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d8Aortitis \[d8]A`or*ti"tis\, n. [Aorta + -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the aorta. | |
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d8Artiodactyla \[d8]Ar`ti*o*dac"ty*la\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] even + [?] finger or toe.] (Zo[94]l.) One of the divisions of the ungulate animals. The functional toes of the hind foot are even in number, and the third digit of each foot (corresponding to the middle finger in man) is asymmetrical and paired with the fourth digit, as in the hog, the sheep, and the ox; -- opposed to {Perissodactyla}. | |
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d8R82duit \[d8]R[82]`duit"\ (r?`dw?"), n. [F. See {Redoubt}, n. ] (Fort.) A central or retired work within any other work. | |
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d8Radiata \[d8]Ra`di*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. radiatus, p. p. See {Radiate}.] (Zo[94]l.) An extensive artificial group of invertebrates, having all the parts arranged radially around the vertical axis of the body, and the various organs repeated symmetrically in each ray or spheromere. Note: It includes the c[oe]lenterates and the echinoderms. Formerly, the group was supposed to be a natural one, and was considered one of the grand divisions of the animal kingdom. | |
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d8Ratit91 \[d8]Ra*ti"t[91]\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. ratis a raft; cf. L. ratitus marked with the figure of a raft.] (Zo[94]l.) An order of birds in which the wings are small, rudimentary, or absent, and the breastbone is destitute of a keel. The ostrich, emu, and apteryx are examples. | |
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d8Retitel91 \[d8]Ret`i*te"l[91]\, n. pl. [NL., fr. rete a net + tela a web.] (Zo[94]l.) A group of spiders which spin irregular webs; -- called also {Retitelari[91]}. | |
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d8Ridotto \[d8]Ri*dot"to\, n. [It., fr. LL. reductus a retreat. See {Redoubt}.] A favorite Italian public entertainment, consisting of music and dancing, -- held generally on fast eves. --Brande & C. There are to be ridottos at guinea tickets. --Walpole. | |
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d8Ridotto \[d8]Ri*dot"to\, n. [See {Redoubt}.] (Music) An arrangement or abridgment of a piece from the full score. | |
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d8Rotatoria \[d8]Ro`ta*to"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Rotifera}. | |
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d8Traditor \[d8]Trad"i*tor\, n. [L., fr. tradere, traditum. See {Traitor}.] (Eccl. Hist.) A deliverer; -- a name of infamy given to Christians who delivered the Scriptures, or the goods of the church, to their persecutors to save their lives. --Milner. | |
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Dart \Dart\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Darted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Darting}.] 1. To throw with a sudden effort or thrust, as a dart or other missile weapon; to hurl or launch. 2. To throw suddenly or rapidly; to send forth; to emit; to shoot; as, the sun darts forth his beams. Or what ill eyes malignant glances dart? --Pope. | |
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Dartoid \Dar"toid\, a. [Dartos + -oid.] (Anat.) Like the dartos; dartoic; as, dartoid tissue. | |
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Dehortation \De`hor*ta"tion\, n. [L. dehortatio.] Dissuasion; advice against something. [R.] | |
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Dehortative \De*hort"a*tive\, a. Dissuasive. [R.] | |
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Dehortatory \De*hort"a*to*ry\, a. [L. dehortatorius.] Fitted or designed to dehort or dissuade. --Bp. Hall. | |
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Dehort \De*hort"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dehorted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dehorting}.] [L. dehortari; de- + hortari to urge, exhort.] To urge to abstain or refrain; to dissuade. [Obs.] The apostles vehemently dehort us from unbelief. --Bp. Ward. [bd]Exhort[b8] remains, but dehort, a word whose place neither [bd]dissuade[b8] nor any other exactly supplies, has escaped us. --Trench. | |
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Deride \De*ride"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Derided}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deriding}.] [L. deridere, derisum; de- + rid[?]re to laugh. See {Ridicule}.] To laugh at with contempt; to laugh to scorn; to turn to ridicule or make sport of; to mock; to scoff at. And the Pharisees, also, . . . derided him. --Luke xvi. 14. Sport that wrinkled Care derides. And Laughter holding both his sides. --Milton. Syn: To mock; laugh at; ridicule; insult; taunt; jeer; banter; rally. Usage: To {Deride}, {Ridicule}, {Mock}, {Taunt}. A man may ridicule without any unkindness of feeling; his object may be to correct; as, to ridicule the follies of the age. He who derides is actuated by a severe a contemptuous spirit; as, to deride one for his religious principles. To mock is stronger, and denotes open and scornful derision; as, to mock at sin. To taunt is to reproach with the keenest insult; as, to taunt one for his misfortunes. Ridicule consists more in words than in actions; derision and mockery evince themselves in actions as well as words; taunts are always expressed in words of extreme bitterness. | |
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Diorthotic \Di`or*thot"ic\, a. [Gr. [?]; [?] = [?] + [?] to set straight.] Relating to the correcting or straightening out of something; corrective. | |
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Diradiation \Di*ra`di*a"tion\, n. [Pref. di- + radiation.] The emission and diffusion of rays of light. | |
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Dirt \Dirt\, n. [OE. drit; kin to Icel. drit excrement, dr[c6]ta to dung, OD. drijten to dung, AS. gedr[c6]tan.] 1. Any foul of filthy substance, as excrement, mud, dust, etc.; whatever, adhering to anything, renders it foul or unclean; earth; as, a wagonload of dirt. Whose waters cast up mire and dirt. --Is. lvii. 20. 2. Meanness; sordidness. Honors . . . thrown away upon dirt and infamy. --Melmoth. 3. In placer mining, earth, gravel, etc., before washing. {Dirt bed} (Geom.), a layer of clayey earth forming a stratum in a geological formation. Dirt beds are common among the coal measures. {Dirt eating}. (a) The use of certain kinds of clay for food, existing among some tribes of Indians; geophagism. --Humboldt. (b) (Med.) Same as {Chthonophagia}. {Dirt pie}, clay or mud molded by children in imitation of pastry. --Otway (1684). {To eat dirt}, to submit in a meanly humble manner to insults; to eat humble pie. | |
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Dirty \Dirt"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dirtied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dirtying}.] 1. To foul; to make filthy; to soil; as, to dirty the clothes or hands. 2. To tarnish; to sully; to scandalize; -- said of reputation, character, etc. | |
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Dread \Dread\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dreaded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dreading}.] [AS. dr[?]dan, in comp.; akin to OS. dr[be]dan, OHG. tr[be]tan, both only in comp.] To fear in a great degree; to regard, or look forward to, with terrific apprehension. When at length the moment dreaded through so many years came close, the dark cloud passed away from Johnson's mind. --Macaulay. |