Davalia bullata
         n 1: feathery fern of tropical Asia and Malaysia [syn:
               {squirrel's-foot fern}, {ball fern}, {Davalia bullata},
               {Davalia bullata mariesii}, {Davallia Mariesii}]

English Dictionary: devolve on	by the DICT Development Group
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Davalia bullata mariesii n feathery fern of tropical Asia and Malaysia [syn: squirrel's-foot fern, ball fern, Davalia bullata, Davalia bullata mariesii, Davallia Mariesii]
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Davallia pyxidata n a hare's-foot fern of the genus Davallia [syn: {Australian hare's foot}, Davallia pyxidata]
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deep-lobed adj having deep bilateral lobes
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develop v make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation; "Her company developed a new kind of building material that withstands all kinds of weather"; "They developed a new technique" work out; "We have developed a new theory of evolution" Synonym(s): evolve, germinate, develop gain through experience; "I acquired a strong aversion to television"; "Children must develop a sense of right and wrong"; "Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position"; "develop a passion for painting" Synonym(s): develop, acquire, evolve come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts" Synonym(s): grow, develop, produce, get, acquire come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose" Synonym(s): originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up, grow change the use of and make available or usable; "develop land"; "The country developed its natural resources"; "The remote areas of the country were gradually built up" Synonym(s): build up, develop elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses; "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis" Synonym(s): explicate, formulate, develop create by training and teaching; "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future" Synonym(s): train, develop, prepare, educate be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest; "The plot developed slowly"; grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time" become technologically advanced; "Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace"; "Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly" Synonym(s): modernize, modernise, develop cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development; "The perfect climate here develops the grain"; "He developed a new kind of apple" Synonym(s): develop, make grow generate gradually; "We must develop more potential customers"; "develop a market for the new mobile phone" grow emotionally or mature; "The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten"; "When he spent a summer at camp, the boy grew noticeably and no longer showed some of his old adolescent behavior" Synonym(s): develop, grow make visible by means of chemical solutions; "Please develop this roll of film for me" superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions; "Spassky developed quickly" move into a strategically more advantageous position; "develop the rook" elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme; "develop the melody and change the key" happen; "Report the news as it develops"; "These political movements recrudesce from time to time" Synonym(s): break, recrudesce, develop expand in the form of a series; "Develop the function in the following form"
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developed adj being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful; "the developed qualities of the Hellenic outlook"; "they have very small limbs with only two fully developed toes on each" Antonym(s): undeveloped (used of societies) having high industrial development; "developed countries" Synonym(s): developed, highly-developed (of real estate) made more useful and profitable as by building or laying out roads; "condominiums were built on the developed site"
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developer n someone who develops real estate (especially someone who prepares a site for residential or commercial use) photographic equipment consisting of a chemical solution for developing film
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developing adj relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply Synonym(s): developing, underdeveloped n processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible; "the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours" Synonym(s): development, developing
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developing country n a country that is poor and whose citizens are mostly agricultural workers but that wants to become more advanced socially and economically
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development n act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining; "he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency"; "they funded research and development" a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage); "the development of his ideas took many years"; "the evolution of Greek civilization"; "the slow development of her skill as a writer" Synonym(s): development, evolution Antonym(s): degeneration, devolution (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children" Synonym(s): growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis Antonym(s): nondevelopment a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation; "recent developments in Iraq"; "what a revolting development!" the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful; "the development of Alaskan resources"; "the exploitation of copper deposits" Synonym(s): exploitation, development a district that has been developed to serve some purpose; "such land is practical for small park developments" a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess); "after he saw the latest development he changed his mind and became a supporter"; "in chess your should take care of your development before moving your queen" processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible; "the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours" Synonym(s): development, developing (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated
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developmental adj of or relating to or constituting development; "developmental psychology"
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developmental age n a measure of a child's development (in body size or motor skill or psychological function) expressed in terms of age norms
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developmental anatomy n the branch of anatomy that studies structural changes of an individual from fertilization to maturity
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developmental learning n learning that takes place as a normal part of cognitive development
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developmental psychology n the branch of psychology that studies the social and mental development of children Synonym(s): developmental psychology, genetic psychology, child psychology
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developmentally adv with respect to development; "developmentally retarded"
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developmentally challenged n people collectively who are mentally retarded; "he started a school for the retarded" Synonym(s): mentally retarded, retarded, developmentally challenged
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devilfish n medium-sized greyish-black whale of the northern Pacific Synonym(s): grey whale, gray whale, devilfish, Eschrichtius gibbosus, Eschrichtius robustus bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles Synonym(s): octopus, devilfish extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned Synonym(s): manta, manta ray, devilfish
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devolve v pass on or delegate to another; "The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital" be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead" Synonym(s): fall, return, pass, devolve grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match" Synonym(s): devolve, deteriorate, drop, degenerate Antonym(s): convalesce, recover, recuperate
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devolve on v be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the election"; "Your grade will depends on your homework" Synonym(s): depend on, devolve on, depend upon, ride, turn on, hinge on, hinge upon
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devolvement n the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government) Synonym(s): devolution, devolvement
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DFLP n a Marxist-Leninist group that believes Palestinian goals can only be achieved by revolutionary change; "in 1974 the DFLP took over a schoolhouse and massacred Israeli schoolchildren" Synonym(s): Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, DFLP, Popular Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, PDFLP
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diplopia n visual impairment in which an object is seen as two objects; "diplopia often disappears when one eye is covered" Synonym(s): diplopia, double vision
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Diplopoda n arthropods having the body composed of numerous double somites each with two pairs of legs: millipedes Synonym(s): Diplopoda, class Diplopoda, Myriapoda, class Myriapoda
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Diplopterygium n scandent thicket-forming ferns of Asia to western Pacific Synonym(s): Diplopterygium, genus Diplopterygium
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Diplopterygium longissimum n large scrambling fern forming large patches to 18 feet high; Pacific region and China Synonym(s): giant scrambling fern, Diplopterygium longissimum
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double back v retrace one's course; "The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back" Synonym(s): backtrack, turn back, double back
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double bar n notation marking the end of principal parts of a musical composition; two adjacent bar lines
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double bass n largest and lowest member of the violin family [syn: {bass fiddle}, bass viol, bull fiddle, double bass, contrabass, string bass]
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double bassoon n the bassoon that is the largest instrument in the oboe family Synonym(s): contrabassoon, contrafagotto, double bassoon
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double bed n a bed wide enough to accommodate two sleepers
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double bind n (psychology) an unresolvable dilemma; situation in which a person receives contradictory messages from a person who is very powerful
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double birdie v shoot two strokes under par; "She eagled the hole" [syn: eagle, double birdie]
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double blind n a test procedure in which the identity of those receiving the intervention is concealed from both the administrators and the subjects until after the test is completed; designed to reduce or eliminate bias in the results
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double bogey v to shoot two strokes over par
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double boiler n two saucepans, one fitting inside the other [syn: {double boiler}, double saucepan]
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double bond n a covalent bond in which two pairs of electrons are shared between two atoms
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double fault n (tennis) two successive faults in serving resulting in the loss of the point
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double feature n two games instead of one (especially in baseball when the same two teams play two games on the same day) Synonym(s): twin bill, doubleheader, double feature
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double first n a first-class honours degree in two subjects
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double flat n a musical notation of two flats in front of a note indicating that it is to be lowered by two semitones
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double obelisk n a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote Synonym(s): double dagger, double obelisk, diesis
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double over v bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain; "He doubled and vomited violently" Synonym(s): double over, double, double up
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double play n the act of getting two players out on one play
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double pneumonia n lobar pneumonia involving both lungs
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double up v bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain; "He doubled and vomited violently" Synonym(s): double over, double, double up share a room or a bed designed for only one person stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager Synonym(s): parlay, double up
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double vision n visual impairment in which an object is seen as two objects; "diplopia often disappears when one eye is covered" Synonym(s): diplopia, double vision
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double-barreled adj having two barrels mounted side by side; "a double- barreled shotgun" Synonym(s): double-barreled, double- barrelled Antonym(s): single-barreled, single-barrelled having two purposes; twofold; "our double-barreled desire to make things profitable as well as attractive"- Louis Kronenbergers Synonym(s): double-barreled, double-barrelled
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double-barrelled adj having two barrels mounted side by side; "a double- barreled shotgun" Synonym(s): double-barreled, double- barrelled Antonym(s): single-barreled, single-barrelled having two purposes; twofold; "our double-barreled desire to make things profitable as well as attractive"- Louis Kronenbergers Synonym(s): double-barreled, double-barrelled
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double-bass adj pitched an octave below normal bass instrumental or vocal range; "contrabass or double-bass clarinet" Synonym(s): contrabass, double-bass
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double-bedded adj having a double bed; "a double-bedded room"
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double-bitted ax n an ax that has cutting edges on both sides of the head Synonym(s): double-bitted ax, double-bitted axe, Western ax, Western axe
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double-bitted axe n an ax that has cutting edges on both sides of the head Synonym(s): double-bitted ax, double-bitted axe, Western ax, Western axe
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double-blind experiment n an experimental procedure in which neither the subjects of the experiment nor the persons administering the experiment know the critical aspects of the experiment; "a double- blind procedure is used to guard against both experimenter bias and placebo effects" Synonym(s): double-blind procedure, double-blind experiment, double-blind study
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double-blind procedure n an experimental procedure in which neither the subjects of the experiment nor the persons administering the experiment know the critical aspects of the experiment; "a double- blind procedure is used to guard against both experimenter bias and placebo effects" Synonym(s): double-blind procedure, double-blind experiment, double-blind study
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double-blind study n an experimental procedure in which neither the subjects of the experiment nor the persons administering the experiment know the critical aspects of the experiment; "a double- blind procedure is used to guard against both experimenter bias and placebo effects" Synonym(s): double-blind procedure, double-blind experiment, double-blind study
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double-bogey n (golf) a score of two strokes over par for a hole
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double-breasted adj (of clothing) fastened by lapping one edge of the front well over the other usually with a double row of buttons; "double-breasted jacket"; "double-breasted suit" Antonym(s): single-breasted
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double-breasted jacket n a jacket having fronts that overlap enough for two separate rows of buttons
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double-breasted suit n a suit with a double-breasted jacket
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double-faced adj (of fabrics) having faces on both sides; "damask is a double-faced fabric" marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill; "a double-dealing double agent"; "a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"- W.M.Thackeray Synonym(s): ambidextrous, deceitful, double-dealing, duplicitous, Janus-faced, two-faced, double-faced, double-tongued
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double-park v park a vehicle alongside another
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double-prop n a propeller plane with an engine that drives two propellers in opposite directions (for stability) Synonym(s): double-prop, double-propeller plane, twin-prop, twin-propeller- plane
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double-propeller plane n a propeller plane with an engine that drives two propellers in opposite directions (for stability) Synonym(s): double-prop, double-propeller plane, twin-prop, twin-propeller- plane
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duffel bag n a large cylindrical bag of heavy cloth; for carrying personal belongings Synonym(s): duffel bag, duffle bag, duffel, duffle
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duffle bag n a large cylindrical bag of heavy cloth; for carrying personal belongings Synonym(s): duffel bag, duffle bag, duffel, duffle
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
7. (Geol.) A small dislocation in beds of rock along a line             of fissure. --Dana.          8. (Mus.)             (a) A grace consisting of two or more small notes moving                   by conjoint degrees, and leading to a principal note                   either above or below.             (b) An apparatus in the trumpet and trombone by which the                   sounding tube is lengthened and shortened so as to                   produce the tones between the fundamental and its                   harmonics.          9. (Phonetics) A sound which, by a gradual change in the             position of the vocal organs, passes imperceptibly into             another sound.          10. (Steam Engine)             (a) Same as {Guide bar}, under {Guide}.             (b) A slide valve.          {Slide box} (Steam Engine), a steam chest. See under {Steam}.                      {Slide lathe}, an engine lathe. See under {Lathe}.          {Slide rail}, a transfer table. See under {Transfer}.          {Slide rest} (Turning lathes), a contrivance for holding,             moving, and guiding, the cutting tool, made to slide on             ways or guides by screws or otherwise, and having compound             motion.          {Slide rule}, a mathematical instrument consisting of two             parts, one of which slides upon the other, for the             mechanical performance of addition and subtraction, and,             by means of logarithmic scales, of multiplication and             division.          {Slide valve}.             (a) Any valve which opens and closes a passageway by                   sliding over a port.             (b) A particular kind of sliding valve, often used in                   steam engines for admitting steam to the piston and                   releasing it, alternately, having a cuplike cavity in                   its face, through which the exhaust steam passes. It                   is situated in the steam chest, and moved by the                   valve gear. It is sometimes called a {D valve}, -- a                   name which is also applied to a semicylindrical pipe                   used as a sliding valve.
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D valve \D" valve`\ (Mech.)       A kind of slide valve. See {Slide valve}, under {Slide}.
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d8Balbuties \[d8]Bal*bu"ti*es\, n. (Med.)       The defect of stammering; also, a kind of incomplete       pronunciation.
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d8Bilboquet \[d8]Bil"bo*quet\, n. [F.]       The toy called {cup and ball}.
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d8Blaubok \[d8]Blau"bok\, n. [D. blauwbok.] (Zo[94]l.)       The blue buck. See {Blue buck}, under {Blue}.
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d8Blepharitis \[d8]Bleph`a*ri"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] eyelid       + -ilis.] (Med.)       Inflammation of the eyelids. -- {Bleph`a*rit"ic}, a.
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d8Boulevard \[d8]Bou"le*vard`\, n. [F. boulevard, boulevart, fr.       G. bollwerk. See {Bulwark}.]       1. Originally, a bulwark or rampart of fortification or             fortified town.          2. A public walk or street occupying the site of demolished             fortifications. Hence: A broad avenue in or around a city.
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d8Boulevardier \[d8]Boule`var`dier"\, n. [F.]       A frequenter of a city boulevard, esp. in Paris. --F.       Harrison.
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d8Bouleversement \[d8]Boule`verse`ment"\, n. [F., fr.       bouleverser to overthrow.]       Complete overthrow; disorder; a turning upside down.
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d8Bulbul \[d8]Bul"bul\, n. [Per.] (Zo[94]l.)       The Persian nightingale ({Pycnonotus jocosus}). The name is       also applied to several other Asiatic singing birds, of the       family {Timaliid[91]}. The green bulbuls belong to the       {Chloropsis} and allied genera. [Written also {buhlbuhl}.]
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d8Diplopia \[d8]Di*plo"pi*a\, Diplopy \Dip"lo*py\, n. [NL.       diplopia, from Gr. [?] double + the root of [?] sight: cf. F.       diplopie.] (Med.)       The act or state of seeing double.          Note: In crossed or heteronymous diplopia the image seen by                the right eye is upon the left hand, and that seen by                the left eye is upon the right hand. In homonymous                diplopia the image seen by the right eye is on the                right side, that by the left eye on the left side. In                vertical diplopia one image stands above the other.
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d8Diplopoda \[d8]Di*plop"o*da\, n. pl. [Gr. [?] double + -poda.]       (Zo[94]l.)       An order of myriapods having two pairs of legs on each       segment; the Chilognatha.
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d8Fahlband \[d8]Fahl"band`\, n. [G., fr. fahl dun-colored + band       a band.] (Mining)       A stratum in crystalline rock, containing metallic sulphides.       --Raymond.
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d8Flabellum \[d8]Fla*bel"lum\, n. [L. See {Flabel}.] (Eccl.)       A fan; especially, the fan carried before the pope on state       occasions, made in ostrich and peacock feathers. --Shipley.
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d8Flibustier \[d8]Fli`bus`tier"\, n. [F.]       A buccaneer; an American pirate. See {Flibuster}. [Obs.]
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d8Palliobranchiata \[d8]Pal`li*o*bran`chi*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Same as {Brachiopoda}.
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d8Palo blanco \[d8]Pa"lo blan"co\ [Sp. blanco white.]       (a) A western American hackberry ({Celtis reticulata}),             having light-colored bark.       (b) A Mexican mimosaceous tree ({Lysiloma candida}), the bark             of which is used in tanning.
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d8Palpator \[d8]Pal*pa"tor\, n. [L., a stroker.] (Zo[94]l.)       One of a family of clavicorn beetles, including those which       have very long maxillary palpi.
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d8Palpebra \[d8]Pal"pe*bra\, n.; pl. {Palpebr[91]}. [L.]       (Zo[94]l.)       The eyelid.
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d8Palpi \[d8]Pal"pi\, n.,       pl. of {Palpus}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Palpus}.
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d8Palpus \[d8]Pal"pus\, n.; pl. {Palpi}. [NL. See {Palp}.]       (Zo[94]l.)       A feeler; especially, one of the jointed sense organs       attached to the mouth organs of insects, arachnids,       crustaceans, and annelids; as, the mandibular palpi,       maxillary palpi, and labial palpi. The palpi of male spiders       serve as sexual organs. Called also {palp}. See Illust. of       {Arthrogastra} and {Orthoptera}.
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d8Pellibranchiata \[d8]Pel`li*bran`chi*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr.       pellis garment + branchia a gill.] (Zo[94]l.)       A division of Nudibranchiata, in which the mantle itself       serves as a gill.
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d8Phlebitis \[d8]Phle*bi"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], [?], a vein       + -itis.] (Med.)       Inflammation of a vein.
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d8Phyllobranchia \[d8]Phyl`lo*bran"chi*a\, n.; pl.       {Phyllobranci[91]}. [NL. See {Phyllo-}, and {Branchia}.]       (Zo[94]l.)       A crustacean gill composed of lamell[91].
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d8Phyllopoda \[d8]Phyl*lop"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a       leaf + -poda.] (Zo[94]l.)       An order of Entomostraca including a large number of species,       most of which live in fresh water. They have flattened or       leaflike legs, often very numerous, which they use in       swimming. Called also {Branchiopoda}.          Note: In some, the body is covered with a bivalve shell                ({Holostraca}); in others, as Apus, by a shield-shaped                carapace ({Monostraca}); in others, like Artemia, there                is no carapace, and the body is regularly segmented.                Sometimes the group is made to include also the                Cladocera.
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d8Pilifera \[d8]Pi*lif"e*ra\, n. pl. [NL. See {Piliferous}.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Same as {Mammalia}.
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d8Plebiscitum \[d8]Ple`bis*ci"tum\, n. [L., fr. plebs, plebis,       common people + scitum decree.] (Rom. Antiq.)       A law enacted by the common people, under the superintendence       of a tribune or some subordinate plebeian magistrate, without       the intervention of the senate.
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Play \Play\, v. t.          {To play hob}, to play the part of a mischievous spirit; to             work mischief. d8Plebs \[d8]Plebs\ (pl[ecr]bz), n. [L. Cf.       {Plebe}.]       1. The commonalty of ancient Rome who were citizens without             the usual political rights; the plebeians; --             distinguished from the {patricians}.          2. Hence, the common people; the populace; -- construed as a             pl.
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d8Pliohippus \[d8]Pli`o*hip"pus\, n. [NL., fr. E. pliocene + Gr.       [?] horse.] (Paleon.)       An extinct genus of horses from the Pliocene deposits. Each       foot had a single toe (or hoof), as in the common horse.
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d8Pluvi93se \[d8]Plu`vi`[93]se"\, n. [F. See {Pluvious}.]       The fifth month of the French republican calendar adopted in       1793. It began January 20, and ended February 18. See       {Vend[82]miaire}.
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d8Polybranchia \[d8]Pol`y*bran"chi*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Poly-},       and {Branchia}.] (Zo[94]l.)       A division of Nudibranchiata including those which have       numerous branchi[91] on the back.
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d8Polypi \[d8]Pol"y*pi\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo[94]l.)       The Anthozoa.
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d8Polypier \[d8]Po`ly`pier"\, n. [F.]       A polypidom.
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d8Polypifera \[d8]Pol`y*pif"e*ra\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo[94]l.)       The Anthozoa.
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d8Polyplacophora \[d8]Pol`y*pla*coph"o*ra\, n. pl. [NL. See       {Poly-}, and {Placophora}.] (Zo[94]l.)       See {Placophora}.
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d8Polypomedus91 \[d8]Pol`y*po*me*du"s[91]\, n. pl. [NL. See       {Polyp}, and {Medusa}.] (Zo[94]l.)       Same as {Hydrozoa}.
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d8Polyporus \[d8]Po*lyp"o*rus\, n.; pl. {Polypori}. [NL., fr.       Gr. poly`s many + [?] a pore.] (Bot.)       A genus of fungi having the under surface full of minute       pores; also, any fungus of this genus.          Note: {Polyporus fomentarius} was formerly dried and cut in                slices for tinder, called amadou. {P. betulinus} is                common in America, and forms very large thick white                semicircular excrescences on birch trees. Several                species of {Polyporous} are considered edible.
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d8Polyprotodonta \[d8]Pol`y*pro`to*don"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.       poly`s many + [?] first + [?], [?], tooth.] (Zo[94]l.)       A division of marsupials in which there are more fore incisor       teeth in each jaw.
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d8Polypteroidei \[d8]Po*lyp`te*roi"de*i\, n. pl. [NL. See       {Polypterus}, and {-oid}.] (Zo[94]l.)       A suborder of existing ganoid fishes having numerous fins       along the back. The bichir, or Polypterus, is the type. See       Illust. under {Crossopterygian}.
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d8Polyptoton \[d8]Pol`yp*to"ton\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?] having, or       being in, many cases; poly`s many + [?] case.] (Rhet.)       A figure by which a word is repeated in different forms,       cases, numbers, genders, etc., as in Tennyson's line, --       [bd]My own heart's heart, and ownest own, farewell.[b8]
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d8Pulvillus \[d8]Pul*vil"lus\, n.; pl. {Pulvilli}. [L., a little       cushion.] (Zo[94]l.)       One of the minute cushions on the feet of certain insects.
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d8Pulvinar \[d8]Pul*vi"nar\, n. [L., a cushion.] (Anat.)       A prominence on the posterior part of the thalamus of the       human brain.
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d8Pulvinulus \[d8]Pul*vin"u*lus\, n.; pl. {Pulvinuli}. [L., a       little mound.] (Zo[94]l.)       Same as {Pulvillus}.
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d8Tableau vivant \[d8]Ta`bleau" vi`vant"\; pl. {Tableaux       vivants}. [F.]       Same as {Tableau}, n., 2.
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d8Tubulibranchiata \[d8]Tu`bu*li*bran`chi*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL.,       from L. tubulus a little tube + branchia a gill.] (Zo[94]l.)       A group of gastropod mollusks having a tubular shell.       Vermetus is an example.
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d8Valvata \[d8]Val*va"ta\, n. [NL.; cf. L. valvatus having       folding doors. See {Valve}.] (Zo[94]l.)       A genus of small spiral fresh-water gastropods having an       operculum.
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d8Valvula \[d8]Val"vu*la\, n.; pl. {Valvul[91]}. [NL., dim. fr.       L. valva fold, valve of a door.] (Anat.)       A little valve or fold; a valvelet; a valvule.
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d8Vol-au-vent \[d8]Vol`-au`-vent"\, n. [F.] (Cookery)       A light puff paste, with a raised border, filled, after       baking, usually with a ragout of fowl, game, or fish.
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d8Volva \[d8]Vol"va\, n. [L. volva, vulva, covering.] (Bot.)       A saclike envelope of certain fungi, which bursts open as the       plant develops.
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d8Volvox \[d8]Vol"vox\, n. (Bot.)       A genus of minute, pale-green, globular, organisms, about one       fiftieth of an inch in diameter, found rolling through water,       the motion being produced by minute colorless cilia. It has       been considered as belonging to the flagellate Infusoria, but       is now referred to the vegetable kingdom, and each globule is       considered a colony of many individuals. The commonest       species is Volvox globator, often called globe animalcule.
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d8Volvulus \[d8]Vol"vu*lus\, n. [NL., fr. L. volvere to turn       about, to roll.] (Med.)       (a) The spasmodic contraction of the intestines which causes             colic.       (b) Any twisting or displacement of the intestines causing             obstruction; ileus. See {Ileus}.
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d8Vulpes \[d8]Vul"pes\, n. [L., a fox.] (Zo[94]l.)       A genus of Carnivora including the foxes.
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d8Vulvitis \[d8]Vul*vi"tis\, n. [NL. See {Vulva}, and {-itis}.]       (Med.)       Inflammation of the vulva.
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Develop \De*vel"op\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Developed}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Developing}.] [F. d[82]veloper; d[82]- (L. dis-) +       OF. voluper, voleper, to envelop, perh. from L. volup       agreeably, delightfully, and hence orig., to make agreeable       or comfortable by enveloping, to keep snug (cf.       {Voluptuous}); or. perh. fr. a derivative of volvere,       volutum, to roll (cf. {Devolve}). Cf. {Envelop}.] [Written       also {develope}.]       1. To free from that which infolds or envelops; to unfold; to             lay open by degrees or in detail; to make visible or             known; to disclose; to produce or give forth; as, to             develop theories; a motor that develops 100 horse power.                         These serve to develop its tenets.      --Milner.                         The 20th was spent in strengthening our position and                      developing the line of the enemy.      --The Century.          2. To unfold gradually, as a flower from a bud; hence, to             bring through a succession of states or stages, each of             which is preparatory to the next; to form or expand by a             process of growth; to cause to change gradually from an             embryo, or a lower state, to a higher state or form of             being; as, sunshine and rain develop the bud into a             flower; to develop the mind.                         The sound developed itself into a real compound.                                                                               --J. Peile.                         All insects . . . acquire the jointed legs before                      the wings are fully developed.            --Owen.          3. To advance; to further; to prefect; to make to increase;             to promote the growth of.                         We must develop our own resources to the utmost.                                                                               --Jowett                                                                               (Thucyd).          4. (Math.) To change the form of, as of an algebraic             expression, by executing certain indicated operations             without changing the value.          5. (Photog.) To cause to become visible, as an invisible or             latent image upon plate, by submitting it to chemical             agents; to bring to view.          {To develop a curved surface on a plane} (Geom.), to produce             on the plane an equivalent surface, as if by rolling the             curved surface so that all parts shall successively touch             the plane.          Syn: To uncover; unfold; evolve; promote; project; lay open;                disclose; exhibit; unravel; disentangle.
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Develop \De*vel"op\, v. i.       1. To go through a process of natural evolution or growth, by             successive changes from a less perfect to a more perfect             or more highly organized state; to advance from a simpler             form of existence to one more complex either in structure             or function; as, a blossom develops from a bud; the seed             develops into a plant; the embryo develops into a             well-formed animal; the mind develops year by year.                         Nor poets enough to understand That life develops                      from within.                                       --Mrs.                                                                               Browning.          2. To become apparent gradually; as, a picture on sensitive             paper develops on the application of heat; the plans of             the conspirators develop.
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Developable \De*vel"op*a*ble\, a.       Capable of being developed. --J. Peile.          {Developable surface} (Math.), a surface described by a             moving right line, and such that consecutive positions of             the generator intersect each other. Hence, the surface can             be developed into a plane.
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Developable \De*vel"op*a*ble\, a.       Capable of being developed. --J. Peile.          {Developable surface} (Math.), a surface described by a             moving right line, and such that consecutive positions of             the generator intersect each other. Hence, the surface can             be developed into a plane.
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Develop \De*vel"op\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Developed}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Developing}.] [F. d[82]veloper; d[82]- (L. dis-) +       OF. voluper, voleper, to envelop, perh. from L. volup       agreeably, delightfully, and hence orig., to make agreeable       or comfortable by enveloping, to keep snug (cf.       {Voluptuous}); or. perh. fr. a derivative of volvere,       volutum, to roll (cf. {Devolve}). Cf. {Envelop}.] [Written       also {develope}.]       1. To free from that which infolds or envelops; to unfold; to             lay open by degrees or in detail; to make visible or             known; to disclose; to produce or give forth; as, to             develop theories; a motor that develops 100 horse power.                         These serve to develop its tenets.      --Milner.                         The 20th was spent in strengthening our position and                      developing the line of the enemy.      --The Century.          2. To unfold gradually, as a flower from a bud; hence, to             bring through a succession of states or stages, each of             which is preparatory to the next; to form or expand by a             process of growth; to cause to change gradually from an             embryo, or a lower state, to a higher state or form of             being; as, sunshine and rain develop the bud into a             flower; to develop the mind.                         The sound developed itself into a real compound.                                                                               --J. Peile.                         All insects . . . acquire the jointed legs before                      the wings are fully developed.            --Owen.          3. To advance; to further; to prefect; to make to increase;             to promote the growth of.                         We must develop our own resources to the utmost.                                                                               --Jowett                                                                               (Thucyd).          4. (Math.) To change the form of, as of an algebraic             expression, by executing certain indicated operations             without changing the value.          5. (Photog.) To cause to become visible, as an invisible or             latent image upon plate, by submitting it to chemical             agents; to bring to view.          {To develop a curved surface on a plane} (Geom.), to produce             on the plane an equivalent surface, as if by rolling the             curved surface so that all parts shall successively touch             the plane.          Syn: To uncover; unfold; evolve; promote; project; lay open;                disclose; exhibit; unravel; disentangle.
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Develop \De*vel"op\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Developed}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Developing}.] [F. d[82]veloper; d[82]- (L. dis-) +       OF. voluper, voleper, to envelop, perh. from L. volup       agreeably, delightfully, and hence orig., to make agreeable       or comfortable by enveloping, to keep snug (cf.       {Voluptuous}); or. perh. fr. a derivative of volvere,       volutum, to roll (cf. {Devolve}). Cf. {Envelop}.] [Written       also {develope}.]       1. To free from that which infolds or envelops; to unfold; to             lay open by degrees or in detail; to make visible or             known; to disclose; to produce or give forth; as, to             develop theories; a motor that develops 100 horse power.                         These serve to develop its tenets.      --Milner.                         The 20th was spent in strengthening our position and                      developing the line of the enemy.      --The Century.          2. To unfold gradually, as a flower from a bud; hence, to             bring through a succession of states or stages, each of             which is preparatory to the next; to form or expand by a             process of growth; to cause to change gradually from an             embryo, or a lower state, to a higher state or form of             being; as, sunshine and rain develop the bud into a             flower; to develop the mind.                         The sound developed itself into a real compound.                                                                               --J. Peile.                         All insects . . . acquire the jointed legs before                      the wings are fully developed.            --Owen.          3. To advance; to further; to prefect; to make to increase;             to promote the growth of.                         We must develop our own resources to the utmost.                                                                               --Jowett                                                                               (Thucyd).          4. (Math.) To change the form of, as of an algebraic             expression, by executing certain indicated operations             without changing the value.          5. (Photog.) To cause to become visible, as an invisible or             latent image upon plate, by submitting it to chemical             agents; to bring to view.          {To develop a curved surface on a plane} (Geom.), to produce             on the plane an equivalent surface, as if by rolling the             curved surface so that all parts shall successively touch             the plane.          Syn: To uncover; unfold; evolve; promote; project; lay open;                disclose; exhibit; unravel; disentangle.
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Development \De*vel"op*ment\, n. [Cf. F. d[82]veloppement.]       [Written also {developement}.]       1. The act of developing or disclosing that which is unknown;             a gradual unfolding process by which anything is             developed, as a plan or method, or an image upon a             photographic plate; gradual advancement or growth through             a series of progressive changes; also, the result of             developing, or a developed state.                         A new development of imagination, taste, and poetry.                                                                               --Channing.          2. (Biol.) The series of changes which animal and vegetable             organisms undergo in their passage from the embryonic             state to maturity, from a lower to a higher state of             organization.          3. (Math.)             (a) The act or process of changing or expanding an                   expression into another of equivalent value or                   meaning.             (b) The equivalent expression into which another has been                   developed.          4. (mus.) The elaboration of a theme or subject; the             unfolding of a musical idea; the evolution of a whole             piece or movement from a leading theme or motive.          {Development theory} (Biol.), the doctrine that animals and             plants possess the power of passing by slow and successive             stages from a lower to a higher state of organization, and             that all the higher forms of life now in existence were             thus developed by uniform laws from lower forms, and are             not the result of special creative acts. See the Note             under {Darwinian}.          Syn: Unfolding; disclosure; unraveling; evolution;                elaboration; growth.
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Developer \De*vel"op*er\, n.       One that develops; specif.:       (a) (Photog.) A chemical bath or reagent used in developing             photographs.       (b) (Dyeing) A reagent used to produce an ingrain color by             its action upon some substance on the fiber.
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Developer \De*vel"op*er\, n.       1. One who, or that which, develops.          2. (Photog.) A reagent by the action of which the latent             image upon a photographic plate, after exposure in the             camera, or otherwise, is developed and visible.
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Develop \De*vel"op\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Developed}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Developing}.] [F. d[82]veloper; d[82]- (L. dis-) +       OF. voluper, voleper, to envelop, perh. from L. volup       agreeably, delightfully, and hence orig., to make agreeable       or comfortable by enveloping, to keep snug (cf.       {Voluptuous}); or. perh. fr. a derivative of volvere,       volutum, to roll (cf. {Devolve}). Cf. {Envelop}.] [Written       also {develope}.]       1. To free from that which infolds or envelops; to unfold; to             lay open by degrees or in detail; to make visible or             known; to disclose; to produce or give forth; as, to             develop theories; a motor that develops 100 horse power.                         These serve to develop its tenets.      --Milner.                         The 20th was spent in strengthening our position and                      developing the line of the enemy.      --The Century.          2. To unfold gradually, as a flower from a bud; hence, to             bring through a succession of states or stages, each of             which is preparatory to the next; to form or expand by a             process of growth; to cause to change gradually from an             embryo, or a lower state, to a higher state or form of             being; as, sunshine and rain develop the bud into a             flower; to develop the mind.                         The sound developed itself into a real compound.                                                                               --J. Peile.                         All insects . . . acquire the jointed legs before                      the wings are fully developed.            --Owen.          3. To advance; to further; to prefect; to make to increase;             to promote the growth of.                         We must develop our own resources to the utmost.                                                                               --Jowett                                                                               (Thucyd).          4. (Math.) To change the form of, as of an algebraic             expression, by executing certain indicated operations             without changing the value.          5. (Photog.) To cause to become visible, as an invisible or             latent image upon plate, by submitting it to chemical             agents; to bring to view.          {To develop a curved surface on a plane} (Geom.), to produce             on the plane an equivalent surface, as if by rolling the             curved surface so that all parts shall successively touch             the plane.          Syn: To uncover; unfold; evolve; promote; project; lay open;                disclose; exhibit; unravel; disentangle.
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Development \De*vel"op*ment\, n. [Cf. F. d[82]veloppement.]       [Written also {developement}.]       1. The act of developing or disclosing that which is unknown;             a gradual unfolding process by which anything is             developed, as a plan or method, or an image upon a             photographic plate; gradual advancement or growth through             a series of progressive changes; also, the result of             developing, or a developed state.                         A new development of imagination, taste, and poetry.                                                                               --Channing.          2. (Biol.) The series of changes which animal and vegetable             organisms undergo in their passage from the embryonic             state to maturity, from a lower to a higher state of             organization.          3. (Math.)             (a) The act or process of changing or expanding an                   expression into another of equivalent value or                   meaning.             (b) The equivalent expression into which another has been                   developed.          4. (mus.) The elaboration of a theme or subject; the             unfolding of a musical idea; the evolution of a whole             piece or movement from a leading theme or motive.          {Development theory} (Biol.), the doctrine that animals and             plants possess the power of passing by slow and successive             stages from a lower to a higher state of organization, and             that all the higher forms of life now in existence were             thus developed by uniform laws from lower forms, and are             not the result of special creative acts. See the Note             under {Darwinian}.          Syn: Unfolding; disclosure; unraveling; evolution;                elaboration; growth.
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Development \De*vel"op*ment\, n. [Cf. F. d[82]veloppement.]       [Written also {developement}.]       1. The act of developing or disclosing that which is unknown;             a gradual unfolding process by which anything is             developed, as a plan or method, or an image upon a             photographic plate; gradual advancement or growth through             a series of progressive changes; also, the result of             developing, or a developed state.                         A new development of imagination, taste, and poetry.                                                                               --Channing.          2. (Biol.) The series of changes which animal and vegetable             organisms undergo in their passage from the embryonic             state to maturity, from a lower to a higher state of             organization.          3. (Math.)             (a) The act or process of changing or expanding an                   expression into another of equivalent value or                   meaning.             (b) The equivalent expression into which another has been                   developed.          4. (mus.) The elaboration of a theme or subject; the             unfolding of a musical idea; the evolution of a whole             piece or movement from a leading theme or motive.          {Development theory} (Biol.), the doctrine that animals and             plants possess the power of passing by slow and successive             stages from a lower to a higher state of organization, and             that all the higher forms of life now in existence were             thus developed by uniform laws from lower forms, and are             not the result of special creative acts. See the Note             under {Darwinian}.          Syn: Unfolding; disclosure; unraveling; evolution;                elaboration; growth.
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Developmental \De*vel`op*men"tal\, a.       Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the process of       development; as, the developmental power of a germ.       --Carpenter.
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King \King\, n.[AS. cyng, cyning; akin to OS. kuning, D. koning,       OHG. kuning, G. k[94]nig, Icel. konungr, Sw. konung, Dan.       konge; formed with a patronymic ending, and fr. the root of       E. kin; cf. Icel. konr a man of noble birth. [root]44. See       {Kin}.]       1. A chief ruler; a sovereign; one invested with supreme             authority over a nation, country, or tribe, usually by             hereditary succession; a monarch; a prince. [bd]Ay, every             inch a king.[b8] --Shak.                         Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are                      rebels from principle.                        --Burke.                         There was a State without king or nobles. --R.                                                                               Choate.                         But yonder comes the powerful King of Day, Rejoicing                      in the east                                       --Thomson.          2. One who, or that which, holds a supreme position or rank;             a chief among competitors; as, a railroad king; a money             king; the king of the lobby; the king of beasts.          3. A playing card having the picture of a king; as, the king             of diamonds.          4. The chief piece in the game of chess.          5. A crowned man in the game of draughts.          6. pl. The title of two historical books in the Old             Testament.          Note: King is often used adjectively, or in combination, to                denote pre[89]minence or superiority in some                particular; as, kingbird; king crow; king vulture.          {Apostolic king}.See {Apostolic}.          {King-at-arms}, or {King-of-arms}, the chief heraldic officer             of a country. In England the king-at-arms was formerly of             great authority. His business is to direct the heralds,             preside at their chapters, and have the jurisdiction of             armory. There are three principal kings-at-arms, viz.,             Garter, Clarencieux, and Norroy. The latter (literally             north roy or north king) officiates north of the Trent.          {King auk} (Zo[94]l.), the little auk or sea dove.          {King bird of paradise}. (Zo[94]l.), See {Bird of paradise}.                      {King card}, in whist, the best unplayed card of each suit;             thus, if the ace and king of a suit have been played, the             queen is the king card of the suit.          {King Cole}, a legendary king of Britain, who is said to have             reigned in the third century.          {King conch} (Zo[94]l.), a large and handsome univalve shell             ({Cassis cameo}), found in the West Indies. It is used for             making cameos. See {Helmet shell}, under {Helmet}.          {King Cotton}, a popular personification of the great staple             production of the southern United States.          {King crab}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The limulus or horseshoe crab. See {Limulus}.             (b) The large European spider crab or thornback ({Maia                   squinado}).          {King crow}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A black drongo shrike ({Buchanga atra}) of India; --                   so called because, while breeding, they attack and                   drive away hawks, crows, and other large birds.             (b) The {Dicrurus macrocercus} of India, a crested bird                   with a long, forked tail. Its color is black, with                   green and blue reflections. Called also {devil bird}.                            {King duck} (Zo[94]l.), a large and handsome eider duck             ({Somateria spectabilis}), inhabiting the arctic regions             of both continents.          {King eagle} (Zo[94]l.), an eagle ({Aquila heliaca}) found in             Asia and Southeastern Europe. It is about as large as the             golden eagle. Some writers believe it to be the imperial             eagle of Rome.          {King hake} (Zo[94]l.), an American hake ({Phycis regius}),             fond in deep water along the Atlantic coast.          {King monkey} (Zo[94]l.), an African monkey ({Colobus             polycomus}), inhabiting Sierra Leone.          {King mullet} (Zo[94]l.), a West Indian red mullet ({Upeneus             maculatus}); -- so called on account of its great beauty.             Called also {goldfish}.          {King of terrors}, death.          {King parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), a handsome Australian parrakeet             ({Platycercys scapulatus}), often kept in a cage. Its             prevailing color is bright red, with the back and wings             bright green, the rump blue, and tail black.          {King penguin} (Zo[94]l.), any large species of penguin of             the genus {Aptenodytes}; esp., {A. longirostris}, of the             Falkland Islands and Kerguelen Land, and {A. Patagonica},             of Patagonia.          {King rail} (Zo[94]l.), a small American rail ({Rallus             elegans}), living in fresh-water marshes. The upper parts             are fulvous brown, striped with black; the breast is deep             cinnamon color.          {King salmon} (Zo[94]l.), the quinnat. See {Quinnat}.          {King's, [or] Queen's}, {counsel} (Eng. Law), barristers             learned in the law, who have been called within the bar,             and selected to be the king's or queen's counsel. They             answer in some measure to the advocates of the revenue             (advocati fisci) among the Romans. They can not be             employed against the crown without special license.             --Wharton's Law Dict.          {King's cushion}, a temporary seat made by two persons             crossing their hands. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.          {The king's English}, correct or current language of good             speakers; pure English. --Shak.          {King's [or] Queen's}, {evidence}, testimony in favor of the             Crown by a witness who confesses his guilt as an             accomplice. See under {Evidence}. [Eng.]          {King's evil}, scrofula; -- so called because formerly             supposed to be healed by the touch of a king.          {King snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large, nearly black, harmless             snake ({Ophiobolus getulus}) of the Southern United             States; -- so called because it kills and eats other kinds             of snakes, including even the rattlesnake.          {King's spear} (Bot.), the white asphodel ({Asphodelus             albus}).          {King's yellow}, a yellow pigment, consisting essentially of             sulphide and oxide of arsenic; -- called also {yellow             orpiment}.          {King tody} (Zo[94]l.), a small fly-catching bird             ({Eurylaimus serilophus}) of tropical America. The head is             adorned with a large, spreading, fan-shaped crest, which             is bright red, edged with black.          {King vulture} (Zo[94]l.), a large species of vulture             ({Sarcorhamphus papa}), ranging from Mexico to Paraguay,             The general color is white. The wings and tail are black,             and the naked carunculated head and the neck are             briliantly colored with scarlet, yellow, orange, and blue.             So called because it drives away other vultures while             feeding.          {King wood}, a wood from Brazil, called also {violet wood},             beautifully streaked in violet tints, used in turning and             small cabinetwork. The tree is probably a species of             {Dalbergia}. See {Jacaranda}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Swift \Swift\, n.       1. The current of a stream. [R.] --Walton.          2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of small,             long-winged, insectivorous birds of the family             {Micropodid[91]}. In form and habits the swifts resemble             swallows, but they are destitute of complex vocal muscles             and are not singing birds, but belong to a widely             different group allied to the humming birds.          Note: The common European swift ({Cypselus, [or] Micropus,                apus}) nests in church steeples and under the tiles of                roofs, and is noted for its rapid flight and shrill                screams. It is called also {black martin}, {black                swift}, {hawk swallow}, {devil bird}, {swingdevil},                {screech martin}, and {shreik owl}. The common                American, or chimney, swift ({Ch[91]tura pelagica}) has                sharp rigid tips to the tail feathers. It attaches its                nest to the inner walls of chimneys, and is called also                {chimney swallow}. The Australian swift ({Ch[91]tura                caudacuta}) also has sharp naked tips to the tail                quills. The European Alpine swift ({Cypselus melba}) is                whitish beneath, with a white band across the breast.                The common Indian swift is {Cypselus affinis}. See also                {Palm swift}, under {Palm}, and {Tree swift}, under                {Tree}.          3. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of lizards, as the             pine lizard.          4. (Zo[94]l.) The ghost moth. See under {Ghost}.          5. [Cf. {Swivel}.] A reel, or turning instrument, for winding             yarn, thread, etc.; -- used chiefly in the plural.          6. The main card cylinder of a flax-carding machine.
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Devil \Dev"il\, n. [AS. de[a2]fol, de[a2]ful; akin to G.       [?]eufel, Goth. diaba[a3]lus; all fr. L. diabolus the devil,       Gr. [?] the devil, the slanderer, fr. [?] to slander,       calumniate, orig., to throw across; [?] across + [?] to       throw, let fall, fall; cf. Skr. gal to fall. Cf. {Diabolic}.]       1. The Evil One; Satan, represented as the tempter and             spiritual of mankind.                         [Jesus] being forty days tempted of the devil.                                                                               --Luke iv. 2.                         That old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which                      deceiveth the whole world.                  --Rev. xii. 9.          2. An evil spirit; a demon.                         A dumb man possessed with a devil.      --Matt. ix.                                                                               32.          3. A very wicked person; hence, any great evil. [bd]That             devil Glendower.[b8] [bd]The devil drunkenness.[b8]             --Shak.                         Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a                      devil?                                                --John vi. 70.          4. An expletive of surprise, vexation, or emphasis, or,             ironically, of negation. [Low]                         The devil a puritan that he is, . . . but a                      timepleaser.                                       --Shak.                         The things, we know, are neither rich nor rare, But                      wonder how the devil they got there.   --Pope.          5. (Cookery) A dish, as a bone with the meat, broiled and             excessively peppered; a grill with Cayenne pepper.                         Men and women busy in baking, broiling, roasting                      oysters, and preparing devils on the gridiron. --Sir                                                                               W. Scott.          6. (Manuf.) A machine for tearing or cutting rags, cotton,             etc.          {Blue devils}. See under {Blue}.          {Cartesian devil}. See under {Cartesian}.          {Devil bird} (Zo[94]l.), one of two or more South African             drongo shrikes ({Edolius retifer}, and {E. remifer}),             believed by the natives to be connected with sorcery.          {Devil may care}, reckless, defiant of authority; -- used             adjectively. --Longfellow.          {Devil's apron} (Bot.), the large kelp ({Laminaria             saccharina}, and {L. longicruris}) of the Atlantic ocean,             having a blackish, leathery expansion, shaped somewhat             like an apron.          {Devil's coachhorse}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The black rove beetle ({Ocypus olens}). [Eng.]             (b) A large, predacious, hemipterous insect ({Prionotus                   cristatus}); the wheel bug. [U.S.]          {Devil's darning-needle}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Darn}, v. t.                      {Devil's fingers}, {Devil's hand} (Zo[94]l.), the common             British starfish ({Asterias rubens}); -- also applied to a             sponge with stout branches. [Prov. Eng., Irish & Scot.]          {Devil's riding-horse} (Zo[94]l.), the American mantis             ({Mantis Carolina}).          {The Devil's tattoo}, a drumming with the fingers or feet.             [bd]Jack played the Devil's tattoo on the door with his             boot heels.[b8] --F. Hardman (Blackw. Mag.).          {Devil worship}, worship of the power of evil; -- still             practiced by barbarians who believe that the good and evil             forces of nature are of equal power.          {Printer's devil}, the youngest apprentice in a printing             office, who runs on errands, does dirty work (as washing             the ink rollers and sweeping), etc. [bd]Without fearing             the printer's devil or the sheriff's officer.[b8]             --Macaulay.          {Tasmanian devil} (Zo[94]l.), a very savage carnivorous             marsupial of Tasmania ({Dasyurus, [or] Diabolus,             ursinus}).          {To play devil with}, to molest extremely; to ruin. [Low]
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Devil-diver \Dev"il-div`er\, Devil bird \Dev"il bird`\, n..       (Zo[94]l.)       A small water bird. See {Dabchick}.
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King \King\, n.[AS. cyng, cyning; akin to OS. kuning, D. koning,       OHG. kuning, G. k[94]nig, Icel. konungr, Sw. konung, Dan.       konge; formed with a patronymic ending, and fr. the root of       E. kin; cf. Icel. konr a man of noble birth. [root]44. See       {Kin}.]       1. A chief ruler; a sovereign; one invested with supreme             authority over a nation, country, or tribe, usually by             hereditary succession; a monarch; a prince. [bd]Ay, every             inch a king.[b8] --Shak.                         Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are                      rebels from principle.                        --Burke.                         There was a State without king or nobles. --R.                                                                               Choate.                         But yonder comes the powerful King of Day, Rejoicing                      in the east                                       --Thomson.          2. One who, or that which, holds a supreme position or rank;             a chief among competitors; as, a railroad king; a money             king; the king of the lobby; the king of beasts.          3. A playing card having the picture of a king; as, the king             of diamonds.          4. The chief piece in the game of chess.          5. A crowned man in the game of draughts.          6. pl. The title of two historical books in the Old             Testament.          Note: King is often used adjectively, or in combination, to                denote pre[89]minence or superiority in some                particular; as, kingbird; king crow; king vulture.          {Apostolic king}.See {Apostolic}.          {King-at-arms}, or {King-of-arms}, the chief heraldic officer             of a country. In England the king-at-arms was formerly of             great authority. His business is to direct the heralds,             preside at their chapters, and have the jurisdiction of             armory. There are three principal kings-at-arms, viz.,             Garter, Clarencieux, and Norroy. The latter (literally             north roy or north king) officiates north of the Trent.          {King auk} (Zo[94]l.), the little auk or sea dove.          {King bird of paradise}. (Zo[94]l.), See {Bird of paradise}.                      {King card}, in whist, the best unplayed card of each suit;             thus, if the ace and king of a suit have been played, the             queen is the king card of the suit.          {King Cole}, a legendary king of Britain, who is said to have             reigned in the third century.          {King conch} (Zo[94]l.), a large and handsome univalve shell             ({Cassis cameo}), found in the West Indies. It is used for             making cameos. See {Helmet shell}, under {Helmet}.          {King Cotton}, a popular personification of the great staple             production of the southern United States.          {King crab}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The limulus or horseshoe crab. See {Limulus}.             (b) The large European spider crab or thornback ({Maia                   squinado}).          {King crow}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A black drongo shrike ({Buchanga atra}) of India; --                   so called because, while breeding, they attack and                   drive away hawks, crows, and other large birds.             (b) The {Dicrurus macrocercus} of India, a crested bird                   with a long, forked tail. Its color is black, with                   green and blue reflections. Called also {devil bird}.                            {King duck} (Zo[94]l.), a large and handsome eider duck             ({Somateria spectabilis}), inhabiting the arctic regions             of both continents.          {King eagle} (Zo[94]l.), an eagle ({Aquila heliaca}) found in             Asia and Southeastern Europe. It is about as large as the             golden eagle. Some writers believe it to be the imperial             eagle of Rome.          {King hake} (Zo[94]l.), an American hake ({Phycis regius}),             fond in deep water along the Atlantic coast.          {King monkey} (Zo[94]l.), an African monkey ({Colobus             polycomus}), inhabiting Sierra Leone.          {King mullet} (Zo[94]l.), a West Indian red mullet ({Upeneus             maculatus}); -- so called on account of its great beauty.             Called also {goldfish}.          {King of terrors}, death.          {King parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), a handsome Australian parrakeet             ({Platycercys scapulatus}), often kept in a cage. Its             prevailing color is bright red, with the back and wings             bright green, the rump blue, and tail black.          {King penguin} (Zo[94]l.), any large species of penguin of             the genus {Aptenodytes}; esp., {A. longirostris}, of the             Falkland Islands and Kerguelen Land, and {A. Patagonica},             of Patagonia.          {King rail} (Zo[94]l.), a small American rail ({Rallus             elegans}), living in fresh-water marshes. The upper parts             are fulvous brown, striped with black; the breast is deep             cinnamon color.          {King salmon} (Zo[94]l.), the quinnat. See {Quinnat}.          {King's, [or] Queen's}, {counsel} (Eng. Law), barristers             learned in the law, who have been called within the bar,             and selected to be the king's or queen's counsel. They             answer in some measure to the advocates of the revenue             (advocati fisci) among the Romans. They can not be             employed against the crown without special license.             --Wharton's Law Dict.          {King's cushion}, a temporary seat made by two persons             crossing their hands. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.          {The king's English}, correct or current language of good             speakers; pure English. --Shak.          {King's [or] Queen's}, {evidence}, testimony in favor of the             Crown by a witness who confesses his guilt as an             accomplice. See under {Evidence}. [Eng.]          {King's evil}, scrofula; -- so called because formerly             supposed to be healed by the touch of a king.          {King snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large, nearly black, harmless             snake ({Ophiobolus getulus}) of the Southern United             States; -- so called because it kills and eats other kinds             of snakes, including even the rattlesnake.          {King's spear} (Bot.), the white asphodel ({Asphodelus             albus}).          {King's yellow}, a yellow pigment, consisting essentially of             sulphide and oxide of arsenic; -- called also {yellow             orpiment}.          {King tody} (Zo[94]l.), a small fly-catching bird             ({Eurylaimus serilophus}) of tropical America. The head is             adorned with a large, spreading, fan-shaped crest, which             is bright red, edged with black.          {King vulture} (Zo[94]l.), a large species of vulture             ({Sarcorhamphus papa}), ranging from Mexico to Paraguay,             The general color is white. The wings and tail are black,             and the naked carunculated head and the neck are             briliantly colored with scarlet, yellow, orange, and blue.             So called because it drives away other vultures while             feeding.          {King wood}, a wood from Brazil, called also {violet wood},             beautifully streaked in violet tints, used in turning and             small cabinetwork. The tree is probably a species of             {Dalbergia}. See {Jacaranda}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Swift \Swift\, n.       1. The current of a stream. [R.] --Walton.          2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of small,             long-winged, insectivorous birds of the family             {Micropodid[91]}. In form and habits the swifts resemble             swallows, but they are destitute of complex vocal muscles             and are not singing birds, but belong to a widely             different group allied to the humming birds.          Note: The common European swift ({Cypselus, [or] Micropus,                apus}) nests in church steeples and under the tiles of                roofs, and is noted for its rapid flight and shrill                screams. It is called also {black martin}, {black                swift}, {hawk swallow}, {devil bird}, {swingdevil},                {screech martin}, and {shreik owl}. The common                American, or chimney, swift ({Ch[91]tura pelagica}) has                sharp rigid tips to the tail feathers. It attaches its                nest to the inner walls of chimneys, and is called also                {chimney swallow}. The Australian swift ({Ch[91]tura                caudacuta}) also has sharp naked tips to the tail                quills. The European Alpine swift ({Cypselus melba}) is                whitish beneath, with a white band across the breast.                The common Indian swift is {Cypselus affinis}. See also                {Palm swift}, under {Palm}, and {Tree swift}, under                {Tree}.          3. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of lizards, as the             pine lizard.          4. (Zo[94]l.) The ghost moth. See under {Ghost}.          5. [Cf. {Swivel}.] A reel, or turning instrument, for winding             yarn, thread, etc.; -- used chiefly in the plural.          6. The main card cylinder of a flax-carding machine.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Devil \Dev"il\, n. [AS. de[a2]fol, de[a2]ful; akin to G.       [?]eufel, Goth. diaba[a3]lus; all fr. L. diabolus the devil,       Gr. [?] the devil, the slanderer, fr. [?] to slander,       calumniate, orig., to throw across; [?] across + [?] to       throw, let fall, fall; cf. Skr. gal to fall. Cf. {Diabolic}.]       1. The Evil One; Satan, represented as the tempter and             spiritual of mankind.                         [Jesus] being forty days tempted of the devil.                                                                               --Luke iv. 2.                         That old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which                      deceiveth the whole world.                  --Rev. xii. 9.          2. An evil spirit; a demon.                         A dumb man possessed with a devil.      --Matt. ix.                                                                               32.          3. A very wicked person; hence, any great evil. [bd]That             devil Glendower.[b8] [bd]The devil drunkenness.[b8]             --Shak.                         Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a                      devil?                                                --John vi. 70.          4. An expletive of surprise, vexation, or emphasis, or,             ironically, of negation. [Low]                         The devil a puritan that he is, . . . but a                      timepleaser.                                       --Shak.                         The things, we know, are neither rich nor rare, But                      wonder how the devil they got there.   --Pope.          5. (Cookery) A dish, as a bone with the meat, broiled and             excessively peppered; a grill with Cayenne pepper.                         Men and women busy in baking, broiling, roasting                      oysters, and preparing devils on the gridiron. --Sir                                                                               W. Scott.          6. (Manuf.) A machine for tearing or cutting rags, cotton,             etc.          {Blue devils}. See under {Blue}.          {Cartesian devil}. See under {Cartesian}.          {Devil bird} (Zo[94]l.), one of two or more South African             drongo shrikes ({Edolius retifer}, and {E. remifer}),             believed by the natives to be connected with sorcery.          {Devil may care}, reckless, defiant of authority; -- used             adjectively. --Longfellow.          {Devil's apron} (Bot.), the large kelp ({Laminaria             saccharina}, and {L. longicruris}) of the Atlantic ocean,             having a blackish, leathery expansion, shaped somewhat             like an apron.          {Devil's coachhorse}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The black rove beetle ({Ocypus olens}). [Eng.]             (b) A large, predacious, hemipterous insect ({Prionotus                   cristatus}); the wheel bug. [U.S.]          {Devil's darning-needle}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Darn}, v. t.                      {Devil's fingers}, {Devil's hand} (Zo[94]l.), the common             British starfish ({Asterias rubens}); -- also applied to a             sponge with stout branches. [Prov. Eng., Irish & Scot.]          {Devil's riding-horse} (Zo[94]l.), the American mantis             ({Mantis Carolina}).          {The Devil's tattoo}, a drumming with the fingers or feet.             [bd]Jack played the Devil's tattoo on the door with his             boot heels.[b8] --F. Hardman (Blackw. Mag.).          {Devil worship}, worship of the power of evil; -- still             practiced by barbarians who believe that the good and evil             forces of nature are of equal power.          {Printer's devil}, the youngest apprentice in a printing             office, who runs on errands, does dirty work (as washing             the ink rollers and sweeping), etc. [bd]Without fearing             the printer's devil or the sheriff's officer.[b8]             --Macaulay.          {Tasmanian devil} (Zo[94]l.), a very savage carnivorous             marsupial of Tasmania ({Dasyurus, [or] Diabolus,             ursinus}).          {To play devil with}, to molest extremely; to ruin. [Low]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Devil-diver \Dev"il-div`er\, Devil bird \Dev"il bird`\, n..       (Zo[94]l.)       A small water bird. See {Dabchick}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Devilfish \Dev"il*fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A huge ray ({Manta birostris} [or] {Cephaloptera             vampyrus}) of the Gulf of Mexico and Southern Atlantic             coasts. Several other related species take the same name.             See {Cephaloptera}.       (b) A large cephalopod, especially the very large species of             {Octopus} and {Architeuthis}. See {Octopus}.       (c) The gray whale of the Pacific coast. See {Gray whale}.       (d) The goosefish or angler ({Lophius}), and other allied             fishes. See {Angler}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Cephaloptera \[d8]Ceph`a*lop"te*ra\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] head       + [?] wing.] (Zo[94]l.)       One of the generic names of the gigantic ray ({Manta       birostris}), known as {devilfish} and {sea devil}. It is       common on the coasts of South Carolina, Florida, and farther       south. Some of them grow to enormous size, becoming twenty       feet of more across the body, and weighing more than a ton.
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Gray \Gray\, a. [Compar. {Grayer}; superl. {Grayest}.] [OE.       gray, grey, AS. gr[aemac]g, gr[emac]g; akin to D. graauw,       OHG. gr[amac]o, G. grau, Dan. graa, Sw. gr[aring], Icel.       gr[amac]r.] [Written also {grey}.]       1. White mixed with black, as the color of pepper and salt,             or of ashes, or of hair whitened by age; sometimes, a dark             mixed color; as, the soft gray eye of a dove.                         These gray and dun colors may be also produced by                      mixing whites and blacks.                  --Sir I.                                                                               Newton.          2. Gray-haired; gray-headed; of a gray color; hoary.          3. Old; mature; as, gray experience. Ames.          {Gray antimony} (Min.), stibnite.          {Gray buck} (Zo[94]l.), the chickara.          {Gray cobalt} (Min.), smaltite.          {Gray copper} (Min.), tetrahedrite.          {Gray duck} (Zo[94]l.), the gadwall; also applied to the             female mallard.          {Gray falcon} (Zo[94]l.) the peregrine falcon.          {Gray Friar}. See {Franciscan}, and {Friar}.          {Gray hen} (Zo[94]l.), the female of the blackcock or black             grouse. See {Heath grouse}.          {Gray mill or millet} (Bot.), a name of several plants of the             genus {Lithospermum}; gromwell.          {Gray mullet} (Zo[94]l.) any one of the numerous species of             the genus {Mugil}, or family {Mugilid[ae]}, found both in             the Old World and America; as the European species ({M.             capito}, and {M. auratus}), the American striped mullet             ({M. albula}), and the white or silver mullet ({M.             Braziliensis}). See {Mullet}.          {Gray owl} (Zo[94]l.), the European tawny or brown owl             ({Syrnium aluco}). The great gray owl ({Ulula cinerea})             inhabits arctic America.          {Gray parrot} (Zo[94]l.), a parrot ({Psittacus erithacus}),             very commonly domesticated, and noted for its aptness in             learning to talk.          {Gray pike}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Sauger}.          {Gray snapper} (Zo[94]l.), a Florida fish; the sea lawyer.             See {Snapper}.          {Gray snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dowitcher in winter plumage.          {Gray whale} (Zo[94]l.), a rather large and swift California             whale ({Rhachianectes glaucus}), formerly taken in large             numbers in the bays; -- called also {grayback},             {devilfish}, and {hardhead}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Devilfish \Dev"il*fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A huge ray ({Manta birostris} [or] {Cephaloptera             vampyrus}) of the Gulf of Mexico and Southern Atlantic             coasts. Several other related species take the same name.             See {Cephaloptera}.       (b) A large cephalopod, especially the very large species of             {Octopus} and {Architeuthis}. See {Octopus}.       (c) The gray whale of the Pacific coast. See {Gray whale}.       (d) The goosefish or angler ({Lophius}), and other allied             fishes. See {Angler}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Cephaloptera \[d8]Ceph`a*lop"te*ra\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] head       + [?] wing.] (Zo[94]l.)       One of the generic names of the gigantic ray ({Manta       birostris}), known as {devilfish} and {sea devil}. It is       common on the coasts of South Carolina, Florida, and farther       south. Some of them grow to enormous size, becoming twenty       feet of more across the body, and weighing more than a ton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gray \Gray\, a. [Compar. {Grayer}; superl. {Grayest}.] [OE.       gray, grey, AS. gr[aemac]g, gr[emac]g; akin to D. graauw,       OHG. gr[amac]o, G. grau, Dan. graa, Sw. gr[aring], Icel.       gr[amac]r.] [Written also {grey}.]       1. White mixed with black, as the color of pepper and salt,             or of ashes, or of hair whitened by age; sometimes, a dark             mixed color; as, the soft gray eye of a dove.                         These gray and dun colors may be also produced by                      mixing whites and blacks.                  --Sir I.                                                                               Newton.          2. Gray-haired; gray-headed; of a gray color; hoary.          3. Old; mature; as, gray experience. Ames.          {Gray antimony} (Min.), stibnite.          {Gray buck} (Zo[94]l.), the chickara.          {Gray cobalt} (Min.), smaltite.          {Gray copper} (Min.), tetrahedrite.          {Gray duck} (Zo[94]l.), the gadwall; also applied to the             female mallard.          {Gray falcon} (Zo[94]l.) the peregrine falcon.          {Gray Friar}. See {Franciscan}, and {Friar}.          {Gray hen} (Zo[94]l.), the female of the blackcock or black             grouse. See {Heath grouse}.          {Gray mill or millet} (Bot.), a name of several plants of the             genus {Lithospermum}; gromwell.          {Gray mullet} (Zo[94]l.) any one of the numerous species of             the genus {Mugil}, or family {Mugilid[ae]}, found both in             the Old World and America; as the European species ({M.             capito}, and {M. auratus}), the American striped mullet             ({M. albula}), and the white or silver mullet ({M.             Braziliensis}). See {Mullet}.          {Gray owl} (Zo[94]l.), the European tawny or brown owl             ({Syrnium aluco}). The great gray owl ({Ulula cinerea})             inhabits arctic America.          {Gray parrot} (Zo[94]l.), a parrot ({Psittacus erithacus}),             very commonly domesticated, and noted for its aptness in             learning to talk.          {Gray pike}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Sauger}.          {Gray snapper} (Zo[94]l.), a Florida fish; the sea lawyer.             See {Snapper}.          {Gray snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dowitcher in winter plumage.          {Gray whale} (Zo[94]l.), a rather large and swift California             whale ({Rhachianectes glaucus}), formerly taken in large             numbers in the bays; -- called also {grayback},             {devilfish}, and {hardhead}.
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Devolve \De*volve"\, v. i.       To pass by transmission or succession; to be handed over or       down; -- generally with on or upon, sometimes with to or       into; as, after the general fell, the command devolved upon       (or on) the next officer in rank.                   His estate . . . devolved to Lord Somerville.                                                                               --Johnson.
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Devolve \De*volve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Devolved}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Devolving}.] [L. devolvere, devolutum, to roll down;       de + volvere to roll down; de + volvere to roll. See       {Voluble}.]       1. To roll onward or downward; to pass on.                         Every headlong stream Devolves its winding waters to                      the main.                                          --Akenside.                         Devolved his rounded periods.            --Tennyson.          2. To transfer from one person to another; to deliver over;             to hand down; -- generally with upon, sometimes with to or             into.                         They devolved a considerable share of their power                      upon their favorite.                           --Burke.                         They devolved their whole authority into the hands                      of the council of sixty.                     --Addison.
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Devolve \De*volve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Devolved}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Devolving}.] [L. devolvere, devolutum, to roll down;       de + volvere to roll down; de + volvere to roll. See       {Voluble}.]       1. To roll onward or downward; to pass on.                         Every headlong stream Devolves its winding waters to                      the main.                                          --Akenside.                         Devolved his rounded periods.            --Tennyson.          2. To transfer from one person to another; to deliver over;             to hand down; -- generally with upon, sometimes with to or             into.                         They devolved a considerable share of their power                      upon their favorite.                           --Burke.                         They devolved their whole authority into the hands                      of the council of sixty.                     --Addison.
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Devolvement \De*volve"ment\, n.       The act or process of devolving;; devolution.
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Devolve \De*volve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Devolved}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Devolving}.] [L. devolvere, devolutum, to roll down;       de + volvere to roll down; de + volvere to roll. See       {Voluble}.]       1. To roll onward or downward; to pass on.                         Every headlong stream Devolves its winding waters to                      the main.                                          --Akenside.                         Devolved his rounded periods.            --Tennyson.          2. To transfer from one person to another; to deliver over;             to hand down; -- generally with upon, sometimes with to or             into.                         They devolved a considerable share of their power                      upon their favorite.                           --Burke.                         They devolved their whole authority into the hands                      of the council of sixty.                     --Addison.
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Diabolify \Di`a*bol"i*fy\, v. t. [L. diabolus devil + -fy.]       To ascribed diabolical qualities to; to change into, or to       represent as, a devil. [R.] --Farindon.
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Diploblastic \Dip`lo*blas"tic\, a. [Gr. [?] doublet + -blast +       -ic.] (Biol.)       Characterizing the ovum when it has two primary germinal       layers.
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Diplopod \Dip"lo*pod\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       One of the Diplopoda.
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d8Diplopia \[d8]Di*plo"pi*a\, Diplopy \Dip"lo*py\, n. [NL.       diplopia, from Gr. [?] double + the root of [?] sight: cf. F.       diplopie.] (Med.)       The act or state of seeing double.          Note: In crossed or heteronymous diplopia the image seen by                the right eye is upon the left hand, and that seen by                the left eye is upon the right hand. In homonymous                diplopia the image seen by the right eye is on the                right side, that by the left eye on the left side. In                vertical diplopia one image stands above the other.
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Double \Dou"ble\, a. [OE. doble, duble, double, OF. doble,       duble, double, F. double, fr. L. duplus, fr. the root of duo       two, and perh. that of plenus full; akin to Gr. [?] double.       See {Two}, and {Full}, and cf. {Diploma}, {Duple}.]       1. Twofold; multiplied by two; increased by its equivalent;             made twice as large or as much, etc.                         Let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me. -- 2                                                                               Kings ii. 9.                         Darkness and tempest make a double night. --Dryden.          2. Being in pairs; presenting two of a kind, or two in a set             together; coupled.                         [Let] The swan, on still St. Mary's lake, Float                      double, swan and shadow.                     --Wordsworth.          3. Divided into two; acting two parts, one openly and the             other secretly; equivocal; deceitful; insincere.                         With a double heart do they speak.      -- Ps. xii. 2.          4. (Bot.) Having the petals in a flower considerably             increased beyond the natural number, usually as the result             of cultivation and the expense of the stamens, or stamens             and pistils. The white water lily and some other plants             have their blossoms naturally double.          Note: Double is often used as the first part of a compound                word, generally denoting two ways, or twice the number,                quantity, force, etc., twofold, or having two.          {Double base}, [or] {Double bass} (Mus.), the largest and             lowest-toned instrument in the violin form; the             contrabasso or violone.          {Double convex}. See under {Convex}.          {Double counterpoint} (Mus.), that species of counterpoint or             composition, in which two of the parts may be inverted, by             setting one of them an octave higher or lower.          {Double court} (Lawn Tennis), a court laid out for four             players, two on each side.          {Double dagger} (Print.), a reference mark ([Dagger]) next to             the dagger ([dagger]) in order; a diesis.          {Double drum} (Mus.), a large drum that is beaten at both             ends.          {Double eagle}, a gold coin of the United States having the             value of 20 dollars.          {Double entry}. See under {Bookkeeping}.          {Double floor} (Arch.), a floor in which binding joists             support flooring joists above and ceiling joists below.             See Illust. of Double-framed floor.          {Double flower}. See {Double}, a., 4.          {Double-framed floor} (Arch.), a double floor having girders             into which the binding joists are framed.          {Double fugue} (Mus.), a fugue on two subjects.          {Double letter}.             (a) (Print.) Two letters on one shank; a ligature.             (b) A mail requiring double postage.          {Double note} (Mus.), a note of double the length of the             semibreve; a breve. See {Breve}.          {Double octave} (Mus.), an interval composed of two octaves,             or fifteen notes, in diatonic progression; a fifteenth.          {Double pica}. See under {Pica}.          {Double play} (Baseball), a play by which two players are put             out at the same time.          {Double plea} (Law), a plea alleging several matters in             answer to the declaration, where either of such matters             alone would be a sufficient bar to the action. --Stephen.          {Double point} (Geom.), a point of a curve at which two             branches cross each other. Conjugate or isolated points of             a curve are called double points, since they possess most             of the properties of double points (see {Conjugate}). They             are also called {acnodes}, and those points where the             branches of the curve really cross are called {crunodes}.             The extremity of a cusp is also a double point.          {Double quarrel}. (Eccl. Law) See {Duplex querela}, under             {Duplex}.          {Double refraction}. (Opt.) See {Refraction}.          {Double salt}. (Chem.)             (a) A mixed salt of any polybasic acid which has been                   saturated by different bases or basic radicals, as the                   double carbonate of sodium and potassium,                   {NaKCO3.6H2O}.             (b) A molecular combination of two distinct salts, as                   common alum, which consists of the sulphate of                   aluminium, and the sulphate of potassium or ammonium.                            {Double shuffle}, a low, noisy dance.          {Double standard} (Polit. Econ.), a double standard of             monetary values; i. e., a gold standard and a silver             standard, both of which are made legal tender.          {Double star} (Astron.), two stars so near to each other as             to be seen separate only by means of a telescope. Such             stars may be only optically near to each other, or may be             physically connected so that they revolve round their             common center of gravity, and in the latter case are             called also binary stars.          {Double time} (Mil.). Same as {Double-quick}.          {Double window}, a window having two sets of glazed sashes             with an air space between them.
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d8Violone \[d8]Vi`o*lo"ne\, n. [It. violone, augment. of viola a       viol. See {Viol}.] (Mus.)       The largest instrument of the bass-viol kind, having strings       tuned an octave below those of the violoncello; the       contrabasso; -- called also {double bass}. [Written also       {violono}.]
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Double \Dou"ble\, a. [OE. doble, duble, double, OF. doble,       duble, double, F. double, fr. L. duplus, fr. the root of duo       two, and perh. that of plenus full; akin to Gr. [?] double.       See {Two}, and {Full}, and cf. {Diploma}, {Duple}.]       1. Twofold; multiplied by two; increased by its equivalent;             made twice as large or as much, etc.                         Let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me. -- 2                                                                               Kings ii. 9.                         Darkness and tempest make a double night. --Dryden.          2. Being in pairs; presenting two of a kind, or two in a set             together; coupled.                         [Let] The swan, on still St. Mary's lake, Float                      double, swan and shadow.                     --Wordsworth.          3. Divided into two; acting two parts, one openly and the             other secretly; equivocal; deceitful; insincere.                         With a double heart do they speak.      -- Ps. xii. 2.          4. (Bot.) Having the petals in a flower considerably             increased beyond the natural number, usually as the result             of cultivation and the expense of the stamens, or stamens             and pistils. The white water lily and some other plants             have their blossoms naturally double.          Note: Double is often used as the first part of a compound                word, generally denoting two ways, or twice the number,                quantity, force, etc., twofold, or having two.          {Double base}, [or] {Double bass} (Mus.), the largest and             lowest-toned instrument in the violin form; the             contrabasso or violone.          {Double convex}. See under {Convex}.          {Double counterpoint} (Mus.), that species of counterpoint or             composition, in which two of the parts may be inverted, by             setting one of them an octave higher or lower.          {Double court} (Lawn Tennis), a court laid out for four             players, two on each side.          {Double dagger} (Print.), a reference mark ([Dagger]) next to             the dagger ([dagger]) in order; a diesis.          {Double drum} (Mus.), a large drum that is beaten at both             ends.          {Double eagle}, a gold coin of the United States having the             value of 20 dollars.          {Double entry}. See under {Bookkeeping}.          {Double floor} (Arch.), a floor in which binding joists             support flooring joists above and ceiling joists below.             See Illust. of Double-framed floor.          {Double flower}. See {Double}, a., 4.          {Double-framed floor} (Arch.), a double floor having girders             into which the binding joists are framed.          {Double fugue} (Mus.), a fugue on two subjects.          {Double letter}.             (a) (Print.) Two letters on one shank; a ligature.             (b) A mail requiring double postage.          {Double note} (Mus.), a note of double the length of the             semibreve; a breve. See {Breve}.          {Double octave} (Mus.), an interval composed of two octaves,             or fifteen notes, in diatonic progression; a fifteenth.          {Double pica}. See under {Pica}.          {Double play} (Baseball), a play by which two players are put             out at the same time.          {Double plea} (Law), a plea alleging several matters in             answer to the declaration, where either of such matters             alone would be a sufficient bar to the action. --Stephen.          {Double point} (Geom.), a point of a curve at which two             branches cross each other. Conjugate or isolated points of             a curve are called double points, since they possess most             of the properties of double points (see {Conjugate}). They             are also called {acnodes}, and those points where the             branches of the curve really cross are called {crunodes}.             The extremity of a cusp is also a double point.          {Double quarrel}. (Eccl. Law) See {Duplex querela}, under             {Duplex}.          {Double refraction}. (Opt.) See {Refraction}.          {Double salt}. (Chem.)             (a) A mixed salt of any polybasic acid which has been                   saturated by different bases or basic radicals, as the                   double carbonate of sodium and potassium,                   {NaKCO3.6H2O}.             (b) A molecular combination of two distinct salts, as                   common alum, which consists of the sulphate of                   aluminium, and the sulphate of potassium or ammonium.                            {Double shuffle}, a low, noisy dance.          {Double standard} (Polit. Econ.), a double standard of             monetary values; i. e., a gold standard and a silver             standard, both of which are made legal tender.          {Double star} (Astron.), two stars so near to each other as             to be seen separate only by means of a telescope. Such             stars may be only optically near to each other, or may be             physically connected so that they revolve round their             common center of gravity, and in the latter case are             called also binary stars.          {Double time} (Mil.). Same as {Double-quick}.          {Double window}, a window having two sets of glazed sashes             with an air space between them.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Violone \[d8]Vi`o*lo"ne\, n. [It. violone, augment. of viola a       viol. See {Viol}.] (Mus.)       The largest instrument of the bass-viol kind, having strings       tuned an octave below those of the violoncello; the       contrabasso; -- called also {double bass}. [Written also       {violono}.]
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Double \Dou"ble\, a. [OE. doble, duble, double, OF. doble,       duble, double, F. double, fr. L. duplus, fr. the root of duo       two, and perh. that of plenus full; akin to Gr. [?] double.       See {Two}, and {Full}, and cf. {Diploma}, {Duple}.]       1. Twofold; multiplied by two; increased by its equivalent;             made twice as large or as much, etc.                         Let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me. -- 2                                                                               Kings ii. 9.                         Darkness and tempest make a double night. --Dryden.          2. Being in pairs; presenting two of a kind, or two in a set             together; coupled.                         [Let] The swan, on still St. Mary's lake, Float                      double, swan and shadow.                     --Wordsworth.          3. Divided into two; acting two parts, one openly and the             other secretly; equivocal; deceitful; insincere.                         With a double heart do they speak.      -- Ps. xii. 2.          4. (Bot.) Having the petals in a flower considerably             increased beyond the natural number, usually as the result             of cultivation and the expense of the stamens, or stamens             and pistils. The white water lily and some other plants             have their blossoms naturally double.          Note: Double is often used as the first part of a compound                word, generally denoting two ways, or twice the number,                quantity, force, etc., twofold, or having two.          {Double base}, [or] {Double bass} (Mus.), the largest and             lowest-toned instrument in the violin form; the             contrabasso or violone.          {Double convex}. See under {Convex}.          {Double counterpoint} (Mus.), that species of counterpoint or             composition, in which two of the parts may be inverted, by             setting one of them an octave higher or lower.          {Double court} (Lawn Tennis), a court laid out for four             players, two on each side.          {Double dagger} (Print.), a reference mark ([Dagger]) next to             the dagger ([dagger]) in order; a diesis.          {Double drum} (Mus.), a large drum that is beaten at both             ends.          {Double eagle}, a gold coin of the United States having the             value of 20 dollars.          {Double entry}. See under {Bookkeeping}.          {Double floor} (Arch.), a floor in which binding joists             support flooring joists above and ceiling joists below.             See Illust. of Double-framed floor.          {Double flower}. See {Double}, a., 4.          {Double-framed floor} (Arch.), a double floor having girders             into which the binding joists are framed.          {Double fugue} (Mus.), a fugue on two subjects.          {Double letter}.             (a) (Print.) Two letters on one shank; a ligature.             (b) A mail requiring double postage.          {Double note} (Mus.), a note of double the length of the             semibreve; a breve. See {Breve}.          {Double octave} (Mus.), an interval composed of two octaves,             or fifteen notes, in diatonic progression; a fifteenth.          {Double pica}. See under {Pica}.          {Double play} (Baseball), a play by which two players are put             out at the same time.          {Double plea} (Law), a plea alleging several matters in             answer to the declaration, where either of such matters             alone would be a sufficient bar to the action. --Stephen.          {Double point} (Geom.), a point of a curve at which two             branches cross each other. Conjugate or isolated points of             a curve are called double points, since they possess most             of the properties of double points (see {Conjugate}). They             are also called {acnodes}, and those points where the             branches of the curve really cross are called {crunodes}.             The extremity of a cusp is also a double point.          {Double quarrel}. (Eccl. Law) See {Duplex querela}, under             {Duplex}.          {Double refraction}. (Opt.) See {Refraction}.          {Double salt}. (Chem.)             (a) A mixed salt of any polybasic acid which has been                   saturated by different bases or basic radicals, as the                   double carbonate of sodium and potassium,                   {NaKCO3.6H2O}.             (b) A molecular combination of two distinct salts, as                   common alum, which consists of the sulphate of                   aluminium, and the sulphate of potassium or ammonium.                            {Double shuffle}, a low, noisy dance.          {Double standard} (Polit. Econ.), a double standard of             monetary values; i. e., a gold standard and a silver             standard, both of which are made legal tender.          {Double star} (Astron.), two stars so near to each other as             to be seen separate only by means of a telescope. Such             stars may be only optically near to each other, or may be             physically connected so that they revolve round their             common center of gravity, and in the latter case are             called also binary stars.          {Double time} (Mil.). Same as {Double-quick}.          {Double window}, a window having two sets of glazed sashes             with an air space between them.
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Double first \Dou"ble first`\ (Eng. Universities)             (a) A degree of the first class both in classics and                   mathematics.             (b) One who gains at examinations the highest honor both                   in the classics and the mathematics. --Beaconsfield.
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Double \Dou"ble\, a. [OE. doble, duble, double, OF. doble,       duble, double, F. double, fr. L. duplus, fr. the root of duo       two, and perh. that of plenus full; akin to Gr. [?] double.       See {Two}, and {Full}, and cf. {Diploma}, {Duple}.]       1. Twofold; multiplied by two; increased by its equivalent;             made twice as large or as much, etc.                         Let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me. -- 2                                                                               Kings ii. 9.                         Darkness and tempest make a double night. --Dryden.          2. Being in pairs; presenting two of a kind, or two in a set             together; coupled.                         [Let] The swan, on still St. Mary's lake, Float                      double, swan and shadow.                     --Wordsworth.          3. Divided into two; acting two parts, one openly and the             other secretly; equivocal; deceitful; insincere.                         With a double heart do they speak.      -- Ps. xii. 2.          4. (Bot.) Having the petals in a flower considerably             increased beyond the natural number, usually as the result             of cultivation and the expense of the stamens, or stamens             and pistils. The white water lily and some other plants             have their blossoms naturally double.          Note: Double is often used as the first part of a compound                word, generally denoting two ways, or twice the number,                quantity, force, etc., twofold, or having two.          {Double base}, [or] {Double bass} (Mus.), the largest and             lowest-toned instrument in the violin form; the             contrabasso or violone.          {Double convex}. See under {Convex}.          {Double counterpoint} (Mus.), that species of counterpoint or             composition, in which two of the parts may be inverted, by             setting one of them an octave higher or lower.          {Double court} (Lawn Tennis), a court laid out for four             players, two on each side.          {Double dagger} (Print.), a reference mark ([Dagger]) next to             the dagger ([dagger]) in order; a diesis.          {Double drum} (Mus.), a large drum that is beaten at both             ends.          {Double eagle}, a gold coin of the United States having the             value of 20 dollars.          {Double entry}. See under {Bookkeeping}.          {Double floor} (Arch.), a floor in which binding joists             support flooring joists above and ceiling joists below.             See Illust. of Double-framed floor.          {Double flower}. See {Double}, a., 4.          {Double-framed floor} (Arch.), a double floor having girders             into which the binding joists are framed.          {Double fugue} (Mus.), a fugue on two subjects.          {Double letter}.             (a) (Print.) Two letters on one shank; a ligature.             (b) A mail requiring double postage.          {Double note} (Mus.), a note of double the length of the             semibreve; a breve. See {Breve}.          {Double octave} (Mus.), an interval composed of two octaves,             or fifteen notes, in diatonic progression; a fifteenth.          {Double pica}. See under {Pica}.          {Double play} (Baseball), a play by which two players are put             out at the same time.          {Double plea} (Law), a plea alleging several matters in             answer to the declaration, where either of such matters             alone would be a sufficient bar to the action. --Stephen.          {Double point} (Geom.), a point of a curve at which two             branches cross each other. Conjugate or isolated points of             a curve are called double points, since they possess most             of the properties of double points (see {Conjugate}). They             are also called {acnodes}, and those points where the             branches of the curve really cross are called {crunodes}.             The extremity of a cusp is also a double point.          {Double quarrel}. (Eccl. Law) See {Duplex querela}, under             {Duplex}.          {Double refraction}. (Opt.) See {Refraction}.          {Double salt}. (Chem.)             (a) A mixed salt of any polybasic acid which has been                   saturated by different bases or basic radicals, as the                   double carbonate of sodium and potassium,                   {NaKCO3.6H2O}.             (b) A molecular combination of two distinct salts, as                   common alum, which consists of the sulphate of                   aluminium, and the sulphate of potassium or ammonium.                            {Double shuffle}, a low, noisy dance.          {Double standard} (Polit. Econ.), a double standard of             monetary values; i. e., a gold standard and a silver             standard, both of which are made legal tender.          {Double star} (Astron.), two stars so near to each other as             to be seen separate only by means of a telescope. Such             stars may be only optically near to each other, or may be             physically connected so that they revolve round their             common center of gravity, and in the latter case are             called also binary stars.          {Double time} (Mil.). Same as {Double-quick}.          {Double window}, a window having two sets of glazed sashes             with an air space between them.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Double \Dou"ble\, a. [OE. doble, duble, double, OF. doble,       duble, double, F. double, fr. L. duplus, fr. the root of duo       two, and perh. that of plenus full; akin to Gr. [?] double.       See {Two}, and {Full}, and cf. {Diploma}, {Duple}.]       1. Twofold; multiplied by two; increased by its equivalent;             made twice as large or as much, etc.                         Let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me. -- 2                                                                               Kings ii. 9.                         Darkness and tempest make a double night. --Dryden.          2. Being in pairs; presenting two of a kind, or two in a set             together; coupled.                         [Let] The swan, on still St. Mary's lake, Float                      double, swan and shadow.                     --Wordsworth.          3. Divided into two; acting two parts, one openly and the             other secretly; equivocal; deceitful; insincere.                         With a double heart do they speak.      -- Ps. xii. 2.          4. (Bot.) Having the petals in a flower considerably             increased beyond the natural number, usually as the result             of cultivation and the expense of the stamens, or stamens             and pistils. The white water lily and some other plants             have their blossoms naturally double.          Note: Double is often used as the first part of a compound                word, generally denoting two ways, or twice the number,                quantity, force, etc., twofold, or having two.          {Double base}, [or] {Double bass} (Mus.), the largest and             lowest-toned instrument in the violin form; the             contrabasso or violone.          {Double convex}. See under {Convex}.          {Double counterpoint} (Mus.), that species of counterpoint or             composition, in which two of the parts may be inverted, by             setting one of them an octave higher or lower.          {Double court} (Lawn Tennis), a court laid out for four             players, two on each side.          {Double dagger} (Print.), a reference mark ([Dagger]) next to             the dagger ([dagger]) in order; a diesis.          {Double drum} (Mus.), a large drum that is beaten at both             ends.          {Double eagle}, a gold coin of the United States having the             value of 20 dollars.          {Double entry}. See under {Bookkeeping}.          {Double floor} (Arch.), a floor in which binding joists             support flooring joists above and ceiling joists below.             See Illust. of Double-framed floor.          {Double flower}. See {Double}, a., 4.          {Double-framed floor} (Arch.), a double floor having girders             into which the binding joists are framed.          {Double fugue} (Mus.), a fugue on two subjects.          {Double letter}.             (a) (Print.) Two letters on one shank; a ligature.             (b) A mail requiring double postage.          {Double note} (Mus.), a note of double the length of the             semibreve; a breve. See {Breve}.          {Double octave} (Mus.), an interval composed of two octaves,             or fifteen notes, in diatonic progression; a fifteenth.          {Double pica}. See under {Pica}.          {Double play} (Baseball), a play by which two players are put             out at the same time.          {Double plea} (Law), a plea alleging several matters in             answer to the declaration, where either of such matters             alone would be a sufficient bar to the action. --Stephen.          {Double point} (Geom.), a point of a curve at which two             branches cross each other. Conjugate or isolated points of             a curve are called double points, since they possess most             of the properties of double points (see {Conjugate}). They             are also called {acnodes}, and those points where the             branches of the curve really cross are called {crunodes}.             The extremity of a cusp is also a double point.          {Double quarrel}. (Eccl. Law) See {Duplex querela}, under             {Duplex}.          {Double refraction}. (Opt.) See {Refraction}.          {Double salt}. (Chem.)             (a) A mixed salt of any polybasic acid which has been                   saturated by different bases or basic radicals, as the                   double carbonate of sodium and potassium,                   {NaKCO3.6H2O}.             (b) A molecular combination of two distinct salts, as                   common alum, which consists of the sulphate of                   aluminium, and the sulphate of potassium or ammonium.                            {Double shuffle}, a low, noisy dance.          {Double standard} (Polit. Econ.), a double standard of             monetary values; i. e., a gold standard and a silver             standard, both of which are made legal tender.          {Double star} (Astron.), two stars so near to each other as             to be seen separate only by means of a telescope. Such             stars may be only optically near to each other, or may be             physically connected so that they revolve round their             common center of gravity, and in the latter case are             called also binary stars.          {Double time} (Mil.). Same as {Double-quick}.          {Double window}, a window having two sets of glazed sashes             with an air space between them.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Double \Dou"ble\, a. [OE. doble, duble, double, OF. doble,       duble, double, F. double, fr. L. duplus, fr. the root of duo       two, and perh. that of plenus full; akin to Gr. [?] double.       See {Two}, and {Full}, and cf. {Diploma}, {Duple}.]       1. Twofold; multiplied by two; increased by its equivalent;             made twice as large or as much, etc.                         Let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me. -- 2                                                                               Kings ii. 9.                         Darkness and tempest make a double night. --Dryden.          2. Being in pairs; presenting two of a kind, or two in a set             together; coupled.                         [Let] The swan, on still St. Mary's lake, Float                      double, swan and shadow.                     --Wordsworth.          3. Divided into two; acting two parts, one openly and the             other secretly; equivocal; deceitful; insincere.                         With a double heart do they speak.      -- Ps. xii. 2.          4. (Bot.) Having the petals in a flower considerably             increased beyond the natural number, usually as the result             of cultivation and the expense of the stamens, or stamens             and pistils. The white water lily and some other plants             have their blossoms naturally double.          Note: Double is often used as the first part of a compound                word, generally denoting two ways, or twice the number,                quantity, force, etc., twofold, or having two.          {Double base}, [or] {Double bass} (Mus.), the largest and             lowest-toned instrument in the violin form; the             contrabasso or violone.          {Double convex}. See under {Convex}.          {Double counterpoint} (Mus.), that species of counterpoint or             composition, in which two of the parts may be inverted, by             setting one of them an octave higher or lower.          {Double court} (Lawn Tennis), a court laid out for four             players, two on each side.          {Double dagger} (Print.), a reference mark ([Dagger]) next to             the dagger ([dagger]) in order; a diesis.          {Double drum} (Mus.), a large drum that is beaten at both             ends.          {Double eagle}, a gold coin of the United States having the             value of 20 dollars.          {Double entry}. See under {Bookkeeping}.          {Double floor} (Arch.), a floor in which binding joists             support flooring joists above and ceiling joists below.             See Illust. of Double-framed floor.          {Double flower}. See {Double}, a., 4.          {Double-framed floor} (Arch.), a double floor having girders             into which the binding joists are framed.          {Double fugue} (Mus.), a fugue on two subjects.          {Double letter}.             (a) (Print.) Two letters on one shank; a ligature.             (b) A mail requiring double postage.          {Double note} (Mus.), a note of double the length of the             semibreve; a breve. See {Breve}.          {Double octave} (Mus.), an interval composed of two octaves,             or fifteen notes, in diatonic progression; a fifteenth.          {Double pica}. See under {Pica}.          {Double play} (Baseball), a play by which two players are put             out at the same time.          {Double plea} (Law), a plea alleging several matters in             answer to the declaration, where either of such matters             alone would be a sufficient bar to the action. --Stephen.          {Double point} (Geom.), a point of a curve at which two             branches cross each other. Conjugate or isolated points of             a curve are called double points, since they possess most             of the properties of double points (see {Conjugate}). They             are also called {acnodes}, and those points where the             branches of the curve really cross are called {crunodes}.             The extremity of a cusp is also a double point.          {Double quarrel}. (Eccl. Law) See {Duplex querela}, under             {Duplex}.          {Double refraction}. (Opt.) See {Refraction}.          {Double salt}. (Chem.)             (a) A mixed salt of any polybasic acid which has been                   saturated by different bases or basic radicals, as the                   double carbonate of sodium and potassium,                   {NaKCO3.6H2O}.             (b) A molecular combination of two distinct salts, as                   common alum, which consists of the sulphate of                   aluminium, and the sulphate of potassium or ammonium.                            {Double shuffle}, a low, noisy dance.          {Double standard} (Polit. Econ.), a double standard of             monetary values; i. e., a gold standard and a silver             standard, both of which are made legal tender.          {Double star} (Astron.), two stars so near to each other as             to be seen separate only by means of a telescope. Such             stars may be only optically near to each other, or may be             physically connected so that they revolve round their             common center of gravity, and in the latter case are             called also binary stars.          {Double time} (Mil.). Same as {Double-quick}.          {Double window}, a window having two sets of glazed sashes             with an air space between them.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cinch \Cinch\, n. [Cf. cinch a girth, a tight grip, as v., to       get a sure hold upon; perh. so named from the tactics used in       the game; also cf. Sp. cinco five (the five spots of the       color of the trump being important cards).]       A variety of auction pitch in which a draw to improve the       hand is added, and the five of trumps (called right pedro)       and the five of the same color (called left pedro, and       ranking between the five and the four of trumps) each count       five on the score. Fifty-one points make a game. Called also       {double pedro} and {high five}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Double pedro \Double pedro\       Cinch (the game).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cinch \Cinch\, n. [Cf. cinch a girth, a tight grip, as v., to       get a sure hold upon; perh. so named from the tactics used in       the game; also cf. Sp. cinco five (the five spots of the       color of the trump being important cards).]       A variety of auction pitch in which a draw to improve the       hand is added, and the five of trumps (called right pedro)       and the five of the same color (called left pedro, and       ranking between the five and the four of trumps) each count       five on the score. Fifty-one points make a game. Called also       {double pedro} and {high five}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Double pedro \Double pedro\       Cinch (the game).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Double \Dou"ble\, a. [OE. doble, duble, double, OF. doble,       duble, double, F. double, fr. L. duplus, fr. the root of duo       two, and perh. that of plenus full; akin to Gr. [?] double.       See {Two}, and {Full}, and cf. {Diploma}, {Duple}.]       1. Twofold; multiplied by two; increased by its equivalent;             made twice as large or as much, etc.                         Let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me. -- 2                                                                               Kings ii. 9.                         Darkness and tempest make a double night. --Dryden.          2. Being in pairs; presenting two of a kind, or two in a set             together; coupled.                         [Let] The swan, on still St. Mary's lake, Float                      double, swan and shadow.                     --Wordsworth.          3. Divided into two; acting two parts, one openly and the             other secretly; equivocal; deceitful; insincere.                         With a double heart do they speak.      -- Ps. xii. 2.          4. (Bot.) Having the petals in a flower considerably             increased beyond the natural number, usually as the result             of cultivation and the expense of the stamens, or stamens             and pistils. The white water lily and some other plants             have their blossoms naturally double.          Note: Double is often used as the first part of a compound                word, generally denoting two ways, or twice the number,                quantity, force, etc., twofold, or having two.          {Double base}, [or] {Double bass} (Mus.), the largest and             lowest-toned instrument in the violin form; the             contrabasso or violone.          {Double convex}. See under {Convex}.          {Double counterpoint} (Mus.), that species of counterpoint or             composition, in which two of the parts may be inverted, by             setting one of them an octave higher or lower.          {Double court} (Lawn Tennis), a court laid out for four             players, two on each side.          {Double dagger} (Print.), a reference mark ([Dagger]) next to             the dagger ([dagger]) in order; a diesis.          {Double drum} (Mus.), a large drum that is beaten at both             ends.          {Double eagle}, a gold coin of the United States having the             value of 20 dollars.          {Double entry}. See under {Bookkeeping}.          {Double floor} (Arch.), a floor in which binding joists             support flooring joists above and ceiling joists below.             See Illust. of Double-framed floor.          {Double flower}. See {Double}, a., 4.          {Double-framed floor} (Arch.), a double floor having girders             into which the binding joists are framed.          {Double fugue} (Mus.), a fugue on two subjects.          {Double letter}.             (a) (Print.) Two letters on one shank; a ligature.             (b) A mail requiring double postage.          {Double note} (Mus.), a note of double the length of the             semibreve; a breve. See {Breve}.          {Double octave} (Mus.), an interval composed of two octaves,             or fifteen notes, in diatonic progression; a fifteenth.          {Double pica}. See under {Pica}.          {Double play} (Baseball), a play by which two players are put             out at the same time.          {Double plea} (Law), a plea alleging several matters in             answer to the declaration, where either of such matters             alone would be a sufficient bar to the action. --Stephen.          {Double point} (Geom.), a point of a curve at which two             branches cross each other. Conjugate or isolated points of             a curve are called double points, since they possess most             of the properties of double points (see {Conjugate}). They             are also called {acnodes}, and those points where the             branches of the curve really cross are called {crunodes}.             The extremity of a cusp is also a double point.          {Double quarrel}. (Eccl. Law) See {Duplex querela}, under             {Duplex}.          {Double refraction}. (Opt.) See {Refraction}.          {Double salt}. (Chem.)             (a) A mixed salt of any polybasic acid which has been                   saturated by different bases or basic radicals, as the                   double carbonate of sodium and potassium,                   {NaKCO3.6H2O}.             (b) A molecular combination of two distinct salts, as                   common alum, which consists of the sulphate of                   aluminium, and the sulphate of potassium or ammonium.                            {Double shuffle}, a low, noisy dance.          {Double standard} (Polit. Econ.), a double standard of             monetary values; i. e., a gold standard and a silver             standard, both of which are made legal tender.          {Double star} (Astron.), two stars so near to each other as             to be seen separate only by means of a telescope. Such             stars may be only optically near to each other, or may be             physically connected so that they revolve round their             common center of gravity, and in the latter case are             called also binary stars.          {Double time} (Mil.). Same as {Double-quick}.          {Double window}, a window having two sets of glazed sashes             with an air space between them.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Double \Dou"ble\, a. [OE. doble, duble, double, OF. doble,       duble, double, F. double, fr. L. duplus, fr. the root of duo       two, and perh. that of plenus full; akin to Gr. [?] double.       See {Two}, and {Full}, and cf. {Diploma}, {Duple}.]       1. Twofold; multiplied by two; increased by its equivalent;             made twice as large or as much, etc.                         Let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me. -- 2                                                                               Kings ii. 9.                         Darkness and tempest make a double night. --Dryden.          2. Being in pairs; presenting two of a kind, or two in a set             together; coupled.                         [Let] The swan, on still St. Mary's lake, Float                      double, swan and shadow.                     --Wordsworth.          3. Divided into two; acting two parts, one openly and the             other secretly; equivocal; deceitful; insincere.                         With a double heart do they speak.      -- Ps. xii. 2.          4. (Bot.) Having the petals in a flower considerably             increased beyond the natural number, usually as the result             of cultivation and the expense of the stamens, or stamens             and pistils. The white water lily and some other plants             have their blossoms naturally double.          Note: Double is often used as the first part of a compound                word, generally denoting two ways, or twice the number,                quantity, force, etc., twofold, or having two.          {Double base}, [or] {Double bass} (Mus.), the largest and             lowest-toned instrument in the violin form; the             contrabasso or violone.          {Double convex}. See under {Convex}.          {Double counterpoint} (Mus.), that species of counterpoint or             composition, in which two of the parts may be inverted, by             setting one of them an octave higher or lower.          {Double court} (Lawn Tennis), a court laid out for four             players, two on each side.          {Double dagger} (Print.), a reference mark ([Dagger]) next to             the dagger ([dagger]) in order; a diesis.          {Double drum} (Mus.), a large drum that is beaten at both             ends.          {Double eagle}, a gold coin of the United States having the             value of 20 dollars.          {Double entry}. See under {Bookkeeping}.          {Double floor} (Arch.), a floor in which binding joists             support flooring joists above and ceiling joists below.             See Illust. of Double-framed floor.          {Double flower}. See {Double}, a., 4.          {Double-framed floor} (Arch.), a double floor having girders             into which the binding joists are framed.          {Double fugue} (Mus.), a fugue on two subjects.          {Double letter}.             (a) (Print.) Two letters on one shank; a ligature.             (b) A mail requiring double postage.          {Double note} (Mus.), a note of double the length of the             semibreve; a breve. See {Breve}.          {Double octave} (Mus.), an interval composed of two octaves,             or fifteen notes, in diatonic progression; a fifteenth.          {Double pica}. See under {Pica}.          {Double play} (Baseball), a play by which two players are put             out at the same time.          {Double plea} (Law), a plea alleging several matters in             answer to the declaration, where either of such matters             alone would be a sufficient bar to the action. --Stephen.          {Double point} (Geom.), a point of a curve at which two             branches cross each other. Conjugate or isolated points of             a curve are called double points, since they possess most             of the properties of double points (see {Conjugate}). They             are also called {acnodes}, and those points where the             branches of the curve really cross are called {crunodes}.             The extremity of a cusp is also a double point.          {Double quarrel}. (Eccl. Law) See {Duplex querela}, under             {Duplex}.          {Double refraction}. (Opt.) See {Refraction}.          {Double salt}. (Chem.)             (a) A mixed salt of any polybasic acid which has been                   saturated by different bases or basic radicals, as the                   double carbonate of sodium and potassium,                   {NaKCO3.6H2O}.             (b) A molecular combination of two distinct salts, as                   common alum, which consists of the sulphate of                   aluminium, and the sulphate of potassium or ammonium.                            {Double shuffle}, a low, noisy dance.          {Double standard} (Polit. Econ.), a double standard of             monetary values; i. e., a gold standard and a silver             standard, both of which are made legal tender.          {Double star} (Astron.), two stars so near to each other as             to be seen separate only by means of a telescope. Such             stars may be only optically near to each other, or may be             physically connected so that they revolve round their             common center of gravity, and in the latter case are             called also binary stars.          {Double time} (Mil.). Same as {Double-quick}.          {Double window}, a window having two sets of glazed sashes             with an air space between them.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Double \Dou"ble\, a. [OE. doble, duble, double, OF. doble,       duble, double, F. double, fr. L. duplus, fr. the root of duo       two, and perh. that of plenus full; akin to Gr. [?] double.       See {Two}, and {Full}, and cf. {Diploma}, {Duple}.]       1. Twofold; multiplied by two; increased by its equivalent;             made twice as large or as much, etc.                         Let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me. -- 2                                                                               Kings ii. 9.                         Darkness and tempest make a double night. --Dryden.          2. Being in pairs; presenting two of a kind, or two in a set             together; coupled.                         [Let] The swan, on still St. Mary's lake, Float                      double, swan and shadow.                     --Wordsworth.          3. Divided into two; acting two parts, one openly and the             other secretly; equivocal; deceitful; insincere.                         With a double heart do they speak.      -- Ps. xii. 2.          4. (Bot.) Having the petals in a flower considerably             increased beyond the natural number, usually as the result             of cultivation and the expense of the stamens, or stamens             and pistils. The white water lily and some other plants             have their blossoms naturally double.          Note: Double is often used as the first part of a compound                word, generally denoting two ways, or twice the number,                quantity, force, etc., twofold, or having two.          {Double base}, [or] {Double bass} (Mus.), the largest and             lowest-toned instrument in the violin form; the             contrabasso or violone.          {Double convex}. See under {Convex}.          {Double counterpoint} (Mus.), that species of counterpoint or             composition, in which two of the parts may be inverted, by             setting one of them an octave higher or lower.          {Double court} (Lawn Tennis), a court laid out for four             players, two on each side.          {Double dagger} (Print.), a reference mark ([Dagger]) next to             the dagger ([dagger]) in order; a diesis.          {Double drum} (Mus.), a large drum that is beaten at both             ends.          {Double eagle}, a gold coin of the United States having the             value of 20 dollars.          {Double entry}. See under {Bookkeeping}.          {Double floor} (Arch.), a floor in which binding joists             support flooring joists above and ceiling joists below.             See Illust. of Double-framed floor.          {Double flower}. See {Double}, a., 4.          {Double-framed floor} (Arch.), a double floor having girders             into which the binding joists are framed.          {Double fugue} (Mus.), a fugue on two subjects.          {Double letter}.             (a) (Print.) Two letters on one shank; a ligature.             (b) A mail requiring double postage.          {Double note} (Mus.), a note of double the length of the             semibreve; a breve. See {Breve}.          {Double octave} (Mus.), an interval composed of two octaves,             or fifteen notes, in diatonic progression; a fifteenth.          {Double pica}. See under {Pica}.          {Double play} (Baseball), a play by which two players are put             out at the same time.          {Double plea} (Law), a plea alleging several matters in             answer to the declaration, where either of such matters             alone would be a sufficient bar to the action. --Stephen.          {Double point} (Geom.), a point of a curve at which two             branches cross each other. Conjugate or isolated points of             a curve are called double points, since they possess most             of the properties of double points (see {Conjugate}). They             are also called {acnodes}, and those points where the             branches of the curve really cross are called {crunodes}.             The extremity of a cusp is also a double point.          {Double quarrel}. (Eccl. Law) See {Duplex querela}, under             {Duplex}.          {Double refraction}. (Opt.) See {Refraction}.          {Double salt}. (Chem.)             (a) A mixed salt of any polybasic acid which has been                   saturated by different bases or basic radicals, as the                   double carbonate of sodium and potassium,                   {NaKCO3.6H2O}.             (b) A molecular combination of two distinct salts, as                   common alum, which consists of the sulphate of                   aluminium, and the sulphate of potassium or ammonium.                            {Double shuffle}, a low, noisy dance.          {Double standard} (Polit. Econ.), a double standard of             monetary values; i. e., a gold standard and a silver             standard, both of which are made legal tender.          {Double star} (Astron.), two stars so near to each other as             to be seen separate only by means of a telescope. Such             stars may be only optically near to each other, or may be             physically connected so that they revolve round their             common center of gravity, and in the latter case are             called also binary stars.          {Double time} (Mil.). Same as {Double-quick}.          {Double window}, a window having two sets of glazed sashes             with an air space between them.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Double \Dou"ble\, a. [OE. doble, duble, double, OF. doble,       duble, double, F. double, fr. L. duplus, fr. the root of duo       two, and perh. that of plenus full; akin to Gr. [?] double.       See {Two}, and {Full}, and cf. {Diploma}, {Duple}.]       1. Twofold; multiplied by two; increased by its equivalent;             made twice as large or as much, etc.                         Let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me. -- 2                                                                               Kings ii. 9.                         Darkness and tempest make a double night. --Dryden.          2. Being in pairs; presenting two of a kind, or two in a set             together; coupled.                         [Let] The swan, on still St. Mary's lake, Float                      double, swan and shadow.                     --Wordsworth.          3. Divided into two; acting two parts, one openly and the             other secretly; equivocal; deceitful; insincere.                         With a double heart do they speak.      -- Ps. xii. 2.          4. (Bot.) Having the petals in a flower considerably             increased beyond the natural number, usually as the result             of cultivation and the expense of the stamens, or stamens             and pistils. The white water lily and some other plants             have their blossoms naturally double.          Note: Double is often used as the first part of a compound                word, generally denoting two ways, or twice the number,                quantity, force, etc., twofold, or having two.          {Double base}, [or] {Double bass} (Mus.), the largest and             lowest-toned instrument in the violin form; the             contrabasso or violone.          {Double convex}. See under {Convex}.          {Double counterpoint} (Mus.), that species of counterpoint or             composition, in which two of the parts may be inverted, by             setting one of them an octave higher or lower.          {Double court} (Lawn Tennis), a court laid out for four             players, two on each side.          {Double dagger} (Print.), a reference mark ([Dagger]) next to             the dagger ([dagger]) in order; a diesis.          {Double drum} (Mus.), a large drum that is beaten at both             ends.          {Double eagle}, a gold coin of the United States having the             value of 20 dollars.          {Double entry}. See under {Bookkeeping}.          {Double floor} (Arch.), a floor in which binding joists             support flooring joists above and ceiling joists below.             See Illust. of Double-framed floor.          {Double flower}. See {Double}, a., 4.          {Double-framed floor} (Arch.), a double floor having girders             into which the binding joists are framed.          {Double fugue} (Mus.), a fugue on two subjects.          {Double letter}.             (a) (Print.) Two letters on one shank; a ligature.             (b) A mail requiring double postage.          {Double note} (Mus.), a note of double the length of the             semibreve; a breve. See {Breve}.          {Double octave} (Mus.), an interval composed of two octaves,             or fifteen notes, in diatonic progression; a fifteenth.          {Double pica}. See under {Pica}.          {Double play} (Baseball), a play by which two players are put             out at the same time.          {Double plea} (Law), a plea alleging several matters in             answer to the declaration, where either of such matters             alone would be a sufficient bar to the action. --Stephen.          {Double point} (Geom.), a point of a curve at which two             branches cross each other. Conjugate or isolated points of             a curve are called double points, since they possess most             of the properties of double points (see {Conjugate}). They             are also called {acnodes}, and those points where the             branches of the curve really cross are called {crunodes}.             The extremity of a cusp is also a double point.          {Double quarrel}. (Eccl. Law) See {Duplex querela}, under             {Duplex}.          {Double refraction}. (Opt.) See {Refraction}.          {Double salt}. (Chem.)             (a) A mixed salt of any polybasic acid which has been                   saturated by different bases or basic radicals, as the                   double carbonate of sodium and potassium,                   {NaKCO3.6H2O}.             (b) A molecular combination of two distinct salts, as                   common alum, which consists of the sulphate of                   aluminium, and the sulphate of potassium or ammonium.                            {Double shuffle}, a low, noisy dance.          {Double standard} (Polit. Econ.), a double standard of             monetary values; i. e., a gold standard and a silver             standard, both of which are made legal tender.          {Double star} (Astron.), two stars so near to each other as             to be seen separate only by means of a telescope. Such             stars may be only optically near to each other, or may be             physically connected so that they revolve round their             common center of gravity, and in the latter case are             called also binary stars.          {Double time} (Mil.). Same as {Double-quick}.          {Double window}, a window having two sets of glazed sashes             with an air space between them.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Position \Po*si"tion\, n. [F. position, L. positio, fr. ponere,       positum, to put, place; prob. for posino, fr. an old       preposition used only in comp. (akin to Gr. [?]) + sinere to       leave, let, permit, place. See {Site}, and cf. {Composite},       {Compound}, v., {Depone}, {Deposit}, {Expound}, {Impostor},       {Opposite}, {Propound}, {Pose}, v., {Posit}, {Post}, n.]       1. The state of being posited, or placed; the manner in which             anything is placed; attitude; condition; as, a firm, an             inclined, or an upright position.                         We have different prospects of the same thing,                      according to our different positions to it. --Locke.          2. The spot where a person or thing is placed or takes a             place; site; place; station; situation; as, the position             of man in creation; the fleet changed its position.          3. Hence: The ground which any one takes in an argument or             controversy; the point of view from which any one proceeds             to a discussion; also, a principle laid down as the basis             of reasoning; a proposition; a thesis; as, to define one's             position; to appear in a false position.                         Let not the proof of any position depend on the                      positions that follow, but always on those which go                      before.                                             --I. Watts.          4. Relative place or standing; social or official rank; as, a             person of position; hence, office; post; as, to lose one's             position.          5. (Arith.) A method of solving a problem by one or two             suppositions; -- called also the {rule of trial and             error}.          {Angle of position} (Astron.), the angle which any line (as             that joining two stars) makes with another fixed line,             specifically with a circle of declination.          {Double position} (Arith.), the method of solving problems by             proceeding with each of two assumed numbers, according to             the conditions of the problem, and by comparing the             difference of the results with those of the numbers,             deducing the correction to be applied to one of them to             obtain the true result.          {Guns of position} (Mil.), heavy fieldpieces, not designed             for quick movements.          {Position finder} (Mil.), a range finder. See under {Range}.                      {Position micrometer}, a micrometer applied to the tube of an             astronomical telescope for measuring angles of position in             the field of view.          {Single position} (Arith.), the method of solving problems,             in which the result obtained by operating with an assumed             number is to the true result as the number assumed is to             the number required.          {Strategic position} (Mil.), a position taken up by an army             or a large detachment of troops for the purpose of             checking or observing an opposing force.          Syn: Situation; station; place; condition; attitude; posture;                proposition; assertion; thesis.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Double-bank \Dou"ble-bank"\, v. t. (Naut.)       To row by rowers sitting side by side in twos on a bank or       thwart.          {To double-bank an oar}, to set two men to pulling one oar.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Double-banked \Dou"ble-banked`\, a.       Applied to a kind of rowing in which the rowers sit side by       side in twos, a pair of oars being worked from each bank or       thwart.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Double-barreled \Dou"ble-bar`reled\, [or] -barrelled    \-bar`relled\, a.       Having two barrels; -- applied to a gun.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Valve \Valve\, n. [L. valva the leaf, fold, or valve of a door:       cf. F. valve.]       1. A door; especially, one of a pair of folding doors, or one             of the leaves of such a door.                         Swift through the valves the visionary fair                      Repassed.                                          --Pope.                         Heavily closed, . . . the valves of the barn doors.                                                                               --Longfellow.          2. A lid, plug, or cover, applied to an aperture so that by             its movement, as by swinging, lifting and falling,             sliding, turning, or the like, it will open or close the             aperture to permit or prevent passage, as of a fluid.          Note: A valve may act automatically so as to be opened by the                effort of a fluid to pass in one direction, and closed                by the effort to pass in the other direction, as a                clack valve; or it may be opened or closed by hand or                by mechanism, as a screw valve, or a slide valve.          3. (Anat.) One or more membranous partitions, flaps, or             folds, which permit the passage of the contents of a             vessel or cavity in one direction, but stop or retard the             flow in the opposite direction; as, the ileocolic, mitral,             and semilunar valves.          4. (Bot.)             (a) One of the pieces into which a capsule naturally                   separates when it bursts.             (b) One of the two similar portions of the shell of a                   diatom.             (c) A small portion of certain anthers, which opens like a                   trapdoor to allow the pollen to escape, as in the                   barberry.          5. (Zo[94]l.) One of the pieces or divisions of bivalve or             multivalve shells.          {Air valve}, {Ball valve}, {Check valve}, etc. See under             {Air}. {Ball}, {Check}, etc.          {Double-beat valve}, a kind of balance valve usually             consisting of a movable, open-ended, turban-shaped shell             provided with two faces of nearly equal diameters, one             above another, which rest upon two corresponding seats             when the valve is closed.          {Equilibrium valve}.             (a) A balance valve. See under {Balance}.             (b) A valve for permitting air, steam, water, etc., to                   pass into or out of a chamber so as to establish or                   maintain equal pressure within and without.          {Valve chest} (Mach.), a chamber in which a valve works;             especially (Steam Engine), the steam chest; -- called in             England {valve box}, and {valve casing}. See {Steam             chest}, under {Steam}.          {Valve face} (Mach.), that part of the surface of a valve             which comes in contact with the {valve seat}.          {Valve gear}, [or] {Valve motion} (Steam Engine), the system             of parts by which motion is given to the valve or valves             for the distribution of steam in the cylinder. For an             illustration of one form of valve gear, see {Link motion}.                      {Valve seat}. (Mach.)             (a) The fixed surface on which a valve rests or against                   which it presses.             (b) A part or piece on which such a surface is formed.          {Valve stem} (Mach.), a rod attached to a valve, for moving             it.          {Valve yoke} (Mach.), a strap embracing a slide valve and             connecting it to the valve stem.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Double-beat valve \Dou"ble-beat` valve"\       See under {Valve}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Double-breasted \Dou"ble-breast`ed\, a.       Folding or lapping over on the breast, with a row of buttons       and buttonholes on each side; as, a double-breasted coat.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Double-faced \Dou"ble-faced`\, a.       1. Having two faces designed for use; as, a double-faced             hammer.          2. Deceitful; hypocritical; treacherous. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Double \Dou"ble\, a. [OE. doble, duble, double, OF. doble,       duble, double, F. double, fr. L. duplus, fr. the root of duo       two, and perh. that of plenus full; akin to Gr. [?] double.       See {Two}, and {Full}, and cf. {Diploma}, {Duple}.]       1. Twofold; multiplied by two; increased by its equivalent;             made twice as large or as much, etc.                         Let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me. -- 2                                                                               Kings ii. 9.                         Darkness and tempest make a double night. --Dryden.          2. Being in pairs; presenting two of a kind, or two in a set             together; coupled.                         [Let] The swan, on still St. Mary's lake, Float                      double, swan and shadow.                     --Wordsworth.          3. Divided into two; acting two parts, one openly and the             other secretly; equivocal; deceitful; insincere.                         With a double heart do they speak.      -- Ps. xii. 2.          4. (Bot.) Having the petals in a flower considerably             increased beyond the natural number, usually as the result             of cultivation and the expense of the stamens, or stamens             and pistils. The white water lily and some other plants             have their blossoms naturally double.          Note: Double is often used as the first part of a compound                word, generally denoting two ways, or twice the number,                quantity, force, etc., twofold, or having two.          {Double base}, [or] {Double bass} (Mus.), the largest and             lowest-toned instrument in the violin form; the             contrabasso or violone.          {Double convex}. See under {Convex}.          {Double counterpoint} (Mus.), that species of counterpoint or             composition, in which two of the parts may be inverted, by             setting one of them an octave higher or lower.          {Double court} (Lawn Tennis), a court laid out for four             players, two on each side.          {Double dagger} (Print.), a reference mark ([Dagger]) next to             the dagger ([dagger]) in order; a diesis.          {Double drum} (Mus.), a large drum that is beaten at both             ends.          {Double eagle}, a gold coin of the United States having the             value of 20 dollars.          {Double entry}. See under {Bookkeeping}.          {Double floor} (Arch.), a floor in which binding joists             support flooring joists above and ceiling joists below.             See Illust. of Double-framed floor.          {Double flower}. See {Double}, a., 4.          {Double-framed floor} (Arch.), a double floor having girders             into which the binding joists are framed.          {Double fugue} (Mus.), a fugue on two subjects.          {Double letter}.             (a) (Print.) Two letters on one shank; a ligature.             (b) A mail requiring double postage.          {Double note} (Mus.), a note of double the length of the             semibreve; a breve. See {Breve}.          {Double octave} (Mus.), an interval composed of two octaves,             or fifteen notes, in diatonic progression; a fifteenth.          {Double pica}. See under {Pica}.          {Double play} (Baseball), a play by which two players are put             out at the same time.          {Double plea} (Law), a plea alleging several matters in             answer to the declaration, where either of such matters             alone would be a sufficient bar to the action. --Stephen.          {Double point} (Geom.), a point of a curve at which two             branches cross each other. Conjugate or isolated points of             a curve are called double points, since they possess most             of the properties of double points (see {Conjugate}). They             are also called {acnodes}, and those points where the             branches of the curve really cross are called {crunodes}.             The extremity of a cusp is also a double point.          {Double quarrel}. (Eccl. Law) See {Duplex querela}, under             {Duplex}.          {Double refraction}. (Opt.) See {Refraction}.          {Double salt}. (Chem.)             (a) A mixed salt of any polybasic acid which has been                   saturated by different bases or basic radicals, as the                   double carbonate of sodium and potassium,                   {NaKCO3.6H2O}.             (b) A molecular combination of two distinct salts, as                   common alum, which consists of the sulphate of                   aluminium, and the sulphate of potassium or ammonium.                            {Double shuffle}, a low, noisy dance.          {Double standard} (Polit. Econ.), a double standard of             monetary values; i. e., a gold standard and a silver             standard, both of which are made legal tender.          {Double star} (Astron.), two stars so near to each other as             to be seen separate only by means of a telescope. Such             stars may be only optically near to each other, or may be             physically connected so that they revolve round their             common center of gravity, and in the latter case are             called also binary stars.          {Double time} (Mil.). Same as {Double-quick}.          {Double window}, a window having two sets of glazed sashes             with an air space between them.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Duffel bag \Duffel bag\       A sack to hold miscellaneous articles, as tools, supplies, or       the like.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
Devil Book n.   See {daemon book}, the term preferred by its    authors.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
double bucky adj.   Using both the CTRL and META keys.   "The    command to burn all LEDs is double bucky F."          This term originated on the Stanford extended-ASCII keyboard, and    was later taken up by users of the {space-cadet keyboard} at MIT.   A    typical MIT comment was that the Stanford {bucky bits} (control and    meta shifting keys) were nice, but there weren't enough of them; you    could type only 512 different characters on a Stanford keyboard.   An    obvious way to address this was simply to add more shifting keys,    and this was eventually done; but a keyboard with that many shifting    keys is hard on touch-typists, who don't like to move their hands    away from the home position on the keyboard.   It was half-seriously    suggested that the extra shifting keys be implemented as pedals;    typing on such a keyboard would be very much like playing a full    pipe organ.   This idea is mentioned in a parody of a very fine song    by Jeffrey Moss called "Rubber Duckie", which was published in "The    Sesame Street Songbook" (Simon and Schuster 1971, ISBN    0-671-21036-X).   These lyrics were written on May 27, 1978, in    celebration of the Stanford keyboard:          Double Bucky          Double bucky, you're the one!       You make my keyboard lots of fun.             Double bucky, an additional bit or two:       (Vo-vo-de-o!)       Control and meta, side by side,       Augmented ASCII, nine bits wide!             Double bucky!   Half a thousand glyphs, plus a few!       Oh,       I sure wish that I       Had a couple of             Bits more!       Perhaps a       Set of pedals to       Make the number of             Bits four:       Double double bucky!       Double bucky, left and right       OR'd together, outta sight!             Double bucky, I'd like a whole word of             Double bucky, I'm happy I heard of             Double bucky, I'd like a whole word of you!          --- The Great Quux (with apologies to Jeffrey Moss)          [This, by the way, is an excellent example of computer {filk}    --ESR]   See also {meta bit}, {cokebottle}, and {quadruple bucky}.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
dup loop /d[y]oop loop/ (also `dupe loop') n.   [FidoNet] An    infinite stream of duplicated, near-identical messages on a FidoNet    {echo}, the only difference being unique or mangled identification    information applied by a faulty or incorrectly configured system or    network gateway, thus rendering {dup killer}s ineffective.   If such    a duplicate message eventually reaches a system through which it has    already passed (with the original identification information), all    systems passed on the way back to that system are said to be    involved in a {dup loop}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
developer          {programmer}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
development          The process of analysis, design, coding and testing software.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
development environment          An integrated suite of {tools} to aid the       {development} of {software} in a particular {language} or for       a particular {application}.   Usually, this consists of a       {compiler} and {editor} and may also include one or more of a       {debugger}, {profiler}, and {source code} manager.          See also: {IDE}.          (1999-08-01)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Developmental Test and Evaluation          (DT&E) Activity which focuses on the       technological and engineering aspects of a system or piece of       equipment.          (1996-05-13)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Devil Book          "The Design and Implementation of the {4.3BSD}       Unix Operating System", by Samuel J. Leffler, Marshall Kirk       McKusick, Michael J. Karels, and John S. Quarterman       (Addison-Wesley Publishers, 1989, ISBN 0-201-06196-1).          The standard reference book on the internals of {BSD} {Unix}.       So called because the cover has a picture depicting a little       devil (a visual play on {daemon}) in sneakers, holding a       pitchfork (referring to one of the characteristic features of       Unix, the "{fork}(2)" {system call}).          [{Jargon File}]          (1996-12-03)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
double bucky          Using both the CTRL and META keys.   "The command to burn all       LEDs is double bucky F."          This term originated on the Stanford extended-ASCII keyboard,       and was later taken up by users of the {space-cadet keyboard}       at MIT.   A typical MIT comment was that the Stanford {bucky       bits} (control and meta shifting keys) were nice, but there       weren't enough of them; you could type only 512 different       characters on a Stanford keyboard.   An obvious way to address       this was simply to add more shifting keys, and this was       eventually done; but a keyboard with that many shifting keys       is hard on touch-typists, who don't like to move their hands       away from the home position on the keyboard.   It was       half-seriously suggested that the extra shifting keys be       implemented as pedals; typing on such a keyboard would be very       much like playing a full pipe organ.   This idea is mentioned       in a parody of a very fine song by Jeffrey Moss called "Rubber       Duckie", which was published in "The Sesame Street Songbook"       (Simon and Schuster 1971, ISBN 0-671-21036-X).   These lyrics       were written on May 27, 1978, in celebration of the Stanford       keyboard:                                     Double Bucky             Double bucky, you're the one!          You make my keyboard lots of fun.                Double bucky, an additional bit or two:          (Vo-vo-de-o!)          Control and meta, side by side,          Augmented ASCII, nine bits wide!                Double bucky!   Half a thousand glyphs, plus a few!                      Oh,                      I sure wish that I                      Had a couple of                            Bits more!                      Perhaps a                      Set of pedals to                      Make the number of                            Bits four:                      Double double bucky!          Double bucky, left and right          OR'd together, outta sight!                Double bucky, I'd like a whole word of                Double bucky, I'm happy I heard of                Double bucky, I'd like a whole word of you!             - The Great Quux          (With apologies to Jeffrey Moss.   This, by the way, is an       excellent example of computer {filk} --- ESR).          See also {meta bit}, {cokebottle}, and {quadruple bucky}.          [{Jargon File}]          (1994-12-07)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
dup loop          /d[y]oop loop/ (also "dupe loop") [FidoNet] An       infinite stream of duplicated, near-identical messages on a       FidoNet {echo}, the only difference being unique or mangled       identification information applied by a faulty or incorrectly       configured system or network gateway, thus rendering {dup       killers} ineffective.   If such a duplicate message eventually       reaches a system through which it has already passed (with the       original identification information), all systems passed on       the way back to that system are said to be involved in a {dup       loop}.          [{Jargon File}]          (2003-12-15)