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English Dictionary: Doris Lessing	by the DICT Development Group
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Darjeeling n a fine variety of black tea grown in northern India
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dark glasses n spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; "he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades" Synonym(s): sunglasses, dark glasses, shades
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dark lantern n a lantern with a single opening and a sliding panel that can be closed to conceal the light Synonym(s): dark lantern, bull's-eye
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dark-colored adj having a dark color [syn: dark-colored, {dark- coloured}, dusky-colored, dusky-coloured]
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dark-coloured adj having a dark color [syn: dark-colored, {dark- coloured}, dusky-colored, dusky-coloured]
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darkling adj uncannily or threateningly dark or obscure; "a darkling glance"; "secret operatives and darkling conspiracies"-Archibald MacLeish (poetic) occurring in the dark or night; "a darkling journey"
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darkling beetle n sluggish hard-bodied black terrestrial weevil whose larvae feed on e.g. decaying plant material or grain Synonym(s): darkling beetle, darkling groung beetle, tenebrionid
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darkling groung beetle n sluggish hard-bodied black terrestrial weevil whose larvae feed on e.g. decaying plant material or grain Synonym(s): darkling beetle, darkling groung beetle, tenebrionid
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darkly adv without light; "the river was sliding darkly under the mist" Synonym(s): darkly, in darkness in a dark glowering menacing manner; "he stared darkly at her"
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deregulate v lift the regulations on [ant: govern, order, regularise, regularize, regulate]
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deregulating n the act of freeing from regulation (especially from governmental regulations) Synonym(s): deregulation, deregulating
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deregulation n the act of freeing from regulation (especially from governmental regulations) Synonym(s): deregulation, deregulating
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Derris elliptica n woody vine having bright green leaves and racemes of rose- tinted white flowers; the swollen roots contain rotenone Synonym(s): derris root, tuba root, Derris elliptica
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doorsill n the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway Synonym(s): doorsill, doorstep, threshold
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Doris Lessing n English author of novels and short stories who grew up in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) (born in 1919) Synonym(s): Lessing, Doris Lessing, Doris May Lessing
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dorsal adj belonging to or on or near the back or upper surface of an animal or organ or part; "the dorsal fin is the vertical fin on the back of a fish and certain marine mammals" Antonym(s): ventral facing away from the axis of an organ or organism; "the abaxial surface of a leaf is the underside or side facing away from the stem" Synonym(s): abaxial, dorsal Antonym(s): adaxial, ventral
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dorsal fin n unpaired median fin on the backs of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates that help to maintain balance
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dorsal horn n one of the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes dorsally to the spinal cord and that consists of sensory fibers Synonym(s): dorsal root, dorsal horn
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dorsal root n one of the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes dorsally to the spinal cord and that consists of sensory fibers Synonym(s): dorsal root, dorsal horn
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dorsal scapular vein n vein that is a tributary of the subclavian vein or external jugular vein and accompanies the descending scapular artery Synonym(s): dorsal scapular vein, vena scapularis dorsalis
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dorsal vertebra n one of 12 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; thoracic vertebrae extend from the seventh cervical vertebra down to the first lumbar vertebra Synonym(s): thoracic vertebra, dorsal vertebra
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dorsally adv in a dorsal location or direction
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douroucouli n nocturnal monkey of Central America and South America with large eyes and thick fur Synonym(s): douroucouli, Aotus trivirgatus
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Dracula n comprises tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia: diminutive plants having bizarre and often sinister-looking flowers with pendulous scapes and motile lips Synonym(s): Dracula, genus Dracula fictional vampire in a gothic horror novel by Bram Stoker
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draggle v make wet and dirty, as from rain [syn: bedraggle, draggle]
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draggled adj limp and soiled as if dragged in the mud; "the beggar's bedraggled clothes"; "scarecrows in battered hats or draggled skirts" Synonym(s): bedraggled, draggled
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draw close v move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position; "We cuddled against each other to keep warm"; "The children snuggled into their sleeping bags" Synonym(s): cuddle, snuggle, nestle, nest, nuzzle, draw close move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer" Synonym(s): approach, near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near pull towards oneself; "He drew the crying child close"
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drizzle n very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower Synonym(s): drizzle, mizzle v rain lightly; "When it drizzles in summer, hiking can be pleasant" Synonym(s): drizzle, mizzle moisten with fine drops; "drizzle the meat with melted butter" Synonym(s): drizzle, moisten
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drizzling adj (of rain) falling lightly in very small drops; "a raw drizzing rain"
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drizzly adj wet with light rain; "a sad drizzly day"; "a wet drippy day" Synonym(s): drippy, drizzly
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drowsily adv in a drowsy manner; "`Time to get up,' she said drowsily" Synonym(s): drowsily, somnolently
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drug lord n a person who controls an organization dealing in illegal drugs Synonym(s): drug baron, drug lord
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drugless adj without the use of drugs; "drugless therapy"
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dry cell n a small Leclanche cell containing no free liquid; the electrolyte is a paste and the negative zinc pole forms the container of the cell; used in flashlights, portable radios, etc.
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dry clean v clean with chemical agents
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dry cleaner n the operator of dry-cleaning establishment [syn: cleaner, dry cleaner]
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dry cleaners n shop where dry cleaning is done [syn: cleaners, {dry cleaners}]
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dry cleaning n the act of cleaning (fabrics) with a solvent other than water
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dry kiln n a kiln for drying and seasoning lumber
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dry-cleaned adj cleaned with chemical solvents
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dry-gulching n the act of killing from ambush
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dynastidan \Dynas"tidan\, n. [Gr. [?], fem. of [?]. See {Dynast}. The name alludes to the immense size of some species.] (Zo[94]l.) One of a group of gigantic, horned beetles, including {Dynastus Neptunus}, and the Hercules beetle ({D. Hercules}) of tropical America, which grow to be six inches in length.
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Hercules \Her"cu*les\, n. 1. (Gr. Myth.) A hero, fabled to have been the son of Jupiter and Alcmena, and celebrated for great strength, esp. for the accomplishment of his twelve great tasks or [bd]labors.[b8] 2. (Astron.) A constellation in the northern hemisphere, near Lyra. {Hercules' beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any species of {Dynastes}, an American genus of very large lamellicorn beetles, esp. {D. hercules} of South America, which grows to a length of six inches. {Hercules' club}. (Bot.) (a) An ornamental tree of the West Indies ({Zanthoxylum Clava-Herculis}), of the same genus with the prickly ash. (b) A variety of the common gourd ({Lagenaria vulgaris}). Its fruit sometimes exceeds five feet in length. (c) The Angelica tree. See under {Angelica}. {Hercules powder}, an explosive containing nitroglycerin; -- used for blasting.
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Dynastidan \Dynas"tidan\, n. [Gr. [?], fem. of [?]. See {Dynast}. The name alludes to the immense size of some species.] (Zo[94]l.) One of a group of gigantic, horned beetles, including {Dynastus Neptunus}, and the Hercules beetle ({D. Hercules}) of tropical America, which grow to be six inches in length.
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Hercules \Her"cu*les\, n. 1. (Gr. Myth.) A hero, fabled to have been the son of Jupiter and Alcmena, and celebrated for great strength, esp. for the accomplishment of his twelve great tasks or [bd]labors.[b8] 2. (Astron.) A constellation in the northern hemisphere, near Lyra. {Hercules' beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any species of {Dynastes}, an American genus of very large lamellicorn beetles, esp. {D. hercules} of South America, which grows to a length of six inches. {Hercules' club}. (Bot.) (a) An ornamental tree of the West Indies ({Zanthoxylum Clava-Herculis}), of the same genus with the prickly ash. (b) A variety of the common gourd ({Lagenaria vulgaris}). Its fruit sometimes exceeds five feet in length. (c) The Angelica tree. See under {Angelica}. {Hercules powder}, an explosive containing nitroglycerin; -- used for blasting.
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d8Argal \[d8]Ar"gal\, d8Argali \[d8]Ar"ga*li\, n. [Mongolian.] (Zo[94]l.) A species of wild sheep ({Ovis ammon}, or {O. argali}), remarkable for its large horns. It inhabits the mountains of Siberia and central Asia. Note: The bearded argali is the aoudad. See {Aoudad}. The name is also applied to the bighorn sheep of the Rocky Mountains. See {Bighorn}.
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d8Argala \[d8]Ar"ga*la\, n. [Native name.] (Zo[94]l.) The adjutant bird.
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d8Argal \[d8]Ar"gal\, d8Argali \[d8]Ar"ga*li\, n. [Mongolian.] (Zo[94]l.) A species of wild sheep ({Ovis ammon}, or {O. argali}), remarkable for its large horns. It inhabits the mountains of Siberia and central Asia. Note: The bearded argali is the aoudad. See {Aoudad}. The name is also applied to the bighorn sheep of the Rocky Mountains. See {Bighorn}.
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d8Argulus \[d8]Ar"gu*lus\, n. [NL., dim of Argus.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of copepod Crustacea, parasitic of fishes; a fish louse. See {Branchiura}.
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d8Auricula \[d8]Auric"ula\, n.; pl. L. {Auricul[91]}, E. {Auriculas}. [L. auricula. See {Auricle}.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A species of {Primula}, or primrose, called also, from the shape of its leaves, {bear's-ear}. (b) (b) A species of {Hirneola} ({H. auricula}), a membranaceous fungus, called also {auricula Jud[91]}, or {Jew's-ear}. --P. Cyc. 2. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A genus of air-breathing mollusks mostly found near the sea, where the water is brackish (b) One of the five arched processes of the shell around the jaws of a sea urchin.
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d8Auricularia \[d8]Auric`ula"ri*a\, n. pl. [Neut. pl., fr. LL. auricularis.] (Zo[94]l.) A kind of holothurian larva, with soft, blunt appendages. See Illustration in Appendix.
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d8Douroucouli \[d8]Dou`rou*cou"li\, n. See {Durukuli}.
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d8Durukuli \[d8]Du`ru*ku"li\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A small, nocturnal, South American monkey ({Nyctipthecus trivirgatus}). [Written also {douroucouli}.]
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d8Orseille \[d8]Or`seille"\, n. [F.] See {Archil}.
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d8Rachialgia \[d8]Ra"chial"gia\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] backbone + [?] pain.] (Med.) A painful affection of the spine; especially, Pott's disease; also, formerly, lead colic.
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d8Rachilla \[d8]Ra*chil"la\, n. [NL.] Same as {Rhachilla}.
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d8Raskolnik \[d8]Ras*kol"nik\, n.; pl. {Raskolniki}or {Raskolniks}. [Russ. raskol'nik dissenter, fr. raskol dissent.] The name applied by the Russian government to any subject of the Greek faith who dissents from the established church. The Raskolniki embrace many sects, whose common characteristic is a clinging to antique traditions, habits, and customs. The schism originated in 1667 in an ecclesiastical dispute as to the correctness of the translation of the religious books. The dissenters, who have been continually persecuted, are believed to number about 20,000,000, although the Holy Synod officially puts the number at about 2,000,000. They are officially divided into three groups according to the degree of their variance from orthodox beliefs and observances, as follows: I. [bd]Most obnoxious.[b8] the {Judaizers}; the {Molokane}, who refuse to recognize civil authority or to take oaths; the {Dukhobortsy}, or {Dukhobors}, who are communistic, marry without ceremony, and believe that Christ was human, but that his soul reappears at intervals in living men; the {Khlysty}, who countenance anthropolatory, are ascetics, practice continual self-flagellation, and reject marriage; the {Skoptsy}, who practice castration; and a section of the {Bezpopovtsy}, or priestless sect, which disbelieve in prayers for the Czar and in marriage. II. [bd]Obnoxious:[b8] the {Bezpopovtsy}, who pray for the Czar and recognize marriage. III. [bd]Least obnoxious:[b8] the {Popovtsy}, who dissent from the orthodox church in minor points only.
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d8Raskolnik \[d8]Ras*kol"nik\, n. [Russ. rascolenik' schismatic, heretic.] (Eccl.) One of the separatists or dissenters from the established or Greek church in Russia. [Written also {rascolnik}.]
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d8Regale \[d8]Rega"le\ (r?g?"l?), n. [LL. regale, pl. regalia, fr. L. regalis: cf. F. r[82]gale. See {Regal}.] A prerogative of royalty. [R.] --Johnson.
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d8Regularia \[d8]Reg`ula"ria\ (r[ecr]g`[usl]l[amac]"r[icr][adot]), n.pl. [NL.] (Zo[94]l.) A division of Echini which includes the circular, or regular, sea urchins.
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d8Ressaldar \[d8]Res"saldar\ (r[ecr]s"s[ait]ld[aum]r), n. [Hind. ris[be]ld[be]r, fr. ris[be]l[be] troop of horse + Per. d[be]r holding.] (Mil.) In the Anglo-Indian army, a native commander of a ressala.
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d8Rhachialgia \[d8]Rha`chial"gia\, n. [NL.] See {Rachialgia}.
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d8Rhachilla \[d8]Rha*chil"la\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "ra`chis the spine.] (Bot.) A branch of inflorescence; the zigzag axis on which the florets are arranged in the spikelets of grasses.
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d8Rissole \[d8]Ris`sole"\, n. [F., fr. rissoler to fry meat till it is brown.] (Cookery) A small ball of rich minced meat or fish, covered with pastry and fried.
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d8Rocaille \[d8]Ro`caille"\, n. [F. Cf. {Rock} a stone.] (Art) (a) Artificial rockwork made of rough stones and cement, as for gardens. (b) The rococo system of scroll ornament, based in part on the forms of shells and water-worn rocks.
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d8Rosalia \[d8]Rosa"lia\, n. [Cf. F. rosalie.] (Mus.) A form of melody in which a phrase or passage is successively repeated, each time a step or half step higher; a melodic sequence.
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d8Rosella \[d8]Ro"sel"la\, n. [NL., dim. of L. rosa rose.] (Zo[94]l.) A beautiful Australian parrakeet ({Platycercus eximius}) often kept as a cage bird. The head and back of the neck are scarlet, the throat is white, the back dark green varied with lighter green, and the breast yellow.
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d8Roseola \[d8]Rose"ola\, n. [NL., dim. of L. rosa a rose.] (med.) A rose-colored efflorescence upon the skin, occurring in circumscribed patches of little or no elevation and often alternately fading and reviving; also, an acute specific disease which is characterized by an eruption of this character; -- called also {rose rash}. -- {Rose"olous}, a.
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d8Tarsale \[d8]Tar*sa"le\, n.; pl. {Tarsalia}. [NL.] (Anat.) One of the bones or cartilages of the tarsus; esp., one of the series articulating with the metatarsals.
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d8Terricol91 \[d8]Terric"ol[91]\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. terra + colere to inhabit.] (Zo[94]l.) A division of annelids including the common earthworms and allied species.
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d8Trachelipoda \[d8]Tra`chelip"oda\, n.pl. [NL. See {Trachelipod}.] (Zo[94]l.) An extensive artificial group of gastropods comprising all those which have a spiral shell and the foot attached to the base of the neck.
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d8Triclinium \[d8]Triclin"ium\, n.; pl. {Triclinia}. [L., from Gr. [?], [?]; [?] (see {Tri-}) + {[?]} a couch.] (Rom. Antiq.) (a) A couch for reclining at meals, extending round three sides of a table, and usually in three parts. (b) A dining room furnished with such a triple couch.
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d8Trochili \[d8]Troch"i*li\, n. pl. [NL. See {Trochilus}.] (Zo[94]l.) A division of birds comprising the humming birds.
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d8Trochilos \[d8]Troch"i*los\, n. [NL. See {Trochilus}.] (Zo[94]l.) The crocodile bird, or trochil.
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d8Trochilus \[d8]Troch"i*lus\, n.; pl. {Trochili}. [L. trochilus a kind of small bird. Gr. [?], fr. [?] to run.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A genus of humming birds. It Formerly included all the known species. (b) Any one of several species of wrens and kinglets. [Obs.] (c) The crocodile bird. 2. (Arch.) An annular molding whose section is concave, like the edge of a pulley; -- called also {scotia}.
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d8Trochlea \[d8]Troch"le*a\, n. [L., a case or sheaf containing one or more pulleys, Gr. [?]. See {Trochilics}.] 1. (Mach.) A pulley. [Obs.] 2. (Anat.) A pulley, or a structure resembling a pulley; as, the trochlea, or pulleylike end, of the humerus, which articulates with the ulna; or the trochlea, or fibrous ring, in the upper part of the orbit, through which the superior oblique, or trochlear, muscle of the eye passes.
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d8Troglodytes \[d8]Trog`lo*dy"tes\, n. [NL. See {Troglodyte}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A genus of apes including the chimpanzee. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A genus of singing birds including the common wrens.
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d8Urceolus \[d8]Urce"olus\, n.; pl. {Urceoli}. [L., a little pitcher.] (Bot.) Any urn-shaped organ of a plant.
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Lantern \Lan"tern\, n. [F. lanterne, L. lanterna, laterna, from Gr. [?] light, torch. See {Lamp}.] 1. Something inclosing a light, and protecting it from wind, rain, etc.; -- sometimes portable, as a closed vessel or case of horn, perforated tin, glass, oiled paper, or other material, having a lamp or candle within; sometimes fixed, as the glazed inclosure of a street light, or of a lighthouse light. 2. (Arch.) (a) An open structure of light material set upon a roof, to give light and air to the interior. (b) A cage or open chamber of rich architecture, open below into the building or tower which it crowns. (c) A smaller and secondary cupola crowning a larger one, for ornament, or to admit light; such as the lantern of the cupola of the Capitol at Washington, or that of the Florence cathedral. 3. (Mach.) A lantern pinion or trundle wheel. See {Lantern pinion} (below). 4. (Steam Engine) A kind of cage inserted in a stuffing box and surrounding a piston rod, to separate the packing into two parts and form a chamber between for the reception of steam, etc.; -- called also {lantern brass}. 5. (Founding) A perforated barrel to form a core upon. 6. (Zo[94]l.) See {Aristotle's lantern}. Note: Fig. 1 represents a hand lantern; fig. 2, an arm lantern; fig. 3, a breast lantern; -- so named from the positions in which they are carried. {Dark lantern}, a lantern with a single opening, which may be closed so as to conceal the light; -- called also {bull's-eye}. {Lantern fly}, {Lantern carrier} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large, handsome, hemipterous insects of the genera {Laternaria}, {Fulgora}, and allies, of the family {Fulgorid[91]}. The largest species is {Laternaria phosphorea} of Brazil. The head of some species has been supposed to be phosphorescent. {Lantern jaws}, long, thin jaws; hence, a thin visage. {Lantern pinion}, {Lantern wheel} (Mach.), a kind of pinion or wheel having cylindrical bars or trundles, instead of teeth, inserted at their ends in two parallel disks or plates; -- so called as resembling a lantern in shape; -- called also {wallower}, or {trundle}. {Lantern shell} (Zo[94]l.), any translucent, marine, bivalve shell of the genus {Anatina}, and allied genera. {Magic lantern}, an optical instrument consisting of a case inclosing a light, and having suitable lenses in a lateral tube, for throwing upon a screen, in a darkened room or the like, greatly magnified pictures from slides placed in the focus of the outer lens.
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Dark \Dark\ (d[aum]rk), a. [OE. dark, derk, deork, AS. dearc, deorc; cf. Gael. & Ir. dorch, dorcha, dark, black, dusky.] 1. Destitute, or partially destitute, of light; not receiving, reflecting, or radiating light; wholly or partially black, or of some deep shade of color; not light-colored; as, a dark room; a dark day; dark cloth; dark paint; a dark complexion. O dark, dark, dark, amid the blaze of noon, Irrecoverably dark, total eclipse Without all hope of day! --Milton. In the dark and silent grave. --Sir W. Raleigh. 2. Not clear to the understanding; not easily seen through; obscure; mysterious; hidden. The dark problems of existence. --Shairp. What may seem dark at the first, will afterward be found more plain. --Hooker. What's your dark meaning, mouse, of this light word? --Shak. 3. Destitute of knowledge and culture; in moral or intellectual darkness; unrefined; ignorant. The age wherein he lived was dark, but he Could not want light who taught the world to see. --Denhan. The tenth century used to be reckoned by medi[91]val historians as the darkest part of this intellectual night. --Hallam. 4. Evincing black or foul traits of character; vile; wicked; atrocious; as, a dark villain; a dark deed. Left him at large to his own dark designs. --Milton. 5. Foreboding evil; gloomy; jealous; suspicious. More dark and dark our woes. --Shak. A deep melancholy took possesion of him, and gave a dark tinge to all his views of human nature. --Macaulay. There is, in every true woman-s heart, a spark of heavenly fire, which beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity. --W. Irving. 6. Deprived of sight; blind. [Obs.] He was, I think, at this time quite dark, and so had been for some years. --Evelyn. Note: Dark is sometimes used to qualify another adjective; as, dark blue, dark green, and sometimes it forms the first part of a compound; as, dark-haired, dark-eyed, dark-colored, dark-seated, dark-working. {A dark horse}, in racing or politics, a horse or a candidate whose chances of success are not known, and whose capabilities have not been made the subject of general comment or of wagers. [Colloq.] {Dark house}, {Dark room}, a house or room in which madmen were confined. [Obs.] --Shak. {Dark lantern}. See {Lantern}. -- The {Dark Ages}, a period of stagnation and obscurity in literature and art, lasting, according to Hallam, nearly 1000 years, from about 500 to about 1500 A. D.. See {Middle Ages}, under {Middle}. {The Dark and Bloody Ground}, a phrase applied to the State of Kentucky, and said to be the significance of its name, in allusion to the frequent wars that were waged there between Indians. {The dark day}, a day (May 19, 1780) when a remarkable and unexplained darkness extended over all New England. {To keep dark}, to reveal nothing. [Low]
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Darkle \Dar"kle\, v. i. [Freq. of dark.] To grow dark; to show indistinctly. --Thackeray.
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Darkling \Dark"ling\, adv. [Dark + the adverbial suffix -ling.] In the dark. [Poetic] So, out went the candle, and we were left darkling. --Shak. As the wakeful bird Sings darkling. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Darkling \Dark"ling\, p. pr. & a. 1. Becoming dark or gloomy; frowing. His honest brows darkling as he looked towards me. --Thackeray. 2. Dark; gloomy. [bd]The darkling precipice.[b8] --Moore.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Darkly \Dark"ly\, adv. 1. With imperfect light, clearness, or knowledge; obscurely; dimly; blindly; uncertainly. What fame to future times conveys but darkly down. --Dryden. so softly dark and darkly pure. --Byron. 2. With a dark, gloomy, cruel, or menacing look. Looking darkly at the clerguman. --Hawthorne.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Doorsill \Door"sill`\, n. The sill or threshold of a door.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Neural \Neu"ral\, a. [Gr. [?] nerve.] (Anat. & Zo[94]l.) relating to the nerves or nervous system; taining to, situated in the region of, or on the side with, the neural, or cerebro-spinal, axis; -- opposed to {hemal}. As applied to vertebrates, neural is the same as {dorsal}; as applied to invertebrates it is usually the same as ventral. Cf. {Hemal}. {Neural arch} (Anat.), the cartilaginous or bony arch on the dorsal side of the centrum of the vertebra in a segment of the spinal skeleton, usually inclosing a segment of the spinal cord.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Posterior \Poste"rior\ (p[ocr]st[emac]"r[icr][etil]r), a. [L. posterior, compar. of posterus coming after, from post after. See {Post-}.] 1. Later in time; hence, later in the order of proceeding or moving; coming after; -- opposed to {prior}. Hesiod was posterior to Homer. --Broome. 2. Situated behind; hinder; -- opposed to {anterior}. 3. (Anat.) At or toward the caudal extremity; caudal; -- in human anatomy often used for {dorsal}. 4. (Bot.) On the side next the axis of inflorescence; -- said of an axillary flower. --Gray.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dorsal \Dor"sal\, n. [LL. dorsale, neut. fr. dorsalis. See {Dorsal}, a.] (Fine Arts) A hanging, usually of rich stuff, at the back of a throne, or of an altar, or in any similar position.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dorsal \Dor"sal\, a. [F. dorsal, LL. dorsalis, fr. L. dorsualis, fr. dorsum back; cf. Gr. [?], [?], mountain ridge. Cf. {Dorse}, {Dorsel}, {Dosel}.] 1. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or situated near, the back, or dorsum, of an animal or of one of its parts; notal; tergal; neural; as, the dorsal fin of a fish; the dorsal artery of the tongue; -- opposed to {ventral}. 2. (Bot.) (a) Pertaining to the surface naturally inferior, as of a leaf. (b) Pertaining to the surface naturally superior, as of a creeping hepatic moss. {Dorsal vessel} (Zo[94]l.), a central pulsating blood vessel along the back of insects, acting as a heart.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Neural \Neu"ral\, a. [Gr. [?] nerve.] (Anat. & Zo[94]l.) relating to the nerves or nervous system; taining to, situated in the region of, or on the side with, the neural, or cerebro-spinal, axis; -- opposed to {hemal}. As applied to vertebrates, neural is the same as {dorsal}; as applied to invertebrates it is usually the same as ventral. Cf. {Hemal}. {Neural arch} (Anat.), the cartilaginous or bony arch on the dorsal side of the centrum of the vertebra in a segment of the spinal skeleton, usually inclosing a segment of the spinal cord.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Posterior \Poste"rior\ (p[ocr]st[emac]"r[icr][etil]r), a. [L. posterior, compar. of posterus coming after, from post after. See {Post-}.] 1. Later in time; hence, later in the order of proceeding or moving; coming after; -- opposed to {prior}. Hesiod was posterior to Homer. --Broome. 2. Situated behind; hinder; -- opposed to {anterior}. 3. (Anat.) At or toward the caudal extremity; caudal; -- in human anatomy often used for {dorsal}. 4. (Bot.) On the side next the axis of inflorescence; -- said of an axillary flower. --Gray.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dorsal \Dor"sal\, n. [LL. dorsale, neut. fr. dorsalis. See {Dorsal}, a.] (Fine Arts) A hanging, usually of rich stuff, at the back of a throne, or of an altar, or in any similar position.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dorsal \Dor"sal\, a. [F. dorsal, LL. dorsalis, fr. L. dorsualis, fr. dorsum back; cf. Gr. [?], [?], mountain ridge. Cf. {Dorse}, {Dorsel}, {Dosel}.] 1. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or situated near, the back, or dorsum, of an animal or of one of its parts; notal; tergal; neural; as, the dorsal fin of a fish; the dorsal artery of the tongue; -- opposed to {ventral}. 2. (Bot.) (a) Pertaining to the surface naturally inferior, as of a leaf. (b) Pertaining to the surface naturally superior, as of a creeping hepatic moss. {Dorsal vessel} (Zo[94]l.), a central pulsating blood vessel along the back of insects, acting as a heart.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rhinophore \Rhi"no*phore\, n. [Rhino- + Gr. [?][?][?] to bear.] (Zo[94]l.) One of the two tentacle-like organs on the back of the head or neck of a nudibranch or tectibranch mollusk. They are usually retractile, and often transversely furrowed or plicate, and are regarded as olfactory organs. Called also {dorsal tentacles}. See Illust. under {Pygobranchia}, and {Opisthobranchia}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dorsal \Dor"sal\, a. [F. dorsal, LL. dorsalis, fr. L. dorsualis, fr. dorsum back; cf. Gr. [?], [?], mountain ridge. Cf. {Dorse}, {Dorsel}, {Dosel}.] 1. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or situated near, the back, or dorsum, of an animal or of one of its parts; notal; tergal; neural; as, the dorsal fin of a fish; the dorsal artery of the tongue; -- opposed to {ventral}. 2. (Bot.) (a) Pertaining to the surface naturally inferior, as of a leaf. (b) Pertaining to the surface naturally superior, as of a creeping hepatic moss. {Dorsal vessel} (Zo[94]l.), a central pulsating blood vessel along the back of insects, acting as a heart.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dorsale \Dor"sale\, n. Same as {Dorsal}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dorsally \Dor"sal*ly\, adv. (Anat.) On, or toward, the dorsum, or back; on the dorsal side of; dorsad.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dorsel \Dor"sel\, n. [See {Dosser}.] 1. A pannier. 2. Same as {Dorsal}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dosser \Dos"ser\, n. [LL. dosserum, or F. dossier bundle of papers, part of a basket resting on the back, fr. L. dorsum back. See {Dorsal}, and cf. {Dosel}.] [Written also {dorser} and {dorsel}.] 1. A pannier, or basket. To hire a ripper's mare, and buy new dossers. --Beau. & Fl. 2. A hanging tapestry; a dorsal.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dorsel \Dor"sel\, n. [See {Dosser}.] 1. A pannier. 2. Same as {Dorsal}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dosser \Dos"ser\, n. [LL. dosserum, or F. dossier bundle of papers, part of a basket resting on the back, fr. L. dorsum back. See {Dorsal}, and cf. {Dosel}.] [Written also {dorser} and {dorsel}.] 1. A pannier, or basket. To hire a ripper's mare, and buy new dossers. --Beau. & Fl. 2. A hanging tapestry; a dorsal.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Durukuli \[d8]Du`ru*ku"li\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A small, nocturnal, South American monkey ({Nyctipthecus trivirgatus}). [Written also {douroucouli}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drag line \Drag line\ [or] rope \rope\ . (A[89]ronautics) A guide rope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drag \Drag\, n. [See {Drag}, v. t., and cf. {Dray} a cart, and 1st {Dredge}.] 1. The act of dragging; anything which is dragged. 2. A net, or an apparatus, to be drawn along the bottom under water, as in fishing, searching for drowned persons, etc. 3. A kind of sledge for conveying heavy bodies; also, a kind of low car or handcart; as, a stone drag. 4. A heavy coach with seats on top; also, a heavy carriage. [Collog.] --Thackeray. 5. A heavy harrow, for breaking up ground. 6. (a) Anything towed in the water to retard a ship's progress, or to keep her head up to the wind; esp., a canvas bag with a hooped mouth, so used. See {Drag sail} (below). (b) Also, a skid or shoe, for retarding the motion of a carriage wheel. (c) Hence, anything that retards; a clog; an obstacle to progress or enjoyment. My lectures were only a pleasure to me, and no drag. --J. D. Forbes. 7. Motion affected with slowness and difficulty, as if clogged. [bd]Had a drag in his walk.[b8] -- Hazlitt. 8. (Founding) The bottom part of a flask or mold, the upper part being the cope. 9. (Masonry) A steel instrument for completing the dressing of soft stone. 10. (Marine Engin.) The difference between the speed of a screw steamer under sail and that of the screw when the ship outruns the screw; or between the propulsive effects of the different floats of a paddle wheel. See Citation under {Drag}, v. i., 3. {Drag sail} (Naut.), a sail or canvas rigged on a stout frame, to be dragged by a vessel through the water in order to keep her head to the wind or to prevent drifting; -- called also {drift sail}, {drag sheet}, {drag anchor}, {sea anchor}, {floating anchor}, etc. {Drag twist} (Mining), a spiral hook at the end of a rod for cleaning drilled holes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Draggle \Drag"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Draggled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Draggling}.] [Freq. of drag. [?][?][?] Cf. {Drawl}.] To wet and soil by dragging on the ground, mud, or wet grass; to drabble; to trail. --Gray. With draggled nets down-hanging to the tide. --Trench.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Draggle \Drag"gle\, v. i. To be dragged on the ground; to become wet or dirty by being dragged or trailed in the mud or wet grass. --Hudibras.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Draggle \Drag"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Draggled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Draggling}.] [Freq. of drag. [?][?][?] Cf. {Drawl}.] To wet and soil by dragging on the ground, mud, or wet grass; to drabble; to trail. --Gray. With draggled nets down-hanging to the tide. --Trench.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Draggle-tail \Drag"gle-tail`\, n. A slattern who suffers her gown to trail in the mire; a drabble-tail.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Draggle-tailed \Drag"gle-tailed`\, a. Untidy; sluttish; slatternly. --W. Irving.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Draggle \Drag"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Draggled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Draggling}.] [Freq. of drag. [?][?][?] Cf. {Drawl}.] To wet and soil by dragging on the ground, mud, or wet grass; to drabble; to trail. --Gray. With draggled nets down-hanging to the tide. --Trench.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shackle \Shac"kle\, n. [Generally used in the plural.] [OE. schakkyll, schakle, AS. scacul, sceacul, a shackle, fr. scacan to shake; cf. D. schakel a link of a chain, a mesh, Icel. sk[94]kull the pole of a cart. See {Shake}.] 1. Something which confines the legs or arms so as to prevent their free motion; specifically, a ring or band inclosing the ankle or wrist, and fastened to a similar shackle on the other leg or arm, or to something else, by a chain or a strap; a gyve; a fetter. His shackles empty left; himself escaped clean. --Spenser. 2. Hence, that which checks or prevents free action. His very will seems to be in bonds and shackles. --South. 3. A fetterlike band worn as an ornament. Most of the men and women . . . had all earrings made of gold, and gold shackles about their legs and arms. --Dampier. 4. A link or loop, as in a chain, fitted with a movable bolt, so that the parts can be separated, or the loop removed; a clevis. 5. A link for connecting railroad cars; -- called also {drawlink}, {draglink}, etc. 6. The hinged and curved bar of a padlock, by which it is hung to the staple. --Knight. {Shackle joint} (Anat.), a joint formed by a bony ring passing through a hole in a bone, as at the bases of spines in some fishes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dragbar \Drag"bar`\, n. Same as {Drawbar} (b) . Called also {draglink}, and {drawlink}. [U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Draglink \Drag"link`\, n. (Mach.) (a) A link connecting the cranks of two shafts. (b) A drawbar.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shackle \Shac"kle\, n. [Generally used in the plural.] [OE. schakkyll, schakle, AS. scacul, sceacul, a shackle, fr. scacan to shake; cf. D. schakel a link of a chain, a mesh, Icel. sk[94]kull the pole of a cart. See {Shake}.] 1. Something which confines the legs or arms so as to prevent their free motion; specifically, a ring or band inclosing the ankle or wrist, and fastened to a similar shackle on the other leg or arm, or to something else, by a chain or a strap; a gyve; a fetter. His shackles empty left; himself escaped clean. --Spenser. 2. Hence, that which checks or prevents free action. His very will seems to be in bonds and shackles. --South. 3. A fetterlike band worn as an ornament. Most of the men and women . . . had all earrings made of gold, and gold shackles about their legs and arms. --Dampier. 4. A link or loop, as in a chain, fitted with a movable bolt, so that the parts can be separated, or the loop removed; a clevis. 5. A link for connecting railroad cars; -- called also {drawlink}, {draglink}, etc. 6. The hinged and curved bar of a padlock, by which it is hung to the staple. --Knight. {Shackle joint} (Anat.), a joint formed by a bony ring passing through a hole in a bone, as at the bases of spines in some fishes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dragbar \Drag"bar`\, n. Same as {Drawbar} (b) . Called also {draglink}, and {drawlink}. [U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Draglink \Drag"link`\, n. (Mach.) (a) A link connecting the cranks of two shafts. (b) A drawbar.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drawgloves \Draw"gloves`\, n. pl. An old game, played by holding up the fingers. --Herrick.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drazel \Draz"el\, n. [Cf. {Dross}, {Drossel}.] A slut; a vagabond wench. Same as {Drossel}. [Obs.] --Hudibras.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ling \Ling\ (l[icr]ng), n. [OE. lenge; akin to D. leng, G. l[84]nge, Dan. lange, Sw. l[aring]nga, Icel. langa. So named from its being long. See {Long}, a.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) A large, marine, gadoid fish ({Molva vulgaris}) of Northern Europe and Greenland. It is valued as a food fish and is largely salted and dried. Called also {drizzle}. (b) The burbot of Lake Ontario. (c) An American hake of the genus {Phycis}. [Canada] (d) A New Zealand food fish of the genus {Genypterus}. The name is also locally applied to other fishes, as the cultus cod, the mutton fish, and the cobia.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drizzle \Driz"zle\, v. t. To shed slowly in minute drops or particles. [bd]The air doth drizzle dew.[b8] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drizzle \Driz"zle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Drizzled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Drizzling}.] [Prop. freq. of AS. dre[a2]san to fall. See {Dreary}.] To rain slightly in very small drops; to fall, as water from the clouds, slowly and in fine particles; as, it drizzles; drizzling drops or rain. [bd]Drizzling tears.[b8] --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drizzle \Driz"zle\, n. Fine rain or mist. --Halliwell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ling \Ling\ (l[icr]ng), n. [OE. lenge; akin to D. leng, G. l[84]nge, Dan. lange, Sw. l[aring]nga, Icel. langa. So named from its being long. See {Long}, a.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) A large, marine, gadoid fish ({Molva vulgaris}) of Northern Europe and Greenland. It is valued as a food fish and is largely salted and dried. Called also {drizzle}. (b) The burbot of Lake Ontario. (c) An American hake of the genus {Phycis}. [Canada] (d) A New Zealand food fish of the genus {Genypterus}. The name is also locally applied to other fishes, as the cultus cod, the mutton fish, and the cobia.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drizzle \Driz"zle\, v. t. To shed slowly in minute drops or particles. [bd]The air doth drizzle dew.[b8] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drizzle \Driz"zle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Drizzled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Drizzling}.] [Prop. freq. of AS. dre[a2]san to fall. See {Dreary}.] To rain slightly in very small drops; to fall, as water from the clouds, slowly and in fine particles; as, it drizzles; drizzling drops or rain. [bd]Drizzling tears.[b8] --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drizzle \Driz"zle\, n. Fine rain or mist. --Halliwell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drizzle \Driz"zle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Drizzled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Drizzling}.] [Prop. freq. of AS. dre[a2]san to fall. See {Dreary}.] To rain slightly in very small drops; to fall, as water from the clouds, slowly and in fine particles; as, it drizzles; drizzling drops or rain. [bd]Drizzling tears.[b8] --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drizzle \Driz"zle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Drizzled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Drizzling}.] [Prop. freq. of AS. dre[a2]san to fall. See {Dreary}.] To rain slightly in very small drops; to fall, as water from the clouds, slowly and in fine particles; as, it drizzles; drizzling drops or rain. [bd]Drizzling tears.[b8] --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drizzly \Driz"zly\, a. Characterized by small rain, or snow; moist and disagreeable. [bd]Winter's drizzly reign.[b8] --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drossel \Dros"sel\, n. [Cf. {Drazel}.] A slut; a hussy; a drazel. [Obs.] --Warner.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drossless \Dross"less\, a. Free from dross. --Stevens.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drowsily \Drow"si*ly\, adv. In a drowsy manner.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drysalter \Dry"salt`er\, n. A dealer in salted or dried meats, pickles, sauces, etc., and in the materials used in pickling, salting, and preserving various kinds of food Hence drysalters usually sell a number of saline substances and miscellaneous drugs. --Brande & C.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drysaltery \Dry"salt`er*y\, n. The articles kept by a drysalter; also, the business of a drysalter.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Owl \Owl\, n. [AS. [umac]le; akin to D. uil, OHG. [umac]wila, G. eule, Icel. ugla, Sw. ugla, Dan. ugle.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of raptorial birds of the family {Strigid[91]}. They have large eyes and ears, and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye. They are mostly nocturnal in their habits. Note: Some species have erectile tufts of feathers on the head. The feathers are soft and somewhat downy. The species are numerous. See {Barn owl}, {Burrowing owl}, {Eared owl}, {Hawk owl}, {Horned owl}, {Screech owl}, {Snowy owl}, under {Barn}, {Burrowing}, etc. Note: In the Scriptures the owl is commonly associated with desolation; poets and story-tellers introduce it as a bird of ill omen. . . . The Greeks and Romans made it the emblem of wisdom, and sacred to Minerva, -- and indeed its large head and solemn eyes give it an air of wisdom. --Am. Cyc. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A variety of the domestic pigeon. {Owl monkey} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of South American nocturnal monkeys of the genus {Nyctipithecus}. They have very large eyes. Called also {durukuli}. {Owl moth} (Zo[94]l.), a very large moth ({Erebus strix}). The expanse of its wings is over ten inches. {Owl parrot} (Zo[94]l.), the kakapo. {Sea owl} (Zo[94]l.), the lumpfish. {Owl train}, a cant name for certain railway trains whose run is in the nighttime.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Deer Island, OR Zip code(s): 97054
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Deer Isle, ME Zip code(s): 04627
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Drexel, MO (city, FIPS 20134) Location: 38.48281 N, 94.60737 W Population (1990): 936 (393 housing units) Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 64742 Drexel, NC (town, FIPS 17860) Location: 35.75726 N, 81.60816 W Population (1990): 1746 (727 housing units) Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Drexel, OH (CDP, FIPS 22624) Location: 39.74405 N, 84.29168 W Population (1990): 5143 (1937 housing units) Area: 10.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Drexel Hill, PA (CDP, FIPS 19920) Location: 39.94923 N, 75.30385 W Population (1990): 29744 (12257 housing units) Area: 8.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Driscoll, ND Zip code(s): 58532 Driscoll, TX (city, FIPS 21436) Location: 27.67224 N, 97.75079 W Population (1990): 688 (240 housing units) Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Drusilla third and youngest daughter of Herod Agrippa I. (Acts 12:1-4, 20-23). Felix, the Roman procurator of Judea, induced her to leave her husband, Azizus, the king of Emesa, and become his wife. She was present with Felix when Paul reasoned of "righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come" (Acts 24:24). She and her son perished in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, A.D. 79.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Drusilla, watered by the dew