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   Dacelo
         n 1: Australasian kingfishers [syn: {Dacelo}, {genus Dacelo}]

English Dictionary: day school by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
daisy wheel
n
  1. a wheel around which is a set of print characters that make a typing impression on paper
    Synonym(s): daisy print wheel, daisy wheel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
day school
n
  1. a private school taking day students only [ant: {boarding school}]
  2. a school giving instruction during the daytime
    Antonym(s): night school
  3. a school building without boarding facilities
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dazzle
n
  1. brightness enough to blind partially and temporarily
v
  1. to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light; "She was dazzled by the bright headlights"
    Synonym(s): dazzle, bedazzle, daze
  2. amaze or bewilder, as with brilliant wit or intellect or skill; "Her arguments dazzled everyone"; "The dancer dazzled the audience with his turns and jumps"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
de Gaulle
n
  1. French general and statesman who became very popular during World War II as the leader of the Free French forces in exile (1890-1970)
    Synonym(s): de Gaulle, General de Gaulle, Charles de Gaulle, General Charles de Gaulle, Charles Andre Joseph Marie de Gaulle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
decal
n
  1. either a design that is fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design which is to be transferred to the surface
    Synonym(s): decal, decalcomania
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
decile
n
  1. (statistics) any of nine points that divided a distribution of ranked scores into equal intervals where each interval contains one-tenth of the scores
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deckle
n
  1. rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper
    Synonym(s): deckle edge, deckle
  2. (paper making) a frame used to form paper pulp into sheets
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
declaw
v
  1. remove the claws from; "declaw a cat"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
descale
v
  1. remove the scales from; "scale fish" [syn: scale, descale]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Diesel
n
  1. German engineer (born in France) who invented the diesel engine (1858-1913)
    Synonym(s): Diesel, Rudolf Diesel, Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel
  2. an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil
    Synonym(s): diesel, diesel engine, diesel motor
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
disallow
v
  1. command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"
    Synonym(s): forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow, nix
    Antonym(s): allow, countenance, let, permit
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dizzily
adv
  1. in a giddy light-headed manner; "he walked around dizzily"
    Synonym(s): dizzily, giddily, light-headedly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dkl
n
  1. a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters
    Synonym(s): dekaliter, dekalitre, decaliter, decalitre, dal, dkl
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
docile
adj
  1. willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed; "the docile masses of an enslaved nation"
    Antonym(s): obstinate, stubborn, unregenerate
  2. ready and willing to be taught; "docile pupils eager for instruction"; "teachable youngsters"
    Synonym(s): docile, teachable
  3. easily handled or managed; "a gentle old horse, docile and obedient"
    Synonym(s): docile, gentle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dossal
n
  1. an ornamental hanging of rich fabric hung behind the altar of a church or at the sides of a chancel
    Synonym(s): dossal, dossel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dossel
n
  1. an ornamental hanging of rich fabric hung behind the altar of a church or at the sides of a chancel
    Synonym(s): dossal, dossel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
DSL
n
  1. a generic name for digital lines that are provided by telephone companies to their local subscribers and that carry data at high speeds
    Synonym(s): digital subscriber line, DSL
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ducal
adj
  1. of or belonging to or suitable for a duke; "ducal palace"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Acholia \[d8]A*cho"li*a\, n. [NL., from Gr. [?]; 'a priv. +
      [?] bile.] (Med.)
      Deficiency or want of bile.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Aiguille \[d8]Ai`guille"\, n. [F., a needle. See {Aglet}.]
      1. A needle-shaped peak.
  
      2. An instrument for boring holes, used in blasting.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Aquila \[d8]Aq"ui*la\, n.; pl. {Aquil[91]}. [L., an eagle.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) A genus of eagles.
  
      2. (Astron.) A northern constellation southerly from Lyra and
            Cygnus and preceding the Dolphin; the Eagle.
  
      {Aquila alba} [L., white eagle], an alchemical name of
            {calomel}. --Brande & C.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Aswail \[d8]As"wail\, n. [Native name.] (Zo[94]l.)
      The sloth bear ({Melursus labiatus}) of India.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Axilla \[d8]Ax*il"la\, n.; pl. {Axillae}. [L.] (Anat.)
      The armpit, or the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and
      shoulder.
  
      2. (Bot.) An axil.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Cali \[d8]Ca"li\, n. (Hindoo Myth.)
      The tenth avatar or incarnation of the god Vishnu. [Written
      also {Kali}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Cella \[d8]Cel"la\, n. [L.] (Arch.)
      The part inclosed within the walls of an ancient temple, as
      distinguished from the open porticoes.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Cello \[d8]Cel"lo\, n.; pl. E. {Cellos}, It. {Celli}.
      A contraction for {Violoncello}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Chela \[d8]Che"la\, n. [Hind. ch[emac]la, orig., slave, fr.
      Skr. c[emac][tsdot]a, c[emac][tsdot]aka, slave, servant.]
      In India, a dependent person occupying a position between
      that of a servant or slave and a disciple; hence, a disciple
      or novice. -- {Che"la*ship}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Chela \[d8]Che"la\, n.; pl. {Chel[91]}. [NL., fr. Gr. chhlh`
      claw.] (Zo[94]l.)
      The pincherlike claw of Crustacea and Arachnida.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Cilia \[d8]Cil"i*a\, n. pl. {Cilium}, the sing., is rarely
      used. [L. cilium eyelid.]
      1. (Anat.) The eyelashes.
  
      2. (Biol.) Small, generally microscopic, vibrating appendages
            lining certain organs, as the air passages of the higher
            animals, and in the lower animals often covering also the
            whole or a part of the exterior. They are also found on
            some vegetable organisms. In the Infusoria, and many
            larval forms, they are locomotive organs.
  
      3. (Bot.) Hairlike processes, commonly marginal and forming a
            fringe like the eyelash.
  
      4. (Zo[94]l.) Small, vibratory, swimming organs, somewhat
            resembling true cilia, as those of Ctenophora.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Col \[d8]Col\, n. [F., neck, fr. L. collum neck.]
      A short ridge connecting two higher elevations or mountains;
      the pass over such a ridge.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Cola \[d8]Co"la\, n.,
      L. pl. of {Colon}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Cola \[d8]Co"la\, n. [NL., fr. a native name.] (Bot.)
      (a) A genus of sterculiaceous trees, natives of tropical
            Africa, esp. Guinea, but now naturalized in tropical
            America, esp. in the West Indies and Brazil.
      (b) Same as {Cola nut}, below.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Coulee \[d8]Cou`lee"\ (k??`l?"), n. [F. coul[82]e, fr. couler
      to run or flow.]
      A stream; (Geol.) a stream of lava. Also, in the Western
      United States, the bed of a stream, even if dry, when deep
      and having inclined sides; distinguished from a ca[a4]on,
      which has precipitous sides.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Galea \[d8]Ga"le*a\, n.[L., a helmet. ]
      1. (Bot.) The upper lip or helmet-shaped part of a labiate
            flower.
  
      2. (Surg.) A kind of bandage for the head.
  
      3. (Pathol.) Headache extending all over the head.
  
      4. (Paleon.) A genus of fossil echini, having a vaulted,
            helmet-shaped shell.
  
      5. (Zo[94]l.) The anterior, outer process of the second joint
            of the maxillae in certain insects.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Galei \[d8]Ga"le*i\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Galeus, name of one
      genus, fr. Gr. [?] a kind of shark.] (Zo[94]l.)
      That division of elasmobranch fishes which includes the
      sharks.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Gula \[d8]Gu"la\, n.; pl. L. {Gul[92]}, E. {Gulas}. [L., the
      throat, gullet.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The upper front of the neck, next to the chin; the
                  upper throat.
            (b) A plate which in most insects supports the submentum.
  
      2. (Arch.) A capping molding. Same as {Cymatium}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Haikal \[d8]Hai"kal\ (h[imac]"k[ait]l), n.
      The central chapel of the three forming the sanctuary of a
      Coptic church. It contains the high altar, and is usually
      closed by an embroidered curtain.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Kali \[d8]Ka"li\, n. [Skr. kali.] (Hind. Cosmog.)
      The last and worst of the four ages of the world; --
      considered to have begun B. C. 3102, and to last 432,000
      years.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Kali \[d8]Ka"li\, n. [Skr. k[be]l[c6].] (Hind. Myth.)
      The black, destroying goddess; -- called also {Doorga}, {Anna
      Purna}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Koel \[d8]Ko"el\, n. [Native name in India.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one of several species of cuckoos of the genus
      {Eudynamys}, found in India, the East Indies, and Australia.
      They deposit their eggs in the nests of other birds.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Sal \[d8]Sal\ (s[add]l), n. [Hind. s[be]l, Skr. [cced][be]la.]
      (Bot.)
      An East Indian timber tree ({Shorea robusta}), much used for
      building purposes. It is of a light brown color,
      close-grained, heavy, and durable. [Written also {saul}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Scala \[d8]Sca"la\, n.; pl. {Scal[91]}. [L., a ladder.]
      1. (Surg.) A machine formerly employed for reducing
            dislocations of the humerus.
  
      2. (Anat.) A term applied to any one of the three canals of
            the cochlea.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Scyll91a \[d8]Scyl*l[91]"a\, n. [NL. See {Scylla}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A genus of oceanic nudibranchiate mollusks having the small
      branched gills situated on the upper side of four fleshy
      lateral lobes, and on the median caudal crest.
  
      Note: In color and form these mollusks closely imitate the
               fronds of sargassum and other floathing seaweeds among
               which they live.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Sol \[d8]Sol\, n. [L.]
      1. The sun.
  
      2. (Alchem.) Gold; -- so called from its brilliancy, color,
            and value. --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Sola \[d8]So"la\, a. [L., fem. of solus.]
      See {Solus}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Soli \[d8]So"li\, n.,
      pl. of {Solo}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Squali \[d8]Squa"li\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. squalus a kind of
      sea fish.] (Zo[94]l.)
      The suborder of elasmobranch fishes which comprises the
      sharks.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Squilla \[d8]Squil"la\, n.; pl. E. {Squillas}, L.
      {Squill[91]}. [L., a sea onion, also, a prawn or shrimp. See
      {Squill}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one of numerous stomapod crustaceans of the genus
      {Squilla} and allied genera. They make burrows in mud or
      beneath stones on the seashore. Called also {mantis shrimp}.
      See Illust. under {Stomapoda}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Sula \[d8]Su"la\, n. [NL., fr. Icel. s[?]la the gannet. See
      {Solan goose}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A genus of sea birds including the booby and the common
      gannet.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Taglia \[d8]Tagl"ia\, n. [It., a cutting, a pulley, from
      tagliare to cut. See {Tailor}.] (Mech.)
      A peculiar combination of pulleys. --Brande & C.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Tegula \[d8]Teg"u*la\, n.; pl. {Tegul[91]}. [L., a tile, dim.
      fr. tegere to cover.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A small appendage situated above the base of the wings of
      Hymenoptera and attached to the mesonotum.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Tical \[d8]Ti*cal"\, n.
      1. A bean-shaped coin of Siam, worth about sixty cents; also,
            a weight equal to 236 grains troy. --Malcom.
  
      2. A money of account in China, reckoning at about $1.60;
            also, a weight of about four ounces avoirdupois.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Tigella \[d8]Ti*gel"la\, n. [NL., from F. tige stem or stock.]
      (Bot.)
      That part of an embryo which represents the young stem; the
      caulicle or radicle.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Zillah \[d8]Zil"lah\, n. [Ar. zila.]
      A district or local division, as of a province. [India]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Daggle \Dag"gle\, v. i.
      To run, go, or trail one's self through water, mud, or slush;
      to draggle.
  
               Nor, like a puppy [have I] daggled through the town.
                                                                              --Pope.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Daggle \Dag"gle\ (d[acr]g"g'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Daggled}
      (-g'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Daggling} (-gl[icr]ng).] [Freq. of
      dag, v. t., 1.]
      To trail, so as to wet or befoul; to make wet and limp; to
      moisten.
  
               The warrior's very plume, I say, Was daggled by the
               dashing spray.                                       --Sir W.
                                                                              Scott.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Anniversary day}. See {Anniversary}, n.
  
      {Astronomical day}, a period equal to the mean solar day, but
            beginning at noon instead of at midnight, its twenty-four
            hours being numbered from 1 to 24; also, the sidereal day,
            as that most used by astronomers.
  
      {Born days}. See under {Born}.
  
      {Canicular days}. See {Dog day}.
  
      {Civil day}, the mean solar day, used in the ordinary
            reckoning of time, and among most modern nations beginning
            at mean midnight; its hours are usually numbered in two
            series, each from 1 to 12. This is the period recognized
            by courts as constituting a day. The Babylonians and
            Hindoos began their day at sunrise, the Athenians and Jews
            at sunset, the ancient Egyptians and Romans at midnight.
           
  
      {Day blindness}. (Med.) See {Nyctalopia}.
  
      {Day by day}, or {Day after day}, daily; every day;
            continually; without intermission of a day. See under
            {By}. [bd]Day by day we magnify thee.[b8] --Book of Common
            Prayer.
  
      {Days in bank} (Eng. Law), certain stated days for the return
            of writs and the appearance of parties; -- so called
            because originally peculiar to the Court of Common Bench,
            or Bench (bank) as it was formerly termed. --Burrill.
  
      {Day in court}, a day for the appearance of parties in a
            suit.
  
      {Days of devotion} (R. C. Ch.), certain festivals on which
            devotion leads the faithful to attend mass. --Shipley.
  
      {Days of grace}. See {Grace}.
  
      {Days of obligation} (R. C. Ch.), festival days when it is
            obligatory on the faithful to attend Mass. --Shipley.
  
      {Day owl}, (Zo[94]l.), an owl that flies by day. See {Hawk
            owl}.
  
      {Day rule} (Eng. Law), an order of court (now abolished)
            allowing a prisoner, under certain circumstances, to go
            beyond the prison limits for a single day.
  
      {Day school}, one which the pupils attend only in daytime, in
            distinction from a boarding school.
  
      {Day sight}. (Med.) See {Hemeralopia}.
  
      {Day's work} (Naut.), the account or reckoning of a ship's
            course for twenty-four hours, from noon to noon.
  
      {From day to day}, as time passes; in the course of time; as,
            he improves from day to day.
  
      {Jewish day}, the time between sunset and sunset.
  
      {Mean solar day} (Astron.), the mean or average of all the
            apparent solar days of the year.
  
      {One day}, {One of these days}, at an uncertain time, usually
            of the future, rarely of the past; sooner or later.
            [bd]Well, niece, I hope to see you one day fitted with a
            husband.[b8] --Shak.
  
      {Only from day to day}, without certainty of continuance;
            temporarily. --Bacon.
  
      {Sidereal day}, the interval between two successive transits
            of the first point of Aries over the same meridian. The
            Sidereal day is 23 h. 56 m. 4.09 s. of mean solar time.
  
      {To win the day}, to gain the victory, to be successful. --S.
            Butler.
  
      {Week day}, any day of the week except Sunday; a working day.
           
  
      {Working day}.
            (a) A day when work may be legally done, in distinction
                  from Sundays and legal holidays.
            (b) The number of hours, determined by law or custom,
                  during which a workman, hired at a stated price per
                  day, must work to be entitled to a day's pay.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Day-coal \Day"-coal`\ (d[amac]"k[omac]l`), n. (Mining)
      The upper stratum of coal, as nearest the light or surface.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dazzle \Daz"zle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dazzled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Dazzling}.] [Freq. of daze.]
      1. To overpower with light; to confuse the sight of by
            brilliance of light.
  
                     Those heavenly shapes Will dazzle now the earthly,
                     with their blaze Insufferably bright. --Milton.
  
                     An unreflected light did never yet Dazzle the vision
                     feminine.                                          --Sir H.
                                                                              Taylor.
  
      2. To bewilder or surprise with brilliancy or display of any
            kind. [bd]Dazzled and drove back his enemies.[b8] --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dazzle \Daz"zle\, v. i.
      1. To be overpoweringly or intensely bright; to excite
            admiration by brilliancy.
  
                     Ah, friend! to dazzle, let the vain design. --Pope.
  
      2. To be overpowered by light; to be confused by excess of
            brightness.
  
                     An overlight maketh the eyes dazzle.   --Bacon.
  
                     I dare not trust these eyes; They dance in mists,
                     and dazzle with surprise.                  --Dryden.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dazzle \Daz"zle\, n.
      A light of dazzling brilliancy.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Decil \Dec"il\, Decile \Dec"ile\, n. [F. d[82]cil, fr. L. decem
      ten[?] cf. It. decile.] (Astrol.)
      An aspect or position of two planets, when they are distant
      from each other a tenth part of the zodiac, or 36[deg].

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Decil \Dec"il\, Decile \Dec"ile\, n. [F. d[82]cil, fr. L. decem
      ten[?] cf. It. decile.] (Astrol.)
      An aspect or position of two planets, when they are distant
      from each other a tenth part of the zodiac, or 36[deg].

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Deckle \Dec"kle\, n. [Cf. G. deckel cover, lid.] (Paper Making)
      A separate thin wooden frame used to form the border of a
      hand mold, or a curb of India rubber or other material which
      rests on, and forms the edge of, the mold in a paper machine
      and determines the width of the paper. [Spelt also {deckel},
      and {deckle}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Deckel \Deck"el\, n. (Paper Making)
      Same as {Deckle}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Deckle \Dec"kle\, n. [Cf. G. deckel cover, lid.] (Paper Making)
      A separate thin wooden frame used to form the border of a
      hand mold, or a curb of India rubber or other material which
      rests on, and forms the edge of, the mold in a paper machine
      and determines the width of the paper. [Spelt also {deckel},
      and {deckle}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Deckel \Deck"el\, n. (Paper Making)
      Same as {Deckle}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Deckle \Dec"kle\, n. [Cf. G. deckel cover, lid.] (Paper Making)
      A separate thin wooden frame used to form the border of a
      hand mold, or a curb of India rubber or other material which
      rests on, and forms the edge of, the mold in a paper machine
      and determines the width of the paper. [Spelt also {deckel},
      and {deckle}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Deckle \Dec"kle\, n. [Cf. G. deckel cover, lid.] (Paper Making)
      A separate thin wooden frame used to form the border of a
      hand mold, or a curb of India rubber or other material which
      rests on, and forms the edge of, the mold in a paper machine
      and determines the width of the paper. [Spelt also {deckel},
      and {deckle}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Decyl \De"cyl\, n. [L. decem ten + -yl.] (Chem.)
      A hydrocarbon radical, {C10H21}, never existing alone, but
      regarded as the characteristic constituent of a number of
      compounds of the paraffin series.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dekle \De"kle\, n. (Paper Making)
      See {Deckle}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dewclaw \Dew"claw`\, n.
      In any animal, esp. of the Herbivora, a rudimentary claw or
      small hoof not reaching the ground.
  
               Some cut off the dewclaws [of greyhounds]. --J. H.
                                                                              Walsh.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Disallow \Dis`al*low"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disallowed}; p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Disallowing}.] [Pref. dis- + allow: cf. OF.
      desalouer, desloer, to blame, dissuade.]
      To refuse to allow; to deny the force or validity of; to
      disown and reject; as, the judge disallowed the executor's
      charge.
  
               To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed
               indeed of men, but chosen of God.            --1 Pet. ii.
                                                                              4.
  
               That the edicts of C[91]sar we may at all times
               disallow, but the statutes of God for no reason we may
               reject.                                                   --Milton.
  
      Note: This verb was sometimes followed by of; as, [bd]What
               follows, if we disallow of this?[b8] --Shak. See
               {Allow}.
  
      Syn: To disapprove; prohibit; censure; reject.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Disally \Dis`al*ly"\, v. t. [Pref. dis- + ally: cf. F.
      d[82]saltier.]
      To part, as an alliance; to sunder. [R.] [bd]Disallied their
      nuptials.[b8] --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Discal \Disc"al\, a.
      Pertaining to, or resembling, a disk; as, discal cells.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dishallow \Dis*hal"low\, v. t.
      To make unholy; to profane. --Tennyson.
  
               Nor can the unholiness of the priest dishallow the
               altar.                                                   --T. Adams.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Disk \Disk\, n. [L. discus, Gr. [?]. See {Dish}.] [Written also
      {disc}.]
      1. A discus; a quoit.
  
                     Some whirl the disk, and some the javelin dart.
                                                                              --Pope.
  
      2. A flat, circular plate; as, a disk of metal or paper.
  
      3. (Astron.) The circular figure of a celestial body, as seen
            projected of the heavens.
  
      4. (Biol.) A circular structure either in plants or animals;
            as, a blood disk; germinal disk, etc.
  
      5. (Bot.)
            (a) The whole surface of a leaf.
            (b) The central part of a radiate compound flower, as in
                  sunflower.
            (c) A part of the receptacle enlarged or expanded under,
                  or around, or even on top of, the pistil.
  
      6. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The anterior surface or oral area of c[d2]lenterate
                  animals, as of sea anemones.
            (b) The lower side of the body of some invertebrates,
                  especially when used for locomotion, when it is often
                  called a creeping disk.
            (c) In owls, the space around the eyes.
  
      {Disk engine}, a form of rotary steam engine.
  
      {Disk shell} (Zo[94]l.), any species of Discina.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dizzily \Diz"zi*ly\ (d[icr]z"z[icr]*l[ycr]), adv.
      In a dizzy manner or state.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Docile \Doc"ile\, a. [L. docilis,fr. docere to teach; cf. Gr.
      [?], and L. discere to learn, Gr. [?] learned, [?] knowing:
      cf. F. docile. Cf. {Doctor}, {Didactic}, {Disciple}.]
      1. Teachable; easy to teach; docible. [Obs.]
  
      2. Disposed to be taught; tractable; easily managed; as, a
            docile child.
  
                     The elephant is at once docible and docile. -- C. J.
                                                                              Smith.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dogal \Do"gal\, a. [LL. dogalis for ducalis. See {Doge}.]
      Of or pertaining to a doge.[R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Doghole \Dog"hole`\, n.
      A place fit only for dogs; a vile, mean habitation or
      apartment. --Dryden.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dosel \Dos"el\, n. [OF. dossel; cf. LL. dorsale. See {Dorsal},
      and cf. {Dorse}, {Dorsel}.]
      Same as {Dorsal}, n. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dossel \Dos"sel\, n. [See {Dosel}, n.]
      Same as {Dorsal}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dossil \Dos"sil\, n. [OE. dosil faucet of a barrel, OF. dosil,
      duisil, spigot, LL. diciculus, ducillus, fr. L. ducere to
      lead, draw. See {Duct}, {Duke}.]
      1. (Surg.) A small ovoid or cylindrical roil or pledget of
            lint, for keeping a sore, wound, etc., open; a tent.
  
      2. (Printing) A roll of cloth for wiping off the face of a
            copperplate, leaving the ink in the engraved lines.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ducal \Du"cal\, a. [F. ducal. See {Duke}.]
      Of or pertaining to a duke.
  
               His ducal cap was to be exchanged for a kingly crown.
                                                                              --Motley.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ducally \Du"cal*ly\, adv.
      In the manner of a duke, or in a manner becoming the rank of
      a duke.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Duskily \Dusk"i*ly\, adv.
      In a dusky manner. --Byron.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Dacula, GA (city, FIPS 21184)
      Location: 33.98485 N, 83.88780 W
      Population (1990): 2217 (769 housing units)
      Area: 6.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 30211

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Dassel, MN (city, FIPS 14878)
      Location: 45.08178 N, 94.30737 W
      Population (1990): 1082 (488 housing units)
      Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 55325

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Declo, ID (city, FIPS 20980)
      Location: 42.51926 N, 113.62811 W
      Population (1990): 279 (94 housing units)
      Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 83323

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Dickel, TN
      Zip code(s): 37388

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Doswell, VA
      Zip code(s): 23047

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Duck Hill, MS (town, FIPS 20260)
      Location: 33.63136 N, 89.71253 W
      Population (1990): 586 (251 housing units)
      Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 38925

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   deckle /dek'l/ n.   [from dec- and {nybble}; the original
   spelling seems to have been `decle'] Two {nickle}s; 10 bits.
   Reported among developers for Mattel's GI 1600 (the Intellivision
   games processor), a chip with 16-bit-wide RAM but 10-bit-wide ROM.
   See {nybble} for other such terms.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   DASL
  
      Datapoint's Advanced System Language.
  
      A cross between {C} and {Pascal} by Gene Hughes with custom
      features for {Datapoint} hardware (no {stack}).   It is used
      internally by Datapoint.
  
      (1994-11-08)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   DCL
  
      1. DIGITAL Command Language.   The interactive command and
      scripting language for VAX/VMS.
  
      2. Delphi Common LISP.   An implementation of Common LISP that
      has been used as a basis for CLOS.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   deckle
  
      /dek'l/ (From "dec-" and "{nibble}"; the original spelling
      seems to have been "decle") Two {nickle}s; 10 {bit}s.
      Reported among developers for {Mattel}'s {GI 1600} (the
      {Intellivision} games processor), a chip with 16-bit wide
      {RAM} but 10-bit wide {ROM}.
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
      (1994-11-23)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   DGL
  
      1. Data Generation Language.   A tool for generating test data
      for hardware or software systems.
  
      2. Distributed {GL}.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   DG/L
  
      1. Descriptive Geometry Language.   Early CAD/CAE language,
      used light pen.   "Interactive Graphic Consoles - Environment
      and Software", R.L.   Beckermeyer, Proc FJCC 37 (1970).
  
      2. Data General ca 1973-1974.   Derivative of ALGOL 60,
      developed from DG's ALGOL-5, used as the systems language
      under {AOS} and {RDOS} for the DG Eclipse family of computers.
      Replaced by PL/I in the early 80's.   Data General manual
      093-000229-01.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   DGL
  
      1. Data Generation Language.   A tool for generating test data
      for hardware or software systems.
  
      2. Distributed {GL}.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   DG/L
  
      1. Descriptive Geometry Language.   Early CAD/CAE language,
      used light pen.   "Interactive Graphic Consoles - Environment
      and Software", R.L.   Beckermeyer, Proc FJCC 37 (1970).
  
      2. Data General ca 1973-1974.   Derivative of ALGOL 60,
      developed from DG's ALGOL-5, used as the systems language
      under {AOS} and {RDOS} for the DG Eclipse family of computers.
      Replaced by PL/I in the early 80's.   Data General manual
      093-000229-01.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   DSL
  
      1. {Digital Subscriber Line}.
  
      2. {Digital Simulation Language}.
  
      3. {Denotational Semantics Language}.
  
      (1996-10-13)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   DSSSL
  
      {Document Style Semantics and Specification Language}
  
  

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Diklah, Dildah, his diminishing
  
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