Dark Ages
         n 1: the period of history between classical antiquity and the
               Italian Renaissance [syn: {Middle Ages}, {Dark Ages}]

English Dictionary: derecognize	by the DICT Development Group
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dark chocolate n chocolate liquor with cocoa butter and small amounts of sugar and vanilla; lecithin is usually added Synonym(s): bittersweet chocolate, semi-sweet chocolate, dark chocolate
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darkish adj slightly dark; "darkish red"
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derecognise v cause to be no longer approved or accepted; "Carter derecognized Taiwan in 1979 after the U.S. recognized the People's Republic of China" Synonym(s): decertify, derecognize, derecognise Antonym(s): certify, licence, license
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derecognize v cause to be no longer approved or accepted; "Carter derecognized Taiwan in 1979 after the U.S. recognized the People's Republic of China" Synonym(s): decertify, derecognize, derecognise Antonym(s): certify, licence, license
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derequisition v release from government control Antonym(s): requisition
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diaeresis n a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel in German to indicate a change in sound Synonym(s): umlaut, dieresis, diaeresis
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dieresis n a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel in German to indicate a change in sound Synonym(s): umlaut, dieresis, diaeresis
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diuresis n increased secretion of urine; if not due to increased liquid intake or to the action of a diuretic drug it can be a symptom of diabetes mellitus
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doorcase n the frame that supports a door [syn: doorframe, doorcase]
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Dr. Seuss n United States writer of children's books (1904-1991) [syn: Geisel, Theodor Seuss Geisel, Dr. Seuss]
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Dracocephalum n genus of American herbs and dwarf shrubs of the mind family: dragonheads Synonym(s): Dracocephalum, genus Dracocephalum
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Dracocephalum parviflorum n American herb having sharply serrate lanceolate leaves and spikes of blue to violet flowers Synonym(s): dragonhead, dragon's head, Dracocephalum parviflorum
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dressage n maneuvers of a horse in response to body signals by the rider
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drogue chute n a parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly Synonym(s): drogue, drogue chute, drogue parachute
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droshky n an open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; formerly used in Poland and Russia Synonym(s): droshky, drosky
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drug cocktail n a combination of protease inhibitors taken with reverse transcriptase inhibitors; used in treating AIDS and HIV Synonym(s): drug cocktail, highly active antiretroviral therapy, HAART
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drug user n a person who takes drugs [syn: drug user, {substance abuser}, user]
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druggist n a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs Synonym(s): pharmacist, druggist, chemist, apothecary, pill pusher, pill roller
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dry season n one of the two seasons in tropical climates [ant: {rainy season}]
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dry socket n inflammation in the socket of a tooth; sometimes occurs after a tooth is extracted and a blood clot fails to form Synonym(s): alveolitis, dry socket
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Dryas octopetala n creeping evergreen shrub with large white flowers; widely distributed in northern portions of Eurasia and North America Synonym(s): mountain avens, Dryas octopetala
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d8Archegonium \[d8]Ar`che*go"ni*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] the       first of a race.] (Bot.)       The pistillidium or female organ in the higher cryptogamic       plants, corresponding to the pistil in flowering plants.
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d8Archeus \[d8]Ar*che"us\, n. [LL. arch[emac]us, Gr. 'archai^os       ancient, primeval, fr. 'archh` beginning. See {Archi-},       pref.]       The vital principle or force which (according to the       Paracelsians) presides over the growth and continuation of       living beings; the {anima mundi} or plastic power of the old       philosophers. [Obs.] --Johnson.
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d8Argas \[d8]Ar"gas\, n.       A genus of venomous ticks which attack men and animals. The       famous Persian Argas, also called {Miana bug}, is {A.       Persicus}; that of Central America, called {talaje} by the       natives, is {A. Talaje}.
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d8Argus \[d8]Ar"gus\, n. [L. Argus, Gr. [?].]       1. (Myth.) A fabulous being of antiquity, said to have had a             hundred eyes, who has placed by Juno to guard Io. His eyes             were transplanted to the peacock's tail.          2. One very vigilant; a guardian always watchful.          3. (Zo[94]l.) A genus of East Indian pheasants. The common             species ({A. giganteus}) is remarkable for the great             length and beauty of the wing and tail feathers of the             male. The species {A. Grayi} inhabits Borneo.
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d8Arsis \[d8]Ar"sis\ ([aum]r"s[icr]s), n. [L. arsis, Gr. 'a`rsis       a raising or lifting, an elevation of the voice, fr. a'i`rein       to raise or lift up. Its ordinary use is the result of am       early misapprehension; originally and properly it denotes the       lifting of the hand in beating time, and hence the unaccented       part of the rhythm.]       1. (Pros.)             (a) That part of a foot where the ictus is put, or which                   is distinguished from the rest (known as the thesis)                   of the foot by a greater stress of voice. --Hermann.             (b) That elevation of voice now called {metrical                   accentuation}, or the rhythmic accent.          Note: It is uncertain whether the arsis originally consisted                in a higher musical tone, greater volume, or longer                duration of sound, or in all combined.          2. (Mus.) The elevation of the hand, or that part of the bar             at which it is raised, in beating time; the weak or             unaccented part of the bar; -- opposed to {thesis}.             --Moore.
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d8Dieresis \[d8]Di*er"e*sis\, n. [NL.]       Same as {Di[91]resis}.
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d8Diuresis \[d8]Di`u*re"sis\, n. [NL. See {Diuretic}.] (Med.)       Free excretion of urine.
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d8Drag82es \[d8]Dra`g[82]es"\, n. pl. [F. See 3d {Dredge}.]       (Pharmacy)       Sugar-coated medicines.
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d8Herzog \[d8]Her"zog\, n. [G., akin to AS. heretoga, lit., army       leader. See {Harry}, and {Duke}.]       A member of the highest rank of nobility in Germany and       Austria, corresponding to the British duke.
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d8Rachis \[d8]Ra"chis\, n.; pl. E. {Rachises}, L. {Rachides}.       [NL., fr. Gr. [?] [?].] [Written also {rhachis}.]       1. (Anat.) The spine; the vertebral column.          2. (Bot. & Zo[94]l.) Same as {Rhachis}.
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d8Regius \[d8]Re"gi*us\ (r?l"?*?s), a. [L. regius, from rex,       regis, a king.]       Of or pertaining to a king; royal.          {Regius professor}, an incumbent of a professorship founded             by royal bounty, as in an English university.
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d8Reichsrath \[d8]Reichs"rath`\ (r?ks"r?t), n. [G]       The parliament of Austria (exclusive of Hungary, which has       its own diet, or parliament). It consists of an Upper and a       Lower House, or a House of Lords and a House of       Representatives.
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d8Reichsstand \[d8]Reichs"stand`\ (r?ks"st?t`), n. [G.]       A free city of the former German empire.
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d8Reichstag \[d8]Reichs"tag`\, n.       The national representative body of Hungary, consisting of a       House of Magnates (including archdukes, peers, high officials       of the Roman Catholic, Greek, and Protestant Churches, and       certain other dignitaries) and a House of Representatives (in       1912 consisting of 453 members). See {Legislative}, {Diet}.
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d8Reichstag \[d8]Reichs"tag`\ (r?ks"t?g`), n. [G.]       The Diet, or House of Representatives, of the German empire,       which is composed of members elected for a term of three       years by the direct vote of the people. See {Bundesrath}.
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d8Rejectamenta \[d8]Re*jec`ta*men"ta\ (r?-j?k`t?-m?n"ta), n.pl.       [NL., fr. L. rejectare, v. intens. fr. rejicere. See       {Reject}.]       Things thrown out or away; especially, things excreted by a       living organism. --J. Fleming.
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d8Res \[d8]Res\ (r?z), n.; pl. {Res}. [L.]       A thing; the particular thing; a matter; a point.          {[d8]Res gest[91]} [L., things done] (Law), the facts which             form the environment of a litigated issue. --Wharton.          {[d8]Res judicata} [L.] (Law), a thing adjudicated; a matter             no longer open to controversy.
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d8Rhachiglossa \[d8]Rhach`i*glos"sa\, n.pl. [NL. See {Rhachis},       and {Glossa}.] (Zo[94]l.)       A division of marine gastropods having a retractile proboscis       and three longitudinal rows of teeth on the radula. It       includes many of the large ornamental shells, as the miters,       murices, olives, purpuras, volutes, and whelks. See Illust.       in Append.
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d8Rhachis \[d8]Rha"chis\, n.; pl. E. {Rhachises}, L.       {Rhachides}. [See {Rachis}.] [Written also {rechis}.]       1. (Anat.) The spine.          2. (Bot.)             (a) The continued stem or midrib of a pinnately compound                   leaf, as in a rose leaf or a fern.             (b) The principal axis in a raceme, spike, panicle, or                   corymb.          3. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The shaft of a feather. The rhachis of the                   after-shaft, or plumule, is called the hyporhachis.             (b) The central cord in the stem of a crinoid.             (c) The median part of the radula of a mollusk.             (d) A central cord of the ovary of nematodes.
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d8Rhesus \[d8]Rhe"sus\, n. [L. Rhesus, a proper name, Gr.       [?][?][?].] (Zo[94]l.)       A monkey; the bhunder.
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d8Rhizocephala \[d8]Rhi`zo*ceph"a*la\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.       [?][?][?] root + [?][?][?] head.] (Zo[94]l.)       A division of Pectostraca including saclike parasites of       Crustacea. They adhere by rootlike extensions of the head.       See Illusration in Appendix.
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d8Rhizostomata \[d8]Rhi`zo*stom"a*ta\, n.pl. [NL., fr. Gr.       [?][?][?] a root + [?][?][?], [?][?][?][?], a mouth.]       (Zo[94]l.)       A suborder of Medus[91] which includes very large species       without marginal tentacles, but having large mouth lobes       closely united at the edges. See Illust. in Appendix.
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d8Rugosa \[d8]Ru*go"sa\, n. pl. [NL. See {Rugose}.] (Paleon.)       An extinct tribe of fossil corals, including numerous       species, many of them of large size. They are characteristic       of the Paleozoic formations. The radiating septs, when       present, are usually in multiples of four. See       {Cyathophylloid}.
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d8Tarsius \[d8]Tar"si*us\, n. [NL. See {Tarsus}.] (Zo[94]l.)       A genus of nocturnal lemurine mammals having very large eyes       and ears, a long tail, and very long proximal tarsal bones;       -- called also {malmag}, {spectral lemur}, {podji}, and       {tarsier}.
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d8Thoracica \[d8]Tho*rac"i*ca\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo[94]l.)       A division of cirripeds including those which have six       thoracic segments, usually bearing six pairs of cirri. The       common barnacles are examples.
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d8Thoracostraca \[d8]Tho`ra*cos"tra*ca\, n. pl. [NL. See       {Thorax}, and {Ostracoid}, a.] (Zo[94]l.)       An extensive division of Crustacea, having a dorsal shield or       carapec[?] [?][?]niting all, or nearly all, of the thoracic       somites to the head. It includes the crabs, lobsters,       shrimps, and similar species.
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d8Thyrsus \[d8]Thyr"sus\, n.; pl. {Thyrsi}. [L., fr. Gr. [?].       Cf. {Torso}.]       1. A staff entwined with ivy, and surmounted by a pine cone,             or by a bunch of vine or ivy leaves with grapes or             berries. It is an attribute of Bacchus, and of the satyrs             and others engaging in Bacchic rites.                         A good to grow on graves As twist about a thyrsus.                                                                               --Mrs.                                                                               Browning.                         In my hand I bear The thyrsus, tipped with fragrant                      cones of pine.                                    --Longfellow.          2. (Bot.) A species of inflorescence; a dense panicle, as in             the lilac and horse-chestnut.
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d8Torques \[d8]Tor"ques\, n. [L., a necklace. See {Torque}, 1.]       (Zo[94]l.)       A cervical ring of hair or feathers, distinguished by its       color or structure; a collar.
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d8Trachystomata \[d8]Tra`chy*stom"a*ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.       [?] rough + stoma.] (Zo[94]l.)       An order of tailed aquatic amphibians, including {Siren} and       {Pseudobranchus}. They have anterior legs only, are eel-like       in form, and have no teeth except a small patch on the       palate. The external gills are persistent through life.
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d8Tragus \[d8]Tra"gus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a part of the inner       ear.] (Anat.)       The prominence in front of the external opening of the ear.       See Illust. under {Ear}.
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d8Trichiasis \[d8]Tri*chi"a*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], fr.       tri`x, tricho`s, hair.] (Med.)       A disease of the eye, in which the eyelashes, being turned in       upon the eyeball, produce constant irritation by the motion       of the lids.
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d8Trichoscolices \[d8]Trich`o*scol"i*ces\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr.       tri`x, tricho`s, hair + skw`lhx a worm.] (Zo[94]l.)       An extensive group of wormlike animals characterized by being       more or less covered with cilia.
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d8Trisagion \[d8]Tris*ag"i*on\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] thrice       holy; [?] thrice + [?] holy.] (Eccl.)       An ancient anthem, -- usually known by its Latin name       tersanctus.See {Tersanctus}.
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d8Trochiscus \[d8]Tro*chis"cus\, n.; pl. {Trochisci}. [L., fr.       Gr. [?] a small ball, dim. of [?] a wheel. See {Troche}.]       (Pharm.)       A kind of tablet or lozenge; a troche.
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d8Trochus \[d8]Tro"chus\, n.; pl. {Trochi}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a       wheel.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of numerous species of marine univalve shells       belonging to {Trochus} and many allied genera of the family       {Trochid[91]}. Some of the species are called also       {topshells}.
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d8Urachus \[d8]U"ra*chus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] urine + [?] to       hold.] (Anat.)       A cord or band of fibrous tissue extending from the bladder       to the umbilicus.
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d8Ursus \[d8]Ur"sus\, n. [L., a bear.] (Zo[94]l.)       A genus of Carnivora including the common bears.
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d8Da8bra \[d8]Da"[8b]*ra\, n. [Turk. daire circuit department,       fr. Ar. da[8b]rah circle.]       Any of several valuable estates of the Egyptian khedive or       his family. The most important are the          {Da"i*ra Sa"ni*eh}, or          {Sa"ni*yeh}, and the          {Da"i*ra Khas"sa}, administered by the khedive's European             bondholders, and known collectively as          {the Daira}, or the          {Daira estates}.
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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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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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Darkish \Dark"ish\, a.       Somewhat dark; dusky.
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Di91resis \Di*[91]r"e*sis\, Dieresis \Di*er"e*sis\ (?; 277), n.;       pl. {Di[91]reses} [or] {Diereses}. [L. diaeresis, Gr. [?],       fr. [?] to divide; dia` through, asunder + [?] to take. See       {Heresy}.]       1. (Gram.) The separation or resolution of one syllable into             two; -- the opposite of syn[91]resis.          2. A mark consisting of two dots [[umlaut]], placed over the             second of two adjacent vowels, to denote that they are to             be pronounced as distinct letters; as, co[94]perate,             a[89]rial.
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Di91resis \Di*[91]r"e*sis\, Dieresis \Di*er"e*sis\ (?; 277), n.;       pl. {Di[91]reses} [or] {Diereses}. [L. diaeresis, Gr. [?],       fr. [?] to divide; dia` through, asunder + [?] to take. See       {Heresy}.]       1. (Gram.) The separation or resolution of one syllable into             two; -- the opposite of syn[91]resis.          2. A mark consisting of two dots [[umlaut]], placed over the             second of two adjacent vowels, to denote that they are to             be pronounced as distinct letters; as, co[94]perate,             a[89]rial.
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Di91resis \Di*[91]r"e*sis\, Dieresis \Di*er"e*sis\ (?; 277), n.;       pl. {Di[91]reses} [or] {Diereses}. [L. diaeresis, Gr. [?],       fr. [?] to divide; dia` through, asunder + [?] to take. See       {Heresy}.]       1. (Gram.) The separation or resolution of one syllable into             two; -- the opposite of syn[91]resis.          2. A mark consisting of two dots [[umlaut]], placed over the             second of two adjacent vowels, to denote that they are to             be pronounced as distinct letters; as, co[94]perate,             a[89]rial.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Di91resis \Di*[91]r"e*sis\, Dieresis \Di*er"e*sis\ (?; 277), n.;       pl. {Di[91]reses} [or] {Diereses}. [L. diaeresis, Gr. [?],       fr. [?] to divide; dia` through, asunder + [?] to take. See       {Heresy}.]       1. (Gram.) The separation or resolution of one syllable into             two; -- the opposite of syn[91]resis.          2. A mark consisting of two dots [[umlaut]], placed over the             second of two adjacent vowels, to denote that they are to             be pronounced as distinct letters; as, co[94]perate,             a[89]rial.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Doorcase \Door"case`\, n.       The surrounding frame into which a door shuts.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Doorcheek \Door"cheek`\, n.       The jamb or sidepiece of a door. --Ex. xii. 22 (Douay       version).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Doricism \Dor"i*cism\, n.       A Doric phrase or idiom.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Balm \Balm\, n. [OE. baume, OF. bausme, basme, F. baume, L.       balsamum balsam, from Gr. [?]; perhaps of Semitic origin; cf.       Heb. b[be]s[be]m. Cf. {Balsam}.]       1. (Bot.) An aromatic plant of the genus {Melissa}.          2. The resinous and aromatic exudation of certain trees or             shrubs. --Dryden.          3. Any fragrant ointment. --Shak.          4. Anything that heals or that mitigates pain. [bd]Balm for             each ill.[b8] --Mrs. Hemans.          {Balm cricket} (Zo[94]l.), the European cicada. --Tennyson.          {Balm of Gilead} (Bot.), a small evergreen African and             Asiatic tree of the terebinthine family ({Balsamodendron             Gileadense}). Its leaves yield, when bruised, a strong             aromatic scent; and from this tree is obtained the balm of             Gilead of the shops, or balsam of Mecca. This has a             yellowish or greenish color, a warm, bitterish, aromatic             taste, and a fragrant smell. It is valued as an unguent             and cosmetic by the Turks. The fragrant herb             {Dracocephalum Canariense} is familiarly called balm of             Gilead, and so are the American trees, {Populus             balsamifera}, variety candicans (balsam poplar), and             {Abies balsamea} (balsam fir).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drakestone \Drake"stone\, n.       A flat stone so thrown along the surface of water as to skip       from point to point before it sinks; also, the sport of so       throwing stones; -- sometimes called {ducks and drakes}.                   Internal earthquakes, that, not content with one throe,                run along spasmodically, like boys playing at what is                called drakestone.                                 --De Quincey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dreggish \Dreg"gish\, a.       Foul with lees; feculent. --Harvey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drosky \Dros"ky\, n.; pl. {Droskies}. [Russ. drojki, dim. of       drogi a kind of carriage, prop. pl. of droga shaft or pole of       a carriage.]       A low, four-wheeled, open carriage, used in Russia,       consisting of a kind of long, narrow bench, on which the       passengers ride as on a saddle, with their feet reaching       nearly to the ground. Other kinds of vehicles are now so       called, esp. a kind of victoria drawn by one or two horses,       and used as a public carriage in German cities. [Written also       {droitzschka}, and {droschke}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drosky \Dros"ky\, n.; pl. {Droskies}. [Russ. drojki, dim. of       drogi a kind of carriage, prop. pl. of droga shaft or pole of       a carriage.]       A low, four-wheeled, open carriage, used in Russia,       consisting of a kind of long, narrow bench, on which the       passengers ride as on a saddle, with their feet reaching       nearly to the ground. Other kinds of vehicles are now so       called, esp. a kind of victoria drawn by one or two horses,       and used as a public carriage in German cities. [Written also       {droitzschka}, and {droschke}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drossy \Dross"y\, a. [Compar. {Drossier}; superl. {Drossiest}.]       Of, pertaining to, resembling, dross; full of dross; impure;       worthless. [bd] Drossy gold.[b8] --Dryden. [bd]Drossy       rhymes.[b8] --Donne. -- {Dross"i*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drowsy \Drow"sy\, a. [Compar. {Drowsier}; superl. {Drowsiest}.]       1. Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness; lethargic;             dozy. [bd]When I am drowsy.[b8] --Shak.                         Dapples the drowsy east with spots of gray. --Shak.                         To our age's drowsy blood Still shouts the inspiring                      sea.                                                   --Lowell.          2. Disposing to sleep; lulling; soporific.                         The drowsy hours, dispensers of all good.                                                                               --Tennyson.          3. Dull; stupid. [bd] Drowsy reasoning.[b8] --Atterbury.          Syn: Sleepy; lethargic; dozy; somnolent; comatose; dull                heavy; stupid.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Druggist \Drug"gist\, n. [F. droguiste, fr. drogue. See 3d       {Drug}.]       One who deals in drugs; especially, one who buys and sells       drugs without compounding them; also, a pharmaceutist or       apothecary.          Note: The same person often carries on the business of the                druggist and the apothecary. See the Note under                {Apothecary}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dry \Dry\, a. [Compar. {Drier}; superl. {Driest}.] [OE. dru[?]e,       druye, drie, AS. dryge; akin to LG. dr[94]ge, D. droog, OHG.       trucchan, G. trocken, Icel. draugr a dry log. Cf. {Drought},       {Drouth}, 3d {Drug}.]       1. Free from moisture; having little humidity or none; arid;             not wet or moist; deficient in the natural or normal             supply of moisture, as rain or fluid of any kind; -- said             especially:             (a) Of the weather: Free from rain or mist.                               The weather, we agreed, was too dry for the                            season.                                       --Addison.             (b) Of vegetable matter: Free from juices or sap; not                   succulent; not green; as, dry wood or hay.             (c) Of animals: Not giving milk; as, the cow is dry.             (d) Of persons: Thirsty; needing drink.                               Give the dry fool drink.               -- Shak             (e) Of the eyes: Not shedding tears.                               Not a dry eye was to be seen in the assembly. --                                                                               Prescott.             (f) (Med.) Of certain morbid conditions, in which there is                   entire or comparative absence of moisture; as, dry                   gangrene; dry catarrh.          2. Destitute of that which interests or amuses; barren;             unembellished; jejune; plain.                         These epistles will become less dry, more                      susceptible of ornament.                     --Pope.          3. Characterized by a quality somewhat severe, grave, or             hard; hence, sharp; keen; shrewd; quaint; as, a dry tone             or manner; dry wit.                         He was rather a dry, shrewd kind of body. --W.                                                                               Irving.          4. (Fine Arts) Exhibiting a sharp, frigid preciseness of             execution, or the want of a delicate contour in form, and             of easy transition in coloring.          {Dry area} (Arch.), a small open space reserved outside the             foundation of a building to guard it from damp.          {Dry blow}.             (a) (Med.) A blow which inflicts no wound, and causes no                   effusion of blood.             (b) A quick, sharp blow.          {Dry bone} (Min.), Smithsonite, or carbonate of zinc; -- a             miner's term.          {Dry castor} (Zo[94]l.) a kind of beaver; -- called also             {parchment beaver}.          {Dry cupping}. (Med.) See under {Cupping}.          {Dry dock}. See under {Dock}.          {Dry fat}. See {Dry vat} (below).          {Dry light}, pure unobstructed light; hence, a clear,             impartial view. --Bacon.                         The scientific man must keep his feelings under                      stern control, lest they obtrude into his                      researches, and color the dry light in which alone                      science desires to see its objects.   -- J. C.                                                                               Shairp.          {Dry masonry}. See {Masonry}.          {Dry measure}, a system of measures of volume for dry or             coarse articles, by the bushel, peck, etc.          {Dry pile} (Physics), a form of the Voltaic pile, constructed             without the use of a liquid, affording a feeble current,             and chiefly useful in the construction of electroscopes of             great delicacy; -- called also {Zamboni's , from the names             of the two earliest constructors of it.          {Dry pipe} (Steam Engine), a pipe which conducts dry steam             from a boiler.          {Dry plate} (Photog.), a glass plate having a dry coating             sensitive to light, upon which photographic negatives or             pictures can be made, without moistening.          {Dry-plate process}, the process of photographing with dry             plates.          {Dry point}. (Fine Arts)             (a) An engraving made with the needle instead of the                   burin, in which the work is done nearly as in etching,                   but is finished without the use acid.             (b) A print from such an engraving, usually upon paper.             (c) Hence: The needle with which such an engraving is                   made.          {Dry rent} (Eng. Law), a rent reserved by deed, without a             clause of distress. --Bouvier.          {Dry rot}, a decay of timber, reducing its fibers to the             condition of a dry powdery dust, often accompanied by the             presence of a peculiar fungus ({Merulius lacrymans}),             which is sometimes considered the cause of the decay; but             it is more probable that the real cause is the             decomposition of the wood itself. --D. C. Eaton. Called             also {sap rot}, and, in the United States, {powder post}.             --Hebert.          {Dry stove}, a hothouse adapted to preserving the plants of             arid climates. --Brande & C.          {Dry vat}, a vat, basket, or other receptacle for dry             articles.          {Dry wine}, that in which the saccharine matter and             fermentation were so exactly balanced, that they have             wholly neutralized each other, and no sweetness is             perceptible; -- opposed to {sweet wine}, in which the             saccharine matter is in excess.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Darke County, OH (county, FIPS 37)       Location: 40.13420 N, 84.62227 W       Population (1990): 53619 (20338 housing units)       Area: 1553.8 sq km (land), 1.2 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Dorcas, WV       Zip code(s): 26847
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Dorchester, IA       Zip code(s): 52140    Dorchester, IL (village, FIPS 20370)       Location: 39.08617 N, 89.88816 W       Population (1990): 145 (64 housing units)       Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 62033    Dorchester, MA       Zip code(s): 02121, 02122, 02124, 02125    Dorchester, NE (village, FIPS 13435)       Location: 40.64759 N, 97.11485 W       Population (1990): 614 (252 housing units)       Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 68343    Dorchester, SC       Zip code(s): 29437    Dorchester, TX (town, FIPS 20932)       Location: 33.53009 N, 96.69194 W       Population (1990): 137 (57 housing units)       Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Dorchester, WI (village, FIPS 20450)       Location: 45.00230 N, 90.33334 W       Population (1990): 697 (283 housing units)       Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 54425
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Dorchester County, MD (county, FIPS 19)       Location: 38.41874 N, 76.08148 W       Population (1990): 30236 (14269 housing units)       Area: 1444.1 sq km (land), 1101.8 sq km (water)    Dorchester County, SC (county, FIPS 35)       Location: 33.08131 N, 80.40448 W       Population (1990): 83060 (30632 housing units)       Area: 1488.7 sq km (land), 5.1 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Drakes Branch, VA (town, FIPS 23376)       Location: 36.99275 N, 78.60104 W       Population (1990): 565 (245 housing units)       Area: 10.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 23937
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Drakesboro, KY (city, FIPS 22348)       Location: 37.21650 N, 87.04975 W       Population (1990): 565 (255 housing units)       Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 42337
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Drakesville, IA (city, FIPS 22350)       Location: 40.79799 N, 92.48092 W       Population (1990): 172 (85 housing units)       Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 52552
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Dorcas       a female antelope, or gazelle, a pious Christian widow at Joppa       whom Peter restored to life (Acts 9:36-41). She was a       Hellenistic Jewess, called Tabitha by the Jews and Dorcas by the       Greeks.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Dorcas, a female roe-deer