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dalesman
n 1: a person who lives in the dales of northern England

English Dictionary: Dolichonyx oryzivorus	by the DICT Development Group
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dealignment n a process whereby voters are moved toward nonpartisanship thus weakening the structure of political parties
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Delichon n a genus of Hirundinidae Synonym(s): Delichon, genus Delichon
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Delichon urbica n common small European martin that builds nests under the eaves of houses Synonym(s): house martin, Delichon urbica
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deliquium n a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain Synonym(s): faint, swoon, syncope, deliquium
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delusion n (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary Synonym(s): delusion, psychotic belief a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea; "he has delusions of competence"; "his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination" Synonym(s): delusion, hallucination the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas Synonym(s): delusion, illusion, head game
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delusional adj suffering from or characterized by delusions
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delusional disorder n any mental disorder in which delusions play a significant role
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delusions of grandeur n a delusion (common in paranoia) that you are much greater and more powerful and influential than you really are
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delusions of persecution n a delusion (common in paranoia) that others are out to get you and frustrate and embarrass you or inflict suffering on you; a complicated conspiracy is frequently imagined
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diligence n conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care required in a given situation persevering determination to perform a task; "his diligence won him quick promotions"; "frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues" Synonym(s): diligence, industriousness, industry a diligent effort; "it is a job requiring serious application" Synonym(s): application, diligence
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diligent adj quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness; "a diligent (or patient) worker"; "with persevering (or patient) industry she revived the failing business" Synonym(s): diligent, persevering characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks; "a diligent detective investigates all clues"; "a diligent search of the files" Antonym(s): negligent
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diligently adv with diligence; in a diligent manner; "we may diligently observe the Lord's supper on the first day of the week, diligently preach the gospel, or minister to the saint"
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Dolichonyx n bobolinks Synonym(s): Dolichonyx, genus Dolichonyx
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Dolichonyx oryzivorus n migratory American songbird [syn: bobolink, ricebird, reedbird, Dolichonyx oryzivorus]
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dual scan display n a type of passive matrix display in which the top and bottom half of the screen are refreshed simultaneously
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dualism n the doctrine that reality consists of two basic opposing elements, often taken to be mind and matter (or mind and body), or good and evil
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dulciana n the organ stop having a tone of soft sweet string quality
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dulcimer n a stringed instrument used in American folk music; an elliptical body and a fretted fingerboard and three strings a trapezoidal zither whose metal strings are struck with light hammers
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dulcinea n a woman who is a man's sweetheart [syn: ladylove, dulcinea]
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d8Alcanna \[d8]Al*can"na\, n. [Sp. alcana, alhe[?]a, fr. Ar. al-hinn[be]. See {Henna}, and cf. {Alkanet}.] (Bot.) An oriental shrub ({Lawsonia inermis}) from which henna is obtained.
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d8Alcyonacea \[d8]Al`cyona"ce*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo[94]l.) A group of soft-bodied Alcyonaria, of which {Alcyonium} is the type. See Illust. under {Alcyonaria}.
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d8Alcyonaria \[d8]Al`cyona"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo[94]l.) One of the orders of Anthozoa. It includes the Alcyonacea, Pennatulacea, and Gorgonacea.
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d8Alcyones \[d8]Alcy"ones\, n. pl. [L., pl. of {Alcyon}.] (Zo[94]l.) The kingfishers.
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d8Alcyonium \[d8]Al`cyo"nium\, n. [Gr. [?] a zo[94]phyte, so called from being like the halcyon's nest.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of fleshy Alcyonaria, its polyps somewhat resembling flowers with eight fringed rays. The term was also formerly used for certain species of sponges.
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d8Alyssum \[d8]A*lys"sum\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], name of a plant, perh. fr. 'a priv. + [?] raging madness.] (Bot.) A genus of cruciferous plants; madwort. The {sweet alyssum} ({A. maritimum}), cultivated for bouquets, bears small, white, sweet-scented flowers.
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d8Deliquium \[d8]Deliq"uium\, n. [L. See {Deliquiate}.] 1. (Chem.) A melting or dissolution in the air, or in a moist place; a liquid condition; as, a salt falls into a deliquium. [R.]
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d8Diligence \[d8]Di`li*gence"\, n. [F.] A four-wheeled public stagecoach, used in France.
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d8Dolcino \[d8]Dolci"no\, [or] d8Dulcino \[d8]Dulci"no\, n. [Cf. It. dolcigno sweetish.] (Mus.) A small bassoon, formerly much used. --Simmonds.
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d8Dulciana \[d8]Dul`ci*an"a\, n. [NL., fr. L. dulcis sweet.] (Mus.) A sweet-toned stop of an organ.
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d8Dolcino \[d8]Dolci"no\, [or] d8Dulcino \[d8]Dulci"no\, n. [Cf. It. dolcigno sweetish.] (Mus.) A small bassoon, formerly much used. --Simmonds.
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d8Dulcino \[d8]Dul*ci"no\, n. (Mus.) See {Dolcino}.
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d8El91agnus \[d8]E`l[91]*ag"nus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a B[d2]otian marsh plant; [?] olive + [?] sacred, pure.] (Bot.) A genus of shrubs or small trees, having the foliage covered with small silvery scales; oleaster.
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d8Elasmobranchii \[d8]Elas`mobran"chi*i\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a metal plate + L. branchia a gill.] (Zo[94]l.) A subclass of fishes, comprising the sharks, the rays, and the Chim[91]ra. The skeleton is mainly cartilaginous.
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d8Elasmosaurus \[d8]Elas`mosau"rus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a metal plate + [?] a lizard.] (Paleon.) An extinct, long-necked, marine, cretaceous reptile from Kansas, allied to Plesiosaurus.
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d8Eulachon \[d8]Eu"la*chon\, n. [Native Indian name.] (Zo[94]l.) The candlefish. [Written also {oulachan}, {oolacan}, and {ulikon}.] See {Candlefish}.
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d8Halichondri91 \[d8]Hal`ichon"dri[91]\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], [?], sea + [?] cartilage.] (Zo[94]l.) An order of sponges, having simple siliceous spicules and keratose fibers; -- called also {Keratosilicoidea}.
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d8Heliconia \[d8]Hel`ico"nia\, n. [NL. See {Helicon}.] (Zo[94]l.) One of numerous species of {Heliconius}, a genus of tropical American butterflies. The wings are usually black, marked with green, crimson, and white.
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d8Illicium \[d8]Illi"cium\, n. [So called, in allusion to its aroma, from L. illicium an allurement.] (Bot.) A genus of Asiatic and American magnoliaceous trees, having star-shaped fruit; star anise. The fruit of Illicium anisatum is used as a spice in India, and its oil is largely used in Europe for flavoring cordials, being almost identical with true oil of anise.
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d8Lacinula \[d8]Lacin"ula\, n.; pl. {Lacinul[91]}, E. {Lacinulas}. [NL.] (Bot.) A diminutive lacinia.
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d8Lacuna \[d8]La*cu"na\, n.; pl. L. {Lacun[91]}; E. {Lacunas}. [L., ditch, pit, lake, orig., anything hollow. See {Lagoon}.] 1. A small opening; a small pit or depression; a small blank space; a gap or vacancy; a hiatus. 2. (Biol.) A small opening; a small depression or cavity; a space, as a vacant space between the cells of plants, or one of the spaces left among the tissues of the lower animals, which serve in place of vessels for the circulation of the body fluids, or the cavity or sac, usually of very small size, in a mucous membrane.
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d8Lagemorpha \[d8]Lag`e*mor"pha\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a hare + [?] form.] (Zo[94]l.) A group of rodents, including the hares. They have four incisors in the upper jaw. Called also {Duplicidentata}.
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d8Lagena \[d8]La*ge"na\, n.; pl. L. {Lagen[91]}, E. {Lagenas}. [L., a flask; cf. Gr. [?], [?].] (Anat.) The terminal part of the cochlea in birds and most reptiles; an appendage of the sacculus, corresponding to the cochlea, in fishes and amphibians.
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d8Legumen \[d8]Legu"men\ (l[esl]g[umac]"m[ecr]n), n.; pl. L. {Legumina} (-m[icr]*n[adot]), E. {Legumens} (-m[ecr]nz). [L.] Same as {Legume}.
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d8Leuch91mia \[d8]Leuch[91]"mia\ (l[usl]k[emac]"m[icr][adot]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. leyko`s white + a"i^ma blood.] (Med.) See {Leucocyth[91]mia}. -- {Leuch[91]m"ic} (l[usl]k[ecr]m"[icr]k), a. [Written also {leuk[91]mia}, {leuk[91]mic}.]
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d8Leucoma \[d8]Leuco"ma\ (l[usl]k[omac]"m[adot]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ley`kwma, fr. leyko`s white.] (Med.) A white opacity in the cornea of the eye; -- called also {albugo}.
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d8Liaison \[d8]Li`ai`son"\ (l[esl]`[asl]`z[ocir]N"), n. [F., fr. L. ligatio, fr. ligare to bind. See {Ligature}, and cf. {Ligation}.] A union, or bond of union; an intimacy; especially, an illicit intimacy between a man and a woman.
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d8Lignum rhodium \[d8]Lig"num rho"dium\ (l[icr]g"n[ucr]m r[omac]"d[icr][ucr]m). [NL., fr. L. lignum wood + Gr. "ro`don a rose.] (Bot.) The fragrant wood of several shrubs and trees, especially of species of {Rhodorhiza} from the Canary Islands, and of the West Indian {Amyris balsamifera}.
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d8Lignum-vitae \[d8]Lig"num-vi"tae\ (-v[imac]"t[emac]), n. [L., wood of life; lignum wood + vita, genitive vit[91], life.] (Bot.) A tree ({Guaiacum officinale}) found in the warm latitudes of America, from which the {guaiacum} of medicine is procured. Its wood is very hard and heavy, and is used for various mechanical purposes, as for the wheels of ships' blocks, cogs, bearings, and the like. See {Guaiacum}. Note: In New Zealand the {Metrosideros buxifolia} is called lignum-vit[91], and in Australia a species of {Acacia}. The bastard lignum-vit[91] is a West Indian tree ({Sarcomphalus laurinus}).
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d8Likin \[d8]Li"kin`\, n. [Written also {lekin}.] [ Chin. li kin; li the thousandth part of a tael + kin money.] A Chinese provincial tax levied at many inland stations upon imports or articles in transit. [bd]Likin,[b8] which used to be regarded as illegal, as one of the many, [bd]squeezes[b8] imposed by the mandarins, is, in Jamieson's opinion, just as legal as any other form of taxation. --A. R. Colquhoun.
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d8Lissencephala \[d8]Lis`senceph"ala\ (l[icr]s`s[ecr]ns[ecr]f"[adot]l[adot]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. lisso`s smooth + 'egke`falos the brain.] (Zo[94]l.) A general name for all those placental mammals that have a brain with few or no cerebral convolutions, as Rodentia, Insectivora, etc.
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d8Locum tenens \[d8]Lo"cum te"nens\ [L., holding the place; locus place + tenens, p. pr. of tenere to hold. Cf. {Lieutenant}.] A substitute or deputy; one filling an office for a time.
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d8Lucuma \[d8]Lu*cu"ma\, n. (Bot.) An American genus of sapotaceous trees bearing sweet and edible fruits. Note: Lucuma mammosum is called natural marmalade in the West Indies; L. Caimito, of Peru, furnishes a delicious fruit called lucuma and caimito.
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d8Lycanthropia \[d8]Ly`canthro"pia\, n. [NL.] See {Lycanthropy}, 2.
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d8Lychnis \[d8]Lych"nis\, n. [L., a kind of red flower, Gr. lychni`s; cf. ly`chnos a lamp.] (Bot.) A genus of Old World plants belonging to the Pink family ({Caryophyllace[91]}). Most of the species have brilliantly colored flowers and cottony leaves, which may have anciently answered as wicks for lamps. The botanical name is in common use for the garden species. The corn cockle ({Lychnis Githago}) is a common weed in wheat fields.
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d8Talcum \[d8]Tal"cum\, n. [NL.] (Min.) Same as {Talc}.
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Dalesman \Dales"man\, n.; pl. {Dalesmen}. One living in a dale; -- a term applied particularly to the inhabitants of the valleys in the north of England, Norway, etc. --Macaulay.
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Dalesman \Dales"man\, n.; pl. {Dalesmen}. One living in a dale; -- a term applied particularly to the inhabitants of the valleys in the north of England, Norway, etc. --Macaulay.
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Delignate \De*lig"nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Delignated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Delignating}.] [Pref. de- + L. lignum wood.] 1. To clear or strip of wood (by cutting down trees). [R.] --Fuller. 2. To strip or remove the wood from; as, to delignate ramie, in the preparation of ribbons of the fiber for further working.
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Delignate \De*lig"nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Delignated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Delignating}.] [Pref. de- + L. lignum wood.] 1. To clear or strip of wood (by cutting down trees). [R.] --Fuller. 2. To strip or remove the wood from; as, to delignate ramie, in the preparation of ribbons of the fiber for further working.
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Delignate \De*lig"nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Delignated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Delignating}.] [Pref. de- + L. lignum wood.] 1. To clear or strip of wood (by cutting down trees). [R.] --Fuller. 2. To strip or remove the wood from; as, to delignate ramie, in the preparation of ribbons of the fiber for further working.
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Deluge \Del"uge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deluged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deluging}.] 1. To overflow with water; to inundate; to overwhelm. The deluged earth would useless grow. --Blackmore. 2. To overwhelm, as with a deluge; to cover; to overspread; to overpower; to submerge; to destroy; as, the northern nations deluged the Roman empire with their armies; the land is deluged with woe. At length corruption, like a general flood . . . Shall deluge all. --Pope.
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Delusion \De*lu"sion\n. [L. delusio, fr. deludere. See {Delude}.] 1. The act of deluding; deception; a misleading of the mind. --Pope. 2. The state of being deluded or misled. 3. That which is falsely or delusively believed or propagated; false belief; error in belief. And fondly mourned the dear delusion gone. --Prior. Syn: {Delusion}, {Illusion}. Usage: These words both imply some deception practiced upon the mind. Delusion is deception from want of knowledge; illusion is deception from morbid imagination. An illusion is a false show, a mere cheat on the fancy or senses. It is, in other words, some idea or image presented to the bodily or mental vision which does not exist in reality. A delusion is a false judgment, usually affecting the real concerns of life. Or, in other words, it is an erroneous view of something which exists indeed, but has by no means the qualities or attributes ascribed to it. Thus we speak of the illusions of fancy, the illusions of hope, illusive prospects, illusive appearances, etc. In like manner, we speak of the delusions of stockjobbing, the delusions of honorable men, delusive appearances in trade, of being deluded by a seeming excellence. [bd]A fanatic, either religious or political, is the subject of strong delusions; while the term illusion is applied solely to the visions of an uncontrolled imagination, the chimerical ideas of one blinded by hope, passion, or credulity, or lastly, to spectral and other ocular deceptions, to which the word delusion is never applied.[b8] --Whately.
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Delusional \Delu"sional\, a. Of or pertaining to delusions; as, delusional monomania.
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Dialyze \Di"a*lyze\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dialyzed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dialyzing}.] (Chem.) To separate, prepare, or obtain, by dialysis or osmose; to pass through an animal membrane; to subject to dialysis. [Written also {dialyse}.]
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Diligence \Dil"i*gence\, n. [F. diligence, L. diligentia.] 1. The quality of being diligent; carefulness; careful attention; -- the opposite of negligence. 2. Interested and persevering application; devoted and painstaking effort to accomplish what is undertaken; assiduity in service. That which ordinary men are fit for, I am qualified in; and the best of me is diligence. --Shak. 3. (Scots Law) Process by which persons, lands, or effects are seized for debt; process for enforcing the attendance of witnesses or the production of writings. {To do one's diligence}, {give diligence}, {use diligence}, to exert one's self; to make interested and earnest endeavor. And each of them doth all his diligence To do unto the fest[82] reverence. --Chaucer. Syn: Attention; industry; assiduity; sedulousness; earnestness; constancy; heed; heedfulness; care; caution. -- {Diligence}, {Industry}. Industry has the wider sense of the two, implying an habitual devotion to labor for some valuable end, as knowledge, property, etc. Diligence denotes earnest application to some specific object or pursuit, which more or less directly has a strong hold on one's interests or feelings. A man may be diligent for a time, or in seeking some favorite end, without meriting the title of industrious. Such was the case with Fox, while Burke was eminent not only for diligence, but industry; he was always at work, and always looking out for some new field of mental effort. The sweat of industry would dry and die, But for the end it works to. --Shak. Diligence and accuracy are the only merits which an historical writer ascribe to himself. --Gibbon.
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Diligency \Dil"igency\, n. [L. diligentia.] Diligence; care; persevering endeavor. [Obs.] --Milton.
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Diligent \Dil"i*gent\, a. [F. diligent, L. diligens, -entis, p. pr. of diligere, dilectum, to esteem highly, prefer; di- = dis- + legere to choose. See {Legend}.] 1. Prosecuted with careful attention and effort; careful; painstaking; not careless or negligent. The judges shall make diligent inquisition. --Deut. xix. 18. 2. Interestedly and perseveringly attentive; steady and earnest in application to a subject or pursuit; assiduous; industrious. Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings. --Prov. xxii. 29. Diligent cultivation of elegant literature. --Prescott. Syn: Active; assiduous; sedulous; laborious; persevering; attentive; industrious.
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Diligently \Dil"igently\, adv. In a diligent manner; not carelessly; not negligently; with industry or assiduity. Ye diligently keep commandments of the Lord your God. --Deut. vi. 17.
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d8Dolce \[d8]Dol"ce\, Dolcemente \Dol`ce*men"te\, adv. [It., fr. L. dulcis sweet, soft.] (Mus.) Softly; sweetly; with soft, smooth, and delicate execution.
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Dolesome \Dole"some\, a. Doleful; dismal; gloomy; sorrowful. -- {Dole"somely}, adv. -- {Dole"someness}, n.
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Dolesome \Dole"some\, a. Doleful; dismal; gloomy; sorrowful. -- {Dole"somely}, adv. -- {Dole"someness}, n.
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Dolesome \Dole"some\, a. Doleful; dismal; gloomy; sorrowful. -- {Dole"somely}, adv. -- {Dole"someness}, n.
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Bobolink \Bob"o*link`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) An American singing bird ({Dolichonyx oryzivorus}). The male is black and white; the female is brown; -- called also, {ricebird}, {reedbird}, and {Boblincoln}. The happiest bird of our spring is the bobolink. --W. Irving.
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Dowel \Dow"el\, n. [Cf. G. d[94]bel peg, F. douelle state of a cask, surface of an arch, douille socket, little pipe, cartridge.] (Mech.) 1. A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper relative position. 2. A piece of wood driven into a wall, so that other pieces may be nailed to it. {Dowel joint}, a joint secured by a dowel or dowels. {Dowel pin}, a dowel. See {Dowel}, n., 1.
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Dualism \Du"al*ism\, n. [Cf. F. dualisme.] State of being dual or twofold; a twofold division; any system which is founded on a double principle, or a twofold distinction; as: (a) (Philos.) A view of man as constituted of two original and independent elements, as matter and spirit. (Theol.) (b) A system which accepts two gods, or two original principles, one good and the other evil. (c) The doctrine that all mankind are divided by the arbitrary decree of God, and in his eternal foreknowledge, into two classes, the elect and the reprobate. (d) (Physiol.) The theory that each cerebral hemisphere acts independently of the other. An inevitable dualism bisects nature, so that each thing is a half, and suggests another thing to make it whole. --Emerson.
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Dulcamara \Dul`ca*ma"ra\, n. [NL., fr. L. dulcis sweet + amarus bitter.] (Bot.) A plant ({Solanum Dulcamara}). See {Bittersweet}, n., 3 (a) .
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Dulcamarin \Dul`ca*ma"rin\, n. (Chem.) A glucoside extracted from the bittersweet ({Solanum Dulcamara}), as a yellow amorphous substance. It probably occasions the compound taste. See {Bittersweet}, 3 (a) .
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Dulceness \Dulce"ness\, n. Sweetness. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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Dulcimer \Dul"ci*mer\, n. [It. dolcemele,r Sp. dulcemele, fr. L. dulcis sweet + melos song, melody, Gr. [?]; cf. OF. doulcemele. See {Dulcet}, and {Melody}.] (Mus.) (a) An instrument, having stretched metallic wires which are beaten with two light hammers held in the hands of the performer. (b) An ancient musical instrument in use among the Jews. --Dan. iii. 5. It is supposed to be the same with the psaltery.
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Dulcinea \Dulcin"ea\, n. [Sp., from Dulcinea del Toboso the mistress of the affections of Don {Quixote}.] A mistress; a sweetheart. I must ever have some Dulcinea in my head. --Sterne.
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Dulciness \Dul"ci*ness\, n. See D{ulceness}. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dullsome \Dull"some\, a. Dull. [R.] --Gataker.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Dale County, AL (county, FIPS 45) Location: 31.42611 N, 85.61234 W Population (1990): 49633 (19432 housing units) Area: 1453.3 sq km (land), 4.1 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Dallas Center, IA (city, FIPS 18255) Location: 41.68467 N, 93.98412 W Population (1990): 1454 (562 housing units) Area: 10.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50063
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Dallas County, AL (county, FIPS 47) Location: 32.32959 N, 87.10952 W Population (1990): 48130 (19045 housing units) Area: 2540.3 sq km (land), 32.8 sq km (water) Dallas County, AR (county, FIPS 39) Location: 33.96685 N, 92.65703 W Population (1990): 9614 (4049 housing units) Area: 1728.7 sq km (land), 1.9 sq km (water) Dallas County, IA (county, FIPS 49) Location: 41.68806 N, 94.03799 W Population (1990): 29755 (11812 housing units) Area: 1519.0 sq km (land), 13.6 sq km (water) Dallas County, MO (county, FIPS 59) Location: 37.67235 N, 93.02044 W Population (1990): 12646 (5484 housing units) Area: 1402.7 sq km (land), 3.3 sq km (water) Dallas County, TX (county, FIPS 113) Location: 32.76685 N, 96.77801 W Population (1990): 1852810 (795513 housing units) Area: 2278.9 sq km (land), 75.1 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Delcambre, LA (town, FIPS 20155) Location: 29.95009 N, 91.98961 W Population (1990): 1978 (819 housing units) Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 70528
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Deuel County, NE (county, FIPS 49) Location: 41.11291 N, 102.33203 W Population (1990): 2237 (1075 housing units) Area: 1139.4 sq km (land), 2.3 sq km (water) Deuel County, SD (county, FIPS 39) Location: 44.76094 N, 96.66919 W Population (1990): 4522 (2208 housing units) Area: 1615.1 sq km (land), 34.1 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Dooly County, GA (county, FIPS 93) Location: 32.16092 N, 83.79837 W Population (1990): 9901 (4003 housing units) Area: 1017.8 sq km (land), 10.8 sq km (water)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Dell Computer Corporation One of the biggest US manufacturers of {IBM PC} compatibles. "From notebooks to networks", their slogan says. {Home (http://www.us.dell.com)}. (1996-05-29)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Dulcimer (Heb. sumphoniah), a musical instrument mentioned in Dan. 3:5, 15, along with other instruments there named, as sounded before the golden image. It was not a Jewish instrument. In the margin of the Revised Version it is styled the "bag-pipe." Luther translated it "lute," and Grotius the "crooked trumpet." It is probable that it was introduced into Babylon by some Greek or Western-Asiatic musician. Some Rabbinical commentators render it by "organ," the well-known instrument composed of a series of pipes, others by "lyre." The most probable interpretation is that it was a bag-pipe similar to the zampagna of Southern Europe.