English Dictionary: dramatis personae | by the DICT Development Group |
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d8Araneida \[d8]Ar`a*ne"i*da\, d8Araneoidea \[d8]Ar`a*ne*oid"e*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo[94]l.) See {Araneina}. | |
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d8Araneida \[d8]Ar`a*ne"i*da\, d8Araneoidea \[d8]Ar`a*ne*oid"e*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo[94]l.) See {Araneina}. | |
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d8Arendator \[d8]Ar`en*da"tor\, n. [LL. arendator, arrendator, fr. arendare, arrendare, to pay rent, fr. arenda yearly rent; ad + renda, F. rente, E. rent. Cf. {Arrentation} and {Rent}.] In some provinces of Russia, one who farms the rents or revenues. Note: A person who rents an estate belonging to the crown is called crown arendator. --Tooke. | |
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d8Arnaut \[d8]Ar*naut"\ d8Arnaout \[d8]Ar*naout"\, n. [Turk. Arnaut, fr. NGr. [?], for [?].] An inhabitant of Albania and neighboring mountainous regions, specif. one serving as a soldier in the Turkish army. | |
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d8Arnaut \[d8]Ar*naut"\ d8Arnaout \[d8]Ar*naout"\, n. [Turk. Arnaut, fr. NGr. [?], for [?].] An inhabitant of Albania and neighboring mountainous regions, specif. one serving as a soldier in the Turkish army. | |
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d8Arrondissement \[d8]Ar`ron`disse`ment"\, n. [F., fr. arrondir to make round; ad + rond round, L. rotundus.] A subdivision of a department. [France] Note: The territory of France, since the revolution, has been divided into departments, those into arrondissements, those into cantons, and the latter into communes. | |
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d8Dramatis person91 \[d8]Dram"a*tis per*so"n[91]\ [L.] The actors in a drama or play. | |
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d8Dromatherium \[d8]Drom`a*the"ri*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] running + [?] beast. See {Dromedary}.] (Paleon.) A small extinct triassic mammal from North Carolina, the earliest yet found in America. | |
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d8Dryandra \[d8]Dry*an"dra\, n. [NL. Named after J. Dryander.] (Bot.) A genus of shrubs growing in Australia, having beautiful, hard, dry, evergreen leaves. | |
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d8Dura mater \[d8]Du"ra ma"ter\ [L., lit., hard mother. The membrane was called mater, or mother, because it was formerly thought to give rise to every membrane of the body.] (Anat.) The tough, fibrous membrane, which lines the cavity of the skull and spinal column, and surrounds the brain and spinal cord; -- frequently abbreviated to dura. | |
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d8Durante \[d8]Du*ran"te\, prep. [L., abl. case of the p. pr. of durare to last.] (Law) During; as, durante vita, during life; durante bene placito, during pleasure. | |
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d8Errantia \[d8]Er*ran"ti*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. errare to wander. See {Err}.] (Zo[94]l.) A group of ch[91]topod annelids, including those that are not confined to tubes. See {Ch[91]topoda}. [Written also {Errantes}.] | |
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d8Euornithes \[d8]Eu`or*ni"thes\, n. pl. [NL., fr., Gr. [?] well + [?], [?] a bird.] (Zo[94]l.) The division of Aves which includes all the typical birds, or all living birds except the penguins and birds of ostrichlike form. | |
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d8Hirundo \[d8]Hi*run"do\, n. [L., swallow.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of birds including the swallows and martins. | |
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d8Hornito \[d8]Hor*ni"to\, n. [A dim. fr. Sp. horno oven, L. furnus. See {Furnace}.] (Geol.) A low, oven-shaped mound, common in volcanic regions, and emitting smoke and vapors from its sides and summit. --Humboldt. | |
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d8Ornithodelphia \[d8]Or*ni`tho*del"phi*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] + [?] the womb.] Same as {Monotremata}. -- {Or`ni*tho*del"phid}, a. | |
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d8Ornithon \[d8]Or*ni"thon\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?], [?], a bird.] An aviary; a poultry house. --Weale. | |
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d8Ornithopappi \[d8]Or*ni`tho*pap"pi\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. [?] a bird + [?] an ancestor.] (Zo[94]l.) An extinct order of birds. It includes only the Arch[91]opteryx. | |
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d8Ornithopoda \[d8]Or`ni*thop"o*da\, n. pl. [NL. See {Ornitho-}, and {-poda}.] (Paleon.) An order of herbivorous dinosaurs with birdlike characteristics in the skeleton, esp. in the pelvis and hind legs, which in some genera had only three functional toes, and supported the body in walking as in Iguanodon. See Illust. in Appendix. | |
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d8Ornithorhynchus \[d8]Or`ni*tho*rhyn"chus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], [?], a bird + [?] snout, beak.] (Zo[94]l.) See {Duck mole}, under {Duck}. | |
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d8Ornithosauria \[d8]Or*ni`tho*sau"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Ornitho-}, and {Sauria}.] (Paleon.) An order of extinct flying reptiles; -- called also {Pterosauria}. | |
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d8Ornithoscelida \[d8]Or*ni`tho*scel"i*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], [?], a bird + [?] a leg.] (Zo[94]l.) A group of extinct Reptilia, intermediate in structure (especially with regard to the pelvis) between reptiles and birds. -- {Or`ni*tho*scel"i*dan}, a. | |
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d8Ramadan \[d8]Ram`a*dan"\, n. [Ar. ramad[be]n, or ramaz[be]n, properly, the hot month.] [Written also {Ramadhan}, {Ramadzan}, and {Rhamadan}.] 1. The ninth Mohammedan month. 2. The great annual fast of the Mohammedans, kept during daylight through the ninth month. | |
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d8Remittitur \[d8]Re*mit"ti*tur\ (-t?-t?r), n. [L., (it) is remitted.] (Law) (a) A remission or surrender, -- remittitur damnut being a remission of excess of damages. (b) A sending back, as when a record is remitted by a superior to an inferior court. --Wharton. | |
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d8Rente \[d8]Rente\ (r[aum]Nt), n. [F. See {Rent} income.] In France, interest payable by government on indebtedness; the bonds, shares, stocks, etc., which represent government indebtedness. | |
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d8Rentier \[d8]Ren`tier"\ (r?N`ty?"), n. [F. See 5th {Rent}.] One who has a fixed income, as from lands, stocks, or the like. | |
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d8Rhamadan \[d8]Rham`a*dan"\, n. See {Ramadan}. | |
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d8Rheumides \[d8]Rheu"mi*des\, n.pl. [NL. See {Rheum}.] (Med.) The class of skin disease developed by the dartrous diathesis. See under {Dartrous}. | |
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d8Rhinitis \[d8]Rhi*ni"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?][?]. [?][?][?], the nose + -itis.] (Med.) Infllammation of the nose; esp., inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nostrils. | |
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d8Rhinotheca \[d8]Rhi`no*the"ca\, n.; pl. {Rhinothec[91]}. [NL., from gr. [?][?][?], [?][?][?], the nose + [?][?][?] case.] (Zo[94]l.) The sheath of the upper mandible of a bird. | |
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d8Riant \[d8]Ri`ant"\, a. [F. riant, p. pr. of rire to laugh, L. ridere.] Laughing; laughable; exciting gayety; gay; merry; delightful to the view, as a landscape. In such cases the sublimity must be drawn from the other sources, with a strict caution, howewer, against anything light and riant. --Burke. | |
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d8Rimau dahan \[d8]Ri"mau da"han\ [From the native Oriental name.] (Zo[94]l.) The clouded tiger cat ({Felis marmorata}) of Southern Asia and the East Indies. | |
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d8Rondache \[d8]Ron`dache"\, n. [F.] (Anc. Armor.) A circular shield carried by foot soldiers. | |
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d8Ronde \[d8]Ronde\, n. [F.] (Print.) A kind of script in which the heavy strokes are nearly upright, giving the characters when taken together a round look. | |
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d8Rondeletia \[d8]Ron`de*le"ti*a\, n. [NL. So named after William Rondelet, a French naturalist.] (Bot.) A tropical genus of rubiaceous shrubs which often have brilliant flowers. | |
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d8Termatarium \[d8]Ter`ma*ta"ri*um\, n. [NL. See {Termes}.] (Zo[94]l.) Any nest or dwelling of termes, or white ants. | |
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d8Thermidor \[d8]Ther`mi`dor"\, n. [F., fr. Gr. [?] warm, hot.] The eleventh month of the French republican calendar, -- commencing July 19, and ending August 17. See the Note under {Vend[82]miaire}. | |
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d8Trematodea \[d8]Trem`a*to"de*a\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. [?] having holes, from [?], [?], a hole.] (Zo[94]l.) An extensive order of parasitic worms. They are found in the internal cavities of animals belonging to all classes. Many species are found, also, on the gills and skin of fishes. A few species are parasitic on man, and some, of which the fluke is the most important, are injurious parasites of domestic animals. The trematodes usually have a flattened body covered with a chitinous skin, and are furnished with two or more suckers for adhesion. Most of the species are hermaphrodite. Called also {Trematoda}, and {Trematoidea}. See {Fluke}, {Tristoma}, and {Cercaria}. | |
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d8Trente et quarante \[d8]Trente" et` qua`rante"\ [F., lit., thirty and forty.] Same as {Rouge et noir}, under {Rouge}. | |
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d8Triandria \[d8]Tri*an"dri*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Tri-}, and {-androus}.] (Bot.) A Linn[91]an class of plants having three distinct and equal stamens. | |
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Dairymaid \Dai"ry*maid`\, n. A female servant whose business is the care of the dairy. | |
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Darn \Darn\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Darned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Darning}.] [OE. derne, prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. darnio to piece, break in pieces, W. & Arm. to E. tear. Cf. {Tear}, v. t.] To mend as a rent or hole, with interlacing stitches of yarn or thread by means of a needle; to sew together with yarn or thread. He spent every day ten hours in his closet, in darning his stockins. --Swift. {Darning last}. See under {Last}. {Darning needle}. (a) A long, strong needle for mending holes or rents, especially in stockings. (b) (Zo[94]l.) Any species of dragon fly, having a long, cylindrical body, resembling a needle. These flies are harmless and without stings. Note: [In this sense, usually written with a hyphen.] Called also {devil's darning-needle}. | |
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Deerhound \Deer"hound`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) One of a large and fleet breed of hounds used in hunting deer; a staghound. | |
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Dehorn \De*horn"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dehorned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dehorning}.] To deprive of horns; to prevent the growth of the horns of (cattle) by burning their ends soon after they start. See {Dishorn}. [bd]Dehorning cattle.[b8] --Farm Journal (1886). | |
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Deraination \De*ra`i*na"tion\, n. The act of pulling up by the roots; eradication. [R.] | |
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Dermatic \Der*mat"ic\, Dermatine \Der"ma*tine\, a. [Gr. [?], [?], fr. [?] skin.] Of or pertaining to the skin. | |
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Dermatic \Der*mat"ic\, Dermatine \Der"ma*tine\, a. [Gr. [?], [?], fr. [?] skin.] Of or pertaining to the skin. | |
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Dermatitis \Der`ma*ti"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. de`rma, -atos, skin + -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the skin. | |
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Dermatogen \Der*mat"o*gen\, n. [Gr. de`rma, -atos, skin + -gen.] (Bot.) Nascent epidermis, or external cuticle of plants in a forming condition. | |
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Dermatogen \Der*mat"o*gen\, n. [Gr. de`rma, -atos, skin + -gen.] (Bot.) Nascent epidermis, or external cuticle of plants in a forming condition. | |
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Dermatography \Der*ma*tog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. de`rma, -atos, skin + -graphy.] An anatomical description of, or treatise on, the skin. | |
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Dermatoid \Der"ma*toid\, a. [Gr. de`rma, -atos, skin + -oid: cf. F. dermato[8b]de. Cf. {Dermoid}.] Resembling skin; skinlike. | |
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Dermatologist \Der`ma*tol"o*gist\, n. One who discourses on the skin and its diseases; one versed in dermatology. | |
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Dermatology \Der`ma*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. de`rma, -atos, skin + -logy: cf. F. dermatologie.] The science which treats of the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases. | |
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Dermatopathic \Der`ma*to*path"ic\, a. [Gr. de`rma, -atos, skin + [?] suffering.] (Med.) Of or pertaining to skin diseases, or their cure. | |
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Dermatophyte \Der*mat"o*phyte\, n. [Gr. de`rma, -atos, skin + fyto`n plant.] (Med.) A vegetable parasite, infesting the skin. | |
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[Written also {Dermaptera}, and {Dermatoptera}.] | |
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Dermoid \Der"moid\, a. [Derm + -oid: cf. F. dermo[8b]de.] Same as {Dermatoid}. {Dermoid cyst} (Med.), a cyst containing skin, or structures connected with skin, such as hair. | |
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Dermoid \Der"moid\, a. [Derm + -oid: cf. F. dermo[8b]de.] Same as {Dermatoid}. {Dermoid cyst} (Med.), a cyst containing skin, or structures connected with skin, such as hair. | |
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Diurnation \Di`ur*na"tion\, n. 1. Continuance during the day. [Obs.] 2. (Zo[94]l.) The condition of sleeping or becoming dormant by day, as is the case of the bats. | |
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Dorian \Do"ri*an\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks of Doris; Doric; as, a Dorian fashion. 2. (Mus.) Same as {Doric}, 3. [bd]Dorian mood.[b8] --Milton. {Dorian mode} (Mus.), the first of the authentic church modes or tones, from D to D, resembling our D minor scale, but with the B natural. --Grove. | |
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Dormitive \Dor"mi*tive\, a. [Cf. F. dormitif, fr. dormire to sleep.] Causing sleep; as, the dormitive properties of opium. --Clarke. -- n. (Med.) A medicine to promote sleep; a soporific; an opiate. | |
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Dormitory \Dor"mi*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Dormitories}. [L. dormitorium, fr. dormitorius of or for sleeping, fr. dormire to sleep. See {Dormant}.] 1. A sleeping room, or a building containing a series of sleeping rooms; a sleeping apartment capable of containing many beds; esp., one connected with a college or boarding school. --Thackeray. 2. A burial place. [Obs.] --Ayliffe. My sister was interred in a very honorable manner in our dormitory, joining to the parish church. --Evelyn. | |
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Dormitory \Dor"mi*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Dormitories}. [L. dormitorium, fr. dormitorius of or for sleeping, fr. dormire to sleep. See {Dormant}.] 1. A sleeping room, or a building containing a series of sleeping rooms; a sleeping apartment capable of containing many beds; esp., one connected with a college or boarding school. --Thackeray. 2. A burial place. [Obs.] --Ayliffe. My sister was interred in a very honorable manner in our dormitory, joining to the parish church. --Evelyn. | |
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Drain \Drain\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Drained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Draining}.] [AS. drehnigean to drain, strain; perh. akin to E. draw.] 1. To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to cause the exhaustion of. Fountains drain the water from the ground adjacent. --Bacon. But it was not alone that the he drained their treasure and hampered their industry. --Motley. 2. To exhaust of liquid contents by drawing them off; to make gradually dry or empty; to remove surface water, as from streets, by gutters, etc.; to deprive of moisture; hence, to exhaust; to empty of wealth, resources, or the like; as, to drain a country of its specie. Sinking waters, the firm land to drain, Filled the capacious deep and formed the main. --Roscommon. 3. To filter. Salt water, drained through twenty vessels of earth, hath become fresh. --Bacon. | |
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Draintile \Drain"tile`\, n. A hollow tile used in making drains; -- called also {draining tile}. | |
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Draintrap \Drain"trap`\, n. See 4th {Trap}, 5. | |
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Dramatic \Dra*mat"ic\, Dramatical \Dra*mat"ic*al\, a. [Gr. [?], fr. [?]: cf. F. dramatique.] Of or pertaining to the drama; appropriate to, or having the qualities of, a drama; theatrical; vivid. The emperor . . . performed his part with much dramatic effect. --Motley. | |
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Dramatic \Dra*mat"ic\, Dramatical \Dra*mat"ic*al\, a. [Gr. [?], fr. [?]: cf. F. dramatique.] Of or pertaining to the drama; appropriate to, or having the qualities of, a drama; theatrical; vivid. The emperor . . . performed his part with much dramatic effect. --Motley. | |
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Dramatically \Dra*mat"ic*al*ly\, adv. In a dramatic manner; theatrically; vividly. | |
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Dramatist \Dram"a*tist\, n. [Cf. F. dramatiste.] The author of a dramatic composition; a writer of plays. | |
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Dramatizable \Dram"a*ti`za*ble\, a. Capable of being dramatized. | |
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Dramatization \Dram`a*ti*za"tion\, n. Act of dramatizing. | |
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Dramatize \Dram"a*tize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dramatized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dramatizing}.] [Cf. F. dramatiser.] To compose in the form of the drama; to represent in a drama; to adapt to dramatic representation; as, to dramatize a novel, or an historical episode. They dramatized tyranny for public execration. --Motley. | |
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Dramatize \Dram"a*tize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dramatized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dramatizing}.] [Cf. F. dramatiser.] To compose in the form of the drama; to represent in a drama; to adapt to dramatic representation; as, to dramatize a novel, or an historical episode. They dramatized tyranny for public execration. --Motley. | |
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Dramatize \Dram"a*tize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dramatized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dramatizing}.] [Cf. F. dramatiser.] To compose in the form of the drama; to represent in a drama; to adapt to dramatic representation; as, to dramatize a novel, or an historical episode. They dramatized tyranny for public execration. --Motley. | |
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Dramaturgic \Dram`a*tur"gic\, a. Relating to dramaturgy. | |
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Dramaturgist \Dram"a*tur`gist\, n. One versed in dramaturgy. --Carlyle. | |
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Dramaturgy \Dram"a*tur`gy\, n. [Gr. [?] dramatic composition; [?] drama + a root akin to E. work: cf. F. dramaturgie.] The art of dramatic composition and representation. | |
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Drawnet \Draw"net`\, n. A net for catching the larger sorts of birds; also, a dragnet. --Crabb. | |
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Dream \Dream\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dreamed}or {Dreamt} ([?]); p. pr. & vb. n. {Dreaming}.] [Cf. AS. dr[?]man, dr[?]man, to rejoice. See {Dream}, n.] 1. To have ideas or images in the mind while in the state of sleep; to experience sleeping visions; -- often with of; as, to dream of a battle, or of an absent friend. 2. To let the mind run on in idle revery or vagary; to anticipate vaguely as a coming and happy reality; to have a visionary notion or idea; to imagine. Here may we sit and dream Over the heavenly theme. --Keble. They dream on in a constant course of reading, but not digesting. --Locke. | |
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Dream \Dream\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dreamed}or {Dreamt} ([?]); p. pr. & vb. n. {Dreaming}.] [Cf. AS. dr[?]man, dr[?]man, to rejoice. See {Dream}, n.] 1. To have ideas or images in the mind while in the state of sleep; to experience sleeping visions; -- often with of; as, to dream of a battle, or of an absent friend. 2. To let the mind run on in idle revery or vagary; to anticipate vaguely as a coming and happy reality; to have a visionary notion or idea; to imagine. Here may we sit and dream Over the heavenly theme. --Keble. They dream on in a constant course of reading, but not digesting. --Locke. | |
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Dreinte \Drein"te\, imp., Dreint \Dreint\, p. p. of {Drench} to drown. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Dreinte \Drein"te\, imp., Dreint \Dreint\, p. p. of {Drench} to drown. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Drent \Drent\, p. p. [See {Dreinte}.] Drenched; drowned. [Obs.] [bd]Condemned to be drent.[b8] --Spenser. | |
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Dreynte \Dreyn"te\, imp., Dreynt \Dreynt\, p. p., of {Drench} to drown. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Dreynte \Dreyn"te\, imp., Dreynt \Dreynt\, p. p., of {Drench} to drown. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Hippodrome \Hip"po*drome\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {-dromed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {-droming}.] (Sports) To arrange contests with predetermined winners. [Slang, U. S.] | |
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Dromedary \Drom"e*da*ry\ (dr[ucr]m"[esl]*d[asl]*r[ycr]), n.; pl. {Dromedaries}. [F. dromadaire, LL. dromedarius, fr. L. dromas (sc. camelus), fr. Gr. droma`s running, from dramei`n, used as aor. of tre`chein to run; cf. Skr. dram to run.] (Zo[94]l.) The Arabian camel ({Camelus dromedarius}), having one hump or protuberance on the back, in distinction from the {Bactrian camel}, which has two humps. Note: In Arabia and Egypt the name is restricted to the better breeds of this species of camel. See {Deloul}. | |
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Dromedary \Drom"e*da*ry\ (dr[ucr]m"[esl]*d[asl]*r[ycr]), n.; pl. {Dromedaries}. [F. dromadaire, LL. dromedarius, fr. L. dromas (sc. camelus), fr. Gr. droma`s running, from dramei`n, used as aor. of tre`chein to run; cf. Skr. dram to run.] (Zo[94]l.) The Arabian camel ({Camelus dromedarius}), having one hump or protuberance on the back, in distinction from the {Bactrian camel}, which has two humps. Note: In Arabia and Egypt the name is restricted to the better breeds of this species of camel. See {Deloul}. | |
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Drone \Drone\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Droned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Droning}.] [Cf. (for sense 1) D. dreunen, G. dr[94]hnen, Icel. drynja to roar, drynr a roaring, Sw. dr[94]na to bellow, drone, Dan. dr[94]ne, Goth. drunjus sound, Gr. [?] dirge, [?] to cry aloud, Skr. dhran to sound. Cf. {Drone}, n.] 1. To utter or make a low, dull, monotonous, humming or murmuring sound. Where the beetle wheels his droning flight. --T. Gray. 2. To love in idleness; to do nothing. [bd]Race of droning kings.[b8] --Dryden. | |
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Dodo \Do"do\, n.; pl. {Dodoes}. [Said to be fr. Pg. doudo silly, foolish (cf. {Booby}); this is fr. Prov. E. dold, the same word as E. dolt.] (Zo[94]l.) A large, extinct bird ({Didus ineptus}), formerly inhabiting the Island of Mauritius. It had short, half-fledged wings, like those of the ostrich, and a short neck and legs; -- called also {dronte}. It was related to the pigeons. | |
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Dronte \Dron"te\, n. [F.] (Zo[94]l.) The dodo. | |
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Dodo \Do"do\, n.; pl. {Dodoes}. [Said to be fr. Pg. doudo silly, foolish (cf. {Booby}); this is fr. Prov. E. dold, the same word as E. dolt.] (Zo[94]l.) A large, extinct bird ({Didus ineptus}), formerly inhabiting the Island of Mauritius. It had short, half-fledged wings, like those of the ostrich, and a short neck and legs; -- called also {dronte}. It was related to the pigeons. | |
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Dronte \Dron"te\, n. [F.] (Zo[94]l.) The dodo. | |
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Drown \Drown\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Drowned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Drowning}.] [OE. drunen, drounen, earlier drunknen, druncnien, AS. druncnian to be drowned, sink, become drunk, fr. druncen drunken. See {Drunken}, {Drink}.] To be suffocated in water or other fluid; to perish in water. Methought, what pain it was to drown. --Shak. | |
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Drumhead \Drum"head`\, n. 1. The parchment or skin stretched over one end of a drum. 2. The top of a capstan which is pierced with sockets for levers used in turning it. See Illust. of {Capstan}. {Drumhead court-martial} (Mil.), a summary court-martial called to try offenses on the battlefield or the line of march, when, sometimes, a drumhead has to do service as a writing table. | |
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Drumhead \Drum"head`\, n. 1. The parchment or skin stretched over one end of a drum. 2. The top of a capstan which is pierced with sockets for levers used in turning it. See Illust. of {Capstan}. {Drumhead court-martial} (Mil.), a summary court-martial called to try offenses on the battlefield or the line of march, when, sometimes, a drumhead has to do service as a writing table. | |
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Drum \Drum\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Drummed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Drumming}.] 1. To beat a drum with sticks; to beat or play a tune on a drum. 2. To beat with the fingers, as with drumsticks; to beat with a rapid succession of strokes; to make a noise like that of a beaten drum; as, the ruffed grouse drums with his wings. Drumming with his fingers on the arm of his chair. --W. Irving. 3. To throb, as the heart. [R.] --Dryden. 4. To go about, as a drummer does, to gather recruits, to draw or secure partisans, customers, etc,; -- with for. | |
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Meter \Me"ter\, n. [From {Mete} to measure.] 1. One who, or that which, metes or measures. See {Coal-meter}. 2. An instrument for measuring, and usually for recording automatically, the quantity measured. {Dry meter}, a gas meter having measuring chambers, with flexible walls, which expand and contract like bellows and measure the gas by filling and emptying. {W[?]t meter}, a gas meter in which the revolution of a chambered drum in water measures the gas passing through it. | |
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Durant \Dur"ant\, n. [F. durant, p. pr. of durer to last. Cf. {Durance}.] See {Durance}, 3. | |
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Durometer \Du*rom"e*ter\, n. [L. durus hard + -meter.] An instrument for measuring the degree of hardness; especially, an instrument for testing the relative hardness of steel rails and the like. | |
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Dromedary (Isa. 60:6), an African or Arabian species of camel having only one hump, while the Bactrian camel has two. It is distinguished from the camel only as a trained saddle-horse is distinguished from a cart-horse. It is remarkable for its speed (Jer. 2:23). Camels are frequently spoken of in partriarchal times (Gen. 12:16; 24:10; 30:43; 31:17, etc.). They were used for carrying burdens (Gen. 37:25; Judg. 6:5), and for riding (Gen. 24:64). The hair of the camel falls off of itself in spring, and is woven into coarse cloths and garments (Matt. 3:4). (See {CAMEL}.) |