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   Dalmane
         n 1: tranquilizer (trade name Dalmane) used to treat insomnia
               [syn: {flurazepam}, {flurazepam hydrochloride}, {Dalmane}]

English Dictionary: Delmonico steak by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Delmonico steak
n
  1. small steak from the front of the short loin of beef [syn: Delmonico steak, club steak]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dolman
n
  1. a hussar's jacket worn over the shoulders [syn: dolman, dolman jacket]
  2. a woman's cloak with dolman sleeves
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dolman jacket
n
  1. a hussar's jacket worn over the shoulders [syn: dolman, dolman jacket]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dolman sleeve
n
  1. a sleeve with a large armhole and tight cuff
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dolmen
n
  1. a prehistoric megalithic tomb typically having two large upright stones and a capstone
    Synonym(s): dolmen, cromlech, portal tomb
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Allemande \[d8]Al"le*mande"\, n. [F., fr. allemand German.]
      1. (Mus.) A dance in moderate twofold time, invented by the
            French in the reign of Louis XIV.; -- now mostly found in
            suites of pieces, like those of Bach and Handel.
  
      2. A figure in dancing.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Alma Mater \[d8]Al"ma Ma"ter\ [L., fostering mother.]
      A college or seminary where one is educated.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Almendron \[d8]Al`men*dron"\, n. [Sp., fr. almendra almond.]
      The lofty Brazil-nut tree.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Alumen \[d8]A*lu"men\, n. [L.] (Chem.)
      Alum.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Dalmania \[d8]Dal*ma"ni*a\, n. [From Dalman, the geologist.]
      (Paleon.)
      A genus of trilobites, of many species, common in the Upper
      Silurian and Devonian rocks.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Dalmanites \[d8]Dal`ma*ni"tes\, n.
      Same as {Dalmania}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Helminthes \[d8]Hel*min"thes\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], [?],
      a worm.] (Zo[94]l.)
      One of the grand divisions or branches of the animal kingdom.
      It is a large group including a vast number of species, most
      of which are parasitic. Called also {Enthelminthes},
      {Enthelmintha}.
  
      Note: The following classes are included, with others of less
               importance: Cestoidea (tapeworms), Trematodea (flukes,
               etc.), Turbellaria (planarians), Acanthocephala
               (thornheads), Nematoidea (roundworms, trichina,
               gordius), Nemertina (nemerteans). See {Plathelminthes},
               and {Nemathelminthes}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Helminthiasis \[d8]Hel`min*thi"a*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] to
      suffer from worms, fr. [?], [?], a worm.] (Med.)
      A disease in which worms are present in some part of the
      body.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Holmium \[d8]Hol"mi*um\, n. [NL., of uncertain origin.]
      (Chem.)
      A rare element said to be contained in gadolinite. --
      {Hol"mic}, a.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Hyalonema \[d8]Hy`a*lo*ne"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] glass +
      [?] a thread.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A genus of hexactinelline sponges, having a long stem
      composed of very long, slender, transparent, siliceous fibres
      twisted together like the strands of a color. The stem of the
      Japanese species ({H. Sieboldii}), called {glass-rope}, has
      long been in use as an ornament. See {Glass-rope}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Illuminati \[d8]Il*lu`mi*na"ti\, n. pl. [L. illuminatus. See
      {Illuminate}, v. t., and cf. {Illuminee}.]
      Literally, those who are enlightened; -- variously applied as
      follows:
  
      1. (Eccl.) Persons in the early church who had received
            baptism; in which ceremony a lighted taper was given them,
            as a symbol of the spiritual illumination they has
            received by that sacrament.
  
      2. (Eccl. Hist.) Members of a sect which sprung up in Spain
            about the year 1575. Their principal doctrine was, that,
            by means of prayer, they had attained to so perfect a
            state as to have no need of ordinances, sacraments, good
            works, etc.; -- called also {Alumbrados},
            {Perfectibilists}, etc.
  
      3. (Mod. Hist.) Members of certain associations in Modern
            Europe, who combined to promote social reforms, by which
            they expected to raise men and society to perfection, esp.
            of one originated in 1776 by Adam Weishaupt, professor of
            canon law at Ingolstadt, which spread rapidly for a time,
            but ceased after a few years.
  
      4. Also applied to:
            (a) An obscure sect of French Familists;
            (b) The Hesychasts, Mystics, and Quietists;
            (c) The Rosicrucians.
  
      5. Any persons who profess special spiritual or intellectual
            enlightenment.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Laminaria \[d8]Lam`i*na"ri*a\, n. [NL. See {Lamina}.] (Bot.)
      A genus of great seaweeds with long and broad fronds; kelp,
      or devil's apron. The fronds commonly grow in clusters, and
      are sometimes from thirty to fifty feet in length. See
      Illust. of {Kelp}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Laminitis \[d8]Lam`i*ni"tis\, n. [NL. See {Lamina}, and
      {-itis}.] (Far.)
      Inflammation of the lamin[91] or fleshy plates along the
      coffin bone of a horse; founder. --Youatt.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Lamnunguia \[d8]Lam*nun"gui*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. lamina a
      scale + unguis a nail.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Same as {Hyracoidea}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Linum \[d8]Li"num\ (l[imac]"n[ucr]m), n. [L., flax.] (Bot.)
      A genus of herbaceous plants including the flax ({Linum
      usitatissimum}).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Lumen \[d8]Lu"men\, n.; pl. L. {Lumina}, E. {Lumens}. [L.,
      light, an opening for light.]
      1. (Photom.)
            (a) A unit of illumination, being the amount of
                  illumination of a unit area of spherical surface, due
                  to a light of unit intensity placed at the center of
                  the sphere.
            (b) A unit of light flux, being the flux through one
                  square meter of surface the illumination of which is
                  uniform and of unit brightness.
  
      2. (Biol.) An opening, space, or cavity, esp. a tubular
            cavity; a vacuole.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Oleamen \[d8]O`le*a"men\, n. [L.] (Med.)
      A soft ointment prepared from oil. --Dunglison.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Telamones \[d8]Tel`a*mo"nes\, n. pl. [L., pl. of telamo or
      telamon, Gr. [?] a bearer, fr. [?] to bear.] (Arch.)
      Same as {Atlantes}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Thalamencephalon \[d8]Thal`a*men*ceph"a*lon\, n. [NL. See
      {Thalamus}, and {Encephalon}.] (Anat.)
      The segment of the brain next in front of the midbrain,
      including the thalami, pineal gland, and pituitary body; the
      diencephalon; the interbrain.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Delamination \De*lam`i*na"tion\, n. (Biol.)
      Formation and separation of lamin[91] or layers; one of the
      methods by which the various blastodermic layers of the ovum
      are differentiated.
  
      Note: This process consists of a concentric splitting of the
               cells of the blastosphere into an outer layer
               (epiblast) and an inner layer (hypoblast). By the
               perforation of the resultant two-walled vesicle, a
               gastrula results similar to that formed by the process
               of invagination.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Delayment \De*lay"ment\, n.
      Hindrance. [Obs.] --Gower.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Delineament \De*lin"e*a*ment\, [?]. [See {Delineate}.]
      Delineation; sketch. --Dr. H. More.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dolman \Dol"man\, n. [Turk. d[omac]l[be]m[be]n: cf. F. doliman.]
      1. A long robe or outer garment, with long sleeves, worn by
            the Turks. [Written also {doliman}.]
  
      2. A cloak of a peculiar fashion worn by women.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dollman \Doll"man\, n.
      See {Dolman}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dolman \Dol"man\, n.; pl. {Dolmans}.
      1. A woman's cloak with capelike pieces instead of sleeves.
  
      2. The uniform jacket of many European hussar regiments, worn
            like a cloak, fastened with a cord or chain, and with
            sleeves hanging loose.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dolman \Dol"man\, n. [Turk. d[omac]l[be]m[be]n: cf. F. doliman.]
      1. A long robe or outer garment, with long sleeves, worn by
            the Turks. [Written also {doliman}.]
  
      2. A cloak of a peculiar fashion worn by women.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dolman \Dol"man\, n.; pl. {Dolmans}.
      1. A woman's cloak with capelike pieces instead of sleeves.
  
      2. The uniform jacket of many European hussar regiments, worn
            like a cloak, fastened with a cord or chain, and with
            sleeves hanging loose.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kistvaen \Kist"vaen\ (k[icr]st"v[amac]n), n. [W. cist-faen.]
      (Arch[91]ol.)
      A Celtic monument, commonly known as a {dolmen}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dolmen \Dol"men\, n. [Armor. taol, tol, table + mean, maen, men,
      stone: cf. F. dolmen.]
      A cromlech. See {Cromlech}. [Written also {tolmen}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kistvaen \Kist"vaen\ (k[icr]st"v[amac]n), n. [W. cist-faen.]
      (Arch[91]ol.)
      A Celtic monument, commonly known as a {dolmen}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dolmen \Dol"men\, n. [Armor. taol, tol, table + mean, maen, men,
      stone: cf. F. dolmen.]
      A cromlech. See {Cromlech}. [Written also {tolmen}.]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Del Monte Forest, CA (CDP, FIPS 18590)
      Location: 36.58625 N, 121.94629 W
      Population (1990): 5069 (2739 housing units)
      Area: 21.0 sq km (land), 6.8 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Delmont, NJ
      Zip code(s): 08314
   Delmont, PA (borough, FIPS 18768)
      Location: 40.41394 N, 79.57339 W
      Population (1990): 2041 (923 housing units)
      Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 15626
   Delmont, SD (city, FIPS 16060)
      Location: 43.26597 N, 98.15986 W
      Population (1990): 235 (148 housing units)
      Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 57330

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   deliminator /de-lim'-in-ay-t*r/ n.   [portmanteau, delimiter +
   eliminate]   A string or pattern used to delimit text into fields,
   but which is itself eliminated from the resulting list of fields.
   This jargon seems to have originated among Perl hackers in
   connection with the Perl split() function; however, it has been
   sighted in live use among Java and even Visual Basic programmers.
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Dalmanutha
      a place on the west of the Sea of Galilee, mentioned only in
      Mark 8:10. In the parallel passage it is said that Christ came
      "into the borders of Magdala" (Matt. 15:39). It is plain, then,
      that Dalmanutha was near Magdala, which was probably the Greek
      name of one of the many Migdols (i.e., watch-towers) on the
      western side of the lake of Gennesaret. It has been identified
      in the ruins of a village about a mile from Magdala, in the
      little open valley of 'Ain-el-Barideh, "the cold fountain,"
      called el-Mejdel, possibly the "Migdal-el" of Josh. 19:38.
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Dalmanutha, a bucket; a branch
  
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