D and C
         n 1: a surgical procedure usually performed under local
               anesthesia in which the cervix is dilated and the
               endometrial lining of the uterus is scraped with a curet;
               performed to obtain tissue samples or to stop prolonged
               bleeding or to remove small tumors or to remove fragments
               of placenta after childbirth or as a method of abortion
               [syn: {dilation and curettage}, {dilatation and curettage},
               {D and C}]

English Dictionary: Dante Gabriel Rossetti	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dandyish adj affecting extreme elegance in dress and manner [syn: dandified, dandyish, foppish]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dandyism n the manner and dress of a fop or dandy [syn: foppishness, dandyism]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Dante Gabriel Rossetti n English poet and painter who was a leader of the Pre- Raphaelites (1828-1882) Synonym(s): Rossetti, Dante Gabriel Rossetti
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Dantesque adj of or relating to Dante Alighieri or his writings [syn: Dantean, Dantesque]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Dematiaceae n family of imperfect mushrooms having dark-colored hyphae or conidia Synonym(s): Dematiaceae, family Dematiaceae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
demitasse n small cup of strong black coffee without milk or cream Synonym(s): cafe noir, demitasse small coffee cup; for serving black coffee
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Demotic adj of or written in or belonging to the form of modern Greek based on colloquial use of or for the common people; "demotic entertainments"; "demotic speech"; "a poet with a keen ear for demotic rhythms" n a simplified cursive form of the ancient hieratic script; "Demotic script was eventually replaced by Greek" Synonym(s): Demotic, Demotic script the modern Greek vernacular Synonym(s): Romaic, Demotic
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Demotic script n a simplified cursive form of the ancient hieratic script; "Demotic script was eventually replaced by Greek" Synonym(s): Demotic, Demotic script
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dent corn n corn whose kernels contain both hard and soft starch and become indented at maturity Synonym(s): dent corn, Zea mays indentata
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
denticle n small pointed ridge on the exoskeleton of an arthropod
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
denticulate adj having a very finely toothed margin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
denticulate leaf n a leaf having a finely toothed margin; minutely dentate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dentist n a person qualified to practice dentistry [syn: dentist, tooth doctor, dental practitioner]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dentist's drill n a high speed drill that dentists use to cut into teeth Synonym(s): dentist's drill, burr drill
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dentistry n the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth Synonym(s): dentistry, dental medicine, odontology
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deontic logic n the modal logic of obligation and permissibility
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dianoetic adj proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition Synonym(s): dianoetic, discursive
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Dianthus n carnations and pinks Synonym(s): Dianthus, genus Dianthus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Dianthus barbatus n Eurasian pink widely cultivated for its flat-topped dense clusters of varicolored flowers Synonym(s): sweet William, Dianthus barbatus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Dianthus caryophyllus n Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors Synonym(s): carnation, clove pink, gillyflower, Dianthus caryophyllus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Dianthus chinensis n Chinese pink with deeply toothed rose-lilac flowers with a purplish eye; usually raised as an annual Synonym(s): china pink, rainbow pink, Dianthus chinensis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Dianthus chinensis heddewigii n a flowering variety of China pink distinguished by jagged- edged petals Synonym(s): Japanese pink, Dianthus chinensis heddewigii
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Dianthus deltoides n low-growing loosely mat-forming Eurasian pink with a single pale pink flower with a crimson center Synonym(s): maiden pink, Dianthus deltoides
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Dianthus latifolius n much-branched pink with flowers in clusters; closely related to sweet William Synonym(s): button pink, Dianthus latifolius
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Dianthus plumarius n European pink cultivated for its very fragrant pink or rosy flowers Synonym(s): cottage pink, grass pink, Dianthus plumarius
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Dianthus supurbus n Eurasian perennial pink having fragrant lilac or rose flowers with deeply fringed margins Synonym(s): fringed pink, Dianthus supurbus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Diomedea exulans n very large albatross; white with wide black wings [syn: wandering albatross, Diomedea exulans]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
domed stadium n a stadium that has a roof [syn: dome, domed stadium, covered stadium]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
don't-know n a person who responds `I don't know' in a public opinion poll; "70% in favor, 13% opposed and 17% don't-knows"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Donatism n a schismatic Christian religion in northern Africa from the 4th to the 7th century; held that only those who led a blameless life belonged in the church or could administer the sacraments
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Donatist adj of or relating to Donatism n an adherent of Donatism
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Donatus n Roman grammarian whose textbook on Latin grammar was used throughout the Middle Ages (fourth century) Synonym(s): Donatus, Aelius Donatus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Donets Basin n an industrial region in the Ukraine [syn: Donets Basin, Donbass, Donbas]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Donetsk n an industrial city in the Donets Basin [syn: Donetsk, Donetske, Stalino]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Donetske n an industrial city in the Donets Basin [syn: Donetsk, Donetske, Stalino]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
down the stairs adv on a floor below; "the tenants live downstairs" [syn: downstairs, down the stairs, on a lower floor, below] Antonym(s): on a higher floor, up the stairs, upstairs
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
downtick n a transaction in the stock market at a price below the price of the preceding transaction Antonym(s): uptick
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d1dematous \[d1]*dem"a*tous\, a. (Med.)       Pertaining to, or of the nature of, edema; affected with       edema.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Amitosis \[d8]Am`i*to"sis\, n. [NL. See {A-} not, and       {Mitosis}.] (Biol.)       Cell division in which there is first a simple cleavage of       the nucleus without change in its structure (such as the       formation of chromosomes), followed by the division of the       cytoplasm; direct cell division; -- opposed to {mitosis}. It       is not the usual mode of division, and is believed by many to       occur chiefly in highly specialized cells which are incapable       of long-continued multiplication, in transitory structures,       and in those in early stages of degeneration.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Amotus \[d8]A*mo"tus\, a. [L., withdrawn (from it[?]place).]       (Zo[94]l.)       Elevated, -- as a toe, when raised so high that the tip does       not touch the ground.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Antd2ci \[d8]An*t[d2]"ci\ ([acr]n*t[emac]"s[imac]), Antd2cians    \An*t[d2]"cians\(-sh[ait]nz), n. pl. [NL. antoeci, fr. Gr. pl.       'a`ntoiki; 'anti` opposite + o'ikei^n to live.]       Those who live under the same meridian, but on opposite       parallels of latitude, north and south of the equator.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Anthesis \[d8]An*the"sis\, n. [Gr. [?] bloom, fr. 'anqei^n to       bloom, 'a`nqos flower.] (Bot.)       The period or state of full expansion in a flower. --Gray.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Anthozoa \[d8]An`tho*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a`nqos       flower + [?] animal.] (Zo[94]l.)       The class of the C[d2]lenterata which includes the corals and       sea anemones. The three principal groups or orders are       {Acyonaria}, {Actinaria}, and {Madreporaria}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Antichthon \[d8]An*tich"thon\, n.; pl. {Antichthones}. [Gr.       [?]; [?] against + [?] the earth.]       1. A hypothetical earth counter to ours, or on the opposite             side of the sun. --Grote.          2. pl. Inhabitants of opposite hemispheres. --Whewell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Anticlinorium \[d8]An`ti*cli*no"ri*um\, n.; pl.       {Anticlinoria}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] against + kli`nein to       incline + 'o`ros mountain.] (Geol.)       The upward elevation of the crust of the earth, resulting       from a geanticlinal.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Antiscians \An*tis"cians\, d8Antiscii \[d8]An*tis"ci*i\, n. pl.       [L. antiscii, Gr. [?], pl.; [?] against + [?] shadow.]       The inhabitants of the earth, living on different sides of       the equator, whose shadows at noon are cast in opposite       directions.                   The inhabitants of the north and south temperate zones                are always Antiscians.                           --Brande & C.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Antisepsis \[d8]An`ti*sep"sis\, n. [NL. See {Anti-};       {Sepsis}.]       Prevention of sepsis by excluding or destroying       microorganisms.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Antistrophe \[d8]An*tis"tro*phe\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?]       to turn to the opposite side; [?] against + [?] to turn. See       {Strophe}.]       1. In Greek choruses and dances, the returning of the chorus,             exactly answering to a previous strophe or movement from             right to left. Hence: The lines of this part of the choral             song.                         It was customary, on some occasions, to dance round                      the altars whilst they sang the sacred hymns, which                      consisted of three stanzas or parts; the first of                      which, called strophe, was sung in turning from east                      to west; the other, named antistrophe, in returning                      from west to east; then they stood before the altar,                      and sang the epode, which was the last part of the                      song.                                                --Abp. Potter.          2. (Rhet.)             (a) The repetition of words in an inverse order; as, the                   master of the servant and the servant of the master.             (b) The retort or turning of an adversary's plea against                   him.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Antistrophon \[d8]An*tis"tro*phon\, n. [Gr. [?] turned       opposite ways.] (Rhet.)       An argument retorted on an opponent. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Demi-tasse \[d8]De*mi"-tasse"\, n. [F., half cup.]       A small cup for, or of, black coffee.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Dentex \[d8]Den"tex\, n. [NL., cf. L. dentix a sort of sea       fish.] (Zo[94]l.)       An edible European marine fish ({Sparus dentex}, or {Dentex       vulgaris}) of the family {Percid[91]}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Denticete \[d8]Den`ti*ce"te\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. dens,       dentis, tooth + cetus, pl. cete, whale, Gr. [?].] (Zo[94]l.)       The division of Cetacea in which the teeth are developed,       including the sperm whale, dolphins, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Endeixis \[d8]En*deix"is\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] indication.       See {Endeictic}.] (Med.)       An indication.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Endocarditis \[d8]En`do*car*di"tis\, n. [NL. See {-itis}.]       (Med.)       Inflammation of the endocardium.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Endocardium \[d8]En`do*car"di*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'e`ndon       within + [?] heart.] (Anat.)       The membrane lining the cavities of the heart.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Endogenesis \[d8]En`do*gen"e*sis\, n. [Endo- + genesis.]       (Biol.)       Endogeny.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Endosteum \[d8]En*dos"te*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] + [?] a       bone.] (Anat.)       The layer of vascular connective tissue lining the medullary       cavities of bone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Endostoma \[d8]En*dos"to*ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] + [?], [?],       the mouth.] (Zo[94]l.)       A plate which supports the labrum in certain Crustacea.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Endozoa \[d8]En`do*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'e`ndon within       + [?] an animal.] (Zo[94]l.)       See {Entozoa}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Endysis \[d8]En"dy*sis\, n.; pl. {Endyses}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?]       a putting on, fr. [?] to put on.] (Biol.)       The act of developing a new coat of hair, a new set of       feathers, scales, etc.; -- opposed to ecdysis.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Entasia \[d8]En*ta"si*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?]. See       {Entasis}.] (Med.)       Tonic spasm; -- applied generically to denote any disease       characterized by tonic spasms, as tetanus, trismus, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Entasis \[d8]En"ta*sis\, n. [NL., from Gr. [?] a stretching;       fr. [?]; [?] in + [?] to extend.]       1. (Arch.) A slight convex swelling of the shaft of a column.          2. (Med.) Same as {Entasia}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Entosternum \[d8]En`to*ster"num\, n.; pl. {Entosterna}. [NL.       See {Ento-}, and {Sternum}.] (Anat.)       See {Entoplastron}. -- {En`to*ster"nal}, a.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Entozo94n \[d8]En`to*zo"[94]n\, n.; pl. {Entozoa}. [NL. See       {Entozoa}.] (Zo[94]l.)       One of the Entozoa.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Entozoa \[d8]En`to*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] within +       [?] an animal.] (Zo[94]l.)       1. A group of worms, including the tapeworms, flukes,             roundworms, etc., most of which live parasitically in the             interior of other animals; the Helminthes.          2. An artificial group, including all kinds of animals living             parasitically in others.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8H91matocrya \[d8]H[91]m`a*toc"ry*a\, n. pl. (Zo[94]l.)       The cold-blooded vertebrates. Same as {Hematocrya}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8H91matosis \[d8]H[91]m`a*to"sis\, n.       Same as {Hematosis}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8H91matoxylon \[d8]H[91]m`a*tox"y*lon\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma       blood + [?] wood.] (Bot.)       A genus of leguminous plants containing but a single species,       the {H. Campechianum} or logwood tree, native in Yucatan.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8H91matozo94n \[d8]H[91]m`a*to*zo"[94]n\, n.; pl.       {H[91]matozoa}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], blood + [?] animal.]       (Zo[94]l.)       A parasite inhabiting the blood; esp.:       (a) Certain species of nematodes of the genus {Filaria},             sometimes found in the blood of man, the horse, the dog,             etc.       (b) The trematode, {Bilharzia h[91]matobia}, which infests             the inhabitants of Egypt and other parts of Africa, often             causing death.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Hematocrya \[d8]Hem`a*toc"ry*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma,       a"i`matos, blood + kry`os cold.] (Zo[94]l.)       The cold-blooded vertebrates, that is, all but the mammals       and birds; -- the antithesis to {Hematotherma}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Hematosis \[d8]Hem`a*to"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. a"ima`twsis.]       (Physiol.)       (a) Sanguification; the conversion of chyle into blood.       (b) The arterialization of the blood in the lungs; the             formation of blood in general; h[91]matogenesis.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Homotaxia \[d8]Ho`mo*tax"i*a\, n. [NL.]       Same as {Homotaxis}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Homotaxis \[d8]Ho`mo*tax"is\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] the same +       [?] arrangement.] (Biol.)       Similarly in arrangement of parts; -- the opposite of       heterotaxy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Indicavit \[d8]In`di*ca"vit\, n. [L., he has indicated.] (Eng.       Law)       A writ of prohibition against proceeding in the spiritual       court in certain cases, when the suit belongs to the       common-law courts. --Wharton (Law Dict. ).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Indicia \[d8]In*di"ci*a\, n. pl. [L., pl. of indicium, fr.       index an index.] (Law)       Discriminating marks; signs; tokens; indications;       appearances. --Burrill.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Indigofera \[d8]In`di*gof"e*ra\, n. [NL., from E. indigo + L.       ferre to bear.] (Bot.)       A genus of leguminous plants having many species, mostly in       tropical countries, several of them yielding indigo, esp.       {Indigofera tinctoria}, and {I. Anil}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Indusium \[d8]In*du"si*um\, n.; pl. {Indusia} (-[adot]). [L.,       an under garment, fr. induere to put on: cf. F. indusie the       covering of the seed spots of ferns.] (Bot.)       (a) A collection of hairs united so as to form a sort of cup,             and inclosing the stigma of a flower.       (b) The immediate covering of the fruit dots or sori in many             ferns, usually a very thin scale attached by the middle             or side to a veinlet.       (c) A peculiar covering found in certain fungi.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8M82doc \[d8]M[82]`doc"\, n. [Cf. {Mayduke}.]       A class of claret wines, including several varieties, from       the district of M[82]doc in the department of Gironde.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8M82tayage \[d8]M[82]`ta`yage"\, n. [F. See {M[82]tayer}.]       A system of farming on halves. [France & Italy]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8M82tis \[d8]M[82]`tis"\, n. m. d8M82tisse \[d8]M[82]`tisse"\,       n. f.[F.; akin to Sp. mestizo. See {Mestizo}.]       1. The offspring of a white person and an American Indian.          2. The offspring of a white person and a quadroon; an             octoroon. [Local, U. S.] --Bartlett.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8M82tis \[d8]M[82]`tis"\, n. m. d8M82tisse \[d8]M[82]`tisse"\,       n. f.[F.; akin to Sp. mestizo. See {Mestizo}.]       1. The offspring of a white person and an American Indian.          2. The offspring of a white person and a quadroon; an             octoroon. [Local, U. S.] --Bartlett.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Madisterium \[d8]Mad`is*te"ri*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?].]       (Surg.)       An instrument to extract hairs.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Madjoun \[d8]Mad"joun\, n. [Hind., fr. Ar. ma'j[?]n.]       An intoxicating confection from the hemp plant; -- used by       the Turks and Hindoos. [Written also {majoun}.]
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d8Madoqua \[d8]Ma"do*qua\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A small Abyssinian antelope ({Neotragus Saltiana}), about the       size of a hare.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Matachin \[d8]Ma`ta*chin"\, n. [Sp.]       An old dance with swords and bucklers; a sword dance.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Mathesis \[d8]Ma*the"sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?], from [?], [?],       to learn.]       Learning; especially, mathematics. [R.] --Pope.
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d8Matzoth \[d8]Matz"oth\, n. [Heb. matsts[omac]th, pl. of       matsts[be]h unleavened.]       A cake of unleavened bread eaten by the Jews at the feast of       the Passover.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Meatus \[d8]Me*a"tus\, n. sing. & pl.; E. pl. {Meatuses}. [L.,       a going, passage, fr. meare to go.] (Anat.)       A natural passage or canal; as, the external auditory meatus.       See Illust. of {Ear}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mediastine \Me`di*as"tine\, d8Mediastinum \[d8]Me`di*as*ti"num\,       n. [NL. mediastinum, fr. L. medius middle; cf. mediastinus       helper, a menial servant, LL. mediastinus equiv. to medius:       cf F. m[82]diastin.] (Anat.)       A partition; a septum; specifically, the folds of the pleura       (and the space included between them) which divide the thorax       into a right and left cavity. The space included between       these folds of the pleura, called the mediastinal space,       contains the heart and gives passage to the esophagus and       great blood vessels.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Medicornu \[d8]Med`i*cor"nu\, n.; pl. {Medicornua}. [NL., fr.       L. medius middle + cornu horn.] (Anat.)       The middle or inferior horn of each lateral ventricle of the       brain. --B. G. Wilder.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Medius \[d8]Me"di*us\, n.; pl. {Medii}. [NL., fr. L. medius       middle. See {Medium}.] (Anat.)       The third or middle finger; the third digit, or that which       corresponds to it.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Medusa \[d8]Me*du"sa\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?].]       1. (Class. Myth.) The Gorgon; or one of the Gorgons whose             hair was changed into serpents, after which all who looked             upon her were turned into stone.          2. [pl. {Medusae}.] (Zo[94]l.) Any free swimming acaleph; a             jellyfish.          Note: The larger medus[91] belong to the Discophora, and are                sometimes called {covered-eyed medus[91]}; others,                known as {naked-eyed medus[91]}, belong to the                Hydroidea, and are usually developed by budding from                hidroids. See {Discophora}, {Hydroidea}, and                {Hydromedusa}.          {Medusa bud} (Zo[94]l.), one of the buds of a hydroid,             destined to develop into a gonophore or medusa. See             {Athecata}, and {Gonotheca}.          {Medusa's head}.             (a) (Zo[94]l.) An astrophyton.             (b) (Astron.) A cluster of stars in the constellation                   Perseus. It contains the bright star Algol.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Metachrosis \[d8]Met`a*chro"sis\, n. [NL., from Gr. [?] beyond       + [?] a coloring.] (Biol.)       The power og changing color at will by the expansion of       special pigment cells, under nerve influence, as seen in many       reptiles, fishes, etc. --Cope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Metacromion \[d8]Met`a*cro"mi*on\, n. [NL.] (Anat.)       A process projecting backward and downward from the acromion       of the scapula of some mammals.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Metasternum \[d8]Met`a*ster"num\, n. [Pref. meta- + sternum.]       1. (Anat.) The most posterior element of the sternum; the             ensiform process; xiphisternum.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The ventral plate of the third or last segment             of the thorax of insects.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Metastoma \[d8]Me*tas"to*ma\, Metastome \Met"a*stome\, n. [NL.       metastoma, from Gr. meta` behind + sto`ma mouth.] (Zo[94]l.)       A median elevation behind the mouth in the arthropods.
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d8Metazo94n \[d8]Met`a*zo"[94]n\, n. [NL.] (Zo[94]l.)       One of the Metazoa.
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d8Metazoa \[d8]Met`a*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] after + [?]       an animal.] (Zo[94]l.)       Those animals in which the protoplasmic mass, constituting       the egg, is converted into a multitude of cells, which are       metamorphosed into the tissues of the body. A central cavity       is commonly developed, and the cells around it are at first       arranged in two layers, -- the ectoderm and endoderm. The       group comprises nearly all animals except the Protozoa.
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d8Metosteon \[d8]Me*tos"te*on\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] after + [?]       bone.] (Anat.)       The postero-lateral ossification in the sternum of birds;       also, the part resulting from such ossification.
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Midgard \Mid"gard\ (m[icr]d"g[aum]rd), n. Also Midgarth    \Mid"garth\ (-g[aum]r[th]), d8Mithgarthr \[d8]Mith"garthr\       (Icel. m[esl][th]"g[aum]r[th]r'). [Icel. mi[edh]gar[edh]r.]       (Teut. Myth.)       The middle space or region between heaven and hell, the abode       of human beings; the earth.
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d8Mitosis \[d8]Mi*to"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a thread.]       (Biol.)       See {Karyokinesis}.
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d8Modiste \[d8]Mo`diste"\, n. [F. See {Mode}, and cf. {Modist}.]       A female maker of, or dealer in, articles of fashion,       especially of the fashionable dress of ladies; a woman who       gives direction to the style or mode of dress.
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d8Modiste \[d8]Mo`diste"\, n. [F. See {Mode}; cf. {Modist}.]       One, esp. woman, who makes, or deals in, articles of fashion,       esp. of the fashionable dress of ladies; a dress-maker or       milliner.
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d8Modius \[d8]Mo"di*us\, n.; pl. {Modii}. [L.] (Rom. Antiq.)       A dry measure, containing about a peck.
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d8Modus \[d8]Mo"dus\, n.; pl. {Modi}. [L. See {Mode}.] (Old Law)       1. The arrangement of, or mode of expressing, the terms of a             contract or conveyance.          2. (Law) A qualification involving the idea of variation or             departure from some general rule or form, in the way of             either restriction or enlargement, according to the             circumstances of the case, as in the will of a donor, an             agreement between parties, and the like. --Bracton.          3. (Law) A fixed compensation or equivalent given instead of             payment of tithes in kind, expressed in full by the phrase             modus decimandi. --Blackstone.                         They, from time immemorial, had paid a modus, or                      composition.                                       --Landor.          {[d8]Modus operandi}[L.], manner of operating.
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d8Modus \[d8]Mo"dus\, n.; pl. {Modi}. [L. See {Mode}.] (Old Law)       1. The arrangement of, or mode of expressing, the terms of a             contract or conveyance.          2. (Law) A qualification involving the idea of variation or             departure from some general rule or form, in the way of             either restriction or enlargement, according to the             circumstances of the case, as in the will of a donor, an             agreement between parties, and the like. --Bracton.          3. (Law) A fixed compensation or equivalent given instead of             payment of tithes in kind, expressed in full by the phrase             modus decimandi. --Blackstone.                         They, from time immemorial, had paid a modus, or                      composition.                                       --Landor.          {[d8]Modus operandi}[L.], manner of operating.
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d8Modus vivendi \[d8]Mo"dus vi*ven"di\ [L.]       Mods, or manner, of living; hence, a temporary arrangement of       affairs until disputed matters can be settled.
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d8Mydaus \[d8]Myd"a*us\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] to be clammy or       damp.] (Zo[94]l.)       The teledu.
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d8Nates \[d8]Na"tes\, n. pl. [L., the buttocks.]       1. (Anat.)             (a) The buttocks.             (b) The two anterior of the four lobes on the dorsal side                   of the midbrain of most mammals; the anterior optic                   lobes.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The umbones of a bivalve shell.
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d8Nautch \[d8]Nautch\, n. [Hind. n[be]ch, fr. Skr. n[rsdot]tya       dance.]       An entertainment consisting chiefly of dancing by       professional dancing (or Nautch) girls. [India]
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d8Netsuke \[d8]Net"su*ke\, n. [Jap.]       In Japanese costume and decorative art, a small object carved       in wood, ivory, bone, or horn, or wrought in metal, and       pierced with holes for cords by which it is connected, for       convenience, with the inro, the smoking pouch (tabako-ire),       and similar objects carried in the girdle. It is now much       used on purses sold in Europe and America.
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d8Nidus \[d8]Ni"dus\, n.; pl. {nidi}. [L. See {Nidi}, {Nest}.]       A nest: a repository for the eggs of birds, insects, etc.; a       breeding place; esp., the place or substance where parasites       or the germs of a disease effect lodgment or are developed.
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d8Notus \[d8]No"tus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?].]       The south wind.
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d8Tendosynovitis \[d8]Ten`do*syn`o*vi"tis\, n. [NL. See       {Tendon}, and {Synovitis}.]       See {Tenosynovitis}.
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d8Tentaculata \[d8]Ten*tac`u*la"ta\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo[94]l.)       A division of Ctenophora including those which have two long       tentacles.
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d8Tentaculifera \[d8]Ten`ta*cu*lif"e*ra\, n. pl. [NL.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Same as {Suctoria}, 1.
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d8Tentaculum \[d8]Ten*tac"u*lum\, n.; pl. {Tentacula}. [NL. See       {Tentacle}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) A tentacle.          2. (Anat.) One of the stiff hairs situated about the mouth,             or on the face, of many animals, and supposed to be             tactile organs; a tactile hair.
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d8Tinnitus \[d8]Tin*ni"tus\, n. [L., fr. tinnire to jingle.]       (Med.)       A ringing, whistling, or other imaginary noise perceived in       the ears; -- called also {tinnitus aurium}.
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Dainty \Dain"ty\, n.; pl. {Dainties}. [OE. deinie, dainte,       deintie, deyntee, OF. deinti[82] delicacy, orig., dignity,       honor, fr. L. dignitas, fr. dignus worthy. See {Deign}, and       cf. {Dignity}.]       1. Value; estimation; the gratification or pleasure taken in             anything. [Obs.]                         I ne told no deyntee of her love.      --Chaucer.          2. That which is delicious or delicate; a delicacy.                         That precious nectar may the taste renew Of Eden's                      dainties, by our parents lost.            --Beau. & Fl.          3. A term of fondness. [Poetic] --B. Jonson.          Syn: {Dainty}, {Delicacy}.          Usage: These words are here compared as denoting articles of                   food. The term delicacy as applied to a nice article                   of any kind, and hence to articles of food which are                   particularly attractive. Dainty is stronger, and                   denotes some exquisite article of cookery. A hotel may                   be provided with all the delicacies of the season, and                   its table richly covered with dainties.                               These delicacies I mean of taste, sight, smell,                            herbs, fruits, and flowers, Walks and the melody                            of birds.                                    --Milton.                               [A table] furnished plenteously with bread, And                            dainties, remnants of the last regale. --Cowper.
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Dainty \Dain"ty\, a. [Compar. {Daintier}; superl. {Daintiest}.]       1. Rare; valuable; costly. [Obs.]                         Full many a deynt[82] horse had he in stable.                                                                               --Chaucer.          Note: Hence the proverb [bd]dainty maketh dearth,[b8] i. e.,                rarity makes a thing dear or precious.          2. Delicious to the palate; toothsome.                         Dainty bits Make rich the ribs.         --Shak.          3. Nice; delicate; elegant, in form, manner, or breeding;             well-formed; neat; tender.                         Those dainty limbs which nature lent For gentle                      usage and soft delicacy.                     --Milton.                         I would be the girdle. About her dainty, dainty                      waist.                                                --Tennyson.          4. Requiring dainties. Hence: Overnice; hard to please;             fastidious; squeamish; scrupulous; ceremonious.                         Thew were a fine and dainty people.   --Bacon.                         And let us not be dainty of leave-taking, But shift                      away.                                                --Shak.          {To make dainty}, to assume or affect delicacy or             fastidiousness. [Obs.]                         Ah ha, my mistresses! which of you all Will now deny                      to dance? She that makes dainty, She, I'll swear,                      hath corns.                                       --Shak.
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Dandy \Dan"dy\, n.; pl. {Dandies}. [Cf. F. dandin, ninny, silly       fellow, dandiner to waddle, to play the fool; prob. allied to       E. dandle. Senses 2&3 are of uncertain etymol.]       1. One who affects special finery or gives undue attention to             dress; a fop; a coxcomb.          2. (Naut.)             (a) A sloop or cutter with a jigger on which a lugsail is                   set.             (b) A small sail carried at or near the stern of small                   boats; -- called also {jigger}, and {mizzen}.          3. A dandy roller. See below.          {Dandy brush}, a yard whalebone brush.          {Dandy fever}. See {Dengue}.          {Dandy line}, a kind of fishing line to which are attached             several crosspieces of whalebone which carry a hook at             each end.          {Dandy roller}, a roller sieve used in machines for making             paper, to press out water from the pulp, and set the             paper.
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Dandy-cock \Dan"dy-cock`\, n. masc., Dandy-hen \Dan"dy-hen`\, n.       fem.[See {Dandy}.]       A bantam fowl.
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Dandyise \Dan"dy*ise\, v. t. & i.       To make, or to act, like a dandy; to dandify.
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Dandyish \Dan"dy*ish\, a.       Like a dandy.
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Dandyism \Dan"dy*ism\, n.       The manners and dress of a dandy; foppishness. --Byron.
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Dantesque \Dan*tesque"\, a. [Cf. It. Dantesco.]       Dantelike; Dantean. --Earle.
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Deintegrate \De*in"te*grate\, v. t. [L. deintegrare to impair;       de- + integrare to make whole.]       To disintegrate. [Obs.]
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Deinteous \Dein"te*ous\, Deintevous \Dein"te*vous\, a.       Rare; excellent; costly. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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--McElrath.          Note: Face is used either adjectively or as part of a                compound; as, face guard or face-guard; face cloth;                face plan or face-plan; face hammer.          {Face ague} (Med.), a form of neuralgia, characterized by             acute lancinating pains returning at intervals, and by             twinges in certain parts of the face, producing convulsive             twitches in the corresponding muscles; -- called also {tic             douloureux}.          {Face card}, one of a pack of playing cards on which a human             face is represented; the king, queen, or jack.          {Face cloth}, a cloth laid over the face of a corpse.          {Face guard}, a mask with windows for the eyes, worn by             workman exposed to great heat, or to flying particles of             metal, stone, etc., as in glass works, foundries, etc.          {Face hammer}, a hammer having a flat face.          {Face joint} (Arch.), a joint in the face of a wall or other             structure.          {Face mite} (Zo[94]ll.), a small, elongated mite ({Demdex             folliculorum}), parasitic in the hair follicles of the             face.          {Face mold}, the templet or pattern by which carpenters,             ect., outline the forms which are to be cut out from             boards, sheet metal, ect.          {Face plate}.             (a) (Turning) A plate attached to the spindle of a lathe,                   to which the work to be turned may be attached.             (b) A covering plate for an object, to receive wear or                   shock.             (c) A true plane for testing a dressed surface. --Knight.          {Face wheel}. (Mach.)             (a) A crown wheel.             (b) A Wheel whose disk face is adapted for grinding and                   polishing; a lap.
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Demotic \De*mot"ic\, a. [Gr. dhmotiko`s, fr. dh^mos the people:       cf. F. d[82]motique.]       Of or pertaining to the people; popular; common.          {Demotic alphabet} [or] {character}, a form of writing used             in Egypt after six or seven centuries before Christ, for             books, deeds, and other such writings; a simplified form             of the hieratic character; -- called also {epistolographic             character}, and {enchorial character}. See {Enchorial}.
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Demotic \De*mot"ic\, a. [Gr. dhmotiko`s, fr. dh^mos the people:       cf. F. d[82]motique.]       Of or pertaining to the people; popular; common.          {Demotic alphabet} [or] {character}, a form of writing used             in Egypt after six or seven centuries before Christ, for             books, deeds, and other such writings; a simplified form             of the hieratic character; -- called also {epistolographic             character}, and {enchorial character}. See {Enchorial}.
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Demotics \De*mot"ics\, n.       The department of knowledge relative to the care and culture       of the people; sociology in its broadest sense; -- in library       cataloguing.
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d8Dentex \[d8]Den"tex\, n. [NL., cf. L. dentix a sort of sea       fish.] (Zo[94]l.)       An edible European marine fish ({Sparus dentex}, or {Dentex       vulgaris}) of the family {Percid[91]}.
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Denticle \Den"ti*cle\, n. [L. denticulus a little tooth, dim. of       dens, dentis, tooth. See {Dental}, and cf. {Dentelli}.]       A small tooth or projecting point.
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Denticulate \Den*tic"u*late\, Denticulated \Den*tic"u*la`ted\,       a. [L. denticulatus, fr. denticulus. See {Denticle}.]       Furnished with denticles; notched into little toothlike       projections; as, a denticulate leaf of calyx. --       {Den*tic"u*late*ly}, adv.
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Denticulate \Den*tic"u*late\, Denticulated \Den*tic"u*la`ted\,       a. [L. denticulatus, fr. denticulus. See {Denticle}.]       Furnished with denticles; notched into little toothlike       projections; as, a denticulate leaf of calyx. --       {Den*tic"u*late*ly}, adv.
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Denticulate \Den*tic"u*late\, Denticulated \Den*tic"u*la`ted\,       a. [L. denticulatus, fr. denticulus. See {Denticle}.]       Furnished with denticles; notched into little toothlike       projections; as, a denticulate leaf of calyx. --       {Den*tic"u*late*ly}, adv.
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Denticulation \Den*tic`u*la"tion\, n.       1. The state of being set with small notches or teeth.             --Grew.          2. (Bot. & Zo[94]l.) A diminutive tooth; a denticle.
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Dentigerous \Den*tig"er*ous\, a. [L. dens, dentis, tooth +       -gerous.]       Bearing teeth or toothlike structures.
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Dentiscalp \Den"ti*scalp\, n. [L. dens tooth + scalpere to       scrape.]       An instrument for scraping the teeth.
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Dentist \Den"tist\, n. [From L. dens, dentis, tooth: cf. F.       dentiste. See {Tooth}.]       One whose business it is to clean, extract, or repair natural       teeth, and to make and insert artificial ones; a dental       surgeon.
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Dentistic \Den*tis"tic\, Dentistical \Den*tis"ti*cal\, a.       Pertaining to dentistry or to dentists. [R.]
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Dentistic \Den*tis"tic\, Dentistical \Den*tis"ti*cal\, a.       Pertaining to dentistry or to dentists. [R.]
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Dentistry \Den"tist*ry\, n.       The art or profession of a dentist; dental surgery.
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Dentize \Den"tize\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Dentized}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Dentizing}.] [L. dens, dentis, tooth.]       To breed or cut new teeth. [R.]                   The old countess . . . did dentize twice or thrice.                                                                               --Bacon.
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Dentize \Den"tize\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Dentized}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Dentizing}.] [L. dens, dentis, tooth.]       To breed or cut new teeth. [R.]                   The old countess . . . did dentize twice or thrice.                                                                               --Bacon.
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Dentize \Den"tize\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Dentized}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Dentizing}.] [L. dens, dentis, tooth.]       To breed or cut new teeth. [R.]                   The old countess . . . did dentize twice or thrice.                                                                               --Bacon.
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Hydrazine \Hy"dra*zine\, n. [Hydr- + azo- + -ine.] (Chem.)       Any one of a series of nitrogenous bases, resembling the       amines and produced by the reduction of certain nitroso and       diazo compounds; as, methyl hydrazine, phenyl hydrazine, etc.       They are derivatives of hydrazine proper, {H2N.NH2}, which is       a doubled amido group, recently (1887) isolated as a stable,       colorless gas, with a peculiar, irritating odor. As a base it       forms distinct salts. Called also {diamide}, {amidogen}, (or       more properly {diamidogen}), etc.
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Dianoetic \Di`a*no*et"ic\, a. [Gr. [?]; dia` through + [?] to       revolve in the mind.] (Metaph.)       Pertaining to the discursive faculty, its acts or products.                   I would employ . . . dianoetic to denote the operation                of the discursive, elaborative, or comparative faculty.                                                                               --Sir W.                                                                               Hamilton.
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Dianthus \Di*an"thus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], gen. [?], Zeus +       [?] flower.] (Bot.)       A genus of plants containing some of the most popular of       cultivated flowers, including the pink, carnation, and Sweet       William.
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London tuft \London tuft\ (Bot.)       The Sweet William ({Dianthus barbatus}).
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Sweet \Sweet\, a. [Compar. {Sweeter}; superl. {Sweetest}.] [OE.       swete, swote, sote, AS. sw[c7]te; akin to OFries. sw[c7]te,       OS. sw[d3]ti, D. zoet, G. s[81]ss, OHG. suozi, Icel. s[91]tr,       s[d2]tr, Sw. s[94]t, Dan. s[94]d, Goth. suts, L. suavis, for       suadvis, Gr. [?], Skr. sv[be]du sweet, svad, sv[be]d, to       sweeten. [fb]175. Cf. {Assuage}, {Suave}, {Suasion}.]       1. Having an agreeable taste or flavor such as that of sugar;             saccharine; -- opposed to sour and bitter; as, a sweet             beverage; sweet fruits; sweet oranges.          2. Pleasing to the smell; fragrant; redolent; balmy; as, a             sweet rose; sweet odor; sweet incense.                         The breath of these flowers is sweet to me.                                                                               --Longfellow.          3. Pleasing to the ear; soft; melodious; harmonious; as, the             sweet notes of a flute or an organ; sweet music; a sweet             voice; a sweet singer.                         To make his English sweet upon his tongue.                                                                               --Chaucer.                         A voice sweet, tremulous, but powerful. --Hawthorne.          4. Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair;             as, a sweet face; a sweet color or complexion.                         Sweet interchange Of hill and valley, rivers, woods,                      and plains.                                       --Milton.          5. Fresh; not salt or brackish; as, sweet water. --Bacon.          6. Not changed from a sound or wholesome state. Specifically:             (a) Not sour; as, sweet milk or bread.             (b) Not state; not putrescent or putrid; not rancid; as,                   sweet butter; sweet meat or fish.          7. Plaesing to the mind; mild; gentle; calm; amiable;             winning; presuasive; as, sweet manners.                         Canst thou bind the sweet influence of Pleiades?                                                                               --Job xxxviii.                                                                               31.                         Mildness and sweet reasonableness is the one                      established rule of Christian working. --M. Arnold.          Note: Sweet is often used in the formation of self-explaining                compounds; as, sweet-blossomed, sweet-featured,                sweet-smelling, sweet-tempered, sweet-toned, etc.          {Sweet alyssum}. (Bot.) See {Alyssum}.          {Sweet apple}. (Bot.)             (a) Any apple of sweet flavor.             (b) See {Sweet-top}.          {Sweet bay}. (Bot.)             (a) The laurel ({laurus nobilis}).             (b) Swamp sassafras.          {Sweet calabash} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Passiflora}             ({P. maliformis}) growing in the West Indies, and             producing a roundish, edible fruit, the size of an apple.                      {Sweet cicely}. (Bot.)             (a) Either of the North American plants of the                   umbelliferous genus {Osmorrhiza} having aromatic roots                   and seeds, and white flowers. --Gray.             (b) A plant of the genus {Myrrhis} ({M. odorata}) growing                   in England.          {Sweet calamus}, [or] {Sweet cane}. (Bot.) Same as {Sweet             flag}, below.          {Sweet Cistus} (Bot.), an evergreen shrub ({Cistus Ladanum})             from which the gum ladanum is obtained.          {Sweet clover}. (Bot.) See {Melilot}.          {Sweet coltsfoot} (Bot.), a kind of butterbur ({Petasites             sagittata}) found in Western North America.          {Sweet corn} (Bot.), a variety of the maize of a sweet taste.             See the Note under {Corn}.          {Sweet fern} (Bot.), a small North American shrub             ({Comptonia, [or] Myrica, asplenifolia}) having             sweet-scented or aromatic leaves resembling fern leaves.                      {Sweet flag} (Bot.), an endogenous plant ({Acorus Calamus})             having long flaglike leaves and a rootstock of a pungent             aromatic taste. It is found in wet places in Europe and             America. See {Calamus}, 2.          {Sweet gale} (Bot.), a shrub ({Myrica Gale}) having bitter             fragrant leaves; -- also called {sweet willow}, and {Dutch             myrtle}. See 5th {Gale}.          {Sweet grass} (Bot.), holy, or Seneca, grass.          {Sweet gum} (Bot.), an American tree ({Liquidambar             styraciflua}). See {Liquidambar}.          {Sweet herbs}, fragrant herbs cultivated for culinary             purposes.          {Sweet John} (Bot.), a variety of the sweet William.          {Sweet leaf} (Bot.), horse sugar. See under {Horse}.          {Sweet marjoram}. (Bot.) See {Marjoram}.          {Sweet marten} (Zo[94]l.), the pine marten.          {Sweet maudlin} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Achillea             Ageratum}) allied to milfoil.          {Sweet oil}, olive oil.          {Sweet pea}. (Bot.) See under {Pea}.          {Sweet potato}. (Bot.) See under {Potato}.          {Sweet rush} (Bot.), sweet flag.          {Sweet spirits of niter} (Med. Chem.) See {Spirit of nitrous             ether}, under {Spirit}.          {Sweet sultan} (Bot.), an annual composite plant ({Centaurea             moschata}), also, the yellow-flowered ({C. odorata}); --             called also {sultan flower}.          {Sweet tooth}, an especial fondness for sweet things or for             sweetmeats. [Colloq.]          {Sweet William}.             (a) (Bot.) A species of pink ({Dianthus barbatus}) of many                   varieties.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) The willow warbler.             (c) (Zo[94]l.) The European goldfinch; -- called also                   {sweet Billy}. [Prov. Eng.]          {Sweet willow} (Bot.), sweet gale.          {Sweet wine}. See {Dry wine}, under {Dry}.          {To be sweet on}, to have a particular fondness for, or             special interest in, as a young man for a young woman.             [Colloq.] --Thackeray.          Syn: Sugary; saccharine; dulcet; luscious.
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Pink \Pink\, n. [Perh. akin to pick; as if the edges of the       petals were picked out. Cf. {Pink}, v. t.]       1. (Bot.) A name given to several plants of the             caryophyllaceous genus {Dianthus}, and to their flowers,             which are sometimes very fragrant and often double in             cultivated varieties. The species are mostly perennial             herbs, with opposite linear leaves, and handsome             five-petaled flowers with a tubular calyx.          2. A color resulting from the combination of a pure vivid red             with more or less white; -- so called from the common             color of the flower. --Dryden.          3. Anything supremely excellent; the embodiment or perfection             of something. [bd]The very pink of courtesy.[b8] --Shak.          4. (Zo[94]l.) The European minnow; -- so called from the             color of its abdomen in summer. [Prov. Eng.]          {Bunch pink} is {Dianthus barbatus}.          {China}, [or] {Indian}, {pink}. See under {China}.          {Clove pink} is {Dianthus Caryophyllus}, the stock from which             carnations are derived.          {Garden pink}. See {Pheasant's eye}.          {Meadow pink} is applied to {Dianthus deltoides}; also, to             the ragged robin.          {Maiden pink}, {Dianthus deltoides}.          {Moss pink}. See under {Moss}.          {Pink needle}, the pin grass; -- so called from the long,             tapering points of the carpels. See {Alfilaria}.          {Sea pink}. See {Thrift}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pink \Pink\, n. [Perh. akin to pick; as if the edges of the       petals were picked out. Cf. {Pink}, v. t.]       1. (Bot.) A name given to several plants of the             caryophyllaceous genus {Dianthus}, and to their flowers,             which are sometimes very fragrant and often double in             cultivated varieties. The species are mostly perennial             herbs, with opposite linear leaves, and handsome             five-petaled flowers with a tubular calyx.          2. A color resulting from the combination of a pure vivid red             with more or less white; -- so called from the common             color of the flower. --Dryden.          3. Anything supremely excellent; the embodiment or perfection             of something. [bd]The very pink of courtesy.[b8] --Shak.          4. (Zo[94]l.) The European minnow; -- so called from the             color of its abdomen in summer. [Prov. Eng.]          {Bunch pink} is {Dianthus barbatus}.          {China}, [or] {Indian}, {pink}. See under {China}.          {Clove pink} is {Dianthus Caryophyllus}, the stock from which             carnations are derived.          {Garden pink}. See {Pheasant's eye}.          {Meadow pink} is applied to {Dianthus deltoides}; also, to             the ragged robin.          {Maiden pink}, {Dianthus deltoides}.          {Moss pink}. See under {Moss}.          {Pink needle}, the pin grass; -- so called from the long,             tapering points of the carpels. See {Alfilaria}.          {Sea pink}. See {Thrift}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gillyflower \Gil"ly*flow`er\, n. [OE. gilofre, gilofer, clove,       OF. girofre, girofle, F. girofle: cf. F. girofl[82]e       gillyflower, fr. girofle, Gr. [?] clove tree; [?] nut + [?]       leaf, akin to E. foliage. Cf. {Caryophyllus}, {July-flower}.]       (Bot.)       1. A name given by old writers to the clove pink ({Dianthus             Caryophyllus}) but now to the common stock ({Matthiola             incana}), a cruciferous plant with showy and fragrant             blossoms, usually purplish, but often pink or white.          2. A kind of apple, of a roundish conical shape, purplish red             color, and having a large core. [Written also             {gilliflower}.]          {Clove gillflower}, the clove pink.          {Marsh gillyflower}, the ragged robin ({Lychnis             Flos-cuculi}).          {Queen's, [or] Winter}, {gillyflower}, damewort.          {Sea gillyflower}, the thrift ({Armeria vulgaris}).          {Wall gillyflower}, the wallflower ({Cheiranthus Cheiri}).          {Water gillyflower}, the water violet.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pink \Pink\, n. [Perh. akin to pick; as if the edges of the       petals were picked out. Cf. {Pink}, v. t.]       1. (Bot.) A name given to several plants of the             caryophyllaceous genus {Dianthus}, and to their flowers,             which are sometimes very fragrant and often double in             cultivated varieties. The species are mostly perennial             herbs, with opposite linear leaves, and handsome             five-petaled flowers with a tubular calyx.          2. A color resulting from the combination of a pure vivid red             with more or less white; -- so called from the common             color of the flower. --Dryden.          3. Anything supremely excellent; the embodiment or perfection             of something. [bd]The very pink of courtesy.[b8] --Shak.          4. (Zo[94]l.) The European minnow; -- so called from the             color of its abdomen in summer. [Prov. Eng.]          {Bunch pink} is {Dianthus barbatus}.          {China}, [or] {Indian}, {pink}. See under {China}.          {Clove pink} is {Dianthus Caryophyllus}, the stock from which             carnations are derived.          {Garden pink}. See {Pheasant's eye}.          {Meadow pink} is applied to {Dianthus deltoides}; also, to             the ragged robin.          {Maiden pink}, {Dianthus deltoides}.          {Moss pink}. See under {Moss}.          {Pink needle}, the pin grass; -- so called from the long,             tapering points of the carpels. See {Alfilaria}.          {Sea pink}. See {Thrift}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Note: The          {common, [or] English, {pheasant} ({Phasianus Colchicus}) is             now found over most of temperate Europe, but was             introduced from Asia. The          {ring-necked pheasant} ({P. torquatus}) and the          {green pheasant} ({P. versicolor}) have been introduced into             Oregon. The          {golden pheasant} ({Thaumalea picta}) is one of the most             beautiful species. The          {silver pheasant} ({Euplocamus nychthemerus}) of China, and             several related species from Southern Asia, are very             beautiful.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The ruffed grouse. [Southern U.S.]          Note: Various other birds are locally called pheasants, as                the lyre bird, the leipoa, etc.          {Fireback pheasant}. See {Fireback}.          {Gold}, [or] {Golden}, {pheasant} (Zo[94]l.), a Chinese             pheasant ({Thaumalea picta}), having rich, varied colors.             The crest is amber-colored, the rump is golden yellow, and             the under parts are scarlet.          {Mountain pheasant} (Zo[94]l.), the ruffed grouse. [Local,             U.S.]          {Pheasant coucal} (Zo[94]l.), a large Australian cuckoo             ({Centropus phasianus}). The general color is black, with             chestnut wings and brown tail. Called also {pheasant             cuckoo}. The name is also applied to other allied species.                      {Pheasant duck}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The pintail.             (b) The hooded merganser.          {Pheasant parrot} (Zo[94]l.), a large and beautiful             Australian parrakeet ({Platycercus Adelaidensis}). The             male has the back black, the feathers margined with             yellowish blue and scarlet, the quills deep blue, the wing             coverts and cheeks light blue, the crown, sides of the             neck, breast, and middle of the belly scarlet.          {Pheasant's eye}. (Bot.)             (a) A red-flowered herb ({Adonis autumnalis}) of the                   Crowfoot family; -- called also {pheasant's-eye                   Adonis}.             (b) The garden pink ({Dianthus plumarius}); -- called also                   {Pheasant's-eye pink}.          {Pheasant shell} (Zo[94]l.), any marine univalve shell of the             genus {Phasianella}, of which numerous species are found             in tropical seas. The shell is smooth and usually richly             colored, the colors often forming blotches like those of a             pheasant.          {Pheasant wood}. (Bot.) Same as {Partridge wood}             (a), under {Partridge}.          {Sea pheasant} (Zo[94]l.), the pintail.          {Water pheasant}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The sheldrake.             (b) The hooded merganser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dinetical \Di*net"ic*al\, a. [Gr. [?] to whirl round.]       Revolving on an axis. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Donatism \Don"a*tism\, n. [Cf. F. Donatisme.] (Eccl. Hist.)       The tenets of the Donatists.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Donatist \Don"a*tist\, n. [LL. Donatista: cf. F. Donatiste.]       (Eccl. Hist.)       A follower of Donatus, the leader of a body of North African       schismatics and purists, who greatly disturbed the church in       the 4th century. They claimed to be the true church.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Donatistic \Don`a*tis"tic\, a.       Pertaining to Donatism.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Down \Down\, prep. [From {Down}, adv.]       1. In a descending direction along; from a higher to a lower             place upon or within; at a lower place in or on; as, down             a hill; down a well.          2. Hence: Towards the mouth of a river; towards the sea; as,             to sail or swim down a stream; to sail down the sound.          {Down the country}, toward the sea, or toward the part where             rivers discharge their waters into the ocean.          {Down the sound}, in the direction of the ebbing tide; toward             the sea.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Down \Down\, prep. [From {Down}, adv.]       1. In a descending direction along; from a higher to a lower             place upon or within; at a lower place in or on; as, down             a hill; down a well.          2. Hence: Towards the mouth of a river; towards the sea; as,             to sail or swim down a stream; to sail down the sound.          {Down the country}, toward the sea, or toward the part where             rivers discharge their waters into the ocean.          {Down the sound}, in the direction of the ebbing tide; toward             the sea.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dumetose \Du"me*tose`\, a. [From L. dumetum a thicket.] (Bot.)       Dumose.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Dennehotso, AZ (CDP, FIPS 18580)       Location: 36.82153 N, 109.88378 W       Population (1990): 616 (196 housing units)       Area: 23.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 86535
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Dent County, MO (county, FIPS 65)       Location: 37.60943 N, 91.49833 W       Population (1990): 13702 (6115 housing units)       Area: 1951.8 sq km (land), 2.5 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Dentsville, SC (CDP, FIPS 19285)       Location: 34.07650 N, 80.95615 W       Population (1990): 11839 (4872 housing units)       Area: 19.1 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Dimmit County, TX (county, FIPS 127)       Location: 28.42450 N, 99.74917 W       Population (1990): 10433 (3991 housing units)       Area: 3447.3 sq km (land), 9.3 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Dinwiddie County, VA (county, FIPS 53)       Location: 37.07643 N, 77.63007 W       Population (1990): 20960 (8023 housing units)       Area: 1304.7 sq km (land), 8.5 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Dundas, IL       Zip code(s): 62425    Dundas, MN (city, FIPS 17126)       Location: 44.42972 N, 93.20486 W       Population (1990): 473 (184 housing units)       Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 55019    Dundas, VA       Zip code(s): 23938
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Dundy County, NE (county, FIPS 57)       Location: 40.18194 N, 101.68977 W       Population (1990): 2582 (1326 housing units)       Area: 2382.6 sq km (land), 2.4 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
donuts n. obs.   A collective noun for any set of memory bits.    This usage is extremely archaic and may no longer be live jargon; it    dates from the days of ferrite-{core} memories in which each bit was    implemented by a doughnut-shaped magnetic flip-flop.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
donuts          (Obsolete) A collective noun for any set of memory bits.   This       usage is extremely archaic and may no longer be live jargon;       it dates from the days of {ferrite core memories} in which       each bit was implemented by a doughnut-shaped magnetic       {flip-flop}.          [{Jargon File}]