Dais : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Dais	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Dais
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dais n a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it Synonym(s): dais, podium, pulpit, rostrum, ambo, stump, soapbox
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dais \Da"is\ (d[amac]"[icr]s), n. [OE. deis, des, table, dais, OF. deis table, F. dais a canopy, L. discus a quoit, a dish (from the shape), LL., table, fr. Gr. [?] a quoit, a dish. See {Dish}.] 1. The high or principal table, at the end of a hall, at which the chief guests were seated; also, the chief seat at the high table. [Obs.] 2. A platform slightly raised above the floor of a hall or large room, giving distinction to the table and seats placed upon it for the chief guests. 3. A canopy over the seat of a person of dignity. [Obs.] --Shiply.