English Dictionary: djinny | by the DICT Development Group |
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d8Agama \[d8]Ag"a*ma\, n.; pl. {Agamas}. [From the Caribbean name of a species of lizard.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of lizards, one of the few which feed upon vegetable substances; also, one of these lizards. | |
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d8Agami \[d8]Ag"a*mi\, n.; pl. {Agamis}. [F. agex>, fr. the native name.] (Zo[94]l.) A South American bird ({Psophia crepitans}), allied to the cranes, and easily domesticated; -- called also the {gold-breasted trumpeter}. Its body is about the size of the pheasant. See {Trumpeter}. | |
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d8Agon \[d8]Ag"on\, n.; pl. {Agones}. [Gr. [?], fr. [?] to lead.] (Gr. Antiq.) A contest for a prize at the public games. | |
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d8Ajouan \[d8]Aj"ou*an\ d8Ajowan \[d8]Aj"ow*an\, n. [Written also {ajwain}.] [Prob. native name.] (Bot.) The fruit of {Ammi Copticum}, syn. {Carum Ajowan}, used both as a medicine and as a condiment. An oil containing thymol is extracted from it. Called also {Javanee seed}, {Javanese seed}, and {ajava}. | |
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d8Ajouan \[d8]Aj"ou*an\ d8Ajowan \[d8]Aj"ow*an\, n. [Written also {ajwain}.] [Prob. native name.] (Bot.) The fruit of {Ammi Copticum}, syn. {Carum Ajowan}, used both as a medicine and as a condiment. An oil containing thymol is extracted from it. Called also {Javanee seed}, {Javanese seed}, and {ajava}. | |
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d8Asemia \[d8]A*se"mi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] priv. + [?] sign.] (Med.) Loss of power to express, or to understand, symbols or signs of thought. | |
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d8C91cum \[d8]C[91]"cum\, n.; pl. {C[91]cums}, L. {C[91]ca}. [L. caecus blind, invisible, concealed.] (Anat.) (a) A cavity open at one end, as the blind end of a canal or duct. (b) The blind part of the large intestine beyond the entrance of the small intestine; -- called also the {blind gut}. Note: The c[91]cum is comparatively small in man, and ends in a slender portion, the vermiform appendix; but in herbivorous mammals it is often as large as the rest of the large intestine. In fishes there are often numerous intestinal c[91]ca. | |
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d8Caa4on \[d8]Ca*[a4]on"\, n. [Sp., a tube or hollow, fr. ca[a4]a reed, fr. L. canna. See {Cane}.] A deep gorge, ravine, or gulch, between high and steep banks, worn by water courses. [Mexico & Western U. S.] | |
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d8Canna \[d8]Can"na\, n. [It.] A measure of length in Italy, varying from six to seven feet. See {Cane}, 4. | |
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d8Canna \[d8]Can"na\, n. [L., a reed. See {Cane}.] (Bot.) A genus of tropical plants, with large leaves and often with showy flowers. The Indian shot ({C. Indica}) is found in gardens of the northern United States. | |
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d8Cauma \[d8]Cau"ma\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?] a burning heat.] (Med.) Great heat, as of the body in fever. | |
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d8Coma \[d8]Co"ma\ (k[omac]"m[adot]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. kw^ma lethargy, fr. koima^n to put to sleep. See {Cemetery}.] A state of profound insensibility from which it is difficult or impossible to rouse a person. See {Carus}. | |
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d8Coma \[d8]Co"ma\, n. [L., hair, fr. Gr. ko`mh.] 1. (Astron.) The envelope of a comet; a nebulous covering, which surrounds the nucleus or body of a comet. 2. (Bot.) A tuft or bunch, -- as the assemblage of branches forming the head of a tree; or a cluster of bracts when empty and terminating the inflorescence of a plant; or a tuft of long hairs on certain seeds. {Coma Berenices}[L.] (Astron.), a small constellation north of Virgo; -- called also {Berenice's Hair}. | |
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d8Cone \[d8]Cone\, n. [L. conus cone (in sense 1), Gr. [?]; akin to Skr. [87]ana whetstone, L. cuneus wedge, and prob. to E. hone. See {Hone}, n.] 1. (Geom.) A solid of the form described by the revolution of a right-angled triangle about one of the sides adjacent to the right angle; -- called also a {right cone}. More generally, any solid having a vertical point and bounded by a surface which is described by a straight line always passing through that vertical point; a solid having a circle for its base and tapering to a point or vertex. 2. Anything shaped more or less like a mathematical cone; as, a volcanic cone, a collection of scori[91] around the crater of a volcano, usually heaped up in a conical form. Now had Night measured with her shadowy cone Half way up hill this vast sublunar vault. --Milton. 3. (Bot.) The fruit or strobile of the {Conifer[91]}, as of the pine, fir, cedar, and cypress. It is composed of woody scales, each one of which has one or two seeds at its base. 4. (Zo[94]l.) A shell of the genus {Conus}, having a conical form. {Cone of rays} (Opt.), the pencil of rays of light which proceed from a radiant point to a given surface, as that of a lens, or conversely. {Cone pulley}. See in the Vocabulary. {Oblique} [or] {Scalene cone}, a cone of which the axis is inclined to the plane of its base. {Eight cone}. See {Cone}, 1. | |
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d8Conia \[d8]Co*ni"a\ (? [or] [?]), n. [NL. See {Conium}.] (Chem.) Same as {Conine}. | |
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d8Cyma \[d8]Cy"ma\ (s[imac]"m[adot]) n. [NL., fr. Gr. ky^ma. See {Cyme}] 1. (Arch.) A member or molding of the cornice, the profile of which is wavelike in form. 2. (Bot.) A cyme. See {Cyme}. {Cyma recta}, or {Cyma}, a cyma, hollow in its upper part and swelling below. {Cyma reversa}, [or] {Ogee}, a cyma swelling out on the upper part and hollow below. | |
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d8D82cime \[d8]D[82]`cime"\, n. [F.] A French coin, the tenth part of a franc, equal to about two cents. | |
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d8D82jeun82 \[d8]D[82]`jeu`n[82]"\, n. [F.] A d[82]jeuner. Take a d[82]jeun[82] of muskadel and eggs. --B. Jonson. | |
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d8Decani \[d8]De*ca"ni\, a. [L., lit., of the dean.] Used of the side of the choir on which the dean's stall is placed; decanal; -- correlative to cantoris; as, the decanal, or decani, side. | |
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d8Digenea \[d8]Di*ge"ne*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. di- = di`s- twice + [?] race, offspring.] (Zo[94]l.) A division of Trematoda in which alternate generations occur, the immediate young not resembling their parents. | |
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d8Digynia \[d8]Di*gyn"i*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. di- = di`s- twice + [?] a woman, a female.] (Bot.) A Linn[91]an order of plants having two styles. | |
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d8Discina \[d8]Dis*ci"na\, n. [NL., fr. L. discus disk, Gr. [?].] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of Branchiopoda, having a disklike shell, attached by one valve, which is perforated by the peduncle. | |
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d8Disme \[d8]Disme\, n. [OF. See {Dime}.] A tenth; a tenth part; a tithe. --Ayliffe. | |
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d8Djinnee \[d8]Djin"nee\, n.; pl. {Jjinn}or {Djinns}. See {Jinnee}, {Jinn}. | |
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d8Ecce homo \[d8]Ec"ce ho"mo\ [L., behold the man. See John xix. 5.] (Paint.) A picture which represents the Savior as given up to the people by Pilate, and wearing a crown of thorns. | |
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d8Eikon \[d8]Ei"kon\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. e'ikw`n.] An image or effigy; -- used rather in an abstract sense, and rarely for a work of art. | |
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d8Eozo94n \[d8]E`o*zo"[94]n\, n.; pl. {Eozo[94]ns}, L. {Eozoa}. [NL., fr. Gr. 'hw`s dawn + zw^,on an animal.] (Paleon.) A peculiar structure found in the Arch[91]an limestones of Canada and other regions. By some geologists it is believed to be a species of gigantic Foraminifera, but others consider it a concretion, without organic structure. | |
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d8Equinia \[d8]E*quin"i*a\, n. [NL. See {Equine}.] (Med.) Glanders. | |
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d8Eugenia \[d8]Eu*ge"ni*a\ ([usl]*j[emac]"n[icr]*[adot]), n. [NL. Named in honor of Prince Eugene of Savoy.] (Bot.) A genus of myrtaceous plants, mostly of tropical countries, and including several aromatic trees and shrubs, among which are the trees which produce allspice and cloves of commerce. | |
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d8G82nie \[d8]G[82]`nie\, n. [F.] See {Genius}. | |
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d8Gemma \[d8]Gem"ma\, n.; pl. {Gemm[91]}. [L., a bud.] 1. (Bot.) A leaf bud, as distinguished from a flower bud. 2. (Biol.) A bud spore; one of the small spores or buds in the reproduction of certain Protozoa, which separate one at a time from the parent cell. | |
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d8Gena \[d8]Ge"na\, [L., the cheek.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) The cheek; the feathered side of the under mandible of a bird. (b) The part of the head to which the jaws of an insect are attached. | |
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d8Genio \[d8]Ge"ni*o\, n. [It. See {Genius}.] A man of a particular turn of mind. [R.] --Tatler. | |
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d8Genu \[d8]Ge"nu\, n.; pl. {Genua}. [L., the knee.] (Anat.) (a) The knee. (b) The kneelike bend, in the anterior part of the callosum of the brain. | |
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d8Gumma \[d8]Gum"ma\, n.; pl. {Gummata}. [NL. So called from its gummy contents See {Gum}.] (Med.) A kind of soft tumor, usually of syphilitic origin. | |
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d8Guna \[d8]Gu"na\ (g[oomac]"n[adot]), n. [Skr. guna quality.] In Sanskrit grammar, a lengthening of the simple vowels a, i, e, by prefixing an a element. The term is sometimes used to denote the same vowel change in other languages. | |
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d8Hakim \[d8]Ha*kim"\, n. [Ar. hak[c6]m.] A wise man; a physician, esp. a Mohammedan. [India] | |
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d8Hakim \[d8]Ha"kim\, n. [Ar. h[be]kim.] A Mohammedan title for a ruler; a judge. [India] | |
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d8Huch \[d8]Huch\, d8Huchen \[d8]Hu"chen\, n. [G.] (Zo[94]l.) A large salmon ({Salmo, [or] Salvelinus, hucho}) inhabiting the Danube; -- called also {huso}, and {bull trout}. | |
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d8Ischion \[d8]Is"chi*on\, d8Ischium \[d8]Is"chi*um\, n. [L., Gr. [?].] 1. (Anat.) The ventral and posterior of the three principal bones composing either half of the pelvis; seat bone; the huckle bone. 2. (Zo[94]l.) One of the pleur[91] of insects. | |
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d8Ischion \[d8]Is"chi*on\, d8Ischium \[d8]Is"chi*um\, n. [L., Gr. [?].] 1. (Anat.) The ventral and posterior of the three principal bones composing either half of the pelvis; seat bone; the huckle bone. 2. (Zo[94]l.) One of the pleur[91] of insects. | |
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d8Kahani \[d8]Ka"ha"ni\, n. A kind of notary public, or attorney, in the Levant. | |
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d8Kama \[d8]Ka"ma\, n. [Skr. k[be]ma love, the god of love.] The Hindoo Cupid. He is represented as a beautiful youth, with a bow of sugar cane or flowers. | |
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d8Kama \[d8]Ka"ma\ (k[aum]"m[aum]), n. (Theosophy) Desire; animal passion; Note: supposed to create the {ka"ma ru"pa} (r[oomac]p[adot]) [Skr. r[umac]pa shape, image], a kind of simulacrum or astral likeness of a man which exists after his death in an invisible plane of being, called {ka"ma lo"ca} (l[omac]"k[adot]) [Skr. l[d3]ka space, world], until the impulses which created it are exhausted and it finally fades away. | |
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d8Kami \[d8]Ka"mi\, n. pl. [Japanese.] A title given to the celestial gods of the first mythical dynasty of Japan and extended to the demigods of the second dynasty, and then to the long line of spiritual princes still represented by the mikado. | |
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d8Quinia \[d8]Quin"i*a\, n. [NL.] (Chem.) Quinine. | |
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d8Quinoa \[d8]Qui*no"a\, n. The seeds of a kind of goosewort ({Chenopodium Quinoa}), used in Chili and Peru for making porridge or cakes; also, food thus made. | |
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d8Scena \[d8]Sce"na\, n. [It.] (Mus.) (a) A scene in an opera. (b) An accompanied dramatic recitative, interspersed with passages of melody, or followed by a full aria. --Rockstro. | |
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d8Schema \[d8]Sche"ma\, n.; pl. {Schemata}, E. {Schemas}. [G. See {Scheme}.] (Kantian Philos.) An outline or image universally applicable to a general conception, under which it is likely to be presented to the mind; as, five dots in a line are a schema of the number five; a preceding and succeeding event are a schema of cause and effect. | |
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d8Sem82 \[d8]Se*m[82]"\, a. [F. sem[82], fr. semer to sow.] (Her.) Sprinkled or sown; -- said of field, or a charge, when strewed or covered with small charges. | |
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d8Shahin \[d8]Sha*hin"\, n. [Ar. sh[be]h[c6]n.] (Zo[94]l.) A large and swift Asiatic falcon ({Falco pregrinator}) highly valued in falconry. | |
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d8Shama \[d8]Sha"ma\, n. [Hind. sh[be]m[be].] (Zo[94]l.) A saxicoline singing bird ({Kittacincla macroura}) of India, noted for the sweetness and power of its song. In confinement it imitates the notes of other birds and various animals with accuracy. Its head, neck, back, breast, and tail are glossy black, the rump white, the under parts chestnut. | |
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d8Simia \[d8]Sim"i*a\, n. [L., an ape; cf. simus flatnosed, snub-nosed, Gr. [?][?][?].] (Zo[94]l.) A Linn[91]an genus of Quadrumana which included the types of numerous modern genera. By modern writers it is usually restricted to the genus which includes the orang-outang. | |
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d8Sine \[d8]Si"ne\, prep. [L.] Without. | |
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d8Soma \[d8]So"ma\ (s[omac]"m[adot]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. sw^ma, sw`matos, the body.] (Anat.) The whole axial portion of an animal, including the head, neck, trunk, and tail. --B. G. Wilder. | |
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d8Squama \[d8]Squa"ma\, n.; pl. {Squam[91]}. [L. a scale.] (Med.) A scale cast off from the skin; a thin dry shred consisting of epithelium. | |
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d8Sunna \[d8]Sun"na\, n. [Ar. sunnah rule, law.] A collection of traditions received by the orthodox Mohammedans as of equal authority with the Koran. | |
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d8Tachina \[d8]Tach"i*na\, n.; pl. {Tachin[91]}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], for [?] swift.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of Diptera belonging to {Tachina} and allied genera. Their larv[91] are external parasites of other insects. | |
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d8Toison \[d8]Toi`son"\ (tw[adot]`z[ocir]n"), n. [F.] A sheep's fleece. | |
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d8Toxaemia \[d8]Tox*[ae]"mi*a\ (t[ocr]ks"[emac]"m[icr]*[adot]), a. [NL., fr. Gr. toxiko`n poison + a"i^ma blood.] (Med.) Blood poisoning. See under {Blood}. | |
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d8Tucum \[d8]Tu"cum\, n. [So called by the Indians of Brazil.] A fine, strong fiber obtained from the young leaves of a Brazilian palm ({Astrocaryum vulgare}), used for cordage, bowstrings, etc.; also, the plant yielding this fiber. Called also {tecum}, and {tecum fiber}. | |
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d8Tucuma \[d8]Tu*cu"ma\, n. (Bot.) A Brazilian palm ({Astrocaryum Tucuma}) which furnishes an edible fruit. | |
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d8Usnea \[d8]Us"ne*a\, n. [NL., from Ar. usnah moss.] (Bot.) A genus of lichens, most of the species of which have long, gray, pendulous, and finely branched fronds. Usnea barbata is the common bearded lichen which grows on branches of trees in northern forests. | |
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d8Uzema \[d8]U"ze*ma\, n. A Burman measure of twelve miles. | |
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d8Yojan \[d8]Yo"jan\, n. [Skr. y[omac]jana.] A measure of distance, varying from four to ten miles, but usually about five. [India] [Written also {yojana}.] | |
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d8Zaim \[d8]Zaim\ (?; 277), n. [Turk. & Ar. za'[c6]m.] A Turkish chief who supports a mounted militia bearing the same name. --Smart. | |
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d8Zamia \[d8]Za"mi*a\, n. [L. zamia a kind of fir cone, from Gr. [?], [?], hurt, damage. See Plin. xvi. 44.] (Bot.) A genus of cycadaceous plants, having the appearance of low palms, but with exogenous wood. See {Coontie}, and Illust. of {Strobile}. | |
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d8Zinnia \[d8]Zin"ni*a\, n. [NL. So called after Professor Zinn, of G[94]ttingen.] (Bot.) Any plant of the composite genus {Zinnia}, Mexican herbs with opposite leaves and large gay-colored blossoms. {Zinnia elegans} is the commonest species in cultivation. | |
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d8Zo94n \[d8]Zo"[94]n\, n.; pl. {Zoa}. [NL., fr. Gr. zw^,on an animal.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) An animal which is the sole product of a single egg; -- opposed to {zooid}. --H. Spencer. (b) Any one of the perfectly developed individuals of a compound animal. | |
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d8Zona \[d8]Zo"na\, n.; pl. {Zon[91]}. [L., a girdle. See {Zone}.] A zone or band; a layer. {Zona pellucida}. [NL.] (Biol.) (a) The outer transparent layer, or envelope, of the ovum. It is a more or less elastic membrane with radiating stri[91], and corresponds to the cell wall of an ordinary cell. See {Ovum}, and Illust. of {Microscope}. (b) The zona radiata. {Zona radiata} [NL.] (Biol.), a radiately striated membrane situated next the yolk of an ovum, or separated from it by a very delicate membrane only. | |
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Dacian \Da"cian\, a. Of or pertaining to Dacia or the Dacians. -- n. A native of ancient Dacia. | |
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Dagon \Da"gon\ (d[amac]"g[ocr]n), [Heb. D[be]gon, fr. dag a fish: cf. Gr. Dagw`n.] The national god of the Philistines, represented with the face and hands and upper part of a man, and the tail of a fish. --W. Smith. This day a solemn feast the people hold To Dagon, their sea idol. --Milton. They brought it into the house of Dagon. --1 Sam. v. 2. | |
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Dagon \Dag"on\ (d[acr]g"[ocr]n), n. [See {Dag} a loose end.] A slip or piece. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Dagswain \Dag"swain`\, n. [From {Dag} a loose end?] A coarse woolen fabric made of daglocks, or the refuse of wool. [bd]Under coverlets made of dagswain.[b8] --Holinshed. | |
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Dasheen \Dash`een"\, n. A tropical aroid (of the genus {Caladium}, syn. {Colocasia}) having an edible farinaceous root. It is related to the taro and to the tanier, but is much superior to it in quality and is as easily cooked as the potato. It is a staple food plant of the tropics, being prepared like potatoes, and has been introduced into the Southern United States. | |
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Deacon \Dea"con\, n. [OE. diakne, deakne, deken, AS. diacon, deacon, L. diaconus, fr. Gr. [?] a servant or minister, a minister of the church; of uncertain origin. In sense 2 prob. confused with dean.] 1. (Eccl.) An officer in Christian churches appointed to perform certain subordinate duties varying in different communions. In the Roman Catholic and Episcopal churches, a person admitted to the lowest order in the ministry, subordinate to the bishops and priests. In Presbyterian churches, he is subordinate to the minister and elders, and has charge of certain duties connected with the communion service and the care of the poor. In Congregational churches, he is subordinate to the pastor, and has duties as in the Presbyterian church. 2. The chairman of an incorporated company. [Scot.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Deacon \Dea"con\, v. t. To read aloud each line of (a psalm or hymn) before singing it, -- usually with off. [Colloq. New. Eng.] See {Line}, v. t. Note: The expression is derived from a former custom in the Congregational churches of New England. It was part of the office of a deacon to read aloud the psalm given out, one line at a time, the congregation singing each line as soon as read; -- called, also, lining out the psalm. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Deacon \Dea"con\, v. t. With humorous reference to hypocritical posing: To pack (fruit or vegetables) with the finest specimens on top; to alter slyly the boundaries of (land); to adulterate or doctor (an article to be sold), etc. [Colloq., U. S.] | |
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Decane \Dec"ane\, n. [See {Deca-}.] (Chem.) A liquid hydrocarbon, {C10H22}, of the paraffin series, including several isomeric modifications. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Decene \De"cene\, n. [L. decem ten.] (Chem.) One of the higher hydrocarbons, {C10H20}, of the ethylene series. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Decennium \[d8]De*cen"ni*um\, n.; pl. {Decenniums}, L. {Decennia}. [L.] A period of ten years. [bd]The present decennium.[b8] --Hallam. [bd]The last decennium of Chaucer's life.[b8] --A. W. Ward. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Decine \De"cine\ (?; 104), n. [From L. decem ten.] (Chem.) One of the higher hydrocarbons, C10H15, of the acetylene series; -- called also {decenylene}. | |
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Degum \De*gum"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Degummed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Degumming}.] To deprive of, or free from, gum; as, to degum ramie. | |
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Deign \Deign\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deigned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deigning}.] [OE. deinen, deignen, OF. degner, deigner, daigner, F. daigner, fr. L. dignari to deem worthy, deign, fr. dignus worthy; akin to decere to be fitting. See {Decent}, and cf. {Dainty}, {Dignity}, {Condign}, {Disdain}.] 1. To esteem worthy; to consider worth notice; -- opposed to disdain. [Obs.] I fear my Julia would not deign my lines. --Shak. 2. To condescend to give or bestow; to stoop to furnish; to vouchsafe; to allow; to grant. Nor would we deign him burial of his men. --Shak. | |
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Deign \Deign\, v. i. To think worthy; to vouchsafe; to condescend; - - followed by an infinitive. O deign to visit our forsaken seats. --Pope. Yet not Lord Cranstone deigned she greet. --Sir W. Scott. Round turned he, as not deigning Those craven ranks to see. --Macaulay. Note: In early English deign was often used impersonally. Him deyneth not to set his foot to ground. --Chaucer. | |
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Deism \De"ism\ (d[emac]"[icr]z'm), n. [L. deus god: cf. F. d[82]isme. See {Deity}.] The doctrine or creed of a deist; the belief or system of those who acknowledge the existence of one God, but deny revelation. Note: Deism is the belief in natural religion only, or those truths, in doctrine and practice, which man is to discover by the light of reason, independent of any revelation from God. Hence, deism implies infidelity, or a disbelief in the divine origin of the Scriptures. | |
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Dequeen \De*queen"\, v. t. (Apiculture) To remove the queen from (a hive of bees). | |
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Desume \De*sume"\, v. t. [L. desumere; de + sumere to take.] To select; to borrow. [Obs.] --Sir. M. Hale. | |
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Diecian \Di*e"cian\, a., Diecious \Di*e"cious\, a. (Bot.) See {Di[d2]cian}, and {Di[d2]cious}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Digamma \Di*gam"ma\, n. [Gr. [?]; [?] = [?] twice + [?] the letter [?]. So called because it resembled two gammas placed one above the other.] (Gr. Gram.) A letter ([?], [?]) of the Greek alphabet, which early fell into disuse. Note: This form identifies it with the Latin F, though in sound it is said to have been nearer V. It was pronounced, probably, much like the English W. | |
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Digamy \Dig"a*my\, n. [Gr. [?] a second marriage; di- = di`s- twice + [?] marriage. Cf. {Bigamy}.] Act, or state, of being twice married; deuterogamy. [R.] | |
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Digne \Digne\, a. [F., fr. L. dignus. See {Design}.] 1. Worthy; honorable; deserving. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 2. Suitable; adequate; fit. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 3. Haughty; disdainful. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Disjoin \Dis*join"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disjoined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disjoining}.] [OF. desjoindre, F. disjoindre, d[82]joindre, fr. L. disjungere; dis- + jungere to join. See {Join}, and cf. {Disjoint}, {Disjunct}.] To part; to disunite; to separate; to sunder. That marriage, therefore, God himself disjoins. --Milton. Never let us lay down our arms against France, till we have utterly disjoined her from the Spanish monarchy. --Addison. Windmill Street consisted of disjoined houses. --Pennant. Syn: To disunite; separate; detach; sever; dissever; sunder; disconnect. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Disjoin \Dis*join"\, v. i. To become separated; to part. | |
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Dismaw \Dis*maw"\, v. t. To eject from the maw; to disgorge. [R.] --Shelton. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dismay \Dis*may"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dismayed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dismaying}.] [OE. desmaien, dismaien, OF. esmaier; pref. es- (L. ex) + OHG. magan to be strong or able; akin to E. may. In English the pref. es- was changed to dis- (L. dis-). See {May}, v. i.] 1. To disable with alarm or apprehensions; to depress the spirits or courage of; to deprive or firmness and energy through fear; to daunt; to appall; to terrify. Be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed. --Josh. i. 9. What words be these? What fears do you dismay? --Fairfax. 2. To render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet. [Obs.] Do not dismay yourself for this. --Spenser. Syn: To terrify; fright; affright; frighten; appall; daunt; dishearthen; dispirit; discourage; deject; depress. -- To {Dismay}, {Daunt}, {Appall}. Dismay denotes a state of deep and gloomy apprehension. To daunt supposes something more sudden and startling. To appall is the strongest term, implying a sense of terror which overwhelms the faculties. So flies a herd of beeves, that hear, dismayed, The lions roaring through the midnight shade. --Pope. Jove got such heroes as my sire, whose soul No fear could daunt, nor earth nor hell control. --Pope. Now the last ruin the whole host appalls; Now Greece has trembled in her wooden walls. --Pope. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dismay \Dis*may"\, v. i. To take dismay or fright; to be filled with dismay. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dismay \Dis*may"\, n. [Cf. OF. esmai, F. [82]moi. See {Dismay}, v. t.] 1. Loss of courage and firmness through fear; overwhelming and disabling terror; a sinking of the spirits; consternation. I . . . can not think of such a battle without dismay. --Macaulay. Thou with a tiger spring dost leap upon thy prey, And tear his helpless breast, o'erwhelmed with wild dismay. --Mrs. Barbauld. 2. Condition fitted to dismay; ruin. --Spenser. Syn: Dejection; discouragement; depression; fear; fright; terror; apprehension; alarm; affright. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Disown \Dis*own"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disowned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disowning}.] 1. To refuse to own or acknowledge as belonging to one's self; to disavow or deny, as connected with one's self personally; as, a parent can hardly disown his child; an author will sometimes disown his writings. 2. To refuse to acknowledge or allow; to deny. Then they, who brother's better claim disown, Expel their parents, and usurp the throne. --Dryden. Syn: To disavow; disclaim; deny; abnegate; renounce; disallow. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dizen \Diz"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dizened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dizening}.] [Perh. orig., to dress in a foolish manner, and allied to dizzy: but cf. also OE. dysyn (Palsgrave) to put tow or flax on a distaff, i. e., to dress it. Cf. {Distaff}.] 1. To dress; to attire. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl. 2. To dress gaudily; to overdress; to bedizen; to deck out. Like a tragedy queen, he has dizened her out. --Goldsmith. To-morrow when the masks shall fall That dizen Nature's carnival. --Emerson. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Jinnee \Jin"nee\, n.; pl. {Jinn}. [Ar.] (Arabian & Mohammedan Myth.) A genius or demon; one of the fabled genii, good and evil spirits, supposed to be the children of fire, and to have the power of assuming various forms. [Written also {jin}, {djinnee}, etc.] Note: Jinn is also used as sing., with pl. jinns. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Doe John \Doe, John\ (Law) The fictitious lessee acting as plaintiff in the common-law action of ejectment, the fictitious defendant being usually denominated {Richard Roe}. Hence, a fictitious name for a party, real or fictitious, to any action or proceeding. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Doeskin \Doe"skin`\, n. 1. The skin of the doe. 2. A firm woolen cloth with a smooth, soft surface like a doe's skin; -- made for men's wear. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dogma \Dog"ma\, n.; pl. E. {Dogmas}, L. {Dogmata}. [L. dogma, Gr. [?], pl. [?], fr. [?] to think, seem, appear; akin to L. decet it is becoming. Cf. {Decent}.] 1. That which is held as an opinion; a tenet; a doctrine. The obscure and loose dogmas of early antiquity. -- Whewell. 2. A formally stated and authoritatively settled doctrine; a definite, established, and authoritative tenet. 3. A doctrinal notion asserted without regard to evidence or truth; an arbitrary dictum. Syn: tenet; opinion; proposition; doctrine. Usage: -- {Dogma}, {Tenet}. A tenet is that which is maintained as true with great firmness; as, the tenets of our holy religion. A dogma is that which is laid down with authority as indubitably true, especially a religious doctrine; as, the dogmas of the church. A tenet rests on its own intrinsic merits or demerits; a dogma rests on authority regarded as competent to decide and determine. Dogma has in our language acquired, to some extent, a repulsive sense, from its carrying with it the idea of undue authority or assumption. This is more fully the case with its derivatives dogmatical and dogmatism. | |
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Dogskin \Dog"skin\, n. The skin of a dog, or leather made of the skin. Also used adjectively. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Doucine \Dou"cine\, n. [F.] (Arch.) Same as Cyma[?]recta, under {Cyma}. | |
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Dozen \Doz"en\, n.; pl. {Dozen} (before another noun), {Dozens}. [OE. doseine, dosein, OF. doseine, F. douzaine, fr. douze twelve, fr. L. duodecim; duo two + decem ten. See {Two}, {Ten}, and cf. {Duodecimal}.] 1. A collection of twelve objects; a tale or set of twelve; with or without of before the substantive which follows. [bd]Some six or seven dozen of Scots.[b8] [bd]A dozen of shirts to your back.[b8] [bd]A dozen sons.[b8] [bd]Half a dozen friends.[b8] --Shak. 2. An indefinite small number. --Milton. {A baker's dozen}, thirteen; -- called also a {long dozen}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dusken \Dusk"en\, v. t. To make dusk or obscure. [R.] Not utterly defaced, but only duskened. --Nicolls. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Dacoma, OK (town, FIPS 19050) Location: 36.66003 N, 98.56369 W Population (1990): 182 (95 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 73731 | |
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Dacono, CO (city, FIPS 19080) Location: 40.07578 N, 104.94291 W Population (1990): 2228 (963 housing units) Area: 4.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 80514 | |
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Dawson, AL Zip code(s): 35963 Dawson, GA (city, FIPS 21912) Location: 31.77167 N, 84.44398 W Population (1990): 5295 (2011 housing units) Area: 9.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Dawson, IA (city, FIPS 19135) Location: 41.84312 N, 94.21992 W Population (1990): 174 (73 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50066 Dawson, IL (village, FIPS 18745) Location: 39.85383 N, 89.46271 W Population (1990): 536 (201 housing units) Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62520 Dawson, MN (city, FIPS 14968) Location: 44.92885 N, 96.04902 W Population (1990): 1626 (747 housing units) Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56232 Dawson, ND (city, FIPS 18260) Location: 46.86815 N, 99.75212 W Population (1990): 78 (50 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 58428 Dawson, NE (village, FIPS 12420) Location: 40.13092 N, 95.82977 W Population (1990): 157 (84 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68337 Dawson, PA (borough, FIPS 18360) Location: 40.04782 N, 79.65890 W Population (1990): 535 (214 housing units) Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 15428 Dawson, TX (town, FIPS 19420) Location: 31.89375 N, 96.71399 W Population (1990): 766 (408 housing units) Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 76639 Dawson, WV Zip code(s): 24910 | |
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Daykin, NE (village, FIPS 12455) Location: 40.32180 N, 97.29744 W Population (1990): 188 (94 housing units) Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68338 | |
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De Queen, AR (city, FIPS 18490) Location: 34.04274 N, 94.34181 W Population (1990): 4633 (1949 housing units) Area: 14.4 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 71832 | |
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Dickson, OK (town, FIPS 20700) Location: 34.18867 N, 96.99411 W Population (1990): 942 (397 housing units) Area: 36.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Dickson, TN (city, FIPS 20620) Location: 36.07670 N, 87.37709 W Population (1990): 8791 (3818 housing units) Area: 28.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 37055 | |
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Disney, OK (town, FIPS 20900) Location: 36.47764 N, 95.02057 W Population (1990): 257 (204 housing units) Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water) | |
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Dixiana, AL Zip code(s): 35126 | |
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Dixie Inn, LA (village, FIPS 21135) Location: 32.59398 N, 93.33503 W Population (1990): 347 (172 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Dixon, CA (city, FIPS 19402) Location: 38.44470 N, 121.82375 W Population (1990): 10401 (3555 housing units) Area: 9.8 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Dixon, IA (city, FIPS 21540) Location: 41.74277 N, 90.78144 W Population (1990): 202 (89 housing units) Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Dixon, IL (city, FIPS 20162) Location: 41.84950 N, 89.47878 W Population (1990): 15144 (5862 housing units) Area: 14.9 sq km (land), 1.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 61021 Dixon, KY (city, FIPS 21682) Location: 37.51721 N, 87.69067 W Population (1990): 552 (247 housing units) Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 42409 Dixon, MO (city, FIPS 19630) Location: 37.99523 N, 92.09581 W Population (1990): 1585 (774 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 65459 Dixon, MT Zip code(s): 59831 Dixon, NE (village, FIPS 13225) Location: 42.41562 N, 96.99450 W Population (1990): 87 (40 housing units) Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68732 Dixon, NM Zip code(s): 87527 Dixon, SD Zip code(s): 57533 Dixon, WY (town, FIPS 20690) Location: 41.03411 N, 107.53428 W Population (1990): 70 (51 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 82323 | |
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Dizney, KY Zip code(s): 40825 | |
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Du Quoin, IL (city, FIPS 21267) Location: 38.00420 N, 89.23538 W Population (1990): 6697 (3015 housing units) Area: 14.8 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62832 | |
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Duson, LA (town, FIPS 22255) Location: 30.23218 N, 92.19186 W Population (1990): 1465 (611 housing units) Area: 6.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 70529 | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
DCOM {Distributed Component Object Model} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
DEACON Direct English Access and CONtrol. English-like query system. Sammet 1969, p.668. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
DICOM in Medicine) A {standard} developed by ACR-NEMA (American College of Radiology - National Electrical Manufacturer's Association) for communications between medical imaging devices. It conforms to the {ISO reference model} for network communications and incorporates {object-oriented} design concepts. (1995-03-29) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
DSM 1. Data Structure Manager. An {object-oriented} language by J.E. Rumbaugh and M.E. Loomis of {GE}, similar to {C++}. It is used in implementation of {CAD}/{CAE} software. DSM is written in DSM and {C} and produces {C} as output. ["DSM: An Object-Relationship Modeling Language", A. Shah et al, SIGPLAN Notices 24(10):191-202 (OOPSLA '89) (Oct 1989)]. 2. {DIGITAL Standard MUMPS}. (1995-01-10) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
DSN {Digital Switched Network} | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Dagon little fish; diminutive from dag = a fish, the fish-god; the national god of the Philistines (Judg. 16:23). This idol had the body of a fish with the head and hands of a man. It was an Assyrio-Babylonian deity, the worship of which was introduced among the Philistines through Chaldea. The most famous of the temples of Dagon were at Gaza (Judg. 16:23-30) and Ashdod (1 Sam. 5:1-7). (See {FISH}.) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Deacon Anglicized form of the Greek word diaconos, meaning a "runner," "messenger," "servant." For a long period a feeling of mutual jealousy had existed between the "Hebrews," or Jews proper, who spoke the sacred language of palestine, and the "Hellenists," or Jews of the Grecian speech, who had adopted the Grecian language, and read the Septuagint version of the Bible instead of the Hebrew. This jealousy early appeared in the Christian community. It was alleged by the Hellenists that their widows were overlooked in the daily distribution of alms. This spirit must be checked. The apostles accordingly advised the disciples to look out for seven men of good report, full of the Holy Ghost, and men of practical wisdom, who should take entire charge of this distribution, leaving them free to devote themselves entirely to the spiritual functions of their office (Acts 6:1-6). This was accordingly done. Seven men were chosen, who appear from their names to have been Hellenists. The name "deacon" is nowhere applied to them in the New Testament; they are simply called "the seven" (21:8). Their office was at first secular, but it afterwards became also spiritual; for among other qualifications they must also be "apt to teach" (1 Tim. 3: 8-12). Both Philip and Stephen, who were of "the seven," preached; they did "the work of evangelists." | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Dishan antelope, the youngest son of Seir the Horite, head of one of the tribes of Idumaea (Gen. 36:21, 28, 30). | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Dagon, corn; a fish | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Dishan, a threshing | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Dishon, fatness; ashes |