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damourite
n 1: a variety of muscovite

English Dictionary: demerit	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
danewort n dwarf herbaceous elder of Europe having pink flowers and a nauseous odor Synonym(s): dwarf elder, danewort, Sambucus ebulus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dawn redwood n large fast-growing Chinese monoecious tree having flat bright-green deciduous leaves and small globular cones; commonly cultivated in United States as an ornamental; known as a fossil before being discovered in China Synonym(s): metasequoia, dawn redwood, Metasequoia glyptostrodoides
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Dean Martin n United States singer (1917-1995) [syn: Martin, {Dean Martin}, Dino Paul Crocetti]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
demerit n a mark against a person for misconduct or failure; usually given in school or armed forces; "ten demerits and he loses his privileges" the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection; "they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel"; "he knew his own faults much better than she did" Synonym(s): demerit, fault Antonym(s): merit, virtue
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dinner dress n a gown for evening wear [syn: dinner dress, {dinner gown}, formal, evening gown]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dinner table n the dining table where dinner is served and eaten
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dinner theater n a theater at which dinner is included in the price of admission Synonym(s): dinner theater, dinner theatre
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dinner theatre n a theater at which dinner is included in the price of admission Synonym(s): dinner theater, dinner theatre
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dinnertime n the customary or habitual hour for the evening meal [syn: dinnertime, suppertime]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
downhearted adj filled with melancholy and despondency ; "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the darkening mood"; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted" Synonym(s): gloomy, grim, blue, depressed, dispirited, down(p), downcast, downhearted, down in the mouth, low, low-spirited
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
downheartedness n a feeling of low spirits; "he felt responsible for her lowness of spirits" Synonym(s): downheartedness, dejectedness, low-spiritedness, lowness, dispiritedness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
downward adv spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position; "don't fall down"; "rode the lift up and skied down"; "prices plunged downward" Synonym(s): down, downwards, downward, downwardly Antonym(s): up, upward, upwardly, upwards adj extending or moving from a higher to a lower place; "the down staircase"; "the downward course of the stream" Synonym(s): down(a), downward(a) on or toward a surface regarded as a base; "he lay face downward"; "the downward pull of gravity"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
downward-arching adj curving downward
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
downward-sloping adj sloping down rather steeply [syn: declivitous, downhill, downward-sloping]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
downwardly adv spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position; "don't fall down"; "rode the lift up and skied down"; "prices plunged downward" Synonym(s): down, downwards, downward, downwardly Antonym(s): up, upward, upwardly, upwards
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
downwards adv spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position; "don't fall down"; "rode the lift up and skied down"; "prices plunged downward" Synonym(s): down, downwards, downward, downwardly Antonym(s): up, upward, upwardly, upwards
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
due north n the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees Synonym(s): north, due north, northward, N
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Amrita \[d8]Am*ri"ta\, n. [Skr. amrita.] (Hind. Myth.) Immortality; also, the nectar conferring immortality. -- a. Ambrosial; immortal.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Anarthropoda \[d8]An`arthrop"oda\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. [?] without joints + -poda. See {Anarthrous}.] (Zo[94]l.) One of the divisions of Articulata in which there are no jointed legs, as the annelids; -- opposed to {Arthropoda}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Anorthopia \[d8]An`ortho"pia\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] priv. + ortho- + Gr. [?], [?], the eye.] (Med.) Distorted vision, in which straight lines appear bent.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Emeritus \[d8]Emer"itus\, a. [L., having served out his time, p. p. of emerere, emereri, to obtain by service, serve out one's term; e out + merere, mereri, to merit, earn, serve.] Honorably discharged from the performance of public duty on account of age, infirmity, or long and faithful services; -- said of an officer of a college or pastor of a church.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Emeritus \[d8]Emer"itus\, n.; pl. {Emeriti}. [L.] A veteran who has honorably completed his service.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8En route \[d8]En` route"\ [F.] On the way or road.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Enarthrodia \[d8]En`arthro"dia\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] in + [?]. See {Arthrodia}.] (Anat.) See {Enarthrosis}. -- {En`arthro"dial}, a.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Enarthrosis \[d8]En`ar*thro"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] jointed; [?] in + [?] joint.] (Anat.) A ball and socket joint, or the kind of articulation represented by such a joint. See {Articulation}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Mardi gras \[d8]Mar"di` gras"\, n. [F., literally, fat Tuesday.] The last day of Carnival; Shrove Tuesday; -- in some cities a great day of carnival and merrymaking.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Martel de fer \[d8]Mar`tel` de fer"\ [OF., hammer of iron.] A weapon resembling a hammer, often having one side of the head pointed; -- used by horsemen in the Middle Ages to break armor. --Fairholt.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Merithal \Mer"ithal\, d8Merithallus \[d8]Mer`ithal"lus\, n. [NL. merithallus, fr. Gr. [?], or [?], a part + [?] a young shoot.] (Bot.) Same as {Internode}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Moratorium \[d8]Mor`ato"rium\, n. [NL. See {Moratory}.] (Law) A period during which an obligor has a legal right to delay meeting an obligation, esp. such a period granted, as to a bank, by a moratory law.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Mordente \[d8]Mor*den"te\, n. [It.] (Mus.) An embellishment resembling a trill.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Nardoo \[d8]Nar*doo"\, n. (Bot.) An Australian name for {Marsilea Drummondii}, a four-leaved cryptogamous plant, sometimes used for food.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Narthex \[d8]Nar"thex\, n. [L., giant fennel, Gr. [?].] 1. (Bot.) A tall umbelliferous plant ({Ferula communis}). See {Giant fennel}, under {Fennel}. 2. (Arch.) The portico in front of ancient churches; sometimes, the atrium or outer court surrounded by ambulatories; -- used, generally, for any vestibule, lobby, or outer porch, leading to the nave of a church.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Nerita \[d8]Ne*ri"ta\, n. [L., a sort of sea mussel, gr. [?], [?].] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of marine gastropods, mostly natives of warm climates.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Neritina \[d8]Ner`i*ti"na\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A genus including numerous species of shells resembling Nerita in form. They mostly inhabit brackish water, and are often delicately tinted.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Neuritis \[d8]Neu*ri"tis\, n. [NL., fr. gr. [?] nerve + -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of a nerve.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Damewort \Dame"wort`\, n. (Bot.) A cruciferrous plant ({Hesperis matronalis}), remarkable for its fragrance, especially toward the close of the day; -- called also {rocket} and {dame's violet}. --Loudon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mica \Mi"ca\, n. [L. mica crumb, grain, particle; cf. F. mica.] (Min.) The name of a group of minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic. They differ widely in composition, and vary in color from pale brown or yellow to green or black. The transparent forms are used in lanterns, the doors of stoves, etc., being popularly called {isinglass}. Formerly called also {cat-silver}, and {glimmer}. Note: The important species of the mica group are: {muscovite}, common or potash mica, pale brown or green, often silvery, including {damourite} (also called {hydromica}); {biotite}, iron-magnesia mica, dark brown, green, or black; {lepidomelane}, iron, mica, black; {phlogopite}, magnesia mica, colorless, yellow, brown; {lepidolite}, lithia mica, rose-red, lilac. Mica (usually muscovite, also biotite) is an essential constituent of granite, gneiss, and mica slate; {biotite} is common in many eruptive rocks; {phlogopite} in crystalline limestone and serpentine. {Mica diorite} (Min.), an eruptive rock allied to diorite but containing mica (biotite) instead of hornblende. {Mica powder}, a kind of dynamite containing fine scales of mica. {Mica schist}, {Mica slate} (Geol.), a schistose rock, consisting of mica and quartz with, usually, some feldspar.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Damourite \Dam"ourite\ (d[acr]m"[oocr][imac]t), n. [Ater the French chemist Damour.] (Min.) A kind of Muscovite, or potash mica, containing water.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mica \Mi"ca\, n. [L. mica crumb, grain, particle; cf. F. mica.] (Min.) The name of a group of minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic. They differ widely in composition, and vary in color from pale brown or yellow to green or black. The transparent forms are used in lanterns, the doors of stoves, etc., being popularly called {isinglass}. Formerly called also {cat-silver}, and {glimmer}. Note: The important species of the mica group are: {muscovite}, common or potash mica, pale brown or green, often silvery, including {damourite} (also called {hydromica}); {biotite}, iron-magnesia mica, dark brown, green, or black; {lepidomelane}, iron, mica, black; {phlogopite}, magnesia mica, colorless, yellow, brown; {lepidolite}, lithia mica, rose-red, lilac. Mica (usually muscovite, also biotite) is an essential constituent of granite, gneiss, and mica slate; {biotite} is common in many eruptive rocks; {phlogopite} in crystalline limestone and serpentine. {Mica diorite} (Min.), an eruptive rock allied to diorite but containing mica (biotite) instead of hornblende. {Mica powder}, a kind of dynamite containing fine scales of mica. {Mica schist}, {Mica slate} (Geol.), a schistose rock, consisting of mica and quartz with, usually, some feldspar.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Damourite \Dam"ourite\ (d[acr]m"[oocr][imac]t), n. [Ater the French chemist Damour.] (Min.) A kind of Muscovite, or potash mica, containing water.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Danewort \Dane"wort`\, n. (Bot.) A fetid European species of elder ({Sambucus Ebulus}); dwarf elder; wallwort; elderwort; -- called also {Daneweed}, {Dane's weed}, and {Dane's-blood}. Note: [Said to grow on spots where battles were fought against the Danes.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Demerit \Demer"it\, n. [F. d[82]m[82]rite demerit* (in sense 2), OF. demerite demerit (in sense 1), fr. L. demerere to deserve well, LL., to deserve well or ill; de- + merere to deserve. See {De}-, and {Merit}.] 1. That which one merits or deserves, either of good or ill; desert. [Obs.] By many benefits and demerits whereby they obliged their adherents, [they] acquired this reputation. --Holland. 2. That which deserves blame; ill desert; a fault; a vice; misconduct; -- the opposite of {merit}. They see no merit or demerit in any man or any action. --Burke. Secure, unless forfeited by any demerit or offense. --Sir W. Temple. 3. The state of one who deserves ill.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Demerit \De*mer"it\, v. t. [Cf. F. d[82]m[82]riter to deserve ill. See {Demerit}, n.] 1. To deserve; -- said in reference to both praise and blame. [Obs.] If I have demerited any love or thanks. --Udall. Executed as a traitor . . . as he well demerited. --State Trials (1645). 2. To depreciate or cry down. [R.] --Bp. Woolton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Demerit \De*mer"it\, v. i. To deserve praise or blame.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Demurity \Demur"ity\ (d[esl]m[umac]r"[icr]t[ycr]), n. Demureness; also, one who is demure. --Sir T. Browne.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Demur \De*mur"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Demurred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Demurring}.] [OF. demurer, demorer, demourer, to linger, stay, F. demeurer, fr. L. demorari; de- + morari to delay, tarry, stay, mora delay; prob. originally, time for thinking, reflection, and akin to memor mindful. See {Memory}.] 1. To linger; to stay; to tarry. [Obs.] Yet durst not demur nor abide upon the camp. --Nicols. 2. To delay; to pause; to suspend proceedings or judgment in view of a doubt or difficulty; to hesitate; to put off the determination or conclusion of an affair. Upon this rub, the English embassadors thought fit to demur. --Hayward. 3. To scruple or object; to take exception; as, I demur to that statement. 4. (Law) To interpose a demurrer. See {Demurrer}, 2.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Deonerate \Deon"erate\, v. t. [L. deoneratus, p. p. of deonerare. See {Onerate}.] To unload; to disburden. [Obs.] --Cockeram.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Diner-out \Din"er-out`\, n. One who often takes his dinner away from home, or in company. A brilliant diner-out, though but a curate. --Byron.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Downhearted \Down"heart`ed\, a. Dejected; low-spirited.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Downward \Down"ward\, Downwards \Down"wards\, adv. [AS. ad[?]nweard. See {Down}, adv., and {-ward}.] 1. From a higher place to a lower; in a descending course; as, to tend, move, roll, look, or take root, downward or downwards. [bd]Looking downwards.[b8] --Pope. Their heads they downward bent. --Drayton. 2. From a higher to a lower condition; toward misery, humility, disgrace, or ruin. And downward fell into a groveling swine. --Milton. 3. From a remote time; from an ancestor or predecessor; from one to another in a descending line. A ring the county wears, That downward hath descended in his house, From son to son, some four or five descents. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Downward \Down"ward\, a. 1. Moving or extending from a higher to a lower place; tending toward the earth or its center, or toward a lower level; declivous. With downward force That drove the sand along he took his way. --Dryden. 2. Descending from a head, origin, or source; as, a downward line of descent. 3. Tending to a lower condition or state; depressed; dejected; as, downward thoughts. --Sir P. Sidney.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Downward \Down"ward\, Downwards \Down"wards\, adv. [AS. ad[?]nweard. See {Down}, adv., and {-ward}.] 1. From a higher place to a lower; in a descending course; as, to tend, move, roll, look, or take root, downward or downwards. [bd]Looking downwards.[b8] --Pope. Their heads they downward bent. --Drayton. 2. From a higher to a lower condition; toward misery, humility, disgrace, or ruin. And downward fell into a groveling swine. --Milton. 3. From a remote time; from an ancestor or predecessor; from one to another in a descending line. A ring the county wears, That downward hath descended in his house, From son to son, some four or five descents. --Shak.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Dennard, AR Zip code(s): 72629
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Dunreith, IN (town, FIPS 19162) Location: 39.80289 N, 85.43688 W Population (1990): 205 (82 housing units) Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
downward closed {closure}