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d1nophilist \[d1]*noph"i*list\, n. [Gr. [?] wine + [?] to love.] A lover of wine. [R.] | |
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d8Amblyopia \[d8]Am`bly*o"pi*a\, Amblyopy \Am"bly*o`py\, n. [Gr. [?]; [?] blunt, dim + [?] eye: cf. F. amblyopie.] (Med.) Weakness of sight, without and opacity of the cornea, or of the interior of the eye; the first degree of amaurosis. | |
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d8Amblypoda \[d8]Am*blyp"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] blunt + [?], [?], foot.] (Paleon.) A group of large, extinct, herbivorous mammals, common in the Tertiary formation of the United States. | |
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d8Ambulacrum \[d8]Am`bu*la"crum\, n.; pl. {Ambulacra}. [L., an alley or covered way.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) One of the radical zones of echinoderms, along which run the principal nerves, blood vessels, and water tubes. These zones usually bear rows of locomotive suckers or tentacles, which protrude from regular pores. In star fishes they occupy the grooves along the under side of the rays. (b) One of the suckers on the feet of mites. | |
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d8Ampelopsis \[d8]Am`pe*lop"sis\ ([acr]m`p[esl]*l[ocr]p"s[icr]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a`mpelos vine + 'o`psis appearance.] (Bot.) A genus formerly including the Virginia creeper. | |
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d8Ampulla \[d8]Am*pul"la\, n.; pl. {Ampull[91]}. [L. ] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) A narrow-necked vessel having two handles and bellying out like a jug. 2. (Eccl.) (a) A cruet for the wine and water at Mass. (b) The vase in which the holy oil for chrism, unction, or coronation is kept. --Shipley. 3. (Biol.) Any membranous bag shaped like a leathern bottle, as the dilated end of a vessel or duct; especially the dilations of the semicircular canals of the ear. | |
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d8Anopheles \[d8]A*noph"e*les\ ([adot]*n[ocr]f"[esl]*l[emac]z), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'anwfelh`s useless, hurtful.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of mosquitoes which are secondary hosts of the malaria parasites, and whose bite is the usual, if not the only, means of infecting human beings with malaria. Several species are found in the United States. They may be distinguished from the ordinary mosquitoes of the genus {Culex} by the long slender palpi, nearly equaling the beak in length, while those of the female {Culex} are very short. They also assume different positions when resting, {Culex} usually holding the body parallel to the surface on which it rests and keeping the head and beak bent at an angle, while {Anopheles} holds the body at an angle with the surface and the head and beak in line with it. Unless they become themselves infected by previously biting a subject affected with malaria, the insects cannot transmit the disease. | |
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d8Anopla \[d8]An"o*pla\ ([acr]n"[ocr]*pl[adot]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a`noplos unarmed.] (Zo[94]l.) One of the two orders of Nemerteans. See {Nemertina}. | |
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Anoplothere \An*op"lo*there\ ([acr]n*[ocr]p"l[osl]*th[emac]r), d8Anoplotherium \[d8]An`o*plo*the"ri*um\([acr]n`[osl]*pl[osl]*th[emac]"r[icr]*[ucr]m), n. [From Gr. 'a`noplos unarmed ('an priv. + 'o`plon an implement, weapon) + qhri`on beast.] (Paleon.) A genus of extinct quadrupeds of the order {Ungulata}, whose were first found in the gypsum quarries near Paris; characterized by the shortness and feebleness of their canine teeth (whence the name). | |
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d8Anoplura \[d8]An`o*plu"ra\ ([acr]n`[osl]*pl[umac]"r[adot]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'an priv. + 'o`plon weapon, sting + o'yra` tail.] (Zo[94]l.) A group of insects which includes the lice. | |
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d8Employ82 \[d8]Em`ploy`[82]"\, n. [F., p. p. of employer.] One employed by another; a clerk or workman in the service of an employer. | |
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d8En bloc \[d8]En` bloc"\ [F. Cf. {Block}, n. ] In a lump; as a whole; all together. [bd]Movement of the ossicles en bloc.[b8] --Nature. En bloc they are known as [bd]the herd[b8]. --W. A. Fraser. | |
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d8Enfleurage \[d8]En`fleu`rage"\, n. [F., fr. en- (L. in) + fleur flower.] A process of extracting perfumes by exposing absorbents, as fixed oils or fats, to the exhalations of the flowers. It is used for plants whose volatile oils are too delicate to be separated by distillation. | |
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d8Enopla \[d8]En"o*pla\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] armed; [?] in + [?], pl., armor.] (Zo[94]l.) One of the orders of Nemertina, characterized by the presence of a peculiar armature of spines or plates in the proboscis. | |
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d8Hemiplegia \[d8]Hem`i*ple"gi*a\, n.[NL., fr. Gr. [?]; [?] half + [?] a stroke; cf. F. h[82]miplagie.] (Med.) A palsy that affects one side only of the body. -- {Hem`i"pleg"ic}, a. | |
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d8Hemophilia \[d8]Hem`o*phil"i*a\, n. See {Hematophilia}. | |
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d8Implacentalia \[d8]Im`pla*cen*ta"li*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {In-} not, and {Placental}.] (Zo[94]l.) A primary division of the Mammalia, including the monotremes and marsupials, in which no placenta is formed. | |
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d8Impluvium \[d8]Im*plu"vi*um\, n. [L., fr. impluere to rain into; pref. im- in + pluere to rain.] (Arch.) In Roman dwellings, a cistern or tank, set in the atrium or peristyle to recieve the water from the roof, by means of the compluvium; generally made ornamental with flowers and works of art around its birm. | |
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d8Inflatus \[d8]In*fla"tus\, n. [L. See {Inflate}, v. t.] A blowing or breathing into; inflation; inspiration. The divine breath that blows the nostrils out To ineffable inflatus. --Mrs. Browning. | |
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d8Infula \[d8]In"fu*la\, n.; pl. {Infule}. [L.] A sort of fillet worn by dignitaries, priests, and others among the ancient Romans. It was generally white. | |
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d8Invalide \[d8]In`va*lide"\, n. [F.] See {Invalid}, n. | |
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d8Involucellum \[d8]In`vo*lu*cel"lum\, n.; pl. {Involucella}. [NL.] See {Involucel}. | |
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d8Involucrum \[d8]In`vo*lu"crum\, n.; pl. L. {Involucra}, E. {Involucrums}. [L. See {Involucre}.] 1. (Bot.) See {Involucre}. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A sheath which surrounds the base of the lasso cells in the Siphonophora. | |
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d8Mabolo \[d8]Ma*bo"lo\, n. (Bot.) A kind of persimmon tree ({Diospyros discolor}) from the Philippine Islands, now introduced into the East and West Indies. It bears an edible fruit as large as a quince. | |
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d8N82bul82 \[d8]N[82]`bu`l[82]"\, Nebuly \Neb"u*ly\, a. [F. n[82]bul[82].] (Her.) Composed of successive short curves supposed to resemble a cloud; -- said of a heraldic line by which an ordinary or subordinary may be bounded. | |
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d8Nauplius \[d8]Nau"pli*us\, n.; pl. {Nauplii}. [L., a kind of shellfish, fr. Gr. [?] ship + [?] to sail.] (Zo[94]l.) A crustacean larva having three pairs of locomotive organs (corresponding to the antennules, antenn[91], and mandibles), a median eye, and little or no segmentation of the body. | |
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d8Ne plus ultra \[d8]Ne plus ul"tra\ [L., no further; ne no, not + plus more + ultra beyond.] 1. The uttermost point to which one can go or attain; hence, the summit of achievement; the highest point or degree; the acme. 2. A prohibition against proceeding further; an insuperable obstacle or limiting condition. [Obs. or R.] | |
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d8Nebalia \[d8]Ne*ba"li*a\, n. [NL., of uncertain origin.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of small marine Crustacea, considered the type of a distinct order ({Nebaloidea}, or {Phyllocarida}.) | |
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d8Neoplasia \[d8]Ne`o*pla"si*a\, n. [NL., fr. gr. [?] new + [?] to form, mold.] (Physiol. & Med.) Growth or development of new material; neoplasty. | |
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d8Nephilim \[d8]Neph"i*lim\, n. pl. [Heb. n[ecr]ph[c6]l[c6]m.] Giants. --Gen. vi. 4. Num. xiii. 33. | |
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d8Nouveau riche \[d8]Nou`veau" riche"\, m., d8Nouvelle riche \[d8]Nou`velle" riche"\, f.; pl. m. {Noveaux riches}, f. {Nouvelles riches}. [F.] A person newly rich. | |
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d8Omphalos \[d8]Om"pha*los\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?].] (Anat.) The navel. | |
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d8Temblor \[d8]Tem*blor"\, n. [Sp.] An earthquake. [Western U. S.] | |
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d8Rubato \[d8]Ru*ba"to\, a. [It.] Robbed; borrowed. {[d8]Temple rubato}. [It.] (Mus.) Borrowed time; -- a term applied to a style of performance in which some tones are held longer than their legitimate time, while others are proportionally curtailed. | |
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d8Timbale \[d8]Tim`bale"\, n. [F., prop., a kettledrum; -- so named from the form of the mold used. Cf. {Timbal}.] (Cookery) A seasoned preparation, as of chicken, lobster, cheese, or fish, cooked in a drum-shaped mold; also, a pastry case, usually small, filled with a cooked mixture. | |
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d8Umbellularia \[d8]Um*bel`lu*la"ri*a\, n. [NL. {Umbellule}.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of deep-sea alcyonaria consisting of a cluster of large flowerlike polyps situated at the summit of a long, slender stem which stands upright in the mud, supported by a bulbous base. | |
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d8Umbilicus \[d8]Um`bi*li"cus\, n. [L. See {Umbilic}.] 1. (Anat.) The depression, or mark, in the median line of the abdomen, which indicates the point where the umbilical cord separated from the fetus; the navel. 2. (Gr. & Rom. Antiq.) An ornamented or painted ball or boss fastened at each end of the stick on which manuscripts were rolled. --Dr. W. Smith. 3. (Bot.) The hilum. 4. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A depression or opening in the center of the base of many spiral shells. (b) Either one of the two apertures in the calamus of a feather. 5. (Geom.) (a) One of foci of an ellipse, or other curve. [Obs.] (b) A point of a surface at which the curvatures of the normal sections are all equal to each other. A sphere may be osculatory to the surface in every direction at an umbilicus. Called also {umbilic}. | |
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d8Univalvia \[d8]U`ni*val"vi*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Gastropoda}. | |
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Dam \Dam\, n. [Akin to OLG., D., & Dan. dam, G. & Sw. damm, Icel. dammr, and AS. fordemman to stop up, Goth. Fa[a3]rdammjan.] 1. A barrier to prevent the flow of a liquid; esp., a bank of earth, or wall of any kind, as of masonry or wood, built across a water course, to confine and keep back flowing water. 2. (Metal.) A firebrick wall, or a stone, which forms the front of the hearth of a blast furnace. {Dam plate} (Blast Furnace), an iron plate in front of the dam, to strengthen it. | |
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Damnability \Dam`na*bil"i*ty\, n. The quality of being damnable; damnableness. --Sir T. More. | |
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Damnable \Dam"na*ble\, a. [L. damnabilis, fr. damnare: cf. F. damnable. See {Damn}.] 1. Liable to damnation; deserving, or for which one deserves, to be damned; of a damning nature. A creature unprepared unmeet for death, And to transport him in the mind he is, Were damnable. --Shak. 2. Odious; pernicious; detestable. Begin, murderer; . . . leave thy damnable faces. --Shak. | |
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Damnableness \Dam"na*ble*ness\, n. The state or quality of deserving damnation; execrableness. The damnableness of this most execrable impiety. --Prynne. | |
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Damnably \Dam"na*bly\, adv. 1. In a manner to incur severe censure, condemnation, or punishment. 2. Odiously; detestably; excessively. [Low] | |
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Deambulate \De*am"bu*late\, v. i. [L. deambulare, deambulatum; de- + ambulare to walk.] To walk abroad. [Obs.] --Cockeram. | |
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Deambulation \De*am`bu*la"tion\, n. [L. deambulatio.] A walking abroad; a promenading. [Obs.] --Sir T. Elyot. | |
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Deambulatory \De*am"bu*la*to*ry\, a. [Cf. LL. deambulator a traveler.] Going about from place to place; wandering; of or pertaining to a deambulatory. [Obs.] [bd]Deambulatory actors.[b8] --Bp. Morton. | |
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Deambulatory \De*am"bu*la*to*ry\, n. [L. deambulatorium.] A covered place in which to walk; an ambulatory. | |
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Demivill \Dem"i*vill`\, n. (Old Law) A half vill, consisting of five freemen or frankpledges. --Blackstone. | |
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Demivolt \Dem"i*volt`\, n. [Cf. F. demi- volte.] (Man.) A half vault; one of the seven artificial motions of a horse, in which he raises his fore legs in a particular manner. | |
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Demobilization \De*mob`i*li*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. d[82]mobilisation. See {Mobilization}.] (Mil.) The disorganization or disarming of troops which have previously been mobilized or called into active service; the change from a war footing to a peace footing. | |
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Demobilize \De*mob"i*lize\, v. t. [Cf. F. d[82]mobiliser.] (Mil.) To disorganize, or disband and send home, as troops which have been mobilized. | |
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Deniable \De*ni"a*ble\, a. [See {Deny}.] Capable of being, or liable to be, denied. | |
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Dimble \Dim"ble\, n. [Prob. orig., a cavity, and the same word as dimple. See {Dimple}.] A bower; a dingle. [Obs.] --Drayton. | |
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Dimple \Dim"ple\, v. t. To mark with dimples or dimplelike depressions. --Shak. | |
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Dimple \Dim"ple\, n. [Prob. a nasalized dim. of dip. See {Dip}, and cf. {Dimble}.] 1. A slight natural depression or indentation on the surface of some part of the body, esp. on the cheek or chin. --Milton. The dimple of her chin. --Prior. 2. A slight indentation on any surface. The garden pool's dark surface . . . Breaks into dimples small and bright. --Wordsworth. | |
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Dimple \Dim"ple\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dimpled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dimpling}.] To form dimples; to sink into depressions or little inequalities. And smiling eddies dimpled on the main. --Dryden. | |
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Dimple \Dim"ple\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dimpled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dimpling}.] To form dimples; to sink into depressions or little inequalities. And smiling eddies dimpled on the main. --Dryden. | |
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Dimplement \Dim"ple*ment\, n. The state of being dimpled, or marked with gentle depressions. [R.] The ground's most gentle dimplement. --Mrs. Browning. | |
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Dimple \Dim"ple\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dimpled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dimpling}.] To form dimples; to sink into depressions or little inequalities. And smiling eddies dimpled on the main. --Dryden. | |
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Dimply \Dim"ply\, a. Full of dimples, or small depressions; dimpled; as, the dimply pool. --Thomson. | |
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Domable \Dom"a*ble\, a. [L. domabilis, fr. domare to tame.] Capable of being tamed; tamable. | |
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Domableness \Dom"a*ble*ness\, n. Tamableness. | |
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Donable \Do"na*ble\, a. [L. donabilis, fr. donare to donate.] Capable of being donated or given. [R.] | |
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Doom palm \Doom" palm`\ [Ar. daum, d[d4]m: cf. F. doume.] (Bot.) A species of palm tree ({Hyph[91]ne Thebaica}), highly valued for the fibrous pulp of its fruit, which has the flavor of gingerbread, and is largely eaten in Egypt and Abyssinia. [Written also {doum palm}.] | |
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Doomful \Doom"ful\, a. Full of condemnation or destructive power. [R.] [bd]That doomful deluge.[b8] --Drayton. | |
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Doum palm \Doum" palm`\ (d[oomac]m" p[aum]m`). See {Doom palm}. | |
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Doom palm \Doom" palm`\ [Ar. daum, d[d4]m: cf. F. doume.] (Bot.) A species of palm tree ({Hyph[91]ne Thebaica}), highly valued for the fibrous pulp of its fruit, which has the flavor of gingerbread, and is largely eaten in Egypt and Abyssinia. [Written also {doum palm}.] | |
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Doum palm \Doum" palm`\ (d[oomac]m" p[aum]m`). See {Doom palm}. | |
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Doom palm \Doom" palm`\ [Ar. daum, d[d4]m: cf. F. doume.] (Bot.) A species of palm tree ({Hyph[91]ne Thebaica}), highly valued for the fibrous pulp of its fruit, which has the flavor of gingerbread, and is largely eaten in Egypt and Abyssinia. [Written also {doum palm}.] | |
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Downfall \Down"fall`\, n. 1. A sudden fall; a body of things falling. Those cataracts or downfalls aforesaid. --Holland. Each downfall of a flood the mountains pour. --Dryden. 2. A sudden descent from rank or state, reputation or happiness; destruction; ruin. Dire were the consequences which would follow the downfall of so important a place. --Motley. | |
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Downfallen \Down"fall`en\, a. Fallen; ruined. --Carew. | |
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Downfalling \Down"fall`ing\, a. Falling down. | |
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Dumb-bell \Dumb"-bell`\, n. A weight, consisting of two spheres or spheroids, connected by a short bar for a handle; used (often in pairs) for gymnastic exercise. | |
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Dumbledor \Dum"ble*dor`\, n. [The first part is prob. of imitative origin. See {Dor} a beetle.] (Zo[94]l.) A bumblebee; also, a cockchafer. [Prov. Eng.] | |
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Dumbly \Dumb"ly\, adv. In silence; mutely. | |
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Dumple \Dum"ple\, v. t. [See {Dumpling}.] To make dumpy; to fold, or bend, as one part over another. [R.] He was a little man, dumpled up together. --Sir W. Scott. | |
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Dumpling \Dump"ling\, n. [Dimin. of dump an illshapen piece; cf. D. dompelen to plunge, dip, duck, Scot. to dump in to plunge into, and E. dump, v. t.] A roundish mass of dough boiled in soup, or as a sort of pudding; often, a cover of paste inclosing an apple or other fruit, and boiled or baked; as, an apple dumpling. | |
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Crust \Crust\ (kr?st), n. [L. crusta: cf. OF. crouste, F. cro[ucir]te; prob. akin to Gr. [?][?][?][?][?] ice, E. crystal, from the same root as E. crude, raw. See {Raw}, and cf. {Custard}.] 1. The hard external coat or covering of anything; the hard exterior surface or outer shell; an incrustation; as, a crust of snow. I have known the statute of an emperor quite hid under a crust of dross. --Addison. Below this icy crust of conformity, the waters of infidelity lay dark and deep as ever. --Prescott. 2. (Cookery) (a) The hard exterior or surface of bread, in distinction from the soft part or crumb; or a piece of bread grown dry or hard. (b) The cover or case of a pie, in distinction from the soft contents. (c) The dough, or mass of doughy paste, cooked with a potpie; -- also called {dumpling}. Th' impenetrable crust thy teeth defies. --Dryden. He that keeps nor crust nor crumb. --Shak. They . . . made the crust for the venison pasty. --Macaulay. 3. (Geol.) The exterior portion of the earth, formerly universally supposed to inclose a molten interior. 4. (Zo[94]l.) The shell of crabs, lobsters, etc. 5. (Med.) A hard mass, made up of dried secretions blood, or pus, occurring upon the surface of the body. 6. An incrustation on the interior of wine bottles, the result of the ripening of the wine; a deposit of tartar, etc. See {Beeswing}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dumpling \Dump"ling\, n. [Dimin. of dump an illshapen piece; cf. D. dompelen to plunge, dip, duck, Scot. to dump in to plunge into, and E. dump, v. t.] A roundish mass of dough boiled in soup, or as a sort of pudding; often, a cover of paste inclosing an apple or other fruit, and boiled or baked; as, an apple dumpling. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Crust \Crust\ (kr?st), n. [L. crusta: cf. OF. crouste, F. cro[ucir]te; prob. akin to Gr. [?][?][?][?][?] ice, E. crystal, from the same root as E. crude, raw. See {Raw}, and cf. {Custard}.] 1. The hard external coat or covering of anything; the hard exterior surface or outer shell; an incrustation; as, a crust of snow. I have known the statute of an emperor quite hid under a crust of dross. --Addison. Below this icy crust of conformity, the waters of infidelity lay dark and deep as ever. --Prescott. 2. (Cookery) (a) The hard exterior or surface of bread, in distinction from the soft part or crumb; or a piece of bread grown dry or hard. (b) The cover or case of a pie, in distinction from the soft contents. (c) The dough, or mass of doughy paste, cooked with a potpie; -- also called {dumpling}. Th' impenetrable crust thy teeth defies. --Dryden. He that keeps nor crust nor crumb. --Shak. They . . . made the crust for the venison pasty. --Macaulay. 3. (Geol.) The exterior portion of the earth, formerly universally supposed to inclose a molten interior. 4. (Zo[94]l.) The shell of crabs, lobsters, etc. 5. (Med.) A hard mass, made up of dried secretions blood, or pus, occurring upon the surface of the body. 6. An incrustation on the interior of wine bottles, the result of the ripening of the wine; a deposit of tartar, etc. See {Beeswing}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dumpy level \Dump"y lev"el\ (Surv.) A level having a short telescope (hence its name) rigidly fixed to a table capable only of rotatory movement in a horizontal plane. The telescope is usually an inverting one. It is sometimes called the {Troughton level}, from the name of the inventor, and a variety improved by one Gavatt is known as the {Gavatt level}. | |
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