English Dictionary: deckle | by the DICT Development Group |
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d8Acholia \[d8]A*cho"li*a\, n. [NL., from Gr. [?]; 'a priv. + [?] bile.] (Med.) Deficiency or want of bile. | |
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d8Aiguille \[d8]Ai`guille"\, n. [F., a needle. See {Aglet}.] 1. A needle-shaped peak. 2. An instrument for boring holes, used in blasting. | |
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d8Aquila \[d8]Aq"ui*la\, n.; pl. {Aquil[91]}. [L., an eagle.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A genus of eagles. 2. (Astron.) A northern constellation southerly from Lyra and Cygnus and preceding the Dolphin; the Eagle. {Aquila alba} [L., white eagle], an alchemical name of {calomel}. --Brande & C. | |
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d8Aswail \[d8]As"wail\, n. [Native name.] (Zo[94]l.) The sloth bear ({Melursus labiatus}) of India. | |
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d8Axilla \[d8]Ax*il"la\, n.; pl. {Axillae}. [L.] (Anat.) The armpit, or the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder. 2. (Bot.) An axil. | |
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d8Cali \[d8]Ca"li\, n. (Hindoo Myth.) The tenth avatar or incarnation of the god Vishnu. [Written also {Kali}.] | |
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d8Cella \[d8]Cel"la\, n. [L.] (Arch.) The part inclosed within the walls of an ancient temple, as distinguished from the open porticoes. | |
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d8Cello \[d8]Cel"lo\, n.; pl. E. {Cellos}, It. {Celli}. A contraction for {Violoncello}. | |
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d8Chela \[d8]Che"la\, n. [Hind. ch[emac]la, orig., slave, fr. Skr. c[emac][tsdot]a, c[emac][tsdot]aka, slave, servant.] In India, a dependent person occupying a position between that of a servant or slave and a disciple; hence, a disciple or novice. -- {Che"la*ship}, n. | |
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d8Chela \[d8]Che"la\, n.; pl. {Chel[91]}. [NL., fr. Gr. chhlh` claw.] (Zo[94]l.) The pincherlike claw of Crustacea and Arachnida. | |
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d8Cilia \[d8]Cil"i*a\, n. pl. {Cilium}, the sing., is rarely used. [L. cilium eyelid.] 1. (Anat.) The eyelashes. 2. (Biol.) Small, generally microscopic, vibrating appendages lining certain organs, as the air passages of the higher animals, and in the lower animals often covering also the whole or a part of the exterior. They are also found on some vegetable organisms. In the Infusoria, and many larval forms, they are locomotive organs. 3. (Bot.) Hairlike processes, commonly marginal and forming a fringe like the eyelash. 4. (Zo[94]l.) Small, vibratory, swimming organs, somewhat resembling true cilia, as those of Ctenophora. | |
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d8Col \[d8]Col\, n. [F., neck, fr. L. collum neck.] A short ridge connecting two higher elevations or mountains; the pass over such a ridge. | |
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d8Cola \[d8]Co"la\, n., L. pl. of {Colon}. | |
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d8Cola \[d8]Co"la\, n. [NL., fr. a native name.] (Bot.) (a) A genus of sterculiaceous trees, natives of tropical Africa, esp. Guinea, but now naturalized in tropical America, esp. in the West Indies and Brazil. (b) Same as {Cola nut}, below. | |
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d8Coulee \[d8]Cou`lee"\ (k??`l?"), n. [F. coul[82]e, fr. couler to run or flow.] A stream; (Geol.) a stream of lava. Also, in the Western United States, the bed of a stream, even if dry, when deep and having inclined sides; distinguished from a ca[a4]on, which has precipitous sides. | |
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d8Galea \[d8]Ga"le*a\, n.[L., a helmet. ] 1. (Bot.) The upper lip or helmet-shaped part of a labiate flower. 2. (Surg.) A kind of bandage for the head. 3. (Pathol.) Headache extending all over the head. 4. (Paleon.) A genus of fossil echini, having a vaulted, helmet-shaped shell. 5. (Zo[94]l.) The anterior, outer process of the second joint of the maxillae in certain insects. | |
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d8Galei \[d8]Ga"le*i\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Galeus, name of one genus, fr. Gr. [?] a kind of shark.] (Zo[94]l.) That division of elasmobranch fishes which includes the sharks. | |
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d8Gula \[d8]Gu"la\, n.; pl. L. {Gul[92]}, E. {Gulas}. [L., the throat, gullet.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The upper front of the neck, next to the chin; the upper throat. (b) A plate which in most insects supports the submentum. 2. (Arch.) A capping molding. Same as {Cymatium}. | |
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d8Haikal \[d8]Hai"kal\ (h[imac]"k[ait]l), n. The central chapel of the three forming the sanctuary of a Coptic church. It contains the high altar, and is usually closed by an embroidered curtain. | |
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d8Kali \[d8]Ka"li\, n. [Skr. kali.] (Hind. Cosmog.) The last and worst of the four ages of the world; -- considered to have begun B. C. 3102, and to last 432,000 years. | |
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d8Kali \[d8]Ka"li\, n. [Skr. k[be]l[c6].] (Hind. Myth.) The black, destroying goddess; -- called also {Doorga}, {Anna Purna}. | |
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d8Koel \[d8]Ko"el\, n. [Native name in India.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of cuckoos of the genus {Eudynamys}, found in India, the East Indies, and Australia. They deposit their eggs in the nests of other birds. | |
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d8Sal \[d8]Sal\ (s[add]l), n. [Hind. s[be]l, Skr. [cced][be]la.] (Bot.) An East Indian timber tree ({Shorea robusta}), much used for building purposes. It is of a light brown color, close-grained, heavy, and durable. [Written also {saul}.] | |
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d8Scala \[d8]Sca"la\, n.; pl. {Scal[91]}. [L., a ladder.] 1. (Surg.) A machine formerly employed for reducing dislocations of the humerus. 2. (Anat.) A term applied to any one of the three canals of the cochlea. | |
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d8Scyll91a \[d8]Scyl*l[91]"a\, n. [NL. See {Scylla}.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of oceanic nudibranchiate mollusks having the small branched gills situated on the upper side of four fleshy lateral lobes, and on the median caudal crest. Note: In color and form these mollusks closely imitate the fronds of sargassum and other floathing seaweeds among which they live. | |
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d8Sol \[d8]Sol\, n. [L.] 1. The sun. 2. (Alchem.) Gold; -- so called from its brilliancy, color, and value. --Chaucer. | |
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d8Sola \[d8]So"la\, a. [L., fem. of solus.] See {Solus}. | |
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d8Soli \[d8]So"li\, n., pl. of {Solo}. | |
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d8Squali \[d8]Squa"li\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. squalus a kind of sea fish.] (Zo[94]l.) The suborder of elasmobranch fishes which comprises the sharks. | |
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d8Squilla \[d8]Squil"la\, n.; pl. E. {Squillas}, L. {Squill[91]}. [L., a sea onion, also, a prawn or shrimp. See {Squill}.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous stomapod crustaceans of the genus {Squilla} and allied genera. They make burrows in mud or beneath stones on the seashore. Called also {mantis shrimp}. See Illust. under {Stomapoda}. | |
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d8Sula \[d8]Su"la\, n. [NL., fr. Icel. s[?]la the gannet. See {Solan goose}.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of sea birds including the booby and the common gannet. | |
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d8Taglia \[d8]Tagl"ia\, n. [It., a cutting, a pulley, from tagliare to cut. See {Tailor}.] (Mech.) A peculiar combination of pulleys. --Brande & C. | |
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d8Tegula \[d8]Teg"u*la\, n.; pl. {Tegul[91]}. [L., a tile, dim. fr. tegere to cover.] (Zo[94]l.) A small appendage situated above the base of the wings of Hymenoptera and attached to the mesonotum. | |
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d8Tical \[d8]Ti*cal"\, n. 1. A bean-shaped coin of Siam, worth about sixty cents; also, a weight equal to 236 grains troy. --Malcom. 2. A money of account in China, reckoning at about $1.60; also, a weight of about four ounces avoirdupois. | |
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d8Tigella \[d8]Ti*gel"la\, n. [NL., from F. tige stem or stock.] (Bot.) That part of an embryo which represents the young stem; the caulicle or radicle. | |
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d8Zillah \[d8]Zil"lah\, n. [Ar. zila.] A district or local division, as of a province. [India] | |
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Daggle \Dag"gle\, v. i. To run, go, or trail one's self through water, mud, or slush; to draggle. Nor, like a puppy [have I] daggled through the town. --Pope. | |
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Daggle \Dag"gle\ (d[acr]g"g'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Daggled} (-g'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Daggling} (-gl[icr]ng).] [Freq. of dag, v. t., 1.] To trail, so as to wet or befoul; to make wet and limp; to moisten. The warrior's very plume, I say, Was daggled by the dashing spray. --Sir W. Scott. | |
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{Anniversary day}. See {Anniversary}, n. {Astronomical day}, a period equal to the mean solar day, but beginning at noon instead of at midnight, its twenty-four hours being numbered from 1 to 24; also, the sidereal day, as that most used by astronomers. {Born days}. See under {Born}. {Canicular days}. See {Dog day}. {Civil day}, the mean solar day, used in the ordinary reckoning of time, and among most modern nations beginning at mean midnight; its hours are usually numbered in two series, each from 1 to 12. This is the period recognized by courts as constituting a day. The Babylonians and Hindoos began their day at sunrise, the Athenians and Jews at sunset, the ancient Egyptians and Romans at midnight. {Day blindness}. (Med.) See {Nyctalopia}. {Day by day}, or {Day after day}, daily; every day; continually; without intermission of a day. See under {By}. [bd]Day by day we magnify thee.[b8] --Book of Common Prayer. {Days in bank} (Eng. Law), certain stated days for the return of writs and the appearance of parties; -- so called because originally peculiar to the Court of Common Bench, or Bench (bank) as it was formerly termed. --Burrill. {Day in court}, a day for the appearance of parties in a suit. {Days of devotion} (R. C. Ch.), certain festivals on which devotion leads the faithful to attend mass. --Shipley. {Days of grace}. See {Grace}. {Days of obligation} (R. C. Ch.), festival days when it is obligatory on the faithful to attend Mass. --Shipley. {Day owl}, (Zo[94]l.), an owl that flies by day. See {Hawk owl}. {Day rule} (Eng. Law), an order of court (now abolished) allowing a prisoner, under certain circumstances, to go beyond the prison limits for a single day. {Day school}, one which the pupils attend only in daytime, in distinction from a boarding school. {Day sight}. (Med.) See {Hemeralopia}. {Day's work} (Naut.), the account or reckoning of a ship's course for twenty-four hours, from noon to noon. {From day to day}, as time passes; in the course of time; as, he improves from day to day. {Jewish day}, the time between sunset and sunset. {Mean solar day} (Astron.), the mean or average of all the apparent solar days of the year. {One day}, {One of these days}, at an uncertain time, usually of the future, rarely of the past; sooner or later. [bd]Well, niece, I hope to see you one day fitted with a husband.[b8] --Shak. {Only from day to day}, without certainty of continuance; temporarily. --Bacon. {Sidereal day}, the interval between two successive transits of the first point of Aries over the same meridian. The Sidereal day is 23 h. 56 m. 4.09 s. of mean solar time. {To win the day}, to gain the victory, to be successful. --S. Butler. {Week day}, any day of the week except Sunday; a working day. {Working day}. (a) A day when work may be legally done, in distinction from Sundays and legal holidays. (b) The number of hours, determined by law or custom, during which a workman, hired at a stated price per day, must work to be entitled to a day's pay. | |
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Day-coal \Day"-coal`\ (d[amac]"k[omac]l`), n. (Mining) The upper stratum of coal, as nearest the light or surface. | |
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Dazzle \Daz"zle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dazzled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dazzling}.] [Freq. of daze.] 1. To overpower with light; to confuse the sight of by brilliance of light. Those heavenly shapes Will dazzle now the earthly, with their blaze Insufferably bright. --Milton. An unreflected light did never yet Dazzle the vision feminine. --Sir H. Taylor. 2. To bewilder or surprise with brilliancy or display of any kind. [bd]Dazzled and drove back his enemies.[b8] --Shak. | |
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Dazzle \Daz"zle\, v. i. 1. To be overpoweringly or intensely bright; to excite admiration by brilliancy. Ah, friend! to dazzle, let the vain design. --Pope. 2. To be overpowered by light; to be confused by excess of brightness. An overlight maketh the eyes dazzle. --Bacon. I dare not trust these eyes; They dance in mists, and dazzle with surprise. --Dryden. | |
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Dazzle \Daz"zle\, n. A light of dazzling brilliancy. | |
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Decil \Dec"il\, Decile \Dec"ile\, n. [F. d[82]cil, fr. L. decem ten[?] cf. It. decile.] (Astrol.) An aspect or position of two planets, when they are distant from each other a tenth part of the zodiac, or 36[deg]. | |
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Decil \Dec"il\, Decile \Dec"ile\, n. [F. d[82]cil, fr. L. decem ten[?] cf. It. decile.] (Astrol.) An aspect or position of two planets, when they are distant from each other a tenth part of the zodiac, or 36[deg]. | |
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Deckle \Dec"kle\, n. [Cf. G. deckel cover, lid.] (Paper Making) A separate thin wooden frame used to form the border of a hand mold, or a curb of India rubber or other material which rests on, and forms the edge of, the mold in a paper machine and determines the width of the paper. [Spelt also {deckel}, and {deckle}.] | |
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Deckel \Deck"el\, n. (Paper Making) Same as {Deckle}. | |
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Deckle \Dec"kle\, n. [Cf. G. deckel cover, lid.] (Paper Making) A separate thin wooden frame used to form the border of a hand mold, or a curb of India rubber or other material which rests on, and forms the edge of, the mold in a paper machine and determines the width of the paper. [Spelt also {deckel}, and {deckle}.] | |
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Deckel \Deck"el\, n. (Paper Making) Same as {Deckle}. | |
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Deckle \Dec"kle\, n. [Cf. G. deckel cover, lid.] (Paper Making) A separate thin wooden frame used to form the border of a hand mold, or a curb of India rubber or other material which rests on, and forms the edge of, the mold in a paper machine and determines the width of the paper. [Spelt also {deckel}, and {deckle}.] | |
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Deckle \Dec"kle\, n. [Cf. G. deckel cover, lid.] (Paper Making) A separate thin wooden frame used to form the border of a hand mold, or a curb of India rubber or other material which rests on, and forms the edge of, the mold in a paper machine and determines the width of the paper. [Spelt also {deckel}, and {deckle}.] | |
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Decyl \De"cyl\, n. [L. decem ten + -yl.] (Chem.) A hydrocarbon radical, {C10H21}, never existing alone, but regarded as the characteristic constituent of a number of compounds of the paraffin series. | |
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Dekle \De"kle\, n. (Paper Making) See {Deckle}. | |
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Dewclaw \Dew"claw`\, n. In any animal, esp. of the Herbivora, a rudimentary claw or small hoof not reaching the ground. Some cut off the dewclaws [of greyhounds]. --J. H. Walsh. | |
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Disallow \Dis`al*low"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disallowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disallowing}.] [Pref. dis- + allow: cf. OF. desalouer, desloer, to blame, dissuade.] To refuse to allow; to deny the force or validity of; to disown and reject; as, the judge disallowed the executor's charge. To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God. --1 Pet. ii. 4. That the edicts of C[91]sar we may at all times disallow, but the statutes of God for no reason we may reject. --Milton. Note: This verb was sometimes followed by of; as, [bd]What follows, if we disallow of this?[b8] --Shak. See {Allow}. Syn: To disapprove; prohibit; censure; reject. | |
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Disally \Dis`al*ly"\, v. t. [Pref. dis- + ally: cf. F. d[82]saltier.] To part, as an alliance; to sunder. [R.] [bd]Disallied their nuptials.[b8] --Milton. | |
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Discal \Disc"al\, a. Pertaining to, or resembling, a disk; as, discal cells. | |
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Dishallow \Dis*hal"low\, v. t. To make unholy; to profane. --Tennyson. Nor can the unholiness of the priest dishallow the altar. --T. Adams. | |
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Disk \Disk\, n. [L. discus, Gr. [?]. See {Dish}.] [Written also {disc}.] 1. A discus; a quoit. Some whirl the disk, and some the javelin dart. --Pope. 2. A flat, circular plate; as, a disk of metal or paper. 3. (Astron.) The circular figure of a celestial body, as seen projected of the heavens. 4. (Biol.) A circular structure either in plants or animals; as, a blood disk; germinal disk, etc. 5. (Bot.) (a) The whole surface of a leaf. (b) The central part of a radiate compound flower, as in sunflower. (c) A part of the receptacle enlarged or expanded under, or around, or even on top of, the pistil. 6. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The anterior surface or oral area of c[d2]lenterate animals, as of sea anemones. (b) The lower side of the body of some invertebrates, especially when used for locomotion, when it is often called a creeping disk. (c) In owls, the space around the eyes. {Disk engine}, a form of rotary steam engine. {Disk shell} (Zo[94]l.), any species of Discina. | |
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Dizzily \Diz"zi*ly\ (d[icr]z"z[icr]*l[ycr]), adv. In a dizzy manner or state. | |
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Docile \Doc"ile\, a. [L. docilis,fr. docere to teach; cf. Gr. [?], and L. discere to learn, Gr. [?] learned, [?] knowing: cf. F. docile. Cf. {Doctor}, {Didactic}, {Disciple}.] 1. Teachable; easy to teach; docible. [Obs.] 2. Disposed to be taught; tractable; easily managed; as, a docile child. The elephant is at once docible and docile. -- C. J. Smith. | |
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Dogal \Do"gal\, a. [LL. dogalis for ducalis. See {Doge}.] Of or pertaining to a doge.[R.] | |
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Doghole \Dog"hole`\, n. A place fit only for dogs; a vile, mean habitation or apartment. --Dryden. | |
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Dosel \Dos"el\, n. [OF. dossel; cf. LL. dorsale. See {Dorsal}, and cf. {Dorse}, {Dorsel}.] Same as {Dorsal}, n. [R.] | |
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Dossel \Dos"sel\, n. [See {Dosel}, n.] Same as {Dorsal}, n. | |
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Dossil \Dos"sil\, n. [OE. dosil faucet of a barrel, OF. dosil, duisil, spigot, LL. diciculus, ducillus, fr. L. ducere to lead, draw. See {Duct}, {Duke}.] 1. (Surg.) A small ovoid or cylindrical roil or pledget of lint, for keeping a sore, wound, etc., open; a tent. 2. (Printing) A roll of cloth for wiping off the face of a copperplate, leaving the ink in the engraved lines. | |
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Ducal \Du"cal\, a. [F. ducal. See {Duke}.] Of or pertaining to a duke. His ducal cap was to be exchanged for a kingly crown. --Motley. | |
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Ducally \Du"cal*ly\, adv. In the manner of a duke, or in a manner becoming the rank of a duke. | |
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Duskily \Dusk"i*ly\, adv. In a dusky manner. --Byron. | |
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Doswell, VA Zip code(s): 23047 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Duck Hill, MS (town, FIPS 20260) Location: 33.63136 N, 89.71253 W Population (1990): 586 (251 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 38925 | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
deckle /dek'l/ n. [from dec- and {nybble}; the original spelling seems to have been `decle'] Two {nickle}s; 10 bits. Reported among developers for Mattel's GI 1600 (the Intellivision games processor), a chip with 16-bit-wide RAM but 10-bit-wide ROM. See {nybble} for other such terms. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
DASL Datapoint's Advanced System Language. A cross between {C} and {Pascal} by Gene Hughes with custom features for {Datapoint} hardware (no {stack}). It is used internally by Datapoint. (1994-11-08) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
DCL 1. DIGITAL Command Language. The interactive command and scripting language for VAX/VMS. 2. Delphi Common LISP. An implementation of Common LISP that has been used as a basis for CLOS. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
deckle /dek'l/ (From "dec-" and "{nibble}"; the original spelling seems to have been "decle") Two {nickle}s; 10 {bit}s. Reported among developers for {Mattel}'s {GI 1600} (the {Intellivision} games processor), a chip with 16-bit wide {RAM} but 10-bit wide {ROM}. [{Jargon File}] (1994-11-23) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
DGL 1. Data Generation Language. A tool for generating test data for hardware or software systems. 2. Distributed {GL}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
DG/L 1. Descriptive Geometry Language. Early CAD/CAE language, used light pen. "Interactive Graphic Consoles - Environment and Software", R.L. Beckermeyer, Proc FJCC 37 (1970). 2. Data General ca 1973-1974. Derivative of ALGOL 60, developed from DG's ALGOL-5, used as the systems language under {AOS} and {RDOS} for the DG Eclipse family of computers. Replaced by PL/I in the early 80's. Data General manual 093-000229-01. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
DGL 1. Data Generation Language. A tool for generating test data for hardware or software systems. 2. Distributed {GL}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
DG/L 1. Descriptive Geometry Language. Early CAD/CAE language, used light pen. "Interactive Graphic Consoles - Environment and Software", R.L. Beckermeyer, Proc FJCC 37 (1970). 2. Data General ca 1973-1974. Derivative of ALGOL 60, developed from DG's ALGOL-5, used as the systems language under {AOS} and {RDOS} for the DG Eclipse family of computers. Replaced by PL/I in the early 80's. Data General manual 093-000229-01. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
DSL 1. 2. 3. (1996-10-13) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
DSSSL {Document Style Semantics and Specification Language} | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Diklah, Dildah, his diminishing |