of the East.
Dinarchy
Di"nar*chy (?), n. See Diarchy.
Dine
Dine (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dined (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dining.] [F.
d\'8cner, OF. disner, LL. disnare, contr. fr. an assumed disjunare;
dis- + an assumed junare (OF. juner) to fast, for L. jejunare, fr.
jejunus fasting. See Jejune, and cf. Dinner, D.] To eat the principal
regular meal of the day; to take dinner.
Now can I break my fast, dine, sup, and sleep. Shak.
To dine with Duke Humphrey, to go without dinner; -- a phrase common
in Elizabethan literature, said to be from the practice of the poor
gentry, who beguiled the dinner hour by a promenade near the tomb of
Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, in Old Saint Paul's.
Dine
Dine, v. t.
1. To give a dinner to; to furnish with the chief meal; to feed; as,
to dine a hundred men.
A table massive enough to have dined Johnnie Armstrong and his
merry men. Sir W. Scott.
2. To dine upon; to have to eat. [Obs.] "What will ye dine." Chaucer.
Diner
Din"er (?), n. One who dines.
Diner-out
Din"er-out` (?), n. One who often takes his dinner away from home, or
in company.
A brilliant diner-out, though but a curate. Byron.
Dinetical
Di*net"ic*al (?), a. [Gr. Revolving on an axis. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Ding
Ding (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dinged (?), Dang (Obs.), or Dung (Obs.);
p. pr. & vb. n. Dinging.] [OE. dingen, dengen; akin to AS. dencgan to
knock, Icel. dengja to beat, hammer, Sw. d\'84nga, G. dengeln.]
1. To dash; to throw violently. [Obs.]
To ding the book a coit's distance from him. Milton.
2. To cause to sound or ring.
To ding (anything) in one's ears, to impress one by noisy repetition,
as if by hammering.
Ding
Ding, v. i.
1. To strike; to thump; to pound. [Obs.]
Diken, or delven, or dingen upon sheaves. Piers Plowman.
2. To sound, as a bell; to ring; to clang.
The fretful tinkling of the convent bell evermore dinging among the
mountain echoes. W. Irving.
3. To talk with vehemence, importunity, or reiteration; to bluster.
[Low]
Ding
Ding, n. A thump or stroke, especially of a bell.
Dingdong
Ding"dong` (?), n. [See Ding.]
1. The sound of, or as of, repeated strokes on a metallic body, as a
bell; a repeated and monotonous sound.
2. (Horol.) An attachment to a clock by which the quarter hours are
struck upon bells of different tones.
Dingey, Dingy, Dinghy
Din"gey (?), Din"gy, Din"ghy, n. [Bengalee dingi.]
1. A kind of boat used in the East Indies. [Written also dinghey.]
Malcom.
2. A ship's smallest boat.
Dingily
Din"gi*ly (?), adv. In a dingy manner.
Dinginess
Din"gi*ness, n. Quality of being dingy; a dusky hue.
Dingle
Din"gle (?), n. [Of uncertain origin: cf. AS. ding prison; or perh.
akin to dimble.] A narrow dale; a small dell; a small, secluded, and
embowered valley.
Dingle-dangle
Din"gle-dan`gle (?), adv. In a dangling manner.
Dingo
Din"go (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A wild dog found in Australia, but supposed
to have introduced at a very early period. It has a wolflike face,
bushy tail, and a reddish brown color.
Dingthrift
Ding"thrift` (?), n. A spendthrift. [Obs.]
Wilt thou, therefore, a drunkard be, A dingthrift and a knave?
Drant.
Dingy
Din"gy (?), a. [Compar. Dingier (?); superl. Dingiest.] [Prob. fr.
dung. Cf. Dungy.] Soiled; sullied; of a dark or dusky color; dark
brown; dirty. "Scraps of dingy paper." Macaulay.
Dinichthys
Di*nich"thys (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Paleon.) A genus of large extinct
Devonian ganoid fishes. In some parts of Ohio remains of the
Dinichthys are abundant, indicating animals twenty feet in length.
Dining
Din"ing (?), n. & a. from Dine, a.
NOTE: &hand; Us ed ei ther ad jectively or as the first part of a
compound; as, dining hall or dining-hall, dining room, dining
table, etc.
Dink
Dink (?), a. [Etymol. uncertain.] Trim; neat. [Scot.] Burns. --
Dink"ly, adv.
Dink
Dink, v. t. To deck; -- often with out or up. [Scot.]
Dinmont
Din"mont (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A wether sheep between one and two years
old. [Scot.]
Dinner
Din"ner (?), n. [F. d\'8cner, fr. d\'8cner to dine. See Dine.]
1. The principal meal of the day, eaten by most people about midday,
but by many (especially in cities) at a later hour.
2. An entertainment; a feast.
A grand political dinner. Tennyson.
NOTE: &hand; Di nner is mu ch us ed, in an obvious sense, either
adjectively or as the first part of a compound; as, dinner time, or
dinner-time, dinner bell, dinner hour, etc.
Dinnerless
Din"ner*less, a. Having no dinner. Fuller.
Dinnerly
Din"ner*ly, a. Of or pertaining to dinner. [R.]
The dinnerly officer. Copley.
Dinoceras
Di*noc"e*ras (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Paleon.) A genus of large extinct
Eocene mammals from Wyoming; -- called also Uintatherium. See
Illustration in Appendix.
NOTE: &hand; Th ey were herbivorous, and remarkable for three pairs
of hornlike protuberances on the skull. The males were armed with a
pair of powerful canine tusks.
Dinornis
Di*nor"nis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Paleon.) A genus of extinct,
ostrichlike birds of gigantic size, which formerly inhabited New
Zealand. See Moa. [Written also Deinornis.]
Dinosaur, Dinosaurian
Di"no*saur (?), Di`no*sau"ri*an (?), n. [Gr. (Paleon.) One of the
Dinosauria. [Written also deinosaur, and deinosaurian.]
Dinosauria
Di`no*sau"ri*a (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. (Paleon.) An order of extinct
mesozoic reptiles, mostly of large size (whence the name).
Notwithstanding their size, they present birdlike characters in the
skeleton, esp. in the pelvis and hind limbs. Some walked on their
three-toed hind feet, thus producing the large "bird tracks,"
so-called, of mesozoic sandstones; others were five-toed and
quadrupedal. See Illust. of Compsognathus, also Illustration of
Dinosaur in Appendix.
Dinothere, Dinotherium
Di"no*there (?), Di`no*the"ri*um (?), n. [NL. dinotherium, fr. Gr.
(Paleon.) A large extinct proboscidean mammal from the miocene beds of
Europe and Asia. It is remarkable fora pair of tusks directed downward
from the decurved apex of the lower jaw.
Dinoxide
Din*ox"ide (?), n. (Chem.) Same as Dioxide.
Dinsome
Din"some (?), a. Full of din. [Scot.] Burns.
Dint
Dint (?), n. [OE. dint, dent, dunt, a blow, AS. dynt; akin to Icel.
dyntr a dint, dynta to dint, and perh. to L. fendere (in composition).
Cf. 1st Dent, Defend.]
1. A blow; a stroke. [Obs.] "Mortal dint." Milton. "Like thunder's
dint." Fairfax.
2. The mark left by a blow; an indentation or impression made by
violence; a dent. Dryden.
Every dint a sword had beaten in it [the shield]. Tennyson.
3. Force; power; -- esp. in the phrase by dint of.
Now you weep; and, I perceive, you feel The dint of pity. Shak.
It was by dint of passing strength That he moved the massy stone at
length. Sir W. Scott.
Dint
Dint, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dinted; p. pr. & vb. n. Dinting.] To make a
mark or cavity on or in, by a blow or by pressure; to dent. Donne.
Tennyson.
Dinumeration
Di*nu`mer*a"tion (?), n. [L. dinumeratio; di- = dis- + numerare to
count, fr. numerus number.] Enumeration. [Obs.] Bullokar.
Diocesan
Di*oc"e*san (?; 277), a. [LL. dioecesanus: cf. F. dioc\'82sain.] Of or
pertaining to a diocese; as, diocesan missions.
Diocesan
Di*oc"e*san, n.
1. A bishop, viewed in relation to his diocese; as, the diocesan of
New York.
2. pl. The clergy or the people of a diocese. Strype.
Diocese
Di"o*cese (?), n.; pl. Dioceses (#). [OE. diocise, OF. diocise, F.
dioc\'82se, L. dioecesis, fr. Gr. Economy.] (Eccl.) The circuit or
extent of a bishop's jurisdiction; the district in which a bishop
exercises his ecclesiastical authority. [Frequently, but improperly,
spelt diocess.]
Diocesener
Di`o*ce"se*ner (?), n. One who belongs to a diocese. [Obs.] Bacon.
Diodon
Di"o*don (?), n. [Gr. diodon.]
1. (Zo\'94l.) A genus of spinose, plectognath fishes, having the teeth
of each jaw united into a single beaklike plate. They are able to
inflate the body by taking in air or water, and, hence, are called
globefishes, swellfishes, etc. fishes, and sea hedgehogs.
2. (Zo\'94l.) A genus of whales.
Diodont
Di"o*dont (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Like or pertaining to the genus Diodon.
-- n. A fish of the genus Diodon, or an allied genus.
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Di\'d2cia
Di*\'d2"ci*a (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.
1. (Bot.) A Linn\'91an class of plants having the stamens and pistils
on different plants.
2. (Zo\'94l.) A subclass of gastropod mollusks in which the sexes are
separate. It includes most of the large marine species, like the
conchs, cones, and cowries.
Di\'d2cian, Di\'d2cious
Di*\'d2"cian (?), Di*\'d2"cious (?), a. (Biol.) Having the sexes in
applied to plants in which the female flowers occur on one individual
and the male flowers on another of the same species, and to animals in
which the ovum is produced by one individual and the sperm cell by
another; -- opposed to mon\'d2cious.
Di\'d2ciously
Di*\'d2"cious*ly, adv. (Biol.) In a di\'d2cious manner. Di\'d2ciously
hermaphrodite (Bot.), having flowers structurally perfect, but
practically di\'d2cious, -- those on one plant producing no pollen,
and those on another no ovules.
Di\'d2ciousness
Di*\'d2"cious*ness, n. (Biol.) The state or quality of being
di\'d2cious.
Di\'d2cism
Di*\'d2"cism (?), n. (Biol.) The condition of being di\'d2cious.
Diogenes
Di*og"e*nes (?), n. A Greek Cynic philosopher (412?-323 B. C.) who
lived much in Athens and was distinguished for contempt of the common
aims and conditions of life, and for sharp, caustic sayings. Diogenes'
crab (Zo\'94l.), a species of terrestrial hermit crabs (Cenobita
Diogenes), abundant in the West Indies and often destructive to crops.
-- Diogenes' tub, the tub which the philosopher Diogenes is said to
have carried about with him as his house, in which he lived.
Dioicous
Di*oi"cous (?), a. See Di\'d2cious.
Diomedea
Di*om`e*de"a (?), n. [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of large sea birds,
including the albatross. See Albatross.
Dion\'91a
Di`o*n\'91"a (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.) An insectivorous plant. See
Venus's flytrap.
Dionysian
Di`o*ny"sian (?), a. Relating to Dionysius, a monk of the 6th century;
as, the Dionysian, or Christian, era. Dionysian period, a period of
532 years, depending on the cycle of the sun, or 28 years, and the
cycle of the moon, or 19 years; -- sometimes called the Greek paschal
cycle, or Victorian period.
Diophantine
Di`o*phan"tine (?), a. Originated or taught by Diophantus, the Greek
writer on algebra. Diophantine analysis (Alg.), that branch of
indeterminate analysis which has for its object the discovery of
rational values that satisfy given equations containing squares or
cubes; as, for example, to find values of x and y which make x2 + y2
an exact square.
Diopside
Di*op"side (?), n. [Gr. diopside.] (Min.) A crystallized variety of
pyroxene, of a clear, grayish green color; mussite.
Dioptase
Di*op"tase (?), n. [Gr. dioptase.] (Min.) A hydrous silicate of
copper, occurring in emerald-green crystals.
Diopter, Dioptra
Di*op"ter (?), Di*op"tra (?), n. [L. dioptra, fr. Gr. Dioptric.] An
optical instrument, invented by Hipparchus, for taking altitudes,
leveling, etc.
Dioptre
Di*op"tre (?), n. [F. See 2d Dioptric.] (Optics) A unit employed by
oculists in numbering glasses according to the metric system; a
refractive power equal to that of a glass whose principal focal
distance is one meter.
Dioptric
Di*op"tric (?), a. (Optics) Of or pertaining to the dioptre, or to the
metric system of numbering glasses. -- n. A dioptre. See Dioptre.
Dioptric, Dioptrical
Di*op"tric (?), Di*op"tric*al (?), a. [Gr. dioptrique.] Of or
pertaining to dioptrics; assisting vision by means of the refraction
of light; refractive; as, the dioptric system; a dioptric glass or
telescope. "Dioptrical principles." Nichol. Dioptric curve (Geom.), a
Cartesian oval. See under Cartesian.
Dioptrics
Di*op"trics (?), n. [Gr. dioptrique.] (Optics) The science of the
refraction of light; that part of geometrical optics which treats of
the laws of the refraction of light in passing from one medium into
another, or through different mediums, as air, water, or glass, and
esp. through different lenses; -- distinguished from catoptrics, which
refers to reflected light.
Dioptry
Di*op"try (?), n. (Optics) A dioptre.
Diorama
Di`o*ra"ma (?), n. [Gr. diorama. Cf. Panorama.]
1. A mode of scenic representation, invented by Daguerre and Bouton,
in which a painting is seen from a distance through a large opening.
By a combination of transparent and opaque painting, and of
transmitted and reflected light, and by contrivances such as screens
and shutters, much diversity of scenic effect is produced.
2. A building used for such an exhibition.
Dioramic
Di`o*ram"ic (?), a. Pertaining to a diorama.
Diorism
Di"o*rism (?), n. [Gr. Definition; logical direction. [Obs.] Dr. H.
More.
Dioristic
Di`o*ris"tic (?), a. [Gr. Distinguishing; distinctive; defining. [R.]
-- Di`o*ris"tic*al*ly (#), adv. [R.] Dr. H. More.
Diorite
Di"o*rite (?), n. [Cf. F. diorite. See Diorism.] (Min.) An igneous,
crystalline in structure, consisting essentially of a triclinic
feldspar and hornblende. It includes part of what was called
greenstone.
Dioritic
Di`o*rit"ic (?), a. Containing diorite.
Diorthotic
Di`or*thot"ic (?), a. [Gr. Relating to the correcting or straightening
out of something; corrective.
Dioscorea
Di`os*co"re*a (?), n. [NL. Named after Dioscorides the Greek
physician.] (Bot.) A genus of plants. See Yam.
Diota
Di*o"ta (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. (Rom. Antiq.) A vase or drinking cup
having two handles or ears.
Dioxide
Di*ox"ide (?; 104), n. [Pref. di- + oxide.] (Chem.) (a) An oxide
containing two atoms of oxygen in each molecule; binoxide. (b) An
oxide containing but one atom or equivalent of oxygen to two of a
metal; a suboxide. [Obs.] Carbon dioxide. See Carbonic acid, under
Carbonic.
Dioxindol
Di`ox*in"dol (?), n. [Pref. di- + oxygen + indol.] (Chem.) A white,
crystalline, nitrogenous substance obtained by the reduction of
isatin. It is a member of the indol series; -- hence its name.
Dip
Dip (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dipped (?) or Dipt (p. pr. & vb. n.
Dipping.] [OE. dippen, duppen, AS. dyppan; akin to Dan. dyppe, Sw.
doppa, and to AS. d to baptize, OS. d, D. doopen, G. taufen, Sw.
d\'94pa, Goth. daupjan, Lith. dubus deep, hollow, OSlav. dupl hollow,
and to E. dive. Cf. Deep, Dive.]
1. To plunge or immerse; especially, to put for a moment into a
liquid; to insert into a fluid and withdraw again.
The priest shall dip his finger in the blood. Lev. iv. 6.
[Wat'ry fowl] now dip their pinions in the briny deep. Pope.
While the prime swallow dips his wing. Tennyson.
2. To immerse for baptism; to baptize by immersion. Book of Common
Prayer. Fuller.
3. To wet, as if by immersing; to moisten. [Poetic]
A cold shuddering dew Dips me all o'er. Milton.
4. To plunge or engage thoroughly in any affair.
He was . . . dipt in the rebellion of the Commons. Dryden.
5. To take out, by dipping a dipper, ladle, or other receptacle, into
a fluid and removing a part; -- often with out; as, to dip water from
a boiler; to dip out water.
6. To engage as a pledge; to mortgage. [Obs.]
Live on the use and never dip thy lands. Dryden.
Dipped candle, a candle made by repeatedly dipping a wick in melted
tallow. -- To dip snuff, to take snuff by rubbing it on the gums and
teeth. [Southern U. S.] -- To dip the colors (Naut.), to lower the
colors and return them to place; -- a form of naval salute.
Dip
Dip, v. i.
1. To immerse one's self; to become plunged in a liquid; to sink.
The sun's rim dips; the stars rush out. Coleridge.
2. To perform the action of plunging some receptacle, as a dipper,
ladle. etc.; into a liquid or a soft substance and removing a part.
Whoever dips too deep will find death in the pot. L'Estrange.
3. To pierce; to penetrate; -- followed by in or into.
When I dipt into the future. Tennyson.
4. To enter slightly or cursorily; to engage one's self desultorily or
by the way; to partake limitedly; -- followed by in or into. "Dipped
into a multitude of books." Macaulay.
5. To incline downward from the plane of the horizon; as, strata of
rock dip.
6. To dip snuff. [Southern U.S.]
Dip
Dip, n.
1. The action of dipping or plunging for a moment into a liquid. "The
dip of oars in unison." Glover.
2. Inclination downward; direction below a horizontal line; slope;
pitch.
3. A liquid, as a sauce or gravy, served at table with a ladle or
spoon. [Local, U.S.] Bartlett.
4. A dipped candle. [Colloq.] Marryat.
Dip of the horizon (Astron.), the angular depression of the seen or
visible horizon below the true or natural horizon; the angle at the
eye of an observer between a horizontal line and a tangent drawn from
the eye to the surface of the ocean. -- Dip of the needle, OR Magnetic
dip, the angle formed, in a vertical plane, by a freely suspended
magnetic needle, or the line of magnetic force, with a horizontal
line; -- called also inclination. -- Dip of a stratum (Geol.), its
greatest angle of inclination to the horizon, or that of a line
perpendicular to its direction or strike; -- called also the pitch.
Dipaschal
Di*pas"chal (?), a. [Pref. di- + paschal.] Including two passovers.
Carpenter.
Dipchick
Dip"chick` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) See Dabchick.
Dipetalous
Di*pet"al*ous (?), a. [Pref. di- + petalous.] (Bot.) Having two
petals; two-petaled.
Diphenyl
Di*phe"nyl (?), n. [Pref. di- + phenyl.] (Chem.) A white crystalline
substance, C6H5.C6H5, obtained by leading benzene through a heated
iron tube. It consists of two benzene or phenyl radicals united.
Diphtheria
Diph*the"ri*a (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. membrane): cf. depsere to knead.]
(Med.) A very dangerous contagious disease in which the air passages,
and especially the throat, become coated with a false membrane,
produced by the solidification of an inflammatory exudation. Cf.
Group.
Diphtherial, Diphtheric
Diph*the"ri*al (?), Diph*ther"ic (?), a. Relating to diphtheria;
diphtheritic.
Diphtheritic
Diph`the*rit"ic (?), a. (Med.)
1. Pertaining to, or connected with, diphtheria.
2. Having characteristics resembling those of diphtheria; as,
diphtheritic inflammation of the bladder.
Diphthong
Diph"thong (?; 115, 277), n. [L. diphthongus, Gr. diphthongue.]
(Ortho\'89py) (a) A coalition or union of two vowel sounds pronounced
in one syllable; as, ou in out, oi in noise; -- called a proper
diphthong. (b) A vowel digraph; a union of two vowels in the same
syllable, only one of them being sounded; as, ai in rain, eo in
people; -- called an improper diphthong.
Diphthong
Diph"thong, v. t. To form or pronounce as a diphthong; diphthongize.
[R.]
Diphthongal
Diph*thon"gal (?; 115), a. Relating or belonging to a diphthong;
having the nature of a diphthong. -- Diph*thon"gal*ly, adv.
Diphthongalize
Diph*thon"gal*ize (?; 115), v. t. To make into a diphthong; to
pronounce as a diphthong.
Diphthongation
Diph`thon*ga"tion (?), n. See Diphthongization.
Diphthongic
Diph*thong"ic (?; 115), a. Of the nature of diphthong; diphthongal. H.
Sweet.
Diphthongization
Diph`thong*i*za"tion (?), n. The act of changing into a diphthong. H.
Sweet.
Diphthongize
Diph"thong*ize (?), v. t. & i. To change into a diphthong, as by
affixing another vowel to a simple vowel. "The diphthongized long
vowels." H. Sweet.
Diphycercal
Diph`y*cer"cal (?), a. [Gr. (Anat.) Having the tail fin divided into
two equal parts by the notochord, or end of the vertebral column;
protocercal. See Protocercal.
Diphygenic
Diph`y*gen"ic (?), a. [Gr. -genic.] (Zo\'94l.) Having two modes of
embryonic development.
Diphyllous
Diph"yl*lous (?), a. [Gr. diphylle.] (Bot.) Having two leaves, as a
calyx, etc.
Diphyodont
Diph"y*o*dont (?), a. [Gr. (Anat.) Having two successive sets of teeth
(deciduous and permanent), one succeeding the other; as, a diphyodont
mammal; diphyodont dentition; -- opposed to monophyodont. -- n. An
animal having two successive sets of teeth.
Diphyozooid
Diph`y*o*zo"oid (?), n. [Gr. zooid.] (Zo\'94l.) One of the
free-swimming sexual zooids of Siphonophora.
Diplanar
Di*pla"nar (?), a. [Pref. di- + plane.] (Math.) Of or pertaining to
two planes.
Dipleidoscope
Di*plei"do*scope (?), n. [Gr. -scope.] (Astron.) An instrument for
determining the time of apparent noon. It consists of two mirrors and
a plane glass disposed in the form of a prism, so that, by the
reflections of the sun's rays from their surfaces, two images are
presented to the eye, moving in opposite directions, and coinciding at
the instant the sun's center is on the meridian.
Diploblastic
Dip`lo*blas"tic (?), a. [Gr. -blast + -ic.] (Biol.) Characterizing the
ovum when it has two primary germinal layers.
Diplocardiac
Dip`lo*car"di*ac (?), a. [Gr. cardiac.] (Anat.) Having the heart
completely divided or double, one side systemic, the other pulmonary.
Diplococcus
Dip`lo*coc"cus (?), n.; pl. Diplococci (#). [NL., fr. Gr. (Biol.) A
form of micrococcus in which cocci are united in a binary manner. See
Micrococcus.
Diplo\'89
Dip"lo*\'89 (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Anat.) The soft, spongy, or
cancellated substance between the plates of the skull.
Diploetic
Dip`lo*et"ic (?), a. (Anat.) Diploic.
Diplogenic
Dip`lo*gen"ic (?), a. [Gr. Partaking of the nature of two bodies;
producing two substances. Wright.
Diploic
Di*plo"ic (?), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the diplo\'89.
Diploid
Dip"loid (?), n. [Gr. -oid.] (Crystallog.) A solid bounded by
twenty-four similar quadrilateral faces. It is a hemihedral form of
the hexoctahedron.
Diploma
Di*plo"ma (?), n.; pl. Diplomas (#). [L., fr. Gr. Double.] A letter or
writing, usually under seal, conferring some privilege, honor, or
power; a document bearing record of a degree conferred by a literary
society or educational institution.
Diplomacy
Di*plo"ma*cy (?), n. [F. diplomatie. This word, like supremacy,
retains the accent of its original. See Diploma.]
1. The art and practice of conducting negotiations between nations
(particularly in securing treaties), including the methods and forms
usually employed.
2. Dexterity or skill in securing advantages; tact.
3. The body of ministers or envoys resident at a court; the diplomatic
body. [R.] Burke.
Diplomat, Diplomate
Dip"lo*mat (?), Dip"lo*mate (?), n. [F. diplomate.] A diplomatist.
Diplomate
Dip"lo*mate (?), v. t. To invest with a title o [R.] Wood.
Diplomatial
Dip`lo*ma"tial (?), a. Diplomatic. [R.]
Diplomatic, Diplomatical
Dip`lo*mat"ic (?), Dip`lo*mat"ic*al (?), a. [Cf. diplomatique.]
1. Pertaining to diplomacy; relating to the foreign ministers at a
court, who are called the diplomatic body.
2. Characterized by tact and shrewdness; dexterous; artful; as,
diplomatic management.
3. Pertaining to diplomatics; paleographic. Astle.
Diplomatic
Dip`lo*mat"ic, n. A minister, official agent, or envoy to a foreign
court; a diplomatist.
Diplomatically
Dip`lo*mat"ic*al*ly, adv. According to the rules of diplomacy; in the
manner of a diplomatist; artfully.
Diplomatic
Dip`lo*mat"ic (?), n. The science of diplomas, or the art of
deciphering ancient writings, and determining their age, authenticity,
etc.; paleography.
Diplomatism
Di*plo"ma*tism (?), n. Diplomacy. [R.]
Diplomatist
Di*plo"ma*tist (?), n. [Cf. F. diplomatiste a student of diplomatics.]
A person employed in, or skilled in, diplomacy; a diplomat.
In ability, Avaux had no superior among the numerous able
diplomatics whom his country then possessed. Macaulay.
Diplopia, Diplopy
Di*plo"pi*a (?), Dip"lo*py (?), n. [NL. diplopia, from Gr. diplopie.]
(Med.) The act or state of seeing double.
NOTE: &hand; In crossed or heteronymous diplopia the image seen by
the right eye is upon the left hand, and that seen by the left eye
is upon the right hand. In homonymous diplopia the image seen by
the right eye is on the right side, that by the left eye on the
left side. In vertical diplopia one image stands above the other.
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Diplopod
Dip"lo*pod (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) One of the Diplopoda.
Diplopoda
Di*plop"o*da (?), n. pl. [Gr. -poda.] (Zo\'94l.) An order of myriapods
having two pairs of legs on each segment; the Chilognatha.
Diplostemonous
Dip`lo*stem"o*nous (?), a. [Gr. (Bot.) Having twice as many stamens as
petals, as the geranium. R. Brown.
Diplostemony
Dip`lo*stem"o*ny (?), n. (Bot.) The condition of being diplostemonous.
Dipneumona
Dip*neu"mo*na (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.) A group of spiders
having only two lunglike organs. [Written also Dipneumones.]
Dipnoi
Dip"no*i (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.) A group of ganoid
fishes, including the living genera Ceratodus and Lepidosiren, which
present the closest approximation to the Amphibia. The air bladder
acts as a lung, and the nostrils open inside the mouth. See Ceratodus,
and Illustration in Appendix.
Dipody
Dip"o*dy (?), n.; pl. Dipodies (#). [Gr. (Pros.) Two metrical feet
taken together, or included in one measure. Hadley.
Trochaic, iambic, and anapestic verses . . . are measured by
dipodies. W. W. Goodwin.
Dipolar
Di*po"lar (?), a. [Pre. di- + polar. Cf. Bipolar.] Having two poles,
as a magnetic bar.
Dippel's oil
Dip"pel's oil` (?). (Chem.) [From the name of the inventor.] See Bone
oil, under Bone.
Dipper
Dip"per (?), n.
1. One who, or that which, dips; especially, a vessel used to dip
water or other liquid; a ladle.
2. (Zo\'94l.) (a) A small grebe; the dabchick. (b) The buffel duck.
(c) The water ouzel (Cinolus aquaticus) of Europe. (d) The American
dipper or ouzel (Cinclus Mexicanus).
The Dipper (Astron.), the seven principal stars in the constellation
of the Great Bear; popularly so called from their arrangement in the
form of a dipper; -- called also Charles's Wain. See Ursa Major, under
Ursa.
Dipping
Dip"ping, n.
1. The act or process of immersing.
2. The act of inclining downward.
3. The act of lifting or moving a liquid with a dipper, ladle, or the
like.
4. The process of cleaning or brightening sheet metal or metalware,
esp. brass, by dipping it in acids, etc.
5. The practice of taking snuff by rubbing the teeth or gums with a
stick or brush dipped in snuff. [U.S.]
Dipping needle, a magnetic needle suspended at its center of gravity,
and moving freely in a vertical plane, so as to indicate on a
graduated circle the magnetic dip or inclination.
Diprismatic
Di`pris*mat"ic (?), a. [Prefix di- + prismatic.] Doubly prismatic.
Dipropargyl
Di`pro*par"gyl (?), n. [Prefix di- + propargyl.] (Chem.) A pungent,
mobile, volatile liquid, C6H6, produced artificially from certain
allyl derivatives. Though isomeric with benzine, it is very different
in its chemical relations. Called also dipropinyl.
Dipropyl
Di*pro"pyl (?), n. [Pref. di- + propyl.] (Chem.) One of the hexane
paraffins, found in petroleum, consisting of two propyl radicals. See
Hexane.
Diprotodon
Di*pro"to*don (?), n. [Gr. (Paleon.) An extinct Quaternary marsupial
from Australia, about as large as the hippopotamus; -- so named
because of its two large front teeth. See Illustration in Appendix.
Dipsas
Dip"sas (?), n. [L., fr. Gr.
1. A serpent whose bite was fabled to produce intense thirst. Milton.
2. (Zo\'94l.) A genus of harmless colubrine snakes.
Dipsetic
Dip*set"ic (?), a. [Gr. Tending to produce thirst. Wright.
Dipsomania
Dip`so*ma"ni*a (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.) A morbid an uncontrollable
craving (often periodic) for drink, esp. for alcoholic liquors; also
improperly used to denote acute and chronic alcoholism.
Dipsomaniac
Dip`so*ma"ni*ac (?), n. One who has an irrepressible desire for
alcoholic drinks.
Dipsomaniacal
Dip`so*ma*ni"a*cal (?), a. Of or pertaining to dipsomania.
Dipsosis
Dip*so"sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.) Excessive thirst produced by
disease.
Diptera
Dip"te*ra (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. dipt\'8are.] (Zo\'94l.) An
extensive order of insects having only two functional wings and two
balancers, as the house fly, mosquito, etc. They have a suctorial
proboscis, often including two pairs of sharp organs (mandibles and
maxill\'91) with which they pierce the skin of animals. They undergo a
complete metamorphosis, their larv\'91 (called maggots) being usually
without feet.
Dipteral
Dip"ter*al (?), a.
1. (Zo\'94l.) Having two wings only; belonging to the order Diptera.
2. (Anc. Arch.) Having a double row of columns on each on the flanks,
as well as in front and rear; -- said of a temple.
Dipteran
Dip"ter*an (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) An insect of the order Diptera.
Dipterocarpus
Dip`te*ro*car"pus (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.) A genus of trees found
in the East Indies, some species of which produce a fragrant resin,
other species wood oil. The fruit has two long wings.
Dipterous
Dip"ter*ous (?), a.
1. (Zo\'94l.) Having two wings, as certain insects; belonging to the
order Diptera.
2. (Bot.) Having two wings; two-winged.
Dipterygian
Dip`ter*yg"i*an (?), a. [Gr. (Zo\'94l.) Having two dorsal fins; --
said of certain fishes.
Diptote
Dip"tote (?), n. [Gr. diptote.] (Gram.) A noun which has only two
cases. Andrews.
Diptych
Dip"tych (?), n. [L. diptycha, pl., fr. Gr.
1. Anything consisting of two leaves. Especially: (a) (Roman Antiq.) A
writing tablet consisting of two leaves of rigid material connected by
hinges and shutting together so as to protect the writing within. (b)
A picture or series of pictures painted on two tablets connected by
hinges. See Triptych.
2. A double catalogue, containing in one part the names of living, and
in the other of deceased, ecclesiastics and benefactors of the church;
a catalogue of saints.
Dipyre
Di*pyre" (?), n. [Gr. (Min.) A mineral of the scapolite group; -- so
called from the double effect of fire upon it, in fusing it, and
rendering it phosphorescent.
Dipyrenous
Di`py*re"nous (?), a. [Pref. di- + pyrene.] (Bot.) Containing two
stones or nutlets.
Dipyridine
Di*pyr"i*dine (?; 104), n. [Pref. di- + pyridine.] (Geom.) A polymeric
form of pyridine, C10H10N2, obtained as a colorless oil by the action
of sodium on pyridine.
Dipyridil
Di*pyr"i*dil (?), n. [Pref. di- + pyridine + -yl.] (Chem.) A
crystalline nitrogenous base, C10H8N2, obtained by the reduction of
pyridine.
Diradiation
Di*ra`di*a"tion (?), n. [Pref. di- + radiation.] The emission and
diffusion of rays of light.
Dire
Dire (?), a. [Compar. Direr (?); superl. Direst.] [L. dirus; of
uncertain origin.]
1. Ill-boding; portentous; as, dire omens.
2. Evil in great degree; dreadful; dismal; horrible; terrible;
lamentable.
Dire was the tossing, deep the groans. Milton.
Gorgons and hydras and chimeras dire. Milton.
Direct
Di*rect" (?), a. [L. directus, p. p. of dirigere to direct: cf. F.
direct. See Dress, and cf. Dirge.]
1. Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short
or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct line; direct means.
What is direct to, what slides by, the question. Locke.
2. Straightforward; not of crooked ways, or swerving from truth and
openness; sincere; outspoken.
Be even and direct with me. Shak.
3. Immediate; express; plain; unambiguous.
He howhere, that I know, says it in direct words. Locke.
A direct and avowed interference with elections. Hallam.
4. In the line of descent; not collateral; as, a descendant in the
direct line.
5. (Astron.) In the direction of the general planetary motion, or from
west to east; in the order of the signs; not retrograde; -- said of
the motion of a celestial body.
Direct action. (Mach.) See Direct-acting. -- Direct discourse (Gram.),
the language of any one quoted without change in its form; as, he said
"I can not come;" -- correlative to indirect discourse, in which there
is change of form; as, he said that he could not come. They are often
called respectively by their Latin names, oratio directa, and oratio
obliqua. -- Direct evidence (Law), evidence which is positive or not
inferential; -- opposed to circumstantial, or indirect, evidence. --
This distinction, however, is merely formal, since there is no direct
evidence that is not circumstantial, or dependent on circumstances for
its credibility. Wharton. -- Direct examination (Law), the first
examination of a witness in the orderly course, upon the merits.
Abbott. -- Direct fire (Mil.), fire, the direction of which is
perpendicular to the line of troops or to the parapet aimed at. --
Direct process (Metal.), one which yields metal in working condition
by a single process from the ore. Knight. -- Direct tax, a tax
assessed directly on lands, etc., and polls, distinguished from taxes
on merchandise, or customs, and from excise.
Direct
Di*rect" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Directed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Directing.]
1. To arrange in a direct or straight line, as against a mark, or
towards a goal; to point; to aim; as, to direct an arrow or a piece of
ordnance.
2. To point out or show to (any one), as the direct or right course or
way; to guide, as by pointing out the way; as, he directed me to the
left-hand road.
The Lord direct your into the love of God. 2 Thess. iii. 5.
The next points to which I will direct your attention. Lubbock.
3. To determine the direction or course of; to cause to go on in a
particular manner; to order in the way to a certain end; to regulate;
to govern; as, to direct the affairs of a nation or the movements of
an army.
I will direct their work in truth. Is. lxi. 8.
4. To point out to with authority; to instruct as a superior; to
order; as, he directed them to go.
I 'll first direct my men what they shall do. Shak.
5. To put a direction or address upon; to mark with the name and
residence of the person to whom anything is sent; to superscribe; as,
to direct a letter. Syn. -- To guide; lead; conduct; dispose; manage;
regulate; order; instruct; command.
Direct
Di*rect" (?), v. i. To give direction; to point out a course; to act
as guide.
Wisdom is profitable to direct. Eccl. x. 10.
Direct
Di*rect", n. (Mus.) A character, thus [ Moore (Encyc. of Music).
Direct-acting
Di*rect"-act`ing (?), a. (Mach.) Acting directly, as one part upon
another, without the intervention of other working parts.
Direct-acting steam engine, one in which motion is transmitted to the
crank without the intervention of a beam or lever; -- also called
direct-action steam engine. -- Direct-acting steam pump, one in which
the steam piston rod is directly connected with the pump rod; -- also
called direct-action steam pump.
Directer
Di*rect"er (?), n. One who directs; a director. Directer plane
(Geom.), the plane to which all right-lined elements in a warped
surface are parallel.
Direction
Di*rec"tion (?), n. [L. directio: cf. F. direction.]
1. The act of directing, of aiming, regulating, guiding, or ordering;
guidance; management; superintendence; administration; as, the
direction o.
I do commit his youth To your direction. Shak.
All nature is but art, unknown to thee;< ll chance, direction,
which thou canst not see. Pope.
2. That which is imposed by directing; a guiding or authoritative
instruction; prescription; order; command; as, he grave directions to
the servants.
The princes digged the well . . . by the direction of the law
giver. Numb. xxi. 18.
3. The name and residence of a person to whom any thing is sent,
written upon the thing sent; superscription; address; as, the
direction of a letter.
4. The line or course upon which anything is moving or aimed to move,
or in which anything is lying or pointing; aim; line or point of
tendency; direct line or course; as, the ship sailed in a
southeasterly direction.
5. The body of managers of a corporation or enterprise; board of
directors.
6. (Gun.) The pointing of a piece with reference to an imaginary
vertical axis; -- distinguished from elevation. The direction is given
when the plane of sight passes through the object. Wilhelm. Syn. --
Administration; guidance; management; superintendence; oversight;
government; order; command; guide; clew. Direction, Control, Command,
Order. These words, as here compared, have reference to the exercise
of power over the actions of others. Control is negative, denoting
power to restrain; command is positive, implying a right to enforce
obedience; directions are commands containing instructions how to act.
Order conveys more prominently the idea of authority than the word
direction. A shipmaster has the command of his vessel; he gives orders
or directions to the seamen as to the mode of sailing it; and
exercises a due control over the passengers.
Directive
Di*rect"ive (?), a. [LL. directivus: cf. F. directif.]
1. Having power to direct; tending to direct, guide, or govern;
showing the way. Hooker.
The precepts directive of our practice in relation to God. Barrow.
2. Able to be directed; manageable. [Obs.]
Swords and bows Directive by the limbs. Shak.
Directly
Di*rect"ly, adv.
1. In a direct manner; in a straight line or course. "To run directly
on." Shak.
Indirectly and directly too Thou hast contrived against the very
life Of the defendant. Shak.
2. In a straightforward way; without anything intervening; not by
secondary, but by direct, means.
3. Without circumlocution or ambiguity; absolutely; in express terms.
No man hath hitherto been so impious as plainly and directly to
condemn prayer. Hooker.
4. Exactly; just.
Stand you directly in Antonius' way. Shak.
5. Straightforwardly; honestly.
I have dealt most directly in thy affair. Shak.
6. Manifestly; openly. [Obs.]
Desdemona is directly in love with him. Shak.
7. Straightway; next in order; without delay; immediately. "Will she
go now to bed?' Directly
.'" Shak.
8. Immediately after; as soon as.
Directly he stopped, the coffin was removed. Dickens.
NOTE: &hand; Th is use of the word is common in England, especially
in colloquial speech, but it can hardly be regarded as a
well-sanctioned or desirable use.
Directly proportional (Math.), proportional in the order of the terms;
increasing or decreasing together, and with a constant ratio; --
opposed to inversely proportional. Syn. -- Immediately; forthwith;
straightway; instantly; instantaneously; soon; promptly; openly;
expressly. -- Directly, Immediately, Instantly, Instantaneously.
Directly denotes, without any delay or diversion of attention;
immediately implies, without any interposition of other occupation;
instantly implies, without any intervention of time. Hence, "I will do
it directly," means, "I will go straightway about it." "I will do it
immediately," means, "I will do it as the very next thing." "I will do
it instantly," allows not a particle of delay. Instantaneously, like
instantly, marks an interval too small to be appreciable, but commonly
relates to physical causes; as, the powder touched by fire
instantaneously exploded.
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Directness
Di*rect"ness (?), n. The quality of being direct; straightness;
straightforwardness; immediateness.
Director
Di*rect"or (?), n. [Cf. F. directeur.]
1. One who, or that which, directs; one who regulates, guides, or
orders; a manager or superintendent.
In all affairs thou sole director. Swift.
2. One of a body of persons appointed to manage the affairs of a
company or corporation; as, the directors of a bank, insurance
company, or railroad company.
What made directors cheat in South-Sea year? Pope.
3. (Mech.) A part of a machine or instrument which directs its motion
or action.
4. (Surg.) A slender grooved instrument upon which a knife is made to
slide when it is wished to limit the extent of motion of the latter,
or prevent its injuring the parts beneath.
Directorate
Di*rect"o*rate (?), n. [Cf. F. directorat.] The office of director;
also, a body of directors taken jointly.
Directorial
Di*rec*to"ri*al (?), a. [Cf. F. directorial.]
1. Having the quality of a director, or authoritative guide;
directive.
2. Pertaining to: director or directory; specifically, relating to the
Directory of France under the first republic. See Directory, 3.
Whoever goes to the directorial presence under this passport.
Burke.
Directorship
Di*rect"or*ship (?), n. The condition or office of a director;
directorate.
Directory
Di*rect"o*ry (?), a. [L. directorius.] Containing directions;
enjoining; instructing; directorial.
Directory
Di*rect"o*ry, n.; pl. Directories (.
1. A collection or body of directions, rules, or ordinances; esp., a
book of directions for the conduct of worship; as, the Directory used
by the nonconformists instead of the Prayer Book.
2. A book containing the names and residences of the inhabitants of
any place, or of classes of them; an address book; as, a business
directory. <-- as, a telephone directory. -->
3. [Cf. F. directoire.] A body of directors; board of management;
especially, a committee which held executive power in France under the
first republic.
4. Direction; guide. [R.] Whitlock.
Directress
Di*rect"ress, n. A woman who directs. Bp. Hurd.
Directrix
Di*rect"rix (?), n.; pl. E. Directrixes (, L. Directrices (.
1. A directress. [R.] Jer. Taylor.
2. (Geom.) (a) A line along which a point in another line moves, or
which in any way governs the motion of the point and determines the
position of the curve generated by it; the line along which the
generatrix moves in generating a surface. (b) A straight line so
situated with respect to a conic section that the distance of any
point of the curve from it has a constant ratio to the distance of the
same point from the focus.
Direful
Dire"ful (?), a. [Dire + -ful.] Dire; dreadful; terrible; calamitous;
woeful; as, a direful fiend; a direful day. -- Dire"ful*ly, adv. --
Dire"ful*ness, n.
Direly
Dire"ly, adv. In a dire manner. Drayton.
Dirempt
Di*rempt" (?; 215), a. [L. diremptus, p. p. of dirimere to take apart,
separate; di- = dis- + emere to buy, orig., to take.] Divided;
separated. [Obs.] Stow.
Dirempt
Di*rempt", v. t. To separate by force; to tear apart. [Obs.]
Holinshed.
Diremption
Di*remp"tion (?), n. [L. diremptio.] A tearing apart; violent
separation. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
Direness
Dire"ness (?), n. [Dire- + -ness.] Terribleness; horror; woefulness.
Shak.
Direption
Di*rep"tion (?), n. [L. direptio, fr. diripere to tear asunder,
plunder; di- = dis- + rapere to seize and carry off.] The act of
plundering, despoiling, or snatching away. [R.] Speed.
Direptitious
Di*rep*ti"tious (?), a. Characterized by direption. [R.] Encyc. Dict.
Direptitiously
Di*rep*ti"tious*ly, adv. With plundering violence; by violent
injustice. [R.] Strype.
Dirge
Dirge (?), n. [Contraction of Lat. dirige, direct thou (imperative of
dirigere), the first word of a funeral hymn (Lat. transl. of Psalm v.
8) beginning, "Dirige, Domine, in conspectu tuo vitam meam." See
Direct, a., and cf. Dirige.] A piece of music of a mournful character,
to accompany funeral rites; a funeral hymn.
The raven croaked, and hollow shrieks of owls Sung dirges at her
funeral. Ford.
Dirgeful
Dirge"ful (?), a. Funereal; moaning.
Soothed sadly by the dirgeful wind. Coleridge.
Dirige
Dir"i*ge (?), n. [L. See Dirge.] A service for the dead, in the Roman
Catholic Church, being the first antiphon of Matins for the dead, of
which Dirige is the first word; a dirge.
Evensongs and placebo and dirige. Wyclif.
Resort, I pray you, unto my sepulture To sing my dirige with great
devotion. Lamentation of Mary Magdalene.
Dirigent
Dir"i*gent (?), a. [L. dirigens, p. pr. of dirigere. See Direct, a.]
Directing. Baxter.
Dirigent
Dir"i*gent, n. (Geom.) The line of motion along which a describent
line or surface is carried in the genesis of any plane or solid
figure; a directrix. Hutton.
Dirigible
Dir"i*gi*ble (?), a. Capable of being directed; steerable; as, a
dirigible balloon.
Diriment
Dir"i*ment (?), a. [L. dirimens, p. pr. of dirimere. See Dirempt.]
(Law) Absolute. Diriment impediment (R. C. Ch.), an impediment that
nullifies marriage.
Dirk
Dirk (?), n. [Ir. duirc.] A kind of dagger or poniard; -- formerly
much used by the Scottish Highlander. Dirk knife, a clasp knife having
a large, dirklike blade.
Dirk
Dirk, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dirked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dirking.] To
stab with a dirk. Sir W. Scott.
Dirk
Dirk, a. [See Dark, a.] Dark. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Dirk
Dirk, v. t. To darken. [Obs.] Spenser.
Dirkness
Dirk"ness, n. Darkness. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Dirl
Dirl (?), v. i. & t. [Cf. Drill, Thrill.] To thrill; to vibrate; to
penetrate. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Dirt
Dirt (?), n. [OE. drit; kin to Icel. drit excrement, dr\'c6ta to dung,
OD. drijten to dung, AS. gedr\'c6tan.]
1. Any foul of filthy substance, as excrement, mud, dust, etc.;
whatever, adhering to anything, renders it foul or unclean; earth; as,
a wagonload of dirt.
Whose waters cast up mire and dirt. Is. lvii. 20.
2. Meanness; sordidness.
Honors . . . thrown away upon dirt and infamy. Melmoth.
3. In placer mining, earth, gravel, etc., before washing.
Dirt bed (Geom.), a layer of clayey earth forming a stratum in a
geological formation. Dirt beds are common among the coal measures. --
Dirt eating. (a) The use of certain kinds of clay for food, existing
among some tribes of Indians; geophagism. Humboldt. (b) (Med.) Same as
Chthonophagia. -- Dirt pie, clay or mud molded by children in
imitation of pastry. Otway (1684). -- To eat dirt, to submit in a
meanly humble manner to insults; to eat humble pie.
Dirt
Dirt, v. t. To make foul of filthy; to dirty. Swift.
Dirtily
Dirt"i*ly (?), adv. In a dirty manner; foully; nastily; filthily;
meanly; sordidly.
Dirtiness
Dirt"i*ness, n. The state of being dirty; filthiness; foulness;
nastiness; baseness; sordidness.
Dirty
Dirt"y (?), a. [Compar. Dirtier (?); superl. Dirtiest.]
1. Defiled with dirt; foul; nasty; filthy; not clean or pure; serving
to defile; as, dirty hands; dirty water; a dirty white. Spenser.
2. Sullied; clouded; -- applied to color. Locke.
3. Sordid; base; groveling; as, a dirty fellow.
The creature's at his dirty work again. Pope.
4. Sleety; gusty; stormy; as, dirty weather.
Storms of wind, clouds of dust, an angry, dirty sea. M. Arnold.
Syn. -- Nasty; filthy; foul. See Nasty.
Dirty
Dirt"y, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dirtied (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dirtying.]
1. To foul; to make filthy; to soil; as, to dirty the clothes or
hands.
2. To tarnish; to sully; to scandalize; -- said of reputation,
character, etc.
Diruption
Di*rup"tion (?), n. [L. diruptio, fr. dirumpere. See Disrupt, a.]
Disruption.
Dis-
Dis- (?; 258).
1. A prefix from the Latin, whence F. d\'82s, or sometimes d\'82-,
dis-. The Latin dis- appears as di- before b, d, g, l, m, n, r, v,
becomes dif- before f, and either dis- or di- before j. It is from the
same root as bis twice, and duo, E. two. See Two, and cf. Bi-, Di-,
Dia-. Dis- denotes separation, a parting from, as in distribute,
disconnect; hence it often has the force of a privative and negative,
as in disarm, disoblige, disagree. Also intensive, as in dissever.
NOTE: &hand; Wa lker's rule of pronouncing this prefix is, that the
s ought always to be pronounced like z, when the next syllable is
accented and begins with "a flat mute [b, d, v, g, z], a liquid [l,
m, n, r], or a vowel; as, disable, disease, disorder, disuse,
disband, disdain, disgrace, disvalue, disjoin, dislike, dislodge,
dismay, dismember, dismiss, dismount, disnatured, disrank,
disrelish, disrobe." Dr. Webster's example in disapproving of
Walker's rule and pronouncing dis- as diz in only one (disease) of
the above words, is followed by recent ortho\'89pists. See Disable,
Disgrace, and the other words, beginning with dis-, in this
Dictionary.
2. A prefix from Gr. Di-.
Dis
Dis (?), n. [L.] The god Pluto. Shak.
Disability
Dis`a*bil"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Disabilities (.
1. State of being disabled; deprivation or want of ability; absence of
competent physical, intellectual, or moral power, means, fitness, and
the like.
Grossest faults, or disabilities to perform what was covenanted.
Milton.
Chatham refused to see him, pleading his disability. Bancroft.
2. Want of legal qualification to do a thing; legal incapacity or
incompetency.
The disabilities of idiocy, infancy, and coverture. Abbott.
Syn. -- Weakness; inability; incompetence; impotence; incapacity;
incompetency; disqualification. -- Disability, Inability. Inability is
an inherent want of power to perform the thing in question; disability
arises from some deprivation or loss of the needed competency. One who
becomes deranged is under a disability of holding his estate; and one
who is made a judge, of deciding in his own case. A man may decline an
office on account of his inability to discharge its duties; he may
refuse to accept a trust or employment on account of some disability
prevents him from entering into such engagements.
Disable
Dis*a"ble (?), a. Lacking ability; unable. [Obs.] "Our disable and
unactive force." Daniel.
Disable
Dis*a"ble (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disabled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Disabling (?).]
1. To render unable or incapable; to destroy the force, vigor, or
power of action of; to deprive of competent physical or intellectual
power; to incapacitate; to disqualify; to make incompetent or unfit
for service; to impair.
A Christian's life is a perpetual exercise, a wrestling and
warfare, for which sensual pleasure disables him. Jer. Taylor.
And had performed it, if my known offense Had not disabled me.
Milton.
I have disabled mine estate. Shak.
2. (Law) To deprive of legal right or qualification; to render legally
incapable.
An attainder of the ancestor corrupts the blood, and disables his
children to inherit. Blackstone.
3. To deprive of that which gives value or estimation; to declare
lacking in competency; to disparage; to undervalue. [Obs.] "He
disabled my judgment." Shak. Syn. -- To weaken; unfit; disqualify;
incapacitate.
Disablement
Dis*a"ble*ment (?), n. Deprivation of ability; incapacity. Bacon.
Disabuse
Dis`a*buse" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disabused (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Disabusing.] [Pref. dis- + abuse; cf. F. d\'82sabuser.] To set free
from mistakes; to undeceive; to disengage from fallacy or deception;
to set right.
To undeceive and disabuse the people. South.
If men are now sufficiently enlightened to disabuse themselves or
artifice, hypocrisy, and superstition, they will consider this
event as an era in their history. J. Adams.
Disaccommodate
Dis`ac*com"mo*date (?), v. t. [Pref. dis- + accommodate.] To put to
inconvenience; to incommode. [R.] Bp. Warburton.
Disaccommodation
Dis`ac*com`mo*da"tion (?), n. A state of being unaccommodated or
unsuited. [R.] Sir M. Hale.
Disaccord
Dis`ac*cord" (?), v. i. [Cf. F. d\'82saccorder to cause discord.] To
refuse to assent. [Obs.] Spenser.
Disaccord
Dis`ac*cord", n. Disagreement. Pop. Sci. Monthly.
Disaccordant
Dis`ac*cord"ant (?), a. Not accordant. Fabyan.
Disaccustom
Dis`ac*cus"tom (?), v. t. [Cf. F. d\'82saccoutumer.] To destroy the
force of habit in; to wean from a custom. Johnson.
Disacidify
Dis`a*cid"i*fy (?), v. t. To free from acid.
Disacknowledge
Dis`ac*knowl"edge (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disacknowledged (?); p. pr.
& vb. n. Disacknowledging.] To refuse to acknowledge; to deny; to
disown. [Obs.] South.
Disacquaint
Dis`ac*quaint" (?), v. t. [Pref. dis- + acquaint: cf. OF.
desacointier.] To render unacquainted; to make unfamiliar. [Obs.]
While my sick heart With dismal smart Is disacquainted never.
Herrick.
Disacquaintance
Dis`ac*quaint"ance (?), n. Neglect of disuse of familiarity, or
familiar acquaintance. [Obs.] South.
Disacryl
Dis*ac"ryl (?), n. [Pref. dis- (Gr. acrolein + -yl.] (Chem.) A white
amorphous substance obtained as a polymeric modification of acrolein.
Disadorn
Dis`a*dorn" (?), v. t. To deprive of ornaments. Congreve.
Disadvance
Dis`ad*vance" (?; 61), v. t. & i. [Pref. dis- + advance: cf. OF.
desavancier.] To draw back, or cause to draw back. [Obs.] Spenser.
Disadvantage
Dis`ad*van"tage (?; 48, 61), n. [Cf. F. d\'82savantage.]
1. Deprivation of advantage; unfavorable or prejudicial quality,
condition, circumstance, or the like; that which hinders success, or
causes loss or injury.
I was brought here under the disadvantage of being unknown by sight
to any of you. Burke.
Abandoned by their great patron, the faction henceforward acted at
disadvantage. Palfrey.
2. Loss; detriment; hindrance; prejudice to interest, fame, credit,
profit, or other good.
They would throw a construction on his conduct, to his disadvantage
before the public. Bancroft.
Syn. -- Detriment; injury; hurt; loss; damage.
Disadvantage
Dis`ad*van"tage, v. t. [Cf. F. d\'82savantager.] To injure the
interest of; to be detrimental to.
Disadvantageable
Dis`ad*van"tage*a*ble (?), a. Injurious; disadvantageous. [Obs.]
Bacon.
Disadvantageous
Dis*ad`van*ta"geous (?), a. [Cf. F. d\'82savantageux.] Attended with
disadvantage; unfavorable to success or prosperity; inconvenient;
prejudicial; -- opposed to advantageous; as, the situation of an army
is disadvantageous for attack or defense.
Even in the disadvantageous position in which he had been placed,
he gave clear indications of future excellence. Prescott.
-- Dis*ad`van*ta"geous*ly, adv. -- Dis*ad`van*ta"geous*ness, n.
Disadventure
Dis`ad*ven"ture (?; 135), n. [Pref. dis- + adventure: cf. OF.
desaventure.] Misfortune; mishap. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh.
Disadventurous
Dis`ad*ven"tur*ous (?), a. Unprosperous; unfortunate. [Obs.] Spenser.
Disadvise
Dis`ad*vise" (?), v. t. To advise against; to dissuade from. [R.]
Boyle.
Disaffect
Dis`af*fect" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disaffected; p. pr. & vb. n.
Disaffecting.]
1. To alienate or diminish the affection of; to make unfriendly or
less friendly; to fill with discontent and unfriendliness.
They had attempted to disaffect and discontent his majesty's late
army. Clarendon.
2. To disturb the functions of; to disorder.
It disaffects the bowels. Hammond.
3. To lack affection for; to be alienated from, or indisposed toward;
to dislike. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
Disaffected
Dis`af*fect"ed, a. Alienated in feeling; not wholly loyal. J. H.
Newman. -- Dis`af*fect"ed*ly, adv. -- Dis`af*fect"ed*ness, n.
Disaffection
Dis`af*fec"tion (?), n.
1. State of being disaffected; alienation or want of affection or good
will, esp. toward those in authority; unfriendliness; dislike.
In the making laws, princes must have regard to . . . the
affections and disaffections of the people. Jer. Taylor.
2. Disorder; bad constitution. [R.] Wiseman. Syn. -- Dislike; disgust;
discontent; unfriendliness; alienation; disloyalty; hostility.
Disaffectionate
Dis`af*fec"tion*ate (?), a. Not disposed to affection; unfriendly;
disaffected. [R.] Blount.
Disaffirm
Dis`af*firm" (?), v. t.
1. To assert the contrary of; to contradict; to deny; -- said of that
which has been asserted.
2. (Law) To refuse to confirm; to annul, as a judicial decision, by a
contrary judgment of a superior tribunal.
Disaffirmance
Dis`af*firm"ance (?), n.
1. The act of disaffirming; denial; negation.
2. (Law) Overthrow or annulment by the decision of a superior
tribunal; as, disaffirmance of judgment.
Disaffirmation
Dis*af`fir*ma"tion (?), n. The act of disaffirming; negation;
refutation.
Disafforest
Dis`af*for"est (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disafforested; p. pr. & vb. n.
Disafforesting.] [Pref. dis- + afforest: cf. OF. desaforester.] (Eng.
Law) To reduce from the privileges of a forest to the state of common
ground; to exempt from forest laws.
By charter 9 Henry III. many forests were disafforested.
Blackstone.
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Disaggregate
Dis*ag"gre*gate (?), v. t. To destroy the aggregation of; to separate
into component parts, as an aggregate mass.
Disaggregation
Dis*ag`gre*ga"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82sagr\'82gation.] The
separation of an aggregate body into its component parts.
Disagree
Dis`a*gree" (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Disagreed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Disageeing.] [Pref. dis- + agree: cf. F. d\'82sagr\'82er to
displease.]
1. To fail to accord; not to agree; to lack harmony; to differ; to be
unlike; to be at variance.
They reject the plainest sense of Scripture, because it seems
disagree with what they call reason. Atterbury.
2. To differ in opinion; to hold discordant views; to be at
controversy; to quarrel.
Who shall decide, when doctors disagree? Pope.
3. To be unsuited; to have unfitness; as, medicine sometimes disagrees
with the patient; food often disagrees with the stomach or the taste.
NOTE: &hand; Us ually fo llowed by with, sometimes by to, rarely by
from; as, I disagree to your proposal.
Syn. -- To differ; vary; dissent.
Disagreeable
Dis`a*gree"a*ble (?), a. [Cf. F. d\'82sagr\'82able.]
1. Not agreeable, conformable, or congruous;
Preach you truly the doctrine which you have received, and each
nothing that is disagreeable thereunto. Udall.
2. Exciting repugnance; offensive to the feelings or
That which is disagreeable to one is many times agreeable to
another, or disagreeable in a less degree. Wollaston.
Disagreeableness
Dis`a*gree"a*ble*ness, n. The state or quality of being; disagreeable;
unpleasantness.
Disagreeably
Dis`a*gree"a*bly, adv. In a disagreeable manner; unsuitably;
offensively.
Disagreeance
Dis`a*gree"ance (?), n. Disagreement. [Obs.]
Disagreement
Dis`a*gree"ment (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82sagr\'82ment disagreeable
circumstance, disagreeableness.]
1. The state of disagreeing; a being at variance; dissimilitude;
diversity.
2. Unsuitableness; unadaptedness. [R.]
3. Difference of opinion or sentiment.
4. A falling out, or controversy; difference. Syn. -- Difference;
diversity; dissimilitude; unlikeness; discrepancy; variance; dissent;
misunderstanding; dissension; division; dispute; jar; wrangle;
discord.
Disagreer
Dis`a*gre"er (?), n. One who disagrees. Hammond.
Disalliege
Dis`al*liege" (?), v. t. To alienate from allegiance. [Obs. & R.]
Milton.
Disallow
Dis`al*low" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disallowed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Disallowing.] [Pref. dis- + allow: cf. OF. desalouer, desloer, to
blame, dissuade.] To refuse to allow; to deny the force or validity
of; to disown and reject; as, the judge disallowed the executor's
charge.
To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men,
but chosen of God. 1 Pet. ii. 4.
That the edicts of C\'91sar we may at all times disallow, but the
statutes of God for no reason we may reject. Milton.
NOTE: &hand; Th is ve rb wa s so metimes fo llowed by of; as, "What
follows, if we disallow of this?" Shak. See Allow.
Syn. -- To disapprove; prohibit; censure; reject.
Disallowable
Dis`al*low"a*ble (?), a. Not allowable; not to be suffered. Raleigh.
-- Dis`al*low"a*ble*ness, n.
Disallowance
Dis`al*low"ance (?), n. The act of disallowing; refusal to admit or
permit; rejection. Syn. -- Disapprobation; prohibition; condemnation;
censure; rejection.
Disally
Dis`al*ly" (?), v. t. [Pref. dis- + ally: cf. F. d\'82saltier.] To
part, as an alliance; to sunder. [R.] "Disallied their nuptials."
Milton.
Disanchor
Dis*an"chor (?), v. t. & i. [Pref. dis- + anchor: cf. F.
d\'82sancrer.] To raise the anchor of, as a ship; to weigh anchor.
[Obs.] Heywood.
Disangelical
Dis`an*gel"ic*al (?), a. Not angelical. [R.] "Disangelical nature."
Coventry.
Disanimate
Dis*an"i*mate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disanimated (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Disanimating (?).]
1. To deprive of life. [R.] Cudworth.
2. To deprive of spirit; to dishearten. Shak.
Disanimation
Dis*an`i*ma"tion (?), n.
1. Privation of life. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
2. The state of being disanimated or discouraged; depression of
spirits.
Disannex
Dis`an*nex" (?), v. t. To disunite; to undo or repeal the annexation
of. State Trials (1608).
Disannul
Dis`an*nul" (?), v. t. To annul completely; to render void or of no
effect.
For the Lord of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul Isaiah
xiv. 27.
NOTE: &hand; Th e pr efix in th is wo rd an it s de rivatives is
intensive, and not negative.
Disannuller
Dis`an*nul"ler (?), n. One who disannuls.
Disannulment
Dis`an*nul"ment (?), n. Complete annulment.
Disanoint
Dis`a*noint" (?), v. t. To invalidate the consecration of; as, to
disanoint a king. [Obs.] Milton.
Disapparel
Dis`ap*par"el (?), v. t. [See Apparel, v. t.] [Pref. dis- + apparel:
cf. OF. desapareiller.] To disrobe; to strip of apparel; to make
naked.
Drink disapparels the soul. Junius (1635).
Disappear
Dis`ap*pear" (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Disappeared (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Disappearing.]
1. To cease to appear or to be perceived; to pass from view, gradually
or suddenly; to vanish; to be no longer seen; as, darkness disappears
at the approach of light; a ship disappears as she sails from port.
2. To cease to be or exist; as, the epidemic has disappeared.
Disappearance
Dis`ap*pear"ance (?), n. The act of disappearing; cessation of
appearance; removal from sight; vanishing. Addison.
Disappendency
Dis`ap*pend"en*cy (?), n. A detachment or separation from a former
connection. [R.]
Disappendent
Dis`ap*pend"ent (?), a. Freed from a former connection or dependence;
disconnected. [R.]
Disappoint
Dis`ap*point" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disapointed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Disappointing.] [OF. desapointier, F. d\'82sappointer; pref. des- (L.
dis-) + apointier, F. appointier, to appoint. See Appoint.]
1. To defeat of expectation or hope; to hinder from the attainment of
that which was excepted, hoped, or desired; to balk; as, a man is
disappointed of his hopes or expectations, or his hopes, desires,
intentions, expectations, or plans are disappointed; a bad season
disappoints the farmer of his crops; a defeat disappoints an enemy of
his spoil.
I was disappointed, but very agreeably. Macaulay.
NOTE: &hand; Di sappointed of a thing not obtained; disappointed in
a thing obtained.
2. To frustrate; to fail; to hinder of result.
His retiring foe Shrinks from the wound, and disappoints the blow.
Addison.
Syn. -- To tantalize; fail; frustrate; balk; baffle; delude; foil;
defeat. See Tantalize.
Disappointed
Dis`ap*point"ed, a.
1. Defeated of expectation or hope; balked; as, a disappointed person
or hope.
2. Unprepared; unequipped. [Obs.]
Cut off even in the blossoms of my sin, Unhouseled, disappointed,
unaneled. Shak.
Disappointment
Dis`ap*point"ment (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82sappointement.]
1. The act of disappointing, or the state of being disappointed;
defeat or failure of expectation or hope; miscarriage of design or
plan; frustration.
If we hope for things of which we have not thoroughly considered
the value, our disappointment will be greater our pleasure in the
fruition of them. Addison.
In disappointment thou canst bless. Keble.
2. That which disappoints. Syn. -- Miscarriage; frustration; balk.
Disappreciate
Dis`ap*pre"ci*ate (?), v. t. [See Appreciate.] To undervalue; not to
esteem. -- Dis`ap*pre`ci*a"tion (#), n.
Disapprobation
Dis*ap`pro*ba"tion (?), n. [Pref. dis- + approbation: cf. F.
d\'82sapprobation. Cf. Disapprove.] The act of disapproving; mental
condemnation of what is judged wrong, unsuitable, or inexpedient;
feeling of censure. <
We have ever expressed the most unqualified disapprobation of all
the steps. Burke.
Disapprobatory
Dis*ap"pro*ba`to*ry (?), a. Containing disapprobation; serving to
disapprove.
Disappropriate
Dis`ap*pro"pri*ate (?), a. (Law) Severed from the appropriation or
possession of a spiritual corporation.
The appropriation may be severed, and the church become
disappropriate, two ways. Blackstone.
Disappropriate
Dis`ap*pro"pri*ate (?), v. t.
1. To release from individual ownership or possession. Milton.
2. (Law) To sever from appropriation or possession a spiritual
corporation.
Appropriations of the several parsonages . . . would heave been, by
the rules of the common law, disappropriated. Blackstone.
Disappropriation
Dis`ap*pro`pri*a"tion (?), n. The act of disappropriating.
Disapproval
Dis`ap*prov"al (?), n. Disapprobation; dislike; censure; adverse
judgment.
Disapprove
Dis`ap*prove (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disapproved (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Disapproving.] [Pref. dis- + approve: cf. F. d\'82approuver. Cf.
Disapprobation.]
1. To pass unfavorable judgment upon; to condemn by an act of the
judgment; to regard as wrong, unsuitable, or inexpedient; to censure;
as, to disapprove the conduct of others.
2. To refuse official approbation to; to disallow; to decline to
sanction; as, the sentence of the court-martial was disapproved by the
commander in chief.
NOTE: &hand; Th is ve rb is often followed by of; as, to disapprove
of an opinion, of such conduct. See Approve.
Disapprover
Dis`ap*prov"er (?), n. One who disapproves.
Disapprovingly
Dis`ap*prov"ing*ly, adv. In a disapproving manner.
Disard
Dis"ard (?), n. See Dizzard. [Obs.] Burton.
Disarm
Dis*arm" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disarming (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Disarming.] [OE. desarmen, F. d\'82sarmer; pref. d\'82s- (L. dis-) +
armer to arm. See Arm.]
1. To deprive of arms; to take away the weapons of; to deprive of the
means of attack or defense; to render defenseless.
Security disarms the best-appointed army. Fuller.
The proud was half disarmed of pride. Tennyson.
2. To deprive of the means or the disposition to harm; to render
harmless or innocuous; as, to disarm a man's wrath.
Disarmament
Dis*arm"a*ment (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82sarmement.] The act of disarming.
Disarmature
Dis*ar"ma*ture (?; 135), n. [Pref. dis- + armature.] The act of
divesting of armature. [R.]
Disarmed
Dis*armed" (?), a.
1. Deprived of arms.
2. (Her.) Deprived of claws, and teeth or beaks. Cussans.
Disarmer
Dis*arm"er (?), n. One who disarms.
Disarrange
Dis`ar*range" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disarranged (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Disarranging.] [Pref. dis- + arrange: cf. F. d\'82sarranger.] To
unsettle or disturb the order or due arrangement of; to throw out of
order.
Disarrangement
Dis`ar*range"ment (?), n. The act of disarranging, or the state of
being disarranged; confusion; disorder. Cowper.
Disarray
Dis`ar*ray" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disarrayed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Disarraying.] [Pref. dis- + array, v.: cf. OF. desarroyer,
desarreier.]
1. To throw into disorder; to break the array of.
Who with fiery steeds Oft disarrayed the foes in battle ranged.
Fenton.
2. To take off the dress of; to unrobe.
So, as she bade, the witch they disarrayed. Spenser.
Disarray
Dis`ar*ray" (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82sarroi.]
1. Want of array or regular order; disorder; confusion.
Disrank the troops, set all in disarray. Daniel.
2. Confused attire; undress. Spenser.
Disarrayment
Dis`ar*ray"ment (?), n. Disorder. [R.] Feltham.
Disarticulate
Dis`ar*tic"u*late (?), v. t. To sunder; to separate, as joints. --
Dis`ar*tic`u*la"tion (#), n.
Disarticulator
Dis`ar*tic"u*la`tor (?), n. One who disarticulates and prepares
skeletons.
Disassent
Dis`as*sent" (?), v. i. To dissent. [Obs.]
Disassent
Dis`as*sent", n. Dissent. [Obs.] E. Hall.
Disassenter
Dis`as*sent"er (?), n. One who disassents; a dissenter. [Obs.] State
Trials (1634).
Disassiduity
Dis*as`si*du"i*ty (?), n. Want of as siduity or care. [R.] Sir H.
Wotton.
Disassimilate
Dis`as*sim"i*late (?), v. t. (Physiol.) To subject to disassimilation.
Disassimilation
Dis`as*sim`i*la"tion (?), n. (Physics) The decomposition of complex
substances, within the organism, into simpler ones suitable only for
excretion, with evolution of energy, -- a normal nutritional process
the reverse of assimilation; downward metabolism.
The breaking down of already existing chemical compounds into
simpler ones, sometimes called disassimilation. Martin.
Disassimilative
Dis`as*sim"i*la*tive (?), a. (Physiol.) Having power to disassimilate;
of the nature of disassimilation.
Disassimilative processes constitute a marked feature in the life
of animal cells. McKendrick.
Disassociate
Dis`as*so"ci*ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disassociated (?); p. pr. &
vb. n. Disassociating (?).] To disconnect from things associated; to
disunite; to dissociate. Florio.
Disaster
Dis*as"ter (?), n. [F. d\'82sastre; pref. d\'82s- (L. dis-) + astre
star, fr. L. astrum; a word of astrological origin. See Aster, Astral,
Star.]
1. An unpropitious or baleful aspect of a planet or star; malevolent
influence of a heavenly body; hence, an ill portent. [Obs.]
Disasters in the sun. Shak.
2. An adverse or unfortunate event, esp. a sudden and extraordinary
misfortune; a calamity; a serious mishap.
But noble souls, through dust and heat, Rise from disaster and
defeat The stronger. Longfellow.
Syn. -- Calamity; misfortune; mishap; mischance; visitation;
misadventure; ill luck. See Calamity.
Disaster
Dis*as"ter, v. t.
1. To blast by the influence of a baleful star. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.
2. To bring harm upon; to injure. [R.] Thomson.
Disasterly
Dis*as"ter*ly, adv. Disastrously. [Obs.] Drayton.
Disastrous
Dis*as"trous (?), a. [Cf. F. d\'82sastreux. See Disaster.]
1. Full of unpropitious stellar influences; unpropitious; ill-boding.
[Obs.]
The moon In dim eclipse, disastrous twilight sheds. Milton.
2. Attended with suffering or disaster; very unfortunate; calamitous;
ill-fated; as, a disastrous day; a disastrous termination of an
undertaking.
Wherein I spake of most disastrous chances. Shak.
-- Dis*as"trous*ly, adv. -- Dis*as"trous*ness, n.
Disattire
Dis`at*tire" (?), v. t. [Pref. dis- + attire: cf. OF. desatirier.] To
unrobe; to undress. Spenser.
Disaugment
Dis`aug*ment" (?), v. t. To diminish. [R.]
Disauthorize
Dis*au"thor*ize (?), v. t. To deprive of credit or authority; to
discredit. [R.] W. Wotton.
Disavaunce
Dis`a*vaunce" (?), v. t. [Cf. Disadvance.] To retard; to repel; to do
damage to. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Disaventure
Dis`a*ven"ture (?; 135), n. [See Disadventure, Adventure.] Misfortune.
[Obs.] Spenser.
Disaventurous
Dis`a*ven"tur*ous (?), a. Misadventurous; unfortunate. [Obs.] Spenser.
Disavouch
Dis`a*vouch" (?), v. t. [Pref. dis- + avouch. Cf. Disavow.] To
disavow. [R.] Daniel.
Disavow
Dis`a*vow" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disavowed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Disavowing.] [F. d\'82savouer; pref. d\'82s- (L. dis-) + avouer to
avow. See Avow, and cf. Disavouch.]
1. To refuse strongly and solemnly to own or acknowledge; to deny
responsibility for, approbation of, an the like; to disclaim; to
disown; as, he was charged with embezzlement, but he disavows the
crime.
A solemn promise made and disavowed. Dryden.
2. To deny; to show the contrary of; to disprove.
Yet can they never Toss into air the freedom of my birth, Or
disavow my blood Plantagenet's. Ford.
Disavowal
Dis`a*vow"al (?), n. The act of disavowing, disclaiming, or disowning;
rejection and denial.
An earnest disavowal of fear often proceeds from fear. Richardson.
Disavowance
Dis`a*vow"ance (?), n. Disavowal. [Obs.] South.
Disavower
Dis`a*vow"er (?), n. One who disavows.
Disavowment
Dis`a*vow"ment (?), n. Disavowal. [R.] Wotton.
Disband
Dis*band" (?; see Dis-), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disbanded; p. pr. & vb.
n. Disbanding.] [Pref. dis- + band: cf. OF. desbander, F. d\'82bander,
to unbind, unbend. See Band, and cf. Disbend, Disbind.]
1. To loose the bands of; to set free; to disunite; to scatter; to
disperse; to break up the organization of; especially, to dismiss from
military service; as, to disband an army.
They disbanded themselves and returned, every man to his own
dwelling. Knolles.
2. To divorce. [Obs.]
And therefore . . . she ought to be disbanded. Milton.
Disband
Dis*band", v. i. To become separated, broken up, dissolved, or
scattered; especially, to quit military service by breaking up
organization.
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When both rocks and all things shall disband. Herbert.
Human society would in a short space disband. Tillotson.
Disbandment
Dis*band"ment (?), n. The act of disbanding.
Disbar
Dis*bar" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disbarred (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Disbarring.] (Law) To expel from the bar, or the legal profession; to
deprive (an attorney, barrister, or counselor) of his status and
privileges as such. Abbott.
Disbark
Dis*bark" (?), v. t. [Pref. dis- + bark a small ship: cf. OF.
desbarquer, F. d\'82barquer. Cf. Debark, Disembark.] To disembark.
Pope.
Disbark
Dis*bark", v. t. [Pref. dis- + bark rind.] To strip of bark; to bark.
[R.] Boyle.
Disbarment
Dis*bar"ment (?), n. Act of disbarring.
Disbase
Dis*base" (?), v. t. [Cf. Debase.] To debase or degrade. [Obs.]
Nor you nor your house were so much as spoken of before I disbased
myself. B. Jonson.
Disbecome
Dis`be*come" (?), v. t. To misbecome. [Obs.] Massinger.
Disbelief
Dis*be*lief" (?), n. The act of disbelieving;; a state of the mind in
which one is fully persuaded that an opinion, assertion, or doctrine
is not true; refusal of assent, credit, or credence; denial of belief.
Our belief or disbelief of a thing does not alter the nature of the
thing. Tillotson.
No sadder proof can be given by a man of his own littleness that
disbelief in great men. Carlyle.
Syn. -- Distrust; unbelief; incredulity; doubt; skepticism. --
Disbelief, Unbelief. Unbelief is a mere failure to admit; disbelief is
a positive rejection. One may be an unbeliever in Christianity from
ignorance or want of inquiry; a unbeliever has the proofs before him,
and incurs the guilt of setting them aside. Unbelief is usually open
to conviction; disbelief is already convinced as to the falsity of
that which it rejects. Men often tell a story in such a manner that we
regard everything they say with unbelief. Familiarity with the worst
parts of human nature often leads us into a disbelief in many good
qualities which really exist among men.
Disbelieve
Dis`be*lieve" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disbelieved (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Disbelieving.] Not to believe; to refuse belief or credence to; to
hold not to be true or actual.
Assertions for which there is abundant positive evidence are often
disbelieved, on account of what is called their improbability or
impossibility. J. S. Mill.
Disbeliever
Dis`be*liev"er (?), n. One who disbelieves, or refuses belief; an
unbeliever. Specifically, one who does not believe the Christian
religion. I. Watts.
Disbench
Dis*bench" (?), v. t.
1. To drive from a bench or seat. [R.] Shak.
2. (Eng. Law) To deprive (a bencher) of his privileges. Mozley & W.
Disbend
Dis*bend (?), v. t. To unbend. [Obs.] Stirling.
Disbind
Dis*bind" (?), v. t. [Cf. Disband.] To unbind; to loosen. [Obs.] Mede.
Disblame
Dis*blame" (?), v. t. [OE. desblamen, OF. desblasmer; pref. des- (L.
dis-) + blasmer, F. bl\'83mer, to blame.] To clear from blame. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Disbodied
Dis*bod"ied (?), a. Disembodied. [R.]
Disboscation
Dis`bos*ca"tion (?), n. [Pref. dis- + F. bosquet grove.] Converting
forest land into cleared or arable land; removal of a forest. Sir W.
Scott.
Disbowel
Dis*bow"el (?), v. t. [See Bowel, v. t.] To disembowel. [R.] Spenser.
Disbranch
Dis*branch" (?), v. t. [See Branch, v.] To divest of a branch or
branches; to tear off. Shak.
Disbud
Dis*bud" (?), v. t. [See Bud, v.] (Hort.) To deprive of buds or
shoots, as for training, or economizing the vital strength of a tree.
Disburden
Dis*bur"den (?), v. t. [See Burden, v. t.] [Cf. Disburthen.] To rid of
a burden; to free from a load borne or from something oppressive; to
unload; to disencumber; to relieve.
He did it to disburden a conscience. Feltham.
My mediations . . . will, I hope, be more calm, being thus
disburdened. Hammond.
Syn. -- To unload; unburden; discharge; free.
Disburden
Dis*bur"den, v. i. To relieve one's self of a burden; to ease the
mind. Milton.
Disburgeon
Dis*bur"geon (?), v. t. To strip of burgeons or buds; to disbud. [R.]
Holland.
Disburse
Dis*burse" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disbursed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Disbursing.] [OF. desbourser, F. d\'82bourser; pref. des- (L. dis-) +
bourse purse. See Burse, and cf. Dispurse.] To pay out; to expend; --
usually from a public fund or treasury.
The duty of collecting and disbursing his revenues. Macaulay.
Disbursing officer, an officer in any department of the public service
who is charged with the duty of paying out public money.
Disbursement
Dis*burse"ment (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82boursement.]
1. The act of disbursing or paying out.
The disbursement of the public moneys. U. S. Statutes.
2. That which is disbursed or paid out; as, the annual disbursements
exceed the income.
Disburser
Dis*burs"er (?), n. One who disburses money.
Disburthen
Dis*bur"then (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disburthened (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Disburthening.] [Cf. Disburden.] To disburden; to relieve of a
load. [Archaic]
Disc
Disc (?), n. [See Disk, Dish.] A flat round plate; (Biol.) a circular
structure either in plants or animals; as, a blood disc, a germinal
disc, etc. Same as Disk.
Discage
Dis*cage" (?), v. t. To uncage. [R.] Tennyson.
Discal
Disc"al (?), a. Pertaining to, or resembling, a disk; as, discal
cells.
Discalceate
Dis*cal"ce*ate (?), v. t. [L. discalceatus unshod; dis- + calceus
shoe.] To pull off shoes or sandals from. [Obs.] Cockeram.
Discalceated
Dis*cal"ce*at`ed (?), a. Deprived off shoes or sandals; unshod;
discalced.
Discalced
Dis*calced" (?), a. Unshod; barefooted; -- in distinction from calced.
"The foundation of houses of discalced friars." Cardinal Manning's St.
Teresa.
Discalceation
Dis*cal`ce*a"tion (?), n. The act of pulling off the shoes or sandals.
[Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Discamp
Dis*camp" (?), v. t. [See Decamp.] To drive from a camp. [Obs.]
Holland.
Discandy
Dis*can"dy (?), v. i. To melt; to dissolve; to thaw. [Obs.]
Discant
Dis"cant (?), n. See Descant, n.
Discapacitate
Dis*ca*pac"i*tate (?), v. t. To deprive of capacity; to incapacitate.
[R.]
Discard
Dis*card" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discarded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Discarding.]
1. (Card Playing) To throw out of one's hand, as superfluous cards; to
lay aside (a card or cards).
2. To cast off as useless or as no longer of service; to dismiss from
employment, confidence, or favor; to discharge; to turn away.
They blame the favorites, and think it nothing extraordinary that
the queen should . . . resolve to discard them. Swift.
3. To put or thrust away; to reject.
A man discards the follies of boyhood. I. Taylor.
Syn. -- To dismiss; displace; discharge; cashier.
Discard
Dis*card", v. i. (Card Playing) To make a discard.
Discard
Dis*card", n. (Card Playing) The act of discarding; also, the card or
cards discarded.
Discardure
Dis*car"dure (?; 135), n. Rejection; dismissal. [R.] Hayter.
Discarnate
Dis*car"nate (?), a. [L. dis- + carnatus fleshy, fr. caro, carnis,
flesh.] Stripped of flesh. [Obs.] "Discarnate bones." Glanvill.
Discase
Dis*case" (?), v. t. To strip; to undress. Shak.
Discede
Dis*cede" (?), v. i. [L. discedere; dis- + cedere to yield.] To yield
or give up; to depart. [Obs.]
I dare not discede from my copy a tittle. Fuller.
Discept
Dis*cept" (?), v. i. [L. disceptare.] To debate; to discuss. [R.]
One dissertates, he is candid; Two must discept, -- has
distinguished. R. Browning.
Disceptation
Dis`cep*ta"tion (?), n. [L. disceptatio.] Controversy; disputation;
discussion. [Archaic]
Verbose janglings and endless disceptations. Strype.
Disceptator
Dis`cep*ta"tor (?), n. [L.] One who arbitrates or decides. [R.]
Cowley.
Discern
Dis*cern" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discerned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Discerning.] [F. discerner, L. discernere, discretum; dis- + cernere
to separate, distinguish. See Certain, and cf. Discreet.]
1. To see and identify by noting a difference or differences; to note
the distinctive character of; to discriminate; to distinguish.
To discern such buds as are fit to produce blossoms. Boyle.
A counterfeit stone which thine eye can not discern from a right
stone. Robynson (More's Utopia).
2. To see by the eye or by the understanding; to perceive and
recognize; as, to discern a difference.
And [I] beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths,
a young man void of understanding. Prov. vii. 7.
Our unassisted sight . . . is not acute enough to discern the
minute texture of visible objects. Beattie.
I wake, and I discern the truth. Tennyson.
Syn. -- To perceive; distinguish; discover; penetrate; discriminate;
espy; descry; detect. See Perceive.
Discern
Dis*cern", v. i.
1. To see or understand the difference; to make distinction; as, to
discern between good and evil, truth and falsehood.
More than sixscore thousand that cannot discern between their right
hand their left. Jonah iv. 11.
2. To make cognizance. [Obs.] Bacon.
Discernance
Dis*cern"ance (?), n. Discernment. [Obs.]
Discerner
Dis*cern"er (?), n. One who, or that which, discerns, distinguishes,
perceives, or judges; as, a discerner of truth, of right and wrong.
A great observer and discerner of men's natures. Clarendon.
Discernible
Dis*cern"i*ble (?), a. [L. discernibilis.] Capable of being discerned
by the eye or the understanding; as, a star is discernible by the eye;
the identity of difference of ideas is discernible by the
understanding.
The effect of the privations and sufferings . . . was discernible
to the last in his temper and deportment. Macaulay.
Syn. -- Perceptible; distinguishable; apparent; visible; evident;
manifest.
Discernibleness
Dis*cern"i*ble*ness, n. The quality of being discernible.
Discernibly
Dis*cern"i*bly, adv. In a manner to be discerned; perceptibly;
visibly. Hammond.
Discerning
Dis*cern"ing, a. Acute; shrewd; sagacious; sharp-sighted. Macaulay.
Discerningly
Dis*cern"ing*ly, adv. In a discerning manner; with judgment;
judiciously; acutely. Garth.
Discernment
Dis*cern"ment (?), n. [Cf. F. discernement.]
1. The act of discerning.
2. The power or faculty of the mind by which it distinguishes one
thing from another; power of viewing differences in objects, and their
relations and tendencies; penetrative and discriminate mental vision;
acuteness; sagacity; insight; as, the errors of youth often proceed
from the want of discernment. Syn. -- Judgment; acuteness;
discrimination; penetration; sagacity; insight. -- Discernment,
Penetration, Discrimination. Discernment is keenness and accuracy of
mental vision; penetration is the power of seeing deeply into a
subject in spite of everything that intercepts the view;
discrimination is a capacity of tracing out minute distinctions and
the nicest shades of thought. A discerning man is not easily misled;
one of a penetrating mind sees a multitude of things which escape
others; a discriminating judgment detects the slightest differences.
Discerp
Dis*cerp" (?), v. t. [L. discerpere, discerptum; dis- + carpere to
pluck.]
1. To tear in pieces; to rend. [R.] Stukeley.
2. To separate; to disunite. [R.] Bp. Hurd.
Discerpibility, Discerptibility
Dis*cerp`i*bil"i*ty (?), Dis*cerp`ti*bil"i*ty (?), n. Capability or
liableness to be discerped. [R.] Wollaston.
Discerpible, Discerptible
Dis*cerp"i*ble (?), Dis*cerp"ti*ble (?), a. [See Discerp.] Capable of
being discerped. [R.]
Discerption
Dis*cerp"tion (?), n. [L. discerptio.] The act of pulling to pieces,
or of separating the parts. Bp. Hall.
Discerptive
Dis*cerp"tive (?), a. Tending to separate or disunite parts. Encys.
Dict.
Discession
Dis*ces"sion (?), n. [L. discessio, fr. discedere, discessum. See
Discede.] Departure. [Obs.]
Discharge
Dis*charge" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discharged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Discharging.] [OE. deschargen, dischargen, OF. deschargier, F.
d\'82charger; pref. des- (L. dis) + chargier, F. charger. See Charge.]
1. To relieve of a charge, load, or burden; to empty of a load or
cargo; to unburden; to unload; as, to discharge a vessel.
2. To free of the missile with which anything is charged or loaded; to
let go the charge of; as, to discharge a bow, catapult, etc.;
especially, said of firearms, -- to fire off; to shoot off; also, to
relieve from a state of tension, as a Leyden jar.
The galleys also did oftentimes, out of their prows, discharge
their great pieces against the city. Knolles.
Feeling in other cases discharges itself in indirect muscular
actions. H. Spencer.
3. To of something weighing upon or impeding over one, as a debt,
claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.; to absolve; to
acquit; to clear.
Discharged of business, void of strife. Dryden.
In one man's fault discharge another man of his duty. L'Estrange.
4. To relieve of an office or employment; to send away from service;
to dismiss.
Discharge the common sort With pay and thanks. Shak.
Grindal . . . was discharged the government of his see. Milton.
5. To release legally from confinement; to set at liberty; as, to
discharge a prisoner.
6. To put forth, or remove, as a charge or burden; to take out, as
that with which anything is loaded or filled; as, to discharge a
cargo.
7. To let fly, as a missile; to shoot.
They do discharge their shot of courtesy. Shak.
8. To set aside; to annul; to dismiss.
We say such an order was "discharged on appeal." Mozley & W.
The order for Daly's attendance was discharged. Macaulay.
9. To throw off the obligation of, as a duty or debt; to relieve one's
self of, by fulfilling conditions, performing duty, trust, and the
like; hence, to perform or ex
Had I a hundred tongues, a wit so large As could their hundred
offices discharge. Dryden.
10. To send away (a creditor) satisfied by payment; to pay one's debt
or obligation to. [Obs.]
If he had The present money to discharge the Jew. Shak.
11. To give forth; to emit or send out; as, a pipe discharges water;
to let fly; to give expression to; to utter; as, to discharge a
horrible oath.
12. To prohibit; to forbid. [Scot. Obs.] Sir W. Scott.
Discharging arch (Arch.), an arch over a door, window, or other
opening, to distribute the pressure of the wall above. See Illust. of
Lintel. -- Discharging piece, Discharging strut (Arch.), a piece set
to carry thrust or weight to a solid point of support. -- Discharging
rod (Elec.), a bent wire, with knobs at both ends, and insulated by a
glass handle. It is employed for discharging a Leyden jar or an
electrical battery. See Discharger. Syn. -- See Deliver.
Discharge
Dis*charge", v. i. To throw off or deliver a load, charge, or burden;
to unload; to emit or give vent to fluid or other contents; as, the
water pipe discharges freely.
The cloud, if it were oily or fatty, would not discharge. Bacon.
Discharge
Dis*charge", n. [Cf. F. d\'82charge. See Discharge, v. t.]
1. The act of discharging; the act of relieving of a charge or load;
removal of a load or burden; unloading; as, the discharge of a ship;
discharge of a cargo.
2. Firing off; explosive removal of a charge; explosion; letting off;
as, a discharge of arrows, of artillery.
3. Act of relieving of something which oppresses or weighs upon one,
as an obligation, liability, debt, accusation, etc.; acquittance; as,
the discharge of a debtor.
4. Act of removing, or getting rid of, an obligation, liability, etc.;
fulfillment, as by the payment of a debt, or the performance of a
trust or duty.
Indefatigable in the discharge of business. Motley.
Nothing can absolve us from the discharge of those duties.
L'Estrange.
5. Release or dismissal from an office, employment, etc.; dismission;
as, the discharge of a workman by his employer.
6. Legal release from confinement; liberation; as, the discharge of a
prisoner.
7. The state of being discharged or relieved of a debt, obligation,
office, and the like; acquittal.
Too secure of our discharge From penalty. Milton.
8. That which discharges or releases from an obligation, liability,
penalty, etc., as a price of ransom, a legal document.
Death, who sets all free, Hath paid his ransom now and full
discharge. Milton.
9. A flowing or issuing out; emission; vent; evacuation; also, that
which is discharged or emitted; as, a rapid discharge of water from
the pipe.
The hemorrhage being stopped, the next occurrence is a thin serous
discharge. S. Sharp.
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Charge and discharge. (Equity Practice) See under Charge, n. --
Paralytic discharge (Physiol.), the increased secretion from a gland
resulting from the cutting of all of its nerves.
Discharger
Dis*char"ger (?), n. One who, or that which, discharges. Specifically,
in electricity, an instrument for discharging a Leyden jar, or
electrical battery, by making a connection between the two surfaces; a
discharging rod.
Dischevele
Dis*chev"ele (?), a. Disheveled. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Dischurch
Dis*church" (?), v. t. To deprive of status as a church, or of
membership in a church. Bp. Hall.
Discide
Dis*cide" (?), v. t. [L. discidere; dis- + caedere to cut.] To divide;
to cleave in two. [Obs.] Spenser.
Disciferous
Dis*cif"er*ous (?), a. [Disc- + -ferous.] Bearing disks.
Discifloral, Disciflorous
Dis`ci*flo"ral (?), Dis`ci*flo"rous (?), a. [See Disk, and Floral.]
(Bot.) Bearing the stamens on a discoid outgrowth of the receptacle;
-- said of a subclass of plants. Cf. Calycifloral.
Disciform
Dis"ci*form (?), a. Discoid.
Discina
Dis*ci"na (?), n. [NL., fr. L. discus disk, Gr. (Zo\'94l.) A genus of
Branchiopoda, having a disklike shell, attached by one valve, which is
perforated by the peduncle.
Discinct
Dis*cinct (?), a. [L. discinctus, p. p. of discingere to ungird; dis-
+ cingere to gird.] Ungirded; loosely dressed. [R.] Sir W. Scott.
Discind
Dis*cind" (?), v. t. [L. discindere; dis- + scindere to cut, split.]
To part; to divide. [Obs.] Boyle.
Disciple
Dis*ci"ple (?), n. [OE. disciple, deciple, OF. disciple, fr. L.
discipulus, fr. discere to learn (akin to docere to teach; see Docile)
+ prob. a root meaning to turn or drive, as in L. pellere to drive
(see Pulse).] One who receives instruction from another; a scholar; a
learner; especially, a follower who has learned to believe in the
truth of the doctrine of his teacher; an adherent in doctrine; as, the
disciples of Plato; the disciples of our Savior. The disciples, OR The
twelve disciples, the twelve selected companions of Jesus; -- also
called the apostles. -- Disciples of Christ. See Christian, n., 3, and
Campbellite. Syn. -- Learner; scholar; pupil; follower; adherent.
Disciple
Dis*ci"ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discipled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Discipling.]
1. To teach; to train. [Obs.]
That better were in virtues discipled. Spenser.
2. To punish; to discipline. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
3. To make disciples of; to convert to doctrines or principles. [R.]
Sending missionaries to disciple all nations. E. D. Griffin.
Discipleship
Dis*ci"ple*ship, n. The state of being a disciple or follower in
doctrines and precepts. Jer. Taylor.
Discipless
Dis*ci"pless (?), n. A female disciple. [Obs.]
Disciplinable
Dis"ci*plin*a*ble (?), a. [Cf. F. disciplinable. See Discipline.]
1. Capable of being disciplined or improved by instruction and
training.
2. Liable or deserving to be disciplined; subject to disciplinary
punishment; as, a disciplinable offense.
Disciplinableness
Dis"ci*plin*a*ble*ness, n. The quality of being improvable by
discipline. Sir M. Hale.
Disciplinal
Dis"ci*plin*al (?), a. Relating to discipline. Latham.
Disciplinant
Dis"ci*plin*ant (?), n. [See Discipline.] (Eccl. Hist.) A flagellant.
See Flagellant.
Disciplinarian
Dis`ci*plin*a"ri*an (?), a. Pertaining to discipline. "Displinarian
system." Milman.
Disciplinarian
Dis`ci*plin*a"ri*an, n.
1. One who disciplines; one who excels in training, especially with
training, especially with regard to order and obedience; one who
enforces rigid discipline; a stickler for the observance of rules and
methods of training; as, he is a better disciplinarian than scholar.
2. A Puritan or Presbyterian; -- because of rigid adherence to
religious or church discipline. [Obs.]
Disciplinary
Dis"ci*plin*a*ry (?), a. [LL. disciplinarius flogging: cf. F.
disciplinaire.] Pertaining to discipline; intended for discipline;
corrective; belonging to a course of training.
Those canons . . . were only disciplinary. Bp. Ferne.
The evils of the . . . are disciplinary and remedial. Buckminster.
Discipline
Dis`ci*pline (?), n. [F. discipline, L. disciplina, from discipulus.
See Disciple.]
1. The treatment suited to a disciple or learner; education;
development of the faculties by instruction and exercise; training,
whether physical, mental, or moral.
Wife and children are a kind of discipline of humanity. Bacon.
Discipline aims at the removal of bad habits and the substitution
of good ones, especially those of order, regularity, and obedience.
C. J. Smith.
2. Training to act in accordance with established rules; accustoming
to systematic and regular action; drill.
Their wildness lose, and, quitting nature's part, Obey the rules
and discipline of art. Dryden.
3. Subjection to rule; submissiveness to order and control; habit of
obedience.
The most perfect, who have their passions in the best discipline,
are yet obliged to be constantly on their guard. Rogers.
4. Severe training, corrective of faults; instruction by means of
misfortune, suffering, punishment, etc.
A sharp discipline of half a century had sufficed to educate
Macaulay.
5. Correction; chastisement; punishment inflicted by way of correction
and training.
Giving her the discipline of the strap. Addison.
6. The subject matter of instruction; a branch of knowledge. Bp.
Wilkins.
7. (Eccl.) The enforcement of methods of correction against one guilty
of ecclesiastical offenses; reformatory or penal action toward a
church member.
8. (R. C. Ch.) Self- inflicted and voluntary corporal punishment, as
penance, or otherwise; specifically, a penitential scourge.
9. (Eccl.) A system of essential rules and duties; as, the Romish or
Anglican discipline. Syn. -- Education; instruction; training;
culture; correction; chastisement; punishment.
Discipline
Dis"ci*pline (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disciplined (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Disciplining.] [Cf. LL. disciplinarian to flog, fr. L. disciplina
discipline, and F. discipliner to discipline.]
1. To educate; to develop by instruction and exercise; to train.
2. To accustom to regular and systematic action; to bring under
control so as to act systematically; to train to act together under
orders; to teach subordination to; to form a habit of obedience in; to
drill.
Ill armed, and worse disciplined. Clarendon.
His mind . . . imperfectly disciplined by nature. Macaulay.
3. To improve by corrective and penal methods; to chastise; to
correct.
Has he disciplined Aufidius soundly? Shak.
4. To inflict ecclesiastical censures and penalties upon. Syn. -- To
train; form; teach; instruct; bring up; regulate; correct; chasten;
chastise; punish.
Discipliner
Dis"ci*plin*er (?), n. One who disciplines.
Disclaim
Dis*claim" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disclaimed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Disclaiming.]
1. To renounce all claim to deny; ownership of, or responsibility for;
to disown; to disavow; to reject.
He calls the gods to witness their offense; Disclaims the war,
asserts his innocence. Dryden.
He disclaims the authority of Jesus. Farmer.
2. To deny, as a claim; to refuse.
The payment was irregularly made, if not disclaimed. Milman.
3. (Law) To relinquish or deny having a claim; to disavow another's
claim; to decline accepting, as an estate, interest, or office.
Burrill. Syn. -- To disown; disavow; renounce; repudiate.
Disclaim
Dis*claim", v. t. To disavow or renounce all part, claim, or share.
Blackstone. Disclaim in, Disclaim from, to disown; to disavow. [Obs.]
"Nature disclaims in thee." Shak.
Disclaimer
Dis*claim"er (?), n.
1. One who disclaims, disowns, or renounces.
2. (Law) A denial, disavowal, or renunciation, as of a title, claim,
interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or
estate. Burrill.
3. A public disavowal, as of pretensions, claims, opinions, and the
like. Burke.
Disclamation
Dis`cla*ma"tion (?), n. A disavowing or disowning. Bp. Hall.
Disclame
Dis*clame" (?), v. t. To disclaim; to expel. [Obs.] "Money did love
disclame." Spenser.
Disclaunder
Dis*claun"der (?), v. t. [From OE. disclaundre, n., for sclandre,
esclandre, OF. esclandre. See Sclaundre, Slander.] To injure one's
good name; to slander. [Obs.]
Discloak
Dis*cloak" (?), v. t. To take off a cloak from; to uncloak. [Obs.] B.
Jonson.
Disclose
Dis*close" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disclosed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Disclosing.] [OE. desclosen, disclosen, fr. disclos, desclos, not shut
in, open, OF. desclos, p. p. of desclore to open, F. d\'82clore; pref.
des- (L. dis-) + clore to shut, fr. L. claudere to shut. See Close,
and cf. Disclusion.]
1. To unclose; to open; -- applied esp. to eggs in the sense of to
hatch.
The ostrich layeth her eggs under sand, where the heat of the
discloseth them. Bacon.
2. To remove a cover or envelope from;; to set free from inclosure; to
uncover.
The shells being broken, . . . the stone included in them is
thereby disclosed and set at liberty. Woodward.
3. To lay open or expose to view; to cause to appear; to bring to
light; to reveal.
How softly on the Spanish shore she plays, Disclosing rock, and
slope, and forest brown! Byron.
Her lively looks a sprightly mind disclose. Pope.
4. To make known, as that which has been kept secret or hidden; to
reveal; to expose; as, events have disclosed his designs.
If I disclose my passion, Our friendship 's an end. Addison.
Syn. -- To uncover; open; unveil; discover; reveal; divulge; tell;
utter.
Disclose
Dis*close", n. Disclosure. [Obs.] Shak. Young.
Disclosed
Dis*closed" (?), p. a. (Her.) Represented with wings expanded; --
applied to doves and other birds not of prey. Cussans.
Discloser
Dis*clos"er (?), n. One who discloses.
Disclosure
Dis*clo"sure (?; 135), n. [See Disclose, v. t., and cf. Closure.]
1. The act of disclosing, uncovering, or revealing; bringing to light;
exposure.
He feels it [his secret] beating at his heart, rising to his
throat, and demanding disclosure. D. Webster.
2. That which is disclosed or revealed.
Were the disclosures of 1695 forgotten? Macaulay.
Discloud
Dis*cloud" (?), v. t. To clear from clouds. [Archaic] Fuller.
Disclout
Dis*clout" (?), v. t. To divest of a clout. [R.]
Disclusion
Dis*clu"sion (?), n. [L. disclusio, fr. discludere, disclusum, to
separate. See Disclose.] A shutting off; exclusion. [Obs.] Dr. H.
More.
Discoast
Dis*coast" (?), v. i. [Pref. dis- + coast: cf. It. discostare.] To
depart; to quit the coast (that is, the side or border) of anything;
to be separated. [Obs.]
As far as heaven and earth discoasted lie. G. Fletcher.
To discoast from the plain and simple way of speech. Barrow.
Discoblastic
Dis`co*blas"tic (?), a. [Gr. (Biol.) Applied to a form of egg cleavage
seen in osseous fishes, which occurs only in a small disk that
separates from the rest of the egg.
Discobolus
Dis*cob"o*lus (?), n.; pl. Discoboli (#). [L., fr. Gr. (Fine Arts) (a)
A thrower of the discus. (b) A statue of an athlete holding the
discus, or about to throw it
NOTE: &hand; Th e Di scobolus of My ron wa s a fa mous st atue of
antiquity, and several copies or imitations of it have been
preserved.
Discodactyl
Dis`co*dac"tyl (?), n. [See Discodactylia.] (Zo\'94l.) One of the tree
frogs.
Discodactylia
Dis`co*dac*tyl"i*a (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.) A division of
amphibians having suctorial disks on the toes, as the tree frogs.
Discodactylous
Dis`co*dac"tyl*ous (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Having sucking disks on the
toes, as the tree frogs.
Discoherent
Dis`co*her"ent (?), a. Incoherent. [R.]
Discoid
Dis"coid (?), a. [Gr. disco\'8bde. See Disk.] Having the form of a
disk, as those univalve shells which have the whorls in one plane, so
as to form a disk, as the pearly nautilus. Discoid flower (Bot.), a
compound flower, consisting of tubular florets only, as a tansy,
lacking the rays which are seen in the daisy and sunflower.
Discoid
Dis"coid, n. Anything having the form of a discus or disk;
particularly, a discoid shell.
Discoidal
Dis*coid"al (?), a. [Cf. F. disco\'8bdal.] Disk-shaped; discoid.
Discolith
Dis"co*lith (?), n. [Gr. -lith.] (Biol.) One of a species of
coccoliths, having an oval discoidal body, with a thick strongly
refracting rim, and a thinner central portion. One of them measures
about of an inch in its longest diameter.
Discolor
Dis*col"or (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discolored (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Discoloring.] [OE. descolouren, OF. descolorer, F. d\'82colorer, fr.
L. dis- + cololare, coloratum, to color, color color. See Color.]
[Written also discolour.]
1. To alter the natural hue or color of; to change to a different
color; to stain; to tinge; as, a drop of wine will discolor water;
silver is discolored by sea water.
2. To alter the true complexion or appearance of; to put a false hue
upon.
To discolor all your ideas. Wat
Discolorate
Dis*col"or*ate (?), v. t. To discolor. [R.] Fuller.
Discoloration
Dis*col`or*a"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. decoloration.]
1. The act of discoloring, or the state of being discolored;
alteration of hue or appearance. Darwin.
2. A discolored spot; a stain. Arbuthnot.
Discolored
Dis*col"ored (?), a.
1. Altered in color;
2. Variegated; of divers colors. [R.]
That ever wore discolored arms. Chapman.
Discomfit
Dis*com"fit (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discomfited; p. pr. & vb. n.
Discomfiting.] [OF. desconfit, p. p. of desconfire, F. d\'82confire;
fr. L. dis- + conficere to make ready, prepare, bring about. See
Comfit, Fact.]
1. To scatter in fight; to put to rout; to defeat.
And his proud foes discomfit in victorious field. Spenser.
2. To break up and frustrate the plans of; to balk
Well, go with me and be not so discomfited. Shak.
Syn. -- To defeat; overthrow; overpower; vanquish; conquer; baffle;
frustrate; confound; discourage.
Discomfit
Dis*com"fit, a. Discomfited; overthrown. [Obs.]
Discomfit
Dis*com"fit, n. Rout; overthrow; discomfiture.
Such as discomfort as shall quite despoil him. Milton.
Discomfiture
Dis*com"fi*ture (?; 135), n. [OF. desconfiture, F. d\'82confiture. See
Discomfort, v. t., and cf. Comfiture.] The act of discomfiting, or the
state of being discomfited; rout; overthrow; defeat; frustration;
confusion and dejection.
Every man's sword was against his fellow, and there was a very
great discomfiture. 1 Sam. xiv. 20.
A hope destined to end . . . in discomfiture and disgrace.
Macaulay.
Discomfort
Dis*com"fort (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discomforted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Discomforting.] [OF. desconforter, F. d\'82conforter, to discourage;
pref. des- (L dis-) + conforter. See Comfort.]
1. To discourage; to deject.
His funeral shall not be in our camp, Lest it discomfort us. Shak.
2. To destroy or disturb the comfort of; to deprive oas, a smoky
chimney discomforts a family.
Discomfort
Dis*com"fort, n. [OF. desconfort, F. d\'82confort. See Discomfort, v.
t.]
1. Discouragement. [Obs.] Shak.
2. Want of comfort; uneasiness, mental or physical; disturbance of
peace; inquietude; pain; distress; sorrow. "An age of spiritual
discomfort." M. Arnold.
Strive against all the discomforts of thy sufferings. Bp. Hall.
Discomfortable
Dis*com"fort*a*ble (?), a. [Cf. OF. desconfortable.]
1. Causing discomfort; occasioning uneasiness; making sad. [Obs.] Sir
P. Sidney.
2. Destitute of comfort; uncomfortable. [R.]
A labyrinth of little discomfortable garrets. Thackeray.
-- Dis*com"fort*a*ble*ness, n. [Obs.]
Discommend
Dis`com*mend" (?), v. t.
1. To mention with disapprobation; to blame; to disapprove. [R.]
Spenser.
By commending something in him that is good, and discommending the
same fault in others. Jer. Taylor.
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2. To expose to censure or ill favor; to put out of the good graces of
any one.
A compliance will discommend me to Mr. Coventry. Pepys.
Discommendable
Dis`com*mend"a*ble (?), a. Deserving, disapprobation or blame. --
Dis`com*mend"a*ble*ness, n.
Discommendation
Dis*com`men*da"tion (?), n. Blame; censure; reproach. [R.] Ayliffe.
Discommender
Dis`com*mend"er (?), n. One who discommends; a dispraiser. Johnson.
Discommission
Dis`com*mis"sion (?), v. t. To deprive of a commission or trust. [R.]
Laud.
Discommodate
Dis*com"mo*date (?), v. t. [L. dis- + commodatus, p. p. of commodare
to make fit or suitable, fr. commodus fit, commodious. See Commodious,
and cf. Discommode.] To discommode. [Obs.] Howell.
Discommode
Dis`com*mode" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discommoded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Discommoding.] [See Discommodate.] To put inconvenience; to incommode;
to trouble. [R.] Syn. -- To incommode; annoy; inconvenience.
Discommodious
Dis`com*mo"di*ous (?), a. Inconvenient; troublesome; incommodious.
[R.] Spenser. -- Dis`com*mo"di*ous*ly, adv. -- Dis`com*mo"di*ous*ness,
n.
Discommodity
Dis`com*mod"i*ty (?), n. Disadvantage; inconvenience. Bacon.
Discommon
Dis*com"mon (?), v. t.
1. To deprive of the right of common. [R.] Bp. Hall.
2. To deprive of privileges. [R.] T. Warton.
3. (Law) To deprive of commonable quality, as lands, by inclosing or
appropriating. Burrill.
Discommunity
Dis`com*mu"ni*ty (?), n. A lack of common possessions, properties, or
relationship.
Community of embryonic structure reveals community of descent; but
dissimilarity of embryonic development does not prove discommunity
of descent. Darwin.
Discompany
Dis*com"pa*ny (?), v. t. To free from company; to dissociate. [R.]
It she be alone now, and discompanied. B. Jonson.
Discomplexion
Dis`com*plex"ion (?), v. t. To change the complexion or hue of. [Obs.]
Beau. & Fl.
Discompliance
Dis`com*pli"ance (?), n. Failure or refusal to comply; noncompliance.
A compliance will discommend me to Mr. Coventry, and a
discompliance to my lord chancellor. Pepys.
Discompose
Dis`com*pose" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discomposed (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Discomposing.] [Pref. dis- + compose: cf. OF. decomposer, F.
d\'82composer.]
1. To disarrange; to interfere with; to disturb; to disorder; to
unsettle; to break up.
Or discomposed the headdress of a prude. Pope.
2. To throw into disorder; to ruffle; to destroy the composure or
equanimity; to agitate.
Opposition . . . discomposeth the mind's serenity. Glanvill.
3. To put out of place or service; to discharge; to displace. [Obs.]
Bacon. Syn. -- To disorder; derange; unsettle; disturb; disconcert;
agitate; ruffle; fret; vex.
Discomposed
Dis`com*posed" (?), a. Disordered; disturbed; disquieted. --
Dis`com*pos"ed*ly (#), adv. -- Dis`com*pos"ed*ness, n.
Discomposition
Dis*com`po*si"tion (?), n. Inconsistency; discordance. [Obs.] Donne.
Discomposure
Dis`com*po"sure (?; 135), n.
1. The state of being discomposed; disturbance; disorder; agitation;
perturbation.
No discomposure stirred her features. Akenside.
2. Discordance; disagreement of parts. [Obs.] Boyle.
Discompt
Dis*compt" (?), v. t. [See Discount.] To discount. See Discount.
Hudibras.
Disconcert
Dis`con*cert" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disconcerted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Disconcerting.] [Pref. dis- + concert: cf. OF. desconcerter, F.
d\'82concerter.]
1. To break up the harmonious progress of; to throw into disorder or
confusion; as, the emperor disconcerted the plans of his enemy.
2. To confuse the faculties of; to disturb the composure of; to
discompose; to abash.
The embrace disconcerted the daughter-in-law somewhat, as the
caresses of old gentlemen unshorn and perfumed with tobacco might
well do. Thackeray.
Syn. -- To discompose; derange; ruffle; confuse; disturb; defeat;
frustrate.
Disconcert
Dis`con*cert" (?), n. Want of concert; disagreement. Sir W. Temple.
Disconcertion
Dis`con*cer"tion (?), n. The act of disconcerting, or state of being
disconcerted; discomposure; perturbation. [R.] State Trials (1794).
Disconducive
Dis`con*du"cive (?), a. Not conductive; impeding; disadvantageous.
[R.]
Disconformable
Dis`con*form"a*ble (?), a. Not conformable.
Disconformable in religion from us. Stow (1603).
Disconformity
Dis`con*form"i*ty (?), n. Want of conformity or correspondence;
inconsistency; disagreement.
Those . . . in some disconformity to ourselves. Milton.
Disagreement and disconformity betwixt the speech and the
conception of the mind. Hakewill.
Discongruity
Dis`con*gru"i*ty (?), n. Incongruity; disagreement; unsuitableness.
Sir M. Hale.
Disconnect
Dis`con*nect" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disconnected; p. pr. & vb. n.
Disconnecting.] To dissolve the union or connection of; to disunite;
to sever; to separate; to disperse.
The commonwealth itself would . . . be disconnected into the dust
and powder of individuality. Burke.
This restriction disconnects bank paper and the precious metals.
Walsh.
Disconnection
Dis`con*nec"tion (?), n. The act of disconnecting, or state of being
disconnected; separation; want of union.
Nothing was therefore to be left in all the subordinate members but
weakness, disconnection, and confusion. Burke.
Disconsecrate
Dis*con"se*crate (?), v. t. To deprive of consecration or sacredness.
[R.]
Discosent
Dis`co*sent" (?), v. i. To differ; to disagree; to dissent. [Obs.]
Milton.
Disconsolacy
Dis*con"so*la`cy (?), n. The state of being disconsolate. [Obs.]
Barrow.
Disconsolate
Dis*con"so*late (?), n. Disconsolateness. [Obs.] Barrow.
Disconsolate
Dis*con"so*late (?), a. [LL. disconsolatus; L. dis- + consolatus, p.
p. of consolari to console. See Console, v. t.]
1. Destitute of consolation; deeply dejected and dispirited;
hopelessly sad; comfortless; filled with grief; as, a bereaved and
disconsolate parent.
One morn a Peri at the gate Of Eden stood disconsolate. Moore.
The ladies and the knights, no shelter nigh, Were dropping wet,
disconsolate and wan. Dryden.
2. Inspiring dejection; saddening; cheerless; as, the disconsolate
darkness of the winter nights. Ray. Syn. -- Forlorn; melancholy;
sorrowful; desolate; woeful; hopeless; gloomy. -- Dis*con"so*late*ly,
adv. -- Dis*con"so*late*ness, n.
Disconsolated
Dis*con"so*la`ted (?), a. Disconsolate. [Obs.]
A poor, disconsolated, drooping creature. Sterne.
Disconsolation
Dis*con`so*la"tion (?), n. Dejection; grief. [R.] Bp. Hall.
Discontent
Dis`con*tent" (?), a. Not content; discontented; dissatisfied. Jer.
Taylor.
Passion seemed to be much discontent, but Patience was very quiet.
Bunyan.
Discontent
Dis`con*tent", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discontented; p. pr. & vb. n.
Discontenting.] To deprive if content; to make uneasy; to dissatisfy.
Suckling.
Discontent
Dis`con*tent", n.
1. Want of content; uneasiness and inquietude of mind;
dissatisfaction; disquiet.
Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this
sun of York. Shak.
The rapacity of his father's administration had excited such
universal discontent. Hallam
2. A discontented person; a malcontent. [R.]
Thus was the Scotch nation full of discontents. Fuller.
Discontentation
Dis*con`ten*ta"tion (?), n. Discontent. [Obs.] Ascham.
Discontented
Dis`con*tent"ed (?), p. p. & a. Dissatisfied; uneasy in mind;
malcontent.
And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt,
and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him.
1 Sam. xxii. 2.
-- Dis`con*tent"ed*ly, adv. -- Dis`con*tent"ed*ness, n.
Discontentful
Dis`con*tent"ful (?), a. Full of discontent. [R.]
Discontenting
Dis`con*tent"ing, a.
1. Discontented. [Obs.] Shak.
2. Causing discontent; dissatisfying. Milton.
Discontentive
Dis`con*tent"ive (?), a. Relating or tending to discontent. [R.]
"Pride is ever discontentive." Feltham.
Discontentment
Dis`con*tent"ment (?), n. The state of being discontented; uneasiness;
inquietude. Bacon.
Discontinuable
Dis`con*tin"u*a*ble (?), a. Admitting of being discontinued. [R.]
Discontinuance
Dis`con*tin"u*ance (?), n.
1. The act of discontinuing, or the state of being discontinued; want
of continued connection or continuity; breaking off; cessation;
interruption; as, a discontinuance of conversation or intercourse;
discontinuance of a highway or of travel.
2. (Law) (a) A breaking off or interruption of an estate, which
happened when an alienation was made by a tenant in tail, or other
tenant, seized in right of another, of a larger estate than the tenant
was entitled to, whereby the party ousted or injured was driven to his
real action, and could not enter. This effect of such alienation is
now obviated by statute in both England and the United States. (b) The
termination of an action in practice by the voluntary act of the
plaintiff; an entry on the record that the plaintiff discontinues his
action. (c) That technical interruption of the proceedings in pleading
in an action, which follows where a defendant does not answer the
whole of the plaintiff's declaration, and the plaintiff omits to take
judgment for the part unanswered. Wharton's Law Dict. Burrill. Syn. --
Cessation; intermission; discontinuation; separation; disunion;
disjunction; disruption; break.
Discontinuation
Dis`con*tin`u*a"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. discontinuation.] Breach or
interruption of continuity; separation of parts in a connected series;
discontinuance.
Upon any discontinuation of parts, made either by bubbles or by
shaking the glass, the whole mercury falls. Sir I. Newton.
Discontinue
Dis`con*tin"ue (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discontinued (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Discontinuing.] [Cf. F. discontinuer.] To interrupt the continuance
of; to intermit, as a practice or habit; to put an end to; to cause to
cease; to cease using, to stop; to leave off.
Set up their conventicles again, which had been discontinued. Bp.
Burnet.
I have discontinued school Above a twelvemonth. Shak.
Taught the Greek tongue, discontinued before in these parts the
space of seven hundred years. Daniel.
They modify and discriminate the voice, without appearing to
discontinue it. Holder.
Discontinue
Dis`con*tin"ue, v. i.
1. To lose continuity or cohesion of parts; to be disrupted or broken
off. Bacon.
2. To be separated or severed; to part.
Thyself shalt discontinue from thine heritage. Jer. xvii. 4.
Discontinuee
Dis`con*tin`u*ee" (?), n. (Law) One whose possession of an estate is
broken off, or discontinued; one whose estate is subject to
discontinuance.
Discontinuer
Dis`con*tin"u*er (?), n. One who discontinues, or breaks off or away
from; an absentee.
He was no gadder abroad, not discontinuer from his convent for a
long time. Fuller.
Discontinuity
Dis*con`ti*nu"i*ty (?), n. Want of continuity or cohesion; disunion of
parts. "Discontinuity of surface." Boyle.
Discontinuor
Dis`con*tin"u*or (?), n. (Law) One who deprives another of the
possession of an estate by discontinuance. See Discontinuance, 2.
Discontinuous
Dis`con*tin"u*ous (?), a.
1. Not continuous; interrupted; broken off.
A path that is zigzag, discontinuous, and intersected at every turn
by human negligence. De Quincey.
2. Exhibiting a dissolution of continuity; gaping. "Discontinuous
wound." Milton.
Discontinuous function (Math.), a function which for certain values or
between certain values of the variable does not vary continuously as
the variable increases. The discontinuity may, for example, consist of
an abrupt change in the value of the function, or an abrupt change in
its law of variation, or the function may become imaginary.
Disconvenience
Dis`con*ven"ience (?), n. Unsuitableness; incongruity. [Obs.] Bacon.
Disconvenient
Dis`con*ven"ient (?), a. Not convenient or congruous; unsuitable;
ill-adapted. [Obs.] Bp. Reynolds.
Discophora
Dis*coph"o*ra (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. to bear.] (Zo\'94l.) A
division of acalephs or jellyfishes, including most of the large
disklike species. -- Dis*coph"o*rous (#), a.
Discord
Dis"cord` (?), n. [OE. discord, descord, OF. discorde, descorde, F.
discorde, from L. discordia, fr. discors, -cordis, discordant,
disagreeable; dis- + cor, cordis, heart; cf. F. discord, n., and OF.
descorder, discorder, F. discorder, to discord, L. discordare, from
discors. See Heart, and cf. Discord, v. i.]
1. Want of concord or agreement; absence of unity or harmony in
sentiment or action; variance leading to contention and strife;
disagreement; -- applied to persons or to things, and to thoughts,
feelings, or purposes.
A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord
among brethren. Prov. vi. 19.
Peace to arise out of universal discord fomented in all parts of
the empire. Burke.
2. (Mus.) Union of musical sounds which strikes the ear harshly or
disagreeably, owing to the incommensurability of the vibrations which
they produce; want of musical concord or harmony; a chord demanding
resolution into a concord.
For a discord itself is but a harshness of divers sounds mBacon.
Apple of discord. See under Apple. Syn. -- Variance; difference;
opposition; contrariety; clashing; dissension; contention; strife;
disagreement; dissonance.
Discord
Dis*cord" (?), v. i. [OE. discorden, descorden, from the French. See
Discord, n.] To disagree; to be discordant; to jar; to clash; not to
suit. [Obs.]
The one discording with the other. Bacon.
Discordable
Dis*cord"a*ble (?), a. [Cf. OF. descordable.] That may produce
discord; disagreeing; discordant. [R.] Halliwell.
Discordance, Discordancy
Dis*cord"ance (?), Dis*cord"an*cy (?), n. [Cf. F. discordance.] State
or quality of being discordant; disagreement; inconsistency.
There will arise a thousand discordances of opinion. I. Taylor.
Discordant
Dis*cord"ant (?), a. [OE. discordant, descordaunt, OF. descordant,
discordant, F. discordant, p. pr. of discorder, OF. also, descorder.
See Discord, n.]
1. Disagreeing; incongruous; being at variance; clashing; opposing;
not harmonious.
The discordant elements out of which the emperor had compounded his
realm did not coalesce. Motley.
2. [See Discord, n.,
2.] (Mus.) Dissonant; not in harmony or musical concord; harsh;
jarring; as, discordant notes or sounds.
For still their music seemed to start Discordant echoes in each
heart. Longfellow.
3. (Geol.) Said of strata which lack conformity in direction of
bedding, either as in unconformability, or as caused by a fault. Syn.
-- Disagreeing; incongruous; contradictory; repugnant; opposite;
contrary; inconsistent; dissonant; harsh; jarring; irreconcilable. --
Dis*cord"ant*ly, adv. -- Dis*cord"ant*ness, n. [R.]
Discordful
Dis*cord"ful (?), a. Full of discord; contentious. [Obs.] "His
discordful dame." Spenser.
Discordous
Dis*cord"ous (?), a. Full of discord. [Obs.]
Discorporate
Dis*cor"po*rate (?), a. Deprived of the privileges or form of a body
corporate. [Obs.] Jas. II.
Discorrespondent
Dis*cor`re*spond"ent (?), a. Incongruous. W. Montagu.
Discost
Dis*cost" (?), v. i. Same as Discoast. [Obs.]
Discounsel
Dis*coun"sel (?), v. t. [Pref. dis- + counsel: cf. OF. desconseiller.]
To dissuade. [Obs.] Spenser.
Discount
Dis"count` (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discounted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Discounting.] [OF. desconter, descompter, to deduct, F. d\'82compter
to discount; pref. des- (L. dis-) + conter, compter. See Count, v.]
1. To deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like; to make an
abatement of; as, merchants sometimes discount five or six per cent
for prompt payment of bills.
2. To lend money upon, deducting the discount or allowance for
interest; as, the banks discount notes and bills of exchange.
Discount only unexceptionable paper. Walsh.
3. To take into consideration beforehand; to anticipate and form
conclusions concerning (an event).
4. To leave out of account; to take no notice of. [R.]
Of the three opinions (I discount Brown's). Sir W. Hamilton.
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Discount
Dis"count` (?; 277), v. i. To lend, or make a practice of lending,
money, abating the discount; as, the discount for sixty or ninety
days.
Discount
Dis"count` (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82compte. See Discount, v. t.]
1. A counting off or deduction made from a gross sum on any account
whatever; an allowance upon an account, debt, demand, price asked, and
the like; something taken or deducted.
2. A deduction made for interest, in advancing money upon, or
purchasing, a bill or note not due; payment in advance of interest
upon money.
3. The rate of interest charged in discounting.
At a discount, below par, or below the nominal value; hence,
colloquially, out of favor; poorly esteemed; depreciated. -- Bank
discount, a sum equal to the interest at a given rate on the principal
(face) of a bill or note from the time of discounting until it become
due. -- Discount broker, one who makes a business of discounting
commercial paper; a bill broker. -- Discount day, a particular day of
the week when a bank discounts bills. -- True discount, the interest
which, added to a principal, will equal the face of a note when it
becomes due. The principal yielding this interest is the present value
of the note.
Discountable
Dis*count"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being, or suitable to be,
discounted; as, certain forms are necessary to render notes
discountable at a bank.
Discountenance
Dis*coun"te*nance (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discountenanced (?); p. pr.
& vb. n. Discountenancing (?).] [Pref. dis- + countenance: cf. OF.
descontenancer, F. d\'82contenancer.]
1. To ruffle or discompose the countenance of; to put of countenance;
to put to shame; to abash.
How would one look from his majestic brow . . . Discountenance her
despised! Milton.
The hermit was somewhat discountenanced by this observation. Sir W.
Scott.
2. To refuse to countenance, or give the support of one's approval to;
to give one's influence against; to restrain by cold treatment; to
discourage.
A town meeting was convened to discountenance riot. Bancroft.
Discountenance
Dis*coun"te*nance, n. Unfavorable aspect; unfriendly regard; cold
treatment; disapprobation; whatever tends to check or discourage.
He thought a little discountenance on those persons would suppress
that spirit. Clarendon.
Discountenancer
Dis*coun"te*nan*cer (?), n. One who discountenances; one who
disfavors. Bacon.
Discounter
Dis"count`er (?), n. One who discounts; a discount broker. Burke.
Discourage
Dis*cour"age (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discouraged (?); p. pr. &
vb. n. Discouraging (?).] [Pref. dis- + courage: cf. OF. descoragier,
F. d\'82courager: pref. des- (L. dis-) + corage, F. courage. See
Courage.]
1. To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits
of; to deprive of confidence; to deject; -- the opposite of encourage;
as, he was discouraged in his undertaking; he need not be discouraged
from a like attempt.
Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be
discouraged. Col. iii. 21.
2. To dishearten one with respect to; to discountenance; to seek to
check by disfavoring; to deter one from; as, they discouraged his
efforts. Syn. -- To dishearten; dispirit; depress; deject; dissuade;
disfavor.
Discourage
Dis*cour"age, n. Lack of courage; cowardliness.
Discourageable
Dis*cour"age*a*ble (?), a. Capable of being discouraged; easily
disheartened. Bp. Hall.
Discouragement
Dis*cour"age*ment (?), n. [Cf. OF. descouragement, F.
d\'82couragement.]
1. The act of discouraging, or the state of being discouraged;
depression or weakening of confidence; dejection.
2. That which discourages; that which deters, or tends to deter, from
an undertaking, or from the prosecution of anything; a determent; as,
the revolution was commenced under every possible discouragement.
"Discouragements from vice." Swift.
Discourager
Dis*cour"a*ger (?), n. One who discourages.
The promoter of truth and the discourager of error. Sir G. C.
Lewis.
Discouraging
Dis*cour"a*ging (?), a. Causing or indicating discouragement. --
Dis*cour"a*ging*ly, adv.
Discoure
Dis*coure" (?), v. t. To discover. [Obs.]
That none might her discoure. Spenser.
Discourse
Dis*course" (?), n. [L. discursus a running to and fro, discourse, fr.
discurrere, discursum, to run to and fro, to discourse; dis- + currere
to run: cf. F. discours. See Course.]
1. The power of the mind to reason or infer by running, as it were,
from one fact or reason to another, and deriving a conclusion; an
exercise or act of this power; reasoning; range of reasoning faculty.
[Obs.]
Difficult, strange, and harsh to the discourses of natural reason.
South.
Sure he that made us with such large discourse, Looking before and
after, gave us not That capability and godlike reason To fust in us
unused. Shak.
2. Conversation; talk.
In their discourses after supper. Shak.
Filling the head with variety of thoughts, and the mouth with
copious discourse. Locke.
3. The art and manner of speaking and conversing.
Of excellent breeding, admirable discourse. Shak.
4. Consecutive speech, either written or unwritten, on a given line of
thought; speech; treatise; dissertation; sermon, etc.; as, the
preacher gave us a long discourse on duty.
5. Dealing; transaction. [Obs.]
Good Captain Bessus, tell us the discourse Betwixt Tigranes and our
king, and how We got the victory. Beau. & Fl.
Discourse
Dis*course" (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Discoursed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Discoursing.]
1. To exercise reason; to employ the mind in judging and inferring; to
reason. [Obs.] "Have sense or can discourse." Dryden.
2. To express one's self in oral discourse; to expose one's views; to
talk in a continuous or formal manner; to hold forth; to speak; to
converse.
Bid me discourse, I will enchant thine ear. Shak.
3. To relate something; to tell. Shak.
4. To treat of something in writing and formally.
Discourse
Dis*course", v. t.
1. To treat of; to expose or set forth in language. [Obs.]
The life of William Tyndale . . . is sufficiently and at large
discoursed in the book. Foxe.
2. To utter or give forth; to speak.
It will discourse mosShak.
3. To talk to; to confer with. [Obs.]
I have spoken to my brother, who is the patron, to discourse the
minister about it. Evelyn.
Discourser
Dis*cours"er (?), n.
1. One who discourse; a narrator; a speaker; an haranguer.
In his conversation he was the most clear discourser. Milward.
2. The writer of a treatise or dissertation.
Philologers and critical discoursers. Sir T. Browne.
Discoursive
Dis*cours"ive (?), a. [See Discursive.]
1. Reasoning; characterized by reasoning; passing from premises to
consequences; discursive. Milton.
2. Containing dialogue or conversation; interlocutory.
The epic is everywhere interlaced with dialogue or discoursive
scenes. Dryden.
3. Inclined to converse; conversable; communicative; as, a discoursive
man. [R.]
Discoursive
Dis*cours"ive, n. The state or quality of being discoursive or able to
reason. [R.] Feltham.
Discourteous
Dis*cour"te*ous (?; see Courteous, 277), a. [Pref. dis- + courteous:
cf. OF. discortois.] Uncivil; rude; wanting in courtesy or good
manners; uncourteous. -- Dis*cour"te*ous*ly, adv. --
Dis*cour"te*ous*ness, n.
Discourtesy
Dis*cour"te*sy (?), n. [Pref. dis- + courtesy: cf. OF. descourtoisie.]
Rudeness of behavior or language; ill manners; manifestation of
disrespect; incivility.
Be calm in arguing; for fierceness makes Error a fault, and truth
discourtesy. Herbert.
Discourtship
Dis*court"ship (?), n. Want of courtesy. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Discous
Disc"ous (?), a. [L. discus disk. See Disk.] Disklike; discoid.
Discovenant
Dis*cov"e*nant (?), v. t. To dissolve covenant with.
Discover
Dis*cov"er (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discovered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Discovering.] [OE. discoveren, discuren, descuren, OF. descovrir,
descouvrir, F. d\'82couvrir; des- (L. dis-) + couvrir to cover. See
Cover.]
1. To uncover. [Obs.]
Whether any man hath pulled down or discovered any church. Abp.
Grindal.
2. To disclose; to lay open to view; to make visible; to reveal; to
make known; to show (what has been secret, unseen, or unknown).
Go, draw aside the curtains, and discover The several caskets to
this noble prince. Shak.
Prosperity doth best discover vice; but adversity doth best
discover virtue. Bacon.
We will discover ourselves unto them. 1 Sam. xiv. 8.
Discover not a secret to another. Prov. xxv. 9.
3. To obtain for the first time sight or knowledge of, as of a thing
existing already, but not perceived or known; to find; to ascertain;
to espy; to detect.
Some to discover islands far away. Shak.
4. To manifest without design; to show.
The youth discovered a taste for sculpture. C. J. Smith.
5. To explore; to examine. [Obs.] Syn. -- To disclose; bring out;
exhibit; show; manifest; reveal; communicate; impart; tell; espy;
find; out; detect. -- To Discover, Invent. We discover what existed
before, but remained unknown; we invent by forming combinations which
are either entirely new, or which attain their end by means unknown
before. Columbus discovered America; Newton discovered the law of
gravitation; Whitney invented the cotton gin; Galileo invented the
telescope.
Discover
Dis*cov"er, v. i. To discover or show one's self. [Obs.]
This done, they discover. Decke
Nor was this the first time that they discovered to be followers of
this world. Milton.
Discoverability
Dis*cov`er*a*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality of being discoverable. [R.]
Carlyle.
Discoverable
Dis*cov"er*a*ble (?), a. Capable of being discovered, found out, or
perceived; as, many minute animals are discoverable only by the help
of the microscope; truths discoverable by human industry.
Discoverer
Dis*cov"er*er (?), n.
1. One who discovers; one who first comes to the knowledge of
something; one who discovers an unknown country, or a new principle,
truth, or fact.
The discoverers and searchers of the land. Sir W. Raleigh.
2. A scout; an explorer. Shak.
Discoverment
Dis*cov"er*ment, n. Discovery. [Obs.]
Discovert
Dis*cov"ert (?), a. [Cf. F. d\'82couvert uncovered, OF. descovert. See
Discover, Covert.] (Law) Not covert; not within the bonds of
matrimony; unmarried; -- applied either to a woman who has never
married or to a widow.
Discovert
Dis*cov"ert, n. An uncovered place or part. [Obs.] At discovert,
uncovered. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Discoverture
Dis*cov"er*ture (?; 135), n. [Pref. dis- + coverture: cf. OF.
descoverture.]
1. Discovery. [Obs.]
2. (Law) A state of being released from coverture; freedom of a woman
from the coverture of a husband.
Discovery
Dis*cov"er*y (?), n.; pl. Discoveries (.
1. The action of discovering; exposure to view; laying open; showing;
as, the discovery of a plot.
2. A making known; revelation; disclosure; as, a bankrupt is bound to
make a full discovery of his assets.
In the clear discoveries of the next [world]. South.
3. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown or
unrecognized; as, Harvey's discovery of the circulation of the blood.
A brilliant career of discovery and conquest. Prescott.
We speak of the "invention" of printing, the discovery of America.
Trench.
4. That which is discovered; a thing found out, or for the first time
ascertained or recognized; as, the properties of the magnet were an
important discovery.
5. Exploration; examination. [Obs.]
Discradle
Dis*cra"dle (?), v. t. To take from a cradle. [R.]
This airy apparition first discradled From Tournay into Portugal.
Ford.
Discredit
Dis*cred"it (?), n. [Cf. F. discr\'82dit.]
1. The act of discrediting or disbelieving, or the state of being
discredited or disbelieved; as, later accounts have brought the story
into discredit.
2. Hence, some degree of dishonor or disesteem; ill repute; reproach;
-- applied to persons or things.
It is the duty of every Christian to be concerned for the
reputation or discredit his life may bring on his profession.
Rogers.
Syn. -- Disesteem; disrepute; dishonor; disgrace; ignominy; scandal;
disbelief; distrust.
Discredit
Dis*cred"it, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discredited; p. pr. & vb. n.
Discrediting.] [Cf. F. discr\'82diter.]
1. To refuse credence to; not to accept as true; to disbelieve; as,
the report is discredited.
2. To deprive of credibility; to destroy confidence or trust in; to
cause disbelief in the accuracy or authority of.
An occasion might be given to the . . . papists of discrediting our
common English Bible. Strype.
2. To deprive of credit or good repute; to bring reproach upon; to
make less reputable; to disgrace.
He. . . least discredits his travels who returns the same man he
went. Sir H. Wotton.
Discreditable
Dis*cred"it*a*ble (?), a. Not creditable; injurious to reputation;
disgraceful; disreputable. -- Dis*cred"it*a*bly, adv.
Discreditor
Dis*cred"it*or (?), n. One who discredits.
Discreet
Dis*creet" (?), a. [Compar. Discreeter (?); superl. Discreetest.] [F.
discret, L. discretus separated (whence the meaning reserved,
prudent), p. p. of discernere. See Discern, and cf. Discrete.]
1. Possessed of discernment, especially in avoiding error or evil, and
in the adaptation of means to ends; prudent; sagacious; judicious; not
rash or heedless; cautious.
It is the discreet man, not the witty, nor the learned, nor the
brave, who guides the conversation, and gives measures to society.
Addison.
Satire 's my weapon, but I 'm too discreet To run amuck, and tilt
at all I meet. Pope.
The sea is silent, the sea is discreet. Longfellow.
2. Differing; distinct. [Obs.] Spenser. -- Dis*creet"ly, adv. --
Dis*creet"ness, n.
Discrepance; 277, Discrepancy
Dis*crep"ance (?; 277), Dis*crep"an*cy (?), n.; pl. -ances (#),
-ancies (#). [L. disrepantia: cf. OF. discrepance. See Discrepant.]
The state or quality of being discrepant; disagreement; variance;
discordance; dissimilarity; contrariety.
There hath been ever a discrepance of vesture of youth and age, men
and women. Sir T. Elyot.
There is no real discrepancy between these two genealogies. G. S.
Faber.
Discrepant
Dis*crep"ant (?), a. [L. discrepans, -antis, p. pr. of discrepare to
sound differently or discordantly; dis- + crepare to rattle, creak:
cf. OF. discrepant. See Crepitate.] Discordant; at variance;
disagreeing; contrary; different.
The Egyptians were . . . the most oddly discrepant from the rest in
their manner of worship. Cudworth.
Discrepant
Dis*crep"ant, n. A dissident. J. Taylor.
Discrete
Dis*crete" (?), a. [L. discretus, p. p. of discernere. See Discreet.]
1. Separate; distinct; disjunct. Sir M. Hale.
2. Disjunctive; containing a disjunctive or discretive clause; as, "I
resign my life, but not my honor," is a discrete proposition.
3. (Bot.) Separate; not coalescent; -- said of things usually
coalescent.
Discrete movement. See Concrete movement of the voice, under Concrete,
a. -- Discrete proportion, proportion where the ratio of the means is
different from that of either couplet; as, 3:6::8:16, 3 bearing the
same proportion to 6 as 8 does to 16. But 3 is not to 6 as 6 to 8. It
is thus opposed to continued or continual proportion; as, 3:6::12:24.
-- Discrete quantity, that which must be divided into units, as
number, and is opposed to continued quantity, as duration, or
extension.
Discrete
Dis*crete", v. t. To separate. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Discretely
Dis*crete"ly, adv. Separately; disjunctively.
Discretion
Dis*cre"tion (?), n. [F. discr\'82tion, L. discretio separation,
difference, discernment, fr. discernere, discretum. See Discreet,
Discern.]
1. Disjunction; separation. [Obs.] Mede.
2. The quality of being discreet; wise conduct and management;
cautious discernment, especially as to matters of propriety and
self-control; prudence; circumspection; wariness.
The better part of valor is discretion. Shak.
The greatest parts without discretion may be fatal to their owner.
Hume.
3. Discrimination.
Well spoken, with good accent and good discretion. Shak.
4. Freedom to act according to one's own judgment; unrestrained
exercise of choice or will.
At discretion, without conditions or stipulations.
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Discretional, Discretionary
Dis*cre"tion*al (?), Dis*cre"tion*a*ry (?),[Cf. F.
discr\'82tionnaire.] Left to discretion; unrestrained except by
discretion or judgment; as, an ambassador with discretionary powers.
Discretionally, Discretionarily
Dis*cre"tion*al*ly (?), Dis*cre"tion*a*ri*ly (?), adv. At discretion;
according to one's discretion or judgment.
Discretive
Dis*cre"tive (?), a. [L. discretivus. See Discrete.] Marking
distinction or separation; disjunctive. Discretive proposition (Logic
& Gram.), one that expresses distinction, opposition, or variety, by
means of discretive particles, as but, though, yet, etc.; as,
travelers change their climate, but not their temper.
Discretively
Dis*cre"tive*ly, adv. In a discretive manner.
Discriminable
Dis*crim"i*na*ble (?), a. Capable of being discriminated. [Obs.]
Bailey.
Discriminal
Dis*crim"i*nal (?), a. [L. discriminalis serving to divide.] In
palmistry, applied to the line which marks the separation between the
hand and the arm.
Discriminant
Dis*crim"i*nant (?), n. [L. discriminans, p. pr. of discriminare.]
(Math.) The eliminant of the n partial differentials of any homogenous
function of n variables. See Eliminant.
Discriminate
Dis*crim"i*nate (?), a. [L. discriminatus, p. p. of discriminare to
divide, separate, fr. discrimen division, distinction, decision, fr.
discernere. See Discern, and cf. Criminate.] Having the difference
marked; distinguished by certain tokens. Bacon.
Discriminate
Dis*crim"i*nate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discriminated (?); p. pr. &
vb. n. Discriminating (?).] To set apart as being different; to mark
as different; to separate from another by discerning differences; to
distinguish. Cowper.
To discriminate the goats from the sheep. Barrow.
Discriminate
Dis*crim"i*nate (?), v. i.
1. To make a difference or distinction; to distinguish accurately; as,
in judging of evidence, we should be careful to discriminate between
probability and slight presumption.
2. (a) To treat unequally. (b) (Railroads) To impose unequal tariffs
for substantially the same service.
Discriminately
Dis*crim"i*nate*ly (?), adv. In a discriminating manner; distinctly.
Discriminateness
Dis*crim"i*nate*ness, n. The state of being discriminated;
distinctness.
Discriminating
Dis*crim"i*na`ting (?), a. Marking a difference; distinguishing. --
Dis*crim"i*na`ting*ly, adv.
And finds with keen discriminating sight, Black's not so black; --
nor white so very white. Canning.
Discrimination
Dis*crim`i*na"tion (?), n. [L. discriminatio the contrasting of
opposite thoughts.]
1. The act of discriminating, distinguishing, or noting and marking
differences.
To make an anxious discrimination between the miracle absolute and
providential. Trench.
2. The state of being discriminated, distinguished, or set apart. Sir
J. Reynolds.
3. (Railroads) The arbitrary imposition of unequal tariffs for
substantially the same service.
A difference in rates, not based upon any corresponding difference
in cost, constitutes a case of discrimination. A. T. Hadley.
4. The quality of being discriminating; faculty of nicely
distinguishing; acute discernment; as, to show great discrimination in
the choice of means.
5. That which discriminates; mark of distinction. Syn. -- Discernment;
penetration; clearness; acuteness; judgment; distinction. See
Discernment.
Discriminative
Dis*crim"i*na*tive (?), a.
1. Marking a difference; distinguishing; distinctive; characteristic.
That peculiar and discriminative form of life. Johnson.
2. Observing distinctions; making differences; discriminating.
"Discriminative censure." J. Foster. "Discriminative Providence." Dr.
H. More.
Discriminatively
Dis*crim"i*na*tive*ly, adv. With discrimination or distinction. J.
Foster.
Discriminator
Dis*crim"i*na`tor (?), n. [LL.] One who discriminates.
Discriminatory
Dis*crim"i*na*to*ry (?), a. Discriminative.
Discriminous
Dis*crim"i*nous (?), a. [LL. discriminosus, fr. L. discrimen the
dangerous, decisive moment. See Discriminate, a.] Hazardous;
dangerous. [Obs.] Harvey.
Discrive
Dis*crive" (?), v. t. [OF. descrivre. See Describe.] To describe.
[Obs.] Chaucer.
Discrown
Dis*crown" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discrowned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Discrowning.] To deprive of a crown.
The end had crowned the work; it not unreasonably discrowned the
workman. Motley.
Discruciate
Dis*cru"ci*ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discruciated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Discruciating.] [L. discruciatus, p. p. of discruciare. See Cruciate.]
To torture; to excruciate. [Obs.]
Discruciate a man in deep distress. Herrick.
Discubitory
Dis*cu"bi*to*ry (?), a. [L. discumbere, discubitum, to lie down,
recline at table; dis- + cumbere (in comp.) to lie down.] Leaning;
fitted for a reclining posture. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Disculpate
Dis*cul"pate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disculpated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Disculpating.] [LL. disculpatus, p. p. of disculpare to disculpate;
dis- + L. culpare to blame, culpa fault.] To free from blame or the
imputation of a fault; to exculpate.
I almost fear you think I begged it, but I can disculpate myself.
Walpole.
Disculpation
Dis`cul*pa"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. disculpation.] Exculpation. Burke.
Disculpatory
Dis*cul"pa*to*ry (?), a. Tending to exculpate; exculpatory.
Discumbency
Dis*cum"ben*cy (?), n. [From L. discumbens, p. pr. of discumbere. See
Discubitory.] The act of reclining at table according to the manner of
the ancients at their meals. Sir T. Browne.
Discumber
Dis*cum"ber (?), v. t. [Pref. dis- + cumber: cf. OF. descombrer.] To
free from that which cumbers or impedes; to disencumber. [Archaic]
Pope.
Discure
Dis*cure" (?), v. t. [See Discover.] To discover; to reveal; to
discoure. [Obs.]
I will, if please you it discure, assay To ease you of that ill, so
wisely as I may. Spenser.
Discurrent
Dis*cur"rent (?), a. Not current or free to circulate; not in use.
[Obs.] Sir E. Sandys.
Discursion
Dis*cur"sion (?), n. [LL. discursio a running different ways. See
Discourse.] The act of discoursing or reasoning; range, as from
thought to thought. Coleridge.
Discursist
Dis*cur"sist, n. A discourser. [Obs.] L. Addison.
Discursive
Dis*cur"sive (?), a. [Cf. F. discursif. See Discourse, and cf.
Discoursive.]
1. Passing from one thing to another; ranging over a wide field;
roving; digressive; desultory. "Discursive notices." De Quincey.
The power he [Shakespeare] delights to show is not intense, but
discursive. Hazlitt.
A man rather tacit than discursive. Carlyle.
2. Reasoning; proceeding from one ground to another, as in reasoning;
argumentative.
Reason is her being, Discursive or intuitive. Milton.
-- Dis*cur"sive*ly, adv. -- Dis*cur"sive*ness, n.
Discursory
Dis*cur`so*ry (?), a. Argumentative; discursive; reasoning. [R.] Bp.
Hall.
Discursus
Dis*cur"sus (?), n. [L.] (Logic) Argumentation; ratiocination;
discursive reasoning.
Discus
Dis"cus (?), n.; pl. E. Discuses (#), L. Disci (#). [L. See Disk.]
1. (a) A quoit; a circular plate of some heavy material intended to be
pitched or hurled as a trial of strength and skill. (b) The exercise
with the discus.
NOTE: &hand; Th is am ong the Greeks was one of the chief gymnastic
exercises and was included in the Pentathlon (the contest of the
five exercises). The chief contest was that of throwing the discus
to the greatest possible distance.
2. A disk. See Disk.
Discuss
Dis*cuss" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discussed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Discussing.] [L. discussus, p. p. of discutere to strike asunder
(hence came the sense to separate mentally, distinguish); dis- +
quatere to shake, strike. See Quash.]
1. To break to pieces; to shatter. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
2. To break up; to disperse; to scatter; to dissipate; to drive away;
-- said especially of tumors.
Many arts were used to discuss the beginnings of new affection. Sir
H. Wotton.
A pomade . . . of virtue to discuss pimples. Rambler.
3. To shake; to put away; to finish. [Obs.]
All regard of shame she had discussed. Spenser.
4. To examine in detail or by disputation; to reason upon by
presenting favorable and adverse considerations; to debate; to sift;
to investigate; to ventilate. "We sat and . . . discussed the farm . .
. and the price of grain." Tennyson. "To discuss questions of taste."
Macaulay.
5. To deal with, in eating or drinking. [Colloq.]
We sat quietly down and discussed a cold fowl that we had brought
with us. Sir S. Baker.
6. (Law) To examine or search thoroughly; to exhaust a remedy against,
as against a principal debtor before proceeding against the surety.
Burrill. Syn. -- To Discuss, Examine, Debate. We speak of examining a
subject when we ponder it with care, in order to discover its real
state, or the truth respecting it. We speak of discussing a topic when
we examine it thoroughly in its distinct parts. The word is very
commonly applied to matters of opinion. We may discuss a subject
without giving in an adhesion to any conclusion. We speak of debating
a point when we examine it in mutual argumentation between opposing
parties. In debate we contend for or against some conclusion or view.
Discusser
Dis*cuss"er (?), n. One who discusses; one who sifts or examines.
Wood.
Discussion
Dis*cus"sion (?), n. [L. discussio a shaking, examination, discussion:
cf. F. discussion.]
1. The act or process of discussing by breaking up, or dispersing, as
a tumor, or the like.
2. The act of discussing or exchanging reasons; examination by
argument; debate; disputation; agitation.
The liberty of discussion is the great safeguard of all other
liberties. Macaulay.
Discussion of a problem OR an equation (Math.), the operation of
assigning different reasonable values to the arbitrary quantities and
interpreting the result. Math. Dict.
Discussional
Dis*cus"sion*al (?), a. Pertaining to discussion.
Discussive
Dis*cuss"ive (?), a. [Cf. F. discussif.]
1. (Med.) Able or tending to discuss or disperse tumors or coagulated
matter.
2. Doubt-dispelling; decisive. [R.]
A kind of peremptory and discussive voice. Hopkins.
Discussive
Dis*cuss"ive, n. (Med.) A medicine that discusses or disperses morbid
humors; a discutient.
Discutient
Dis*cu"tient (?), a. [L. discutiens, p. pr. of discutere. See
Discuss.] (Med.) Serving to disperse morbid matter; discussive; as, a
discutient application. -- n. An agent (as a medicinal application)
which serves to disperse morbid matter. "Foment with discutiens."
Wiseman.
Disdain
Dis*dain" (?; 277), n. [OE. desdain, disdein, OF. desdein, desdaing,
F. d\'82dain, fr. the verb. See Disdain, v. t.]
1. A feeling of contempt and aversion; the regarding anything as
unworthy of or beneath one; scorn.
How my soul is moved with just disdain! Pope.
NOTE: Often implying an idea of haughtiness.
Disdain and scorn ride sparkling in her eyes. Shak.
2. That which is worthy to be disdained or regarded with contempt and
aversion. [Obs.]
Most loathsome, filthy, foul, and full of vile disdain. Spenser.
3. The state of being despised; shame. [Obs.] Shak. Syn. --
Haughtiness; scorn; contempt; arrogance; pride. See Haughtiness.
Disdain
Dis*dain" (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disdained (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Disdaining.] [OE. disdainen, desdainen, OF. desdeigner, desdaigner, F.
d\'82daigner; des- (L. dis-) + daigner to deign, fr. L. dignari to
deem worthy. See Deign.]
1. To think unworthy; to deem unsuitable or unbecoming; as, to disdain
to do a mean act.
Disdaining . . . that any should bear the armor of the best knight
living. Sir P. Sidney.
2. To reject as unworthy of one's self, or as not deserving one's
notice; to look with scorn upon; to scorn, as base acts, character,
etc.
When the Philistine . . . saw Dawid, he disdained him; for he was
but a youth. 1 Sam. xvii. 42.
'T is great, 't manly to disdain disguise. Young.
Syn. -- To contemn; despise; scorn. See Contemn.
Disdain
Dis*dain", v. i. To be filled with scorn; to feel contemptuous anger;
to be haughty.
And when the chief priests and scribes saw the marvels that he did
. . . they disdained. Genevan Testament (Matt. xxi. 15).
Disdained
Dis*dained" (?), a. Disdainful. [Obs.]
Revenge the jeering and disdained contempt Of this proud king.
Shak.
Disdainful
Dis*dain"ful (?), a. Full of disdain; expressing disdain; scornful;
contemptuous; haughty.
From these Turning disdainful to an equal good. Akenside.
-- Dis*dain"ful*ly, adv. -- Dis*dain"ful*ness, n.
Disdainishly
Dis*dain"ish*ly, adv. Disdainfully. [Obs.] Vives.
Disdainous
Dis*dain"ous (?), a. [OF. desdeignos, desdaigneux, F. d\'82daigneux.]
Disdainful. [Obs.] Rom. of R.
Disdainously
Dis*dain"ous*ly, adv. Disdainfully. [Obs.] Bale.
Disdeify
Dis*de"i*fy (?), v. t. To divest or deprive of deity or of a deific
rank or condition. Feltham.
Disdeign
Dis*deign" (?), v. t. To disdain. [Obs.]
Guyon much disdeigned so loathly sight. Spenser.
Disdiaclast
Dis*di"a*clast (?), n. [Gr. (Physiol.) One of the dark particles
forming the doubly refracting disks of muscle fibers.
Disdiapason
Dis*di`a*pa"son (?), n. [Pref. dis- (Gr. diapason.] (Anc. Mus.) An
interval of two octaves, or a fifteenth; -- called also bisdiapason.
DIsease
DIs*ease" (?), n. [OE. disese, OF. desaise; des- (L. dis-) + aise
ease. See Ease.]
1. Lack of ease; uneasiness; trouble; vexation; disquiet. [Obs.]
So all that night they passed in great disease. Spenser.
To shield thee from diseases of the world. Shak.
2. An alteration in the state of the body or of some of its organs,
interrupting or disturbing the performance of the vital functions, and
causing or threatening pain and weakness; malady; affection; illness;
sickness; disorder; -- applied figuratively to the mind, to the moral
character and habits, to institutions, the state, etc.
Diseases desperate grown, By desperate appliances are relieved.
Shak.
The instability, injustice, and confusion introduced into the
public counsels have, in truth, been the mortal diseases under
which popular governments have every where perished. Madison.
Disease germ. See under Germ. Syn. -- Distemper; ailing; ailment;
malady; disorder; sickness; illness; complaint; indisposition;
affection. -- Disease, Disorder, Distemper, Malady, Affection. Disease
is the leading medical term. Disorder meanirregularity of the system.
Distemper is now used by physicians only of the diseases of animals.
Malady is not a medical term, and is less used than formerly in
literature. Affection has special reference to the part, organ, or
function disturbed; as, his disease is an affection of the lungs. A
disease is usually deep-seated and permanent, or at least prolonged; a
disorder is often slight, partial, and temporary; malady has less of a
technical sense than the other terms, and refers more especially to
the suffering endured. In a figurative sense we speak of a disease
mind, of disordered faculties, and of mental maladies.
Disease
Dis*ease", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Diseased (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Diseasing.]
1. To deprive of ease; to disquiet; to trouble; to distress. [Obs.]
His double burden did him sore disease. Spenser.
2. To derange the vital functions of; to afflict with disease or
sickness; to disorder; -- used almost exclusively in the participle
diseased.
He was diseased in body and mind. Macaulay.
Diseased
Dis*eased" (?), a. Afflicted with disease.
It is my own diseased imagination that torments me. W. Irving.
Syn. -- See Morbid.
Diseasedness
Dis*eas"ed*ness (?), n. The state of being diseased; a morbid state;
sickness. [R.] T. Burnet.
Diseaseful
Dis*ease"ful (?), a.
1. Causing uneasiness. [Obs.]
Disgraceful to the king and diseaseful to the people. Bacon.
2. Abounding with disease; producing diseases; as, a diseaseful
climate. [R.]
Diseasefulness
Dis*ease"ful*ness, n. The quality of being diseaseful; trouble; trial.
[R.] Sir P. Sidney.
Diseasement
Dis*ease"ment (?), n. Uneasiness; inconvenience. [Obs.] Bacon.
Disedge
Dis*edge" (?), v. t. To deprive of an edge; to blunt; to dull.
Served a little to disedge The sharpness of that pain about her
heart. Tennyson.
Disedify
Dis*ed"i*fy (?), v. t. To fail of edifying; to injure. [R.]
Diselder
Dis*eld"er (?), v. t. To deprive of an elder or elders, or of the
office of an elder. [Obs.] Fuller.
Diselenide
Di*sel"e*nide (?; 104), n. [Pref. di- + selenide.] (Chem.) A selenide
containing two atoms of selenium in each molecule.
Disembark
Dis`em*bark" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disembarked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Disembarking.] [Pref. dis- + embark: cf. F. d\'82sembarquer.] To
remove from on board a vessel; to put on shore; to land; to debark;
as, the general disembarked the troops.
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Go to the bay, and disembark my coffers. Shak.
Disembark
Dis`em*bark" (?), v. i. To go ashore out of a ship or boat; to leave a
ship; to debark.
And, making fast their moorings, disembarked. Cowper.
Disembarkation
Dis*em`bar*ka"tion (?), n. The act of disembarking.
Disembarkment
Dis`em*bark"ment (?), n. Disembarkation. [R.]
Disembarrass
Dis`em*bar"rass (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disembarrassed (?); p. pr. &
vb. n. Disembarrassing.] [Pref. dis- + embarrass: cf. F.
d\'82sembarasser.] To free from embarrassment, or perplexity; to
clear; to extricate.
To disembarrass himself of his companion. Sir W. Scott.
Disembarrassment
Dis`em*bar"rass*ment (?), n. Freedom or relief from impediment or
perplexity.
Disembay
Dis`em*bay" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disembayed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Disembaying.] [Pref. dis- + embay.] To clear from a bay. Sherburne.
Disembellish
Dis`em*bel"lish (?), v. t. [Pref. dis- + embellish: cf. F.
d\'82sembellir.] To deprive of embellishment; to disadorn. Carlyle.
Disembitter
Dis`em*bit"ter (?), v. t. To free from
Disembodied
Dis`em*bod"ied (?), a. Divested of a body; ceased to be corporal;
incorporeal.
The disembodied spirits of the dead. Bryant.
Disembodiment
Dis`em*bod"i*ment (?), n. The act of disembodying, or the state of
being disembodied.
Disembody
Dis`em*bod"y (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disembodied (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Disembodying.]
1. To divest of the or corporeal existence.
Devils embodied and disembodied. Sir W. Scott.
2. (Mil.) To disarm and disband, as a body of soldiers,- Wilhelm.
Disembogue
Dis`em*bogue" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disembogued (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Disemboguing.] [Sp. desembocar; pref. des- (L. dis-) + embocar to
put into the mouth, fr. en (L. in) + boca mouth, fr. L. bucca cheek.
Cf. Debouch, Embogue.]
1. To pour out or discharge at the mouth, as a stream; to vent; to
discharge into an ocean, a lake, etc.
Rolling down, the steep Timavdisembogues his waves. Addison.
2. To eject; to cast forth. [R.] Swift.
Disembogue
Dis`em*bogue", v. i. To become discharged; to flow put; to find vent;
to pour out contents.
Volcanos bellow ere they disembogue. Young.
Disemboguement
Dis`em*bogue"ment (?), n. The act of disemboguing; discharge. Mease.
Disembossom
Dis`em*bos"som (?), v. t. To separate from the bosom. [R.] Young.
Disembowel
Dis`em*bow"el (?), v. t. [See Embowel.]
1. To take or let out the bowels or interior parts of; to eviscerate.
Soon after their death, they are disemboweled. Cook.
Roaring floods and cataracts that sweep From disemboweled earth the
virgin gold. Thomson.
2. To take or draw from the body, as the web of a spider. [R.] "Her
disemboweled web." J. Philips.
Disembowelment
Dis`em*bow"el*ment (?), n. The act of disemboweling, or state of being
disemboweled; evisceration.
Disembowered
Dis`em*bow"ered (?), a. Deprived of, or removed from, a bower.
[Poetic] Bryant.
Disembrangle
Dis`em*bran"gle (?), v. t. [Pref. dis- + em = en (L. in) + brangle.]
To free from wrangling or litigation. [Obs.] Berkeley.
Disembroil
Dis`em*broil" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disembroiled (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Disembroiling.] [Pref. dis- + embroil.] To disentangle; to free
from perplexity; to extricate from confusion.
Vaillant has disembroiled a history that was lost to the world
before his time. Addison.
Disemploy
Dis`em*ploy" (?), v. t. To throw out of employment. [Obs.] Jer.
Taylor.
Disemployment
Dis`em*ploy"ment (?), n. The state of being disemployed, or deprived
of employment.
This glut of leisure and disemployment. Jer. Taylor.
Disempower
Dis`em*pow"er (?), v. t. To deprive of power; to divest of strength.
H. Bushnell.
Disenable
Dis`en*a"ble (?), v. t. [Pref. dis- + enable.] To disable; to
disqualify.
The sight of it might damp me and disenable me to speak. State
Trials (1640).
Disenamor
Dis`en*am"or (?), v. t. To free from the captivity of love. Shelton.
Disenchained
Dis`en*chained" (?), a. Freed from restraint; unrestrained. [Archaic]
E. A. Poe.
Disenchant
Dis`en*chant" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disenchanted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Disenchanting.] [Pref. dis- + enchant: cf. F. d\'82senchanter.] To
free from enchantment; to deliver from the power of charms or spells;
to free from fascination or delusion.
Haste to thy work; a noble stroke or two Ends all the charms, and
disenchants the grove. Dryden.
Disenchanter
Dis`en*chant"er (?), n. One who, or that which, disenchants.
Disenchantment
Dis`en*chant"ment (?), n. [Pref. dis- + enchantment: cf. F.
d\'82senchantement.] The act of disenchanting, or state of being
disenchanted. Shelton.
Disencharm
Dis`en*charm" (?), v. t. [Pref. dis- + en (L. in) + charm.] To free
from the influence of a charm or spell; to disenchant. [R.] Jer.
Taylor.
Disenclose
Dis`en*close (?), v. t. See Disinclose.
Disencouragement
Dis`en*cour"age*ment (?), n. Discouragement. [Obs.] Spectator.
Disencrese
Dis`en*crese" (?), v. i. [Pref. dis- + OE. encrese, E. increase.] To
decrease. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Disencrese
Dis`en*crese", n. Decrease. [Obs.]
Disencumber
Dis`en*cum"ber (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disencumbered (?); p. pr. &
vb. n. Disencumbering.] [Pref. dis- + encumber: cf. F.
d\'82sencombrer.] To free from encumbrance, or from anything which
clogs, impedes, or obstructs; to disburden. Owen.
I have disencumbered myself from rhyme. Dryden.
Disencumbrance
Dis`en*cum"brance (?), n. Freedom or deliverance from encumbrance, or
anything burdensome or troublesome. Spectator.
Disendow
Dis`en*dow" (?), v. t. To deprive of an endowment, as a church.
Gladstone.
Disendowment
Dis`en*dow"ment (?), n. The act of depriving of an endowment or
endowments.
[The] disendowment of the Irish Church. G. B. Smith.
Disenfranchise
Dis`en*fran"chise (?), v. t. To disfranchise; to deprive of the rights
of a citizen. -- Dis`en*fran"chise*ment (#), n.
Disengage
Dis`en*gage" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disengaged (#); p. pr. & vb. n.
Disengaging.] [Pref. dis- + engage: cf. F. d\'82sengager.] To release
from that with which anything is engaged, engrossed, involved, or
entangled; to extricate; to detach; to set free; to liberate; to
clear; as, to disengage one from a party, from broils and
controversies, from an oath, promise, or occupation; to disengage the
affections a favorite pursuit, the mind from study.
To disengage him and the kingdom, great sums were to be borrowed.
Milton.
Caloric and light must be disengaged during the process. Transl. of
Lavoisier.
Syn. -- To liberate; free; loose; extricate; clear; disentangle;
detach; withdraw; wean.
Disengage
Dis`en*gage", v. i. To release one's self; to become detached; to free
one's self.
From a friends's grave how soon we disengage! Young.
Disengaged
Dis`en*gaged" (?), a. Not engaged; free from engagement; at leisure;
free from occupation or care; vacant. -- Dis`en*ga"ged*ness (#), n.
Disengagement
Dis`en*gage"ment (?), n. [Pref. dis- + engagement: cf. F.
d\'82sengagement.]
1. The act of disengaging or setting free, or the state of being
disengaged.
It is easy to render this disengagement of caloric and light
evident to the senses. Transl. of Lavoisier.
A disengagement from earthly trammels. Sir W. Jones.
2. Freedom from engrossing occupation; leisure.
Disengagement is absolutely necessary to enjoyment. Bp. Butler.
Disengaging
Dis`en*ga"ging (?), a. Loosing; setting free; detaching. Disengaging
machinery. See under Engaging.
Disennoble
Dis`en*no"ble (?), v. t. To deprive of that which ennobles; to
degrade.
An unworthy behavior degrades and disennobles a man. Guardian.
Disenroll
Dis`en*roll" (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Disenrolled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Disenrolling.] To erase from a roll or list. [Written also disenrol.]
Donne.
Disensanity
Dis`en*san"i*ty (?), n. [Pref. dis- + en (L. in) + sanity.] Insanity;
folly. [Obs.]
What tediosity and disensanity Is here among! Beau. & Fl.
Disenshrouded
Dis`en*shroud"ed (?), a. Freed from a shroudlike covering; unveiled.
The disenshrouded statue. R. Browning.
Disenslave
Dis`en*slave" (?), v. t. To free from bondage or slavery; to
disenthrall.
He shall disenslave and redeem his soul. South.
Disentail
Dis`en*tail" (?), v. t. (Law) To free from entailment.
Disentangle
Dis`en*tan"gle (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disentangled (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Disentangling (?).]
1. To free from entanglement; to release from a condition of being
intricately and confusedly involved or interlaced; to reduce to
orderly arrangement; to straighten out; as, to disentangle a skein of
yarn.
2. To extricate from complication and perplexity; disengage from
embarrassing connection or intermixture; to disembroil; to set free;
to separate.
To disentangle truth from error. Stewart.
To extricate and disentangle themselves out of this labyrinth.
Clarendon.
A mind free and disentangled from all corporeal mixtures. Bp.
Stillingfleet.
Syn. -- To loose; extricate; disembarrass; disembroil; clear; evolve;
disengage; separate; detach.
Disentanglement
Dis`en*tan"gle*ment (?), n. The act of disentangling or clearing from
difficulties. Warton.
Disenter
Dis`en*ter" (?), v. t. See Disinter.
Disenthrall
Dis`en*thrall" (?), v. t. [See Enthrall.] To release from thralldom or
slavery; to give freedom to; to disinthrall. [Written also
disenthral.] Milton.
Disenthrallment
Dis`en*thrall"ment (?), n. Liberation from bondage; emancipation;
disinthrallment. [Written also disenthralment.]
Disenthrone
Dis`en*throne" (?), v. t. To dethrone; to depose from sovereign
authority. Milton.
Disentitle
Dis`en*ti"tle (?), v. t. To deprive of title or claim.
Every ordinary offense does not disentitle a son to the love of his
father. South.
Disentomb
Dis`en*tomb" (?), v. t. To take out from a tomb; a disinter.
Disentrail
Dis`en*trail" (?), v. t. To disembowel; to let out or draw forth, as
the entrails. [Obs.]
As if he thought her soul to disentrail. Spenser.
Disentrance
Dis`en*trance" (?), v. t. To awaken from a trance or an enchantment.
Hudibras.
Disentwine
Dis`en*twine" (?), v. t. To free from being entwined or twisted.
Shelley.
Disepalous
Di*sep"al*ous (?), a. [Pref. di- + sepalous.] (Bot.) Having two
sepals; two-sepaled.
Disert
Dis*ert" (?), a. [L. disertus, for dissertus, p. p.: cf. F. disert.
See Dissert.] Eloquent. [Obs.]
Disertitude
Dis*er"ti*tude (?), n. [L. disertitud Eloquence. [Obs.]
Diserty
Dis*ert"y (?), adv. Expressly; clearly; eloquently. [Obs.] Holland.
Disespouse
Dis`es*pouse" (?), v. t. To release from espousal or plighted faith.
[Poetic] Milton.
Disestablish
Dis`es*tab"lish (?), v. t. To unsettle; to break up (anything
established); to deprive, as a church, of its connection with the
state. M. Arnold.
Disestablishment
Dis`es*tab"lish*ment (?), n.
1. The act or process of unsettling or breaking up that which has been
established; specifically, the withdrawal of the support of the state
from an established church; as, the disestablishment and disendowment
of the Irish Church by Act of Parliament.
2. The condition of being disestablished.
Disesteem
Dis`es*teem" (?), n. Want of esteem; low estimation, inclining to
dislike; disfavor; disrepute.
Disesteem and contempt of the public affairs. Milton.
Disesteem
Dis`es*teem", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disesteemed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Disesteeming.]
1. To feel an absence of esteem for; to regard with disfavor or slight
contempt; to slight.
But if this sacred gift you disesteem. Denham.
Qualities which society does not disesteem. Ld. Lytton.
2. To deprive of esteem; to bring into disrepute; to cause to be
regarded with disfavor. [Obs.]
What fables have you vexed, what truth redeemed, Antiquities
searched, opinions disesteemed? B. Jonson.
Disesteemer
Dis`es*teem"er (?), n. One who disesteems. Boyle.
Disestimation
Dis*es`ti*ma"tion (?), n. Disesteem.
Disexercise
Dis*ex"er*cise (?), v. t. To deprive of exercise; to leave untrained.
[Obs.]
By disexercising and blunting our abilities. Milton.
Disfame
Dis*fame" (?), n. Disrepute. [R.] Tennyson.
Disfancy
Dis*fan"cy (?), v. t. To dislike. [Obs.]
Disfashion
Dis*fash"ion (?), v. t. [Pref. dis- + fashion. See Fashion, and cf.
Defeat.] To disfigure. [Obs.] Sir T. More.
Disfavor
Dis*fa"vor (?), n. [Pref. dis- + favor: cf. OF. disfaveur, F.
d\'82faveur.] >[Written also disfavour.]
1. Want of favor of favorable regard; disesteem; disregard.
The people that deserved my disfavor. Is. x. 6 (1551).
Sentiment of disfavor against its ally. Gladstone.
2. The state of not being in favor; a being under the displeasure of
some one; state of unacceptableness; as, to be in disfavor at court.
3. An unkindness; a disobliging act.
He might dispense favors and disfavors. Clarendon.
Disfavor
Dis*fa"vor, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disfavored (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Disfavoring.]
1. To withhold or withdraw favor from; to regard with disesteem; to
show disapprobation of; to discountenance.
Countenanced or disfavored according as they obey. Swift.
2. To injure the form or looks of. [R.] B. Jonson.
Disfavorable
Dis*fa"vor*a*ble (?), a. [Cf. F. d\'82favorable.] Unfavorable. [Obs.]
Stow.
Disfavorably
Dis*fa"vor*a*bly, adv. Unpropitiously. [Obs.]
Disfavorer
Dis*fa"vor*er (?), n. One who disfavors. Bacon.
Disfeature
Dis*fea"ture (?; 135), v. t. [Cf. Defeature.] To deprive of features;
to mar the features of. [R.]
Disfellowship
Dis*fel"low*ship (?), v. t. [See Fellowship, v. t.] To exclude from
fellowship; to refuse intercourse with, as an associate.
An attempt to disfellowship an evil, but to fellowship the
evildoer. Freewill Bapt. Quart.
Disfiguration
Dis*fig`u*ra"tion (?), n. [See Disfigure, and cf. Defiguration.] The
act of disfiguring, or the state of being disfigured; defacement;
deformity; disfigurement. Gauden.
Disfigure
Dis*fig"ure (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disfigured (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Disfiguring.] [OF. desfigurer, F. d\'82figurer; pref. des- (L.
dis-) + figurer to fashion, shape, fr. L. figurare, fr. figura figure.
See Figure, and cf. Defiguration.] To mar the figure of; to render
less complete, perfect, or beautiful in appearance; to deface; to
deform.
Disfiguring not God's likeness, but their own. Milton.
Syn. -- To deface; deform; mar; injure.
Disfigure
Dis*fig"ure, n. Disfigurement; deformity. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Disfigurement
Dis*fig"ure*ment (?), n.
1. Act of disfiguring, or state of being disfigured; deformity.
Milton.
2. That which disfigures; a defacement; a blot.
Uncommon expressions . . . are a disfigurement rather than any
embellishment of discourse. Hume.
Disfigurer
Dis*fig"ur*er (?), n. One who disfigures.
Disflesh
Dis*flesh" (?), v. t. To reduce the flesh or obesity of. [Obs.]
Shelton.
Disforest
Dis*for"est (?), v. t.
1. To disafforest. Fuller.
2. To clear or deprive of forests or trees.
Disforestation
Dis*for`es*ta"tion (?), n. The act of clearing land of forests.
Daniel.
Disformity
Dis*form"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. Deformity.] Discordance or diversity of
form; unlikeness in form.
Uniformity or disformity in comparing together the respective
figures of bodies. S. Clarke.
Disfranchise
Dis*fran"chise (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disfranchised (?); p. pr. &
vb. n. Disfranchising.] [Cf. Diffranchise.] To deprive of a franchise
or chartered right; to dispossess of the rights of a citizen, or of a
particular privilege, as of voting, holding office, etc.
Sir William Fitzwilliam was disfranchised. Fabyan (1509).
He was partially disfranchised so as to be made incapable of taking
part in public affairs. Thirlwall.
Disfranchisement
Dis*fran"chise*ment (?), n. The act of disfranchising, or the state
disfranchised; deprivation of privileges of citizenship or of
chartered immunities.
Sentenced first to dismission from the court, and then to
disfranchisement and expulsion from the colony. Palfrey.
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Disfriar
Dis*fri"ar (?), v. t. To depose or withdraw from the condition of a
friar. [Obs.]
Many did quickly unnun and disfriar themselves. Fuller.
Disfrock
Dis*frock" (?), v. t. To unfrock.
Disfurnish
Dis*fur"nish (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disfurnished (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Disfurnishing.] [Pref. dis- + furnish.] To deprive of that with
which anything is furnished (furniture, equipments, etc.); to strip;
to render destitute; to divest.
I am a thing obscure, disfurnished of All merit, that can raise me
higher. Massinger.
Disfurnishment
Dis*fur"nish*ment (?), n. The act of disfurnishing, or the state of
being disfurnished. Daniel.
Disfurniture
Dis*fur"ni*ture (?; 135), n. The act of disfurnishing, or the state of
being disfurnished. [Obs.]
Disfurniture
Dis*fur"ni*ture, v. t. To disfurnish. [R.] East.
Disgage
Dis*gage" (?), v. t. To free from a gage or pledge; to disengage.
[Obs.] Holland.
Disgallant
Dis*gal"lant (?), v. t. To deprive of gallantry. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Disgarland
Dis*gar"land (?), v. t. To strip of a garland. [Poetic] "Thy locks
disgarland." Drummond.
Disgarnish
Dis*gar"nish (?), v. t. [Pref. dis- + garnish. See Degarnish.] To
divest of garniture; to disfurnish; to dismantle. Bp. Hall.
Disgarrison
Dis*gar"ri*son (?), v. t. To deprive of a garrison. Hewyt.
Disgavel
Dis*gav"el (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disgaveled (?) or Disgaveled; p.
pr. & vb. n. Disgaveling.] [See Gavelkind.] (Eng. Law) To deprive of
that principal quality of gavelkind tenure by which lands descend
equally among all the sons of the tenant; -- said of lands. Burrill.
Disgest
Dis*gest" (?), v. t. To digest. [Obs.] Bacon.
Disgestion
Dis*ges"tion (?; 106), n. Digestion. [Obs.]
Disglorify
Dis*glo"ri*fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disglorified (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Disglorifying.] To deprive of glory; to treat with indignity. [R.]
Disglorified, blasphemed, and had in scorn. Milton.
Disglory
Dis*glo"ry (?), n. Dishonor. [Obs.]
To the disglory of God's name. Northbrooke.
Disgorge
Dis*gorge" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disgorged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Disgorging.] [F. d\'82gorger, earlier desgorger; pref. d\'82-, des-
(L. dis-) + gorge. See Gorge.]
1. To eject or discharge by the throat and mouth; to vomit; to pour
forth or throw out with violence, as if from the mouth; to discharge
violently or in great quantities from a confined place.
This mountain when it rageth, . . . casteth forth huge stones,
disgorgeth brimstone. Hakluyt.
They loudly laughed To see his heaving breast disgorge the briny
draught. Dryden.
2. To give up unwillingly as what one has wrongfully seized and
appropriated; to make restitution of; to surrender; as, he was
compelled to disgorge his ill-gotten gains.
Disgorge
Dis*gorge", v. i. To vomit forth what anything contains; to discharge;
to make restitution.
See where it flows, disgorging at seven mouths Into the sea.
Milton.
Disgorgement
Dis*gorge"ment (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82gorgement.] The act of disgorging;
a vomiting; that which is disgorged. Bp. Hall.
Disgospel
Dis*gos"pel (?), v. i. To be inconsistent with, or act contrary to,
the precepts of the gospel; to pervert the gospel. [Obs.] Milton.
Disgrace
Dis*grace" (?; 277), n. [F. disgr\'83ce; pref. dis- (L. dis-) +
gr\'83ce. See Grace.]
1. The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or
respect.
Macduff lives in disgrace. Shak.
2. The state of being dishonored, or covered with shame; dishonor;
shame; ignominy.
To tumble down thy husband and thyself From top of honor to
disgrace's feet? Shak.
3. That which brings dishonor; cause of shame or reproach; great
discredit; as, vice is a disgrace to a rational being.
4. An act of unkindness; a disfavor. [Obs.]
The interchange continually of favors and disgraces. Bacon.
Syn. -- Disfavor; disesteem; opprobrium; reproach; discredit;
disparagement; dishonor; shame; infamy; ignominy; humiliation.
Disgrace
Dis*grace", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disgraced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Disgracing (?).] [Cf. F. disgracier. See Disgrace, n.]
1. To put out favor; to dismiss with dishonor.
Flatterers of the disgraced minister. Macaulay.
Pitt had been disgraced and the old Duke of Newcastle dismissed. J.
Morley.
2. To do disfavor to; to bring reproach or shame upon; to dishonor; to
treat or cover with ignominy; to lower in estimation.
Shall heap with honors him they now disgrace. Pope.
His ignorance disgraced him. Johnson.
3. To treat discourteously; to upbraid; to revile.
The goddess wroth gan foully her disgrace. Spenser.
Syn. -- To degrade; humble; humiliate; abase; disparage; defame;
dishonor; debase.
Disgraceful
Dis*grace"ful (?), a. Bringing disgrace; causing shame; shameful;
dishonorable; unbecoming; as, profaneness is disgraceful to a man. --
Dis*grace"ful*fy, adv. -- Dis*grace"ful*ness, n.
The Senate have cast you forth disgracefully. B. Jonson.
Disgracer
Dis*gra"cer (?), n. One who disgraces.
Disgracious
Dis*gra"cious (?), a. [Cf. F. disgracieux.] Wanting grace; unpleasing;
disagreeable. Shak.
Disgracive
Dis*gra"cive (?), a. Disgracing. [Obs.] Feltham.
Disgradation
Dis`gra*da"tion (?), n. (Scots Law) Degradation; a stripping of titles
and honors.
Disgrade
Dis*grade" (?), v. t. To degrade. [Obs.] Foxe.
Disgraduate
Dis*grad"u*ate (?; 135), v. t. To degrade; to reduce in rank. [Obs.]
Tyndale.
Disgregate
Dis"gre*gate (?), v. t. [L. disgregare; dis- + gregare to collect, fr.
grex, gregis, flock or herd.] To disperse; to scatter; -- opposite of
congregate. [Obs.]
Disgregation
Dis`gre*ga"tion (?), n. (Physiol.) The process of separation, or the
condition of being separate, as of the molecules of a body.
Disgruntle
Dis*grun"tle (?), v. t. To dissatisfy; to disaffect; to anger.
[Colloq.]
Disguise
Dis*guise" (?; 232), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disguised (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Disguising.] [OE. desguisen, disgisen, degisen, OF. desguisier, F.
d\'82guiser; pref. des- (L. dis-) + guise. See Guise.]
1. To change the guise or appearance of; especially, to conceal by an
unusual dress, or one intended to mislead or deceive.
Bunyan was forced to disguise himself as a wagoner. Macaulay.
2. To hide by a counterfeit appearance; to cloak by a false show; to
mask; as, to disguise anger; to disguise one's sentiments, character,
or intentions.
All God's angels come to us disguised. Lowell.
3. To affect or change by liquor; to intoxicate.
I have just left the right worshipful, and his myrmidons, about a
sneaker or five gallons; the whole magistracy was pretty well
disguised before I gave them the ship. Spectator.
Syn. -- To conceal; hide; mask; dissemble; dissimulate; feign;
pretend; secrete. See Conceal.
Disguise
Dis*guise", n.
1. A dress or exterior put on for purposes of concealment or of
deception; as, persons doing unlawful acts in disguise are subject to
heavy penalties.
There is no passion steals into the heart more imperceptibly and
covers itself under more disguises, than pride. Addison.
2. Artificial language or manner assumed for deception; false
appearance; counterfeit semblance or show.
That eye which glances through all disguises. D. Webster.
3. Change of manner by drink; intoxication. Shak.
4. A masque or masquerade. [Obs.]
Disguise was the old English word for a masque. B. Jonson.
Disguisedfy
Dis*guis"ed*fy (?), adv. In disguise.
Disguisedness
Dis*guis"ed*ness, n. The state of being disguised.
Disguisement
Dis*guise"ment (?), n. Disguise. [R.] Spenser.
Disguiser
Dis*guis"er (?), n.
1. One who, or that which, disguises. Shak.
2. One who wears a disguise; an actor in a masquerade; a masker.
[Obs.] E. Hall.
Disguising
Dis*guis"ing, n. A masque or masquerade. [Obs.]
Disgust
Dis*gust" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disgusted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Disgusting.] [OF. desgouster, F. d\'82go\'96ter; pref. des- (L. dis-)
+ gouster to taste, F. go\'96ter, fr. L. gustare, fr. gustus taste.
See Gust to taste.] To provoke disgust or strong distaste in; to cause
(any one) loathing, as of the stomach; to excite aversion in; to
offend the moral taste of; -- often with at, with, or by.
To disgust him with the world and its vanities. Prescott.
\'92rius is expressly declared . . . to have been disgusted at
failing. J. H. Newman.
Alarmed and disgusted by the proceedings of the convention.
Macaulay.
Disgust
Dis*gust", n. [Cf. OF. desgoust, F. d\'82go\'96t. See Disgust, v. t.]
Repugnance to what is offensive; aversion or displeasure produced by
something loathsome; loathing; strong distaste; -- said primarily of
the sickening opposition felt for anything which offends the physical
organs of taste; now rather of the analogous repugnance excited by
anything extremely unpleasant to the moral taste or higher
sensibilities of our nature; as, an act of cruelty may excite disgust.
The manner of doing is more consequence than the thing done, and
upon that depends the satisfaction or disgust wherewith it is
received. Locke.
In a vulgar hack writer such oddities would have excited only
disgust. Macaulay.
Syn. -- Nausea; loathing; aversion; distaste; dislike; disinclination;
abomination. See Dislike.
Disgustful
Dis*gust"ful (?), a. Provoking disgust; offensive to the taste;
exciting aversion; disgusting.
That horrible and disgustful situation. Burke.
Disgustfulness
Dis*gust"ful*ness, n. The state of being disgustful.
Disgusting
Dis*gust"ing, a. That causes disgust; sickening; offensive; revolting.
-- Dis*gust"ing*ly, adv.
Dish
Dish (?), n. [AS. disc, L. discus dish, disc, quoit, fr. Gr. Dais,
Desk, Disc, Discus.]
1. A vessel, as a platter, a plate, a bowl, used for serving up food
at the table.
She brought forth butter in a lordly dish. Judg. v. 25.
2. The food served in a dish; hence, any particular kind of food; as,
a cold dish; a warm dish; a delicious dish. "A dish fit for the gods."
Shak.
Home-home dishes that drive one from home. Hood.
3. The state of being concave, or like a dish, or the degree of such
concavity; as, the dish of a wheel.
4. A hollow place, as in a field. Ogilvie.
5. (Mining) (a) A trough about 28 inches long, 4 deep, and 6 wide, in
which ore is measured. (b) That portion of the produce of a mine which
is paid to the land owner or proprietor.
Dish
Dish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dished (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dishing.]
1. To put in a dish, ready for the table.
2. To make concave, or depress in the middle, like a dish; as, to dish
a wheel by inclining the spokes.
3. To frustrate; to beat; to ruin. [Low]
To dish out.
1. To serve out of a dish; to distribute in portions at table.
2. (Arch.) To hollow out, as a gutter in stone or wood. --
To dish up, to take (food) from the oven, pots, etc., and put in
dishes to be served at table.
Dishabilitate
Dis`ha*bil"i*tate (?), v. t. [Cf. Disability.] To disqualify. [R.]
Dishabille
Dis`ha*bille" (?), n. [See Deshabille.] An undress; a loose, negligent
dress; deshabille.
They breakfast in dishabille. Smollett.
Dishabit
Dis*hab"it (?), v. t. [Pref. dis- + habit to inhabit.] To dislodge.
[Obs.]
Those sleeping stones . . . from their fixed beds of lime Had been
dishabited. Shak.
Dishabited
Dis*hab"it*ed, p. a. Rendered uninhabited. "Dishabited towns." R.
Carew.
Dishabituate
Dis`ha*bit"u*ate (?; 135), v. t. To render unaccustomed.
Dishable
Dis*ha"ble (?), v. t.
1. To disable. [Obs.]
2. To disparage. [Obs.]
She oft him blamed . . . and him dishabled quite. Spenser.
Dishallow
Dis*hal"low (?), v. t. To make unholy; to profane. Tennyson.
Nor can the unholiness of the priest dishallow the altar. T. Adams.
Disharmonious
Dis`har*mo"ni*ous (?), a. Unharmonious; discordant. [Obs.] Hallywell.
Disharmony
Dis*har"mo*ny (?), n. Want of harmony; discord; incongruity. [R.]
A disharmony in the different impulses that constitute it [our
nature]. Coleridge.
Dishaunt
Dis*haunt" (?), v. t. To leave; to quit; to cease to haunt. Halliwell.
Dishcloth
Dish"cloth` (?; 115), n. A cloth used for washing dishes.
Dishclout
Dish"clout` (?), n. A dishcloth. [Obsolescent]
Disheart
Dis*heart" (?), v. t. To dishearten. [Obs.]
Dishearten
Dis*heart"en (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disheartened (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Disheartening.] [Pref. dis- + hearten.] To discourage; to deprive
of courage and hope; to depress the spirits of; to deject.
Regiments . . . utterly disorganized and disheartened. Macaulay.
Syn. -- To dispirit; discourage; depress; deject; deter; terrify.
Disheartenment
Dis*heart"en*ment (?), n. Discouragement; dejection; depression of
spirits.
Disheir
Dis*heir" (?), v. t. [Cf. Disherit.] To disinherit. [Obs.] Dryden.
Dishelm
Dis*helm" (?), v. t. [Pref. dis- + helm helmet.] To deprive of the
helmet. [Poetic]
Lying stark, Dishelmed and mute, and motionlessly pale. Tennyson.
Disherison
Dis*her"i*son (?), n. [See Disherit.] The act of disheriting, or
debarring from inheritance; disinhersion. Bp. Hall.
Disherit
Dis*her"it (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disherited; p. pr. & vb. n.
Disheriting.] [F. d\'82sh\'82riter; pref. d\'82s- (L. dis-) +
h\'82riter to inherit. See Inherit, and cf. Dusheir, Disinherit.] To
disinherit; to cut off, or detain, from the possession or enjoyment of
an inheritance. [Obs.] Spenser.
Disheritance
Dis*her"it*ance (?), n. [Cf. OF. desheritance.] The act of
disinheriting or state of being disinherited; disinheritance. [Obs.]
Beau. & Fl.
Disheritor
Dis*her"it*or (?), n. (Law) One who puts another out of his
inheritance.
Dishevel
Di*shev"el (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disheveled (?) or Dishevelled; p.
pr. & vb. n. Disheveling or Dishevelling.] [OF. descheveler, F.
d\'82cheveler, LL. discapillare; dis- + L. capillus the hair of the
head. See Capillary.]
1. To suffer (the hair) to hang loosely or disorderly; to spread or
throw (the hair) in disorder; -- used chiefly in the passive
participle.
With garments rent and hair disheveled, Wringing her hands and
making piteous moan. Spenser.
2. To spread loosely or disorderly.
Like the fair flower disheveled in the wind. Cowper.
Dishevel
Di*shev"el, v. i. To be spread in disorder or hang negligently, as the
hair. [R.] Sir T. Herbert.
Dishevele
Di*shev"ele (?), p. p. & a. Disheveled. [Obs.]
Dishevele, save his cap, he rode all bare. Chaucer.
Disheveled
Di*shev"eled (?), a.
1. Having in loose disorder; disarranged; as, disheveled hair.
2. Having the hair in loose disorder.
The dancing maidens are disheveled M\'91nads. J. A. Symonds.
Dishful
Dish"ful (?), n.; pl. Dishfuls (. As much as a dish holds when full.
Dishing
Dish"ing, a. Dish-shaped; concave.
Dishonest
Dis*hon"est (?), a. [Pref. dis- + honest: cf. F. d\'82shonn\'88te, OF.
deshoneste.]
1. Dishonorable; shameful; indecent; unchaste; lewd. [Obs.]
Inglorious triumphs and dishonest scars. Pope.
Speak no foul or dishonest words before them [the women]. Sir T.
North.
2. Dishonored; disgraced; disfigured. [Obs.]
Dishonest with lopped arms the youth appears, Spoiled of his nose
and shortened of his ears. Dryden.
3. Wanting in honesty; void of integrity; faithless; disposed to cheat
or defraud; not trustworthy; as, a dishonest man.
4. Characterized by fraud; indicating a want of probity; knavish;
fraudulent; unjust.
To get dishonest gain. Ezek. xxii. 27.
The dishonest profits of men in office. Bancroft.
Dishonest
Dis*hon"est, v. t. [Cf. OF. deshonester.] To disgrace; to dishonor;
as, to dishonest a maid. [Obs.]
I will no longer dishonest my house. Chapman.
Dishonestly
Dis*hon"est*ly, adv. In a dishonest manner.
Dishonesty
Dis*hon"es*ty (?), n. [Cf. OF. deshonest\'82, F.
d\'82shonn\'88tet\'82.]
1. Dishonor; dishonorableness; shame. [Obs.] "The hidden things of
dishonesty." 2 Cor. iv. 2.
2. Want of honesty, probity, or integrity in principle; want of
fairness and straightforwardness; a disposition to defraud, deceive,
or betray; faithlessness.
3. Violation of trust or of justice; fraud; any deviation from
probity; a dishonest act.
4. Lewdness; unchastity. Shak.
Dishonor
Dis*hon"or (?), n. [OE. deshonour, dishonour, OF. deshonor, deshonur,
F. d\'82shonneur; pref. des- (L. dis-) + honor, honur, F. honneur, fr.
L. honor. See Honor.] [Written also dishonour.]
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1. Lack of honor; disgrace; ignominy; shame; reproach.
It was not meet for us to see the king's dishonor. Ezra iv. 14.
His honor rooted in dishonor stood. Tennyson.
2. (Law) The nonpayment or nonacceptance of commercial paper by the
party on whom it is drawn. Syn. -- Disgrace; ignominy; shame; censure;
reproach; opprobrium.
Dishonor
Dis*hon"or (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dishonored (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Dishonoring.] [OE. deshonouren, F. d\'82shonorer; pref. d\'82s- (L.
dis-) + honorer to honor, fr. L. honorare. See Honor, v. t.] [Written
also dishonour.]
1. To deprive of honor; to disgrace; to bring reproach or shame on; to
treat with indignity, or as unworthy in the sight of others; to stain
the character of; to lessen the reputation of; as, the duelist
dishonors himself to maintain his honor.
Nothing . . . that may dishonor Our law, or stain my vow of
Nazarite. Milton.
2. To violate the chastity of; to debauch. Dryden.
3. To refuse or decline to accept or pay; -- said of a bill, check,
note, or draft which is due or presented; as, to dishonor a bill
exchange. Syn. -- To disgrace; shame; debase; degrade; lower; humble;
humiliate; debauch; pollute.
Dishonorable
Dis*hon"or*a*ble (?), a. [Cf. F. d\'82shonorable.]
1. Wanting in honor; not honorable; bringing or deserving dishonor;
staining the character, and lessening the reputation; shameful;
disgraceful; base.
2. Wanting in honor or esteem; disesteemed.
He that is dishonorable in riches, how much more in poverty!
Ecclus. x. 31.
To find ourselves dishonorable graves. Shak.
-- Dis*hon"or*a*ble*ness, n. -- Dis*hon"or*a*bly, adv.
Dishonorary
Dis*hon"or*a*ry (?), a. Bringing dishonor on; tending to disgrace;
lessening reputation. Holmes.
Dishonorer
Dis*hon"or*er (?), n. One who dishonors or disgraces; one who treats
another indignity. Milton.
Dishorn
Dis*horn" (?), v. t. To deprive of horns; as, to dishorn cattle.
"Dishorn the spirit." Shak.
Dishorse
Dis*horse" (?), v. t. To dismount. Tennyson.
Dishouse
Dis*house" (?), v. t. To deprive of house or home. "Dishoused
villagers." James White.
Dishumor
Dis*hu"mor (?), n. Ill humor. [Obs.]
Dishumor
Dis*hu"mor, v. t. To deprive of humor or desire; to put out of humor.
[Obs.] B. Jonson.
Dishwasher
Dish"wash`er (?), n.
1. One who, or that which, washes dishes.
2. (Zo\'94l.) A European bird; the wagtail.
Dishwater
Dish"wa`ter (?), n. Water in which dishes have been washed. "Suds and
dishwater." Beau. & Fl.
Disillusion
Dis`il*lu"sion (?), n. The act or process of freeing from an illusion,
or the state of being freed therefrom. Lowell.
Disillusion
Dis`il*lu"sion, v. t. To free from an illusion; to disillusionize.
Disillusionize
Dis`il*lu"sion*ize (?), v. t. To disenchant; to free from illusion.
"The bitter disillusionizing experience of postnuptial life." W.
Black.
Disillusionment
Dis`il*lu"sion*ment (?), n. The act of freeing from an illusion, or
the state of being freed therefrom.
Disimbitter
Dis`im*bit"ter (?), v. t. [Pref. dis- + imbitter. Cf. Disembitter.] To
free from bitterness.
Disimpark
Dis`im*park" (?), v. t. To free from the barriers or restrictions of a
park. [R.] Spectator.
Disimpassioned
Dis`im*pas"sioned (?), a. Free from warmth of passion or feeling.
Disimprove
Dis`im*prove" (?), v. t. To make worse; -- the opposite of improve.
[R.] Jer. Taylor.
Disimprove
Dis`im*prove", v. i. To grow worse; to deteriorate.
Disimprovement
Dis`im*prove"ment (?), n. Reduction from a better to a worse state;
as, disimprovement of the earth.
Disincarcerate
Dis`in*car"cer*ate (?), v. t. To liberate from prison. [R.] Harvey.
Disinclination
Dis*in`cli*na"tion (?), n. The state of being disinclined; want of
propensity, desire, or affection; slight aversion or dislike;
indisposition.
Disappointment gave him a disinclination to the fair sex.
Arbuthnot.
Having a disinclination to books or business. Guardian.
Syn. -- Unwillingness; disaffection; alienation; dislike;
indisposition; distaste; aversion; repugnance.
Disincline
Dis`in*cline" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disinclined (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Disinclining.] To incline away the affections of; to excite a
slight aversion in; to indispose; to make unwilling; to alienate.
Careful . . . to disincline them from any reverence or affection to
the Queen. Clarendon.
To social scenes by nature disinclined. Cowper.
Disinclose
Dis`in*close" (?), v. t. [Cf. Disenclose.] To free from being
inclosed.
Disincorporate
Dis`in*cor"po*rate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disincorporated (?); p.
pr. & vb. n. Disincorporating (?).]
1. To deprive of corporate powers, rights, or privileges; to divest of
the condition of a corporate body.
2. To detach or separate from a corporation. Bacon.
Disincorporate
Dis`in*cor"po*rate (?), a. Separated from, or not included in, a
corporation; disincorporated. Bacon.
Disincorporation
Dis`in*cor`po*ra"tion (?), n. Deprivation of the rights and privileges
of a corporation. T. Warton.
Disinfect
Dis`in*fect" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disinfected; p. pr. & vb. n.
Disinfecting.] To free from infectious or contagious matter; to
destroy putrefaction; to purify; to make innocuous.
When the infectious matter and the infectious matter and the
odoriferous matter are one . . . then to deodorize is to disinfect.
Ure.
Disinfectant
Dis`in*fect"ant (?), n. That which disinfects; an agent for removing
the causes of infection, as chlorine.
Disinfection
Dis`in*fec"tion (?), n. The act of disinfecting; purification from
infecting matter.
Disinfector
Dis`in*fect"or (?), n. One who, or that which, disinfects; an
apparatus for applying disinfectants.
Disinflame
Dis`in*flame" (?), v. t. To divest of flame or ardor. Chapman.
Disingenuity
Dis*in`ge*nu"i*ty (?), n. Disingenuousness. [Obs.] Clarendon.
Disingenuous
Dis`in*gen"u*ous (?), a.
1. Not noble; unbecoming true honor or dignity; mean; unworthy; as,
disingenuous conduct or schemes.
2. Not ingenuous; wanting in noble candor or frankness; not frank or
open; uncandid; unworthily or meanly artful.
So disingenuous as not to confess them [faults]. Pope.
-- Dis`in*gen"u*ous*ly, adv. T. Warton. -- Dis`in*gen"u*ous*ness, n.
Macaulay.
Disinhabited
Dis`in*hab"it*ed (?), a. Uninhabited. [Obs.]
Disinherison
Dis`in*her"i*son (?), n. [See Disinherit, v. t., and cf. Disherison.]
Same as Disherison. Bacon.
Disinherit
Dis`in*her"it (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disinherited; p. pr. & vb. n.
Disinheriting.] [Cf. Disherit, Disheir.]
1. To cut off from an inheritance or from hereditary succession; to
prevent, as an heir, from coming into possession of any property or
right, which, by law or custom, would devolve on him in the course of
descent.
Of how fair a portion Adam disinherited his whole posterity! South.
2. To deprive of heritage; to dispossess.
And disinherit Chaos, that reigns here. Milton.
Disinheritance
Dis`in*her"it*ance (?), n. The act of disinheriting, or the condition
of being; disinherited; disherison.
Disinhume
Dis`in*hume" (?), v. t. To disinter. [R.]
Disinsure
Dis`in*sure" (?), v. t. To render insecure; to put in danger. [Obs.]
Fanshawe.
Disintegrable
Dis*in"te*gra*ble (?), a. Capable of being disintegrated, or reduced
to fragments or powder.
Argillo-calcite is readily disintegrable by exposure. Kirwan.
Disintegrate
Dis*in"te*grate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disintegrated; p. pr. & vb.
n. Disintegrating.] [L. dis- + integratus, p. p. of integrare to
renew, repair, fr. integer entire, whole. See Integer.] To separate
into integrant parts; to reduce to fragments or to powder; to break
up, or cause to fall to pieces, as a rock, by blows of a hammer,
frost, rain, and other mechanical or atmospheric influences.
Marlites are not disintegrated by exposure to the atmosphere, at
least in six years. Kirwan.
Disintegrate
Dis*in"te*grate, v. i. To decompose into integrant parts; as, chalk
rapidly disintegrates.
Disintegration
Dis*in`te*gra"tion (?), n. (a) The process by which anything is
disintegrated; the condition of anything which is disintegrated.
Specifically (b) (Geol.) The wearing away or falling to pieces of
rocks or strata, produced by atmospheric action, frost, ice, etc.
Society had need of further disintegration before it could begin to
reconstruct itself locally. Motley.
Disintegrator
Dis*in"te*gra`tor (?), n. (Mech.) A machine for grinding or
pulverizing by percussion.
Disinter
Dis`in*ter" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disinterred (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Disinterring.]
1. To take out of the grave or tomb; to unbury; to exhume; to dig up.
2. To bring out, as from a grave or hiding place; to bring from
obscurity into view. Addison.
Disinteress
Dis*in"ter*ess (?), v. t. [F. d\'82sint\'82resser to deprive of
interest in; pref. d\'82s- (L. dis-) + int\'82resser to interest, fr.
L. interesse to import, concern. See Interest, and cf. Disinterest.]
To deprive or rid of interest in, or regard for; to disengage. [Obs.]
Disinteressment
Dis*in"ter*ess*ment (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82sint\'82ressement.]
Disinterestedness; impartiality; fairness. [Obs.] Prior.
Disinterest
Dis*in"ter*est (?), p. a. Disinterested. [Obs.]
The measures they shall walk by shall be disinterest and even. Jer.
Taylor.
Disinterest
Dis*in"ter*est, n.
1. What is contrary to interest or advantage; disadvantage. [Obs.]
Glanvill.
2. Indifference to profit; want of regard to private advantage;
disinterestedness. [Obs.] Johnson.
Disinterest
Dis*in"ter*est, v. t. To divest of interest or interested motives.
[Obs.] Feltham.
Disinterested
Dis*in"ter*est*ed, a. [Cf. Disinteressed.] Not influenced by regard to
personal interest or advantage; free from selfish motive; having no
relation of interest or feeling; not biased or prejudiced; as, a
disinterested decision or judge.
The happiness of disinterested sacrifices. Channing.
Syn. -- Unbiased; impartial; uninterested; indifferent.
Disinterestedly
Dis*in"ter*est*ed*ly, adv. In a disinterested manner; without bias or
prejudice.
Disinterestedness
Dis*in"ter*est*ed*ness, n. The state or quality of being
disinterested; impartiality.
That perfect disinterestedness and self-devotion of which man seems
to be incapable, but which is sometimes found in woman. Macaulay.
Disinteresting
Dis*in"ter*est*ing, a. Uninteresting. [Obs.] "Disinteresting
passages." Bp. Warburton.
Disinterment
Dis`in*ter"ment (?), n. The act of disinterring, or taking out of the
earth; exhumation.
Disinthrall
Dis`in*thrall" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disinthralled (?); p. pr. &
vb. n. Disinthralling.] [Pref. dis- + inthrall. Cf. Disenthrall.] To
free from thralldom; to disenthrall. [Written also disinthral.]
Disinthrallment
Dis`in*thrall"ment (?), n. A releasing from thralldom or slavery;
disenthrallment. [Written also disinthralment.]
Disintricate
Dis*in"tri*cate (?), v. t. To disentangle. [R.] "To disintricate the
question." Sir W. Hamilton.
Disinure
Dis`in*ure" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disinured (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Disinuring.] [Pref. dis- + inure.] To render unaccustomed or
unfamiliar.
We are hindered and disinured . . . towards the true knowledge.
Milton.
Disinvestiture
Dis`in*ves"ti*ture (?; 135), n. The act of depriving of investiture.
[Obs.] Ogilvie.
Disinvigorate
Dis`in*vig"or*ate (?), v. t. To enervate; to weaken. [R.] Sydney
Smith.
Disinvolve
Dis`in*volve" (?), v. t. To uncover; to unfold or unroll; to
disentangle. [R.] Dr. H. More.
Disjection
Dis*jec"tion (?), n. [L. disjicere, disjectum, to throw asunder,
disperse; dis- + jacere to throw.] Destruction; dispersion. Bp.
Horsley.
Disjoin
Dis*join" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disjoined (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Disjoining.] [OF. desjoindre, F. disjoindre, d\'82joindre, fr. L.
disjungere; dis- + jungere to join. See Join, and cf. Disjoint,
Disjunct.] To part; to disunite; to separate; to sunder.
That marriage, therefore, God himself disjoins. Milton.
Never let us lay down our arms against France, till we have utterly
disjoined her from the Spanish monarchy. Addison.
Windmill Street consisted of disjoined houses. Pennant.
Syn. -- To disunite; separate; detach; sever; dissever; sunder;
disconnect.
Disjoin
Dis*join", v. i. To become separated; to part.
Disjoint
Dis*joint" (?), a. [OF. desjoint, p. p. of desjoindre. See Disjoin.]
Disjointed; unconnected; -- opposed to conjoint. Milton.
Disjoint
Dis*joint", n. [From OF. desjoint, p. p. of desjoindre. See Disjoint,
v. t.] Difficult situation; dilemma; strait. [Obs.] "I stand in such
disjoint." Chaucer.
Disjoint
Dis*joint", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disjointed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Disjointing.]
1. To separate the joints of; to separate, as parts united by joints;
to put out of joint; to force out of its socket; to dislocate; as, to
disjoint limbs; to disjoint bones; to disjoint a fowl in carving.
Yet what could swords or poisons, racks or flame, But mangle and
disjoint the brittle frame? Prior.
2. To separate at junctures or joints; to break where parts are
united; to break in pieces; as, disjointed columns; to disjoint and
edifice.
Some half-ruined wall Disjointed and about to fall. Longfellow.
3. To break the natural order and relations of; to make incoherent;
as, a disjointed speech.
Disjoint
Dis*joint", v. i. To fall in pieces. Shak.
Disjointed
Dis*joint"ed, a. Separated at the joints; disconnected; incoherent. --
Dis*joint"ed*ly, adv. -- Dis*joint"ed*ness, n.
Disjointly
Dis*joint"ly, adv. In a disjointed state. Sandys.
Disjudication
Dis*ju`di*ca"tion (?), n. Judgment; discrimination. See Dijudication.
[Obs.] Boyle.
Disjunct
Dis*junct" (?), a. [L. disjunctus, p. p. of disjungere to disjoin. See
Disjoin, and cf. Disjoint.]
1. Disjoined; separated. [R.]
2. (Zo\'94l.) Having the head, thorax, and abdomen separated by a deep
constriction.
Disjunct tetrachords (Mus.), tetrachords so disposed to each other
that the gravest note of the upper is one note higher than the acutest
note of the other.
Disjuncttion
Dis*junct"tion (?), n. [L. disjunctio.]
1. The act of disjoining; disunion; separation; a parting; as, the
disjunction of soul and body.
2. A disjunctive proposition. Coleridge.
Disjunctive
Dis*junc"tive (?), a. [L. disjunctivus: cf. F. disjonctif.]
1. Tending to disjoin; separating; disjoining.
2. (Mus.) Pertaining to disjunct tetrachords. "Disjunctive notes."
Moore (Encyc. of Music).
Disjunctive conjunction (Gram.), one connecting grammatically two
words or clauses, expressing at the same time an opposition or
separation inherent in the notions or thoughts; as, either, or,
neither, nor, but, although, except, lest, etc. -- Disjunctive
proposition, one in which the parts are connected by disjunctive
conjunctions; as it is either day or night. -- Disjunctive syllogism
(Logic), one in which the major proposition is disjunctive; as, the
earth moves in a circle or an ellipse; but in does not move in a
circle, therefore it moves in an ellipse.
Disjunctive
Dis*junc"tive, n. (a) (Gram.) A disjunctive conjunction. (b) (Logic) A
disjunctive proposition.
Disjunctively
Dis*junc"tive*ly, adv. In a disjunctive manner; separately. Dr. H.
More.
Disjuncture
Dis*junc"ture (?; 135), n. The act of disjoining, or state of being
disjoined; separation. Fuller.
Disk
Disk (?), n. [L. discus, Gr. Dish.] [Written also disc.]
1. A discus; a quoit.
Some whirl the disk, and some the javelin dart. Pope.
2. A flat, circular plate; as, a disk of metal or paper.
3. (Astron.) The circular figure of a celestial body, as seen
projected of the heavens.
4. (Biol.) A circular structure either in plants or animals; as, a
blood disk; germinal disk, etc.
5. (Bot.) (a) The whole surface of a leaf. (b) The central part of a
radiate compound flower, as in sunflower. (c) A part of the receptacle
enlarged or expanded under, or around, or even on top of, the pistil.
6. (Zo\'94l.) (a) The anterior surface or oral area of c\'d2lenterate
animals, as of sea anemones. (b) The lower side of the body of some
invertebrates, especially when used for locomotion, when it is often
called a creeping disk. (c) In owls, the space around the eyes.
Disk engine, a form of rotary steam engine. -- Disk shell (Zo\'94l.),
any species of Discina.
Diskindness
Dis*kind"ness (?), n. Unkindness; disservice. [R.] A. Tucker.
Diskless
Disk"less (?), a. Having no disk; appearing as a point and not
expanded into a disk, as the image of a faint star in a telescope.
Dislade
Dis*lade" (?), v. t. To unlade. [Obs.] Heywood.
Disleal
Dis*leal" (?), a. [See Disloyal, Leal.] Disloyal; perfidious. [Obs.]
"Disleal knight." Spenser.
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Disleave
Dis*leave" (?), v. t. To deprive of leaves. [R.]
The cankerworms that annually that disleaved the elms. Lowell.
Dislike
Dis*like" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disliked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Disliking.]
1. To regard with dislike or aversion; to disapprove; to disrelish.
Every nation dislikes an impost. Johnson.
2. To awaken dislike in; to displease. "Disliking countenance."
Marston. "It dislikes me." Shak.
Dislike
Dis*like", n.
1. A feeling of positive and usually permanent aversion to something
unpleasant, uncongenial, or offensive; disapprobation; repugnance;
displeasure; disfavor; -- the opposite of liking or fondness.
God's grace . . . gives him continual dislike to sin. Hammond.
The hint malevolent, the look oblique, The obvious satire, or
implied dislike. Hannah More.
We have spoken of the dislike of these excellent women for Sheridan
and Fox. J. Morley.
His dislike of a particular kind of sensational stories. A. W.
Ward.
2. Discord; dissension. [Obs.] Fairfax. Syn. -- Distaste;
disinclination; disapprobation; disfavor; disaffection; displeasure;
disrelish; aversion; reluctance; repugnance; disgust; antipathy. --
Dislike, Aversion, Reluctance, Repugnance, Disgust, Antipathy. Dislike
is the more general term, applicable to both persons and things and
arising either from feeling or judgment. It may mean little more than
want of positive liking; but antipathy, repugnance, disgust, and
aversion are more intense phases of dislike. Aversion denotes a fixed
and habitual dislike; as, an aversion to or for business. Reluctance
and repugnance denote a mental strife or hostility something proposed
(repugnance being the stronger); as, a reluctance to make the
necessary sacrifices, and a repugnance to the submission required.
Disgust is repugnance either of taste or moral feeling; as, a disgust
at gross exhibitions of selfishness. Antipathy is primarily an
instinctive feeling of dislike of a thing, such as most persons feel
for a snake. When used figuratively, it denotes a correspondent
dislike for certain persons, modes of acting, etc. Men have an
aversion to what breaks in upon their habits; a reluctance and
repugnance to what crosses their will; a disgust at what offends their
sensibilities; and are often governed by antipathies for which they
can give no good reason.
Dislikeful
Dis*like"ful (?), a. Full of dislike; disaffected; malign;
disagreeable. [Obs.] Spenser.
Dislikelihood
Dis*like"li*hood (?), n. The want of likelihood; improbability. Sir W.
Scott.
Disliken
Dis*lik"en (?), v. t. To make unlike; to disguise. [Obs.] Shak.
Dislikeness
Dis*like"ness, n. Unlikeness. [R.] Locke.
Disliker
Dis*lik"er (?), n. One who dislikes or disrelishes.
Dislimb
Dis*limb" (?), v. t. To tear limb from limb; to dismember. [Obs.]
Bailey.
Dislimn
Dis*limn" (?), v. t. [Pref. dis- + limn.] To efface, as a picture.
[Obs.] Shak.
Dislink
Dis*link" (?), v. t. To unlink; to disunite; to separate. [R.]
Tennyson.
Dislive
Dis*live" (?), v. t. To deprive of life. [Obs.]
Telemachus dislived Amphimedon. Chapman.
Dislocate
Dis"lo*cate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dislocated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Dislocating (?).] [LL. dislocatus, p. p. of dislocare; dis- + locare
to place, fr. locus place. See Locus.] To displace; to put out of its
proper place. Especially, of a bone: To remove from its normal
connections with a neighboring bone; to put out of joint; to move from
its socket; to disjoint; as, to dislocate your bones. Shak.
After some time the strata on all sides of the globe were
dislocated. Woodward.
And thus the archbishop's see, dislocated or out of joint for a
time, was by the hands of his holiness set right again. Fuller.
Dislocate
Dis"lo*cate (?), a. [LL. dislocatus, p. p.] Dislocated. Montgomery.
Dislocation
Dis`lo*ca"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. dislocation.]
1. The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced. T. Burnet.
2. (Geol.) The displacement of parts of rocks or portions of strata
from the situation which they originally occupied. Slips, faults, and
the like, are dislocations.
3. (Surg.) The act of dislocating, or putting out of joint; also, the
condition of being thus displaced.
Dislodge
Dis*lodge" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dislodged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Dislodging.] [OF. deslogier, F. d\'82loger; pref. des- (L. dis-) + OF.
logier, F. loger. See Lodge.]
1. To drive from a lodge or place of rest; to remove from a place of
quiet or repose; as, shells resting in the sea at a considerate depth
are not dislodged by storms.
2. To drive out from a place of hiding or defense; as, to dislodge a
deer, or an enemy.
The Volscians are dislodg'd. Shak.
Dislodge
Dis*lodge", v. i. To go from a place of rest. [R.]
Where Light and Darkness in perpetual round Lodge and dislodge by
turns. Milton.
Dislodge
Dis*lodge", n. Dwelling apart; separation. [R.]
Dislodgment
Dis*lodg"ment (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82logement, OF. deslogement.] The act
or process of dislodging, or the state of being dislodged.
Disloign
Dis*loign" (?), v. t. [OF. desloignier. See Eloign.] To put at a
distance; to remove. [Obs.]
Low-looking dales, disloigned from common gaze. Spenser.
Disloyal
Dis*loy"al (?), a. [Pref. dis- + loyal: cf. OF. desloial, desleal, F.
d\'82loyal. See Loyal.] Not loyal; not true to a sovereign or lawful
superior, or to the government under which one lives; false where
allegiance is due; faithless; as, a subject disloyal to the king; a
husband disloyal to his wife.
Without a thought disloyal. Mrs. Browning.
Syn. -- Disobedient; faithless; untrue; treacherous; perfidious;
dishonest; inconstant; disaffected.
Disloyally
Dis*loy"al*ly, adv. In a disloyal manner.
Disloyalty
Dis*loy"al*ty (?), n. [Pref. dis- + loyalty: cf. OF. desloiaut\'82,
deslealt\'82, F. d\'82loyaut\'82.] Want of loyalty; lack of fidelity;
violation of allegiance.
Dismail
Dis*mail" (?), v. t. [Pref. dis- + mail: cf. OF. desmaillier.] To
divest of coat of mail. Spenser.
Dismal
Dis"mal (?), a. [Formerly a noun; e. g., "I trow it was in the
dismalle." Chaucer. Of uncertain origin; but perh. (as suggested by
Skeat) from OF. disme, F. d\'8cme, tithe, the phrase dismal day
properly meaning, the day when tithes must be paid. See Dime.]
1. Fatal; ill-omened; unlucky. [Obs.]
An ugly fiend more foul than dismal day. Spenser.
2. Gloomy to the eye or ear; sorrowful and depressing to the feelings;
foreboding; cheerless; dull; dreary; as, a dismal outlook; dismal
stories; a dismal place.
Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Convey'd the dismal
tidings when he frowned. Goldsmith.
A dismal description of an English November. Southey.
Syn. -- Dreary; lonesome; gloomy; dark; ominous; ill-boding; fatal;
doleful; lugubrious; funereal; dolorous; calamitous; sorrowful; sad;
joyless; melancholy; unfortunate; unhappy.
Dismally
Dis"mal*ly, adv. In a dismal manner; gloomily; sorrowfully;
uncomfortably.
Dismalness
Dis"mal*ness, n. The quality of being dismal; gloominess.
Disman
Dis*man" (?), v. t. To unman. [Obs.] Feltham.
Dismantle
Dis*man"tle (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dismantled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Dismantling (?).] [F. d\'82manteler, OF. desmanteler; pref: des- (L.
dis-) + manteler to cover with a cloak, defend, fr. mantel, F.
manteau, cloak. See Mantle.]
1. To strip or deprive of dress; to divest.
2. To strip of furniture and equipments, guns, etc.; to unrig; to
strip of walls or outworks; to break down; as, to dismantle a fort, a
town, or a ship.
A dismantled house, without windows or shutters to keep out the
rain. Macaulay.
3. To disable; to render useless. Comber. Syn. -- To demoDemol.
Dismarch
Dis*march" (?), v. i. To march away. [Obs.]
Dismarry
Dis*mar"ry (?), v. t. [Pref. dis- + marry: cf. OF. desmarier, F.
d\'82marier.] To free from the bonds of marriage; to divorce. [Obs.]
Ld. Berners.
Dismarshal
Dis*mar"shal (?), v. t. To disarrange; to derange; to put in disorder.
[R.] Drummond.
Dismask
Dis*mask" (?), v. t. [Pref. dis- + mask: cf. F. d\'82masquer.] To
divest of a mask. Shak.
Dismast
Dis*mast" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dismasted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Dismasting.] [Pref. dis- + mast: cf. F. d\'82m\'83ter.] To deprive of
a mast of masts; to break and carry away the masts from; as, a storm
dismasted the ship.
Dismastment
Dis*mast"ment (?), n. The act of dismasting; the state of being
dismasted. [R.] Marshall.
Dismaw
Dis*maw" (?), v. t. To eject from the maw; to disgorge. [R.] Shelton.
Dismay
Dis*may" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dismayed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Dismaying.] [OE. desmaien, dismaien, OF. esmaier; pref. es- (L. ex) +
OHG. magan to be strong or able; akin to E. may. In English the pref.
es- was changed to dis- (L. dis-). See May, v. i.]
1. To disable with alarm or apprehensions; to depress the spirits or
courage of; to deprive or firmness and energy through fear; to daunt;
to appall; to terrify.
Be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed. Josh. i. 9.
What words be these? What fears do you dismay? Fairfax.
2. To render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet. [Obs.]
Do not dismay yourself for this. Spenser.
Syn. -- To terrify; fright; affright; frighten; appall; daunt;
dishearthen; dispirit; discourage; deject; depress. -- To Dismay,
Daunt, Appall. Dismay denotes a state of deep and gloomy apprehension.
To daunt supposes something more sudden and startling. To appall is
the strongest term, implying a sense of terror which overwhelms the
faculties.
So flies a herd of beeves, that hear, dismayed, The lions roaring
through the midnight shade. Pope.
Jove got such heroes as my sire, whose soul No fear could daunt,
nor earth nor hell control. Pope.
Now the last ruin the whole host appalls; Now Greece has trembled
in her wooden walls. Pope.
Dismay
Dis*may", v. i. To take dismay or fright; to be filled with dismay.
[Obs.] Shak.
Dismay
Dis*may", n. [Cf. OF. esmai, F. \'82moi. See Dismay, v. t.]
1. Loss of courage and firmness through fear; overwhelming and
disabling terror; a sinking of the spirits; consternation.
I . . . can not think of such a battle without dismay. Macaulay.
Thou with a tiger spring dost leap upon thy prey, And tear his
helpless breast, o'erwhelmed with wild dismay. Mrs. Barbauld.
2. Condition fitted to dismay; ruin. Spenser. Syn. -- Dejection;
discouragement; depression; fear; fright; terror; apprehension; alarm;
affright.
Dismayedness
Dis*may"ed*ness (?), n. A state of being dismayed; dejection of
courage; dispiritedness.
Dismayful
Dis*may"ful (?), a. Terrifying. Spenser.
Disme
Disme (?), n. [OF. See Dime.] A tenth; a tenth part; a tithe. Ayliffe.
Dismember
Dis*mem"ber (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dismembered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Dismembering.] [OF. desmembrer, F. d\'82membrer; pref. des- (L. dis) +
OF. & F. membre limb. See Member.]
1. To tear limb from limb; to dilacerate; to disjoin member from
member; to tear or cut in pieces; to break up.
Fowls obscene dismembered his remains. Pope.
A society lacerated and dismembered. Gladstone.
By whose hands the blow should be struck which would dismember that
once mighty empire. Buckle.
2. To deprive of membership. [Obs.]
They were dismembered by vote of the house. R. North.
Syn. -- To disjoint; dislocate; dilacerate; mutilate; divide; sever.
Dismemberment
Dis*mem"ber*ment (?), n. [Cf. OF. desmembrement, F. d\'82membrement.]
The act of dismembering, or the state of being dismembered; cutting in
piece; m
The Castilians would doubtless have resented the dismemberment of
the unwieldy body of which they formed the head. Macaulay.
Dismettled
Dis*met"tled (?), a. Destitute of mettle, that is, or fire or spirit.
[R.] Llewellyn.
Dismiss
Dis*miss" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dismissed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Dismissing.] [L. dis- + missus, p. p. of mittere to send: cf.
dimittere, OF. desmetre, F. d\'82mettre. See Demise, and cf. Dimit.]
1. To send away; to give leave of departure; to cause or permit to go;
to put away.
He dismissed the assembly. Acts xix. 41.
Dismiss their cares when they dismiss their flock. Cowper.
Though he soon dismissed himself from state affairs. Dryden.
2. To discard; to remove or discharge from office, service, or
employment; as, the king dismisses his ministers; the matter dismisses
his servant.
3. To lay aside or reject as unworthy of attentions or regard, as a
petition or motion in court.
Dismiss
Dis*miss", n. Dismission. [Obs.] Sir T. Herbert.
Dismissal
Dis*miss"al (?), n. Dismission; discharge.
Officeholders were commanded faithfully to enforce it, upon pain of
immediate dismissal. Motley.
Dismission
Dis*mis"sion (?), n. [Cf. L. dimissio.]
1. The act dismissing or sending away; permission to leave; leave to
depart; dismissal; as, the dismission of the grand jury.
2. Removal from office or employment; discharge, either with honor or
with disgrace.
3. Rejection; a setting aside as trivial, invalid, or unworthy of
consideration.
Dismissive
Dis*miss"ive (?), a. Giving dismission.
Dismortgage
Dis*mort"gage (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dismortaged; p. pr. & vb.
n. Dismortgaging (?).] To redeem from mortgage. [Obs.] Howell.
Dismount
Dis*mount" (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dismounted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Dismounting.] [Pref. dis- + mount: cf. OF. desmonter, F. d\'82monter.]
1. To come down; to descend. [Poetic]
But now the bright sun ginneth to dismount. Spenser.
2. To alight from a horse; to descend or get off, as a rider from his
beast; as, the troops dismounted.
Dismount
Dis*mount", v. t.
1. To throw or bring down from an elevation, place of honor and
authority, or the like.
Dismounted from his authority. Barrow.
2. To throw or remove from a horse; to unhorse; as, the soldier
dismounted his adversary.
3. (Mech.) To take down, or apart, as a machine.
4. To throw or remove from the carriage, or from that on which a thing
is mounted; to break the carriage or wheels of, and render useless; to
deprive of equipments or mountings; -- said esp. of artillery.
Disnaturalize
Dis*nat"u*ral*ize (?), v. t. To make alien; to deprive of the
privileges of birth. Locke.
Disnatured
Dis*na"tured (?; 135), a. [Pref. dis- + nature: cf. OF. desnatur\'82,
F. d\'82natur\'82.] Deprived or destitute of natural feelings;
unnatural. [Obs.] Shak.
Disobedience
Dis`o*be"di*ence (?), n. Neglect or refusal to obey; violation of a
command or prohibition.
He is undutiful to him other actions, and lives in open
disobedience. Tillotson.
Disobediency
Dis`o*be"di*en*cy (?), n. Disobedience.
Disobedient
Dis`o*be"di*ent (?), a. [Pref. dis- + obedient. See Disobey,
Obedient.]
1. Neglecting or refusing to obey; omitting to do what is commanded,
or doing what is prohibited; refractory; not observant of duty or
rules prescribed by authority; -- applied to persons and acts.
This disobedient spirit in the colonies. Burke.
Disobedient unto the word of the Lord. 1 Kings xiii. 26.
2. Not yielding.
Medicines used unnecessarily contribute to shorten life, by sooner
rendering peculiar parts of the system disobedient to stimuli. E.
Darwin.
Disobediently
Dis`o*be"di*ent*ly, adv. In a disobedient manner.
Disobeisance
Dis`o*bei"sance (?), n. [F. d\'82sob\'82issance.] Disobedience. [Obs.]
E. Hall.
Disobeisant
Dis`o*bei"sant (?), a. [F. d\'82sob\'82issant.] Disobedient. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Disobey
Dis`o*bey" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disobeyed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Disobeying.] [F. d\'82sob\'82ir; pref. d\'82s- (L. dis-) + ob\'82ir.
See Obey, and cf. Disobedient.] Not to obey; to neglect or refuse to
obey (a superior or his commands, the laws, etc.); to transgress the
commands of (one in authority); to violate, as an order; as,
refractory children disobey their parents; men disobey their Maker and
the laws.
Not to disobey her lord's behest. Tennyson.
Disobey
Dis`o*bey", v. i. To refuse or neglect to obey; to violate commands;
to be disobedient.
He durst not know how to disobey. Sir P. Sidney.
Disobeyer
Dis`o*bey"er (?), n. One who disobeys.
Disobligation
Dis*ob`li*ga"tion (?), n.
1. The act of disobliging.
2. A disobliging act; an offense. [Obs.] Clarendon.
3. Release from obligation. Jer. Taylor.
Disobligatory
Dis*ob"li*ga*to*ry (?), a. Releasing from obligation. "Disobligatory
power." Charles I.
Disoblige
Dis`o*blige" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disobliged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Disobliging.] [Pref. dis- + oblige: cf. F. d\'82sobliger.]
1. To do an act which contravenes the will or desires of; to offend by
an act of unkindness or incivility; to displease; to refrain from
obliging; to be unaccommodating to.
Those . . . who slight and disoblige their friends, shall
infallibly come to know the value of them by having none when they
shall most need them. South.
My plan has given offense to some gentlemen, whom it would not be
very safe to disoblige. Addison.
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2. To release from obligation. [Obs.]
Absolving and disobliging from a more general command for some just
and reasonable cause. Milton.
Disobligement
Dis`o*blige"ment (?), n. Release from obligation. [Obs.]
Disobliger
Dis`o*bli"ger (?), n. One who disobliges.
Disobliging
Dis`o*bli"ging (?), a.
1. Not obliging; not disposed to do a favor; unaccommodating; as, a
disobliging person or act.
2. Displeasing; offensive. [Obs.] Cov. of Tongue. --
Dis`o*bli"ging*ly, adv. -- Dis`o*bli"ging*ness, n.
Disoccident
Dis*oc"ci*dent (?), v. t. To turn away from the west; to throw out of
reckoning as to longitude. [Obs.] Marvell.
Disoccupation
Dis*oc`cu*pa"tion (?), n. The state of being unemployed; want of
occupation. [R.]
Disopinion
Dis`o*pin"ion (?), n. Want or difference of belief; disbelief. [Obs.]
Bp. Reynolds.
Disoppilate
Dis*op"pi*late (?), v. t. [L. dis- + oppilatus, p. p. of oppilare to
shut up.] To open. [Obs.] Holland.
Disorb
Dis*orb" (?), v. t. [Pref. dis- + orb.] To throw out of the proper
orbit; to unsphere. Shak.
Disord
Dis*ord" (?), n. Disorder. [Obs.] Holland.
Disordeined
Dis`or*deined" (?), a. [See Ordain.] Inordinate; irregular; vicious.
[Obs.] Chaucer.
Disorder
Dis*or"der (?), n. [Pref. dis- + order: cf. F. d\'82sordre.]
1. Want of order or regular disposition; lack of arrangement;
confusion; disarray; as, the troops were thrown into disorder; the
papers are in disorder.
2. Neglect of order or system; irregularity.
From vulgar bounds with brave disorder part, And snatch a grace
beyond the reach of art. Pope.
3. Breach of public order; disturbance of the peace of society;
tumult. Shak.
4. Disturbance of the functions of the animal economy of the soul;
sickness; derangement. "Disorder in the body." Locke. Syn. --
Irregularity; disarrangement; confusion; tumult; bustle; disturbance;
disease; illness; indisposition; sickness; ailment; malady; distemper.
See Disease.
Disorder
Dis*or"der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disordered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Disordering.]
1. To disturb the order of; to derange or disarrange; to throw into
confusion; to confuse.
Disordering the whole frame or jurisprudence. Burke.
The burden . . . disordered the aids and auxiliary rafters into a
common ruin. Jer. Taylor.
2. To disturb or interrupt the regular and natural functions of
(either body or mind); to produce sickness or indisposition in; to
discompose; to derange; as, to disorder the head or stomach.
A man whose judgment was so much disordered by party spirit.
Macaulay.
3. To depose from holy orders. [Obs.] Dryden. Syn. -- To disarrange;
derange; confuse; discompose.
Disordered
Dis*or"dered (?), a.
1. Thrown into disorder; deranged; as, a disordered house, judgment.
2. Disorderly. [Obs.] Shak. -- Dis*or"dered*ly, adv. --
Dis*or"dered*ness, n.
Disorderliness
Dis*or"der*li*ness (?), n. The state of being disorderly.
Disorderly
Dis*or"der*ly (?), a.
1. Not in order; marked by disorder; disarranged; immethodical; as,
the books and papers are in a disorderly state.
2. Not acting in an orderly way, as the functions of the body or mind.
3. Not complying with the restraints of order and law; tumultuous;
unruly; lawless; turbulent; as, disorderly people; disorderly
assemblies.
4. (Law) Offensive to good morals and public decency; notoriously
offensive; as, a disorderly house. Syn. -- Irregular; immethodical;
confused; tumultuous; inordinate; intemperate; unruly; lawless;
vicious.
Disorderly
Dis*or"der*ly, adv. In a disorderly manner; without law or order;
irregularly; confusedly.
Withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly. 2
Thess. iii. 6.
Savages fighting disorderly with stones. Sir W. Raleigh.
Disordinance
Dis*or"di*nance (?), n. Disarrangement; disturbance. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Disordinate
Dis*or"di*nate (?), a. Inordinate; disorderly. [Obs.] "With
disordinate gestures." Prynne.
Disordinately
Dis*or"di*nate*ly, adv. Inordinately. [Obs.] E. Hall.
Disordination
Dis*or`di*na"tion (?), n. The state of being in disorder; derangement;
confusion. [Obs.] Bacon.
Disorganization
Dis*or`gan*i*za"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82sorganisation. See
Disorganize, v. t.]
1. The act of disorganizing; destruction of system.
2. The state of being disorganized; as, the disorganization of the
body, or of government.
The magazine of a pawnbroker in such total disorganization, that
the owner can never lay his hands upon any one article at the
moment he has occasion for it. Sir W. Scott.
Disorganize
Dis*or"gan*ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disorganized (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Disorganizing (?).] [Pref. dis- + organize: cf. F.
d\'82sorganiser.] To destroy the organic structure or regular system
of (a government, a society, a party, etc.); to break up (what is
organized); to throw into utter disorder; to disarrange.
Lyford . . . attempted to disorganize the church. Eliot (1809).
Disorganizer
Dis*or"gan*i`zer (?), n. One who disorganizes or causes disorder and
confusion.
Disorient
Dis*o"ri*ent (?), v. t. To turn away from the cast; to confuse as to
which way is east; to cause to lose one's bearings. [R.] Bp.
Warburton.
Disorientate
Dis*o"ri*en*tate (?), v. t. To turn away from the east, or
(figuratively) from the right or the truth. [R.]
Disown
Dis*own" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disowned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Disowning.]
1. To refuse to own or acknowledge as belonging to one's self; to
disavow or deny, as connected with one's self personally; as, a parent
can hardly disown his child; an author will sometimes disown his
writings.
2. To refuse to acknowledge or allow; to deny.
Then they, who brother's better claim disown, Expel their parents,
and usurp the throne. Dryden.
Syn. -- To disavow; disclaim; deny; abnegate; renounce; disallow.
Disownment
Dis*own"ment (?), n. Act of disowning. [R.]
Disoxidate
Dis*ox"i*date (?), v. t. (Chem.) To deoxidate; to deoxidize. [R.]
Disoxidation
Dis*ox`i*da"tion (?), n. (Chem.) Deoxidation. [R.]
Disoxygenate
Dis*ox"y*gen*ate (?), v. t. (Chem.) To deprive of oxygen; to
deoxidize. [R.]
Disoxygenation
Dis*ox`y*gen*a"tion (?), n. (Chem.) Deoxidation. [R.]
Dispace
Dis*pace" (?), v. i. [Pref. dis- asunder, different ways, to and fro +
pace.] To roam. [Obs.]
In this fair plot dispacing to and fro. Spenser.
Dispair
Dis*pair" (?), v. t. To separate (a pair). [R.]
I have . . . dispaired two doves. Beau. & Fl.
Dispand
Dis*pand" (?), v. t. [L. dispandere to spread out; pref. dis- +
pandere, pansum, to spread out.] To spread out; to expand. [Obs.]
Bailey.
Dispansion
Dis*pan"sion (?), n. [See Dispand.] Act of dispanding, or state of
being dispanded. [Obs.]
Disparadised
Dis*par"a*dised, a. Removed from paradise. [R.] Cockeram.
Disparage
Dis*par"age (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disparaged (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Disparaging (?).] [OF. desparagier, F. d\'82parager, to marry
unequally; pref. des- (L. dis-) + F. parage extraction, lineage, from
L. par equal, peer. See Peer.]
1. To match unequally; to degrade or dishonor by an unequal marriage.
[Obs.]
Alas! that any of my nation Should ever so foul disparaged be.
Chaucer.
2. To dishonor by a comparison with what is inferior; to lower in rank
or estimation by actions or words; to speak slightingly of; to
depreciate; to undervalue.
Those forbidding appearances which sometimes disparage the actions
of men sincerely pious. Bp. Atterbury.
Thou durst not thus disparage glorious arms. Milton.
Syn. -- To decry; depreciate; undervalue; underrate; cheapen; vilify;
reproach; detract from; derogate from; degrade; debase. See Decry.
Disparage
Dis"pa*rage` (?), n. Inequality in marriage; marriage with an
inferior. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Dissuaded her from such a disparage. Spenser.
Disparagement
Dis*par"age*ment (?), n. [Cf. OF. desparagement.]
1. Matching any one in marriage under his or her degree; injurious
union with something of inferior excellence; a lowering in rank or
estimation. [Eng.]
And thought that match a foul disparagement. Spenser.
2. Injurious comparison with an inferior; a depreciating or
dishonoring opinion or insinuation; diminution of value; dishonor;
indignity; reproach; disgrace; detraction; -- commonly with to.
It ought to be no disparagement to a star that it is not the sun.
South.
Imitation IS A disparagement and a degradation in a Christian
minister. I. Taylor.
Syn. -- Indignity; derogation; detraction; reproach; dishonor;
debasement; degradation; disgrace.
Disparager
Dis*par"a*ger (?), n. One who disparages or dishonors; one who
vilifies or disgraces.
Disparagingly
Dis*par"a*ging*ly (?), adv. In a manner to disparage or dishonor;
slightingly.
Disparate
Dis"pa*rate (?), a. [L. disparatus, p. p. of disparare to part,
separate; dis- + parare to make ready, prepare.]
1. Unequal; dissimilar; separate.
Connecting disparate thoughts, purely by means of resemblances in
the words expressing them. Coleridge.
2. (Logic) Pertaining to two co\'94rdinate species or divisions.
Disparates
Dis"pa*rates (?), n. pl. Things so unequal or unlike that they can not
be compared with each other.
Disparition
Dis`pa*ri"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. disparition.] Act of disappearing;
disappearance. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
Disparity
Dis*par"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Disparities (#). [LL. disparitas, fr. L.
dispar unlike, unequal; dis- + par equal: cf. F. disparit\'82. See
Par, Peer.] Inequality; difference in age, rank, condition, or
excellence; dissimilitude; -- followed by between, in, of, as to,
etc.; as, disparity in, or of, years; a disparity as to color.
The disparity between God and his intelligent creatures. I. Taylor.
The disparity of numbers was not such as ought to cause any
uneasiness. Macaulay.
Syn. -- Inequality; unlikeness; dissimilitude; disproportion;
difference.
Dispark
Dis*park" (?), v. t.
1. To throw (a park or inclosure); to treat (a private park) as a
common.
The Gentiles were made to be God's people when the Jews' inclosure
was disparked. Jer. Taylor.
2. To set at large; to release from inclosure.
Till his free muse threw down the pale, And did at once dispark
them all. Waller.
Disparkle
Dis*par"kle (?), v. t. [OF. desparpeillier.] To scatter abroad. [Obs.]
Holland.
Dispart
Dis*part" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disparted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Disparting.] [Pref. dis- + part: cf. OF. despartir.] To part asunder;
to divide; to separate; to sever; to rend; to rive or split; as,
disparted air; disparted towers. [Archaic]
Them in twelve troops their captain did dispart. Spenser.
The world will be whole, and refuses to be disparted. Emerson.
Dispart
Dis*part", v. i. To separate, to open; to cleave.
Dispart
Dis*part", n.
1. (Gun.) The difference between the thickness of the metal at the
mouth and at the breech of a piece of ordnance.
On account of the dispart, the line of aim or line of metal, which
is in a plane passing through the axis of the gun, always makes a
small angle with the axis. Eng. Cys.
2. (Gun.) A piece of metal placed on the muzzle, or near the
trunnions, on the top of a piece of ordnance, to make the line of
sight parallel to the axis of the bore; -- called also dispart sight,
and muzzle sight.
Dispart
Dis*part" (?), v. t.
1. (Gun.) To make allowance for the dispart in (a gun), when taking
aim.
Every gunner, before he shoots, must truly dispart his piece.
Lucar.
2. (Gun.) To furnish with a dispart sight.
Dispassion
Dis*pas"sion (?), n. Freedom from passion; an undisturbed state;
apathy. Sir W. Temple.
Dispassionate
Dis*pas"sion*ate (?), a.
1. Free from passion; not warped, prejudiced, swerved, or carried away
by passion or feeling; judicial; calm; composed.
Wise and dispassionate men. Clarendon.
2. Not dictated by passion; not proceeding from temper or bias;
impartial; as, dispassionate proceedings; a dispassionate view. Syn.
-- Calm; cool; composed serene; unimpassioned; temperate; moderate;
impartial; unruffled. -- Dis*pas"sion*ate*ly, adv. --
Dis*pas"sion*ate*ness, n.
Dispassioned
Dis*pas"sioned (?), a. Free from passion; dispassionate. [R.]
"Dispassioned men." Donne.
Dispatch
Dis*patch" (?; 224), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dispatched (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Dispatching.] [OF. despeechier, F. d\'82p\'88cher; prob. from pref.
des- (L. dis-) + (assumed) LL. pedicare to place obstacles in the way,
fr. L. pedica fetter, fr. pes, pedis, foot. See Foot, and cf. Impeach,
Despatch.] [Written also despatch.]
1. To dispose of speedily, as business; to execute quickly; to make a
speedy end of; to finish; to perform.
Ere we put ourselves in arms, dispatch we The business we have
talked of. Shak.
[The] harvest men . . . almost in one fair day dispatcheth all the
harvest work. Robynson (More's Utopia).
2. To rid; to free. [Obs.]
I had clean dispatched myself of this great charge. Udall.
3. To get rid of by sending off; to send away hastily.
Unless dispatched to the mansion house in the country . . . they
perish among the lumber of garrets. Walpole.
4. To send off or away; -- particularly applied to sending off
messengers, messages, letters, etc., on special business, and implying
haste.
Even with the speediest expedition I will dispatch him to the
emperor's couShak.
5. To send out of the world; to put to death.
The company shall stone them with stones, and dispatch them with
their swords. Ezek. xxiii. 47.
Syn. -- To expedite; hasten; speed; accelerate; perform; conclude;
finish; slay; kill.
Dispatch
Dis*patch", v. i. To make haste; to conclude an affair; to finish a
matter of business.
They have dispatched with Pompey. Shak.
Dispatch
Dis*patch", n. [Cf. OF. despeche, F. d\'82p\'88che. See Dispatch, v.
t.] [Written also despatch.]
1. The act of sending a message or messenger in haste or on important
business.
2. Any sending away; dismissal; riddance.
To the utter dispatch of all their most beloved comforts. Milton.
3. The finishing up of a business; speedy performance, as of business;
prompt execution; diligence; haste.
Serious business, craving quick dispatch. Shak.
To carry his scythe . . . with a sufficient dispatch through a
sufficient space. Paley.
4. A message dispatched or sent with speed; especially, an important
official letter sent from one public officer to another; -- often used
in the plural; as, a messenger has arrived with dispatches for the
American minister; naval or military dispatches.
5. A message transmitted by telegraph. [Modern]
Dispatch boat, a swift vessel for conveying dispatches; an advice
boat. -- Dispatch box, a box for carrying dispatches; a box for papers
and other conveniences when traveling. Syn. -- Haste; hurry;
promptness; celerity; speed. See Haste.
Dispatcher
Dis*patch"er (?), n. One who dispatches.
Dispatchful
Dis*patch"ful (?), a. Bent on haste; intent on speedy execution of
business or any task; indicating haste; quick; as, dispatchful looks.
Milton.
Dispatchment
Dis*patch"ment (?), n. [Cf. OF. despechement.] The act of dispatching.
[Obs.] State Trials (1529).
Dispathy
Dis"pa*thy (?), n.; pl. Dispathies (#). [Pref. dis- + Gr. Pathos.]
Lack of sympathy; want of passion; apathy. [R.]
Many discrepancies and some dispathies between us. Southey.
Dispauper
Dis*pau"per (?), v. t. To deprive of the claim of a pauper to public
support; to deprive of the privilege of suing in forma pauperis.
Dispauperize
Dis*pau"per*ize (?), v. t. To free a state of pauperism, or from
paupers. J. S. Mill.
Dispeed
Dis*peed" (?), v. t. [Pref. dis- + speed.] To send off with speed; to
dispatch. [Obs.] Knolles.
Then they dispeeded themselves of the Cid and of their
mother-in-law, DoSouthey.
Dispel
Dis*pel" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dispelled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Dispelling.] [L. dispellere; dis- + pellere to push, drive. See Pulse
a beating.] To drive away by scattering, or so to cause to vanish; to
clear away; to banish; to dissipate; as, to dispel a cloud, vapors,
cares, doubts, illusions.
[Satan] gently raised their fainting courage, and dispelled their
fears. Milton.
I saw myself the lambent easy light Gild the brown horror, and
dispel the night. Dryden.
Dispence
Dis*pence" (?), v. i. & n. See Dispense. [Obs.]
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Dispend
Dis*pend" (?), v. t. [OF. despendre, L. dispendere to weigh out,
dispense; dis- + pendere to weigh. See Pension, Spend, and cf.
Dispense.] To spend; to lay out; to expend. [Obs.] Spenser.
Able to dispend yearly twenty pounds and above. Fuller.
Dispender
Dis*pend"er (?), n. One who dispends or expends; a steward. [Obs.]
Wyclif (1 Cor. iv. 1).
Dispensable
Dis*pen"sa*ble (?), a. [LL. dispensabilis. See Dispense.]
1. Capable of being dispensed or administered.
2. Capable of being dispensed with. Coleridge.
Dispensableness
Dis*pen"sa*ble*ness, n. Quality of being dispensable.
Dispensary
Dis*pen"sa*ry (?), n.; pl. Dispensaries (#). [Cf. F. dispensaire.]
1. A place where medicines are prepared and dispensed; esp., a place
where the poor can obtain medical advice and medicines gratuitously or
at a nominal price.
2. A dispensatory. Pope.
Dispensation
Dis`pen*sa"tion (?), n. [F. dispensation, L. dispensatio.]
1. The act of dispensing or dealing out; distribution; often used of
the distribution of good and evil by God to man, or more generically,
of the acts and modes of his administration.
To respect the dispensations of Providence. Burke.
2. That which is dispensed, dealt out, or appointed; that which is
enjoined or bestowed; especially (Theol.), a system of principles,
promises, and rules ordained and administered; scheme; economy; as,
the Patriarchal, Mosaic, and Christian dispensations.
Neither are God's methods or intentions different in his
dispensations to each private man. Rogers.
3. The relaxation of a law in a particular case; permission to do
something forbidden, or to omit doing something enjoined;
specifically, in the Roman Catholic Church, exemption from some
ecclesiastical law or obligation to God which a man has incurred of
his own free will (oaths, vows, etc.).
A dispensation was obtained to enable Dr. Barrow to marry. Ward.
Dispensative
Dis*pen"sa*tive (?), a. [Cf. F. dispensatif.] Granting dispensation.
Dispensatively
Dis*pen"sa*tive*ly, adv. By dispensation. Wotton.
Dispensator
Dis"pen*sa`tor (?), n. [L.] A distributer; a dispenser. Bacon.
Dispensatorily
Dis*pen"sa*to*ri*ly (?), adv. In the way of dispensation;
dispensatively.
Dispensatory
Dis*pen"sa*to*ry (?), a. [L. dispensatorius relating to management.
See Dispense, v. t.] Granting, or authorized to grant, dispensations.
"Dispensatory power." Bp. Rainbow.
Dispensatory
Dis*pen"sa*to*ry, n.; pl. Dispensatories (. A book or medicinal
formulary containing a systematic description of drugs, and of
preparations made from them. It is usually, but not always,
distinguished from a pharmacop&oe;ia in that it issued by private
parties, and not by an official body or by government.
Dispense
Dis*pense" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dispensed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Dispensing.] [F. dispenser, L. dispensare, intens. of dispendere. See
Dispend.]
1. To deal out in portions; to distribute; to give; as, the steward
dispenses provisions according directions; Nature dispenses her
bounties; to dispense medicines.
He is delighted to dispense a share of it to all the company. Sir
W. Scott.
2. To apply, as laws to particular cases; to administer; to execute;
to manage; to direct.
While you dispense the laws, and guide the state. Dryden.
3. To pay for; to atone for. [Obs.]
His sin was dispensed With gold, whereof it was compensed. Gower.
4. To exempt; to excuse; to absolve; -- with from.
It was resolved that all members of the House who held commissions,
should be dispensed from parliamentary attendance. Macaulay.
He appeared to think himself born to be supported by others, and
dispensed from all necessity of providing for himself. Johnson.
Dispense
Dis*pense", v. i.
1. To compensate; to make up; to make amends. [Obs.]
One loving hour For many years of sorrow can dispense. Spenser.
2. To give dispensation.
He [the pope] can also dispense in all matters of ecclesiastical
law. Addis & Arnold (Cath. Dict. )
To dispense with. (a) To permit the neglect or omission of, as a form,
a ceremony, an oath; to suspend the operation of, as a law; to give
up, release, or do without, as services, attention, etc.; to forego;
to part with. (b) To allow by dispensation; to excuse; to exempt; to
grant dispensation to or for. [Obs.] "Conniving and dispensing with
open and common adultery." Milton. (c) To break or go back from, as
one's word. [Obs.] Richardson.
Dispense
Dis*pense", n. [Cf. F. dispense dispensation. See Dispense, v. t.]
Dispensation; exemption. [Obs.]
Dispense
Dis*pense", n. [OF. despense, F. d\'82pense.] Expense; profusion;
outlay. [Obs.]
It was a vault built for great dispense. Spenser.
Dispenser
Dis*pens"er (?), n. One who, or that which, dispenses; a distributer;
as, a dispenser of favors.
Dispeople
Dis*peo"ple (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dispeopled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Dispeopling (?).] [Pref. dis- + people: cf. F. d\'82peupler.] To
deprive of inhabitants; to depopulate.
Leave the land dispeopled and desolate. Sir T. More.
A certain island long before dispeopled . . . by sea rivers.
Milton.
Dispeopler
Dis*peo"pler (?), n. One who, or that which, dispeoples; a
depopulator. Gay.
Disperge
Dis*perge" (?), v. t. [L. dispergere. See Disperse.] To sprinkle.
[Obs.]
Disspermous
Dis*sper"mous (?), a. [Gr. disperme.] (Bot.) Containing only two
seeds; two-seeded.
Disperple
Dis*per"ple (?), v. t. [OF. desparpe.] To scatter; to sprinkle. [Obs.]
Odorous water was Disperpled lightly on my head and neck. Chapman.
Dispersal
Dis*per"sal (?), n. The act or result of dispersing or scattering;
dispersion. Darwin.
Disperse
Dis*perse" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dispersed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Dispersing.] [L. dispersus, p. p. of dispergere to strew, scatter. See
Sparse.]
1. To scatter abroad; to drive to different parts; to distribute; to
diffuse; to spread; as, the Jews are dispersed among all nations.
The lips of the wise disperse knowledge. Prov. xv. 7.
Two lions, in the still, dark night, A herd of beeves disperse.
Cowper.
2. To scatter, so as to cause to vanish; to dissipate; as, to disperse
vapors.
Dispersed are the glories. Shak.
Syn. -- To scatter; dissipate; dispel; spread; diffuse; distribute;
deal out; disseminate.
Disperse
Dis*perse", v. i.
1. To separate; to go or move into different parts; to vanish; as, the
company dispersed at ten o'clock; the clouds disperse.
2. To distribute wealth; to share one's abundance with others.
He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor. Ps. cxii. 9.
Dispersed
Dis*persed" (?), a. Scattered. -- Dis*pers"ed*ly (#), adv. --
Dis*pers"ed*ness, n. Dispersed harmony (Mus.), harmony in which the
tones composing the chord are widely separated, as by an octave or
more.
Disperseness
Dis*perse"ness (?), n. Dispersedness. [Obs.]
Disperser
Dis*pers"er (?), n. One that disperses.
Dispersion
Dis*per"sion (?), n. [CF. F. dispersion.]
1. The act or process of scattering or dispersing, or the state of
being scattered or separated; as, the Jews in their dispersion
retained their rites and ceremonies; a great dispersion of the human
family took place at the building of Babel.
The days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are
accomplished. Jer. xxv. 34.
2. (Opt.) The separation of light into its different colored rays,
arising from their different refrangibilities.
Dispersion of the optic axes (Crystallog.), the separation of the
optic axes in biaxial crystals, due to the fact that the axial angle
has different values for the different colors of the spectrum.
Dispersive
Dis*pers"ive (?), a. Tending to disperse. Dispersive power (Opt.), the
relative effect of a material in separating the different rays of
light by refraction, as when the substance is formed into a prism. --
Dis*pers"ive*ness, n.
Disperson'ate
Dis*per"son'*ate (?), v. t. To deprive of personality or
individuality. [R.]
We multiply; we dispersonate ourselves. Hare.
Dispirit
Dis*pir"it (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dispirited; p. pr. & vb. n.
Dispiriting.] [Pref. dis- + spirit.]
1. To deprive of cheerful spirits; to depress the spirits of; to
dishearten; to discourage.
Not dispirited with my afflictions. Dryden.
He has dispirited himself by a debauch. Collier.
2. To distill or infuse the spirit of. [Obs. or R.]
This makes a man master of his learning, and dispirits the book
into the scholar. Fuller.
Syn. -- To dishearten; discourage; deject; damp; depress; cast down;
intimidate; daunt; cow.
Dispirited
Dis*pir"it*ed, a. Depressed in spirits; disheartened; daunted. --
Dis*pir"it*ed*ly, adv. -- Dis*pir"it*ed, n.
Dispiritment
Dis*pir"it*ment (?), n. Depression of spirits; discouragement. [R.]
Procter, in evident distress and dispiritment, was waiting the slow
conclusion of this. Carlyle.
Dispiteous
Dis*pit"e*ous (?), a. [Pref. dis- + piteous. Cf. Despiteous.] Full of
despite; cruel; spiteful; pitiless. Spenser. -- Dis*pit"e*ous*ly, adv.
[Obs.]
Displace
Dis*place" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Displaced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Displacing.] [Pref. dis- + place: cf. F. d\'82placer.]
1. To change the place of; to remove from the usual or proper place;
to put out of place; to place in another situation; as, the books in
the library are all displaced.
2. To crowd out; to take the place of.
Holland displaced Portugal as the mistress of those seas. London
Times.
3. To remove from a state, office, dignity, or employment; to
discharge; to depose; as, to displace an officer of the revenue.
4. To dislodge; to drive away; to banish. [Obs.]
You have displaced the mirth. Shak.
Syn. -- To disarrange; derange; dismiss; discard.
Displaceable
Dis*place"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being displaced.
Displacement
Dis*place"ment (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82placement.]
1. The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced; a putting
out of place.
Unnecessary displacement of funds. A. Hamilton.
The displacement of the sun by parallax. Whewell.
2. The quantity of anything, as water, displaced by a floating body,
as by a ship, the weight of the displaced liquid being equal to that
of the displacing body.
3. (Chem.) The process of extracting soluble substances from organic
material and the like, whereby a quantity of saturated solvent is
displaced, or removed, for another quantity of the solvent.
Piston displacement (Mech.), the volume of the space swept through, or
weight of steam, water, etc., displaced, in a given time, by the
piston of a steam engine or pump.
Displacency
Dis*pla"cen*cy (?), n. [LL. displacentia, for L. displicentia, fr.
displicere to displease; dis- + placere to please. See Displease, and
cf. Displeasance.] Want of complacency or gratification; envious
displeasure; dislike. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Displacer
Dis*pla"cer (?), n.
1. One that displaces.
2. (Chem.) The funnel part of the apparatus for solution by
displacement.
Displant
Dis*plant" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Di; p. pr. & vb. n. Displanting.]
[Pref. dis- + plant: cf. OF. desplanter, F. d\'82planter.]
1. To remove (what is planted or fixed); to unsettle and take away; to
displace; to root out; as, to displant inhabitants.
I did not think a look, Or a poor word or two, could have
displanted Such a fixed constancy. Beau. & Fl.
2. To strip of what is planted or settled; as, to displant a country
of inhabitants. Spenser.
Displantation
Dis`plan*ta"tion (?), n. The act of displanting; removal;
displacement. Sir W. Raleigh.
Displat
Dis*plat" (?), v. t. To untwist; to uncurl; to unplat. [Obs.]
Hakewill.
Display
Dis*play" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Displayed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Displaying.] [OE. displaien, desplaien, OF. despleier, desploier, F.
d\'82ployer; pref. des- (L. dis-) + pleier, ploier, plier, F. ployer,
plier, to fold, bend, L. plicare. See Ply, and cf. Deploy, Splay.]
1. To unfold; to spread wide; to expand; to stretch out; to spread.
The northern wind his wings did broad display. Spenser.
2. (Mil.) To extend the front of (a column), bringing it into line.
Farrow.
3. To spread before the view; to show; to exhibit to the sight, or to
the mind; to make manifest.
His statement . . . displays very clearly the actual condition of
the army. Burke.
4. To make an exhibition of; to set in view conspicuously or
ostentatiously; to exhibit for the sake of publicity; to parade.
Proudly displaying the insignia of their order. Prescott.
5. (Print.) To make conspicuous by large or prominent type.
6. To discover; to descry. [Obs.]
And from his seat took pleasure to display The city so adorned with
towers. Chapman.
Syn. -- To exhibit; show; manifest; spread out; parade; expand;
flaunt.
Display
Dis*play", v. i. To make a display; to act as one making a show or
demonstration. Shak.
Display
Dis*play", n.
1. An opening or unfolding; exhibition; manifestation.
Having witnessed displays of his power and grace. Trench.
2. Ostentatious show; exhibition for effect; parade.
He died, as erring man should die, Without display, without parade.
Byron.
Displayed
Dis*played" (?), a.
1. Unfolded; expanded; exhibited conspicuously or ostentatiously.
2. (Her.) With wings expanded; -- said of a bird of pray, esp. an
eagle.
3. (Print.) Set with lines of prominent type interspersed, to catch
the eye.
Displayer
Dis*play"er (?), n. One who, or that which, displays.
Disple
Dis"ple (?), v. t. To discipline; to correct. [Obs.]
And bitter Penance, with an iron whip, Was wont him once to disple
every day. Spenser.
Displeasance
Dis*pleas"ance (?), n. [OF. desplaisance, F. d\'82plaisance. Cf.
Displacency.] Displeasure; discontent; annoyance. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Displeasant
Dis*pleas"ant (?), a. [OF. desplaisant, F. d\'82plaisant. See
Displease.] Unpleasing; offensive; unpleasant. [Obs.] Speed. --
Dis*pleas"ant*ly, adv. [Obs.] Strype. -- Dis*pleas"ant*ness, n. [Obs.]
Displease
Dis*please" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Displeased (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Displeasing.] [OF. desplaisir, whence F. d\'82plaisir displeasure;
pref. des- (L. dis-) + plaisir to please. See Please, and cf.
Displeasure.]
1. To make not pleased; to excite a feeling of disapprobation or
dislike in; to be disagreeable to; to offend; to vex; -- often
followed by with or at. It usually expresses less than to anger, vex,
irritate, or provoke.
God was displeased with this thing. 1 Chron. xxi. 7.
Wilt thou be displeased at us forever? Psalms lxxxv. 5 (Bk. of Com.
Prayer).
This virtuous plaster will displease Your tender sides. J.
Fletcher.
Adversity is so wholesome . . . why should we be displeased
therewith? Barrow.
2. To fail to satisfy; to miss of. [Obs.]
I shall displease my ends else. Beau. & Fl.
Syn. -- To offend; disgust; vex; annoy; dissatisfy; chafe; anger;
provoke; affront.
Displease
Dis*please", v. i. To give displeasure or offense. [Obs.]
Displeasedly
Dis*pleas"ed*ly (?), adv. With displeasure. [R.]
Displeasedness
Dis*pleas"ed*ness, n. Displeasure. [R.] South.
Displeaser
Dis*pleas"er (?), n. One who displeases.
Displeasing
Dis*pleas"ing, a. Causing displeasure or dissatisfaction; offensive;
disagreeable. -- Dis*pleas"ing*ly, adv. -- Dis*pleas"ing*ness, n.
Locke.
Displeasure
Dis*pleas"ure (?; 135), n. [Pref. dis- + pleasure: cf. OF. desplaisir,
F. d\'82plaisir. Cf. Displease.]
1. The feeling of one who is displeased; irritation or uneasiness of
the mind, occasioned by anything that counteracts desire or command,
or which opposes justice or a sense of propriety; disapprobation;
dislike; dissatisfaction; disfavor; indignation.
O Lord, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot
displeasure. Ps. vi. 1.
Undoubtedly he will relent, and turn From his displeasure. Milton.
2. That which displeases; cause of irritation or annoyance; offense;
injury.
Hast thou delight to see a wretched man Do outrage and displeasure
to himself? Shak.
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3. State of disgrace or disfavor; disfavor. [Obs.]
He went into Poland, being in displeasure with the pope for
overmuch familiarity. Peacham.
Syn. -- Dissatisfaction; disapprobation; disfavor; distaste; dislike;
anger; hate; aversion; indignation; offense.
Displeasure
Dis*pleas"ure (?; 135), v. t. To displease. [Obs.] Bacon.
Displenish
Dis*plen"ish (?), v. t. To deprive or strip, as a house of furniture,
or a barn of stock. [Scot.]
Displicence, Displicency
Dis"pli*cence (?), Dis"pli*cen*cy (?), n. [L. displicentia. See
Displacency.] Dislike; dissatisfaction; discontent. [Obs.] W. Montagu.
Displode
Dis*plode" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disploded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Disploding.] [L. displodere, displosum; dis- + plodere, plaudere, to
clap, strike, beat.] To discharge; to explode.
In posture to displode their second tire Of thunder. Milton.
Displode
Dis*plode", v. i. To burst with a loud report; to explode. "Disploding
engines." Young.
Displosion
Dis*plo"sion (?), n. Explosion.
The vast displosion dissipates the clouds. Young.
Displosive
Dis*plo"sive (?), a. Explosive.
Displume
Dis*plume" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Displumed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Displuming.] [Pref. dis- + plume: cf. OF. desplumer, F. d\'82plumer.]
To strip of, or as of, a plume, or plumes; to deprive of decoration;
to dishonor; to degrade.
Displumed, degraded, and metamorphosed. Burke.
Dispoline
Dis"po*line (?), n. (Chem.) One of several isomeric organic bases of
the quinoline series of alkaloids.
Dispond
Dis*pond" (?), n. See Despond.
Dispondee
Di*spon"dee (?), n. [L. dispondeus, Gr. (Gr. A double spondee; a foot
consisting of four long syllables.
Dispone
Dis*pone" (?), v. t. [L. disponere. See Disposition.]
1. (Her.) To dispose.
2. To dispose of. Chaucer.
3. (Scots Law) To make over, or convey, legally.
He has disponed . . . the whole estate. Sir W. Scott.
Disponee
Dis`po*nee" (?), n. (Scots Law) The person to whom any property is
legally conveyed.
Disponer
Dis*pon"er (?), n. (Scots Law) One who legally transfers property from
himself to another.
Disponge
Dis*ponge" (?), v. t. [Pref. dis- + sponge.] To sprinkle, as with
water from a sponge. [Poetic & Rare] [Written also dispunge.]
O sovereign mistress of true melancholy, The poisonous damp of
night disponge upon me. Shak.
Dispope
Dis*pope" (?), v. t. To refuse to consider as pope; to depose from the
popedom.
One whom they disposed. Tennyson.
Disporous
Di*spor"ous (?), a. [Pref. di- + sporous.] (Biol.) Having two spores.
Disport
Dis*port" (?), n. [OF. desport, deport. See Disport, v. i., and cf.
Sport.] Play; sport; pastime; diversion; playfulness. Milton.
Disport
Dis*port", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Disported; p. pr. & vb. n. Disporting.]
[OF. se desporter; pref. des- (L. dis-) + F. porter to carry; orig.
therefore, to carry one's self away from work, to go to amuse one's
self. See Port demeanor, and cf. Sport.] To play; to wanton; to move
in gayety; to move lightly and without restraint; to amuse one's self.
Where light disports in ever mingling dyes. Pope.
Childe Harold basked him in the noontide sun, Disporting there like
any other fly. Byron.
Disport
Dis*port", v. t. [OF. desporter. See Disport, v. i.]
1. To divert or amuse; to make merry.
They could disport themselves. Buckle.
2. To remove from a port; to carry away. Prynne.
Disportment
Dis*port"ment (?), n. Act of disporting; diversion; play. [Obs.] Dr.
H. More.
Disposable
Dis*pos"a*ble (?), a. [From Dispose.] Subject to disposal; free to be
used or employed as occasion may require; not assigned to any service
or use.
The great of this kingdom . . . has easily afforded a disposable
surplus. Burke.
Disposal
Dis*pos"al (?), n. [From Dispose.]
1. The act of disposing, or disposing of, anything; arrangement;
orderly distribution; a putting in order; as, the disposal of the
troops in two lines.
2. Ordering; regulation; adjustment; management; government;
direction.
The execution leave to high disposal. Milton.
3. Regulation of the fate, condition, application, etc., of anything;
the transference of anything into new hands, a new place, condition,
etc.; alienation, or parting; as, a disposal of property.
A domestic affair of great importance, which is no less than the
disposal of my sister Jenny for life. Tatler.
4. Power or authority to dispose of, determine the condition of,
control, etc., especially in the phrase at, or in, the disposal of.
The sole and absolute disposal of him an his concerns. South.
Syn. -- Disposition; dispensation; management; conduct; government;
distribution; arrangement; regulation; control.
Dispose
Dis*pose" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disposed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Disposing.] [F. disposer; pref. dis- + poser to place. See Pose.]
1. To distribute and put in place; to arrange; to set in order; as, to
dispose the ships in the form of a crescent.
Who hath disposed the whole world? Job xxxiv. 13.
All ranged in order and disposed with grace. Pope.
The rest themselves in troops did else dispose. Spenser.
2. To regulate; to adjust; to settle; to determine.
The knightly forms of combat to dispose. Dryden.
3. To deal out; to assign to a use; to bestow for an object or
purpose; to apply; to employ; to dispose of.
Importuned him that what he designed to bestow on her funeral, he
would rather dispose among the poor. Evelyn.
4. To give a tendency or inclination to; to adapt; to cause to turn;
especially, to incline the mind of; to give a bent or propension to;
to incline; to make inclined; -- usually followed by to, sometimes by
for before the indirect object.
Endure and conquer; Jove will soon dispose To future good our past
and present woes. Dryden.
Suspicions dispose kings to tyranny, husbands to jealousy, and wise
men to irresolution and melancholy. Bacon.
To dispose of. (a) To determine the fate of; to exercise the power of
control over; to fix the condition, application, employment, etc. of;
to direct or assign for a use.
Freedom to order their actions and dispose of their possessions and
persons. Locke.
(b) To exercise finally one's power of control over; to pass over into
the control of some one else, as by selling; to alienate; to part
with; to relinquish; to get rid of; as, to dispose of a house; to
dispose of one's time.
More water . . . than can be disposed of. T. Burnet.
I have disposed of her to a man of business. Tatler.
A rural judge disposed of beauty's prize. Waller.
Syn. -- To set; arrange; order; distribute; adjust; regulate; adapt;
fit; incline; bestow; give.
Dispose
Dis*pose" (?), v. i. To bargain; to make terms. [Obs.]
She had disposed with C\'91sar. Shak.
Dispose
Dis*pose", n.
1. Disposal; ordering; management; power or right of control. [Obs.]
But such is the dispose of the sole Disposer of empires. Speed.
2. Cast of mind; disposition; inclination; behavior; demeanor. [Obs.]
He hath a person, and a smooth dispose To be suspected. Shak.
Disposed
Dis*posed" (?), p. a.
1. Inclined; minded.
When he was disposed to pass into Achaia. Acts xviii. 27.
2. Inclined to mirth; jolly. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
Well disposed, in good condition; in good health. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Disposedness
Dis*pos"ed*ness (?), n. The state of being disposed or inclined;
inclination; propensity. [R.]
Disposement
Dis*pose"ment (?), n. Disposal. [Obs.] Goodwin.
Disposer
Dis*pos"er (?), n. One who, or that which, disposes; a regulator; a
director; a bestower.
Absolute lord and disposer of all things. Barrow.
Disposingly
Dis*pos"ing*ly, adv. In a manner to dispose.
Disposited
Dis*pos"it*ed (?), a. [See Disposition.] Disposed. [Obs.] Glanvill.
Disposition
Dis`po*si"tion (?), n. [F. disposition, dispositio, fr. disponere to
dispose; dis- + ponere to place. See Position, and cf. Dispone.]
1. The act of disposing, arranging, ordering, regulating, or
transferring; application; disposal; as, the disposition of a man's
property by will.
Who have received the law by the disposition of angels. Acts vii.
53.
The disposition of the work, to put all things in a beautiful order
and harmony, that the whole may be of a piece. Dryden.
2. The state or the manner of being disposed or arranged;
distribution; arrangement; order; as, the disposition of the trees in
an orchard; the disposition of the several parts of an edifice.
3. Tendency to any action or state resulting from natural
constitution; nature; quality; as, a disposition in plants to grow in
a direction upward; a disposition in bodies to putrefaction.
4. Conscious inclination; propension or propensity.
How stands your disposition to be married? Shak.
5. Natural or prevailing spirit, or temperament of mind, especially as
shown in intercourse with one's fellow-men; temper of mind. "A man of
turbulent disposition." Hallam. "He is of a very melancholy
disposition." Shak.
His disposition led him to do things agreeable to his quality and
condition wherein God had placed him. Strype.
6. Mood; humor.
As I perchance hereafter shall think meet To put an antic
disposition on. Shak.
Syn. -- Disposal; adjustment; regulation; arrangement; distribution;
order; method; adaptation; inclination; propensity; bestowment;
alienation; character; temper; mood. -- Disposition, Character,
Temper. Disposition is the natural humor of a person, the
predominating quality of his character, the constitutional habit of
his mind. Character is this disposition influenced by motive,
training, and will. Temper is a quality of the fiber of character, and
is displayed chiefly when the emotions, especially the passions, are
aroused.
Dispositional
Dis`po*si"tion*al (?), a. Pertaining to disposition.
Dispositioned
Dis`po*si"tioned (?), a. Having (such) a disposition; -- used in
compounds; as, well-dispositioned.
Dispositive
Dis*pos"i*tive (?), a. [Cf. F. dispositif.]
1. Disposing; tending to regulate; decretive. [Obs.]
His dispositive wisdom and power. Bates.
2. Belonging to disposition or natural, tendency. [Obs.] "Dispositive
holiness." Jer. Taylor.
Dispositively
Dis*pos"i*tive*ly, adv. In a dispositive manner; by natural or moral
disposition. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Do dispositively what Moses is recorded to have done literally, . .
. break all the ten commandments at once. Boyle.
Dispositor
Dis*pos"it*or (?), n. [L. See Disposition.]
1. A disposer.
2. (Astrol.) The planet which is lord of the sign where another planet
is. [Obs.] Crabb.
Dispossess
Dis`pos*sess" (?; see Possess), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dispossessed (?);
p. pr. & vb. n. Dispossessing.] [Pref. dis- + possess: cf. F.
d\'82poss\'82der.] To put out of possession; to deprive of the actual
occupancy of, particularly of land or real estate; to disseize; to
eject; -- usually followed by of before the thing taken away; as, to
dispossess a king of his crown.
Usurp the land, and dispossess the swain. Goldsmith.
Dispossession
Dis`pos*ses"sion (?), n. [Cf. F. d\'82possession.]
1. The act of putting out of possession; the state of being
dispossessed. Bp. Hall.
2. (Law) The putting out of possession, wrongfully or otherwise, of
one who is in possession of a freehold, no matter in what title; --
called also ouster.
Dispossessor
Dis`pos*sess"or (?), n. One who dispossesses. Cowley.
Dispost
Dis*post" (?), v. t. To eject from a post; to displace. [R.] Davies
(Holy Roode).
Disposure
Dis*po"sure (?), n. [From Dispose.]
1. The act of disposing; power to dispose of; disposal; direction.
Give up My estate to his disposure. Massinger.
2. Disposition; arrangement; position; posture. [Obs.]
In a kind of warlike disposure. Sir H. Wotton.
Dispraisable
Dis*prais"a*ble (?), a. Blamable. [R.]
Dispraise
Dis*praise" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dispraised (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Dispraising.] [OE. dispreisen, OF. desprisier, despreisier, F.
d\'82priser; pref. des- (L. dis-) + prisier, F. priser, to prize,
praise. See Praise, and cf. Disprize, Depreciate.] To withdraw praise
from; to notice with disapprobation or some degree of censure; to
disparage; to blame.
Dispraising the power of his adversaries. Chaucer.
I dispraised him before the wicked, that the wicked might not fall
in love with him. Shak.
Dispraise
Dis*praise", n. [Cf. OF. despris. See Dispraise, v. t.] The act of
dispraising; detraction; blame censure; reproach; disparagement.
Dryden.
In praise and in dispraise the same. Tennyson.
Dispraiser
Dis*prais"er (?), n. One who blames or dispraises.
Dispraisingly
Dis*praising*ly, adv. By way of dispraise.
Dispread
Dis*pread" (?), v. t. [Pref. dis- + spread.] To spread abroad, or
different ways; to spread apart; to open; as, the sun dispreads his
beams. Spenser.
Dispread
Dis*pread", v. i. To extend or expand itself. [R.]
While tyrant Hdispreading through the sky. Thomson.
Dispreader
Dis*pread"er (?), n. One who spreads abroad.
Dispreaders both of vice and error. Milton.
Disprejudice
Dis*prej"u*dice (?), v. t. To free from prejudice. [Obs.] W. Montagu.
Disprepare
Dis`pre*pare" (?), v. t. To render unprepared. [Obs.] Hobbes.
Disprince
Dis*prince" (?), v. t. To make unlike a prince. [R.]
For I was drench'd with ooze, and torn with briers, . . . And, all
one rag, disprinced from head to heel. Tennyson.
Disprison
Dis*pris"on (?), v. t. To let loose from prison, to set all liberty.
[R.] Bulwer.
Disprivilege
Dis*priv"i*lege (?), v. t. To deprive of a privilege or privileges.
[R.]
Disprize
Dis*prize" (?), v. t. [Cf. Dispraise.] To do preciate. [R.] Cotton
(Ode to Lydia).
Disprofess
Dis`pro*fess" (?), v. t. To renounce the profession or pursuit of.
His arms, which he had vowed to disprofess. Spenser.
Disprofit
Dis*prof"it (?), n. Loss; damage. Foxe.
Disprofit
Dis*prof"it, v. i. & i. To be, or to cause to be, without profit or
benefit. [Obs. or Archaic] Bale.
Disprofitable
Dis*prof"it*a*ble (?), a. Unprofitable. [Obs.]
Disproof
Dis*proof" (?), n. [Pref. dis- + proof. Cf. Disprove.] A proving to be
false or erroneous; confutation; refutation; as, to offer evidence in
disproof of a statement.
I need not offer anything farther in support of one, or in disproof
of the other. Rogers.
Disproperty
Dis*prop"er*ty (?), v. t. To cause to be no longer property; to
dispossess of. [R.] Shak.
Disproportion
Dis`pro*por"tion (?), n. [Pref. dis- + proportion: cf. F.
disproportion.]
1. Want of proportion in form or quantity; lack of symmetry; as, the
arm may be in disproportion to the body; the disproportion of the
length of a building to its height.
2. Want of suitableness, adequacy, or due proportion to an end or use;
unsuitableness; disparity; as, the disproportion of strength or means
to an object.
Disproportion
Dis`pro*por"tion, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disproportioned (?); p. pr. &
vb. n. Disproportioning.] To make unsuitable in quantity, form, or
fitness to an end; to violate symmetry in; to mismatch; to join
unfitly.
To shape my legs of an unequal size; To disproportion me in every
part. Shak.
A degree of strength altogether disproportioned to the extent of
its territory. Prescott.
Disproportionable
Dis`pro*por"tion*a*ble (?), a. Disproportional; unsuitable in form,
size, quantity, or adaptation; disproportionate; inadequate. --
Dis`pro*por"tion*a*ble*ness, n. Hammond. -- Dis`pro*por"tion*a*bly,
adv.
Disproportional
Dis`pro*por"tion*al (?), a. Not having due proportion to something
else; not having proportion or symmetry of parts; unsuitable in form,
quantity or value; inadequate; unequal; as, a disproportional limb
constitutes deformity in the body; the studies of youth should not be
disproportional to their understanding.
Disproportionality
Dis`pro*por`tion*al"i*ty (?), n. The state of being disproportional.
Dr. H. More.
Disproportionally
Dis`pro*por"tion*al*ly, adv. In a disproportional manner; unsuitably
in form, quantity, or value; unequally.
Disproportionate
Dis`pro*por"tion*ate (?), a. Not proportioned; unsymmetrical;
unsuitable to something else in bulk, form, value, or extent; out of
proportion; inadequate; as, in a perfect body none of the limbs are
disproportionate; it is wisdom not to undertake a work
disproportionate means. -- Dis`pro*por"tion*ate*ly, adv. --
Dis`pro*por"tion*ate*ness, n.
Dispropriate
Dis*pro"pri*ate (?), v. t. [L. dis- + propriare to appropriate, fr.
proprius one's own, proper.] To cancel the appropriation of; to
disappropriate. [R.]
Disprovable
Dis*prov"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being disproved or refuted. Boyle.
Disproval
Dis*prov"al (?), n. Act of disproving; disproof. [R.]
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Disprove
Dis*prove" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disproved (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Disproving.] [Pref. dis- + prove: cf. OF. desprover.]
1. To prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute.
That false supposition I advanced in order to disprove it.
Atterbury.
2. To disallow; to disapprove of. [Obs.] Stirling.
Disprover
Dis*prov"er (?), n. One who disproves or confutes.
Disprovide
Dis`pro*vide" (?), v. t. Not to provide; to fail to provide. [Obs.]
Boyle.
Dispunct
Dis*punct" (?), a. Wanting in punctilious respect; discourteous.
[Obs.]
That were dispunct to the ladies. B. Jonson.
Dispunct
Dis*punct", v. t. [See 1st Dispunge.] To expunge. [Obs.] Foxe.
Dispunge
Dis*punge" (?), v. t. [L. dispungere to prick apart, i. e., check off
the debts and credits of an account; dis- + pungere to prick.] To
expunge; to erase. [Obs.]
Dispunge
Dis*punge", v. t. See Disponge. [Obs.]
Dispunishable
Dis*pun"ish*a*ble (?), a. Without penal restraint; not punishable.
[R.] Swift.
Dispurpose
Dis*pur"pose (?), v. t. To dissuade; to frustrate; as, to dispurpose
plots. [R.] A. Brewer.
Dispurse
Dis*purse" (?), v. t. To disburse. [Obs.] Shak.
Dispurvey
Dis`pur*vey" (?), v. t. [Pref. dis- + purvey: cf. OF. desporveoir, F.
d\'82pourvoir.] To disfurnish; to strip. [Obs.] Heywood.
Dispurveyance
Dis`pur*vey"ance (?), n. Want of provisions; [Obs.] Spenser.
Disputable
Dis`pu*ta*ble (?; 277), a. [L. disputabilis: cf. F. disputable. See
Dispute, v. i.]
1. Capable of being disputed; liable to be called in question,
controverted, or contested; or doubtful certainty or propriety;
controvertible; as, disputable opinions, propositions, points, or
questions.
Actions, every one of which is very disputable. Jer. Taylor.
2. Disputatious; contentious. [Obs.] Shak.
Disputableness
Dis`pu*ta*ble*ness, n. State of being disputable.
Disputacity
Dis`pu*tac"i*ty (?), n. [See Dispute, v. i.] Proneness to dispute.
[Obs.] Bp. Ward.
Disputant
Dis"pu*tant (?), a. [L. disputants, p. pr. of disputare: cf. F.
disputant. See Dispute, v. i.] Disputing; engaged in controversy.
Milton.
Disputant
Dis"pu*tant, n. One who disputes; one who argues
A singularly eager, acute, and pertinacious disputant. Macaulay.
Disputation
Dis`pu*ta"tion (?), n. [OE. desputeson, disputacion, OF. desputeison,
F. disputation, fr. L. disputatio. See Dispute, v. i.]
1. The act of disputing; a reasoning or argumentation in opposition to
something, or on opposite sides; controversy in words; verbal contest
respecting the truth of some fact, opinion, proposition, or argument.
2. A rhetorical exercise in which parties reason in opposition to each
other on some question proposed.
Disputatious
Dis`pu*ta"tious (?), a. Inclined to dispute; apt to civil or
controvert; characterized by dispute; as, a disputatious person or
temper.
The Christian doctrine of a future life was no recommendation of
the new religion to the wits and philosophers of that disputations
period. Buckminster.
-- Dis`pu*ta"tious*ly, adv. -- Dis`pu*ta"tious*ness, n.
Disputative
Dis*put"a*tive (?), a. [L. disputativus.] Disposed to dispute;
inclined to cavil or to reason in opposition; as, a disputative
temper. I. Watts.
Dispute
Dis*pute" (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Disputed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Disputing.] [OE. desputen, disputen, OF. desputer, disputer, F.
disputer, from L. disputare, disputatum; dis- + putare to clean;
hence, fig., to clear up, set in order, reckon, think. See Putative,
Pure.] To contend in argument; to argue against something maintained,
upheld, or claimed, by another; to discuss; to reason; to debate; to
altercate; to wrangle.
Therefore disputed [reasoned, Rev. Ver
.] he in synagogue with the Jews. Acts xvii. 17.
Dispute
Dis*pute", v. t.
1. To make a subject of disputation; to argue pro and con; to discuss.
The rest I reserve it be disputed how the magistrate is to do
herein. Milton.
2. To oppose by argument or assertion; to attempt to overthrow; to
controvert; to express dissent or opposition to; to call in question;
to deny the truth or validity of; as, to dispute assertions or
arguments.
To seize goods under the disputed authority of writs of assistance.
Bancroft.
3. To strive or contend about; to contest.
To dispute the possession of the ground with the Spaniards.
Prescott.
4. To struggle against; to resist. [Obs.]
Dispute it [grief] like a man. Shak.
Syn. -- To controvert; contest; gainsay; doubt; question; argue;
debate; discuss; impugn. See Argue.
Dispute
Dis*pute", n. [Cf. F. dispute. See Dispute, v. i.]
1. Verbal controversy; contest by opposing argument or expression of
opposing views or claims; controversial discussion; altercation;
debate.
Addicted more To contemplation and profound dispute. Milton.
2. Contest; struggle; quarrel. De Foe.
Beyond dispute, Without dispute, indisputably; incontrovertibly. Syn.
-- Altercation; controversy; argumentation; debate; discussion;
quarrel; disagreement; difference; contention; wrangling. See
Altercation.
Disputeless
Dis*pute"less, a. Admitting no dispute; incontrovertible. Bailey.
Disputer
Dis*put"er (?), n. One who disputes, or who is given to disputes; a
controvertist.
Where is the disputer of this world? 1 Cor. i. 20.
Disputison
Dis*pu"ti*son (?), n. [See Disputation.] Dispute; discussion. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Disqualification
Dis*qual`i*fi*ca"tion (?), n.
1. The act of disqualifying, or state of being disqualified; want of
qualification; incompetency; disability; as, the disqualification of
men for holding certain offices.
2. That which disqualifies; that which incapacitates or makes unfit;
as, conviction of crime is a disqualification of a person for office;
sickness is a disqualification for labor.
I must still retain the consciousness of those disqualifications
which you have been pleased to overlook. Sir J. Shore.
Disqualify
Dis*qual"i*fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disqualified (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Disqualifying.]
1. To deprive of the qualities or properties necessary for any
purpose; to render unfit; to incapacitate; -- with for or from before
the purpose, state, or act.
My common illness disqualifies me for all conversation; I mean my
deafness. Swift.
Me are not disqualified by their engagements in trade from being
received in high society. Southey.
2. To deprive of some power, right, or privilege, by positive
restriction; to disable; to debar legally; as, a conviction of perjury
disqualifies a man to be a witness.
Disquantity
Dis*quan"ti*ty (?), v. t. To diminish the quantity of; to lessen.
[Obs.] Shak.
Disquiet
Dis*qui"et (?), a. Deprived of quiet; impatient; restless; uneasy.
[R.] Shak.
Disquiet
Dis*qui"et, n. Want of quiet; want of tranquility in body or mind;
uneasiness; restlessness; disturbance; anxiety. Swift.
Disquiet
Dis*qui"et, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disquieted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Disquieting.] To render unquiet; to deprive of peace, rest, or
tranquility; to make uneasy or restless; to disturb.
Why art thou cast down, O my soul, and why art thou disquieted
within me? Ps. xlii. 11.
As quiet as these disquieted times will permit. Sir W. Scott.
Syn. -- To harass; disturb; vex; fret; excite; agitate.
Disquietal
Dis*qui"et*al (?), n. The act of disquieting; a state of disquiet.
[Obs.]
[It] roars and strives 'gainst its disquietal. Dr. H. More.
Disquieter
Dis*qui"et*er (?), n. One who, or that which, disquiets, or makes
uneasy; a disturber.
Disquietful
Dis*qui"et*ful (?), a. Producing inquietude or uneasiness. [R.]
Barrow.
Disquietive
Dis*qui"et*ive (?), a. Tending to disquiet. [R.]
Disquietly
Dis*qui"et*ly, adv. In a disquiet manner; uneasily; as, he rested
disquietly that night. [R.] Wiseman.
Disquietment
Dis*qui"et*ment (?), n. State of being disquieted; uneasiness;
harassment. [R.] Hopkins.
Disquietness
Dis*qui"et*ness, n. Disturbance of quiet in body or mind;
restlessness; uneasiness. Hooker.
Disquietous
Dis*qui"et*ous (?), a. Causing uneasiness. [R.]
So distasteful and disquietous to a number of men. Milton.
Disquiettude
Dis*qui"et*tude (?), n. Want of peace or tranquility; uneasiness;
disturbance; agitation; anxiety.
Fears and disquietude, and unavoidable anxieties of mind. Abp.
Sharp.
Disquisition
Dis`qui*si"tion (?), n. [L. disquisitio, fr. disquirere to inquire
diligently, investigate; dis- + quaerere to seek. See Quest.] A formal
or systematic inquiry into, or discussion of, any subject; a full
examination or investigation of a matter, with the arguments and facts
bearing upon it; elaborate essay; dissertation.
For accurate research or grave disquisition he was not well
qualified. Macaulay.
Disquisitional
Dis`qui*si"tion*al (?), a. Pertaining to disquisition; of the nature
of disquisition.
Disquisitionary
Dis`qui*si"tion*a*ry (?), a. Pertaining to disquisition;
disquisitional.
Disquisitive
Dis*quis"i*tive (?), a. Relating to disquisition; fond discussion or
investigation; examining; inquisitive.
Disquisitorial
Dis*quis`i*to"ri*al (?), a. Disquisitory.
Disquisitory
Dis*quis"i*to*ry (?), a. Of or pertaining to disquisition;
disquisitive. Ed. Rev.
Disrange
Dis*range" (?), v. t. [Pref. dis- + range: cf. OF. desrengier, F.
d\'82rangier. See Derange, Disrank.] To disarrange. [Obs.] Wood.
Disrank
Dis*rank" (?; see Dis-), v. t. [Cf. Derange.]
1. To degrade from rank. [Obs.]
2. To throw out of rank or into confusion. Decker.
Disrate
Dis*rate" (?), v. t. To reduce to a lower rating or rank; to degrade.
Marryat.
Disray
Dis*ray" (?), variant of Disarray. [Obs.] Holland.
Disrealize
Dis*re"al*ize (?), v. t. To divest of reality; to make uncertain.
[Obs.] Udall.
Disregard
Dis`re*gard" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disregarded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Disregarding.] Not to regard; to pay no heed to; to omit to take
notice of; to neglect to observe; to slight as unworthy of regard or
notice; as, to disregard the admonitions of conscience.
Studious of good, man disregarded fame. Blackmore.
Disregard
Dis`re*gard", n. The act of disregarding, or the state of being
disregarded; intentional neglect; omission of notice; want of
attention; slight.
The disregard of experience. Whewell.
Disregarder
Dis`re*gard"er (?), n. One who disregards.
Disregardful
Dis`re*gard"ful (?), a. Neglect; negligent; heedless; regardless.
Disregardfully
Dis`re*gard"ful*ly, adv. Negligently; heedlessly.
Disrelish
Dis*rel"ish (?; see Dis-), n.
1. Want of relish; dislike (of the palate or of the mind); distaste; a
slight degree of disgust; as, a disrelish for some kinds of food.
Men love to hear of their power, but have an extreme disrelish to
be told of their duty. Burke.
2. Absence of relishing or palatable quality; bad taste; nauseousness.
Milton.
Disrelish
Dis*rel"ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disrelished (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Disrelishing.]
1. Not to relish; to regard as unpalatable or offensive; to feel a
degree of disgust at. Pope.
2. To deprive of relish; to make nauseous or disgusting in a slight
degree. Milton.
Disremember
Dis`re*mem"ber (?), v. t. To fail to remember; to forget. [Obs. or
Archaic]
Disrepair
Dis`re*pair" (?), n. A state of being in bad condition, and wanting
repair.
The fortifications were ancient and in disrepair. Sir W. Scott.
Disreputability
Dis*rep`u*ta*bil"i*ty (?), n. The state of being disreputable. [R.]
Disreputable
Dis*rep"u*ta*ble (?), a. Not reputable; of bad repute; not in esteem;
dishonorable; disgracing the reputation; tending to bring into
disesteem; as, it is disreputable to associate familiarly with the
mean, the lewd, and the profane.
Why should you think that conduct disreputable in priests which you
probably consider as laudable in yourself? Bp. Watson.
Syn. -- Dishonorable; discreditable; low; mean; disgraceful; shameful.
Disreputably
Dis*rep"u*ta*bly, adv. In a disreputable manner.
Disreputation
Dis*rep`u*ta"tion (?), n. Loss or want of reputation or good name;
dishonor; disrepute; disesteem. "A disreputation of piety." Jer.
Taylor.
Disrepute
Dis`re*pute" (?), n. Loss or want of reputation; ill character;
disesteem; discredit.
At the beginning of the eighteenth century astrology fell into
general disrepute. Sir W. Scott.
Syn. -- Disesteem; discredit; dishonor; disgrace.
Disrepute
Dis`re*pute", v. t. To bring into disreputation; to hold in dishonor.
[R.]
More inclined to love them tan to disrepute them. Jer. Taylor.
Disrespect
Dis`re*spect" (?), n. Want of respect or reverence; disesteem;
incivility; discourtesy.
Impatience of bearing the least affront or disrespect. Pope.
Disrespect
Dis`re*spect", v. t. To show disrespect to.
We have disrespected and slighted God. Comber.
Disrespectability
Dis`re*spect`a*bil"i*ty (?), n. Want of respectability. Thackeray.
Disrespectable
Dis`re*spect"a*ble (?), a. Not respectable; disreputable. M. Arnold.
Disrespecter
Dis`re*spect"er (?), n. One who disrespects.
Disrespectful
Dis`re*spect"ful (?), a. Wanting in respect; manifesting disesteem or
lack of respect; uncivil; as, disrespectful behavior. --
Dis`re*spect"ful*ly, adv. -- Dis`re*spect"ful*ness, n.
Disrespective
Dis`re*spect"ive (?), a. Showing want of respect; disrespectful.
[Obs.] Bp. Hall.
Disreverence
Dis*rev"er*ence (?), v. t. To treat irreverently or with disrespect.
[Obs.] Sir T. More.
Disrobe
Dis*robe" (?; see Dis-), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Disrobed (?); p. pr.
& vb. n. Disrobing.] To divest of a robe; to undress; figuratively, to
strip of covering; to divest of that which clothes or decorates; as,
autumn disrobes the fields of verdure.
Two great peers were disrobed of their glory. Sir H. Wotton.
Disrober
Dis*rob"er (?), n. One who, or that which, disrobes.
Disroof
Dis*roof" (?), v. t. To unroof. [R.] Carlyle.
Disroot
Dis*root" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disrooted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Disrooting.] To tear up the roots of, or by the roots; hence, to tear
from a foundation; to uproot.
A piece of ground disrooted from its situation by subterraneous
inundations. Goldsmith.
Disrout
Dis*rout" (?), v. i. [Cf. OF. desrouter, F. d\'82router.] To put to
rout. Taylor (1630).
Disrudder
Dis*rud"der (?), v. t. To deprive of the rudder, as a ship.
Disrulily
Dis*ru"li*ly (?), adv. In a disorderly manner. [Obs.] Rom. of R.
Disruly
Dis*ru"ly (?), a. Unruly; disorderly. [Obs.]
Disrupt
Dis*rupt" (?), a. [L. disruptus, diruptus, p. p. of disrumpere, to
break or burst asunder; dis- + rumpere to break, burst. See Rupture.]
Rent off; torn asunder; severed; disrupted.
Disrupt
Dis*rupt", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disrupted; p. pr. & vb. n. Disrupting.]
To break asunder; to rend. Thomson.
Disruption
Dis*rup"tion (?), n. [L. disruptio, diruptio.] The act or rending
asunder, or the state of being rent asunder or broken in pieces;
breach; rent; dilaceration; rupture; as, the disruption of rocks in an
earthquake; disruption of a state.
Disruptive
Dis*rupt"ive (?), a. Causing, or tending to cause, disruption; caused
by disruption; breaking through; bursting; as, the disruptive
discharge of an electrical battery. Nichol.
Disrupture
Dis*rup"ture (?), n. Disruption. [R.] Jefferson.
Dissatisfaction
Dis*sat`is*fac"tion (?), n. The state of being dissatisfied,
unsatisfied, or discontented; uneasiness proceeding from the want of
gratification, or from disappointed wishes and expectations.
The ambitious man has little happiness, but is subject to much
uneasiness and dissatisfaction. Addison.
Syn. -- Discontent; discontentment; displeasure; disapprobation;
distaste; dislike.
Dissatisfactory
Dis*sat`is*fac"to*ry (?), a. Causing dissatisfaction; unable to give
content; unsatisfactory; displeasing.
To have reduced the different qualifications in the different
States to one uniform rule, would probably have been as
dissatisfactory to some of the States, as difficult for the
Convention. A. Hamilton.
-- Dis*sat`is*fac"to*ri*ness (#), n.
Dissatisfy
Dis*sat"is*fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dissatisfied (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Dissatisfying.] To render unsatisfied or discontented; to excite
uneasiness in by frustrating wishes or expectations; to displease by
the want of something requisite; as, to be dissatisfied with one's
fortune.
The dissatisfied factions of the autocracy. Bancroft.
Disseat
Dis*seat" (?), v. t. To unseat. [R.] Shak.
Dissect
Dis*sect" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dissected; p. pr. & vb. n.
Dissecting.] [L. dissectus, p. p. of dissecare; dis- + secare to cut.
See Section.]
1. (Anat.) To divide into separate parts; to cut in pieces; to
separate and expose the parts of, as an animal or a plant, for
examination and to show their structure and relations; to anatomize.
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2. To analyze, for the purposes of science or criticism; to divide and
examine minutely.
This paragraph . . . I have dissected for a sample. Atterbury.
Dissected
Dis*sect"ed (?), a.
1. Cut into several parts; divided into sections; as, a dissected map.
2. (Bot.) Cut deeply into many lobes or divisions; as, a dissected
leaf.
Dissectible
Dis*sect"i*ble (?), a. Capable of being dissected, or separated by
dissection. Paley.
Dissecting
Dis*sect"ing, a.
1. Dividing or separating the parts of an animal or vegetable body;
as, a dissecting aneurism, one which makes its way between or within
the coats of an artery.
2. Of or pertaining to, or received during, a dissection; as, a
dissecting wound.
3. Used for or in dissecting; as, a dissecting knife; a dissecting
microscope.
Dissection
Dis*sec"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. dissection.]
1. The act of dissecting an animal or plant; as, dissection of the
human body was held sacrilege till the time of Francis I.
2. Fig.: The act of separating or dividing for the purpose of critical
examination.
3. Anything dissected; especially, some part, or the whole, of an
animal or plant dissected so as to exhibit the structure; an
anatomical so prepared.
Dissection wound, a poisoned wound incurred during the dissection of a
dead body.
Dissector
Dis*sect"or (?), n. [Cf. F. dissecteur.] One who dissects; an
anatomist.
Disseize
Dis*seize" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disseized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Disseizing.] [Pref. dis- + seize: cf. F. dessaisir.] (Law) To deprive
of seizin or possession; to dispossess or oust wrongfully (one in
freehold possession of land); -- followed by of; as, to disseize a
tenant of his freehold. [Written also disseise.]
Which savage beasts strive as eagerly to keep and hold those golden
mines, as the Arimaspians to disseize them thereof. Holland.
Disseizee
Dis`sei*zee" (?), n. (Law) A person disseized, or put out of
possession of an estate unlawfully; -- correlative to disseizor.
[Written also disseisee.]
Disseizin
Dis*sei"zin (?), n. [OF. dessaisine.] (Law) The act of disseizing; an
unlawful dispossessing and ouster of a person actually seized of the
freehold. [Written also disseisin.] Blackstone.
Disseizor
Dis*sei"zor (?), n. (Law) One who wrongfully disseizes, or puts
another out of possession of a freehold. [Written also disseisor.]
Blackstone.
Disseizoress
Dis*sei"zor*ess, n. (Law) A woman disseizes.
Disseizure
Dis*sei"zure (?; 135), n. Disseizin. Speed.
Dissemblance
Dis*sem"blance (?), n. [Cf. F. dissemblance. See Dissemble.] Want of
resemblance; dissimilitude. [R.] Osborne.
Dissemblance
Dis*sem"blance, n. [Dissemble + -ance.] The act or art of dissembling;
dissimulation. [Obs.]
Dissemble
Dis*sem"ble (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dissembled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Dissembling (?).] [OF. dissembler to be dissimilar; pref. dis- (L.
dis-) + F. sembler to seem, L. simulare to simulate; cf. L.
dissimulare to dissemble. See Simulate, and cf. Dissimulate.]
1. To hide under a false semblance or seeming; to feign (something)
not to be what it really is; to put an untrue appearance upon; to
disguise; to mask.
Dissemble all your griefs and discontents. Shak.
Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love, But -- why did you
kick me down stairs? J. P. Kemble.
2. To put on the semblance of; to make pretense of; to simulate; to
feign.
He soon dissembled a sleep. Tatler.
Syn. -- To conceal; disguise; cloak; cover; equivocate. See Conceal.
Dissemble
Dis*sem"ble, v. i. To conceal the real fact, motives,
He that hateth dissembleth with his lips. Prov. xxvi. 24.
He [an enemy] dissembles when he assumes an air of friendship. C.
J. Smith.
Dissembler
Dis*sem"bler (?), n. One who dissembles; one who conceals his opinions
or dispositions under a false appearance; a hypocrite.
It is the weakest sort of politicians that are the greatest
dissemblers. Bacon.
Priests, princes, women, no dissemblers here. Pope.
Syn. -- Dissembler, Hypocrite. A person is called a dissembler with
reference to his concealment of his real character, and a hypocrite
with reference to his assumption of a false character. But hypocrite
is the stronger word, being commonly used to characterize a person who
is habitually insincere and false, especially one who makes
professions of goodness when his aims are selfish and his life
corrupt.
Dissembling
Dis*sem"bling (?), a. That dissembles; hypocritical; false. --
Dis*sem"bling*ly, adv.
Disseminate
Dis*sem"i*nate (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Disseminated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Disseminating.] [L. disseminatus, p. p. of disseminare to
disseminate; dis- + seminare to sow, semen seed. See Seminary.]
1. To sow broadcast or as seed; to scatter for growth and propagation,
like seed; to spread abroad; to diffuse; as, principles, ideas,
opinions, and errors are disseminated when they are spread abroad for
propagation.
2. To spread or extend by dispersion.
A nearly uniform and constant fire or heat disseminated throughout
the body of the earth. Woodward.
Syn. -- To spread; diffuse; propagate; circulate; disperse; scatter.
Disseminated
Dis*sem"i*na`ted (?), p. a. (Min.) Occurring in small portions
scattered through some other substance.
Dissemination
Dis*sem`i*na"tion (?), n. [L. disseminatio: cf. F. diss\'82mination.]
The act of disseminating, or the state of being disseminated;
diffusion for propagation and permanence; a scattering or spreading
abroad, as of ideas, beliefs, etc.
The universal dissemination of those writings. Wayland.
Disseminative
Dis*sem"i*na*tive (?), a. Tending to disseminate, or to become
disseminated.
The effect of heresy is, like the plague, infectious and
disseminative. Jer. Taylor.
Disseminator
Dis*sem"i*na`tor (?), n. [L.] One who, or that which, disseminates,
spreads, or propagates; as, disseminators of disease.
Dissension
Dis*sen"sion (?), n. [L. dissensio: cf. F. dissension. See Dissent.]
Disagreement in opinion, usually of a violent character, producing
warm debates or angry words; contention in words; partisan and
contentious divisions; breach of friendship and union; strife;
discord; quarrel.
Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with
them. Acts xv. 2.
Debates, dissension, uproars are thy joy. Dryden.
A seditious person and raiser-up of dissension among the people.
Robynson (More's Utopia).
Dissensious
Dis*sen"sious (?), a. Disposed to discord; contentious; dissentious.
[R.] Ascham. -- Dis*sen"sious*ly, adv. Chapman.
Dissent
Dis*sent" (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dissented; p. pr. & vb. n.
Dissenting.] [L. dissentire, dissentum; dis- + sentire to feel, think.
See Sense.]
1. To differ in opinion; to be of unlike or contrary sentiment; to
disagree; -- followed by from.
The bill passed . . . without a dissenting voice. Hallam.
Opinions in which multitudes of men dissent from us. Addison.
2. (Eccl.) To differ from an established church in regard to
doctrines, rites, or government.
3. To differ; to be of a contrary nature. Hooker.
Dissent
Dis*sent", n.
1. The act of dissenting; difference of opinion; refusal to adopt
something proposed; nonagreement, nonconcurrence, or disagreement.
The dissent of no small number [of peers] is frequently recorded.
Hallam.
2. (Eccl.) Separation from an established church, especially that of
England; nonconformity.
It is the dissidence of dissent and the protestantism of the
Protestant religion. Burke.
3. Contrariety of nature; diversity in quality. [Obs.]
The dissent of the metals. Bacon.
Syn. -- Disagreement; variance; difference; nonconcurrence;
nonconformity.
Dissentaneous
Dis`sen*ta"ne*ous (?), a. [L. dissentaneus.] Disagreeing; contrary;
differing; -- opposed to consentaneous. [R.] Barrow.
Dissentany
Dis"sen*ta*ny (?), a. Dissentaneous; inconsistent. [Obs.] Milton.
Dissentation
Dis`sen*ta"tion (?), n. Dissension. [Obs.] W. Browne.
Dissenter
Dis*sent"er (?), n.
1. One who dissents; one who differs in opinion, or declares his
disagreement.
2. (Eccl.) One who separates from the service and worship of an
established church; especially, one who disputes the authority or
tenets of the Church of England; a nonconformist.
Dissenters from the establishment of their several countries.
Burke.
Robert Brown is said to have the first formal dissenter. Shipley.
NOTE: &hand; "The word is commonly applied only to Protestants. The
Roman Catholics are generally referred to as a distinct class."
Brande & C.
Dissenterism
Dis*sent"er*ism (?), n. The spirit or principles of dissenters. Ed.
Rev.
Dissentiate
Dis*sen"ti*ate (?), v. t. To throw into a state of dissent. [R.]
Feltham.
Dissentient
Dis*sen"tient (?), a. [L. dissentiens, p. pr. of dissentire. See
Dissent, v. i.] Disagreeing; declaring dissent; dissenting. -- n. One
who dissents. Macaulay.
Dissentious
Dis*sen"tious (?), a. Marked by dissensions; apt to breed discord;
quarrelsome; contentious; factious. -- Dis*sen"tious*ly, adv.
Dissentive
Dis*sent"ive (?), a. Disagreeing; inconsistent. [Obs.] Feltham.
Dissepiment
Dis*sep"i*ment (?), n. [L. dissaepimentum, fr. dissaepire; dis- +
saepire to hedge in, inclose.]
1. A separating tissue; a partition; a septum.
2. (Bot.) One of the partitions which divide a compound ovary into
cells.
3. (Zo\'94l.) One of the transverse, calcareous partitions between the
radiating septa of a coral.
Dissert
Dis*sert" (?), v. i. [L. dissertus, p. p. of disserere; dis- + serere
to join, connect: cf. F. disserter. See Series.] To discourse or
dispute; to discuss. [R.]
We have disserted upon it a little longer than was necessary.
Jeffrey.
Dissertate
Dis"ser*tate (?), v. i. [L. dissertatus, p. p. of dissertare to
discuss, intents, fr. disserere. See Dissert.] To deal in
dissertation; to write dissertations; to discourse. [R.] J. Foster.
Dissertation
Dis`ser*ta"tion (?), n. [L. dissertatio: cf. F. dissertation.] A
formal or elaborate argumentative discourse, oral or written; a
disquisition; an essay; a discussion; as, Dissertations on the
Prophecies.
Dissertational
Dis`ser*ta"tion*al (?), a. Relating to dissertations; resembling a
dissertation.
Dissertationist
Dis`ser*ta"tion*ist, n. A writer of dissertations.
Dissertator
Dis"ser*ta`tor (?), n. [L.: cf. F. dissertateur.] One who writers a
dissertation; one who discourses. Boyle.
Dissertly
Dis*sert"ly (?), adv. See Disertly. [Obs.]
Disserve
Dis*serve" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Di (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Disserving.] [Pref. dis- + serve: cf. F. desservir.] To fail to serve;
to do injury or mischief to; to damage; to hurt; to harm.
Have neither served nor disserved the interests of any party. Jer.
Taylor.
Disservice
Dis*serv"ice (?), n. [Pref. dis- + service: cf. F. desservice.]
Injury; mischief.
We shall rather perform good offices unto truth than any disservice
unto their relators. Sir T. Browne.
Disserviceable
Dis*serv"ice*a*ble (?), a. Calculated to do disservice or harm; not
serviceable; injurious; harmful; unserviceable. Shaftesbury. --
Dis*serv"ice*a*ble*ness, n. Norris. -- Dis*serv"ice*a*bly, adv.
Dissettle
Dis*set"tle (?), v. t. To unsettle. [Obs.]
Dissettlement
Dis*set"tle*ment (?), n. The act of unsettling, or the state of being
unsettled. Marvell.
Dissever
Dis*sev"er (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dissevered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Dissevering.] [OE. dessevrer; pref. des- (L. dis-) + sevrer to sever,
F. sevrer to wean, L. separate to separate. In this word the prefix is
intensive. See Dis-, and Sever.] To part in two; to sever thoroughly;
to sunder; to disunite; to separate; to disperse.
The storm so dissevered the company . . . that most of therm never
met again. Sir P. Sidney.
States disserved, discordant, belligerent. D. Webster.
Dissever
Dis*sev"er, v. i. To part; to separate. Chaucer.
Disseverance
Dis*sev"er*ance (?), n. [OF. dessevrance.] The act of disserving;
separation.
Disseveration
Dis*sev`er*a"tion (?), n. The act of disserving; disseverance. [Obs.]
Disseverment
Dis*sev"er*ment (?), n. [Cf. OF. dessevrement.] Disseverance. Sir W.
Scott.
Disshadow
Dis*shad"ow (?), v. t. To free from shadow or shade. [Obs.] G.
Fletcher.
Dissheathe
Dis*sheathe" (?), v. i. To become unsheathed. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh.
Disship
Dis*ship" (?), v. t. To dismiss from service on board ship. [Obs.]
Hakluyt.
Disshiver
Dis*shiv"er (?), v. t. & i. To shiver or break in pieces. [Obs.]
Dissidence
Dis"si*dence (?), n. [L. dissidentia: cf. F. dissidence. See
Dissident, a.] Disagreement; dissent; separation from the established
religion. I. Taylor.
It is the dissidence of dissent. Burke.
Dissident
Dis"si*dent (?), a. [L. dissidens, -entis, p. pr. of dissidere to sit
apart, to disagree; dis- + sedere to sit: cf. F. dissident. See Sit.]
No agreeing; dissenting; discordant; different.
Our life and manners be dissident from theirs. Robynson (More's
Utopia).
Dissident
Dis"si*dent, n. (Eccl.) One who disagrees or dissents; one who
separates from the established religion.
The dissident, habituated and taught to think of his dissidencI.
Taylor.
Dissidently
Dis"si*dent*ly, adv. In a dissident manner.
Dissilience; 106, Dissiliency
Dis*sil"i*ence (?; 106), Dis*sil"i*en*cy (?), n. The act of leaping or
starting asunder. Johnson.
Dissilient
Dis*sil"i*ent (?), a. [L. dissiliens, -entis, p. pr. of dissilire to
leap asunder: dis- + salire to leap.] Starting asunder; bursting and
opening with an elastic force; dehiscing explosively; as, a dissilient
pericarp.
Dissilition
Dis`si*li"tion (?), n. The act of bursting or springing apart. [R.]
Boyle.
Dissimilar
Dis*sim"i*lar (?), a. [Pref. dis- + similar: cf. F. dissimilaire.] Not
similar; unlike; heterogeneous; as, the tempers of men are as
dissimilar as their features.
This part very dissimilar to any other. Boyle.
Dissimilarity
Dis*sim`i*lar"i*ty (?), n. Want of resemblance; unlikeness;
dissimilitude; variety; as, the dissimilarity of human faces and
forms. Sir W. Jones.
Dissimilarly
Dis*sim"i*lar*ly (?), adv. In a dissimilar manner; in a varied style.
With verdant shrubs dissimilarly gay. C. Smart.
Dissimilate
Dis*sim"i*late (?), v. t. To render dissimilar.
Dissimilation
Dis*sim`i*la"tion (?), n. The act of making dissimilar. H. Sweet.
Dissimile
Dis*sim"i*le (?), n. [L. dissimile, neut. dissimilis unlike.] (Rhet.)
Comparison or illustration by contraries.
Dissimilitude
Dis`si*mil"i*tude (?), n. [L. dissimilitudo, fr. dissimilis: cf. F.
dissimilitude.]
1. Want of resemblance; unlikeness; dissimilarity.
Dissimilitude between the Divinity and images. Stillingfleet.
2. (Rhet.) A comparison by contrast; a dissimile.
Dissimulate
Dis*sim"u*late (?), a. [L. dissimulatus, p. p. of dissimulare. See
Dissemble.] Feigning; simulating; pretending. [Obs.] Henryson.
Dissimulate
Dis*sim"u*late (?), v. i. To dissemble; to feign; to pretend.
Dissimulation
Dis*sim`u*la"tion (?), n. [L. dissimulatio: cf. F. dissimulation.] The
act of dissembling; a hiding under a false appearance; concealment by
feigning; false pretension; hypocrisy.
Let love be without dissimulation. Rom. xii. 9.
Dissimulation . . . when a man lets fall signs and arguments that
he is not that he is. Bacon.
Simulation is a pretense of what is not, and dissimulation a
concealment of what is. Tatler.
Dissimulator
Dis*sim"u*la`tor (?), n. [L.] One who dissimulates; a dissembler.
Dissimule
Dis*sim"ule (?), v. t. & i. [F. dissimuler. See Dissimulate.] To
dissemble. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Dissimuler
Dis*sim"u*ler (?), n. A dissembler. [Obs.]
Dissimulour
Dis*sim"u*lour (?), n. [OF. dissimuleur.] A dissembler. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Dissipable
Dis"si*pa*ble (?), a. [L. dissipabilis.] Capable of being scattered or
dissipated. [R.]
The heat of those plants is very dissipable. Bacon.
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Dissipate
Dis"si*pate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dissipated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Dissipating.] [L. dissipatus, p. p. of dissipare; dis- + an obsolete
verb sipare, supare. to throw.]
1. To scatter completely; to disperse and cause to disappear; -- used
esp. of the dispersion of things that can never again be collected or
restored.
Dissipated those foggy mists of error. Selden.
I soon dissipated his fears. Cook.
The extreme tendency of civilization is to dissipate all
intellectual energy. Hazlitt.
2. To destroy by wasteful extravagance or lavish use; to squander.
The vast wealth . . . was in three years dissipated. Bp. Burnet.
Syn. -- To disperse; scatter; dispel; spend; squander; waste; consume;
lavish.
Dissipate
Dis"si*pate, v. i.
1. To separate into parts and disappear; to waste away; to scatter; to
disperse; to vanish; as, a fog or cloud gradually dissipates before
the rays or heat of the sun; the heat of a body dissipates.
2. To be extravagant, wasteful, or dissolute in the pursuit of
pleasure; to engage in dissipation.
Dissipated
Dis"si*pa`ted (?), a.
1. Squandered; scattered. "Dissipated wealth." Johnson.
2. Wasteful of health, money, etc., in the pursuit of pleasure;
dissolute; intemperate.
A life irregular and dissipated. Johnson.
Dissipation
Dis`si*pa"tion (?), n. [L. dissipatio: cf. F. dissipation.]
1. The act of dissipating or dispersing; a state of dispersion or
separation; dispersion; waste.
Without loss or dissipation of the matter. Bacon.
The famous dissipation of mankind. Sir M. Hale.
2. A dissolute course of life, in which health, money, etc., are
squandered in pursuit of pleasure; profuseness in vicious indulgence,
as late hours, riotous living, etc.; dissoluteness.
To reclaim the spendthrift from his dissipation and extravagance.
P. Henry.
3. A trifle which wastes time or distracts attention.
Prevented from finishing them [the letters] a thousand avocations
and dissipations. Swift.
Dissipation of energy. Same as Degradation of energy, under
Degradation.
Dissipative
Dis"si*pa*tive (?), a. Tending to dissipate. Dissipative system
(Mech.), an assumed system of matter and motions in which forces of
friction and resistances of other kinds are introduced without regard
to the heat or other molecular actions which they generate; -- opposed
to conservative system.
Dissipativity
Dis`si*pa*tiv"i*ty (?), n. The rate at which palpable energy is
dissipated away into other forms of energy.
Dissite
Dis"site (?), a. [L. dissitus.] Lying apart. [Obs.]
Lands far dissite and remote asunder. Holland.
Disslander
Dis*slan"der (?), v. t. [Pref. dis- (intens.) + slander.] To slander.
[Obs.] Legend of Dido.
Disslander
Dis*slan"der, n. Slander. [Obs.] E. Hall.
Disslanderous
Dis*slan"der*ous (?), a. Slanderous. [Obs.]
Dissociability
Dis*so`cia*bil"i*ty (?), n. Want of sociability; unsociableness. Bp.
Warburton.
Dissociable
Dis*so"cia*ble (?), a. [L. dissociabilis, fr. issociare: cf. F.
dissociable. See Dissociate.]
1. Not
They came in two and two, though matched in the most dissociable
manner. Spectator.
2. Having a tendency to dissolve social connections; unsuitable to
society; unsociable.
Dissocial
Dis*so"cial (?), a. [Pref. dis- + social: cf. L. dissocialis. See
Dissociate, v. t.] Unfriendly to society; contracted; selfish; as,
dissocial feelings.
Dissocialize
Dis*so"cial*ize (?), v. t. To render unsocial.
Dissociate
Dis*so"ci*ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dissociated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Dissociating.] [L. dissociatus, p. p. of dissociare to dissociate;
dis- + sociare to unite, associate, socius companion. See Social.] To
separate from fellowship or union; to disunite; to disjoin; as, to
dissociate the particles of a concrete substance.
Before Wyclif's death in 1384, John of Gaunt had openly dissociated
himself from the reformer. A. W. Ward.
Dissociation
Dis*so`ci*a"tion (?; 106), n. [L. dissociatio: cf. F. dissociation.]
1. The act of dissociating or disuniting; a state of separation;
disunion.
It will add infinitely dissociation, distraction, and confusion of
these confederate republics. Burke.
2. (Chem.) The process by which a compound body breaks up into simpler
constituents; -- said particularly of the action of heat on gaseous or
volatile substances; as, the dissociation of the sulphur molecules;
the dissociation of ammonium chloride into hydrochloric acid and
ammonia.
Dissociative
Dis*so"ci*a*tive (?), a. Tending or leading to dissociation.
Dissolubility
Dis`so*lu*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality of being dissoluble; capacity
of being dissoluble; capacity of being dissolved by heat or moisture,
and converted into a fluid.
Dissoluble
Dis"so*lu*ble (?), a. [L. dissolubilis: cf. F. dissoluble. See
Dissolve, and cf. Dissolvable.]
1. Capable of being dissolved; having its parts separable by heat or
moisture; convertible into a fluid. Woodward.
2. Capable of being disunited.
Dissolubleness
Dis"so*lu*ble*ness, n. The quality of being dissoluble; dissolubility.
Boyle.
Dissolute
Dis"so*lute (?), a. [L. dissolutus, p. p. of dissolvere: cf. F.
dissolu. See Dissolve.]
1. With nerves unstrung; weak. [Obs.] Spenser.
2. Loosed from restraint; esp., loose in morals and conduct;
recklessly abandoned to sensual pleasures; profligate; wanton; lewd;
debauched. "A wild and dissolute soldier." Motley. Syn. -- Uncurbed;
unbridled; disorderly; unrestrained; reckless; wild; wanton; vicious;
lax; licentious; lewd;
Dissolutely
Dis"so*lute*ly (?), adv. In a dissolute manner.
Dissoluteness
Dis"so*lute*ness, n. State or quality of being dissolute; looseness of
morals and manners; addictedness to sinful pleasures; debauchery;
dissipation.
Chivalry had the vices of dissoluteness. Bancroft.
Dissolution
Dis`so*lu"tion (?), n. [OE. dissolucioun dissoluteness, F.
dissolution, fr. L. dissolutio, fr. dissolvere. See Dissolve.]
1. The act of dissolving, sundering, or separating into component
parts; separation.
Dissolutions of ancient amities. Shak.
2. Change from a solid to a fluid state; solution by heat or moisture;
liquefaction; melting.
3. Change of form by chemical agency; decomposition; resolution.
The dissolution of the compound. South.
4. The dispersion of an assembly by terminating its sessions; the
breaking up of a partnership.
Dissolution is the civil death of Parliament. Blackstone.
5. The extinction of life in the human body; separation of the soul
from the body; death.
We expected Immediate dissolution. Milton.
6. The state of being dissolved, or of undergoing liquefaction.
A man of continual dissolution and thaw. Shak.
7. The new product formed by dissolving a body; a solution. Bacon.
8. Destruction of anything by the separation of its parts; ruin.
To make a present dissolution of the world. Hooker.
9. Corruption of morals; dissipation; dissoluteness. [Obs. or R.]
Atterbury.
Dissolvability
Dis*solv`a*bil"i*ty (?), n. Capacity of being dissolved; solubility.
Richardson.
Dissolvable
Dis*solv"a*ble (?), a. [From Dissolve, cf. Dissoluble.] Capable of
being dissolved, or separated into component parts; capable of being
liquefied; soluble. -- Dis*solv"a*ble*ness, n.
Though everything which is compacted be in its own nature
dissolvable. Cudworth.
Such things as are not dissolvable by the moisture of the tongue.
Sir I. Newton.
Dissolvative
Dis*solv"a*tive (?), n. Having the power to dissolve anything;
solvent. [Obs.] Frampton.
Dissolve
Dis*solve" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dissolved (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Dissolving.] [L. dissolvere, dissolutum; dis- + solvere to loose,
free. See Solve, and cf. Dissolute.]
1. To separate into competent parts; to disorganize; to break up;
hence, to bring to an end by separating the parts, sundering a
relation, etc.; to terminate; to destroy; to deprive of force; as, to
dissolve a partnership; to dissolve Parliament.
Lest his ungoverned rage dissolve the life. Shak.
2. To break the continuity of; to disconnect; to disunite; to sunder;
to loosen; to undo; to separate.
Nothing can dissolve us. Shak.
Down fell the duke, his joints dissolved asunder. Fairfax.
For one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected
them with another. The Declaration of Independence.
3. To convert into a liquid by means of heat, moisture, etc.,; to
melt; to liquefy; to soften.
As if the world were all dissolved to tears. Shak.
4. To solve; to clear up; to resolve. "Dissolved the mystery."
Tennyson.
Make interpretations and dissolve doubts. Dan. v. 16.
5. To relax by pleasure; to make powerless.
Angels dissolved in hallelujahs lie. Dryden.
6. (Law) To annul; to rescind; to discharge or release; as, to
dissolve an injunction. Syn. -- See Adjourn.
Dissolve
Dis*solve", v. i.
1. To waste away; to be dissipated; to be decomposed or broken up.
2. To become fluid; to be melted; to be liquefied.
A figure Trenched in ice, which with an hour's heat Dissolves to
water, and doth lose his form. Shak.
3. To fade away; to fall to nothing; to lose power.
The charm dissolves apace. Shak.
Dissolvent
Dis*solv"ent (?), a. [L. dissolvens, -entis, p. pr. of dissolvere.]
Having power to dissolve power to dissolve a solid body; as, the
dissolvent juices of the stomach. Ray.
Dissolvent
Dis*solv"ent, n.
1. That which has the power of dissolving or melting other substances,
esp. by mixture with them; a menstruum; a solvent.
Melted in the crucible dissolvents. A. Smith.
The secret treaty of December acted as an immediate dissolvent to
the truce. Mothley.
2. (Med.) A remedy supposed capable of dissolving concretions in the
body, such as calculi, tubercles, etc.
Dissolver
Dis*solv"er (?), n. One who, or that which, has power to dissolve or
dissipate.
Thou kind dissolver of encroaching care. Otway.
Dissolving
Dis*solv"ing, a. Melting; breaking up; vanishing. -- Dis*solv"ing*ly,
adv. Dissolving view, a picture which grows dim and is gradually
replaced by another on the same field; -- an effect produced by magic
lanterns.
Dissonance
Dis"so*nance (?), n. [L. dissonantia: cf. F. dissonance.]
1. A mingling of discordant sounds; an inharmonious combination of
sounds; discord.
Filled the air with barbarous dissonance. Milton.
2. Want of agreement; incongruity. Milton.
Dissonancy
Dis"so*nan*cy (?), n. Discord; dissonance.
Dissonant
Dis"so*nant (?), a. [L. dissonans, -antis, p. pr. of dissonare to
disagree in sound, be discordant; dis- + sonare to sound: cf. F.
dissonant. See Sonant.]
1. Sounding harshly; discordant; unharmonious.
With clamor of voices dissonant and loud. Longfellow.
2. Disagreeing; incongruous; discrepfrom
or to. "Anything dissonant to truth." South.
What can be dissonant from reason and nature than that a man,
naturally inclined to clemency, should show himself unkind and
inhuman? Hakewill.
Disspirit
Dis*spir"it (?), v. t. See Dispirit.
Dissuade
Dis*suade" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dissuaded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Dissuading.] [L. dissuadere, dissuasum; dis- + suadere to advise,
persuade: cf. F. dissuader. See Suasion.]
1. To advise or exhort against; to try to persuade (one from a
course). [Obsolescent]
Mr. Burchell, on the contrary, dissuaded her with great ardor: and
I stood neuter. Goldsmith.
War, therefore, open or concealed, alike My voice dissuades.
Milton.
2. To divert by persuasion; to turn from a purpose by reasons or
motives; -- with from; as, I could not dissuade him from his purpose.
I have tried what is possible to dissuade him. Mad. D' Arblay.
Dissuader
Dis*suad"er (?), n. One who dissuades; a dehorter.
Dissuasion
Dis*sua"sion (?), n. [L. dissuasio: cf. F. dissuasion. See Dissuade.]
1. The act of dissuading; exhortation against a thing; dehortation.
In spite of all the dissuasions of his friends. Boyle.
2. A motive or consideration tending to dissuade; a dissuasive.
Dissuasive
Dis*sua"sive (?), a. Tending to dissuade or divert from a measure or
purpose; dehortatory; as, dissuasive advice. -- n. A dissuasive
argument or counsel; dissuasion; dehortation. Prynne. --
Dis*sua"sive*ly, adv.
Dissuasory
Dis*sua"so*ry (?), n. A dissuasive. [R.]
This virtuous and reasonable person, however, has ill luck in all
his dissuasories. Jeffrey.
Dissunder
Dis*sun"der (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dissundered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Dissundering.] [Pref. dis- (intens) + sunder.] To separate; to sunder;
to destroy. [R.] Chapman.
Dissweeten
Dis*sweet"en (?), v. t. To deprive of sweetness. [R.] Bp. Richardson.
Dissyllabic
Dis`syl*lab"ic (?), a. [Cf. F. dissyllabique. See Dissylable.]
Consisting of two syllabas, a dissyllabic foot in poetry. B. Jons
Dissyllabification
Dis`syl*lab`i*fi*ca"tion (?), n. A formi
Dissyllabify
Dis`syl*lab"i*fy (?), v. t. [Dissyllable + -fly.] To form into two
syllables. Ogilvie.
Dissyllabize
Dis*syl"la*bize (?), v. t. To form into two syllables; to
dyssyllabify.
Dissyllable
Dis*syl"la*ble (?; 277), n. [F. dissyllabe, L. disyllabus, adj., of
two syllables, fr. Gr. Syllable.] A word of two syllables; as, pa-per.
Dissymmetrical
Dis`sym*met"ric*al (?), a. Not having symmetry; asymmetrical;
unsymmetrical.
Dissymmetry
Dis*sym"me*try (?), n. [Pref. dis- + symmetry.] Absence or defect of
symmetry; asymmetry.
Dissympathy
Dis*sym"pa*thy (?), n. Lack of sympathy; want of interest;
indifference. [R.]
Distad
Dis"tad (?), adv. [Distal + L. ad toward.] (Anat.) Toward a distal
part; on the distal side of; distally.
Distaff
Dis"taff (?), n.; pl. Distaffs (#), rarely Distaves (#). [OE. distaf,
dysestafe, AS. distaef; cf. LG. diesse the bunch of flax on a distaff,
and E. dizen. See Staff.]
1. The staff for holding a bunch of flax, tow, or wool, from which the
thread is drawn in spinning by hand.
I will the distaff hold; come thou and spin. Fairfax.
2. Used as a symbol of the holder of a distaff; hence, a woman; women,
collectively.
His crown usurped, a distaff on the throne. Dryden.
Some say the crozier, some say the distaff was too busy. Howell.
NOTE: &hand; The plural is regular, but Distaves occurs in Beaumont
& Fletcher.
Descent by distaff, descent on the mother's side. -- Distaff Day, OR
Distaff's Day, the morrow of the Epiphany, that is, January 7, because
working at the distaff was then resumed, after the Christmas festival;
-- called also Rock Day, a distaff being called a rock. Shipley.
Distain
Dis*tain" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distained (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Distaining.] [OE. desteinen, OF. desteindre to take away the color, F.
d\'82teindre; pref. des- (L. dis-) + F. teindre to tinge, dye, L.
tingere. See Tinge, and cf. Stain.] To tinge with a different color
from the natural or proper one; to stain; to discolor; to sully; to
tarnish; to defile; -- used chiefly in poetry. "Distained with dirt
and blood." Spenser.
[She] hath . . . distained her honorable blood. Spenser.
The worthiness of praise distains his worth. Shak.
Distal
Dis"tal (?), a. [From Distant.] (Physiol.) (a) Remote from the point
of attachment or origin; as, the distal end of a bone or muscle; --
opposed to proximal. (b) Pertaining to that which is distal; as, the
distal tuberosities of a bone.
Distally
Dis"tal*ly, adv. (Anat.) Toward a distal part.
Distance
Dis"tance (?), n. [F. distance, L. distantia.]
1. The space between two objects; the length of a line, especially the
shortest line joining two points or things that are separate; measure
of separation in place.
Every particle attracts every other with a force . . . inversely
proportioned to the square of the distance. Sir I. Newton.
2. Remoteness of place; a remote place.
Easily managed from a distance. W. Irving.
'T is distance lends enchantment to the view. T. Campbell.
[He] waits at distance till he hears from Cato. Addison.
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3. (Racing) A space marked out in the last part of a race course.
The horse that ran the whole field out of distance. L'Estrange.
NOTE: &hand; In tr otting ma tches under the rules of the American
Association, the distance varies with the conditions of the race,
being 80 yards in races of mile heaths, best two in three, and 150
yards in races of two-mile heats. At that distance from the winning
post in placed the distance post. If any horse has not reached this
distance post before the first horse in that heat has reached the
winning post, such horse is distanced, and disqualified for cunning
again during that race.
4. (Mil.) Relative space, between troops in ranks, measured from front
to rear; -- contrasted with interval, which is measured from right to
left. "Distance between companies in close column is twelve yards."
Farrow.
5. Space between two antagonists in fencing. Shak.
6. (Painting) The part of a picture which contains the representation
of those objects which are the farthest away, esp. in a landscape.
NOTE: &hand; In a picture, the
Middle distance is the central portion between the foreground and the
distance or the extreme distance. In a perspective drawing, the Point
of distance is the point where the visual rays meet.
7. Ideal disjunction; discrepancy; contrariety. Locke.
8. Length or interval of time; period, past or future, between two
eras or events.
Ten years' distance between one and the other. Prior.
The writings of Euclid at the distance of two thousand years.
Playfair.
9. The remoteness or reserve which respect requires; hence, respect;
ceremoniousness.
I hope your modesty Will know what distance to the crown is due.
Dryden.
'T is by respect and distance that authority is upheld. Atterbury.
10. A withholding of intimacy; alienation; coldness; disagreement;
variance; restraint; reserve.
Setting them [factions] at distance, or at least distrust amongst
themselves. Bacon.
On the part of Heaven, Now alienated, distance and distaste.
Milton.
11. Remoteness in succession or relation; as, the distance between a
descendant and his ancestor.
12. (Mus.) The interval between two notes; as, the distance of a
fourth or seventh.
Angular distance, the distance made at the eye by lines drawn from the
eye to two objects. -- Lunar distance. See under Lunar. -- North polar
distance (Astron.), the distance on the heavens of a heavenly body
from the north pole. It is the complement of the declination. --
Zenith distance (Astron.), the arc on the heavens from a heavenly body
to the zenith of the observer. It is the complement of the altitude.
-- To keep one's distance, to stand aloof; to refrain from
familiarity.
If a man makes keep my distance, the comfort is he keeps his at the
same time. Swift.
Distance
Dis"tance (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distanced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Distancing (?).]
1. To place at a distance or remotely.
I heard nothing thereof at Oxford, being then miles distanced
thence. Fuller.
2. To cause to appear as if at a distance; to make seem remote.
His peculiar art of distancing an object to aggrandize his space.
H. Miller.
3. To outstrip by as much as a distance (see Distance, n., 3); to
leave far behind; to surpass greatly.
He distanced the most skillful of his contemporaries. Milner.
Distancy
Dis"tan*cy (?), n. Distance. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
Distant
Dis"tant (?), a. [F., fr. L. distans, -antis, p. pr. of distare to
stand apart, be separate or distant; dis- + stare to stand. See
Stand.]
1. Separated; having an intervening space; at a distance; away.
One board had two tenons, equally distant. Ex. xxxvi. 22.
Diana's temple is not distant far. Shak.
2. Far separated; far off; not near; remote; -- in place, time,
consanguinity, or connection; as, distant times; distant relatives.
The success of these distant enterprises. Prescott.
3. Reserved or repelling in manners; cold; not cordial; somewhat
haughty; as, a distant manner.
He passed me with a distant bow. Goldsmith.
4. Indistinct; faint; obscure, as from distance.
Some distant knowledge. Shak.
A distant glimpse. W. Irving.
5. Not conformable; discrepant; repugnant; as, a practice so widely
distant from Christianity. Syn. -- Separate; far; remote; aloof;
apart; asunder; slight; faint; indirect; indistinct.
Distantial
Dis*tan"tial (?), a. Distant. [Obs.]
More distantial from the eye. W. Montagu.
Distantly
Dis"tant*ly (?), adv. At a distance; remotely; with reserve.
Distaste
Dis*taste" (?), n.
1. Aversion of the taste; dislike, as of food or drink; disrelish.
Bacon.
2. Discomfort; uneasiness.
Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes, and adversity
is not without comforts and hopes. Bacon.
3. Alienation of affection; displeasure; anger.
On the part of Heaven, Now alienated, distance and distaste.
Milton.
Syn. -- Disrelish; disinclination; dislike; aversion; displeasure;
dissatisfaction; disgust.
Distaste
Dis*taste", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distasted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Distasting.]
1. Not to have relish or taste for; to disrelish; to loathe; to
dislike.
Although my will distaste what it elected. Shak.
2. To offend; to disgust; to displease. [Obs.]
He thought in no policy to distaste the English or Irish by a
course of reformation, but sought to please them. Sir J. Davies.
3. To deprive of taste or relish; to make unsavory or distasteful.
Drayton.
Distaste
Dis*taste" (?), v. i. To be distasteful; to taste ill or disagreeable.
[Obs.]
Dangerous conceits are, in their natures, poisons, Which at the are
scarce found to distaste. Shak.
Distasteful
Dis*taste"ful (?), a.
1. Unpleasant or disgusting to the taste; nauseous; loathsome.
2. Offensive; displeasing to the feelings; disagreeable; as, a
distasteful truth.
Distasteful answer, and sometimes unfriendly actions. Milton.
3. Manifesting distaste or dislike; repulsive. "Distasteful looks."
Shak. Syn. -- Nauseous; unsavory; unpalatable; offensive; displeasing;
dissatisfactory; disgusting. - Dis*taste"ful*ly, adv. --
Dis*taste"ful*ness, n.
Distasteive
Dis*taste"ive (?), a. Tending to excite distaste. [Obs.] -- n. That
which excites distaste or aversion. [Obs.] Whitlock.
Distasture
Dis*tas"ture (?; 135), n. Something which excites distaste or disgust.
[Obs.] Speed.
Distemper
Dis*tem"per (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distempered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Distempering.] [OF. destemprer, destremper, to distemper, F.
d\'82tremper to soak, soften, slake (lime); pref. des- (L. dis-) + OF.
temprer, tremper, F. tremper, L. temperare to mingle in due
proportion. See Temper, and cf. Destemprer.]
1. To temper or mix unduly; to make disproportionate; to change the
due proportions of. [Obs.]
When . . . the humors in his body ben distempered. Chaucer.
2. To derange the functions of, whether bodily, mental, or spiritual;
to disorder; to disease. Shak.
The imagination, when completely distempered, is the most incurable
of all disordered faculties. Buckminster.
3. To deprive of temper or moderation; to disturb; to ruffle; to make
disaffected, ill-humored, or malignant. "Distempered spirits."
Coleridge.
4. To intoxicate. [R.]
The courtiers reeling, And the duke himself, I dare not say
distempered, But kind, and in his tottering chair carousing.
Massinger.
5. (Paint.) To mix (colors) in the way of distemper; as, to distemper
colors with size. [R.]
Distemper
Dis*tem"per, n. [See Distemper, v. t., and cf. Destemprer.]
1. An undue or unnatural temper, or disproportionate mixture of parts.
Bacon.
NOTE: &hand; Th is me aning an d mo st of th e following are to be
referred to the Galenical doctrine of the four "humors" in man. See
Humor. According to the old physicians, these humors, when unduly
tempered, produce a disordered state of body and mind.
2. Severity of climate; extreme weather, whether hot or cold. [Obs.]
Those countries . . . under the tropic, were of a distemper
uninhabitable. Sir W. Raleigh.
3. A morbid state of the animal system; indisposition; malady;
disorder; -- at present chiefly applied to diseases of brutes; as, a
distemper in dogs; the horse distemper; the horn distemper in cattle.
They heighten distempers to diseases. Suckling.
4. Morbid temper of the mind; undue predominance of a passion or
appetite; mental derangement; bad temper; ill humor. [Obs.]
Little faults proceeding on distemper. Shak.
Some frenzy distemper had got into his head. Bunyan.
5. Political disorder; tumult. Waller.
6. (Paint.) (a) A preparation of opaque or body colors, in which the
pigments are tempered or diluted with weak glue or size (cf. Tempera)
instead of oil, usually for scene painting, or for walls and ceilings
of rooms. (b) A painting done with this preparation. Syn. -- Disease;
disorder; sickness; illness; malady; indisposition; ailment. See
Disease.
Distemperance
Dis*tem"per*ance (?), n. Distemperature. [Obs.]
Distemperate
Dis*tem"per*ate (?), a. [LL. distemperatus, p. p.]
1. Immoderate. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh.
2. Diseased; disordered. [Obs.] Wodroephe.
Distemperately
Dis*tem"per*ate*ly, adv. Unduly. [Obs.]
Distemperature
Dis*tem"per*a*ture (?; 135), n.
1. Bad temperature; intemperateness; excess of heat or cold, or of
other qualities; as, the distemperature of the air. [Obs.]
2. Disorder; confusion. Shak.
3. Disorder of body; slight illness; distemper.
A huge infectious troop Of pale distemperatures and foes to life.
Shak.
4. Perturbation of mind; mental uneasiness.
Sprinkled a little patience on the heat of his distemperature. Sir
W. Scott.
Distemperment
Dis*tem"per*ment (?), n. Distempered state; distemperature. [Obs.]
Feltham.
Distend
Dis*tend" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distended; p. pr. & vb. n.
Distending.] [L. distendere, distentum, distensum; dis- + tendere to
stretch, stretch out: cf. F. distendre to distend, d\'82tendre to
unbend. See Tend, and cf. Detent.]
1. To extend in some one direction; to lengthen out; to stretch. [R.]
But say, what mean those colored streaks in heaven Distended as the
brow of God appeased? Milton.
2. To stretch out or extend in all directions; to dilate; to enlarge,
as by elasticity of parts; to inflate so as to produce tension; to
cause to swell; as, to distend a bladder, the stomach, etc.
The warmth distends the chinks. Dryden.
Syn. -- To dilate; expand; enlarge; swell; inflate.
Distend
Dis*tend", v. i. To become expanded or inflated; to swell. "His heart
distends with pride." Milton.
Distensibility
Dis*ten`si*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality or capacity of being
distensible. [R.]
Distensible
Dis*ten"si*ble (?), a. Capable of being distended or dilated.
Distension
Dis*ten"sion (?), n. Same as Distention.
Distensive
Dis*ten"sive (?), a. Distending, or capable of being distended.
Distent
Dis*tent" (?), a. [L. distentus, p. p. See Distend.] Distended.
[Poetic] Thomson.
Distent
Dis*tent", n. Breadth. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.
Distention
Dis*ten"tion (?), n. [L. distentio: cf. F. distension.]
1. The act of distending; the act of stretching in breadth or in all
directions; the state of being Distended; as, the distention of the
lungs.
2. Breadth; extent or space occupied by the thing distended.
Dister
Dis*ter" (?), v. t. [L. dis- + terra earth, country; cf. Sp. & Pg.
desterrar.] To banish or drive from a country. [Obs.] Howell.
Disterminate
Dis*ter"mi*nate (?), a. [L. disterminatus, p. p. of disterminare to
limit. See Terminate.] Separated by bounds. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
Distermination
Dis*ter`mi*na"tion (?), n. [L. disterminatio.] Separation by bounds.
[Obs.] Hammond.
Disthene
Dis"thene (?), n. [Gr. disth\'8ane.] (Min.) Cyanite or kyanite; -- so
called in allusion to its unequal hardness in two different
directions. See Cyanite.
Disthrone
Dis*throne" (?), v. t. [Pref. dis- + throne: cf. OF. desthroner, F.
d\'82troner.] To dethrone. [Obs.]
Disthronize
Dis*thron"ize (?), v. t. To dethrone. [Obs.] Spenser.
Distich
Dis"tich (?), n. [L. distichon, Gr. st\'c6gan to ascend: cf. F.
distique. See Stirrup.] (Pros.) A couple of verses or poetic lines
making complete sense; an epigram of two verses.
Distich, Distichous
Dis"tich (?), Dis"tich*ous (?), a. [Gr. Distich, n.] Disposed in two
vertical rows; two-ranked.
Distichously
Dis"tich*ous*ly, adv. In a distichous manner.
Distil
Dis*til" (?), v. t. & i. See Distill.
Distill
Dis*till" (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Distilled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Distilling.] [F. distiller, from L. destillare, destillatum; de +
stillare to drop, stilla a drop, prob. fr. stiria frozen drop, icicle;
prob. akin to stare, E. stand. Cf. Still, n. & v., Instill.] [Written
also distil.]
1. To drop; to fall in drops; to trickle.
Soft showers distilled, and suns grew warm in vain. Pope.
2. To flow gently, or in a small stream.
The Euphrates distilleth out of the mountains of Armenia. Sir W.
Raleigh.
3. To practice the art of distillation. Shak.
Distill
Dis*till", v. t.
1. To let fall or send down in drops.
Or o'er the glebe distill the kindly rain. Pope.
The dew which on the tender grass The evening had distilled.
Drayton.
2. To obtain by distillation; to extract by distillation, as spirits,
essential oil, etc.; to rectify; as, to distill brandy from wine; to
distill alcoholic spirits from grain; to distill essential oils from
flowers, etc.; to distill fresh water from sea water. "Distilling
odors on me." Tennyson.
3. To subject to distillation; as, to distill molasses in making rum;
to distill barley, rye, corn, etc.
4. To dissolve or melt. [R.]
Swords by the lightning's subtle force distilled. Addison.
Distillable
Dis*till"a*ble (?), a. (Chem.) Capable of being distilled; especially,
capable of being distilled without chemical change or decomposition;
as, alcohol is distillable; olive oil is not distillable.
Distillate
Dis*till"ate (?), n. (Chem.) The product of distillation; as, the
distillate from molasses.
Distillation
Dis`til*la"tion (?), n. [F. distillation, L. destillatio.]
1. The act of falling in drops, or the act of pouring out in drops.
2. That which falls in drops. [R.] Johnson
3. (Chem.) The separation of the volatile parts of a substance from
the more fixed; specifically, the operation of driving off gas or
vapor from volatile liquids or solids, by heat in a retort or still,
and the condensation of the products as far as possible by a cool
receiver, alembic, or condenser; rectification; vaporization;
condensation; as, the distillation of illuminating gas and coal, of
alcohol from sour mash, or of boric acid in steam.
NOTE: &hand; Th e ev aporation of wa ter, it s co ndensation in to
clouds, and its precipitation as rain, dew, frost, snow, or hail,
is an illustration of natural distillation.
4. The substance extracted by distilling. Shak.
Destructive distillation (Chem.), the distillation, especially of
complex solid substances, so that the ultimate constituents are
separated or evolved in new compounds, -- usually requiring a high
degree of heat; as, the destructive distillation of soft coal or of
wood. -- Dry distillation, the distillation of substances by
themselves, or without the addition of water or of other volatile
solvent; as, the dry distillation of citric acid. -- Fractional
distillation. (Chem.) See under Fractional.
Distillatory
Dis*til"la*to*ry (?), a. [Cf. F. distillatoire.] Belonging to, or used
in, distilling; as, distillatory vessels. -- n. A distillatory
apparatus; a still.
Distiller
Dis*till"er (?), n.
1. One who distills; esp., one who extracts alcoholic liquors by
distillation.
2. The condenser of a distilling apparatus.
Distillery
Dis*till"er*y (?), n.; pl. Distilleries (#). [F. distillerie.]
1. The building and works where distilling, esp. of alcoholic liquors,
is carried on.
2. The act of distilling spirits. [R.] Todd.
Distillment
Dis*till"ment (?), n. Distillation; the substance obtained by
distillation. [Obs.] Shak.
Distinct
Dis*tinct" (?), a. [L. distinctus, p. p. of distinguere: cf. F.
distinct. See Distinguish.]
1. Distinguished; having the difference marked; separated by a visible
sign; marked out; specified. [Obs.]
Wherever thus created -- for no place Is yet distinct by name.
Milton.
2. Marked; variegated. [Obs.]
The which [place] was dight With divers flowers distinct with rare
delight. Spenser.
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3. Separate in place; not conjunct; not united by growth or otherwise;
-- with from.
The intention was that the two armies which marched out together
should afterward be distinct. Clarendon.
4. Not identical; different; individual.
To offend, and judge, are distinct offices. Shak.
5. So separated as not to be confounded with any other thing; not
liable to be misunderstood; not confused; well-defined; clear; as, we
have a distinct or indistinct view of a prospect.
Relation more particular and distinct. Milton.
Syn. -- Separate; unconnected; disjoined; different; clear; plain;
conspicuous; obvious.
Distinct
Dis*tinct" (?), v. t. To distinguish. [Obs.] Rom. of R.
Distinction
Dis*tinc"tion (?), n. [L. distinctio: cf. F. distinction.]
1. A marking off by visible signs; separation into parts; division.
[Obs.]
The distinction of tragedy into acts was not known. Dryden.
2. The act of distinguishing or denoting the differences between
objects, or the qualities by which one is known from others; exercise
of discernment; discrimination.
To take away therefore that error, which confusion breedeth,
distinction is requisite. Hooker.
3. That which distinguishes one thing from another; distinguishing
quality; sharply defined difference; as, the distinction between real
and apparent good.
The distinction betwixt the animal kingdom and the inferior parts
of matter. Locke.
4. Estimation of difference; regard to differences or distinguishing
circumstance.
Maids, women, wives, without distinction, fall. Dryden.
5. Conspicuous station; eminence; superiority; honorable estimation;
as, a man of distinction.
Your country's own means of distinction and defense. D. Webster.
Syn. -- Difference; variation, variety; contrast; diversity;
contrariety; disagreement; discrimination; preference; superiority;
rank; note; eminence.
Distinctive
Dis*tinc"tive (?), a. [Cf. F. distinctif.]
1. Marking or expressing distinction or difference; distinguishing;
characteristic; peculiar.
The distinctive character and institutions of New England.
Bancroft.
2. Having the power to distinguish and discern; discriminating. [Obs.]
Sir T. Browne.
Distinctively
Dis*tinc"tive*ly, adv. With distinction; plainly.
Distinctiveness
Dis*tinc"tive*ness, n. State of being distinctive.
Distinctly
Dis*tinct"ly (?), adv.
1. With distinctness; not confusedly; without the blending of one part
or thing another; clearly; plainly; as, to see distinctly.
2. With meaning; significantly. [Obs.]
Thou dost snore distinctly; There's meaning in thy snores. Shak.
Syn. -- Separately; clearly; plainly; obviously.
Distinctness
Dis*tinct"ness, n.
1. The quality or state of being distinct; a separation or difference
that prevents confusion of parts or things.
The soul's . . . distinctness from the body. Cudworth.
2. Nice discrimination; hence, clearness; precision; as, he stated his
arguments with great distinctness. Syn. -- Plainness; clearness;
precision; perspicuity.
Distincture
Dis*tinc"ture (?), n. Distinctness. [R.]
Distinguish
Dis*tin"guish (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distinguished (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Distinguishing.] [F. distinguer, L. distinguere, distinctum; di- =
dis- + stinguere to quench, extinguish; prob. orig., to prick, and so
akin to G. stechen, E. stick, and perh. sting. Cf. Extinguish.]
1. Not set apart from others by visible marks; to make distinctive or
discernible by exhibiting differences; to mark off by some
characteristic.
Not more distinguished by her purple vest, Than by the charming
features of her face. Dryden.
Milton has distinguished the sweetbrier and the eglantine. Nares.
2. To separate by definition of terms or logical division of a subject
with regard to difference; as, to distinguish sounds into high and
low.
Moses distinguished the causes of the flood into those that belong
to the heavens, and those that belong to the earth. T. Burnet.
3. To recognize or discern by marks, signs, or characteristic quality
or qualities; to know and discriminate (anything) from other things
with which it might be confounded; as, to distinguish the sound of a
drum.
We are enabled to distinguish good from evil, as well as truth from
falsehood. Watts.
Nor more can you distinguish of a man, Than of his outward show.
Shak.
4. To constitute a difference; to make to differ.
Who distinguisheth thee? 1 Cor. iv. 7. (Douay version).
5. To separate from others by a mark of honor; to make eminent or
known; to confer distinction upon; -- with by or for."To distinguish
themselves by means never tried before." Johnson. Syn. -- To mark;
discriminate; differentiate; characterize; discern; perceive;
signalize; honor; glorify.
Distinguish
Dis*tin"guish, v. i.
1. To make distinctions; to perceive the difference; to exercise
discrimination; -- with between; as, a judge distinguishes between
cases apparently similar, but differing in principle.
2. To become distinguished or distinctive; to make one's self or
itself discernible. [R.]
The little embryo . . . first distinguishes into a little knot.
Jer. Taylor.
Distinguishable
Dis*tin"guish*a*ble (?), a.
1. Capable of being distinguished; separable; divisible; discernible;
capable of recognition; as, a tree at a distance is distinguishable
from a shrub.
A simple idea being in itself uncompounded . . . is not
distinguishable into different ideas. Locke.
2. Worthy of note or special regard. Swift.
Distinguishableness
Dis*tin"guish*a*ble*ness (?), n. The quality of being distinguishable.
Distinguishably
Dis*tin"guish*a*bly, adv. So as to be distinguished.
Distinguished
Dis*tin"guished (?), a.
1. Marked; special.
The most distinguished politeness. Mad. D' Arblay.
2. Separated from others by distinct difference; having, or
indicating, superiority; eminent or known; illustrious; -- applied to
persons and deeds. Syn. -- Marked; noted; famous; conspicuous;
celebrated; transcendent; eminent; illustrious; extraordinary;
prominent. -- Distinguished, Eminent, Conspicuous, Celebrated,
Illustrious. A man is eminent, when he stands high as compared with
those around him; conspicuous, when he is so elevated as to be seen
and observed; distinguished, when he has something which makes him
stand apart from others in the public view; celebrated, when he is
widely spoken of with honor and respect; illustrious, when a splendor
is thrown around him which confers the highest dignity.
Distinguishedly
Dis*tin"guish*ed*ly (?), adv. In a distinguished manner. [R.] Swift.
Distinguisher
Dis*tin"guish*er (?), n.
1. One who, or that which, distinguishes or separates one thing from
another by marks of diversity. Sir T. Browne.
2. One who discerns accurately the difference of things; a nice or
judicious observer. Dryden.
Distinguishing
Dis*tin"guish*ing, a. Constituting difference, or distinction from
everything else; distinctive; peculiar; characteristic.
The distinguishing doctrines of our holy religion. Locke.
Distinguishing pennant (Naut.), a special pennant by which any
particular vessel in a fleet is recognized and signaled. Simmonds.
Distinguishingly
Dis*tin"guish*ing*ly, adv. With distinction; with some mark of
preference. Pope.
Distinguishment
Dis*tin"guish*ment (?), n. Observation of difference; distinction.
Graunt.
Distitle
Dis*ti"tle (?), v. t. To deprive of title or right. [R.] B. Jonson.
Distoma
Dis"to*ma (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.) A genus of parasitic,
trematode worms, having two suckers for attaching themselves to the
part they infest. See 1st Fluke,
2.
Distort
Dis*tort" (?), a. [L. distortus, p. p. of distorquere to twist,
distort; dis- + torquere to twist. See Torsion.] Distorted; misshapen.
[Obs.]
Her face was ugly and her mouth distort. Spenser.
Distort
Dis*tort", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distorted; p. pr. & vb. n. Distorting.]
1. To twist of natural or regular shape; to twist aside physically;
as, to distort the limbs, or the body.
Whose face was distorted with pain. Thackeray.
2. To force or put out of the true posture or direction; to twist
aside mentally or morally.
Wrath and malice, envy and revenge, do darken and distort the
understandings of men. Tillotson.
3. To wrest from the true meaning; to pervert; as, to distort passages
of Scripture, or their meaning. Syn. -- To twist; wrest; deform;
pervert.
Distorter
Dis*tort"er (?), n. One who, or that which, distorts.
Distortion
Dis*tor"tion (?), n. [L. distortio: cf. F. distortion.]
1. The act of distorting, or twisting out of natural or regular shape;
a twisting or writhing motion; as, the distortions of the face or
body.
2. A wresting from the true meaning. Bp. Wren.
3. The state of being distorted, or twisted out of shape or out of
true position; crookedness; perversion.
4. (Med.) An unnatural deviation of shape or position of any part of
the body producing visible deformity.
Distortive
Dis*tort"ive (?), a. Causing distortion.
Distract
Dis*tract" (?), a. [L. distractus, p. p. of distrahere to draw
asunder; dis- + trahere to draw. See Trace, and cf. Distraught.]
1. Separated; drawn asunder. [Obs.]
2. Insane; mad. [Obs.] Drayton.
Distract
Dis*tract", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distracted, old p. p. Distraught; p.
pr. & vb. n. Distracting.]
1. To draw apart or away; to divide; to disjoin.
A city . . . distracted from itself. Fuller.
2. To draw (the sight, mind, or attention) in different directions; to
perplex; to confuse; as, to distract the eye; to distract the
attention.
Mixed metaphors . . . distract the imagination. Goldsmith.
3. To agitate by conflicting passions, or by a variety of motives or
of cares; to confound; to harass.
Horror and doubt distract His troubled thoughts. Milton.
4. To unsettle the reason of; to render insane; to craze; to madden;
-- most frequently used in the participle, distracted.
A poor mad soul; . . . poverty hath distracted her. Shak.
Distracted
Dis*tract"ed, a. Mentally disordered; unsettled; mad.
My distracted mind. Pope.
Distractedly
Dis*tract"ed*ly, adv. Disjointedly; madly. Shak.
Distractedness
Dis*tract"ed*ness, n. A state of being distracted; distraction. Bp.
Hall.
Distracter
Dis*tract"er (?), n. One who, or that which, distracts away.
Distractful
Dis*tract"ful (?), a. Distracting. [R.] Heywood.
Distractible
Dis*tract"i*ble (?), a. Capable of being drawn aside or distracted.
Distractile
Dis*tract"ile (?), a. (Bot.) Tending or serving to draw apart.
Distracting
Dis*tract"ing, a. Tending or serving to distract.
Distraction
Dis*trac"tion (?), n. [L. distractio: cf. F. distraction.]
1. The act of distracting; a drawing apart; separation.
To create distractions among us. Bp. Burnet.
2. That which diverts attention; a diversion. "Domestic distractions."
G. Eliot.
3. A diversity of direction; detachment. [Obs.]
His power went out in such distractions as Beguiled all species.
Shak.
4. State in which the attention is called in different ways;
confusion; perplexity.
That ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction. 1 Cor. vii. 3
5. Confusion of affairs; tumult; disorder; as, political distractions.
Never was known a night of such distraction. Dryden.
6. Agitation from violent emotions; perturbation of mind; despair.
The distraction of the children, who saw both their parents
together, would have melted the hardest heart. Tatler.
7. Derangement of the mind; madness. Atterbury. Syn. -- Perplexity;
confusion; disturbance; disorder; dissension; tumult; derangement;
madness; raving; franticness; furiousness.
Distractious
Dis*trac"tious (?), a. Distractive. [Obs.]
Distractive
Dis*trac"tive (?), a. Causing perplexity; distracting. "Distractive
thoughts." Bp. Hall.
Distrain
Dis*train" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distrained (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Distraining.] [OE. destreinen to force, OF. destreindre to press,
oppress, force, fr. L. distringere, districtum, to draw asunder,
hinder, molest, LL., to punish severely; di- = stringere to draw
tight, press together. See Strain, and cf. Distress, District,
Distraint.]
1. To press heavily upon; to bear down upon with violence; hence, to
constrain or compel; to bind; to distress, torment, or afflict. [Obs.]
"Distrained with chains." Chaucer.
2. To rend; to tear. [Obs.]
Neither guile nor force might it [a net] distrain. Spenser.
3. (Law) (a) To seize, as a pledge or indemnification; to take
possession of as security for nonpayment of rent, the reparation of an
injury done, etc.; to take by distress; as, to distrain goods for
rent, or of an amercement. (b) To subject to distress; to coerce; as,
to distrain a person by his goods and chattels.
Distrain
Dis*train", v. i. To levy a distress.
Upon whom I can distrain for debt. Camden.
Distrainable
Dis*train"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being, or liable to be, distrained.
Blackstone.
Distrainer
Dis*train"er (?), n. Same as Distrainor.
Distrainor
Dis*train"or (?), n. (Law) One who distrains; the party distraining
goods or chattels. Blackstone.
Distraint
Dis*traint" (?), n. [OF. destrainte distress, force.] (Law) The act or
proceeding of seizing personal property by distress. Abbott.
Distrait
Dis`trait" (?), a. [F. See Distract.] Absent-minded; lost in thought;
abstracted.
Distraught
Dis*traught" (?), p. p. & a. [OE. distract, distrauht. See Distract,
a.]
1. Torn asunder; separated. [Obs.] "His greedy throat . . .
distraught." Spenser.
2. Distracted; perplexed. "Distraught twixt fear and pity." Spenser.
As if thou wert distraught and mad with terror. Shak.
To doubt betwixt our senses and our souls Which are the most
distraught and full of pain. Mrs. Browning.
Distraughted
Dis*traught"ed, a. Distracted. [Obs.] Spenser.
Distream
Dis*tream" (?), v. i. [Pref. dis- (intens.) + stream.] To flow.
[Poetic]
Yet o'er that virtuous blush distreams a tear. Shenstone.
Distress
Dis*tress" (?), n. [OE. destresse, distresse, OF. destresse, destrece,
F. d\'82tresse, OF. destrecier to distress, (assumed) LL.
districtiare, fr. L. districtus, p. p. of distringere. See Distrain,
and cf. Stress.]
1. Extreme pain or suffering; anguish of body or mind; as, to suffer
distress from the gout, or from the loss of friends.
Not fearing death nor shrinking for distress. Shak.
2. That which occasions suffering; painful situation; misfortune;
affliction; misery.
Affliction's sons are brothers in distress. Burns.
3. A state of danger or necessity; as, a ship in distress, from
leaking, loss of spars, want of provisions or water, etc.
4. (Law) (a) The act of distraining; the taking of a personal chattel
out of the possession of a wrongdoer, by way of pledge for redress of
an injury, or for the performance of a duty, as for nonpayment of rent
or taxes, or for injury done by cattle, etc. (b) The thing taken by
distraining; that which is seized to procure satisfaction. Bouvier.
Kent. Burrill.
If he were not paid, he would straight go and take a distress of
goods and cattle. Spenser.
The distress thus taken must be proportioned to the thing
distrained for. Blackstone.
Abuse of distress. (Law) See under Abuse. Syn. -- Affliction;
suffering; pain; agony; misery; torment; anguish; grief; sorrow;
calamity; misfortune; trouble; adversity. See Affliction.
Distress
Dis*tress", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distressed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Distressing.] [Cf. OF. destrecier. See Distress, n.]
1. To cause pain or anguish to; to pain; to oppress with calamity; to
afflict; to harass; to make miserable.
We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed. 2 Cor. iv. 8.
2. To compel by pain or suffering.
Men who can neither be distressed nor won into a sacrifice of duty.
A. Hamilton.
3. (Law) To seize for debt; to distrain. Syn. -- To pain; grieve;
harass; trouble; perplex; afflict; worry; annoy.
Distressedness
Dis*tress"ed*ness, n. A state of being distressed or greatly pained.
Distressful
Dis*tress"ful (?), a. Full of distress; causing, indicating, or
attended with, distress; as, a distressful situation. "Some
distressful stroke." Shak. "Distressful cries." Pope. --
Dis*tress"ful*ly, adv.
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Distressing
Dis*tress"ing (?), a. Causing distress; painful; unpleasant.
Distressing
Dis*tress"ing, adv. In a distressing manner.
Distributable
Dis*trib"u*ta*ble (?), a. Capable of being distributed. Sir W. Jones.
Distributary
Dis*trib"u*ta*ry (?), a. Tending to distribute or be distributed; that
distributes; distributive.
Distribute
Dis*trib"ute (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distributed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Distributing.] [L. distributus, p. p. of distribuere to divide,
distribute; dis- + tribuere to assign, give, allot. See Tribute.]
1. To divide among several or many; to deal out; to apportion; to
allot.
She did distribute her goods to all them that were nearest of
kindred. Judith xvi. 24.
2. To dispense; to administer; as, to distribute justice. Shak.
3. To divide or separate, as into classes, orders, kinds, or species;
to classify; to assort, as specimens, letters, etc.
4. (Printing) (a) To separate (type which has been used) and return it
to the proper boxes in the cases. (b) To spread (ink) evenly, as upon
a roller or a table.
5. (Logic) To employ (a term) in its whole extent; to take as
universal in one premise.
A term is said to be distributed when it is taken universal, so as
to stand for everything it is capable of being applied to. Whately.
Syn. -- To dispense; deal out; apportion; allot; share; assign;
divide.
Distribute
Dis*trib"ute, v. i. To make distribution.
Distributing to the necessity of saints. Rom. xii. 13.
Distributer
Dis*trib"u*ter (?), n. One who, or that which, distributes or deals
out anything; a dispenser. Addison.
Distributing
Dis*trib"u*ting, a. That distributes; dealing out. Distributing past
office, an office where the mails for a large district are collected
to be assorted according to their destination and forwarded.
Distribution
Dis`tri*bu"tion (?), n. [L. distributio: cf. F. distribution.]
1. The act of distributing or dispensing; the act of dividing or
apportioning among several or many; apportionment; as, the
distribution of an estate among heirs or children.
The phenomena of geological distribution are exactly analogous to
those of geography. A. R. Wallace.
2. Separation into parts or classes; arrangement of anything into
parts; disposition; classification.
3. That which is distributed. "Our charitable distributions."
Atterbury.
4. (Logic) A resolving a whole into its parts.
5. (Print.) The sorting of types and placing them in their proper
boxes in the cases.
6. (Steam Engine) The steps or operations by which steam is supplied
to and withdrawn from the cylinder at each stroke of the piston; viz.,
admission, suppression or cutting off, release or exhaust, and
compression of exhaust steam prior to the next admission.
Geographical distribution, the natural arrangements of animals and
plants in particular regions or districts. Syn. -- Apportionments;
allotment; dispensation; disposal; dispersion; classification;
arrangement.
Distributional
Dis`tri*bu"tion*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to distribution. Huxley.
Distributionist
Dis`tri*bu"tion*ist, n. A distributer. [R.] Dickens.
Distributive
Dis*trib"u*tive (?), a. [Cf. F. distributif.]
1. Tending to distribute; serving to divide and assign in portions;
dealing to each his proper share. "Distributive justice." Swift.
2. (Logic) Assigning the species of a general term.
3. (Gram.) Expressing separation; denoting a taking singly, not
collectively; as, a distributive adjective or pronoun, such as each,
either, every; a distributive numeral, as (Latin) bini (two by two).
Distributive operation (Math.), any operation which either consists of
two or more parts, or works upon two or more things, and which is such
that the result of the total operation is the same as the aggregated
result of the two or more partial operations. Ordinary multiplication
is distributive, since a × (b + c) = ab + ac, and (a + b) × c = ac +
bc. -- Distributive proportion. (Math.) See Fellowship.
Distributive
Dis*trib"u*tive, n. (Gram.) A distributive adjective or pronoun; also,
a distributive numeral.
Distributively
Dis*trib"u*tive*ly, adv. By distribution; singly; not collectively; in
a distributive manner.
Distributiveness
Dis*trib"u*tive*ness, n. Quality of being distributive.
District
Dis"trict (?), a. [L. districtus, p. p.] Rigorous; stringent; harsh.
[Obs.]
Punishing with the rod of district severity. Foxe.
District
Dis"trict, n. [LL. districtus district, fr. L. districtus, p. p. of
distringere: cf. F. district. See Distrain.]
1. (Feudal Law) The territory within which the lord has the power of
coercing and punishing.
2. A division of territory; a defined portion of a state, town, or
city, etc., made for administrative, electoral, or other purposes; as,
a congressional district, judicial district, land district, school
district, etc.
To exercise exclusive legislation . . . over such district not
exceeding ten miles square. The Constitution of the United States.
3. Any portion of territory of undefined extent; a region; a country;
a tract.
These districts which between the tropics lie. Blackstone.
Congressional district. See under Congressional. -- District attorney,
the prosecuting officer of a district or district court. -- District
court, a subordinate municipal, state, or United States tribunal,
having jurisdiction in certain cases within a judicial district. --
District judge, one who presides over a district court. -- District
school, a public school for the children within a school district.
[U.S.] Syn. -- Division; circuit; quarter; province; tract; region;
country.
District
Dis"trict, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Districted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Districting.] To divide into districts or limited portions of
territory; as, legislatures district States for the choice of
representatives.
Distriction
Dis*tric"tion (?), n. [L. districtio a stretching out.] Sudden
display; flash; glitter. [R.]
A smile . . . breaks out with the brightest distriction. Collier.
Districtly
Dis"trict*ly (?), adv. Strictly. [Obs.] Foxe.
Distringas
Dis*trin"gas (?), n. [L., that you distrain, fr. distringere. See
Distrain.] (Law) A writ commanding the sheriff to distrain a person by
his goods or chattels, to compel a compliance with something required
of him.
Distrouble
Dis*trou"ble (?), v. t. [Pref. dis- (intens.) + trouble.] To trouble.
[Obs.] Spenser.
Distrust
Dis*trust" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distrusted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Distrusting.] [Cf. Mistrust.] To feel absence of trust in; not to
confide in or rely upon; to deem of questionable sufficiency or
reality; to doubt; to be suspicious of; to mistrust.
Not distrusting my health. 2 Mac. ix. 22.
To distrust the justice of your cause. Dryden.
He that requireth the oath doth distrust that other. Udall.
Of all afraid, Distrusting all, a wise, suspicious maid. Collins.
NOTE: &hand; Mi strust ha s be en al most wh olly dr iven ou t by
distrust.
T. L. K. Oliphant.
Distrust
Dis*trust", n.
1. Doubt of sufficiency, reality, or sincerity; want of confidence,
faith, or reliance; as, distrust of one's power, authority, will,
purposes, schemes, etc.
2. Suspicion of evil designs.
Alienation and distrust . . . are the growth of false principles.
D. Webster.
3. State of being suspected; loss of trust. Milton.
Distruster
Dis*trust"er (?), n. One who distrusts.
Distrustful
Dis*trust"ful (?), a.
1. Not confident; diffident; wanting confidence or thrust; modest; as,
distrustful of ourselves, of one's powers.
Distrustful sense with modest caution speaks. Pope.
2. Apt to distrust; suspicious; mistrustful. Boyle. --
Dis*trust"ful*ly, adv. -- Dis*trust"ful*ness, n.
Distrusting
Dis*trust"ing, a. That distrusts; suspicious; lacking confidence in.
-- Dis*trust"ing*ly, adv.
Distrustless
Dis*trust"less, a. Free from distrust. Shenstone.
Distune
Dis*tune" (?), v. t. To put out of tune. [Obs.]
Disturb
Dis*turb" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disturbed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Disturbing.] [OE. desturben, destourben, OF. destorber, desturber,
destourber, fr. L. disturbare, disturbatum; dis- + turbare to disturb,
trouble, turba disorder, tumult, crowd. See Turbid.]
1. To throw into disorder or confusion; to derange; to interrupt the
settled state of; to excite from a state of rest.
Preparing to disturb With all-cofounding war the realms above.
Cowper.
The bellow's noise disturbed his quiet rest. Spenser.
The utmost which the discontented colonies could do, was to disturb
authority. Burke.
2. To agitate the mind of; to deprive of tranquillity; to disquiet; to
render uneasy; as, a person is disturbed by receiving an insult, or
his mind is disturbed by envy.
3. To turn from a regular or designed course. [Obs.]
And disturb His inmost counsels from their destined aim. Milton.
Syn. -- To disorder; disquiet; agitate; discompose; molest; perplex;
trouble; incommode; ruffle.
Disturb
Dis*turb", n. Disturbance. [Obs.] Milton.
Disturbance
Dis*turb"ance (?), n. [OF. destorbance.]
1. An interruption of a state of peace or quiet; derangement of the
regular course of things; disquiet; disorder; as, a disturbance of
religious exercises; a disturbance of the galvanic current.
2. Confusion of the mind; agitation of the feelings; perplexity;
uneasiness.
Any man . . . in a state of disturbance and irritation. Burke.
3. Violent agitation in the body politic; public commotion; tumult.
The disturbance was made to support a general accusation against
the province. Bancroft.
4. (Law) The hindering or disquieting of a person in the lawful and
peaceable enjoyment of his right; the interruption of a right; as, the
disturbance of a franchise, of common, of ways, and the like.
Blackstone. Syn. -- Tumult; brawl; commotion; turmoil; uproar; hubbub;
disorder; derangement; confusion; agitation; perturbation; annoyance.
Disturbation
Dis`tur*ba"tion (?), n. [L. disturbatio.] Act of disturbing;
disturbance. [Obs.] Daniel.
Disturber
Dis*turb"er (?), n. [Cf. OF. destorbeor.]
1. One who, or that which, disturbs of disquiets; a violator of peace;
a troubler.
A needless disturber of the peace of God's church and an author of
dissension. Hooker.
2. (Law) One who interrupts or incommodes another in the peaceable
enjoyment of his right.
Disturn
Dis*turn" (?), v. t. [OF. destourner, F. d\'82tourner. See Detour.] To
turn aside. [Obs.] Daniel.
Distyle
Dis"tyle (?), a. [Gr. distyle.] (Arch.) Having two columns in front;
-- said of a temple, portico, or the like. Distyle in antis, having
columns between two ant\'91. See Anta.
Disulphate
Di*sul"phate (?), n. [Pref. di- + sulphate.] (Chem.) (a) A salt of
disulphuric or pyrosulphuric acid; a pyrosulphate. (b) An acid salt of
sulphuric acid, having only one equivalent of base to two of the acid.
Disulphide
Di*sul"phide (?; 104), n. [Pref. di- + sulphide.] (Chem.) A binary
compound of sulphur containing two atoms of sulphur in each molecule;
-- formerly called disulphuret. Cf. Bisulphide.
Disulphuret
Di*sul"phu*ret (?), n. [Pref. di- + sulphuret.] (Chem.) See
Disulphide.
Disulphuric
Di`sul*phu"ric (?), a. [Pref. di- + sulphuric.] (Chem.) Applied to an
acid having in each molecule two atoms of sulphur in the higher state
of oxidation. Disulphuric acid, a thick oily liquid, H2S2O7, called
also Nordhausen acid (from Nordhausen in the Harts, where it was
originally manufactured), fuming sulphuric acid, and especially
pyrosulphuric acid. See under Pyrosulphuric.
Disuniform
Dis*u"ni*form (?), a. Not uniform. [Obs.]
Disunion
Dis*un"ion (?), n. [Pref. dis- + union: cf. F. d\'82sunion.]
1. The termination of union; separation; disjunction; as, the disunion
of the body and the soul.
2. A breach of concord and its effect; alienation.
Such a disunion between the two houses as might much clouClarendon.
3. The termination or disruption of the union of the States forming
the United States.
I have not accustomed myself to hang over the precipice of
disunion. D. Webster.
Disunionist
Dis*un"ion*ist, n. An advocate of disunion, specifically, of disunion
of the United States.
Disunite
Dis`u*nite" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disunited; p. pr. & vb. n.
Disuniting.]
1. To destroy the union of; to divide; to part; to sever; to disjoin;
to sunder; to separate; as, to disunite particles of matter.
2. To alienate in spirit; to break the concord of.
Go on both in hand, O nations, never be disunited, be the praise .
. . of all posterity! Milton.
Disunite
Dis`u*nite", v. i. To part; to fall asunder; to become separated.
The joints of the body politic do separate and disunite. South.
Disuniter
Dis`u*nit"er (?), n. One who, or that which, disjoins or causes
disunion.
Disunity
Dis*u"ni*ty (?), n. A state of separation or disunion; want of unity.
Dr. H. More.
Disusage
Dis*us"age (?), n. Gradual cessation of use or custom; neglect of use;
disuse. [R.] Hooker.
Disuse
Dis*use" (?; see Dis-), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disused (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Disusing.]
1. To cease to use; to discontinue the practice of.
2. To disaccustom; -- with to or from; as, disused to toil. "Disuse me
from . . . pain." Donne.
Disuse
Dis*use" (?), n. Cessation of use, practice, or exercise; inusitation;
desuetude; as, the limbs lose their strength by disuse.
The disuse of the tongue in the only . . . remedy. Addison.
Church discipline then fell into disuse. Southey.
Disutilize
Dis*u"til*ize (?), v. t. To deprive of utility; to render useless.
[R.] Mrs. Browning.
Disvaluation
Dis*val`u*a"tion (?), n. Disesteem; depreciation; disrepute. Bacon.
Disvalue
Dis*val"ue (?; see Dis-), v. t. To undervalue; to depreciate. Shak.
Disvalue
Dis*val"ue, n. Disesteem; disregard. B. Jonson.
Disvantageous
Dis`van*ta"geous (?), a. [Pref. dis- + vantage.] Disadvantageous.
[Obs.] "Disadvantageous ground." Drayton.
Disvelop
Dis*vel"op (?), v. t. To develop. [Obs.]
Disventure
Dis*ven"ture (?; 135), n. A disadventure. [Obs.] Shelton.
Disvouch
Dis*vouch" (?), v. t. To discredit; to contradict. [Obs.] Shak.
Diswarn
Dis*warn" (?), v. t. [Pref. dis- (intens.) + warn.] To dissuade from
by previous warning. [Obs.]
Diswitted
Dis*wit"ted (?), a. Deprived of wits or understanding; distracted.
[Obs.] Drayton.
Diswont
Dis*wont" (?), v. t. To deprive of wonted usage; to disaccustom. [R.]
Bp. Hall.
Disworkmanship
Dis*work"man*ship (?), n. Bad workmanship. [Obs.] Heywood.
Disworship
Dis*wor"ship (?), v. t. To refuse to worship; to treat as unworthy.
[Obs.] Sir T. More.
Disworship
Dis*wor"ship, n. A deprivation of honor; a cause of disgrace; a
discredit. [Obs.] Milton.
Disworth
Dis*worth" (?), v. t. To deprive of worth; to degrade. [Obs.] Feltham.
Disyoke
Dis*yoke" (?), v. t. To unyoke; to free from a yoke; to disjoin.
[Poetic] R. Browning.
Dit
Dit (?), n. [Ditty.]
1. A word; a decree. [Obs.]
2. A ditty; a song. [Obs.]
Dit
Dit, v. t. [AS. dyttan, akin to Icel. ditta.] To close up. [Obs.] Dr.
H. More.
Ditation
Di*ta"tion (?), n. [L. ditare to enrich, fr. dis, ditis, same as
dives, rich.] The act of making rich; enrichment. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
Ditch
Ditch (?; 224), n.; pl. Ditches (#). [OE. dich, orig. the same word as
dik. See Dike.]
1. A trench made in the earth by digging, particularly a trench for
draining wet land, for guarding or fencing inclosures, or for
preventing an approach to a town or fortress. In the latter sense, it
is called also a moat or a fosse.
2. Any long, narrow receptacle for water on the surface of the earth.
Ditch
Ditch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ditched (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Ditching.]
1. To dig a ditch or ditches in; to drain by a ditch or ditches; as,
to ditch moist land.
2. To surround with a ditch. Shak.
3. To throw into a ditch; as, the engine was ditched and turned on its
side.
Ditch
Ditch, v. i. To dig a ditch or ditches. Swift.
Ditcher
Ditch"er (?), n. One who digs ditches.
Dite
Dite (?), v. t. [See Dight.] To prepare for action or use; to make
ready; to dight. [Obs.]
His hideous club aloft he dites. Spenser.
Diterebene
Di*ter"e*bene (?), n. [Pref. di- + terebene.] (Chem.) See Colophene.
Dithecal, Dithecous
Di*the"cal (?), Di*the"cous (?), a. [Pref. di- + theca.] (Bot.) Having
two thec\'91, cells, or compartments.
Ditheism
Di"the*ism (?), n. [Pref. di- + theism: cf. F. dith\'82isme.] The
doctrine of those who maintain the existence of two gods or of two
original principles (as in Manicheism), one good and one evil;
dualism.
Ditheist
Di"the*ist, n. One who holds the doctrine of ditheism; a dualist.
Cudworth.
Ditheistic, Ditheistical
Di`the*is"tic (?), Di`the*is"tic*al (?), a. Pertaining to ditheism;
dualistic.
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Dithionic
Di`thi*on"ic (?), a. [Pref. di- + -thionic.] (Chem.) Containing two
equivalents of sulphur; as, dithionic acid. Dithionic acid (Chem.), an
unstable substance, H2S2O6, known only in its solutions, and in
certain well-defined salts.
Dithyramb
Dith"y*ramb (?), n. [L. dithyrambus, Gr. dithyrambe.] A kind of lyric
poetry in honor of Bacchus, usually sung by a band of revelers to a
flute accompaniment; hence, in general, a poem written in a wild
irregular strain. Bentley.
Dithyrambic
Dith`y*ram"bic (?), a. [L. dithyrambicus, Gr. dithyrambique.]
Pertaining to, or resembling, a dithyramb; wild and boisterous.
"Dithyrambic sallies." Longfellow. -- n. A dithyrambic poem; a
dithyramb.
Dithyrambus
Dith`y*ram"bus (?), n. [L.] See Dithyramb.
Dition
Di"tion (?), n. [L. ditio, dicio: cf. F. dition.] Dominion; rule.
[Obs.] Evelyn.
Ditionary
Di"tion*a*ry (?), a. Under rule; subject; tributary. [Obs.] Chapman.
Ditionary
Di"tion*a*ry, n. A subject; a tributary. [Obs.] Eden.
Ditokous
Di"to*kous (?), a. [Gr. (Zo\'94l.) (a) Having two kinds of young, as
certain annelids. (b) Producing only two eggs for a clutch, as certain
birds do.
Ditolyl
Di*tol"yl (?), n. [Pref. di- + tolyl.] (Chem.) A white, crystalline,
aromatic hydrocarbon, C14H14, consisting of two radicals or residues
of toluene.
Ditone
Di"tone` (?), n. [Gr. (Mus.) The Greek major third, which comprehend
two major tones (the modern major third contains one major and one
minor whole tone).
Ditrichotomous
Di`tri*chot"o*mous (?), a. [Pref. di- + trichotomous.]
1. Divided into twos or threes.
2. (Bot.) Dividing into double or treble ramifications; -- said of a
leaf or stem. [R.] Loudon.
Ditrochean
Di`tro*che"an (?), a. (Pros.) Containing two trochees.
Ditrochee
Di*tro"chee (?), n. [L. ditrochaeus, Gr. (Pros.) A double trochee; a
foot made up of two trochees.
Ditroite
Dit"ro*ite (?), n. [Named from Ditro in Transylvania.] (Min.) An
igneous rock composed of orthoclase, el\'91olite, and sodalite.
Ditt
Ditt (?), n. See Dit, n.,
2. [Obs.] Spenser.
Dittander
Dit*tan"der (?), n. [See Dittany.] (Bot.) A kind of peppergrass
(Lepidium latifolium).
Dittany
Dit"ta*ny (?), n. [OE. dytane, detane, dytan, OF. ditain, F. dictame,
L. dictamnum, fr. Gr. Dicte in Crete. Cf. Dittander.] (Bot.) (a) A
plant of the Mint family (Origanum Dictamnus), a native of Crete. (b)
The Dictamnus Fraxinella. See Dictamnus. (c) In America, the Cunila
Mariana, a fragrant herb of the Mint family.
Dittied
Dit"tied (?), a. [From Ditty.] Set, sung, or composed as a ditty; --
usually in composition.
Who, with his soft pipe, and smooth-dittied song. Milton.
Ditto
Dit"to (?), n.; pl. Dittos (. [It., detto, ditto, fr. L. dictum. See
Dictum.] The aforesaid thing; the same (as before). Often contracted
to do., or to two "turned commas" ("), or small marks. Used in bills,
books of account, tables of names, etc., to save repetition.
A spacious table in the center, and a variety of smaller dittos in
the corners. Dickens.
Ditto
Dit"to, adv. As before, or aforesaid; in the same manner; also.
Dittology
Dit*tol"o*gy (?), n. [Gr. A double reading, or twofold interpretation,
as of a Scripture text. [R.]
Ditty
Dit"ty (?), n.; pl. Ditties (#). [OE. dite, OF. diti\'82, fr. L.
dictatum, p. p. neut. of dictare to say often, dictate, compose. See
Dictate, v. t.]
1. A saying or utterance; especially, one that is short and frequently
repeated; a theme.
O, too high ditty for my simple rhyme. Spenser.
2. A song; a lay; a little poem intended to be sung. "Religious,
martial, or civil ditties." Milton.< And to the warbling lute soft
ditties sing. Sandys.
Ditty
Dit"ty, v. i. To sing; to warble a little tune.
Beasts fain would sing; birds ditty to their notes. Herbert.
Ditty-bag
Dit"ty-bag`, n. A sailor's small bag to hold thread, needles, tape,
etc.; -- also called sailor's housewife.
Ditty-box
Dit"ty-box` (?), n. A small box to hold a sailor's thread, needless,
comb, etc.
Diureide
Di*u"re*ide (?), n. [Di- + ureide.] (Chem.) One of a series of complex
nitrogenous substances regarded as containing two molecules of urea or
their radicals, as uric acid or allantoin. Cf. Ureide.
Diuresis
Di`u*re"sis (?), n. [NL. See Diuretic.] (Med.) Free excretion of
urine.
Diuretic
Di`u*ret"ic (?), a. [L. diureticus, Gr. diur\'82tique.] (Med.) Tending
to increase the secretion and discharge of urine. -- n. A medicine
with diuretic properties. Diuretic salt (Med.), potassium acetate; --
so called because of its diuretic properties.
Diuretical
Di`u*ret"ic*al (?), a. Diuretic. [Obs.] Boyle.
Diureticalness
Di`u*ret"ic*al*ness, n. The quality of being diuretical; diuretic
property.
Diurna
Di*ur"na (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. diurnus belonging to the day.]
(Zo\'94l.) A division of Lepidoptera, including the butterflies; -- so
called because they fly only in the daytime.
Diurnal
Di*ur"nal (?), a. [L. diurnalis, fr. dies day. See Deity, and cf.
Journal.]
1. Relating to the daytime; belonging to the period of daylight,
distinguished from the night; -- opposed to nocturnal; as, diurnal
heat; diurnal hours.
2. Daily; recurring every day; performed in a day; going through its
changes in a day; constituting the measure of a day; as, a diurnal
fever; a diurnal task; diurnal aberration, or diurnal parallax; the
diurnal revolution of the earth.
Ere twice the horses of the sun shall bring Their fiery torcher his
diurnal ring. Shak.
3. (Bot.) Opening during the day, and closing at night; -- said of
flowers or leaves.
4. (Zo\'94l.) Active by day; -- applied especially to the eagles and
hawks among raptorial birds, and to butterflies (Diurna) among
insects.
Diurnal aberration (Anat.), the aberration of light arising from the
effect of the earth's rotation upon the apparent direction of motion
of light. -- Diurnal arc, the arc described by the sun during the
daytime or while above the horizon; hence, the arc described by the
moon or a star from rising to setting. -- Diurnal circle, the apparent
circle described by a celestial body in consequence of the earth's
rotation. -- Diurnal motion of the earth, the motion of the earth upon
its axis which is described in twentyfour hours. -- Diurnal motion of
a heavenly body, that apparent motion of the heavenly body which is
due to the earth's diurnal motion. -- Diurnal parallax. See under
Parallax. -- Diurnal revolution of a planet, the motion of the planet
upon its own axis which constitutes one complete revolution. Syn. --
See Daily.
Diurnal
Di*ur"nal (?), n. [Cf. F. diurnal a prayerbook. See Diurnal, a.]
1. A daybook; a journal. [Obs.] Tatler.
2. (R. C. Ch.) A small volume containing the daily service for the
"little hours," viz., prime, tierce, sext, nones, vespers, and
compline.
3. (Zo\'94l.) A diurnal bird or insect.
Diurnalist
Di*ur"nal*ist, n. A journalist. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
Diurnally
Di*ur"nal*ly, adv. Daily; every day.
Diurnalness
Di*ur"nal*ness, n. The quality of being diurnal.
Diurnation
Di`ur*na"tion (?), n.
1. Continuance during the day. [Obs.]
2. (Zo\'94l.) The condition of sleeping or becoming dormant by day, as
is the case of the bats.
Diuturnal
Di`u*tur"nal (?), a. [L. diuturnus, fr. diu a long time, by day; akin
to dies day.] Of long continuance; lasting. [R.] Milton.
Diuturnity
Di`u*tur"ni*ty (?), n. [L. diuturnitas.] Long duration; lastingness.
[R.] Sir T. Browne.
Divagation
Di`va*ga"tion (?), n. [L. divagari to wander about; di- = dis- +
vagari to stroll about: cf. F. divagation. See Vagary.] A wandering
about or going astray; digression.
Let us be set down at Queen's Crawley without further divagation.
Thackeray.
Divalent
Div"a*lent (?), a. [Pref. di- + L. valens, valentis, p. pr. See
Valence.] (Chem.) Having two units of combining power; bivalent. Cf.
Valence.
Divan
Di*van" (?), n. [Per. d\'c6w\'ben a book of many leaves, an account
book, a collection of books, a senate, council: cf. Ar. daiw\'ben, F.
divan.]
1. A book; esp., a collection of poems written by one author; as, the
divan of Hafiz. [Persia]
2. In Turkey and other Oriental countries: A council of state; a royal
court. Also used by the poets for a grand deliberative council or
assembly. Pope.
3. A chief officer of state. [India]
4. A saloon or hall where a council is held, in Oriental countries,
the state reception room in places, and in the houses of the richer
citizens. Cushions on the floor or on benches are ranged round the
room.
5. A cushioned seat, or a large, low sofa or couch; especially, one
fixed to its place, and not movable.
6. A coffee and smoking saloon. [Colloq.]
Divaricate
Di*var"i*cate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Divaricated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Divaricating.] [L. divaricatus, p. p. of divaricare to stretch apart;
di- = dis- + varicare to straddle, fr. varicus straddling, fr. varus
stretched outwards.]
1. To part into two branches; to become bifid; to fork.
2. To diverge; to be divaricate. Woodward.
Divaricate
Di*var"i*cate, v. t. To divide into two branches; to cause to branch
apart.
Divaricate
Di*var"i*cate (?), a. [L. divaricatus, p. p.]
1. Diverging; spreading asunder; widely diverging.
2. (Biol.) Forking and diverging; widely diverging; as the branches of
a tree, or as lines of sculpture, or color markings on animals, etc.
Divaricately
Di*var"i*cate*ly, adv. With divarication.
Divarication
Di*var`i*ca"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. divarication.]
1. A separation into two parts or branches; a forking; a divergence.
2. An ambiguity of meaning; a disagreement of difference in opinion.
Sir T. Browne.
3. (Biol.) A divergence of lines of color sculpture, or of fibers at
different angles.
Divaricator
Di*var`i*ca"tor (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) One of the muscles which open the
shell of brachiopods; a cardinal muscle. See Illust. of Brachiopoda.
Divast
Di*vast" (?), a. Devastated; laid waste. [Obs.]
Dive
Dive (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dived (?), colloq. Dove (, a relic of
the AS. strong forms de\'a0f, dofen; p. pr. & vb. n. Diving.] [OE.
diven, duven, AS. d to sink, v. t., fr. d, v. i.; akin to Icel. d, G.
taufen, E. dip, deep, and perh. to dove, n. Cf. Dip.]
1. To plunge into water head foremost; to thrust the body under, or
deeply into, water or other fluid.
It is not that pearls fetch a high price because men have dived for
them. Whately.
NOTE: &hand; Th e co lloquial fo rm do ve is co mmon in the United
States as an imperfect tense form.
All [the walruses] dove down with a tremendous splash. Dr. Hayes.
When closely pressed it [the loon] dove . . . and left the young
bird sitting in the water. J. Burroughs.
2. Fig.: To plunge or to go deeply into any subject, question,
business, etc.; to penetrate; to explore. South.
Dive
Dive (?), v. t.
1. To plunge (a person or thing) into water; to dip; to duck. [Obs.]
Hooker.
2. To explore by diving; to plunge into. [R.]
The Curtii bravely dived the gulf of fame. Denham.
He dives the hollow, climbs the steeps. Emerson.
Dive
Dive, n.
1. A plunge headforemost into water, the act of one who dives,
literally or figuratively.
2. A place of low resort. [Slang]
The music halls and dives in the lower part of the city. J.
Hawthorne.
Divedapper
Dive"dap`per (?), n. [See Dive, Didapper.] (Zo\'94l.) A water fowl;
the didapper. See Dabchick.
Divel
Di*vel" (?), v. t. [L. divellere; dit- = dis- + vellere to pluck.] To
rend apart. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Divellent
Di*vel"lent (?), a. [L. divellens, p. pr.] Drawing asunder. [R.]
Divellicate
Di*vel"li*cate (?), v. t. [L. di- = vellicatus, p. p. of vellicare to
pluck, fr. vellere to pull.] To pull in pieces. [Obs. or R.]
Diver
Div"er (?), n.
1. One who, or that which, dives.
Divers and fishers for pearls. Woodward.
2. Fig.: One who goes deeply into a subject, study, or business. "A
diver into causes." Sir H. Wotton.
3. (Zo\'94l.) Any bird of certain genera, as Urinator (formerly
Colymbus), or the allied genus Colymbus, or Podiceps, remarkable for
their agility in diving.
NOTE: &hand; Th e no rthern diver (Urinator imber) is the loon; the
black diver or velvet scoter (Oidemia fusca) is a sea duck. See
Loon, and Scoter.
Diverb
Di"verb (?), n. [L. diverbium the colloquial part of a comedy,
dialogue; di- = dis- + verbum word.] A saying in which two members of
the sentence are contrasted; an antithetical proverb. [Obs.]
Italy, a paradise for horses, a hell for women, as the diverb goes.
Burton.
Diverberate
Di*ver"ber*ate (?), v. t. [L. diverberatus, p. p. of diverberare to
strike asunder; di- = dis- + verberare. See Verberate.] To strike or
sound through. [R.] Davies (Holy Roode).
Diverberation
Di*ver`ber*a"tion (?), n. A sounding through.
Diverge
Di*verge" (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Diverged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Diverging.] [L. di- = dis- + vergere to bend, incline. See Verge.]
1. To extend from a common point in different directions; to tend from
one point and recede from each other; to tend to spread apart; to turn
aside or deviate (as from a given direction); -- opposed to converge;
as, rays of light diverge as they proceed from the sun.
2. To differ from a typical form; to vary from a normal condition; to
dissent from a creed or position generally held or taken.
Divergement
Di*verge"ment (?), n. Divergence.
Divergence, Divergency
Di*ver"gence (?), Di*ver"gen*cy (?), n. [Cf. F. divergence.]
1. A receding from each other in moving from a common center; the
state of being divergent; as, an angle is made by the divergence of
straight lines.
Rays come to the eye in a state of divergency.
2. Disagreement; difference.
Related with some divergence by other writers. Sir G. C. Lewis.
Divergent
Di*ver"gent (?), a. [Cf. F. divergent. See Diverge.]
1. Receding farther and farther from each other, as lines radiating
from one point; deviating gradually from a given direction; -- opposed
to convergent.
2. (Optics) Causing divergence of rays; as, a divergent lens.
3. Fig.: Disagreeing from something given; differing; as, a divergent
statement.
Divergent series. (Math.) See Diverging series, under Diverging.
Diverging
Di*ver"ging, a. Tending in different directions from a common center;
spreading apart; divergent. Diverging series (Math.), a series whose
terms are larger as the series is extended; a series the sum of whose
terms does not approach a finite limit when the series is extended
indefinitely; -- opposed to a converging series.
Divergingly
Di*ver"ging*ly (?), adv. In a diverging manner.
Divers
Di"vers (?), a. [F. divers, L. diversus turned in different
directions, different, p. p. of divertere. See Divert, and cf.
Diverse.]
1. Different in kind or species; diverse. [Obs.]
Every sect of them hath a divers posture. Bacon.
Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with divers seeds. Deut. xxii. 9.
2. Several; sundry; various; more than one, but not a great number;
as, divers philosophers. Also used substantively or pronominally.
Divers of Antonio's creditors. Shak.
NOTE: &hand; Di vers is now limited to the plural; as, divers ways
(not divers way). Besides plurality it ordinarily implies variety
of kind.
Diverse
Di"verse (?; 277), a. [The same word as divers. See Divers.]
1. Different; unlike; dissimilar; distinct; separate.
The word . . . is used in a sense very diverse from its original
import. J. Edwards.
Our roads are diverse: farewell, love! said she. R. Browning.
2. Capable of various forms; multiform.
Eloquence is a great and diverse thing. B. Jonson.
Diverse
Di*verse" (?), adv. In different directions; diversely.
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Diverse
Di*verse" (?), v. i. To turn aside. [Obs.]
The redcross knight diverst, but forth rode Britomart. Spenser.
Diversely
Di"verse*ly (?), adv.
1. In different ways; differently; variously. "Diversely interpreted."
Bacon.
How diversely love doth his pageants play. Spenser.
2. In different directions; to different points.
On life's vast ocean diversely we sail. Pope.
Diverseness
Di*verse"ness (?), n. The quality of being diverse.
Diversifiability
Di*ver`si*fi`a*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality or capacity of being
diversifiable. Earle.
Diversifiable
Di*ver"si*fi`a*ble (?), a. Capable of being diversified or varied.
Boyle.
Diversification
Di*ver`si*fi*ca"tion (?), n. [See Diversify.]
1. The act of making various, or of changing form or quality. Boyle.
2. State of diversity or variation; variegation; modification; change;
alternation.
Infinite diversifications of tints may be produced. Adventurer.
Diversified
Di*ver"si*fied (?), a. Distinguished by various forms, or by a variety
of aspects or objects; variegated; as, diversified scenery or
landscape.
Diversifier
Di*ver"si*fi`er (?), n. One who, or that which, diversifies.
Diversiform
Di*ver"si*form (?), a. [L. diversus diverse + -form.] Of a different
form; of varied forms.
Diversify
Di*ver"si*fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Diversified (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Diversifying.] [F. diversifier, LL. diversificare, fr. L. diversus
diverse + ficare (in comp.), akin to facere to make. See Diverse.] To
make diverse or various in form or quality; to give variety to; to
variegate; to distinguish by numerous differences or aspects.
Separated and diversified on from another. Locke.
Its seven colors, that diversify all the face of nature. I. Taylor.
Diversiloquent
Di`ver*sil"o*quent (?), a. [L. diversus diverse + loquens, p. pr. of
loqui to speak.] Speaking in different ways. [R.]
Diversion
Di*ver"sion (?), n. [Cf. F. diversion. See Divert.]
1. The act of turning aside from any course, occupation, or object;
as, the diversion of a stream from its channel; diversion of the mind
from business.
2. That which diverts; that which turns or draws the mind from care or
study, and thus relaxes and amuses; sport; play; pastime; as, the
diversions of youth. "Public diversions." V. Knox.
Such productions of wit and humor as expose vice and folly, furnish
useful diversion to readers. Addison.
3. (Mil.) The act of drawing the attention and force of an enemy from
the point where the principal attack is to be made; the attack, alarm,
or feint which diverts. Syn. -- Amusement; entertainment; pastime;
recreation; sport; game; play; solace; merriment.
Diversity
Di*ver"si*ty (?), n.; pl. Diversities (#). [F. diversit\'82, L.
diversitas, fr. diversus. See Diverse.]
1. A state of difference; dissimilitude; unlikeness.
They will prove opposite; and not resting in a bare diversity, rise
into a contrariety. South.
2. Multiplicity of difference; multiformity; variety. "Diversity of
sounds." Shak. "Diversities of opinion." Secker.
3. Variegation. "Bright diversities of day." Pope. Syn. -- See
Variety.
Diversivolent
Di`ver*siv"o*lent (?), a. [L. diversus diverse + volens, -entis, p.
pr. of velle to wish.] Desiring different things. [Obs.] Webster
(White Devil).
Diversory
Di*ver"so*ry (?), a. Serving or tending to divert; also,
distinguishing. [Obs.]
Diversory
Di*ver"so*ry, n. [L. diversorium, deversorium, an inn or lodging.] A
wayside inn. [Obs. or R.] Chapman.
Divert
Di*vert" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Diverted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Diverting.] [F. divertir, fr. L. divertere, diversum, to go different
ways, turn aside; di- = dis- + vertere to turn. See Verse, and cf.
Divorce.]
1. To turn aside; to turn off from any course or intended application;
to deflect; as, to divert a river from its channel; to divert commerce
from its usual course.
That crude apple that diverted Eve. Milton.
2. To turn away from any occupation, business, or study; to cause to
have lively and agreeable sensations; to amuse; to entertain; as,
children are diverted with sports; men are diverted with works of wit
and humor.
We are amused by a tale, diverted by a comedy. C. J. Smith.
Syn. -- To please; gratify; amuse; entertain; exhilarate; delight;
recreate. See Amuse.
Divert
Di*vert", v. i. To turn aside; to digress. [Obs.]
I diverted to see one of the prince's palaces. Evelyn.
Diverter
Di*vert"er (?), n. One who, or that which, diverts, turns off, or
pleases.
Divertible
Di*vert"i*ble (?), a. Capable of being diverted.
Diverticle
Di*ver"ti*cle (?), n. [L. diverticulum, deverticulum, a bypath, fr.
divertere to turn away.]
1. A turning; a byway; a bypath. [Obs.] Hales.
2. (Anat.) A diverticulum.
Diverticular
Div`er*tic"u*lar (?), a. (Anat.) Pertaining to a diverticulum.
Diverticulum
Div`er*tic"u*lum (?), n.; pl. Diverticula (#). [L. See Diverticle.]
(Anat.) A blind tube branching out of a longer one.
Divertimento
Di*ver`ti*men"to (?), n.; pl. -ti (#). [It.] (Mus.) A light and
pleasing composition.
Diverting
Di*vert"ing (?), a. Amusing; entertaining. -- Di*vert"ing*ly, adv. --
Di*vert"ing*ness, n.
Divertise
Di*vert"ise (?), v. t. [F. divertir, p. pr. divertissant.] To divert;
to entertain. [Obs.] Dryden.
Divertisement
Di*vert"ise*ment (?), n. [Cf. the next word.] Diversion; amusement;
recreation. [R.]
Divertissement
Di`ver`tisse`ment" (?), n. [F.] A short ballet, or other
entertainment, between the acts of a play. Smart.
Divertive
Di*vert"ive (?), a. [From Divert.] Tending to divert; diverting;
amusing; interesting.
Things of a pleasant and divertive nature. Rogers.
Dives
Di"ves (?), n. [L., rich.] The name popularly given to the rich man in
our Lord's parable of the "Rich Man and Lazarus" (Luke xvi. 19-31).
Hence, a name for a rich worldling.
Divest
Di*vest" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Divested; p. pr. & vb. n.
Divesting.] [LL. divestire (di- = dis- + L. vestire to dress), equiv.
to L. devestire. It is the same word as devest, but the latter is
rarely used except as a technical term in law. See Devest, Vest.]
1. To unclothe; to strip, as of clothes, arms, or equipage; -- opposed
to invest.
2. Fig.: To strip; to deprive; to dispossess; as, to divest one of his
rights or privileges; to divest one's self of prejudices, passions,
etc.
Wretches divested of every moral feeling. Goldsmith.
The tendency of the language to divest itself of its gutturals.
Earle.
3. (Law) See Devest. Mozley & W.
Divestible
Di*vest"i*ble (?), a. Capable of being divested.
Divestiture
Di*vest"i*ture (?; 135), n. The act of stripping, or depriving; the
state of being divested; the deprivation, or surrender, of possession
of property, rights, etc.
Divestment
Di*vest"ment (?), n. The act of divesting. [R.]
Divesture
Di*ves"ture (?; 135), n. Divestiture. [Obs.]
Divet
Div"et (?), n. See Divot.
Dividable
Di*vid"a*ble (?), a. [From Divide.]
1. Capable of being divided; divisible.
2. Divided; separated; parted. [Obs.] Shak.
Dividant
Di*vid"ant (?), a. Different; distinct. [Obs.] Shak.
Divide
Di*vide" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Divided; p. pr. & vb. n. Dividing.]
[L. dividere, divisum; di- = dis- + root signifying to part; cf. Skr.
vyadh to pierce; perh. akin to L. vidua widow, and E. widow. Cf.
Device, Devise.]
1. To part asunder (a whole); to sever into two or more parts or
pieces; to sunder; to separate into parts.
Divide the living child in two. 1 Kings iii. 25.
2. To cause to be separate; to keep apart by a partition, or by an
imaginary line or limit; as, a wall divides two houses; a stream
divides the towns.
Let it divide the waters from the waters. Gen. i. 6.
3. To make partition of among a number; to apportion, as profits of
stock among proprietors; to give in shares; to distribute; to mete
out; to share.
True justice unto people to divide. Spenser.
Ye shall divide the land by lot. Num. xxxiii. 54.
4. To disunite in opinion or interest; to make discordant or hostile;
to set at variance.
If a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom can not stand.
Mark iii. 24.
Every family became now divided within itself. Prescott.
5. To separate into two parts, in order to ascertain the votes for and
against a measure; as, to divide a legislative house upon a question.
6. (Math.) To subject to arithmetical division.
7. (Logic) To separate into species; -- said of a genus or generic
term.
8. (Mech.) To mark divisions on; to graduate; as, to divide a sextant.
9. (Music) To play or sing in a florid style, or with variations.
[Obs.] Spenser. Syn. -- To sever; dissever; sunder; cleave; disjoin;
disunite; detach; disconnect; part; distribute; share.
Divide
Di*vide", v. i.
1. To be separated; to part; to open; to go asunder. Milton.
The Indo-Germanic family divides into three groups. J. Peile.
2. To cause separation; to disunite.
A gulf, a strait, the sea intervening between islands, divide less
than the matted forest. Bancroft.
3. To break friendship; to fall out. Shak.
4. To have a share; to partake. Shak.
5. To vote, as in the British Parliament, by the members separating
themselves into two parties (as on opposite sides of the hall or in
opposite lobbies), that is, the ayes dividing from the noes.
The emperors sat, voted, and divided with their equals. Gibbon.
Divide
Di*vide", n. A dividing ridge of land between the tributaries of two
streams; a watershed.
Divided
Di*vid"ed, a.
1. Parted; disunited; distributed.
2. (Bot.) Cut into distinct parts, by incisions which reach the
midrib; -- said of a leaf.
Dividedly
Di*vid"ed*ly, adv. Separately; in a divided manner.
Dividend
Div"i*dend (?), n. [L. dividendum thing to be divided, neut. of the
gerundive of dividere: cf. F. dividende.]
1. A sum of money to be divided and distributed; the share of a sum
divided that falls to each individual; a distribute sum, share, or
percentage; -- applied to the profits as appropriated among
shareholders, and to assets as apportioned among creditors; as, the
dividend of a bank, a railway corporation, or a bankrupt estate.
2. (Math.) A number or quantity which is to be divided.
Divident
Div"i*dent (?), n. Dividend; share. [Obs.] Foxe.
Divider
Di*vid"er (?), n.
1. One who, or that which, divides; that which separates anything into
parts.
2. One who deals out to each his share.
Who made me a judge or a divider over you? Luke xii. 14.
3. One who, or that which, causes division.
Hate is of all things the mightiest divider. Milton.
Money, the great divider of the world. Swift.
4. pl. An instrument for dividing lines, describing circles, etc.,
compasses. See Compasses.
NOTE: &hand; The word dividers is usually applied to the instrument
as made for the use of draughtsmen, etc.; compasses to the coarser
instrument used by carpenters.
Dividing
Di*vid"ing (?), a. That divides; separating; marking divisions;
graduating. Dividing engine, a machine for graduating circles (as for
astronomical instruments) or bars (as for scales); also, for spacing
off and cutting teeth in wheels. -- Dividing sinker. (Knitting Mach.).
See under Sinker.
Dividingly
Di*vid"ing*ly (?), adv. By division.
Divi-divi
Di"vi-di"vi (?), n. [Native name.] (Bot.) A small tree of tropical
America (C\'91salpinia coriaria), whose legumes contain a large
proportion of tannic and gallic acid, and are used by tanners and
dyers.
Dividual
Di*vid"u*al (?; 135), a. [See Dividuous.] Divided, shared, or
participated in, in common with others. [R.] Milton.
Dividually
Di*vid"u*al*ly, adv. By dividing. [R.]
Dividuous
Di*vid"u*ous (?), a. [L. dividuus divisible, divided, fr. dividere.]
Divided; dividual. [R.]
He so often substantiates distinctions into dividuous,
selfsubsistent. Coleridge.
Divination
Div`i*na"tion (?), n. [L. divinatio, fr. divinare, divinatum, to
foresee, foretell, fr. divinus: cf. F. divination. See Divine.]
1. The act of divining; a foreseeing or foretelling of future events;
the pretended art discovering secret or future by preternatural means.
There shall not be found among you any one that . . . useth
divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter. Deut. xviii.
10.
NOTE: &hand; Am ong th e an cient he athen ph ilosophers na tural
divination was supposed to be effected by a divine afflatus;
artificial divination by certain rites, omens, or appearances, as
the flight of birds, entrails of animals, etc.
2. An indication of what is future or secret; augury omen; conjectural
presage; prediction.
Birds which do give a happy divination of things to come. Sir T.
North.
Divinator
Div"i*na`tor (?), n. [L. See Divination.] One who practices or
pretends to divination; a diviner. [R.] Burton.
Divinatory
Di*vin"a*to*ry (?), a. [Cf. F. divinatoire.] Professing, or relating
to, divination. "A natural divinatory instinct." Cowley.
Divine
Di*vine" (?), a. [Compar. Diviner (; superl. Divinest.] [F. divin, L.
divinus divine, divinely inspired, fr. divus, dius, belonging to a
deity; akin to Gr. deus, God. See Deity.]
1. Of or belonging to God; as, divine perfections; the divine will.
"The immensity of the divine nature." Paley.
2. Proceeding from God; as, divine judgments. "Divine protection."
Bacon.
3. Appropriated to God, or celebrating his praise; religious; pious;
holy; as, divine service; divine songs; divine worship.
4. Pertaining to, or proceeding from, a deity; partaking of the nature
of a god or the gods. "The divine Apollo said." Shak.
5. Godlike; heavenly; excellent in the highest degree; supremely
admirable; apparently above what is human. In this application, the
word admits of comparison; as, the divinest mind. Sir J. Davies. "The
divine Desdemona." Shak.
A divine sentence is in the lips of the king. Prov. xvi. 10.
But not to one in this benighted age Is that diviner inspiration
given. Gray.
6. Presageful; foreboding; prescient. [Obs.]
Yet oft his heart, divine of something ill, Misgave him. Milton.
7. Relating to divinity or theology.
Church history and other divine learning. South.
Syn. -- Supernatural; superhuman; godlike; heavenly; celestial; pious;
holy; sacred; pre\'89minent.
Divine
Di*vine", n. [L. divinus a soothsayer, LL., a theologian. See Divine,
a.]
1. One skilled in divinity; a theologian. "Poets were the first
divines." Denham.
2. A minister of the gospel; a priest; a clergyman.
The first divines of New England were surpassed by none in
extensive erudition. J. Woodbridge.
Divine
Di*vine", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Divined (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Divining.]
[L. divinare: cf. F. deviner. See Divination.]
1. To foresee or foreknow; to detect; to anticipate; to conjecture.
A sagacity which divined the evil designs. Bancroft.
2. To foretell; to predict; to presage.
Darest thou . . . divine his downfall? Shak.
3. To render divine; to deify. [Obs.]
Living on earth like angel new divined. Spenser.
Syn. -- To foretell; predict; presage; prophesy; prognosticate;
forebode; guess; conjecture; surmise.
Divine
Di*vine", v. i.
1. To use or practice divination; to foretell by divination; to utter
prognostications.
The prophets thereof divine for money. Micah iii. 11.
2. To have or feel a presage or foreboding.
Suggest but truth to my divining thoughts. Shak.
3. To conjecture or guess; as, to divine rightly.
Divinely
Di*vine"ly, adv.
1. In a divine or godlike manner; holily; admirably or excellently in
a supreme degree.
Most divinely fair. Tennyson.
2. By the agency or influence of God.
Divinely set apart . . . to be a preacher of righteousness.
Macaulay.
Divinement
Di*vine"ment (?), n. Divination. [Obs.]
Divineness
Di*vine"ness, n. The quality of being divine; superhuman or supreme
excellence. Shak.
Diviner
Di*vin"er (?), n.
1. One who professes divination; one who pretends to predict events,
or to reveal occult things, by supernatural means.
The diviners have seen a lie, and have told false dreams; they
comfort in vain. Zech. x. 2.
2. A conjecture; a guesser; one who makes out occult things. Locke.
Divineress
Di*vin"er*ess, n. A woman who divines. Dryden.
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Diving
Div"ing (?), a. That dives or is used or diving. Diving beetle
(Zo\'94l.), any beetle of the family Dytiscid\'91, which habitually
lives under water; -- called also water tiger. -- Diving bell, a
hollow inverted vessel, sometimes bell-shaped, in which men may
descend and work under water, respiration being sustained by the
compressed air at the top, by fresh air pumped in through a tube from
above. -- Diving dress. See Submarine armor, under Submarine. --
Diving stone, a kind of jasper.
Divinify
Di*vin"i*fy (?), v. t. [L. divinus divine + -fy.] To render divine; to
deify. [Obs.] "Blessed and divinified soul." Parth. Sacra (1633).
Divining
Di*vin"ing (?), a. That divines; for divining. Divining rod, a rod,
commonly of witch hazel, with forked branches, used by those who
pretend to discover water or metals under ground.
Diviningly
Di*vin"ing*ly, adv. In a divining manner.
Divinistre
Div`i*nis"tre (?), n. A diviner. [Obs.] " I am no divinistre."
Chaucer.
Divinity
Di*vin"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Divinities (#). [F. divinit\'82, L.
divinitas. See Divine, a.]
1. The state of being divine; the nature or essence of God; deity;
godhead.
When he attributes divinity to other things than God, it is only a
divinity by way of participation. Bp. Stillingfleet.
2. The Deity; the Supreme Being; God.
This the divinity that within us. Addison.
3. A pretended deity of pagans; a false god.
Beastly divinities, and droves of gods. Prior.
4. A celestial being, inferior to the supreme God, but superior to
man.
God . . . employing these subservient divinities. Cheyne.
5. Something divine or superhuman; supernatural power or virtue;
something which inspires awe.
They say there is divinity in odd numbers. Shak.
There's such divinity doth hedge a king. Shak.
6. The science of divine things; the science which treats of God, his
laws and moral government, and the way of salvation; theology.
Divinity is essentially the first of the professions. Coleridge.
, casuistry.
Divinization
Div`i*ni*za"tion (?), n. A making divine. M. Arnold.
Divinize
Div"i*nize (?), v. t. To invest with a divine character; to deify.
[R.] M. Arnold.
Man had divinized all those objects of awe. Milman.
Divisibility
Di*vis`i*bil"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. divisibilit\'82.] The quality of
being divisible; the property of bodies by which their parts are
capable of separation.
Divisibility . . . is a primary attribute of matter. Sir W.
Hamilton.
Divisible
Di*vis"i*ble (?), a. [L. divisibilis, fr. dividere: cf. F. divisible.
See Divide.] Capable of being divided or separated.
Extended substance . . . is divisible into parts. Sir W. Hamilton.
Divisible contract (Law), a contract containing agreements one of
which can be separated from the other. -- Divisible offense (Law), an
offense containing a lesser offense in one of a greater grade, so that
on the latter there can be an acquittal, while on the former there can
be a conviction. -- Di*vis"i*ble*ness, n. -- Di*vis"i*bly, adv.
Divisible
Di*vis"i*ble, n. A divisible substance. Glanvill.
Division
Di*vi"sion (?), n. [F. division, L. divisio, from dividere. See
Divide.]
1. The act or process of diving anything into parts, or the state of
being so divided; separation.
I was overlooked in the division of the spoil. Gibbon.
2. That which divides or keeps apart; a partition.
3. The portion separated by the divining of a mass or body; a distinct
segment or section.
Communities and divisions of men. Addison.
4. Disunion; difference in opinion or feeling; discord; variance;
alienation.
There was a division among the people. John vii. 43.
5. Difference of condition; state of distinction; distinction;
contrast. Chaucer.
I will put a division between my people and thy people. Ex. viii.
23.
6. Separation of the members of a deliberative body, esp. of the
Houses of Parliament, to ascertain the vote.
The motion passed without a division. Macaulay.
7. (Math.) The process of finding how many times one number or
quantity is contained in another; the reverse of multiplication; also,
the rule by which the operation is performed.
8. (Logic) The separation of a genus into its constituent species.
9. (Mil.) (a) Two or more brigades under the command of a general
officer. (b) Two companies of infantry maneuvering as one subdivision
of a battalion. (c) One of the larger districts into which a country
is divided for administering military affairs.
10. (Naut.) One of the groups into which a fleet is divided.
11. (Mus.) A course of notes so running into each other as to form one
series or chain, to be sung in one breath to one syllable.
12. (Rhet.) The distribution of a discourse into parts; a part so
distinguished.
13. (Biol.) A grade or rank in classification; a portion of a tribe or
of a class; or, in some recent authorities, equivalent to a
subkingdom.
Cell division (Biol.), a method of cell increase, in which new cells
are formed by the division of the parent cell. In this process, the
cell nucleus undergoes peculiar differentiations and changes, as shown
in the figure (see also Karyokinesis). At the same time the protoplasm
of the cell becomes gradually constricted by a furrow transverse to
the long axis of the nuclear spindle, followed, on the completion of
the division of the nucleus, by a separation of the cell contents into
two masses, called the daughter cells. -- Long division (Math.), the
process of division when the operations are mostly written down. --
Short division (Math.), the process of division when the operations
are mentally performed and only the results written down; -- used
principally when the divisor is not greater than ten or twelve. Syn.
-- compartment; section; share; allotment; distribution; separation;
partition; disjunction; disconnection; difference; variance; discord;
disunion.
Divisional
Di*vi"sion*al (?), a. That divides; pas, a divisional line; a
divisional general; a divisional surgeon of police. Divisional planes
(Geol.), planes of separation between rock masses. They include
joints.
Divisionally
Di*vi"sion*al*ly, adv. So as to be divisional.
Divisionary
Di*vi"sion*a*ry (?), a. Divisional.
Divisionor
Di*vi"sion*or (?), n. One who divides or makes division. [Obs.]
Sheldon.
Divisive
Di*vi"sive (?), a. [Cf. F. divisif.]
1. Indicating division or distribution. Mede.
2. Creating, or tending to create, division, separation, or
difference.
It [culture] is after all a dainty and divisive quality, and can
not reach to the depths of humanity. J. C. Shairp.
-- Di*vi"sive*ly, adv. -- Di*vi"sive*ness, n. Carlyle.
Divisor
Di*vi"sor (?), n. [L., fr. dividere. See Divide.] (Math.) The number
by which the dividend is divided. Common divisor. (Math.) See under
Common, a.
Divorce
Di*vorce" (?), n. [F. divorce, L. divortium, fr. divortere, divertere,
to turn different ways, to separate. See Divert.]
1. (Law) (a) A legal dissolution of the marriage contract by a court
or other body having competent authority. This is properly a divorce,
and called, technically, divorce a vinculo matrimonii. "from the bond
of matrimony." (b) The separation of a married woman from the bed and
board of her husband -- divorce a mensa et toro (OR thoro), "from bed
board."
2. The decree or writing by which marriage is dissolved.
3. Separation; disunion of things closely united.
To make divorce of their incorporate league. Shak.
4. That which separates. [Obs.] Shak.
Bill of divorce. See under Bill.
Divorce
Di*vorce", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Divorced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Divorcing.] [Cf. F. divorcer. See Divorce, n.]
1. To dissolve the marriage contract of, either wholly or partially;
to separate by divorce.
2. To separate or disunite; to sunder.
It [a word] was divorced from its old sense. Earle.
3. To make away; to put away.
Nothing but death Shall e'er divorce my dignities. Shak.
Divorceable
Di*vorce"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being divorced.
Divorcee
Di*vor`cee" (?), n. A person divorced.
Divorceless
Di*vorce"less (?), a. Incapable of being divorced or separated; free
from divorce.
Divorcement
Di*vorce"ment (?), n. Dissolution of the marriage tie; divorce;
separation.
Let him write her a divorcement. Deut. xxiv. 1.
The divorcement of our written from our spoken language. R. Morris.
Divorcer
Di*vor"cer, n. The person or cause that produces or effects a divorce.
Drummond.
Divorcible
Di*vor"ci*ble (?), a. Divorceable. Milton.
Divorcive
Di*vor"cive (?), a. Having power to divorce; tending to divorce. "This
divorcive law." Milton.
Divot
Div"ot (?), n. A thin, oblong turf used for covering cottages, and
also for fuel. [Scot.] Simmonds.
Divulgate
Di*vul"gate (?), a. [L. divulgatus, p. p. of divulgare. See Divulge.]
Published. [Obs.] Bale.
Divulgate
Di*vul"gate (?), v. t. To divulge. [Obs.] Foxe.
Divulgater
Div"ul*ga`ter (?), n. A divulger. [R.]
Divulgation
Div`ul*ga"tion (?), n. [L. divulgatio: cf. F. divulgation.] The act of
divulging or publishing. [R.]
Secrecy hath no use than divulgation. Bp. Hall.
Divulge
Di*vulge" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Divulged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Divulging.] [F. divulguer, L. divulgare; di- = dis- + vulgare to
spread among the people, from vulgus the common people. See Vulgar.]
1. To make public; to several or communicate to the public; to tell (a
secret) so that it may become generally known; to disclose; -- said of
that which had been confided as a secret, or had been before unknown;
as, to divulge a secret.
Divulge not such a love as mine. Cowper.
2. To indicate publicly; to proclaim. [R.]
God . . . marks The just man, and divulges him through heaven.
Milton.
3. To impart; to communicate.
Which would not be
To them [animals] made common and divulged. Milton.
Syn. -- To publish; disclose; discover; uncover; reveal;
communicate; impart; tell.
Divulge
Di*vulge", v. i. To become publicly known. [R.] "To keep it from
divulging." Shak.
Divulsive
Di*vul"sive (?), a. Tending to pull asunder, tear, or rend;
distracting.
Dixie
Dix"ie (?), n. A colloquial name for the Southern portion of the
United States, esp. during the Civil War. [U.S.]
Dizen
Diz"en (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dizened (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Dizening.] [Perh. orig., to dress in a foolish manner, and allied
to dizzy: but cf. also OE. dysyn (Palsgrave) to put tow or flax on
a distaff, i. e., to dress it. Cf. Distaff.]
1. To dress; to attire. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
2. To dress gaudily; to overdress; to bedizen; to deck out.
Like a tragedy queen, he has dizened her out. Goldsmith.
To-morrow when the masks shall fall That dizen Nature's carnival.
Emerson.
Dizz
Dizz (?), v. t. [See Dizzy.] To make dizzy; to astonish; to puzzle.
[Obs.] Gayton.
Dizzard
Diz"zard (?), n. [See Dizzy, and cf. Disard.] A blockhead. [Obs.]
[Written also dizard, and disard.] -- Diz"zard*ly, adv. [Obs.]
Dizzily
Diz"zi*ly (?), adv. In a dizzy manner or state.
Dizziness
Diz"zi*ness, n. [AS. dysigness folly. See Dizzy.] Giddiness; a
whirling sensation in the head; vertigo.
Dizzy
Diz"zy (?), a. [Compar. Dizzier (?); superl. Dizziest.] [OE. dusi,
disi, desi, foolish, AS. dysig; akin to LG. d\'81sig dizzy, OD.
deuzig, duyzig, OHG. tusig foolish, OFries. dusia to be dizzy; LG.
dusel dizziness, duselig, dusselig, D. duizelig, dizzy, Dan.
d\'94sig drowsy, slepy, d\'94se to make dull, drowsy, d\'94s
dullness, drowsiness, and to AS. dw foolish, G. thor fool. Daze,
Doze.]
1. Having in the head a sensation of whirling, with a tendency to
fall; vertiginous; giddy; hence, confused; indistinct.
Alas! his brain was dizzy. Drayton.
2. Causing, or tending to cause, giddiness or vertigo.
To climb from the brink of Fleet Ditch by a dizzy ladder. Macaulay.
3. Without distinct thought; unreflecting; thoughtless; heedless.
"The dizzy multitude." Milton.
Dizzy
Diz"zy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dizzied (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dizzying.]
To make dizzy or giddy; to give the vertigo to; to confuse.
If the jangling of thy bells had not dizzied thy understanding. Sir
W. Scott.
Djereed OR Djerrid
Djer*eed" (?) OR Djer*rid" (, n. [F. djerid, fr. Ar. See Jereed.]
(a) A blunt javelin used in military games in Moslem countries. (b)
A game played with it. [Written also jereed, jerrid, etc.]
Djinnee
Djin"nee (?), n.; pl. Jjinn ( or Djinns (. See Jinnee, Jinn.
Do.
Do. (, n. An abbreviation of Ditto.
Do
Do (?), n. (Mus.) A syllable attached to the first tone of the
major diatonic scale for the purpose of solmization, or solfeggio.
It is the first of the seven syllables used by the Italians as
manes of musical tones, and replaced, for the sake of euphony, the
syllable Ut, applied to the note C. In England and America the same
syllables are used by mane as a scale pattern, while the tones in
respect to absolute pitch are named from the first seven letters of
the alphabet.
Do
Do (?), v. t. OR auxiliary. [imp. Din (#); p. p. Done (#); p. pr. &
vb. n. Doing (#). This verb, when transitive, is formed in the
indicative, present tense, thus: I do, thou doest (dost , he does
(doeth (doth (dost. As an independent verb, dost is obsolete or
rare, except in poetry. "What dost thou in this world?" Milton. The
form doeth is a verb unlimited, doth, formerly so used, now being
the auxiliary form. The second pers, sing., imperfect tense, is
didst (didest ( [AS. d; akin to D. doen, OS. duan, OHG. tuon, G.
thun, Lith. deti, OSlav. d, OIr. d\'82nim I do, Gr. dh\'be, and to
E. suffix -dom, and prob. to L. facere to do, E. fact, and perh. to
L. -dere in some compounfds, as addere to add, credere to trust.
Deed, Deem, Doom, Fact, Creed, Theme.]
1. To place; to put. [Obs.] Tale of a Usurer (about 1330).
2. To cause; to make; -- with an infinitive. [Obs.]
My lord Abbot of Westminster did do shewe to me late certain
evidences. W. Caxton.
I shall . . . your cloister do make. Piers Plowman.
A fatal plague which many did to die. Spenser.
We do you to wit [i. e., We make you to know] of the grace of God
bestowed on the churches of Macedonia. 2 Cor. viii. 1.
NOTE: &hand; We have lost the idiom shown by the citations (do used
like the French faire or laisser), in which the verb in the
infinitive apparently, but not really, has a passive signification,
i. e., cause . . . to be made.
3. To bring about; to produce, as an effect or result; to effect;
to achieve.
The neglecting it may do much danger. Shak.
He waved indifferently' twixt doing them neither good not harm.
Shak.
4. To perform, as an action; to execute; to transact to carry out
in action; as, to do a good or a bad act; do our duty; to do what I
can.
Six days shalt thou labor and do all thy work. Ex. xx. 9.
We did not do these things. Ld. Lytton.
You can not do wrong without suffering wrong. Emerson.
Hence: To do homage, honor, favor, justice, etc., to render homage,
honor, etc.
5. To bring to an end by action; to perform completely; to finish;
to accomplish; -- a sense conveyed by the construction, which is
that of the past participle done. "Ere summer half be done." "I
have done weeping." Shak.
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6. To make ready for an object, purpose, or use, as food by
cooking; to cook completely or sufficiently; as, the meat is done
on one side only.
7. To put or bring into a form, state, or condition, especially in
the phrases, to do death, to put to death; to slay; to do away
(often do away with), to put away; to remove; to do on, to put on;
to don; to do off, to take off, as dress; to doff; to do into, to
put into the form of; to translate or transform into, as a text.
Done to death by slanderous tongues. Shak.
The ground of the difficulty is done away. Paley.
Suspicions regarding his loyalty were entirely done away.
Thackeray.
To do on our own harness, that we may not; but we must do on the
armor of God. Latimer.
Then Jason rose and did on him a fair Blue woolen tunic. W. Morris
(Jason).
Though the former legal pollution be now done off, yet there is a
spiritual contagion in idolatry as much to be shunned. Milton.
It ["Pilgrim's Progress"] has been done into verse: it has been
done into modern English. Macaulay.
8. To cheat; to gull; to overreach. [Colloq.]
He was not be done, at his time of life, by frivolous offers of a
compromise that might have secured him seventy-five per cent. De
Quincey.
9. To see or inspect; to explore; as, to do all the points of
interest. [Colloq.]
10. (Stock Exchange) To cash or to advance money for, as a bill or
note.
NOTE: &hand; (a ) Do and did are much employed as auxiliaries, the
verb to which they are joined being an infinitive. As an auxiliary
the verb do has no participle. "I do set my bow in the cloud." Gen.
ix. 13. [Now archaic or rare except for emphatic assertion.]
Rarely . . . did the wrongs of individuals to the knowledge of the
public. Macaulay.
(b) They are often used in emphatic construction. "You don't say
so, Mr. Jobson. -- but I do say so." Sir W. Scott. "I did love him,
but scorn him now." Latham. (c) In negative and interrogative
constructions, do and did are in common use. I do not wish to see
them; what do you think? Did C\'91sar cross the Tiber? He did not.
"Do you love me?" Shak. (d) Do, as an auxiliary, is supposed to
have been first used before imperatives. It expresses entreaty or
earnest request; as, do help me. In the imperative mood, but not in
the indicative, it may be used with the verb to be; as, do be
quiet. Do, did, and done often stand as a general substitute or
representative verb, and thus save the repetition of the principal
verb. "To live and die is all we have to do." Denham. In the case
of do and did as auxiliaries, the sense may be completed by the
infinitive (without to) of the verb represented. "When beauty lived
and died as flowers do now." Shak. "I . . . chose my wife as she
did her wedding gown." Goldsmith.
My brightest hopes giving dark fears a being. As the light does the
shadow. Longfellow.
In unemphatic affirmative sentences do is, for the most part,
archaic or poetical; as, "This just reproach their virtue does
excite." Dryden.
To do one's best, To do one's diligence (and the like), to exert one's
self; to put forth one's best or most or most diligent efforts. "We
will . . . do our best to gain their assent." Jowett (Thucyd.). -- To
do one's business, to ruin one. [Colloq.] Wycherley. -- To do one
shame, to cause one shame. [Obs.] -- To do over. (a) To make over; to
perform a second time. (b) To cover; to spread; to smear. "Boats . . .
sewed together and done over with a kind of slimy stuff like rosin."
De Foe. -- To do to death, to put to death. (See 7.) [Obs.] -- To do
up. (a) To put up; to raise. [Obs.] Chaucer. (b) To pack together and
envelop; to pack up. (c) To accomplish thoroughly. [Colloq.] (d) To
starch and iron. "A rich gown of velvet, and a ruff done up with the
famous yellow starch." Hawthorne. -- To do way, to put away; to lay
aside. [Obs.] Chaucer. -- To do with, to dispose of; to make use of;
to employ; -- usually preceded by what. "Men are many times brought to
that extremity, that were it not for God they would not know what to
do with themselves." Tillotson. -- To have to do with, to have
concern, business or intercourse with; to deal with. When preceded by
what, the notion is usually implied that the affair does not concern
the person denoted by the subject of have. "Philology has to do with
language in its fullest sense." Earle. "What have I to do with you, ye
sons of Zeruiah? 2 Sam. xvi. 10.
Do
Do (?), v. i.
1. To act or behave in any manner; to conduct one's self.
They fear not the Lord, neither do they after . . . the law and
commandment. 2 Kings xvii. 34.
2. To fare; to be, as regards health; as, they asked him how he did;
how do you do to-day?
3. [Perh. a different word. OE. dugen, dowen, to avail, be of use, AS.
dugan. See Doughty.] To succeed; to avail; to answer the purpose; to
serve; as, if no better plan can be found, he will make this do.
You would do well to prefer a bill against all kings and
parliaments since the Conquest; and if that won't do; challenge the
crown. Collier.
To do by. See under By. -- To do for. (a) To answer for; to serve as;
to suit. (b) To put an end to; to ruin; to baffle completely; as, a
goblet is done for when it is broken. [Colloq.]
Some folks are happy and easy in mind when their victim is stabbed
and done for. Thackeray.
-- To do withal, to help or prevent it. [Obs.] "I could not do
withal." Shak. -- To do without, to get along without; to dispense
with. -- To have done, to have made an end or conclusion; to have
finished; to be quit; to desist. -- To have done with, to have
completed; to be through with; to have no further concern with. --
Well to do, in easy circumstances.
Do
Do, n.
1. Deed; act; fear. [Obs.] Sir W. Scott.
2. Ado; bustle; stir; to do. [R.]
A great deal of do, and a great deal of trouble. Selden.
3. A cheat; a swindle. [Slang, Eng.]
Doab
Do"ab (?), [Pers. & Hind. do\'beb, prop., two waters.] A tongue or
tract of land included between two rivers; as, the doab between the
Ganges and the Jumna. [India] Am. Cyc.
Doable
Do"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being done. Carlyle.
Do-all
Do"-all` (?), n. General manager; factotum.
Under him, Dunstan was the do-all at court, being the king's
treasurer, councilor, chancellor, confessor, all things. Fuller.
Doand
Do"and (?), p. pr. Doing. [Obs.] Rom. of R.
Doat
Doat (?), v. i. See Dote.
Dobber
Dob"ber (?), n.
1. (Zo\'94l.) See Dabchick.
2. A float to a fishing line. [Local, U. S.]
Dobbin
Dob"bin (?), n.
1. An old jaded horse. Shak.
2. Sea gravel mixed with sand. [Prov. Eng.]
Dobchick
Dob"chick` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) See Dabchick.
Dobson
Dob"son (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The aquatic larva of a large neuropterous
insect (Corydalus cornutus), used as bait in angling. See Hellgamite.
Dobule
Dob"ule (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The European dace.
Docent
Do"cent (?), a. [L. docens, -entis, p. pr. of docere to teach.]
Serving to instruct; teaching. [Obs.]
Docet\'91
Do*ce"t\'91 (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. (Eccl. Hist.) Ancient heretics who
held that Christ's body was merely a phantom or appearance.
Docetic
Do*cet"ic (?), a. Pertaining to, held by, or like, the Docet\'91.
"Docetic Gnosticism." Plumptre.
Docetism
Doc"e*tism (?), n. (Eccl. Hist.) The doctrine of the Docet\'91.
Dochmiac
Doch"mi*ac (?), a. (Pros.) Pertaining to, or containing, the dochmius.
Dochmius
Doch"mi*us (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. (Pros.) A foot of five syllables
(usually
Docibility, Docibleness
Doc`i*bil"i*ty (?), Doc"i*ble*ness (?), n. [L. docibilitas.] Aptness
for being taught; teachableness; docility.
To persons of docibility, the real character may be easily taught
in a few days. Boyle.
The docibleness of dogs in general. Walton.
Docible
Doc"i*ble (?), a. [L. docibilis, fr. docere to teach.] Easily
taught or managed; teachable. Milton.
Docile
Doc"ile (?), a. [L. docilis,fr. docere to teach; cf. Gr. discere to
learn, Gr. docile. Cf. Doctor, Didactic, Disciple.]
1. Teachable; easy to teach; docible. [Obs.]
2. Disposed to be taught; tractable; easily managed; as, a docile
child.
The elephant is at once docible and docile. C. J. Smith.
Docility
Do*cil"i*ty (?), n. [L. docilitas, fr. docilis: cf. F.
docilit\'82.]
1. teachableness; aptness for being taught; docibleness. [Obs. or
R.]
2. Willingness to be taught; tractableness.
The humble docility of little children is, in the New Testament,
represented as a necessary preparative to the reception of the
Christian faith. Beattie.
Docimacy
Doc"i*ma*cy (?), n. [Gr. docimasie.] The art or practice of
applying tests to ascertain the nature, quality, etc., of objects,
as of metals or ores, of medicines, or of facts pertaining to
physiology.
Docimastic
Doc`i*mas"tic (?), a. [Gr. docimastique.] Proving by experiments or
tests.
Docimastic art, metallurgy, or the art of assaying metals; the art of
separating metals from foreign matters, and determining the nature and
quantity of metallic substances contained in any ore or mineral.
Docimology
Doc`i*mol"o*gy (?), n. [Gr. -logy.] A treatise on the art of testing,
as in assaying metals, etc.
Docity
Doc"i*ty (?), n. Teachableness. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U. S.]
Dock
Dock (?), n. [AS. docce; of uncertain origin; cf. G.
docken-bl\'84tter, Gael. dogha burdock, OF. doque; perh. akin to L.
daucus, daucum, Gr. Burdock.] (Bot.) A genus of plants (Rumex), some
species of which are well-known weeds which have a long taproot and
are difficult of extermination.
NOTE: &hand; Yellow dock is Rumex crispus, with smooth curly leaves
and yellow root, which that of other species is used medicinally as
an astringent and tonic.
Dock
Dock, n. [Cf. Icel. dockr a short tail, Fries. dok a little bundle or
bunch, G. docke bundle, skein, a short and thick column.]
1. The solid part of an animal's tail, as distinguished from the hair;
the stump of a tail; the part of a tail left after clipping or
cutting. Grew.
2. A case of leather to cover the clipped or cut tail of a horse.
Dock
Dock, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Docked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Docking.] [See
Dock a tail. Cf. W. tociaw, and twciaw, to dock, clip.]
1. to cut off, as the end of a thing; to curtail; to cut short; to
clip; as, to dock the tail of a horse.
His top was docked like a priest biforn. Chaucer.
2. To cut off a part from; to shorten; to deduct from; to subject to a
deduction; as, to dock one's wages.
3. To cut off, bar, or destroy; as, to dock an entail.
Dock
Dock, n. [Akin to D. dok; of uncertain origin; cf. LL. doga ditch, L.
doga ditch, L. doga sort of vessel, Gr.
1. An artificial basin or an inclosure in connection with a harbor or
river, -- used for the reception of vessels, and provided with gates
for keeping in or shutting out the tide.
2. The slip or water way extending between two piers or projecting
wharves, for the reception of ships; -- sometimes including the piers
themselves; as, to be down on the dock.
3. The place in court where a criminal or accused person stands.
Balance dock, a kind of floating dock which is kept level by pumping
water out of, or letting it into, the compartments of side chambers.
-- Dry dock, a dock from which the water may be shut or pumped out,
especially, one in the form of a chamber having walls and floor, often
of masonry and communicating with deep water, but having appliances
for excluding it; -- used in constructing or repairing ships. The name
includes structures used for the examination, repairing, or building
of vessels, as graving docks, floating docks, hydraulic docks, etc. --
Floating dock, a dock which is made to become buoyant, and, by
floating, to lift a vessel out of water. -- Graving dock, a dock for
holding a ship for graving or cleaning the bottom, etc. -- Hydraulic
dock, a dock in which a vessel is raised clear of the water by
hydraulic presses. -- Naval dock, a dock connected with which are
naval stores, materials, and all conveniences for the construction and
repair of ships. -- Sectional dock, a form of floating dock made in
separate sections or caissons. -- Slip dock, a dock having a sloping
floor that extends from deep water to above high-water mark, and upon
which is a railway on which runs a cradle carrying the ship. -- Wet
dock, a dock where the water is shut in, and kept at a given level, to
facilitate the loading and unloading of ships; -- also sometimes used
as a place of safety; a basin.
Dock
Dock (?), v. t. To draw, law, or place (a ship) in a dock, for
repairing, cleaning the bottom, etc.
Dockage
Dock"age (?), n. A charge for the use of a dock.
Dock-cress
Dock"-cress` (?), n. (Bot.) Nipplewort.
Docket
Dock"et (?), n. [Dock to cut off + dim. suffix -et.]
1. A small piece of paper or parchment, containing the heads of a
writing; a summary or digest.
2. A bill tied to goods, containing some direction, as the name of the
owner, or the place to which they are to be sent; a label. Bailey.
3. (Law) (a) An abridged entry of a judgment or proceeding in an
action, or register or such entries; a book of original, kept by
clerks of courts, containing a formal list of the names of parties,
and minutes of the proceedings, in each case in court. (b) (U. S.) A
list or calendar of causes ready for hearing or trial, prepared for
the use of courts by the clerks.
4. A list or calendar of business matters to be acted on in any
assembly.
On the docket, in hand; in the plan; under consideration; in process
of execution or performance. [Colloq.]
Docket
Dock"et, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Docketed; p. pr. & vb. n. Docketing.]
1. To make a brief abstract of (a writing) and indorse it on the back
of the paper, or to indorse the title or contents on the back of; to
summarize; as, to docket letters and papers. Chesterfield.
2. (Law) (a) To make a brief abstract of and inscribe in a book; as,
judgments regularly docketed. (b) To enter or inscribe in a docket, or
list of causes for trial.
3. To mark with a ticket; as, to docket goods.
Dockyard
Dock"yard` (?), n. A yard or storage place for all sorts of naval
stores and timber for shipbuilding.
Docoglossa
Doc`o*glos"sa (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.) An order of
gastropods, including the true limpets, and having the teeth on the
odontophore or lingual ribbon.
Docquet
Doc"quet (?), n. & v. See Docket.
Doctor
Doc"tor (?), n. [OF. doctur, L. doctor, teacher, fr. docere to teach.
See Docile.]
1. A teacher; one skilled in a profession, or branch of knowledge
learned man. [Obs.]
One of the doctors of Italy, Nicholas Macciavel. Bacon.
2. An academical title, originally meaning a men so well versed in his
department as to be qualified to teach it. Hence: One who has taken
the highest degree conferred by a university or college, or has
received a diploma of the highest degree; as, a doctor of divinity, of
law, of medicine, of music, or of philosophy. Such diplomas may confer
an honorary title only.
3. One duly licensed to practice medicine; a member of the medical
profession; a physician.
By medicine life may be prolonged, yet death Will seize the doctor
too. Shak.
4. Any mechanical contrivance intended to remedy a difficulty or serve
some purpose in an exigency; as, the doctor of a calico-printing
machine, which is a knife to remove superfluous coloring matter; the
doctor, or auxiliary engine, called also donkey engine.
5. (Zo\'94l.) The friar skate. [Prov. Eng.]
Doctors' Commons. See under Commons. -- Doctor's stuff, physic,
medicine. G. Eliot. -- Doctor fish (Zo\'94l.), any fish of the genus
Acanthurus; the surgeon fish; -- so called from a sharp lancetlike
spine on each side of the tail. Also called barber fish. See Surgeon
fish.
Doctor
Doc"tor, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Doctored (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Doctoring.]
1. To treat as a physician does; to apply remedies to; to repair; as,
to doctor a sick man or a broken cart. [Colloq.]
2. To confer a doctorate upon; to make a doctor.
3. To tamper with and arrange for one's own purposes; to falsify; to
adulterate; as, to doctor election returns; to doctor whisky. [Slang]
Doctor
Doc"tor, v. i. To practice physic. [Colloq.]
Doctoral
Doc"tor*al, a. [Cf. F. doctoral.] Of or relating to a doctor, or to
the degree of doctor.
Doctoral habit and square cap. Wood.
Doctorally
Doc"tor*al*ly, adv. In the manner of a doctor.[R.]
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Doctorate
Doc"tor*ate (?), n. [Cf. F. doctorat.] The degree, title, or rank, of
a doctor.
Doctorate
Doc"tor*ate (?), v. t. To make (one) a doctor.
He was bred . . . in Oxford and there doctorated. Fuller.
Doctoress
Doc"tor*ess, n. A female doctor.[R.]
Doctorly
Doc"tor*ly, a. Like a doctor or learned man. [Obs.] "Doctorly
prelates." Foxe.
Doctorship
Doc"tor*ship, n. Doctorate. [R.] Clarendon.
Doctress
Doc"tress (?), n. A female doctor. [R.]
Doctrinable
Doc"tri*na*ble (?), a. Of the nature of, or constituting, doctrine.
[Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.
Doctrinaire
Doc`tri*naire" (?), n. [F. See Doctrine.] One who would apply to
political or other practical concerns the abstract doctrines or the
theories of his own philosophical system; a propounder of a new set of
opinions; a dogmatic theorist. Used also adjectively; as, doctrinaire
notions.
NOTE: &hand; In fr ench hi story, th e Do ctrinaires we re a
constitutionalist party which originated after the restoration of
the Bourbons, and represented the interests of liberalism and
progress. After the Revolution of July, 1830, when they came into
power, they assumed a conservative position in antagonism with the
republicans and radicals.
Am. Cyc.
Doctrinal
Doc"tri*nal (?), a. [LL. doctrinalis, fr. L. doctrina: cf. F.
doctrinal. See Doctrine.]
1. Pertaining to, or containing, doctrine or something taught and to
be believed; as, a doctrinal observation. "Doctrinal clauses."
Macaulay.
2. Pertaining to, or having to do with, teaching.
The word of God serveth no otherwise than in the nature of a
doctrinal instrument. Hooker.
Doctrinal
Doc"tri*nal, n. A matter of doctrine; also, a system of doctrines. T.
Goodwin. Sir T. Elyot.
Doctrinally
Doc"tri*nal*ly, adv. In a doctrinal manner or for; by way of teaching
or positive direction.
Doctrinarian
Doc"tri*na"ri*an (?), n. A doctrinaire. J. H. Newman.
Doctrinarianism
Doc`tri*na"ri*an*ism (?), n. The principles or practices of the
Doctrinaires.
Doctrine
Doc"trine (?), n. [F. doctrine, L. doctrina, fr. doctor. See Doctor.]
1. Teaching; instruction.
He taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his
doctrine, Hearken. Mark iv. 2.
2. That which is taught; what is held, put forth as true, and
supported by a teacher, a school, or a sect; a principle or position,
or the body of principles, in any branch of knowledge; any tenet or
dogma; a principle of faith; as, the doctrine of atoms; the doctrine
of chances. "The doctrine of gravitation." I. Watts.
Articles of faith and doctrine. Hooker.
The Monroe doctrine (Politics), a policy enunciated by President
Monroe (Message, Dec. 2, 1823), the essential feature of which is that
the United States will regard as an unfriendly act any attempt on the
part of European powers to extend their systems on this continent, or
any interference to oppress, or in any manner control the destiny of,
governments whose independence had been acknowledged by the United
States. Syn. -- Precept; tenet; principle; maxim; dogma. -- Doctrine,
Precept. Doctrine denotes whatever is recommended as a speculative
truth to the belief of others. Precept is a rule down to be obeyed.
Doctrine supposes a teacher; precept supposes a superior, with a right
to command. The doctrines of the Bible; the precepts of our holy
religion.
Unpracticed he to fawn or seek for power By doctrines fashioned to
the varying hour. Goldsmith.
Document
Doc"u*ment (?), n. [LL. documentum, fr. docere to teach: cf. F.
document. See Docile.]
1. That which is taught or authoritatively set forth; precept;
instruction; dogma. [Obs.]
Learners should not be too much crowded with a heap or multitude of
documents or ideas at one time. I. Watts.
2. An example for instruction or warning. [Obs.]
They were forth with stoned to death, as a document to others. Sir
W. Raleigh.
3. An original or official paper relied upon as the basis, proof, or
support of anything else; -- in its most extended sense, including any
writing, book, or other instrument conveying information in the case;
any material substance on which the thoughts of men are represented by
any species of conventional mark or symbol.
Saint Luke . . . collected them from such documents and testimonies
as he . . . judged to be authentic. Paley.
Document
Doc"u*ment, v. t.
1. To teach; to school. [Obs.]
I am finely documented by my own daughter. Dryden.
2. To furnish with documents or papers necessary to establish facts or
give information; as, a a ship should be documented according to the
directions of law.
Documental
Doc`u*men"tal (?), a.
1. Of or pertaining to instruction. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
2. Of or pertaining to written evidence; documentary; as, documental
testimony.
Documentary
Doc`u*men"ta*ry (?), a. Pertaining to written evidence; contained or
certified in writing. "Documentary evidence." Macaulay.
Dodd, Dod
Dodd, Dod (?), v. t. [OE. dodden.] To cut off, as wool from sheep's
tails; to lop or clip off. Halliwell.
Doddart
Dod"dart (?), n. A game much like hockey, played in an open field;
also, the, bent stick for playing the game. [Local, Eng.] Halliwell.
Dodded
Dod"ded, a. [See Dodd.] Without horns; as, dodded cattle; without
beards; as, dodded corn. Halliwell.
Dodder
Dod"der (?), n. [Cf. Dan. dodder, Sw. dodra, G. dotter.] (Bot.) A
plant of the genus Cuscuta. It is a leafless parasitical vine with
yellowish threadlike stems. It attaches itself to some other plant, as
to flax, goldenrod, etc., and decaying at the root. is nourished by
the plant that supports it.
Dodder
Dod"der, v. t. & i. [Cf. AS. dyderian to deceive, delude, and E.
didder, dudder.] To shake, tremble, or totter. "The doddering mast."
Thomson.
Doddered
Dod"dered (?), a. Shattered; infirm. "A laurel grew, doddered with
age." Dryden.
Dodecagon
Do*dec"a*gon (?), n. [Gr. dod\'82cagone.] (Geom.) A figure or polygon
bounded by twelve sides and containing twelve angles.
Dodecagynia
Do*dec`a*gyn"i*a (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.) A Linn\'91an order
of plants having twelve styles.
Dodecagynian, Dodecagynous
Do*dec`a*gyn"i*an (?), Do`de*cag"y*nous (?), a. (Bot.) Of or
pertaining to the Dodecagynia; having twelve styles.
Dodecahedral
Do*dec`a*he"dral (?), a. Pertaining to, or like, a dodecahedion;
consisting of twelve equal sides. Dodecahedral cleavage. See under
Cleavage.
Dodecahedron
Do*dec`a*he"dron (?), n. [Gr. dod\'82ca\'8adre.] (Geom. & Crystallog.)
A solid having twelve faces.
NOTE: &hand; Th e re gular do decahedron is bounded by twelve equal
and regular pentagons; the pyritohedron (see Pyritohedron) is
related to it; the rhombic dodecahedron is bounded by twelve equal
rhombic faces.
Dodecandria
Do`de*can"dri*a (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.) A Linn\'91an class of
plants including all that have any number of stamens between twelve
and nineteen.
Dodecandrian, Dodecandrous
Do`de*can"dri*an (?), Do`de*can"drous (?), a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining
to the Dodecandria; having twelve stamens, or from twelve to nineteen.
Dodecane
Do"de*cane (?), n. [Gr. (Chem.) Any one of a group of thick oily
hydrocarbons, C12H26, of the paraffin series.
Dodecastyle
Do*dec"a*style (?), a. [Gr. dod\'82castyle.] (Arch.) Having twelve
columns in front. -- n. A dodecastyle portico, or building.
Dodecasyllabic
Do*dec`a*syl*lab"ic (?), a. [Gr. syllabic.] Having twelve syllables.
Dodecasyllable
Do*dec"a*syl`la*ble (?), n. A word consisting of twelve syllables.
Dodecatemory
Do*dec`a*tem"o*ry (?), n. [Gr. dod\'82cat\'82morie.] (Astron.) A tern
applied to the twelve houses, or parts, of the zodiac of the primum
mobile, to distinguish them from the twelve signs; also, any one of
the twelve signs of the zodiac.
Dodge
Dodge (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dodged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dodging.]
[Of uncertain origin: cf. dodder, v., daddle, dade, or dog, v. t.]
1. To start suddenly aside, as to avoid a blow or a missile; to shift
place by a sudden start. Milton.
2. To evade a duty by low craft; to practice mean shifts; to use
tricky devices; to play fast and loose; to quibble.
Some dodging casuist with more craft than sincerity. Milton.
Dodge
Dodge, v. t.
1. To evade by a sudden shift of place; to escape by starting aside;
as, to dodge a blow aimed or a ball thrown.
2. Fig.: To evade by craft; as, to dodge a question; to dodge
responsibility. [Colloq.] S. G. Goodrich.
3. To follow by dodging, or suddenly shifting from place to place.
Coleridge.
Dodge
Dodge, n. The act of evading by some skillful movement; a sudden
starting aside; hence, an artful device to evade, deceive, or cheat; a
cunning trick; an artifice. [Colloq.]
Some, who have a taste for good living, have many harmless arts, by
which they improve their banquet, and innocent dodges, if we may be
permitted to use an excellent phrase that has become vernacular
since the appearance of the last dictionaries. Thackeray.
Dodger
Dodg"er (?), n.
1. One who dodges or evades; one who plays fast and loose, or uses
tricky devices. Smart.
2. A small handbill. [U. S.]
3. See Corndodger.
Dodgery
Dodg"er*y (?), n. trickery; artifice. [Obs.] Hacket.
Dodipate, Dodipoll
Dod"i*pate (?), Dod"i*poll (?), n. [Perh. fr. OE. dodden to cut off,
to shear, and first applied to shaven-polled priests.] A stupid
person; a fool; a blockhead.
Some will say, our curate is naught, an ass-head, a dodipoll.
Latimer.
Dodkin
Dod"kin (?), n. [D. duitken, dim. of duit. See Doit, and cf.
Doitkin.] A doit; a small coin. Shelton.
Dodman
Dod"man (?), n.
1. A snail; also, a snail shell; a hodmandod. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Nares.
2. (Zo\'94l.) Any shellfish which casts its shell, as a lobster.
[Prov. Eng.]
Dodo
Do"do (?), n.; pl. Dodoes (#). [Said to be fr. Pg. doudo silly,
foolish (cf. Booby); this is fr. Prov. E. dold, the same word as E.
dolt.] (Zo\'94l.) A large, extinct bird (Didus ineptus), formerly
inhabiting the Island of Mauritius. It had short, half-fledged
wings, like those of the ostrich, and a short neck and legs; --
called also dronte. It was related to the pigeons.
Doe
Doe (?), n. [AS. d\'be; cf. Dan. daa, daa-dyr, deer, and perh. L.
dama. (Zo\'94l.) A female deer or antelope; specifically, the
female of the fallow deer, of which the male is called a buck. Also
applied to the female of other animals, as the rabbit. See the Note
under Buck.
Doe
Doe (?), n. A feat. [Obs.] See Do, n. Hudibras.
D\'d2glic
D\'d2g"lic (?), a. Pertaining to, or obtained from, the d\'d2gling;
as, d\'d2glic acid (Chem.), an oily substance resembling oleic
acid.
D\'d2gling
D\'d2g"ling (?), n. [Native name in Faroe Islands.] (Zo\'94l.) The
beaked whale (Bal\'91noptera rostrata), from which d\'d2gling oil
is obtained.
Doer
Do"er (?), m. [From Do, v. t. & i.]
1. One who does; one performs or executes; one who is wont and
ready to act; an actor; an agent.
The doers of the law shall be justified. Rom. ii. 13.
2. (Scots Law) An agent or attorney; a factor. Burrill.
Does
Does (?). The 3d pers. sing. pres. of Do.
Doeskin
Doe"skin` (?), n.
1. The skin of the doe.
2. A firm woolen cloth with a smooth, soft surface like a doe's
skin; -- made for men's wear.
Doff
Doff (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Doffed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Doffing.]
[Do + off. See Do, v. t., 7.]
1. To put off, as dress; to divest one's self of; hence,
figuratively, to put or thrust away; to rid one's self of. And made
us doff our easy robes of peace. Shak.
At night, or in the rain, He dons a surcoat which he doffs at morn.
Emerson.
2. To strip; to divest; to undress.
Heaven's King, who doffs himself our flesh to wear. Crashaw.
Doff
Doff, v. i. To put off dress; to take off the hat.
Doffer
Doff"er (?), n. (Mach.) A revolving cylinder, or a vibrating bar with
teeth, in a carding machine, which doffs, or strips off, the cotton
from the cards. Ure.
Dog
Dog (?), n. [AS. docga; akin to D. dog mastiff, Dan. dogge, Sw. dogg.]
1. (Zo\'94l.) A quadruped of the genus Canis, esp. the domestic dog
(C. familiaris).
NOTE: The do g is di stinguished ab ove all others of the inferior
animals for intelligence, docility, and attachment to man. There
are numerous carefully bred varieties, as the beagle, bloodhound,
bulldog, coachdog, collie, Danish dog, foxhound, greyhound,
mastiff, pointer, poodle, St. Bernard, setter, spaniel, spitz dog,
terrier, etc. There are also many mixed breeds, and partially
domesticated varieties, as well as wild dogs, like the dingo and
dhole. (See these names in the Vocabulary.)
2. A mean, worthless fellow; a wretch.
What is thy servant, which is but a dog, that he should do this
great thing? 2 Kings viii. 13 (Rev. Ver. )
3. A fellow; -- used humorously or contemptuously; as, a sly dog; a
lazy dog. [Colloq.]
4. (Astron.) One of the two constellations, Canis Major and Canis
Minor, or the Greater Dog and the Lesser Dog. Canis Major contains the
Dog Star (Sirius).
5. An iron for holding wood in a fireplace; a firedog; an andiron.
6. (Mech.) (a) A grappling iron, with a claw or claws, for fastening
into wood or other heavy articles, for the purpose of raising or
moving them. (b) An iron with fangs fastening a log in a saw pit, or
on the carriage of a sawmill. (c) A piece in machinery acting as a
catch or clutch; especially, the carrier of a lathe, also, an
adjustable stop to change motion, as in a machine tool.
NOTE: &hand; Dog is used adjectively or in composition, commonly in
the sense of relating to, or characteristic of, a dog. It is also
used to denote a male; as, dog fox or g-fox, a male fox; dog otter
or dog-otter, dog wolf, etc.; -- also to denote a thing of cheap or
mean quality; as, dog Latin.
A dead dog, a thing of no use or value. 1 Sam. xxiv. 14. -- A dog in
the manger, an ugly-natured person who prevents others from enjoying
what would be an advantage to them but is none to him. -- Dog ape
(Zo\'94l.), a male ape. -- Dog cabbage, OR Dog's cabbage (Bot.), a
succulent herb, native to the Mediterranean region (Thelygonum
Cynocrambe). -- Dog cheap, very cheap. See under Cheap. -- Dog ear
(Arch.), an acroterium. [Colloq.] -- Dog flea (Zo\'94l.), a species of
flea (Pulex canis) which infests dogs and cats, and is often
troublesome to man. In America it is the common flea. See Flea, and
Aphaniptera. -- Dog grass (Bot.), a grass (Triticum caninum) of the
same genus as wheat. -- Dog Latin, barbarous Latin; as, the dog Latin
of pharmacy. -- Dog lichen (Bot.), a kind of lichen (Peltigera canina)
growing on earth, rocks, and tree trunks, -- a lobed expansion, dingy
green above and whitish with fuscous veins beneath. -- Dog louse
(Zo\'94l.), a louse that infests the dog, esp. H\'91matopinus
piliferus; another species is Trichodectes latus. -- Dog power, a
machine operated by the weight of a dog traveling in a drum, or on an
endless track, as for churning. -- Dog salmon (Zo\'94l.), a salmon of
northwest America and northern Asia; -- the gorbuscha; -- called also
holia, and hone. -- Dog shark. (Zo\'94l.) See Dogfish. -- Dog's meat,
meat fit only for dogs; refuse; offal. -- Dog Star. See in the
Vocabulary. -- Dog wheat (Bot.), Dog grass. -- Dog whelk (Zo\'94l.),
any species of univalve shells of the family Nassid\'91, esp. the
Nassa reticulata of England. -- To give, OR throw, to the dogs, to
throw away as useless. "Throw physic to the dogs; I'll none of it."
Shak. -- To go to the dogs, to go to ruin; to be ruined.
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Dog
Dog (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dogged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dogging.] To
hunt or track like a hound; to follow insidiously or indefatigably; to
chase with a dog or dogs; to worry, as if by dogs; to hound with
importunity.
I have been pursued, dogged, and waylaid. Pope.
Your sins will dog you, pursue you. Burroughs.
Eager ill-bred petitioners, who do not so properly supplicate as
hunt the person whom they address to, dogging him from place to
place, till they even extort an answer to their rude requests.
South.
Dogal
Do"gal (?), a. [LL. dogalis for ducalis. See Doge.] Of or pertaining
to a doge.[R.]
Dogate
Do"gate (?), n. [Cf. F. dogat, It. dogato. See Doge, and cf. Dogeate.]
The office or dignity of a doge.
Dogbane
Dog"bane` (?), n. [Said to be poisonous to dogs. Cf. Apocynaceous.]
(Bot.) A small genus of perennial herbaceous plants, with poisonous
milky juice, bearing slender pods pods in pairs.
Dog bee
Dog" bee` (?). A male or drone bee. Halliwell.
Dogberry
Dog"ber`ry (?), n. (Bot.) The berry of the dogwood; -- called also
dogcherry. Dr. Prior. Dogberry tree (Bot.), the dogwood.
Dogbolt
Dog"bolt` (?), n. (Gun.) The bolt of the cap-square over the trunnion
of a cannon. Knight.
Dog-brier
Dog"-bri`er (?), n. (Bot.) The dog-rose.
Dogcart
Dog"cart` (?), n. A light one-horse carriage, commonly two-wheeled,
patterned after a cart. The original dogcarts used in England by
sportsmen had a box at the back for carrying dogs.
Dog day OR Dogday
Dog" day` OR Dog"day` (?). One of the dog days. Dogday cicada
(Zo\'94l.), a large American cicada (C. pruinosa), which trills loudly
in midsummer.
Dog days
Dog" days` (?). A period of from four to six weeks, in the summer,
variously placed by almanac makers between the early part of July and
the early part of September; canicular days; -- so called in reference
to the rising in ancient times of the Dog Star (Sirius) with the sun.
Popularly, the sultry, close part of the summer.
NOTE: &hand; The conjunction of the rising of the Dog Star with the
rising of the sun was regarded by the ancients as one of the causes
of the sultry heat of summer, and of the maladies which then
prevailed. But as the conjunction does not occur at the same time
in all latitudes, and is not constant in the same region for a long
period, there has been much variation in calendars regarding the
limits of the dog days. The astronomer Roger Long states that in an
ancient calendar in Bede (died 735) the beginning of dog days is
placed on the 14th of July; that in a calendar prefixed to the
Common Prayer, printed in the time of Queen Elizabeth, they were
said to begin on the 6th of July and end on the 5th of September;
that, from the Restoration (1660) to the beginning of New Style
(1752), British almanacs placed the beginning on the 19th of July
and the end on the 28th of August; and that after 1752 the
beginning was put on the 30th of July, the end on the 7th of
September. Some English calendars now put the beginning on July 3d,
and the ending on August 11th. A popular American almanac of the
present time (1890) places the beginning on the 25th of July, and
the end on the 5th of September.
Dogdraw
Dog"draw` (?), n. (Eng. Forest Law) The act of drawing after, or
pursuing, deer with a dog. Cowell.
Doge
Doge (?), n. [It doge, dogio, for duce, duca, fr. L. dux, ducis, a
leader, commander. See Duke.] The chief magistrate in the republics of
Venice and Genoa.
Dog-eared
Dog"-eared` (?), a. Having the corners of the leaves turned down and
soiled by careless or long-continued usage; -- said of a book.
Statute books before unopened, not dog-eared. Ld. Mansfield.
Dogeate
Doge"ate (?), n. Dogate. Wright.
Dogeless
Doge"less, a. Without a doge. Byron.
Dog-faced
Dog"-faced` (?), a. Having a face resembling that of a dog. Dog-faced
baboon (Zo\'94l.), any baboon of the genus Cynocephalus. See Drill.
Dog fancier
Dog" fan`cier (?). One who has an unusual fancy for, or interest in,
dogs; also, one who deals in dogs.
Dogfish
Dog"fish` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.)
1. A small shark, of many species, of the genera Mustelus, Scyllium,
Spinax, etc.
NOTE: &hand; Th e European spotted dogfishes (Scyllium catudus, and
S. canicula) are very abundant; the American smooth, or blue
dogfish is Mustelus canis; the common picked, or horned dogfish
(Squalus acanthias) abundant on both sides of the Atlantic.
2. The bowfin (Amia calva). See Bowfin.
3. The burbot of Lake Erie.
Dog-fox
Dog"-fox` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) (a) A male fox. See the Note under Dog,
n.,
6. Sir W. Scott. (b) The Arctic or blue fox; -- a name also applied to
species of the genus Cynalopex.
Dogged
Dog"ged (?), a. [Fron. Dog.]
1. Sullen; morose. [Obs. or R.]
The sulky spite of a temper naturally dogged. Sir W. Scott.
2. Sullenly obstinate; obstinately determined or persistent; as,
dogged resolution; dogged work.
Doggedly
Dog"ged*ly, adv. In a dogged manner; sullenly; with obstinate
resolution.
Doggedness
Dog"ged*ness, n.
1. Sullenness; moroseness. [R.]
2. Sullen or obstinate determination; grim resolution or persistence.
Dogger
Dog"ger (?), n. [D., fr. dogger codfish, orig. used in the catching of
codfish.] (Naut.) A two-masted fishing vessel, used by the Dutch.
Dogger
Dog"ger, n. A sort of stone, found in the mines with the true alum
rock, chiefly of silica and iron.
Doggerel
Dog"ger*el (?), a. [OE. dogerel.] Low in style, and irregular in
measure; as, doggerel rhymes.
This may well be rhyme doggerel, quod he. Chaucer.
Doggerel
Dog"ger*el, n. A sort of loose or irregular verse; mean or undignified
poetry.
Doggerel like that of Hudibras. Addison.
The ill-spelt lines of doggerel in which he expressed his reverence
for the brave sufferers. Macaulay.
Doggerman
Dog"ger*man (?), n. A sailor belonging to a dogger.
Dogget
Dog"get (?), n. Docket. See Docket. [Obs.]
Doggish
Dog"gish (?), a. Like a dog; having the bad qualities of a dog;
churlish; growling; brutal. -- Dog"*gish*ly, adv. -- Dog"gish*ness, n.
Doggrel
Dog"grel (?), a. & n. Same as Doggerel.
Dog-headed
Dog"-head`ed (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Having a head shaped like that of a
dog; -- said of certain baboons.
Dog-hearted
Dog"-heart`ed (?), a. Inhuman; cruel. Shak.
Doghole
Dog"hole` (?), n. A place fit only for dogs; a vile, mean habitation
or apartment. Dryden.
dog-legged
dog"-leg`ged (?), a. (Arch) Noting a flight of stairs, consisting of
two or more straight portions connected by a platform (landing) or
platforms, and running in opposite directions without an intervening
wellhole.
Dogma
Dog"ma (?), n.; pl. E. Dogmas (#), L. Dogmata (#). [L. dogma, Gr. pl.
, fr. decet it is becoming. Cf. Decent.]
1. That which is held as an opinion; a tenet; a doctrine.
The obscure and loose dogmas of early antiquity. Whewell.
2. A formally stated and authoritatively settled doctrine; a definite,
established, and authoritative tenet.
3. A doctrinal notion asserted without regard to evidence or truth; an
arbitrary dictum. Syn. -- tenet; opinion; proposition; doctrine. --
Dogma, Tenet. A tenet is that which is maintained as true with great
firmness; as, the tenets of our holy religion. A dogma is that which
is laid down with authority as indubitably true, especially a
religious doctrine; as, the dogmas of the church. A tenet rests on its
own intrinsic merits or demerits; a dogma rests on authority regarded
as competent to decide and determine. Dogma has in our language
acquired, to some extent, a repulsive sense, from its carrying with it
the idea of undue authority or assumption. this is more fully the case
with its derivatives dogmatical and dogmatism.
Dogmatic
Dog*mat"ic (?), n. One of an ancient sect of physicians who went by
general principles; -- opposed to the Empiric.
Dogmatic, Dogmatical
Dog*mat"ic (?), Dog*mat`ic*al (?), a. [L. dogmaticus, Gr. dogmatique.]
1. Pertaining to a dogma, or to an established and authorized doctrine
or tenet.
2. Asserting a thing positively and authoritatively; positive;
magisterial; hence, arrogantly authoritative; overbearing.
Critics write in a positive, dogmatic way. Spectator.
[They] are as assertive and dogmatical as if they were omniscient.
Glanvill.
Dogmatic theology. Same as Dogmatics. Syn. -- Magisterial; arrogant.
See Magisterial.
Dogmatically
Dog*mat"ic*al*ly, adv. In a dogmatic manner; positively;
magisterially.
Dogmaticalness
Dog*mat"ic*al*ness, n. The quality of being dogmatical; positiveness.
Dogmatician
Dog`ma*ti"cian (?), n. A dogmatist.
Dogmatics
Dog*mat"ics (?), n. The science which treats of Christian doctrinal
theology.
Dogmatism
Dog"ma*tism (?), n. The manner or character of a dogmatist; arrogance
or positiveness in stating opinion.
The self-importance of his demeanor, and the dogmatism of his
conversation. Sir W. Scott.
Dogmatist
Dog"ma*tist (?), n. [L. dogmatistes, Gr. One who dogmatizes; one who
speaks dogmatically; a bold and arrogant advancer of principles.
I expect but little success of all this upon the dogmatist; his
opinioned assurance is paramount to argument. Glanvill.
Dogmatize
Dog"ma*tize (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dogmatized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Dogmatizing.] [L. dogmatizare to lay down an opinion, Gr. dogmatiser.
See Dogma.] To assert positively; to teach magisterially or with bold
and undue confidence; to advance with arrogance.
The pride of dogmatizing schools. Blackmore.
Dogmatize
Dog"ma*tize, v. t. To deliver as a dogma. [R.]
Dogmatizer
Dog"ma*ti`zer (?), n. One who dogmatizes; a bold asserter; a
magisterial teacher. Hammond.
Dog-rose
Dog"-rose` (?), n. (Bot.) A common European wild rose, with single
pink or white flowers.
Dog's-bane
Dog's"-bane` (?), n. (Bot.) See Dogbane.
Dog's-ear
Dog's"-ear` (?), n. The corner of a leaf, in a book, turned down like
the ear of a dog. Gray. -- Dog's"-eared` (#), a. Cowper.
Dogship
Dog"ship (?), n. The character, or individuality, of a dog.
Dogshore
Dog"shore` (?), n. (Naut.) One of several shores used to hold a ship
firmly and prevent her moving while the blocks are knocked away before
launching.
Dogsick
Dog"sick` (?), a. Sick as a dog sometimes is very sick. [Colloq.]
Dogskin
Dog"skin (?), n. The skin of a dog, or leather made of the skin. Also
used adjectively.
Dogsleep
Dog"sleep` (?), n.
1. Pretended sleep. Addison.
2. (Naut.) The fitful naps taken when all hands are kept up by stress.
Dog's-tail grass
Dog's"-tail grass` (?), n. (Bot.) A hardy species of British grass
(Cynosurus cristatus) which abounds in grass lands, and is well suited
for making straw plait; -- called also goldseed.
Dog Star
Dog" Star` (?). Sirius, a star of the constellation Canis Major, or
the Greater Dog, and the brightest star in the heavens; -- called also
Canicula, and, in astronomical charts, a Canis Majoris. See Dog days.
Dog's-tongue
Dog's"-tongue` (?), n. (Bot.) Hound's-tongue.
Dogtie
Dog"tie` (?), n. (Arch.) A cramp.
Dogtooth
Dog"tooth` (?), n.; pl. Dogteeth (.
1. See Canine tooth, under Canine.
2. (Arch.) An ornament common in Gothic architecture, consisting of
pointed projections resembling teeth; -- also called tooth ornament.
Dogtooth spar (Min.), a variety of calcite, in acute crystals,
resembling the tooth of a dog. See Calcite. -- Dogtooth violet (Bot.),
a small, bulbous herb of the Lily family (genus Erythronium). It has
two shining flat leaves and commonly one large flower. [Written also
dog's-tooth violet.]
Dogtrick
Dog"trick` (?), n. A gentle trot, like that of a dog.
Dogvane
Dog"vane` (?), n. (Naut.) A small vane of bunting, feathers, or any
other light material, carried at the masthead to indicate the
direction of the wind. Totten.
Dogwatch
Dog"watch` (?), n. (Naut.) A half watch; a watch of two hours, of
which there are two, the first dogwatch from 4 to 6 o'clock, p.m., and
the second dogwatch from 6 to 8 o'clock, P. M. Totten.
Dog-weary
Dog"-wea`ry (?), a. Extremely weary. Shak.
Dogwood
Dog"wood` (?), n. [So named from skewers (dags) being made of it. Dr.
Prior. See Dag, and Dagger.] (Bot.) The Cornus, a genus of large
shrubs or small trees, the wood of which is exceedingly hard, and
serviceable for many purposes.
NOTE: &hand; Th ere ar e se veral sp ecies, on e of wh ich, Cornus
mascula, called also cornelian cherry, bears a red acid berry. C.
florida is the flowering dogwood, a small American tree with very
showy blossoms.
Dogwood tree. (a) The dogwood or Cornus. (b) A papilionaceous tree
(Piscidia erythring) growing in Jamaica. It has narcotic properties;
-- called also Jamaica dogwood.
Dohtren
Doh"tren (?), n. pl. Daughters. [Obs.]
Doily
Doi"ly (?), n. [So called from the name of the dealer.]
1. A kind of woolen stuff. [Obs.] "Some doily petticoats." Dryden.
A fool and a doily stuff, would now and then find days of grace,
and be worn for variety. Congreve.
2. A small napkin, used at table with the fruit, etc.; -- commonly
colored and fringed.
Doing
Do"ing (?), n.; pl. Doings (. Anything done; a deed; an action good or
bad; hence, in the plural, conduct; behavior. See Do.
To render an account of his doings. Barrow.
Doit
Doit (?), n. [D. duit, Icel. pveit, prop., a piece cut off. See
Thwaite a piece of ground, Thwite.]
1. A small Dutch coin, worth about half a farthing; also, a similar
small coin once used in Scotland; hence, any small piece of money.
Shak.
2. A thing of small value; as, I care not a doit.
Doitkin
Doit"kin (?), n. A very small coin; a doit.
Dokimastic
Dok`i*mas"tic (?), a. Docimastic.
Doko
Do"ko (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) See Lepidosiren.
Dolabra
Do*la"bra (?), n. [L., fr. dolare to hew.] A rude ancient ax or
hatchet, seen in museums.
Dolabriform
Do*lab"ri*form (?), a. [L. dolabra a mattock + -form.] Shaped like the
head of an ax or hatchet, as some leaves, and also certain organs of
some shellfish.
Dolce, Dolcemente
Dol"ce (?), Dol`ce*men"te (?), adv. [It., fr. L. dulcis sweet, soft.]
(Mus.) Softly; sweetly; with soft, smooth, and delicate execution.
Dolcino, OR Dulcino
Dol*ci"no (?), OR Dul*ci"no (, n. [Cf. It. dolcigno sweetish.] (Mus.)
A small bassoon, formerly much used. Simmonds.
Doldrums
Dol"drums, n. pl. [Cf. Gael. doltrum grief, vexation?] A part of the
ocean near the equator, abounding in calms, squalls, and light,
baffling winds, which sometimes prevent all progress for weeks; -- so
called by sailors. To be in the doldrums, to be in a state of
listlessness ennui, or tedium.
Dole
Dole (?), n. [OE. deol, doel, dol, OF. doel, fr. doloir to suffer, fr.
L. dolere; perh. akin to dolare to hew.] grief; sorrow; lamentation.
[Archaic]
And she died. So that day there was dole in Astolat. Tennyson.
Dole
Dole, n. [L. dolus: cf. F. dol.] (Scots Law) See Dolus.
Dole
Dole, n. [AS. d\'bel portion; same word as d. See Deal.]
1. Distribution; dealing; apportionment.
At her general dole, Each receives his ancient soul. Cleveland.
2. That which is dealt out; a part, share, or portion also, a scanty
share or allowance.
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3. Alms; charitable gratuity or portion.
So sure the dole, so ready at their call, They stood prepared to
see the manna fall. Dryden.
Heaven has in store a precious dole. Keble.
4. A boundary; a landmark. Halliwell.
5. A void space left in tillage. [Prov. Eng.]
Dole beer, beer bestowed as alms. [Obs.] -- Dole bread, bread bestowed
as alms. [Obs.] -- Dole meadow, a meadow in which several persons have
a common right or share.
Dole
Dole (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Doled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Doling.] To
deal out in small portions; to distribute, as a dole; to deal out
scantily or grudgingly.
The supercilious condescension with which even his reputed friends
doled out their praises to him. De Quincey.
Doleful
Dole"ful (?), a. Full of dole or grief; expressing or exciting sorrow;
sorrowful; sad; dismal.
With screwed face and doleful whine. South.
Regions of sorrow, doleful shades. Milton.
Syn. -- Piteous; rueful; sorrowful; woeful; melancholy; sad gloomy;
dismal; dolorous; woe-begone. - Dole"ful*ly, adv. -- Dole"ful*ness, n.
Dolent
Do"lent (?), a. [L. dolens, p. pr. of dolere: cf. F. dolent. See Dole
sorrow.] Sorrowful. [Obs.] Ford.
Dolente
Do*len"te (?), a. & adv. [It.] (Mus.) Plaintively. See Doloroso.
Dolerite
Dol"er*ite (?), n. [Gr. (Geol. & Min.) A dark-colored, basic, igneous
rock, composed essentially of pyroxene and a triclinic feldspar with
magnetic iron. By many authors it is considered equivalent to a
coarse-grained basalt.
Doleritic
Dol`er*it"ic (?), a. Of the nature of dolerite; as, much lava is
doleritic lava. Dana.
Dolesome
Dole"some, a. Doleful; dismal; gloomy; sorrowful. -- Dole"some*ly,
adv. -- Dole"some*ness, n.
Dolf
Dolf (?), imp. of Delve. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Dolichocephalic, Dolichocephalous
Dol`i*cho*ce*phal"ic (?), Dol`i*cho*ceph"a*lous (?), a. [Gr. (Anat.)
Having the cranium, or skull, long to its breadth; long-headed; --
opposed to brachycephalic. -- Dol`i*cho*ceph"al (#), a. & n.
Dolichocephaly, Dolichocephalism
Dol`i*cho*ceph"a*ly (?), Dol`i*cho*ceph"a*lism (?), n. [Cf. F.
dolichc\'82phalie.] The quality or condition of being dolichocephalic.
Dolioform
Do"li*o*form (?), a. [L. dolium large jar + -form.] (Biol.)
Barrel-shaped, or like a cask in form.
Doliolum
Do*li"o*lum (?), n. [L. doliolum a small cask.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of
freeswimming oceanic tunicates, allied to Salpa, and having alternate
generations.
Do-little
Do"-lit`tle (?), n. One who performs little though professing much.
[Colloq.]
Great talkers are commonly dolittles. Bp. Richardson.
Dolium
Do"li*um (?), n. [L. large jar.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of large univalve
mollusks, including the partridge shell and tun shells.
Doll
Doll (?), n. [A contraction of Dorothy; or less prob. an abbreviation
of idol; or cf. OD. dol a whipping top, D. dollen to rave, and E.
dull.] A child's puppet; a toy baby for a little girl.
Dollar
Dol"lar (?), n. [D. daalder, LG. dahler, G. thaler, an abbreviation of
Joachimsthaler, i. e., a piece of money first coined, about the year
1518, in the valley (G. thal) of St. Joachim, in Bohemia. See Dale.]
1. (a) A silver coin of the United States containing 371.25 grains of
silver and 41.25 grains of alloy, that is, having a total weight of
412.5 grains. (b) A gold coin of the United States containing 23.22
grains of gold and 2.58 grains of alloy, that is, having a total
weight of 25.8 grains, nine-tenths fine. It is no longer coined.
NOTE: &hand; Previous to 1837 the silver dollar had a larger amount
of alloy, but only the same amount of silver as now, the total
weight being 416 grains. The gold dollar as a distinct coin was
first made in 1849. The eagles, half eagles, and quarter eagles
coined before 1834 contained 24.75 grains of gold and 2.25 grains
of alloy for each dollar.
2. A coin of the same general weight and value, though differing
slightly in different countries, current in Mexico, Canada, parts of
South America, also in Spain, and several other European countries.
3. The value of a dollar; the unit commonly employed in the United
States in reckoning money values.
Chop dollar. See under 9th Chop. -- Dollar fish (Zo\'94l.), a fish of
the United States coast (Stromateus triacanthus), having a flat,
roundish form and a bright silvery luster; -- called also butterfish,
and Lafayette. See Butterfish. -- Trade dollar, a silver coin formerly
made at the United States mint, intended for export, and not legal
tender at home. It contained 378 grains of silver and 42 grains of
alloy. <-- dollar bill. A paper note printed by the Treasury, or by on
of the Federal Reserve Banks under authority of the treasury, having
the value of one dollar. Five dollar bill, ten dollar bill, etc. Notes
with the value of five, ten, etc. dollars. See dolar bill. Prior to
1964 such notes could be redemed for the equivalent dollar value of
silver coins, but in that year the backing of the currency with silver
was discontinued. Such notes not convertible into precious metals at a
fixed rate are called "fiat money", receiving their value solely from
the good faith of the issuing government. -->
Dollardee
Dol`lar*dee" (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A species of sunfish (Lepomis
pallidus), common in the United States; -- called also blue sunfish,
and copper-nosed bream.
Dollman
Doll"man (?), n. See Dolman.
Dolly
Dol"ly (?), n.; pl. Dollies (.
1. (Mining) A contrivance, turning on a vertical axis by a handle or
winch, and giving a circular motion to the ore to be washed; a
stirrer.
2. (Mach.) A tool with an indented head for shaping the head of a
rivet. Knight.
3. In pile driving, a block interposed between the head of the pile
and the ram of the driver.
4. A small truck with a single wide roller used for moving heavy
beams, columns, etc., in bridge building.
5. A compact, narrow-gauge locomotive used for moving construction
trains, switching, etc.
Dolly
Dol"ly (?), n. A child's mane for a doll. Dolly shop, a shop where
rags, old junk, etc., are bought and sold; usually, in fact, an
unlicensed pawnbroker's shop, formerly distinguished by the sign of a
black doll. [England]
Dolly Varden
Dol"ly Var"den (?).
1. A character in Dickens's novel "Barnaby Rudge," a beautiful,
lively, and coquettish girl who wore a cherry-colored mantle and
cherry-colored ribbons.
2. A style of light, bright-figured dress goods for women; also, a
style of dress.
Dolly Varden trout (Zo\'94l.), a trout of northwest America; -- called
also bull trout, malma, and red-spotted trout. See Malma.
Dolman
Dol"man (?), n. [Turk. d: cf. F. doliman.]
1. A long robe or outer garment, with long sleeves, worn by the Turks.
[Written also doliman.]
2. A cloak of a peculiar fashion worn by women.
Dolmen
Dol"men (?), n. [Armor. taol, tol, table + mean, maen, men, stone: cf.
F. dolmen.] A cromlech. See Cromlech. [Written also tolmen.]
Dolomite
Dol"o*mite (?), n. [After the French geologist Dolomieu.] (Geol. &
Min.) A mineral consisting of the carbonate of lime and magnesia in
varying proportions. It occurs in distinct crystals, and in extensive
beds as a compact limestone, often crystalline granular, either white
or clouded. It includes much of the common white marble. Also called
bitter spar.
Dolomitic
Dol`o*mit"ic (?), a. Pertaining to dolomite.
Dolomize
Dol"o*mize (?), v. t. To convert into dolomite. -- Dol`o*mi*za"tion
(#), n.
Dolor
Do"lor (?), n. [OE. dolor, dolur, dolour, F. douleur, L. dolor, fr.
dolere. See 1st Dole.] Pain; grief; distress; anguish. [Written also
dolour.] [Poetic]
Of death and dolor telling sad tidings. Spenser.
Doloriferous
Dol`or*if"er*ous (?), a. [L. dolor pain + -ferous.] Producing pain.
Whitaker.
Dolorific, Dolorifical
Dol`or*if"ic (?), Dol`or*if"ic*al (?), a. [LL. dolorificus; L. dolor
pain + facere to make.] Causing pain or grief. Arbuthnot.
Doloroso
Do`lo*ro"so (?), a. & adv. [It.] (Mus.) Plaintive; pathetic; -- used
adverbially as a musical direction.
Dolorous
Dol"or*ous (?), a. [L. dolorosus, from dolor: cf. F. douloureux. See
Dolor.]
1. Full of grief; sad; sorrowful; doleful; dismal; as, a dolorous
object; dolorous discourses.
You take me in too dolorous a sense; I spake to you for your
comfort. Shak.
2. Occasioning pain or grief; painful.
Their dispatch is quick, and less dolorous than the paw of the bear
or teeth of the lion. Dr. H. More.
-- Dol"or*ous*ly, adv. -- Dol"or*ous*ness, n.
Dolphin
Dol"phin (?), n. [F. dauphin dolphin, dauphin, earlier spelt also
doffin; cf. OF. dalphinal of the dauphin; fr. L. delphinus, Gr.
garbha; perh. akin to E. calf. Cf. Dauphin, Delphine.]
1. (Zool.) (a) A cetacean of the genus Delphinus and allied genera
(esp. D. delphis); the true dolphin. (b) The Coryph\'91na hippuris, a
fish of about five feet in length, celebrated for its surprising
changes of color when dying. It is the fish commonly known as the
dolphin. See Coryph\'91noid.
NOTE: &hand; Th e dolphin of the ancients (D. delphis) is common in
the Mediterranean and Atlantic, and attains a length of from six to
eight feet.
2. [Gr. (Gr. Antiq.) A mass of iron or lead hung from the yardarm, in
readiness to be dropped on the deck of an enemy's vessel.
3. (Naut.) (a) A kind of wreath or strap of plaited cordage. (b) A
spar or buoy held by an anchor and furnished with a ring to which
ships may fasten their cables. R. H. Dana. (c) A mooring post on a
wharf or beach. (d) A permanent fender around a heavy boat just below
the gunwale. Ham. Nav. Encyc.
4. (Gun.) In old ordnance, one of the handles above the trunnions by
which the gun was lifted.
5. (Astron.) A small constellation between Aquila and Pegasus. See
Delphinus, n.,
2.
Dolphin fly (Zo\'94l.), the black, bean, or collier, Aphis (Aphis
fable), destructive to beans. -- Dolphin striker (Naut.), a short
vertical spar under the bowsprit.
Dolphinet
Dol"phin*et (?), n. A female dolphin. [R.] Spenser.
Dolt
Dolt (?), n. [OE. dulte, prop. p. p. of dullen to dull. See Dull.] A
heavy, stupid fellow; a blockhead; a numskull; an ignoramus; a dunce;
a dullard.
This Puck seems but a dreaming dolt. Drayton.
Dolt
Dolt, v. i. To behave foolishly. [Obs.]
Doltish
Dolt"ish, a. Doltlike; dull in intellect; stupid; blockish; as, a
doltish clown. -- Dolt"ish*ly, adv. -- Dolt"ish*ness, n.
Dolus
Do"lus (?), n. [L., deceit; akin to Gr. (Law) Evil intent, embracing
both malice and fraud. See Culpa. Wharton.
Dolven
Dolv"en (?), p. p. of Delve. [Obs.] Rom. of R.
-dom
-dom (. A suffix denoting: (a) Jurisdiction or property and
jurisdiction, dominion, as in kingdom earldom. (b) State, condition,
or quality of being, as in wisdom, freedom.
NOTE: It is fr om th e sa me ro ot as do om meaning authority and
judgment. . See Doom.
Dom
Dom (?), n. [Pg. See Don.]
1. A title anciently given to the pope, and later to other church
dignitaries and some monastic orders. See Don, and Dan.
2. In Portugal and Brazil, the title given to a member of the higher
classes.
Domable
Dom"a*ble (?), a. [L. domabilis, fr. domare to tame.] Capable of being
tamed; tamable.
Domableness
Dom"a*ble*ness, n. Tamableness.
Domage
Dom"age (?), n. [See Damage.]
1. Damage; hurt. [Obs.] Chapman.
2. Subjugation. [Obs.] Hobbes.
Domain
Do*main" (?), n. [F. domaine, OF. demaine, L. dominium, property,
right of ownership, fr. dominus master, owner. See Dame, and cf
Demesne, Dungeon.]
1. Dominion; empire; authority.
2. The territory over which dominion or authority is exerted; the
possessions of a sovereign or commonwealth, or the like. Also used
figuratively.
The domain of authentic history. E. Everett.
The domain over which the poetic spirit ranges. J. C. Shairp.
3. Landed property; estate; especially, the land about the mansion
house of a lord, and in his immediate occupancy; demesne. Shenstone.
4. (Law) Ownership of land; an estate or patrimony which one has in
his own right; absolute proprietorship; paramount or sovereign
ownership.
Public domain, the territory belonging to a State or to the general
government; public lands. [U.S.]<-- 2. the situation (status) of
intellectual property which is not protected by copyright, patent or
other restriction on use. Anything in the public domain may be used by
anyone wihout restriction. --> -- Right of eminent domain, that
superior dominion of the sovereign power over all the property within
the state, including that previously granted by itself, which
authorizes it to appropriate any part thereof to a necessary public
use, reasonable compensation being made.
Domal
Do"mal (?), a. [L. domus house.] (Astrol.) Pertaining to a house.
Addison.
Domanial
Do*ma"ni*al (?), a. Of or relating to a domain or to domains.
Dome
Dome, n. [F. d\'93me, It. duomo, fr. L. domus a house, domus Dei or
Domini, house of the Lord, house of God; akin to Gr. timber. See
Timber.]
1. A building; a house; an edifice; -- used chiefly in poetry.
Approach the dome, the social banquet share. Pope.
2. (Arch.) A cupola formed on a large scale.
NOTE: &hand; "The Italians apply the term il duomo to the principal
church of a city, and the Germans call every cathedral church Dom;
and it is supposed that the word in its present English sense has
crept into use from the circumstance of such buildings being
frequently surmounted by a cupola."
Am. Cyc.
3. Any erection resembling the dome or cupola of a building; as the
upper part of a furnace, the vertical steam chamber on the top of a
boiler, etc.
4. (Crystallog.) A prism formed by planes parallel to a lateral axis
which meet above in a horizontal edge, like the roof of a house; also,
one of the planes of such a form.
NOTE: &hand; If th e pl ane is pa rallel to th e longer diagonal
(macrodiagonal) of the prism, it is called a macrodome; if parallel
to the shorter (brachydiagonal), it is a brachydome; if parallel to
the inclined diagonal in a monoclinic crystal, it is called a
clinodome; if parallel to the orthodiagonal axis, an orthodome.
Dana.
Dome
Dome, n. [See Doom.] Decision; judgment; opinion; a court decision.
[Obs.] Chaucer.
Domebook
Dome"book` (?), n. [Dome doom + book.] (O. Eng. Law) A book said to
have been compiled under the direction of King Alfred. It is supposed
to have contained the principal maxims of the common law, the
penalties for misdemeanors, and the forms of judicial proceedings.
Domebook was probably a general name for book of judgments. Burrill.
Domed
Domed (?), a. Furnished with a dome; shaped like a dome.
Domesday
Domes"day` (?), n. A day of judgment. See Doomsday. [Obs.] Domesday
Book, the ancient record of the survey of most of the lands of
England, made by order of William the Conqueror, about 1086. It
consists of two volumes, a large folio and a quarto, and gives the
proprietors' tenures, arable land, woodland, etc. [Written also
Doomsday Book.]
Domesman
Domes"man (?), n.; pl. Domesmen (#). [See Doom.] A judge; an umpire.
[Obs.]
Domestic
Do*mes"tic (?), a. [L. domesticus, fr. domus use: cf. F. domestique.
See 1st Dome.]
1. Of or pertaining to one's house or home, or one's household or
family; relating to home life; as, domestic concerns, life, duties,
cares, happiness, worship, servants.
His fortitude is the more extraordinary, because his domestic
feelings were unusually strong. Macaulay.
4. Of or pertaining to a nation considered as a family or home, or to
one's own country; intestine; not foreign; as, foreign wars and
domestic dissensions. Shak.
3. Remaining much at home; devoted to home duties or pleasures; as, a
domestic man or woman.
4. Living in or near the habitations of man; domesticated; tame as
distinguished from wild; as, domestic animals.
5. Made in one's own house, nation, or country; as, domestic
manufactures, wines, etc.
Domestic
Do*mes"tic, n.
1. One who lives in the family of an other, as hired household
assistant; a house servant.
The master labors and leads an anxious life, to secure plenty and
ease to the domestic. V. Knox.
2. pl. (Com.) Articles of home manufacture, especially cotton goods.
[U. S.]
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Domestical
Do*mes"tic*al (?), a. Domestic. [Obs.]
Our private and domestical matter. Sir. P. Sidney.
Domestical
Do*mes"tic*al, n. A family; a household. [Obs.]
Domestically
Do*mes"tic*al*ly, adv. In a domestic manner; privately; with reference
to domestic affairs.
Domesticant
Do*mes"ti*cant (?), a. Forming part of the same family. [Obs.] Sir E.
Dering.
Domesticate
Do*mes"ti*cate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Domesticated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Domesticating.] [LL. domesticatus, p. p. of domesticare to reside in,
to tame. See Domestic, a.]
1. To make domestic; to habituate to home life; as, to domesticate
one's self.
2. To cause to be, as it were, of one's family or country; as, to
domesticate a foreign custom or word.
3. To tame or reclaim from a wild state; as, to domesticate wild
animals; to domesticate a plant.
Domestication
Do*mes`ti*ca"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. domestication.] The act of
domesticating, or accustoming to home; the action of taming wild
animals.
Domesticator
Do*mes"ti*ca`tor (?), n. One who domesticates.
Domesticity
Do`mes*tic"i*ty (?), n. [LL. domesticitas: cf. F. domesticit\'82.] The
state of being domestic; domestic character; household life.
Domett
Dom"ett (?), n. A kind of baize of which the ward is cotton and the
weft woolen. Blakely.
Domeykite
Do"mey*kite (?), n. [Named after Domeyko, a mineralogist of Chili.]
(Min.) A massive mineral of tin-white or steel-gray color, an arsenide
of copper.
Domical
Dom"i*cal (?), a. Relating to, or shaped like, a dome.
Domicile
Dom"i*cile (?), n. [L. domicilium; domus house + (prob.) root of
celare to conceal: cf. F. domicile. See Dome, and Conceal.]
1. An abode or mansion; a place of permanent residence, either of an
individual or a family.
2. (Law) A residence at a particular place accompanied with an
intention to remain there for an unlimited time; a residence accepted
as a final abode. Wharton.
Domicile
Dom"i*cile, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Domiciled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Domiciling.] [Cf. F. domicilier. Cf. Domiciliate.] To establish in a
fixed residence, or a residence that constitutes habitancy; to
domiciliate. Kent.
Domiciliar
Dom`i*cil"i*ar (?), n. A member of a household; a domestic.
Domicillary
Dom`i*cil"l*a*ry (?), a. [LL. domiciliarius.] Of or pertaining to a
domicile, or the residence of a person or family.
The personal and domiciliary rights of the citizen scrupulously
guarded. Motley.
Domiciliary visit (Law), a visit to a private dwelling, particularly
for searching it, under authority.
Domiciliate
Dom`i*cil"i*ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Domiciliated (?); p. pr. &
vb. n. Domiciliating (?).] [See Domicile.]
1. To establish in a permanent residence; to domicile.
2. To domesticate. Pownall.
Domiciliation
Dom`i*cil`i*a"tion (?), n. The act of domiciliating; permanent
residence; inhabitancy. Milman.
Domiculture
Dom"i*cul`ture (?; 135), n. [L. domus house + E. culture. See 1st
Dome.] The art of house-keeping, cookery, etc. [R.] R. Park.
Domify
Dom"i*fy (?), v. t. [L. domus + -fy: cf. F. domifier.]
1. (Astrol.) To divide, as the heavens, into twelve houses. See House,
in astrological sense. [Obs.]
2. To tame; to domesticate. [Obs.] Johnson.
Domina
Dom"i*na (?), n. [L., lady. See Dame.] (O. Eng. Law) Lady; a lady; --
a title formerly given to noble ladies who held a barony in their own
right. Burrill.
Dominance, Dominancy
Dom"i*nance (?), Dom"i*nan*cy (?), n. Predominance; ascendency;
authority.
Dominant
Dom"i*nant (?), a. [L. dominans, -antis, p. pr. of dominari: cf. F.
dominant. See Dominate.] Ruling; governing; prevailing; controlling;
predominant; as, the dominant party, church, spirit, power.
The member of a dominant race is, in his dealings with the subject
race, seldom indeed fraudulent, . . . but imperious, insolent, and
cruel. Macaulay.
Dominant estate OR tenement (Law), the estate to which a servitude or
easement is due from another estate, the estate over which the
servitude extends being called the servient estate or tenement.
Bouvier. Wharton's Law Dict. -- Dominant owner (Law), one who owns
lands on which there is an easement owned by another. Syn. --
Governing; ruling; controlling; prevailing; predominant; ascendant.
Dominant
Dom"i*nant, n. (Mus.) The fifth tone of the scale; thus G is the
dominant of C, A of D, and so on. Dominant chord (Mus.), the chord
based upon the dominant.
Dominate
Dom"i*nate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dominated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Dominating.] [L. dominatus, p. p. of dominari to dominate, fr. dominus
master, lord. See Dame, and cf. Domineer.] To predominate over; to
rule; to govern. "A city dominated by the ax." Dickens.
We everywhere meet with Slavonian nations either dominant or
dominated. W. Tooke.
Dominate
Dom"i*nate, v. i. To be dominant. Hallam.
Domination
Dom`i*na"tion (?), n. [F. domination, L. dominatio.]
1. The act of dominating; exercise of power in ruling; dominion;
supremacy; authority; often, arbitrary or insolent sway.
In such a people, the haugtiness of domination combines with the
spirit of freedom. Burke.
2. A ruling party; a party in power. [R.] Burke.
3. pl. A high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy; -- a meaning
given by the schoolmen.
Thrones, dominations, princedoms, virtues, powers. Milton.
Dominative
Dom"i*na*tive (?), a. [Cf. F. dominatif.] Governing; ruling;
imperious. Sir E. Sandys.
Dominator
Dom"i*na`tor (?), n. [L.] A ruler or ruling power. "Sole dominator of
Navarre." Shak.
Jupiter and Mars are dominators for this northwest part of the
world. Camden.
Domine
Dom"i*ne (?), n. [See Dominie.]
1. A name given to a pastor of the Reformed Church. The word is also
applied locally in the United States, in colloquial speech, to any
clergyman.
2. [From Sp. domine a schoolmaster.] (Zo\'94l.) A West Indian fish
(Epinula magistralis), of the family Trichiurid\'91. It is a
long-bodied, voracious fish.
Domineer
Dom`i*neer" (?), v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. Domineered (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Domineering.] [F. dominer, L. dominari: cf. OD. domineren to feast
luxuriously. See Dominate, v. t.] To rule with insolence or arbitrary
sway; to play the master; to be overbearing; to tyrannize; to bluster;
to swell with conscious superiority or haughtiness; -- often with
over; as, to domineer over dependents.
Go to the feast, revel and domineer. Shak.
His wishes tend abroad to roam, And hers to domineer at home.
Prior.
Domineering
Dom`i*neer"ing, a. Ruling arrogantly; overbearing.
A violent, brutal, domineering old reprobate. Blackw. Mag.
Syn. -- Haughty; overbearing; lordly. See Imperious. --
Dom`i*neer"ing*ly, adv.
Dominical
Do*min"ic*al (?), a. [LL. dominicalis, for L. dominicus belonging to a
master or lord (dominica dies the Lord's day), fr. dominus master or
lord: cf. F. dominical. See Dame.]
1. Indicating, or pertaining to, the Lord's day, or Sunday.
2. Relating to, or given by, our Lord; as, the dominical (or Lord's)
prayer. Howell.
Some words altered in the dominical Gospels. Fuller.
Dominical altar (Eccl.), the high altar. -- Dominical letter, the
letter which, in almanacs, denotes Sunday, or the Lord's day (dies
Domini). The first seven letters of the alphabet are used for this
purpose, the same letter standing for Sunday during a whole year
(except in leap year, when the letter is changed at the end of
February). After twenty-eight years the same letters return in the
same order. The dominical letters go backwards one day every common
year, and two every leap year; e. g., if the dominical letter of a
common year be G, F will be the dominical letter for the next year.
Called also Sunday letter. Cf. Solar cycle, under Cycle, n.
Dominical
Do*min"ic*al, n. The Lord's day or Sunday; also, the Lord's prayer.
[Obs.]
Dominican
Do*min"i*can (?), a. [NL. Dominicanus, fr. Dominicus, Dominic, the
founder: cf. F. Dominicain.] Of or pertaining to St. Dominic (Dominic
de Guzman), or to the religions communities named from him. Dominican
nuns, an order of nuns founded by St. Dominic, and chiefly employed in
teaching. -- Dominican tertiaries (the third order of St. Dominic).
See Tertiary.
Dominican
Do*min"i*can, n. (Eccl. Hist.) One of an order of mendicant monks
founded by Dominic de Guzman, in 1215. A province of the order was
established in England in 1221. The first foundation in the United
States was made in 1807. The Master of the Sacred Palace at Rome is
always a Dominican friar. The Dominicans are called also preaching
friars, friars preachers, black friars (from their black cloak),
brothers of St. Mary, and in France, Jacobins.
Dominicide
Do*min"i*cide (?), n. [L. dominus master + caedere to cut down, kill.]
1. The act of killing a master.
2. One who kills his master.
Dominie
Dom"i*nie (?), n. [L. dominus master. See Don, Dame.]
1. A schoolmaster; a pedagogue. [Scot.]
This was Abel Sampson, commonly called, from occupation as a
pedagogue, Dominie Sampson. Sir W. Scott.
2. A clergyman. See Domine, 1. [Scot. & Colloq. U. S.]
Dominion
Do*min"ion (?), n. [LL. dominio, equiv. to L. dominium. See Domain,
Dungeon.]
1. Sovereign or supreme authority; the power of governing and
controlling; independent right of possession, use, and control;
sovereignty; supremacy.
I praised and honored him that liveth forever, whose dominion is an
everlasting dominion. Dan. iv. 34.
To choose between dominion or slavery. Jowett (Thucyd. ).
2. Superior prominence; predominance; ascendency.
Objects placed foremost ought . . . have dominion over things
confused and transient. Dryden.
3. That which is governed; territory over which authority is
exercised; the tract, district, or county, considered as subject; as,
the dominions of a king. Also used figuratively; as, the dominion of
the passions.
4. pl. A supposed high order of angels; dominations. See Domination,
3. Milton.
By him were all things created . . . whether they be thrones, or
dominions, or principalities, or powers. Col. i. 16.
Syn. -- Sovereignty; control; rule; authority; jurisdiction;
government; territory; district; region.
Domino
Dom"i*no (?), n.; pl. Dominos or (esp. the pieces for a game) Dominoes
(#). [F. domino, or It. domin\'95, or Sp. domin\'a2, fr. L. dominus
master. The domino was orig. a hood worn by the canons of a cathedral.
See Don, Dame.]
1. A kind of hood worn by the canons of a cathedral church; a sort of
amice. Kersey.
2. A mourning veil formerly worn by women.
3. A kind of mask; particularly, a half mask worn at masquerades, to
conceal the upper part of the face. Dominos were formerly worn by
ladies in traveling.
4. A costume worn as a disguise at masquerades, consisting of a robe
with a hood adjustable at pleasure.
5. A person wearing a domino.
6. pl. A game played by two or more persons, with twenty-eight pieces
of wood, bone, or ivory, of a flat, oblong shape, plain at the back,
but on the face divided by a line in the middle, and either left blank
or variously dotted after the manner of dice. The game is played by
matching the spots or the blank of an unmatched half of a domino
already played Hoyle.
7. One of the pieces with which the game of dominoes is played. Hoyle.
<--
fall like dominoes. To fall sequentially, as when one object in a
line, by falling against the next object, causes it in turn to fall,
and that second object causes a third to fall, etc.; the process can
be repeated an indefinite number of times. Derived from an
entertainment using dominoes arranged in a row, each standing on edge
and therefore easily knocked over; when the first is made to fall
against the next, it starts a sequence which ends when all have
fallen. For amusement, people have arranged such sequences involving
thousands of dominoes, arrayed in fanciful patterns. Domino theory. A
political theory current in the 1960's, according to which the
conversion of one country in South Asia to communism will start a
sequential process causing all Asian countries to convert to
Communism. The apparent assumption was that an Asian country with a
Western orientation was as politically unstable as a domino standing
on edge. Used by some as a justification for American involvement in
the Vietnam war, 1964-1972. -->
Dominus
Dom"i*nus (?), n.; pl. Domini (#). [L., master. See Dame.] Master;
sir; -- a title of respect formerly applied to a knight or a
clergyman, and sometimes to the lord of a manor. Cowell.
Domitable
Dom"i*ta*ble (?), a. [L. domitare to tame, fr. domare.] That can be
tamed. [R.] Sir M. Hale.
Domite
Do"mite (?), n. (Min.) A grayish variety of trachyte; -- so called
from the Puy-de-D\'93me in Auvergne, France, where it is found.
Don
Don (?), n. [Sp. don; akin to Pg. dom, It. donno; fr. L. dominus
master. See Dame, and cf. Domine, Dominie, Domino, Dan, Dom.]
1. Sir; Mr; Signior; -- a title in Spain, formerly given to noblemen
and gentlemen only, but now common to all classes.
Don is used in Italy, though not so much as in Spain France talks
of Dom Calmet, England of Dom Calmet, England of Dan Lydgate.
Oliphant.
2. A grand personage, or one making pretension to consequence;
especially, the head of a college, or one of the fellows at the
English universities. [Univ. Cant] "The great dons of wit." Dryden.
Don
Don, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Donned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Donning.] [Do +
on; -- opposed to doff. See Do, v. t., 7.] To put on; to dress in; to
invest one's self with.
Should I don this robe and trouble you. Shak.
At night, or in the rain, He dons a surcoat which he doffs at morn.
Emerson.
Do\'a4a
Do"\'a4a (?), n. [Sp. do\'a4a. See Duenna.] Lady; mistress; madam; --
a title of respect used in Spain, prefixed to the Christian name of a
lady.
Donable
Do"na*ble (?), a. [L. donabilis, fr. donare to donate.] Capable of
being donated or given. [R.]
Donary
Do"na*ry (?), n. [L. donarium, fr. donare.] A thing given to a sacred
use. [R.] Burton.
Donat
Don"at (?), n. [From Donatus, a famous grammarian.] A grammar. [Obs.]
[Written also donet.]
Donatary
Don"a*ta*ry (?), n. See Donatory.
Donate
Do"nate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Donated; p. pr. & vb. n. Donating.]
[L. donatus, p. p. of donare to donate, fr. donum gift, fr. dare to
give. See 2d Date.] To give; to bestow; to present; as, to donate
fifty thousand dollars to a college.
Donation
Do*na"tion (?), n. [L. donatio; cf. F. donation.]
1. The act of giving or bestowing; a grant.
After donation there an absolute change and alienation of the
property of the thing given. South.
2. That which is given as a present; that which is transferred to
another gratuitously; a gift.
And some donation freely to estate On the bless'd lovers. Shak.
3. (Law) The act or contract by which a person voluntarily
transfers the title to a thing of which be is the owner, from
himself to another, without any consideration, as a free gift.
Bouvier.
Donation party, a party assembled at the house of some one, as of a
clergyman, each one bringing some present. [U.S.] Bartlett. Syn. --
Gift; present; benefaction; grant. See Gift.
Donatism
Don"a*tism (?), n. [Cf. F. Donatisme.] (Eccl. Hist.) The tenets of the
Donatists.
Donatist
Don"a*tist (?), n. [LL. Donatista: cf. F. Donatiste.] (Eccl. Hist.) A
follower of Donatus, the leader of a body of North African schismatics
and purists, who greatly disturbed the church in the 4th century. They
claimed to be the true church.
Donatistic
Don`a*tis"tic (?), a. Pertaining to Donatism.
Donative
Don"a*tive (?), n. [L. donativum, fr. donare: cf. F. donatif. See
Donate.]
1. A gift; a largess; a gratuity; a present. "The Romans were
entertained with shows and donatives." Dryden.
2. (Eccl. Law) A benefice conferred on a person by the founder or
patron, without either presentation or institution by the ordinary, or
induction by his orders. See the Note under Benefice, n.,
3.
Donative
Don"a*tive, a. Vested or vesting by donation; as, a donative advowson.
Blackstone.
Donator
Do*na"tor (?), n. [L. Cf. Donor.] (Law) One who makes a gift; a donor;
a giver.
Donatory
Don"a*to*ry (?), n. (Scots Law) A donee of the crown; one the whom,
upon certain condition, escheated property is made over.
Do-naught
Do"-naught` (?), n. [Do + naught.] A lazy, good-for-nothing fellow.
Donax
Do"nax (?), n. [L., reed, also a sea fish, Gr. (Bot.) A canelike grass
of southern Europe (Arundo Donax), used for fishing rods, etc.
Doncella
Don*cel"la (?), n. [Sp., lit., a maid. Cf. Damsel.] (Zo\'94l.) A
handsome fish of Florida and the West Indies (Platyglossus radiatus).
The name is applied also to the ladyfish (Harpe rufa) of the same
region.
Done
Done (?), p. p. from Do, and formerly the infinitive.
1. Performed; executed; finished.
2. It is done or agreed; let it be a match or bargain; -- used
elliptically.
Done brown, a phrase in cookery; applied figuratively to one who has
been thoroughly deceived, cheated, or fooled. [Colloq.] -- Done for,
tired out; used up; collapsed; destroyed; dead; killed. [Colloq.] --
Done up. (a) Wrapped up. (b) Worn out; exhausted. [Colloq.]
Done
Done, a. [Prob. corrupted from OF. don\'82, F. donn\'82, p. p. of OF.
doner, F. donner, to give, issue, fr. L. donare to give. See Donate,
and cf. Donee.] Given; executed; issued; made public; -- used chiefly
in the clause giving the date of a proclamation or public act.
Donee
Do*nee" (?), n. [OF. don\'82, F. donn\'82, p. p. See the preceding
word.]
1. The person to whom a gift or donation is made.
2. (Law) Anciently, one to whom lands were given; in later use, one to
whom lands and tenements are given in tail; in modern use, one on whom
a power is conferred for execution; -- sometimes called the appointor.
Donet
Don"et (?), n. Same as Donat. Piers Plowman.
Doni
Do"ni (?), n. [Tamil t.] (Naut.) A clumsy craft, having one mast with
a long sail, used for trading purposes on the coasts of Coromandel and
Ceylon. [Written also dhony, doney, and done.]
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Doniferous
Do*nif"er*ous (?), a. [L. donum gift + -ferous.] Bearing gifts. [R.]
Donjon
Don"jon (?), n. [See Dungeon.] The chief tower, also called the keep;
a massive tower in ancient castles, forming the strongest part of the
fortifications. See Illust. of Castle.
Donkey
Don"key (?), n.; pl. Donkeys (#). [Prob. dun, in allusion to the color
of the animal + a dim. termination.]
1. An ass; or (less frequently) a mule.
2. A stupid or obstinate fellow; an ass.
Donkey engine, a small auxiliary engine not used for propelling, but
for pumping water into the boilers, raising heavy weights, and like
purposes. -- Donkey pump, a steam pump for feeding boilers,
extinguishing fire, etc.; -- usually an auxiliary. -- Donkey's eye
(Bot.), the large round seed of the Mucuna pruriens, a tropical
leguminous plant.
Donna
Don"na (?), n. [It. donna, L. domina. See Don, Dame.] A lady; madam;
mistress; -- the title given a lady in Italy.
Donnat
Don"nat (?), n. [Corrupted from do-naught.] See Do-naught. [Prov.
Eng.] Halliwell.
Donnism
Don"nism (?), n. [Don, n., 2.] Self-importance; loftiness of carriage.
[Cant, Eng. Universities]
Donor
Do"nor (?), n. [F. donneur, OF. daneor, fr. donner. See Donee, and cf.
Donator.]
1. One who gives or bestows; one who confers anything gratuitously; a
benefactor.
2. (Law) One who grants an estate; in later use, one who confers a
power; -- the opposite of donee. Kent.
Touching, the parties unto deeds and charters, we are to consider
as well the donors and granters as the donees or grantees. Spelman.
Do-nothing
Do"-noth`ing (?), a. Doing nothing; inactive; idle; lazy; as, a
do-nothing policy.
Do-nothingism, Do-nothingness
Do"-noth`ing*ism (?), Do"-noth`ing*ness (?), n. Inactivity; habitual
sloth; idleness. [Jocular] Carlyle. Miss Austen.
Donship
Don"ship (?), n. The quality or rank of a don, gentleman, or knight.
Hudibras.
Donzel
Don"zel (?), n. [Cf. It. donzello, Sp. doncel, OF. danzel. See Damsel,
Don, n.] A young squire, or knight's attendant; a page. [Obs.] Beau. &
Fl.
Doo
Doo (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A dove. [Scot.]
Doob grass
Doob" grass` (?). [Hind. d.] (Bot.) A perennial, creeping grass
(Cynodon dactylon), highly prized, in Hindostan, as food for cattle,
and acclimated in the United States. [Written also doub grass.]
Doodle
Doo"dle (?), n. [Cf. Dawdle.] A trifler; a simple fellow.
Doodlesack
Doo"dle*sack` (?), n. [Cf. G. dudelsack.] The Scotch bagpipe. [Prov.
Eng.]
Doole
Doole (?), n. Sorrow; dole. [Obs.] Spenser.
Dooly
Doo"ly (?), n.; pl. Doolies (#). [Skr. d.] A kind of litter suspended
from men's shoulders, for carrying persons or things; a palanquin.
[Written also doolee and doolie.] [East Indies]
Having provided doolies, or little bamboo chairs slung on four
men's shoulders, in which I put my papers and boxes, we next
morning commenced the ascent. J. D. Hooker.
Doom
Doom (?), n. [As. d; akin to OS. d, OHG. tuom, Dan. & Sw. dom, Icel.
d, Goth. d, Gr. do, v. t. Do, v. t., and cf. Deem, -dom.]
1. Judgment; judicial sentence; penal decree; condemnation.
The first dooms of London provide especially the recovery of cattle
belonging to the citizens. J. R. Green.
Now against himself he sounds this doom. Shak.
2. That to which one is doomed or sentenced; destiny or fate, esp.
unhappy destiny; penalty.
Ere Hector meets his doom. Pope.
And homely household task shall be her doom. Dryden.
3. Ruin; death.
This is the day of doom for Bassianus. Shak.
4. Discriminating opinion or judgment; discrimination; discernment;
decision. [Obs.]
And there he learned of things and haps to come, To give
foreknowledge true, and certain doom. Fairfax.
Syn. -- Sentence; condemnation; decree; fate; destiny; lot; ruin;
destruction.
Doom
Doom, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Doomed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dooming.]
1. To judge; to estimate or determine as a judge. [Obs.] Milton.
2. To pronounce sentence or judgment on; to condemn; to consign by a
decree or sentence; to sentence; as, a criminal doomed to chains or
death.
Absolves the just, and dooms the guilty souls. Dryden.
3. To ordain as penalty; hence, to mulct or fine.
Have I tongue to doom my brother's death? Shak.
4. To assess a tax upon, by estimate or at discretion. [New England]
J. Pickering.
5. To destine; to fix irrevocably the destiny or fate of; to appoint,
as by decree or by fate.
A man of genius . . . doomed to struggle with difficulties.
Macaulay.
Doomage
Doom"age (?), n. A penalty or fine for neglect. [Local, New England]
Doomful
Doom"ful (?), a. Full of condemnation or destructive power. [R.] "That
doomful deluge." Drayton.
Doom palm
Doom" palm` (?). [Ar. daum, d\'d4m: cf. F. doume.] (Bot.) A species of
palm tree (Hyph\'91ne Thebaica), highly valued for the fibrous pulp of
its fruit, which has the flavor of gingerbread, and is largely eaten
in Egypt and Abyssinia. [Written also doum palm.]
Doomsday
Dooms"day` (?), n. [AS. d. See Doom, and Day.]
1. A day of sentence or condemnation; day of death. "My body's
doomsday." Shak.
2. The day of the final judgment.
I could not tell till doomsday. Chaucer.
Doomsday Book. See Domesday Book.
Doomsman
Dooms"man, n. [Doom + man.] A judge; an umpire. [Obs.] Hampole.
Doomster
Doom"ster (?), n. Same as Dempster. [Scot.]
Door
Door (?), n. [OE. dore, dure, AS. duru; akin to OS. dura, dor, D.
deur, OHG. turi, door, tor gate, G. th\'81r, thor, Icel. dyrr, Dan.
d\'94r, Sw. d\'94rr, Goth. daur, Lith. durys, Russ. dvere, Olr. dorus,
L. fores, Gr. dur, dv\'bera. . Cf. Foreign.]
1. An opening in the wall of a house or of an apartment, by which to
go in and out; an entrance way.
To the same end, men several paths may tread, As many doors into
one temple lead. Denham.
2. The frame or barrier of boards, or other material, usually turning
on hinges, by which an entrance way into a house or apartment is
closed and opened.
At last he came unto an iron door That fast was locked. Spenser.
3. Passage; means of approach or access.
I am the door; by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved. John
x. 9.
4. An entrance way, but taken in the sense of the house or apartment
to which it leads.
Martin's office is now the second door in the street. Arbuthnot.
Blank door, Blind door, etc. (Arch.) See under Blank, Blind, etc. --
In doors, OR Within doors, within the house. -- Next door to, near to;
bordering on.
A riot unpunished is but next door to a tumult. L'Estrange.
-- Out of doors, OR Without doors, and, colloquially, Out doors, out
of the house; in open air; abroad; away; lost.
His imaginary title of fatherhood is out of doors. Locke.
-- To lay (a fault, misfortune, etc.) at one's door, to charge one
with a fault; to blame for. -- To lie at one's door, to be imputable
or chargeable to.
If I have failed, the fault lies wholly at my door. Dryden.
NOTE: &hand; Do or is used in an adjectival construction or as the
first part of a compound (with or without the hyphen), as, door
frame, doorbell or door bell, door knob or doorknob, door latch or
doorlatch, door jamb, door handle, door mat, door panel.
Doorcase
Door"case` (?), n. The surrounding frame into which a door shuts.
Doorcheek
Door"cheek` (?), n. The jamb or sidepiece of a door. Ex. xii. 22
(Douay version).
Doorga
Door"ga (?), n. [Skr. Durg\'be.] (Myth.) A Hindoo divinity, the
consort of Siva, represented with ten arms. [Written also Durga.]
Malcom.
Dooring
Door"ing (?), n. The frame of a door. Milton.
Doorkeeper
Door"keep`er (?), n. One who guards the entrance of a house or
apartment; a porter; a janitor.
Doorless
Door"less, a. Without a door.
Doornail
Door"nail` (?), n. The nail or knob on which in ancient doors the
knocker struck; -- hence the old saying, "As dead as a doornail."
Doorplane
Door"plane` (?), n. A plane on a door, giving the name, and sometimes
the employment, of the occupant.
Doorpost
Door"post` (?), n. The jamb or sidepiece of a doorway.
Doorsill
Door"sill` (?), n. The sill or threshold of a door.
Doorstead
Door"stead (?), n. Entrance or place of a door. [Obs. or Local] Bp.
Warburton.
Doorstep
Door"step` (?), n. The stone or plank forming a step before an outer
door.
Doorstone
Door"stone` (?), n. The stone forming a threshold.
Doorstop
Door"stop` (?), n. (Carp.) The block or strip of wood or similar
material which stops, at the right place, the shutting of a door.
Doorway
Door"way` (?), n. The passage of a door; entrance way into a house or
a room.
Dooryard
Door"yard` (?), n. A yard in front of a house or around the door of a
house.
Dop, Doop
Dop, Doop (?), n. A little copper cup in which a diamond is held while
being cut.
Dop
Dop, v. i. [Cf. Dap, Dip.] To dip. [Obs.] Walton.
Dop
Dop, n. A dip; a low courtesy. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Dopper
Dop"per (?), n. [D. dooper.] [Written also doper.] An Anabaptist or
Baptist. [Contemptuous] B. Jonson.
Dopplerite
Dop"pler*ite (?), n. [Named after the physicist and mathematician
Christian Doppler.] (Min.) A brownish black native hydrocarbon
occurring in elastic or jellylike masses.
Doquet
Doq"uet (?), n. A warrant. See Docket.
Dor
Dor (?), n. [Cf. AS. dora drone, locust, D. tor beetle, L. taurus a
kind of beetle. Cf. Dormouse.] (Zo\'94l.) A large European scaraboid
beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius), which makes a droning noise while
flying. The name is also applied to allied American species, as the
June bug. Called also dorr, dorbeetle, or dorrbeetle, dorbug, dorrfly,
and buzzard clock.
Dor
Dor, n. [Cf. Dor a beetle, and Hum, Humbug.] A trick, joke, or
deception. Beau. & Fl. To give one the dor, to make a fool of him.
[Archaic] P. Fletcher.
Dor
Dor, v. t. To make a fool of; to deceive. [Obs.] [Written also dorr.]
B. Jonson.
Dorado
Do*ra"do (?), n. [Sp. dorado gilt, fr. dorar to gild, fr. L. deaurare.
See 1st Dory, and cf. Fl Dorado.]
1. (Astron.) A southern constellation, within which is the south pole
of the ecliptic; -- called also sometimes Xiphias, or the Swordfish.
2. (Zo\'94l.) A large, oceanic fish of the genus Coryph\'91na.
Dorbeetle
Dor"bee`tle (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) See 1st Dor.
Doree
Do"ree (?), n. [See Dory.] (Zo\'94l.) A European marine fish (Zeus
faber), of a yellow color. See Illust. of John Doree.
NOTE: &hand; Th e po pular na me in England is John Doree, or Dory,
well known to be a corruption of F. jaune-dor\'82e, i. e.,
golden-yellow. See 1st Dory.
Doretree
Dore"tree` (?), n. A doorpost. [Obs.] "As dead as a doretree." Piers
Plowman.
Dorhawk
Dor"hawk` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The European goatsucker; -- so called
because it eats the dor beetle. See Goatsucker. [Written also
dorrhawk.] Booth.
Dorian
Do"ri*an (?), a.
1. Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks of Doris; Doric; as, a
Dorian fashion.
2. (Mus.) Same as Doric, 3. "Dorian mood." Milton.
Dorian mode (Mus.), the first of the authentic church modes or tones,
from D to D, resembling our D minor scale, but with the B natural.
Grove.
Dorian
Do"ri*an, n. A native or inhabitant of Doris in Greece.
Doric
Dor"ic (?), a. [L. Doricus, Gr.
1. Pertaining to Doris, in ancient Greece, or to the Dorians; as, the
Doric dialect.
2. (Arch.) Belonging to, or resembling, the oldest and simplest of the
three orders of architecture used by the Greeks, but ranked as second
of the five orders adopted by the Romans. See Abacus, Capital, Order.
NOTE: &hand; Th is or der is di stinguished, ac cording to th e
treatment of details, as Grecian Doric, or Roman Doric.
3. (Mus.) Of or relating to one of the ancient Greek musical modes or
keys. Its character was adapted both to religions occasions and to
war.
Doric
Dor"ic, n. The Doric dialect.
Doricism
Dor"i*cism (?), n. A Doric phrase or idiom.
Doris
Do"ris (?), n. [L. Doris, the daughter of Oceanus, and wife of Nereus,
Gr. (Zo\'94l.) A genus of nudibranchiate mollusks having a wreath of
branchi\'91 on the back.
Dorism
Do"rism (?), n. [Gr. A Doric phrase or idiom.
Dorking fowl
Dor"king fowl` (?). [From the town of Dorking in England.] (Zo\'94l.)
One of a breed of large-bodied domestic fowls, having five toes, or
the hind toe double. There are several strains, as the white, gray,
and silver-gray. They are highly esteemed for the table.
Dormancy
Dor"man*cy (?), n. [From Dormant.] The state of being dormant;
quiescence; abeyance.
Dormant
Dor"mant (?), a. [F., p. pr. of dormir to sleep, from L. dormire; cf.
Gr. dr\'be, OSlav. dr.]
1. Sleeping; as, a dormant animal; hence, not in action or exercise;
quiescent; at rest; in abeyance; not disclosed, asserted, or insisted
on; as, dormant passions; dormant claims or titles.
It is by lying dormant a long time, or being . . . very rarely
exercised, that arbitrary power steals upon a people. Burke.
2. (Her.) In a sleeping posture; as, a lion dormant; -- distinguished
from couchant.
Dormant partner (Com.), a partner who takes no share in the active
business of a company or partnership, but is entitled to a share of
the profits, and subject to a share in losses; -- called also sleeping
OR silent partner. -- Dormant window (Arch.), a dormer window. See
Dormer. -- Table dormant, a stationary table. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Dormant
Dor"mant (?), n. [See Dormant, a.] (Arch.) A large beam in the roof of
a house upon which portions of the other timbers rest or " sleep."
Arch. Pub. Soc. -- Called also dormant tree, dorman tree, dormond, and
dormer. Halliwell.
Dormer, OR Dormer window
Dor"mer (?), OR Dor"mer win"dow (, n. [Literally, the window of a
sleeping apartment. F. dormir to sleep. See Dormant, a. & n.] (Arch.)
A window pierced in a roof, and so set as to be vertical while the
roof slopes away from it. Also, the gablet, or houselike structure, in
which it is contained.
Dormitive
Dor"mi*tive (?), a. [Cf. F. dormitif, fr. dormire to sleep.] Causing
sleep; as, the dormitive properties of opium. Clarke. -- n. (Med.) A
medicine to promote sleep; a soporific; an opiate.
Dormitory
Dor"mi*to*ry (?), n.; pl. Dormitories (#). [L. dormitorium, fr.
dormitorius of or for sleeping, fr. dormire to sleep. See Dormant.]
1. A sleeping room, or a building containing a series of sleeping
rooms; a sleeping apartment capable of containing many beds; esp., one
connected with a college or boarding school. Thackeray.
2. A burial place. [Obs.] Ayliffe.
My sister was interred in a very honorable manner in our dormitory,
joining to the parish church. Evelyn.
Dormouse
Dor"mouse (?), n.; pl. Dormice (#). [Perh. fr. F. dormir to sleep
(Prov. E. dorm to doze) + E. mouse; or perh. changed fr. F. dormeuse,
fem., a sleeper, though not found in the sense of a dormouse.]
(Zo\'94l.) A small European rodent of the genus Myoxus, of several
species. They live in trees and feed on nuts, acorns, etc.; -- so
called because they are usually torpid in winter.
Dorn
Dorn (?), n. [Cf. G. dorn thorn, D. doorn, and G. dornfisch
stickleback.] (Zo\'94l.) A British ray; the thornback.
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Dornick, OR Dornock
Dor"nick (?), OR Dor"nock (?), n. A coarse sort of damask, originally
made at Tournay (in Flemish, Doornick), Belgium, and used for
hangings, carpets, etc. Also, a stout figured linen manufactured in
Scotland. [Formerly written also darnex, dornic, dorneck, etc.]
Halliwell. Jamieson.
NOTE: &hand; Ur e says that dornock, a kind of stout figured linen,
derives its name from a town in Scotland where it was first
manufactured for tablecloths.
Dorp
Dorp (?), n. [LG. & D. dorp. See Thorpe.] A hamlet. "A mean fishing
dorp." Howell.
Dorr
Dorr (?), n. The dorbeetle; also, a drone or an idler. See 1st Dor.
Robynson (More's Utopia).
Dorr
Dorr, v. t.
1. To deceive. [Obs.] See Dor, v. t.
2. To deafen with noise. [Obs.] Halliwell.
Dorrfly
Dorr"fly` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) See 1st Dor.
Dorrhawk
Dorr"hawk` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) See Dorhawk.
Dorsad
Dor"sad (?), adv. [Dorsum +L. ad towards.] (Anat.) Toward the dorsum
or back; on the dorsal side; dorsally.
Dorsal
Dor"sal (?), a. [F. dorsal, LL. dorsalis, fr. L. dorsualis, fr. dorsum
back; cf. Gr. Dorse, Dorsel, Dosel.]
1. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or situated near, the back, or dorsum, of an
animal or of one of its parts; notal; tergal; neural; as, the dorsal
fin of a fish; the dorsal artery of the tongue; -- opposed to ventral.
2. (Bot.) (a) Pertaining to the surface naturally inferior, as of a
leaf. (b) Pertaining to the surface naturally superior, as of a
creeping hepatic moss.
Dorsal vessel (Zo\'94l.), a central pulsating blood vessel along the
back of insects, acting as a heart.
Dorsal
Dor"sal, n. [LL. dorsale, neut. fr. dorsalis. See Dorsal, a.] (Fine
Arts) A hanging, usually of rich stuff, at the back of a throne, or of
an altar, or in any similar position.
Dorsale
Dor"sale (?), n. Same as Dorsal, n.
Dorsally
Dor"sal*ly (?), adv. (Anat.) On, or toward, the dorsum, or back; on
the dorsal side of; dorsad.
Dorse
Dorse (?), n. [Cf. L. dorsum the back. See Dorsel, Dosel.]
1. Same as dorsal, n. [Obs.]
2. The back of a book. [Obs.]
Books, all richly bound, with gilt dorses. Wood.
Dorse
Dorse, n. (Zo\'94l.) The Baltic or variable cod (Gadus callarias), by
some believed to be the young of the common codfish.
Dorsel
Dor"sel (?), n. [See Dosser.]
1. A pannier.
2. Same as Dorsal, n.
Dorser
Dor"ser (?), n. See Dosser.
dorsibranchiata
dor`si*bran`chi*a"ta (?), n. pl. [NL., from L. dorsum back + branchiae
gills.] (Zo\'94l.) A division of ch\'91topod annelids in which the
branchi\'91 are along the back, on each side, or on the parapodia.
[See Illusts. under Annelida and Ch\'91topoda.]
Dorsibranchiate
Dor`si*bran"chi*ate (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Having branchi\'91 along the
back; belonging to the Dorsibranchiata. -- n. One of the
Dorsibranchiata.
Dorsiferous
Dor*sif"er*ous (?),. [Dorsum + -ferous; cf. F. dorsif\'8are.] (Biol.)
Bearing, or producing, on the back; -- applied to ferns which produce
seeds on the back of the leaf, and to certain Batrachia, the ova of
which become attached to the skin of the back of the parent, where
they develop; dorsiparous.
Dorsimeson
Dor`si*mes"on (?), n. [Dorsum + meson.] (Anat.) See Meson.
Dorsiparous
Dor*sip"a*rous (?), a. [Dorsum + L. parere to bring forth.] (Biol.)
Same as Dorsiferous.
Dorsiventral
Dor`si*ven"tral (?), a. [Dorsum + ventral.]
1. (Biol.) Having distinct upper and lower surfaces, as most common
leaves. The leaves of the iris are not dorsiventral.
2. (Anat.) See Dorsoventral.
Dorsoventral
Dor`so*ven"tral (?), a. [dorsum + ventral.] (Anat.) From the dorsal to
the ventral side of an animal; as, the dorsoventral axis.
Dorsum
Dor"sum (?), n. [L.]
1. The ridge of a hill.
2. (Anat.) The back or dorsal region of an animal; the upper side of
an appendage or part; as, the dorsum of the tongue.
Dortour, Dorture
Dor"tour (?), Dor"ture (?), n. [F. dortoir, fr. L. dormitorium.] A
dormitory. [Obs.] Bacon.
Dory
Do"ry (?), n.; pl. Dories (#). [Named from 1st color, fr. F. dor\'82e
gilded, fr. dorer to gild, L. deaurare. See Deaurate, and cf.
Aureole.]
1. (Zo\'94l.) A European fish. See Doree, and John Doree.
2. (Zo\'94l.) The American wall-eyed perch; -- called also dor\'82.
See Pike perch.
Dory
Do"ry, n.; pl. Dories (. A small, strong, flat-bottomed rowboat, with
sharp prow and flaring sides.
Doryphora
Do*ryph"o*ra (?), n. [NL. See Doryphoros.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of
plant-eating beetles, including the potato beetle. See Potato beetle.
Doryphoros
Do*ryph"o*ros (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. (Fine Arts) A spear bearer; a
statue of a man holding a spear or in the attitude of a spear bearer.
Several important sculptures of this subject existed in antiquity,
copies of which remain to us.
Dose
Dose (?), n. [F. dose, Gr. dare to give. See Date point of time.]
1. The quantity of medicine given, or prescribed to be taken, at one
time.
2. A sufficient quantity; a portion; as much as one can take, or as
falls to one to receive.
3. Anything nauseous that one is obliged to take; a disagreeable
portion thrust upon one.
I am for curing the world by gentle alteratives, not by violent
doses. W. Irving.
I dare undertake that as fulsome a dose as you give him, he shall
readily take it down. South.
Dose
Dose, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dosed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. dosing.] [Cf. F.
doser. See Dose, n.]
1. To proportion properly (a medicine), with reference to the patient
or the disease; to form into suitable doses.
2. To give doses to; to medicine or physic to; to give potions to,
constantly and without need.
A self-opinioned physician, worse than his distemper, who shall
dose, and bleed, and kill him, "secundum artem." South
3. To give anything nauseous to.
Dosel
Dos"el (?), n. [OF. dossel; cf. LL. dorsale. See Dorsal, and cf.
Dorse, Dorsel.] Same as Dorsal, n. [R.]
Dosology
Do*sol"o*gy (?), n. [Dose +-logy.] Posology. [R.] Ogilvie.
Dossel
Dos"sel (?), n. [See Dosel, n.] Same as Dorsal, n.
Dosser
Dos"ser (?), n. [LL. dosserum, or F.dossier bundle of papers, part of
a basket resting on the back, fr. L. dorsum back. See Dorsal, and cf.
Dosel.] [Written also dorser and dorsel.]
1. A pannier, or basket.
To hire a ripper's mare, and buy new dossers. Beau. & Fl.
2. A hanging tapestry; a dorsal.
Dossil
Dos"sil (?), n. [OE. dosil faucet of a barrel, OF. dosil, duisil,
spigot, LL. diciculus, ducillus, fr. L. ducere to lead, draw. See
Duct, Duke.]
1. (Surg.) A small ovoid or cylindrical roil or pledget of lint, for
keeping a sore, wound, etc., open; a tent.
2. (Printing) A roll of cloth for wiping off the face of a
copperplate, leaving the ink in the engraved lines.
Dost
Dost (?), 2d pers. sing. pres. of Do.
Dot
Dot (?), n. [F., fr. L. dos, dotis, dowry. See Dower, and cf. Dote
dowry.] (Law) A marriage portion; dowry. [Louisiana]
Dot
Dot, n. [Cf. AS. dott small spot, speck; of uncertain origin.]
1. A small point or spot, made with a pen or other pointed instrument;
a speck, or small mark.
2. Anything small and like a speck comparatively; a small portion or
specimen; as, a dot of a child.
Dot
Dot, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dotted; p. pr. & vb. n. Dotting.]
1. To mark with dots or small spots; as, to dot a line.
2. To mark or diversify with small detached objects; as, a landscape
dotted with cottages.
Dot
Dot, v. i. To make dots or specks.
Dotage
Do"tage (?), n. [From Dote, v. i.]
1. Feebleness or imbecility of understanding or mind, particularly in
old age; the childishness of old age; senility; as, a venerable man,
now in his dotage.
Capable of distinguishing between the infancy and the dotage of
Greek literature. Macaulay.
2. Foolish utterance; drivel.
The sapless dotages of old Paris and Salamanca. Milton.
3. Excessive fondness; weak and foolish affection.
The dotage of the nation on presbytery. Bp. Burnet.
Dotal
Do"tal (?), a. [L. dotalis, fr. dos, dotis, dowry: cf. F. dotal. See
Dot dowry.] Pertaining to dower, or a woman's marriage portion;
constituting dower, or comprised in it. Garth.
Dotant
Do"tant (?), n. A dotard. [Obs.] Shak.
Dotard
Do"tard (?), n. [Dote, v. i.] One whose mind is impaired by age; one
in second childhood.
The sickly dotard wants a wife. Prior.
Dotardly
Do"tard*ly, a. Foolish; weak. Dr. H. More.
Dotary
Do"ta*ry (?), n. A dotard's weakness; dotage. [Obs.] Drayton.
Dotation
Do*ta"tion (?), n. [LL. dotatio, fr. L. dotare to endow, fr. dos,
dotis, dower: cf. F. dotation. See Dot dowry.]
1. The act of endowing, or bestowing a marriage portion on a woman.
2. Endowment; establishment of funds for support, as of a hospital or
eleemosynary corporation. Blackstone.
Dote
Dote (?), n. [See Dot dowry.]
1. A marriage portion. [Obs.] See 1st Dot, n. Wyatt.
2. pl. Natural endowments. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Dote
Dote, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Doted;p. pr. & vb. n. Doting.] [OE. doten;
akin to OD. doten, D. dutten, to doze, Icel. dotta to nod from sleep,
MHG. t to keep still: cf. F. doter, OF. radoter (to dote, rave, talk
idly or senselessly), which are from the same source.] [Written also
doat.]
1. To act foolishly. [Obs.]
He wol make him doten anon right. Chaucer.
2. To be weak-minded, silly, or idiotic; to have the intellect
impaired, especially by age, so that the mind wanders or wavers; to
drivel.
Time has made you dote, and vainly tell Of arms imagined in your
lonely cell. Dryden.
He survived the use of his reason, grew infatuated, and doted long
before he died. South.
3. To be excessively or foolishly fond; to love to excess; to be
weakly affectionate; -- with on or upon; as, the mother dotes on her
child.
Sing, siren, for thyself, and I will dote. Shak.
What dust we dote on, when 't is man we love. Pope.
Dote
Dote, n. An imbecile; a dotard. Halliwell.
Doted
Dot"ed (?), a.
1. Stupid; foolish. [Obs.]
Senseless speech and doted ignorance. Spenser.
2. Half-rotten; as, doted wood. [Local, U. S.]
Dotehead
Dote"head` (?), n. A dotard. [R.] Tyndale.
Doter
Dot"er (?), n.
1. One who dotes; a man whose understanding is enfeebled by age; a
dotard. Burton.
2. One excessively fond, or weak in love. Shak.
Dotery
Dot"er*y (?), n. The acts or speech of a dotard; drivel. [R.]
Doth
Doth (?), 3d pers. sing. pres. of Do.
Doting
Dot"ing (?), a. That dotes; silly; excessively fond. -- Dot"ing*ly,
adv. -- Dot"ing*ness, n.
Dotish
Dot"ish, a. Foolish; weak; imbecile. Sir W. Scott.
Dottard
Dot"tard (?), n. [For Dotard ?] An old, decayed tree. [R.] Bacon.
Dotted
Dot"ted (?), a. Marked with, or made of, dots or small spots;
diversified with small, detached objects. Dotted note (Mus.), a note
followed by a dot to indicate an increase of length equal to one half
of its simple value; thus, a dotted semibreve is equal to three
minims, and a dotted quarter to three eighth notes. -- Dotted rest, a
rest lengthened by a dot in the same manner as a dotted note.
NOTE: &hand; Notes and rests are sometimes followed by two dots, to
indicate an increase of length equal to three quarters of their
simple value, and they are then said to be double-dotted.
Dotterel
Dot"ter*el (?), a. [Cf. Dottard.] Decayed. "Some old dotterel trees."
[Obs.] Ascham.
Dotterel
Dot"ter*el, n. [From Dote, v. i.]
1. (Zo\'94l.) A European bird of the Plover family (Eudromias, OR
Charadrius, morinellus). It is tame and easily taken, and is popularly
believed to imitate the movements of the fowler.
In catching of dotterels we see how the foolish bird playeth the
ape in gestures. Bacon.
NOTE: &hand; Th e ri nged do tterel (o r ring plover) is Charadrius
hiaticula.
2. A silly fellow; a dupe; a gull. Barrow.
Dotting pen
Dot"ting pen` (?). See under Pun.
Dottrel
Dot"trel (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) See Dotterel.
Doty
Do"ty (?), a. [See Dottard.] Half-rotten; as, doty timber. [Local, U.
S.]
Douane
Dou`ane" (?), n. [F.] A customhouse.
Douanier
Dou`a"nier" (?), n. [F.] An officer of the French customs. [Anglicized
form douaneer.]
Douar
Dou"ar (?), n. [F., fr. Ar. d.] A village composed of Arab tents
arranged in streets.
Douay Bible
Dou"ay Bi"ble (?). [From Douay, or Douai, a town in France.] A
translation of the Scriptures into the English language for the use of
English-speaking Roman Catholics; -- done from the Latin Vulgate by
English scholars resident in France. The New Testament portion was
published at Rheims, A. D. 1582, the Old Testament at Douai, A. D.
1609-10. Various revised editions have since been published. [Written
also Doway Bible. Called also the Rheims and Douay version.]
Doub grass
Doub" grass` (?).(Bot.) Doob grass.
Double
Dou"ble (?), a. [OE. doble, duble, double, OF. doble, duble, double,
F. double, fr. L. duplus, fr. the root of duo two, and perh. that of
plenus full; akin to Gr. Two, and Full, and cf. Diploma, Duple.]
1. Twofold; multiplied by two; increased by its equivalent; made twice
as large or as much, etc.
Let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me. 2 Kings ii. 9.
Darkness and tempest make a double night. Dryden.
2. Being in pairs; presenting two of a kind, or two in a set together;
coupled.
[Let] The swan, on still St. Mary's lake, Float double, swan and
shadow. Wordsworth.
3. Divided into two; acting two parts, one openly and the other
secretly; equivocal; deceitful; insincere.
With a double heart do they speak. Ps. xii. 2.
4. (Bot.) Having the petals in a flower considerably increased beyond
the natural number, usually as the result of cultivation and the
expense of the stamens, or stamens and pistils. The white water lily
and some other plants have their blossoms naturally double.
NOTE: &hand; Do uble is often used as the first part of a compound
word, generally denoting two ways, or twice the number, quantity,
force, etc., twofold, or having two.
Double base, OR Double bass (Mus.), the largest and lowest-toned
instrument in the violin form; the contrabasso or violone. -- Double
convex. See under Convex. -- Double counterpoint (Mus.), that species
of counterpoint or composition, in which two of the parts may be
inverted, by setting one of them an octave higher or lower. -- Double
court (Lawn Tennis), a court laid out for four players, two on each
side. -- Double dagger (Print.), a reference mark (&ddagr;) next to
the dagger (&dagr;) in order; a diesis. -- Double drum (Mus.), a large
drum that is beaten at both ends. -- Double eagle, a gold coin of the
United States having the value of 20 dollars. -- Double entry. See
under Bookkeeping. -- Double floor (Arch.), a floor in which binding
joists support flooring joists above and ceiling joists below. See
Illust. of Double-framed floor. -- Double flower. See Double, a., 4.
-- Double-framed floor (Arch.), a double floor having girders into
which the binding joists are framed. -- Double fugue (Mus.), a fugue
on two subjects. -- Double letter. (a) (Print.) Two letters on one
shank; a ligature. (b) A mail requiring double postage. -- Double note
(Mus.), a note of double the length of the semibreve; a breve. See
Breve. -- Double octave (Mus.), an interval composed of two octaves,
or fifteen notes, in diatonic progression; a fifteenth. -- Double
pica. See under Pica. -- Double play (Baseball), a play by which two
players are put out at the same time. -- Double plea (Law), a plea
alleging several matters in answer to the declaration, where either of
such matters alone would be a sufficient bar to the action. Stephen.
-- Double point (Geom.), a point of a curve at which two branches
cross each other. Conjugate or isolated points of a curve are called
double points, since they possess most of the properties of double
points (see Conjugate). They are also called acnodes, and those points
where the branches of the curve really cross are called crunodes. The
extremity of a cusp is also a double point. -- Double quarrel. (Eccl.
Law) See Duplex querela, under Duplex. -- Double refraction. (Opt.)
See Refraction. -- Double salt. (Chem.) (a) A mixed salt of any
polybasic acid which has been saturated by different bases or basic
radicals, as the double carbonate of sodium and potassium,
NaKCO3.6H2O. (b) A molecular combination of two distinct salts, as
common alum, which consists of the sulphate of aluminium, and the
sulphate of potassium or ammonium. -- Double shuffle, a low, noisy
dance. -- Double standard (Polit. Econ.), a double standard of
monetary values; i. e., a gold standard and a silver standard, both of
which are made legal tender. -- Double star (Astron.), two stars so
near to each other as to be seen separate only by means of a
telescope. Such stars may be only optically near to each other, or may
be physically connected so that they revolve round their common center
of gravity, and in the latter case are called also binary stars. --
Double time (Mil.). Same as Double-quick. -- Double window, a window
having two sets of glazed sashes with an air space between them.
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Double
Dou"ble (?), adv. Twice; doubly.
I was double their age. Swift.
Double
Dou"ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Doubled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Doubling
(?).] [OE. doblen, dublen, doublen, F. doubler, fr. L. duplare, fr.
duplus. See Double, a.]
1. To increase by adding an equal number, quantity, length, value, or
the like; multiply by two; to double a sum of money; to double a
number, or length.
Double six thousand, and then treble that. Shak.
2. To make of two thicknesses or folds by turning or bending together
in the middle; to fold one part upon another part of; as, to double
the leaf of a book, and the like; to clinch, as the fist; -- often
followed by up; as, to double up a sheet of paper or cloth.<-- also
double over --> Prior.
Then the old man Was wroth, and doubled up his hands. Tennyson.
3. To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth
twice as much as.
Thus re\'89nforced, against the adverse fleet, Still doubling ours,
brave Rupert leads the way. Dryden.
4. To pass around or by; to march or sail round, so as to reverse the
direction of motion.
Sailing along the coast, the doubled the promontory of Carthage.
Knolles.
5. (Mil.) To unite, as ranks or files, so as to form one from each
two.
Double
Dou"ble, v. i.
1. To be increased to twice the sum, number, quantity, length, or
value; to increase or grow to twice as much.
'T is observed in particular nations, that within the space of
three hundred years, notwithstanding all casualties, the number of
men doubles. T. Burnet.
2. To return upon one's track; to turn and go back over the same
ground, or in an opposite direction.
Doubling and turning like a hunted hare. Dryden.
Doubling and doubling with laborious walk. Wordsworth.
3. To play tricks; to use sleights; to play false.
What penalty and danger you accrue, If you be found to double. J.
Webster.
4. (Print.) To set up a word or words a second time by mistake; to
make a doublet.
To double upon (Mil.), to inclose between two fires.
Double
Dou"ble, n.
1. Twice as much; twice the number, sum, quantity, length, value, and
the like.
If the thief be found, let him pay double. Ex. xxii. 7.
2. Among compositors, a doublet (see Doublet,
2.); among pressmen, a sheet that is twice pulled, and blurred.
3. That which is doubled over or together; a doubling; a plait; a
fold.
Rolled up in sevenfold double Of plagues. Marston.
4. A turn or circuit in running to escape pursues; hence, a trick; a
shift; an artifice.
These men are too well acquainted with the chase to be flung off by
any false steps or doubles. Addison.
5. Something precisely equal or counterpart to another; a counterpart.
Hence, a wraith.
My charming friend . . . has, I am almost sure, a double, who
preaches his afternoon sermons for him. Atlantic Monthly.
6. A player or singer who prepares to take the part of another player
in his absence; a substitute.
7. Double beer; strong beer.
8. (Eccl.) A feast in which the antiphon is doubled, hat is, said
twice, before and after the Psalms, instead of only half being said,
as in simple feasts. Shipley.
9. (Lawn Tennis) A game between two pairs of players; as, a first
prize for doubles.
10. (Mus.) An old term for a variation, as in Bach's Suites.
Double-acting
Dou"ble-act`ing (?), a. Acting or operating in two directions or with
both motions; producing a twofold result; as, a double-acting engine
or pump.
Double-bank
Dou"ble-bank" (?), v. t. (Naut.) To row by rowers sitting side by side
in twos on a bank or thwart. To double-bank an oar, to set two men to
pulling one oar.
Double-banked
Dou"ble-banked` (?), a. Applied to a kind of rowing in which the
rowers sit side by side in twos, a pair of oars being worked from each
bank or thwart.
Double-barreled, OR -barrelled
Dou"ble-bar`reled (?), OR -bar`relled, a. Having two barrels; --
applied to a gun.
Double-beat valve
Dou"ble-beat` valve" (?). See under Valve.
Double-breasted
Dou"ble-breast`ed (?), a. Folding or lapping over on the breast, with
a row of buttons and buttonholes on each side; as, a double-breasted
coat.
Double-charge
Dou"ble-charge` (?), v. t.
1. To load with a double charge, as of gunpowder.
2. To overcharge. Shak.
Double dealer
Dou"ble deal"er (?). One who practices double dealing; a deceitful,
trickish person. L'Estrange.
Double dealing
Dou"ble deal"ing (?). False or deceitful dealing. See Double dealing,
under Dealing. Shak.
Double-decker
Dou"ble-deck"er (?), n.
1. (Naut.) A man-of-war having two gun decks.
2. A public conveyance, as a street car, with seats on the roof.
[Colloq.]
Double-dye
Dou"ble-dye` (?), v. t. To dye again or twice over.
To double-dye their robes in scarlet. J. Webster.
Double-dyed
Dou"ble-dyed` (?), a. Dyed twice; thoroughly or intensely colored;
hence; firmly fixed in opinions or habits; as, a double-dyed villain.
Double-ender
Dou"ble-end"er (?), n. (a) (Naut.) A vessel capable of moving in
either direction, having bow and rudder at each end. (b) (Railroad) A
locomotive with pilot at each end. Knight.
Double-entendre
Dou"ble-en*ten"dre (?), n. [F. double double + entendre to mean. This
is a barbarous compound of French words. The true French equivalent is
double entente.] A word or expression admitting of a double
interpretation, one of which is often obscure or indelicate.
Double-eyed
Dou"ble-eyed` (?), a. Having a deceitful look. [R.] "Deceitful
meanings is double-eyed." Spenser.
Double-faced
Dou"ble-faced` (?), a.
1. Having two faces designed for use; as, a double-faced hammer.
2. Deceitful; hypocritical; treacherous. Milton.
Double first
Dou"ble first` (?). (Eng. Universities) (a) A degree of the first
class both in classics and mathematics. (b) One who gains at
examinations the highest honor both in the classics and the
mathematics. Beaconsfield.
Double-handed
Dou"ble-hand"ed (?), a.
1. Having two hands.
2. Deceitful; deceptive. Glanvill.
Double-headed
Dou"ble-head"ed (?), a. Having two heads; bicipital. Double-headed
rail (Railroad), a rail whose flanges are duplicates, so that when one
is worn the other may be turned uppermost.
Doublehearted
Dou"ble*heart"ed (?), a. Having a false heart; deceitful; treacherous.
Sandys.
Double-hung
Dou"ble-hung` (?), a. Having both sashes hung with weights and cords;
-- said of a window.
Double-lock
Dou"ble-lock` (?), v. t. To lock with two bolts; to fasten with double
security. Tatler.
Double-milled
Dou"ble-milled` (?), a. Twice milled or fulled, to render more compact
or fine; -- said of cloth; as, double-milled kerseymere.
Doubleminded
Dou"ble*mind"ed (?), a. Having different minds at different times;
unsettled; undetermined.
A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways. Jas. i. 8.
Doubleness
Dou"ble*ness (?), n.
1. The state of being double or doubled.
2. Duplicity; insincerity. Chaucer.
Double-quick
Dou"ble-quick` (?), a. (Mil.) Of, or performed in, the fastest time or
step in marching, next to the run; as, a double-quick step or march.
Double-quick
Dou"ble-quick`, n. Double-quick time, step, or march.
NOTE: &hand; Do uble-quick ti me requires 165 steps, each 33 inches
in length, to be taken in one minute. The number of steps may be
increased up to 180 per minute.
Double-quick
Dou"ble-quick`, v. i. & t. (Mil.) To move, or cause to move, in
double-quick time.
Doubler
Dou"bler (?), n.
1. One who, or that which, doubles.
2. (Elec.) An instrument for augmenting a very small quantity of
electricity, so as to render it manifest by sparks or the
electroscope.
Double-ripper
Dou"ble-rip"per (?), n. A kind of coasting sled, made of two sleds
fastened together with a board, one before the other. [Local, U. S.]
Double-shade
Dou"ble-shade` (?), v. t. To double the natural darkness of (a place).
Milton.
Doublet
Doub"let (?), n. [In sense 3, OF. doublet; in sense 4, F. doublet,
dim. of double double. See Double, a.]
1. Two of the same kind; a pair; a couple.
2. (Print.) A word or words unintentionally doubled or set up a second
time.
3. A close-fitting garment for men, covering the body from the neck to
the waist or a little below. It was worn in Western Europe from the
15th to the 17th century.
4. (Lapidary Work) A counterfeit gem, composed of two pieces of
crystal, with a color them, and thus giving the appearance of a
naturally colored gem. Also, a piece of paste or glass covered by a
veneer of real stone.
5. (Opt.) An arrangement of two lenses for a microscope, designed to
correct spherical aberration and chromatic dispersion, thus rendering
the image of an object more clear and distinct. W. H. Wollaston.
6. pl. (See No. 1.) Two dice, each of which, when thrown, has the same
number of spots on the face lying uppermost; as, to throw doublets.
7. pl. [Cf. Pr. doblier, dobler draughtboard.] A game somewhat like
backgammon. Halliwell.
8. One of two or more words in the same language derived by different
courses from the same original from; as, crypt and grot are doublets;
also, guard and ward; yard and garden; abridge and abbreviate, etc.
Doublethreaded
Dou"ble*thread`ed (?), a.
1. Consisting of two threads twisted together; using two threads.
2. (Mech.) Having two screw threads instead of one; -- said of a screw
in which the pitch is equal to twice the distance between the centers
of adjacent threads.
Double-tongue
Dou"ble-tongue` (?), n. Deceit; duplicity.
Now cometh the sin of double-tongue, such as speak fair before folk
and wickedly behind. Chaucer.
Double-tongued
Dou"ble-tongued` (?), a. Making contrary declarations on the same
subject; deceitful.
Likewise must the deacons be grave, not double-tongued. 1 Tim. iii.
8.
Double-tonguing
Dou"ble-tongu`ing (?), n. (Mus.) A peculiar action of the tongue by
flute players in articulating staccato notes; also, the rapid
repetition of notes in cornet playing.
Doubletree
Dou"ble*tree` (?), n. The bar, or crosspiece, of a carriage, to which
the singletrees are attached.
Doublets
Doub"lets (?), n. pl. See Doublet, 6 and 7.
Doubling
Dou"bling (?), n.
1. The act of one that doubles; a making double; reduplication; also,
that which is doubled.
2. A turning and winding; as, the doubling of a hunted hare; shift;
trick; artifice. Dryden.
3. (Her.) The lining of the mantle borne about the shield or
escutcheon.
4. The process of redistilling spirits, to improve the strength and
flavor.
Doubling a cape, promontory, etc. (Naut.), sailing around or passing
beyond a cape, promontory, etc.
Doubloon
Doub*loon" (?), n. [F. doublon, Sp. doblon. See Double, a., and cf.
Dupion.] A Spanish gold coin, no longer issued, varying in value at
different times from over fifteen dollars to about five. See Doblon in
Sup.
Doubly
Dou"bly (?), adv.
1. In twice the quantity; to twice the degree; as, doubly wise or
good; to be doubly sensible of an obligation. Dryden.
2. Deceitfully. "A man that deals doubly." Huloet.
Doubt
Doubt (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dou; p. pr. & vb. n. Doubting.] [OE.
duten, douten, OF. duter, doter, douter, F. douter, fr. L. dubitare;
akin to dubius doubtful. See Dubious.]
1. To waver in opinion or judgment; to be in uncertainty as to belief
respecting anything; to hesitate in belief; to be undecided as to the
truth of the negative or the affirmative proposition; to b e
undetermined.
Even in matters divine, concerning some things, we may lawfully
doubt, and suspend our judgment. Hooker.
To try your love and make you doubt of mine. Dryden.
2. To suspect; to fear; to be apprehensive. [Obs.] Syn. -- To waver;
vacillate; fluctuate; hesitate; demur; scruple; question.
Doubt
Doubt, v. t.
1. To question or hold questionable; to withhold assent to; to
hesitate to believe, or to be inclined not to believe; to withhold
confidence from; to distrust; as, I have heard the story, but I doubt
the truth of it.
To admire superior sense, and doubt their own! Pope.
I doubt not that however changed, you keep So much of what is
graceful. Tennyson.
To doubt not but.
I do not doubt but I have been to blame. Dryden.
We doubt not now But every rub is smoothed on our way. Shak.
NOTE: That is , we have no doubt to prevent us from believing, etc.
(or notwithstanding all that may be said to the contrary) -- but
having a preventive sense, after verbs of "doubting" and "denying"
that convey a notion of hindrance.
E. A. Abbott.
2. To suspect; to fear; to be apprehensive of. [Obs.]
Edmond [was a] good man and doubted God. R. of Gloucester.
I doubt some foul play. Shak.
That I of doubted danger had no fear. Spenser.
3. To fill with fear; to affright. [Obs.]
The virtues of the valiant Caratach More doubt me than all Britain.
Beau. & Fl.
Doubt
Doubt, n. [OE. dute, doute, F. doute, fr. douter to doubt. See Doubt,
v. i.]
1. A fluctuation of mind arising from defect of knowledge or evidence;
uncertainty of judgment or mind; unsettled state of opinion concerning
the reality of an event, or the truth of an assertion, etc.;
hesitation.
Doubt is the beginning and the end of our efforts to know. Sir W.
Hamilton.
Doubt, in order to be operative in requiring an acquittal, is not
the want of perfect certainty (which can never exist in any
question of fact) but a defect of proof preventing a reasonable
assurance of quilt. Wharton.
2. Uncertainty of condition.
Thy life shall hang in doubt before thee. Deut. xxviii. 66.
3. Suspicion; fear; apprehension; dread. [Obs.]
I stand in doubt of you. Gal. iv. 20.
Nor slack her threatful hand for danger's doubt. Spenser.
4. Difficulty expressed or urged for solution; point unsettled;
objection.
To every doubt your answer is the same. Blackmore.
No doubt, undoubtedly; without doubt. -- Out of doubt, beyond doubt.
[Obs.] Spenser. Syn. -- Uncertainty; hesitation; suspense; indecision;
irresolution; distrust; suspicion; scruple; perplexity; ambiguity;
skepticism.
Doubtable
Doubt"a*ble (?), a. [OF. doutable, L. dubitabilis, from dubitare. Cf.
Dubitable.]
1. Capable of being doubted; questionable.
2. Worthy of being feared; redoubtable. [Obs.]
Doubtance
Doubt"ance (?), n. [OF. doutance. Cf. Dubitancy.] State of being in
doubt; uncertainty; doubt. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Doubter
Doubt"er (?), n. One who doubts; one whose opinion is unsettled; one
who scruples.
Doubtful
Doubt"ful (?), a.
1. Not settled in opinion; undetermined; wavering; hesitating in
belief; also used, metaphorically, of the body when its action is
affected by such a state of mind; as, we are doubtful of a fact, or of
the propriety of a measure.
Methinks I should know you, and know this man; Yet I am doubtful.
Shak.
With doubtful feet and wavering resolution. Milton.
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2. Admitting of doubt; not obvious, clear, or certain; questionable;
not decided; not easy to be defined, classed, or named; as, a doubtful
case, hue, claim, title, species, and the like.
Beauty is but a vain and doubtful good. Shak.
Is it a great cruelty to expel from our abode the enemy of our
peace, or even the doubtful friend [i. e., one as to whose
sincerity there may be doubts]? Bancroft.
3. Characterized by ambiguity; dubious; as, a doubtful expression; a
doubtful phrase.
4. Of uncertain issue or event.
We . . . have sustained one day in doubtful fight. Milton.
The strife between the two principles had been long, fierce, and
doubtful. Macaulay.
5. Fearful; apprehensive; suspicious. [Obs.]
I am doubtful that you have been conjunct And bosomed with her.
Shak.
Syn. -- Wavering; vacillating; hesitating; undetermined; distrustful;
dubious; uncertain; equivocal; ambiguous; problematical; questionable.
Doubtfully
Doubt"ful*ly (?), adv. In a doubtful manner.
Nor did the goddess doubtfully declare. Dryden.
Doubtfulness
Doubt"ful*ness, n.
1. State of being doubtful.
2. Uncertainty of meaning; ambiguity; indefiniteness. " The
doubtfulness of his expressions." Locke.
3. Uncertainty of event or issue. Bacon.
Doubting
Doubt"ing, a. That is uncertain; that distrusts or hesitates; having
doubts. -- Doubt"ing*ly, adv.
Doubtless
Doubt"less, a. Free from fear or suspicion. [Obs.]
Pretty child, sleep doubtless and secure. Shak.
Doubtless
Doubt"less, adv. Undoubtedly; without doubt.
Doubtlessly
Doubt"less*ly, adv. Unquestionably. Beau. & Fl.
Doubtous
Doubt"ous (?), a. [OF. dotos, douteus, F. douteux.] Doubtful. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Douc
Douc (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A monkey (Semnopithecus nem\'91us), remarkable
for its varied and brilliant colors. It is a native of Cochin China.
Douce
Douce (?), a. [F. doux, masc., douce, fem., sweet, fr. L. duleis
sweet.]
1. Sweet; pleasant. [Obs.]
2. Sober; prudent; sedate; modest. [Scot.]
And this is a douce, honest man. Sir W. Scott.
Doucepere
Douce"pere` (?), n. [F. les douze pairs the twelve peers of France,
renowned in romantic fiction.] One of the twelve peers of France,
companions of Charlemagne in war. [Written also douzepere.] [Obs.]
Big-looking like a doughty doucepere. Spenser.
Doucet, Dowset
Dou"cet (?), Dow"set (?), n. [F. doucet sweet, dim. of doux. See
Douce.]
1. A custard. [Obs.]
2. A dowcet, or deep's testicle.
Douceur
Dou`ceur" (?), n. [F., fr. doux sweet. See Douce.]
1. Gentleness and sweetness of manner; agreeableness. Chesterfield.
2. A gift for service done or to be done; an honorarium; a present;
sometimes, a bribe. Burke.
Douche
Douche (?), n. [F., fr. It. doccia, fr. docciare to flow, pour, fr. an
assumed LL. ductiare, fr. L. ducere, ductum, to lead, conduct (water).
See Duct.]
1. A jet or current of water or vapor directed upon some part of the
body to benefit it medicinally; a douche bath.
2. (Med.) A syringe.
Doucine
Dou"cine (?), n. [F.] (Arch.) Same as Cyma, under Cyma.
Doucker
Douck"er (?), n. [From aouck, for duck. See Duck, v. t.] (Zo\'94l.) A
grebe or diver; -- applied also to the golden-eye, pochard, scoter,
and other ducks. [Written also ducker.] [Prov. Eng.]
Dough
Dough (?), n. [OE. dagh, dogh, dow, AS. d\'beh; akin to D. deeg, G.
teig, Icel. deig, Sw. deg, Dan. deig, Goth. daigs; also, to Goth.
deigan to knead, L. fingere to form, shape, Skr. dih to smear; cf. Gr.
Feign, Figure, Dairy, Duff.]
1. Paste of bread; a soft mass of moistened flour or meal, kneaded or
unkneaded, but not yet baked; as, to knead dough.
2. Anything of the consistency of such paste.
To have one's cake dough. See under Cake.
Dough-baked
Dough"-baked` (?), a. Imperfectly baked; hence, not brought to
perfection; unfinished; also, of weak or dull understanding. [Colloq.]
Halliwell.
Doughbird
Dough"bird` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The Eskimo curlew (Numenius borealis).
See Curlew.
Doughface
Dough"face` (?), n. A contemptuous nickname for a timid, yielding
politician, or one who is easily molded. [Political cant, U. S.]
Dough-faced
Dough"-faced` (?), a. Easily molded; pliable.
Doughfaceism
Dough"face`ism (?), n. The character of a doughface; truckling
pliability.
Doughiness
Dough"i*ness, n. The quality or state of being doughy.
Dough-kneaded
Dough"-knead`ed (?), a. Like dough; soft.
He demeans himself . . . like a dough-kneaded thing. Milton.
Doughnut
Dough"nut (?), n. A small cake (usually sweetened) fried in a kettle
of boiling lard.
Doughtily
Dough"ti*ly (?), adv. In a doughty manner.
Doughtiness
Dough"ti*ness, n. The quality of being doughty; valor; bravery.
Doughtren
Dough"tren (?), n. pl. [See Daughter.] Daughters. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Doughty
Dough"ty (?), a. [Compar. Doughtier (?); superl. Doughtiest.] [OE.
duhti, dohti, douhti, brave, valiant, fit, useful, AS, dyhtig; akin to
G. t\'81chtig, Dan. dygtig, Sw. dygdig virtuous, and fr. AS. dugan to
avail, be of use, be strong, akin to D. deugen, OHG. tugan, G. taugen,
Icel. & Sw. duga, Dan. due, Goth. dugan, but of uncertain origin; cf.
Skr. duh to milk, give milk, draw out, or Gr. Able; strong; valiant;
redoubtable; as, a doughty hero.
Sir Thopas wex [grew] a doughty swain. Chaucer.
Doughty families, hugging old musty quarrels to their hearts,
buffet each other from generation to generation. Motley.
NOTE: &hand; Now seldom used, except in irony or burlesque.
Doughy
Dough"y (?), a. Like dough; soft and heavy; pasty; crude; flabby and
pale; as, a doughy complexion.
Doulocracy
Dou*loc"ra*cy (?), n. [Gr. A government by slaves. [Written also
dulocracy.] Hare.
Doum palm
Doum" palm` (d&oomac;m" p&aum;m`). See Doom palm.
Doupe
Doupe (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The carrion crow. [Written also dob.] [Prov.
Eng.]
Dour
Dour (?), a. [Cf. F. dur, L. durus.] Hard; inflexible; obstinate; sour
in aspect; hardy; bold. [Scot.]
A dour wife, a sour old carlin. C. Reade.
Doura
Dou"ra (?), n. A kind of millet. See Durra.
Douroucouli
Dou`rou*cou"li (?), n. See Durukuli.
Douse
Douse (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Doused (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dousing.]
[Cf. Dowse, and OD. donsen to strike with the fist on the back, Sw.
dunsa to fall down violently and noisily; perh. akin to E. din.]
1. To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse; to dowse. Bp.
Stillingfleet.
2. (Naut.) To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly; as, douse
the topsail.
Douse
Douse, v. i. To fall suddenly into water. Hudibras.
Douse
Douse, v. t. [AS. dw\'91scan. (Skeat.)] To put out; to extinguish.
[Slang] " To douse the glim." Sir W. Scott.
Dousing-chock
Dous"ing-chock` (?), n. (Shipbuilding) One of several pieces fayed
across the apron and lapped in the knightheads, or inside planking
above the upper deck. Ham. Nav. Encyc.
Dout
Dout (?), v. t. [Do + out. Cf. Doff.] To put out. [Obs.] "It douts the
light." Sylvester.
Douter
Dout"er (?), n. An extinguisher for candles. [Obs.]
Dove
Dove (?), n. [OE. dove, duve, douve, AS. d; akin to OS. d, D. duif,
OHG. t, G. taube, Icel. d, Sw. dufva, Dan. due, Goth. d; perh. from
the root of E. dive.]
1. (Zo\'94l.) A pigeon of the genus Columba and various related
genera. The species are numerous.
NOTE: &hand; Th e do mestic do ve, in cluding th e varieties called
fantails, tumblers, carrier pigeons, etc., was derived from the
rock pigeon (Columba livia) of Europe and Asia; the turtledove of
Europe, celebrated for its sweet, plaintive note, is C. turtur or
Turtur vulgaris; the ringdove, the largest of European species, is
C. palumbus; the Carolina dove, or Mourning dove, is Zenaidura
macroura; the sea dove is the little auk (Mergulus alle or Alle
alle). See Turtledove, Ground dove, and Rock pigeon. The dove is a
symbol of innocence, gentleness, and affection; also, in art and in
the Scriptures, the typical symbol of the Holy Ghost.
<-- also a symbol of peace -->
2. A word of endearment for one regarded as pure and gentle.
O my dove, . . . let me hear thy voice. Cant. ii. 14.
Dove tick (Zo\'94l.), a mite (Argas reflexus) which infests doves and
other birds. -- Soiled dove, a prostitute. [Slang]
Dovecot, Dovecote
Dove"cot` (?), Dove"cote` (?), n. A small house or box, raised to a
considerable height above the ground, and having compartments, in
which domestic pigeons breed; a dove house.
Like an eagle in a dovecote, I Fluttered your Volscians in Corioli.
Shak.
Dove-eyed
Dove"-eyed` (?), a. Having eyes like a dove; meekeyed; as, dove-eyed
Peace.
Dovekie
Dove"kie (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A guillemot (Uria grylle), of the arctic
regions. Also applied to the little auk or sea dove. See under Dove.
Dovelet
Dove"let (?), n. A young or small dove. Booth.
Dovelike
Dove"like` (?), a. Mild as a dove; gentle; pure and lovable.
Longfellow.
Dove plant
Dove" plant` (?). (Bot.) A Central American orchid (Peristeria elata),
having a flower stem five or six feet high, with numerous globose
white fragrant flowers. The column in the center of the flower
resembles a dove; -- called also Holy Spirit plant.
Dover's Powder
Do"ver's Pow"der (?). [From Dr. Dover, an English physician.] (Med.) A
powder of ipecac and opium, compounded, in the United States, with
sugar of milk, but in England (as formerly in the United States) with
sulphate of potash, and in France (as in Dr. Dover's original
prescription) with nitrate and sulphate of potash and licorice. It is
an anodyne diaphoretic.
Dove's-foot
Dove's"-foot` (?), n. (Bot.) (a) A small annual species of Geranium,
native in England; -- so called from the shape of the leaf. (b) The
columbine. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Doveship
Dove"ship (?), n. The possession of dovelike qualities, harmlessness
and innocence. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
Dovetail
Dove"tail` (?), n. (Carp.) A flaring tenon, or tongue (shaped like a
bird's tail spread), and a mortise, or socket, into which it fits
tightly, making an interlocking joint between two pieces which resists
pulling a part in all directions except one. Dovetail molding (Arch.),
a molding of any convex section arranged in a sort of zigzag, like a
series of dovetails. -- Dovetail saw (Carp.), a saw used in
dovetailing.
Dovetail
Dove"tail`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dovetailed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Dovetailing.]
1. (Carp.) (a) To cut to a dovetail. (b) To join by means of
dovetails.
2. To fit in or connect strongly, skillfully, or nicely; to fit
ingeniously or complexly.
He put together a piece of joinery so crossly indented and
whimsically dovetailed . . . that it was indeed a very curious
show. Burke.
Dovish
Dov"ish (?), a. Like a dove; harmless; innocent. "Joined with dovish
simplicity." Latimer.
Dow
Dow (?), n. A kind of vessel. See Dhow.
Dow
Dow, v. t. [F. douer. See Dower.] To furnish with a dower; to endow.
[Obs.] Wyclif.
Dowable
Dow"a*ble (?), a. [From Dow, v. t.] Capable of being endowed; entitled
to dower. Blackstone.
Dowager
Dow"a*ger (?), n. [OF. douagiere, fr. douage dower. See Dower.]
1. (Eng. Law) A widow endowed, or having a jointure; a widow who
either enjoys a dower from her deceased husband, or has property of
her own brought by her to her husband on marriage, and settled on her
after his decease. Blount. Burrill.
2. A title given in England to a widow, to distinguish her from the
wife of her husband's heir bearing the same name; -- chiefly applied
to widows of personages of rank.
With prudes for proctors, dowagers for deans. Tennyson.
Queen dowager, the widow of a king.
Dowagerism
Dow"a*ger*ism (?), n. The rank or condition of a dowager; formality,
as that of a dowager. Also used figuratively.
Mansions that have passed away into dowagerism. Thackeray.
Dowcet
Dow"cet (?), n. [See Doucet.] One of the testicles of a hart or stag.
[Spelt also doucet.] B. Jonson.
Dowdy
Dow"dy (?), a. [Compar. Dowdier (?); superl. Dowdiest.] [Scot. dawdie
slovenly, daw, da sluggard, drab, Prov. E. dowd flat, dead.] Showing a
vulgar taste in dress; awkward and slovenly in dress; vulgar-looking.
-- Dow"di*ly (#), adv. -- Dow"di*ness, n.
Dowdy
Dow"dy, n.; pl. Dowdies (. An awkward, vulgarly dressed, inelegant
woman. Shak. Dryden.
Dowdyish
Dow"dy*ish, a. Like a dowdy.
Dowel
Dow"el (?), n. [Cf. G. d\'94bel peg, F. douelle state of a cask,
surface of an arch, douille socket, little pipe, cartridge.] (Mech.)
1. A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the
abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and
partly in the other, to keep them in their proper relative position.
2. A piece of wood driven into a wall, so that other pieces may be
nailed to it.
Dowel joint, a joint secured by a dowel or dowels. -- Dowel pin, a
dowel. See Dowel, n.,
1.
Dowel
Dow"el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Doweled (?) OR Dowelled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Doweling or Dowelling.] To fasten together by dowels; to furnish with
dowels; as, a cooper dowels pieces for the head of a cask.
Dower
Dow"er (?), n. [F. douaire, LL. dotarium, from L. dotare to endow,
portion, fr. dos dower; akin to Gr. dare to give. See 1st Date, and
cf. Dot dowry, Dotation.]
1. That with which one is gifted or endowed; endowment; gift.
How great, how plentiful, how rich a dower! Sir J. Davies.
Man in his primeval dower arrayed. Wordsworth.
2. The property with which a woman is endowed; especially: (a) That
which a woman brings to a husband in marriage; dowry. [Obs.]
His wife brought in dower Cilicia's crown. Dryden.
(b) (Law) That portion of the real estate of a man which his widow
enjoys during her life, or to which a woman is entitled after the
death of her husband. Blackstone.
NOTE: &hand; Do wer, in modern use, is and should be distinguished
from dowry. The former is a provision for a widow on her husband's
death; the latter is a bride's portion on her marriage.
Abbott. Assignment of dower. See under Assignment.
Dowered
Dow"ered (?), p. a. Furnished with, or as with, dower or a marriage
portion. Shak.
Dowerless
Dow"er*less, a. Destitute of dower; having no marriage portion. Shak.
Dowery
Dow"er*y (?), n. See Dower.
Dowitcher
Dow"itch*er (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The red-breasted or gray snipe
(Macrorhamphus griseus); -- called also brownback, and grayback.
Dowl
Dowl (?), n. Same as Dowle.
Dowlas
Dow"las (?), n. [Prob. fr. Doullens, a town of Picardy, in France,
formerly celebrated for this manufacture.] A coarse linen cloth made
in the north of England and in Scotland, now nearly replaced by
calico. Shak.
Dowle
Dowle (?), n. [Cf. OF. douille soft. Cf. Ductile.] Feathery or
wool-like down; filament of a feather. Shak.
No feather, or dowle of a feather. De Quincey.
Down
Down (?), n. [Akin to LG. dune, dun, Icel. d, Sw. dun, Dan. duun, G.
daune, cf. D. dons; perh. akin to E. dust.]
1. Fine, soft, hairy outgrowth from the skin or surface of animals or
plants, not matted and fleecy like wool; esp.: (a) (Zo\'94l.) The soft
under feathers of birds. They have short stems with soft rachis and
bards and long threadlike barbules, without hooklets. (b) (Bot.) The
pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of
certain plants, as of the thistle. (c) The soft hair of the face when
beginning to appear.
And the first down begins to shade his face. Dryden.
2. That which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which affords
ease and repose, like a bed of down
When in the down I sink my head, Sleep, Death's twin brother, times
my breath. Tennyson.
Thou bosom softness, down of all my cares! Southern.
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Down tree (Bot.), a tree of Central America (Ochroma Lagopus), the
seeds of which are enveloped in vegetable wool.
Down
Down (?), v. t. To cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down. [R.]
Young.
Down
Down, n. [OE. dun, doun, AS. d; of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. d hill,
fortified hill, Gael. dun heap, hillock, hill, W. din a fortified hill
or mount; akin to E. town. See Town, and cf. Down, adv. & prep.,
Dune.]
1. A bank or rounded hillock of sand thrown up by the wind along or
near the shore; a flattish-topped hill; -- usually in the plural.
Hills afford prospects, as they must needs acknowledge who have
been on the downs of Sussex. Ray.
She went by dale, and she went by down. Tennyson.
2. A tract of poor, sandy, undulating or hilly land near the sea,
covered with fine turf which serves chiefly for the grazing of sheep;
-- usually in the plural. [Eng.]
Seven thousand broad-tailed sheep grazed on his downs. Sandys.
3. pl. A road for shipping in the English Channel or Straits of Dover,
near Deal, employed as a naval rendezvous in time of war.
On the 11th [June, 1771] we run up the channel . . . at noon we
were abreast of Dover, and about three came to an anchor in the
Downs, and went ashore at Deal. Cook (First Voyage).
4. pl. [From the adverb.] A state of depression; low state; abasement.
[Colloq.]
It the downs of life too much outnumber the ups. M. Arnold.
Down
Down, adv. [For older adown, AS. ad, ad, prop., from or off the hill.
See 3d Down, and cf. Adown, and cf. Adown.]
1. In the direction of gravity or toward the center of the earth;
toward or in a lower place or position; below; -- the opposite of up.
2. Hence, in many derived uses, as: (a) From a higher to a lower
position, literally or figuratively; in a descending direction; from
the top of an ascent; from an upright position; to the ground or
floor; to or into a lower or an inferior condition; as, into a state
of humility, disgrace, misery, and the like; into a state of rest; --
used with verbs indicating motion.
It will be rain to-night. Let it come down. Shak.
I sit me down beside the hazel grove. Tennyson.
And that drags down his life. Tennyson.
There is not a more melancholy object in the learned world than a
man who has written himself down. Addison.
The French . . . shone down [i. e., outshone] the English. Shak.
(b) In a low or the lowest position, literally or figuratively; at the
bottom of a decent; below the horizon; of the ground; in a condition
of humility, dejection, misery, and the like; in a state of quiet.
I was down and out of breath. Shak.
The moon is down; I have not heard the clock. Shak.
He that is down needs fear no fall. Bunyan.
3. From a remoter or higher antiquity.
Venerable men! you have come down to us from a former generation.
D. Webster.
4. From a greater to a less bulk, or from a thinner to a thicker
consistence; as, to boil down in cookery, or in making decoctions.
Arbuthnot.
NOTE: &hand; Do wn is sometimes used elliptically, standing for go
down, come down, tear down, take down, put down, haul down, pay
down, and the like, especially in command or exclamation.
Down, therefore, and beg mercy of the duke. Shak.
If he be hungry more than wanton, bread alone will down. Locke.
Down is also used intensively; as, to be loaded down; to fall down; to
hang down; to drop down; to pay down.
The temple of Her\'8a at Argos was burnt down. Jowett (Thucyd. ).
Down, as well as up, is sometimes used in a conventional sense; as,
down East.
Persons in London say down to Scotland, etc., and those in the
provinces, up to London. Stormonth.
Down helm (Naut.), an order to the helmsman to put the helm to
leeward. -- Down on OR upon (joined with a verb indicating motion, as
go, come, pounce), to attack, implying the idea of threatening power.
Come down upon us with a mighty power. Shak.
-- Down with, take down, throw down, put down; -- used in energetic
command. "Down with the palace; fire it." Dryden. -- To be down on, to
dislike and treat harshly. [Slang, U.S.] -- To cry down. See under
Cry, v. t. -- To cut down. See under Cut, v. t. -- Up and down, with
rising and falling motion; to and fro; hither and thither; everywhere.
"Let them wander up and down." Ps. lix. 15.
Down
Down, prep. [From Down, adv.]
1. In a descending direction along; from a higher to a lower place
upon or within; at a lower place in or on; as, down a hill; down a
well.
2. Hence: Towards the mouth of a river; towards the sea; as, to sail
or swim down a stream; to sail down the sound.
Down the country, toward the sea, or toward the part where rivers
discharge their waters into the ocean. -- Down the sound, in the
direction of the ebbing tide; toward the sea.
Down
Down, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Downed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Downing.] To
cause to go down; to make descend; to put down; to overthrow, as in
wrestling; hence, to subdue; to bring down. [Archaic or Colloq.] "To
down proud hearts." Sir P. Sidney.
I remember how you downed Beauclerk and Hamilton, the wits, once at
our house. Madame D'Arblay.
Down
Down, v. i. To go down; to descend. Locke.
Down
Down, a.
1. Downcast; as, a down look. [R.]
2. Downright; absolute; positive; as, a down denial. [Obs.] Beau. &
Fl.
3. Downward; going down; sloping; as, a down stroke; a down grade; a
down train on a railway.
Down draught, a downward draft, as in a flue, chimney, shaft of a
mine, etc. -- Down in the mouth, chopfallen; dejected. <-- = down at
the mouth -->
Downbear
Down"bear` (?), v. t. To bear down; to depress.
Downcast
Down"cast` (?), a. Cast downward; directed to the ground, from
bashfulness, modesty, dejection, or guilt.
'T is love, said she; and then my downcast eyes, And guilty
dumbness, witnessed my surprise. Dryden.
- Down"cast`ly, adv. -- Down"cast`ness, n.
Downcast
Down"cast`, n.
1. Downcast or melancholy look.
That downcast of thine eye. Beau. & Fl.
2. (mining) A ventilating shaft down which the air passes in
circulating through a mine.
Downcome
Down"come` (?), n.
1. Sudden fall; downfall; overthrow. Milton.
2. (Iron Manuf.) A pipe for leading combustible gases downward from
the top of the blast furnace to the hot-blast stoves, boilers, etc.,
where they are burned.
Downfall
Down"fall` (?), n.
1. A sudden fall; a body of things falling.
Those cataracts or downfalls aforesaid. Holland.
Each downfall of a flood the mountains pour. Dryden.
2. A sudden descent from rank or state, reputation or happiness;
destruction; ruin.
Dire were the consequences which would follow the downfall of so
important a place. Motley.
Downfallen
Down"fall`en (?), a. Fallen; ruined. Carew.
Downfalling
Down"fall`ing, a. Falling down.
Downgyved
Down"gyved` (?), a. Hanging down like gyves or fetters. [Poetic &
Rare] Shak.
Downhaul
Down"haul` (?), n. (Naut.) A rope to haul down, or to assist in
hauling down, a sail; as, a staysail downhaul; a trysail downhaul.
Downhearted
Down"heart`ed (?), a. Dejected; low-spirited.
Downhill
Down"hill` (?), adv. Towards the bottom of a hill; as, water runs
downhill.
Downhill
Down"hill`, a. Declivous; descending; sloping. "A downhill
greensward." Congrewe.
Downhill
Down"hill`, n. Declivity; descent; slope.
On th' icy downhills of this slippery life. Du Bartas (Trans. ).
Downiness
Down"i*ness (?), n. The quality or state of being downy.
Downlooked
Down"looked` (?), a. Having a downcast countenance; dejected; gloomy;
sullen. [R.] Dryden.
Downlying
Down"ly`ing (?), n. The time of retiring to rest; time of repose.
Cavendish. At the downlying, at the travail in childbirth. [Scot.]
Downpour
Down"pour` (?), n. A pouring or streaming downwards; esp., a heavy or
continuous shower.
Downright
Down"right` (?), adv.
1. Straight down; perpendicularly.
2. In plain terms; without ceremony.
We shall chide downright, id I longer stay. Shak.
3. Without delay; at once; completely. [Obs.]
She fell downright into a fit. Arbuthnot.
Downright
Down"right`, a.
1. Plain; direct; unceremonious; blunt; positive; as, he spoke in his
downright way.
A man of plain, downright character. Sir W. Scott.
2. Open; artless; undisguised; absolute; unmixed; as, downright
atheism.
The downright impossibilities charged upon it. South.
Gloomy fancies which in her amounted to downright insanity.
Prescott.
-- Down"right`ly, adv. -- Down"right`ness, n.
Down-share
Down"-share` (?), n. A breastplow used in paring off turf on downs.
[Eng.] Knight.
Downsitting
Down"sit`ting (?), n. The act of sitting down; repose; a resting.
Thou knowest my downsitting and my uprising. Ps. cxxxix. 2.
Downstairs
Down"stairs (?), adv. Down the stairs; to a lower floor. -- a. Below
stairs; as, a downstairs room.
Downsteepy
Down"steep`y (?), a. Very steep. [Obs.] Florio.
Downstream
Down"stream` (?), adv. Down the stream; as, floating downstream.
Downstroke
Down"stroke` (?), n. (Penmanship) A stroke made with a downward motion
of the pen or pencil.
Downthrow
Down"throw` (?), n. (Geol.) The sudden drop or depression of the
strata of rocks on one side of a fault. See Throw, n.
Downtrod, Downtrodden
Down"trod` (?), Down"trod`den (?), a. Trodden down; trampled down;
abused by superior power. Shak.
Downward, Downwards
Down"ward (?), Down"wards (?), adv. [AS. ad. See Down, adv., and
-ward.]
1. From a higher place to a lower; in a descending course; as, to
tend, move, roll, look, or take root, downward or downwards. "Looking
downwards." Pope.
Their heads they downward bent. Drayton.
2. From a higher to a lower condition; toward misery, humility,
disgrace, or ruin.
And downward fell into a groveling swine. Milton.
3. From a remote time; from an ancestor or predecessor; from one to
another in a descending line.
A ring the county wears, That downward hath descended in his house,
From son to son, some four or five descents. Shak.
Downward
Down"ward, a.
1. Moving or extending from a higher to a lower place; tending toward
the earth or its center, or toward a lower level; declivous.
With downward force That drove the sand along he took his way.
Dryden.
2. Descending from a head, origin, or source; as, a downward line of
descent.
3. Tending to a lower condition or state; depressed; dejected; as,
downward thoughts. Sir P. Sidney.
Downweed
Down"weed` (?), n. (Bot.) Cudweed, a species of Gnaphalium.
Downweigh
Down`weigh" (?), v. t. To weigh or press down.
A different sin downweighs them to the bottom. Longfellow.
Downy
Down"y (?), a.
1. Covered with down, or with pubescence or soft hairs. "A downy
feather." Shak.
Plants that . . . have downy or velvet rind upon their leaves.
Bacon.
2. Made of, or resembling, down. Hence, figuratively: Soft; placid;
soothing; quiet. "A downy shower." Keble. "Downy pillow." Pope.
Time steals on with downy feet. Young.
3. Cunning; wary. [Slang, Eng.] Latham.
Dowral
Dow"ral (?), a. Of or relating to a dower. [R.]
Dowress
Dow"ress, n. A woman entitled to dower. Bouvier.
Dowry
Dow"ry (?), n.; pl. Dowries (#). [Contr. from dowery; cf. LL.
dotarium. See Dower.]
1. A gift; endowment. [Obs.] Spenser.
2. The money, goods, or estate, which a woman brings to her husband in
marriage; a bride's portion on her marriage. See Note under Dower.
Shak. Dryden.
3. A gift or presents for the bride, on espousal. See Dower.
Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give . . .; but
give me the damsel to wife. Gen. xxxiv. 12.
Dowse
Dowse (?), v. t. [Cf. 1st Douse.]
1. To plunge, or duck into water; to immerse; to douse.
2. [Cf. OD. doesen to strike, Norw. dusa to break.] To beat or thrash.
[Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Dowse
Dowse, v. i. To use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of
water, ore, etc.
Adams had the reputation of having dowsed successfully for more
than a hundred wells. Eng. Cyc.
Dowse
Dowse, n. A blow on the face. [Low] Colman.
Dowser
Dows"er (?), n.
1. A divining rod used in searching for water, ore, etc., a dowsing
rod. [Colloq.]
2. One who uses the dowser or divining rod. Eng. Cyc.
Dowst
Dowst (?), n. A dowse. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
Dowve
Dow"ve (?), n. A dove. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Doxological
Dox`o*log"ic*al (?), a. Pertaining to doxology; giving praise to God.
Howell.
Doxologize
Dox*ol"o*gize (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Doxologized; p. pr. & vb. n.
Doxologizing.] To give glory to God, as in a doxology; to praise God
with doxologies.
Doxology
Dox*ol"o*gy (?), n.; pl. Doxologies (#). [LL. doxologia, Gr.
doxologie. See Dogma, and Legend.] In Christian worship: A hymn
expressing praise and honor to God; a form of praise to God designed
to be sung or chanted by the choir or the congregation.
David breaks forth into these triumphant praises and doxologies.
South.
Doxy
Dox"y (?), n.; pl. Doxies (#). [See Duck a pet.] A loose wench; a
disreputable sweetheart. Shak.
Doyly
Doy"ly (?), n. See Doily.
Doze
Doze (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dozed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dozing.]
[Prob. akin to daze, dizzy: cf. Icel. d to doze, Dan. d\'94se to make
dull, heavy, or drowsy, d\'94s dullness, drowsiness, d\'94sig drowsy,
AS. dw dull, stupid, foolish. Dizzy.] To slumber; to sleep lightly; to
be in a dull or stupefied condition, as if half asleep; to be drowsy.
If he happened to doze a little, the jolly cobbler waked him.
L'Estrange.
Doze
Doze, v. t.
1. To pass or spend in drowsiness; as, to doze away one's time.
2. To make dull; to stupefy. [Obs.]
I was an hour . . . in casting up about twenty sums, being dozed
with much work. Pepys.
They left for a long time dozed and benumbed. South.
Doze
Doze, n. A light sleep; a drowse. Tennyson.
Dozen
Doz"en (?), n.; pl. Dozen (before another noun), Dozens (. [OE.
doseine, dosein, OF. doseine, F. douzaine, fr. douze twelve, fr. L.
duodecim; duo two + decem ten. See Two, Ten, and cf. Duodecimal.]
1. A collection of twelve objects; a tale or set of twelve; with or
without of before the substantive which follows. "Some six or seven
dozen of Scots." "A dozen of shirts to your back." "A dozen sons."
"Half a dozen friends." Shak.
2. An indefinite small number. Milton.
A baker's dozen, thirteen; -- called also a long dozen.
Dozenth
Doz"enth (?), a. Twelfth. [R.]
Dozer
Doz"er (?), n. One who dozes or drowses.
Doziness
Doz"i*ness (?), n. The state of being dozy; drowsiness; inclination to
sleep.
Dozy
Doz"y (?), a. Drowsy; inclined to doze; sleepy; sluggish; as, a dozy
head. Dryden.
Dozzled
Doz"zled (?), a. [ Stupid; heavy. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Drab
Drab (?), n. [AS. drabbe dregs, lees; akin to D. drab, drabbe, dregs,
G. treber; for sense 1, cf. also Gael. drabag a slattern, drabach
slovenly. Cf. Draff.]
1. A low, sluttish woman. King.
2. A lewd wench; a strumpet. Shak.
3. A wooden box, used in salt works for holding the salt when taken
out of the boiling pans.
Drab
Drab, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Drabbed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Drabbing.] To
associate with strumpets; to wench. Beau. & Fl.
Drab
Drab, n. [F. drap cloth: LL. drappus, trapus, perh. orig., a firm,
solid stuff, cf. F. draper to drape, also to full cloth; prob. of
German origin; cf. Icel. drepa to beat, strike, AS. drepan, G.
treffen; perh. akin to E. drub. Cf. Drape, Trappings.]
1. A kind of thick woolen cloth of a dun, or dull brownish yellow, or
dull gray, color; -- called also drabcloth.
2. A dull brownish yellow or dull gray color.
Drab
Drab, a. Of a color between gray and brown. -- n. A drab color.
Drabber
Drab"ber (?), n. One who associates with drabs; a wencher. Massinger.
Drabbet
Drab"bet (?), n. A coarse linen fabric, or duck.
Drabbish
Drab"bish, a. Somewhat drab in color.
Drabbish
Drab"bish (?), a. Having the character of a drab or low wench. "The
drabbish sorceress." Drant.
Drabble
Drab"ble (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Drabbled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Drabbling (?).] [Drab, Draff.] To draggle; to wet and befoul by
draggling; as, to drabble a gown or cloak. Halliwell.
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Drabble
Drab"ble (?), v. i. To fish with a long line and rod; as, to drabble
for barbels.
Drabbler
Drab"bler (?), n. (Naut.) A piece of canvas fastened by lacing to the
bonnet of a sail, to give it a greater depth, or more drop.
Drabble-tail
Drab"ble-tail` (?), n. A draggle-tail; a slattern. Halliwell.
Drac\'91na
Dra*c\'91"na (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.) A genus of liliaceous plants
with woody stems and funnel-shaped flowers.
NOTE: &hand; Dr ac\'91na Draco, the source of the dragon's blood of
the Canaries, forms a tree, sometimes of gigantic size.
Dracanth
Dra"canth (?), n. A kind of gum; -- called also gum tragacanth, or
tragacanth. See Tragacanth.
Drachm
Drachm (?), n. [See Drachma.]
1. A drachma.
2. Same as Dram.
Drachma
Drach"ma (?), n.; pl. E. Drachmas (#), L. Drachm\'91 (#). [L., fr. Gr.
Dram.]
1. A silver coin among the ancient Greeks, having a different value in
different States and at different periods. The average value of the
Attic drachma is computed to have been about 19 cents.
2. A gold and silver coin of modern Greece worth 19.3 cents.
3. Among the ancient Greeks, a weight of about 66.5 grains; among the
modern Greeks, a weight equal to a gram.
Drachme
Drach"me (?), n. [F.] See Drachma.
Dracin
Dra"cin (?), n.[Cf. F. dracine.] (Chem.) See Draconin.
Draco
Dra"co (?), n. [L. See Dragon.]
1. (Astron.) The Dragon, a northern constellation within which is the
north pole of the ecliptic.
2. A luminous exhalation from marshy grounds.
3. (Zo\'94l.) A genus of lizards. See Dragon, 6.
Draconian
Dra*co"ni*an (?), a. Pertaining to Draco, a famous lawgiver of Athens,
621 b. c. Draconian code, OR Draconian laws, a code of laws made by
Draco. Their measures were so severe that they were said to be written
in letters of blood; hence, any laws of excessive rigor.
Draconic
Dra*con"ic (?), a. Relating to Draco, the Athenian lawgiver; or to the
constellation Draco; or to dragon's blood.
Draconin
Dra*co"nin (?), n. [Cf. F. draconine. See Draco.] (Chem.) A red resin
forming the essential basis of dragon's blood; -- called also dracin.
Dracontic
Dra*con"tic (?), a. [From L. draco dragon, in allusion to the terms
dragon's head and dragon's tail.] (Astron.) Belonging to that space of
time in which the moon performs one revolution, from ascending node to
ascending node. See Dragon's head, under Dragon. [Obs.] "Dracontic
month." Crabb.
Dracontine
Dra*con"tine (?), a. [L. draco dragon.] Belonging to a dragon.
Southey.
Dracunculus
Dra*cun"cu*lus (?), n.; pl. Dracunculi (#). [L., dim. of draco
dragon.] (Zo\'94l.) (a) A fish; the dragonet. (b) The Guinea worm
(Filaria medinensis).
Drad
Drad (?), p. p. & a. Dreaded. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Dradde
Drad"de (?), imp. of Dread. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Dradge
Dradge (?), n. (Min.) Inferior ore, separated from the better by
cobbing. Raymond.
Draff
Draff (?), n. [Cf. D. draf the sediment of ale, Icel. draf draff,
husks. Cf. 1st Drab.] Refuse; lees; dregs; the wash given to swine or
cows; hogwash; waste matter.
Prodigals lately come from swine keeping, from eating draff and
husks. Shak.
The draff and offal of a bygone age. Buckle.
Mere chaff and draff, much better burnt. Tennyson.
Draffish
Draff"ish, a. Worthless; draffy. Bale.
Draffy
Draff"y (?), a. Dreggy; waste; worthless.
The dregs and draffy part. Beau. & Fl.
Draff
Draff (?), n. [The same word as draught. OE. draught, draht, fr. AS.
dragan to draw. See Draw, and cf. Draught.]
1. The act of drawing; also, the thing drawn. Same as Draught.
Everything available for draft burden. S. G. Goodrich.
2. (Mil.) A selecting or detaching of soldiers from an army, or from
any part of it, or from a military post; also from any district, or
any company or collection of persons, or from the people at large;
also, the body of men thus drafted.
Several of the States had supplied the deficiency by drafts to
serve for the year. Marshall.
3. An order from one person or party to another, directing the payment
of money; a bill of exchange.
I thought it most prudent to deter the drafts till advice was
received of the progress of the loan. A. Hamilton.
4. An allowance or deduction made from the gross veight of goods.
Simmonds.
5. A drawing of lines for a plan; a plan delineated, or drawn in
outline; a delineation. See Draught.
6. The form of any writing as first drawn up; the first rough sketch
of written composition, to be filled in, or completed. See Draught.
7. (Masonry) (a) A narrow border left on a finished stone, worked
differently from the rest of its face. (b) A narrow border worked to a
plane surface along the edge of a stone, or across its face, as a
guide to the stone-cutter.
8. (Milling) The slant given to the furrows in the dress of a
millstone.
9. (Naut.) Depth of water necessary to float a ship. See Draught.
10. A current of air. Same as Draught.
Draft
Draft, a.
1. Pertaining to, or used for, drawing or pulling (as vehicles, loads,
etc.). Same as Draught.
2. Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of air. Same
as Draught.
NOTE: &hand; Th e fo rms dr aft an d dr aught, in th e se nses
above-given, are both on approved use.
Draft box, Draft engine, Draft horse, Draft net, Draft ox, Draft tube.
Same as Draught box, Draught engine, etc. See under Draught.
Draft
Draft (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Drafted; p. pr. & vb. n. Drafting.]
1. To draw the outline of; to delineate.
2. To compose and write; as, to draft a memorial.
3. To draw from a military band or post, or from any district,
company, or society; to detach; to select.
Some royal seminary in Upper Egypt, from whence they drafted
novices to supply their colleges and temples. Holwell.
4. To transfer by draft.
All her rents been drafted to London. Fielding.
Draftsman
Drafts"man (?), n. See Draughtsman.
Drag
Drag (?), n. [See 3d Dredge.] A confection; a comfit; a drug. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Drag
Drag, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dragged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dragging (?).]
[OE. draggen; akin to Sw. dragga to search with a grapnel, fr. dragg
grapnel, fr. draga to draw, the same word as E. draw. Draw.]
1. To draw slowly or heavily onward; to pull along the ground by main
force; to haul; to trail; -- applied to drawing heavy or resisting
bodies or those inapt for drawing, with labor, along the ground or
other surface; as, to drag stone or timber; to drag a net in fishing.
Dragged by the cords which through his feet were thrust. Denham.
The grossness of his nature will have weight to drag thee down.
Tennyson.
A needless Alexandrine ends the song That, like a wounded snake,
drags its slow length along. Pope.
2. To break, as land, by drawing a drag or harrow over it; to harrow;
to draw a drag along the bottom of, as a stream or other water; hence,
to search, as by means of a drag.
Then while I dragged my brains for such a song. Tennyson.
3. To draw along, as something burdensome; hence, to pass in pain or
with difficulty.
Have dragged a lingering life. Dryden.
To drag an anchor (Naut.), to trail it along the bottom when the
anchor will not hold the ship. Syn. -- See Draw.
Drag
Drag, v. i.
1. To be drawn along, as a rope or dress, on the ground; to trail; to
be moved onward along the ground, or along the bottom of the sea, as
an anchor that does not hold.
2. To move onward heavily, laboriously, or slowly; to advance with
weary effort; to go on lingeringly.
The day drags through, though storms keep out the sun. Byron.
Long, open panegyric drags at best. Gay.
3. To serve as a clog or hindrance; to hold back.
A propeller is said to drag when the sails urge the vessel faster
than the revolutions of the screw can propel her. Russell.
4. To fish with a dragnet.
Drag
Drag, n. [See Drag, v. t., and cf. Dray a cart, and 1st Dredge.]
1. The act of dragging; anything which is dragged.
2. A net, or an apparatus, to be drawn along the bottom under water,
as in fishing, searching for drowned persons, etc.
3. A kind of sledge for conveying heavy bodies; also, a kind of low
car or handcart; as, a stone drag.
4. A heavy coach with seats on top; also, a heavy carriage. [Collog.]
Thackeray.
5. A heavy harrow, for breaking up ground.
6. (a) Anything towed in the water to retard a ship's progress, or to
keep her head up to the wind; esp., a canvas bag with a hooped mouth,
so used. See Drag sail (below). (b) Also, a skid or shoe, for
retarding the motion of a carriage wheel. (c) Hence, anything that
retards; a clog; an obstacle to progress or enjoyment.
My lectures were only a pleasure to me, and no drag. J. D. Forbes.
7. Motion affected with slowness and difficulty, as if clogged. "Had a
drag in his walk." Hazlitt.
8. (Founding) The bottom part of a flask or mold, the upper part being
the cope.
9. (Masonry) A steel instrument for completing the dressing of soft
stone.
10. (Marine Engin.) The difference between the speed of a screw
steamer under sail and that of the screw when the ship outruns the
screw; or between the propulsive effects of the different floats of a
paddle wheel. See Citation under Drag, v. i., 3.
Drag sail (Naut.), a sail or canvas rigged on a stout frame, to be
dragged by a vessel through the water in order to keep her head to the
wind or to prevent drifting; -- called also drift sail, drag sheet,
drag anchor, sea anchor, floating anchor, etc. -- Drag twist (Mining),
a spiral hook at the end of a rod for cleaning drilled holes.
Dragantine
Dra*gan"tine (?), n. [See Dracanth.] A mucilage obtained from, or
containing, gun tragacanth.
Dragbar
Drag"bar` (?), n. Same as Drawbar (b). Called also draglink, and
drawlink. [U. S.]
Dragbolt
Drag"bolt` (?), n. A coupling pin. See under Coupling. [U. S.]
Drag\'82es
Dra`g\'82es" (?), n. pl. [F. See 3d Dredge.] (Pharmacy) Sugar-coated
medicines.
Draggle
Drag"gle (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Draggled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Draggling (?).] [Freq. of drag. Drawl.] To wet and soil by dragging on
the ground, mud, or wet grass; to drabble; to trail. Gray.
With draggled nets down-hanging to the tide. Trench.
Draggle
Drag"gle, v. i. To be dragged on the ground; to become wet or dirty by
being dragged or trailed in the mud or wet grass. Hudibras.
Draggle-tail
Drag"gle-tail` (?), n. A slattern who suffers her gown to trail in the
mire; a drabble-tail.
Draggle-tailed
Drag"gle-tailed` (?), a. Untidy; sluttish; slatternly. W. Irving.
Draglink
Drag"link` (?), n. (Mach.) (a) A link connecting the cranks of two
shafts. (b) A drawbar.
Dragman
Drag"man (?), n.; pl. Dragmen (. A fisherman who uses a dragnet. Sir
M. Hale.
Dragnet
Drag"net` (?), n. [Cf. AS. dr\'91gnet.] A net to be drawn along the
bottom of a body of water, as in fishing.
Dragoman
Drag"o*man (?), n.; pl. Dragomans (#). [From F. dragoman, or Sp.
dragoman, or It. dragomanno; all fr. LGr. tarjum\'ben, from the same
source as E. targum. Cf. Drogman, Truchman.] An interpreter; -- so
called in the Levant and other parts of the East.
Dragon
Drag"on (?), n. [F. dragon, L. draco, fr. Gr. dar to see), and so
called from its terrible eyes. Cf. Drake a dragon, Dragoon.]
1. (Myth.) A fabulous animal, generally represented as a monstrous
winged serpent or lizard, with a crested head and enormous claws, and
regarded as very powerful and ferocious.
The dragons which appear in early paintings and sculptures are
invariably representations of a winged crocodile. Fairholt.
NOTE: &hand; In Sc ripture th e te rm dr agon re fers to any great
monster, whether of the land or sea, usually to some kind of
serpent or reptile, sometimes to land serpents of a powerful and
deadly kind. It is also applied metaphorically to Satan.
Thou breakest the heads of the dragons in the waters. Ps. lxxiv.
13.
Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder; the young lion and the
dragon shalt thou trample under feet. Ps. xci. 13.
He laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil
and Satan, and bound him a thousand years. Rev. xx. 2.
2. A fierce, violent person, esp. a woman. Johnson.
3. (Astron.) A constellation of the northern hemisphere figured as a
dragon; Draco.
4. A luminous exhalation from marshy grounds, seeming to move through
the air as a winged serpent.
5. (Mil. Antiq.) A short musket hooked to a swivel attached to a
soldier's belt; -- so called from a representation of a dragon's head
at the muzzle. Fairholt.
6. (Zo\'94l.) A small arboreal lizard of the genus Draco, of several
species, found in the East Indies and Southern Asia. Five or six of
the hind ribs, on each side, are prolonged and covered with weblike
skin, forming a sort of wing. These prolongations aid them in making
long leaps from tree to tree. Called also flying lizard.
7. (Zo\'94l.) A variety of carrier pigeon.
8. (Her.) A fabulous winged creature, sometimes borne as a charge in a
coat of arms.
NOTE: &hand; Dr agon is often used adjectively, or in combination,
in the sense of relating to, resembling, or characteristic of, a
dragon.
Dragon arum (Bot.), the name of several species of Aris\'91ma, a genus
of plants having a spathe and spadix. See Dragon root(below). --
Dragon fish (Zo\'94l.), the dragonet. -- Dragon fly (Zo\'94l.), any
insect of the family Libellulid\'91. They have finely formed, large
and strongly reticulated wings, a large head with enormous eyes, and a
long body; -- called also mosquito hawks. Their larv\'91 are aquatic
and insectivorous. -- Dragon root (Bot.), an American aroid plant
(Aris\'91ma Dracontium); green dragon. -- Dragon's blood, a resinous
substance obtained from the fruit of several species of Calamus, esp.
from C. Rotang and C. Draco, growing in the East Indies. A substance
known as dragon's blood is obtained by exudation from Drac\'91na
Draco; also from Pterocarpus Draco, a tree of the West Indies and
South America. The color is red, or a dark brownish red, and it is
used chiefly for coloring varnishes, marbles, etc. Called also
Cinnabar Gr\'91corum. -- Dragon's head. (a) (Bot.) A plant of several
species of the genus Dracocephalum. They are perennial herbs closely
allied to the common catnip. (b) (Astron.) The ascending node of a
planet, indicated, chiefly in almanacs, by the symbol Encyc. Brit. --
Dragon shell (Zo\'94l.), a species of limpet. -- Dragon's skin, fossil
stems whose leaf scars somewhat resemble the scales of reptiles; -- a
name used by miners and quarrymen. Stormonth. -- Dragon's tail
(Astron.), the descending node of a planet, indicated by the symbol
Dragon's head (above). -- Dragon's wort (Bot.), a plant of the genus
Artemisia (A. dracunculus). -- Dragon tree (Bot.), a West African
liliaceous tree (Drac\'91na Draco), yielding one of the resins called
dragon's blood. See Drac\'91na. -- Dragon water, a medicinal remedy
very popular in the earlier half of the 17th century. "Dragon water
may do good upon him." Randolph (1640). -- Flying dragon, a large
meteoric fireball; a bolide.
Dragonet
Drag"on*et (?), n.
1. A little dragon. Spenser.
2. (Zo\'94l.) A small British marine fish (Callionymuslyra); -- called
also yellow sculpin, fox, and gowdie.
Dragonish
Drag"on*ish, a. resembling a dragon. Shak.
Dragonlike
Drag"on*like` (?), a. Like a dragon. Shak.
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Dragonnade
Drag`on*nade" (?), n. [F., fr. dragon dragoon, because Louis XIV., in
persecuting the Protestants of his kingdom, quartered dragoons upon
them.] The severe persecution of French Protestants under Louis XIV.,
by an armed force, usually of dragoons; hence, a rapid and devastating
incursion; dragoonade.
He learnt it as he watched the dragonnades, the tortures, the
massacres of the Netherlands. C. Kingsley.
Dragon's blood, Dragon's head, Dragon's tail
Drag"on's blood, Drag"on's head, Drag"on's tail. See Dragon's blood,
Dragon's head, etc., under Dragon.
Dragoon
Dra*goon" (?), n. [F. dragon dragon, dragoon, fr. L. draco dragon,
also, a cohort's standard (with a dragon on it). The name was given
from the sense standard. See Dragon.]
1. ((Mil.) Formerly, a soldier who was taught and armed to serve
either on horseback or on foot; now, a mounted soldier; a cavalry man.
2. A variety of pigeon. Clarke.
Dragoon bird (Zo\'94l.), the umbrella bird.
Dragoon
Dra*goon", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dragooned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Dragooning.]
1. To harass or reduce to subjection by dragoons; to persecute by
abandoning a place to the rage of soldiers.
2. To compel submission by violent measures; to harass; to persecute.
The colonies may be influenced to anything, but they can be
dragooned to nothing. Price.
Lewis the Fourteenth is justly censured for trying to dragoon his
subjects to heaven. Macaulay.
Dragoonade
Drag`oon*ade" (?), n. See Dragonnade.
Dragooner
Dra*goon"er (?), n. A dragoon. [Obs.]
Drail
Drail (?), v. t. & i. [ To trail; to draggle. [Obs.] South.
Drain
Drain (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Drained (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Draining.]
[AS. drehnigean to drain, strain; perh. akin to E. draw.]
1. To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off;
hence, to cause the exhaustion of.
Fountains drain the water from the ground adjacent. Bacon.
But it was not alone that the he drained their treasure and
hampered their industry. Motley.
2. To exhaust of liquid contents by drawing them off; to make
gradually dry or empty; to remove surface water, as from streets, by
gutters, etc.; to deprive of moisture; hence, to exhaust; to empty of
wealth, resources, or the like; as, to drain a country of its specie.
Sinking waters, the firm land to drain, Filled the capacious deep
and formed the main. Roscommon.
3. To filter.
Salt water, drained through twenty vessels of earth, hath become
fresh. Bacon.
Drain
Drain, v. i.
1. To flow gradually; as, the water of low ground drains off.
2. To become emptied of liquor by flowing or dropping; as, let the
vessel stand and drain.
Drain
Drain, n.
1. The act of draining, or of drawing off; gradual and continuous
outflow or withdrawal; as, the drain of specie from a country.
2. That means of which anything is drained; a channel; a trench; a
water course; a sewer; a sink.
3. pl. The grain from the mashing tub; as, brewers' drains. [Eng.]
Halliwell.
Box drain, Counter drain. See under Box, Counter. -- Right of drain
(Law), an easement or servitude by which one man has a right to convey
water in pipes through or over the estate of another. Kent.
Drainable
Drain"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being drained.
Drainage
Drain"age (?), n.
1. A draining; a gradual flowing off of any liquid; also, that which
flows out of a drain.
2. The mode in which the waters of a country pass off by its streams
and rivers.
3. (Engin.) The system of drains and their operation, by which
superfluous water is removed from towns, railway beds, mines, and
other works.
4. Area or district drained; as, the drainage of the Po, the Thames,
etc. Latham.
5. (Surg.) The act, process, or means of drawing off the pus or fluids
from a wound, abscess, etc.
Drainage tube (Surg.), a tube introduced into a wound, etc., to draw
off the discharges.
Draine
Draine (?), n. [F.] (Zo\'94l.) The missel thrush.
Drainer
Drain"er (?), n. One who, or that which, drains.
Draining
Drain"ing, vb. n. of Drain, v. t. (Agric.) The art of carrying off
surplus water, as from land. Draining tile. Same as Draintile.
Drainpipe
Drain"pipe` (?), n. A pipe used for carrying off surplus water.
Draintile
Drain"tile` (?), n. A hollow tile used in making drains; -- called
also draining tile.
Draintrap
Drain"trap` (?), n. See 4th Trap, 5.
Drake
Drake (?), n. [Akin to LG. drake, OHG. antrache, anetrecho, G.
enterich, Icel. andriki, Dan. andrik, OSw. andrak, andrage, masc., and
fr. AS. ened, fem., duck; akin to D. eend, G. ente, Icel. \'94nd, Dan.
and, Sw. and, Lith. antis, L. anas, Gr. \'beti a water fowl. rich. Cf.
Gulaund.]
1. The male of the duck kind.
2. [Cf. Dragon fly, under Dragon.] The drake fly.
The drake will mount steeple height into the air. Walton.
Drake fly, a kind of fly, sometimes used in angling.
The dark drake fly, good in August. Walton.
Drake
Drake, n. [AS. draca dragon, L. draco. See Dragon.]
1. A dragon. [Obs.]
Beowulf resolves to kill the drake. J. A. Harrison (Beowulf).
2. A small piece of artillery. [Obs.]
Two or three shots, made at them by a couple of drakes, made them
stagger. Clarendon.
Drake
Drake, n. [Cf. F. dravik, W. drewg, darnel, cockle, etc.] Wild oats,
brome grass, or darnel grass; -- called also drawk, dravick, and
drank. [Prov. Eng.] Dr. Prior.
Drakestone
Drake"stone (?), n. A flat stone so thrown along the surface of water
as to skip from point to point before it sinks; also, the sport of so
throwing stones; -- sometimes called ducks and drakes.
Internal earthquakes, that, not content with one throe, run along
spasmodically, like boys playing at what is called drakestone. De
Quincey.
Dram
Dram (?), n. [OF. drame, F. drachme, L. drachma, drachm, drachma, fr.
Gr. Drachm, Drachma.]
1. A weight; in Apothecaries' weight, one eighth part of an ounce, or
sixty grains; in Avoirdupois weight, one sixteenth part of an ounce,
or 27.34375 grains.
2. A minute quantity; a mite.
Were I the chooser, a dram of well-doing should be preferred before
many times as mush the forcible hindrance of evildoing. Milton.
3. As much spirituous liquor as is usually drunk at once; as, a dram
of brandy; hence, a potation or potion; as, a dram of poison. Shak.
4. (Numis.) A Persian daric. Ezra ii. 69.
Fluid dram, OR Fluid drachm. See under Fluid.
Dram
Dram, v. i. & t. To drink drams; to ply with drams. [Low] Johnson.
Thackeray.
Drama
Dra"ma (?; 277), n. [L. drama, Gr. daryti.]
1. A composition, in prose or poetry, accommodated to action, and
intended to exhibit a picture of human life, or to depict a series of
grave or humorous actions of more than ordinary interest, tending
toward some striking result. It is commonly designed to be spoken and
represented by actors on the stage.
A divine pastoral drama in the Song of Solomon. Milton.
2. A series of real events invested with a dramatic unity and
interest. "The drama of war." Thackeray.
Westward the course of empire takes its way; The four first acts
already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day; Time's
noblest offspring is the last. Berkeley.
The drama and contrivances of God's providence. Sharp.
3. Dramatic composition and the literature pertaining to or
illustrating it; dramatic literature.
NOTE: &hand; Th e pr incipal sp ecies of the drama are tragedy and
comedy; inferior species are tragi-comedy, melodrama, operas,
burlettas, and farces.
The romantic drama, the kind of drama whose aim is to present a tale
or history in scenes, and whose plays (like those of Shakespeare,
Marlowe, and others) are stories told in dialogue by actors on the
stage. J. A. Symonds.
Dramatic, Dramatical
Dra*mat"ic (?), Dra*mat"ic*al (?), a. [Gr. dramatique.] Of or
pertaining to the drama; appropriate to, or having the qualities of, a
drama; theatrical; vivid.
The emperor . . . performed his part with much dramatic effect.
Motley.
Dramatically
Dra*mat"ic*al*ly, adv. In a dramatic manner; theatrically; vividly.
Dramatis person\'91
Dram"a*tis per*so"n\'91 (?). [L.] The actors in a drama or play.
Dramatist
Dram"a*tist (?), n. [Cf. F. dramatiste.] The author of a dramatic
composition; a writer of plays.
Dramatizable
Dram"a*ti`za*ble (?), a. Capable of being dramatized.
Dramatization
Dram`a*ti*za"tion (?), n. Act of dramatizing.
Dramatize
Dram"a*tize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dramatized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Dramatizing (?).] [Cf. F. dramatiser.] To compose in the form of the
drama; to represent in a drama; to adapt to dramatic representation;
as, to dramatize a novel, or an historical episode.
They dramatized tyranny for public execration. Motley.
Dramaturgic
Dram`a*tur"gic (?), a. Relating to dramaturgy.
Dramaturgist
Dram"a*tur`gist (?), n. One versed in dramaturgy. Carlyle.
Dramaturgy
Dram"a*tur`gy (?), n. [Gr. work: cf. F. dramaturgie.] The art of
dramatic composition and representation.
Dramming
Dram"ming (?), n. The practice of drinking drams.
Dramseller
Dram"sell`er (?), n. One who sells distilled liquors by the dram or
glass.
Dramshop
Dram"shop` (?), n. A shop or barroom where spirits are sold by the
dram.
Drank
Drank (?), imp. of Drink.
Drank
Drank, n. [Cf. 3d Drake.] Wild oats, or darnel grass. See Drake a
plant. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Drap d'\'82t\'82
Drap` d'\'82*t\'82" (?). [F., clot of summer.] A thin woolen fabric,
twilled like merino.
Drape
Drape (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Draped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Draping
(?).] [F. draper, fr. drap cloth. See 3d Drab.]
1. To cover or adorn with drapery or folds of cloth, or as with
drapery; as, to drape a bust, a building, etc.
The whole people were draped professionally. De Quincey.
These starry blossoms, [of the snow] pure and white, Soft falling,
falling, through the night, Have draped the woods and mere. Bungay.
2. To rail at; to banter. [Obs.] Sir W. Temple.
Drape
Drape, v. i.
1. To make cloth. [Obs.] Bacon.
2. To design drapery, arrange its folds, etc., as for hangings,
costumes, statues, etc.
Draper
Dra"per (?), n. [F. drapier.] One who sells cloths; a dealer in
cloths; as, a draper and tailor.
Draperied
Dra"per*ied (?), a. Covered or supplied with drapery. [R.] Byron.
Drapery
Dra"per*y (?), n.; pl. Draperies (#). [F. draperie.]
1. The occupation of a draper; cloth-making, or dealing in cloth.
Bacon.
2. Cloth, or woolen stuffs in general.
People who ought to be weighing out grocery or measuring out
drapery. Macaulay.
3. A textile fabric used for decorative purposes, especially when hung
loosely and in folds carefully disturbed; as: (a) Garments or
vestments of this character worn upon the body, or shown in the
representations of the human figure in art. (b) Hangings of a room or
hall, or about a bed.
Like one that wraps the drapery of his couch About him, and lies
down to pleasant dreams. Bryant.
All the decent drapery of life is to be rudely torn off. Burke.
Casting of draperies. See under Casting.
The casting of draperies . . . is one of the most important of an
artist's studies. Fairholt.
Drapet
Dra"pet (?), n. [Dim. of drap.] Cloth. [Obs.] Spenser.
Drastic
Dras"tic (?), a. [Gr. drastique. See Drama.] (Med.) Acting rapidly and
violently; efficacious; powerful; -- opposed to bland; as, drastic
purgatives. -- n. (Med.) A violent purgative. See Cathartic.
Drasty
Dras"ty (?), a. [AS. d\'91rstan, dresten, dregs.] Filthy; worthless.
[Obs.] "Drasty ryming." Chaucer.
Draugh
Draugh (?), n. See Draft. [Obs.]
Draught
Draught (?), n. [The same as draft, the spelling with gh indicating an
older pronunciation. See Draft, n., Draw.]
1. The act of drawing or pulling; as: (a) The act of moving loads by
drawing, as by beasts of burden, and the like.
A general custom of using oxen for all sort of draught would be,
perhaps, the greatest improvement. Sir W. Temple.
(b) The drawing of a bowstring. [Obs.]
She sent an arrow forth with mighty draught. Spenser.
(c) Act of drawing a net; a sweeping the water for fish.
Upon the draught of a pond, not one fish was left. Sir M. Hale.
(d) The act of drawing liquor into the mouth and throat; the act of
drinking.
In his hands he took the goblet, but a while the draught forbore.
Trench.
(e) A sudden attack or drawing upon an enemy. [Obs.]
By drawing sudden draughts upon the enemy when he looketh not for
you. Spenser.
(f) (Mil.) The act of selecting or detaching soldiers; a draft (see
Draft, n., 2) (g) The act of drawing up, marking out, or delineating;
representation. Dryden.
2. That which is drawn; as: (a) That which is taken by sweeping with a
net.
Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.
Luke v. 4.
He laid down his pipe, and cast his net, which brought him a very
great draught. L'Estrange.
(b) (Mil.) The force drawn; a detachment; -- in this sense usually
written draft. (c) The quantity drawn in at once in drinking; a potion
or potation.
Disguise thyself as thou wilt, still, Slavery, . . . still thou art
a bitter draught. Sterne.
Low lies that house where nut-brown draughts inspired. Goldsmith.
(d) A sketch, outline, or representation, whether written, designed,
or drawn; a delineation.
A draught of a Toleration Act was offered to the Parliament by a
private member. Macaulay.
No picture or draught of these things from the report of the eye.
South.
(e) (Com.) An order for the payment of money; -- in this sense almost
always written draft. (f) A current of air moving through an inclosed
place, as through a room or up a chimney. Thackeray.
He preferred to go and sit upon the stairs, in . . . a strong
draught of air, until he was again sent for. Dickens.
3. That which draws; as: (a) A team of oxen or horses. Blackstone. (b)
A sink or drain; a privy. Shak. Matt. xv. 17. (c) pl. (Med.) A mild
vesicatory; a sinapism; as, to apply draughts to the feet.
4. Capacity of being drawn; force necessary to draw; traction.
The Hertfordshire wheel plow . . . is of the easiest draught.
Mortimer.
5. (Naut.) The depth of water necessary to float a ship, or the depth
a ship sinks in water, especially when laden; as, a ship of twelve
feet draught.
6. (Com.) An allowance on weighable goods. [Eng.] See Draft,
4.
7. A move, as at chess or checkers. [Obs.] Chaucer.
8. The bevel given to the pattern for a casting, in order that it may
be drawn from the sand without injury to the mold.
9. (Masonry) See Draft, n.,
7.
Angle of draught, the angle made with the plane over which a body is
drawn by the line in which the pulling force acts, when the latter has
the direction best adapted to overcome the obstacles of friction and
the weight of the body. -- Black draught. See under Black, a. -- Blast
draught, OR Forced draught, the draught produced by a blower, as by
blowing in air beneath a fire or drawing out the gases from above it.
-- Natural draught, the draught produced by the atmosphere flowing, by
its own weight, into a chimney wherein the air is rarefied by heat. --
On draught, so as to be drawn from the wood (as a cask, barrel, etc.)
in distinction from being bottled; as, ale on draught. -- Sheer
draught. See under Sheer.
Draught
Draught, a.
1. Used for drawing vehicles, loads, etc.; as, a draught beast;
draught hooks.
2. Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of air.
3. Used in making drawings; as, draught compasses.
4. Drawn directly from the barrel, or other receptacle, in distinction
from bottled; on draught; -- said of ale, cider, and the like.
NOTE: &hand; Th is wo rd, es pecially in th e fi rst an d se cond
meanings, is often written draft, a spelling which is approved by
many authorities.
Draught box. See Draught tube, below. -- Draught engine (Mining), an
engine used for pumping, raising heavy weights, and the like. --
Draught hook (Mil.), one of the hooks on a cannon carriage, used in
drawing the gun backward and forward. -- Draught horse, a horse
employed in drawing loads, plowing, etc., as distinguished from a
saddle horse or carriage horse. -- Draught net, a seine or hauling
net. -- Draught ox, an ox employed in hauling loads, plowing, etc. --
Draught tube (Water Wheels), an airtight pipe extending downward into
the tailrace from a turbine wheel located above it, to make whole fall
available; -- called also draught box.
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Draught
Draught (dr&adot;ft), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Draughted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Draughting.]
1. To draw out; to call forth. See Draft. Addison.
2. To diminish or exhaust by drawing. [R.]
The Parliament so often draughted and drained. Sir W. Scott.
3. To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of, as in
architectural and mechanical drawing.
Draughting room, a room draughtsmen to work in, and where plans are
kept.
Draughtboard
Draught"board` (?), n. A checkered board on which draughts are played.
See Checkerboard.
Draughthouse
Draught"house` (?), n. A house for the reception of waste matter; a
privy. [Obs.] 2 Kings x. 27.
Draughts
Draughts (?), n. pl. A mild vesicatory. See Draught, n., 3 (c).
Draughts
Draughts, n. pl. A game, now more commonly called checkers. See
Checkers.
NOTE: &hand; Po lish draughts is sometimes played with 40 pieces on
a board divided into 100 squares.
Am. Cyc.
Draughtsman
Draughts"man (?), n.; pl. Draughtsmen (.
1. One who draws pleadings or other writings.
2. One who draws plans and sketches of machinery, structures, and
places; also, more generally, one who makes drawings of any kind.
3. A "man" or piece used in the game of draughts.
4. One who drinks drams; a tippler. [Obs.] Tatler.
Draughtsmanship
Draughts"man*ship, n. The office, art, or work of a draughtsman.
Draughty
Draught"y (?), a. Pertaining to a draught, or current of air; as, a
draughtly, comfortless room.
Drave
Drave (?), old imp. of Drive. [Obs.]
Dravida
Dra"vi*da (?), n. pl. [Skr. Dr\'bevi, prob. meaning, Tamil.] (Ethnol.)
A race Hindostan, believed to be the original people who occupied the
land before the Hindoo or Aryan invasion.
Dravidian
Dra*vid"i*an (?), a. [From Skr. Dr\'bevi, the name of the southern
portion of the peninsula of India.] (Ethnol.) Of or pertaining to the
Dravida. Dravidian languages, a group of languages of Southern India,
which seem to have been the idioms of the natives, before the invasion
of tribes speaking Sanskrit. Of these languages, the Tamil is the most
important.
Draw
Draw (?), v. t. [imp. Drew (?); p. p. Drawn (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Drawing.] [OE. dra, drahen, draien, drawen, AS. dragan; akin to Icel.
& Sw. draga, Dan. drage to draw, carry, and prob. to OS. dragan to
bear, carry, D. dragen, G. tragen, Goth. dragan; cf. Skr. dhraj to
move along, glide; and perh. akin to Skr. dhar to hold, bear. Drag,
Dray a cart, 1st Dredge.]
1. To cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the
thing moved; to pull along; to haul; to drag; to cause to follow.
He cast him down to ground, and all along Drew him through dirt and
mire without remorse. Spenser.
He hastened to draw the stranger into a private room. Sir W. Scott.
Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment
seats? James ii. 6.
The arrow is now drawn to the head. Atterbury.
2. To influence to move or tend toward one's self; to exercise an
attracting force upon; to call towards itself; to attract; hence, to
entice; to allure; to induce.
The poet Did feign that Orpheus drew trees, stones, and floods.
Shak.
All eyes you draw, and with the eyes the heart. Dryden.
3. To cause to come out for one's use or benefit; to extract; to
educe; to bring forth; as: (a) To bring or take out, or to let out,
from some receptacle, as a stick or post from a hole, water from a
cask or well, etc.
The drew out the staves of the ark. 2 Chron. v. 9.
Draw thee waters for the siege. Nahum iii. 14.
I opened the tumor by the point of a lancet without drawing one
drop of blood. Wiseman.
(b) To pull from a sheath, as a sword.
I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them. Ex. xv. 9.
(c) To extract; to force out; to elicit; to derive.
Spirits, by distillations, may be drawn out of vegetable juices,
which shall flame and fume of themselves. Cheyne.
Until you had drawn oaths from him. Shak.
(d) To obtain from some cause or origin; to infer from evidence or
reasons; to deduce from premises; to derive.
We do not draw the moral lessons we might from history. Burke.
(e) To take or procure from a place of deposit; to call for and
receive from a fund, or the like; as, to draw money from a bank. (f)
To take from a box or wheel, as a lottery ticket; to receive from a
lottery by the drawing out of the numbers for prizes or blanks; hence,
to obtain by good fortune; to win; to gain; as, he drew a prize. (g)
To select by the drawing of lots.
Provided magistracies were filled by men freely chosen or drawn.
Freeman.
4. To remove the contents of; as: (a) To drain by emptying; to suck
dry.
Sucking and drawing the breast dischargeth the milk as fast as it
can generated. Wiseman.
(b) To extract the bowels of; to eviscerate; as, to draw a fowl; to
hang, draw, and quarter a criminal.
In private draw your poultry, clean your tripe. King.
5. To take into the lungs; to inhale; to inspire; hence, also, to
utter or produce by an inhalation; to heave. "Where I first drew air."
Milton.
Drew, or seemed to draw, a dying groan. Dryden.
6. To extend in length; to lengthen; to protract; to stretch; to
extend, as a mass of metal into wire.
How long her face is drawn! Shak.
And the huge Offa's dike which he drew from the mouth of Wye to
that of Dee. J. R. Green.
7. To run, extend, or produce, as a line on any surface; hence, also,
to form by marking; to make by an instrument of delineation; to
produce, as a sketch, figure, or picture.
8. To represent by lines drawn; to form a sketch or a picture of; to
represent by a picture; to delineate; hence, to represent by words; to
depict; to describe.
A flattering painter who made it his care To draw men as they ought
to be, not as they are. Goldsmith.
Can I, untouched, the fair one's passions move, Or thou draw beauty
and not feel its power? Prior.
9. To write in due form; to prepare a draught of; as, to draw a
memorial, a deed, or bill of exchange.
Clerk, draw a deed of gift. Shak.
10. To require (so great a depth, as of water) for floating; -- said
of a vessel; to sink so deep in (water); as, a ship draws ten feet of
water.
11. To withdraw. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Go wash thy face, and draw the action. Shak.
12. To trace by scent; to track; -- a hunting term.
NOTE: &hand; Dr aw, in most of its uses, retains some shade of its
original sense, to pull, to move forward by the application of
force in advance, or to extend in length, and usually expresses an
action as gradual or continuous, and leisurely. We pour liquid
quickly, but we draw it in a continued stream. We force compliance
by threats, but we draw it by gradual prevalence. We may write a
letter with haste, but we draw a bill with slow caution and regard
to a precise form. We draw a bar of metal by continued beating.
To draw a bow, to bend the bow by drawing the string for discharging
the arrow. -- To draw a cover, to clear a cover of the game it
contains. -- To draw a curtain, to cause a curtain to slide or move,
either closing or unclosing. "Night draws the curtain, which the sun
withdraws." Herbert. -- To draw a line, to fix a limit or boundary. --
To draw back, to receive back, as duties on goods for exportation. --
To draw breath, to breathe. Shak. -- To draw cuts OR lots. See under
Cut, n. -- To draw in. (a) To bring or pull in; to collect. (b) To
entice; to inveigle. -- To draw interest, to produce or gain interest.
-- To draw off, to withdraw; to abstract. Addison. -- To draw on, to
bring on; to occasion; to cause. "War which either his negligence drew
on, or his practices procured." Hayward. -- To draw (one) out, to
elicit cunningly the thoughts and feelings of another. -- To draw out,
to stretch or extend; to protract; to spread out. -- "Wilt thou draw
out thine anger to all generations?" Ps. lxxxv. 5. "Linked sweetness
long drawn out." Milton. -- To draw over, to cause to come over, to
induce to leave one part or side for the opposite one. -- To draw the
longbow, to exaggerate; to tell preposterous tales. -- To draw (one)
to OR on to (something), to move, to incite, to induce. "How many
actions most ridiculous hast thou been drawn to by thy fantasy?" Shak.
-- To draw up. (a) To compose in due form; to draught; to form in
writing. (b) To arrange in order, as a body of troops; to array.
"Drawn up in battle to receive the charge." Dryden. Syn. -- To Draw,
Drag. Draw differs from drag in this, that drag implies a natural
inaptitude for drawing, or positive resistance; it is applied to
things pulled or hauled along the ground, or moved with toil or
difficulty. Draw is applied to all bodies moved by force in advance,
whatever may be the degree of force; it commonly implies that some
kind of aptitude or provision exists for drawing. Draw is the more
general or generic term, and drag the more specific. We say, the
horses draw a coach or wagon, but they drag it through mire; yet draw
is properly used in both cases.
Draw
Draw (?), v. i.
1. To pull; to exert strength in drawing anything; to have force to
move anything by pulling; as, a horse draws well; the sails of a ship
draw well.
NOTE: &hand; A sail is said to draw when it is filled with wind.
2. To draw a liquid from some receptacle, as water from a well.
The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and
the well is deep. John iv. 11.
3. To exert an attractive force; to act as an inducement or
enticement.
Keep a watch upon the particular bias of their minds, that it may
not draw too much. Addison.
4. (Med.) To have efficiency as an epispastic; to act as a sinapism;
-- said of a blister, poultice, etc.
5. To have draught, as a chimney, flue, or the like; to furnish
transmission to smoke, gases, etc.
6. To unsheathe a weapon, especially a sword.
So soon as ever thou seest him, draw; and as thou drawest, swear
horrible. Shak.
7. To perform the act, or practice the art, of delineation; to sketch;
to form figures or pictures. "Skill in drawing." Locke.
8. To become contracted; to shrink. "To draw into less room." Bacon.
9. To move; to come or go; literally, to draw one's self; -- with
prepositions and adverbs; as, to draw away, to move off, esp. in
racing, to get in front; to obtain the lead or increase it; to draw
back, to retreat; to draw level, to move up even (with another); to
come up to or overtake another; to draw off, to retire or retreat; to
draw on, to advance; to draw up, to form in array; to draw near, nigh,
or towards, to approach; to draw together, to come together, to
collect.
10. To make a draft or written demand for payment of money deposited
or due; -- usually with on or upon.
You may draw on me for the expenses of your journey. Jay.
11. To admit the action of pulling or dragging; to undergo draught;
as, a carriage draws easily.
12. To sink in water; to require a depth for floating. "Greater hulks
draw deep." Shak.
To draw to a head. (a) (Med.) To begin to suppurate; to ripen, as a
boil. (b) Fig.: To ripen, to approach the time for action; as, the
plot draws to a head.
Draw
Draw, n.
1. The act of drawing; draught.
2. A lot or chance to be drawn.
3. A drawn game or battle, etc. [Colloq.]
4. That part of a bridge which may be raised, swung round, or drawn
aside; the movable part of a drawbridge. See the Note under
Drawbridge. [U.S.]
Drawable
Draw"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being drawn.
Drawback
Draw"back` (?), n.
1. A lose of advantage, or deduction from profit, value, success,
etc.; a discouragement or hindrance; objectionable feature.
The avaridrawback from the wisdom ascribed to him. Hallam.
2. (Com.) Money paid back or remitted; especially, a certain amount of
duties or customs, sometimes the whole, and sometimes only a part,
remitted or paid back by the government, on the exportation of the
commodities on which they were levied. M
Drawbar
Draw"bar` (?), n. (Railroad) (a) An openmouthed bar at the end of a
car, which receives a coupling link and pin by which the car is drawn.
It is usually provided with a spring to give elasticity to the
connection between the cars of a train. (b) A bar of iron with an eye
at each end, or a heavy link, for coupling a locomotive to a tender or
car.
Drawbench
Draw"bench` (?), n. (Med.) A machine in which strips of metal are
drawn through a drawplate; especially, one in which wire is thus made;
-- also called drawing bench.
Drawbolt
Draw"bolt` (?), n. (Engin.) A coupling pin. See under Coupling.
Drawbore
Draw"bore` (?), n. (Joinery) A hole bored through a tenon nearer to
the shoulder than the holes through the cheeks are to the edge or
abutment against which the shoulder is to rest, so that a pin or bolt,
when driven into it, will draw these parts together. Weale.
Drawbore
Draw"bore`, v. t.
1. To make a drawbore in; as, to drawbore a tenon.
2. To enlarge the bore of a gun barrel by drawing, instead of
thrusting, a revolving tool through it.
Drawboy
Draw"boy` (?), n. (Weaving) A boy who operates the harness cords of a
hand loom; also, a part of power loom that performs the same office.
Drawbridge
Draw"bridge` (?), n. A bridge of which either the whole or a part is
made to be raised up, let down, or drawn or turned aside, to admit or
hinder communication at pleasure, as before the gate of a town or
castle, or over a navigable river or canal.
NOTE: &hand; The movable portion, or draw, is called, specifically,
a bascule, balance, or lifting bridge, a turning, swivel, or swing
bridge, or a rolling bridge, according as it turns on a hinge
vertically, or on a pivot horizontally, or is pushed on rollers.
Drawcansir
Draw"can*sir (?), n. [From the name of a bullying braggart character
in the play by George Villiers called "The Rehearsal."] A blustering,
bullying fellow; a pot-valiant braggart; a bully.
The leader was of an ugly look and gigantic stature; he acted like
a drawcansir, sparing neither friend nor foe. Addison.
Draw-cut
Draw"-cut` (?), n. A single cut with a knife.
Drawee
Draw*ee" (?), n. (Law) The person on whom an order or bill of exchange
is drawn; -- the correlative of drawer.
Drawer
Draw"er (?), n.
1. One who, or that which, draws; as: (a) One who draws liquor for
guests; a waiter in a taproom. Shak. (b) One who delineates or
depicts; a draughtsman; as, a good drawer. (c) (Law) One who draws a
bill of exchange or order for payment; -- the correlative of drawee.
2. That which is drawn; as: (a) A sliding box or receptacle in a case,
which is opened by pulling or drawing out, and closed by pushing in.
(b) pl. An under-garment worn on the lower limbs.
Chest of drawers. See under Chest.
Drawfiling
Draw"fil`ing (?), n. The process of smooth filing by working the file
sidewise instead of lengthwise.
Drawgear
Draw"gear` (?), n.
1. A harness for draught horses.
2. (Railroad) The means or parts by which cars are connected to be
drawn.
Drawgloves
Draw"gloves` (?), n. pl. An old game, played by holding up the
fingers. Herrick.
Drawhead
Draw"head` (?), n. (Railroad) The flanged outer end of a drawbar;
also, a name applied to the drawgear.
Drawing
Draw"ing, n.
1. The act of pulling, or attracting.
2. The act or the art of representing any object by means of lines and
shades; especially, such a representation when in one color, or in
tints used not to represent the colors of natural objects, but for
effect only, and produced with hard material such as pencil, chalk,
etc.; delineation; also, the figure or representation drawn.
3. The process of stretching or spreading metals as by hammering, or,
as in forming wire from rods or tubes and cups from sheet metal, by
pulling them through dies.
4. (Textile Manuf.) The process of pulling out and elongating the
sliver from the carding machine, by revolving rollers, to prepare it
for spinning.
5. The distribution of prizes and blanks in a lottery.
NOTE: &hand; Dr awing is us ed adjectively or as the first part of
compounds in the sense of pertaining to drawing, for drawing (in
the sense of pulling, and of pictorial representation); as, drawing
master or drawing-master, drawing knife or drawing-knife, drawing
machine, drawing board, drawing paper, drawing pen, drawing pencil,
etc.
A drawing of tea, a small portion of tea for steeping. -- Drawing
knife. See in the Vocabulary. -- Drawing paper (Fine Arts), a thick,
sized paper for draughtsman and for water-color painting. -- Drawing
slate, a soft, slaty substance used in crayon drawing; -- called also
black chalk, or drawing chalk. -- Free-hand drawing, a style of
drawing made without the use of guiding or measuring instruments, as
distinguished from mechanical or geometrical drawing; also, a drawing
thus executed.
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Drawing knife, Drawknife
Draw"ing knife" (?), Draw"knife` (?), n.
1. A joiner's tool having a blade with a handle at each end, used to
shave off surfaces, by drawing it toward one; a shave; -- called also
drawshave, and drawing shave.
2. (Carp.) A tool used for the purpose of making an incision along the
path a saw is to follow, to prevent it from tearing the surface of the
wood.
Drawing-room
Draw"ing-room` (?), n. [Abbrev. fr. withdraw-ing-room.]
1. A room appropriated for the reception of company; a room to which
company withdraws from the dining room.
2. The company assembled in such a room; also, a reception of company
in it; as, to hold a drawing-room.
He [Johnson] would amaze a drawing-room by suddenly ejaculating a
clause of the Lord's Prayer. Macaulay.
Drawing-room car. See Palace car, under Car.
Drawl
Drawl (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Drawled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Drawling.]
[Prob. fr. draw: cf. D. dralen to linger, tarry, Icel. dralla to
loiter. See Draw, and cf. Draggle.] To utter in a slow, lengthened
tone.
Drawl
Drawl, v. i. To speak with slow and lingering utterance, from
laziness, lack of spirit, affectation, etc.
Theologians and moralists . . . talk mostly in a drawling and
dreaming way about it. Landor.
Drawl
Drawl, n. A lengthened, slow monotonous utterance.
Drawlatch
Draw"latch` (?), n. A housebreaker or thief. [Obs.] Old Play (1631).
Drawling
Drawl"ing (?), n. The act of speaking with a drawl; a drawl. --
Drawl"ing*ly, adv. Bacon.
Drawlink
Draw"link` (?), n. Same as Drawbar (b).
Drawloom
Draw"loom` (?), n.
1. A kind of loom used in weaving figured patterns; -- called also
drawboy.
2. A species of damask made on the drawloom.
Drawn
Drawn (?), p. p. & a. See Draw, v. t. & i. Drawn butter, butter melter
and prepared to be used as a sort of gravy. -- Drawn fowl, an
eviscerated fowl. -- Drawn game OR battle, one in which neither party
wins; one equally contested. -- Drawn fox, one driven from cover.
Shak. -- Drawn work, ornamental work made by drawing out threads from
fine cloth, and uniting the cross threads, to form a pattern.
Drawnet
Draw"net` (?), n. A net for catching the larger sorts of birds; also,
a dragnet. Crabb.
Drawplate
Draw"plate` (?), n. A hardened steel plate having a hole, or a
gradation of conical holes, through which wires are drawn to be
reduced and elongated.
Drawrod
Draw"rod` (?), n. (Railroad) A rod which unites the drawgear at
opposite ends of the car, and bears the pull required to draw the
train.
Drawshave
Draw"shave` (?), n. See Drawing knife.
Drawspring
Draw"spring` (?), n. (Railroad) The spring to which a drawbar is
attached.
Dray
Dray (?), n. A squirrel's nest. Cowper.
Dray
Dray, n. [AS. dr\'91ge a dragnet, fr. dragan. . See Draw, and cf. 2d
Drag, 1st Dredge.]
1. A strong low cart or carriage used for heavy burdens. Addison.
2. A kind of sledge or sled. Halliwell.
Dray cart, a dray. -- Dray horse, a heavy, strong horse used in
drawing a dray.
Drayage
Dray"age (?), n.
1. Use of a dray.
2. The charge, or sum paid, for the use of a dray.
Drayman
Dray"man (?), n.; pl. Draymen (. A man who attends a dray.
Drazel
Draz"el (?), n. [Cf. Dross, Drossel.] A slut; a vagabond wench. Same
as Drossel. [Obs.] Hudibras.
Dread
Dread (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dreaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Dreading.]
[AS. dr, in comp.; akin to OS. dr\'bedan, OHG. tr\'betan, both only in
comp.] To fear in a great degree; to regard, or look forward to, with
terrific apprehension.
When at length the moment dreaded through so many years came close,
the dark cloud passed away from Johnson's mind. Macaulay.
Dread
Dread, v. i. To be in dread, or great fear.
Dread not, neither be afraid of them. Deut. i. 29.
Dread
Dread, n.
1. Great fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension of
danger; anticipatory terror.
The secret dread of divine displeasure. Tillotson.
The dread of something after death. Shak.
2. Reverential or respectful fear; awe.
The fear of you, and the dread of you, shall be upon every beast of
the earth. Gen. ix. 2.
His scepter shows the force of temporal power, The attribute to awe
and majesty, Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings. Shak.
3. An object of terrified apprehension.
4. A person highly revered. [Obs.] "Una, his dear dread." Spenser.
5. Fury; dreadfulness. [Obs.] Spenser.
6. Doubt; as, out of dread. [Obs.] Chaucer. Syn. -- Awe; fear;
affright; terror; horror; dismay; apprehension. See Reverence.
Dread
Dread, a.
1. Exciting great fear or apprehension; causing terror; frightful;
dreadful.
A dread eternity! how surely mine. Young.
2. Inspiring with reverential fear; awful' venerable; as, dread
sovereign; dread majesty; dread tribunal.
Dreadable
Dread"a*ble (?), a. Worthy of being dreaded.
Dread-bolted
Dread"-bolt`ed (?), a. Armed with dreaded bolts. "Dread-bolted
thunder." [Poetic] Shak.
Dreader
Dread"er (?), n. One who fears, or lives in fear.
Dreadful
Dread"ful (?), a.
1. Full of dread or terror; fearful. [Obs.] "With dreadful heart."
Chaucer.
2. Inspiring dread; impressing great fear; fearful; terrible; as, a
dreadful storm. " Dreadful gloom." Milton.
For all things are less dreadful than they seem. Wordsworth.
3. Inspiring awe or reverence; awful. [Obs.] "God's dreadful law."
Shak. Syn. -- Fearful; frightful; terrific; terrible; horrible;
horrid; formidable; tremendous; awful; venerable. See Frightful.
Dreadfully
Dread"ful*ly (?), adv. In a dreadful manner; terribly. Dryden.
Dreadfulness
Dread"ful*ness, n. The quality of being dreadful.
Dreadingly
Dread"ing*ly, adv. With dread. Warner.
Dreadless
Dread"less, a.
1. Free from dread; fearless; intrepid; dauntless; as, dreadless
heart. "The dreadless angel." Milton.
2. Exempt from danger which causes dread; secure. " safe in his
dreadless den." Spenser.
Dreadless
Dread"less, adv. Without doubt. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Dreadlessness
Dread"less*ness, n. Freedom from dread.
Dreadly
Dread"ly, a. Dreadful. [Obs.] "Dreadly spectacle." Spenser. -- adv.
With dread. [Obs.] "Dreadly to shake." Sylvester (Du Bartas).
Dreadnaught
Dread"naught` (?), n.
1. A fearless person.
2. Hence: A garment made of very thick cloth, that can defend against
storm and cold; also, the cloth itself; fearnaught.
Dream
Dream (?), n. [Akin to OS. dr, D. droom, G. traum, Icel. draumr, Dan.
& Sw. dr\'94m; cf. G. tr\'81gen to deceive, Skr. druh to harm, hurt,
try to hurt. AS. dre\'a0m joy, gladness, and OS. dr joy are, perh.,
different words; cf. Gr.
1. The thoughts, or series of thoughts, or imaginary transactions,
which occupy the mind during sleep; a sleeping vision.
Dreams are but interludes which fancy makes. Dryden.
I had a dream which was not all a dream. Byron.
2. A visionary scheme; a wild conceit; an idle fancy; a vagary; a
revery; -- in this sense, applied to an imaginary or anticipated state
of happiness; as, a dream of bliss; the dream of his youth.
There sober thought pursued the amusing theme, Till Fancy colored
it and formed a dream. Pope.
It is not them a mere dream, but a very real aim which they
propose. J. C. Shairp.
Dream
Dream, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dreamed (?) or Dreamt (p. pr. & vb. n.
Dreaming.] [Cf. AS. dr, dr, to rejoice. See Dream, n.]
1. To have ideas or images in the mind while in the state of sleep; to
experience sleeping visions; -- often with of; as, to dream of a
battle, or of an absent friend.
2. To let the mind run on in idle revery or vagary; to anticipate
vaguely as a coming and happy reality; to have a visionary notion or
idea; to imagine.
Here may we sit and dream Over the heavenly theme. Keble.
They dream on in a constant course of reading, but not digesting.
Locke.
Dream
Dream, v. t. To have a dream of; to see, or have a vision of, in
sleep, or in idle fancy; -- often followed by an objective clause.
Your old men shall dream dreams. Acts ii. 17.
At length in sleep their bodies they compose, And dreamt the future
fight. Dryden.
And still they dream that they shall still succeed. Cowper.
To dream away, out, through, etc., to pass in revery or inaction; to
spend in idle vagaries; as, to dream away an hour; to dream through
life. " Why does Antony dream out his hours?" Dryden.
Dreamer
Dream"er (?), n.
1. One who dreams.
2. A visionary; one lost in wild imaginations or vain schemes of some
anticipated good; as, a political dreamer.
Dreamful
Dream"ful (?), a. Full of dreams. " Dreamful ease." Tennyson. --
Dream"ful*ly, adv.
Dreamily
Dream"i*ly (?), adv. As if in a dream; softly; slowly; languidly.
Longfellow.
Dreaminess
Dream"i*ness, n. The state of being dreamy.
Dreamingly
Dream"ing*ly, adv. In a dreamy manner.
Dreamland
Dream"land` (?), n. An unreal, delightful country such as in sometimes
pictured in dreams; region of fancies; fairyland.
[He] builds a bridge from dreamland for his lay. Lowell.
Dreamless
Dream"less, a. Free from, or without, dreams. Camden. --
Dream"less*ly, adv.
Dreamy
Dream"y (?), a. [Compar. Dreamier (?); superl. Dreamiest (?).]
Abounding in dreams or given to dreaming; appropriate to, or like,
dreams; visionary. "The dreamy dells." Tennyson.
Drear
Drear (?), a. [See Dreary.] Dismal; gloomy with solitude. "A drear and
dying sound." Milton.
Drear
Drear, n. Sadness; dismalness. [Obs.] Spenser.
Drearihead, Drearihood
Drear"i*head (?), Drear"i*hood (?), n. Affliction; dreariness. [Obs.]
Spenser.
Drearily
Drear"i*ly, adv. Gloomily; dismally.
Dreariment
Drear"i*ment (?), n. Dreariness. [Obs.] Spenser.
Dreariness
Drear"i*ness, n.
1. Sorrow; wretchedness. [Obs.]
2. Dismalness; gloomy solitude.
Drearing
Drear"ing, n. Sorrow. [Obs.] Spenser.
Drearisome
Drear"i*some (?), a. Very dreary. Halliwell.
Dreary
Drear"y (?), a. [Compar. Drearier (?); superl. Dreariest.] [OE.
dreori, dreri, AS. dre\'a2rig, sad; akin to G. traurig, and prob. to
AS. dre\'a2san to fall, Goth. driusan. Cf. Dross, Drear, Drizzle,
Drowse.]
1. Sorrowful; distressful. [Obs.] " Dreary shrieks." Spenser.
2. Exciting cheerless sensations, feelings, or associations;
comfortless; dismal; gloomy. " Dreary shades." Dryden. "The dreary
ground." Prior.
Full many a dreary anxious hour. Keble.
Johnson entered on his vocation in the most dreary part of that
dreary interval which separated two ages of prosperity. Macaulay.
Drecche
Drec"che (?), v. t. [AS. dreccan, dreccean.]
1. To vex; to torment; to trouble. [Obs.]
As man that in his dream is drecched sore. Chaucer.
Drecche
Drec"che, v. i. To delay. [Obs.] Gower.
Dredge
Dredge (?), n. [F. dr\'8age, dreige, fish net, from a word akin to E.
draw; cf. D. dreg, dregge, small anchor, dregnet dragnet. Draw.]
1. Any instrument used to gather or take by dragging; as: (a) A
dragnet for taking up oysters, etc., from their beds. (b) A dredging
machine. (c) An iron frame, with a fine net attached, used in
collecting animals living at the bottom of the sea.
2. (Mining) Very fine mineral matter held in suspension in water.
Raymond.
Dredge
Dredge (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dredged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Dredging.] To catch or gather with a dredge; to deepen with a dredging
machine. R. Carew. Dredging machine, a machine (commonly on a boat)
used to scoop up mud, gravel, or obstructions from the bottom of
rivers, docks, etc., so as to deepen them.
Dredge
Dredge, n. [OE. dragge, F. drag\'82e, dredge, also, sugar plum; cf.
Prov. dragea, It. treggea; corrupted fr. LL. tragemata, pl.,
sweetmeats, Gr. A mixture of oats and barley. [Obs.] Kersey.
Dredge
Dredge, v. t. To sift or sprinkle flour, etc., on, as on roasting
meat. Beau. & Fl. Dredging box. (a) Same as 2d Dredger. (b) (Gun.) A
copper box with a perforated lid; -- used for sprinkling meal powder
over shell fuses. Farrow.
Dredger
Dredg"er (?), n.
1. One who fishes with a dredge.
2. A dredging machine.
Dredger
Dredg"er, n. (Cookery) A box with holes in its lid; -- used for
sprinkling flour, as on meat or a breadboard; -- called also dredging
box, drudger, and drudging box.
Dree
Dree (?), v. t. [AS. dre\'a2gan to bear, endure, complete.] To endure;
to suffer. [Scot.]
Dree
Dree, v. i. To be able to do or endure. [Obs.]
Dree
Dree, a. Wearisome; tedious. [Prov. Eng.]
Dreg
Dreg (?), n. [Prob. from Icel. dregg; akin to Sw. dr\'84gg, cf. Icel.
& Sw. draga to draw. Cf. Draw.] Corrupt or defiling matter contained
in a liquid, or precipitated from it; refuse; feculence; lees;
grounds; sediment; hence, the vilest and most worthless part of
anything; as, the dregs of society.
We, the dregs and rubbish of mankind. Dryden.
NOTE: &hand; Us ed formerly (rarely) in the singular, as by Spenser
and Shakespeare, but now chiefly in the plural.
Dregginess
Dreg"gi*ness (?), n. Fullness of dregs or lees; foulness; feculence.
Dreggish
Dreg"gish (?), a. Foul with lees; feculent. Harvey.
Dreggy
Dreg"gy (?), a. Containing dregs or lees; muddy; foul; feculent.
Boyle.
Drein
Drein (?), v. i. To drain. [Obs.] Congreve.
Dreinte, imp., Dreint
Drein"te (?), imp., Dreint (, p. p. of Drench to drown. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Dreissena
Dreis"se*na (?), n. [NL. Named after Dreyssen, a Belgian physician.]
(Zo\'94l.) A genus of bivalve shells of which one species (D.
polymorpha) is often so abundant as to be very troublesome in the
fresh waters of Europe.
Drench
Drench (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Drenched (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Drenching.] [AS. drencan to give to drink, to drench, the causal of
drincan to drink; akin to D. drenken, Sw. dr\'84nka, G. tr\'84nken.
See Drink.]
1. To cause to drink; especially, to dose by force; to put a potion
down the throat of, as of a horse; hence. to purge violently by
physic.
As "to fell," is "to make to fall," and "to lay," to make to lie."
so "to drench," is "to make to drink." Trench.
2. To steep in moisture; to wet thoroughly; to soak; to saturate with
water or other liquid; to immerse.
Now dam the ditches and the floods restrain; Their moisture has
already drenched the plain. Dryden.
Drench
Drench, n. [AS. drenc. See Drench, v. t.] A drink; a draught;
specifically, a potion of medicine poured or forced down the throat;
also, a potion that causes purging. "A drench of wine." Dryden.
Give my roan horse a drench. Shak.
Drench
Drench, n. [AS. dreng warrior, soldier, akin to Icel. drengr.] (O.
Eng. Law) A military vassal mentioned in Domesday Book. [Obs.]
Burrill.
Drenche
Drench"e (?), v. t. & i. To drown. [Obs.]
In the sea he drenched. Chaucer.
Drencher
Drench"er (?), n.
1. One who, or that which, west or steeps.
2. One who administers a drench.
Drengage
Dren"gage (?), n. (O. Eng. Law) The tenure by which a drench held
land. [Obs.] Burrill.
Drent
Drent (?), p. p. [See Dreinte.] Drenched; drowned. [Obs.] "Condemned
to be drent." Spenser.
Dresden ware
Dres"den ware` (?). A superior kind of decorated porcelain made near
Dresden in Saxony.
Dress
Dress (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dressed (?) or Drest; p. pr. & vb. n.
Dressing.] [OF. drecier to make straight, raise, set up, prepare,
arrange, F. dresser. (assumed) LL. directiare, fr. L. dirigere,
directum, to direct; dis- + regere to rule. See Right, and cf.
Address, Adroit, Direct, Dirge.]
1. To direct; to put right or straight; to regulate; to order. [Obs.]
At all times thou shalt bless God and pray Him to dress thy ways.
Chaucer.
NOTE: &hand; Dr ess is used reflexively in Old English, in sense of
"to direct one's step; to addresss one's self."
To Grisild again will I me dresse. Chaucer.
2. (Mil.) To arrange in exact continuity of line, as soldiers;
commonly to adjust to a straight line and at proper distance; to
align; as, to dress the ranks.
3. (Med.) To treat methodically with remedies, bandages, or curative
appliances, as a sore, an ulcer, a wound, or a wounded or diseased
part.
4. To adjust; to put in good order; to arrange; specifically: (a) To
prepare for use; to fit for any use; to render suitable for an
intended purpose; to get ready; as, to dress a slain animal; to dress
meat; to dress leather or cloth; to dress or trim a lamp; to dress a
garden; to dress a horse, by currying and rubbing; to dress grain, by
cleansing it; in mining and metallurgy, to dress ores, by sorting and
separating them.
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And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden
to dress it. Gen. ii. 15.
When he dresseth the lamps he shall burn incense. Ex. xxx. 7.
Three hundred horses . . . smoothly dressed. Dryden.
Dressing their hair with the white sea flower. Tennyson
.
If he felt obliged to expostulate, he might have dressed his
censures in a kinder form. Carlyle.
(b) To cut to proper dimensions, or give proper shape to, as to a tool
by hammering; also, to smooth or finish. (c) To put in proper
condition by appareling, as the body; to put clothes upon; to apparel;
to invest with garments or rich decorations; to clothe; to deck.
Dressed myself in such humility. Shak.
Prove that ever Idress myself handsome till thy return. Shak.
(d) To break and train for use, as a horse or other animal. To dress
up OR out, to dress elaborately, artificially, or pompously. "You see
very often a king of England or France dressed up like a Julius
C\'91sar." Addison. -- To dress a ship (Naut.), to ornament her by
hoisting the national colors at the peak and mastheads, and setting
the jack forward; when dressed full, the signal flags and pennants are
added. Ham. Nav. Encyc. Syn. -- To attire; apparel; clothe; accouter;
array; robe; rig; trim; deck; adorn; embellish.
Dress
Dress, v. i.
1. (Mil.) To arrange one's self in due position in a line of soldiers;
-- the word of command to form alignment in ranks; as, Right, dress!
2. To clothe or apparel one's self; to put on one's garments; to pay
particular regard to dress; as, to dress quickly. "To dress for a
ball." Latham.
To flaunt, to dress, to dance, to thrum. Tennyson
. To dress to the right, To dress to the left, To dress on the center
(Mil.), to form alignment with reference to the soldier on the extreme
right, or in the center, of the rank, who serves as a guide.
Dress
Dress, n.
1. That which is used as the covering or ornament of the body;
clothes; garments; habit; apparel. "In your soldier's dress." Shak.
2. A lady's gown; as, silk or a velvet dress.
3. Attention to apparel, or skill in adjusting it.
Men of pleasure, dress, and gallantry. Pope.
4. (Milling) The system of furrows on the face of a millstone. Knight.
Dress circle. See under Circle. -- Dress parade (Mil.), a parade in
full uniform for review.
Dress coat
Dress" coat` (?). A coat with skirts behind only, as distinct from the
frock coat, of which the skirts surround the body. It is worn on
occasions of ceremony. The dress coat of officers of the United States
army is a full-skirted frock coat.
Dresser
Dress"er (?), n.
1. One who dresses; one who put in order or makes ready for use; one
who on clothes or ornaments.
2. (Mining) A kind of pick for shaping large coal.
3. An assistant in a hospital, whose office it is to dress wounds,
sores, etc.
4. [F. dressoir. See Dress, v. t.] (a) A table or bench on which meat
and other things are dressed, or prepared for use. (b) A cupboard or
set of shelves to receive dishes and cooking utensils.
The pewter plates on the dresser Caught and reflected the flame, as
shields of armies the sunshine. Longfellow.
Dress goods
Dress" goods" (?). A term applied to fabrics for the gowns of women
and girls; -- most commonly to fabrics of mixed materials, but also
applicable to silks, printed linens, and calicoes.
Dressiness
Dress"i*ness (?), n. The state of being dressy.
Dressing
Dress"ing, n.
1. Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or attire. B.
Jonson.
2. (Surg.) An application (a remedy, bandage, etc.) to a sore or
wound. Wiseman.
3. Manure or compost over land. When it remains on the surface, it is
called a top-dressing.
4. (Cookery) (a) A preparation to fit food for use; a condiment; as, a
dressing for salad. (b) The stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc.; forcemeat.
5. Gum, starch, and the like, used in stiffening or finishing silk,
linen, and other fabrics.
6. An ornamental finish, as a molding around doors, windows, or on a
ceiling, etc.
7. Castigation; scolding; -- often with down. [Colloq.]
Dressing case, a case of toilet utensils. -- Dressing forceps, a
variety of forceps, shaped like a pair of scissors, used in dressing
wounds. -- Dressing gown, a light gown, such as is used by a person
while dressing; a study gown. -- Dressing room, an apartment
appropriated for making one's toilet. -- Dressing table, a table at
which a person may dress, and on which articles for the toilet stand.
-- Top-dressing, manure or compost spread over land and not worked
into the soil.
Dressmaker
Dress"mak`er (?), n. A maker of gowns, or similar garments; a
mantuamaker.
Dressmaking
Dress"mak`ing, n. The art, process, or occupation, of making dresses.
Dressy
Dress"y (?), a. Showy in dress; attentive to dress.
A dressy flaunting maidservant. T. Hook.
A neat, dressy gentleman in black. W. Irving.
Drest
Drest (?), p. p. of Dress.
Dretch
Dretch (?), v. t. & i. See Drecche. [Obs.]
Dreul
Dreul (?), v. i. To drool. [Obs.]
Drevil
Drev"il (?), n. A fool; a drudge. See Drivel.
Drew
Drew (?), imp. of Draw.
Drey
Drey (?), n. A squirrel's nest. See Dray. [Obs.]
Dreye
Dreye (?), a. Dry. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Dreynte, imp., Dreynt
Dreyn"te (?), imp., Dreynt (, p. p., of Drench to drown. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Drib
Drib (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dribbed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dribbing.]
[Cf. Drip.] To do by little and little; as: (a) To cut off by a little
at a time; to crop. (b) To appropriate unlawfully; to filch; to
defalcate.
He who drives their bargain dribs a part. Dryden.
(c) To lead along step by step; to entice.
With daily lies she dribs thee into cost. Dryden.
Drib
Drib (?), v. t. & i. (Archery) To shoot (a shaft) so as to pierce on
the descent. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.
Drib
Drib, n. A drop. [Obs.] Swift.
Dribber
Drib"ber (?), n. One who dribs; one who shoots weakly or badly. [Obs.]
Ascham.
Dribble
Drib"ble (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dribbled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Dribbing (?).] [Freq. of drib, which is a variant of drip.]
1. To fall in drops or small drops, or in a quick succession of drops;
as, water dribbles from the eaves.
2. To slaver, as a child or an idiot; to drivel.
3. To fall weakly and slowly. [Obs.] "The dribbling dart of love."
Shak. (Meas. for Meas. , i. 3, 2). [Perhaps an error for dribbing.]
Dribble
Drib"ble, v. t. To let fall in drops.
Let the cook . . . dribble it all the way upstairs. Swift.
Dribble
Drib"ble, n. A drizzling shower; a falling or leaking in drops.
[Colloq.]
Dribbler
Drib"bler (?), n. One who dribbles.
Dribblet, Driblet
Drib"blet (?), Drib"let (?), n. [From Dribble.] A small piece or part;
a small sum; a small quantity of money in making up a sum; as, the
money was paid in dribblets.
When made up in dribblets, as they could, their best securities
were at an interest of twelve per cent. Burke.
Drie
Drie (?), v. t. [See Dree.] To endure. [Obs.]
So causeless such drede for to drie. Chaucer.
Dried
Dried (?), imp. & p. p.of Day. Also adj.; as, dried apples.
Drier
Dri"er (?), n.
1. One who, or that which, dries; that which may expel or absorb
moisture; a desiccative; as, the sun and a northwesterly wind are
great driers of the earth.
2. (Paint.) Drying oil; a substance mingled with the oil used in oil
painting to make it dry quickly.
Drier, compar., Driest
Dri"er, compar., Dri"est, superl., of Dry, a.
Drift
Drift (?), n. [From drive; akin to LG. & D. drift a driving, Icel.
drift snowdrift, Dan. drift, impulse, drove, herd, pasture, common, G.
trift pasturage, drove. See Drive.]
1. A driving; a violent movement.
The dragon drew him [self] away with drift of his wings. King
Alisaunder (1332).
2. The act or motion of drifting; the force which impels or drives; an
overpowering influence or impulse.
A bad man, being under the drift of any passion, will follow the
impulse of it till something interpose. South.
3. Course or direction along which anything is driven; setting. "Our
drift was south." Hakluyt.
4. The tendency of an act, argument, course of conduct, or the like;
object aimed at or intended; intention; hence, also, import or meaning
of a sentence or discourse; aim.
He has made the drift of the whole poem a compliment on his country
in general. Addison.
Now thou knowest my drift. Sir W. Scott.
5. That which is driven, forced, or urged along; as: (a) Anything
driven at random. "Some log . . . a useless drift." Dryden. (b) A mass
of matter which has been driven or forced onward together in a body,
or thrown together in a heap, etc., esp. by wind or water; as, a drift
of snow, of ice, of sand, and the like.
Drifts of rising dust involve the sky. Pope.
We got the brig a good bed in the rushing drift [of ice]. Kane.
(c) A drove or flock, as of cattle, sheep, birds. [Obs.]
Cattle coming over the bridge (with their great drift doing much
damage to the high ways). Fuller.
6. (Arch.) The horizontal thrust or pressure of an arch or vault upon
the abutments. [R.] Knight.
7. (Geol.) A collection of loose earth and rocks, or boulders, which
have been distributed over large portions of the earth's surface,
especially in latitudes north of forty degrees, by the agency of ice.
8. In South Africa, a ford in a river.
9. (Mech.) A slightly tapered tool of steel for enlarging or shaping a
hole in metal, by being forced or driven into or through it; a broach.
10. (Mil.) (a) A tool used in driving down compactly the composition
contained in a rocket, or like firework. (b) A deviation from the line
of fire, peculiar to oblong projectiles.
11. (Mining) A passage driven or cut between shaft and shaft; a
driftway; a small subterranean gallery; an adit or tunnel.
12. (Naut.) (a) The distance through which a current flows in a given
time. (b) The angle which the line of a ship's motion makes with the
meridian, in drifting. (c) The distance to which a vessel is carried
off from her desired course by the wind, currents, or other causes.
(d) The place in a deep-waisted vessel where the sheer is raised and
the rail is cut off, and usually terminated with a scroll, or
driftpiece. (e) The distance between the two blocks of a tackle.
13. The difference between the size of a bolt and the hole into which
it is driven, or between the circumference of a hoop and that of the
mast on which it is to be driven.
NOTE: &hand; Dr ift is used also either adjectively or as the first
part of a compound. See Drift, a.
Drift of the forest (O. Eng. Law), an examination or view of the
cattle in a forest, in order to see whose they are, whether they are
commonable, and to determine whether or not the forest is surcharged.
Burrill.
Drift
Drift, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Drifted; p. pr. & vb. n. Drifting.]
1. To float or be driven along by, or as by, a current of water or
air; as, the ship drifted astern; a raft drifted ashore; the balloon
drifts slowly east.
We drifted o'er the harbor bar. Coleridge.
2. To accumulate in heaps by the force of wind; to be driven into
heaps; as, snow or sand drifts.
3. (mining) to make a drift; to examine a vein or ledge for the
purpose of ascertaining the presence of metals or ores; to follow a
vein; to prospect. [U.S.]
Drift
Drift (?), v. t.
1. To drive or carry, as currents do a floating body. J. H. Newman.
2. To drive into heaps; as, a current of wind drifts snow or sand.
3. (Mach.) To enlarge or shape, as a hole, with a drift.
Drift
Drift, a. That causes drifting or that is drifted; movable by wind or
currents; as, drift currents; drift ice; drift mud. Kane. Drift
anchor. See Sea anchor, and also Drag sail, under Drag, n. -- Drift
epoch (Geol.), the glacial epoch. -- Drift net, a kind of fishing net.
-- Drift sail. Same as Drag sail. See under Drag, n.
Driftage
Drift"age (?), n.
1. Deviation from a ship's course due to leeway.
2. Anything that drifts.
Driftbolt
Drift"bolt` (?), n. A bolt for driving out other bolts.
Driftless
Drift"less, a. Having no drift or direction; without aim; purposeless.
Driftpiece
Drift"piece" (?), n. (Shipbuilding) An upright or curved piece of
timber connecting the plank sheer with the gunwale; also, a scroll
terminating a rail.
Driftpin
Drift"pin` (?), n. (Mech.) A smooth drift. See Drift, n., 9.
Driftway
Drift"way` (?), n.
1. A common way, road, or path, for driving cattle. Cowell. Burrill.
2. (Mining) Same as Drift, 11.
Driftweed
Drift"weed` (?), n. Seaweed drifted to the shore by the wind. Darwin.
Driftwind
Drift"wind` (?), n. A driving wind; a wind that drives snow, sand,
etc., into heaps. Beau. & Fl.
Driftwood
Drift"wood` (?), n.
1. Wood drifted or floated by water.
2. Fig.: Whatever is drifting or floating as on water.
The current of humanity, with its heavy proportion of very useless
driftwood. New Your Times.
Drifty
Drift"y (?), a. Full of drifts; tending to form drifts, as snow, and
the like.
Drill
Drill (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Drilled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Drilling.]
[D. drillen to bore, drill (soldiers); probably akin to AS. pyrlian,
pyrelian, to pierce. See Thrill.]
1. To pierce or bore with a drill, or a with a drill; to perforate;
as, to drill a hole into a rock; to drill a piece of metal.
2. To train in the military art; to exercise diligently, as soldiers,
in military evolutions and exercises; hence, to instruct thoroughly in
the rudiments of any art or branch of knowledge; to discipline.
He [Frederic the Great] drilled his people, as he drilled his
grenadiers. Macaulay.
Drill
Drill, v. i. To practice an exercise or exercises; to train one's
self.
Drill
Drill, n.
1. An instrument with an edged or pointed end used for making holes in
hard substances; strictly, a tool that cuts with its end, by
revolving, as in drilling metals, or by a succession of blows, as in
drilling stone; also, a drill press.
2. (Mil.) The act or exercise of training soldiers in the military
art, as in the manual of arms, in the execution of evolutions, and the
like; hence, diligent and strict instruction and exercise in the
rudiments and methods of any business; a kind or method of military
exercises; as, infantry drill; battalion drill; artillery drill.
3. Any exercise, physical or mental, enforced with regularity and by
constant repetition; as, a severe drill in Latin grammar.
4. (Zo\'94l.) A marine gastropod, of several species, which kills
oysters and other bivalves by drilling holes through the shell. The
most destructive kind is Urosalpinx cinerea.
Bow drill, Breast drill. See under Bow, Breast. -- Cotter drill, OR
Traverse drill, a machine tool for drilling slots. -- Diamond drill.
See under Diamond. -- Drill jig. See under Jig. -- Drill pin, the pin
in a lock which enters the hollow stem of the key. -- Drill sergeant
(Mil.), a noncommissioned officer whose office it is to instruct
soldiers as to their duties, and to train them to military exercises
and evolutions. -- Vertical drill, a drill press.
Drill
Drill, v. t. [Cf. Trill to trickle, Trickle, Dribble, and W. rhillio
to put in a row, drill.]
1. To cause to flow in drills or rills or by trickling; to drain by
trickling; as, waters drilled through a sandy stratum. [R.] Thomson.
2. To sow, as seeds, by dribbling them along a furrow or in a row,
like a trickling rill of water.
3. To entice; to allure from step; to decoy; -- with on. [Obs.]
See drilled him on to five-fifty. Addison.
4. To cause to slip or waste away by degrees. [Obs.]
This accident hath drilled away the whole summer. Swift.
Drill
Drill, v. i.
1. To trickle. [Obs. or R.] Sandys.
2. To sow in drills.
Drill
Drill, n.
1. A small trickling stream; a rill. [Obs.]
Springs through the pleasant meadows pour their drills. Sandys.
2. (Agr.) (a) An implement for making holes for sowing seed, and
sometimes so formed as to contain seeds and drop them into the hole
made. (b) A light furrow or channel made to put seed into sowing. (c)
A row of seed sown in a furrow.
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NOTE: &hand; Dr ill is used adjectively, or as the first part of a
compound; as, drill barrow or drill-barrow; drill husbandry; drill
plow or drill-plow.
Drill barrow, a wheeled implement for planting seed in drills. --
Drill bow, a small bow used for the purpose of rapidly turning a drill
around which the bowstring takes a turn. -- Drill harrow, a harrow
used for stirring the ground between rows, or drills. -- Drill plow,
OR Drill plough, a sort plow for sowing grain in drills.
Drill
Drill (?), n. [Cf. Mandrill.] (Zo\'94l.) A large African baboon
(Cynocephalus leucoph\'91us).
Drill
Drill, n. [Usually in pl.] (Manuf.) Same as Drilling. Imperial drill,
a linen fabric having two threads in the warp and three in the
filling.
Driller
Drill"er (?), n. One who, or that which, drills.
Drilling
Drill"ing, n.
1. The act of piercing with a drill.
2. A training by repeated exercises.
Drilling
Drill"ing, n. The act of using a drill in sowing seeds.
Drilling
Drill"ing, n. [G. drillich, fr. L. trilix having three threads, fr.
the of tres three + licium a thread of the warm. See Three, and cf.
Twill.] (Manuf.) A heavy, twilled fabric of linen or cotton.
Drillmaster
Drill"mas`ter (?), n. One who teaches drill, especially in the way of
gymnastics. Macaulay.
Drill press
Drill" press` . A machine for drilling holes in metal, the drill being
pressed to the metal by the action of a screw.
Drillstock
Drill"stock` (?), n. (Mech.) A contrivance for holding and turning a
drill. Knight.
Drily
Dri"ly (?), adv. See Dryly. Thackeray.
Drimays
Dri"mays (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.) A genus of magnoliaceous trees.
Drimys aromatica furnishes Winter's bark.
Drink
Drink (?), v. i. [imp. Drank (?), formerly Drunk (; & p. p. Drunk,
Drunken (; p. pr. & vb. n. Drinking. Drunken is now rarely used,
except as a verbal adj. in sense of habitually intoxicated; the form
drank, not infrequently used as a p. p., is not so analogical.] [AS.
drincan; akin to OS. drinkan, D. drinken, G. trinken, Icel. drekka,
Sw. dricka, Dan. drikke, Goth. drigkan. Cf. Drench, Drunken, Drown.]
1. To swallow anything liquid, for quenching thirst or other purpose;
to imbibe; to receive or partake of, as if in satisfaction of thirst;
as, to drink from a spring.
Gird thyself, and serve me, till have eaten and drunken; and
afterward thou shalt eat and drink. Luke xvii. 8.
He shall drink of the wrath the Almighty. Job xxi. 20.
Drink of the cup that can not cloy. Keble.
2. To quaff exhilarating or intoxicating liquors, in merriment or
feasting; to carouse; to revel; hence, to lake alcoholic liquors to
excess; to be intemperate in the Pope.
And they drank, and were merry with him. Gem. xliii. 34.
Bolingbroke always spoke freely when he had drunk freely.
Thackeray.
To drink to, to salute in drinking; to wish well to, in the act of
taking the cup; to pledge in drinking.
I drink to the general joy of the whole table, And to our dear
friend Banquo. Shak.
Drink
Drink, v. t.
1. To swallow (a liquid); to receive, as a fluid, into the stomach; to
imbibe; as, to drink milk or water.
There lies she with the blessed gods in bliss, There drinks the
nectar with ambrosia mixed. Spenser.
The bowl of punch which was brewed and drunk in Mrs. Betty's room.
Thackeray.
2. To take in (a liquid), in any manner; to suck up; to absorb; to
imbibe.
And let the purple violets drink the stream. Dryden.
3. To take in; to receive within one, through the senses; to inhale;
to hear; to see.
To drink the cooler air, Tennyson.
My ears have not yet drunk a hundred words Of that tongue's
utterance. Shak.
Let me . . . drink delicious poison from thy eye. Pope.
4. To smoke, as tobacco. [Obs.]
And some men now live ninety years and past, Who never drank to
tobacco first nor last. Taylor (1630. )
To drink down, to act on by drinking; to reduce or subdue; as, to
drink down unkindness. Shak. -- To drink in, to take into one's self
by drinking, or as by drinking; to receive and appropriate as in
satisfaction of thirst. "Song was the form of literature which he
[Burns] had drunk in from his cradle." J. C. Shairp. -- To drink off
OR up, to drink the whole at a draught; as, to drink off a cup of
cordial. -- To drink the health of, OR To drink to the health of, to
drink while expressing good wishes for the health or welfare of.
Drink
Drink, n.
1. Liquid to be swallowed; any fluid to be taken into the stomach for
quenching thirst or for other purposes, as water, coffee, or
decoctions.
Give me some drink, Titinius. Shak.
2. Specifically, intoxicating liquor; as, when drink is on, wit is
out.
Drink money, OR Drink penny, an allowance, or perquisite, given to buy
drink; a gratuity. -- Drink offering (Script.), an offering of wine,
etc., in the Jewish religious service. -- In drink, drunk. "The poor
monster's in drink." Shak. -- Strong drink, intoxicating liquor; esp.,
liquor containing a large proportion of alcohol. " Wine is a mocker,
strong drink is raging." Prov. xx. 1.
Drinkable
Drink"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being drunk; suitable for drink;
potable. Macaulay. Also used substantively, esp. in the plural.
Steele.
Drinkableness
Drink"a*ble*ness, n. State of being drinkable.
Drinker
Drink"er (?), n. One who drinks; as, the effects of tea on the
drinker; also, one who drinks spirituous liquors to excess; a
drunkard. Drinker moth (Zo\'94l.), a large British moth (Odonestis
potatoria).
Drinking
Drink"ing, n.
1. The act of one who drinks; the act of imbibing.
2. The practice of partaking to excess of intoxicating liquors.
3. An entertainment with liquors; a carousal.
NOTE: &hand; Dr inking is used adjectively, or as the first part of
a compound; as, a drinking song, drinking cup, drinking glass,
drinking house, etc.
Drinking horn, a drinking vessel made of a horn.
Drinkless
Drink"less, a. Destitute of drink. Chaucer.
Drip
Drip (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dripped (?) or Dript; p. pr. & vb. n.
Dripping.] [Akin to LG. drippen, Dan. dryppe, from a noun. See Drop.]
1. To fall in drops; as, water drips from the eaves.
2. To let fall drops of moisture or liquid; as, a wet garment drips.
The dark round of the dripping wheel. Tennyson.
Drip
Drip, v. t. To let fall in drops.
Which from the thatch drips fast a shower of rain. Swift.
Drip
Drip, n.
1. A falling or letting fall in drops; a dripping; that which drips,
or falls in drops.
The light drip of the suspended oar. Byron.
2. (Arch.) That part of a cornice, sill course, or other horizontal
member, which projects beyond the rest, and is of such section as to
throw off the rain water.
Right of drip (Law), an easement or servitude by which a man has the
right to have the water flowing from his house fall on the land of his
neighbor.
Dripping
Drip"ping, n.
1. A falling in drops, or the sound so made.
2. That which falls in drops, as fat from meat in roasting.
Dripping pan, a pan for receiving the fat which drips from meat in
roasting.
Dripple
Drip"ple (?), a. [From Drip, cf. Dribble.] Weak or rare. [Obs.]
Dripstone
Drip"stone` (?), n. (Arch.) A drip, when made of stone. See Drip, 2.
Drive
Drive (?), v. t. [imp. Drove (?), formerly Drave (p. p. Driven (?); p.
pr. & vb. n. Driving.] [AS. dr\'c6fan; akin to OS. dr\'c6ban, D.
drijven, OHG. tr\'c6ban, G. treiben, Icel. dr\'c6fa, Goth. dreiban.
Cf. Drift, Drove.]
1. To impel or urge onward by force in a direction away from one, or
along before one; to push forward; to compel to move on; to
communicate motion to; as, to drive cattle; to drive a nail; smoke
drives persons from a room.
A storm came on and drove them into Pylos. Jowett (Thucyd. ).
Shield pressed on shield, and man drove man along. Pope.
Go drive the deer and drag the finny prey. Pope.
2. To urge on and direct the motions of, as the beasts which draw a
vehicle, or the vehicle borne by them; hence, also, to take in a
carriage; to convey in a vehicle drawn by beasts; as, to drive a pair
of horses or a stage; to drive a person to his own door.
How . . . proud he was to drive such a brother! Thackeray.
3. To urge, impel, or hurry forward; to force; to constrain; to urge,
press, or bring to a point or state; as, to drive person by necessity,
by persuasion, by force of circumstances, by argument, and the like. "
Enough to drive one mad." Tennyson.
He, driven to dismount, threatened, if I did not do the like, to do
as much for my horse as fortune had done for his. Sir P. Sidney.
4. To carry or; to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute. [Now used
only colloquially.] Bacon.
The trade of life can not be driven without partners. Collier.
5. To clear, by forcing away what is contained.
To drive the country, force the swains away. Dryden.
6. (Mining) To dig Horizontally; to cut a horizontal gallery or
tunnel. Tomlinson.
7. To pass away; -- said of time. [Obs.] Chaucer.
NOTE: &hand; Dr ive, in all its senses, implies forcible or violent
action. It is the reverse of to lead. To drive a body is to move it
by applying a force behind; to lead is to cause to move by applying
the force before, or in front. It takes a variety of meanings,
according to the objects by which it is followed; as, to drive an
engine, to direct and regulate its motions; to drive logs, to keep
them in the current of a river and direct them in their course; to
drive feathers or down, to place them in a machine, which, by a
current of air, drives off the lightest to one end, and collects
them by themselves. "My thrice-driven bed of down."
Shak.
Drive
Drive, v. i.
1. To rush and press with violence; to move furiously.
Fierce Boreas drove against his flying sails. Dryden.
Under cover of the night and a driving tempest. Prescott.
Time driveth onward fast, And in a little while our lips are dumb.
Tennyson.
2. To be forced along; to be impelled; to be moved by any physical
force or agent; to be driven.
The hull drives on, though mast and sail be torn. Byron.
The chaise drives to Mr. Draper's chambers. Thackeray.
3. To go by carriage; to pass in a carriage; to proceed by directing
or urging on a vehicle or the animals that draw it; as, the coachman
drove to my door.
4. To press forward; to aim, or tend, to a point; to make an effort;
to strive; -- usually with at.
Let them therefore declare what carnal or secular interest he drove
at. South.
5. To distrain for rent. [Obs.]
To let drive, to aim a blow; to strike with force; to attack. "Four
rogues in buckram let drive at me." Shak.
Drive
Drive (?), p. p. Driven. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Drive
Drive (?), n.
1. The act of driving; a trip or an excursion in a carriage, as for
exercise or pleasure; -- distinguished from a ride taken on horseback.
2. A place suitable or agreeable for driving; a road prepared for
driving.
3. Violent or rapid motion; a rushing onward or away; esp., a forced
or hurried dispatch of business.
The Murdstonian drive in business. M. Arnold.
4. In type founding and forging, an impression or matrix, formed by a
punch drift.
5. A collection of objects that are driven; a mass of logs to be
floated down a river. [Colloq.] Syn. -- See Ride.
Drivebolt
Drive"bolt` (?), n. A drift; a tool for setting bolts home.
Drivel
Driv"el (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Driveled (?) or Drivelled; p. pr. &
vb. n. Driveling or Drivelling.] [Cf. OE. dravelen, drabelen,
drevelen, drivelen, to slaver, and E. drabble. Cf. Drool.]
1. To slaver; to let spittle drop or flow from the mouth, like a
child, idiot, or dotard.
2. [Perh. a different word: cf. Icel. drafa to talk thick.] To be weak
or foolish; to dote; as, a driveling hero; driveling love. Shak.
Dryden.
Drivel
Driv"el, n.
1. Slaver; saliva flowing from the mouth.
2. Inarticulate or unmeaning utterance; foolish talk; babble.
3. A driveler; a fool; an idiot. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.
4. A servant; a drudge. [Obs.] Huloet.
Driveler
Driv"el*er (?), n. A slaverer; a slabberer; an idiot; a fool. [Written
also driveller.]
Driven
Driv"en (?), p. p. of Drive. Also adj. Driven well, a well made by
driving a tube into the earth to an aqueous stratum; -- called also
drive well.
Drivepipe
Drive"pipe` (?), n. A pipe for forcing into the earth.
Driver
Driv"er (?), n. [From Drive.]
1. One who, or that which, drives; the person or thing that urges or
compels anything else to move onward.
2. The person who drives beasts or a carriage; a coachman; a
charioteer, etc.; hence, also, one who controls the movements of a
locomotive.
3. An overseer of a gang of slaves or gang of convicts at their work.
4. (Mach.) A part that transmits motion to another part by contact
with it, or through an intermediate relatively movable part, as a gear
which drives another, or a lever which moves another through a link,
etc. Specifically: (a) The driving wheel of a locomotive. (b) An
attachment to a lathe, spindle, or face plate to turn a carrier. (c) A
crossbar on a grinding mill spindle to drive the upper stone.
5. (Naut.) The after sail in a ship or bark, being a fore-and-aft sail
attached to a gaff; a spanker. Totten.
Driver ant (Zo\'94l.), a species of African stinging ant; one of the
visiting ants (Anomma arcens); -- so called because they move about in
vast armies, and drive away or devour all insects and other small
animals.
Driveway
Drive"way` (, n. A passage or way along or through which a carriage
may be driven.
Driving
Driv"ing, a.
1. Having great force of impulse; as, a driving wind or storm.
2. Communicating force; impelling; as, a driving shaft.
Driving axle, the axle of a driving wheel, as in a locomotive. --
Driving box (Locomotive), the journal box of a driving axle. See
Illust. of Locomotive. -- Driving note (Mus.), a syncopated note; a
tone begun on a weak part of a measure and held through the next
accented part, thus anticipating the accent and driving it through. --
Driving spring, a spring fixed upon the box of the driving axle of a
locomotive engine to support the weight and deaden shocks. [Eng.]
Weale. -- Driving wheel (Mach.), a wheel that communicates motion; one
of the large wheels of a locomotive to which the connecting rods of
the engine are attached; -- called also, simply, driver. See Illust.
of Locomotive.
Driving
Driv"ing, n.
1. The act of forcing or urging something along; the act of pressing
or moving on furiously.
2. Tendency; drift. [R.]
Drizzle
Driz"zle (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Drizzled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Drizzling (?).] [Prop. freq. of AS. dre\'a2san to fall. See Dreary.]
To rain slightly in very small drops; to fall, as water from the
clouds, slowly and in fine particles; as, it drizzles; drizzling drops
or rain. "Drizzling tears." Spenser.
Drizzle
Driz"zle, v. t. To shed slowly in minute drops or particles. "The air
doth drizzle dew." Shak.
Drizzle
Driz"zle, n. Fine rain or mist. Halliwell.
Drizzly
Driz"zly (?), a. Characterized by small rain, or snow; moist and
disagreeable. "Winter's drizzly reign." Dryden.
Drock
Drock (?), n. A water course. [Prov. Eng.]
Drofland, Dryfland
Drof"land (?), Dryf"land (?), n. [See Drove.] (Law) An ancient yearly
payment made by some tenants to the king, or to their landlords, for
the privilege of driving their cattle through a manor to fairs or
markets. Cowell.
Drogher
Dro"gher (?), n. [Cf. Drag.] A small craft used in the West India
Islands to take off sugars, rum, etc., to the merchantmen; also, a
vessel for transporting lumber, cotton, etc., coastwise; as, a lumber
drogher. [Written also droger.] Ham. Nar. Encyc.
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Drogman, Drogoman
Drog"man (?), Drog"o*man (?), n. See Dragoman.
Drogue
Drogue (?), n. (Naut.) See Drag, n.,
6, and Drag sail, under Drag, n.
Droh
Droh (?), imp. of Draw. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Droil
Droil (?), v. i. [D. druilen to mope.] To work sluggishly or slowly;
to plod. [Obs.]
Droil
Droil, n. [D. druil sluggard. Cf. Droll.]
1. A drudge. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
2. Mean labor; toil.[Obs.]
Droit
Droit (?), n. [F. See Direct.] A right; law in its aspect of the
foundation of rights; also, in old law, the writ of right. Abbott.
Droit d'aubaine. See under Aubaine. -- Droits of the Admiralty (Eng.
Law), rights or perquisites of the Admiralty, arising from seizure of
an enemy's ships in port on the breaking out of war, or those coming
into port in ignorance of hostilities existing, or from such ships as
are taken by noncommissioned captors; also, the proceeds of wrecks,
and derelict property at sea. The droits of admiralty are now paid
into the Exchequer for the public benefit.
Droitural
Droi"tu*ral (?), a. (O. Eng. Law) relating to the mere right of
property, as distinguished from the right of possession; as, droitural
actions. [Obs.] Burrill.
Droitzschka
Droitzsch"ka (?), n. See Drosky.
Droll
Droll (?), a. [Compar. Droller (?); superl. Drollest (?).] [F.
dr\'93le; cf. G. & D. drollig, LG. drullig, D. drol a thick and short
person, a droll, Sw. troll a magical appearance, demon, trolla to use
magic arts, enchant, Dan. trold elf, imp, Icel. tr\'94ll giant,
magician, evil spirit, monster. If this is the origin, cf. Trull.]
Queer, and fitted to provoke laughter; ludicrous from oddity; amusing
and strange. Syn. -- Comic; comical; farcical; diverting; humorous;
ridiculous; queer; odd; waggish; facetious; merry; laughable;
ludicrous. -- Droll, Laughable, Comical. Laughable is the generic
term, denoting anything exciting laughter or worthy of laughter;
comical denotes something of the kind exhibited in comedies, something
humorous of the kind exhibited in comedies, something, as it were,
dramatically humorous; droll stands lower on the scale, having
reference to persons or things which excite laughter by their
buffoonery or oddity. A laughable incident; a comical adventure; a
droll story.
Droll
Droll, n.
1. One whose practice it is to raise mirth by odd tricks; a jester; a
buffoon; a merry-andrew. Prior.
2. Something exhibited to raise mirth or sport, as a puppet, a farce,
and the like.
Droll
Droll, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Drolled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Drolling.] To
jest; to play the buffoon. [R.]
Droll
Droll, v. t.
1. To lead or influence by jest or trick; to banter or jest; to
cajole.
Men that will not be reasoned into their senses, may yet be laughed
or drolled into them. L'Estrange.
2. To make a jest of; to set in a comical light. [R.]
This drolling everything is rather fatiguing. W. D. Howells.
Droller
Droll"er, n. A jester; a droll. [Obs.] Glanvill.
Drollery
Droll"er*y (?), n.; pl. Drolleries (#). [F. dr\'93lerie. See Droll.]
1. The quality of being droll; sportive tricks; buffoonery; droll
stories; comical gestures or manners.
The rich drollery of "She Stoops to Conquer." Macaulay.
2. Something which serves to raise mirth; as: (a) A puppet show; also,
a puppet. [Obs.] Shak. (b) A lively or comic picture. [Obs.]
I bought an excellent drollery, which I afterward parted with to my
brother George of Wotton. Evelyn.
Drollingly
Droll"ing*ly, adv. In a jesting manner.
Drollish
Droll"ish, a. Somewhat droll. Sterne.
Drollist
Droll"ist, n. A droll. [R.] Glanvill.
Drom\'91ognathous
Dro`m\'91*og"na*thous (?), a. [NL. dromaius emu + Gr. (Zo\'94l.)
Having the structure of the palate like that of the ostrich and emu.
Dromatherium
Drom`a*the"ri*um (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. Dromedary.] (Paleon.) A small
extinct triassic mammal from North Carolina, the earliest yet found in
America.
Drome
Drome (?), n. [F., fr. Gr. Dromedary.] (Zo\'94l.) The crab plover
(Dromas ardeola), a peculiar North African bird, allied to the oyster
catcher.
Dromedary
Drom"e*da*ry (?), n.; pl. Dromedaries (#). [F. dromadaire, LL.
dromedarius, fr. L. dromas (sc. camelus), fr. Gr. dram to run.]
(Zo\'94l.) The Arabian camel (Camelus dromedarius), having one hump or
protuberance on the back, in distinction from the Bactrian camel,
which has two humps.
NOTE: &hand; In Ar abia an d Eg ypt th e name is restricted to the
better breeds of this species of camel. See Deloul.
Dromond, OR Dromon
Drom"ond (?), OR Drom"on (?). [OF. dromont, L. dromo, fr.
Gr.Dromedary.] In the Middle Ages, a large, fast-sailing galley, or
cutter; a large, swift war vessel. [Hist. or Archaic] Fuller.
The great dromond swinging from the quay. W. Morris.
Drone
Drone (?), n. [OE. drane a dronebee, AS. dr\'ben; akin to OS. dr\'ben,
OHG. treno, G. drohne, Dan. drone, cf. Gr. Drone, v. i.]
1. (Zo\'94l.) The male of bees, esp. of the honeybee. It gathers no
honey. See Honeybee.
All with united force combine to drive The lazy drones from the
laborious hive. Dryden.
2. One who lives on the labors of others; a lazy, idle fellow; a
sluggard.
By living as a drone,to be an unprofitable and unworthy member of
so noble and learned a society. Burton.
3. That which gives out a grave or monotonous tone or dull sound; as:
(a) A drum. [Obs.] Halliwell. (b) The part of the bagpipe containing
the two lowest tubes, which always sound the key note and the fifth.
4. A humming or deep murmuring sound.
The monotonous drone of the wheel. Longfellow.
5. (Mus.) A monotonous bass, as in a pastoral composition.
Drone
Drone (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Droned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Droning.]
[Cf. (for sense 1) D. dreunen, G. dr\'94hnen, Icel. drynja to roar,
drynr a roaring, Sw. dr\'94na to bellow, drone, Dan. dr\'94ne, Goth.
drunjus sound, Gr. dhran to sound. Cf. Drone, n.]
1. To utter or make a low, dull, monotonous, humming or murmuring
sound.
Where the beetle wheels his droning flight. T. Gray.
2. To love in idleness; to do nothing. "Race of droning kings."
Dryden.
Drone bee
Drone" bee` (?). (Zo\'94l.) The male of the honeybee; a drone.
Drone fly
Drone" fly` (?). (Zo\'94l.) A dipterous insect (Eristalis tenax),
resembling the drone bee. See Eristalis.
Dronepipe
Drone"pipe`, n. One of the low-toned tubes of a bagpipe.
Drongo
Dron"go (?), n.; pl. Drongos (. (Zo\'94l.) A passerine bird of the
family Dicrurid\'91. They are usually black with a deeply forked tail.
They are natives of Asia, Africa, and Australia; -- called also drongo
shrikes.
Dronish
Dron"ish (?), a. Like a drone; indolent; slow. Burke. -- Dron"ish*ly,
adv. -- Dron"ish*ness, n.
Dronkelewe
Dron"ke*lewe (?), a. [See Drink.] Given to drink; drunken. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Dronte
Dron"te (?), n. [F.] (Zo\'94l.) The dodo.
Drony
Dron"y (?), a. Like a drone; sluggish; lazy.
Drool
Drool (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Drooled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Drooling.]
[Contr. fr. drivel.] To drivel, or drop saliva; as, the child drools.
His mouth drooling with texts. T. Parker.
Droop
Droop (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Drooped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Drooping.]
[Icel. dr; akin to E. drop. See Drop.]
1. To hang bending downward; to sink or hang down, as an animal,
plant, etc., from physical inability or exhaustion, want of
nourishment, or the like. "The purple flowers droop." "Above her
drooped a lamp." Tennyson.
I saw him ten days before he died, and observed he began very much
to droop and languish. Swift.
2. To grow weak or faint with disappointment, grief, or like causes;
to be dispirited or depressed; to languish; as, her spirits drooped.
I'll animate the soldier's drooping courage. Addison.
3. To proceed downward, or toward a close; to decline. "Then day
drooped." Tennyson.
Droop
Droop, v. t. To let droop or sink. [R.] M. Arnold.
Like to a withered vine That droops his sapless branches to the
ground. Shak.
Droop
Droop, n. A drooping; as, a droop of the eye.
Drooper
Droop"er (?), n. One who, or that which, droops.
Droopingly
Droop"ing*ly, adv. In a drooping manner.
Drop
Drop (?), n. [OE. drope, AS. dropa; akin to OS. dropo, D. drop, OHG.
tropo, G. tropfen, Icel. dropi, Sw. droppe; and Fr. AS. dre\'a2pan to
drip, drop; akin to OS. driopan, D. druipen, OHG. triofan, G. triefen,
Icel. drj. Cf. Drip, Droop.]
1. The quantity of fluid which falls in one small spherical mass; a
liquid globule; a minim; hence, also, the smallest easily measured
portion of a fluid; a small quantity; as, a drop of water.
With minute drops from off the eaves. Milton.
As dear to me as are the ruddy drops That visit my sad heart. Shak.
That drop of peace divine. Keble.
2. That which resembles, or that which hangs like, a liquid drop; as a
hanging diamond ornament, an earring, a glass pendant on a chandelier,
a sugarplum (sometimes medicated), or a kind of shot or slug.
3. (Arch.) (a) Same as Gutta. (b) Any small pendent ornament.
4. Whatever is arranged to drop, hang, or fall from an elevated
position; also, a contrivance for lowering something; as: (a) A door
or platform opening downward; a trap door; that part of the gallows on
which a culprit stands when he is to be hanged; hence, the gallows
itself. (b) A machine for lowering heavy weights, as packages, coal
wagons, etc., to a ship's deck. (c) A contrivance for temporarily
lowering a gas jet. (d) A curtain which drops or falls in front of the
stage of a theater, etc. (e) A drop press or drop hammer. (f) (Mach.)
The distance of the axis of a shaft below the base of a hanger.
5. pl. Any medicine the dose of which is measured by drops; as,
lavender drops.
6. (Naut.) The depth of a square sail; -- generally applied to the
courses only. Ham. Nav. Encyc.
7. Act of dropping; sudden fall or descent.
Ague drop, Black drop. See under Ague, Black. -- Drop by drop, in
small successive quantities; in repeated portions. "Made to taste drop
by drop more than the bitterness of death." Burke. -- Drop curtain.
See Drop, n.,
4. (d). --
Drop forging. (Mech.) (a) A forging made in dies by a drop hammer. (b)
The process of making drop forgings. -- Drop hammer (Mech.), a hammer
for forging, striking up metal, etc., the weight being raised by a
strap or similar device, and then released to drop on the metal
resting on an anvil or die. -- Drop kick (Football), a kick given to
the ball as it rebounds after having been dropped from the hands. --
Drop lake, a pigment obtained from Brazil wood. Mollett. -- Drop
letter, a letter to be delivered from the same office where posted. --
Drop press (Mech.), a drop hammer; sometimes, a dead-stroke hammer; --
also called drop. -- Drop scene, a drop curtain on which a scene is
painted. See Drop, n., 4. (d). -- Drop seed. (Bot.) See the List under
Glass. -- Drop serene. (Med.) See Amaurosis.
Drop
Drop (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dropped (?) or Dropt; p. pr. & vb. n.
Dropping.] [OE. droppen, AS. dropan, v. i. See Drop, n.]
1. To pour or let fall in drops; to pour in small globules; to
distill. "The trees drop balsam." Creech.
The recording angel, as he wrote it down, dropped a tear upon the
word and blotted it out forever. Sterne.
2. To cause to fall in one portion, or by one motion, like a drop; to
let fall; as, to drop a line in fishing; to drop a courtesy.
3. To let go; to dismiss; to set aside; to have done with; to
discontinue; to forsake; to give up; to omit.
They suddenly drop't the pursuit. S. Sharp.
That astonishing ease with which fine ladies drop you and pick you
up again. Thackeray.
The connection had been dropped many years. Sir W. Scott.
Dropping the too rough H in Hell and Heaven. Tennyson.
4. To bestow or communicate by a suggestion; to let fall in an
indirect, cautious, or gentle manner; as, to drop hint, a word of
counsel, etc.
5. To lower, as a curtain, or the muzzle of a gun, etc.
6. To send, as a letter; as, please drop me a line, a letter, word.
7. To give birth to; as, to drop a lamb.
8. To cover with drops; to variegate; to bedrop.
Show to the sun their waved coats dropped with gold. Milton.
To drop a vessel (Naut.), to leave it astern in a race or a chase; to
outsail it.
Drop
Drop, v. i.
1. To fall in drops.
The kindly dew drops from the higher tree, And wets the little
plants that lowly dwell. Spenser.
2. To fall, in general, literally or figuratively; as, ripe fruit
drops from a tree; wise words drop from the lips.
Mutilations of which the meaning has dropped out of memory. H.
Spencer.
When the sound of dropping nuts is heard. Bryant.
3. To let drops fall; to discharge itself in drops.
The heavens . . . dropped at the presence of God. Ps. lxviii. 8.
4. To fall dead, or to fall in death.
Nothing, says Seneca, so soon reconciles us to the thoughts of our
own death, as the prospect of one friend after another dropping
round us. Digby.
5. To come to an end; to cease; to pass out of mind; as, the affair
dropped. Pope.
6. To come unexpectedly; -- with in or into; as, my old friend dropped
in a moment. Steele.
Takes care to drop in when he thinks you are just seated.
Spectator.
7. To fall or be depressed; to lower; as, the point of the spear
dropped a little.
8. To fall short of a mark. [R.]
Often it drops or overshoots by the disproportion of distance.
Collier.
9. To be deep in extent; to descend perpendicularly; as, her main
topsail drops seventeen yards.
To drop astern (Naut.), to go astern of another vessel; to be left
behind; to slacken the speed of a vessel so as to fall behind and to
let another pass a head. -- To drop down (Naut.), to sail, row, or
move down a river, or toward the sea. -- To drop off, to fall asleep
gently; also, to die. [Colloq.]
Droplet
Drop"let (?), n. A little drop; a tear. Shak.
Droplight
Drop"light` (?), n. An apparatus for bringing artificial light down
from a chandelier nearer to a table or desk; a pendant.
Dropmeal, Dropmele
Drop"meal`, Drop"mele` (?), adv. [AS. drop-m; dropa drop + m portion.
Cf. Piecemeal.] By drops or small portions. [Obs.]
Distilling dropmeal, a little at once. Holland.
Dropper
Drop"per (?), n.
1. One who, or that which, drops. Specif.: (Fishing) A fly that drops
from the leaden above the bob or end fly.
2. A dropping tube.
3. (Mining) A branch vein which drops off from, or leaves, the main
lode.
4. (Zo\'94l.) A dog which suddenly drops upon the ground when it
sights game, -- formerly a common, and still an occasional, habit of
the setter.
Dropping
Drop"ping (?), n.
1. The action of causing to drop or of letting drop; falling.
2. pl. That which falls in drops; the excrement or dung of animals.
Dropping bottle, an instrument used to supply small quantities of a
fluid to a test tube or other vessel. -- Dropping fire, a continued
irregular discharge of firearms. -- Dropping tube, a tube for ejecting
any liquid in drops.
Droppinly
Drop"pin*ly, adv. In drops.
Dropsical
Drop"si*cal (?), a. [From Dropsy.]
1. Diseased with dropsy; hydropical; tending to dropsy; as, a
dropsical patient.
2. Of or pertaining to dropsy.
Dropsicalness
Drop"si*cal*ness, n. State of being dropsical.
Dropsied
Drop"sied (?), a. Diseased with drops. Shak.
Dropsy
Drop"sy (?), n.; pl. Dropsies (#). [OE. dropsie, dropesie, OF.
idropisie, F. hydropisie, L. hydropisis, fr. Gr. Water, and cf.
Hydropsy.] (Med.) An unnatural collection of serous fluid in any
serous cavity of the body, or in the subcutaneous cellular tissue.
Dunglison.
Dropt
Dropt (?), imp. & p. p. of Drop, v. G. Eliot.
Dropwise
Drop"wise` (?), adv. After the manner of a drop; in the form of drops.
Trickling dropwise from the cleft. Tennyson.
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Dropworm
Drop"worm` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The larva of any geometrid moth, which
drops from trees by means of a thread of silk, as the cankerworm.
Dropwort
Drop"wort` (?), n. (Bot.) An Old World species of Spir\'91a (S.
filipendula), with finely cut leaves.
Drosera
Dros"e*ra (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.) A genus of low perennial or
biennial plants, the leaves of which are beset with gland-tipped
bristles. See Sundew. Gray.
Drosky
Dros"ky (?), n.; pl. Droskies (#). [Russ. drojki, dim. of drogi a kind
of carriage, prop. pl. of droga shaft or pole of a carriage.] A low,
four-wheeled, open carriage, used in Russia, consisting of a kind of
long, narrow bench, on which the passengers ride as on a saddle, with
their feet reaching nearly to the ground. Other kinds of vehicles are
now so called, esp. a kind of victoria drawn by one or two horses, and
used as a public carriage in German cities. [Written also droitzschka,
and droschke.]
Drosometer
Dro*som"e*ter (?), n. [Gr. -meter: cf. F. drosom\'82tre.] (Meteorol.)
An instrument for measuring the quantity of dew on the surface of a
body in the open air. It consists of a balance, having a plate at one
end to receive the dew, and at the other a weight protected from the
deposit of dew.
Dross
Dross (?), n. [AS. dros, fr. dre\'a2san to fall. See Dreary.]
1. The scum or refuse matter which is thrown off, or falls from,
metals in smelting the ore, or in the process of melting; recrement.
2. Rust of metals. [R.] Addison.
3. Waste matter; any worthless matter separated from the better part;
leavings; dregs; refuse.
All world's glory is but dross unclean. Spenser.
At the devil's booth are all things sold, Each ounce of dross coats
its ounce of gold. Lowell.
Drossel
Dros"sel (?), n. [Cf. Drazel.] A slut; a hussy; a drazel. [Obs.]
Warner.
Drossless
Dross"less, a. Free from dross. Stevens.
Drossy
Dross"y (?), a. [Compar. Drossier (?); superl. Drossiest (?).] Of,
pertaining to, resembling, dross; full of dross; impure; worthless. "
Drossy gold." Dryden. "Drossy rhymes." Donne. -- Dross"i*ness, n.
Drotchel
Drotch"el (?), n. See Drossel. [Obs.]
Drough
Drough (?), imp. of Draw. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Drought
Drought (?), n. [OE. droght, drougth, dru, AS. druga, from drugian to
dry. See Dry, and cf. Drouth, which shows the original final sound.]
1. Dryness; want of rain or of water; especially, such dryness of the
weather as affects the earth, and prevents the growth of plants;
aridity.
The drought of March hath pierced to the root. Chaucer.
In a drought the thirsty creatures cry. Dryden.
2. Thirst; want of drink. Johnson.
3. Scarcity; lack.
A drought of Christian writers caused a dearth of all history.
Fuller.
Droughtiness
Drought"i*ness (?), n. A state of dryness of the weather; want of
rain.
Droughty
Drought"y (?), a.
1. Characterized by drought; wanting rain; arid; adust.
Droughty and parched countries. Ray.
2. Dry; thirsty; wanting drink.
Thy droughty throat. Philips.
Droumy
Drou"my (?), a. [Cf. Scot. drum, dram, melancholy, Icel prumr a moper,
W. trwm heavy, sad.] Troubled; muddy. [Obs.] Bacon.
Drouth
Drouth (?), n. Same as Drought. Sandys.
Another ill accident is drouth at the spindling of corn. Bacon.
One whose drouth [thirst], Yet scarce allayed, still eyes the
current stream. Milton.
In the dust and drouth of London life. Tennyson.
Drouthy
Drouth"y (?), a. Droughty.
Drove
Drove (?), imp. of Drive.
Drove
Drove, n. [AS. dr\'bef, fr. dr\'c6fan to drive. See Drive.]
1. A collection of cattle driven, or cattle collected for driving; a
number of animals, as oxen, sheep, or swine, driven in a body.
2. Any collection of irrational animals, moving or driving forward;
as, a finny drove. Milton.
3. A crowd of people in motion.
Where droves, as at a city gate, may pass. Dryden.
4. A road for driving cattle; a driftway. [Eng.]
5. (Agric.) A narrow drain or channel used in the irrigation of land.
Simmonds.
6. (Masonry) (a) A broad chisel used to bring stone to a nearly smooth
surface; -- called also drove chisel. (b) The grooved surface of stone
finished by the drove chisel; -- called also drove work.
Droven
Dro"ven (?), p. p. of Drive. [Obs.]
Drover
Dro"ver (?), n.
1. One who drives cattle or sheep to market; one who makes it his
business to purchase cattle, and drive them to market.
Why, that's spoken like an honest drover; so they sell bullocks.
Shak.
2. A boat driven by the tide. [Obs.] Spenser.
Drovy
Dro"vy (?), a. [AS. dr dirty; cf. D. droef, G. tr\'81be, Goth. dr to
trouble.] Turbid; muddy; filthy. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Drow
Drow (?), imp. of Draw. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Drown
Drown (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Drowned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Drowning.]
[OE. drunen, drounen, earlier drunknen, druncnien, AS. druncnian to be
drowned, sink, become drunk, fr. druncen drunken. See Drunken, Drink.]
To be suffocated in water or other fluid; to perish in water.
Methought, what pain it was to drown. Shak.
Drown
Drown, v. t.
1. To overwhelm in water; to submerge; to inundate. "They drown the
land." Dryden.
2. To deprive of life by immersion in water or other liquid.
3. To overpower; to overcome; to extinguish; -- said especially of
sound.
Most men being in sensual pleasures drowned. Sir J. Davies.
My private voice is drowned amid the senate. Addison.
To drown up, to swallow up. [Obs.] Holland.
Drownage
Drown"age (?), n. The act of drowning. [R.]
Drowner
Drown"er (?), n. One who, or that which, drowns.
Drowse
Drowse (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Drowsed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Drowsing.] [AS. dr, dr, to sink, become slow or inactive; cf. OD.
droosen to be sleepy, fall asleep, LG. dr, druusken, to slumber, fall
down with a noise; prob, akin to AS. dre\'a2san to fall. See Dreary.]
To sleep imperfectly or unsoundly; to slumber; to be heavy with
sleepiness; to doze. "He drowsed upon his couch." South.
In the pool drowsed the cattle up to their knees. Lowell.
Drowse
Drowse, v. t. To make heavy with sleepiness or imperfect sleep; to
make dull or stupid. Milton.
Drowse
Drowse, n. A slight or imperfect sleep; a doze.
But smiled on in a drowse of ecstasy. Mrs. Browning.
Drowsihead
Drow"si*head (?), n. Drowsiness. Thomson.
Drowsihed
Drow"si*hed, n. Drowsihead. [Obs.] Spenser.
Drowsily
Drow"si*ly, adv. In a drowsy manner.
Drowsiness
Drow"si*ness, n. State of being drowsy. Milton.
Drowsy
Drow"sy (?), a. [Compar. Drowsier (?); superl. Drowsiest.]
1. Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness; lethargic; dozy. "When I
am drowsy." Shak.
Dapples the drowsy east with spots of gray. Shak.
To our age's drowsy blood Still shouts the inspiring sea. Lowell.
2. Disposing to sleep; lulling; soporific.
The drowsy hours, dispensers of all good. Tennyson.
3. Dull; stupid. " Drowsy reasoning." Atterbury. Syn. -- Sleepy;
lethargic; dozy; somnolent; comatose; dull heavy; stupid.
Drowth
Drowth (?), n. See Drought. Bacon.
Droyle
Droyle (?), v. i. See Droil. [Obs.] Spenser.
Drub
Drub (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Drubbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Drubbing.] [Cf.
Prov. E. drab to beat, Icel. & Sw. drabba to hit, beat, Dan. dr\'91be
to slay, and perh. OE. drepen to strike, kill, AS. drepan to strike,
G. & D. freffen to hit, touch, Icel. drepa to strike, kill.] To beat
with a stick; to thrash; to cudgel.
Soundly Drubbed with a good honest cudgel. L'Estrange.
Drub
Drub, n. A blow with a cudgel; a thump. Addison.
Drubber
Drub"ber (?), n. One who drubs. Sir W. Scott.
Drudge
Drudge (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Drudged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Drudging.] [OE. druggen; prob not akin to E. drag, v. t., but fr.
Celtic; cf. Ir. drugaire a slave or drudge.] To perform menial work;
to labor in mean or unpleasant offices with toil and fatigue.
He gradually rose in the estimation of the booksellers for whom he
drudged. Macaulay.
Drudge
Drudge, v. t. To consume laboriously; -- with away.
Rise to our toils and drudge away the day. Otway.
Drudge
Drudge, n. One who drudges; one who works hard in servile employment;
a mental servant. Milton.
Drudger
Drudg"er (?), n.
1. One who drudges; a drudge.
2. A dredging box.
Drudgery
Drudg"er*y (?), n. The act of drudging; disagreeable and wearisome
labor; ignoble or slavish toil.
The drudgery of penning definitions. Macaulay.
Paradise was a place of bliss . . . without drudgery and with out
sorrow. Locke.
Syn. -- See Toll.
Drudging box
Drudg"ing box` (?). See Dredging box.
Drudgingly
Drudg"ing*ly, adv. In a drudging manner; laboriously.
Druery
Dru"er*y (?), n. [OF. druerie.] Courtship; gallantry; love; an object
of love. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Drug
Drug (?), v. i. [See 1st Drudge.] To drudge; to toil laboriously.
[Obs.] "To drugge and draw." Chaucer.
Drug
Drug, n. A drudge (?). Shak. (Timon iv. 3, 253).
Drug
Drug, n. [F. drogue, prob. fr. D. droog; akin to E. dry; thus orig.,
dry substance, hers, plants, or wares. See Dry.]
1. Any animal, vegetable, or mineral substance used in the composition
of medicines; any stuff used in dyeing or in chemical operations.
Whence merchants bring
Their spicy drugs. Milton.
2. Any commodity that lies on hand, or is not salable; an article
of slow sale, or in no demand. "But sermons are mere drugs."
Fielding.
And virtue shall a drug become. Dryden.
Drug
Drug, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Drugged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Drugging.]
[Cf. F. droguer.] To prescribe or administer drugs or medicines. B.
Jonson.
Drug
Drug, v. t.
1. To affect or season with drugs or ingredients; esp., to stupefy
by a narcotic drug. Also Fig.
The laboring masses . . . [were] drugged into brutish good humor by
a vast system of public spectacles. C. Kingsley.
Drug thy memories, lest thou learn it. Tennyson.
2. To tincture with something offensive or injurious.
Drugged as oft, With hatefullest disrelish writhed their jaws.
Milton.
3. To dose to excess with, or as with, drugs.
With pleasure drugged, he almost longed for woe. Byron.
Drugger
Drug"ger (?), n. A druggist. [Obs.] Burton.
Drugget
Drug"get (?), n. [F. droguet, prop. dim. of drogue trash, stuff,
perh, the same word as drogue drug, but cf. also W. drwg evil, bad,
Ir. & Gael. droch, Arm. droug, drouk. See 3d Drug.] (a) A coarse
woolen cloth dyed of one color or printed on one side; generally
used as a covering for carpets. (b) By extension, any material used
for the same purpose.
Druggist
Drug"gist (?), n. [F. droguiste, fr. drogue. See 3d Drug.] One who
deals in drugs; especially, one who buys and sells drugs without
compounding them; also, a pharmaceutist or apothecary.
NOTE: &hand; Th e sa me person often carries on the business of the
druggist and the apothecary. See the Note under Apothecary.
Drugster
Drug"ster (?), n. A druggist. [Obs.] Boule.
Druid
Dru"id (?), n. [L. Druides; of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. & Gael.
draoi, druidh, magician, Druid, W. derwydd Druid.]
1. One of an order of priests which in ancient times existed among
certain branches of the Celtic race, especially among the Gauls and
Britons.
NOTE: &hand; Th e Dr uids superintended the affairs of religion and
morality, and exercised judicial functions. They practiced
divination and magic, and sacrificed human victims as a part of
their worship. They consisted of three classes; the bards, the
vates or prophets, and the Druids proper, or priests. Their most
sacred rites were performed in the depths of oak forests or of
caves.
2. A member of a social and benevolent order, founded in London in
1781, and professedly based on the traditions of the ancient
Druids. Lodges or groves of the society are established in other
countries.
Druid stones
, a name given, in the south of England, to weatherworn, rough pillars
of gray sandstone scattered over the chalk downs, but in other
countries generally in the form of circles, or in detached pillars.
Druidess
Dru"id*ess, n. A female Druid; a prophetess.
Druidic, Druidical
Dru*id"ic (?), Dru*id"ic*al (?), a. Pertaining to, or resembling, the
Druids. Druidical circles. See under Circle.
Druidish
Dru"id*ish (?), a. Druidic.
Druidism
Dru"id*ism (?), n. The system of religion, philosophy, and
instruction, received and taught by the Druids; the rites and
ceremonies of the Druids.
Drum
Drum (?), n. [Cf. D. trom, trommel, LG. trumme, G. trommel, Dan.
tromme, Sw. trumma, OHG. trumba a trumpet, Icel. pruma a clap of
thunder, and as a verb, to thunder, Dan. drum a booming sound, drumme
to boom; prob. partly at least of imitative origin; perh. akin to E.
trum, or trumpet.]
1. (Mus.) An instrument of percussion, consisting either of a hollow
cylinder, over each end of which is stretched a piece of skin or
vellum, to be beaten with a stick; or of a metallic hemisphere
(kettledrum) with a single piece of skin to be so beaten; the common
instrument for marking time in martial music; one of the pair of
tympani in an orchestra, or cavalry band.
The drums cry bud-a-dub. Gascoigne.
2. Anything resembling a drum in form; as: (a) A sheet iron radiator,
often in the shape of a drum, for warming an apartment by means of
heat received from a stovepipe, or a cylindrical receiver for steam,
etc. (b) A small cylindrical box in which figs, etc., are packed. (c)
(Anat.) The tympanum of the ear; -- often, but incorrectly, applied to
the tympanic membrane. (d) (Arch.) One of the cylindrical, or nearly
cylindrical, blocks, of which the shaft of a column is composed; also,
a vertical wall, whether circular or polygonal in plan, carrying a
cupola or dome. (e) (Mach.) A cylinder on a revolving shaft, generally
for the purpose of driving several pulleys, by means of belts or
straps passing around its periphery; also, the barrel of a hoisting
machine, on which the rope or chain is wound.
3. (Zo\'94l.) See Drumfish.
4. A noisy, tumultuous assembly of fashionable people at a private
house; a rout. [Archaic]
Not unaptly styled a drum, from the noise and emptiness of the
entertainment. Smollett.
NOTE: &hand; Th ere we re al so dr um ma jor, ro ut, te mpest, an d
hurricane, differing only in degrees of multitude and uproar, as
the significant name of each declares.
5. A tea party; a kettledrum. G. Eliot.
Bass drum. See in the Vocabulary. -- Double drum. See under Double.
Drum
Drum, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Drummed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Drumming.]
1. To beat a drum with sticks; to beat or play a tune on a drum.
2. To beat with the fingers, as with drumsticks; to beat with a rapid
succession of strokes; to make a noise like that of a beaten drum; as,
the ruffed grouse drums with his wings.
Drumming with his fingers on the arm of his chair. W. Irving.
3. To throb, as the heart. [R.] Dryden.
4. To go about, as a drummer does, to gather recruits, to draw or
secure partisans, customers, etc,; -- with for.
Drum
Drum, v. t.
1. To execute on a drum, as a tune.
2. (With out) To expel ignominiously, with beat of drum; as, to drum
out a deserter or rogue from a camp, etc.
3. (With up) To assemble by, or as by, beat of drum; to collect; to
gather or draw by solicitation; as, to drum up recruits; to drum up
customers.
Drumbeat
Drum"beat` (?), n. The sound of a beaten drum; drum music.
Whose morning drumbeat, following the sun, and keeping company with
the hours, circles the earth with one continuous and unbroken
strain of the martial airs of England. D. Webster.
Drumble
Drum"ble (?), v. i. [See Drumly.]
1. To be sluggish or lazy; to be confused. [Obs.] Shak.
2. To mumble in speaking. [Obs.]
Drumfish
Drum"fish` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) any fish of the family Sci\'91nid\'91,
which makes a loud noise by means of its air bladder; -- called also
drum.
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NOTE: &hand; Th e co mmon dr umfish (P ogonias ch romis) is a large
species, common south of New Jersey. The southern red drum or red
horse (Sci\'91na ocellata), and the fresh-water drum or croaker
(Aplodionotus grunniens), are related species.
Drumhead
Drum"head` (?), n.
1. The parchment or skin stretched over one end of a drum.
2. The top of a capstan which is pierced with sockets for levers used
in turning it. See Illust. of Capstan.
Drumhead court-martial (Mil.), a summary court-martial called to try
offenses on the battlefield or the line of march, when, sometimes, a
drumhead has to do service as a writing table.
Drumlin
Drum"lin (?), n. [Gael. druim the ridge of a hill.] (Geol.) A hill of
compact, unstratified, glacial drift or till, usually elongate or
oval, with the larger axis parallel to the former local glacial
motion.
Drumly
Drum"ly, a. [Cf. Droumy.] Turbid; muddy. [Scot. & Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Wodroephe (1623). Burns.
Drum major
Drum" ma"jor (?).
1. The chief or first drummer of a regiment; an instructor of
drummers.
2. The marching leader of a military band. [U.S.]
3. A noisy gathering. [R.] See under Drum, n.,
4.
Drummer
Drum"mer (?), n.
1. One whose office is to best the drum, as in military exercises and
marching.
2. One who solicits custom; a commercial traveler. [Colloq. U.S.]
Bartlett.
3. (Zo\'94l.) A fish that makes a sound when caught; as: (a) The
squeteague. (b) A California sculpin.
4. (Zo\'94l.) A large West Indian cockroach (Blatta gigantea) which
drums on woodwork, as a sexual call.
Drumming
Drum"ming (?), n. The act of beating upon, or as if upon, a drum;
also, the noise which the male of the ruffed grouse makes in spring,
by beating his wings upon his sides.
Drummond light
Drum"mond light` (?). [From Thomas Drummond, a British naval officer.]
A very intense light, produced by turning two streams of gas, one
oxygen and the other hydrogen, or coal gas, in a state of ignition,
upon a ball of lime; or a stream of oxygen gas through a flame of
alcohol upon a ball or disk of lime; -- called also oxycalcium light,
or lime light.
NOTE: &hand; Th e na me is al so applied sometimes to a heliostat,
invented by Drummond, for rendering visible a distant point, as in
geodetic surveying, by reflecting upon it a beam of light from the
sun.
Drumstick
Drum"stick` (?), n.
1. A stick with which a drum is beaten.
2. Anything resembling a drumstick in form, as the tibiotarsus, or
second joint, of the leg of a fowl.
Drunk
Drunk (?), a. [OE. dronke, drunke, dronken, drunken, AS. druncen.
Orig. the same as drunken, p. p. of drink. See Drink.]
1. Intoxicated with, or as with, strong drink; inebriated; drunken; --
never used attributively, but always predicatively; as, the man is
drunk (not, a drunk man).
Be not drunk with wine, where in is excess. Eph. v. 18.
Drunk with recent prosperity. Macaulay.
2. Drenched or saturated with moisture or liquid.
I will make mine arrows drunk with blood. Deut. xxxii. 42.
Drunk
Drunk, n. A drunken condition; a spree. [Slang]
Drunkard
Drunk"ard (?), n. [Drunk + -ard.] One who habitually drinks strong
liquors immoderately; one whose habit it is to get drunk; a toper; a
sot.
The drunkard and glutton shall come to poverty. Prov. xxiii. 21.
Drunken
Drunk"en (?), a. [AS. druncen, prop., that has drunk, p. p. of
drincan, taken as active. See Drink, v. i., and cf. Drunk.]
1. Overcome by strong drink; intoxicated by, or as by, spirituous
liquor; inebriated.
Drunken men imagine everything turneth round. Bacon.
2. Saturated with liquid or moisture; drenched.
Let the earth be drunken with our blood. Shak.
3. Pertaining to, or proceeding from, intoxication.
The drunken quarrels of a rake. Swift.
Drunkenhead
Drunk"en*head (?), n. Drunkenness. [Obs.]
Drunkenly
Drunk"en*ly, adv. In a drunken manner. [R.] Shak.
Drunkenness
Drunk"en*ness, n.
1. The state of being drunken with, or as with, alcoholic liquor;
intoxication; inebriety; -- used of the casual state or the habit.
The Lacedemonians trained up their children to hate drunkenness by
bringing a drunken man into their company. I. Watts.
2. Disorder of the faculties, resembling intoxication by liquors;
inflammation; frenzy; rage.
Passion is the drunkenness of the mind. South.
Syn. -- Intoxication; inebriation; inebriety. -- Drunkenness,
Intoxication, Inebriation. Drunkenness refers more to the habit;
intoxication and inebriation, to specific acts. The first two words
are extensively used in a figurative sense; a person is intoxicated
with success, and is drunk with joy. "This plan of empire was not
taken up in the first intoxication of unexpected success." Burke.
Drunkenship, Drunkship
Drunk"en*ship, Drunk"ship, n. The state of being drunk; drunkenness.
[Obs.] Gower.
Drupaceous
Dru*pa"ceous (?), a. [Cf. F. drupac\'82.] (Bot.) Producing, or
pertaining to, drupes; having the form of drupes; as, drupaceous trees
or fruits.
Drupal
Drup"al (?), a. (Bot.) Drupaceous.
Drupe
Drupe (?), n. [F. drupe, L. drupa an overripe, wrinkled olive, fr. Gr.
(Bot.) A fruit consisting of pulpy, coriaceous, or fibrous exocarp,
without valves, containing a nut or stone with a kernel. The exocarp
is succulent in the plum, cherry, apricot, peach, etc.; dry and
subcoriaceous in the almond; and fibrous in the cocoanut.
Drupel, Drupelet
Drup"el (?), Drupe"let (?), n. [Dim. of Drupe.] (Bot.) A small drupe,
as one of the pulpy grains of the blackberry.
Druse
Druse (?), n. [Cf. G. druse bonny, crystallized piece of ore, Bohem.
druza. Cf. Dross.] (Min.) A cavity in a rock, having its interior
surface studded with crystals and sometimes filled with water; a
geode.
Druse
Druse (?), n. One of a people and religious sect dwelling chiefly in
the Lebanon mountains of Syria.
The Druses separated from the Mohammedan Arabs in the 9th century.
Their characteristic dogma is the unity of God. Am. Cyc.
Drusy, Drused
Dru"sy (?), Drused (?), a. (Min.) Covered with a large number of
minute crystals.
Druxey, Druxy
Drux"ey, Drux"y (?), a. [Etymol. uncertain.] Having decayed spots or
streaks of a whitish color; -- said of timber. Weale.
Dry
Dry (?), a. [Compar. Drier (?); superl. Driest.] [OE. dru, druye,
drie, AS. dryge; akin to LG. dr\'94ge, D. droog, OHG. trucchan, G.
trocken, Icel. draugr a dry log. Cf. Drought, Drouth, 3d Drug.]
1. Free from moisture; having little humidity or none; arid; not wet
or moist; deficient in the natural or normal supply of moisture, as
rain or fluid of any kind; -- said especially: (a) Of the weather:
Free from rain or mist.
The weather, we agreed, was too dry for the season. Addison.
(b) Of vegetable matter: Free from juices or sap; not succulent; not
green; as, dry wood or hay. (c) Of animals: Not giving milk; as, the
cow is dry. (d) Of persons: Thirsty; needing drink.
Give the dry fool drink. Shak
(e) Of the eyes: Not shedding tears.
Not a dry eye was to be seen in the assembly. Prescott.
(f) (Med.) Of certain morbid conditions, in which there is entire or
comparative absence of moisture; as, dry gangrene; dry catarrh.
2. Destitute of that which interests or amuses; barren; unembellished;
jejune; plain.
These epistles will become less dry, more susceptible of ornament.
Pope.
3. Characterized by a quality somewhat severe, grave, or hard; hence,
sharp; keen; shrewd; quaint; as, a dry tone or manner; dry wit.
He was rather a dry, shrewd kind of body. W. Irving.
4. (Fine Arts) Exhibiting a sharp, frigid preciseness of execution, or
the want of a delicate contour in form, and of easy transition in
coloring.
Dry area (Arch.), a small open space reserved outside the foundation
of a building to guard it from damp. -- Dry blow. (a) (Med.) A blow
which inflicts no wound, and causes no effusion of blood. (b) A quick,
sharp blow. -- Dry bone (Min.), Smithsonite, or carbonate of zinc; --
a miner's term. -- Dry castor (Zo\'94l.) a kind of beaver; -- called
also parchment beaver. -- Dry cupping. (Med.) See under Cupping. --
Dry dock. See under Dock. -- Dry fat. See Dry vat (below). -- Dry
light, pure unobstructed light; hence, a clear, impartial view. Bacon.
The scientific man must keep his feelings under stern control, lest
they obtrude into his researches, and color the dry light in which
alone science desires to see its objects. J. C. Shairp.
-- Dry masonry. See Masonry. -- Dry measure, a system of measures of
volume for dry or coarse articles, by the bushel, peck, etc. -- Dry
pile (Physics), a form of the Voltaic pile, constructed without the
use of a liquid, affording a feeble current, and chiefly useful in the
construction of electroscopes of great delicacy; -- called also
Zamboni's , from the names of the two earliest constructors of it. --
Dry pipe (Steam Engine), a pipe which conducts dry steam from a
boiler. -- Dry plate (Photog.), a glass plate having a dry coating
sensitive to light, upon which photographic negatives or pictures can
be made, without moistening. -- Dry-plate process, the process of
photographing with dry plates. -- Dry point. (Fine Arts) (a) An
engraving made with the needle instead of the burin, in which the work
is done nearly as in etching, but is finished without the use acid.
(b) A print from such an engraving, usually upon paper. (c) Hence: The
needle with which such an engraving is made. -- Dry rent (Eng. Law), a
rent reserved by deed, without a clause of distress. Bouvier. -- Dry
rot, a decay of timber, reducing its fibers to the condition of a dry
powdery dust, often accompanied by the presence of a peculiar fungus
(Merulius lacrymans), which is sometimes considered the cause of the
decay; but it is more probable that the real cause is the
decomposition of the wood itself. D. C. Eaton. Called also sap rot,
and, in the United States, powder post. Hebert. -- Dry stove, a
hothouse adapted to preserving the plants of arid climates. Brande &
C. -- Dry vat, a vat, basket, or other receptacle for dry articles. --
Dry wine, that in which the saccharine matter and fermentation were so
exactly balanced, that they have wholly neutralized each other, and no
sweetness is perceptible; -- opposed to sweet wine, in which the
saccharine matter is in excess.
Dry
Dry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dried (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Drying.] [AS.
drygan; cf. drugian to grow dry. See Dry, a.] To make dry; to free
from water, or from moisture of any kind, and by any means; to
exsiccate; as, to dry the eyes; to dry one's tears; the wind dries the
earth; to dry a wet cloth; to dry hay. To dry up. (a) To scorch or
parch with thirst; to deprive utterly of water; to consume.
Their honorable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with
thirst. Is. v. 13.
The water of the sea, which formerly covered it, was in time
exhaled and dried up by the sun. Woodward.
(b) To make to cease, as a stream of talk.
Their sources of revenue were dried up. Jowett (Thucyd. )
-- To dry, OR dry up, a cow, to cause a cow to cease secreting milk.
Tylor.
Dry
Dry, v. i.
1. To grow dry; to become free from wetness, moisture, or juice; as,
the road dries rapidly.
2. To evaporate wholly; to be exhaled; -- said of moisture, or a
liquid; -- sometimes with up; as, the stream dries, or dries up.
3. To shrivel or wither; to lose vitality.
And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he
could not pull it in again to him. I Kings xiii. 4.
Dryad
Dry"ad (?), n. [L. dryas, pl. dryades, Gr. Tree.] (Class. Myth.) A
wood nymph; a nymph whose life was bound up with that of her tree.
Dryandra
Dry*an"dra (?), n. [NL. Named after J. Dryander.] (Bot.) A genus of
shrubs growing in Australia, having beautiful, hard, dry, evergreen
leaves.
Dryas
Dry"as (?), n.; pl. Dryades (#). [L. See Dryad.] (Class. Myth.) A
dryad.
Dry-beat
Dry"-beat` (?), v. t. To beat severely. Shak.
Dry-boned
Dry"-boned` (?), a. Having dry bones, or bones without flesh.
Dry dock
Dry" dock` (?). (Naut.) See under Dock.
Dryer
Dry"er (?), n. See Drier. Sir W. Temple.
Dry-eyed
Dry"-eyed` (?), a. Not having tears in the eyes.
Dry-fisted
Dry"-fist`ed (?), a. Niggardly.
Dryfoot
Dry"foot (?), n. The scent of the game, as far as it can be traced.
[Obs.] Shak.
Dry goods
Dry" goods` (?). A commercial name for textile fabrics, cottons,
woolens, linen, silks, laces, etc., -- in distinction from groceries.
[U.S.]
Drying
Dry"ing, a.
1. Adapted or tending to exhaust moisture; as, a drying wind or day; a
drying room.
2. Having the quality of rapidly becoming dry.
Drying oil, an oil which, either naturally or after boiling with oxide
of lead, absorbs oxygen from the air and dries up rapidly. Drying oils
are used as the bases of many paints and varnishes.
Dryly
Dry"ly, adv. In a dry manner; not succulently; without interest;
without sympathy; coldly.
Dryness
Dry"ness, n. The state of being dry. See Dry.
Dry nurse
Dry" nurse` (?). A nurse who attends and feeds a child by hand; -- in
distinction from a wet nurse, who suckles it.
Drynurse
Dry"nurse`, v. t. To feed, attend, and bring up without the breast.
Hudibras.
Dryobalanops
Dry`o*bal"a*nops (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.) The genus to which
belongs the single species D. Camphora, a lofty resinous tree of
Borneo and Sumatra, yielding Borneo camphor and camphor oil.
Dry-rub
Dry"-rub` (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dry-rubbed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Dry-rubbing.] To rub and cleanse without wetting. Dodsley.
Drysalter
Dry"salt`er (?), n. A dealer in salted or dried meats, pickles,
sauces, etc., and in the materials used in pickling, salting, and
preserving various kinds of food Hence drysalters usually sell a
number of saline substances and miscellaneous drugs. Brande & C.
Drysaltery
Dry"salt`er*y (?), n. The articles kept by a drysalter; also, the
business of a drysalter.
Dry-shod
Dry"-shod` (?), a. Without wetting the feet.
Dry-stone
Dry"-stone` (?), a. Constructed of uncemented stone. "Dry-stone
walls." Sir W. Scott.
Dryth, OR Drith
Dryth (?), OR Drith, n. Drought. [Obs.] Tyndale.
Duad
Du"ad (?), n. [See Dyad.] A union of two; duality. [R.] Harris.
Dual
Du"al (?), a. [L. dualis, fr. duo two. See Two.] Expressing, or
consisting of, the number two; belonging to two; as, the dual number
of nouns, etc. , in Greek.
Here you have one half of our dual truth. Tyndall.
Dualin
Du"a*lin (?), n. (Chem.) An explosive substance consisting essentially
of sawdust or wood pulp, saturated with nitroglycerin and other
similar nitro compounds. It is inferior to dynamite, and is more
liable to explosion.
Dualism
Du"al*ism (?), n. [Cf. F. dualisme.] State of being dual or twofold; a
twofold division; any system which is founded on a double principle,
or a twofold distinction; as: (a) (Philos.) A view of man as
constituted of two original and independent elements, as matter and
spirit. (Theol.) (b) A system which accepts two gods, or two original
principles, one good and the other evil. (c) The doctrine that all
mankind are divided by the arbitrary decree of God, and in his eternal
foreknowledge, into two classes, the elect and the reprobate. (d)
(Physiol.) The theory that each cerebral hemisphere acts independently
of the other.
An inevitable dualism bisects nature, so that each thing is a half,
and suggests another thing to make it whole. Emerson.
Dualist
Du"al*ist, n. [Cf. F. dualiste.]
1. One who believes in dualism; a ditheist.
2. One who administers two offices. Fuller.
Dualistic
Du`al*is"tic (?), a. Consisting of two; pertaining to dualism or
duality. Dualistic system OR theory (Chem.), the theory, originated by
Lavoisier and developed by Berzelius, that all definite compounds are
binary in their nature, and consist of two distinct constituents,
themselves simple or complex, and possessed of opposite chemical or
electrical affinities.
Duality
Du"al"i*ty (?), n. [L. dualitas: cf. F. dualit\'82.] The quality or
condition of being two or twofold; dual character or usage.
Duan
Du"an (?), n. [Gael. & Ir.] A division of a poem corresponding to a
canto; a poem or song. [R.]
Duarchy
Du"ar*chy (?), n. [Gr. -archy.] Government by two persons.
Dub
Dub (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dubbed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dubbing.]
[AS. dubban to strike, beat ("dubbade his sunu . . . to r\'c6dere."
AS. Chron. an 1086); akin to Icel. dubba; cf. OF. adouber (prob. fr.
Icel.) a chevalier, Icel. dubba til riddara.]
1. To confer knight.
NOTE: &hand; Th e conclusion of the ceremony was marked by a tap on
the shoulder with the sword.
2. To invest with any dignity or new character; to entitle; to call.
A man of wealth is dubbed a man of worth. Pope.
3. To clothe or invest; to ornament; to adorn. [Obs.]
His diadem was dropped down Dubbed with stones. Morte d'Arthure.
4. To strike, rub, or dress smooth; to dab; as: (a) To dress with an
adz; as, to dub a stick of timber smooth.
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(b) To strike cloth with teasels to raise a nap. Halliwell. (c) To rub
or dress with grease, as leather in the process of cyrrying it.
Tomlinson. (d) To prepare for fighting, as a gamecock, by trimming the
hackles and cutting off the comb and wattles.
To dub a fly, to dress a fishing fly. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. -- To
dub out (Plastering), to fill out, as an uneven surface, to a plane,
or to carry out a series of small projections.
Dub
Dub (?), v. i. To make a noise by brisk drumbeats. "Now the drum
dubs." Beau. & Fl.
Dub
Dub, n. A blow. [R.] Hudibras.
Dub
Dub, n. [Cf. Ir. d\'a2b mire, stream, W. dwvr water.] A pool or
puddle. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Dubb
Dubb (?), n. [Ar.] (Zo\'94l.) The Syrian bear. See under Bear.
[Written also dhubb, and dub.]
Dubber
Dub"ber (?), n. One who, or that which, dubs.
Dubber
Dub"ber, n. [Hind. dabbah.] A globular vessel or bottle of leather,
used in India to hold ghee, oil, etc. [Also written dupper.]
M'Culloch.
Dubbing
Dub"bing (?), n.
1. The act of dubbing, as a knight, etc.
2. The act of rubbing, smoothing, or dressing; a dressing off smooth
with an adz.
3. A dressing of flour and water used by weavers; a mixture of oil and
tallow for dressing leather; daubing.
4. The body substance of an angler's fly. Davy.
Dubiety
Du*bi"e*ty (?), n.; pl. Dubieties (#). [L. dubietas, fr. dubius. See
Dubious.] Doubtfulness; uncertainty; doubt. [R.] Lamb. "The dubiety of
his fate." Sir W. Scott.
Dubiosity
Du`bi*os"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Dubiosities (#). [L. dubiosus.] The state
of being doubtful; a doubtful statement or thing. [R.]
Men often swallow falsities for truths, dubiosities for
certainties, possibilities for feasibilities. Sir T. Browne.
Dubious
Du"bi*ous (?), a. [L. dubius, dubiosus, fr. duo two. See Two, and cf.
Doubt.]
1. Doubtful or not settled in opinion; being in doubt; wavering or
fluctuating; undetermined. "Dubious policy." Sir T. Scott.
A dubious, agitated state of mind. Thackeray.
2. Occasioning doubt; not clear, or obvious; equivocal;
questionable; doubtful; as, a dubious answer.
Wiping the dingy shirt with a still more dubious pocket
handkerchief. Thackeray.
3. Of uncertain event or issue; as, in dubious battle. Syn. --
Doubtful; doubting; unsettled; undetermined; equivocal; uncertain.
Cf. Doubtful.
Dubiously
Du"bi*ous*ly, adv. In a dubious manner.
Dubiousness
Du"bi*ous*ness, n. State of being dubious.
Dubitable
Du"bi*ta*ble (?), a. [L. dubitabilis. Cf. Doubtable.] Liable to be
doubted; uncertain. [R.] Dr. H. More. -- Du"bi*ta*bly, adv. [R.]
Dubitancy
Du"bi*tan*cy (?), n. [LL. dubitantia.] Doubt; uncertainty. [R.]
Hammond.
Dubitate
Du"bi*tate (?), v. i. [L. dubitatus, p. p. of dubitare. See Doubt.]
To doubt. [R.]
If he . . . were to loiter dubitating, and not come. Carlyle.
Dubitation
Du`bi*ta"tion (?), n. [L. dubitatio.] Act of doubting; doubt. [R.]
Sir T. Scott.
Dubitative
Du"bi*ta*tive (?), a. [L. dubitativus: cf. F. dubitatif.] Tending
to doubt; doubtful. [R.] -- Du"bi*ta*tive*ly, adv. [R.] . Eliot.
Duboisia
Du*bois"i*a (?), n. [NL.] (Med.) Same as Duboisine.
Duboisine
Du*bois"ine (?), n. (Med.) An alkaloid obtained from the leaves of
an Australian tree (Duboisia myoporoides), and regarded as
identical with hyoscyamine. It produces dilation of the pupil of
the eye.
Ducal
Du"cal (?), a. [F. ducal. See Duke.] Of or pertaining to a duke.
His ducal cap was to be exchanged for a kingly crown. Motley.
Ducally
Du"cal*ly, adv. In the manner of a duke, or in a manner becoming
the rank of a duke.
Ducat
Duc"at (?), n. [F. ducat, It. ducato, LL. ducatus, fr. dux leader
or commander. See Duke.] A coin, either of gold or silver, of
several countries in Europe; originally, one struck in the
dominions of a duke.
NOTE: &hand; Th e go ld du cat is ge nerally of the value of nine
shillings and four pence sterling, or somewhat more that two
dollars. The silver ducat is of about half this value.
Ducatoon
Duc`a*toon" (?), n. [F. or Sp. ducaton, fr. ducat.] A silver coin
of several countries of Europe, and of different values.
Duces tecum
Du"ces te"cum (?). [L., bring with thee.] A judicial process
commanding a person to appear in court and bring with him some
piece of evidence or other thing to be produced to the court.
Duchess
Duch"ess (?), n. [F. duchesse, fr. duc duke.] The wife or widow of
a duke; also, a lady who has the sovereignty of a duchy in her own
right.
Duchesse d'Angoul\'88me
Du`chesse" d'An`gou`l\'88me" (?). [F.] (Bot.) A variety of pear of
large size and excellent flavor.
Duchy
Duch"y (?), n.; pl. Duchies (#). [F. duch\'82, OF. duch\'82e,
(assumed) LL. ducitas, fr. L. dux. See Duke.] The territory or
dominions of a duke; a dukedom.
Duck
Duck (?), n. [Cf. Dan. dukke, Sw. docka, OHG. doccha, G. docke. Cf.
Doxy.] A pet; a darling. Shak.
Duck
Duck, n. [D. doek cloth, canvas, or Icel. d cloth; akin to OHG.
tuoh, G. tuch, Sw. duk, Dan. dug.]
1. A linen (or sometimes cotton) fabric, finer and lighter than
canvas, -- used for the lighter sails of vessels, the sacking of
beds, and sometimes for men's clothing.
2. (Naut.) pl. The light clothes worn by sailors in hot climates.
[Colloq.]
Duck
Duck, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ducked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Ducking.]
[OE. duken, douken, to dive; akin to D. duiken, OHG. t, MHG.
tucken, t\'81cken, t, G. tuchen. Cf. 5th Duck.]
1. To thrust or plunge under water or other liquid and suddenly
withdraw.
Adams, after ducking the squire twice or thrice, leaped out of the
tub. Fielding.
2. To plunge the head of under water, immediately withdrawing it;
as, duck the boy.
3. To bow; to bob down; to move quickly with a downward motion. "
Will duck his head aside. Swift.
Duck
Duck (?), v. i.
1. To go under the surface of water and immediately reappear; to
dive; to plunge the head in water or other liquid; to dip.
In Tiber ducking thrice by break of day. Dryden.
2. To drop the head or person suddenly; to bow.
The learned pate Ducks to the golden fool. Shak.
Duck
Duck, n. [OE. duke, doke. See Duck, v. t. ]
1. (Zool.) Any bird of the subfamily Anatin\'91, family Anatid\'91.
NOTE: &hand; Th e genera and species are numerous. They are divided
into river ducks and sea ducks. Among the former are the common
domestic duck (Anas boschas); the wood duck (Aix sponsa); the
beautiful mandarin duck of China (Dendronessa galeriliculata); the
Muscovy duck, originally of South America (Cairina moschata). Among
the sea ducks are the eider, canvasback, scoter, etc.
2. A sudden inclination of the bead or dropping of the person,
resembling the motion of a duck in water.
Here be, without duck or nod, Other trippings to be trod. Milton.
Bombay duck (Zo\'94l.), a fish. See Bummalo. -- Buffel duck, OR Spirit
duck. See Buffel duck. -- Duck ant (Zo\'94l.), a species of white ant
in Jamaica which builds large nests in trees. -- Duck barnacle.
(Zo\'94l.) See Goose barnacle. -- Duck hawk. (Zo\'94l.) (a) In the
United States: The peregrine falcon. (b) In England: The marsh harrier
or moor buzzard. -- Duck mole (Zo\'94l.), a small aquatic mammal of
Australia, having webbed feet and a bill resembling that of a duck
(Ornithorhynchus anatinus). It belongs the subclass Monotremata and is
remarkable for laying eggs like a bird or reptile; -- called also
duckbill, platypus, mallangong, mullingong, tambreet, and water mole.
-- To make ducks and drakes, to throw a flat stone obliquely, so as to
make it rebound repeatedly from the surface of the water, raising a
succession of jets<-- = skipping stones -->; hence: To play at ducks
and drakes, with property, to throw it away heedlessly or squander it
foolishly and unprofitably. -- Lame duck. See under Lame.
Duckbill
Duck"bill`, n. (Zo\'94l.) See Duck mole, under Duck, n.
Duck-billed
Duck"-billed` (?), a. Having a bill like that of a duck.<-- duckbilled
platypus, see Duck Mole, above -->.
Ducker
Duck"er (?), n.
1. One who, or that which, ducks; a plunger; a diver.
2. A cringing, servile person; a fawner.
Ducking
Duck"ing, n. & a., from Duck, v. t. & i. Ducking stool, a stool or
chair in which common scolds were formerly tied, and plunged into
water, as a punishment. See Cucking stool. The practice of ducking
began in the latter part of the 15th century, and prevailed until the
early part of the 18th, and occasionally as late as the 19th century.
Blackstone. Chambers.
Duck-legged
Duck"-legged` (?), a. Having short legs, like a waddling duck;
short-legged. Dryden.
Duckling
Duck"ling (?), n. A young or little duck. Gay.
Duckmeat, OR Duck's-meat
Duck"meat` (?), OR Duck's"-meat` (?), n. (Bot.) Duckweed.
Duck's-bill
Duck's"-bill`, a. Having the form of a duck's bill. Duck's-bill limpet
(Zo\'94l.), a limpet of the genus Parmaphorus; -- so named from its
shape.
Duck's-foot
Duck's"-foot` (?), n. (Bot.) The May apple (Podophyllum peltatum).
Duckweed
Duck"weed` (?), n. (Bot.) A genus (Lemna) of small plants, seen
floating in great quantity on the surface of stagnant pools fresh
water, and supposed to furnish food for ducks; -- called also
duckmeat.
Duct
Duct (?), n. [L. ductus a leading, conducting, conduit, fr. ducere,
ductum, to lead. See Duke, and cf. Douche.]
1. Any tube or canal by which a fluid or other substance is conducted
or conveyed.
2. (Anat.) One of the vessels of an animal body by which the products
of glandular secretion are conveyed to their destination.
3. (Bot.) A large, elongated cell, either round or prismatic, usually
found associated with woody fiber.
NOTE: &hand; Du cts ar e cl assified, according to the character of
the surface of their walls, or their structure, as annular, spiral,
scalariform, etc.
4. Guidance; direction. [Obs.] Hammond.
Ductible
Duc"ti*ble (?), a. Capable of being drawn out [R.] Feltham.
Ductile
Duc"tile (?), a. [L. ductilis, fr. ducere to lead: cf. F. ductile. See
Duct.]
1. Easily led; tractable; complying; yielding to motives, persuasion,
or instruction; as, a ductile people. Addison.
Forms their ductile minds To human virtues. Philips.
2. Capable of being elongated or drawn out, as into wire or threads.
Gold . . . is the softest and most ductile of all metals. Dryden.
-- Duc"tile*ly (#), adv. -- Duc"tile*ness, n.
Ductilimeter
Duc`ti*lim"e*ter (?), n. [Ductile + -meter.] An instrument for
accurately determining the ductility of metals.
Ductility
Duc*til"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. ductilit\'82.]
1. The property of a metal which allows it to be drawn into wires or
filaments.
2. Tractableness; pliableness. South.
Duction
Duc"tion (?), n. [L. ductio, fr. ducere to lead.] Guidance. [Obs.]
Feltham.
Ductless
Duct"less (?), a. Having to duct or outlet; as, a ductless gland.
Ductor
Duc"tor (?), n. [L., fr. ducere to lead.]
1. One who leads. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
2. (Mach.) A contrivance for removing superfluous ink or coloring
matter from a roller. See Doctor, 4. Knight.
Ductor roller (Printing), the roller which conveys or supplies ink to
another roller. Knight.
Ducture
Duc"ture (?), n. Guidance. [Obs.] South.
Dudder
Dud"der (?), v. t. [In Suffolk, Eng., to shiver, shake, tremble; also
written dodder.] To confuse or confound with noise. Jennings.
Dudder
Dud"der, v. i. To shiver or tremble; to dodder.
I dudder and shake like an aspen leaf. Ford.
Dudder
Dud"der, n. [From Duds.] A peddler or hawker, especially of cheap and
flashy goods pretended to be smuggled; a duffer. [Eng.]
Duddery
Dud"der*y (?), n. A place where rags are bought and kept for sale.
[Eng.]
Dude
Dude (?), n. A kind of dandy; especially, one characterized by an
ultrafashionable style of dress and other affectations. [Recent]
The social dude who affects English dress and English drawl. The
American.
Dudeen
Du*deen" (?), n. A short tobacco pipe. [Written also dudheen.] [Irish]
Dudgeon
Dudg"eon (?), n.
1. The root of the box tree, of which hafts for daggers were made.
Gerarde (1597).
2. The haft of a dagger. Shak.
3. A dudgeon-hafted dagger; a dagger. Hudibras.
Dudgeon
Dudg"eon, n. [W. dygen anger, grudge.] Resentment; ill will; anger;
displeasure.
I drink it to thee in dudgeon and hostility.
Sir T. Scott.
Dudgeon
Dudg"eon, a. Homely; rude; coarse. [Obs.]
By my troth, though I am plain and dudgeon, I would not be an ass.
Beau. & Fl.
Dudish
Dud"ish (?), a. Like, or characterized of, a dude.
Duds
Duds (?), n. pl. [Scot. dud rag, pl. duds clothing of inferior
quality.]
1. Old or inferior clothes; tattered garments. [Colloq.]
2. Effects, in general.[Slang]
Due
Due (?), a. [OF. deu, F. d\'96, p. p. of devoir to owe, fr. L.
debere. See Debt, Habit, and cf. Duty.]
1. Owed, as a debt; that ought to be paid or done to or for
another; payable; owing and demandable.
2. Justly claimed as a right or property; proper; suitable;
becoming; appropriate; fit.
Her obedience, which is due to me. Shak.
With dirges due, in sad array, Slow through the churchway path we
saw him borne. Gray.
3. Such as (a thing) ought to be; fulfilling obligation; proper;
lawful; regular; appointed; sufficient; exact; as, due process of
law; due service; in due time.
4. Appointed or required to arrive at a given time; as, the steamer
was due yesterday.
5. Owing; ascribable, as to a cause.
This effect is due to the attraction of the sun. J. D. Forbes.
Due
Due, adv. Directly; exactly; as, a due east course.
Due
Due, n.
1. That which is owed; debt; that which one contracts to pay, or
do, to or for another; that which belongs or may be claimed as a
right; whatever custom, law, or morality requires to be done; a
fee; a toll.
He will give the devil his due. Shak.
Yearly little dues of wheat, and wine, and oil. Tennyson.
2. Right; just title or claim.
The key of this infernal pit by due . . . I keep. Milton.
Due
Due, v. t. To endue. [Obs.] Shak.
Duebill
Due"bill` (?), n. (Com.) A brief written acknowledgment of a debt,
not made payable to order, like a promissory note. Burrill.
Dueful
Due"ful (?), a. Fit; becoming. [Obs.] Spenser.
Duel
Du"el (?), n. [It. duello, fr. L. duellum, orig., a contest between
two, which passed into the common form bellum war, fr. duo two: cf.
F. duel. See Bellicose, Two, and cf. Duello.] A combat between two
persons, fought with deadly weapons, by agreement. It usually
arises from an injury done or an affront given by one to the other.
Trial by duel
(Old Law), a combat between two persons for proving a cause; trial by
battel. <-- NOte: this is the correct spelling of "battel"! -->
Duel
Du"el, v. i. & t. To fight in single combat. [Obs.]
Dueler
Du"el*er, n. One who engages in a duel. [R.] [Written also dueller.]
South.
Dueling
Du"el*ing, n. e act or practice of fighting in single combat. Also
adj. [Written also duelling.]
Duelist
Du"el*ist (?), n. [F. duelliste.] One who fights in single combat.
[Written also duellist.]
A duelist . . . always values himself upon his courage, his sense
of honor, his fidelity and friendship. Hume.
Duelo
Du*e"lo (?), n. [It. See Duel.] A duel; also, the rules of dueling.
[Obs.] Shak.
Due\'a4a
Du*e"\'a4a (?), n. [Sp.] See Do\'a4a.
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Dueness
Due"ness (?), n. Quality of being due; debt; what is due or becoming.
T. Goodwin.
Duenna
Du*en"na (?), n.; pl. Duennas (#). [Sp. due\'a4a, do\'a4a, fr. L.
domina. See Dame.]
1. The chief lady in waiting on the queen of Spain. Brande.
2. An elderly lady holding a station between a governess and
companion, and appointed to have charge over the younger ladies in a
Spanish or a Portuguese family. Brande & C.
3. Any old woman who is employed to guard a younger one; a governess.
Arbuthnot.
Duet
Du*et" (?), n. [Duetto.] (Mus.) A composition for two performers,
whether vocal or instrumental.
Duettino
Du`et*ti"no (?), n. [It ., dim. fr. duetto a duet.] A duet of short
extent and concise form.
Duetto
Du*et"to (?), n. [It., fr. It & L. duo two. See Two.] See Duet.
Duff
Duff (?), n. [From OE. dagh. . See Dough.]
1. Dough or paste. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
2. A stiff flour pudding, boiled in a bag; -- a term used especially
by seamen; as, plum duff.
Duffel
Duf"fel (?), n. [D. duffel, from Duffel, a town not far from Antwerp.]
A kind of coarse woolen cloth, having a thick nap or frieze. [Written
also duffle.]
Good duffel gray and flannel fine. Wordsworth.
Duffer
Duf"fer (?), n.
1. A peddler or hawker, especially of cheap, flashy articles, as sham
jewelry; hence, a sham or cheat. [Slang, Eng.] Halliwell.
2. A stupid, awkward, inefficient person.[Slang]
Duffle
Duf"fle (?), n. See Duffel.
Dufrenite
Du*fren"ite (?), n. [From Dufr\'82noy, a French geologist.] (Min.) A
mineral of a blackish green color, commonly massive or in nodules. It
is a hydrous phosphate of iron.
Dug
Dug (?), n. [Akin to Sw. d\'84gga to suckle (a child), Dan. d\'91gge,
and prob. to Goth. daddjan. A teat, pap, or nipple; -- formerly that
of a human mother, now that of a cow or other beast.
With mother's dug between its lips. Shak.
Dug
Dug, imp. & p. p.of Dig.
Dugong
Du*gong" (?), n. [Malayan d, or Javan. duyung.] (Zo\'94l.) An aquatic
herbivorous mammal (Halicore dugong), of the order Sirenia, allied to
the manatee, but with a bilobed tail. It inhabits the Red Sea, Indian
Ocean, East Indies, and Australia. [Written also duyong.]
Dugout
Dug"out` (?), n.
1. A canoe or boat dug out from a large log. [U.S.]
A man stepped from his slender dugout. G. W. Cable.
2. A place dug out.
3. A house made partly in a hillside or slighter elevation. [Western
U.S.] Bartlett.
Dugway
Dug"way` (?), n. A way or road dug through a hill, or sunk below the
surface of the land. [U.S.]
Duke
Duke (?) n. [F. duc, fr. L. dux, ducis, leader, commander, fr. ducere
to lead; akin to AS. te\'a2n to draw; cf. AS. heretoga (here army) an
army leader, general, G. herzog duke. See Tue, and cf. Doge, Duchess,
Ducat, Duct, Adduce, Deduct.]
1. A leader; a chief; a prince. [Obs.]
Hannibal, duke of Carthage. Sir T. Elyot.
All were dukes once, who were "duces" -- captains or leaders of
their people. Trench.
2. In England, one of the highest order of nobility after princes and
princesses of the royal blood and the four archbishops of England and
Ireland.
3. In some European countries, a sovereign prince, without the title
of king.
Duke's coronet. See Illust. of Coronet. -- To dine with Duke Humphrey,
to go without dinner. See under Dine.
Duke
Duke, v. i. To play the duke. [Poetic]
Lord Angelo dukes it well in his absence. Shak.
Dukedom
Duke"dom (?), n.
1. The territory of a duke.
2. The title or dignity of a duke. Shak.
Dukeling
Duke"ling, n. A little or insignificant duke. Ford.
Dukeship
Duke"ship, n. The quality or condition of being a duke; also, the
personality of a duke. Massinger.
Dulcamara
Dul`ca*ma"ra (?), n. [NL., fr. L. dulcis sweet + amarus bitter.]
(Bot.) A plant (Solanum Dulcamara). See Bittersweet, n.,
3 (a).
Dulcamarin
Dul`ca*ma"rin (?), n. (Chem.) A glucoside extracted from the
bittersweet (Solanum Dulcamara), as a yellow amorphous substance. It
probably occasions the compound taste. See Bittersweet, 3(a).
Dulce
Dulce (?), v. t. To make sweet; to soothe. [Obs.]
Dulceness
Dulce"ness, n. Sweetness. [Obs.] Bacon.
Dulcet
Dul"cet (?), a. [OF. doucet, dim. of dous sweet, F. doux, L. dulcis;
akin to Gr. Doucet.]
1. Sweet to the taste; luscious. [Obs.]
She tempers dulcet creams. Milton.
2. Sweet to the ear; melodious; harmonious.
Their dainty lays and dulcet melody. Spenser.
Dulciana
Dul`ci*an"a (?), n. [NL., fr. L. dulcis sweet.] (Mus.) A sweet-toned
stop of an organ.
Dulcification
Dul`ci*fi*ca"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. dulcification.] The act of
dulcifying or sweetening. Boyle.
Dulcified
Dul"ci*fied (?), a. Sweetened; mollified. Dulcified spirit OR spirits,
a compound of alcohol with mineral acids; as, dulcified spirits of
niter.
Dulcifluous
Dul*cif"lu*ous (?), a. [L. dulcis sweet + fluere to flow.] Flowing
sweetly. [R.]
Dulcify
Dul"ci*fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dulcified (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Dulcifying.] [L. dulcis sweet + -fy: cf. F. dulcifier.]
1. (Pharm.) To sweeten; to free from acidity, saltness, or acrimony.
Wiseman.
2. Fig. : To mollify; to sweeten; to please.
As she . . . was further dulcified by her pipe of tobacco.
Hawthorne.
Dulciloquy
Dul*cil"o*quy (?), n. [L. dulcis sweet + loqui to speak.] A soft
manner of speaking.
Dulcimer
Dul"ci*mer (?), n. [It. dolcemele,r Sp. dulcemele, fr. L. dulcis sweet
+ melos song, melody, Gr. doulcemele. See Dulcet, and Melody.] (Mus.)
(a) An instrument, having stretched metallic wires which are beaten
with two light hammers held in the hands of the performer. (b) An
ancient musical instrument in use among the Jews. Dan. iii. 5. It is
supposed to be the same with the psaltery.
Dulcinea
Dul*cin"e*a (?), n. [Sp., from Dulcinea del Toboso the mistress of the
affections of Don Quixote.] A mistress; a sweetheart.
I must ever have some Dulcinea in my head. Sterne.
Dulciness
Dul"ci*ness (?), n. See Dulceness. [Obs.]
Dulcite
Dul"cite (?), n. [Cf. F. dulcite, fr. L. dulcis sweet.] (Chem.) A
white, sugarlike substance, C6H8.(OH)2, occurring naturally in a manna
from Madagascar, and in certain plants, and produced artificially by
the reduction of galactose and lactose or milk sugar.
Dulcino
Dul*ci"no (?), n. (Mus.) See Dolcino.
Dulcitude
Dul"ci*tude (?), n. [L. dulcitudo, fr. dulcis sweet. Sweetness. [R.]
Cockeram.
Dulcorate
Dul"co*rate (?), v. t. [L. dulcoratus, p. p. of dulcorare, fr. dulcor
sweetness, fr. dulcis sweet.] To sweeten; to make less acrimonious.
[R.] Bacon.
Dulcoration
Dul`co*ra"tion (?), n. [LL. dulcoratio.] The act of sweetening. [R.]
Bacon.
Duledge
Du"ledge (?), n. (Mil.) One of the dowels joining the ends of the
fellies which form the circle of the wheel of a gun carriage. Wilhelm.
Dulia
Du*li"a (?), n. [LL., fr. Gr. (R. C. Ch.) An inferior kind of
veneration or worship, given to the angels and saints as the servants
of God.
Dull
Dull (?), a. [Compar. Duller (?); superl. Dullest.] [AS. dol foolish;
akin to gedwelan to err, D. dol mad, dwalen to wander, err, G. toll
mad, Goth. dwals foolish, stupid, cf. Gr. dhvr to cause to fall. Cf.
Dolt, Dwale, Dwell, Fraud.]
1. Slow of understanding; wanting readiness of apprehension; stupid;
doltish; blockish. "Dull at classical learning." Thackeray.
She is not bred so dull but she can learn. Shak.
2. Slow in action; sluggish; unready; awkward.
This people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of
hearing. Matt. xiii. 15.
O, help my weak wit and sharpen my dull tongue. Spenser.
3. Insensible; unfeeling.
Think me not So dull a devil to forget the loss Of such a matchless
wife. Beau. & Fl.
4. Not keen in edge or point; lacking sharpness; blunt. "Thy scythe is
dull." Herbert.
5. Not bright or clear to the eye; wanting in liveliness of color or
luster; not vivid; obscure; dim; as, a dull fire or lamp; a dull red
or yellow; a dull mirror.
6. Heavy; gross; cloggy; insensible; spiritless; lifeless; inert. "The
dull earth." Shak.
As turning the logs will make a dull fire burn, so changes of study
a dull brain. Longfellow.
7. Furnishing little delight, spirit, or variety; uninteresting;
tedious; cheerless; gloomy; melancholy; depressing; as, a dull story
or sermon; a dull occupation or period; hence, cloudy; overcast; as, a
dull day.
Along life's dullest, dreariest walk. Keble.
Syn. -- Lifeless; inanimate; dead; stupid; doltish; heavy; sluggish;
sleepy; drowsy; gross; cheerless; tedious; irksome; dismal; dreary;
clouded; tarnished; obtuse. See Lifeless.
Dull
Dull, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Duller (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dulling.]
1. To deprive of sharpness of edge or point. "This . . . dulled their
swords." Bacon.
Borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. Shak.
2. To make dull, stupid, or sluggish; to stupefy, as the senses, the
feelings, the perceptions, and the like.
Those [drugs] she has Will stupefy and dull the sense a while.
Shak.
Use and custom have so dulled our eyes. Trench.
3. To render dim or obscure; to sully; to tarnish. "Dulls the mirror."
Bacon.
4. To deprive of liveliness or activity; to render heavy; to make
inert; to depress; to weary; to sadden.
Attention of mind . . . wasted or dulled through continuance.
Hooker.
Dull
Dull, v. i. To become dull or stupid. Rom. of R.
Dullard
Dull"ard (?), n. [Dull + -ard.] A stupid person; a dunce. Shak. -- a.
Stupid. Bp. Hall.
Dull-brained
Dull"-brained` (?), a. Stupid; doltish. Shak.
Dull-browed
Dull"-browed` (?), a. Having a gloomy look.
Duller
Dull"er (?), n. One who, or that which, dulls.
Dull-eyed
Dull"-eyed` (?), a. Having eyes wanting brightness, liveliness, or
vivacity. Shak.
Dullhead
Dull"head` (?), n. A blockhead; a dolt. Ascham.
Dullish
Dull"ish, a. Somewhat dull; uninteresting; tiresome. "A series of
dullish verses." Prof. Wilson.
Dullness
Dull"ness, n. The state of being dull; slowness; stupidity; heaviness;
drowsiness; bluntness; obtuseness; dimness; want of luster; want of
vividness, or of brightness. [Written also dulness.]
And gentle dullness ever loves a joke. Pope.
Dull-sighted
Dull"-sight`ed (?), a. Having poor eyesight.
Dullsome
Dull"some (?), a. Dull. [R.] Gataker.
Dull-witted
Dull"-wit`ted (?), a. Stupid.
Dully
Dul"ly (?), adv. In a dull manner; stupidly; slowly; sluggishly;
without life or spirit.
Supinely calm and dully innocent. G. Lyttelton.
Dulocracy
Du*loc"ra*cy (?), n. See Doulocracy.
Dulse
Dulse (?), n. [Cf. Gael. duileasg; duille leaf + uisge water. Cf.
Whisky.] (Bot.) A seaweed of a reddish brown color, which is sometimes
eaten, as in Scotland. The true dulse is Sarcophyllis edulis; the
common is Rhodymenia. [Written also dillisk.]
The crimson leaf of the dulse is seen To blush like a banner bathed
in slaughter. Percival.
Dulwilly
Dul"wil*ly (?), n. [Prob. imitative.] (Zo\'94l.) The ring plover.
[Prov. Eng.]
Duly
Du"ly (?), adv. In a due, fit, or becoming manner; as it (anything)
ought to be; properly; regularly.
Dumal
Du"mal (?), a. [L. dumus bramble.] Pertaining to, or set with, briers
or bushes; brambly. [R.]
Dumb
Dumb (?), a. [AS. dumb; akin to D. dom stupid, dumb, Sw. dumb, Goth.
dumbs; cf. Gr. Deaf, and cf. Dummy.]
1. Destitute of the power of speech; unable; to utter articulate
sounds; as, the dumb brutes.
To unloose the very tongues even of dumb creatures. Hooker.
2. Not willing to speak; mute; silent; not speaking; not accompanied
by words; as, dumb show.
This spirit, dumb to us, will speak to him. Shak.
To pierce into the dumb past. J. C. Shairp.
3. Lacking brightness or clearness, as a color. [R.]
Her stern was painted of a dumb white or dun color. De Foe.
Deaf and dumb. See Deaf-mute. -- Dumb ague, OR Dumb chill, a form of
intermittent fever which has no well-defined "chill." [U.S.] -- Dumb
animal, any animal except man; -- usually restricted to a domestic
quadruped; -- so called in contradistinction to man, who is a
"speaking animal." -- Dumb cake, a cake made in silence by girls on
St. Mark's eve, with certain mystic ceremonies, to discover their
future husbands. Halliwell. -- Dumb cane (Bot.), a west Indian plant
of the Arum family (Dieffenbachia seguina), which, when chewed, causes
the tongue to swell, and destroys temporarily the power of speech. --
Dumb crambo. See under crambo. -- Dumb show. (a) Formerly, a part of a
dramatic representation, shown in pantomime. "Inexplicable dumb shows
and noise." Shak. (b) Signs and gestures without words; as, to tell a
story in dumb show. -- To strike dumb, to confound; to astonish; to
render silent by astonishment; or, it may be, to deprive of the power
of speech. Syn. -- Silent; speechless; noiseless. See Mute.
Dumb
Dumb, v. t. To put to silence. [Obs.] Shak.
Dumb-bell
Dumb"-bell` (?), n. A weight, consisting of two spheres or spheroids,
connected by a short bar for a handle; used (often in pairs) for
gymnastic exercise.
Dumbledor
Dum"ble*dor` (?), n. [The first part is prob. of imitative origin. See
Dor a beetle.] (Zo\'94l.) A bumblebee; also, a cockchafer. [Prov.
Eng.]
Dumbly
Dumb"ly (?), adv. In silence; mutely.
Dumbness
Dumb"ness, n. The quality or state of being dumb; muteness; silence;
inability to speak.
Dumb-waiter
Dumb"-wait`er (?), n. A framework on which dishes, food, etc., are
passed from one room or story of a house to another; a lift for
dishes, etc.; also, a piece of furniture with movable or revolving
shelves.
Dumetose
Du"me*tose` (?), a. [From L. dumetum a thicket.] (Bot.) Dumose.
Dumfound
Dum"found` (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dumfounded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Dumfounding.] To strike dumb; to confuse with astonishment. [Written
also dumbfound.] Spectator.
Dumfounder
Dum"found`er (?), v. t. To dumfound; to confound. [Written also
dumbfounder.]
Dummador
Dum"ma*dor` (?), n. A dumbledor.
Dummerer
Dum"mer*er (?), n. One who feigns dumbness. [Obs.] Burton.
Dummy
Dum"my (?), a. [See Dumb.]
1. Silent; mute; noiseless; as a dummy engine.
2. Fictitious or sham; feigned; as, a dummy watch.
Dummy car. See under Car.
Dummy
Dum"my, n.; pl. Dummies (.
1. One who is dumb. H. Smith.
2. A sham package in a shop, or one which does not contain what its
exterior indicates.
3. An imitation or copy of something, to be used as a substitute; a
model; a lay figure; as, a figure on which clothing is exhibited in
shop windows; a blank paper copy used to show the size of the future
book, etc.
4. (Drama) One who plays a merely nominal part in any action; a sham
character.
5. A thick-witted person; a dolt. [Colloq.]
6. (Railroad) A locomotive with condensing engines, and, hence,
without the noise of escaping steam; also, a dummy car.
7. (Card Playing) The fourth or exposed hand when three persons play
at a four-handed game of cards.
8. A floating barge connected with a pier. Knight.
To play dummy, to play the exposed or dummy hand in cards. The partner
of the dummy plays it.
Dumose, Dumous
Du`mose" (?), Du"mous (?), a. [L. dumosus, fr. dumus a thornbush, a
bramble.]
1. Abounding with bushes and briers.
2. (Bot.) Having a compact, bushy form.
Dump
Dump (?), n. [See Dumpling.] A thick, ill-shapen piece; a clumsy
leaden counter used by boys in playing chuck farthing. [Eng.] Smart.
Dump
Dump, n. [Cf. dial. Sw. dumpin melancholy, Dan.dump dull, low, D.
dompig damp, G. dumpf damp, dull, gloomy, and E. damp, or rather perh.
dump, v. t. Cf. Damp, or Dump, v. t.]
1. A dull, gloomy state of the mind; sadness; melancholy; low spirits;
despondency; ill humor; -- now used only in the plural.
March slowly on in solemn dump. Hudibras.
Doleful dumps the mind oppress. Shak.
I was musing in the midst of my dumps. Bunyan.
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NOTE: &hand; Th e lu dicrous associations now attached to this word
did not originally belong to it. "Holland's translation of Livy
represents the Romans as being `in the dumps' after the battle of
Cann\'91."
Trench.
2. Absence of mind; revery. Locke.
3. A melancholy strain or tune in music; any tune. [Obs.] "Tune a
deploring dump." "Play me some merry dump." Shak.
4. An old kind of dance. [Obs.] Nares.
Dump
Dump (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dumped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dumping.]
[OE. dumpen to throw down, fall down, cf. Icel. dumpa to thump, Dan.
dumpe to fall suddenly, rush, dial. Sw. dimpa to fall down plump. Cf.
Dump sadness.]
1. To knock heavily; to stump. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
2. To put or throw down with more or less of violence; hence, to
unload from a cart by tilting it; as, to dump sand, coal, etc. [U.S.]
Bartlett.
Dumping car OR cart, a railway car, or a cart, the body of which can
be tilted to empty the contents; -- called also dump car, or dump
cart.
Dump
Dump, n.
1. A car or boat for dumping refuse, etc.
2. A ground or place for dumping ashes, refuse, etc.
3. That which is dumped.
4. (Mining) A pile of ore or rock.
Dumpage
Dump"age (?), n.
1. The act of dumping loads from carts, especially loads of refuse
matter; also, a heap of dumped matter.
2. A fee paid for the privilege of dumping loads.
Dumpiness
Dump"i*ness (?), n. The state of being dumpy.
Dumpish
Dump"ish, a. Dull; stupid; sad; moping; melancholy. " A . . . dumpish
and sour life." Lord Herbert. -- Dump"ish*ly, adv. -- Dump"ish*ness,
n.
Dumple
Dum"ple (?), v. t. [See Dumpling.] To make dumpy; to fold, or bend, as
one part over another. [R.]
He was a little man, dumpled up together. Sir W. Scott.
Dumpling
Dump"ling (?), n. [Dimin. of dump an illshapen piece; cf. D. dompelen
to plunge, dip, duck, Scot. to dump in to plunge into, and E. dump, v.
t.] A roundish mass of dough boiled in soup, or as a sort of pudding;
often, a cover of paste inclosing an apple or other fruit, and boiled
or baked; as, an apple dumpling.
Dumpy
Dump"y (?), a. [Compar. Dumpier (?); superl. Dumpiest.] [
1. From Dump a short ill-shapen piece.
2. From Dump sadness.]
1. Short and thick; of low stature and disproportionately stout.
2. Sullen or discontented. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Dun
Dun (?), n. [See Dune.] A mound or small hill.
Dun
Dun, v. t. To cure, as codfish, in a particular manner, by laying
them, after salting, in a pile in a dark place, covered with salt
grass or some like substance.
Dun
Dun (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Dunned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dunning
(?).] [AS. dyne noise, dynian to make a noise, or fr. Icel. dynr,
duna, noise, thunder, duna to thunder; the same word as E. din. Din.]
To ask or beset, as a debtor, for payment; to urge importunately.
Hath she sent so soon to dun? Swift.
Dun
Dun, n.
1. One who duns; a dunner.
To be pulled by the sleeve by some rascally dun. Arbuthnot.
2. An urgent request or demand of payment; as, he sent his debtor a
dun.
Dun
Dun, a. [AS. dunn. of Celtic origin; cf. W. dwn, Ir. & Gael. donn.] Of
a dark color; of a color partaking of a brown and black; of a dull
brown color; swarthy.
Summer's dun cloud comes thundering up. Pierpont.
Chill and dun Falls on the moor the brief November day. Keble.
Dun crow (Zo\'94l.), the hooded crow; -- so called from its color; --
also called hoody, and hoddy. -- Dun diver (Zo\'94l.), the goosander
or merganser.
Dunbird
Dun"bird` (?), n. [Named from its color.] (Zo\'94l.) (a) The pochard;
-- called also dunair, and dunker, or dun-curre. (b) An American duck;
the ruddy duck.
Dunce
Dunce (?), n. [From Joannes Duns Scotus, a schoolman called the Subtle
Doctor, who died in 1308. Originally in the phrase "a Duns man". See
Note below.] One backward in book learning; a child or other person
dull or weak in intellect; a dullard; a dolt.
I never knew this town without dunces of figure. Swift.
NOTE: &hand; Th e sc hoolmen we re of ten called, after their great
leader Duns Scotus, Dunsmen or Duncemen. In the revival of learning
they were violently opposed to classical studies; hence, the name
of Dunce was applied with scorn and contempt to an opposer of
learning, or to one slow at learning, a dullard.
Duncedom
Dunce"dom (?), n. The realm or domain of dunces. [Jocose] Carlyle.
Duncery
Dun"cer*y (?), n. Dullness; stupidity.
Duncical
Dun"ci*cal (?), a. Like a dunce; duncish.
The most dull and duncical commissioner. Fuller.
Duncify
Dun"ci*fy (?), v. t. [Dunce + -fy.] To make stupid in intellect. [R.]
Bp. Warburton.
Duncish
Dun"cish (?), a. Somewhat like a dunce. [R.] -- Dun"cish*ness, n. [R.]
Dunder
Dun"der (?), n. [Cf. Sp. redundar to overflow.] The lees or dregs of
cane juice, used in the distillation of rum. [West Indies]
The use of dunder in the making of rum answers the purpose of yeast
in the fermentation of flour. B. Edwards.
Dunderhead
Dun"der*head` (?), n. [Prov. Eng. also dunderpoll, from dunder, same
as thunder.] A dunce; a numskull; a blockhead. Beau. & Fl.
Dunder-headed
Dun"der-head`ed, a. Thick-headed; stupid.
Dunderpate
Dun"der*pate` (?), n. See Dunderhead.
Dune
Dune (?), n. [The same word as down: cf. D. duin. See Down a bank of
sand.] A low hill of drifting sand usually formed on the coats, but
often carried far inland by the prevailing winds. [Written also dun.]
Three great rivers, the Rhine, the Meuse, and the Scheldt, had
deposited their slime for ages among the dunes or sand banks heaved
up by the ocean around their mouths. Motley.
Dunfish
Dun"fish (?), n. Codfish cured in a particular manner, so as to be of
a superior quality.
Dung
Dung (?), n. [AS. dung; akin to G. dung, d\'81nger, OHG. tunga, Sw.
dynga; cf. Icel. dyngja heap, Dan. dynge, MHG. tunc underground
dwelling place, orig., covered with dung. Cf. Dingy.] The excrement of
an animal. Bacon.
Dung
Dung, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dunged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dunging.]
1. To manure with dung. Dryden.
2. (Calico Print.) To immerse or steep, as calico, in a bath of hot
water containing cow dung; -- done to remove the superfluous mordant.
Dung
Dung, v. i. To void excrement. Swift.
Dungaree
Dun`ga*ree" (?), n. A coarse kind of unbleached cotton stuff. [Written
also dungari.] [India]
Dungeon
Dun"geon (?), n. [OE. donjoun highest tower of a castle, tower,
prison, F. donjon tower or platform in the midst of a castle, turret,
or closet on the top of a house, a keep of a castle, LL. domnio, the
same word as LL. dominus lord. See Dame, Don, and cf. Dominion,
Domain, Demesne, Danger, Donjon.] A close, dark prison, commondonjon
or keep of a castle, these being used as prisons.
Down with him even into the deep dungeon. Tyndale.
Year after year he lay patiently in a dungeon. Macaulay.
Dungeon
Dun"geon, v. t. To shut up in a dungeon. Bp. Hall.
Dungfork
Dung"fork` (?), n. A fork for tossing dung.
Dunghill
Dung"hill` (?), n.
1. A heap of dung.
2. Any mean situation or condition; a vile abode.
He . . . lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill. 1. Sam. ii. 8.
Dunghill fowl, a domestic fowl of common breed.
Dungmeer
Dung"meer` (?), n. [Dung + (prob.) meer a pool.] A pit where dung and
weeds rot for manure.
Dungy
Dung"y (?), a. Full of dung; filthy; vile; low. Shak.
Dungyard
Dung"yard` (?), n. A yard where dung is collected.
Dunker
Dun"ker (?), n. [G. tunken to dip.] One of a religious denomination
whose tenets and practices are mainly those of the Baptists, but
partly those of the Quakers; -- called also Tunkers, Dunkards,
Dippers, and, by themselves, Brethren, and German Baptists.
NOTE: &hand; Th e de nomination was founded in Germany in 1708, but
after a few years the members emigrated to the United States.
Seventh-day Dunkers, a sect which separated from the Dunkers and
formed a community, in 1728. They keep the seventh day or Saturday as
the Sabbath.
Dunlin
Dun"lin (?), n. [Prob. of Celtic origin; cf. Gael. dun hill (E. dune),
and linne pool, pond, lake, E. lin.] (Zo\'94l.) A species of sandpiper
(Tringa alpina); -- called also churr, dorbie, grass bird, and
red-backed sandpiper. It is found both in Europe and America.
Dunnage
Dun"nage (?), n. [Cf. Dun a mound.] (Naut.) Fagots, boughs, or loose
materials of any kind, laid on the bottom of the hold for the cargo to
rest upon to prevent injury by water, or stowed among casks and other
cargo to prevent their motion.
Dunner
Dun"ner (?), n. [From Dun to ask payment from.] One employed in
soliciting the payment of debts.
Dunnish
Dun"nish (?), a. Inclined to a dun color. Ray.
Dunnock
Dun"nock (?), n. [Cf. Dun,a.] (Zo\'94l.) The hedge sparrow or hedge
accentor. [Local, Eng.]
Dunny
Dun"ny (?), a. Deaf; stupid.[Prov. Eng.]
My old dame Joan is something dunny, and will scarce know how to
manage. Sir W. Scott.
Dunt
Dunt (?), n. [Dint.] A blow. [Obs.] R. of Glouc.
Dunted
Dunt"ed, a. Beaten; hence, blunted. [Obs.]
Fencer's swords . . . having the edge dunted. Fuller.
Dunter
Dun"ter (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A porpoise. [Scott.] Dunter goose
(Zo\'94l.) the eider duck. J. Brand.
Duo
Du"o (?), n. [It. duo, fr. L. duo two. See Duet.] (Mus.) A composition
for two performers; a duet.
Duodecahedral, a., Duodecahedron
Du`o*dec`a*he"dral (?), a., Du`o*dec`a*he"dron (, n. See Dodecahedral,
and Dodecahedron.
Duodecennial
Du`o*de*cen"ni*al (?), a. [L. duodecennis; duodecim twelve + annus
year.] Consisting of twelve years. [R.] Ash.
Duodecimal
Du`o*dec"i*mal (?), a. [L. duodecim twelve. See Dozen.] Proceeding in
computation by twelves; expressed in the scale of twelves. --
Du`o*dec"i*mal*ly, adv.
Duodecimal
Du`o*dec"i*mal, n.
1. A twelfth part; as, the duodecimals of an inch.
2. pl. (Arch.) A system of numbers, whose denominations rise in a
scale of twelves, as of feet and inches. The system is used chiefly by
artificers in computing the superficial and solid contents of their
work.
Duodecimfid
Du`o*dec"im*fid (?), a. [L. duodecim twelve + findere to cleave.]
Divided into twelve parts.
Duodecimo
Du`o*dec"i*mo (?), a. [L. in duodecimo in twelfth, fr. duodecimus
twelfth, fr. duodecim twelve. See Dozen.] Having twelve leaves to a
sheet; as, a duodecimo from, book, leaf, size, etc.
Duodecimo
Du*o*dec"i*mo, n.; pl. Duodecimos (. A book consisting of sheets each
of which is folded into twelve leaves; hence, indicating, more or less
definitely, a size of a book; -- usually written 12mo or 12°.
Duodecuple
Du`o*dec"u*ple (?), a. [L. duo two + decuple.] Consisting of twelves.
Arbuthnot.
Duodenal
Du`o*de"nal (?), a. [Cf. F. duod\'82nal.] Of or pertaining to the
duodenum; as, duodenal digestion.
Duodenary
Du`o*den"a*ry (?), a. [L. duodenarius, fr. duodeni twelve each: cf. F.
duod\'82naire.] Containing twelve; twelvefold; increasing by twelves;
duodecimal.
Duodenum
Du`o*de"num (?), n. [NL., fr. duodeni twelve each: cf. F. duodenum. So
called because its length is about twelve fingers' breadth.] (Anat.)
The part of the small intestines between the stomach and the jejunum.
See Illust. of Digestive apparatus, under Digestive.
Duoliteral
Du`o*lit"er*al (?), a. [L. duo two + E. literal.] Consisting of two
letters only; biliteral. Stuart.
Duomo
Duo"mo (?), n. [It. See Done.] A cathedral. See Dome, 2.
Of tower or duomo, sunny sweet. Tennyson.
Dup
Dup (?), v. t. [Contr. fr. do up, that is, to lift up the latch. Cf.
Don, Doff.] To open; as, to dup the door. [Obs.] Shak.
Dupable
Dup"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being duped.
Dupe
Dupe (?), n. [F., prob. from Prov. F. dupe, dube; of unknown origin;
equiv. to F. huppe hoopoe, a foolish bird, easily caught. Cf. Armor.
houp\'82rik hoopoe, a man easily deceived. Cf. also Gull, Booby.] One
who has been deceived or who is easily deceived; a gull; as, the dupe
of a schemer.
Dupe
Dupe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Duped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Duping.] [Cf. F.
duper, fr. dupe. See Dupe, n.] To deceive; to trick; to mislead by
imposing on one's credulity; to gull; as, dupe one by flattery.
Ne'er have I duped him with base counterfeits. Coleridge.
Duper
Dup"er (?), n. One who dupes another.
Dupery
Dup"er*y (?), n. [F. duperie, fr. duper.] The act or practice of
duping. [R.]
Dupion
Du"pi*on (?), n. [F. doupion, It. doppione, fr. doppio double, L.
duplus. See Double, and cf. Doubloon.] A double cocoon, made by two
silkworms.
Duple
Du"ple (?), a. [L. duplus. See Double.] Double. Duple ratio (Math.),
that in which the antecedent term is double the consequent, as of 2 to
1, 8 to 4, etc.
Duplex
Du"plex (?), a. [L., fr. duo two + plicare to fold. See Two, and
Complex.] Double; twofold. Duplex escapement, a peculiar kind of watch
escapement, in which the scape-wheel has two sets of teeth. See
Escapement. -- Duplex lathe, one for turning off, screwing, and
surfacing, by means of two cutting tools, on opposite sides of the
piece operated upon. -- Duplex pumping engine, a steam pump in which
two steam cylinders are placed side by side, one operating the valves
of the other. -- Duplex querela [L., double complaint] (Eccl. Law), a
complaint in the nature of an appeal from the ordinary to his
immediate superior, as from a bishop to an archbishop. Mozley & W. --
Duplex telegraphy, a system of telegraphy for sending two messages
over the same wire simultaneously. -- Duplex watch, one with a duplex
escapement.
Duplicate
Du"pli*cate (?), a. [L. duplicatus, p. p. of duplicare to double, fr.
duplex double, twofold. See Duplex.] Double; twofold. Duplicate
proportion OR ratio (Math.), the proportion or ratio of squares. Thus,
in geometrical proportion, the first term to the third is said to be
in a duplicate ratio of the first to the second, or as its square is
to the square of the second. Thus, in 2, 4, 8, 16, the ratio of 2 to 8
is a duplicate of that of 2 to 4, or as the square of 2 is to the
square of 4.
Duplicate
Du"pli*cate, n.
1. That which exactly resembles or corresponds to something else;
another, correspondent to the first; hence, a copy; a transcript; a
counterpart.
I send a duplicate both of it and my last dispatch. Sir W. Temple.
2. (Law) An original instrument repeated; a document which is the same
as another in all essential particulars, and differing from a mere
copy in having all the validity of an original. Burrill.
Duplicate
Du"pli*cate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Duplicated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Duplicating.]
1. To double; to fold; to render double.
2. To make a duplicate of (something); to make a copy or transcript
of. Glanvill.
3. (Biol.) To divide into two by natural growth or spontaneous action;
as, infusoria duplicate themselves.
Duplication
Du`pli*ca"tion (?), n. [L. duplicatio: cf. F. duplication.]
1. The act of duplicating, or the state of being duplicated; a
doubling; a folding over; a fold.
2. (Biol.) The act or process of dividing by natural growth or
spontaneous action; as, the duplication of cartilage cells. Carpenter.
Duplication of the cube (Math.), the operation of finding a cube
having a volume which is double that of a given cube.
Duplicative
Du"pli*ca*tive (?), a.
1. Having the quality of duplicating or doubling.
2. (Biol.) Having the quality of subdividing into two by natural
growth. "Duplicative subdivision." Carpenter.
Duplicature
Du"pli*ca*ture (?), n. [Cf. F. duplicature.] A doubling; a fold, as of
a membrane.
Duplicity
Du*plic"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Duplicities (#). [F. duplicit\'82, L.
duplicitas, fr. duplex double. See Duplex.]
1. Doubleness; a twofold state. [Archaic]
Do not affect duplicities nor triplicities, nor any certain number
of parts in your division of things. I. Watts.
2. Doubleness of heart or speech; insincerity; a sustained form of
deception which consists in entertaining or pretending to entertain
one of feelings, and acting as if influenced by another; bad faith.
Far from the duplicity wickedly charged on him, he acted his part
with alacrity and resolution. Burke.
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3. (Law) (a) The use of two or more distinct allegations or answers,
where one is sufficient. Blackstone. (b) In indictments, the union of
two incompatible offenses. Wharton. Syn. -- Double dealing;
dissimulation; deceit; guile; deception; falsehood.
Dupper
Dup"per (?), n. See 2d Dubber.
Dur
Dur (?), a. [G., fr. L. durus hard, firm, vigorous.] (Mus.) Major; in
the major mode; as, C dur, that is, C major.
Dura
Du"ra (?), n. Short form for Dura mater.
Durability
Du`ra*bil"i*ty, n. [L. durabilitas.] The state or quality of being
durable; the power of uninterrupted or long continuance in any
condition; the power of resisting agents or influences which tend to
cause changes, decay, or dissolution; lastingness.
A Gothic cathedral raises ideas of grandeur in our minds by the
size, its height, . . . its antiquity, and its durability. Blair.
Durable
Du"ra*ble (?), a. [L. durabilis, fr. durare to last: cf. F. durable.
See Dure.] Able to endure or continue in a particular condition;
lasting; not perishable or changeable; not wearing out or decaying
soon; enduring; as, durable cloth; durable happiness.
Riches and honor are with me; yea, durable riches and
righteousness. Prov. viii. 18.
An interest which from its object and grounds must be so durable.
De Quincey.
Syn. -- Lasting; permanent; enduring; firm; stable; continuing;
constant; persistent. See Lasting.
Durableness
Du"ra*ble*ness, n. Power of lasting, enduring, or resisting;
durability.
The durableness of the metal that supports it. Addison.
Durably
Du"ra*bly, adv. In a lasting manner; with long continuance.
Dural
Du"ral (?), a. (Anat.) Pertaining to the dura, or dura mater.
Dura mater
Du"ra ma"ter (?). [L., lit., hard mother. The membrane was called
mater, or mother, because it was formerly thought to give rise to
every membrane of the body.] (Anat.) The tough, fibrous membrane,
which lines the cavity of the skull and spinal column, and surrounds
the brain and spinal cord; -- frequently abbreviated to dura.
Duramen
Du*ra"men (?), n. [L., hardness, a hardened, i. e., ligneous, vine
branch, fr. durare to harden. See Dure.] (Bot.) The heartwood of an
exogenous tree.
Durance
Dur"ance (?), n. [OF. durance duration, fr. L. durans, -antis, p. pr.
durare to endure, last. See Dure, and cf. Durant.]
1. Continuance; duration. See Endurance. [Archaic]
Of how short durance was this new-made state! Dryden.
2. Imprisonment; restraint of the person; custody by a jailer; duress.
Shak. "Durance vile." Burns.
In durance, exile, Bedlam or the mint. Pope.
3. (a) A stout cloth stuff, formerly made in imitation of buff leather
and used for garments; a sort of tammy or everlasting.
Where didst thou buy this buff? let me not live but I will give
thee a good suit of durance. J. Webster.
(b) In modern manufacture, a worsted of one color used for window
blinds and similar purposes.
Durancy
Dur"an*cy (?), n. Duration. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
Durant
Dur"ant (?), n. [F. durant, p. pr. of durer to last. Cf. Durance.] See
Durance, 3.
Durante
Du*ran"te (?), prep. [L., abl. case of the p. pr. of durare to last.]
(Law) During; as, durante vita, during life; durante bene placito,
during pleasure.
Duration
Du*ra"tion (?), n. [OF. duration. See Dure.] The state or quality of
lasting; continuance in time; the portion of time during which
anything exists.
It was proposed that the duration of Parliament should be limited.
Macaulay.
Soon shall have passed our own human duration. D. Webster.
Durative
Dur"a*tive (?), a. Continuing; not completed; implying duration.
Its durative tense, which expresses the thought of it as going on.
J. Byrne.
Durbar
Dur"bar (?), n. [Hind. darb\'ber, fr. Per dar house, court, hall of
audience; dar door, gate + b\'ber court, assembly.] An audience hall;
the court of a native prince; a state levee; a formal reception of
native princes, given by the governor general of India. [India]
[Written also darbar.]
Dure
Dure (?), a. [L. durus; akin to Ir. & Gael. dur , stubborn, W. dir
certain, sure, cf. Gr. Hard; harsh; severe; rough; toilsome. [R.]
The winter is severe, and life is dure and rude. W. H. Russell.
Dure
Dure, v. i. [F. durer, L. durare to harden, be hardened, to endure,
last, fr. durus hard. See Dure, a.] To last; to continue; to endure.
[Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh.
Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while. Matt.
xiii. 21.
Dureful
Dure"ful (?), a. Lasting. [Obs.] Spenser.
Dureless
Dure"less, a. Not lasting. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh.
Durene
Du"rene (?), n. [L. durus hard; -- so called because solid at ordinary
temperatures.] (Chem.) A colorless, crystalline, aromatic hydrocarbon,
C6H2(CH3)4, off artificial production, with an odor like camphor.
Duress
Du"ress (?), n. [OF. duresse, du, hardship, severity, L. duritia,
durities, fr. durus hard. See Dure.]
1. Hardship; constraint; pressure; imprisonment; restraint of liberty.
The agreements . . . made with the landlords during the time of
slavery, are only the effect of duress and force. Burke.
2. (Law) The state of compulsion or necessity in which a person is
influenced, whether by the unlawful restrain of his liberty or by
actual or threatened physical violence, to incur a civil liability or
to commit an offense.
Duress
Du*ress" (?), v. t. To subject to duress. "The party duressed." Bacon.
Duressor
Du*ress"or (?), n. (Law) One who subjects another to duress Bacon.
Durga
Dur"ga (?), n. (Myth.) Same as Doorga.
Durham
Dur"ham (?), n. One or a breed of short-horned cattle, originating in
the county of Durham, England. The Durham cattle are noted for their
beef-producing quality.
Durian, OR Durion
Du"ri*an (?), OR Du"ri*on (?), n. (Bot.) The fruit of the durio. It is
oval or globular, and eight or ten inches long. It has a hard prickly
rind, containing a soft, cream-colored pulp, of a most delicious
flavor and a very offensive odor. The seeds are roasted and eaten like
chestnuts.
During
Dur"ing (?), prep. [Orig., p. pr. of dure.] In the time of; as long as
the action or existence of; as, during life; during the space of a
year.
Durio
Du"ri*o (?), n. [NL., fr. Malay d thorn.] (Bot.) A fruit tree (D.
zibethinus, the only species known) of the Indian Archipelago. It
bears the durian.
Durity
Du"ri*ty (?), n. [L. duritas, fr. durus hard.] [Obs.]
1. Hardness; firmness. Sir T. Browne.
2. Harshness; cruelty. Cockeram.
Durometer
Du*rom"e*ter (?), n. [L. durus hard + -meter.] An instrument for
measuring the degree of hardness; especially, an instrument for
testing the relative hardness of steel rails and the like.
Durous
Du"rous (?), a. [L. durus.] Hard. [Obs. & R.]
Durra
Dur"ra (?), n. [Ar. dhorra.] (Bot.) A kind of millet, cultivated
throughout Asia, and introduced into the south of Europe; a variety of
Sorghum vulgare; -- called also Indian millet, and Guinea corn.
[Written also dhoorra, dhurra, doura, etc.]
Durst
Durst (?), imp. of Dare. See Dare, v. i.
Durukuli
Du`ru*ku"li (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A small, nocturnal, South American
monkey (Nyctipthecus trivirgatus). [Written also douroucouli.]
Durylic
Du*ryl"ic (?), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, allied to, or derived from,
durene; as, durylic acid.
Duse
Duse (?), n. A demon or spirit. See Deuce.
Dusk
Dusk (?), a. [OE. dusc, dosc, deosc; cf. dial. Sw. duska to drizzle,
dusk a slight shower. Tending to darkness or blackness; moderately
dark or black; dusky.
A pathless desert, dusk with horrid shades. Milton.
Dusk
Dusk, n.
1. Imperfect obscurity; a middle degree between light and darkness;
twilight; as, the dusk of the evening.
2. A darkish color.
Whose duck set off the whiteness of the skin. Dryden.
Dusk
Dusk, v. t. To make dusk. [Archaic]
After the sun is up, that shadow which dusketh the light of the
moon must needs be under the earth. Holland.
Dusk
Dusk, v. i. To grow dusk. [R.] Chaucer.
Dusken
Dusk"en (?), v. t. To make dusk or obscure. [R.]
Not utterly defaced, but only duskened. Nicolls.
Duskily
Dusk"i*ly (?), adv. In a dusky manner. Byron.
Duskiness
Dusk"i*ness, n. The state of being dusky.
Duskish
Dusk"ish, a. Somewhat dusky. " Duskish smoke." Spenser. --
Dusk"ish*ly, adv. -- Dusk"ish*ness, n.
Duskness
Dusk"ness, n. Duskiness. [R.] Sir T. Elyot.
Dusky
Dusk"y (?), a.
1. Partially dark or obscure; not luminous; dusk; as, a dusky
valley.
Through dusky lane and wrangling mart. Keble.
2. Tending to blackness in color; partially black; dark-colored;
not bright; as, a dusky brown. Bacon.
When Jove in dusky clouds involves the sky. Dryden.
The figure of that first ancestor invested by family tradition with
a dim and dusky grandeur. Hawthorne.
3. Gloomy; sad; melancholy.
This dusky scene of horror, this melancholy prospect. Bentley.
4. Intellectually clouded.
Though dusky wits dare scorn astrology. Sir P. Sidney.
Dust
Dust (?), n. [AS. dust; cf. LG. dust, D. duist meal dust, OD.
doest, donst, and G. dunst vapor, OHG. tunist, dunist, a blowing,
wind, Icel. dust dust, Dan. dyst mill dust; perh. akin to L. fumus
smoke, E. fume. .]
1. Fine, dry particles of earth or other matter, so comminuted that
they may be raised and wafted by the wind; that which is crumbled
too minute portions; fine powder; as, clouds of dust; bone dust.
Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. Gen. iii. 19.
Stop! -- for thy tread is on an empire's dust. Byron.
2. A single particle of earth or other matter. [R.] "To touch a
dust of England's ground." Shak.
3. The earth, as the resting place of the dead.
For now shall sleep in the dust. Job vii. 21.
4. The earthy remains of bodies once alive; the remains of the
human body.
And you may carve a shrine about my dust. Tennyson.
5. Figuratively, a worthless thing.
And by the merit of vile gold, dross, dust. Shak.
6. Figuratively, a low or mean condition.
[God] raiseth up the poor out of the dust. 1 Sam. ii. 8.
7. Gold dust; hence: (Slang) Coined money; cash.
Down with the dust, deposit the cash; pay down the money. [Slang] "My
lord, quoth the king, presently deposit your hundred pounds in gold,
or else no going hence all the days of your life. . . . The Abbot down
with his dust, and glad he escaped so, returned to Reading." Fuller.
-- Dust brand (Bot.), a fungous plant (Ustilago Carbo); -- called also
smut. -- Gold dust, fine particles of gold, such as are obtained in
placer mining; -- often used as money, being transferred by weight. --
In dust and ashes. See under Ashes. -- To bite the dust. See under
Bite, v. t. -- To raise, OR kick up, dust, to make a commotion.
[Colloq.] -- To throw dust in one's eyes, to mislead; to deceive.
[Colloq.]
Dust
Dust (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dusted; p. pr. & vb. n. Dusting.]
1. To free from dust; to brush, wipe, or sweep away dust from; as, to
dust a table or a floor.
2. To sprinkle with dust.
3. To reduce to a fine powder; to levigate. Sprat.
To dyst one's jacket, to give one a flogging. [Slang.]
Dustbrush
Dust"brush` (?), n. A brush of feathers, bristles, or hair, for
removing dust from furniture.
Duster
Dust"er (?), n.
1. One who, or that which, dusts; a utensil that frees from dust.
Specifically: (a) (Paper Making) A revolving wire-cloth cylinder which
removes the dust from rags, etc. (b) (Milling) A blowing machine for
separating the flour from the bran.
2. A light over-garment, worn in traveling to protect the clothing
from dust. [U.S.]
Dustiness
Dust"i*ness (?), n. The state of being dusty.
Dustless
Dust"less, a. Without dust; as a dustless path.
Dustman
Dust"man (?), p.; pl. Dustmen (. One whose employment is to remove
dirt and defuse. Gay.
Dustpan
Dust"pan (?), n. A shovel-like utensil for conveying away dust brushed
from the floor.
Dust-point
Dust"-point` (?), n. An old rural game.
With any boy at dust-point they shall play. Peacham (1620).
Dusty
Dust"y (?), a. [Compar. Dustier (?); superl. Dustiest (?).] [AS.
dystig. See Dust.]
1. Filled, covered, or sprinkled with dust; clouded with dust; as, a
dusty table; also, reducing to dust.
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death.
Shak.
2. Like dust; of the color of dust; as a dusty white.
Dusty miller (Bot.), a plant (Cineraria maritima); -- so called
because of the ashy-white coating of its leaves.
Dutch
Dutch (?), a. [D. duitsch German; or G. deutsch, orig., popular,
national, OD. dietsc, MHG. diutsch, tiutsch, OHG. diutisk, fr. diot,
diota, a people, a nation; akin to AS. pe\'a2d, OS. thiod, thioda,
Goth. piuda; cf. Lith. tauta land, OIr. tuath people, Oscan<-- ??sic
--> touto. The English have applied the name especially to the
Germanic people living nearest them, the Hollanders. Cf. Derrick,
Teutonic.] Pertaining to Holland, or to its inhabitants. Dutch
auction. See under Auction. -- Dutch cheese, a small, pound, hard
cheese, made from skim milk. -- Dutch clinker, a kind of brick made in
Holland. It is yellowish, very hard, and long and narrow in shape. --
Dutch clover (Bot.), common white clover (Trifolium repens), the seed
of which was largely imported into England from Holland. -- Dutch
concert, a so-called concert in which all the singers sing at the same
time different songs. [Slang] -- Dutch courage, the courage of partial
intoxication. [Slang] Marryat. -- Dutch door, a door divided into two
parts, horizontally, so arranged that the lower part can be shut and
fastened, while the upper part remains open. -- Dutch foil, Dutch
leaf, OR Dutch gold, a kind of brass rich in copper, rolled or beaten
into thin sheets, used in Holland to ornament toys and paper; --
called also Dutch mineral, Dutch metal, brass foil, and bronze leaf.
-- Dutch liquid (Chem.), a thin, colorless, volatile liquid, C2H4Cl2,
of a sweetish taste and a pleasant ethereal odor, produced by the
union of chlorine and ethylene or olefiant gas; -- called also Dutch
oil. It is so called because discovered (in 1795) by an association of
four Hollandish chemists. See Ethylene, and Olefiant.<-- = ethylene
chloride --> -- Dutch oven, a tin screen for baking before an open
fire or kitchen range; also, in the United States, a shallow iron
kettle for baking, with a cover to hold burning coals. -- Dutch pink,
chalk, or whiting dyed yellow, and used in distemper, and for paper
staining. etc. Weale. -- Dutch rush (Bot.), a species of horsetail
rush or Equisetum (E. hyemale) having a rough, siliceous surface, and
used for scouring and polishing; -- called also scouring rush, and
shave grass. See Equisetum. -- Dutch tile, a glazed and painted
ornamental tile, formerly much exported, and used in the jambs of
chimneys and the like.
NOTE: &hand; Dutch was formerly used for German.
Germany is slandered to have sent none to this war [the Crusades]
at this first voyage; and that other pilgrims, passing through that
country, were mocked by the Dutch, and called fools for their
pains. Fuller.
Dutch
Dutch, n.
1. pl. The people of Holland; Dutchmen.
2. The language spoken in Holland.
Dutchman
Dutch"man (?), n.; pl. Dutchmen (. A native, or one of the people, of
Holland. Dutchman's breeches (Bot.), a perennial American herb
(Dicentra cucullaria), with peculiar double-spurred flowers. See
Illust. of Dicentra. -- Dutchman's laudanum (Bot.), a West Indian
passion flower (Passiflora Murucuja); also, its fruit. -- Dutchman's
pipe (Bot.), an American twining shrub (Aristolochia Sipho). Its
flowers have their calyx tubes curved like a tobacco pipe.
Duteous
Du"te*ous (?), a. [From Duty.]
1. Fulfilling duty; dutiful; having the sentiments due to a superior,
or to one to whom respect or service is owed; obedient; as, a duteous
son or daughter.
2. Subservient; obsequious.
Duteous to the vices of thy mistress. Shak.
-- Du"te*ous*ly, adv. -- Du"te*ous*ness, n.
Dutiable
Du"ti*a*ble (?), a. [From Duty.] Subject to the payment of a duty; as
dutiable goods. [U.S.]
All kinds of dutiable merchandise. Hawthorne.
Dutied
Du"tied (?), a. Subjected to a duty. Ames.
Dutiful
Du"ti*ful (?), a.
1. Performing, or ready to perform, the duties required by one who has
the right to claim submission, obedience, or deference; submissive to
natural or legal superiors; obedient, as to parents or superiors; as,
a dutiful son or daughter; a dutiful ward or servant; a dutiful
subject.
2. Controlled by, proceeding from, a sense of duty; respectful;
deferential; as, dutiful affection. Syn. -- Duteous; obedient;
reverent; reverential; submissive; docile; respectful; compliant. --
Du"ti*ful*ly, adv. -- Du"ti*ful*ness, n.
Duty
Du"ty (?), n.; pl. Duties (#). [From Due.]
1. That which is due; payment. [Obs. as signifying a material thing.]
When thou receivest money for thy labor or ware, thou receivest thy
duty. Tyndale.
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2. That which a person is bound by moral obligation to do, or refrain
from doing; that which one ought to do; service morally obligatory.
Forgetting his duty toward God, his sovereign lord, and his
country. Hallam.
3. Hence, any assigned service or business; as, the duties of a
policeman, or a soldier; to be on duty.
With records sweet of duties done. Keble.
To employ him on the hardest and most imperative duty. Hallam.
Duty is a graver term than obligation. A duty hardly exists to do
trivial things; but there may be an obligation to do them. C. J.
Smith.
4. Specifically, obedience or submission due to parents and superiors.
Shak.
5. Respect; reverence; regard; act of respect; homage. "My duty to
you." Shak.
6. (Engin.) The efficiency of an engine, especially a steam pumping
engine, as measured by work done by a certain quantity of fuel;
usually, the number of pounds of water lifted one foot by one bushel
of coal (94 lbs. old standard), or by 1 cwt. (112 lbs., England, or
100 lbs., United States).
7. (Com.) Tax, toll, impost, or customs; excise; any sum of money
required by government to be paid on the importation, exportation, or
consumption of goods.
NOTE: &hand; An im post on la nd or other real estate, and on the
stock of farmers, is not called a duty, but a direct tax. [U.S.]
Ad valorem duty, a duty which is graded according to the cost, or
market value, of the article taxed. See Ad valorem. -- Specific duty,
a duty of a specific sum assessed on an article without reference to
its value or market. -- On duty, actually engaged in the performance
of one's assigned task.
Duumvir
Du*um"vir (?), n.; pl. E. Duumvirs (#), L. Duumviri (#). [L., fr. duo
two + vir man.] (Rom. Antiq.) One of two Roman officers or magistrates
united in the same public functions.
Duumviral
Du*um"vi*ral (?), a. [L. duumviralis.] Of or belonging to the duumviri
or the duumvirate.
Duumvirate
Du*um"vi*rate (?), n. [L. duumviratus, fr. duumvir.] The union of two
men in the same office; or the office, dignity, or government of two
men thus associated, as in ancient Rome.
Dux
Dux (?), n. [L., leader.] (Mus.) The scholastic name for the theme or
subject of a fugue, the answer being called the comes, or companion.
Duykerbok
Duy"ker*bok (?), n. [D. duiker diver + bok a buck, lit., diver buck.
So named from its habit of diving suddenly into the bush.] (Zo\'94l.)
A small South African antelope (Cephalous mergens); -- called also
impoon, and deloo.
Duyoung
Du*young" (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) See Dugong.
D valve
D" valve` (?). (Mech.) A kind of slide valve. See Slide valve, under
Slide.
Dvergr
Dver"gr (?), n.; pl. Dvergar (#). [See Dwarf.] (Scand. Myth.) A dwarf
supposed to dwell in rocks and hills and to be skillful in working
metals.
Dwale
Dwale (?), n. [OE. dwale, dwole, deception, deadly nightshade, AS.
dwala, dwola, error, doubt; akin to E. dull. See Dull, a.]
1. (Bot.) The deadly nightshade (Atropa Belladonna), having stupefying
qualities.
2. (Her.) The tincture sable or black when blazoned according to the
fantastic system in which plants are substituted for the tinctures.
3. A sleeping potion; an opiate. Chaucer.
Dwang
Dwang (?), n. [Cf. D. dwingen to force, compel.]
1. (Carp.) A piece of wood set between two studs, posts, etc., to
stiffen and support them.
2. (Mech.) (a) A kind of crowbar. (b) A large wrench. Knight.
Dwarf
Dwarf (?), n.; pl Dwarfs (#). [OE. dwergh, dwerf, dwarf, AS. dweorg,
dweorh; akin to D. dwerg, MHG. twerc, G. zwerg, Icel. dvergr, Sw. &
Dan. dverg; of unknown origin.] An animal or plant which is much below
the ordinary size of its species or kind; especially, a diminutive
human being.
NOTE: &hand; Du ring the Middle Ages dwarfs as well as fools shared
the favor of courts and the nobility.
NOTE: Dwarf is used adjectively in reference to anything much below
the usual or normal size; as, dwarf tree; dwarf honeysuckle.
Dwarf elder (Bot.), danewort. -- Dwarf wall (Arch.), a low wall, not
as high as the story of a building, often used as a garden wall or
fence. Gwilt.
Dwarf
Dwarf, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dwarfed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dwarfing.] To
hinder from growing to the natural size; to make or keep small; to
stunt. Addison.
Even the most common moral ideas and affections . . . would be
stunted and dwarfed, if cut off from a spiritual background. J. C.
Shairp.
Dwarf
Dwarf, v. i. To become small; to diminish in size.
Strange power of the world that, the moment we enter it, our great
conceptions dwarf. Beaconsfield.
Dwarfish
Dwarf"ish, a. Like a dwarf; below the common stature or size; very
small; petty; as, a dwarfish animal, shrub. -- Dwarf"ish*ly, adv. --
Dwarf"ish*ness, n.
Dwarfling
Dwarf"ling (?), n. A diminutive dwarf.
Dwarfy
Dwarf"y (?), a. Much undersized. [R.] Waterhouse.
Dwaul, Dwaule
Dwaul, Dwaule (?), v. i. [See Dull, Dwell.] To be delirious. [Obs.]
Junius.
Dwell
Dwell (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dwelled (?), usually contracted into
Dwelt (p. pr. & vb. n. Dwelling.] [OE. dwellen, dwelien, to err,
linger, AS. dwellan to deceive, hinder, delay, dwelian to err; akin to
Icel. dvelja to delay, tarry, Sw. dv\'84ljas to dwell, Dan. dv\'91le
to linger, and to E. dull. See Dull, and cf. Dwale.]
1. To delay; to linger. [Obs.]
2. To abide; to remain; to continue.
I 'll rather dwell in my necessity. Shak.
Thy soul was like a star and dwelt apart. Wordsworth.
3. To abide as a permanent resident, or for a time; to live in a
place; to reside.
The parish in which I was born, dwell, and have possessions.
Peacham.
The poor man dwells in a humble cottage near the hall where the
lord of the domain resides. C. J. Smith.
To dwell in, to abide in (a place); hence, to depend on. "My hopes in
heaven to dwell." Shak. -- To dwell on OR upon, to continue long on or
in; to remain absorbed with; to stick to; to make much of; as, to
dwell upon a subject; a singer dwells on a note.
They stand at a distance, dwelling on his looks and language, fixed
in amazement. Buckminster.
Syn. -- To inhabit; live; abide; sojourn; reside; continue; stay;
rest.
Dwell
Dwell (?), v. t. To inhabit. [R.] Milton.
Dweller
Dwell"er (?), n. An inhabitant; a resident; as, a cave dweller.
"Dwellers at Jerusalem." Acts i. 19.
Dwelling
Dwell"ing, n. Habitation; place or house in which a person lives;
abode; domicile.
Hazor shall be a dwelling for dragons. Jer. xlix. 33.
God will deign To visit oft the dwellings of just men. Milton.
Philip's dwelling fronted on the street. Tennyson.
Dwelling house, a house intended to be occupied as a residence, in
distinction from a store, office, or other building. -- Dwelling
place, place of residence.
Dwelt
Dwelt (?), imp. & p. p.of Dwell.
Dwindle
Dwin"dle (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dwindled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Dwindling (?).] [From OE. dwinen to languish, waste away, AS.
dw\'c6nan; akin to LG. dwinen, D. dwijnen to vanish, Icel. dv\'c6na to
cease, dwindle, Sw. tvina; of uncertain origin. The suffix -le,
preceded by d excrescent after n, is added to the root with a
diminutive force.] To diminish; to become less; to shrink; to waste or
consume away; to become degenerate; to fall away.
Weary sennights nine times nine Shall he dwindle, peak and pine.
Shak.
Religious societies, though begun with excellent intentions, are
said to have dwindled into factious clubs. Swift.
Dwindle
Dwin"dle, v. t.
1. To make less; to bring low.
Our drooping days are dwindled down to naught. Thomson.
2. To break; to disperse. [R.] Clarendon.
Dwindle
Dwin"dle, n. The process of dwindling; dwindlement; decline;
degeneracy. [R.] Johnson.
Dwindlement
Dwin"dle*ment (?), n. The act or process of dwindling; a dwindling.
[R.] Mrs. Oliphant.
Dwine
Dwine (?), v. i. [See Dwindle.] To waste away; to pine; to languish.
[Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Gower.
Dyad
Dy"ad (?), n. [L. dyas, dyadis, the number two. Gr. dyade. See two,
and cf. Duad.]
1. Two units treated as one; a couple; a pair.
2. (Chem.) An element, atom, or radical having a valence or combining
power of two.
Dyad
Dy"ad, a. (Chem.) Having a valence or combining power of two; capable
of being substituted for, combined with, or replaced by, two atoms of
hydrogen; as, oxygen and calcium are dyad elements. See Valence.
Dyadic
Dy*ad"ic (?), a. [Gr. Pertaining to the number two; of two parts or
elements. Dyadic arithmetic, the same as binary arithmetic.
Dyaks
Dy"aks (?), n. pl.; sing. Dyak. (Ethnol.) The aboriginal and most
numerous inhabitants of Borneo. They are partially civilized, but
retain many barbarous practices.
Dyas
Dy"as (?), n. [L. dyas the number two.] (Geol.) A name applied in
Germany to the Permian formation, there consisting of two principal
groups.
Dye
Dye (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dyed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dyeing.] [OE.
deyan, dyen, AS. de\'a0gian.] To stain; to color; to give a new and
permanent color to, as by the application of dyestuffs.
Cloth to be dyed of divers colors. Trench.
The soul is dyed by its thoughts. Lubbock.
To dye in the grain, To dye in the wool (Fig.), to dye firmly; to
imbue thoroughly.
He might truly be termed a legitimate son of the revenue system
dyed in the wool. Hawthorne.
Syn. -- See Stain.
Dye
Dye, n.
1. Color produced by dyeing.
2. Material used for dyeing; a dyestuff.
Dye
Dye, n. Same as Die, a lot. Spenser.
Dyehouse
Dye"house` (?), n. A building in which dyeing is carried on.
Dyeing
Dye"ing (?), n. The process or art of fixing coloring matters
permanently and uniformly in the fibers of wool, cotton, etc.
Dyer
Dy"er (?), n. One whose occupation is to dye cloth and the like.
Dyer's broom, Dyer's rocket, Dyer's weed. See Dyer's broom, under
Broom.
Dyestuff
Dye"stuff` (?), n. A material used for dyeing.
Dyewood
Dye"wood` (?), n. Any wood from which coloring matter is extracted for
dyeing.
Dying
Dy"ing (?), a.
1. In the act of dying; destined to death; mortal; perishable; as,
dying bodies.
2. Of or pertaining to dying or death; as, dying bed; dying day; dying
words; also, simulating a dying state.
Dying
Dy"ing, n. The act of expiring; passage from life to death; loss of
life.
Dyingly
Dy"ing*ly, adv. In a dying manner; as if at the point of death. Beau.
& Fl.
Dyingness
Dy"ing*ness, n. The state of dying or the stimulation of such a state;
extreme languor; languishment. [R.]
Tenderness becomes me best, a sort of dyingness; you see that
picture, Foible, -- a swimmingness in the eyes; yes, I'll look so.
Congreve.
Dyke
Dyke (?), n. See Dike. The spelling dyke is restricted by some to the
geological meaning.
Dynactinometer
Dy*nac`ti*nom"e*ter (?), n. [Gr. actinometer.] An instrument for
measuring the intensity of the photogenic (light-producing) rays, and
computing the power of object glasses.
Dynam
Dy"nam (?), n. [Cf. F. dyname. See Dynamic.] A unit of measure for
dynamical effect or work; a foot pound. See Foot pound. Whewell.
Dynameter
Dy*nam"e*ter (?), n. [Gr. -meter: cf. F. dynam\'8atre. Cf.
Dynamometer.]
1. A dynamometer.
2. (Opt.) An instrument for determining the magnifying power of
telescopes, consisting usually of a doubleimage micrometer applied to
the eye end of a telescope for measuring accurately the diameter of
the image of the object glass there formed; which measurement,
compared with the actual diameter of the glass, gives the magnifying
power.
Dynametrical
Dy`na*met"ric*al (?), a. Pertaining to a dynameter.
Dynamic, Dynamical
Dy*nam"ic (?), Dy*nam"ic*al (?), a. [Gr. durus hard, E. dure: cf. F.
dynamique.]
1. Of or pertaining to dynamics; belonging to energy or power;
characterized by energy or production of force.
Science, as well as history, has its past to show, -- a past
indeed, much larger; but its immensity is dynamic, not divine. J.
Martineau.
The vowel is produced by phonetic, not by dynamic, causes. J.
Peile.
2. Relating to physical forces, effects, or laws; as, dynamical
geology.
As natural science has become more dynamic, so has history. Prof.
Shedd.
Dynamical electricity. See under Electricity.
Dynamically
Dy*nam"ic*al*ly, adv. In accordance with the principles of dynamics or
moving forces. J. Peile.
Dynamics
Dy*nam"ics (?), n.
1. That branch of mechanics which treats of the motion of bodies
(kinematics) and the action of forces in producing or changing their
motion (kinetics). Dynamics is held by some recent writers to include
statics and not kinematics.
2. The moving moral, as well as physical, forces of any kind, or the
laws which relate to them.
3. (Mus.) That department of musical science which relates to, or
treats of, the power of tones.
Dynamism
Dy"na*mism (?), n. [Cf. F. dynamisme. See Dynamics.] The doctrine of
Leibnitz, that all substance involves force.
Dynamist
Dy"na*mist (?), n. One who accounts for material phenomena by a theory
of dynamics.
Those who would resolve matter into centers of force may be said to
constitute the school of dynamists. Ward (Dyn. Sociol. ).
Dynamitard
Dy"na*mi`tard (?), n. A political dynamiter.
NOTE: [A form found in some newspapers.]
Dynamite
Dy"na*mite (?), n. [Gr. Dynamic.] (Chem.) An explosive substance
consisting of nitroglycerin absorbed by some inert, porous solid, as
infusorial earth, sawdust, etc. It is safer than nitroglycerin, being
less liable to explosion from moderate shocks, or from spontaneous
decomposition.
Dynamiter
Dy"na*mi`ter (?), n. One who uses dynamite; esp., one who uses it for
the destruction of life and property.
Dynamiting
Dy"na*mi`ting (?), n. Destroying by dynamite, for political ends.
Dynamiting is not the American way. The Century.
Dynamitism
Dy"na*mi`tism (?), n. The work of dynamiters.
Dynamization
Dy"na*mi*za`tion (?), [Gr. Dynamic.] (Homeop.) The act of setting free
the dynamic powers of a medicine, as by shaking the bottle containing
it.
Dynamo
Dy"na*mo (?), n. A dynamo-electric machine.
Dynamo-electric
Dy`na*mo-e*lec"tric (?), a. [Gr. electric. See Dynamic.] Pertaining to
the development of electricity, especially electrical currents, by
power; producing electricity or electrical currents by mechanical
power.
Dynamograph
Dy*nam"o*graph (?), n. [Gr. -graph. See Dynamic.] (Physiol.) A
dynamometer to which is attached a device for automatically
registering muscular power.
Dynamometer
Dy`na*mom"e*ter (?), n. [Cf. F. dynamom\'8atre. See Dynameter.] An
apparatus for measuring force or power; especially, muscular effort of
men or animals, or the power developed by a motor, or that required to
operate machinery.
NOTE: &hand; It us ually em bodies a sp ring to be compressed or
weight to be sustained by the force applied, combined with an
index, or automatic recorder, to show the work performed.
Dynamometric, Dynamometrical
Dy`na*mo*met"ric (?), Dy`na*mo*met"ric*al (?), a. Relating to a
dynamometer, or to the measurement of force doing work; as,
dynamometrical instruments.
Dynamometry
Dy`na*mom"e*try (?), n. The art or process of measuring forces doing
work.
Dynast
Dy"nast (?), n. [L. dynastes, Gr. dynaste. See Dynamic.]
1. A ruler; a governor; a prince.
2. A dynasty; a government. [Obs.]
Dynasta
Dy*nas"ta (?), n. [NL. See Dynast.] A tyrant. [Obs.] Milton.
Dynastic
Dy*nas"tic (?), a. [Gr. dunastique.] Of or relating to a dynasty or
line of kings. Motley.
Dynastical
Dy*nas"tic*al (?), a. Dynastic.
Dynastidan
Dy*nas"ti*dan (?), n. [Gr. Dynast. The name alludes to the immense
size of some species.] (Zo\'94l.) One of a group of gigantic, horned
beetles, including Dynastus Neptunus, and the Hercules beetle (D.
Hercules) of tropical America, which grow to be six inches in length.
Dynasty
Dy"nas*ty (?; 277), n.; pl. Dynasties (#). [Gr. dynastie dynasty. See
Dynast.]
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1. Sovereignty; lordship; dominion. Johnson.
2. A race or succession of kings, of the same line or family; the
continued lordship of a race of rulers.
Dyne
Dyne (?), n. [Formed fr. Gr. Dynamic.] (Physics) The unit of force, in
the C. G. S. (Centimeter Gram Second) system of physical units; that
is, the force which, acting on a gram for a second, generates a
velocity of a centimeter per second.
Dys-
Dys- (?). An inseparable prefix, fr. the Greek ill, bad, hard,
difficult, and the like; cf. the prefixes, Skr. dus-, Goth. tuz-, OHG.
zur-, G. zer-, AS. to-, Icel. tor-, Ir. do-.
Dys\'91sthesia
Dys`\'91s*the"si*a (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.) Impairment of any of
the senses, esp. of touch.
Dyscrasia
Dys*cra"si*a (?), n. [NL. dyscrasia, fr. Gr. dycrasie.] (Med.) An ill
habit or state of the constitution; -- formerly regarded as dependent
on a morbid condition of the blood and humors.
Dyscrasite
Dys"cra*site (?), n. [Gr. (Min.) A mineral consisting of antimony and
silver.
Dyscrasy
Dys"cra*sy (?), n.; pl. Discrasies (. Dycrasia.
Sin is a cause of dycrasies and distempers. Jer. Taylor.
Dysenteric, Dysenterical
Dys`en*ter"ic (?), Dys`en*ter"ic*al (?), a. [L. dysentericus, Gr.
dysent\'82rigue.] Of or pertaining to dysentery; having dysentery; as,
a dysenteric patient. "Dysenteric symptoms." Copland.
Dysentery
Dys"en*ter*y (?), n. [L. dysenteria, Gr. in: cf. F. dysenterie. See
Dys, and In.] (Med.) A disease attended with inflammation and
ulceration of the colon and rectum, and characterized by griping
pains, constant desire to evacuate the bowels, and the discharge of
mucus and blood.
NOTE: &hand; When acute, dysentery is usually accompanied with high
fevers. It occurs epidemically, and is believed to be communicable
through the medium of the alvine discharges.
Dysgenesic
Dys`ge*nes"ic (?), a. Not procreating or breeding freely; as, one race
may be dysgenesic with respect to another. Darwin.
Dysgenesis
Dys*gen"e*sis (?), n. [Pref. dys- + genesis.] (Biol.) A condition of
not generating or breeding freely; infertility; a form homogenesis in
which the hybrids are sterile among themselves, but are fertile with
members of either parent race.
Dyslogistic
Dys`lo*gis"tic (?), a. [Gr. Unfavorable; not commendatory; -- opposed
to eulogistic.
There is no course of conduct for which dyslogistic or eulogistic
epithets may be found. J. F. Stephen.
The paternity of dyslogistic -- no bantling, but now almost a
centenarian -- is adjudged to that genius of common sense, Jeremy
Bentham. Fitzed. Hall.
Dysluite
Dys"lu*ite (?), n. [Gr. (Min.) A variety of the zinc spinel or
gahnite.
Dyslysin
Dys"ly*sin (?), n. [Gr. (Physiol. Chem.) A resinous substance formed
in the decomposition of cholic acid of bile; -- so called because it
is difficult to solve.
Dysmenorrhea
Dys*men`or*rhe"a (?), n. [Gr. (Med.) Difficult and painful
menstruation.
Dysnomy
Dys"no*my (?), n. [Gr. Bad legislation; the enactment of bad laws.
Cockeram.
Dysodile
Dys"o*dile (?), n. [Gr. (Min.) An impure earthy or coaly bitumen,
which emits a highly fetid odor when burning.
Dyspepsia, Dyspepsy
Dys*pep"si*a (?), Dys*pep"sy (?; 277),[L. dyspepsia, Gr. cook: cf. F.
dyspepsie. See Dys-, and 3d Cook.] (Med.) A kind of indigestion; a
state of the stomach in which its functions are disturbed, without the
presence of other diseases, or, if others are present, they are of
minor importance. Its symptoms are loss of appetite, nausea,
heartburn, acrid or fetid eructations, a sense of weight or fullness
in the stomach, etc. Dunglison.
Dyspeptic, Dyspeptical
Dys*pep"tic (?), Dys*pep"tic*al (?), a. Pertaining to dyspepsia;
having dyspepsia; as, a dyspeptic or dyspeptical symptom.
Dyspeptic
Dys*pep"tic, n. A person afflicted with dyspepsia.
Dyspeptone
Dys*pep"tone (?), n. [Pref. dys- + peptone.] (Physiol. Chem.) An
insoluble albuminous body formed from casein and other proteid
substances by the action of gastric juice. Meissner.
Dysphagia, Dysphagy
Dys*pha"gi*a (?), Dys"pha*gy (?), n. [NL. dysphagia, fr. Gr. (Med.)
Difficulty in swallowing.
Dysphonia, Dysphony
Dys*pho"ni*a (?), Dys"pho*ny (?), n. [NL. dysphonia, Gr. dysphonie.]
(Med.) A difficulty in producing vocal sounds; enfeebled or depraved
voice.
Dysphoria
Dys*pho"ri*a (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. dysphorie.] (Med.) Impatience under
affliction; morbid restlessness; dissatisfaction; the fidgets.
Dyspn Dysp*n (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. dyspn\'82e.] (Med.) Difficulty of breathing.
Dyspnoic
Dysp*no"ic (?), a. (Med.) Affected with shortness of breath; relating
to dyspn
Dysteleology
Dys*te`le*ol"o*gy (?), n. [Pref. dys- + teleology.] (Biol.) The
doctrine of purposelessness; a term applied by Haeckel to that branch
of physiology which treats of rudimentary organs, in view of their
being useless to the life of the organism.
To the doctrine of dysteleology, or the denial of final causes, a
proof of the real existence of such a thing as instinct must
necessarily be fatal. Word (Dynamic Sociology).
Dystocia
Dys*to"ci*a (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.) Difficult delivery pr
parturition.
Dystome
Dys"tome (?), a. [Gr. (Min.) Cleaving with difficulty.
NOTE: &hand; Datolite was called dystome spar by Mohs.
Dysuria, Dysury
Dys*u"ri*a (?), Dys"u*ry (?), n. [L. dysuria, Gr. dysurie.] (Med.)
Difficult or painful discharge of urine.
Dysuric
Dys*u"ric (?), a. [Gr. dysurique.] Pertaining to, or afflicted with,
dysury.
Dzeren, Dzeron
Dze"ren (?), Dze"ron (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The Chinese yellow antelope
(Procapra gutturosa), a remarkably swift-footed animal, inhabiting the
deserts of Central Asia, Thibet, and China.
Dziggetai
Dzig"ge*tai (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The kiang, a wild horse or wild ass of
Thibet (Asinus hemionus).
NOTE: &hand; Th e na me is sometimes applied also to the koulan or
onager. See Koulan.