English Dictionary: Doline | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d890lan \[d8][90]`lan"\, b. [F., fr. [82]lancer to dart.] Ardor inspired by passion or enthusiasm. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Alem \[d8]Al"em\, n. [Turk. 'alem, fr. Ar. 'alam.] (Mil.) The imperial standard of the Turkish Empire. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Alhenna \[d8]Al*hen"na\, n. See {Henna}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Allium \[d8]Al"li*um\, n. [L., garlic.] (bot.) A genus of plants, including the onion, garlic, leek, chive, etc. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Alme \[d8]Al"me\, d8Almeh \[d8]Al"meh\, n. [Ar. 'almah (fem.) learned, fr. 'alama to know: cf. F. alm[82]e.] An Egyptian dancing girl; an Alma. The Almehs lift their arms in dance. --Bayard Taylor. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Alme \[d8]Al"me\, d8Almeh \[d8]Al"meh\, n. [Ar. 'almah (fem.) learned, fr. 'alama to know: cf. F. alm[82]e.] An Egyptian dancing girl; an Alma. The Almehs lift their arms in dance. --Bayard Taylor. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Alumna \[d8]A*lum"na\, n. fem.; pl. {Alumn[91]} . [L. See {Alumnus}.] A female pupil; especially, a graduate of a school or college. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Dolium \[d8]Do"li*um\, n. [L. large jar.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of large univalve mollusks, including the partridge shell and tun shells. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Halma \[d8]Hal"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] to leap.] (Greek Antiq.) The long jump, with weights in the hands, -- the most important of the exercises of the Pentathlon. | |
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d8Holmia \[d8]Hol"mi*a\, n. [NL.] (Chem.) An oxide of holmium. | |
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d8Ileum \[d8]Il"e*um\, n. [L. ile, ileum, ilium, pl. ilia, groin, flank.] 1. (Anat.) The last, and usually the longest, division of the small intestine; the part between the jejunum and large intestine. [Written also {ileon}, and {ilium}.] 2. (Anat.) See {Ilium}. [R.] Note: Most modern writers restrict ileum to the division of the intestine and ilium to the pelvic bone. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Ilium \[d8]Il"i*um\, n. [See {Ileum}.] (Anat.) The dorsal one of the three principal bones comprising either lateral half of the pelvis; the dorsal or upper part of the hip bone. See {Innominate bone}, under {Innominate}. [Written also {ilion}, and {ileum}.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Lena \[d8]Le"na\ (l[emac]"n[adot]), n. [L.] A procuress. --J. Webster. | |
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d8Lim n91a \[d8]Lim *n[91]"a\ (l[icr]m*n[emac]"[adot]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. limnai^os pertaining to a marsh, fr. li`mh a marsh.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of fresh-water air-breathing mollusks, abundant in ponds and streams; -- called also {pond snail}. [Written also {Lymn[91]a}.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Limu \[d8]Li"mu\ (l[emac]"m[oomac]), n. (Bot.) The Hawaiian name for seaweeds. Over sixty kinds are used as food, and have species names, as {Limu Lipoa}, {Limu palawai}, etc. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Loma \[d8]Lo"ma\, n.; pl. {Lomata}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], [?], a fringe.] (Zo[94]l.) A lobe; a membranous fringe or flap. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Luna \[d8]Lu"na\, n. [L.; akin to lucere to shine. See {Light}, n., and cf. {Lune}.] 1. The moon. 2. (Alchemy) Silver. {Luna cornea} (Old Chem.), horn silver, or fused silver chloride, a tough, brown, translucent mass; -- so called from its resemblance to horn. {Luna moth} (Zo[94]l.), a very large and beautiful American moth ({Actias luna}). Its wings are delicate light green, with a stripe of purple along the front edge of the anterior wings, the other margins being edged with pale yellow. Each wing has a lunate spot surrounded by rings of light yellow, blue, and black. The caterpillar commonly feeds on the hickory, sassafras, and maple. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Tellina \[d8]Tel*li"na\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a kind of shellfish.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of marine bivalve mollusks having thin, delicate, and often handsomely colored shells. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Ulema \[d8]U`le*ma"\, n. [Turk. & Ar. 'ulam[be] the wise or learned men, pl. of '[be]lim wise, learned.] (Mohammedanism) A college or body composed of the hierarchy (the imams, muftis, and cadis). That of Turkey alone now has political power; its head is the sheik ul Islam. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Ulna \[d8]Ul"na\, n. [L., the elbow. See {Ell}.] 1. (Anat.) The postaxial bone of the forearm, or branchium, corresponding to the fibula of the hind limb. See {Radius}. 2. (O. Eng. Law) An ell; also, a yard. --Burrill. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
D91dal \D[91]"dal\, D91dalian \D[91]*dal"ian\, a. [L. daedalus cunningly wrought, fr. Gr. [?]; cf. [?] to work cunningly. The word also alludes to the mythical D[91]dalus (Gr. [?], lit., the cunning worker).] 1. Cunningly or ingeniously formed or working; skillful; artistic; ingenious. Our bodies decked in our d[91]dalian arms. --Chapman. The d[91]dal hand of Nature. --J. Philips. The doth the d[91]dal earth throw forth to thee, Out of her fruitful, abundant flowers. --Spenser. 2. Crafty; deceitful. [R.] --Keats. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Inulin \In"u*lin\, n. [From NL. Inula Helenium, the elecampane: cf. F. inuline.] (Chem.) A substance of very wide occurrence. It is found dissolved in the sap of the roots and rhizomes of many composite and other plants, as {Inula}, {Helianthus}, {Campanula}, etc., and is extracted by solution as a tasteless, white, semicrystalline substance, resembling starch, with which it is isomeric. It is intermediate in nature between starch and sugar. Called also {dahlin}, {helenin}, {alantin}, etc. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dahlin \Dah"lin\ (d[aum]"l[icr]n), n. [From {Dahlia}.] (Chem.) A variety of starch extracted from the dahlia; -- called also {inulin}. See {Inulin}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Inulin \In"u*lin\, n. [From NL. Inula Helenium, the elecampane: cf. F. inuline.] (Chem.) A substance of very wide occurrence. It is found dissolved in the sap of the roots and rhizomes of many composite and other plants, as {Inula}, {Helianthus}, {Campanula}, etc., and is extracted by solution as a tasteless, white, semicrystalline substance, resembling starch, with which it is isomeric. It is intermediate in nature between starch and sugar. Called also {dahlin}, {helenin}, {alantin}, etc. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dahlin \Dah"lin\ (d[aum]"l[icr]n), n. [From {Dahlia}.] (Chem.) A variety of starch extracted from the dahlia; -- called also {inulin}. See {Inulin}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Delaine \De*laine"\, n. [See Muslin delaine, under {Muslin}.] A kind of fabric for women's dresses. | |
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Deline \De*line"\, v. t. 1. To delineate. [Obs.] 2. To mark out. [Obs.] --R. North. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dilemma \Di*lem"ma\, n. [L. dilemma, Gr. [?]; di- = di`s- twice + [?] to take. See {Lemma}.] 1. (Logic) An argument which presents an antagonist with two or more alternatives, but is equally conclusive against him, whichever alternative he chooses. Note: The following are instances of the dilemma. A young rhetorician applied to an old sophist to be taught the art of pleading, and bargained for a certain reward to be paid when he should gain a cause. The master sued for his reward, and the scholar endeavored to [?]lude his claim by a dilemma. [bd]If I gain my cause, I shall withhold your pay, because the judge's award will be against you; if I lose it, I may withhold it, because I shall not yet have gained a cause.[b8] [bd]On the contrary,[b8] says the master, [bd]if you gain your cause, you must pay me, because you are to pay me when you gain a cause; if you lose it, you must pay me, because the judge will award it.[b8] --Johnson. 2. A state of things in which evils or obstacles present themselves on every side, and it is difficult to determine what course to pursue; a vexatious alternative or predicament; a difficult choice or position. A strong dilemma in a desperate case! To act with infamy, or quit the place. --Swift. {Horns of a dilemma}, alternatives, each of which is equally difficult of encountering. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dualin \Du"a*lin\, n. (Chem.) An explosive substance consisting essentially of sawdust or wood pulp, saturated with nitroglycerin and other similar nitro compounds. It is inferior to dynamite, and is more liable to explosion. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Dahlen, ND Zip code(s): 58224 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
De Leon, TX (city, FIPS 19672) Location: 32.11169 N, 98.53667 W Population (1990): 2190 (1095 housing units) Area: 5.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 76444 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Delano, CA (city, FIPS 18394) Location: 35.76484 N, 119.25043 W Population (1990): 22762 (6482 housing units) Area: 22.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 93215 Delano, MN (city, FIPS 15454) Location: 45.04126 N, 93.78548 W Population (1990): 2709 (1000 housing units) Area: 5.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 55328 Delano, PA Zip code(s): 18220 Delano, TN Zip code(s): 37325 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Dillon, CO (town, FIPS 20440) Location: 39.62500 N, 106.03901 W Population (1990): 553 (1087 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water) Dillon, MT (city, FIPS 20800) Location: 45.21613 N, 112.63453 W Population (1990): 3991 (1804 housing units) Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 59725 Dillon, SC (city, FIPS 19420) Location: 34.42199 N, 79.36981 W Population (1990): 6829 (2630 housing units) Area: 11.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 29536 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Dillwyn, VA (town, FIPS 22560) Location: 37.54022 N, 78.46161 W Population (1990): 458 (190 housing units) Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Doyline, LA (village, FIPS 21590) Location: 32.51888 N, 93.41591 W Population (1990): 884 (379 housing units) Area: 8.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 71023 | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
DLM Distributed Lock Manager on distributed VMS systems. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Dylan {DYnamic LANguage} | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Dilean, that is poor |