English Dictionary: dolphin striker | by the DICT Development Group |
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Daphnin \Daph"nin\, n. [Cf. F. daphnine.] (Chem.) (a) A dark green bitter resin extracted from the mezereon ({Daphne mezereum}) and regarded as the essential principle of the plant. [R.] (b) A white, crystalline, bitter substance, regarded as a glucoside, and extracted from {Daphne mezereum} and {D. alpina}. | |
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d8Album Gr91cum \[d8]Al"bum Gr[91]"cum\ [L., Greek white.] Dung of dogs or hyenas, which becomes white by exposure to air. It is used in dressing leather, and was formerly used in medicine. | |
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d8Albuminosis \[d8]Al*bu`mi*no"sis\, n. [NL., fr. E. albumin.] (Med.) A morbid condition due to excessive increase of albuminous elements in the blood. | |
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d8Albuminuria \[d8]Al*bu`mi*nu"ri*a\, n. [NL., fr. L. albumen + Gr. [?] urine.] (Med.) A morbid condition in which albumin is present in the urine. | |
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d8Alfione \[d8]Al`fi*o"ne\, n. (Zo[94]l.) An edible marine fish of California ({Rhacochilus toxotes}). | |
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d8Alpenstock \[d8]Al"pen*stock`\, n. [G.; Alp, gen. pl. Alpen + stock stick.] A long staff, pointed with iron, used in climbing the Alps. --Cheever. | |
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d8Delphinoidea \[d8]Del`phi*noi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo[94]l.) The division of Cetacea which comprises the dolphins, porpoises, and related forms. | |
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d8Delphinus \[d8]Del*phi"nus\, n. [L., a dolphin, fr. Gr. delfi`s, delfi`n.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A genus of Cetacea, including the dolphin. See {Dolphin}, 1. 2. (Astron.) The Dolphin, a constellation near the equator and east of Aquila. | |
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d8Elephantiasis \[d8]El`e*phan*ti"a*sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?], from [?], [?], an elephant.] (Med.) A disease of the skin, in which it become enormously thickened, and is rough, hard, and fissured, like an elephant's hide. | |
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d8Labium \[d8]La"bi*um\, n.; pl. L. {Labia}, E. {Labiums}. [L.] 1. A lip, or liplike organ. 2. The lip of an organ pipe. 3. pl. (Anat.) The folds of integument at the opening of the vulva. 4. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The organ of insects which covers the mouth beneath, and serves as an under lip. It consists of the second pair of maxill[91], usually closely united in the middle line, but bearing a pair of palpi in most insects. It often consists of a thin anterior part (ligula or palpiger) and a firmer posterior plate (mentum). (b) Inner margin of the aperture of a shell. | |
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d8Monde \[d8]Monde\ (m[ocir]Nd), n. [F. See {Mundane}.] The world; a globe as an ensign of royalty. [R.] --A. Drummond. {[d8]Le beau monde} [F.], fashionable society. See {Beau monde}. {[d8]Demi monde}. See {Demimonde}. | |
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d8Lev82e en masse \[d8]Le*v[82]e" en` masse"\ (l[eit]*v[asl]" [aum]N` m[adot]s"). [F.] See {Levy in mass}, under {Levy}, n. | |
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d8Levana \[d8]Le*va"na\ (l[esl]*v[amac]"n[adot]), n. [L., fr. levare to raise.] (Rom. Myth.) A goddess who protected newborn infants. | |
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d8Lip91mia \[d8]Li*p[91]"mi*a\ (l[icr]*p[emac]"m[icr]*[adot]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. li`pos fat + a"i^ma blood.] (Med.) A condition in which fat occurs in the blood. | |
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d8Lipoma \[d8]Li*po"ma\ (l[icr]*p[omac]"m[adot]), n. [NL., from Gr. li`pos fat + -oma.] (Med.) A tumor consisting of fat or adipose tissue. -- {Li*pom"a*tous} (-p[ocr]m"[adot]*t[ucr]s), a. | |
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d8Lophiomys \[d8]Lo*phi"o*mys\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. lofia` a mane, bristly ridge + my^s a mouse.] (Zo[94]l.) A very singular rodent ({Lophiomys Imhausi}) of Northeastern Africa. It is the only known representative of a special family ({Lophiomyid[91]}), remarkable for the structure of the skull. It has handlike feet, and the hair is peculiar in structure and arrangement. | |
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d8Lyopomata \[d8]Ly`o*po"ma*ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] to loose + [?], [?], a lid.] (Zo[94]l.) An order of brachiopods, in which the valves of shell are not articulated by a hinge. It includes the Lingula, Discina, and allied forms. [Written also {Lyopoma}.] | |
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d8Talapoin \[d8]Tal"a*poin\ (t[acr]l"[adot]*poin), n. [Pg. talapoi, talapoin, name for Buddhist priest, fr. Siamese t[lsquo]ama p[lsquo]r[acr]; t[lsquo]ama, honorific title + p[lsquo]r[acr] priest.] A Buddhist monk or priest. [Ceylon & Indo-China] | |
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Delphian \Del"phi*an\, a. Delphic. | |
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Delphin \Del"phin\, Delphine \Del"phine\, a. [See {Dauphin}.] Pertaining to the dauphin of France; as, the Delphin classics, an edition of the Latin classics, prepared in the reign of Louis XIV., for the use of the dauphin (in usum Delphini). | |
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Delphin \Del"phin\, n. [L. delphinus a dolphin.] (Chem.) A fatty substance contained in the oil of the dolphin and the porpoise; -- called also {phocenin}. | |
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Beluga \Be*lu"ga\ (b[esl]*l[umac]"g[adot]), n. [Russ. bieluga a sort of large sturgeon, prop. white fish, fr. bieluii white.] (Zo[94]l.) A cetacean allied to the dolphins. Note: The northern beluga ({Delphinapterus catodon}) is the white whale and white fish of the whalers. It grows to be from twelve to eighteen feet long. | |
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Delphin \Del"phin\, Delphine \Del"phine\, a. [See {Dauphin}.] Pertaining to the dauphin of France; as, the Delphin classics, an edition of the Latin classics, prepared in the reign of Louis XIV., for the use of the dauphin (in usum Delphini). | |
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Delphine \Del"phine\, a. [L. delphinus a dolphin, Gr. delfi`s, delfi`n.] Pertaining to the dolphin, a genus of fishes. | |
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Delphinic \Del*phin"ic\, a. [See {Delphin}, n.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, the dolphin; phocenic. {Delphinic acid}. (Chem.) See {Valeric acid}, under {Valeric}. [Obs.] | |
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Delphinic \Del*phin"ic\, a. [From NL. Delphinium, the name of the genus.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, the larkspur; specifically, relating to the stavesacre ({Delphinium staphisagria}). | |
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Delphinic \Del*phin"ic\, a. [See {Delphin}, n.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, the dolphin; phocenic. {Delphinic acid}. (Chem.) See {Valeric acid}, under {Valeric}. [Obs.] | |
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Delphinine \Del"phi*nine\ (?; 104), n. [Cf. F. delphinine.] (Chem.) A poisonous alkaloid extracted from the stavesacre ({Delphinium staphisagria}), as a colorless amorphous powder. | |
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Rocket \Rock"et\, n. [F. roquette (cf. Sp. ruqueta, It ruchetta), fr. L. eruca.] (Bot.) (a) A cruciferous plant ({Eruca sativa}) sometimes eaten in Europe as a salad. (b) Damewort. (c) Rocket larkspur. See below. {Dyer's Rocket}. (Bot.) See {Dyer's broom}, under {Broom}. {Rocket larkspur} (Bot.), an annual plant with showy flowers in long racemes ({Delphinium Ajacis}). {Sea rocket} (Bot.), either of two fleshy cruciferous plants ({Cakile maritima} and {C. Americana}) found on the seashore of Europe and America. {Yellow rocket} (Bot.), a common cruciferous weed with yellow flowers ({Barbarea vulgaris}). | |
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Delphinic \Del*phin"ic\, a. [From NL. Delphinium, the name of the genus.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, the larkspur; specifically, relating to the stavesacre ({Delphinium staphisagria}). | |
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Delphinine \Del"phi*nine\ (?; 104), n. [Cf. F. delphinine.] (Chem.) A poisonous alkaloid extracted from the stavesacre ({Delphinium staphisagria}), as a colorless amorphous powder. | |
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Stavesacre \Staves"a`cre\, n. [Corrupted from NL. staphis agria, Gr. [?] dried grape + [?] wild.] (Bot.) A kind of larkspur ({Delphinium Staphysagria}), and its seeds, which are violently purgative and emetic. They are used as a parasiticide, and in the East for poisoning fish. | |
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Delphinoid \Del"phi*noid\, a. [L. delphinus a dolphin + -oid.] (Zo[94]l.) Pertaining to, or resembling, the dolphin. | |
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Porpoise \Por"poise\, n. [OE. porpeys, OF. porpeis, literally, hog fish, from L. porcus swine + piscis fish. See {Pork}, and {Fish}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any small cetacean of the genus {Phoc[91]na}, especially {P. communis}, or {P. phoc[91]na}, of Europe, and the closely allied American species ({P. Americana}). The color is dusky or blackish above, paler beneath. They are closely allied to the dolphins, but have a shorter snout. Called also {harbor porpoise}, {herring hag}, {puffing pig}, and {snuffer}. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A true dolphin ({Delphinus}); -- often so called by sailors. {Skunk porpoise}, [or] {Bay porpoise} (Zo[94]l.), a North American porpoise ({Lagenorhynchus acutus}), larger than the common species, and with broad stripes of white and yellow on the sides. See Illustration in Appendix. | |
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Bottle-nose \Bot"tle-nose`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) 1. A cetacean of the Dolphin family, of several species, as {Delphinus Tursio} and {Lagenorhyncus leucopleurus}, of Europe. 2. The puffin. | |
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Delve \Delve\v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Delved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Delving}.] [AS. delfan to dig; akin to OS. bidelban to bury, D. delven to dig, MHG. telben, and possibly to E. dale. Cf. {Delf} a mine.] 1. To dig; to open (the ground) as with a spade. Delve of convenient depth your thrashing floor. --Dryden. 2. To dig into; to penetrate; to trace out; to fathom. I can not delve him to the root. --Shak. | |
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Diluvian \Di*lu"vi*an\, a. [Cf. F. diluvien.] Of or pertaining to a deluge, esp. to the Noachian deluge; diluvial; as, of diluvian origin. --Buckland. | |
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Diluvium \Di*lu"vi*um\, n.; pl. E. {Diluviums}, L. {Diluvia}. [L. diluvium. See {Dilute}, {Deluge}.] (Geol.) A deposit of superficial loam, sand, gravel, stones, etc., caused by former action of flowing waters, or the melting of glacial ice. Note: The accumulation of matter by the ordinary operation of water is termed alluvium. | |
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Diluvium \Di*lu"vi*um\, n.; pl. E. {Diluviums}, L. {Diluvia}. [L. diluvium. See {Dilute}, {Deluge}.] (Geol.) A deposit of superficial loam, sand, gravel, stones, etc., caused by former action of flowing waters, or the melting of glacial ice. Note: The accumulation of matter by the ordinary operation of water is termed alluvium. | |
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Dolphin \Dol"phin\ (d[ocr]l"f[icr]n), n. [F. dauphin dolphin, dauphin, earlier spelt also doffin; cf. OF. dalphinal of the dauphin; fr. L. delphinus, Gr. delfi`s a dolphin (in senses 1, 2, & 5), perh. properly, belly fish; cf. delfy`s womb, Skr. garbha; perh. akin to E. calf. Cf. {Dauphin}, {Delphine}.] 1. (Zool.) (a) A cetacean of the genus {Delphinus} and allied genera (esp. {D. delphis}); the true dolphin. (b) The {Coryph[91]na hippuris}, a fish of about five feet in length, celebrated for its surprising changes of color when dying. It is the fish commonly known as the dolphin. See {Coryph[91]noid}. Note: The dolphin of the ancients ({D. delphis}) is common in the Mediterranean and Atlantic, and attains a length of from six to eight feet. 2. [Gr. delfi`s] (Gr. Antiq.) A mass of iron or lead hung from the yardarm, in readiness to be dropped on the deck of an enemy's vessel. 3. (Naut.) (a) A kind of wreath or strap of plaited cordage. (b) A spar or buoy held by an anchor and furnished with a ring to which ships may fasten their cables. --R. H. Dana. (c) A mooring post on a wharf or beach. (d) A permanent fender around a heavy boat just below the gunwale. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. 4. (Gun.) In old ordnance, one of the handles above the trunnions by which the gun was lifted. 5. (Astron.) A small constellation between Aquila and Pegasus. See {Delphinus}, n., 2. {Dolphin fly} (Zo[94]l.), the black, bean, or collier, Aphis ({Aphis fable}), destructive to beans. {Dolphin striker} (Naut.), a short vertical spar under the bowsprit. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dolphin \Dol"phin\ (d[ocr]l"f[icr]n), n. [F. dauphin dolphin, dauphin, earlier spelt also doffin; cf. OF. dalphinal of the dauphin; fr. L. delphinus, Gr. delfi`s a dolphin (in senses 1, 2, & 5), perh. properly, belly fish; cf. delfy`s womb, Skr. garbha; perh. akin to E. calf. Cf. {Dauphin}, {Delphine}.] 1. (Zool.) (a) A cetacean of the genus {Delphinus} and allied genera (esp. {D. delphis}); the true dolphin. (b) The {Coryph[91]na hippuris}, a fish of about five feet in length, celebrated for its surprising changes of color when dying. It is the fish commonly known as the dolphin. See {Coryph[91]noid}. Note: The dolphin of the ancients ({D. delphis}) is common in the Mediterranean and Atlantic, and attains a length of from six to eight feet. 2. [Gr. delfi`s] (Gr. Antiq.) A mass of iron or lead hung from the yardarm, in readiness to be dropped on the deck of an enemy's vessel. 3. (Naut.) (a) A kind of wreath or strap of plaited cordage. (b) A spar or buoy held by an anchor and furnished with a ring to which ships may fasten their cables. --R. H. Dana. (c) A mooring post on a wharf or beach. (d) A permanent fender around a heavy boat just below the gunwale. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. 4. (Gun.) In old ordnance, one of the handles above the trunnions by which the gun was lifted. 5. (Astron.) A small constellation between Aquila and Pegasus. See {Delphinus}, n., 2. {Dolphin fly} (Zo[94]l.), the black, bean, or collier, Aphis ({Aphis fable}), destructive to beans. {Dolphin striker} (Naut.), a short vertical spar under the bowsprit. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dolphin \Dol"phin\ (d[ocr]l"f[icr]n), n. [F. dauphin dolphin, dauphin, earlier spelt also doffin; cf. OF. dalphinal of the dauphin; fr. L. delphinus, Gr. delfi`s a dolphin (in senses 1, 2, & 5), perh. properly, belly fish; cf. delfy`s womb, Skr. garbha; perh. akin to E. calf. Cf. {Dauphin}, {Delphine}.] 1. (Zool.) (a) A cetacean of the genus {Delphinus} and allied genera (esp. {D. delphis}); the true dolphin. (b) The {Coryph[91]na hippuris}, a fish of about five feet in length, celebrated for its surprising changes of color when dying. It is the fish commonly known as the dolphin. See {Coryph[91]noid}. Note: The dolphin of the ancients ({D. delphis}) is common in the Mediterranean and Atlantic, and attains a length of from six to eight feet. 2. [Gr. delfi`s] (Gr. Antiq.) A mass of iron or lead hung from the yardarm, in readiness to be dropped on the deck of an enemy's vessel. 3. (Naut.) (a) A kind of wreath or strap of plaited cordage. (b) A spar or buoy held by an anchor and furnished with a ring to which ships may fasten their cables. --R. H. Dana. (c) A mooring post on a wharf or beach. (d) A permanent fender around a heavy boat just below the gunwale. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. 4. (Gun.) In old ordnance, one of the handles above the trunnions by which the gun was lifted. 5. (Astron.) A small constellation between Aquila and Pegasus. See {Delphinus}, n., 2. {Dolphin fly} (Zo[94]l.), the black, bean, or collier, Aphis ({Aphis fable}), destructive to beans. {Dolphin striker} (Naut.), a short vertical spar under the bowsprit. | |
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Dolphinet \Dol"phin*et\, n. A female dolphin. [R.] --Spenser. | |
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Dolven \Dolv"en\, p. p. of {Delve}. [Obs.] --Rom. of R. | |
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Dowel \Dow"el\, n. [Cf. G. d[94]bel peg, F. douelle state of a cask, surface of an arch, douille socket, little pipe, cartridge.] (Mech.) 1. A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper relative position. 2. A piece of wood driven into a wall, so that other pieces may be nailed to it. {Dowel joint}, a joint secured by a dowel or dowels. {Dowel pin}, a dowel. See {Dowel}, n., 1. | |
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From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Dalphon, the house of caves |