English Dictionary: Dandie Dinmont | by the DICT Development Group |
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d8Anthodium \[d8]An*tho"di*um\, n. [NL., from Gr. [?] like flowers, flowery; 'a`nqos flower + [?] form.] (Bot.) The inflorescence of a compound flower in which many florets are gathered into a involucrate head. | |
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d8Antitragus \[d8]An*tit"ra*gus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?].] (Anat.) A prominence on the lower posterior portion of the concha of the external ear, opposite the tragus. See {Ear}. | |
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d8Antitrochanter \[d8]An`ti*tro*chan"ter\, n. (Anat.) An articular surface on the ilium of birds against which the great trochanter of the femur plays. | |
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d8Endodermis \[d8]En`do*der"mis\, n. [NL. See {Endoderm}.] (Bot.) A layer of cells forming a kind of cuticle inside of the proper cortical layer, or surrounding an individual fibrovascular bundle. | |
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d8Endotheca \[d8]En`do*the"ca\, n. [NL., from Gr. 'e`ndon within + qh`kh a case, box, fr. [?] to place.] (Zo[94]l.) The tissue which partially fills the interior of the interseptal chambers of most madreporarian corals. It usually consists of a series of oblique tranverse septa, one above another. -- {En`do*the"cal}, a. | |
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d8Endothecium \[d8]En`do*the"ci*um\, n. [NL. See {Endotheca}.] (Bot.) The inner lining of an anther cell. | |
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d8Endothelium \[d8]En`do*the"li*um\, n.; pl. {Endothelia}. [NL., fr. Gr. 'e`ndon within + [?] nipple.] (Anat.) The thin epithelium lining the blood vessels, lymphatics, and serous cavities. See {Epithelium}. | |
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d8H91matotherma \[d8]H[91]m`a*to*ther"ma\, n. pl. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Hematotherma}. | |
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d8Hematotherma \[d8]Hem`a*to*ther"ma\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. a"i^ma, a"i`matos, blood + thermo`s warm.] (Zo[94]l.) The warm-blooded vertebrates, comprising the mammals and birds; -- the antithesis to hematocrya. | |
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d8Metate \[d8]Me*ta"te\, n. [Sp., fr. Mex. metlatl.] A flat or somewhat hollowed stone upon which grain or other food is ground, by means of a smaller stone or pestle. [Southwestern U. S. & Sp. Amer.] | |
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d8Natatores \[d8]Na`ta*to"res\, n. pl. [L. natator a swimmer.] (Zo[94]l.) The swimming birds. Note: They were formerly united into one order, which is now considered an artifical group. | |
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d8Natatorium \[d8]Na`ta*to"rium\, n. [L.] A swimming bath. | |
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d8Nototherium \[d8]No`to*the"ri*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] the south + [?] a wild animal.] (Zo[94]l.) An extinct genus of gigantic herbivorous marsupials, found in the Pliocene formation of Australia. | |
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d8Nototrema \[d8]No`to*tre"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] back + [?] a hole.] (Zo[94]l.) The pouched, or marsupial, frog of South America. | |
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d8Ommatidium \[d8]Om`ma*tid"i*um\, n.; pl. {Ommatidia}. [NL., dim. of Gr. [?], [?], the eye.] (Zo[94]l.) One of the single eyes forming the compound eyes of crustaceans, insects, and other invertebrates. | |
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d8On dit \[d8]On` dit"\ [F.] They say, or it is said. -- n. A flying report; rumor; as, it is a mere on dit. | |
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d8Uintatherium \[d8]U*in`ta*the"ri*um\, n. [NL., fr. Uinta, the Indian name of the region where the animals were discovered + Gr. qhri`on beast.] (Paleon.) An extinct genus of large Eocene ungulates allied to Dinoceras. This name is sometimes used for nearly all the known species of the group. See {Dinoceras}. | |
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Dandie Dinmont \Dan"die Din"mont\, [or] Dandie \Dan"die\, n. 1. In Scott's [bd]Guy Mannering[b8], a Border farmer of eccentric but fine character, who owns two terriers claimed to be the progenitors of the Dandie Dinmont terriers. 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. | |
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Dandie \Dan"die\, n. (Zo[94]l.) One of a breed of small terriers; -- called also {Dandie Dinmont}. | |
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Daunt \Daunt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Daunted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Daunting}.] [OF. danter, F. dompter to tame, subdue, fr. L. domitare, v. intens. of domare to tame. See {Tame}.] 1. To overcome; to conquer. [Obs.] 2. To repress or subdue the courage of; to check by fear of danger; to cow; to intimidate; to dishearten. Some presences daunt and discourage us. --Glanvill. Syn: To dismay; appall. See {Dismay}. | |
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Out \Out\, adv. [OE. out, ut, oute, ute, AS. [umac]t, and [umac]te, [umac]tan, fr. [umac]t; akin to D. uit, OS. [umac]t, G. aus, OHG. [umac]z, Icel. [umac]t, Sw. ut, Dan. ud, Goth. ut, Skr. ud. [root]198. Cf. {About}, {But}, prep., {Carouse}, {Utter}, a.] In its original and strict sense, out means from the interior of something; beyond the limits or boundary of somethings; in a position or relation which is exterior to something; -- opposed to {in} or {into}. The something may be expressed after of, from, etc. (see {Out of}, below); or, if not expressed, it is implied; as, he is out; or, he is out of the house, office, business, etc.; he came out; or, he came out from the ship, meeting, sect, party, etc. Out is used in a variety of applications, as: 1. Away; abroad; off; from home, or from a certain, or a usual, place; not in; not in a particular, or a usual, place; as, the proprietor is out, his team was taken out. [bd]My shoulder blade is out.[b8] --Shak. He hath been out (of the country) nine years. --Shak. 2. Beyond the limits of concealment, confinement, privacy, constraint, etc., actual of figurative; hence, not in concealment, constraint, etc., in, or into, a state of freedom, openness, disclosure, publicity, etc.; as, the sun shines out; he laughed out, to be out at the elbows; the secret has leaked out, or is out; the disease broke out on his face; the book is out. Leaves are out and perfect in a month. --Bacon. She has not been out [in general society] very long. --H. James. 3. Beyond the limit of existence, continuance, or supply; to the end; completely; hence, in, or into, a condition of extinction, exhaustion, completion; as, the fuel, or the fire, has burned out. [bd]Hear me out.[b8] --Dryden. Deceitiful men shall not live out half their days. --Ps. iv. 23. When the butt is out, we will drink water. --Shak. 4. Beyond possession, control, or occupation; hence, in, or into, a state of want, loss, or deprivation; -- used of office, business, property, knowledge, etc.; as, the Democrats went out and the Whigs came in; he put his money out at interest. [bd]Land that is out at rack rent.[b8] --Locke. [bd]He was out fifty pounds.[b8] --Bp. Fell. I have forgot my part, and I am out. --Shak. 5. Beyond the bounds of what is true, reasonable, correct, proper, common, etc.; in error or mistake; in a wrong or incorrect position or opinion; in a state of disagreement, opposition, etc.; in an inharmonious relation. [bd]Lancelot and I are out.[b8] --Shak. Wicked men are strangely out in the calculating of their own interest. --South. Very seldom out, in these his guesses. --Addison. 6. Not in the position to score in playing a game; not in the state or turn of the play for counting or gaining scores. Note: Out is largely used in composition as a prefix, with the same significations that it has as a separate word; as outbound, outbreak, outbuilding, outcome, outdo, outdoor, outfield. See also the first Note under {Over}, adv. {Day in, day out}, from the beginning to the limit of each of several days; day by day; every day. {Out and out}. (a) adv. Completely; wholly; openly. (b) adj. Without any reservation or disguise; absolute; as, an out and out villain. [As an {adj}. written also {out-and-out}.] {Out at}, {Out in}, {Out on}, etc., elliptical phrases, that to which out refers as a source, origin, etc., being omitted; as, out (of the house and) at the barn; out (of the house, road, fields, etc., and) in the woods. Three fishers went sailing out into the west, Out into the west, as the sun went down. --C. Kingsley. Note: In these lines after out may be understood, [bd]of the harbor,[b8] [bd]from the shore,[b8] [bd]of sight,[b8] or some similar phrase. The complete construction is seen in the saying: [bd]Out of the frying pan into the fire.[b8] {Out from}, a construction similar to {out of} (below). See {Of} and {From}. {Out of}, a phrase which may be considered either as composed of an adverb and a preposition, each having its appropriate office in the sentence, or as a compound preposition. Considered as a preposition, it denotes, with verbs of movement or action, from the interior of; beyond the limit: from; hence, origin, source, motive, departure, separation, loss, etc.; -- opposed to {in} or {into}; also with verbs of being, the state of being derived, removed, or separated from. Examples may be found in the phrases below, and also under Vocabulary words; as, out of breath; out of countenance. {Out of cess}, beyond measure, excessively. --Shak. {Out of character}, unbecoming; improper. {Out of conceit with}, not pleased with. See under {Conceit}. {Out of date}, not timely; unfashionable; antiquated. {Out of door}, {Out of doors}, beyond the doors; from the house; in, or into, the open air; hence, figuratively, shut out; dismissed. See under {Door}, also, {Out-of-door}, {Outdoor}, {Outdoors}, in the Vocabulary. [bd]He 's quality, and the question's out of door,[b8] --Dryden. {Out of favor}, disliked; under displeasure. {Out of frame}, not in correct order or condition; irregular; disarranged. --Latimer. {Out of hand}, immediately; without delay or preparation. [bd]Ananias . . . fell down and died out of hand.[b8] --Latimer. | |
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Demit \De*mit"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Demitted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Demitting}.] [L. demittere to send or bring down, to lower; de- + mittere to send. Cf. {Demise}.] 1. To let fall; to depress. [R.] They [peacocks] demit and let fall the same [i. e., their train]. --Sir T. Browne. 2. To yield or submit; to humble; to lower; as, to demit one's self to humble duties. [R.] 3. To lay down, as an office; to resign. [Scot.] General Conway demitted his office. --Hume. | |
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Demote \De*mote"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Demoted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Demoting}.] [Pref. de- + mote, as in promote; cf. L. demovere to remove.] To reduce to a lower grade, as in school. | |
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Denotate \De*no"tate\, v. t. [L. denotatus, p. p. of denotare.] To mark off; to denote. [Archaic] These terms denotate a longer time. --Burton. What things should be denotated and signified by the color. --Urquhart. | |
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Denotation \De`no*ta"tion\, n. [L. denotatio: cf. F. d[82]notation.] The marking off or separation of anything. --Hammond. | |
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Denotative \De*not"a*tive\, a. Having power to denote; designating or marking off. Proper names are pre[89]minently denotative; telling us that such as object has such a term to denote it, but telling us nothing as to any single attribute. --Latham. | |
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Denote \De*note"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Denoted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Denoting}.] [L. denotare; de- + notare to mark, nota mark, sign, note: cf. F. d[82]noter. See {Note}.] 1. To mark out plainly; to signify by a visible sign; to serve as the sign or name of; to indicate; to point out; as, the hands of the clock denote the hour. The better to denote her to the doctor. --Shak. 2. To be the sign of; to betoken; to signify; to mean. A general expression to denote wickedness of every sort. --Gilpin. | |
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Dentate \Den"tate\, Dentated \Den"ta*ted\, a. [L. dentatus, fr. dens, dentis, tooth.] 1. (Bot.) Toothed; especially, with the teeth projecting straight out, not pointed either forward or backward; as, a dentate leaf. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Having teeth or toothlike points. See Illust. of {Antenn[91]}. | |
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Dentate-ciliate \Den"tate-cil"i*ate\, a. (Bot.) Having the margin dentate and also ciliate or fringed with hairs. | |
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Dentate \Den"tate\, Dentated \Den"ta*ted\, a. [L. dentatus, fr. dens, dentis, tooth.] 1. (Bot.) Toothed; especially, with the teeth projecting straight out, not pointed either forward or backward; as, a dentate leaf. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Having teeth or toothlike points. See Illust. of {Antenn[91]}. | |
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Dentately \Den"tate*ly\, adv. In a dentate or toothed manner; as, dentately ciliated, etc. | |
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Dentate-sinuate \Den"tate-sin"u*ate\, a. (Bot.) Having a form intermediate between dentate and sinuate. | |
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Dentation \Den*ta"tion\, n. Formation of teeth; toothed form. [R.] How did it [a bill] get its barb, its dentation? --Paley. | |
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Dent \Dent\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Denting}.] To make a dent upon; to indent. The houses dented with bullets. --Macaulay. | |
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Dented \Dent"ed\, a. [From {Dent}, v. t.] Indented; impressed with little hollows. | |
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Dentition \Den*ti"tion\, n. [L. dentitio, fr. dentire to cut teeth, fr. dens, dentis, tooth. See {Dentist}.] 1. The development and cutting of teeth; teething. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The system of teeth peculiar to an animal. | |
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Dentoid \Den"toid\, a. [L. dens, dentis, tooth + -oid.] Shaped like a tooth; tooth-shaped. | |
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Denudate \De*nud"ate\, v. t. [L. denudatus, p. p. of denudare. See {Denude}.] To denude. [Obs. or R.] | |
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Denudation \Den`u*da"tion\ (?; 277), n. [L. denudatio: cf. F. d[82]nudation.] 1. The act of stripping off covering, or removing the surface; a making bare. 2. (Geol.) The laying bare of rocks by the washing away of the overlying earth, etc.; or the excavation and removal of them by the action of running water. | |
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Dimidiate \Di*mid"i*ate\, a. [L. dimidiatus, p. p. of dimidiare to halve, fr. dimidius half. See {Demi-}.] 1. Divided into two equal parts; reduced to half in shape or form. 2. (Biol.) (a) Consisting of only one half of what the normal condition requires; having the appearance of lacking one half; as, a dimidiate leaf, which has only one side developed. (b) Having the organs of one side, or half, different in function from the corresponding organs on the other side; as, dimidiate hermaphroditism. | |
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Dimidiate \Di*mid"i*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dimidiated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dimidiating}.] 1. To divide into two equal parts. [Obs.] --Cockeram. 2. (Her.) To represent the half of; to halve. | |
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Dimidiate \Di*mid"i*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dimidiated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dimidiating}.] 1. To divide into two equal parts. [Obs.] --Cockeram. 2. (Her.) To represent the half of; to halve. | |
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Dimidiate \Di*mid"i*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dimidiated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dimidiating}.] 1. To divide into two equal parts. [Obs.] --Cockeram. 2. (Her.) To represent the half of; to halve. | |
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Dimidiation \Di*mid`i*a"tion\, n. [L. dimidiatio.] The act of dimidiating or halving; the state of being dimidiate. | |
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Dint \Dint\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dinted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dinting}.] To make a mark or cavity on or in, by a blow or by pressure; to dent. --Donne. Tennyson. | |
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Donate \Do"nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Donated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Donating}.] [L. donatus, p. p. of donare to donate, fr. donum gift, fr. dare to give. See 2d {Date}.] To give; to bestow; to present; as, to donate fifty thousand dollars to a college. | |
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Dust \Dust\, n. [AS. dust; cf. LG. dust, D. duist meal dust, OD. doest, donst, and G. dunst vapor, OHG. tunist, dunist, a blowing, wind, Icel. dust dust, Dan. dyst mill dust; perh. akin to L. fumus smoke, E. fume. [?].] 1. Fine, dry particles of earth or other matter, so comminuted that they may be raised and wafted by the wind; that which is crumbled too minute portions; fine powder; as, clouds of dust; bone dust. Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. --Gen. iii. 19. Stop! -- for thy tread is on an empire's dust. --Byron. 2. A single particle of earth or other matter. [R.] [bd]To touch a dust of England's ground.[b8] --Shak. 3. The earth, as the resting place of the dead. For now shall sleep in the dust. --Job vii. 21. 4. The earthy remains of bodies once alive; the remains of the human body. And you may carve a shrine about my dust. --Tennyson. 5. Figuratively, a worthless thing. And by the merit of vile gold, dross, dust. --Shak. 6. Figuratively, a low or mean condition. [God] raiseth up the poor out of the dust. --1 Sam. ii. 8. 7. Gold dust; hence: (Slang) Coined money; cash. {Down with the dust}, deposit the cash; pay down the money. [Slang] [bd]My lord, quoth the king, presently deposit your hundred pounds in gold, or else no going hence all the days of your life. . . . The Abbot down with his dust, and glad he escaped so, returned to Reading.[b8] --Fuller. {Dust brand} (Bot.), a fungous plant ({Ustilago Carbo}); -- called also {smut}. {Gold dust}, fine particles of gold, such as are obtained in placer mining; -- often used as money, being transferred by weight. {In dust and ashes}. See under {Ashes}. {To bite the dust}. See under {Bite}, v. t. {To} {raise, [or] kick up, dust}, to make a commotion. [Colloq.] {To throw dust in one's eyes}, to mislead; to deceive. [Colloq.] | |
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Dunted \Dunt"ed\, a. Beaten; hence, blunted. [Obs.] Fencer's swords . . . having the edge dunted. --Fuller. | |
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Don't do that then! imp. [from an old doctor's office joke about a patient with a trivial complaint] Stock response to a user complaint. "When I type control-S, the whole system comes to a halt for thirty seconds." "Don't do that, then!" (or "So don't do that!"). Compare {RTFM}. | |
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denotational semantics terms of mathematical {functions} on programs and program components. Programs are translated into functions about which properties can be proved using the standard mathematical theory of functions, and especially {domain theory}. Compare {axiomatic semantics}, {operational semantics}, {standard semantics}. (1996-08-21) | |
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Denotational Semantics Language used by the {SIS} {compiler generator}. ["SIS - Semantics Implementation System", P.D. Mosses, TR DAIMI MD-30, Aarhus U, Denmark]. (1996-10-13) | |
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Don't do that then! with a trivial complaint) A stock response to a user complaint. "When I type control-S, the whole system comes to a halt for thirty seconds." "Well don't do that then!" [{Jargon File}] (1998-12-13) |