English Dictionary: deanery | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Amir \[d8]A*mir"\, n. Same as {Ameer}. | |
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d8Anura \[d8]A*nu"ra\ ([adot]*n[umac]"r[adot]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'an priv. + o'yra` a tail.] (Zo[94]l.) One of the orders of amphibians characterized by the absence of a tail, as the frogs and toads. [Written also {anoura}.] | |
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d8Denier \[d8]De*nier"\, n. [F. denier, fr. L. denarius a Roman silver coin orig. equiv. to ten asses, later, a copper, fr. deni ten by ten, fr. the root of decem ten; akin to E. ten. See {Ten}, and cf. {Denary}, {Dinar}.] A small copper coin of insignificant value. My dukedom to a beggarly denier. --Shak. | |
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d8Dimera \[d8]Dim"e*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. di- = di`s- twice + [?] part.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) A division of Coleoptera, having two joints to the tarsi. (b) A division of the Hemiptera, including the aphids. | |
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d8Douanier \[d8]Dou`a"nier"\, n. [F.] An officer of the French customs. [Anglicized form {douaneer}.] | |
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d8Humiri \[d8]Hu*mi"ri\, n. [From native name.] (Bot.) A fragrant balsam obtained from Brazilian trees of the genus {Humirium}. | |
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d8Inro \[d8]In"ro\, n. [Jap. inr[d3]; in seal + r[d3] box.] A small closed receptacle or set of receptacles of hard material, as lacquered wood, iron, bronze, or ivory, used by the Japanese to hold medicines, perfumes, and the like, and carried in the girdle. It is usually secured by a silk cord by which the wearer may grasp it, which cord passes through an ornamental button or knob called a netsuke. | |
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d8M82rou \[d8]M[82]`rou"\, n. [F.] (Zo[94]l.) See {Jack}, 8 (c) . | |
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d8Mara \[d8]Ma"ra\, n. [Icel. mara nightmare, an ogress. See {Nightmare}.] (Norse Myth.) A female demon who torments people in sleep by crouching on their chests or stomachs, or by causing terrifying visions. | |
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d8Mara \[d8]Ma"ra\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The Patagonian cavy ({Dolichotis Patagonicus}). | |
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d8Mara \[d8]Ma"ra\, n. [Skr. m[be]ra.] (Hind. Myth.) The principal or ruling evil spirit. --E. Arnold. | |
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d8Marai \[d8]Ma*rai"\, n. A sacred inclosure or temple; -- so called by the islanders of the Pacific Ocean. | |
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d8Mero \[d8]Me"ro\, n. [Sp.; cf. Pg. mero.] Any of several large groupers of warm seas, esp. the guasa ({Epinephelus guaza}), the red grouper ({E. morio}), the black grouper ({E. nigritas}), distinguished as | |
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d8Mira \[d8]Mi"ra\, n. [NL., from L. mirus wonderful.] (Astron.) A remarkable variable star in the constellation Cetus ({[omicron] Ceti}). | |
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d8Moir82 \[d8]Moi`r[82]"\, a. [F., p.p. of moirer to water (silk, etc.). See {Moire}.] Watered; having a watered or clouded appearance; -- as of silk or metals. | |
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d8Moir82 \[d8]Moi`r[82]"\, n. 1. A watered, clouded, or frosted appearance on textile fabrics or metallic surfaces. 2. Erroneously, moire, the fabric. | |
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d8Moira \[d8]Moi"ra\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?].] (Greek Myth.) The deity who assigns to every man his lot. | |
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d8Moire \[d8]Moire\, n. [F. Cf. {Mohair}.] 1. Originally, a fine textile fabric made of the hair of an Asiatic goat; afterwards, any textile fabric to which a watered appearance is given in the process of calendering. 2. A watered, clouded, or frosted appearance produced upon either textile fabrics or metallic surfaces. {Moire antique}, a superior kind of thick moire. | |
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d8Mora \[d8]Mor"a\, n. [It.] A game of guessing the number of fingers extended in a quick movement of the hand, -- much played by Italians of the lower classes. | |
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d8Mora \[d8]Mo"ra\, n. [L.] (Rom. & Civil Law) Delay; esp., culpable delay; postponement. | |
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d8Moria \[d8]Mo"ri*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] folly.] Idiocy; imbecility; fatuity; foolishness. | |
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d8Morro \[d8]Mor"ro\, n. [Sp., any spherical object.] A round hill or point of land; hence, {Morro castle}, a castle on a hill. | |
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d8Myaria \[d8]My*a"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo[94]l.) A division of bivalve mollusks of which the common clam ({Mya}) is the type. | |
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d8Nayaur \[d8]Na*yaur"\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A specied of wild sheep ({Ovis Hodgsonii}), native of Nepaul and Thibet. It has a dorsal mane and a white ruff beneath the neck. | |
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Damar \Dam"ar\, n. See {Dammar}. | |
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Damara \Da*ma"ra\, 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. | |
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Dammar \Dam"mar\, Dammara \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. {Dammar pine}, (Bot.), a tree of the Moluccas ({Agathis, [or] Dammara, orientalis}), yielding dammar. | |
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Dammar \Dam"mar\, Dammara \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. {Dammar pine}, (Bot.), a tree of the Moluccas ({Agathis, [or] Dammara, orientalis}), yielding dammar. | |
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Dammara \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. | |
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Daymare \Day"mare`\ (d[amac]"m[acir]r`), 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. | |
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Deanery \Dean"er*y\, n.; pl. {Deaneries}. 1. The office or the revenue of a dean. See the Note under {Benefice}, n., 3. 2. The residence of a dean. --Shak. 3. The territorial jurisdiction of a dean. Each archdeaconry is divided into rural deaneries, and each deanery is divided into parishes. --Blackstone. | |
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Demur \De*mur"\, v. t. 1. To suspend judgment concerning; to doubt of or hesitate about. [Obs.] The latter I demur, for in their looks Much reason, and in their actions, oft appears. --Milton. 2. To cause delay to; to put off. [Obs.] He demands a fee, And then demurs me with a vain delay. --Quarles. | |
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Demur \De*mur"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Demurred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Demurring}.] [OF. demurer, demorer, demourer, to linger, stay, F. demeurer, fr. L. demorari; de- + morari to delay, tarry, stay, mora delay; prob. originally, time for thinking, reflection, and akin to memor mindful. See {Memory}.] 1. To linger; to stay; to tarry. [Obs.] Yet durst not demur nor abide upon the camp. --Nicols. 2. To delay; to pause; to suspend proceedings or judgment in view of a doubt or difficulty; to hesitate; to put off the determination or conclusion of an affair. Upon this rub, the English embassadors thought fit to demur. --Hayward. 3. To scruple or object; to take exception; as, I demur to that statement. 4. (Law) To interpose a demurrer. See {Demurrer}, 2. | |
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Demur \De*mur"\, n. [OF. demor, demore, stay, delay. See {Demur}, v. i.] Stop; pause; hesitation as to proceeding; suspense of decision or action; scruple. All my demurs but double his attacks; At last he whispers, [bd]Do; and we go snacks.[b8] --Pope. | |
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Demure \De*mure"\, a. [Perh. from OF. de murs (i. e., de bonnes murs of good manners); de of + murs, mours, meurs, mors, F. m[?]urs, fr. L. mores (sing. mos) manners, morals (see {Moral}); or more prob. fr. OF. me[81]r, F. m[96]r mature, ripe (see {Mature}) in a phrase preceded by de, as de m[96]re conduite of mature conduct.] 1. Of sober or serious mien; composed and decorous in bearing; of modest look; staid; grave. Sober, steadfast, and demure. --Milton. Nan was very much delighted in her demure way, and that delight showed itself in her face and in her clear bright eyes. --W. Black. 2. Affectedly modest, decorous, or serious; making a show of gravity. A cat lay, and looked so demure, as if there had been neither life nor soul in her. --L'Estrange. Miss Lizzy, I have no doubt, would be as demure and coquettish, as if ten winters more had gone over her head. --Miss Mitford. | |
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Demure \De*mure"\, v. i. To look demurely. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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d8Denarius \[d8]De*na"ri*us\, n.; pl. {Denarii}. [L. See 2d {Denier}.] A Roman silver coin of the value of about fourteen cents; the [bd]penny[b8] of the New Testament; -- so called from being worth originally ten of the pieces called as. | |
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Denary \Den"a*ry\, a. [L. denarius. See 2d {Denier}.] Containing ten; tenfold; proceeding by tens; as, the denary, or decimal, scale. | |
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Denary \Den"a*ry\, n. 1. The number ten; a division into ten. 2. A coin; the Anglicized form of denarius. --Udall. | |
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Denier \De*ni"er\, n. One who denies; as, a denier of a fact, or of the faith, or of Christ. | |
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Dim \Dim\, a. [Compar. {Dimmer}; superl. {Dimmest}.] [AS. dim; akin to OFries. dim, Icel. dimmr: cf. MHG. timmer, timber; of uncertain origin.] 1. Not bright or distinct; wanting luminousness or clearness; obscure in luster or sound; dusky; darkish; obscure; indistinct; overcast; tarnished. The dim magnificence of poetry. --Whewell. How is the gold become dim! --Lam. iv. 1. I never saw The heavens so dim by day. --Shak. Three sleepless nights I passed in sounding on, Through words and things, a dim and perilous way. --Wordsworth. 2. Of obscure vision; not seeing clearly; hence, dull of apprehension; of weak perception; obtuse. Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow. --Job xvii. 7. The understanding is dim. --Rogers. Note: Obvious compounds: dim-eyed; dim-sighted, etc. Syn: Obscure; dusky; dark; mysterious; imperfect; dull; sullied; tarnished. | |
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d8Dimya \[d8]Dim"y*a\, Dimyaria \Dim`y*a"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] = [?] + [?] to close.] (Zo[94]l.) An order of lamellibranchiate mollusks having an anterior and posterior adductor muscle, as the common clam. See {Bivalve}. | |
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Dimyary \Dim"y*a*ry\, a. & n. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Dimyarian}. | |
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Dinar \Di"nar\, n. [Ar. d[?]n[be]r, from Gr. [?], fr. L. denarius. See {Denier}.] 1. A petty money of accounts of Persia. 2. An ancient gold coin of the East. | |
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Diner \Din"er\, n. One who dines. | |
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Dinner \Din"ner\, n. [F. d[8c]ner, fr. d[8c]ner to dine. See {Dine}.] 1. The principal meal of the day, eaten by most people about midday, but by many (especially in cities) at a later hour. 2. An entertainment; a feast. A grand political dinner. --Tennyson. Note: Dinner is much used, in an obvious sense, either adjectively or as the first part of a compound; as, dinner time, or dinner-time, dinner bell, dinner hour, etc. | |
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Donary \Do"na*ry\, n. [L. donarium, fr. donare.] A thing given to a sacred use. [R.] --Burton. | |
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Donor \Do"nor\, n. [F. donneur, OF. daneor, fr. donner. See {Donee}, and cf. {Donator}.] 1. One who gives or bestows; one who confers anything gratuitously; a benefactor. 2. (Law) One who grants an estate; in later use, one who confers a power; -- the opposite of donee. --Kent. Touching, the parties unto deeds and charters, we are to consider as well the donors and granters as the donees or grantees. --Spelman. | |
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d8Douanier \[d8]Dou`a"nier"\, n. [F.] An officer of the French customs. [Anglicized form {douaneer}.] | |
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Dunbird \Dun"bird`\, n. [Named from its color.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) The pochard; -- called also {dunair}, and {dunker}, or {dun-curre}. (b) An American duck; the ruddy duck. | |
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Dunner \Dun"ner\, n. [From {Dun} to ask payment from.] One employed in soliciting the payment of debts. | |
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Damar, KS (city, FIPS 16975) Location: 39.31914 N, 99.58377 W Population (1990): 112 (74 housing units) Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 67632 | |
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Denair, CA (CDP, FIPS 18856) Location: 37.52960 N, 120.80014 W Population (1990): 3693 (1202 housing units) Area: 5.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 95316 | |
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Donora, PA (borough, FIPS 19536) Location: 40.17827 N, 79.86340 W Population (1990): 5928 (2957 housing units) Area: 4.9 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 15033 | |
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Downer, MN Zip code(s): 56514 | |
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Dunmor, KY Zip code(s): 42339 | |
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Dunmore, PA (borough, FIPS 20352) Location: 41.41560 N, 75.60709 W Population (1990): 15403 (6307 housing units) Area: 22.6 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 18512 Dunmore, WV Zip code(s): 24934 | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
dynner /din'r/ n. 32 bits, by analogy with {nybble} and {{byte}}. Usage: rare and extremely silly. See also {playte}, {tayste}, {crumb}. General discussion of such terms is under {nybble}. = E = | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
dynner /din'r/ 32 {bits}, by analogy with {byte}. Usage: rare and extremely silly. See also {playte}, {tayste}, {crumb}. [{Jargon File}] (1997-12-03) |