English Dictionary: David Livingstone | by the DICT Development Group |
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d8Abdal \[d8]Ab"dal\, n. [Ar. bad[c6]l, pl. abd[be]l, a substitute, a good, religious man, saint, fr. badala to change, substitute.] A religious devotee or dervish in Persia. | |
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d8B91tulus \[d8]B[91]"tu*lus\, n.; pl. {B[ae]tuli}. [L., fr. Gr. bai`tylos a sacred meteorite.] (Antiq.) A meteorite, or similar rude stone artificially shaped, held sacred or worshiped as of divine origin. All the evidence goes to prove that these menhirs are b[91]tuli, i. e., traditional and elementary images of the deity. --I. Gonino (Perrot & Chipiez). | |
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d8Bdelloidea \[d8]Bdel*loi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] leech + -oid.] (Zo[94]l.) The order of Annulata which includes the leeches. See {Hirudinea}. | |
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d8Bdellomorpha \[d8]Bdel`lo*mor"pha\,n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] leech + [?] form.] (Zo[94]l.) An order of Nemertina, including the large leechlike worms ({Malacobdella}) often parasitic in clams. | |
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d8Epithelioma \[d8]Ep`i*the`li*o"ma\, n. [NL. See {Epithelium}, and {-oma}.] (Med.) A malignant growth containing epithelial cells; -- called also {epithelial cancer}. | |
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d8Fauteuil \[d8]Fau`teuil"\, n. [F. See {Faldistory}.] 1. An armchair; hence (because the members sit in fauteuils or armchairs), membership in the French Academy. 2. Chair of a presiding officer. | |
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d8Padella \[d8]Pa*del"la\, n. [It., prop., a pan, a friing pan, fr. L. patella a pan.] A large cup or deep saucer, containing fatty matter in which a wick is placed, -- used for public illuminations, as at St. Peter's, in Rome. Called also {padelle}. | |
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d8Patela \[d8]Pat"e*la\, n. [Hind. patel[be].] A large flat-bottomed trading boat peculiar to the river Ganges; -- called also {puteli}. | |
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d8Patella \[d8]Pa*tel"la\, n.; pl. {Patell[91]}. [L., a small pan, the kneepan, dim. of patina, patena, a pan, dish.] 1. A small dish, pan, or vase. 2. (Anat.) The kneepan; the cap of the knee. | |
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d8Patellula \[d8]Pa*tel"lu*la\, n.; pl. {Patellul[91]}. [NL., dim. of L. patella. See {Patella}.] (Zo[94]l.) A cuplike sucker on the feet of certain insects. | |
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d8Petalosticha \[d8]Pet`a*los"ti*cha\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. [?] a leaf + [?] a row.] (Zo[94]l.) An order of Echini, including the irregular sea urchins, as the spatangoids. See {Spatangoid}. | |
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d8Petalum \[d8]Pet"a*lum\, n.; pl. {Petala}. [NL.] A petal. | |
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d8Phytelephas \[d8]Phy*tel"e*phas\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a plant + [?] the elephant; also, ivory.] (Bot.) A genus of South American palm trees, the seeds of which furnish the substance called vegetable ivory. | |
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d8Phytolacca \[d8]Phy`to*lac"ca\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] plant + It. lacca lac.] (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous plants, some of them having berries which abound in intensely red juice; poke, or pokeweed. | |
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d8Ptilop91des \[d8]Ptil`o*p[91]"des\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a feather + [?], [?], offspring.] (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Dasyp[91]des}. | |
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d8Ptilopteri \[d8]Pti*lop"te*ri\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a downy feather + [?] wing.] (Zo[94]l.) An order of birds including only the penguins. | |
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d8Ptilosis \[d8]Pti*lo"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr [?] a feather.] (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Pterylosis}. | |
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d8Puteal \[d8]Pu"te*al\, n. [L., fr. puteus well.] (Arch.) An inclosure surrounding a well to prevent persons from falling into it; a well curb. --Weale. | |
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d8Puteli \[d8]Put"e*li\, n. Same as {Patela}. | |
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d8Videlicet \[d8]Vi*del"i*cet\, adv. [L., contr. fr. videre licet, literally, it is easy to see, one may or can see.] To wit; namely; -- often abbreviated to viz. | |
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d8Vitellus \[d8]Vi*tel"lus\, n. [L., the yolk of an egg.] 1. (Biol.) The contents or substance of the ovum; egg yolk. See Illust. of {Ovum}. 2. (Bot.) Perisperm in an early condition. | |
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d8Vitiligo \[d8]Vit`i*li"go\, n. [L., a kind of tetter, fr. vitium blemish, vice.] (Med.) A rare skin disease consisting in the development of smooth, milk-white spots upon various parts of the body. | |
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Daffodil \Daf"fo*dil\ (d[acr]f"f[osl]*d[icr]l), n. [OE. affodylle, prop., the asphodel, fr. LL. affodillus (cf. D. affodille or OF. asphodile, aphodille, F. asphod[8a]le), 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} ({N. Pseudo-narcissus}). It has a bulbous root and beautiful flowers, usually of a yellow hue. Called also {daffodilly}, {daffadilly}, {daffadowndilly}, {daffydowndilly}, etc. With damask roses and daffadillies set. --Spenser. Strow me the ground with daffadowndillies, And cowslips, and kingcups, and loved lilies. --Spenser. A college gown That clad her like an April daffodilly. --Tennyson And chance-sown daffodil. --Whittier. | |
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Daffodil \Daf"fo*dil\ (d[acr]f"f[osl]*d[icr]l), n. [OE. affodylle, prop., the asphodel, fr. LL. affodillus (cf. D. affodille or OF. asphodile, aphodille, F. asphod[8a]le), 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} ({N. Pseudo-narcissus}). It has a bulbous root and beautiful flowers, usually of a yellow hue. Called also {daffodilly}, {daffadilly}, {daffadowndilly}, {daffydowndilly}, etc. With damask roses and daffadillies set. --Spenser. Strow me the ground with daffadowndillies, And cowslips, and kingcups, and loved lilies. --Spenser. A college gown That clad her like an April daffodilly. --Tennyson And chance-sown daffodil. --Whittier. | |
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Daffodil \Daf"fo*dil\ (d[acr]f"f[osl]*d[icr]l), n. [OE. affodylle, prop., the asphodel, fr. LL. affodillus (cf. D. affodille or OF. asphodile, aphodille, F. asphod[8a]le), 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} ({N. Pseudo-narcissus}). It has a bulbous root and beautiful flowers, usually of a yellow hue. Called also {daffodilly}, {daffadilly}, {daffadowndilly}, {daffydowndilly}, etc. With damask roses and daffadillies set. --Spenser. Strow me the ground with daffadowndillies, And cowslips, and kingcups, and loved lilies. --Spenser. A college gown That clad her like an April daffodilly. --Tennyson And chance-sown daffodil. --Whittier. | |
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Debtless \Debt"less\, a. Free from debt. --Chaucer. | |
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Defeudalize \De*feu"dal*ize\, v. t. To deprive of the feudal character or form. | |
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Deftly \Deft"ly\, adv. [Cf. {Defly}.] Aptly; fitly; dexterously; neatly. [bd]Deftly dancing.[b8] --Drayton. Thyself and office deftly show. --Shak. | |
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Depthless \Depth"less\, a. 1. Having no depth; shallow. 2. Of measureless depth; unfathomable. In clouds of depthless night. --Francis. | |
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Lieutenant \Lieu*ten"ant\ (l[usl]*t[ecr]n"[ait]nt), n. [F., fr. lieu place + tenant holding, p. pr. of tenir to hold, L. tenere. See {Lieu}, and {Tenant}, and cf. {Locum Tenens}.] 1. An officer who supplies the place of a superior in his absence; a representative of, or substitute for, another in the performance of any duty. The lawful magistrate, who is the vicegerent or lieutenant of God. --Abp. Bramhall. 2. (a) A commissioned officer in the army, next below a captain. (b) A commissioned officer in the British navy, in rank next below a commander. (c) A commissioned officer in the United States navy, in rank next below a lieutenant commander. Note: Lieutenant is often used, either adjectively or in hyphened compounds, to denote an officer, in rank next below another, especially when the duties of the higher officer may devolve upon the lower one; as, lieutenant general, or lieutenant-general; lieutenant colonel, or lieutenant-colonel; lieutenant governor, etc. {Deputy lieutenant}, the title of any one of the deputies or assistants of the lord lieutenant of a county. [Eng.] {Lieutenant colonel}, an army officer next in rank above major, and below colonel. {Lieutenant commander}, an officer in the United States navy, in rank next below a commander and next above a lieutenant. {Lieutenant general}. See in Vocabulary. {Lieutenant governor}. (a) An officer of a State, being next in rank to the governor, and, in case of the death or resignation of the latter, himself acting as governor. [U. S.] (b) A deputy governor acting as the chief civil officer of one of several colonies under a governor general. [Eng.] | |
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Devitalize \De*vi"tal*ize\, v. t. To deprive of life or vitality. -- {De*vi`tal*i*za"tion}, n. | |
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Devitalize \De*vi"tal*ize\, v. t. To deprive of life or vitality. -- {De*vi`tal*i*za"tion}, n. | |
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Devoutless \De*vout"less\, a. Destitute of devotion. -- {De*vout"less*ly}, adv. -- {De*vout"less*ness}, n. | |
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Devoutless \De*vout"less\, a. Destitute of devotion. -- {De*vout"less*ly}, adv. -- {De*vout"less*ness}, n. | |
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Devoutless \De*vout"less\, a. Destitute of devotion. -- {De*vout"less*ly}, adv. -- {De*vout"less*ness}, n. | |
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Devoutly \De*vout"ly\, adv. 1. In a devout and reverent manner; with devout emotions; piously. Cast her fair eyes to heaven and prayed devoutly. --Shak. 2. Sincerely; solemnly; earnestly. 'T is a consummation Devoutly to be wished. --Shak. | |
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Dibutyl \Di*bu"tyl\, n. [Pref. di- + butyl.] (Chem.) A liquid hydrocarbon, {C8H18}, of the marsh-gas series, being one of several octanes, and consisting of two butyl radicals. Cf. {Octane}. | |
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Dipetalous \Di*pet"al*ous\, a. [Pref. di- + petalous.] (Bot.) Having two petals; two-petaled. | |
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Dividual \Di*vid"u*al\ (?; 135), a. [See {Dividuous}.] Divided, shared, or participated in, in common with others. [R.] --Milton. | |
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Dividually \Di*vid"u*al*ly\, adv. By dividing. [R.] | |
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Doubtless \Doubt"less\, adv. Undoubtedly; without doubt. | |
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Doubtless \Doubt"less\, a. Free from fear or suspicion. [Obs.] Pretty child, sleep doubtless and secure. --Shak. | |
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Doubtlessly \Doubt"less*ly\, adv. Unquestionably. --Beau. & Fl. | |
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Dovetail \Dove"tail`\, n. (Carp.) A flaring tenon, or tongue (shaped like a bird's tail spread), and a mortise, or socket, into which it fits tightly, making an interlocking joint between two pieces which resists pulling a part in all directions except one. {Dovetail molding} (Arch.), a molding of any convex section arranged in a sort of zigzag, like a series of dovetails. {Dovetail saw} (Carp.), a saw used in dovetailing. | |
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Dovetail \Dove"tail`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dovetailed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dovetailing}.] 1. (Carp.) (a) To cut to a dovetail. (b) To join by means of dovetails. 2. To fit in or connect strongly, skillfully, or nicely; to fit ingeniously or complexly. He put together a piece of joinery so crossly indented and whimsically dovetailed . . . that it was indeed a very curious show. --Burke. | |
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Dovetail \Dove"tail`\, n. (Carp.) A flaring tenon, or tongue (shaped like a bird's tail spread), and a mortise, or socket, into which it fits tightly, making an interlocking joint between two pieces which resists pulling a part in all directions except one. {Dovetail molding} (Arch.), a molding of any convex section arranged in a sort of zigzag, like a series of dovetails. {Dovetail saw} (Carp.), a saw used in dovetailing. | |
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Dovetail \Dove"tail`\, n. (Carp.) A flaring tenon, or tongue (shaped like a bird's tail spread), and a mortise, or socket, into which it fits tightly, making an interlocking joint between two pieces which resists pulling a part in all directions except one. {Dovetail molding} (Arch.), a molding of any convex section arranged in a sort of zigzag, like a series of dovetails. {Dovetail saw} (Carp.), a saw used in dovetailing. | |
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Dovetail \Dove"tail`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dovetailed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dovetailing}.] 1. (Carp.) (a) To cut to a dovetail. (b) To join by means of dovetails. 2. To fit in or connect strongly, skillfully, or nicely; to fit ingeniously or complexly. He put together a piece of joinery so crossly indented and whimsically dovetailed . . . that it was indeed a very curious show. --Burke. | |
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Dovetail \Dove"tail`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dovetailed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dovetailing}.] 1. (Carp.) (a) To cut to a dovetail. (b) To join by means of dovetails. 2. To fit in or connect strongly, skillfully, or nicely; to fit ingeniously or complexly. He put together a piece of joinery so crossly indented and whimsically dovetailed . . . that it was indeed a very curious show. --Burke. | |
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Piney \Pin"ey\, a. [Of East Indian origin.] A term used in designating an East Indian tree (the {Vateria Indica} or piney tree, of the order {Dipterocarpe[91]}, which grows in Malabar, etc.) or its products. {Piney dammar}, {Piney resin}, {Piney varnish}, a pellucid, fragrant, acrid, bitter resin, which exudes from the piney tree ({Vateria Indica}) when wounded. It is used as a varnish, in making candles, and as a substitute for incense and for amber. Called also {liquid copal}, and {white dammar}. {Piney tallow}, a solid fatty substance, resembling tallow, obtained from the roasted seeds of the {Vateria Indica}; called also {dupada oil}. {Piney thistle} (Bot.), a plant ({Atractylis gummifera}), from the bark of which, when wounded, a gummy substance exudes. |