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d1nocyan \[d1]`no*cy"an\, n. [Gr. [?] wine + [?] a dark-blue substance.] (Chem.) The coloring matter of red wines. | |
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d8Anacanthini \[d8]An`a*can"thi*ni\, Anacanths \An"a*canths\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'an priv. + [?] thorny, fr. [?] thorn.] (Zo[94]l.) A group of teleostean fishes destitute of spiny fin-rays, as the cod. | |
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d8Anagnorisis \[d8]An`ag*nor"i*sis\, n. [Latinized fr. Gr. [?]; [?] + [?] to recognize.] The unfolding or d[82]nouement. [R.] --De Quincey. | |
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d8Anakim \[d8]An"a*kim\, Anaks \A"naks\, n. pl. [Heb.] (Bibl.) A race of giants living in Palestine. | |
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d8Ancon \[d8]An"con\ ([acr][nsm]"k[ocr]m), n.; L. pl. {Ancones}. [L., fr. Gr. 'agkw`n the bent arm, elbow; any hook or bend.] (Anat.) The olecranon, or the elbow. {Ancon sheep} (Zo[94]l.), a breed of sheep with short crooked legs and long back. It originated in Massachusetts in 1791; -- called also the {otter breed}. | |
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d8Anconeus \[d8]An*co"ne*us\, n. [NL., fr. L. ancon elbow.] (Anat.) A muscle of the elbow and forearm. | |
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d8Angienchyma \[d8]An`gi*en"chy*ma\, n. [Gr. [?] receptacle + [?]. Formed like {Parenchyma}.] (Bot.) Vascular tissue of plants, consisting of spiral vessels, dotted, barred, and pitted ducts, and laticiferous vessels. | |
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d8Angina \[d8]An*gi"na\, n. [L., fr. angere to strangle, to choke. See {Anger}, n.] (Med.) Any inflammatory affection of the throat or faces, as the quinsy, malignant sore throat, croup, etc., especially such as tends to produce suffocation, choking, or shortness of breath. {Angina pectoris}, a peculiarly painful disease, so named from a sense of suffocating contraction or tightening of the lower part of the chest; -- called also {breast pang}, {spasm of the chest}. | |
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d8Angioma \[d8]An`gi*o"ma\, n.; L. pl. {-omata}. [NL.; angio- + -oma.] (Med.) A tumor composed chiefly of dilated blood or lymph vessels. -- {An`gi*om"a*tous}, a. | |
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d8Angioma \[d8]An`gi*o"ma\ (-[omac]"m[adot]), n. [Angio- + -oma.] (Med.) A tumor composed chiefly of dilated blood vessels. | |
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d8Angioneurosis \[d8]An`gi*o*neu*ro"sis\, n. [NL.; angio- + neurosis.] (Med.) Any disorder of the vasomotor system; neurosis of a blood vessel. -- {An`gi*o*neu*rot"ic}, a. | |
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d8Angoumois moth \[d8]An`gou`mois" moth"\ (?; 115). [So named from Angoumois in France.] (Zo[94]l.) A small moth ({Gelechia cerealella}) which is very destructive to wheat and other grain. The larva eats out the interior of the grain, leaving only the shell. | |
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d8Angwantibo \[d8]An`gwan*ti"bo\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A small lemuroid mammal ({Arctocebus Calabarensis}) of Africa. It has only a rudimentary tail. | |
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d8Anisometropia \[d8]An`i*so*me*tro"pi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] + [?] measure + [?], [?], eye.] Unequal refractive power in the two eyes. | |
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d8Anosmia \[d8]A*nos"mi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'an priv. + [?] smell.] (Med.) Loss of the sense of smell. | |
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d8Anox91mia \[d8]An`ox*[91]"mi*a\, -emia \-e"mi*a\, n. [NL.; Gr. [?] priv. + oxygen + Gr. [?] blood.] (Med.) An abnormal condition due to deficient a[89]ration of the blood, as in balloon sickness, mountain sickness. -- {An`ox*[91]"mic}, {*e"mic}, a. | |
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d8Enc91nia \[d8]En*c[91]"ni*a\, n. pl. = {Encenia}. | |
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d8Enceinte \[d8]En`ceinte"\, a. [F., fr. L. in not + cinctus, p. p. of cingere to gird about.] Pregnant; with child. | |
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d8Enceinte \[d8]En`ceinte"\, n. [F., fr. enceindre to gird about, surround, L. incingere; in (intens). + cingere to gird. See {Cincture}.] 1. (Fort.) The line of works which forms the main inclosure of a fortress or place; -- called also {body of the place}. 2. The area or town inclosed by a line of fortification. The suburbs are not unfrequently larger than their enceinte. --S. W. Williams. | |
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d8Encenia \[d8]En*ce"ni*a\, n. pl. [LL. encaenia, fr. Gr. [?] a feast of dedication; [?] in + [?] new.] A festival commemorative of the founding of a city or the consecration of a church; also, the ceremonies (as at Oxford and Cambridge, England) commemorative of founders or benefactors. | |
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d8Enchondroma \[d8]En`chon*dro"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] in + [?] cartilage + -oma.] (Med.) A cartilaginous tumor growing from the interior of a bone. --Quain. | |
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d8Enchyma \[d8]En"chy*ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] an infusion; [?] in + [?] to pour.] (Biol.) The primitive formative juice, from which the tissues, particularly the cellular tissue, are formed. | |
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d8Ensemble \[d8]En`sem"ble\, n. [F.] The whole; all the parts taken together. | |
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d8Ensemble \[d8]En`sem"ble\, adv. [F.] All at once; together. | |
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d8In commendam \[d8]In com*men"dam\ [See {Commendam}.] (Law) See {Commendam}, and {Partnership in Commendam}, under {Partnership}. | |
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d8Incunabulum \[d8]In`cu*nab"u*lum\, n.; pl. {Incunabula}. [L. incunabula cradle, birthplace, origin. See 1st {In-}, and {Cunabula}.] A work of art or of human industry, of an early epoch; especially, a book printed before a. d. 1500. | |
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d8Ing82nue \[d8]In`g[82]`nue"\ ([acr]N`zh[asl]`n[usdot]"), n.; pl. {-nues}. [F., fem. of ing[82]nu ingenious.] An ingenuous or na[8b]ve girl or young woman, or an actress representing such a person. | |
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d8Ingena \[d8]In*ge"na\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The gorilla. | |
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d8Inguen \[d8]In"guen\, n. [L. inguen, inguinis.] (Anat.) The groin. | |
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d8Magma \[d8]Mag"ma\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] to squeeze, knead.] 1. Any crude mixture of mineral or organic matters in the state of a thin paste. --Ure. 2. (Med.) (a) A thick residuum obtained from certain substances after the fluid parts are expressed from them; the grounds which remain after treating a substance with any menstruum, as water or alcohol. (b) A salve or confection of thick consistency. --Dunglison. | |
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d8Magna Charta \[d8]Mag"na Char"ta\ [L., great charter.] 1. The great Charter, so called, obtained by the English barons from King John, A. D. 1215. This name is also given to the charter granted to the people of England in the ninth year of Henry III., and confirmed by Edward I. 2. Hence, a fundamental constitution which guaranties rights and privileges. | |
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d8Magnificat \[d8]Mag*nif"i*cat\, n. [L., it magnifies.] The song of the Virgin Mary, --Luke i. 46; -- so called because it commences with this word in the Vulgate. | |
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d8Magnum \[d8]Mag"num\, n. [Neut. sing. of L. magnus great.] 1. A large wine bottle. They passed the magnum to one another freely. --Sir W. Scott. 2. (Anat.) A bone of the carpus at the base of the third metacarpal bone. | |
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d8Maikong \[d8]Mai*kong"\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A South American wild dog ({Canis cancrivorus}); the crab-eating dog. | |
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d8Meconidium \[d8]Mec`o*nid"i*um\, n. [NL., dim. of Gr. [?] a poppy. So called in allusion to the shape of the seed capsules of the poppy.] (Zo[94]l.) A kind of gonophore produced by hydroids of the genus {Gonothyr[91]a}. It has tentacles, and otherwise resembles a free medusa, but remains attached by a pedicel. | |
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d8Meconium \[d8]Me*co"ni*um\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] poppy.] (Med.) (a) Opium. [Obs.] (b) The contents of the fetal intestine; hence, first excrement. | |
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d8Mesembryanthemum \[d8]Me*sem`bry*an"the*mum\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] midday + [?] flower.] (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous or suffruticose plants, chiefly natives of South Africa. The leaves are opposite, thick, and f[?]eshy. The flowers usually open about midday, whence the name. | |
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d8Mesencephalon \[d8]Mes`en*ceph"a*lon\, n. [NL. See {Meso-} and {Encephalon}.] (Anat.) The middle segment of the brain; the midbrain. Sometimes abbreviated to {mesen}. See {Brain}. | |
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d8Mesenchyma \[d8]Mes*en"chy*ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`sos middle + -enchyma, as in E. parenchyma.] (Biol.) The part of the mesoblast which gives rise to the connective tissues and blood. | |
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d8Mesenteron \[d8]Mes*en"te*ron\, n. [NL. See {Meso-}, and {Enteron}.] (Anat.) All that part of the alimentary canal which is developed from the primitive enteron and is lined with hypoblast. It is distinguished from the stomod[?]um, a part at the anterior end of the canal, including the cavity of the mouth, and the proctod[?]um, a part at the posterior end, which are formed by invagination and are lined with epiblast. | |
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d8Mesometrium \[d8]Mes`o*me"tri*um\, n. [NL. See {Meso-}, and {Metrium}.] (Anat.) The fold of the peritoneum supporting the oviduct. | |
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d8Mesomycetes \[d8]Mes`o*my*ce"tes\, n. pl. [NL.; meso- + mycetes.] (Bot.) One of the three classes into which the fungi are divided in Brefeld's classification. -- {[d8]Mes`o*my*ce"tous}, a. | |
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d8Mesomycetes \[d8]Mes`o*my*ce"tes\, n. pl. [NL.; meso- + mycetes.] (Bot.) One of the three classes into which the fungi are divided in Brefeld's classification. -- {[d8]Mes`o*my*ce"tous}, a. | |
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d8Meson \[d8]Mes"on\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`son middle, neut. of me`sos, a., middle.] (Anat.) The mesial plane dividing the body of an animal into similar right and left halves. The line in which it meets the dorsal surface has been called the dorsimeson, and the corresponding ventral edge the ventrimeson. --B. G. Wilder. | |
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d8Mesonephros \[d8]Mes`o*neph"ros\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`sos middle + nefro`s kidney.] (Anat.) The middle one of the three pairs of embryonic renal organs developed in most vertebrates; the Wolffian body. | |
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d8Mesonotum \[d8]Mes`o*no"tum\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`sos middle + nw^ton the back.] (Zo[94]l.) The dorsal portion of the mesothorax of insects. | |
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d8Mesymnicum \[d8]Me*sym"ni*cum\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`sos middle + [?] a festive song. See {Hymn}.] (Anc. Poetry) A repetition at the end of a stanza. | |
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d8Mezza majolica \[d8]Mez"za ma*jol"i*ca\ [It. See {Mezzo}; {Majolica}.] (Ceramics) Italian pottery of the epoch and general character of majolica, but less brilliantly decorated, esp. such pottery without tin enamel, but painted and glazed. | |
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d8Myocomma \[d8]My`o*com"ma\, n.; pl. L. {Myocommata}, E. {Myocommas}. [NL. See {Myo-}, and {Comma}.] (Anat.) A myotome. | |
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d8Myxoma \[d8]Myx*o"ma\, n.; pl. {Myxomata}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] mucus + -oma.] (Med.) A tumor made up of a gelatinous tissue resembling that found in the umbilical cord. | |
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d8Myxomycetes \[d8]Myx`o*my*ce"tes\, n. pl. [NL.; Gr. [?] mucus, slime + myceles.] (Bot.) A class of peculiar organisms, the slime molds, formerly regarded as animals (Mycetozoa), but now generally thought to be plants and often separated as a distinct phylum (Myxophyta). They are found on damp earth and decaying vegetable matter, and consist of naked masses of protoplasm, often of considerable size, which creep very slowly over the surface and ingest solid food. -- {Myx`o*my*ce"tous}, a. | |
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d8Myzontes \[d8]My*zon"tes\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] to suck.] (Zo[94]l.) The Marsipobranchiata. | |
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d8Naissant \[d8]Nais`sant"\, a. [F., p. pr. of na[8c]tre to be born, L. nasci.] (Her.) Same as {Jessant}. | |
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d8Nasion \[d8]Na*si*on\, n. [Nl., fr. L. nasus nose.] (Anat.) The middle point of the nasofrontal suture. | |
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d8Neginoth \[d8]Neg"i*noth\, n. pl. [Heb. n[ecr]g[c6]n[omac]th.] (Script.) Stringed instruments. --Dr. W. Smith. To the chief musician on Neginoth. --Ps. iv. 9heading). | |
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d8Ngina \[d8]Ngi"na\, n. [Native name.] The gorilla. | |
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d8Nisan \[d8]Ni"san\, n. [Heb. n[c6]s[be]n.] The first month of the jewish ecclesiastical year, formerly answering nearly to the month of April, now to March, of the Christian calendar. See {Abib}. | |
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d8Nizam \[d8]Ni*zam"\, n. [Hind. & Ar. niz[be]m order, a ruler, fr. Ar. nazama arrange, govern.] The title of the native sovereigns of Hyderabad, in India, since 1719. | |
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d8Nizam \[d8]Ni*zam"\, n.; pl. {Nizam}. [Turk. niz[be]m.] A regular soldier of the Turkish army. See {Army organization}, above. | |
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d8Omasum \[d8]O*ma"sum\, n. [L.] (Anat.) The third division of the stomach of ruminants. See {Manyplies}, and Illust. under {Ruminant}. | |
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d8T91niosomi \[d8]T[91]`ni*o*so"mi\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] ribbon + [?] body.] (Zo[94]l.) An order of fishes remarkable for their long and compressed form. The ribbon fishes are examples. See {Ribbon fish}, under {Ribbon}. | |
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d8Tanghinia \[d8]Tan*ghin"i*a\, n. [NL.] (Bot.) The ordeal tree. See under {Ordeal}. | |
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d8Tenesmus \[d8]Te*nes"mus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] to stretch: cf. L. tenesmos.] (Med.) An urgent and distressing sensation, as if a discharge from the intestines must take place, although none can be effected; -- always referred to the lower extremity of the rectum. {Vesical tenesmus}, a similar sensation as to the evacuation of urine, referred to the region of the bladder. | |
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d8Tenosynovitis \[d8]Ten`o*syn`o*vi"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. te`nwn tendon + synovitis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the synovial sheath of a tendon. | |
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d8Tenosynovitis \[d8]Ten`o*syn`o*vi"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. te`nwn a tendon + E. synovitis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the synovial sheath enveloping a tendon. | |
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d8Uncinata \[d8]Un`ci*na"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. uncinus a hook.] (Zo[94]l.) A division of marine ch[91]topod annelids which are furnished with uncini, as the serpulas and sabellas. | |
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d8Uncinatum \[d8]Un`ci*na"tum\, n. [NL., from L. uncinatus hooked.] (Anat.) The unciform bone. | |
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d8Uncinus \[d8]Un*ci"nus\, n.; pl. {Uncini}. [L., a hook.] (Zo[94]l.) One of the peculiar minute chitinous hooks found in large numbers in the tori of tubicolous annelids belonging to the Uncinata. | |
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Damage \Dam"age\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Damages}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Damaging}.] [Cf. OF. damagier, domagier. See {Damage}, n.] To ocassion damage to the soudness, goodness, or value of; to hurt; to injure; to impair. He . . . came up to the English admiral and gave him a broadside, with which he killed many of his men and damaged the ship. --Clarendon. | |
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Damascene \Dam"as*cene\, a. [L. Damascenus of Damascus, fr. Damascus the city, Gr. [?]. See {Damask}, and cf. {Damaskeen}, {Damaskin}, {Damson}.] Of or relating to Damascus. | |
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Damascene \Dam"as*cene\, n. A kind of plume, now called {damson}. See {Damson}. | |
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Damascene \Dam"as*cene\, v. t. Same as {Damask}, or {Damaskeen}, v. t. [bd]Damascened armor.[b8] --Beaconsfield. [bd]Cast and damascened steel.[b8] --Ure. | |
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Damaskeen \Dam"as*keen`\, Damasken \Dam"as*ken\, v. t. [F. damaschinare. See {Damascene}, v.] To decorate, as iron, steel, etc., with a peculiar marking or [bd]water[b8] produced in the process of manufacture, or with designs produced by inlaying or incrusting with another metal, as silver or gold, or by etching, etc., to damask. Damaskeening is is partly mosaic work, partly engraving, and partly carving. --Ure. | |
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Damaskeen \Dam"as*keen`\, Damasken \Dam"as*ken\, v. t. [F. damaschinare. See {Damascene}, v.] To decorate, as iron, steel, etc., with a peculiar marking or [bd]water[b8] produced in the process of manufacture, or with designs produced by inlaying or incrusting with another metal, as silver or gold, or by etching, etc., to damask. Damaskeening is is partly mosaic work, partly engraving, and partly carving. --Ure. | |
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Damaskin \Dam"as*kin\, n. [Cf. F. damasquin, adj., It. damaschino, Sp. damasquino. See {Damaskeen}.] A sword of Damask steel. No old Toledo blades or damaskins. --Howell [?]. | |
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Damask \Dam"ask\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Damasked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Damasking}.] To decorate in a way peculiar to Damascus or attributed to Damascus; particularly: (a) with flowers and rich designs, as silk; (b) with inlaid lines of gold, etc., or with a peculiar marking or [bd]water,[b8] as metal. See {Damaskeen}. Mingled metal damasked o'er with gold. --Dryde[?]. On the soft, downy bank, damasked with flowers. --Milton. | |
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Damassin \Dam"as*sin\ (d[acr]m"[ait]s*s[icr]n), n. [F., fr. damas. See {Damask}.] A kind of modified damask or brocade. | |
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Damascene \Dam"as*cene\, n. A kind of plume, now called {damson}. See {Damson}. | |
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Damson \Dam"son\ (d[acr]m"z'n), n. [OE. damasin the Damascus plum, fr. L. Damascenus. See {Damascene}.] A small oval plum of a blue color, the fruit of a variety of the {Prunus domestica}; -- called also {damask plum}. | |
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Damascene \Dam"as*cene\, n. A kind of plume, now called {damson}. See {Damson}. | |
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Damson \Dam"son\ (d[acr]m"z'n), n. [OE. damasin the Damascus plum, fr. L. Damascenus. See {Damascene}.] A small oval plum of a blue color, the fruit of a variety of the {Prunus domestica}; -- called also {damask plum}. | |
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Dance \Dance\ (d[adot]ns), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Danced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dancing}.] [F. danser, fr. OHG. dans[omac]n to draw; akin to dinsan to draw, Goth. apinsan, and prob. from the same root (meaning to stretch) as E. thin. See {Thin}.] 1. To move with measured steps, or to a musical accompaniment; to go through, either alone or in company with others, with a regulated succession of movements, (commonly) to the sound of music; to trip or leap rhythmically. Jack shall pipe and Gill shall dance. --Wither. Good shepherd, what fair swain is this Which dances with your daughter? --Shak. 2. To move nimbly or merrily; to express pleasure by motion; to caper; to frisk; to skip about. Then, 'tis time to dance off. --Thackeray. More dances my rapt heart Than when I first my wedded mistress saw. --Shak. Shadows in the glassy waters dance. --Byron. Where rivulets dance their wayward round. --Wordsworth. {To dance on a rope}, [or] {To dance on nothing}, to be hanged. | |
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Dancing \Dan"cing\, p. a. & vb. n. from {Dance}. {Dancing girl}, one of the women in the East Indies whose profession is to dance in the temples, or for the amusement of spectators. There are various classes of dancing girls. {Dancing master}, a teacher of dancing. {Dancing school}, a school or place where dancing is taught. | |
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Dancing \Dan"cing\, p. a. & vb. n. from {Dance}. {Dancing girl}, one of the women in the East Indies whose profession is to dance in the temples, or for the amusement of spectators. There are various classes of dancing girls. {Dancing master}, a teacher of dancing. {Dancing school}, a school or place where dancing is taught. | |
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Opera \Op"er*a\, n. [It., fr. opera work, composition, opposed to an improvisation, fr. L. opera pains work, fr. opus, operis, work, labor: cf. F. op[82]ra. See {Operate}.] 1. A drama, either tragic or comic, of which music forms an essential part; a drama wholly or mostly sung, consisting of recitative, arials, choruses, duets, trios, etc., with orchestral accompaniment, preludes, and interludes, together with appropriate costumes, scenery, and action; a lyric drama. 2. The score of a musical drama, either written or in print; a play set to music. 3. The house where operas are exhibited. {[d8]Op[82]ra bouffe} [F. op[82]ra opera + bouffe comic, It. buffo], {[d8]Opera buffa} [It.], light, farcical, burlesque opera. {Opera box}, a partially inclosed portion of the auditorium of an opera house for the use of a small private party. {[d8]Op[82]ra comique} [F.], comic or humorous opera. {Opera flannel}, a light flannel, highly finished. --Knight. {Opera girl} (Bot.), an East Indian plant ({Mantisia saltatoria}) of the Ginger family, sometimes seen in hothouses. It has curious flowers which have some resemblance to a ballet dancer, whence the popular name. Called also {dancing girls}. {Opera glass}, a short telescope with concave eye lenses of low power, usually made double, that is, with a tube and set of glasses for each eye; a lorgnette; -- so called because adapted for use at the opera, theater, etc. {Opera hat}, a gentleman's folding hat. {Opera house}, specifically, a theater devoted to the performance of operas. {[d8]Opera seria} [It.], serious or tragic opera; grand opera. | |
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Dancing \Dan"cing\, p. a. & vb. n. from {Dance}. {Dancing girl}, one of the women in the East Indies whose profession is to dance in the temples, or for the amusement of spectators. There are various classes of dancing girls. {Dancing master}, a teacher of dancing. {Dancing school}, a school or place where dancing is taught. | |
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Dancing \Dan"cing\, p. a. & vb. n. from {Dance}. {Dancing girl}, one of the women in the East Indies whose profession is to dance in the temples, or for the amusement of spectators. There are various classes of dancing girls. {Dancing master}, a teacher of dancing. {Dancing school}, a school or place where dancing is taught. | |
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Demagnetize \De*mag"net*ize\, v. t. 1. To deprive of magnetic properties. See {Magnetize}. If the bar be rapidly magnetized and demagnetized. --Am. Cyc. 2. To free from mesmeric influence; to demesmerize. -- {De*mag`net*i*za"tion}, n. -- {De*mag"net*i`zer}, n. | |
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Demagnetize \De*mag"net*ize\, v. t. 1. To deprive of magnetic properties. See {Magnetize}. If the bar be rapidly magnetized and demagnetized. --Am. Cyc. 2. To free from mesmeric influence; to demesmerize. -- {De*mag`net*i*za"tion}, n. -- {De*mag"net*i`zer}, n. | |
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Demagnetize \De*mag"net*ize\, v. t. 1. To deprive of magnetic properties. See {Magnetize}. If the bar be rapidly magnetized and demagnetized. --Am. Cyc. 2. To free from mesmeric influence; to demesmerize. -- {De*mag`net*i*za"tion}, n. -- {De*mag"net*i`zer}, n. | |
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Demesmerize \De*mes"mer*ize\, v. t. To relieve from mesmeric influence. See {Mesmerize}. | |
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Demesne \De*mesne"\, n. [OE. demeine, demain, rule, demesne, OF. demeine, demaine, demeigne, domaine, power, F. domaine domain, fr. L. dominium property, right of ownership, fr. dominus master, proprietor, owner. See {Dame}, and cf. {Demain}, {Domain}, {Danger}, {Dungeon}.] (Law) A lord's chief manor place, with that part of the lands belonging thereto which has not been granted out in tenancy; a house, and the land adjoining, kept for the proprietor's own use. [Written also {demain}.] --Wharton's Law Dict. Burrill. {Ancient demesne}. (Eng. Law) See under {Ancient}. | |
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Demesnial \De*mesn"i*al\, a. Of or pertaining to a demesne; of the nature of a demesne. | |
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Demicannon \Dem"i*can"non\, n. (Mil. Antiq.) A kind of ordnance, carrying a ball weighing from thirty to thirty-six pounds. --Shak. | |
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Demijohn \Dem"i*john\, n. [F. dame-jeanne, i.e., Lady Jane, a corruption of Ar. damaj[be]na, damj[be]na, prob. fr. Damaghan a town in the Persian province of Khorassan, once famous for its glass works.] A glass vessel or bottle with a large body and small neck, inclosed in wickerwork. | |
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Demise \De*mise"\, n. [F. d[82]mettre, p. p. d[82]mis, d[82]mise, to put away, lay down; pref. d[82]- (L. de or dis-) + mettre to put, place, lay, fr. L. mittere to send. See {Mission}, and cf. {Dismiss}, {Demit}.] 1. Transmission by formal act or conveyance to an heir or successor; transference; especially, the transfer or transmission of the crown or royal authority to a successor. 2. The decease of a royal or princely person; hence, also, the death of any illustrious person. After the demise of the Queen [of George II.], in 1737, they [drawing- rooms] were held but twice a week. --P. Cunningham. 3. (Law) The conveyance or transfer of an estate, either in fee for life or for years, most commonly the latter. --Bouvier. Note: The demise of the crown is a transfer of the crown, royal authority, or kingdom, to a successor. Thus, when Edward IV. was driven from his throne for a few months by the house of Lancaster, this temporary transfer of his dignity was called a demise. Thus the natural death of a king or queen came to be denominated a demise, as by that event the crown is transferred to a successor. --Blackstone. {Demise and redemise}, a conveyance where there are mutual leases made from one to another of the same land, or something out of it. Syn: Death; decease; departure. See {Death}. | |
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Demisemiquaver \Dem`i*sem"i*qua`ver\, n. (Mus.) A short note, equal in time to the half of a semiquaver, or the thirty-second part of a whole note. | |
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Demise \De*mise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Demised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Demising}.] 1. To transfer or transmit by succession or inheritance; to grant or bestow by will; to bequeath. [bd]Power to demise my lands.[b8] --Swift. What honor Canst thou demise to any child of mine? --Shak. 2. To convey; to give. [R.] His soul is at his conception demised to him. --Hammond. 3. (Law) To convey, as an estate, by lease; to lease. | |
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Demission \De*mis"sion\, n. [L. demissio, fr. demittere. See {Demit}.] 1. The act of demitting, or the state of being demitted; a letting down; a lowering; dejection. [bd]Demission of mind.[b8] --Hammond. Demission of sovereign authority. --L'Estrange. 2. Resignation of an office. [Scot.] | |
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Demissionary \De*mis"sion*a*ry\, a. 1. Pertaining to transfer or conveyance; as, a demissionary deed. 2. Tending to lower, depress, or degrade. | |
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Denizen \Den"i*zen\ (d[ecr]n"[icr]*z'n), n. [OF. denzein, deinzein, prop., one living (a city or country); opposed to forain foreign, and fr. denz within, F. dans, fr. L. de intus, prop., from within, intus being from in in. See {In}, and cf. {Foreign}.] 1. A dweller; an inhabitant. [bd]Denizens of air.[b8] --Pope. Denizens of their own free, independent state. --Sir W. Scott. 2. One who is admitted by favor to all or a part of the rights of citizenship, where he did not possess them by birth; an adopted or naturalized citizen. 3. One admitted to residence in a foreign country. Ye gods, Natives, or denizens, of blest abodes. --Dryden. | |
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Denizen \Den"i*zen\, v. t. 1. To constitute (one) a denizen; to admit to residence, with certain rights and privileges. As soon as denizened, they domineer. --Dryden. 2. To provide with denizens; to populate with adopted or naturalized occupants. There [islets] were at once denizened by various weeds. --J. D. Hooker. | |
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Denizenation \Den`i*zen*a"tion\, n. Denization; denizening. --Abbott. | |
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Denizenize \Den"i*zen*ize\, v. t. To constitute (one) a denizen; to denizen. --Abbott. | |
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Denizenship \Den"i*zen*ship\, n. State of being a denizen. | |
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Densimeter \Den*sim"e*ter\, n. [L. densus dense + -meter: cf. F. densim[8a]tre.] An instrument for ascertaining the specific gravity or density of a substance. | |
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Diamagnet \Di`a*mag"net\, n. [Pref. dia- + magnet.] A body having diamagnetic polarity. | |
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Diamagnetic \Di`a*mag*net"ic\, a. Pertaining to, or exhibiting the phenomena of, diamagnetism; taking, or being of a nature to take, a position at right angles to the lines of magnetic force. See {Paramagnetic}. {Diamagnetic attraction}. See under {Attraction}. | |
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Diamagnetic \Di`a*mag*net"ic\, n. Any substance, as bismuth, glass, phosphorous, etc., which in a field of magnetic force is differently affected from the ordinary magnetic bodies, as iron; that is, which tends to take a position at right angles to the lines of magnetic force, and is repelled by either pole of the magnet. | |
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Attraction \At*trac"tion\, n. [L. attractio: cf. F. attraction.] 1. (Physics) An invisible power in a body by which it draws anything to itself; the power in nature acting mutually between bodies or ultimate particles, tending to draw them together, or to produce their cohesion or combination, and conversely resisting separation. Note: Attraction is exerted at both sensible and insensible distances, and is variously denominated according to its qualities or phenomena. Under attraction at sensible distances, there are, -- (1.) {Attraction of gravitation}, which acts at all distances throughout the universe, with a force proportional directly to the product of the masses of the bodies and inversely to the square of their distances apart. (2.) {Magnetic}, {diamagnetic}, and {electrical attraction}, each of which is limited in its sensible range and is polar in its action, a property dependent on the quality or condition of matter, and not on its quantity. Under attraction at insensible distances, there are, -- (1.) {Adhesive attraction}, attraction between surfaces of sensible extent, or by the medium of an intervening substance. (2.) {Cohesive attraction}, attraction between ultimate particles, whether like or unlike, and causing simply an aggregation or a union of those particles, as in the absorption of gases by charcoal, or of oxygen by spongy platinum, or the process of solidification or crystallization. The power in adhesive attraction is strictly the same as that of cohesion. (3.) {Capillary attraction}, attraction causing a liquid to rise, in capillary tubes or interstices, above its level outside, as in very small glass tubes, or a sponge, or any porous substance, when one end is inserted in the liquid. It is a special case of cohesive attraction. (4.) {Chemical attraction}, or {affinity}, that peculiar force which causes elementary atoms, or groups of atoms, to unite to form molecules. 2. The act or property of attracting; the effect of the power or operation of attraction. --Newton. 3. The power or act of alluring, drawing to, inviting, or engaging; an attractive quality; as, the attraction of beauty or eloquence. 4. That which attracts; an attractive object or feature. Syn: Allurement; enticement; charm. | |
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Diamagnetic \Di`a*mag*net"ic\, a. Pertaining to, or exhibiting the phenomena of, diamagnetism; taking, or being of a nature to take, a position at right angles to the lines of magnetic force. See {Paramagnetic}. {Diamagnetic attraction}. See under {Attraction}. | |
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Diamagnetic \Di`a*mag*net"ic\, n. Any substance, as bismuth, glass, phosphorous, etc., which in a field of magnetic force is differently affected from the ordinary magnetic bodies, as iron; that is, which tends to take a position at right angles to the lines of magnetic force, and is repelled by either pole of the magnet. | |
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Attraction \At*trac"tion\, n. [L. attractio: cf. F. attraction.] 1. (Physics) An invisible power in a body by which it draws anything to itself; the power in nature acting mutually between bodies or ultimate particles, tending to draw them together, or to produce their cohesion or combination, and conversely resisting separation. Note: Attraction is exerted at both sensible and insensible distances, and is variously denominated according to its qualities or phenomena. Under attraction at sensible distances, there are, -- (1.) {Attraction of gravitation}, which acts at all distances throughout the universe, with a force proportional directly to the product of the masses of the bodies and inversely to the square of their distances apart. (2.) {Magnetic}, {diamagnetic}, and {electrical attraction}, each of which is limited in its sensible range and is polar in its action, a property dependent on the quality or condition of matter, and not on its quantity. Under attraction at insensible distances, there are, -- (1.) {Adhesive attraction}, attraction between surfaces of sensible extent, or by the medium of an intervening substance. (2.) {Cohesive attraction}, attraction between ultimate particles, whether like or unlike, and causing simply an aggregation or a union of those particles, as in the absorption of gases by charcoal, or of oxygen by spongy platinum, or the process of solidification or crystallization. The power in adhesive attraction is strictly the same as that of cohesion. (3.) {Capillary attraction}, attraction causing a liquid to rise, in capillary tubes or interstices, above its level outside, as in very small glass tubes, or a sponge, or any porous substance, when one end is inserted in the liquid. It is a special case of cohesive attraction. (4.) {Chemical attraction}, or {affinity}, that peculiar force which causes elementary atoms, or groups of atoms, to unite to form molecules. 2. The act or property of attracting; the effect of the power or operation of attraction. --Newton. 3. The power or act of alluring, drawing to, inviting, or engaging; an attractive quality; as, the attraction of beauty or eloquence. 4. That which attracts; an attractive object or feature. Syn: Allurement; enticement; charm. | |
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Diamagnetic \Di`a*mag*net"ic\, a. Pertaining to, or exhibiting the phenomena of, diamagnetism; taking, or being of a nature to take, a position at right angles to the lines of magnetic force. See {Paramagnetic}. {Diamagnetic attraction}. See under {Attraction}. | |
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Diamagnetically \Di`a*mag*net"ic*al*ly\, adv. In the manner of, or according to, diamagnetism. | |
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Diamagnetism \Di`a*mag"net*ism\, n. 1. The science which treats of diamagnetic phenomena, and of the properties of diamagnetic bodies. 2. That form or condition of magnetic action which characterizes diamagnetics. | |
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Dimission \Di*mis"sion\, n. [L. dimissio. See {Dimit}, and cf. {Dismission}.] Leave to depart; a dismissing. [Obs.] --Barrow. | |
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Dinginess \Din"gi*ness\, n. Quality of being dingy; a dusky hue. | |
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Ding \Ding\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dinged}, {Dang} (Obs.), or {Dung} (Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Dinging}.] [OE. dingen, dengen; akin to AS. dencgan to knock, Icel. dengja to beat, hammer, Sw. d[84]nga, G. dengeln.] 1. To dash; to throw violently. [Obs.] To ding the book a coit's distance from him. --Milton. 2. To cause to sound or ring. {To ding (anything) in one's ears}, to impress one by noisy repetition, as if by hammering. | |
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Dinsome \Din"some\, a. Full of din. [Scot.] --Burns. | |
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Dionysian \Di`o*ny"sian\, a. Relating to Dionysius, a monk of the 6th century; as, the Dionysian, or Christian, era. {Dionysian period}, a period of 532 years, depending on the cycle of the sun, or 28 years, and the cycle of the moon, or 19 years; -- sometimes called the {Greek paschal cycle}, or {Victorian period}. | |
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Dionysian \Di`o*ny"sian\, a. Relating to Dionysius, a monk of the 6th century; as, the Dionysian, or Christian, era. {Dionysian period}, a period of 532 years, depending on the cycle of the sun, or 28 years, and the cycle of the moon, or 19 years; -- sometimes called the {Greek paschal cycle}, or {Victorian period}. | |
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Domesman \Domes"man\, n.; pl. {Domesmen}. [See {Doom}.] A judge; an umpire. [Obs.] | |
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Domesman \Domes"man\, n.; pl. {Domesmen}. [See {Doom}.] A judge; an umpire. [Obs.] | |
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Donjon \Don"jon\, n. [See {Dungeon}.] The chief tower, also called the keep; a massive tower in ancient castles, forming the strongest part of the fortifications. See Illust. of {Castle}. | |
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Doctor \Doc"tor\, n. [OF. doctur, L. doctor, teacher, fr. docere to teach. See {Docile}.] 1. A teacher; one skilled in a profession, or branch of knowledge learned man. [Obs.] One of the doctors of Italy, Nicholas Macciavel. -- Bacon. 2. An academical title, originally meaning a men so well versed in his department as to be qualified to teach it. Hence: One who has taken the highest degree conferred by a university or college, or has received a diploma of the highest degree; as, a doctor of divinity, of law, of medicine, of music, or of philosophy. Such diplomas may confer an honorary title only. 3. One duly licensed to practice medicine; a member of the medical profession; a physician. By medicine life may be prolonged, yet death Will seize the doctor too. -- Shak. 4. Any mechanical contrivance intended to remedy a difficulty or serve some purpose in an exigency; as, the doctor of a calico-printing machine, which is a knife to remove superfluous coloring matter; the doctor, or auxiliary engine, called also {donkey engine}. 5. (Zo[94]l.) The friar skate. [Prov. Eng.] {Doctors' Commons}. See under {Commons}. {Doctor's stuff}, physic, medicine. --G. Eliot. {Doctor fish} (Zo[94]l.), any fish of the genus {Acanthurus}; the surgeon fish; -- so called from a sharp lancetlike spine on each side of the tail. Also called {barber fish}. See {Surgeon fish}. | |
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Donkey \Don"key\, n.; pl. {Donkeys}. [Prob. dun, in allusion to the color of the animal + a dim. termination.] 1. An ass; or (less frequently) a mule. 2. A stupid or obstinate fellow; an ass. {Donkey engine}, a small auxiliary engine not used for propelling, but for pumping water into the boilers, raising heavy weights, and like purposes. {Donkey pump}, a steam pump for feeding boilers, extinguishing fire, etc.; -- usually an auxiliary. {Donkey's eye} (Bot.), the large round seed of the {Mucuna pruriens}, a tropical leguminous plant. | |
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Doctor \Doc"tor\, n. [OF. doctur, L. doctor, teacher, fr. docere to teach. See {Docile}.] 1. A teacher; one skilled in a profession, or branch of knowledge learned man. [Obs.] One of the doctors of Italy, Nicholas Macciavel. -- Bacon. 2. An academical title, originally meaning a men so well versed in his department as to be qualified to teach it. Hence: One who has taken the highest degree conferred by a university or college, or has received a diploma of the highest degree; as, a doctor of divinity, of law, of medicine, of music, or of philosophy. Such diplomas may confer an honorary title only. 3. One duly licensed to practice medicine; a member of the medical profession; a physician. By medicine life may be prolonged, yet death Will seize the doctor too. -- Shak. 4. Any mechanical contrivance intended to remedy a difficulty or serve some purpose in an exigency; as, the doctor of a calico-printing machine, which is a knife to remove superfluous coloring matter; the doctor, or auxiliary engine, called also {donkey engine}. 5. (Zo[94]l.) The friar skate. [Prov. Eng.] {Doctors' Commons}. See under {Commons}. {Doctor's stuff}, physic, medicine. --G. Eliot. {Doctor fish} (Zo[94]l.), any fish of the genus {Acanthurus}; the surgeon fish; -- so called from a sharp lancetlike spine on each side of the tail. Also called {barber fish}. See {Surgeon fish}. | |
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Donkey \Don"key\, n.; pl. {Donkeys}. [Prob. dun, in allusion to the color of the animal + a dim. termination.] 1. An ass; or (less frequently) a mule. 2. A stupid or obstinate fellow; an ass. {Donkey engine}, a small auxiliary engine not used for propelling, but for pumping water into the boilers, raising heavy weights, and like purposes. {Donkey pump}, a steam pump for feeding boilers, extinguishing fire, etc.; -- usually an auxiliary. {Donkey's eye} (Bot.), the large round seed of the {Mucuna pruriens}, a tropical leguminous plant. | |
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Donnism \Don"nism\, n. [{Don}, n., 2.] Self-importance; loftiness of carriage. [Cant, Eng. Universities] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Doomsman \Dooms"man\, n. [Doom + man.] A judge; an umpire. [Obs.] --Hampole. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Downcome \Down"come`\, n. 1. Sudden fall; downfall; overthrow. --Milton. 2. (Iron Manuf.) A pipe for leading combustible gases downward from the top of the blast furnace to the hot-blast stoves, boilers, etc., where they are burned. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Downcomer \Down"com`er\, n. A pipe to conduct something downwards; specif.: (a) (Iron Manuf.) A pipe for leading the hot gases from the top of a blast furnace downward to the regenerators, boilers, etc. (b) (Steam Engin.) In some water-tube boilers, a tube larger in diameter than the water tubes to conduct the water from each top drum to a bottom drum, thus completing the circulation. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mesityl \Mes"i*tyl\, n. (Chem.) A hypothetical radical formerly supposed to exist in mesityl oxide. {Mesityl oxide} (Chem.), a volatile liquid having the odor of peppermint, obtained by certain dehydrating agents from acetone; -- formerly called also {dumasin}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dungeon \Dun"geon\, v. t. To shut up in a dungeon. --Bp. Hall. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dungeon \Dun"geon\, n. [OE. donjoun highest tower of a castle, tower, prison, F. donjon tower or platform in the midst of a castle, turret, or closet on the top of a house, a keep of a castle, LL. domnio, the same word as LL. dominus lord. See {Dame}, {Don}, and cf. {Dominion}, {Domain}, {Demesne}, {Danger}, {Donjon}.] A close, dark prison, common[?], under ground, as if the lower apartments of the donjon or keep of a castle, these being used as prisons. Down with him even into the deep dungeon. -- Tyndale. Year after year he lay patiently in a dungeon. -- Macaulay. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dung \Dung\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dunged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dunging}.] 1. To manure with dung. --Dryden. 2. (Calico Print.) To immerse or steep, as calico, in a bath of hot water containing cow dung; -- done to remove the superfluous mordant. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dungmeer \Dung"meer`\, n. [Dung + (prob.) meer a pool.] A pit where dung and weeds rot for manure. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dyingness \Dy"ing*ness\, n. The state of dying or the stimulation of such a state; extreme languor; languishment. [R.] Tenderness becomes me best, a sort of dyingness; you see that picture, Foible, -- a swimmingness in the eyes; yes, I'll look so. --Congreve. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Dane County, WI (county, FIPS 25) Location: 43.06683 N, 89.41833 W Population (1990): 367085 (147851 housing units) Area: 3113.6 sq km (land), 93.9 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Denison, IA (city, FIPS 19945) Location: 42.01830 N, 95.34894 W Population (1990): 6604 (2725 housing units) Area: 14.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 51442 Denison, KS (city, FIPS 17625) Location: 39.39321 N, 95.62815 W Population (1990): 225 (92 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 66419 Denison, TX (city, FIPS 19900) Location: 33.75589 N, 96.56410 W Population (1990): 21505 (10328 housing units) Area: 57.2 sq km (land), 0.8 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 75020 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Dennison, IL Zip code(s): 62423 Dennison, MN (city, FIPS 15706) Location: 44.40340 N, 93.02870 W Population (1990): 152 (60 housing units) Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Dennison, OH (village, FIPS 21714) Location: 40.39715 N, 81.32788 W Population (1990): 3282 (1298 housing units) Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 44621 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Densmore, KS Zip code(s): 67645 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Dingmans Ferry, PA Zip code(s): 18328 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Duncan, AZ (town, FIPS 20750) Location: 32.73625 N, 109.09178 W Population (1990): 662 (314 housing units) Area: 6.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Duncan, MS (town, FIPS 20380) Location: 34.04355 N, 90.74461 W Population (1990): 416 (158 housing units) Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 38740 Duncan, NE (village, FIPS 13890) Location: 41.38998 N, 97.49350 W Population (1990): 387 (142 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Duncan, OK (city, FIPS 21900) Location: 34.52007 N, 97.96817 W Population (1990): 21732 (10401 housing units) Area: 66.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 73533 Duncan, SC (town, FIPS 21265) Location: 34.93558 N, 82.13705 W Population (1990): 2152 (862 housing units) Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 29334 Duncan, WV Zip code(s): 25252 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Duncan Falls, OH Zip code(s): 43734 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Duncannon, PA (borough, FIPS 20240) Location: 40.39563 N, 77.02708 W Population (1990): 1450 (643 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 17020 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Duncansville, PA (borough, FIPS 20248) Location: 40.42633 N, 78.42960 W Population (1990): 1309 (599 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 16635 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Duncanville, AL Zip code(s): 35456 Duncanville, TX (city, FIPS 21628) Location: 32.64587 N, 96.91347 W Population (1990): 35748 (13358 housing units) Area: 29.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 75116, 75137 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Duncombe, IA (city, FIPS 22755) Location: 42.46993 N, 93.99603 W Population (1990): 488 (203 housing units) Area: 5.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50532 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Dungannon, VA (town, FIPS 23952) Location: 36.82840 N, 82.46757 W Population (1990): 250 (114 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 24245 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Dunn Center, ND (city, FIPS 20940) Location: 47.35330 N, 102.62376 W Population (1990): 128 (80 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 58626 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Dunn County, ND (county, FIPS 25) Location: 47.35819 N, 102.61528 W Population (1990): 4005 (2057 housing units) Area: 5205.9 sq km (land), 187.5 sq km (water) Dunn County, WI (county, FIPS 33) Location: 44.94756 N, 91.89759 W Population (1990): 35909 (13252 housing units) Area: 2206.9 sq km (land), 30.8 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Dunnegan, MO Zip code(s): 65640 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Dunnigan, CA Zip code(s): 95937 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Dunsmuir, CA (city, FIPS 20242) Location: 41.23354 N, 122.26989 W Population (1990): 2129 (1129 housing units) Area: 4.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 96025 | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
dancing frog n. [Vancouver area] A problem that occurs on a computer that will not reappear while anyone else is watching. From the classic Warner Brothers cartoon "One Froggy Evening", featuring a dancing and singing Michigan J. Frog that just croaks when anyone else is around (now the WB network mascot). | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
demoscene /dem'oh-seen/ [also `demo scene'] A culture of multimedia hackers located primarily in Scandinavia and northern Europe. Demoscene folklore recounts that when old-time {warez d00dz} cracked some piece of software they often added an advertisement of in the beginning, usually containing colorful {display hack}s with greetings to other cracking groups. The demoscene was born among people who decided building these display hacks is more interesting than hacking and began to build self-contained display hacks of considerable elaboration and beauty (within the culture such a hack is called a {demo}). The split seems to have happened at the end of the 1980s. As more of these {demogroup}s emerged, they started to have {compo}s at copying parties (see {copyparty}), which later evolved to standalone events (see {demoparty}). The demoscene has retained some traits from the {warez d00dz}, including their style of handles and group names and some of their jargon. Traditionally demos were written in assembly language, with lots of smart tricks, self-modifying code, undocumented op-codes and the like. Some time around 1995, people started coding demos in C, and a couple of years after that, they also started using Java. Ten years on (in 1998-1999), the demoscene is changing as its original platforms (C64, Amiga, Spectrum, Atari ST, IBM PC under DOS) die out and activity shifts towards Windows, Linux, and the Internet. While deeply underground in the past, demoscene is trying to get into the mainstream as accepted art form, and one symptom of this is the commercialization of bigger demoparties. Older demosceneers frown at this, but the majority think it's a good direction. Many demosceneers end up working in the computer game industry. Demoscene resource pages are available at `http://www.oldskool.org/demos/explained/' and `http://www.scene.org/'. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
DNA computing computational problems. Standard operations of molecular biology can then be used to solve some {NP-hard} {search problems} in parallel using a very large number of molecules. The exponential scaling of NP-hard problems still remains, so this method will require a huge amount of DNA to solve large problems. [L. M. Adleman, "Molecular Computation of Solutions to Combinatorial Problems", Science 266:1021-1024, 1994]. (1997-02-11) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Dungeon {Zork} | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Dan-jaan woodland Dan, a place probably somewhere in the direction of Dan, near the sources of the Jordan (2 Sam. 24:6). The LXX. and the Vulgate read "Dan-ja'ar", i.e., "Dan in the forest." | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Dungeon different from the ordinary prison in being more severe as a place of punishment. Like the Roman inner prison (Acts 16:24), it consisted of a deep cell or cistern (Jer. 38:6). To be shut up in, a punishment common in Egypt (Gen. 39:20; 40:3; 41:10; 42:19). It is not mentioned, however, in the law of Moses as a mode of punishment. Under the later kings imprisonment was frequently used as a punishment (2 Chron. 16:10; Jer. 20:2; 32:2; 33:1; 37:15), and it was customary after the Exile (Matt. 11:2; Luke 3:20; Acts 5:18, 21; Matt. 18:30). |