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d8Dicentra \[d8]Di*cen"tra\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. di- = di`s- twice + [?] spur.] (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous plants, with racemes of two-spurred or heart-shaped flowers, including the Dutchman's breeches, and the more showy Bleeding heart ({D. spectabilis}). [Corruptly written {dielytra}.] | |
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d1sophagus \[d1]*soph"a*gus\, n., d1sophageal \[d1]`so*phag"e*al\, a., etc. Same as {Esophagus}, {Esophageal}, etc. | |
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d1sophagus \[d1]*soph"a*gus\, n., d1sophageal \[d1]`so*phag"e*al\, a., etc. Same as {Esophagus}, {Esophageal}, etc. | |
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Esophageal \E`so*phag"e*al\, a. (Anat.) Pertaining to the esophagus. [Written also {[d2]sophageal}.] | |
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Esophagotomy \E*soph`a*got"o*my\, n. [Gr. o'isofa`gos the esophagus + te`mnein to cut.] (Surg.) The operation of making an incision into the esophagus, for the purpose of removing any foreign substance that obstructs the passage. [Written also {[d2]sophagotomy}.] | |
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Esophagus \E*soph"a*gus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. o'isofa`gos; root of o'i`sw which is used as future of fe`rein to bear, carry (cf. Skr. v[c6] to go, drive) + fagei^n to eat.] (Anat.) That part of the alimentary canal between the pharynx and the stomach; the gullet. See Illust. of {Digestive apparatus}, under {Digestive}. [Written also {[d2]sophagus}.] | |
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d8Asaphus \[d8]As"a*phus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] indistinct, uncertain.] (Paleon.) A genus of trilobites found in the Lower Silurian formation. See Illust. in Append. | |
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d8Asepsis \[d8]A*sep"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] priv. + sepsis.] State of being aseptic; the methods or processes of asepticizing. | |
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d8Asphyxia \[d8]As*phyx"i*a\, Asphyxy \As*phyx"y\, n. [NL. asphyxia, fr. Gr. [?]; 'a priv. + [?] to throb, beat.] (Med.) Apparent death, or suspended animation; the condition which results from interruption of respiration, as in suffocation or drowning, or the inhalation of irrespirable gases. | |
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d8Ca8bque \[d8]Ca*[8b]que"\, n. [F., fr. Turk. q[be][c6]q boat.] (Naut.) A light skiff or rowboat used on the Bosporus; also, a Levantine vessel of larger size. | |
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d8Cabas \[d8]Ca*bas"\ (k[adot]*b[aum]"), n. [F.] A flat basket or frail for figs, etc.; hence, a lady's flat workbasket, reticule, or hand bag; -- often written {caba}. --C. Bront[82]. | |
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d8Cabassou \[d8]Ca*bas"sou\ (k[adot]*b[acr]s"s[oomac]), n. (Zo[94]l.) A species of armadillo of the genus {Xenurus} ({X. unicinctus} and {X. hispidus}); the tatouay. [Written also {kabassou}.] | |
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d8Cabe87a \[d8]Ca*be"[87]a\ (k[adot]*b[asl]"s[adot]), d8Cabesse \[d8]Ca*besse"\ (k[adot]*b[ecr]s"), n. [Pg. cabe[87]a, F. cabesse.] The finest kind of silk received from India. | |
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d8Cabochon \[d8]Ca`bo`chon"\ (k[adot]`b[osl]`sh[ocir]N"), n. [F.] (Jewelry) A stone of convex form, highly polished, but not faceted; also, the style of cutting itself. Such stones are said to be cut en cabochon. | |
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d8Capias \[d8]Ca"pi*as\, n. [L. thou mayst take.] (Low) A writ or process commanding the officer to take the body of the person named in it, that is, to arrest him; -- also called {writ of capias}. Note: One principal kind of capias is a writ by which actions at law are frequently commenced; another is a writ of execution issued after judgment to satisfy damages recovered; a capias in criminal law is the process to take a person charged on an indictment, when he is not in custody. --Burrill. Wharton. | |
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d8Capoc \[d8]Ca*poc"\, n. [Malay k[be]poq.] A sort of cotton so short and fine that it can not be spun, used in the East Indies to line palanquins, to make mattresses, etc. | |
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d8Capsulitis \[d8]Cap`su*li"tis\, n. [NL.; E. capsule + -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of a capsule, as that of the crystalline lens. | |
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d8Capuccio \[d8]Ca*puc"cio\, n. [It. cappucio. See {Capoch}.] A capoch or hood. [Obs.] --Spenser. | |
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d8Cavicornia \[d8]Cav`i*cor"ni*a\ (k[acr]v`[icr]*k[ocir]r"n[icr]*[adot]), n. pl. [NL.] (Zo[94]l.) A group of ruminants whose horns are hollow, and planted on a bony process of the front, as the ox. | |
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d8Chabouk \[d8]Cha*bouk"\, d8Chabuk \[d8]Cha*buk"\, n. [Hind. ch[be]buk horsewhip.] A long whip, such as is used in the East in the infliction of punishment. --Balfour. | |
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d8Chabouk \[d8]Cha*bouk"\, d8Chabuk \[d8]Cha*buk"\, n. [Hind. ch[be]buk horsewhip.] A long whip, such as is used in the East in the infliction of punishment. --Balfour. | |
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d8Chauffeuse \[d8]Chauf`feuse"\, n. [F., fem. of chauffeur.] A woman chauffeur. | |
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d8Chevaux \[d8]Che*vaux"\ (sh[eit]*v[omac]"), n. pl. See {Cheval}. | |
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d8Chibouque \[d8]Chi*bouque"\, Chibouk \Chi*bouk"\, n. [F. chibouque, fr. Turk.] A Turkish pipe, usually with a mouthpiece of amber, a stem, four or five feet long and not pliant, of some valuable wood, and a bowl of baked clay. | |
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d8Cippus \[d8]Cip"pus\, n.; pl. {Cippi}. [L., stake, post.] A small, low pillar, square or round, commonly having an inscription, used by the ancients for various purposes, as for indicating the distances of places, for a landmark, for sepulchral inscriptions, etc. --Gwilt. | |
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d8Coupe-gorge \[d8]Coupe`-gorge"\ (k??p`g?rzh"), n. [F., cut throat.] (Mil.) Any position giving the enemy such advantage that the troops occupying it must either surrender or be cut to pieces. --Farrow. | |
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Court \Court\, n. {Court of claims} (Law), a court for settling claims against a state or government; specif., a court of the United States, created by act of Congress, and holding its sessions at Washington. It is given jurisdiction over claims on contracts against the government, and sometimes may advise the government as to its liabilities. d8Couveuse \[d8]Cou`veuse"\, n. [F.] (Med.) An incubator for sickly infants, esp. those prematurely born. | |
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d8Cypsela \[d8]Cyp"se*la\ (s?p"s?-l?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?][?][?][?] any hollow vessel.] (Bot.) A one-seeded, one-celled, indehiscent fruit; an achene with the calyx tube adherent. | |
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d8Dysphagia \[d8]Dys*pha"gi*a\, Dysphagy \Dys"pha*gy\, n. [NL. dysphagia, fr. Gr. [?] ill, hard + [?] to eat.] (Med.) Difficulty in swallowing. | |
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d8Ecbasis \[d8]Ec"ba*sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?] a going out, issue, or event; [?] out + [?] to go.] (Rhet.) A figure in which the orator treats of things according to their events consequences. | |
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d8Ecphasis \[d8]Ec"pha*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] to speak out.] (Rhet.) An explicit declaration. | |
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d8Ex officio \[d8]Ex` of*fi"ci*o\; pl. {Ex officiis}. [L.] From office; by virtue, or as a consequence, of an office; officially. | |
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d8Ex post facto \[d8]Ex" post` fac"to\, [or] d8Ex postfacto \[d8]Ex" post`fac"to\ ([ecr]ks" p[omac]st" f[acr]k"t[osl]). [L., from what is done afterwards.] (Law) From or by an after act, or thing done afterward; in consequence of a subsequent act; retrospective. | |
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d8Ex post facto \[d8]Ex" post` fac"to\, [or] d8Ex postfacto \[d8]Ex" post`fac"to\ ([ecr]ks" p[omac]st" f[acr]k"t[osl]). [L., from what is done afterwards.] (Law) From or by an after act, or thing done afterward; in consequence of a subsequent act; retrospective. | |
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d8Expos82 \[d8]Ex`po`s[82]"\, n. [F., prop. p. p. of exposer. See {Expose}, v. t.] A formal recital or exposition of facts; exposure, or revelation, of something which some one wished to keep concealed. | |
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d8Gavage \[d8]Ga`vage"\ (g[adot]`v[adot]zh"), n. [F., fr. gaver to gorge.] Forced feeding (as of poultry or infants) by means of a tube passed through the mouth down to the stomach. | |
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d8K82pvisel94ha0z \[d8]K[82]p"vi*se*l[94]*h[a0]z`\, n. [Hung., fr. k[82]pvisel[94] representative + h[a0]z house.] (Hungary) See {Legislature}. | |
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d8Kopje \[d8]Kop"je\, n. [South African D., dim. of kop. See {Kop}.] A hillock; a small kop. [South Africa] Note: The colloqual Dutch pronunciation as here given is the usual one in South Africa. | |
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d8Sabicu \[d8]Sab"i*cu\, n. The very hard wood of a leguminous West Indian tree ({Lysiloma Sabicu}), valued for shipbuilding. | |
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d8Sauvegarde \[d8]Sau`ve*garde"\, n. [F.] (Zo[94]l.) The monitor. | |
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d8Scabies \[d8]Sca"bi*es\, n. (Med.) The itch. | |
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d8Scapus \[d8]Sca"pus\, n. [L.] See 1st {Scape}. | |
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d8Scepsis \[d8]Scep"sis\, n. [NL., from Gr. [?] doubt, fr. [?] to consider: cf. G. skepsis. See {Skeptic}.] Skepticism; skeptical philosophy. [R.] Among their products were the system of Locke, the scepsis of Hume, the critical philosophy of Kant. --J. Martineau. | |
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d8Scyphistoma \[d8]Scy*phis"to*ma\, n.; pl. {Scyphistomata}, {Scyphistom[91]}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a cup + [?] the mouth.] (Zo[94]l.) The young attached larva of Discophora in the stage when it resembles a hydroid, or actinian. | |
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d8Seppuku \[d8]Sep*pu"ku\, n. Same as {Hara-kiri}. Seppuku, or hara-kiri, also came into vogue. --W. E. Griffis. | |
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d8Sepsis \[d8]Sep"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?][?][?] putrefaction.] (Med.) The poisoning of the system by the introduction of putrescent material into the blood. | |
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d8Soubise \[d8]Sou`bise"\ (s[oomac]`b[emac]z"), n. 1. [F.] A sauce made of white onions and melted butter mixed with velout[82] sauce. 2. A kind of cravat worn by men in the late 18th century. | |
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d8Spaghetti \[d8]Spa*ghet"ti\, n. [It.] A variety or macaroni made in tubes of small diameter. | |
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d8Specie \[d8]Spe"ci*e\, abl. of L. species sort, kind. Used in the phrase in specie, that is, in sort, in kind, in (its own) form. [bd][The king] expects a return in specie from them[b8] [i. e., kindness for kindness]. --Dryden. {In specie} (Law), in precise or definite form; specifically; according to the exact terms; of the very thing. | |
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d8Specollum \[d8]Spe*col"lum\, n. [L.] (Med.) See {Stylet}, 2. | |
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d8Sphacelus \[d8]Sphac"e*lus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?][?][?][?].] (Med.) Gangrenous part; gangrene; slough. | |
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d8Sphagnum \[d8]Sphag"num\, n. [NL., fr/ Gr. [?][?][?] a kind of moss.] (Bot.) A genus of mosses having white leaves slightly tinged with red or green and found growing in marshy places; bog moss; peat moss. | |
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d8Spica \[d8]Spi"ca\, n.; pl. {Spic[91]}. [L., an ear, as of corn.] 1. (Med.) A kind of bandage passing, by successive turns and crosses, from an extremity to the trunk; -- so called from its resemblance to a spike of a barley. 2. (Astron.) A star of the first magnitude situated in the constellation Virgo. | |
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d8Spiccato \[d8]Spic*ca"to\, a. [It., p. p. of spicare to detach, to separate.] (Mus.) Detached; separated; -- a term indicating that every note is to be performed in a distinct and pointed manner. | |
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d8Spicula \[d8]Spic"u*la\, n.; pl. {Spicul[91]}. [NL., dim. of L. spica a spike, ear.] (Bot.) (a) A little spike; a spikelet. (b) A pointed fleshy appendage. | |
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d8Spiculispongi91 \[d8]Spic`u*li*spon"gi*[91]\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo[94]l.) A division of sponges including those which have independent siliceous spicules. | |
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d8Spiculum \[d8]Spic"u*lum\, n.; pl. {Spicula}. [L., a little point.] (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Spicule}. | |
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d8Spiegeleisen \[d8]Spie"gel*ei`sen\, n. [G. spiegel mirror + eisen iron.] See {Spiegel iron}. | |
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d8Sub judice \[d8]Sub ju"di*ce\ [L.] Before the judge, or court; not yet decided; under judicial consideration. | |
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d8Subash \[d8]Su"bash\, n. [Per. & Hinf. s[?]bah.] A province; a government, as of a viceroy; also, a subahdar. [India] | |
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d8Subsellium \[d8]Sub*sel"li*um\, n.; pl. {Subsellia}. [L.] (Eccl. Arch.) One of the stalls of the lower range where there are two ranges. See Illust. of {Stall}. | |
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d8Subsultus \[d8]Sub*sul"tus\, n. [NL. See {Subsultory}.] (Med.) A starting, twitching, or convulsive motion. | |
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d8Xiphias \[d8]Xiph"i*as\, n. [L., a swordfish, a sword-shaped comet, fr. Gr. xifi`as, fr. xi`fos a sword.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A genus of fishes comprising the common swordfish. 2. (Anat.) (a) The constellation Dorado. (b) A comet shaped like a sword | |
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d8Xiphisternum \[d8]Xiph"i*ster"num\, n.; pl. {Xiphisterna}. [NL., fr. Gr. xi`fos a sword + sternum.] (Anat.) (a) The posterior segment, or extremity, of the sternum; -- sometimes called {metasternum}, {ensiform cartilage}, {ensiform process}, or {xiphoid process}. (b) The xiphiplastron. -- {Xiph"i*ster"nal}a. | |
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d8Xiphius \[d8]Xiph"i*us\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. xi`fos a sword.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of cetaceans having a long, pointed, bony beak, usually two tusklike teeth in the lower jaw, but no teeth in the upper jaw. | |
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d8Xiphosura \[d8]Xiph`o*su"ra\, n. pl. See {Xiphura}. | |
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d8Zapas \[d8]Za*pas"\, n. [Russ.] See {Army organization}, above. | |
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d8Zo94phaga \[d8]Zo*[94]ph"a*ga\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] animal + [?] to eat.] (Zo[94]l.) An artificial group comprising various carnivorous and insectivorous animals. | |
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d8Zwieback \[d8]Zwie"back`\, n. [G., fr. zwie- two, twice (see {Twice}) + backen to bake.] A kind of biscuit or rusk first baked in a loaf and afterwards cut and toasted. | |
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Pichey \Pi"chey\, n. [Native name.] (Zo[94]l.) A Brazilian armadillo ({Dasypus minutus}); the little armadillo. [Written also {pichiy}.] | |
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Poyou \Poy"ou\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A South American armadillo ({Dasypus sexcinctus}). Called also {sixbanded armadillo}. | |
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d8Peludo \[d8]Pe*lu"do\, n. [Sp. peludo hairy.] (Zo[94]l.) The South American hairy armadillo ({Dasypus villosus}). | |
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6. Beauty, physical, intellectual, or moral; loveliness; commonly, easy elegance of manners; perfection of form. Grace in women gains the affections sooner, and secures them longer, than any thing else. --Hazlitt. I shall answer and thank you again For the gift and the grace of the gift. --Longfellow. 7. pl. (Myth.) Graceful and beautiful females, sister goddesses, represented by ancient writers as the attendants sometimes of Apollo but oftener of Venus. They were commonly mentioned as three in number; namely, Aglaia, Euphrosyne, and Thalia, and were regarded as the inspirers of the qualities which give attractiveness to wisdom, love, and social intercourse. The Graces love to weave the rose. --Moore. The Loves delighted, and the Graces played. --Prior. 8. The title of a duke, a duchess, or an archbishop, and formerly of the king of England. How fares your Grace ! --Shak. 9. (Commonly pl.) Thanks. [Obs.] Yielding graces and thankings to their lord Melibeus. --Chaucer. 10. A petition for grace; a blessing asked, or thanks rendered, before or after a meal. 11. pl. (Mus.) Ornamental notes or short passages, either introduced by the performer, or indicated by the composer, in which case the notation signs are called grace notes, appeggiaturas, turns, etc. 12. (Eng. Universities) An act, vote, or decree of the government of the institution; a degree or privilege conferred by such vote or decree. --Walton. 13. pl. A play designed to promote or display grace of motion. It consists in throwing a small hoop from one player to another, by means of two sticks in the hands of each. Called also {grace hoop} or {hoops}. {Act of grace}. See under {Act}. {Day of grace} (Theol.), the time of probation, when the offer of divine forgiveness is made and may be accepted. That day of grace fleets fast away. --I. Watts. {Days of grace} (Com.), the days immediately following the day when a bill or note becomes due, which days are allowed to the debtor or payer to make payment in. In Great Britain and the United States, the days of grace are three, but in some countries more, the usages of merchants being different. {Good graces}, favor; friendship. {Grace cup}. (a) A cup or vessel in which a health is drunk after grace. (b) A health drunk after grace has been said. The grace cup follows to his sovereign's health. --Hing. {Grace drink}, a drink taken on rising from the table; a grace cup. To [Queen Margaret, of Scotland] . . . we owe the custom of the grace drink, she having established it as a rule at her table, that whosoever staid till grace was said was rewarded with a bumper. --Encyc. Brit. {Grace hoop}, a hoop used in playing graces. See {Grace}, n., 13. {Grace note} (Mus.), an appoggiatura. See {Appoggiatura}, and def. 11 above. {Grace stroke}, a finishing stoke or touch; a coup de grace. {Means of grace}, means of securing knowledge of God, or favor with God, as the preaching of the gospel, etc. {To do grace}, to reflect credit upon. Content to do the profession some grace. --Shak. {To say grace}, to render thanks before or after a meal. {With a good grace}, in a fit and proper manner grace fully; graciously. {With a bad grace}, in a forced, reluctant, or perfunctory manner; ungraciously. What might have been done with a good grace would at least be done with a bad grace. --Macaulay. Syn: Elegance; comeliness; charm; favor; kindness; mercy. Usage: {Grace}, {Mercy}. These words, though often interchanged, have each a distinctive and peculiar meaning. Grace, in the strict sense of the term, is spontaneous favor to the guilty or undeserving; mercy is kindness or compassion to the suffering or condemned. It was the grace of God that opened a way for the exercise of mercy toward men. See {Elegance}. | |
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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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Desophisticate \De`so*phis"ti*cate\, v. t. To clear from sophism or error. [R.] --Hare. | |
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Despecfication \De*spec`fi*ca"tion\, n. Discrimination. | |
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Despecificate \De`spe*cif"i*cate\, v. t. [Pref. de- (intens.) + specificate.] To discriminate; to separate according to specific signification or qualities; to specificate; to desynonymize. [R.] Inaptitude and ineptitude have been usefully despecificated. --Fitzed. Hall. | |
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Despect \De*spect"\, n. [L. despectus, fr. despicere. See {Despite}, n.] Contempt. [R.] --Coleridge. | |
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Despection \De*spec"tion\, n. [L. despectio.] A looking down; a despising. [R.] --W. Montagu. | |
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Despicability \Des`pi*ca*bil"i*ty\, n. Despicableness. [R.] --Carlyle. | |
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Despicable \Des"pi*ca*ble\, a. [L. despicabilis, fr. despicari to despise; akin to despicere. See {Despise}.] Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean; vile; worthless; as, a despicable man; despicable company; a despicable gift. Syn: Contemptible; mean; vile; worthless; pitiful; paltry; sordid; low; base. See {Contemptible}. | |
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Despicableness \Des"pi*ca*ble*ness\, n. The quality of being despicable; meanness; vileness; worthlessness. | |
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Despicably \Des"pi*ca*bly\, adv. In a despicable or mean manner; contemptibly; as, despicably stingy. | |
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Despiciency \Des*pi"cien*cy\, n. [L. despicientia. See {Despise}.] A looking down; despection. [Obs.] | |
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Despisable \De*spis"a*ble\, a. [Cf. OF. despisable.] Despicable; contemptible. [R.] | |
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Despisal \De*spis"al\, n. A despising; contempt. [R.] A despisal of religion. --South. | |
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Despise \De*spise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Despised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Despising}.] [OF. despis-, in some forms of despire to despise, fr. L. despicere, despectum, to look down upon, despise; de- + spicere, specere, to look. See {Spy}, and cf. {Despicable}, {Despite}.] To look down upon with disfavor or contempt; to contemn; to scorn; to disdain; to have a low opinion or contemptuous dislike of. Fools despise wisdom and instruction. --Prov. i. 7. Men naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who do not give way to them. --Jowett (Thucyd. ). Syn: To contemn; scorn; disdain; slight; undervalue. See {Contemn}. | |
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Despise \De*spise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Despised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Despising}.] [OF. despis-, in some forms of despire to despise, fr. L. despicere, despectum, to look down upon, despise; de- + spicere, specere, to look. See {Spy}, and cf. {Despicable}, {Despite}.] To look down upon with disfavor or contempt; to contemn; to scorn; to disdain; to have a low opinion or contemptuous dislike of. Fools despise wisdom and instruction. --Prov. i. 7. Men naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who do not give way to them. --Jowett (Thucyd. ). Syn: To contemn; scorn; disdain; slight; undervalue. See {Contemn}. | |
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Despisedness \De*spis"ed*ness\, n. The state of being despised. | |
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Despisement \De*spise"ment\, n. A despising. [R.] --Holland. | |
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Despiser \De*spis"er\, n. One who despises; a contemner; a scorner. | |
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Despise \De*spise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Despised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Despising}.] [OF. despis-, in some forms of despire to despise, fr. L. despicere, despectum, to look down upon, despise; de- + spicere, specere, to look. See {Spy}, and cf. {Despicable}, {Despite}.] To look down upon with disfavor or contempt; to contemn; to scorn; to disdain; to have a low opinion or contemptuous dislike of. Fools despise wisdom and instruction. --Prov. i. 7. Men naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who do not give way to them. --Jowett (Thucyd. ). Syn: To contemn; scorn; disdain; slight; undervalue. See {Contemn}. | |
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Despisingly \De*spis"ing*ly\, adv. Contemptuously. | |
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Dicebox \Dice"box`\, n. A box from which dice are thrown in gaming. --Thackeray. | |
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2. One of various animals; specif.: (a) A donkey. (b) Any small bird; -- called also {dickey bird}. [Colloq.] (c) The hedge sparrow. [Dial. Eng.] (d) The haddock. 3. In a carriage: (a) A seat for the driver; -- called also {dickey box}. (b) A seat at the back for servants. | |
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Disabuse \Dis`a*buse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disabused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disabusing}.] [Pref. dis- + abuse; cf. F. d[82]sabuser.] To set free from mistakes; to undeceive; to disengage from fallacy or deception; to set right. To undeceive and disabuse the people. --South. If men are now sufficiently enlightened to disabuse themselves or artifice, hypocrisy, and superstition, they will consider this event as an era in their history. --J. Adams. | |
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Disabuse \Dis`a*buse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disabused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disabusing}.] [Pref. dis- + abuse; cf. F. d[82]sabuser.] To set free from mistakes; to undeceive; to disengage from fallacy or deception; to set right. To undeceive and disabuse the people. --South. If men are now sufficiently enlightened to disabuse themselves or artifice, hypocrisy, and superstition, they will consider this event as an era in their history. --J. Adams. | |
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Disabuse \Dis`a*buse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disabused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disabusing}.] [Pref. dis- + abuse; cf. F. d[82]sabuser.] To set free from mistakes; to undeceive; to disengage from fallacy or deception; to set right. To undeceive and disabuse the people. --South. If men are now sufficiently enlightened to disabuse themselves or artifice, hypocrisy, and superstition, they will consider this event as an era in their history. --J. Adams. | |
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Disaffect \Dis`af*fect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disaffected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disaffecting}.] 1. To alienate or diminish the affection of; to make unfriendly or less friendly; to fill with discontent and unfriendliness. They had attempted to disaffect and discontent his majesty's late army. --Clarendon. 2. To disturb the functions of; to disorder. It disaffects the bowels. --Hammond. 3. To lack affection for; to be alienated from, or indisposed toward; to dislike. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall. | |
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Disaffected \Dis`af*fect"ed\, a. Alienated in feeling; not wholly loyal. --J. H. Newman. -- {Dis`af*fect"ed*ly}, adv. -- {Dis`af*fect"ed*ness}, n. | |
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Disaffect \Dis`af*fect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disaffected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disaffecting}.] 1. To alienate or diminish the affection of; to make unfriendly or less friendly; to fill with discontent and unfriendliness. They had attempted to disaffect and discontent his majesty's late army. --Clarendon. 2. To disturb the functions of; to disorder. It disaffects the bowels. --Hammond. 3. To lack affection for; to be alienated from, or indisposed toward; to dislike. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall. | |
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Disaffected \Dis`af*fect"ed\, a. Alienated in feeling; not wholly loyal. --J. H. Newman. -- {Dis`af*fect"ed*ly}, adv. -- {Dis`af*fect"ed*ness}, n. | |
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Disaffected \Dis`af*fect"ed\, a. Alienated in feeling; not wholly loyal. --J. H. Newman. -- {Dis`af*fect"ed*ly}, adv. -- {Dis`af*fect"ed*ness}, n. | |
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Disaffect \Dis`af*fect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disaffected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disaffecting}.] 1. To alienate or diminish the affection of; to make unfriendly or less friendly; to fill with discontent and unfriendliness. They had attempted to disaffect and discontent his majesty's late army. --Clarendon. 2. To disturb the functions of; to disorder. It disaffects the bowels. --Hammond. 3. To lack affection for; to be alienated from, or indisposed toward; to dislike. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall. | |
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Disaffection \Dis`af*fec"tion\, n. 1. State of being disaffected; alienation or want of affection or good will, esp. toward those in authority; unfriendliness; dislike. In the making laws, princes must have regard to . . . the affections and disaffections of the people. --Jer. Taylor. 2. Disorder; bad constitution. [R.] --Wiseman. Syn: Dislike; disgust; discontent; unfriendliness; alienation; disloyalty; hostility. | |
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Disaffectionate \Dis`af*fec"tion*ate\, a. Not disposed to affection; unfriendly; disaffected. [R.] --Blount. | |
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Disavouch \Dis`a*vouch"\, v. t. [Pref. dis- + avouch. Cf. {Disavow}.] To disavow. [R.] --Daniel. | |
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Disbase \Dis*base"\, v. t. [Cf. {Debase}.] To debase or degrade. [Obs.] Nor you nor your house were so much as spoken of before I disbased myself. --B. Jonson. | |
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Disbecome \Dis`be*come"\, v. t. To misbecome. [Obs.] --Massinger. | |
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Disboscation \Dis`bos*ca"tion\, n. [Pref. dis- + F. bosquet grove.] Converting forest land into cleared or arable land; removal of a forest. --Sir W. Scott. | |
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Discapacitate \Dis*ca*pac"i*tate\, v. t. To deprive of capacity; to incapacitate. [R.] | |
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Disfashion \Dis*fash"ion\, v. t. [Pref. dis- + fashion. See {Fashion}, and cf. {Defeat}.] To disfigure. [Obs.] --Sir T. More. | |
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Disfiguration \Dis*fig`u*ra"tion\, n. [See {Disfigure}, and cf. {Defiguration}.] The act of disfiguring, or the state of being disfigured; defacement; deformity; disfigurement. --Gauden. | |
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Disfigure \Dis*fig"ure\ (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disfigured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disfiguring}.] [OF. desfigurer, F. d[82]figurer; pref. des- (L. dis-) + figurer to fashion, shape, fr. L. figurare, fr. figura figure. See {Figure}, and cf. {Defiguration}.] To mar the figure of; to render less complete, perfect, or beautiful in appearance; to deface; to deform. Disfiguring not God's likeness, but their own. --Milton. Syn: To deface; deform; mar; injure. | |
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Disfigure \Dis*fig"ure\, n. Disfigurement; deformity. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Disfigure \Dis*fig"ure\ (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disfigured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disfiguring}.] [OF. desfigurer, F. d[82]figurer; pref. des- (L. dis-) + figurer to fashion, shape, fr. L. figurare, fr. figura figure. See {Figure}, and cf. {Defiguration}.] To mar the figure of; to render less complete, perfect, or beautiful in appearance; to deface; to deform. Disfiguring not God's likeness, but their own. --Milton. Syn: To deface; deform; mar; injure. | |
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Disfigurement \Dis*fig"ure*ment\, n. 1. Act of disfiguring, or state of being disfigured; deformity. --Milton. 2. That which disfigures; a defacement; a blot. Uncommon expressions . . . are a disfigurement rather than any embellishment of discourse. --Hume. | |
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Disfigurer \Dis*fig"ur*er\, n. One who disfigures. | |
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Disfigure \Dis*fig"ure\ (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disfigured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disfiguring}.] [OF. desfigurer, F. d[82]figurer; pref. des- (L. dis-) + figurer to fashion, shape, fr. L. figurare, fr. figura figure. See {Figure}, and cf. {Defiguration}.] To mar the figure of; to render less complete, perfect, or beautiful in appearance; to deface; to deform. Disfiguring not God's likeness, but their own. --Milton. Syn: To deface; deform; mar; injure. | |
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Disobeisance \Dis`o*bei"sance\, n. [F. d[82]sob[82]issance.] Disobedience. [Obs.] --E. Hall. | |
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Disobeisant \Dis`o*bei"sant\, a. [F. d[82]sob[82]issant.] Disobedient. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Dispace \Dis*pace"\, v. i. [Pref. dis- asunder, different ways, to and fro + pace.] To roam. [Obs.] In this fair plot dispacing to and fro. --Spenser. | |
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Dispassion \Dis*pas"sion\, n. Freedom from passion; an undisturbed state; apathy. --Sir W. Temple. | |
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Dispassionate \Dis*pas"sion*ate\, a. 1. Free from passion; not warped, prejudiced, swerved, or carried away by passion or feeling; judicial; calm; composed. Wise and dispassionate men. --Clarendon. 2. Not dictated by passion; not proceeding from temper or bias; impartial; as, dispassionate proceedings; a dispassionate view. Syn: Calm; cool; composed serene; unimpassioned; temperate; moderate; impartial; unruffled. -- {Dis*pas"sion*ate*ly}, adv. -- {Dis*pas"sion*ate*ness}, n. | |
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Dispassionate \Dis*pas"sion*ate\, a. 1. Free from passion; not warped, prejudiced, swerved, or carried away by passion or feeling; judicial; calm; composed. Wise and dispassionate men. --Clarendon. 2. Not dictated by passion; not proceeding from temper or bias; impartial; as, dispassionate proceedings; a dispassionate view. Syn: Calm; cool; composed serene; unimpassioned; temperate; moderate; impartial; unruffled. -- {Dis*pas"sion*ate*ly}, adv. -- {Dis*pas"sion*ate*ness}, n. | |
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Dispassionate \Dis*pas"sion*ate\, a. 1. Free from passion; not warped, prejudiced, swerved, or carried away by passion or feeling; judicial; calm; composed. Wise and dispassionate men. --Clarendon. 2. Not dictated by passion; not proceeding from temper or bias; impartial; as, dispassionate proceedings; a dispassionate view. Syn: Calm; cool; composed serene; unimpassioned; temperate; moderate; impartial; unruffled. -- {Dis*pas"sion*ate*ly}, adv. -- {Dis*pas"sion*ate*ness}, n. | |
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Dispassioned \Dis*pas"sioned\, a. Free from passion; dispassionate. [R.] [bd]Dispassioned men.[b8] --Donne. | |
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Disposable \Dis*pos"a*ble\, a. [From {Dispose}.] Subject to disposal; free to be used or employed as occasion may require; not assigned to any service or use. The great of this kingdom . . . has easily afforded a disposable surplus. --Burke. | |
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Disposal \Dis*pos"al\, n. [From {Dispose}.] 1. The act of disposing, or disposing of, anything; arrangement; orderly distribution; a putting in order; as, the disposal of the troops in two lines. 2. Ordering; regulation; adjustment; management; government; direction. The execution leave to high disposal. --Milton. 3. Regulation of the fate, condition, application, etc., of anything; the transference of anything into new hands, a new place, condition, etc.; alienation, or parting; as, a disposal of property. A domestic affair of great importance, which is no less than the disposal of my sister Jenny for life. --Tatler. 4. Power or authority to dispose of, determine the condition of, control, etc., especially in the phrase at, or in, the disposal of. The sole and absolute disposal of him an his concerns. --South. Syn: Disposition; dispensation; management; conduct; government; distribution; arrangement; regulation; control. | |
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Dispose \Dis*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disposed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disposing}.] [F. disposer; pref. dis- + poser to place. See {Pose}.] 1. To distribute and put in place; to arrange; to set in order; as, to dispose the ships in the form of a crescent. Who hath disposed the whole world? --Job xxxiv. 13. All ranged in order and disposed with grace. --Pope. The rest themselves in troops did else dispose. --Spenser. 2. To regulate; to adjust; to settle; to determine. The knightly forms of combat to dispose. --Dryden. 3. To deal out; to assign to a use; to bestow for an object or purpose; to apply; to employ; to dispose of. Importuned him that what he designed to bestow on her funeral, he would rather dispose among the poor. --Evelyn. 4. To give a tendency or inclination to; to adapt; to cause to turn; especially, to incline the mind of; to give a bent or propension to; to incline; to make inclined; -- usually followed by to, sometimes by for before the indirect object. Endure and conquer; Jove will soon dispose To future good our past and present woes. --Dryden. Suspicions dispose kings to tyranny, husbands to jealousy, and wise men to irresolution and melancholy. --Bacon. {To dispose of}. (a) To determine the fate of; to exercise the power of control over; to fix the condition, application, employment, etc. of; to direct or assign for a use. Freedom to order their actions and dispose of their possessions and persons. --Locke. (b) To exercise finally one's power of control over; to pass over into the control of some one else, as by selling; to alienate; to part with; to relinquish; to get rid of; as, to dispose of a house; to dispose of one's time. More water . . . than can be disposed of. --T. Burnet. I have disposed of her to a man of business. --Tatler. A rural judge disposed of beauty's prize. --Waller. Syn: To set; arrange; order; distribute; adjust; regulate; adapt; fit; incline; bestow; give. | |
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Dispose \Dis*pose"\, v. i. To bargain; to make terms. [Obs.] She had disposed with C[91]sar. --Shak. | |
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Dispose \Dis*pose"\, n. 1. Disposal; ordering; management; power or right of control. [Obs.] But such is the dispose of the sole Disposer of empires. --Speed. 2. Cast of mind; disposition; inclination; behavior; demeanor. [Obs.] He hath a person, and a smooth dispose To be suspected. --Shak. | |
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Disposed \Dis*posed"\, p. a. 1. Inclined; minded. When he was disposed to pass into Achaia. --Acts xviii. 27. 2. Inclined to mirth; jolly. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl. {Well disposed}, in good condition; in good health. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Dispose \Dis*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disposed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disposing}.] [F. disposer; pref. dis- + poser to place. See {Pose}.] 1. To distribute and put in place; to arrange; to set in order; as, to dispose the ships in the form of a crescent. Who hath disposed the whole world? --Job xxxiv. 13. All ranged in order and disposed with grace. --Pope. The rest themselves in troops did else dispose. --Spenser. 2. To regulate; to adjust; to settle; to determine. The knightly forms of combat to dispose. --Dryden. 3. To deal out; to assign to a use; to bestow for an object or purpose; to apply; to employ; to dispose of. Importuned him that what he designed to bestow on her funeral, he would rather dispose among the poor. --Evelyn. 4. To give a tendency or inclination to; to adapt; to cause to turn; especially, to incline the mind of; to give a bent or propension to; to incline; to make inclined; -- usually followed by to, sometimes by for before the indirect object. Endure and conquer; Jove will soon dispose To future good our past and present woes. --Dryden. Suspicions dispose kings to tyranny, husbands to jealousy, and wise men to irresolution and melancholy. --Bacon. {To dispose of}. (a) To determine the fate of; to exercise the power of control over; to fix the condition, application, employment, etc. of; to direct or assign for a use. Freedom to order their actions and dispose of their possessions and persons. --Locke. (b) To exercise finally one's power of control over; to pass over into the control of some one else, as by selling; to alienate; to part with; to relinquish; to get rid of; as, to dispose of a house; to dispose of one's time. More water . . . than can be disposed of. --T. Burnet. I have disposed of her to a man of business. --Tatler. A rural judge disposed of beauty's prize. --Waller. Syn: To set; arrange; order; distribute; adjust; regulate; adapt; fit; incline; bestow; give. | |
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Disposedness \Dis*pos"ed*ness\, n. The state of being disposed or inclined; inclination; propensity. [R.] | |
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Disposement \Dis*pose"ment\, n. Disposal. [Obs.] --Goodwin. | |
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Disposer \Dis*pos"er\, n. One who, or that which, disposes; a regulator; a director; a bestower. Absolute lord and disposer of all things. --Barrow. | |
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Dispose \Dis*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disposed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disposing}.] [F. disposer; pref. dis- + poser to place. See {Pose}.] 1. To distribute and put in place; to arrange; to set in order; as, to dispose the ships in the form of a crescent. Who hath disposed the whole world? --Job xxxiv. 13. All ranged in order and disposed with grace. --Pope. The rest themselves in troops did else dispose. --Spenser. 2. To regulate; to adjust; to settle; to determine. The knightly forms of combat to dispose. --Dryden. 3. To deal out; to assign to a use; to bestow for an object or purpose; to apply; to employ; to dispose of. Importuned him that what he designed to bestow on her funeral, he would rather dispose among the poor. --Evelyn. 4. To give a tendency or inclination to; to adapt; to cause to turn; especially, to incline the mind of; to give a bent or propension to; to incline; to make inclined; -- usually followed by to, sometimes by for before the indirect object. Endure and conquer; Jove will soon dispose To future good our past and present woes. --Dryden. Suspicions dispose kings to tyranny, husbands to jealousy, and wise men to irresolution and melancholy. --Bacon. {To dispose of}. (a) To determine the fate of; to exercise the power of control over; to fix the condition, application, employment, etc. of; to direct or assign for a use. Freedom to order their actions and dispose of their possessions and persons. --Locke. (b) To exercise finally one's power of control over; to pass over into the control of some one else, as by selling; to alienate; to part with; to relinquish; to get rid of; as, to dispose of a house; to dispose of one's time. More water . . . than can be disposed of. --T. Burnet. I have disposed of her to a man of business. --Tatler. A rural judge disposed of beauty's prize. --Waller. Syn: To set; arrange; order; distribute; adjust; regulate; adapt; fit; incline; bestow; give. | |
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Disposingly \Dis*pos"ing*ly\, adv. In a manner to dispose. | |
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Disposited \Dis*pos"it*ed\, a. [See {Disposition}.] Disposed. [Obs.] --Glanvill. | |
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Disposition \Dis`po*si"tion\, n. [F. disposition, dispositio, fr. disponere to dispose; dis- + ponere to place. See {Position}, and cf. {Dispone}.] 1. The act of disposing, arranging, ordering, regulating, or transferring; application; disposal; as, the disposition of a man's property by will. Who have received the law by the disposition of angels. --Acts vii. 53. The disposition of the work, to put all things in a beautiful order and harmony, that the whole may be of a piece. --Dryden. 2. The state or the manner of being disposed or arranged; distribution; arrangement; order; as, the disposition of the trees in an orchard; the disposition of the several parts of an edifice. 3. Tendency to any action or state resulting from natural constitution; nature; quality; as, a disposition in plants to grow in a direction upward; a disposition in bodies to putrefaction. 4. Conscious inclination; propension or propensity. How stands your disposition to be married? --Shak. 5. Natural or prevailing spirit, or temperament of mind, especially as shown in intercourse with one's fellow-men; temper of mind. [bd]A man of turbulent disposition.[b8] --Hallam. [bd]He is of a very melancholy disposition.[b8] --Shak. His disposition led him to do things agreeable to his quality and condition wherein God had placed him. --Strype. 6. Mood; humor. As I perchance hereafter shall think meet To put an antic disposition on. --Shak. Syn: Disposal; adjustment; regulation; arrangement; distribution; order; method; adaptation; inclination; propensity; bestowment; alienation; character; temper; mood. -- {Disposition}, {Character}, {Temper}. Disposition is the natural humor of a person, the predominating quality of his character, the constitutional habit of his mind. Character is this disposition influenced by motive, training, and will. Temper is a quality of the fiber of character, and is displayed chiefly when the emotions, especially the passions, are aroused. | |
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Dispositional \Dis`po*si"tion*al\, a. Pertaining to disposition. | |
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Dispositioned \Dis`po*si"tioned\, a. Having (such) a disposition; -- used in compounds; as, well-dispositioned. | |
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Dispositive \Dis*pos"i*tive\, a. [Cf. F. dispositif.] 1. Disposing; tending to regulate; decretive. [Obs.] His dispositive wisdom and power. --Bates. 2. Belonging to disposition or natural, tendency. [Obs.] [bd]Dispositive holiness.[b8] --Jer. Taylor. | |
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Dispositively \Dis*pos"i*tive*ly\, adv. In a dispositive manner; by natural or moral disposition. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. Do dispositively what Moses is recorded to have done literally, . . . break all the ten commandments at once. --Boyle. | |
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Dispositor \Dis*pos"it*or\, n. [L. See {Disposition}.] 1. A disposer. 2. (Astrol.) The planet which is lord of the sign where another planet is. [Obs.] --Crabb. | |
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Dispossess \Dis`pos*sess"\ (?; see {Possess}), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dispossessed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dispossessing}.] [Pref. dis- + possess: cf. F. d[82]poss[82]der.] To put out of possession; to deprive of the actual occupancy of, particularly of land or real estate; to disseize; to eject; -- usually followed by of before the thing taken away; as, to dispossess a king of his crown. Usurp the land, and dispossess the swain. --Goldsmith. | |
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Dispossess \Dis`pos*sess"\ (?; see {Possess}), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dispossessed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dispossessing}.] [Pref. dis- + possess: cf. F. d[82]poss[82]der.] To put out of possession; to deprive of the actual occupancy of, particularly of land or real estate; to disseize; to eject; -- usually followed by of before the thing taken away; as, to dispossess a king of his crown. Usurp the land, and dispossess the swain. --Goldsmith. | |
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Dispossess \Dis`pos*sess"\ (?; see {Possess}), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dispossessed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dispossessing}.] [Pref. dis- + possess: cf. F. d[82]poss[82]der.] To put out of possession; to deprive of the actual occupancy of, particularly of land or real estate; to disseize; to eject; -- usually followed by of before the thing taken away; as, to dispossess a king of his crown. Usurp the land, and dispossess the swain. --Goldsmith. | |
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Dispossession \Dis`pos*ses"sion\, n. [Cf. F. d[82]possession.] 1. The act of putting out of possession; the state of being dispossessed. --Bp. Hall. 2. (Law) The putting out of possession, wrongfully or otherwise, of one who is in possession of a freehold, no matter in what title; -- called also {ouster}. | |
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Dispossessor \Dis`pos*sess"or\, n. One who dispossesses. --Cowley. | |
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Dispost \Dis*post"\, v. t. To eject from a post; to displace. [R.] --Davies (Holy Roode). | |
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Disposure \Dis*po"sure\, n. [From {Dispose}.] 1. The act of disposing; power to dispose of; disposal; direction. Give up My estate to his disposure. --Massinger. 2. Disposition; arrangement; position; posture. [Obs.] In a kind of warlike disposure. --Sir H. Wotton. | |
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Disvouch \Dis*vouch"\, v. t. To discredit; to contradict. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Dog \Dog\ (d[ocr]g), n. [AS. docga; akin to D. dog mastiff, Dan. dogge, Sw. dogg.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A quadruped of the genus {Canis}, esp. the domestic dog ({C. familiaris}). Note: The dog is distinguished above all others of the inferior animals for intelligence, docility, and attachment to man. There are numerous carefully bred varieties, as the beagle, bloodhound, bulldog, coachdog, collie, Danish dog, foxhound, greyhound, mastiff, pointer, poodle, St. Bernard, setter, spaniel, spitz dog, terrier, etc. There are also many mixed breeds, and partially domesticated varieties, as well as wild dogs, like the dingo and dhole. (See these names in the Vocabulary.) 2. A mean, worthless fellow; a wretch. What is thy servant, which is but a dog, that he should do this great thing? -- 2 Kings viii. 13 (Rev. Ver. ) 3. A fellow; -- used humorously or contemptuously; as, a sly dog; a lazy dog. [Colloq.] 4. (Astron.) One of the two constellations, Canis Major and Canis Minor, or the Greater Dog and the Lesser Dog. Canis Major contains the Dog Star (Sirius). 5. An iron for holding wood in a fireplace; a firedog; an andiron. 6. (Mech.) (a) A grappling iron, with a claw or claws, for fastening into wood or other heavy articles, for the purpose of raising or moving them. (b) An iron with fangs fastening a log in a saw pit, or on the carriage of a sawmill. (c) A piece in machinery acting as a catch or clutch; especially, the carrier of a lathe, also, an adjustable stop to change motion, as in a machine tool. Note: Dog is used adjectively or in composition, commonly in the sense of relating to, or characteristic of, a dog. It is also used to denote a male; as, dog fox or g-fox, a male fox; dog otter or dog-otter, dog wolf, etc.; -- also to denote a thing of cheap or mean quality; as, dog Latin. {A dead dog}, a thing of no use or value. --1 Sam. xxiv. 14. {A dog in the manger}, an ugly-natured person who prevents others from enjoying what would be an advantage to them but is none to him. {Dog ape} (Zo[94]l.), a male ape. {Dog cabbage}, [or] {Dog's cabbage} (Bot.), a succulent herb, native to the Mediterranean region ({Thelygonum Cynocrambe}). {Dog cheap}, very cheap. See under {Cheap}. {Dog ear} (Arch.), an acroterium. [Colloq.] {Dog flea} (Zo[94]l.), a species of flea ({Pulex canis}) which infests dogs and cats, and is often troublesome to man. In America it is the common flea. See {Flea}, and {Aphaniptera}. {Dog grass} (Bot.), a grass ({Triticum caninum}) of the same genus as wheat. {Dog Latin}, barbarous Latin; as, the dog Latin of pharmacy. {Dog lichen} (Bot.), a kind of lichen ({Peltigera canina}) growing on earth, rocks, and tree trunks, -- a lobed expansion, dingy green above and whitish with fuscous veins beneath. {Dog louse} (Zo[94]l.), a louse that infests the dog, esp. {H[91]matopinus piliferus}; another species is {Trichodectes latus}. {Dog power}, a machine operated by the weight of a dog traveling in a drum, or on an endless track, as for churning. {Dog salmon} (Zo[94]l.), a salmon of northwest America and northern Asia; -- the {gorbuscha}; -- called also {holia}, and {hone}. {Dog shark}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dogfish}. {Dog's meat}, meat fit only for dogs; refuse; offal. {Dog Star}. See in the Vocabulary. {Dog wheat} (Bot.), Dog grass. {Dog whelk} (Zo[94]l.), any species of univalve shells of the family {Nassid[91]}, esp. the {Nassa reticulata} of England. {To give, [or] throw}, {to the dogs}, to throw away as useless. [bd]Throw physic to the dogs; I'll none of it.[b8] --Shak. {To go to the dogs}, to go to ruin; to be ruined. | |
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Dog-faced \Dog"-faced`\, a. Having a face resembling that of a dog. {Dog-faced baboon} (Zo[94]l.), any baboon of the genus {Cynocephalus}. See {Drill}. | |
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Dog-faced \Dog"-faced`\, a. Having a face resembling that of a dog. {Dog-faced baboon} (Zo[94]l.), any baboon of the genus {Cynocephalus}. See {Drill}. | |
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Roussette \Rous*sette"\, n. [F.; -- so called in allusion to the color. See {Russet}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A fruit bat, especially the large species ({Pieropus vulgaris}) inhabiting the islands of the Indian ocean. It measures about a yard across the expanded wings. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Any small shark of the genus {Scyllium}; -- called also {dogfish}. See {Dogfish}. | |
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d8Amia \[d8]Am"i*a\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?] a kind of tunny.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of fresh-water ganoid fishes, exclusively confined to North America; called {bowfin} in Lake Champlain, {dogfish} in Lake Erie, and {mudfish} in South Carolina, etc. See {Bowfin}. | |
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Dogfish \Dog"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) 1. A small shark, of many species, of the genera {Mustelus}, {Scyllium}, {Spinax}, etc. Note: The European spotted dogfishes ({Scyllium catudus}, and {S. canicula}) are very abundant; the American smooth, or blue dogfish is {Mustelus canis}; the common picked, or horned dogfish ({Squalus acanthias}) abundant on both sides of the Atlantic. 2. The bowfin ({Amia calva}). See {Bowfin}. 3. The burbot of Lake Erie. | |
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Bowfin \Bow"fin`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A voracious ganoid fish ({Amia calva}) found in the fresh waters of the United States; the mudfish; -- called also {Johnny Grindle}, and {dogfish}. | |
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Houndfish \Hound"fish\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any small shark of the genus {Galeus} or {Mustelus}, of which there are several species, as the smooth houndfish ({G. canis}), of Europe and America; -- called also {houndshark}, and {dogfish}. Note: The European nursehound, or small-spotted dogfish, is {Scyllium canicula}; the rough houndfish, or large-spotted dogfish, is {S. catulus}. The name has also sometimes been applied to the bluefish ({Pomatomus saltatrix}), and to the silver gar. | |
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Roussette \Rous*sette"\, n. [F.; -- so called in allusion to the color. See {Russet}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A fruit bat, especially the large species ({Pieropus vulgaris}) inhabiting the islands of the Indian ocean. It measures about a yard across the expanded wings. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Any small shark of the genus {Scyllium}; -- called also {dogfish}. See {Dogfish}. | |
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d8Amia \[d8]Am"i*a\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?] a kind of tunny.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of fresh-water ganoid fishes, exclusively confined to North America; called {bowfin} in Lake Champlain, {dogfish} in Lake Erie, and {mudfish} in South Carolina, etc. See {Bowfin}. | |
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Dogfish \Dog"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) 1. A small shark, of many species, of the genera {Mustelus}, {Scyllium}, {Spinax}, etc. Note: The European spotted dogfishes ({Scyllium catudus}, and {S. canicula}) are very abundant; the American smooth, or blue dogfish is {Mustelus canis}; the common picked, or horned dogfish ({Squalus acanthias}) abundant on both sides of the Atlantic. 2. The bowfin ({Amia calva}). See {Bowfin}. 3. The burbot of Lake Erie. | |
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Bowfin \Bow"fin`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A voracious ganoid fish ({Amia calva}) found in the fresh waters of the United States; the mudfish; -- called also {Johnny Grindle}, and {dogfish}. | |
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Houndfish \Hound"fish\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any small shark of the genus {Galeus} or {Mustelus}, of which there are several species, as the smooth houndfish ({G. canis}), of Europe and America; -- called also {houndshark}, and {dogfish}. Note: The European nursehound, or small-spotted dogfish, is {Scyllium canicula}; the rough houndfish, or large-spotted dogfish, is {S. catulus}. The name has also sometimes been applied to the bluefish ({Pomatomus saltatrix}), and to the silver gar. | |
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Roussette \Rous*sette"\, n. [F.; -- so called in allusion to the color. See {Russet}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A fruit bat, especially the large species ({Pieropus vulgaris}) inhabiting the islands of the Indian ocean. It measures about a yard across the expanded wings. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Any small shark of the genus {Scyllium}; -- called also {dogfish}. See {Dogfish}. | |
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d8Amia \[d8]Am"i*a\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?] a kind of tunny.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of fresh-water ganoid fishes, exclusively confined to North America; called {bowfin} in Lake Champlain, {dogfish} in Lake Erie, and {mudfish} in South Carolina, etc. See {Bowfin}. | |
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Dogfish \Dog"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) 1. A small shark, of many species, of the genera {Mustelus}, {Scyllium}, {Spinax}, etc. Note: The European spotted dogfishes ({Scyllium catudus}, and {S. canicula}) are very abundant; the American smooth, or blue dogfish is {Mustelus canis}; the common picked, or horned dogfish ({Squalus acanthias}) abundant on both sides of the Atlantic. 2. The bowfin ({Amia calva}). See {Bowfin}. 3. The burbot of Lake Erie. | |
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Bowfin \Bow"fin`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A voracious ganoid fish ({Amia calva}) found in the fresh waters of the United States; the mudfish; -- called also {Johnny Grindle}, and {dogfish}. | |
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Houndfish \Hound"fish\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any small shark of the genus {Galeus} or {Mustelus}, of which there are several species, as the smooth houndfish ({G. canis}), of Europe and America; -- called also {houndshark}, and {dogfish}. Note: The European nursehound, or small-spotted dogfish, is {Scyllium canicula}; the rough houndfish, or large-spotted dogfish, is {S. catulus}. The name has also sometimes been applied to the bluefish ({Pomatomus saltatrix}), and to the silver gar. | |
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{Sand grouse} (Zo[94]l.), any one of many species of Old World birds belonging to the suborder Pterocletes, and resembling both grouse and pigeons. Called also {rock grouse}, {rock pigeon}, and {ganga}. They mostly belong to the genus {Pterocles}, as the common Indian species ({P. exustus}). The large sand grouse ({P. arenarius}), the painted sand grouse ({P. fasciatus}), and the pintail sand grouse ({P. alchata}) are also found in India. See Illust. under {Pterocletes}. {Sand hill}, a hill of sand; a dune. {Sand-hill crane} (Zo[94]l.), the American brown crane ({Grus Mexicana}). {Sand hopper} (Zo[94]l.), a beach flea; an orchestian. {Sand hornet} (Zo[94]l.), a sand wasp. {Sand lark}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small lark ({Alaudala raytal}), native of India. (b) A small sandpiper, or plover, as the ringneck, the sanderling, and the common European sandpiper. (c) The Australian red-capped dotterel ({[92]gialophilus ruficapillus}); -- called also {red-necked plover}. {Sand launce} (Zo[94]l.), a lant, or launce. {Sand lizard} (Zo[94]l.), a common European lizard ({Lacerta agilis}). {Sand martin} (Zo[94]l.), the bank swallow. {Sand mole} (Zo[94]l.), the coast rat. {Sand monitor} (Zo[94]l.), a large Egyptian lizard ({Monitor arenarius}) which inhabits dry localities. {Sand mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the dunlin. [Prov. Eng.] {Sand myrtle}. (Bot.) See under {Myrtle}. {Sand partridge} (Zo[94]l.), either of two small Asiatic partridges of the genus {Ammoperdix}. The wings are long and the tarsus is spurless. One species ({A. Heeji}) inhabits Palestine and Arabia. The other species ({A. Bonhami}), inhabiting Central Asia, is called also {seesee partridge}, and {teehoo}. {Sand picture}, a picture made by putting sand of different colors on an adhesive surface. {Sand pike}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The sauger. (b) The lizard fish. {Sand pillar}, a sand storm which takes the form of a whirling pillar in its progress in desert tracts like those of the Sahara and Mongolia. {Sand pipe} (Geol.), a tubular cavity, from a few inches to several feet in depth, occurring especially in calcareous rocks, and often filled with gravel, sand, etc.; -- called also {sand gall}. {Sand pride} (Zo[94]l.), a small British lamprey now considered to be the young of larger species; -- called also {sand prey}. {Sand pump}, in artesian well boring, a long, slender bucket with a valve at the bottom for raising sand from the well. {Sand rat} (Zo[94]l.), the pocket gopher. {Sand rock}, a rock made of cemented sand. {Sand runner} (Zo[94]l.), the turnstone. {Sand saucer} (Zo[94]l.), the mass of egg capsules, or o[94]thec[91], of any mollusk of the genus {Natica} and allied genera. It has the shape of a bottomless saucer, and is coated with fine sand; -- called also {sand collar}. {Sand screw} (Zo[94]l.), an amphipod crustacean ({Lepidactylis arenarius}), which burrows in the sandy seabeaches of Europe and America. {Sand shark} (Zo[94]l.), an American shark ({Odontaspis littoralis}) found on the sandy coasts of the Eastern United States; -- called also {gray shark}, and {dogfish shark}. See Illust. under {Remora}. {Sand skink} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Old World lizards belonging to the genus {Seps}; as, the ocellated sand skink ({Seps ocellatus}) of Southern Europe. {Sand skipper} (Zo[94]l.), a beach flea, or orchestian. {Sand smelt} (Zo[94]l.), a silverside. {Sand snake}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of several species of harmless burrowing snakes of the genus {Eryx}, native of Southern Europe, Africa, and Asia, especially {E. jaculus} of India and {E. Johnii}, used by snake charmers. (b) Any innocuous South African snake of the genus {Psammophis}, especially {P. sibilans}. {Sand snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the sandpiper. {Sand star} (Zo[94]l.), an ophiurioid starfish living on sandy sea bottoms; a brittle star. {Sand storm}, a cloud of sand driven violently by the wind. {Sand sucker}, the sandnecker. {Sand swallow} (Zo[94]l.), the bank swallow. See under {Bank}. {Sand tube}, a tube made of sand. Especially: (a) A tube of vitrified sand, produced by a stroke of lightning; a fulgurite. (b) (Zo[94]l.) Any tube made of cemented sand. (c) (Zo[94]l.) In starfishes, a tube having calcareous particles in its wall, which connects the oral water tube with the madreporic plate. {Sand viper}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Hognose snake}. {Sand wasp} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of hymenopterous insects belonging to the families {Pompilid[91]} and {Spherid[91]}, which dig burrows in sand. The female provisions the nest with insects or spiders which she paralyzes by stinging, and which serve as food for her young. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dog-fox \Dog"-fox`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A male fox. See the Note under {Dog}, n., 6. --Sir W. Scott. (b) The Arctic or blue fox; -- a name also applied to species of the genus {Cynalopex}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dog \Dog\ (d[ocr]g), n. [AS. docga; akin to D. dog mastiff, Dan. dogge, Sw. dogg.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A quadruped of the genus {Canis}, esp. the domestic dog ({C. familiaris}). Note: The dog is distinguished above all others of the inferior animals for intelligence, docility, and attachment to man. There are numerous carefully bred varieties, as the beagle, bloodhound, bulldog, coachdog, collie, Danish dog, foxhound, greyhound, mastiff, pointer, poodle, St. Bernard, setter, spaniel, spitz dog, terrier, etc. There are also many mixed breeds, and partially domesticated varieties, as well as wild dogs, like the dingo and dhole. (See these names in the Vocabulary.) 2. A mean, worthless fellow; a wretch. What is thy servant, which is but a dog, that he should do this great thing? -- 2 Kings viii. 13 (Rev. Ver. ) 3. A fellow; -- used humorously or contemptuously; as, a sly dog; a lazy dog. [Colloq.] 4. (Astron.) One of the two constellations, Canis Major and Canis Minor, or the Greater Dog and the Lesser Dog. Canis Major contains the Dog Star (Sirius). 5. An iron for holding wood in a fireplace; a firedog; an andiron. 6. (Mech.) (a) A grappling iron, with a claw or claws, for fastening into wood or other heavy articles, for the purpose of raising or moving them. (b) An iron with fangs fastening a log in a saw pit, or on the carriage of a sawmill. (c) A piece in machinery acting as a catch or clutch; especially, the carrier of a lathe, also, an adjustable stop to change motion, as in a machine tool. Note: Dog is used adjectively or in composition, commonly in the sense of relating to, or characteristic of, a dog. It is also used to denote a male; as, dog fox or g-fox, a male fox; dog otter or dog-otter, dog wolf, etc.; -- also to denote a thing of cheap or mean quality; as, dog Latin. {A dead dog}, a thing of no use or value. --1 Sam. xxiv. 14. {A dog in the manger}, an ugly-natured person who prevents others from enjoying what would be an advantage to them but is none to him. {Dog ape} (Zo[94]l.), a male ape. {Dog cabbage}, [or] {Dog's cabbage} (Bot.), a succulent herb, native to the Mediterranean region ({Thelygonum Cynocrambe}). {Dog cheap}, very cheap. See under {Cheap}. {Dog ear} (Arch.), an acroterium. [Colloq.] {Dog flea} (Zo[94]l.), a species of flea ({Pulex canis}) which infests dogs and cats, and is often troublesome to man. In America it is the common flea. See {Flea}, and {Aphaniptera}. {Dog grass} (Bot.), a grass ({Triticum caninum}) of the same genus as wheat. {Dog Latin}, barbarous Latin; as, the dog Latin of pharmacy. {Dog lichen} (Bot.), a kind of lichen ({Peltigera canina}) growing on earth, rocks, and tree trunks, -- a lobed expansion, dingy green above and whitish with fuscous veins beneath. {Dog louse} (Zo[94]l.), a louse that infests the dog, esp. {H[91]matopinus piliferus}; another species is {Trichodectes latus}. {Dog power}, a machine operated by the weight of a dog traveling in a drum, or on an endless track, as for churning. {Dog salmon} (Zo[94]l.), a salmon of northwest America and northern Asia; -- the {gorbuscha}; -- called also {holia}, and {hone}. {Dog shark}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dogfish}. {Dog's meat}, meat fit only for dogs; refuse; offal. {Dog Star}. See in the Vocabulary. {Dog wheat} (Bot.), Dog grass. {Dog whelk} (Zo[94]l.), any species of univalve shells of the family {Nassid[91]}, esp. the {Nassa reticulata} of England. {To give, [or] throw}, {to the dogs}, to throw away as useless. [bd]Throw physic to the dogs; I'll none of it.[b8] --Shak. {To go to the dogs}, to go to ruin; to be ruined. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dough-baked \Dough"-baked`\, a. Imperfectly baked; hence, not brought to perfection; unfinished; also, of weak or dull understanding. [Colloq.] --Halliwell. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Doughface \Dough"face`\, n. A contemptuous nickname for a timid, yielding politician, or one who is easily molded. [Political cant, U. S.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dough-faced \Dough"-faced`\, a. Easily molded; pliable. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Doughfaceism \Dough"face`ism\, n. The character of a doughface; truckling pliability. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Dysphagia \[d8]Dys*pha"gi*a\, Dysphagy \Dys"pha*gy\, n. [NL. dysphagia, fr. Gr. [?] ill, hard + [?] to eat.] (Med.) Difficulty in swallowing. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
DSP32 Assembly Language A high-level assembly language for the DSP32 Programmable DSP Chip. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
dsp56165-gcc A port of {gcc} version 1.40 to the {Motorola} {DSP56156} and {DSP56000} by Andrew Sterian {alt.sources} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
dsp56k-gcc {Motorola}'s port of {gcc} version 1.37.1 to the {Motorola} {DSP56000}. {Finland (ftp://nic.funet.fi/pub/ham/dsp/dsp56k-tools/dsp56k-gcc.tar.Z)}. {Australia (ftp://evans.ee.adfa.oz.au/pub/micros/56k/g56k.tar.Z)}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
DSP/C Numerical extension to C, for DSP applications. ["DSP/C: A Standard High Level Language for DSP and Numeric Processing", K. Leary & W. Waddington, Proc ICASSP 90, Apr 1990, pp.1065-1068]. |