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   D'Oyly Carte
         n 1: English impresario who brought Gilbert and Sullivan
               together and produced many of their operettas in London
               (1844-1901) [syn: {D'Oyly Carte}, {Richard D'Oyly Carte}]

English Dictionary: dallisgrass by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Dale Carnegie
n
  1. United States educator famous for writing a book about how to win friends and influence people (1888-1955)
    Synonym(s): Carnegie, Dale Carnegie
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dallis grass
n
  1. tall tufted perennial tropical American grass naturalized as pasture and forage grass in southern United States
    Synonym(s): dallisgrass, dallis grass, paspalum, Paspalum dilatatum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dallisgrass
n
  1. tall tufted perennial tropical American grass naturalized as pasture and forage grass in southern United States
    Synonym(s): dallisgrass, dallis grass, paspalum, Paspalum dilatatum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Delacroix
n
  1. French romantic painter (1798-1863) [syn: Delacroix, Eugene Delacroix, Ferdinand Victor Eugene Delacroix]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
delusory
adj
  1. causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true; "deceptive calm"; "a delusory pleasure"
    Synonym(s): deceptive, delusory
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Dhaulagiri
n
  1. a mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (26,820 feet high)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dialyzer
n
  1. a medical instrument for separating substances in solution by unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes
    Synonym(s): dialyzer, dialysis machine
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dual carriageway
n
  1. a highway divided down the middle by a barrier that separates traffic going in different directions; "in Britain they call a divided highway a dual carriageway"
    Synonym(s): divided highway, dual carriageway
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dulcorate
v
  1. make sweeter in taste [syn: sweeten, dulcify, edulcorate, dulcorate]
    Antonym(s): acetify, acidify, acidulate, sour
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Alcarraza \[d8]Al`car*ra"za\, n.; pl. {Alcarrazas}. [Sp., from
      Ar. al-kurr[be]z earthen vessel.]
      A vessel of porous earthenware, used for cooling liquids by
      evaporation from the exterior surface.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Alcornoque \[d8]Al`cor*no"que\, n. [Sp., cork tree.]
      The bark of several trees, esp. of {Bowdichia virgilioides}
      of Brazil, used as a remedy for consumption; of {Byrsonima
      crassifolia}, used in tanning; of {Alchornea latifolia}, used
      medicinally; or of {Quercus ilex}, the cork tree.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Algaroba \[d8]Al`ga*ro"ba\, n. [Sp. algarroba, fr. Ar.
      al-kharr[?]bah. Cf. {Carob}.] (Bot.)
      (a) The Carob, a leguminous tree of the Mediterranean region;
            also, its edible beans or pods, called {St. John's
            bread}.
      (b) The Honey mesquite ({Prosopis juliflora}), a small tree
            found from California to Buenos Ayres; also, its sweet,
            pulpy pods. A valuable gum, resembling gum arabic, is
            collected from the tree in Texas and Mexico.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Algarovilla \[d8]Al`ga*ro*vil"la\, n.
      The agglutinated seeds and husks of the legumes of a South
      American tree ({Inga Marth[91]}). It is valuable for tanning
      leather, and as a dye.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Algor \[d8]Al"gor\, n. [L.] (Med.)
      Cold; chilliness.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Alizari \[d8]A`li*za"ri\, n. [Perh. fr. Ar. 'a[cced][be]rah
      juice extracted from a plant, fr. 'a[cced]ara to press.]
      (Com.)
      The madder of the Levant. --Brande & C.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Allegresse \[d8]Al`le`gresse"\, n. [F. all[82]gresse, fr. L.
      alacer sprightly.]
      Joy; gladsomeness.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Allegretto \[d8]Al`le*gret"to\, a. [It., dim. of allegro.]
      (Mus.)
      Quicker than andante, but not so quick as allegro. -- n. A
      movement in this time.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Allegro \[d8]Al*le"gro\, a. [It., merry, gay, fr. L. alacer
      lively. Cf. {Aleger}.] (Mus.)
      Brisk, lively. -- n. An allegro movement; a quick, sprightly
      strain or piece.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Del credere \[d8]Del` cred"er*e\ [It., of belief or trust.]
      (Mercantile Law)
      An agreement by which an agent or factor, in consideration of
      an additional premium or commission (called a del credere
      commission), engages, when he sells goods on credit, to
      insure, warrant, or guarantee to his principal the solvency
      of the purchaser, the engagement of the factor being to pay
      the debt himself if it is not punctually discharged by the
      buyer when it becomes due.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Della Crusca \[d8]Del"la Crus"ca\
      A shortened form of Accademia della Crusca, an academy in
      Florence, Italy, founded in the 16th century, especially for
      conserving the purity of the Italian language.
  
      Note: The Accademia della Crusca (literally, academy of the
               bran or chaff) was so called in allusion to its chief
               object of bolting or purifying the national language.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Halicore \[d8]Hal"i*core\ (?; L.?), n. [NL., fr. Gr.[?] sea +
      [?] maiden.]
      Same as {Dugong}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Halisauria \[d8]Hal`i*sau"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.[?], [?],
      sea + [?].] (Paleon.)
      The Enaliosauria.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Helichrysum \[d8]Hel`i*chry"sum\, n. [L., the marigold, fr.
      Gr. [?] a kind of plant.] (Bot.)
      A genus of composite plants, with shining, commonly white or
      yellow, or sometimes reddish, radiated involucres, which are
      often called [bd]everlasting flowers.[b8]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hyl91osaur \Hy"l[91]*o*saur`\, d8Hyl91osaurus
   \[d8]Hy`l[91]*o*sau"rus\, n. [NL. hylaeosaurus, fr. Gr. [?]
      belonging to a forest (fr. [?] wood) + [?] a lizard.]
      (Paleon.)
      A large Wealden dinosaur from the Tilgate Forest, England. It
      was about twenty feet long, protected by bony plates in the
      skin, and armed with spines.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Lacertilia \[d8]Lac`er*til"i*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. lacertus
      a lizard.] (Zo[94]l.)
      An order of Reptilia, which includes the lizards.
  
      Note: They are closely related to the snakes, and life the
               latter, usually have the body covered with scales or
               granules. They usually have eyelids, and most of then
               have well-formed legs; but in some groups
               (amphisb[91]na, glass-snake, etc.) the legs are wanting
               and the body is serpentlike. None are venomous, unless
               {Heloderma} be an exception. The order includes the
               chameleons, the {Cionocrania}, or typical lizards, and
               the amphisb[91]nas. See {Amphisb[91]na}, {Gecko}, {Gila
               monster}, and {Lizard}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Lacertus \[d8]La*cer"tus\, n.; pl. {Lacerti} (-t[c6]). [L.,
      the upper arm.] (Anat.)
      A bundle or fascicle of muscular fibers.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Lachrym91 Christi \[d8]Lach"ry*m[91] Chris"ti\ [L., lit.,
      Christ's tears.]
      A rich, sweet, red Neapolitan wine.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Lacrimoso \[d8]La`cri*mo"so\, a. [It. See {Lachrymose}.]
      (Mus.)
      Plaintive; -- a term applied to a mournful or pathetic
      movement or style. --Moore.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Lazaret \[d8]Laz`a*ret"\, Lazaretto \Laz`a*ret"to\n. (Naut.)
  
      Note: (Pronounced by seamen [?])
      A low space under the after part of the main deck, used as a
      storeroom.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Leggiadro \[d8]Leg`gi*a"dro\ (l[asl]d`j[esl]*[aum]"dr[osl]),
   d8Leggiero \[d8]Leg`gi*e"ro\ (l[asl]d`j[esl]*[asl]"r[osl]), a. &
      adv. [It.] (Mus.)
      Light or graceful; in a light, delicate, and brisk style.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Leucoryx \[d8]Leu"co*ryx\ (l[umac]"k[osl]*r[icr]ks), n. [NL.,
      from Gr. leyko`s + 'o`ryx a kind of gazelle.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A large antelope of North Africa ({Oryx leucoryx}), allied to
      the gemsbok.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Liqueur \[d8]Li`queur"\ (l[esl]`k[etil]r"), n. [F. See
      {Liquor}.]
      An aromatic alcoholic cordial.
  
      Note: Some liqueurs are prepared by infusing certain woods,
               fruits, or flowers, in either water or alcohol, and
               adding sugar, etc. Others are distilled from aromatic
               or flavoring agents.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Lucarne \[d8]Lu`carne"\, n. [F., fr. L. lucerna a lamp. See
      {Luthern}.] (Arch.)
      A dormer window.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Lucernaria \[d8]Lu`cer*na"ri*a\, n. [NL., fr. L. lucerna a
      lamp.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A genus of acalephs, having a bell-shaped body with eight
      groups of short tentacles around the margin. It attaches
      itself by a sucker at the base of the pedicel.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8lucernarida \[d8]lu`cer*nar"i*da\, n. pl. [NL. See
      {Lucernaria}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) A division of acalephs, including {Lucernaria} and allied
            genera; -- called also {Calycozoa}.
      (b) A more extensive group of acalephs, including both the
            true lucernarida and the Discophora.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Teleosaurus \[d8]Te`le*o*sau"rus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?]
      complete, perfect + [?] a lizard.] (Paleon.)
      A genus of extinct crocodilian reptiles of the Jurassic
      period, having a long and slender snout.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Delaceration \De*lac`er*a"tion\, n. [L. delacerare, delaceratum,
      to tear in pieces. See {Lacerate}.]
      A tearing in pieces. [Obs.] --Bailey.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Delacrymation \De*lac`ry*ma"tion\, n. [L. delacrimatio, fr.
      delacrimare to weep. See {Lachrymation}.]
      An involuntary discharge of watery humors from the eyes;
      wateriness of the eyes. [Obs.] --Bailey.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dellacruscan \Del`la*crus"can\, a.
      Of or pertaining to the Accademia della Crusca in Florence.
  
      {The Dellacruscan School}, a name given in satire to a class
            of affected English writers, most of whom lived in
            Florence, about a. d. 1785.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Delsarte \Del*sarte"\, n., or Delsarte system \Delsarte system\
      A system of calisthenics patterned on the theories of
      Fran[cced]ois Delsarte (1811 -- 71), a French teacher of
      dramatic and musical expression.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Delsarte \Del*sarte"\, n., or Delsarte system \Delsarte system\
      A system of calisthenics patterned on the theories of
      Fran[cced]ois Delsarte (1811 -- 71), a French teacher of
      dramatic and musical expression.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Delusory \De*lu"so*ry\a.
      Delusive; fallacious. --Glanvill.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dialyzer \Di"a*ly`zer\, n.
      The instrument or medium used to effect chemical dialysis.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dilacerate \Di*lac"er*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dilacerated};
      p. pr. & vb. n. {Dilacerating}.] [L. dilaceratus, p. p. of
      dilacerare to tear apart; di- = dis- + lacerare to tear.]
      To rend asunder; to tear to pieces. --Sir T. Browne.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dilacerate \Di*lac"er*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dilacerated};
      p. pr. & vb. n. {Dilacerating}.] [L. dilaceratus, p. p. of
      dilacerare to tear apart; di- = dis- + lacerare to tear.]
      To rend asunder; to tear to pieces. --Sir T. Browne.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dilacerate \Di*lac"er*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dilacerated};
      p. pr. & vb. n. {Dilacerating}.] [L. dilaceratus, p. p. of
      dilacerare to tear apart; di- = dis- + lacerare to tear.]
      To rend asunder; to tear to pieces. --Sir T. Browne.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dilaceration \Di*lac`er*a"tion\, n. [L. dilaceratio: cf. F.
      dilac[82]ration.]
      The act of rending asunder. --Arbuthnot.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Doulocracy \Dou*loc"ra*cy\, n. [Gr. [?] slave + [?] to rule.]
      A government by slaves. [Written also {dulocracy}.] --Hare.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dulcorate \Dul"co*rate\, v. t. [L. dulcoratus, p. p. of
      dulcorare, fr. dulcor sweetness, fr. dulcis sweet.]
      To sweeten; to make less acrimonious. [R.] --Bacon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dulcoration \Dul`co*ra"tion\, n. [LL. dulcoratio.]
      The act of sweetening. [R.] --Bacon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Doulocracy \Dou*loc"ra*cy\, n. [Gr. [?] slave + [?] to rule.]
      A government by slaves. [Written also {dulocracy}.] --Hare.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dulocracy \Du*loc"ra*cy\, n.
      See {Doulocracy}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Doulocracy \Dou*loc"ra*cy\, n. [Gr. [?] slave + [?] to rule.]
      A government by slaves. [Written also {dulocracy}.] --Hare.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dulocracy \Du*loc"ra*cy\, n.
      See {Doulocracy}.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Dahlgren, IL (village, FIPS 18303)
      Location: 38.19857 N, 88.68414 W
      Population (1990): 512 (243 housing units)
      Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 62828
   Dahlgren, VA
      Zip code(s): 22448

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Dulzura, CA
      Zip code(s): 91917
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