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D(d1.The fourth letter of the English alphabet, and a vocal consonant. The English letter is from Latin, which is from Greek, which took it from Pht and th; as, Eng. deep, G. tief; Eng. daughter, G. tochter, Gr. qyga`thr, Skr. duhitr. See Guide to Pronunciation, 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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 1913 Webster]
Dab(d, n.[Perh. corrupted fr. adept.]A skillful hand; a dabster; an expert. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
One excels at a plan or the titlepage, another works away at the body of the book, and the third is a dab at an index.Goldsmith. 1913 Webster]
Dab, n.[Perh. so named from its quickness in diving beneath the sand. Cf. Dabchick.](Zo\'94l.)A name given to several species of flounders, esp. to the European species, Pleuronectes limanda. The American rough dab is Hippoglossoides platessoides. 1913 Webster]
Dab(d, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Dabbed(d; 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. 1913 Webster]
A sore should . . . be wiped . . . only by dabbing it over with fine lint.S. Sharp. 1913 Webster]
2.To strike by a thrust; to hit with a sudden blow or thrust. \'bdTo dab him in the neck.\'b8 Sir T. More. 1913 Webster]
Dab(?), n.1.A gentle blow with the hand or some soft substance; a sudden blow or hit; a peck. 1913 Webster]
A scratch of her claw, a dab of her beak.Hawthorne. 1913 Webster]
2.A small mass of anything soft or moist. 1913 Webster]
Dabb(d, n.(Zo\'94l.)A large, spine-tailed lizard (Uromastix spinipes), found in Egypt, Arabia, and Palestine; -- called also dhobb, and dhubb. 1913 Webster]
Dab"ber(d, 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. 1913 Webster]
Dab"ble(d, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Dabbled(d; p. pr. & vb. n.Dabbling(d.][Freq. of dab: cf. OD. dabbelen.]To wet by little dips or strokes; to spatter; to sprinkle; to moisten; to wet. \'bdBright hair dabbled in blood.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Dab"ble, v. i.1.To play in water, as with the hands; to paddle or splash in mud or water. 1913 Webster]
Where the duck dabbles 'mid the rustling sedge.Wordsworth. 1913 Webster]
2.To work in slight or superficial manner; to do in a small way; to tamper; to meddle. \'bdDabbling here and there with the text.\'b8 Atterbury. 1913 Webster]
During the first year at Dumfries, Burns for the first time began to dabble in politics.J. C. Shairp. 1913 Webster]
Dab"bler(d, n.1.One who dabbles. 1913 Webster]
2.One who dips slightly into anything; a superficial meddler. \'bdour dabblers in politics.\'b8 Swift. 1913 Webster]
Dab"bling*ly(?), adv.In a dabbling manner. 1913 Webster]
Dab"chick`(d, 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. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Da*boi"a(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A large and highly venomous Asiatic viper (Daboia xanthica). 1913 Webster]
Dab"ster, n.[Cf. Dab an expert.]One who is skilled; a master of his business; a proficient; an adept. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
dabbler; as, \'bdI am but a dabster with gentle art\'b8. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Da`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. 1913 Webster]
Dace(d, 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 (Leuciscus leuciscus, formerly Squalius leuciscus or Leuciscus vulgaris); -- called also dare. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Squalius, Minnilus, etc. The black-nosed dace is Rhinichthys atronasus the horned dace is Semotilus corporalis. For red dace, see Redfin. 1913 Webster]
Dacelon.a genus of Australasian kingfishers. Syn. -- genus Dacelo. WordNet 1.5]
dachan.[Russian.]a Russian country house, especially a cottage used in the summer. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
\'d8Dachs"hund`(d, 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. 1913 Webster]
Da"cian(?), a.Of or pertaining to Dacia or the Dacians. -- n.A native of ancient Dacia. 1913 Webster]
Dacninaen.a natural family comprising the honeycreepers. Syn. -- Coerebidae, family Coerebidae, family Dacninae. WordNet 1.5]
da*coit"(d, n.[Hind. , .]One of a class of robbers, in India and Burma (Myanmar), who act in gangs and are usually armed.[Also spelled dakoit.] 1913 Webster +PJC]
da*coit"y(?), n.The practice of gang robbery in India; robbery committed by dacoits. 1913 Webster]
Da*co"tahs(?), n. pl.; sing. Dacotan(. (Ethnol.)Same as Dacotas.Longfellow. 1913 Webster]
Dacronn.[Trademark.]a brand of polyester textile fiber, or the wrinkle-resistant fabric prepared from it. Syn. -- dacron, Terylene. WordNet 1.5]
Dacrycarpusn.a genus of evergreen coniferous shrubs or trees of New Zealand to Malaysia and Philippines. Syn. -- genus Dacrycarpus. WordNet 1.5]
Dacrydiumn.a genus of Australasian evergreen trees or shrubs. Syn. -- genus Dacrydium. WordNet 1.5]
Dacrymycesn.the type genus of the Dacrymycetaceae, consisting of fungi with a bifurcate basidium that lacks septa. Syn. -- genus Dacrymyces. WordNet 1.5]
dac"tyl(d, n.[L. dactylus, Gr. da`ktylos a finger, a dactyl. Cf. 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, E. mer\'b6ciful; -- so called from the similarity of its arrangement to that of the joints of a finger.[Written also dactyle.] 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)(a)A finger or toe; a digit.(b)The claw or terminal joint of a leg of an insect or crustacean. 1913 Webster]
dac"tyl*ar(d, a.1.Pertaining to dactyl; dactylic. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)Of or pertaining to a finger or toe, or to the claw of an insect crustacean. 1913 Webster]
Dac*tyl"ic(d, a.[L. dactylicus, Gr. daktyliko`s, fr. da`ktylos.]Pertaining to, consisting chiefly or wholly of, dactyls; as, dactylic verses. 1913 Webster]
Dac*tyl"ic, n.1.A line consisting chiefly or wholly of dactyls; as, these lines are dactylics. 1913 Webster]
2.pl.Dactylic meters. 1913 Webster]
dac*tyl"i*o*glyph(d, n.[Gr. daktyliogly`fos an engraver of gems; dakty`lios finger ring (fr. da`ktylos finger) + gly`fein 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. 1913 Webster]
dac*tyl`i*og"ly*phy(?), n.The art or process of gem engraving. 1913 Webster]
Dac*tyl`i*og"ra*phy(?), n.[Gr. dakty`lios finger ring + -graphy.](Fine Arts)(a)The art of writing or engraving upon gems.(b)In general, the literature or history of the art. 1913 Webster]
Dac*tyl`i*ol"o*gy(?), n.[Gr. dakty`lios finger ring + -logy.](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. 1913 Webster]
Dac*tyl"i*o*man`cy(?), n.[Gr. dakty`lios + -mancy.]Divination by means of finger rings. 1913 Webster]
Dac"tyl*ist(?), n.A writer of dactylic verse. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Dac`tyl*i"tis(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. da`ktylos finger + -itis.](Med.)An inflammatory affection of the fingers.Gross. 1913 Webster]
Dac`tyl*ol"o*gy(?), n.[Gr. da`ktylos finger + -logy.]The art of communicating ideas by certain movements and positions of the fingers; -- a method of conversing practiced by the deaf and dumb. 1913 Webster]
one-hand alphabet (which was perfected by Abb\'82 de l'Ep\'82e, who died in 1789), and the two-hand alphabet. The latter was probably based on the manual alphabet published by George Dalgarus of Aberdeen, in 1680. See Illustration in Appendix. 1913 Webster]
Dac`tyl*on"o*my(?), n.[Gr. da`ktylos finger + no`mos law, distribution.]The art of numbering or counting by the fingers. 1913 Webster]
Dac`tyl*op"ter*ous(?), a.[Gr. da`ktylos finger + wing, fin.](Zo\'94l.)Having the inferior rays of the pectoral fins partially or entirely free, as in the gurnards. 1913 Webster]
Dactyloscopidaen.a natural family of Atlantic fishes comprising the sand stargazers. Syn. -- family Dactyloscopidae. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
\'d8Dac`ty*lo*the"ca(d, n.[NL., fr. Gr. da`ktylos finger, toe + qh`kh case, box.](Zo\'94l.)The scaly covering of the toes, as in birds. 1913 Webster]
dac`tyl*o*zo"oid(d, n.[Gr. da`ktylos 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. 1913 Webster]
Dad(d, n.[Prob. of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. daid, Gael. daidein, W. tad, OL. tata, Gr. ta`ta, te`tta, Skr. t\'beta.]Father; -- a word sometimes used by children. 1913 Webster]
I was never so bethumped with words, dad.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Dad"dle(d, 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. 1913 Webster]
Dad"dock(?), n.[Cf. Prov. E. dad a large piece.]The rotten body of a tree. [Prov. Eng.] Wright. 1913 Webster]
Dad"dy(?), n.Diminutive of Dad.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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.] 1913 Webster]
Little children when they learn to go daded to and fro.Drayton. 1913 Webster]
Dade, v. i.To walk unsteadily, as a child in leading strings, or just learning to walk; to move slowly. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
No sooner taught to dade, but from their mother trip.Drayton. 1913 Webster]
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\'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. 1913 Webster]
Our bodies decked in our d\'91dalian arms.Chapman. 1913 Webster]
The d\'91dal hand of Nature.J. Philips. 1913 Webster]
The doth the d\'91dal earth throw forth to thee, Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.Crafty; deceitful. [R.] Keats. 1913 Webster]
D\'91d"a*lous(?), a.(Bot.)Having a variously cut or incised margin; -- said of leaves.
Daff(d, v. i.To act foolishly; to be foolish or sportive; to toy. [Scot.] Jamieson. 1913 Webster]
Daff, v. t.To daunt. [Prov. Eng.] Grose. 1913 Webster]
Daf"fo*dil(d, n.[OE. affodylle, prop., the asphodel, fr. LL. affodillus (cf. D. affodille or OF. asphodile, aphodille, F. asphod\'8ale), L. asphodelus, fr. Gr. 'asfo`delos. 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 (Narcissus Pseudo-narcissus). It has a bulbous root and beautiful flowers, usually of a yellow hue. Called also daffodilly, daffadilly, daffadowndilly, daffydowndilly, etc. 1913 Webster]
With damask roses and daffadillies set.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Strow me the ground with daffadowndillies, Spenser. 1913 Webster]
A college gown daffodilly.Tennyson 1913 Webster]
And chance-sown daffodil.Whittier. 1913 Webster]
Daft(d, a.[OE. daft, deft, deft, stupid; prob. the same word as E. deft. See Deft.]1.Stupid; foolish; idiotic; also, delirious; insane; as, he has gone daft. 1913 Webster]
Let us think no more of this daft businessSir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Daft"ness, n.The quality of being daft. 1913 Webster]
Dag(d, 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. 1913 Webster]
2.A large pistol formerly used. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The Spaniards discharged their dags, and hurt some.Foxe. 1913 Webster]
A sort of pistol, called dag, was used about the same time as hand guns and harquebuts.Grose. 1913 Webster]
3.(Zo\'94l.)The unbranched antler of a young deer. 1913 Webster]
Dag, n.[OE. dagge (cf. Dagger); or cf. AS. d\'beg what is dangling.]A loose end; a dangling shred. 1913 Webster]
Daglocks, clotted locks hanging in dags or jags at a sheep's tail.Wedgwood. 1913 Webster]
Dag, v. t.[1, from Dag dew. 2, from Dag a loose end.]1.To daggle or bemire. [Prov. Eng.] Johnson. 1913 Webster]
2.To cut into jags or points; to slash; as, to dag a garment. [Obs.] Wright. 1913 Webster]
Dag, v. i.To be misty; to drizzle. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
dagamen.the lemonwood tree (Calycophyllum candidissimum); -- it is a tropical American tree which is source of a tough elastic wood. Syn. -- lemonwood tree, Calycophyllum candidissimum. WordNet 1.5]
Daganprop. n.the Mesopotanian god of agriculture and earth; it is a counterpart of Phoenician and Philistine Dagon.See references to Dagon in the Bible and in the opera Samson et Dalila. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Dagdan.in Irish legend, chief god of the Tuatha De Danann; father of Angus Og and Brigit. WordNet 1.5]
daggan.a relatively nontoxic South African herb (Leonotis leonurus) smoked like tobacco. Syn. -- Cape dagga, red dagga, wilde dagga, Leonotis leonurus. WordNet 1.5]
Dag"ger(-g, 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. 1913 Webster]
2.(Print.)A mark of reference in the form of a dagger [obelisk. 1913 Webster]
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 [ --
To look daggers, or
To speak daggers, to look or speak fiercely or reproachfully. 1913 Webster]
Dag"ger, v. t.To pierce with a dagger; to stab. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Dag"ger, n.[Perh. from diagonal.]A timber placed diagonally in a ship's frame.Knight. 1913 Webster]
Dagges(d, 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. 1913 Webster]
Dag"gle(d, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Daggled(-g'ld); p. pr. & vb. n.Daggling(-gl.][Freq. of dag, v. t., 1.]To trail, so as to wet or befoul; to make wet and limp; to moisten. 1913 Webster]
The warrior's very plume, I say, daggled by the dashing spray.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Dag"gle, v. i.To run, go, or trail one's self through water, mud, or slush; to draggle. 1913 Webster]
Nor, like a puppy [have I] daggled through the town.Pope.
{ Dag"gle-tail`(d, Dag"gle-tailed`(-t, }a.Having the lower ends of garments defiled by trailing in mire or filth; draggle-tailed. 1913 Webster]
Dag"gle-tail`(-t, n.A slovenly woman; a slattern; a draggle-tail. 1913 Webster]
Dag"lock`(-l, n.[Dag a loose end + lock.]A dirty or clotted lock of wool on a sheep; a taglock. 1913 Webster]
Da"go(d, n.; pl.Dagos(-g.[Cf. Sp. Diego, E. James.]A nickname given to a person of Spanish (or, by extension, Portuguese or Italian) descent. [U. S.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Da*go"ba(d, n.[Singhalese d\'begoba.]A dome-shaped structure built over relics of Buddha or some Buddhist saint. [East Indies] 1913 Webster]
Da"gon(d, [Heb. D\'begon, fr. dag a fish: cf. Gr. Dagw`n.]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. 1913 Webster]
This day a solemn feast the people hold Dagon, their sea idol.Milton. 1913 Webster]
They brought it into the house of Dagon.1 Sam. v. 2. 1913 Webster]
Dag"on(d, n.[See Dag a loose end.]A slip or piece. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Dag"swain`(?), n.[From Dag a loose end?]A coarse woolen fabric made of daglocks, or the refuse of wool. \'bdUnder coverlets made of dagswain.\'b8 Holinshed. 1913 Webster]
Dag"-tailed`(?), a.[Dag a loose end + tail.]Daggle-tailed; having the tail clogged with daglocks. \'bdDag-tailed sheep.\'b8 Bp. Hall.
{ Da*guer"re*an(d, Da*guerre"i*an(?), }a.Pertaining to Daguerre, or to his invention of the daguerreotype. 1913 Webster]
Da*guerre"o*type(d, 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. 1913 Webster]
2.The process of taking such pictures. 1913 Webster]
Da*guerre"o*type(d, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Daguerreotyped(-t; p. pr. & vb. n.Daguerreotyping(-t.]1.To produce or represent by the daguerreotype process, as a picture. 1913 Webster]
2.To impress with great distinctness; to imprint; to imitate exactly.
{ Da*guerre"o*ty`per(?), Da*guerre"o*ty`pist(?), }n.One who takes daguerreotypes. 1913 Webster]
Da*guerre"o*ty`py(?), n.The art or process of producing pictures by method of Daguerre. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Da`ha*be"ah(d, n.[Ar.]A Nile boat constructed on the model of a floating house, having large lateen sails. 1913 Webster]
Dah"lia(dor d, 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. 1913 Webster]
Dah"lin(d, n.[From Dahlia.](Chem.)A variety of starch extracted from the dahlia; -- called also inulin. See Inulin. 1913 Webster]
Da*hoon"(d, [Origin unknown.]An evergreen shrub or small tree (Ilex cassine) of the southern United States, bearing red drupes and having soft, white, close-grained wood; -- called also
dahoon holly. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
daikonn.a radish of Japan (Raphanus sativus longipinnatus) with a long hard durable root eaten raw or cooked. Syn. -- Japanese radish, Raphanus sativus longipinnatus. WordNet 1.5]
Dailn.the lower house of the parliament of the Republic of Ireland; -- also called the Dail Eirann. From its members is selected the Taoiseach, or prime minister. Syn. -- Dail Eireann. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Dai"ly(d, 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. 1913 Webster]
Give us this day our daily bread.Matt. vi. 11. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Man hath his daily work of body or mind Milton. 1913 Webster]
Dai"ly, n.; pl.Dailies(.A publication which appears regularly every day; as, the morning dailies. 1913 Webster]
Dai"ly, adv.Every day; day by day; as, a thing happens daily. 1913 Webster]
Dai"mi*o(?), n.; pl.Daimios(#).[Jap., fr. Chin. tai ming great name.]The title of the feudal nobles of Japan.<-- usu. written daimyo --> 1913 Webster]
The daimios, or territorial nobles, resided in Yedo and were divided into four classes.Am. Cyc. 1913 Webster]
Daint(?), n.[See Dainty, n.]Something of exquisite taste; a dainty. [Obs.] -- a.Dainty. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
To cherish him with diets daint.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Dain"ti*fy(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Daintified(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Daintifying.][Dainty + -fy.]To render dainty, delicate, or fastidious. \'bdDaintified emotion.\'b8 Sat. rev. 1913 Webster]
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.] 1913 Webster]
I ne told no deyntee of her love.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.That which is delicious or delicate; a delicacy. 1913 Webster]
That precious nectar may the taste renew dainties, by our parents lost.Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
These delicacies Milton. 1913 Webster]
[A table] furnished plenteously with bread, dainties, remnants of the last regale.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
Full many a deynt\'82 horse had he in stable.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
dainty maketh dearth,\'b8 i. e., rarity makes a thing dear or precious. 1913 Webster]
2.Delicious to the palate; toothsome. 1913 Webster]
Dainty bits Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.Nice; delicate; elegant, in form, manner, or breeding; well-formed; neat; tender. 1913 Webster]
Those dainty limbs which nature lent Milton. 1913 Webster]
I would be the girdle. dainty, dainty waist.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
4.Requiring dainties. Hence: Overnice; hard to please; fastidious; squeamish; scrupulous; ceremonious. 1913 Webster]
Thew were a fine and dainty people.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
And let us not be dainty of leave-taking, Shak. 1913 Webster]
To make dainty, to assume or affect delicacy or fastidiousness. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Ah ha, my mistresses! which of you all makes dainty, Shak. 1913 Webster]
daiquirin.an alcoholic beverage containing rum and lime or lemon juice, usually mixed with a fruit juice or fruit extract and often blended with crushed ice; as, a strawberry daiquiri. Syn. -- rum cocktail. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
\'d8Da"\'8b*ra(d, n.[Turk. daire circuit, department, fr. Ar. da\'8brah circle.]Any of several valuable estates of the Egyptian khedive or his family. The most important are the Da"i*ra Sa"ni*eh(s, or Da"i*ra Sa"ni*yeh, and the Da"i*ra Khas"sa, administered by the khedive's European bondholders, and known collectively as the Daira, or the Daira estates. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Dai"ry(d, n.; pl.Dairies(-r.[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. 1913 Webster]
What stores my dairies and my folds contain.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.That department of farming which is concerned in the production of milk, and its conversion into butter and cheese. 1913 Webster]
Grounds were turned much in England either to feeding or dairy; and this advanced the trade of English butter.Temple. 1913 Webster]
3.A dairy farm. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Dairy is much used adjectively or in combination; as, dairy farm, dairy countries, dairy house or dairyhouse, dairyroom, dairywork, etc. 1913 Webster]
Dai"ry*ing, n.The business of conducting a dairy. 1913 Webster]
Dai"ry*maid`(?), n.A female servant whose business is the care of the dairy. 1913 Webster]
Dai"ry*man(?), n.; pl.Dairymen(.A man who keeps or takes care of a dairy. 1913 Webster]
Dai"ry*wom`an(?), n.; pl.Dairywomen(.A woman who attends to a dairy. 1913 Webster]
Da"is(d, 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.] 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
3.A canopy over the seat of a person of dignity. [Obs.] Shiply. 1913 Webster]
Dai"sied(?), a.Full of daisies; adorned with daisies. \'bdThe daisied green.\'b8 Langhorne. 1913 Webster]
The grass all deep and daisied.G. Eliot. 1913 Webster]
Dai"sy(d, n.; pl.Daisies(d.[OE. dayesye, AS. d\'91ges-e 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 Bellis perennis, 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. 1913 Webster]
daisy is also used for composite plants of other genera, as Erigeron, or fleabane. 1913 Webster]
Michaelmas daisy(Bot.), any plant of the genus Aster, of which there are many species. --
Oxeye daisy(Bot.), the whiteweed. See Daisy(b). 1913 Webster]
daisybush, daisy bushn.any of various mostly Australian attractively shaped shrubs of the genus Olearia grown for their handsome and sometimes fragrant evergreen foliage and profusion of daisy flowers with white or purple or blue rays. Syn. -- . WordNet 1.5]
Dak(dor d, n.[Hind. .]Post; mail; also, the mail or postal arrangements; -- spelt also dawk, and dauk. [India] 1913 Webster]
Dak boat, a mail boat.Percy Smith. --
Dak bungalow, a traveler's rest-house at the end of a dak stage. --
To travel by dak, to travel by relays of palanquins or other carriage, as fast as the post along a road.
{ 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. 1913 Webster]
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.
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. 1913 Webster]
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.] 1913 Webster]
Dalbergian.a large genus of tropical trees having pinnate leaves and paniculate flowers and cultivated commercially for their dramatically grained and colored timbers. Syn. -- genus Dalbergia. WordNet 1.5]
Dale(d, n.[AS. d\'91l; akin to LG., D., Sw., Dan., OS., & Goth. dal, Icel. dalr, OHG. tal, G. thal, and perh. to Gr. qo`los a rotunda, Skr. dh\'bera depth. Cf. Dell.]1.A low place between hills; a vale or valley. 1913 Webster]
Where mountaines rise, umbrageous dales descend.Thomson. 1913 Webster]
2.A trough or spout to carry off water, as from a pump.Knight. 1913 Webster]
Dalean.a genus of plants including the indigo bush. Syn. -- genus Dalea. WordNet 1.5]
Dales"man(d, n.; pl.Dalesmen(d.One living in a dale; -- a term applied particularly to the inhabitants of the valleys in the north of England, Norway, etc.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
daleth(?), the fourth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. PJC]
Dalf(?), imp. of Delve. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Dalles(d, n. pl.[F. dalle a tube, gutter, trough.]A rapid, esp. one where the channel is narrowed between rock walls. [Northwestern U. S. & Canada]
The place below, where the compressed river wound like a silver thread among the flat black rocks, was the far-famed Dalles of the Columbia.F. H. Balch. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Dal"li*ance(?), n.[From Dally.]1.The act of dallying, trifling, or fondling; interchange of caresses; wanton play. 1913 Webster]
Look thou be true, do not give dalliance Shak. 1913 Webster]
O, the dalliance and the wit, Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Dal"li*er(?), n.One who fondles; a trifler; as, dalliers with pleasant words.Asham. 1913 Webster]
dallis grass, dallisgrassn.a tall tufted perennial tropical American grass (Paspalum dilatatum) naturalized as pasture and forage grass in the southern U.S. Syn. -- paspalum, Paspalum dilatatum. WordNet 1.5]
Dal"lop(d, n.[Etymol. unknown.]A tuft or clump. [Obs.] Tusser. 1913 Webster]
Dal"ly(d, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Dallied(d; p. pr. & vb. n.Dallying.][OE. dalien, 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. 1913 Webster]
We have trifled too long already; it is madness to dally any longer.Calamy. 1913 Webster]
We have put off God, and dallied with his grace.Barrow. 1913 Webster]
2.To interchange caresses, especially with one of the opposite sex; to use fondling; to wanton; to sport. 1913 Webster]
Not dallying with a brace of courtesans.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Our aerie . . . dallies with the wind.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Dal"ly, v. t.To delay unnecessarily; to while away. 1913 Webster]
Dallying off the time with often skirmishes.Knolles. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Dal*ma"ni*a(?), n.[From Dalman, the geologist.](Paleon.)A genus of trilobites, of many species, common in the Upper Silurian and Devonian rocks. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Dal`ma*ni"tes(?), n.Same as Dalmania. 1913 Webster]
Dal*ma"tian(?), a.Of or pertaining to Dalmatia. 1913 Webster]
Dalmatian dog(Zo\'94l.), a carriage dog, shaped like a pointer, and having black or bluish spots on a white ground; the coach dog.
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. 1913 Webster]
2.A robe worn on state ocasions, as by English kings at their coronation. 1913 Webster]
dalon.a herb of the Pacific islands (Colocasia esculenta) grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves. Syn. -- taro, taro plant, dasheen, Colocasia esculenta. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Dal` se"gno(?). [It., from the sign.](Mus.)A direction to go back to the sign Segno. 1913 Webster]
Daltonn.John Dalton, scientist, born 1766, died 1844. Syn. -- John Dalton. WordNet 1.5]
daltonn.[from the chemist John Dalton, proponent of the modern atomic theory of matter.]a unit of mass, approximately 1.66 x 10-24 grams; -- it is approximately equal to the mass of one hydrogen atom, but the exact value differs slightly as used in physics and chemistry. It is used mostly to describe the size of proteins and nucleic acids in biochemistry.Molecular weights are often expressed as dimensionless units, the unit being understood (in chemistry) to be the atomic mass unit with carbon equal to 14. Thus having a \'bdmolecular weight of 255\'b8 means the same as each molecule having a mass of 255 daltons. Syn. atomic mass unit. PJC]
Dal*to"ni*an(?), n.One afflicted with color blindness. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Dam(d, 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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
The dam runs lowing up and down, Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.A king or crowned piece in the game of draughts. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.(Metal.)A firebrick wall, or a stone, which forms the front of the hearth of a blast furnace. 1913 Webster]
Dam plate(Blast Furnace), an iron plate in front of the dam, to strengthen it. 1913 Webster]
Dam, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Dammed(d; 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. 1913 Webster]
I'll have the current in this place dammed up.Shak. 1913 Webster]
A weight of earth that dams in the water.Mortimer. 1913 Webster]
2.To shut up; to stop up; to close; to restrain. 1913 Webster]
The strait pass was dammed Shak. 1913 Webster]
To dam out, to keep out by means of a dam. 1913 Webster]
Daman.a genus of deer including the Eurasian fallow deer, Dama dama. Syn. -- genus Dama. WordNet 1.5]
Dam"age(d, 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. 1913 Webster]
He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet and drinketh damage.Prov. xxvi. 6. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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Consequential damage. See under Consequential. --
Exemplary damages(Law), damages imposed by way of example to others. Similar in purpose to vindictive damages, below. --
Nominal damages(Law), those given for a violation of a right where no actual loss has accrued. --
vindictive damagesor
punitive damages, those given specially for the punishment of the wrongdoer.
Syn. -- Mischief; injury; harm; hurt; detriment; evil; ill. See Mischief. 1913 Webster]
Dam"age, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Damaged(d; p. pr. & vb. n.Damaging(d.][Cf. OF. damagier, domagier. See Damage, n.]To occasion damage to the soundness, goodness, or value of; to hurt; to injure; to impair. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Dam"age(d, v. i.To receive damage or harm; to be injured or impaired in soundness or value; as, some colors in cloth damage in sunlight. 1913 Webster]
Dam"age*a*ble(d, a.[Cf. OF. damageable, F. dommageable for sense 2.]1.Capable of being injured or impaired; liable to, or susceptible of, damage; as, a damageable cargo. 1913 Webster]
2.Hurtful; pernicious. [R.] 1913 Webster]
That it be not damageable unto your royal majesty.Hakluyt. 1913 Webster]
damaged(d, adj.1.changed so as to reduce value, function, or other desirable trait; -- usually not used of persons. Opposite of undamaged. [Narrower terms: battered, beat-up, beaten-up, bedraggled, broken-down, dilapidated, ramshackle, tumble-down, unsound; bent, crumpled, dented; blasted, rent, ripped, torn; broken-backed; burned-out(prenominal), burned out(predicate), burnt-out(prenominal), burnt out(predicate); burst, ruptured; corroded; cracked, crackled, crazed; defaced, marred; hurt, weakened; knocked-out(prenominal), knocked out; mangled, mutilated; peeling; scraped, scratched; storm-beaten] Also See blemished, broken, damaged, destroyed, impaired, injured, unsound. WordNet 1.5]
2.Rendered imperfect by impairing the integrity of some part, or by breaking. Opposite of unbroken. [Narrower terms: busted; chipped; cracked; crumbled, fragmented; crushed, ground; dissolved; fractured; shattered, smashed, splintered; split; unkept, violated] Also See: damaged, imperfect, injured, unsound. Syn. -- broken. WordNet 1.5]
3.being unjustly brought into disrepute; as, her damaged reputation. Syn. -- discredited. WordNet 1.5]
4.made to appear imperfect; -- especially of reputation; as, the senator's seriously damaged reputation. Syn. -- besmirched, flyblown, spotted, stained, sullied, tainted, tarnished. WordNet 1.5]
Dam"age fea`sant(?). [OF. damage + F. faisant doing, p. pr. See Feasible.](Law)Doing injury; trespassing, as cattle.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
damagesn.(Law)a sum of money paid in compensation for an injury or wrong. Syn. -- amends, indemnity, indemnification, restitution, redress. WordNet 1.5]
damagingadj.1.causing harm or injury; as, damaging to career and reputation. Syn. -- detrimental, detrimental to(predicate), prejudicial, prejudicious. WordNet 1.5]
2.designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions. Syn. -- negative. WordNet 1.5]
Damaliscusn.a genus of African antelopes including the sassaby, Damaliscus lunatus. Syn. -- genus Damaliscus. WordNet 1.5]
Da"man(d, 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 Hyrax Brucei; -- called also ashkoko, dassy, and rock rabbit. See Cony, and Hyrax. 1913 Webster]
Dam"ar(?), n.See Dammar. 1913 Webster]
Da*ma"ra(d, n.[The name is supposed to be from Hottentot dama vanquished.]A native of Damaraland, German Southwest Africa. The Damaras include an important and warlike Bantu tribe, and the Hill Damaras, who are Hottentots and mixed breeds hostile to the Bantus. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Dam"as*cene(d, a.[L. Damascenus of Damascus, fr. Damascus the city, Gr. Damasko`s. See Damask, and cf. Damaskeen, Damaskin, Damson.]Of or relating to Damascus. 1913 Webster]
Dam"as*cene(d, n.A kind of plum, now called damson. See Damson. 1913 Webster]
Dam`as*cene"(d, v. t.Same as Damask, or Damaskeen, v. t. \'bdDamascened armor.\'b8 Beaconsfield. \'bdCast and damascened steel.\'b8 Ure. 1913 Webster]
damascenedadj.decorated or inlaid with a wavy pattern of different (especially precious) metals; -- of metallic objects; as, a damascened sword. Syn. -- damascene. WordNet 1.5]
Da*mas"cus(?), n.[L.]A city of Syria. 1913 Webster]
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 damask appearance. --
Damascus steel. See Damask steel, under Damask, a. 1913 Webster]
Da*mas"cus steel. See Damask steel, under Damask. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Dam"ask(d, n.[From the city Damascus, L. Damascus, Gr. Damasko`s, 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. \'bdA bed of ancient damask.\'b8 W. Irving. 1913 Webster]
2.Linen so woven that a pattern in produced by the different directions of the thread, without contrast of color. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
4.Damask or Damascus steel; also, the peculiar markings or \'bdwater\'b8 of such steel. 1913 Webster]
5.A deep pink or rose color.Fairfax. 1913 Webster]
Dam"ask, a.1.Pertaining to, or originating at, the city of Damascus; resembling the products or manufactures of Damascus. 1913 Webster]
2.Having the color of the damask rose. 1913 Webster]
But let concealment, like a worm i' the bud, damask cheek.Shak. 1913 Webster]
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. \'bdDamask roses have not been known in England above one hundred years.\'b8 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. 1913 Webster]
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 \'bdwater,\'b8 as metal. See Damaskeen. 1913 Webster]
Mingled metal damasked o'er with gold.Dryde 1913 Webster]
On the soft, downy bank, damasked with flowers.Milton.
{ Dam"as*keen`(?), Dam"as*ken(?), }v. t.[F. damaschinare. See Damascene, v.]To decorate, as iron, steel, etc., with a peculiar marking or \'bdwater\'b8 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. 1913 Webster]
Damaskeening is is partly mosaic work, partly engraving, and partly carving.Ure. 1913 Webster]
Dam"as*kin(?), n.[Cf. F. damasquin, adj., It. damaschino, Sp. damasquino. See Damaskeen.]A sword of Damask steel. 1913 Webster]
No old Toledo blades or damaskins.Howell (1641). 1913 Webster]
Da*mas*s\'82"(?), a.[F. damass\'82, fr. damas. See Damask.]Woven like damask. -- n.A damass\'82 fabric, esp. one of linen. 1913 Webster]
Dam"as*sin(d, n.[F., fr. damas. See Damask.]A kind of modified damask or brocade. 1913 Webster]
Dam"bo*nite(-b, n.[Cf. F. dambonite.](Chem.)A white, crystalline, sugary substance obtained from an African caoutchouc. 1913 Webster]
Dam"bose(d, n.(Chem.)A crystalline variety of fruit sugar obtained from dambonite. 1913 Webster]
Dame(d, 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 a mother, Dan, Danger, Dungeon, Dominie, Don, n., Duenna.]1.A mistress of a family, who is a lady; a woman in authority; especially, a lady. 1913 Webster]
Then shall these lords do vex me half so much, dame, the lord protector's wife.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.The mistress of a family in common life, or the mistress of a common school; as, a dame's school. 1913 Webster]
In the dame's classes at the village school.Emerson. 1913 Webster]
3.A woman in general, esp. an elderly woman. 1913 Webster]
4.A mother; -- applied to human beings and quadrupeds. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Da`mi*a"na(?), n.[NL.; of uncertain origin.](Med.)A Mexican drug, used as an aphrodisiac. 1913 Webster]
Turnera and from Bigelovia veneta. Wood & Bache. 1913 Webster]
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.
{ 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. 1913 Webster]
Dammar pine, (Bot.), a tree of the Moluccas (Agathis orientalis syn. Dammara orientalis), yielding dammar. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Damn(d, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Damned(dor d; p. pr. & vb. n.Damning(dor d.][OE. damnen dampnen (with excrescent p), 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 censure. 1913 Webster]
He shall not live; look, with a spot I damn him.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.(Theol.)To doom to punishment in the future world; to consign to perdition; to curse. 1913 Webster]
3.To condemn as bad or displeasing, by open expression, as by denuciation, hissing, hooting, etc. 1913 Webster]
You are not so arrant a critic as to damn them [the works of modern poets] . . . without hearing.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, Pope. 1913 Webster]
Damn is sometimes used interjectionally, imperatively, and intensively. 1913 Webster]
Damn, v. i.To invoke damnation; to curse. \'bdWhile I inwardly damn.\'b8 Goldsmith. 1913 Webster]
Dam`na*bil"i*ty(?), n.The quality of being damnable; damnableness.Sir T. More. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
A creature unprepared unmeet for death, damnable.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Dam*na"tion(?), n.[F. damnation, L. damnatio, fr. damnare. See Damn.]1.The state of being damned; condemnation; openly expressed disapprobation. 1913 Webster]
2.(Theol.)Condemnation to everlasting punishment in the future state, or the punishment itself. 1913 Webster]
How can ye escape the damnation of hell?Matt. xxiii. 33. 1913 Webster]
Wickedness is sin, and sin is damnation.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.A sin deserving of everlasting punishment. [R.] 1913 Webster]
The deep damnation of his taking-off.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Dam"na*to*ry(d, a.[L. damnatorius, fr. damnator a condemner.]Dooming to damnation; condemnatory. \'bdDamnatory invectives.\'b8 Hallam. 1913 Webster]
Damned(?), a.1.Sentenced to punishment in a future state; condemned; consigned to perdition. 1913 Webster]
2.Hateful; detestable; abominable. 1913 Webster]
But, O, what damned minutes tells he o'er Shak. 1913 Webster]
Dam*nif"ic(?), a.[L. damnificus; damnum damage, loss + facere to make. See Damn.]Procuring or causing loss; mischievous; injurious. 1913 Webster]
Dam`ni*fi*ca"tion(?), n.[LL. damnificatio.]That which causes damage or loss. 1913 Webster]
Dam"ni*fy(d, v. t.[LL. damnificare, fr. L. damnificus: cf. OF. damnefier. See Damnific.]To cause loss or damage to; to injure; to impair. [R.] 1913 Webster]
This work will ask as many more officials to make expurgations and expunctions, that the commonwealth of learning be not damnified.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Dam"our*ite(d, n.[Ater the French chemist Damour.](Min.)A kind of Muscovite, or potash mica, containing water. 1913 Webster]
Damp(d, 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. 1913 Webster]
Night . . . with black air damps and dreadful gloom.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Dejection; depression; cloud of the mind. 1913 Webster]
Even now, while thus I stand blest in thy presence, damp of grief comes o'er my soul.Addison. 1913 Webster]
It must have thrown a damp over your autumn excursion.J. D. Forbes. 1913 Webster]
3.(Mining)A gaseous product, formed in coal mines, old wells, pints, etc. 1913 Webster]
Choke damp, a damp consisting principally of carbonic acid gas; -- so called from its extinguishing flame and animal life. See Carbonic 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. 1913 Webster]
Damp(d, a.[Compar.Damper(?); superl.Dampest.]1.Being in a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist; humid. 1913 Webster]
O'erspread with a damp sweat and holy fear.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.Dejected; depressed; sunk. [R.] 1913 Webster]
All these and more came flocking, but with looks damp.Milton. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. \'bdTo damp your tender hopes.\'b8 Akenside. 1913 Webster]
Usury dulls and damps all industries, improvements, and new inventions, wherein money would be stirring if it were not for this slug.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
How many a day has been damped and darkened by an angry word!Sir J. Lubbock. 1913 Webster]
The failure of his enterprise damped the spirit of the soldiers.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Damp"en(d, v. t.[imp. & p. p.dampened(d; p. pr. & vb. n.dampening.]1.To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet. 1913 Webster]
2.To depress; to check; to make dull; to lessen. 1913 Webster]
In a way that considerably dampened our enthusiasm.The Century. 1913 Webster]
Damp"en, v. i.To become damp; to deaden.Byron. 1913 Webster]
dampeningn.the act or process of making something slightly wet. Syn. -- moistening. WordNet 1.5]
damp"er(d, 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. 1913 Webster]
Nor did Sabrina's presence seem to act as any damper at the modest little festivities.W. Black. 1913 Webster]
Damp"ish(?), a.Moderately damp or moist.
-- Damp"ish*ly, adv. -- Damp"ish*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Damp"ne(?), v. t.To damn. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Dam"sel(d, 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.] 1913 Webster]
2.A young unmarried woman; a girl; a maiden. 1913 Webster]
With her train of damsels she was gone, Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Sometimes a troop of damsels glad, . . . Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
3.(Milling)An attachment to a millstone spindle for shaking the hopper. 1913 Webster]
damselflyn.a slender nonstinging insect similar to but smaller than the dragonfly but having wings folded when at rest. WordNet 1.5]
Dam"son(d, 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. 1913 Webster]
Dan(d, 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.] 1913 Webster]
Old Dan Geoffry, in gently spright Spenser. 1913 Webster]
What time Dan Abraham left the Chaldee land.Thomson. 1913 Webster]
Dan, n.[Etymol. uncertain.](Mining)A small truck or sledge used in coal mines. 1913 Webster]
Danaidaen.a small natural family of usually tropical butterflies, including the monarch butterflies. Syn. -- family Danaidae. WordNet 1.5]
Da"na*ide(d, 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. 1913 Webster]
Da"na*ite(d, n.[Named after J. Freeman Dana.](Min.)A cobaltiferous variety of arsenopyrite. 1913 Webster]
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 glucinum, containing sulphur. 1913 Webster]
Danausn.the type genus of the Danaidae, including the monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus. Syn. -- genus Danaus. WordNet 1.5]
Dan"bu*rite(?), n.(Min.)A borosilicate of lime, first found at Danbury, Conn. It is near the topaz in form.Dana. 1913 Webster]
Dance(d, 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 rhythmically. 1913 Webster]
Jack shall pipe and Gill shall dance.Wither. 1913 Webster]
Good shepherd, what fair swain is this dances with your daughter?Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To move nimbly or merrily; to express pleasure by motion; to caper; to frisk; to skip about. 1913 Webster]
Then, 'tis time to dance off.Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
More dances my rapt heart Shak. 1913 Webster]
Shadows in the glassy waters dance.Byron. 1913 Webster]
Where rivulets dance their wayward round.Wordsworth. 1913 Webster]
To dance on a rope, or
To dance on nothing, to be hanged. 1913 Webster]
Dance(?), v. t.To cause to dance, or move nimbly or merrily about, or up and down; to dandle. 1913 Webster]
To dance our ringlets to the whistling wind.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Thy grandsire loved thee well; danced thee on his knee.Shak. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
A man of his place, and so near our favor, dance attendance on their lordships' pleasure.Shak. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mus.)A tune by which dancing is regulated, as the minuet, the waltz, the cotillon, etc. 1913 Webster]
dance was used ironically, by the older writers, of many proceedings besides dancing. 1913 Webster]
Of remedies of love she knew parchance dance.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Dan"cer(?), n.One who dances or who practices dancing. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Dan"cing(?), p. a. & vb. n.from Dance. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Dan"cy(?), a.(Her.)Same as Dancett\'82. 1913 Webster]
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 (Taraxacum officinale, formerly called Taraxacum Dens-leonis and Leontodos Taraxacum) bearing large, yellow, compound flowers, and deeply notched leaves. 1913 Webster]
Dan"der(?), n.[Corrupted from dandruff.]1.Dandruff or scurf on the head. 1913 Webster]
2.Anger or vexation; rage. [Low] Halliwell. 1913 Webster]
Dan"der, v. i.[See Dandle.]To wander about; to saunter; to talk incoherently. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Dan"di(?), n.[Hind. , fr. an oar.]A boatman; an oarsman. [India] 1913 Webster]
Dan"die(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)One of a breed of small terriers; -- called also Dandie Dinmont. 1913 Webster]
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{ Dan"die Din"mont(d, orDan"die Din"mont }, n.1.In Scott's \'bdGuy Mannering\'b8, a Border farmer of eccentric but fine character, who owns two terriers claimed to be the progenitors of the Dandie Dinmont terriers. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.One of a breed of terriers with short legs, long body, and rough coat, originating in the country about the English and Scotch border. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Dan"di*fied(?), a.Made up like a dandy; having the dress or manners of a dandy; buckish. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Dan"di*prat(?), n.[Dandy + brat child.]1.A little fellow; -- in sport or contempt. \'bdA dandiprat hop-thumb.\'b8 Stanyhurst. 1913 Webster]
2.A small coin. 1913 Webster]
Henry VII. stamped a small coin called dandiprats.Camden. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Ye shall be dandled . . . upon her knees.Is. 1913 Webster]
2.To treat with fondness, as if a child; to fondle; to toy with; to pet. 1913 Webster]
They have put me in a silk gown and gaudy fool's cap; I as ashamed to be dandled thus.Addison. 1913 Webster]
The book, thus dandled into popularity by bishops and good ladies, contained many pieces of nursery eloquence.Jeffrey. 1913 Webster]
3.To play with; to put off or delay by trifles; to wheedle. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Captains do so dandle their doings, and dally in the service, as it they would not have the enemy subdued.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Dan"dler(d, n.One who dandles or fondles. 1913 Webster]
Dan"driff(d, n.See Dandruff.Swift. 1913 Webster]
Dandruff(d, n.[Prob. from W. toncrust, peel, skin + AS. dr dirty, draffy, or W. drwg bad: cf. AS. tan a letter, an eruption. A scurf which forms on the head, and comes off in small scales or particles.[Written also dandriff.] 1913 Webster]
Dan"dy(d, n.; pl.Dandies(d.[Cf. F. dandin, ninny, silly fellow, dandiner to waddle, to play the fool; prob. allied to E. dandle. Senses 2 & 3 are of uncertain etymology.]1.One who affects special finery or gives undue attention to dress; a fop; a coxcomb. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
3.A dandy roller. See below. 1913 Webster]
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.
Dan"dy-cock`(, n. masc., Dan"dy-hen`(, n. fem.[See Dandy.]A bantam fowl. 1913 Webster]
Dan"dy*ish, a.Like a dandy. 1913 Webster]
Dan"dy*ism(?), n.The manners and dress of a dandy; foppishness.Byron. 1913 Webster]
Dan"dy*ize(?), v. t. & i.To make, or to act, like a dandy; to dandify. 1913 Webster]
Dan"dy*ling(?), n.[Dandy + -ling.]A little or insignificant dandy; a contemptible fop. 1913 Webster]
Dane(?), n.[LL. Dani: cf. AS. Dene.]A native, or a naturalized inhabitant, of Denmark. 1913 Webster]
Great Dane. (Zo\'94l.)See Danish dog, under Danish.
{ 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. 1913 Webster]
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. [Said to grow on spots where battles were fought against the Danes.] 1913 Webster]
Dang(?), imp. of Ding. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Dang, v. t.[Cf. Ding.]To dash. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Till she, o'ercome with anguish, shame, and rage, Danged down to hell her loathsome carriage.Marlowe. 1913 Webster]
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.] 1913 Webster]
In dangerhad he . . . the young girls.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.Power to harm; subjection or liability to penalty. [Obs.] See In one's danger, below. 1913 Webster]
You stand within his danger, do you not?Shak. 1913 Webster]
Covetousness of gains hath brought [them] in dangerof this statute.Robynson (More's Utopia). 1913 Webster]
3.Exposure to injury, loss, pain, or other evil; peril; risk; insecurity. 1913 Webster]
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, \'bdOut of debt out of danger.\'b8 1913 Webster]
Those rich man in whose debt and danger they be not.Robynson (More's Utopia).
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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. 1913 Webster]
Dan"ger, v. t.To endanger. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Dan"ger*less, a.Free from danger. [R.] 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Our troops set forth to-morrow; stay with us; dangerous.Shak. 1913 Webster]
It is dangerous to assert a negative.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
2.Causing danger; ready to do harm or injury. 1913 Webster]
If they incline to think you dangerous Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.In a condition of danger, as from illness; threatened with death. [Colloq.] Forby. Bartlett. 1913 Webster]
4.Hard to suit; difficult to please. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
My wages ben full strait, and eke full small; dangerous.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
5.Reserved; not affable. [Obs.] \'bdOf his speech dangerous.\'b8 Chaucer.
-- Dan"ger*ous*ly, adv. -- Dan"ger*ous*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
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Dan"gle(d, 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. 1913 Webster]
He'd rather on a gibbet dangle Hudibras. 1913 Webster]
From her lifted hand Dangled a length of ribbon.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
To dangle aboutor
To dangle after, to hang upon importunately; to court the favor of; to beset. 1913 Webster]
The Presbyterians, and other fanatics that dangle after them, Swift. 1913 Webster]
Dan"gle(?), v. t.To cause to dangle; to swing, as something suspended loosely; as, to dangle the feet. 1913 Webster]
And the bridegroom stood dangling his bonnet and plume.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Dan"gler(?), n.One who dangles about or after others, especially after women; a trifler. \'bd Danglers at toilets.\'b8 Burke. 1913 Webster]
Dan"i*el(?), n.A Hebrew prophet distinguished for sagacity and ripeness of judgment in youth; hence, a sagacious and upright judge. 1913 Webster]
A Daniel come to judgment.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Dan"ish(?), a.[See Dane.]Belonging to the Danes, or to their language or country. -- n.The language of the Danes. 1913 Webster]
Danish dog(Zo\'94l.), one of a large and powerful breed of dogs reared in Denmark; -- called also great Dane. See Illustration in Appendix. 1913 Webster]
Dan"ite(?), n.1.A descendant of Dan; an Israelite of the tribe of Dan.Judges xiii. 2. 1913 Webster]
2.[So called in remembrance of the prophecy in Gen. xlix. 17, \'bdDan shall be a serpent by the way,\'b8 etc.]One of a secret association of Mormons, bound by an oath to obey the heads of the church in all things. [U. S.] 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Now that the fields are dank and ways are mire.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Cheerless watches on the cold, dank ground.Trench. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Daph"ni*a(?), n.[NL.](Zo\'94l.)A genus of the genus Daphnia. 1913 Webster]
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 Daphne alpina. 1913 Webster]
Daph"no*man`cy(?), n.[Gr. da`fnh the laurel + -mancy.]Divination by means of the laurel. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Dap"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. 1913 Webster]
Dap"per(?), a.[OE. daper; prob. fr. D. dapper brave, valiant; akin to G. tapfer brave, OHG. taphar heavy, weighty, OSlav. dobr good, Russ. dobrui. Cf. Deft.]Little and active; spruce; trim; smart; neat in dress or appearance; lively. 1913 Webster]
He wondered how so many provinces could be held in subjection by such a dapper little man.Milton. 1913 Webster]
The dapper ditties that I wont devise.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Dap"per*ling(?), n.A dwarf; a dandiprat. [r.] 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
He has . . . as many eyes on his body as my gray mare hath dapples.Sir P. Sidney.
{ Dap"ple(?), Dap"pled(?) }, a.Marked with spots of different shades of color; spotted; variegated; as, a dapple horse. 1913 Webster]
Some dapple mists still floated along the peaks.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
dapple-bay; dapple-gray. 1913 Webster]
His steed was all dapple-gray.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
O, swiftly can speed my dapple-gray steed.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Dap"ple, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Dappled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Dappling.]To variegate with spots; to spot. 1913 Webster]
The gentle day, . . . Dapples the drowsy east with spots of gray.Shak. 1913 Webster]
The dappled pink and blushing rose.Prior. 1913 Webster]
Dar"bies(d, n. pl.Manacles; handcuffs. [Cant] 1913 Webster]
Jem Clink will fetch you the darbies.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Derbies bands.\'b8 1913 Webster]
Dar"by(d, n.A plasterer's float, having two handles; -- used in smoothing ceilings, etc. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Dardanellesn.1.the strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that separates European from Asian Turkey. Syn. -- Hellespont. WordNet 1.5]
2.the unsuccessful campaign in World War I (1915) by the English and French to open a passage for aid to Russia; defeated by the Turks. Syn. -- Dardanelles campaign. WordNet 1.5]
Dar*da"ni*an(?), a. & n.[From L. Dardania, poetic name of Troy.]Trojan. 1913 Webster]
Dare(d, v. i.[imp.Durst(d or Dared(d; 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. To have adequate or sufficient courage for any purpose; to be bold or venturesome; not to be afraid; to venture. 1913 Webster]
I dare do all that may become a man; Who dares do more is none.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Why then did not the ministers use their new law? Bacause they durst not, because they could not.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Who dared to sully her sweet love with suspicion.Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
The tie of party was stronger than the tie of blood, because a partisan was more ready to dare without asking why.Jowett (Thu 1913 Webster]
I dare, 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. 1913 Webster]
The pore dar plede (the poor man dare plead).P. Plowman. 1913 Webster]
You know one dare not discover you.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
The fellow dares not deceive me.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Here boldly spread thy hands, no venom'd weed Dares blister them, no slimy snail dare creep.Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
durst was also used as the present. Sometimes the old form dare is found for durst or dared. 1913 Webster]
Dare, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Dared; p. pr. & vb. n.Daring.]1.To have courage for; to attempt courageously; to venture to do or to undertake. 1913 Webster]
What high concentration of steady feeling makes men dare every thing and do anything?Bagehot. 1913 Webster]
To wrest it from barbarism, to dare its solitudes.The Century. 1913 Webster]
2.To challenge; to provoke; to defy. 1913 Webster]
Time, I dare thee to discover Dryden. 1913 Webster]
It lends a luster . . . dare to our great enterprise.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Defiance; challenge. 1913 Webster]
Childish, unworthy dares Chapman. 1913 Webster]
Sextus Pompeius dare to C\'91sar.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Dare, v. i.[OE. darien, to lie hidden, be timid.]To lurk; to lie hid. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Dare, v. t.To terrify; to daunt. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
For I have done those follies, those mad mischiefs, dare a woman.Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Dare, n.[See Dace.](Zo\'94l.)A small fish; the dace. 1913 Webster]
Dare"-dev`il(?), n.A reckless fellow. Also used adjectively; as, dare-devil excitement. 1913 Webster]
A humorous dare-devil -- the very man Ld. Lytton. 1913 Webster]
Dare"-dev`il*try(?), n; pl.Dare-deviltries(.Reckless mischief; the action of a dare-devil. 1913 Webster]
Dare"ful(?), a.Full of daring or of defiance; adventurous. [R.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Dar"er(?), n.One who dares or defies.
{ 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. & Scot.] 1913 Webster]
Dar"ic(d, n.[Gr. dareiko`s, of Persian origin.]1.(Antiq.)(a)A gold coin of ancient Persia, weighing usually a little more than 128 grains, and bearing on one side 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. 1913 Webster]
2.Any very pure gold coin. 1913 Webster]
Dar"ing(?), n.Boldness; fearlessness; adventurousness; also, a daring act. 1913 Webster]
2.A shell or cup of pastry filled with custard, whipped cream, crushed macaroons, etc. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Dark(d, 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. 1913 Webster]
O dark, dark, dark, amid the blaze of noon, dark, total eclipse Milton. 1913 Webster]
In the dark and silent grave.Sir W. Raleigh. 1913 Webster]
2.Not clear to the understanding; not easily seen through; obscure; mysterious; hidden. 1913 Webster]
The dark problems of existence.Shairp. 1913 Webster]
What may seem dark at the first, will afterward be found more plain.Hooker. 1913 Webster]
What's your dark meaning, mouse, of this light word?Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.Destitute of knowledge and culture; in moral or intellectual darkness; unrefined; ignorant. 1913 Webster]
The age wherein he lived was dark, but he Denhan. 1913 Webster]
The tenth century used to be reckoned by medi\'91val historians as the darkest part of this intellectual night.Hallam. 1913 Webster]
4.Evincing black or foul traits of character; vile; wicked; atrocious; as, a dark villain; a dark deed. 1913 Webster]
Left him at large to his own dark designs.Milton. 1913 Webster]
A deep melancholy took possesion of him, and gave a dark tinge to all his views of human nature.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
6.Deprived of sight; blind. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
He was, I think, at this time quite dark, and so had been for some years.Evelyn. 1913 Webster]
Dark 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. 1913 Webster]
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] 1913 Webster]
Dark(d, n.1.Absence of light; darkness; obscurity; a place where there is little or no light. 1913 Webster]
Here stood he in the dark, his sharp sword out.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.The condition of ignorance; gloom; secrecy. 1913 Webster]
Look, what you do, you do it still i' th' dark.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Till we perceive by our own understandings, we are as much in the dark, and as void of knowledge, as before.Locke. 1913 Webster]
3.(Fine Arts)A dark shade or dark passage in a painting, engraving, or the like; as, the light and darks are well contrasted. 1913 Webster]
The lights may serve for a repose to the darks, and the darks to the lights.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Dark, v. t.To darken; to obscure. [Obs.] Milton. 1913 Webster]
dark-blueadj.of a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky. Syn. -- blue, bluish, light-blue, cerulean. WordNet 1.5]
dark-brownadj.of a color similar to that of wood or earth. Syn. -- brown, brownish. WordNet 1.5]
Dark"en(d, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Darkened(-'nd); p. pr. & vb. n.Darkening(-n*.][AS. deorcian. See Dark, a.]1.To make dark or black; to deprive of light; to obscure; as, a darkened room. 1913 Webster]
They [locusts] covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened.Ex. x. 15. 1913 Webster]
So spake the Sovran Voice; and clouds began darken all the hill.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.To render dim; to deprive of vision. 1913 Webster]
Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see.Rom. xi. 10. 1913 Webster]
3.To cloud, obscure, or perplex; to render less clear or intelligible. 1913 Webster]
Such was his wisdom that his confidence did seldom darkenhis foresight.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?Job. xxxviii. 2. 1913 Webster]
4.To cast a gloom upon. 1913 Webster]
With these forced thoughts, I prithee, darken not Shak. 1913 Webster]
5.To make foul; to sully; to tarnish. 1913 Webster]
I must not think there are darken all his goodness.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Dark"en, v. i.To grow or darker. 1913 Webster]
darkenedadj.overtaken by night or darkness. Syn. -- nighted. WordNet 1.5]
Dark"en*er(?), n.One who, or that which, darkens. 1913 Webster]
What fame to future times conveys but darkly down.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
so softly dark and darkly pure.Byron. 1913 Webster]
2.With a dark, gloomy, cruel, or menacing look. 1913 Webster]
Looking darkly at the clerguman.Hawthorne. 1913 Webster]
Dark"ness, n.1.The absence of light; blackness; obscurity; gloom. 1913 Webster]
And darkness was upon the face of the deep.Gen. i. 2. 1913 Webster]
2.A state of privacy; secrecy. 1913 Webster]
What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light.Matt. x. 27. 1913 Webster]
3.A state of ignorance or error, especially on moral or religious subjects; hence, wickedness; impurity. 1913 Webster]
Men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.John. iii. 19. 1913 Webster]
Pursue these sons of darkness: drive them out Milton. 1913 Webster]
4.Want of clearness or perspicuity; obscurity; as, the darkness of a subject, or of a discussion. 1913 Webster]
5.A state of distress or trouble. 1913 Webster]
A day of clouds and of thick darkness.Joel. ii. 2. 1913 Webster]
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Prince of darkness, the Devil; Satan. \'bdIn the power of the Prince of darkness.\'b8 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. 1913 Webster]
dark-skinnedadj.1.same as colored. [Narrower terms: black (vs. white)] Syn. -- colored, coloured. WordNet 1.5]
2.having a dark color; -- of skin color. Syn. -- dusky, swart, swarthy. WordNet 1.5]
He brought him through a darksome narrow pass Spenser. 1913 Webster]
dark"y(?), n.a negro; an African-American; -- an older term now considered offensive. [Slang] Syn. -- darkie, darkey. 1913 Webster +PJC]
dar"ling(?), n.[OE. derling, deorling, AS. de\'a2rling; de\'a2re dear + -ling. See Dear, and -ling.]One dearly beloved; a favorite. 1913 Webster]
And can do naught but wail her darling's loss.Shak. 1913 Webster]
dar"ling, a.Dearly beloved; regarded with especial kindness and tenderness; favorite. \'bdSome darling science.\'b8 I. Watts. \'bdDarling sin.\'b8 Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Dar`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. 1913 Webster]
Darmeran.a genus consisting of one species. Syn. -- genus Darmera, Peltiphyllum, genus Peltiphyllum. WordNet 1.5]
Darn(d, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Darned(d; 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. 1913 Webster]
He spent every day ten hours in his closet, in darning his stockings.Swift. 1913 Webster]
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. [In this sense, usually written with a hyphen.] Called also devil's darning-needle. 1913 Webster]
Darn, n.A place mended by darning. 1913 Webster]
Darn, v. t.A colloquial euphemism for Damn. 1913 Webster]
darnedadj.an intensifying expletive; a eupehmism for damned; as, for no darned reason at all. Syn. -- blasted, blessed, damn, damned, deuced, goddam, goddamn, goddamned, gosh-darned. WordNet 1.5]
dar"nel(d, 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 Lolium Italicum (Italian rye grass), are highly esteemed for pasture and for making hay. 1913 Webster]
darnel our early herbalists comprehended all kinds of cornfield weeds.Dr. Prior. 1913 Webster]
Darn"er(d, n.One who mends by darning.
{ Dar"nex(d, Dar"nic(d, }n.Same as Dornick. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Da*roo"(d, n.(Bot.)The Egyptian sycamore (Ficus Sycamorus). See Sycamore. 1913 Webster]
Darr(d, n.(Zo\'94l.)The European black tern.
{ 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.] 1913 Webster]
Darrain your battle, for they are at hand.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To fight out; to contest; to decide by combat. [Obs.] \'bdTo darrain the battle.\'b8 Chaucer . 1913 Webster]
Dar"rein, a.[OF. darrein, darrain, fr. an assumed LL. deretranus; L. de + retro back, backward.](Law)Last; as, darrein continuance, the last continuance. 1913 Webster]
Dart(d, 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. 1913 Webster]
And he [Joab] took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom.2 Sa. xviii. 14. 1913 Webster]
2.Anything resembling a dart; anything that pierces or wounds like a dart. 1913 Webster]
The artful inquiry, whose venomed dart Hannan More. 1913 Webster]
3.A spear set as a prize in running. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
4.(Zo\'94l.)A fish; the dace. See Dace. 1913 Webster]
Dart sac(Zo\'94l.), a sac connected with the reproductive organs of land snails, which contains a dart, or arrowlike structure. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.To throw suddenly or rapidly; to send forth; to emit; to shoot; as, the sun darts forth his beams. 1913 Webster]
Or what ill eyes malignant glances dart?Pope. 1913 Webster]
Dart, v. i.1.To fly or pass swiftly, as a dart. 1913 Webster]
2.To start and run with velocity; to shoot rapidly along; as, the deer darted from the thicket. 1913 Webster]
Dar"tars(?), n.[F. dartre eruption, dandruff. A kind of scab or ulceration on the skin of lambs. 1913 Webster]
dartboard, dart boardn.a circular board of wood or cork used as the target in the game of darts. It may have any of several patterns on it, such as concentric circles, or a central circle with rays. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Dart"er(?), n.1.One who darts, or who throw darts; that which darts. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
3.(Zo\'94l.)A small fresh-water etheostomoid fish. The group includes numerous genera and species, all of them American. See Etheostomoid. 1913 Webster]
Dart"ing*ly(?), adv.Like a dart; rapidly. 1913 Webster]
Dar"tle(?), v. t. & i.To pierce or shoot through; to dart repeatedly: -- frequentative of dart. 1913 Webster]
My star that dartles the red and the blue.R. Browning. 1913 Webster]
Dar*to"ic(?), a.(Anat.)Of or pertaining to the dartos. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Dar"tos(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. flayed.](Anat.)A thin layer of peculiar contractile tissue directly beneath the skin of the scrotum. 1913 Webster]
Dar"trous(?), a.[F. dartreux. See Dartars.](Med.)Relating to, or partaking of the nature of, the disease called tetter; herpetic. 1913 Webster]
Dartrous diathesis, A morbid condition of the system predisposing to the development of certain skin diseases, such as eczema, psoriasis, and pityriasis. Also called rheumic diathesis, and herpetism.Piffard. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
natural selection or the survival of the fittest. He also argues that natural selection is capable of modifying and producing organisms fit for their circumstances. See Development theory, under Development. 1913 Webster]
Dar*win"i*an, n.An advocate of Darwinism. 1913 Webster]
Dar*win"i*an*ism(?), n.Darwinism. 1913 Webster]
Dar"win*ism(?), n.(Biol.)The theory or doctrines put forth by Darwin. See above.Huxley. 1913 Webster]
Dase(d, v. t.See Daze. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Dase"we(?), v. i.[OE. dasewen, daswen; cf. AS. dysegian to be foolish.]To become dim-sighted; to become dazed or dazzled. [Obs.] Chauscer. 1913 Webster]
Dash(d, 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. 1913 Webster]
If you dash a stone against a stone in the botton of the water, it maketh a sound.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
2.To break, as by throwing or by collision; to shatter; to crust; to frustrate; to ruin. 1913 Webster]
Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.Ps. ii. 9. 1913 Webster]
A brave vessel, . . . Dashed all to pieces.Shak. 1913 Webster]
To perplex and dash Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.To put to shame; to confound; to confuse; to abash; to depress.South. 1913 Webster]
Dash the proud gamester in his gilded car.Pope. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
I take care to dash the character with such particular circumstance as may prevent ill-natured applications.Addison. 1913 Webster]
The very source and fount of day dashed with wandering isles of night.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
6.To erase by a stroke; to strike out; knock out; -- with out; as, to dash out a word. 1913 Webster]
Dash, v. i.To rush with violence; to move impetuously; to strike violently; as, the waves dash upon rocks. 1913 Webster]
[He] dashed through thick and thin.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
On each hand the gushing waters play, dashing fall.Thomson. 1913 Webster]
Dash, n.1.Violent striking together of two bodies; collision; crash. 1913 Webster]
2.A sudden check; abashment; frustration; ruin; as, his hopes received a dash. 1913 Webster]
3.A slight admixture, infusion, or adulteration; a partial overspreading; as, wine with a dash of water; red with a dash of purple. 1913 Webster]
Innocence when it has in it a dash of folly.Addison. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
She takes upon her bravely at first dash.Shak. 1913 Webster]
5.Energy in style or action; animation; spirit. 1913 Webster]
6.A vain show; a blustering parade; a flourish; as, to make or cut a great dash. [Low] 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Dash"board`(d, n.1.A board placed on the fore part of a carriage, sleigh, or other vehicle, to intercept water, mud, or snow, thrown up by the heels of the horses; -- in England commonly called splashboard. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
3.an instrument panel beneath the front window of a motor vehicle (such as an automobile or truck), containing indicating gauges and dials, such as the speedometer and fuel gauges, and sometimes certain control knobs or other devices. PJC]
Dash`een"(d, n.1.A tropical aroid (of the genus Caladium, syn. Colocasia) having an edible farinaceous root. It is related to the taro and to the tanier, but is much superior to it in quality and is as easily cooked as the potato. It is a staple food plant of the tropics, being prepared like potatoes, and has been introduced into the Southern United States. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.a herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves. Syn. -- taro, taro plant, dalo, Colocasia esculenta. WordNet 1.5]
A dashingly dressed gentleman.Hawthorne. 1913 Webster]
Dash"ism(-, n.The character of making ostentatious or blustering parade or show. [R. & Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
He must fight a duel before his claim to . . . dashism can be universally allowed.V. Knox. 1913 Webster]
dash"pot`, dash-pot(d, n.(Mach.)a mechanical damping device containing a piston that moves in a fluid-filled chamber to serve as a pneumatic or hydraulic cushion for a falling weight, as in the valve gear of a steam engine, to prevent shock. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
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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. 1913 Webster]
A cataract of an engine is sometimes called a dashpot. 1913 Webster]
Das"tard(d, 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. 1913 Webster]
You are all recreants and dashtards, and delight to live in slavery to the nobility.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Das"tard, v. t.To dastardize. [R.] Dryden. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Das"tard*li*ness(?), n.The quality of being dastardly; cowardice; base fear. 1913 Webster]
Das"we(?), v. i.See Dasewe [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Da*sym"e*ter(?), n.[Gr. dasy`s 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. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Das`y*p\'91"des(?), n. pl.[NL., from Gr. dasy`s hairy, shaggy + , , a child.](Zo\'94l.)Those birds whose young are covered with down when hatched. 1913 Webster]
Das`y*p\'91"dic(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Pertaining to the Dasyp\'91des; ptilop\'91dic. 1913 Webster]
Dasyproctidaen.a natural family including the agoutis and pacas. Syn. -- family Dasyproctidae. WordNet 1.5]
Dasypusn.the type genus of the Dasypodidae. Syn. -- genus Dasypus. WordNet 1.5]
Dasyuridaen.a natural family including the dasyures, native cats, pouched mice, banded anteaters, and Tasmanian devils. Syn. -- family Dasyuridae, family Dasyurinae. WordNet 1.5]
das"y*ure(d, n.[Gr. dasy`s thick, shaggy + o'yra` tail: cf. F. dasyure.]1.(Zo\'94l.)A carnivorous catlike marsupial quadruped of Australia, belonging to the genus Dasyurus, called also native cat. There are several species. 1913 Webster +PJC]
2.(Zo\'94l.)any of several related animals, such as the Tasmanian devil; -- called also ursine dasyure. PJC]
Das`y*u"rine(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Pertaining to, or like, the dasyures. 1913 Webster]
Dasyurusn.the type genus of the family Dasyuridae: native cats. Syn. -- genus Dasyurus. WordNet 1.5]
DATn.[acronym, from Digital AudioTape.]digital audiotape, a digitally encoded tape recording of sound; -- in contrast to the usual analog audio tape. [acronym] WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Da"ta(?), n. pl.[L. pl. of datum.]1.See Datum. 1913 Webster]
2.a collection of facts, observations, or other information related to a particular question or problem; as, the historical data show that the budget deficit is only a small factor in determining interest rates.The term in this sense is used especially in reference to experimental observations collected in the course of a controlled scientific investigation. PJC]
3.(Computers)information, most commonly in the form of a series of binary digits, stored on a physical storage medium for manipulation by a computer program. It is contrasted with the program which is a series of instructions used by the central processing unit of a computer to manipulate the data. In some conputers data and execuatble programs are stored in separate locations. PJC]
databasen.an organized body of related information. WordNet 1.5]
data-basedadj.relying on observation or experiment. Syn. -- experimental, observational. WordNet 1.5]
dat"a*ble(?), a.That may be dated; having a known or ascertainable date. \'bdDatable almost to a year.\'b8 The Century. Syn. -- dateable.
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\'d8Da*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). 1913 Webster]
Da"ta*ry(?), n.[LL. datarius. See Dataria.]1.(R. C. Ch.)An officer in the pope's court, having charge of the Dataria. 1913 Webster]
2.The office or employment of a datary. 1913 Webster]
Date, n.[F. datte, L. dactylus, fr. Gr. , prob. not the same word as da`ktylos finger, but of Semitic origin.](Bot.)The fruit of the date palm; also, the date palm itself. 1913 Webster]
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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 (Diospyros Lotus). --
Date shell, or
Date fish(Zo\'94l.), a bivalve shell, or its inhabitant, of the genus Pholas, and allied genera. See Pholas. 1913 Webster]
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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. 1913 Webster]
And bonds without a date, they say, are void.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
He at once, dates of being, so disposed Akenside. 1913 Webster]
3.Assigned end; conclusion. [R.] 1913 Webster]
What Time would spare, from Steel receives its date.Pope. 1913 Webster]
4.Given or assigned length of life; dyration. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Good luck prolonged hath thy date.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Through his life's whole date.Chapman. 1913 Webster]
To bear date, to have the date named on the face of it; -- said of a writing. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
dated at or from a place. 1913 Webster]
The letter is dated at Philadephia.G. T. Curtis. 1913 Webster]
You will be suprised, I don't question, to find among your correspondencies in foreign parts, a letter dated from Blois.Addison. 1913 Webster]
In the countries of his jornal seems to have been written; parts of it are dated from them.M. Arnold. 1913 Webster]
Date, v. i.To have beginning; to begin; to be dated or reckoned; -- with from. 1913 Webster]
The Batavian republic dates from the successes of the French arms.E. Everett. 1913 Webster]
dateableadj.that can be given a date. Opposite of undatable. [Narrower terms: dated] Syn. -- datable. WordNet 1.5]
a concrete and dateable happeningC. W. Shumaker
datedadj.1.marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past. Syn. -- outmoded; pass\'82.
[WordNet 1.5+PJC]
2.bearing a date; as, dated and stamped documents. WordNet 1.5]
date"less, a.1.Without date; having no fixed time. 1913 Webster]
2.not having a social companion for an occasion; as, to be dateless for the prom. PJC]
Date line. The hypothetical line on the surface of the earth fixed by international or general agreement as a boundary on one side of which the same day shall have a different name and date in the calendar from its name and date on the other side. Also called International Date Line. Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Dat"er(?), n.One who dates. 1913 Webster]
Da*tis"cin(?), n.(Chem.)A white crystalline glucoside extracted from the bastard hemp (Datisca cannabina). 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Dative executor, one appointed by the judge of probate, his office answering to that of an administrator. 1913 Webster]
Da"tive, n.[L. dativus.]The dative case. See Dative, a., 1. 1913 Webster]
Da"tive*ly, adv.As a gift. [R.] 1913 Webster]
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.] 1913 Webster]
Datriln.an analgesic derived from acetanolide; also used as an antipyretic; Datril and Tylenol are trademarks of brands of acetaminophen tablets. See acetaminophen. Syn. -- acetaminophen, Tylenol. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Da"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. 1913 Webster]
Any writer, therefore, who . . . furnishes us with data sufficient to determine the time in which he wrote.Priestley. 1913 Webster]
2.a single piece of information; a fact; especially a piece of information obtained by observation or experiment; -- used mostly in the plural. PJC]
3.pl.(Math.)The quantities or relations which are assumed to be given in any problem. 1913 Webster]
4.(Surveying)a point, line, or level surface used as a reference in measuring elevations.RHUD PJC]
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. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Da*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. 1913 Webster]
D. stramonium), with a prickly capsule (see Illust. of capsule), white flowers and green stem, and Datura tatula, with a purplish tinge of the stem and flowers. Both are narcotic and dangerously poisonous. 1913 Webster]
Da*tu"rine(?), n.[From Datura.](Chem.)Atropine; -- called also daturia and daturina. 1913 Webster]
Daub(d, 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. 1913 Webster]
She took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch.Ex. ii. 3. 1913 Webster]
2.To paint in a coarse or unskillful manner. 1913 Webster]
If a picture is daubed with many bright and glaring colors, the vulgar admire it is an excellent piece.I. Watts. 1913 Webster]
A lame, imperfect piece, rudely daubed over.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.To cover with a specious or deceitful exterior; to disguise; to conceal. 1913 Webster]
So smooth he daubed his vice with show of virtue.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.To flatter excessively or glossy. [R.] 1913 Webster]
I can safely say, however, that, without any daubing at all, Smollett. 1913 Webster]
5.To put on without taste; to deck gaudily. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Let him be daubed with lace.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Daub(d, v. i.To smear; to play the flatterer. 1913 Webster]
His conscience . . . will not daub nor flatter.South. 1913 Webster]
Daub, n.1.A viscous, sticky application; a spot smeared or daubed; a smear. 1913 Webster]
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. qyga`thr, Zend. dughdhar, Skr. duhit; possibly originally, the milker, cf. Skr. duh to milk. 1.The female offspring of the human species; a female child of any age; -- applied also to the lower animals. 1913 Webster]
2.A female descendant; a woman. 1913 Webster]
This woman, being a daughter of Abraham.Luke xiii. 16. 1913 Webster]
Dinah, the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughter of the land.Gen. xxxiv. 1. 1913 Webster]
3.A son's wife; a daughter-in-law. 1913 Webster]
And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters.Ruth. i. 11. 1913 Webster]
4.A term of address indicating parental interest. 1913 Webster]
Daughter, be of good comfort.Matt. ix. 22. 1913 Webster]
Daughter cell(Biol.), one of the cells formed by cell division. See Cell division, under Division. 1913 Webster]
Daugh"ter-in-law`(?), n.; pl.Daughters-in-law.The wife of one's son. 1913 Webster]
Daugh"ter*li*ness(?), n.The state of a daughter, or the conduct becoming a daughter. 1913 Webster]
Daugh"ter*ly, a.Becoming a daughter; filial. 1913 Webster]
Sir Thomas liked her natural and dear daughterly affection towards him.Cavendish. 1913 Webster]
Dauk(?), v. t.See Dawk, v. t., to cut or gush. 1913 Webster]
Daun(?), n.A variant of Dan, a title of honor. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Daunt(d, 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.] 1913 Webster]
2.To repress or subdue the courage of; to check by fear of danger; to cow; to intimidate; to dishearten. 1913 Webster]
Some presences daunt and discourage us.Glanvill.
Syn. -- To dismay; appall. See Dismay. 1913 Webster]
Daunt"er(?), n.One who daunts. 1913 Webster]
dauntingadj.serving to discourage, dishearten, or intimidate; discouraging; disheartening. Opposite of encouraging. Syn. -- intimidating. WordNet 1.5]
daunt"less, a.Incapable of being daunted; undaunted; bold; fearless; intrepid. 1913 Webster]
Dauntless he rose, and to the fight returned.Dryden.
-- Daunt"less*ly, adv. -- Daunt"less*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
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.
{ Dau"phin*ess(?), orDau"phine(?) }, n.The title of the wife of the dauphin. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Dauw(?), n.[D.](Zo\'94l.)The striped quagga, or Burchell's zebra, of South Africa (Asinus Burchellii); -- called also peechi, or peetsi. 1913 Webster]
davallian.any fern of the genus Davallia; they have scaly creeping rhizomes. WordNet 1.5]
Davalliaceaen.one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems; includes genera Araiostegia; Davallia; Davallodes; Gymnogrammitis; Humata; Leucostegia; Scyphularia; Trogostolon. Syn. -- family Davalliaceae. WordNet 1.5]
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. 1913 Webster]
A much battered davenport in one of the windows, at which sat a lady writing.A. B. Edwards. 1913 Webster]
Da*vid"ic(?), a.Of or pertaining to David, the king and psalmist of Israel, or to his family. 1913 Webster]
Daviesian.a genus of Australasian shrubs and subshrubs having small yellow or purple flowers followed by short triangular pods. Syn. -- genus Daviesia. WordNet 1.5]
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. 1913 Webster]
Da"vy Jones"(?). The spirit of the sea; sea devil; -- a term used by sailors. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Da"vy lamp`(?). See Safety lamp, under Lamp. 1913 Webster]
Da"vyne(?), n.[See Davyum.](Min.)A variety of nephelite from Vesuvius. 1913 Webster]
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)? --> 1913 Webster]
Daw(d, 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. 1913 Webster]
The loud daw, his throat daws.Waller. 1913 Webster]
daw was reckoned as a silly bird, and a daw meant a simpleton. See in Shakespeare: -- \'bdThen thou dwellest with daws too.\'b8 (Coriolanus iv. 5, 1. 47.)
Skeat. 1913 Webster]
Daw, v. i.[OE. dawen. See Dawn.]To dawn. [Obs.] See Dawn.Drayton. 1913 Webster]
Daw, v. t.[Contr. fr. Adaw.]1.To rouse. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.To daunt; to terrify. [Obs.] B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Daw"dle(d, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Dawdled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Dawdling(?).][Cf. Daddle.]To waste time in trifling employment; to trifle; to saunter. 1913 Webster]
Come some evening and dawdle over a dish of tea with me.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
We . . . dawdle up and down Pall Mall.Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
Daw"dle, v. t.To waste by trifling; as, to dawdle away a whole morning. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Dawk, n.A hollow, crack, or cut, in timber.Moxon. 1913 Webster]
Dawn(d, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Dawned(d; 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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.To began to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand. \'bdIn dawning youth.\'b8 Dryden. 1913 Webster]
When life awakes, and dawns at every line.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Dawn on our darkness and lend us thine aid.Heber, 1913 Webster]
Dawn, n.1.The break of day; the first appearance of light in the morning; show of approaching sunrise. 1913 Webster]
And oft at dawn, deep noon, or falling eve.Thomson. 1913 Webster]
No sun, no moon, no morn, no noon, dawn, no dusk, no proper time of day.Hood. 1913 Webster]
2.First opening or expansion; first appearance; beginning; rise. \'bdThe dawn of time.\'b8 Thomson. 1913 Webster]
These tender circumstances diffuse a dawn of serenity over the soul.Pope. 1913 Webster]
dawn"ingn.the first light of day; dawn. Syn. -- dawn, morning, aurora, first light, daybreak, break of day, break of the day, dayspring, sunrise, sunup, cockcrow. WordNet 1.5]
Daw"son*ite(?), n.[Named after J. W. Dawson of Montreal.](Min.)A hydrous carbonate of alumina and soda, occuring in white, bladed crustals. 1913 Webster]
Day(d, 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; -- also called daytime. 1913 Webster +PJC]
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. 1913 Webster]
3.Those hours, or the daily recurring period, allotted by usage or law for work. 1913 Webster]
4.A specified time or period; time, considered with reference to the existence or prominence of a person or thing; age; time. 1913 Webster]
A man who was great among the Hellenes of his day.Jowett (Thucyd. ) 1913 Webster]
If my debtors do not keep their day, . . . Dryden. 1913 Webster]
5.(Preceded by the) Some day in particular, as some day of contest, some anniversary, etc. 1913 Webster]
The field of Agincourt, day of Crispin Crispianus.Shak. 1913 Webster]
His name struck fear, his conduct won the day.Roscommon. 1913 Webster]
Day is much used in self-explaining compounds; as, daybreak, daylight, workday, etc. 1913 Webster]
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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. \'bdDay by day we magnify thee.\'b8 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. \'bdWell, niece, I hope to see you one day fitted with a husband.\'b8 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. 1913 Webster]
Day"aks(d, n. pl.(Ethnol.)See Dyaks. 1913 Webster]
day-and-nightadj.same as around-the-clock. Syn. -- around-the-clock, nonstop, round-the-clock. WordNet 1.5]
daybedn.1.an armless couch; a seat by day and a bed by night. Syn. -- divan bed. WordNet 1.5]
2.a long chair; for reclining. Syn. -- chaise longue, chaise. WordNet 1.5]
day boardern.a schoolchild at a boarding school who has meals at school but sleeps at home. WordNet 1.5]
Day"book`(d, 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. 1913 Webster]
dayboyn.a day boarder who is a boy. WordNet 1.5]
Day"break`(d, n.The time of the first appearance of light in the morning. 1913 Webster]
Day"-coal`(d, n.(Mining)The upper stratum of coal, as nearest the light or surface. 1913 Webster]
Day"dream`(-dr, n.A vain fancy speculation; a reverie; a castle in the air; unfounded hope. 1913 Webster]
Mrs. Lambert's little daydream was over.Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
Day"dream`er(?), n.One given to daydreams. 1913 Webster]
Day"flow`er(-flou`, n.(Bot.)A genus consisting mostly of tropical perennial herbs (Commelina), having ephemeral flowers. 1913 Webster]
Day"fly`(d, 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? mayfly is ephemerid of order ephemeroptera [MW10]. "Mayfly" not in 1913 W. --> 1913 Webster]
Day"-la`bor(?), n.Labor hired or performed by the day.Milton. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Day"light`(-l, 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. 1913 Webster]
2.pl.The eyes. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.
<-- 3. any opening in a surrounding enclosure, esp. one affording escape; -- used in the phrase \'bdhead for daylight\'b8. --> 1913 Webster]
day" lil`y, day"lil`y(l. (Bot.)(a)any plant of 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, which often bloom for only one day.(b)A genus of plants (Funkia) differing from the last in having ovate veiny leaves, and large white or blue flowers. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Day"maid`(-m, n.A dairymaid. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Day"mare`(d, 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. 1913 Webster]
Day"-net`(-n, n.A net for catching small birds. 1913 Webster]
Days"man(d, n.[From day in the sense of day fixed for trial.]An umpire or arbiter; a mediator. 1913 Webster]
Neither is there any daysman betwixt us.Job ix. 33. 1913 Webster]
day"spring`(d, n.The beginning of the day, or first appearance of light; the dawn; hence, the beginning.Milton. 1913 Webster]
The tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us.Luke i. 78. 1913 Webster]
day"-star`(d, n.1.The morning star; the star which ushers in the day; -- usually the planet Venus, when seen before and just after sunrise. 1913 Webster +PJC]
A dark place, until the day dawn, and the day-star arise in your hearts.2 Peter i. 19. 1913 Webster]
2.The sun, as the orb of day. [Poetic] 1913 Webster]
So sinks the day-star in the ocean bed, Milton. 1913 Webster]
day"time`(d, n.The time during which there is daylight, as distinguished from the night; same as day, 1; as, during the daytime. 1913 Webster +PJC]
day-to-dayadj.occurring every day. Syn. -- daily, day-after-day. WordNet 1.5]
day"wom`an(d, n.A dairymaid. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Daze(d, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Dazed(d; 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. 1913 Webster]
While flashing beams do daze his feeble eyen.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Such souls, daze the world.Sir H. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
He comes out of the room in a dazed state, that is an odd though a sufficient substitute for interest.Dickens. 1913 Webster]
Daze, n.1.The state of being dazed; as, he was in a daze. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
2.(Mining)A glittering stone. 1913 Webster]
dazedadj.1.stupefied; conscious but unable to think clearly; -- usually caused by a blow or other shock. Syn. -- foggy, groggy, logy, stuporous. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
2.stunned from or as if from repeated blows. Syn. -- punch-drunk, silly, slaphappy. WordNet 1.5]
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. 1913 Webster]
Those heavenly shapes dazzle now the earthly, with their blaze Milton. 1913 Webster]
An unreflected light did never yet Dazzle the vision feminine.Sir H. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
2.To bewilder or surprise with brilliancy or display of any kind. \'bdDazzled and drove back his enemies.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Daz"zle, v. i.1.To be overpoweringly or intensely bright; to excite admiration by brilliancy. 1913 Webster]
Ah, friend! to dazzle, let the vain design.Pope. 1913 Webster]
2.To be overpowered by light; to be confused by excess of brightness. 1913 Webster]
An overlight maketh the eyes dazzle.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
I dare not trust these eyes; dazzle with surprise.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Daz"zle, n.A light of dazzling brilliancy. 1913 Webster]
Daz"zle*ment(?), n.Dazzling flash, glare, or burst of light.Donne. 1913 Webster]
Daz"zling*ly(?), adv.In a dazzling manner. 1913 Webster]
DBMSn.[acronym from DataBase Management System.]a database management system, a software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database. Syn. -- database management system. WordNet 1.5]
D-dayn.1.(Mil.)the day designated for the beginning of a planned attack by a military force; in communications the day is often otherwise unspecified for security reasons; as, the day before D-day the troops will move into position. PJC]
2.6 June 1944, the day of the landing in France, by troops allied against the Germans in World War II. Syn. -- 6 June 1944. WordNet 1.5]
3.the day for commencement or execution of any elaborate planned activity; -- often used jocosely. [informal] PJC]
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. 1913 Webster]
de-accessv. t.to sell or otherwise give up ownership; -- used mostly of artworks in museums. Syn. -- sell off. WordNet 1.5]
deaccession, de-accessionv. t.[de- + accession. Ca. 1970.]to sell (artwork); -- used of sales of art by museums.The word appears to have been coined as a euphemism to avoid the negative connotations of the word \'bdsell\'b8, particularly for works donated by benefactors. The practise is justified as a means of acquiring funds for purchase of more valuable artworks. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Dea"con(d, n.[OE. diakne, deakne, deken, AS. diacon, deacon, L. diaconus, fr. Gr. dia`konos a servant or minister, a minister of the church; of uncertain origin. In sense 2 prob. confused with 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. 1913 Webster]
2.The chairman of an incorporated company. [Scot.] 1913 Webster]
Dea"con(d, v. t.1.To read aloud each line of (a psalm or hymn) before singing it, -- usually with off. [Colloq. New. Eng.] See Line, v. t. 1913 Webster]
lining out the psalm. 1913 Webster]
2.With humorous reference to hypocritical posing: To pack (fruit or vegetables) with the finest specimens on top; to alter slyly the boundaries of (land); to adulterate or doctor (an article to be sold), etc. [Colloq., U. S.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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. 1913 Webster]
Dea"con*hood(?), n.The state of being a deacon; office of a deacon; deaconship. 1913 Webster]
Dea"con*ry(?), n.See Deaconship. 1913 Webster]
Dea"con*ship, n.The office or ministry of a deacon or deaconess. 1913 Webster]
de*ac"ti*vate, v. t.1.To make inactive; to render ineffective; as, to deactivate a bomb; to deactivate a machine; to deactivate the alarm.The deactivation of a machine or device is usually a reversible process; switching off an electrical device may be referred to as deactivation. To render an enzyme or catalyst ineffective is more commonly referred to as to inactivate. PJC]
2.To disband (a military unit, or other group); to discontinue (a group activity); as, to deactivate the regiment; to deactivate the investigation. PJC]
de*ac`ti*va"tion, n.The act or process of deactivating. PJC]
Dead(d, 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. \'bdThe queen, my lord, is dead.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
The crew, all except himself, were dead of hunger.Arbuthnot. 1913 Webster]
Seek him with candle, bring him dead or living.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Destitute of life; inanimate; as, dead matter. 1913 Webster]
3.Resembling death in appearance or quality; without show of life; deathlike; as, a dead sleep. 1913 Webster]
4.Still as death; motionless; inactive; useless; as, dead calm; a dead load or weight. 1913 Webster]
5.So constructed as not to transmit sound; soundless; as, a dead floor. 1913 Webster]
6.Unproductive; bringing no gain; unprofitable; as, dead capital; dead stock in trade. 1913 Webster]
7.Lacking spirit; dull; lusterless; cheerless; as, dead eye; dead fire; dead color, etc. 1913 Webster]
8.Monotonous or unvaried; as, a dead level or pain; a dead wall. \'bdThe ground is a dead flat.\'b8 C. Reade. 1913 Webster]
9.Sure as death; unerring; fixed; complete; as, a dead shot; a dead certainty. 1913 Webster]
I had them a dead bargain.Goldsmith. 1913 Webster]
10.Bringing death; deadly.Shak. 1913 Webster]
11.Wanting in religious spirit and vitality; as, dead faith; dead works. \'bdDead in trespasses.\'b8 Eph. ii. 1. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
14.(Mach.)Not imparting motion or power; as, the dead spindle of a lathe, etc. See Spindle. 1913 Webster]
15.(Elec.)Carrying no current, or producing no useful effect; -- said of a conductor in a dynamo or motor, also of a telegraph wire which has no instrument attached and, therefore, is not in use. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
16.Out of play; regarded as out of the game; -- said of a ball, a piece, or a player under certain conditions in cricket, baseball, checkers, and some other games.
[In golf], a ball is said to lie dead when it lies so near the hole that the player is certain to hole it in the next stroke.Encyc. of Sport. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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. \'bdSerfs held in dead hand.\'b8 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.<-- Hebrew was revived in modern Israel --> --
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)a direct lift, without assistance from mechanical advantage, as from levers, pulleys, etc.; hence, an extreme emergency. \'bd(As we say) at a dead lift.\'b8 Robynson (More's Utopia).(b)(Weighlifting)The lifting of a weight from the ground, without raising it to the shoulders. --
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.<-- sic. naphthalins? --> --
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.] 1913 Webster]
I deme thee, thou must algate be dead.Chaucer.
Syn. -- Inanimate; deceased; extinct. See Lifeless. 1913 Webster]
Dead(d, adv.To a degree resembling death; to the last degree; completely; wholly. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
I was tired of reading, and dead sleepy.Dickens. 1913 Webster]
Dead drunk, so drunk as to be unconscious. 1913 Webster]
Dead(d, n.1.The most quiet or deathlike time; the period of profoundest repose, inertness, or gloom; as, the dead of winter. 1913 Webster]
When the drum beat at dead of night.Campbell. 1913 Webster]
2.One who is dead; -- commonly used collectively. 1913 Webster]
And Abraham stood up from before his dead.Gen. xxiii. 3. 1913 Webster]
Dead, v. t.To make dead; to deaden; to deprive of life, force, or vigor. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Dead, v. i.To die; to lose life or force. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
So iron, as soon as it is out of the fire, deadeth straightway.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
dead` beat"(d, dead"beat`(d. a loafer, sponger, or swindler; especially, one who does not pay his debts. Same as Beat, n., 7. [Low, U.S.] 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Deadbeat escapement. See under Escapement. 1913 Webster]
Dead"born`(?), a.Stillborn.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Dead"en(d, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Deadened(d; 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. 1913 Webster]
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As harper lays his open palm deaden its vibrations.Longfellow. 1913 Webster]
2.To lessen the velocity or momentum of; to retard; as, to deaden a ship's headway. 1913 Webster]
3.To make vapid or spiritless; as, to deaden wine. 1913 Webster]
4.To deprive of gloss or brilliancy; to obscure; as, to deaden gilding by a coat of size. 1913 Webster]
5.To render impervious to sound, as a wall or floor; to deafen. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Dead"en*er(d, n.One who, or that which, deadens or checks. 1913 Webster]
dead"en*ingadj.[p. pr. of verb deaden{3}.]Rendering less lively, intense, or vigorous; as, the deadening effect of some routine tasks. WordNet 1.5]
2.So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; as, the deadening effect of some routine tasks. Syn. -- boring, dreary, ho-hum, irksome, tedious, tiresome, wearisome. WordNet 1.5]
dead"en*ingn.The act of making something futile and useless (as by routine). Syn. -- stultification, impairment. WordNet 1.5]
Dead"-eye`(d, 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. 1913 Webster]
Dead"head`(?), n.1.One who receives free tickets for theaters, public conveyances, etc. [Colloq. U. S.] 1913 Webster]
Dead"house`(?), n.A morgue; a place for the temporary reception and exposure of dead bodies. 1913 Webster]
Dead"ish, a.Somewhat dead, dull, or lifeless; deathlike. 1913 Webster]
The lips put on a deadish paleness.A. Stafford. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Dead"light`(?), n.(Naut.)A strong shutter, made to fit open ports and keep out water in a storm. 1913 Webster]
Dead"li*hood(?), n.State of the dead. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Dead"li*ness, n.The quality of being deadly. 1913 Webster]
dead"lock`(?), n.1.A lock which is not self-latching, but requires a key to throw the bolt forward. 1913 Webster]
2.A counteraction of things, which produces an entire stoppage; a complete obstruction of action. 1913 Webster]
Things are at a deadlock.London Times. 1913 Webster]
The Board is much more likely to be at a deadlock of two to two.The Century. 1913 Webster]
deadlockedadj.at a complete standstill because of opposition of two unrelenting forces or factions. Syn. -- stalemated, blocked. WordNet 1.5]
dead"ly(?), a.1.Capable of causing death; mortal; fatal; destructive; certain or likely to cause death; as, a deadly blow or wound. 1913 Webster]
2.Aiming or willing to destroy; implacable; desperately hostile; flagitious; as, deadly enemies. 1913 Webster]
Thy assailant is quick, skillful, and deadly.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.Subject to death; mortal. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The image of a deadly man.Wyclif (Rom. i. 23). 1913 Webster]
Deadly nightshade(Bot.), a poisonous plant; belladonna. See under Nightshade. 1913 Webster]
dead"ly, adv.1.In a manner resembling, or as if produced by, death; deathly. \'bdDeadly pale.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.In a manner to occasion death; mortally. 1913 Webster]
The groanings of a deadly wounded man.Ezek. xxx. 24. 1913 Webster]
3.In an implacable manner; destructively. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
dead-onadj.precisely accurate and to the point; as, a dead-on feel for characterization. [prenominal and informal] Syn. -- precise. WordNet 1.5]
She avoids big scenes . . . preferring to rely on small gestures and dead-on dialogue.Peter S. Prescott WordNet 1.5]
Dead"-pay`(?), n.Pay drawn for soldiers, or others, really dead, whose names are kept on the rolls. 1913 Webster]
O you commanders, dead-pays.Massinger. 1913 Webster]
Dead"-reck`on*ing(?), n.(Naut.)See under Dead, a. 1913 Webster]
Deads(?), n. pl.(Mining)The substances which inclose the ore on every side. 1913 Webster]
Dead"-stroke`(?), a.(Mech.)Making a stroke without recoil; deadbeat. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Dead"wood`(?), n.1.(Naut.)A mass of timbers built into the bow and stern of a vessel to give solidity. 1913 Webster]
2.Dead trees or branches; useless material. 1913 Webster]
3. [fig.] People who are unproductive; -- used especially in reference to employees. PJC]
Dead"works`(?), n. pl.(Naut.)The parts of a ship above the water when she is laden. 1913 Webster]
Deaf(dor d, 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. tyflo`s (for qyflo`s) blind, ty^fos smoke, vapor, folly, and to G. 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. 1913 Webster]
Come on my right hand, for this ear is deaf.Shak. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
O, that men's ears should be deaf, but not to flattery!Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.Deprived of the power of hearing; deafened. 1913 Webster]
Deaf with the noise, I took my hasty flight.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
A deaf murmur through the squadron went.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
5.Decayed; tasteless; dead; as, a deaf nut; deaf corn. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Deaf(?; 277), v. t.To deafen. [Obs.] Dryden. 1913 Webster]
deaf-aidn.an electronic device which amplifies sound and is worn to compensate for poor hearing. Syn. -- hearing aid. WordNet 1.5]
deaf and dumb, deaf-and-dumbadj.both deaf and unable to speak; without the sense of hearing or the faculty of speech. Same as Deaf-mute. 1913 Webster +PJC]
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. 1913 Webster]
Deafened and stunned with their promiscuous cries.Addison. 1913 Webster]
2.(Arch.)To render impervious to sound, as a partition or floor, by filling the space within with mortar, by lining with paper, etc. 1913 Webster]
deafenedadj.rendered deaf. WordNet 1.5]
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; sound insulation. 1913 Webster]
deaf"en*ing, a.extremely loud; so loud as to cause deafness; as, a disco with rock music played at a deafening volume. PJC]
Deaf"ly, adv.Without sense of sounds; obscurely. 1913 Webster]
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.] 1913 Webster]
Deaf-mutes are still so called, even when, by artificial methods, they have been taught to speak imperfectly. 1913 Webster]
deaf-muteness, deaf-mutismn.the condition of being a deaf-mute; a congenital deafness that results in inability to speak. 1913 Webster WordNet 1.5]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.Unwillingness to hear; voluntary rejection of what is addressed to the understanding. 1913 Webster]
Nervous deafness, a variety of deafness dependent upon morbid change in some portion of the nervous system, especially the auditory nerve. 1913 Webster]
Deal(d, 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. 1913 Webster]
Three tenth deals [parts of an ephah] of flour.Num. xv. 9. 1913 Webster]
As an object of science it [the Celtic genius] may count for a good deal . . . as a spiritual power.M. Arnold. 1913 Webster]
She was resolved to be a good deal more circumspect.W. Black. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.The process of dealing cards to the players; also, the portion disturbed. 1913 Webster]
The deal, the shuffle, and the cut.Swift. 1913 Webster]
4.An arrangement to attain a desired result by a combination of interested parties; -- applied to stock speculations and political bargains. [Slang] 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Whole deal is a general term for planking one and one half inches thick. 1913 Webster]
6.Wood of the pine or fir; as, a floor of deal. 1913 Webster]
Deal tree, a fir tree.Dr. Prior. 1913 Webster]
Deal, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Dealt(d; 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. 1913 Webster]
Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry?Is. lviii. 7. 1913 Webster]
And Rome deals out her blessings and her gold.Tickell. 1913 Webster]
The nightly mallet deals resounding blows.Gay. 1913 Webster]
Hissing through the skies, the feathery deaths were dealt.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Deal, v. i.1.To make distribution; to share out in portions, as cards to the players. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
They buy and sell, they deal and traffic.South. 1913 Webster]
This is to drive to wholesale trade, when all other petty merchants deal but for parcels.Dr. H. More. 1913 Webster]
3.To act as an intermediary in business or any affairs; to manage; to make arrangements; -- followed by between or with. 1913 Webster]
Sometimes he that deals between man and man, raiseth his own credit with both, by pretending greater interest than he hath in either.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
4.To conduct one's self; to behave or act in any affair or towards any one; to treat. 1913 Webster]
If he will deal clearly and impartially, . . . he will acknowledge all this to be true.Tillotson. 1913 Webster]
5.To contend (with); to treat (with), by way of opposition, check, or correction; as, he has turbulent passions to deal with. 1913 Webster]
To deal by, to treat, either well or ill; as, to deal well by servants. \'bdSuch an one deals not fairly by his own mind.\'b8 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. \'bdDealing with witches.\'b8 Shak.(b)To reprove solemnly; to expostulate with. 1913 Webster]
The deacons of his church, who, to use their own phrase, \'bddealt with him\'b8 on the sin of rejecting the aid which Providence so manifestly held out.Hawthorne. 1913 Webster]
Return . . . and I will deal well with thee.Gen. xxxii. 9. 1913 Webster]
De*al"bate(?), v. t.[L. dealbatus, p. p. of dealbare. See Daub.]To whiten. [Obs.] Cockeram. 1913 Webster]
De`al*ba"tion(?), n.[L. dealbatio: cf. F. d\'82albation.]Act of bleaching; a whitening. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.One who distributes cards to the players. 1913 Webster]
Deal"fish`(?), n.[From deal a long, narrow plank.](Zo\'94l.)A long, thin fish of the arctic seas (Trachypterus arcticus). 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
De*am"bu*late(?), v. i.[L. deambulare, deambulatum; de- + ambulare to walk.]To walk abroad. [Obs.] Cockeram. 1913 Webster]
De*am`bu*la"tion(?), n.[L. deambulatio.]A walking abroad; a promenading. [Obs.] Sir T. Elyot. 1913 Webster]
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.] \'bdDeambulatory actors.\'b8 Bp. Morton. 1913 Webster]
De*am"bu*la*to*ry, n.[L. deambulatorium.]A covered place in which to walk; an ambulatory. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
3.The head or presiding officer in the faculty of some colleges or universities. 1913 Webster]
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.] 1913 Webster]
5.The chief or senior of a company on occasion of ceremony; as, the dean of the diplomatic corps; -- so called by courtesy. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Dean"er*y(?), n.; pl.Deaneries(.1.The office or the revenue of a dean. See the Note under Benefice, n., 3. 1913 Webster]
2.The residence of a dean.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.The territorial jurisdiction of a dean. 1913 Webster]
Each archdeaconry is divided into rural deaneries, and each deanery is divided into parishes.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
Dean"ship, n.The office of a dean. 1913 Webster]
I dont't value your deanship a straw.Swift. 1913 Webster]
Dear(d, a.[Compar.Dearer(d; superl.Dearest(d.][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. 1913 Webster]
The cheapest of us is ten groats too dear.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Marked by scarcity or dearth, and exorbitance of price; as, a dear year. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
There came a dearth over all the land of Egypt.Acts vii. 11. 1913 Webster]
He with her press'd, she faint with dearth.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Dearth of plot, and narrowness of imagination.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
De`ar*tic"u*late(?), v. t.To disjoint. 1913 Webster]
Dear"y(?), n.A dear; a darling. [Familiar] 1913 Webster]
De"as(?), n.See Dais. [Scot.] 1913 Webster]
Death(d, n.[OE. deth, dea, AS. de\'a0; akin to OS. d, D. dood, G. tod, Icel. dau, Sw. & Dan. d\'94d, Goth. dau; 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. 1913 Webster]
Local death is going on at all 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. 1913 Webster]
2.Total privation or loss; extinction; cessation; as, the death of memory. 1913 Webster]
The death of a language can not be exactly compared with the death of a plant.J. Peile. 1913 Webster]
3.Manner of dying; act or state of passing from life. 1913 Webster]
A death that I abhor.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Let me die the death of the righteous.Num. xxiii. 10. 1913 Webster]
4.Cause of loss of life. 1913 Webster]
Swiftly flies the feathered death.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
He caught his death the last county sessions.Addison. 1913 Webster]
5.Personified: The destroyer of life, -- conventionally represented as a skeleton with a scythe. 1913 Webster]
Death! great proprietor of all.Young. 1913 Webster]
And I looked, and behold a pale horse; and his name that sat on him was Death.Rev. vi. 8. 1913 Webster]
6.Danger of death. \'bdIn deaths oft.\'b8 2 Cor. xi. 23. 1913 Webster]
7.Murder; murderous character. 1913 Webster]
Not to suffer a man of death to live.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
8.(Theol.)Loss of spiritual life. 1913 Webster]
To be carnally minded is death.Rom. viii. 6. 1913 Webster]
9.Anything so dreadful as to be like death. 1913 Webster]
It was death to them to think of entertaining such doctrines.Atterbury. 1913 Webster]
And urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto death.Judg. xvi. 16. 1913 Webster]
Death 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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
The death bell thrice was heard to ring.Mickle.
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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. 1913 Webster]
And round about in reel and rout, death fires danced at night.Coleridge.
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Death grapple, a grapple or struggle for life. --
Death in life, a condition but little removed from death; a living death. [Poetic] \'bdLay lingering out a five years' death in life.\'b8 Tennyson. --
Death rate, the relation or ratio of the number of deaths to the population. 1913 Webster]
At all ages the death rate is higher in towns than in rural districts.Darwin.
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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. 1913 Webster]
Have the gates of death been opened unto thee?Job xxxviii. 17.
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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. \'bdIt was one who should be the death of both his parents.\'b8 Milton.
Syn. -- Death, Decease, Demise, 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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
That often-quoted passage from Lord Hervey in which the Queen's deathbed is described.Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Death"blow`(?), n.A mortal or crushing blow; a stroke or event which kills or destroys. 1913 Webster]
The deathblow of my hope.Byron. 1913 Webster]
Death"ful(?), a.1.Full of death or slaughter; murderous; destructive; bloody. 1913 Webster]
These eyes behold deathful scene.Pope. 1913 Webster]
2.Liable to undergo death; mortal. 1913 Webster]
The deathless gods and deathful earth.Chapman. 1913 Webster]
Death"ful*ness, n.Appearance of death.Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
death" knell`, n.1.A stroke or tolling of a bell, announcing a death; a knell{1}. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence: (figuratively) A sign or harbinger of the end, death, or passing away of anything. PJC]
Death"less, a.Not subject to death, destruction, or extinction; immortal; undying; imperishable; as, deathless beings; deathless fame. 1913 Webster]
Death"ly, adv.Deadly; as, deathly pale or sick. 1913 Webster]
death-rolln.a list of persons killed in a war or other disaster. WordNet 1.5]
Death's"-head`(?), n.A naked human skull as the emblem of death; the head of the conventional personification of death. 1913 Webster]
I had rather be married to a death's-head with a bone in his mouth.Shak. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Deaths"man(?), n.An executioner; a headsman or hangman. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Death"ward(?), adv.Toward death. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
She is always seeing apparitions and hearing deathwatches.Addison. 1913 Webster]
I did not hear the dog howl, mother, or the deathwatch beat.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
2.The guard set over a criminal before his execution. 1913 Webster]
De*au"rate(?), a.[L. deauratus, p. p. of deaurare to gild; de- + aurum gold.]Gilded. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
De*au"rate(?), v. t.To gild. [Obs.] Bailey. 1913 Webster]
De`au*ra"tion(?), n.Act of gilding. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Deave(?), v. t.[See Deafen.]To stun or stupefy with noise; to deafen. [Scot.] 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
De`bac*cha"tion(?), n.[L. debacchatio.]Wild raving or debauchery. [R.] Prynne. 1913 Webster]
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.]1.(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. 1913 Webster]
2.A sudden breaking up or breaking loose; a violent dispersion or disruption; impetuous rush; outburst. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3.a complete and ludicrous failure; a rout, as of an army; a great disaster; a fiasco. PJC]
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. 1913 Webster]
Yet not so strictly hath our Lord imposed debar us when we need Milton. 1913 Webster]
Their wages were so low as to debar them, not only from the comforts but from the common decencies of civilized life.Buckle. 1913 Webster]
De*barb"(?), v. t.[Pref. de- + L. barba beard.]To deprive of the beard. [Obs.] Bailey. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
The debarkation, therefore, had to take place by small steamers.U. S. Grant. 1913 Webster]
De*bar"ment(?), n.Hindrance from approach; exclusion. 1913 Webster]
De*bar"rass(?), v. t.[Cf. F. d\'82barrasser. See Embarrass.]To disembarrass; to relieve. [R.] 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
The coin which was adulterated and debased.Hale. 1913 Webster]
It is a kind of taking God's name in vain to debase religion with such frivolous disputes.Hooker. 1913 Webster]
And to debase the sons, exalts the sires.Pope.
Syn. -- To abase; degrade. See Abase. 1913 Webster]
De*based"(?), a.(Her.)Turned upside down from its proper position; inverted; reversed. 1913 Webster]
De*base"ment(?), n.The act of debasing or the state of being debased.Milton. 1913 Webster]
De*bas"er(?), n.One who, or that which, debases. 1913 Webster]
De*bas"ing*ly, adv.In a manner to debase. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
The Debatable Landor
, a tract of land between the Esk and the Sark, claimed by both England and Scotland; the Batable Ground. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
A wise council . . . that did debate this business.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Debate thy cause with thy neighbor himself.Prov. xxv. 9.
Syn. -- To argue; discuss; dispute; controvert. See Argue, and Discuss. 1913 Webster]
De*bate", v. i.1.To engage in strife or combat; to fight. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Well could he tourney and in lists debate.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
He presents that great soul debating upon the subject of life and death with his intimate friends.Tatler. 1913 Webster]
De*bate", n.[F. d\'82bat, fr. d\'82battre. See Debate, v. t.]1.A fight or fighting; contest; strife. [Archaic] 1913 Webster]
On the day of the Trinity next ensuing was a great debate . . . and in that murder there were slain . . . fourscore.R. of Gloucester. 1913 Webster]
But question fierce and proud reply debate.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Heard, noted, answer'd, as in full debate.Pope. 1913 Webster]
3.Subject of discussion. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Statutes and edicts concerning this debate.Milton. 1913 Webster]
De*bate"ful(?), a.Full of contention; contentious; quarrelsome. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
A serious question and debatement with myself.Milton. 1913 Webster]
De*bat"er(?), n.One who debates; one given to argument; a disputant; a controvertist. 1913 Webster]
Debate where leisure serves with dull debaters.Shak. 1913 Webster]
De*bat"ing, n.The act of discussing or arguing; discussion. 1913 Webster]
Debating societyor
Debating club, a society or club for the purpose of debate and improvement in extemporaneous speaking. 1913 Webster]
De*bat"ing*ly, adv.In the manner of a debate. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Learning not debauched by ambition.Burke. 1913 Webster]
A man must have got his conscience thoroughly debauched and hardened before he can arrive to the height of sin.South. 1913 Webster]
Her pride debauched her judgment and her eyes.Cowley. 1913 Webster]
De*bauch", n.[Cf. F. d\'82bauche.]1.Excess in eating or drinking; intemperance; drunkenness; lewdness; debauchery. 1913 Webster]
The first physicians by debauch were made.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.An act or occasion of debauchery. 1913 Webster]
Silenus, from his night's debauch, Cowley. 1913 Webster]
De*bauch"ed*ly(?), adv.In a profligate manner. 1913 Webster]
De*bauch"ed*ness, n.The state of being debauched; intemperance.Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
Deb`au*chee"(?), n.[F. d\'82bauch\'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. 1913 Webster]
De*bauch"er(?), n.One who debauches or corrupts others; especially, a seducer to lewdness. 1913 Webster]
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De*bauch"er*y(?), n.; pl.Debaucheries(.1.Corruption of fidelity; seduction from virtue, duty, or allegiance. 1913 Webster]
The republic of Paris will endeavor to complete the debauchery of the army.Burke. 1913 Webster]
2.Excessive indulgence of the appetites; especially, excessive indulgence of lust; intemperance; sensuality; habitual lewdness. 1913 Webster]
Oppose . . . debauchery by temperance.Sprat. 1913 Webster]
De*bauch"ment(?), n.The act of corrupting; the act of seducing from virtue or duty. 1913 Webster]
De*beige"(?), n.[F. de of + beige the natural color of wool.]A kind of woolen or mixed dress goods.[Written also debage.] 1913 Webster]
De*bel"(?), v. t.[Cf. F. d\'82beller. See Debellate.]To conquer. [Obs.] Milton. 1913 Webster]
De*bel"late(?), v. t.[L. debellatus, p. p. of debellare to subdue; de- + bellum war.]To subdue; to conquer in war. [Obs.] Speed. 1913 Webster]
Deb`el*la"tion(?), n.[LL. debellatio.]The act of conquering or subduing. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8De be"ne es"se(?). [L.](Law)Of well being; of formal sufficiency for the time; conditionally; provisionally.Abbott. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.A customhouse certificate entitling an exporter of imported goods to a drawback of duties paid on their importation.Burrill. 1913 Webster]
It is applied in England to deeds of mortgage given by railway companies for borrowed money; also to municipal and other bonds and securities for money loaned. 1913 Webster]
3.Any of various instruments issued, esp. by corporations, as evidences of debt. Such instruments (often called
debenture bonds) are generally, through not necessarily, under seal, and are usually secured by a mortgage or other charge upon property; they may be registered or unregistered. A debenture secured by a mortgage on specific property is called a
mortgage debenture; one secured by a floating charge (which see), a
floating debenture; one not secured by any charge
a naked debenture. In general the term debenture in British usage designates any security issued by companies other than their shares, including, therefore, what are in the United States commonly called bonds. When used in the United States debenture generally designates an instrument secured by a floating charge junior to other charges secured by fixed mortgages, or, specif., one of a series of securities secured by a group of securities held in trust for the benefit of the debenture holders. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
De*ben"tured(?; 135), a.Entitled to drawback or debenture; as, debentured goods. 1913 Webster]
Debenture stock. (Finance)The debt or series of debts, collectively, represented by a series of debentures; a debt secured by a trust deed of property for the benefit of the holders of shares in the debt or of a series of debentures. By the terms of much debenture stock the holders are not entitled to demand payment until the winding up of the company or default in payment; in the case of railway debentures, they cannot demand payment of the principal, and the debtor company cannot redeem the stock, except by authority of an act of Parliament. [Eng.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Deb"ile(?), a.[L. debilis: cf. F. d\'82bile. See Debility.]Weak. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
De*bil"i*tant(?), a.[L. debilitants, p. pr.](Med.)Diminishing the energy of organs; reducing excitement; as, a debilitant drug. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Various ails debilitate the mind.Jenyns. 1913 Webster]
The debilitated frame of Mr. Bertram was exhausted by this last effort.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bookkeeping)To enter on the debtor (Dr.) side of an account; as, to debit the amount of goods sold. 1913 Webster]
Deb"it card`(?), n.[See debit.]a small usually plastic card with a magnetic coded number, similar to a credit card, which is used to pay for purchases by the electronic deduction of a sum of money (a debit) directly from the card-holder's bank account. Such cards do not require the establishment of a credit line, and such transactions do not incur any interest payments. 1913 Webster]
Deb"it*or(?), n.[L. See Debtor.]A debtor. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
De`bi*tu`mi*ni*za"tion(?), n.The act of depriving of bitumen. 1913 Webster]
De`bi*tu"mi*nize(?), v. t.To deprive of bitumen. 1913 Webster]
\'d8D\'82`blai"(?), n.[F.](Fort.)The cavity from which the earth for parapets, etc. (remblai), is taken. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Was never prince so meek and debonair.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Deb`o*nair"i*ty(?), n.[OF. debonairet\'82, F. d\'82bonnairet\'82.]Debonairness. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Battalions debouching on the plain.Prescott. 1913 Webster]
2.(Geog.)To issue; -- said of a stream passing from a gorge out into an open valley or a plain. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8D\'82`bou`ch\'82"(?), n.[F.]A place for exit; an outlet; hence, a market for goods. 1913 Webster]
The d\'82bouch\'82s were ordered widened to afford easy egress.The Century. 1913 Webster]
\'d8D\'82`bou`chure"(?), n.[F.]The outward opening of a river, of a valley, or of a strait. 1913 Webster]
De*brief"(?), v.to interrogate (a person) who has recently experienced an event, to obtain information about that experience; -- used especially of military pilots or diplomatic agents who have just returned from a mission. PJC]
De*bride"(?), v.to remove (e. g., dead tissue) surgically from a wound. PJC]
De*bride"ment(?), n.the surgical excision of dead, contaminated, or damaged tissue, and foreign matter, especially from a wound. PJC]
\'d8D\'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. 1913 Webster]
2.Rubbish, especially such as results from the destruction of anything; remains; ruins. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Your son, my lord, has paid a soldier's debt.Shak. 1913 Webster]
When you run in debt, you give to another power over your liberty.Franklin. 1913 Webster]
2.A duty neglected or violated; a fault; a sin; a trespass. \'bdForgive us our debts.\'b8 Matt. vi. 12. 1913 Webster]
3.(Law)An action at law to recover a certain specified sum of money alleged to be due.Burrill. 1913 Webster]
Bond debt,
Book debt, etc. See under Bond, Book, etc. --
Debt of nature, death. 1913 Webster]
Debt"ed, p. a.Indebted; obliged to. [R.] 1913 Webster]
I stand debted to this gentleman.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Debt*ee"(?), n.(Law)One to whom a debt is due; creditor; -- correlative to debtor.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
Debt"less(?), a.Free from debt.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
[I 'll] bring your latter hazard back again, debtor for the first.Shak. 1913 Webster]
In Athens an insolvent debtor became slave to his creditor.Mitford. 1913 Webster]
Debtors for our lives to you.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
De*bul"li*ate(?), v. i.[Pref. d\'82- + L. bullire to boil.]To boil over. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
De*burse"(?), v. t. & i.[Pref. de + L. bursa purse.]To disburse. [Obs.] Ludlow. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
\'d8D\'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.
\'d8D\'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. 1913 Webster]
D\'82`bu`tante"(?), fem. n.A young woman making her first appearance in society, especially one who is one of the honorees at a debutante cotillion. See cotillion{4}. PJC]
Dec"a-(?). pref.[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. 1913 Webster]
\'d8De*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.
{ 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. 1913 Webster]
2.Something consisting of ten parts.W. Watson. 1913 Webster]
Dec`a*cu"mi*na`ted(?), a.[L. decacuminare to cut off the top. See Cacuminate.]Having the point or top cut off. [Obs.] Bailey. 1913 Webster]
Dec"ad(?), n.A decade. 1913 Webster]
Averill was a decad and a half his elder.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Dec"a*dal(?), a.Pertaining to ten; consisting of tens. 1913 Webster]
Dec"ade(?), n.[F. d\'82cade, L. decas, -adis, fr. Gr. de`ka ten. See 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.] 1913 Webster]
During this notable decade of years.Gladstone.
{ 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. \'bdThe old castle, where the family lived in their decadence.\'b8Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
De*ca"dent(?), n.One that is decadent, or deteriorating; esp., one characterized by, or exhibiting, the qualities of those who are degenerating to a lower type; -- specif. applied to a certain school of modern French writers.
The decadents and \'91sthetes, and certain types of realists.C. L. Dana.
The business men of a great State allow their State to be represented in Congress by \'bddecadents\'b8.The Century. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Dec"a*dist(?), n.A writer of a book divided into decades; as, Livy was a decadist. [R.] 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
De*cag"o*nal(?), a.Pertaining to a decagon; having ten sides.
{ Dec"a*gram, Dec"a*gramme }(?), n.[F. d\'82cagramme; Gr. de`ka ten + F. gramme. See Gram.]A weight of the metric system; ten grams, equal to about 154.32 grains avoirdupois. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Dec`a*gyn"i*a(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. de`ka ten + (Bot.)A Linn\'91an order of plants characterized by having ten styles.
{ Dec`a*gyn"i*an(?), Dec*cag"y*nous(?), }a.[Cf. F. d\'82cagyne.](Bot.)Belonging to the Decagynia; having ten styles. 1913 Webster]
Dec`a*he"dral(?), a.Having ten sides. 1913 Webster]
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.] 1913 Webster]
De*cal`ci*fi*ca"tion(?), n.The removal of calcareous matter. 1913 Webster]
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.
{ 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.
{ Dec"a*li`ter, Dec"a*li`tre }(?), n.[F. d\'82calitre; Gr. de`ka ten + F. 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. 1913 Webster]
Dec"a*log(?; 115), n.Decalogue. 1913 Webster]
De*cal"o*gist(?), n.One who explains the decalogue.J. Gregory. 1913 Webster]
Dec"a*logue(?; 115), n.[F. d\'82calogue, L. decalogus, fr. Gr. de`ka ten + Ten.]The Ten Commandments or precepts given by God to Moses on Mount Sinai, and originally written on two tables of stone. 1913 Webster]
De*cam"e*ron(?), n.[It. decamerone, fr. Gr. de`ka ten + "hme`ra day: cf. F. d\'82cam\'82ron.]A celebrated collection of tales, supposed to be related in ten days; -- written in the 14th century, by Boccaccio, an Italian.
{ Dec"a*me`ter, Dec"a*me`tre }(?), n.[F. d\'82cam\'8atre; Gr. de`ka ten + m\'8atre. See Meter.]A measure of length in the metric system; ten meters, equal to about 393.7 inches. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence, to depart suddenly; to run away; -- generally used disparagingly. 1913 Webster]
The fathers were ordered to decamp, and the house was once again converted into a tavern.Goldsmith. 1913 Webster]
De*camp"ment(?), n.[Cf. F. d\'82campement.]Departure from a camp; a marching off. 1913 Webster]
Dec"a*nal(?; 277), a.[Cf. F. d\'82canal. See Dean.]Pertaining to a dean or deanery. 1913 Webster]
His rectorial as well as decanal residence.Churton. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
\'d8De*can"dri*a(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. de`ka ten + (Bot.)A Linn\'91an class of plants characterized by having ten stamens.
{ De*can"dri*an(?), De*can"drous(?), }a.[Cf. F. d\'82candre.](Bot.)Belonging to the Decandria; having ten stamens. 1913 Webster]
Dec"ane(?), n.[See Deca-.](Chem.)A liquid hydrocarbon, C10H22, of the paraffin series, including several isomeric modifications. 1913 Webster]
Dec*an"gu*lar(?), a.[Pref. deca- + angular.]Having ten angles. 1913 Webster]
\'d8De*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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
De*can"tate(?), v. t.To decant. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.One who decants liquors. 1913 Webster]
De*caph"yl*lous(?), a.[Pref. deca- + Gr. d\'82caphylle.](Bot.)Having ten leaves. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.To remove summarily from office. [Colloq. U. S.] 1913 Webster]
decapitatedadj.having had the head cut off. Syn. -- beheaded. WordNet 1.5]
De*cap`i*ta"tion(?), n.[LL. decapitatio: cf. F. d\'82capitation.]The act of beheading; beheading. 1913 Webster]
Dec"a*pod(d, n.[Cf. F. d\'82capode.](Zo\'94l.)A crustacean with ten feet or legs, as a crab; one of the Decapoda. Also used adjectively, as a decapod crustacean. 1913 Webster]
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\'d8De*cap"o*da(d, prop. n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. de`ka ten + poy`s, podo`s, foot.]1.(Zo\'94l.)The order of Crustacea which includes the shrimps, lobsters, crabs, etc. 1913 Webster]
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2.(Zo\'94l.)A division of the dibranchiate cephalopods including the cuttlefishes and squids. See Decacera.
{ De*cap"o*dal(?), De*cap"o*dous(?), }a.(Zo\'94l.)Belonging to the decapods; having ten feet; ten-footed. 1913 Webster]
De*car"bon*ate(?), v. t.To deprive of carbonic acid. 1913 Webster]
De*car`bon*i*za"tion(?), n.The action or process of depriving a substance of carbon. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Decarbonized iron. See Malleable iron. --
Decarbonized steel, homogenous wrought iron made by a steel process, as that of Bessemer; ingot iron. 1913 Webster]
De*car"bon*i`zer(?), n.He who, or that which, decarbonizes a substance. 1913 Webster]
De*car`bu*ri*za"tion(?), n.The act, process, or result of decarburizing. 1913 Webster]
De*car"bu*rize(?), v. t.To deprive of carbon; to remove the carbon from. 1913 Webster]
De*card"(?), v. t.To discard. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
You have cast those by, decarded them.J. Fletcher. 1913 Webster]
De*car"di*nal*ize(?), v. t.To depose from the rank of cardinal. 1913 Webster]
Dec"a*stere(?), n.[L. d\'82cast\'8are; Gr. de`ka ten + F. st\'8are a stere.](Metric System)A measure of capacity, equal to ten steres, or ten cubic meters. 1913 Webster]
Dec"a*stich(?), n.[Pref. deca- + Gr. sti`chos a row, a line of writing, a verse.]A poem consisting of ten lines. 1913 Webster]
Dec"a*style(?), a.[Gr. de`ka ten + sty`los a column.](Arch.)Having ten columns in front; -- said of a portico, temple, etc. -- n.A portico having ten pillars or columns in front. 1913 Webster]
Dec`a*syl*lab"ic(?), a.[Pref. deca- + syllabic: cf. F. d\'82casyllabique, d\'82casyllable.]Having, or consisting of, ten syllables. 1913 Webster]
de*cath"lon(?), n.[See Deca-; Pentathlon.]In the modern Olympic Games, a composite contest consisting of a 100-meter run, a broad jump, putting the shot, a running high-jump, a 400-meter run, throwing the discus, a 100-meter hurdle race, pole vaulting, throwing the javelin, and a 1500-meter run. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Dec`a*to"ic(?), a.(Chem.)Pertaining to, or derived from, decane. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, decay.Goldsmith. 1913 Webster]
De*cay", v. t.1.To cause to decay; to impair. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Infirmity, that decays the wise.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To destroy. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Perhaps my God, though he be far before, decays.Herbert. 1913 Webster]
His [Johnson's] failure was not to be ascribed to intellectual decay.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Which has caused the decay of the consonants to follow somewhat different laws.James Byrne. 1913 Webster]
He that plots to be the only figure among ciphers, is the decay of the whole age.Bacon.
Syn. -- Decline; consumption. See Decline. 1913 Webster]
decayableadj.susceptible to decay. Syn. -- putrescible, putrefiable, spoilable. WordNet 1.5]
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. 1913 Webster]
De*cay"er(?), n.A causer of decay. [R.] 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
His decease, which he should accomplish at Jerusalem.Luke ix. 31. 1913 Webster]
And I, the whilst you mourn for his decease, Spenser.
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. 1913 Webster]
Making the ephah small and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit.Amos viii. 5. 1913 Webster]
Friendly to man, far from deceit or guile.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Yet still we hug the dear deceit.N. Cotton. 1913 Webster]
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.
De*ceit"ful*ly, adv.With intent to deceive. 1913 Webster]
De*ceit"ful*ness, n.1.The disposition to deceive; as, a man's deceitfulness may be habitual. 1913 Webster]
2.The quality of being deceitful; as, the deceitfulness of a man's practices. 1913 Webster]
3.Tendency to mislead or deceive. \'bdThe deceitfulness of riches.\'b8 Matt. xiii. 22. 1913 Webster]
De*ceit"less, a.Free from deceit.Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
De*ceiv"a*ble(?), a.[F. d\'82cevable.]1.Fitted to deceive; deceitful. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The fraud of deceivable traditions.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Subject to deceit; capable of being misled. 1913 Webster]
Blind, and thereby deceivable.Milton. 1913 Webster]
De*ceiv"a*ble*ness, n.1.Capability of deceiving. 1913 Webster]
With all deceivableness of unrighteousness.2 Thess. ii. 10. 1913 Webster]
2.Liability to be deceived or misled; as, the deceivableness of a child. 1913 Webster]
De*ceiv"a*bly, adv.In a deceivable manner. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.2 Tim. iii. 13. 1913 Webster]
Nimble jugglers that deceive the eye.Shak. 1913 Webster]
What can 'scape the eye deceive his heart?Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.To beguile; to amuse, so as to divert the attention; to while away; to take away as if by deception. 1913 Webster]
These occupations oftentimes deceived Wordsworth. 1913 Webster]
3.To deprive by fraud or stealth; to defraud. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
De*ceiv"er(?), n.One who deceives; one who leads into error; a cheat; an impostor. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
deceleratev. i.1.1to reduce speed; as, The car decelerated. Opposite of accelerate. Syn. -- slow, slow down, slow up, retard. WordNet 1.5]
deceleratev. t.to cause to reduce speed. Opposite of accelerate. Syn. -- slow down. WordNet 1.5]
decelerationn.a decrease in velocity. Opposite of acceleration Syn. -- slowing, retardation. WordNet 1.5]
De*cem"ber(d, prop. 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. 1913 Webster]
2.Fig.: With reference to the end of the year and to the winter season; as, the December of his life. 1913 Webster]
De*cem"brist(?), n.(Russian Hist.)One of those who conspired for constitutional government against the Emperor Nicholas on his accession to the throne at the death of Alexander I., in December, 1825; -- called also Dekabrist.
He recalls the history of the decembrists . . . that gallant band of revolutionists.G. Kennan. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
De`cem*den"tate(?), a.[L. decem ten + E. dentate.]Having ten points or teeth. 1913 Webster]
De*cem"fid(d, a.[L. decem ten + root of findere to cleave.](Bot.)Cleft into ten parts. 1913 Webster]
De`cem*loc"u*lar(?), a.[L. decem ten + E. locular.](Bot.)Having ten cells for seeds. 1913 Webster]
De*cem"pe*dal(d, a.[L. decem ten + E. pedal.]1.Ten feet in length. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)Having ten feet; decapodal. [R.] Bailey. 1913 Webster]
De*cem"vir(d, n.; pl. E. Decemvirs(#), L. Decemviri(#).[L., fr. decem ten + vir a man.]1.One of a body of ten magistrates in ancient Rome. 1913 Webster]
decemvirs was given to various bodies of Roman magistrates. The most celebrated decemvirs framed \'bdthe laws of the Twelve Tables,\'b8 about 450 B. C., and had absolute authority for three years. 1913 Webster]
2.A member of any body of ten men in authority. 1913 Webster]
De*cem"vi*ral(?), a.[L. decemviralis.]Pertaining to the decemvirs in Rome. 1913 Webster]
De*cem"vi*rate(?), n.[L. decemviratus.]1.The office or term of office of the decemvirs in Rome. 1913 Webster]
2.A body of ten men in authority. 1913 Webster]
De*cem"vir*ship(?), n.The office of a decemvir.Holland. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Observances of time, place, and of decency in general.Burke. 1913 Webster]
Immodest words admit of no defense, decency is want of sense.Roscommon. 1913 Webster]
2.That which is proper or becoming. 1913 Webster]
The external decencies of worship.Atterbury. 1913 Webster]
Those thousand decencies, that daily flow Milton. 1913 Webster]
De"cene(?), n.[L. decem ten.](Chem.)One of the higher hydrocarbons, C10H20, of the ethylene series. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.(O. Eng. Law)A tithing consisting of ten neighboring families.Burrill. 1913 Webster]
De*cen"ni*al(?), a.[See Decennary.]Consisting of ten years; happening every ten years; as, a decennial period; decennial games.Hallam. 1913 Webster]
De*cen"ni*al, n.A tenth year or tenth anniversary. 1913 Webster]
\'d8De*cen"ni*um(?), n.; pl.Decenniums(#), L. Decennia(#).[L.]A period of ten years. \'bdThe present decennium.\'b8 Hallam. \'bdThe last decennium of Chaucer's life.\'b8 A. W. Ward.
{ 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. 1913 Webster]
de"cent(d, a.[L. decens, decentis, p. pr. of decere to be fitting or becoming; akin to decus glory, honor, ornament, Gr. dokei^n to seem good, to seem, think; cf. Skr. d to grant, to give; and perh. akin to E. attire, tire: cf. F. d\'82cent. Cf. Decorate, Decorum, Deign.]1.Suitable in words, behavior, dress, or ceremony; becoming; fit; decorous; proper; seemly; as, decent conduct; decent language.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Before his decent steps.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Free from immodesty or obscenity; modest. 1913 Webster]
A sable stole of cyprus lawn decent shoulders drawn.Milton. 1913 Webster]
By foreign hands thy decent limbs composed.Pope. 1913 Webster]
4.Moderate, but competent; sufficient; hence, respectable; fairly good; reasonably comfortable or satisfying; as, a decent fortune; a decent person. 1913 Webster]
A decent retreat in the mutability of human affairs.Burke.
-- De"cent*ly, adv. -- De"cent*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
decentralisationn.same as decentralization. Syn. -- decentralization. WordNet 1.5]
decentralisev.same as decentralize. Opposite of centralize and concentrate Syn. -- decentralize, deconcentrate. WordNet 1.5]
decentralizingadj. prenom.causing a dispersion or movement away from the center; -- used especially of power or administrative functions. Opposite of centralizing. WordNet 1.5]
de*cen`tral*i*za"tion(?), n.1.The action of decentralizing, or the state of being decentralized. \'bdThe decentralization of France.\'b8 J. P. Peters. 1913 Webster]
2.the spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments. WordNet 1.5]
De*cen"tral*ize(?), v. t.to make less central; 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. 1913 Webster]
De*cep"ti*ble(?), a.Capable of being deceived; deceivable.Sir T. Browne. -- De*cep`ti*bil"i*ty(, n. 1913 Webster]
De*cep"tion(?), n.[F. d\'82ception, L. deceptio, fr. decipere, deceptum. See Deceive.]1.The act of deceiving or misleading.South. 1913 Webster]
2.The state of being deceived or misled. 1913 Webster]
There is one thing relating either to the action or enjoyments of man in which he is not liable to deception.South. 1913 Webster]
3.That which deceives or is intended to deceive; false representation; artifice; cheat; fraud. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
As if those organs had deceptious functions.Shak. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Language altogether deceptive, and hiding the deeper reality from our eyes.Trench. 1913 Webster]
Deceptive cadence(Mus.), a cadence on the subdominant, or in some foreign key, postponing the final close. 1913 Webster]
De*cep"tive*ly, adv.In a manner to deceive. 1913 Webster]
De*cep"tive*ness, n.The power or habit of deceiving; tendency or aptness to deceive. 1913 Webster]
De`cep*tiv"i*ty(?), n.Deceptiveness; a deception; a sham. [R.] Carlyle. 1913 Webster]
De*cep"to*ry(?), a.[L. deceptorius, from decipere.]Deceptive. [R.] 1913 Webster]
De*cern"(?), v. t.[L. decernere. See Decree.]1.To perceive, discern, or decide. [Obs.] Granmer. 1913 Webster]
2.(Scots Law)To decree; to adjudge. 1913 Webster]
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De*cern"i*ture(?; 135), n.(Scots Law)A decree or sentence of a court.Stormonth. 1913 Webster]
De*cerp"(?), v. t.[L. decerpere; de- + carpere to pluck.]To pluck off; to crop; to gather. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
De*cerpt"(?), a.[L. decerptus, p. p. of decerpere.]Plucked off or away. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
De*cerp"ti*ble(?), a.That may be plucked off, cropped, or torn away. [Obs.] Bailey. 1913 Webster]
De*cerp"tion(?), n.1.The act of plucking off; a cropping. 1913 Webster]
2.That which is plucked off or rent away; a fragment; a piece.Glanvill. 1913 Webster]
De`cer*ta"tion(?), n.[L. decertatio, fr. decertare, decertatum; de- + certare to contend.]Contest for mastery; contention; strife. [R.] Arnway. 1913 Webster]
De*ces"sion(?), n.[L. decessio, fr. decedere to depart. See Decease, n.]Departure; decrease; -- opposed to accesion. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
De*charm"(?), v. t.[Cf. F. d\'82charmer. See Charm.]To free from a charm; to disenchant. 1913 Webster]
De*chris"tian*ize(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Dechristianized(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Dechristianizing.]To turn from, or divest of, Christianity. 1913 Webster]
De*cid"a*ble(?), a.Capable of being decided; determinable. 1913 Webster]
Dec"i*are`(?), n.[F. d\'82ciare; pref. d\'82ci- tenth (fr. L. decimus) + are. See 2d Are.](Metric System)A measure of area, the tenth part of an are; ten square meters. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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.] 1913 Webster]
Our seat denies us traffic here; decides us from the rest.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it.1 Kings xx. 40. 1913 Webster]
The quarrel toucheth none but us alone; decide it then.Shak. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Who shall decide, when doctors disagree?Pope. 1913 Webster]
De*cid"ed(?), a.1.Free from ambiguity; unequivocal; unmistakable; unquestionable; clear; evident; as, a decided advantage. \'bdA more decided taste for science.\'b8 Prescott. 1913 Webster]
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. \'bdA politic caution, a guarded circumspection, were among the ruling principles of our forefathers in their most decided conduct.\'b8 Burke. \'bdThe sentences of superior judges are final, decisive, and irrevocable. Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
De*cid"ed*ly, adv.In a decided manner; indisputably; clearly; thoroughly. 1913 Webster]
De*cide"ment(?), n.Means of forming a decision. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
Dec"i*dence(?), n.[L. decidens falling off.]A falling off. [R.] Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
De*cid"er(?), n.One who decides. 1913 Webster]
\'d8De*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. 1913 Webster]
\'d8De*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. 1913 Webster]
De*cid"u*ate(?; 135), a.(Anat.)Possessed of, or characterized by, a decidua. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
De*cid"u*ous*ness, n.The quality or state of being deciduous.
{ 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.
{ 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
{ 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. 1913 Webster]
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.] 1913 Webster]
De*cil"lionth(?), a.Pertaining to a decillion, or to the quotient of unity divided by a decillion. 1913 Webster]
De*cil"lionth(?), n.(a)The quotient of unity divided by a decillion.(b)One of a decillion equal parts. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Dec"i*mal, n.A number expressed in the scale of tens; specifically, and almost exclusively, used as synonymous with a decimal fraction. 1913 Webster]
Circulating decimal, 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.<-- see also repetend --> 1913 Webster]
decimalisationn.same as decimalization. Syn. -- decimalization. WordNet 1.5]
decimalisev.1.same as decimalize. Syn. -- decimalize. WordNet 1.5]
decimalizationn.the act of changing to a decimal system; as, the decimalization of the British currency. Syn. -- decimalisation. WordNet 1.5]
dec"i*mal*ism(?), n.The system of a decimal currency, decimal weights, measures, etc. 1913 Webster]
Dec"i*mal*ize(?), v. t.to convert the dominant units of measure (e.g. of currency) to a decimal-based system; to reduce to a decimal system; as, to decimalize the currency. -- Dec`i*mal*i*za"tion(#), n. 1913 Webster]
Dec"i*mal*ly, adv.By tens; by means of decimals. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.To select by lot and punish with death every tenth man of; as, to decimate a regiment as a punishment for mutiny.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
3.To destroy a considerable part of; as, to decimate an army in battle; to decimate a people by disease. 1913 Webster]
Dec`i*ma"tion(?), n.[L. decimatio: cf. F. d\'82cimation.]1.A tithing. [Obs.] State Trials (1630). 1913 Webster]
2.A selection of every tenth person by lot, as for punishment.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.The destruction of any large proportion, as of people by pestilence or war.Milman. 1913 Webster]
Dec"i*ma`tor(?), n.[Cf. LL. decimator.]One who decimates.South. 1913 Webster]
\'d8D\'82`cime"(?), n.[F.]A French coin, the tenth part of a franc, equal to about two cents.
{ 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. 1913 Webster]
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 1913 Webster]
Dec`i*mo*sex"to, a.Having sixteen leaves to a sheet; as, a decimosexto form, book, leaf, size. 1913 Webster]
De"cine(?; 104), n.[From L. decem ten.](Chem.)One of the higher hydrocarbons, C10H15, of the acetylene series; -- called also decenylene. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
3.To stamp; to detect; to discover. [R.] 1913 Webster]
You are both deciphered, . . . Shak. 1913 Webster]
De*ci"pher*a*ble(?), a.Capable of being deciphered; as, old writings not decipherable. 1913 Webster]
De*ci"pher*er(?), n.One who deciphers. 1913 Webster]
De*ci"pher*ess(?), n.A woman who deciphers. 1913 Webster]
De*ci"pher*ment(?), n.The act of deciphering. 1913 Webster]
De*cip"i*en*cy(?), n.[L. decipiens, p. pr. of decipere. See Deceive.]State of being deceived; hallucination. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
The decision of some dispute.Atterbury. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. \'bdA decisive, irrevocable doom.\'b8 Bates. \'bdDecisive campaign.\'b8 Macaulay. \'bdDecisive proof.\'b8 Hallam. 1913 Webster]
2.Marked by promptness and decision. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
De*ci"so*ry(?), a.[Cf. F. d\'82cisoire. See Decision.]Able to decide or determine; having a tendency to decide. [R.] 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
De*cit"i*zen*ize(?), v. t.To deprive of the rights of citizenship. [R.] 1913 Webster]
We have no law -- as the French have -- to decitizenize a citizen.Edw. Bates. 1913 Webster]
De*civ"i*lize(?), v. t.To reduce from civilization to a savage state. [R.] Blackwood's Mag. 1913 Webster]
Deck(d, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Decked(d; p. pr. & vb. n.Decking.][D. dekken to cover; akin to E. thatch. See Thatch.]1.To cover; to overspread. 1913 Webster]
To deck with clouds the uncolored sky.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.To dress, as the person; to clothe; especially, to clothe with more than ordinary elegance; to array; to adorn; to embellish. Syn. -- adorn, decorate, grace, embellish, ornament, beautify. 1913 Webster]
Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency.Job xl. 10. 1913 Webster]
And deck my body in gay ornaments.Shak. 1913 Webster]
The dew with spangles decked the ground.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.To furnish with a deck, as a vessel. 1913 Webster]
4.to knock down (a person) with a forceful blow; as, He decked his opponent with a single punch. Syn. -- coldcock, dump, knock down, floor. WordNet 1.5]
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. 1913 Webster]
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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. 1913 Webster]
2.(arch.)The upper part or top of a mansard roof or curb roof when made nearly flat. 1913 Webster]
3.(Railroad)The roof of a passenger car. 1913 Webster]
4.A pack or set of playing cards. 1913 Webster]
The king was slyly fingered from the deck.Shak. 1913 Webster]
5.A heap or store. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Who . . . hath such trinkets deck.Massinger. 1913 Webster]
6.(A\'89ronautics)A main a\'89roplane surface, esp. of a biplane or multiplane. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
7.the portion of a bridge which serves as the roadway. PJC]
8.a flat platform adjacent to a house, usually without a roof; -- it is typically used for relaxing out of doors, outdoor cooking, or entertaining guests. PJC]
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. 1913 Webster]
Deck"el(?), n.(Paper Making)Same as Deckle. 1913 Webster]
Deck" chair`(?), n.a folding chair, usually having arms and a full-length leg rest; -- used for relaxing on the deck of a ship, at poolside, etc. Also called steamer chair PJC]
deckedadj.clothed or adorned with finery. Syn. -- adorned(predicate), bedecked(predicate)(predicate), decked out(predicate). WordNet 1.5]
Deck"er(d, n.1.One who, or that which, decks or adorns; a coverer; as, a table decker. 1913 Webster]
2.A vessel or vehicle which has a deck or decks; -- used esp. in composition; as, a single-decker; a three-decker; a double-decker bus. 1913 Webster +PJC]
dec"kle(d, 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 dekle.] 1913 Webster]
Dec"kle edge`. The rough, untrimmed edge of paper left by the deckle; also, a rough edge in imitation of this. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
dec"kle-edged`dec"kled(?), a.having a rough edge; having a deckle edge; -- used of handmade paper or paper resembling handmade; as, deckle-edged paper; a deckle-edged book. Syn. -- featheredged. Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]
De*claim"(d, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Declaimed(d; 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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Grenville seized the opportunity to declaim on the repeal of the stamp act.Bancroft. 1913 Webster]
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De*claim"(?), v. t.1.To utter in public; to deliver in a rhetorical or set manner. 1913 Webster]
2.To defend by declamation; to advocate loudly. [Obs.] \'bdDeclaims his cause.\'b8 South. 1913 Webster]
De*claim"er(?), n.One who declaims; an haranguer. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
The public listened with little emotion, but with much civility, to five acts of monotonous declamation.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
2.A set or harangue; declamatory discourse. 1913 Webster]
3.Pretentious rhetorical display, with more sound than sense; as, mere declamation. 1913 Webster]
Dec"la*ma`tor(?), n.[L.]A declaimer. [R.] Sir T. Elyot. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.Characterized by rhetorical display; pretentiously rhetorical; without solid sense or argument; bombastic; noisy; as, a declamatory way or style. 1913 Webster]
De*clar"a*ble(?), a.Capable of being declared.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
De*clar"ant(?), n.[Cf. F. d\'82clarant, p. pr. of d\'82clarer.](Law)One who declares.Abbott. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.That which is declared or proclaimed; announcement; distinct statement; formal expression; avowal. 1913 Webster]
Declarations of mercy and love . . . in the Gospel.Tillotson. 1913 Webster]
3.The document or instrument containing such statement or proclamation; as, the Declaration of Independence (now preserved in Washington). 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
4.(Law)That part of the process or pleadings 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. 1913 Webster]
Declaration of Independence. (Amer. Hist.)See Declaration of Independence in the vocabulary. See also 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. 1913 Webster]
Declaration of Independence(?), n.(Amer. Hist.)The document promugated, July 4, 1776, by the leaders of the thirteen British Colonies in America that they have formed an independent country. See note below. PJC]
The Declaration of Independence of The United States of America
De*clar"a*tive(?), a.[L. declarativus, fr. declarare: cf. F. d\'82claratif.]Making declaration, proclamation, or publication; explanatory; assertive; declaratory. \'bdDeclarative laws.\'b8 Baker. 1913 Webster]
The \'bdvox populi,\'b8 so declarative on the same side.Swift. 1913 Webster]
De*clar"a*tive*ly, adv.By distinct assertion; not impliedly; in the form of a declaration. 1913 Webster]
The priest shall expiate it, that is, declaratively.Bates. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
De*clar"a*to*ri*ly(?), adv.In a declaratory manner. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Declaratory act(Law), an act or statute which sets forth more clearly, and declares what is, the existing law. 1913 Webster]
De*clare"(d, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Declared(d; 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.] \'bdTo declare this a little.\'b8 Boyle. 1913 Webster]
2.To make known by language; to communicate or manifest explicitly and plainly in any way; to exhibit; to publish; to proclaim; to announce. 1913 Webster]
This day I have begot whom I declare Milton. 1913 Webster]
The heavens declare the glory of God.Ps. xix. 1. 1913 Webster]
3.To make declaration of; to assert; to affirm; to set forth; to avow; as, he declares the story to be false. 1913 Webster]
I the Lord . . . declare things that are right.Isa. xlv. 19. 1913 Webster]
4.(Com.)To make full statement of, as goods, etc., for the purpose of paying taxes, duties, etc. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Like fawning courtiers, for success they wait, declare for fate.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)To state the plaintiff's cause of action at law in a legal form; as, the plaintiff declares in trespass. 1913 Webster]
declaredadj.1.made known or openly avowed; as, their declared and their covert objectives; a declared liberal. Opposite of undeclared. [Narrower terms: avowed(prenominal), professed(prenominal)] WordNet 1.5]
2.stated as fact; explicitly stated. Syn. -- stated. WordNet 1.5]
De*clar"er(?), n.One who makes known or proclaims; that which exhibits.Udall. 1913 Webster]
De*class"(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Declassed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Declassing.][Cf. F. d\'82classer.]To remove from a class; to separate or degrade from one's class.North Am. Rev. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8d\'82class\'82(dadj.[F. Cf. F. d\'82classer.]1.reduced or fallen in status, social position, class or rank; fallen from a high status or rank to a lower one. PJC]
2.of inferior grade, rank, status, or prestige. PJC]
declassificationn.reduction by the government of restrictions on a classified document or weapon. WordNet 1.5]
declassifiedadj.having a security classification removed so as to be open to public inspection; -- of documents or information. WordNet 1.5]
declassifyv.to lift the restriction on publication [of documents] by reducing or eliminating the secrecy classification of.usually applied to government documents classified as secret Syn. -- make available again. WordNet 1.5]
declawv. t.to remove the claws from, -- used especially with a cat as an object. WordNet 1.5]
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. 1913 Webster]
The declension of the land from that place to the sea.T. Burnet. 1913 Webster]
2.A falling off towards a worse state; a downward tendency; deterioration; decay; as, the declension of virtue, of science, of a state, etc. 1913 Webster]
Seduced the pitch and height of all his thoughts declension.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.Act of courteously refusing; act of declining; a declinature; refusal; as, the declension of a nomination. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Declension of the needle, declination of the needle. 1913 Webster]
De*clen"sion*al(?), a.Belonging to declension. 1913 Webster]
Declensional and syntactical forms.M. Arnold. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Dec"li*nate(?), a.[L. declinatus, p. p. of declinare. See Decline.]Bent downward or aside; (Bot.) bending downward in a curve; declined. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.The act or state of falling off or declining from excellence or perfection; deterioration; decay; decline. \'bdThe declination of monarchy.\'b8 Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Summer . . . is not looked on as a time declination or decay.Waller. 1913 Webster]
3.The act of deviating or turning aside; oblique motion; obliquity; withdrawal. 1913 Webster]
The declination of atoms in their descent.Bentley. 1913 Webster]
Every declination and violation of the rules.South. 1913 Webster]
4.The act or state of declining or refusing; withdrawal; refusal; averseness. 1913 Webster]
The queen's declination from marriage.Stow. 1913 Webster]
5.(Astron.)The angular distance of any object from the celestial equator, either northward or southward. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
7.(Gram.)The act of inflecting a word; declension. See Decline, v. t., 4. 1913 Webster]
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 compassor
Declination of the needle, the horizontal angle which the magnetic needle makes with the true north-and-south line. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.A dissentient. [R.] Bp. Hacket. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Declinatory plea(O. Eng. Law), the plea of sanctuary or of benefit of clergy, before trial or conviction; -- now abolished. 1913 Webster]
De*clin"a*ture(?; 135), n.The act of declining or refusing; as, the declinature of an office. 1913 Webster]
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. \'bdWith declining head.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
He . . . would decline even to the lowest of his family.Lady Hutchinson. 1913 Webster]
Disdaining to decline, Byron. 1913 Webster]
The ground at length became broken and declined rapidly.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
That empire must decline Waller. 1913 Webster]
And presume to know . . . declines.Shak. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Yet do I not decline from thy testimonies.Ps. cxix. 157. 1913 Webster]
4.To turn away; to shun; to refuse; -- the opposite of accept or consent; as, he declined, upon principle. 1913 Webster]
De*cline", v. t.1.To bend downward; to bring down; to depress; to cause to bend, or fall. 1913 Webster]
In melancholy deep, with head declined.Thomson. 1913 Webster]
And now fair Phoebus gan decline in haste Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.To cause to decrease or diminish. [Obs.] \'bdYou have declined his means.\'b8 Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
He knoweth his error, but will not seek to decline it.Burton. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Could I Decline this dreadful hour?Massinger. 1913 Webster]
4.(Gram.)To inflect, or rehearse in order the changes of grammatical form of; as, to decline a noun or an adjective. 1913 Webster]
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After the first declining of a noun and a verb.Ascham. 1913 Webster]
5.To run through from first to last; to repeat like a schoolboy declining a noun. [R.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Their fathers lived in the decline of literature.Swift. 1913 Webster]
2.(Med.)That period of a disorder or paroxysm when the symptoms begin to abate in violence; as, the decline of a fever. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
De*clined"(?), a.Declinate. 1913 Webster]
De*clin"er(?), n.He who declines or rejects. 1913 Webster]
A studious decliner of honors.Evelyn. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.A descending surface; a sloping place. 1913 Webster]
Commodious declivities and channels for the passage of the waters.Derham. 1913 Webster]
declutchv. i. & t.to disengage the clutch of a car. WordNet 1.5]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.To prepare by the heat of the stomach for assimilation; to digest; to concoct. 1913 Webster]
3.To warm, strengthen, or invigorate, as if by boiling. [R.] \'bdDecoct their cold blood.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
De*coct"i*ble(?), a.Capable of being boiled or digested. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
In decoction . . . it either purgeth at the top or settleth at the bottom.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
2.An extract got from a body by boiling it in water. 1913 Webster]
If the plant be boiled in water, the strained liquor is called the decoction of the plant.Arbuthnot. 1913 Webster]
In pharmacy decoction is opposed to infusion, where there is merely steeping.Latham. 1913 Webster]
decodev. t.to convert from a coded form into the original form; -- of communications. Inverse of encode. Syn. -- decrypt, decipher[WE1]. PJC]
De`co*her"er(d, n.[Pref. de- + coherer.](Elec.)A device for restoring a coherer to its normal condition after it has been affected by an electric wave, a process usually accomplished by some method of tapping or shaking, or by rotation of the coherer. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
de*col"late(d, 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. 1913 Webster]
The decollated head of St. John the Baptist.Burke. 1913 Webster]
De*col"la*ted(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Decapitated; worn or cast off in the process of growth, as the apex of certain univalve shells. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.A painting representing the beheading of a saint or martyr, esp. of St. John the Baptist. 1913 Webster]
\'d8D\'82`col`le*tage"(d, n.[F. See D\'82collet\'82.](Costume)1.The upper border or part of a low-cut (i.e., d\'82collet\'82) dress. Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
2.the exposed upper parts of the breasts of a woman wearing a low-cut dress. PJC]
\'d8D\'82`col`le*t\'82"(d, a.[F., p. p. of d\'82colleter to bare the neck and shoulders; d\'82- + collet collar, fr. L. collum neck.]1.Leaving the neck and shoulders uncovered; cut low in the neck, or low-necked, as a dress. 1913 Webster]
2.Wearing a d\'82collet\'82 gown. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
De*col"ling(?), n.Beheading. [R.] 1913 Webster]
By a speedy dethroning and decolling of the king.Parliamentary History (1648). 1913 Webster]
decolonisationn.same as decolonization. [mostly British] WordNet 1.5]
decolonizationn.1.the action of changing from colonial to independent status. Syn. -- decolonisation. WordNet 1.5]
decolonizev. t.to grant independence to (a former colony).[Also spelled decolonise.] WordNet 1.5]
decolonizev. i.to release one's colonies and free them to become independednt nations; -- of nations.[Also spelled decolonise.] PJC]
De*col"or(?), v. t.[Cf. F. d\'82colorer, L. decolorare. Cf. Discolor.]To deprive of color; to bleach. 1913 Webster]
De*col"or*ant(?), n.[Cf. F. d\'82colorant, p. pr.]A substance which removes color, or bleaches. 1913 Webster]
De*col"or*ate(?), a.[L. decoloratus, p. p. of decolorare.]Deprived of color. 1913 Webster]
De*col"or*ate(?), v. t.To decolor. 1913 Webster]
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De*col`or*a"tion(d, n.[L. decoloratio: cf. F. d\'82coloration.]The removal or absence of color.Ferrand. 1913 Webster]
De*col"or*ize(?), v. t.To deprive of color; to whiten.Turner. -- De*col`or*i*za"tion(#), n. 1913 Webster]
De"com*plex`(?), a.[Pref. de- (intens.) + complex.]Repeatedly compound; made up of complex constituents. 1913 Webster]
De`com*pos"a*ble(?), a.Capable of being resolved into constituent elements. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
De`com*pose", v. i.To become resolved or returned from existing combinations; to undergo dissolution; to decay; to rot. 1913 Webster]
De`com*posed"(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Separated or broken up; -- said of the crest of birds when the feathers are divergent. 1913 Webster]
De`com*pos"ite(?), a.[Pref. de- (intens.) + composite.]1.Compounded more than once; compounded with things already composite. 1913 Webster]
Decomposites of three metals or more.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.The state of being reduced into original elements. 1913 Webster]
3.Repeated composition; a combination of compounds. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Decomposition of forces. Same as Resolution of forces, under Resolution. --
Decomposition of light, the division of light into the prismatic colors. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.To reduce to constituent parts; to decompose. 1913 Webster]
It divides and decompounds objects into . . . parts.Hazlitt. 1913 Webster]
De`com*pound", a.[Pref. de- (intens.) + compound, a.]1.Compound of what is already compounded; compounded a second time. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)Several times compounded or divided, as a leaf or stem; decomposite. 1913 Webster]
De`com*pound", n.A decomposite. 1913 Webster]
De`com*pound"a*ble(?), a.Capable of being decompounded. 1913 Webster]
decompressv. i.to undergo the process of decompression. PJC]
decompressv. t.to subject to the process of decompression. PJC]
decompressingn.1.the process of experiencing decompression; the act or process of relieving or reducing pressure. Syn. -- decompression. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
decompressionn.1.the process of experiencing decompression; the act or process of relieving or reducing pressure. Syn. -- decompressing. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
2.the reduction of atmospheric pressure experienced by divers rising from deep water to the surface, thus reducing the concentration of dissolved atmospheric gases in the blood; -- especially applied to a gradual reduction of such pressure. PJC]
3.the process, analogous to sense 2, undergone by divers in a decompression chamber, in which an artificially high atmospheric pressure is gradually lowered to normal pressure. PJC]
4.a return to a normal, more relaxed state after a period of intense stress, psychological pressure, or urgent activity; -- of people. PJC]
5.(Computers)the process of converting digitally encoded data from a more compact (compressed) form to its original, larger size.The process of compression and decompression may completely recover all of the original data (called lossless compression), or may lose some of the original data in order to achieve higher degress of compression (lossy compression). The latter is used especially with images or video data, which may be of very large size relative to text, and for which small changes may be imperceptible to the human eye. The JPEG data compression format is a lossy format. PJC]
De`con*cen"trate(?), v. t.To withdraw from concentration; to decentralize. [R.] 1913 Webster]
De*con`cen*tra"tion(?), n.Act of deconcentrating. [R.] 1913 Webster]
De`con*coct"(d, v. t.To decompose. [R.] Fuller. 1913 Webster]
De*con"se*crate(d, v. t.To deprive of sacredness; to secularize. -- De*con`se*cra"tion(#), n. 1913 Webster]
de`con*struct"(d, v. t.To interpret (a text or an artwork) by the method of deconstruction. WordNet 1.5]
de`con*struc"tion(d, n.A philosophical theory of criticism (usually of literature or film) that seeks to expose deep-seated contradictions in a work by delving below its surface meaning. This method questions the ability of language to represent a fixed reality, and proposes that a text has no stable meaning because words only refer to other words, that metaphysical or ethnocentric assumptions about the meaning of words must be questioned, and words may be redefined in new contexts and new, equally valid and even contradictory meanings may be found. Such new interpretations may be based on the philosophical, political, or social implications of the words of a text, rather than solely on attempts to determine the author's intentions.RHUDMW10 Syn. -- deconstructionism. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
2.the process of criticising or interpreting a text by the method of deconstruction{1}. PJC]
de`con*struc"tion*ism(d, n.Same as decontruction{1}. Syn. -- deconstruction. WordNet 1.5]
de`con*struc"tion*ist(d, adj.Of or pertaining to deconstruction or deconstructionism; as, deconstructionist criticism. WordNet 1.5]
de`con*tam"i*nate(d, v. t.To remove contamination or contaminants from, by a cleansing process; -- usually used of radioactive, infectious, or toxic materials; as, to decontaminate clothing worn by persons with infective disease; decontaminate an area of PCB's after explosion of a transformer. PJC]
decontaminationn.The removal of contaminants; as, the decontamination of a room after a spill of radioactive materials. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
decor, d\'82corn.[Fr. d\'82cor, fr. d\'82corer to decorate, fr. L decorare. See decorate.]1.the layout, style, and furnishings of a livable interior. Syn. -- interior decoration. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
2.decoration{2}. PJC]
3.(Theater)A stage setting.MW10 PJC]
Dec"o*ra*ment(d, n.[L. decoramentum. See Decorate, v. t.]Ornament. [Obs.] Bailey. 1913 Webster]
Dec"o*rate(d, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Decorated(d; p. pr. & vb. n.Decorating(d.][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. 1913 Webster]
Her fat neck was ornamented with jewels, rich bracelets decorated her arms.Thackeray.
Syn. -- To adorn; embellish; ornament; beautify; grace. See Adorn. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
dec`o*ra"tion(d, n.[LL. decoratio: cf. F. d\'82coration.]1.The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation. 1913 Webster]
2.That which adorns, enriches, or beautifies; something added by way of embellishment; ornament. 1913 Webster]
The hall was celebrated for . . . the richness of its decoration.Motley. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Decoration Day. a day, May 30, originally appointed for decorating with flowers the graves of the Union soldiers and sailors, who fell in the Civil War in the United States; -- now called Memorial Day, and established as the last Monday in May, and designated as a day for commemorating those who died in all wars of the United States. [U. S.] Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Dec"o*ra*tive(dor d, a.[Cf. F. d\'82coratif.]Suited to decorate or embellish; adorning. -- Dec"o*ra*tive*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Decorative art, fine art which has for its end ornamentation, rather than the representation of objects or events. 1913 Webster]
Dec"o*ra`tor(d, 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. 1913 Webster]
de*core"(d, v. t.[Cf. F. d\'82corer. See Decorate.]To decorate; to beautify. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
To decore and beautify the house of God.E. Hall. 1913 Webster]
De*core"ment(?), n.Ornament. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Dec"or*ous(dor d, 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. 1913 Webster]
A decorous pretext the war.Motley.
-- De*co"rous*ly, adv. -- De*co"rous*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
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. \'bdGreat barley dried and decorticated.\'b8 Arbuthnot. 1913 Webster]
De*cor`ti*ca"tion(?), n.[L. decorticatio: cf. F. d\'82cortication.]The act of stripping off the bark, rind, hull, or outer coat. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Negligent of the duties and decorums of his station.Hallam. 1913 Webster]
If your master decorum, must 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. 1913 Webster]
De*coy"(d, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Decoyed(-koid"); 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. 1913 Webster]
Did to a lonely cot his steps decoy.Thomson. 1913 Webster]
E'en while fashion's brightest arts decoy, Goldsmith.
Syn. -- To entice; tempt; allure; lure. See Allure. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.A fowl, or the likeness of one, used by sportsmen to entice other fowl into a net or within shot. 1913 Webster]
3.A place into which wild fowl, esp. ducks, are enticed in order to take or shoot them. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
De*coy"er(?), n.One who decoys another. 1913 Webster]
De*coy"-man`(?), n.; pl.Decoy-men(.A man employed in decoying wild fowl. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
The olive leaf, which certainly them told decreased.Drayton. 1913 Webster]
Crete's ample fields diminish to our eye; Pope. 1913 Webster]
De*crease", v. t.To cause to grow less; to diminish gradually; as, extravagance decreases one's means. 1913 Webster]
That might decrease their present store.Prior. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.The wane of the moon.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
decreasedadj.made less in size or amount or degree. Opposite of increased. [Narrower terms: attenuate, attenuated, faded, weakened; belittled, diminished, small; cut, cut-rate; diminished, lessened; minimized; remittent; attenuated] Syn. -- reduced. WordNet 1.5]
De*crease"less, a.Suffering no decrease. [R.] 1913 Webster]
It [the river] flows and flows, and yet will flow, decreaseless to the final hour.A. Seward. 1913 Webster]
De*creas"ing, a.Becoming less and less; diminishing. -- De*creas"ing*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Decreasing series(Math.), a series in which each term is numerically smaller than the preceding term. 1913 Webster]
De`cre*a"tion(?), n.Destruction; -- opposed to creation. [R.] Cudworth. 1913 Webster]
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 \'bdThe decrees of Venice.\'b8 Sh 1913 Webster]
There went out a decree from C\'91sar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.Luke ii. 1. 1913 Webster]
Poor hand, why quiverest thou at this decree?Shak. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee.Job xxii. 28. 1913 Webster]
2.To ordain by fate. 1913 Webster]
De*cree", v. i.To make decrees; -- used absolutely. 1913 Webster]
Father eternal! thine is to decree; Milton. 1913 Webster]
De*cree"a*ble(?), a.Capable of being decreed. 1913 Webster]
De*cre"er(?), n.One who decrees.J. Goodwin. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Dec"re*ment(?), n.[L. decrementum, fr. decrescere. See Decrease.]1.The state of becoming gradually less; decrease; diminution; waste; loss. 1913 Webster]
Twit me with the decrements of my pendants.Ford. 1913 Webster]
Rocks, mountains, and the other elevations of the earth suffer a continual decrement.Woodward. 1913 Webster]
2.The quantity lost by gradual diminution or waste; -- opposed to increment. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
4.(Math.)The quantity by which a variable is diminished. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. \'bdBeggary or decrepit age.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
Already decrepit with premature old age.Motley. 1913 Webster]
decrepid. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
De*crep"i*tate, v. i.To crackle, as salt in roasting. 1913 Webster]
De*crep`i*ta"tion(?), n.[Cf. F. d\'82cr\'82pitation.]The act of decrepitating; a crackling noise, such as salt makes when roasting. 1913 Webster]
De*crep"i*tude(?), n.[Cf. F. d\'82cr\'82pitude.]The broken state produced by decay and the infirmities of age; infirm old age. 1913 Webster]
\'d8De`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. 1913 Webster]
De*cres"cent(?), a.[L. decrescens, p. pr. of decrescere. See Decrease.]Becoming less by gradual diminution; decreasing; as, a decrescent moon. 1913 Webster]
De*cres"cent, n.(Her.)A crescent with the horns directed towards the sinister.Cussans. 1913 Webster]
De*cre"tal(?), a.[L. decretalis, fr. decretum. See Decree.]Appertaining to a decree; containing a decree; as, a decretal epistle.Ayliffe. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.(Canon Law)The collection of ecclesiastical decrees and decisions made, by order of Gregory IX., in 1234, by St. Raymond of Pennafort. 1913 Webster]
De*crete"(?), n.[L. decretum. See Decree.]A decree. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
De*cre"tion(?), n.[From L. decrescere, decretum. See Decrease.]A decrease. [Obs.] Pearson. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
De*cre"tive(?), a.[From L. decretum. See Decree, n.]Having the force of a decree; determining. 1913 Webster]
The will of God is either decretive or perceptive.Bates. 1913 Webster]
Dec`re*to"ri*al(?), a.Decretory; authoritative.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Dec"re*to*ri*ly(?), adv.In a decretory or definitive manner; by decree. 1913 Webster]
Dec"re*to*ry(?), a.[L. decretorius, from decretum. See Decree.]1.Established by a decree; definitive; settled. 1913 Webster]
The decretory rigors of a condemning sentence.South. 1913 Webster]
2.Serving to determine; critical. \'bdThe critical or decretory days.\'b8 Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
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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. 1913 Webster]
De*cri"al(?), n.[See Decry.]A crying down; a clamorous censure; condemnation by censure. 1913 Webster]
De*cri"er(?), n.One who decries. 1913 Webster]
De*crown"(?), v. t.To deprive of a crown; to discrown. [R.] Hakewill. 1913 Webster]
De`crus*ta"tion(?), n.[Cf. OF. d\'82crustation.]The removal of a crust. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
For small errors they whole plays decry.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
decryptv.to convert from a coded form into the original; -- of communications. Inverse of encrypt. Syn. -- decode, decipher[WE1]. PJC]
Dec`u*ba"tion(?), n.[From L. decubare; de- + cubare. See Decumbent.]Act of lying down; decumbence. [Obs.] Evelyn. 1913 Webster]
\'d8De*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. 1913 Webster]
\'d8D\'82`cu`lasse`ment"(?), n.[F.] Also, sometimes, Anglicized Dec`u*lass"ment(.(Ordnance)An accidental blowing off of, or other serious damage to, the breechblock of a gun; also, a removal of the breechblock for the purpose of disabling the gun. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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. \'bdSuch decuman billows.\'b8 Gauden. \'bdThe baffled decuman.\'b8 Lowell.
decumaryn.a woody climber of southeastern US (Decumaria barbara) having white flowers in compound terminal clusters. Syn. --Decumaria barbata, Decumaria barbara. WordNet 1.5]
{ De*cum"bence(?), De*cum"ben*cy(?), }n.The act or posture of lying down. 1913 Webster]
The ancient manner of decumbency.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
The decumbent portraiture of a woman.Ashmole. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
De*cum"bent*ly, adv.In a decumbent posture. 1913 Webster]
De*cum"bi*ture(?; 135), n.1.Confinement to a sick bed, or time of taking to one's bed from sickness.Boyle. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Dec"u*ple(?), a.[F. d\'82cuple, L. decuplus, fr. decem ten.]Tenfold. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Dec"u*ple, n.A number ten times repeated. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Dec"u*ple, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Decupled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Decupling(?).]To make tenfold; to multiply by ten. [R.] 1913 Webster]
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.