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   Dacninae
         n 1: the honeycreepers [syn: {Coerebidae}, {family Coerebidae},
               {Dacninae}, {family Dacninae}]

English Dictionary: dismaying	by the DICT Development Group
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de Kooning n United States painter (born in the Netherlands) who was a leading American exponent of abstract expressionism (1904-1997) Synonym(s): de Kooning, Willem de Kooning
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deccan hemp n fiber from an East Indian plant Hibiscus cannabinus [syn: kenaf, deccan hemp] valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation Synonym(s): kenaf, kanaf, deccan hemp, bimli, bimli hemp, Indian hemp, Bombay hemp, Hibiscus cannabinus
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decennium n a period of 10 years [syn: decade, decennary, decennium]
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Des Moines n the capital and largest city in Iowa [syn: Des Moines, capital of Iowa]
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deskman n the police sergeant on duty in a police station [syn: {desk sergeant}, deskman, station keeper]
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Desmanthus n genus of American herbs or shrubs with sensitive pinnate leaves and small whitish flowers Synonym(s): Desmanthus, genus Desmanthus
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Desmanthus ilinoensis n perennial herb of North American prairies having dense heads of small white flowers Synonym(s): prairie mimosa, prickle-weed, Desmanthus ilinoensis
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Desmond Tutu n South African prelate and leader of the antiapartheid struggle (born in 1931) Synonym(s): Tutu, Desmond Tutu
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diazonium n the univalent cation R-N:N- (where R is an aromatic hydrocarbon); found in salts that are used in manufacturing azo dyes
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Dicksonia antarctica n of Australia and Tasmania; often cultivated; hardy in cool climates Synonym(s): soft tree fern, Dicksonia antarctica
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Discina macrospora n a discina with a flat or saucer-shaped fertile body that is brown on the upper surface; has a short stalk; not recommended for eating
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dismantle v tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled" Synonym(s): level, raze, rase, dismantle, tear down, take down, pull down Antonym(s): erect, put up, raise, rear, set up take apart into its constituent pieces Synonym(s): disassemble, dismantle, take apart, break up, break apart Antonym(s): assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together take off or remove; "strip a wall of its wallpaper" Synonym(s): strip, dismantle
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dismantled adj torn down and broken up [syn: demolished, dismantled, razed]
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dismantlement n the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery); "Russia and the United States discussed the dismantling of their nuclear weapons" Synonym(s): dismantling, dismantlement, disassembly Antonym(s): assemblage, assembly, fabrication, gathering
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dismantling n the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery); "Russia and the United States discussed the dismantling of their nuclear weapons" Synonym(s): dismantling, dismantlement, disassembly Antonym(s): assemblage, assembly, fabrication, gathering
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dismaying adj causing consternation; "appalling conditions" [syn: appalling, dismaying]
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dismember v separate the limbs from the body; "the tiger dismembered the tourist" divide into pieces; "our department was dismembered when our funding dried up"; "The Empire was discerped after the war" Synonym(s): dismember, take apart, discerp
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dismemberment n the removal of limbs; being cut to pieces [syn: dismemberment, taking apart]
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dismount n the act of dismounting (a horse or bike etc.) v alight from (a horse) [syn: unhorse, dismount, light, get off, get down]
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disowning n refusal to acknowledge as one's own [syn: disownment, disowning]
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disownment n refusal to acknowledge as one's own [syn: disownment, disowning]
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disseminate v cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" Synonym(s): circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around
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disseminated lupus erythematosus n an inflammatory disease of connective tissue with variable features including fever and weakness and fatigability and joint pains and skin lesions on the face or neck or arms Synonym(s): systemic lupus erythematosus, SLE, disseminated lupus erythematosus
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disseminated multiple sclerosis n a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers Synonym(s): multiple sclerosis, MS, disseminated sclerosis, disseminated multiple sclerosis
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disseminated sclerosis n a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers Synonym(s): multiple sclerosis, MS, disseminated sclerosis, disseminated multiple sclerosis
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dissemination n the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate Synonym(s): dissemination, airing, public exposure, spreading the property of being diffused or dispersed Synonym(s): dissemination, diffusion the act of dispersing or diffusing something; "the dispersion of the troops"; "the diffusion of knowledge" Synonym(s): dispersion, dispersal, dissemination, diffusion
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disseminative adj spreading by diffusion [syn: diffusing(a), diffusive, dispersive, disseminative]
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disseminator n someone who spreads the news [syn: propagator, disseminator]
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dissonance n a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters Synonym(s): disagreement, dissension, dissonance Antonym(s): accord, agreement the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience; "modern music is just noise to me" Synonym(s): noise, dissonance, racket disagreeable sounds Antonym(s): harmony
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dissonant adj characterized by musical dissonance; harmonically unresolved Synonym(s): unresolved, dissonant lacking in harmony Synonym(s): discordant, disharmonious, dissonant, inharmonic not in accord; "desires at variance with his duty"; "widely discrepant statements" Synonym(s): at variance(p), discrepant, dissonant
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disunion n the termination or destruction of union [ant: conjugation, jointure, unification, union, uniting]
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document n writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature) Synonym(s): document, written document, papers anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks a written account of ownership or obligation (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII characters Synonym(s): text file, document v record in detail; "The parents documented every step of their child's development" support or supply with references; "Can you document your claims?"
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documental adj relating to or consisting of or derived from documents Synonym(s): documentary, documental
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documentary adj relating to or consisting of or derived from documents Synonym(s): documentary, documental emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings, insertion of fictional matter, or interpretation; "objective art" Synonym(s): objective, documentary n a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event Synonym(s): documentary, docudrama, documentary film, infotainment
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documentary film n a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event Synonym(s): documentary, docudrama, documentary film, infotainment
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documentation n confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence Synonym(s): documentation, certification, corroboration program listings or technical manuals describing the operation and use of programs Synonym(s): software documentation, documentation documentary validation; "his documentation of the results was excellent"; "the strongest support for this view is the work of Jones" Synonym(s): documentation, support
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documented adj furnished with or supported by documents; "the first documented case of shark attack in those waters" Antonym(s): undocumented established as genuine Synonym(s): attested, authenticated, documented
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dysmenorrhea n painful menstruation
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d1conomical \[d1]`conom"ical\, a. See {Economical}.
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d1conomics \[d1]`co*nom"ics\, n. See {Economics}.
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d1conomy \[d1]con"omy\, n. See {Economy}.
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d1cumenical \[d1]c`umen"ical\, a. See {Ecumenical}.
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d8Agnomen \[d8]Agno"men\ ([acr]gn[omac]"m[ecr]n), n. [L.; ad + nomen name.] 1. An additional or fourth name given by the Romans, on account of some remarkable exploit or event; as, Publius Caius Scipio Africanus. 2. An additional name, or an epithet appended to a name; as, Aristides the Just.
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d8Auchenium \[d8]Auche"nium\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] the neck.] (Zo[94]l.) The part of the neck nearest the back.
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d8Camembert \[d8]Ca`mem`bert"\, n., or Camembert cheese \Camembert cheese\ A kind of soft, unpressed cream cheese made in the vicinity of Camembert, near Argentan, France; also, any cheese of the same type, wherever made.
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d8Camonflet \[d8]Ca*mon"flet\, n. [F.] (Mil.) A small mine, sometimes formed in the wall or side of an enemy's gallery, to blow in the earth and cut off the retreat of the miners. --Farrow.
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d8Chenomorph91 \[d8]Che`no*mor"ph[91]\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. [?] the wild goose + [?] form.] (Zo[94]l.) An order of birds, including the swans, ducks, geese, flamingoes and screamers.
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d8Chunam \[d8]Chu*nam"\, n. [Hind. ch[d4]n[be], from Skr. c[d4]r[c9]a powder, dust; or a Dravidian word.] Quicklime; also, plaster or mortar. [India] --Whitworth.
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d8Conium \[d8]Co*ni"um\ (? [or] [?]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] hemlock.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of biennial, poisonous, white-flowered, umbelliferous plants, bearing ribbed fruit ([bd]seeds[b8]) and decompound leaves.
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d8Cynanche \[d8]Cy*nan"che\ (s?-n?n"k?), n. [L., fr. Gr. [?][?][?][?][?] a dog's collar, a bad kind of sore throat. Cf. {Quinsy}.] (Med.) Any disease of the tonsils, throat, or windpipe, attended with inflammation, swelling, and difficulty of breathing and swallowing.
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d8Decennium \[d8]Decen"nium\, n.; pl. {Decenniums}, L. {Decennia}. [L.] A period of ten years. [bd]The present decennium.[b8] --Hallam. [bd]The last decennium of Chaucer's life.[b8] --A. W. Ward.
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d8Desmomyaria \[d8]Des`momya"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] bond + [?] muscle.] (Zo[94]l.) The division of Tunicata which includes the Salp[91]. See {Salpa}.
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d8Dies non \[d8]Di"es non"\ [L. dies non juridicus.] (Law) A day on which courts are not held, as Sunday or any legal holiday.
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d8Dysmenorrhea \[d8]Dysmen`orrhe"a\, n. [Gr. [?] ill, hard + [?] month + [?] to flow.] (Med.) Difficult and painful menstruation.
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d8Gamin \[d8]Gam"in\, n. [F.] A neglected and untrained city boy; a young street Arab. In Japan, the gamins run after you, and say, 'Look at the Chinaman.' --L. Oliphant.
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d8Gemini \[d8]Gem"i*ni\, n. pl. [L., twins, pl. of geminus; cf. Skr. j[?]mi related as brother or sister.] (Astron.) A constellation of the zodiac, containing the two bright stars Castor and Pollux; also, the third sign of the zodiac, which the sun enters about May 20th.
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d8Go89min \[d8]Go`[89]`min"\, n. [F. go[89]mon seaweed.] A complex mixture of several substances extracted from Irish moss.
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d8Gonangium \[d8]Go`nan*gi"um\, n.; pl. L. {Gonangia}, E. {Gonangiums}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] offspring + [?] vessel.] (Zo[94]l.) See {Gonotheca}.
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d8Gonimia \[d8]Gonim"ia\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] productive, fr. [?] that which generates.] (Bot.) Bluish green granules which occur in certain lichens, as {Collema}, {Peltigera}, etc., and which replace the more usual gonidia.
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d8Guenon \[d8]Guenon"\, n. [F.] (Zo[94]l.) One of several long-tailed Oriental monkeys, of the genus {Cercocebus}, as the green monkey and grivet.
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d8Gymnonoti \[d8]Gym"no*no`ti\, n. pl. [NL. fr. Gr. gymno`s naked + [?] the back.] (Zo[94]l.) The order of fishes which includes the Gymnotus or electrical eel. The dorsal fin is wanting.
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d8Gynandria \[d8]Gynan"dria\, n. pl. [NL. See {Gynandrian}.] (Bot.) A class of plants in the Linnaean system, whose stamens grow out of, or are united with, the pistil.
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d8Ichneumonides \[d8]Ich`neumon"ides\, n. pl. [NL. See {Ichneumon}.] (Zo[94]l.) The ichneumon flies.
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d8Isonandra \[d8]I`so*nan"dra\, n. [Iso- + Gr. [?], [?], a man, male.] (Bot.) A genus of sapotaceous trees of India. {Isonandra Gutta} is the principal source of gutta-percha.
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d8O94gonium \[d8]O`[94]go"nium\, n.; pl. L. {O[94]gonia}, E. {O[94]goniums}. [NL., fr. Gr. w,'o`n an egg + [?] offspring.] (Bot.) A special cell in certain cryptogamous plants containing o[94]spheres, as in the rockweeds ({Fucus}), and the orders {Vaucherie[91]} and {Peronospore[91]}.
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d8Semen \[d8]Se"men\, n.; pl. {Semina}. [L., from the root of serere, satum, to sow. See {Sow} to scatter seed.] 1. (Bot.) The seed of plants. 2. (Physiol.) The seed or fecundating fluid of male animals; sperm. It is a white or whitish viscid fluid secreted by the testes, characterized by the presence of spermatozoids to which it owes its generative power. {Semen contra}, [or] {Semen cin[91] or cyn[91]}, a strong aromatic, bitter drug, imported from Aleppo and Barbary, said to consist of the leaves, peduncles, and unexpanded flowers of various species of {Artemisia}; wormseed.
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d8Semuncia \[d8]Semun"cia\, n. [L., fr. semi half + uncia ounce.] (Rom. Antiq.) A Roman coin equivalent to one twenty-fourth part of a Roman pound.
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d8Siamang \[d8]Si"a*mang`\, n. [Malay si[be]mang.] (Zool.) A gibbon ({Hylobates syndactylus}), native of Sumatra. It has the second and third toes partially united by a web.
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d8Summum bonum \[d8]Sum"mum bo"num\ [L.] (Philos.) The supreme or highest good, -- referring to the object of human life.
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d8Synangium \[d8]Synan"gium\, n.; pl. {Synangia}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] + [?] a hollow vessel.] (Anat.) The divided part beyond the pylangium in the aortic trunk of the amphibian heart. -- {Synan"gial}, a.
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d8Synanthesis \[d8]Syn`an*the"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. sy`n with + Gr. [?] bloom.] (Bot.) The simultaneous maturity of the anthers and stigmas of a blossom. --Gray.
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d8Synentognathi \[d8]Syn`entog"nathi\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. sy`n with + 'ento`s within + gna`qos jaw.] (Zo[94]l.) An order of fishes, resembling the Physoclisti, without spines in the dorsal, anal, and ventral fins. It includes the true flying fishes.
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d8Synonyma \[d8]Synon"yma\ (s[icr]n[ocr]n"[icr]m[adot]), n. pl. [L.] Synonyms. [Obs.] --Fuller.
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d8Synonymicon \[d8]Syn`onym"icon\, n. [NL.] A dictionary of synonyms. --C. J. Smith.
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d8Tegmen \[d8]Teg"men\, n.; pl. {Tegmina}. [L., fr. tegere, tectum, to cover.] 1. A tegument or covering. 2. (Bot.) The inner layer of the coating of a seed, usually thin and delicate; the endopleura. 3. (Zo[94]l.) One of the elytra of an insect, especially of certain Orthoptera. 4. pl. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Tectrices}.
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d8Tegmentum \[d8]Teg*men"tum\, n.; pl. {Tegmenta}. [L., a covering.] (Anat.) A covering; -- applied especially to the bundles of longitudinal fibers in the upper part of the crura of the cerebrum.
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d8Xenium \[d8]Xe"ni*um\, n.; pl. {Xenia}. [L., from Gr. xe`nion gift to a guest, fr. xe`nos guest.] (Class. Antiq.) A present given to a guest or stranger, or to a foreign ambassador.
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d8Xenomi \[d8]Xen"o*mi\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. xe`nos strange.] (Zo[94]l.) A suborder of soft-rayed fresh-water fishes of which the blackfish of Alaska ({Dallia pectoralis}) is the type.
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d8Zamang \[d8]Za*mang"\, n. (Bot.) An immense leguminous tree ({Pithecolobium Saman}) of Venezuela. Its branches form a hemispherical mass, often one hundred and eighty feet across. The sweet pulpy pods are used commonly for feeding cattle. Also called {rain tree}. --J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).
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Zemindary \Zem"indary\, d8Zemindari \[d8]Zem"indari\, n. Same as {Zamindary}.
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d8Zenana \[d8]Ze*na"na\, n. [Hind. zen[be]na, zan[be]na, fr. Per. zan[be]na, fr. zan woman; akin to E. queen.] The part of a dwelling appropriated to women. [India]
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Desman \Des"man\ (d[ecr]s"m[ait]n), n. [Cf. Sw. desman musk.] (Zo[94]l.) An amphibious, insectivorous mammal found in Russia ({Myogale moschata}). It is allied to the moles, but is called {muskrat} by some English writers. [Written also {d[91]sman}.]
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Daysman \Days"man\ (d[amac]z"m[acr]n), n. [From day in the sense of day fixed for trial.] An umpire or arbiter; a mediator. Neither is there any daysman betwixt us. --Job ix. 33.
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d8Decennium \[d8]Decen"nium\, n.; pl. {Decenniums}, L. {Decennia}. [L.] A period of ten years. [bd]The present decennium.[b8] --Hallam. [bd]The last decennium of Chaucer's life.[b8] --A. W. Ward.
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Decoy-man \De*coy"-man`\, n.; pl. {Decoy-men}. A man employed in decoying wild fowl.
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Decoy-man \De*coy"-man`\, n.; pl. {Decoy-men}. A man employed in decoying wild fowl.
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Decuman \Dec"u*man\, a. [L. decumanus of the tenth, and by metonymy, large, fr. decem ten.] Large; chief; -- applied to an extraordinary billow, supposed by some to be every tenth in order. [R.] Also used substantively. [bd]Such decuman billows.[b8] --Gauden. [bd]The baffled decuman.[b8] --Lowell.
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Degum \De*gum"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Degummed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Degumming}.] To deprive of, or free from, gum; as, to degum ramie.
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Deign \Deign\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deigned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deigning}.] [OE. deinen, deignen, OF. degner, deigner, daigner, F. daigner, fr. L. dignari to deem worthy, deign, fr. dignus worthy; akin to decere to be fitting. See {Decent}, and cf. {Dainty}, {Dignity}, {Condign}, {Disdain}.] 1. To esteem worthy; to consider worth notice; -- opposed to disdain. [Obs.] I fear my Julia would not deign my lines. --Shak. 2. To condescend to give or bestow; to stoop to furnish; to vouchsafe; to allow; to grant. Nor would we deign him burial of his men. --Shak.
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Desinence \Des"i*nence\, n. [Cf. F. d[82]sinence.] Termination; ending. --Bp. Hall.
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Desinent \Des"i*nent\, a. [L. desinens, p. pr. of desinere, desitum, to leave off, cease; de- + sinere to let, allow.] Ending; forming an end; lowermost. [Obs.] [bd]Their desinent parts, fish.[b8] --B. Jonson.
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Desinential \Des`i*nen"tial\, a. [Cf. F. d[82]sinentiel.] Terminal. Furthermore, b, as a desinential element, has a dynamic function. --Fitzed. Hall.
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Desman \Des"man\ (d[ecr]s"m[ait]n), n. [Cf. Sw. desman musk.] (Zo[94]l.) An amphibious, insectivorous mammal found in Russia ({Myogale moschata}). It is allied to the moles, but is called {muskrat} by some English writers. [Written also {d[91]sman}.]
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Vine \Vine\, n. [F. vigne, L. vinea a vineyard, vine from vineus of or belonging to wine, vinum wine, grapes. See {Wine}, and cf. {Vignette}.] (Bot.) (a) Any woody climbing plant which bears grapes. (b) Hence, a climbing or trailing plant; the long, slender stem of any plant that trails on the ground, or climbs by winding round a fixed object, or by seizing anything with its tendrils, or claspers; a creeper; as, the hop vine; the bean vine; the vines of melons, squashes, pumpkins, and other cucurbitaceous plants. There shall be no grapes on the vine. --Jer. viii. 13. And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds. --2 Kings iv. 89. {Vine apple} (Bot.), a small kind of squash. --Roger Williams. {Vine beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of beetles which are injurious to the leaves or branches of the grapevine. Among the more important species are the grapevine fidia (see {Fidia}), the spotted {Pelidnota} (see {Rutilian}), the vine fleabeetle ({Graptodera chalybea}), the rose beetle (see under {Rose}), the vine weevil, and several species of {Colaspis} and {Anomala}. {Vine borer}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of several species of beetles whose larv[91] bore in the wood or pith of the grapevine, especially {Sinoxylon basilare}, a small species the larva of which bores in the stems, and {Ampeloglypter sesostris}, a small reddish brown weevil (called also {vine weevil}), which produces knotlike galls on the branches. (b) A clearwing moth ({[92]geria polistiformis}), whose larva bores in the roots of the grapevine and is often destructive. {Vine dragon}, an old and fruitless branch of a vine. [Obs.] --Holland. {Vine forester} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of moths belonging to {Alypia} and allied genera, whose larv[91] feed on the leaves of the grapevine. {Vine fretter} (Zo[94]l.), a plant louse, esp. the phylloxera that injuries the grapevine. {Vine grub} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of insect larv[91] that are injurious to the grapevine. {Vine hopper} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of leaf hoppers which suck the sap of the grapevine, especially {Erythroneura vitis}. See Illust. of {Grape hopper}, under {Grape}. {Vine inchworm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of any species of geometrid moths which feed on the leaves of the grapevine, especially {Cidaria diversilineata}. {Vine-leaf rooer} (Zo[94]l.), a small moth ({Desmia maculalis}) whose larva makes a nest by rolling up the leaves of the grapevine. The moth is brownish black, spotted with white. {Vine louse} (Zo[94]l.), the phylloxera. {Vine mildew} (Bot.), a fungous growth which forms a white, delicate, cottony layer upon the leaves, young shoots, and fruit of the vine, causing brown spots upon the green parts, and finally a hardening and destruction of the vitality of the surface. The plant has been called {Oidium Tuckeri}, but is now thought to be the conidia-producing stage of an {Erysiphe}. {Vine of Sodom} (Bot.), a plant named in the Bible (--Deut. xxxii. 32), now thought to be identical with the apple of Sodom. See {Apple of Sodom}, under {Apple}. {Vine sawfly} (Zo[94]l.), a small black sawfiy ({Selandria vitis}) whose larva feeds upon the leaves of the grapevine. The larv[91] stand side by side in clusters while feeding. {Vine slug} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the vine sawfly. {Vine sorrel} (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Cissus acida}) related to the grapevine, and having acid leaves. It is found in Florida and the West Indies. {Vine sphinx} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of hawk moths. The larv[91] feed on grapevine leaves. {Vine weevil}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Vine borer} (a) above, and {Wound gall}, under {Wound}.
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Stilbite \Stil"bite\, n. [Gr. [?] to glitter, shine: cf. F. stilbite.] (Min.) A common mineral of the zeolite family, a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime, usually occurring in sheaflike aggregations of crystals, also in radiated masses. It is of a white or yellowish color, with pearly luster on the cleavage surface. Called also {desmine}.
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Desmine \Des"mine\, n. [Gr. de`smh, desmo`s, bundle, fr. dei^n to bind.] (Min.) Same as {Stilbite}. It commonly occurs in bundles or tufts of crystals.
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Stilbite \Stil"bite\, n. [Gr. [?] to glitter, shine: cf. F. stilbite.] (Min.) A common mineral of the zeolite family, a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime, usually occurring in sheaflike aggregations of crystals, also in radiated masses. It is of a white or yellowish color, with pearly luster on the cleavage surface. Called also {desmine}.
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Desmine \Des"mine\, n. [Gr. de`smh, desmo`s, bundle, fr. dei^n to bind.] (Min.) Same as {Stilbite}. It commonly occurs in bundles or tufts of crystals.
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Desynonymization \De`synon`ymi*za"tion\, n. The act of desynonymizing.
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Desynonymize \De`synon"ymize\, v. t. To deprive of synonymous character; to discriminate in use; -- applied to words which have been employed as synonyms. --Coleridge. Trench.
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{Grand cross}. (a) The highest rank of knighthood in the Order of the Bath. (b) A knight grand cross. {Grand cordon}, the cordon or broad ribbon, identified with the highest grade in certain honorary orders; hence, a person who holds that grade. {Grand days} (Eng. Law), certain days in the terms which are observed as holidays in the inns of court and chancery (Candlemas, Ascension, St. John Baptist's, and All Saints' Days); called also {Dies non juridici}. {Grand duchess}. (a) The wife or widow of a grand duke. (b) A lady having the sovereignty of a duchy in her own right. (c) In Russia, a daughter of the Czar. {Grand duke}. (a) A sovereign duke, inferior in rank to a king; as, the Grand Duke of Tuscany. (b) In Russia, a son of the Czar. (c) (Zo[94]l.) The European great horned owl or eagle owl ({Bubo maximas}). {Grand-guard}, [or] {Grandegarde}, a piece of plate armor used in tournaments as an extra protection for the left shoulder and breast. {Grand juror}, a member of a grand jury. {Grand jury} (Law), a jury of not less than twelve men, and not more than twenty-three, whose duty it is, in private session, to examine into accusations against persons charged with crime, and if they see just cause, then to find bills of indictment against them, to be presented to the court; -- called also {grand inquest}. {Grand juryman}, a grand juror. {Grand larceny}. (Law) See under {Larceny}. {Grand lodge}, the chief lodge, or governing body, among Freemasons and other secret orders. {Grand master}. (a) The head of one of the military orders of knighthood, as the Templars, Hospitallers, etc. (b) The head of the order of Freemasons or of Good Templars, etc.
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Digynian \Digyn"ian\, Digynous \Dig"y*nous\, a. [Cf. F. digyne.] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the Digynia; having two styles.
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Disanimate \Disan"imate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disanimated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disanimating}.] 1. To deprive of life. [R.] --Cudworth. 2. To deprive of spirit; to dishearten. --Shak.
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Disanimate \Disan"imate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disanimated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disanimating}.] 1. To deprive of life. [R.] --Cudworth. 2. To deprive of spirit; to dishearten. --Shak.
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Disanimate \Disan"imate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disanimated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disanimating}.] 1. To deprive of life. [R.] --Cudworth. 2. To deprive of spirit; to dishearten. --Shak.
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Disanimation \Disan`ima"tion\, n. 1. Privation of life. [R.] --Sir T. Browne. 2. The state of being disanimated or discouraged; depression of spirits.
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Disanoint \Dis`a*noint"\, v. t. To invalidate the consecration of; as, to disanoint a king. [Obs.] --Milton.
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Discommend \Dis`com*mend"\, v. t. 1. To mention with disapprobation; to blame; to disapprove. [R.] --Spenser. By commending something in him that is good, and discommending the same fault in others. --Jer. Taylor.
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Discommendable \Dis`commend"able\, a. Deserving, disapprobation or blame. -- {Dis`commend"able*ness}, n.
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Discommendable \Dis`commend"able\, a. Deserving, disapprobation or blame. -- {Dis`commend"able*ness}, n.
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Discommendation \Discom`menda"tion\, n. Blame; censure; reproach. [R.] --Ayliffe.
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Discommender \Dis`com*mend"er\, n. One who discommends; a dispraiser. --Johnson.
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Discommon \Dis*com"mon\, v. t. 1. To deprive of the right of common. [R.] --Bp. Hall. 2. To deprive of privileges. [R.] --T. Warton. 3. (Law) To deprive of commonable quality, as lands, by inclosing or appropriating. --Burrill.
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Discommunity \Dis`commu"nity\, n. A lack of common possessions, properties, or relationship. Community of embryonic structure reveals community of descent; but dissimilarity of embryonic development does not prove discommunity of descent. --Darwin.
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Disenamor \Dis`en*am"or\, v. t. To free from the captivity of love. --Shelton.
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Disinhume \Dis`in*hume"\, v. t. To disinter. [R.]
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Disjoin \Dis*join"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disjoined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disjoining}.] [OF. desjoindre, F. disjoindre, d[82]joindre, fr. L. disjungere; dis- + jungere to join. See {Join}, and cf. {Disjoint}, {Disjunct}.] To part; to disunite; to separate; to sunder. That marriage, therefore, God himself disjoins. --Milton. Never let us lay down our arms against France, till we have utterly disjoined her from the Spanish monarchy. --Addison. Windmill Street consisted of disjoined houses. --Pennant. Syn: To disunite; separate; detach; sever; dissever; sunder; disconnect.
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Disman \Dis*man"\, v. t. To unman. [Obs.] --Feltham.
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Dismantle \Dis*man"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dismantled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dismantling}.] [F. d[82]manteler, OF. desmanteler; pref: des- (L. dis-) + manteler to cover with a cloak, defend, fr. mantel, F. manteau, cloak. See {Mantle}.] 1. To strip or deprive of dress; to divest. 2. To strip of furniture and equipments, guns, etc.; to unrig; to strip of walls or outworks; to break down; as, to dismantle a fort, a town, or a ship. A dismantled house, without windows or shutters to keep out the rain. --Macaulay. 3. To disable; to render useless. --Comber. Syn: To demo[?]sh; raze. See {Demol[?]sh}.
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Dismantle \Dis*man"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dismantled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dismantling}.] [F. d[82]manteler, OF. desmanteler; pref: des- (L. dis-) + manteler to cover with a cloak, defend, fr. mantel, F. manteau, cloak. See {Mantle}.] 1. To strip or deprive of dress; to divest. 2. To strip of furniture and equipments, guns, etc.; to unrig; to strip of walls or outworks; to break down; as, to dismantle a fort, a town, or a ship. A dismantled house, without windows or shutters to keep out the rain. --Macaulay. 3. To disable; to render useless. --Comber. Syn: To demo[?]sh; raze. See {Demol[?]sh}.
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Dismantle \Dis*man"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dismantled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dismantling}.] [F. d[82]manteler, OF. desmanteler; pref: des- (L. dis-) + manteler to cover with a cloak, defend, fr. mantel, F. manteau, cloak. See {Mantle}.] 1. To strip or deprive of dress; to divest. 2. To strip of furniture and equipments, guns, etc.; to unrig; to strip of walls or outworks; to break down; as, to dismantle a fort, a town, or a ship. A dismantled house, without windows or shutters to keep out the rain. --Macaulay. 3. To disable; to render useless. --Comber. Syn: To demo[?]sh; raze. See {Demol[?]sh}.
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Dismay \Dis*may"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dismayed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dismaying}.] [OE. desmaien, dismaien, OF. esmaier; pref. es- (L. ex) + OHG. magan to be strong or able; akin to E. may. In English the pref. es- was changed to dis- (L. dis-). See {May}, v. i.] 1. To disable with alarm or apprehensions; to depress the spirits or courage of; to deprive or firmness and energy through fear; to daunt; to appall; to terrify. Be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed. --Josh. i. 9. What words be these? What fears do you dismay? --Fairfax. 2. To render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet. [Obs.] Do not dismay yourself for this. --Spenser. Syn: To terrify; fright; affright; frighten; appall; daunt; dishearthen; dispirit; discourage; deject; depress. -- To {Dismay}, {Daunt}, {Appall}. Dismay denotes a state of deep and gloomy apprehension. To daunt supposes something more sudden and startling. To appall is the strongest term, implying a sense of terror which overwhelms the faculties. So flies a herd of beeves, that hear, dismayed, The lions roaring through the midnight shade. --Pope. Jove got such heroes as my sire, whose soul No fear could daunt, nor earth nor hell control. --Pope. Now the last ruin the whole host appalls; Now Greece has trembled in her wooden walls. --Pope.
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Dismember \Dis*mem"ber\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dismembered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dismembering}.] [OF. desmembrer, F. d[82]membrer; pref. des- (L. dis) + OF. & F. membre limb. See {Member}.] 1. To tear limb from limb; to dilacerate; to disjoin member from member; to tear or cut in pieces; to break up. Fowls obscene dismembered his remains. --Pope. A society lacerated and dismembered. --Gladstone. By whose hands the blow should be struck which would dismember that once mighty empire. --Buckle. 2. To deprive of membership. [Obs.] They were dismembered by vote of the house. --R. North. Syn: To disjoint; dislocate; dilacerate; mutilate; divide; sever.
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Dismember \Dis*mem"ber\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dismembered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dismembering}.] [OF. desmembrer, F. d[82]membrer; pref. des- (L. dis) + OF. & F. membre limb. See {Member}.] 1. To tear limb from limb; to dilacerate; to disjoin member from member; to tear or cut in pieces; to break up. Fowls obscene dismembered his remains. --Pope. A society lacerated and dismembered. --Gladstone. By whose hands the blow should be struck which would dismember that once mighty empire. --Buckle. 2. To deprive of membership. [Obs.] They were dismembered by vote of the house. --R. North. Syn: To disjoint; dislocate; dilacerate; mutilate; divide; sever.
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Dismember \Dis*mem"ber\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dismembered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dismembering}.] [OF. desmembrer, F. d[82]membrer; pref. des- (L. dis) + OF. & F. membre limb. See {Member}.] 1. To tear limb from limb; to dilacerate; to disjoin member from member; to tear or cut in pieces; to break up. Fowls obscene dismembered his remains. --Pope. A society lacerated and dismembered. --Gladstone. By whose hands the blow should be struck which would dismember that once mighty empire. --Buckle. 2. To deprive of membership. [Obs.] They were dismembered by vote of the house. --R. North. Syn: To disjoint; dislocate; dilacerate; mutilate; divide; sever.
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Dismemberment \Dismem"berment\, n. [Cf. OF. desmembrement, F. d[82]membrement.] The act of dismembering, or the state of being dismembered; cutting in piece; m[?]tilation; division; separation. The Castilians would doubtless have resented the dismemberment of the unwieldy body of which they formed the head. --Macaulay.
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Dismount \Dis*mount"\, v. t. 1. To throw or bring down from an elevation, place of honor and authority, or the like. Dismounted from his authority. --Barrow. 2. To throw or remove from a horse; to unhorse; as, the soldier dismounted his adversary. 3. (Mech.) To take down, or apart, as a machine. 4. To throw or remove from the carriage, or from that on which a thing is mounted; to break the carriage or wheels of, and render useless; to deprive of equipments or mountings; -- said esp. of artillery.
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Dismount \Dis*mount"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dismounted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dismounting}.] [Pref. dis- + mount: cf. OF. desmonter, F. d[82]monter.] 1. To come down; to descend. [Poetic] But now the bright sun ginneth to dismount. --Spenser. 2. To alight from a horse; to descend or get off, as a rider from his beast; as, the troops dismounted.
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Dismount \Dis*mount"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dismounted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dismounting}.] [Pref. dis- + mount: cf. OF. desmonter, F. d[82]monter.] 1. To come down; to descend. [Poetic] But now the bright sun ginneth to dismount. --Spenser. 2. To alight from a horse; to descend or get off, as a rider from his beast; as, the troops dismounted.
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Dismount \Dis*mount"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dismounted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dismounting}.] [Pref. dis- + mount: cf. OF. desmonter, F. d[82]monter.] 1. To come down; to descend. [Poetic] But now the bright sun ginneth to dismount. --Spenser. 2. To alight from a horse; to descend or get off, as a rider from his beast; as, the troops dismounted.
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Disown \Dis*own"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disowned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disowning}.] 1. To refuse to own or acknowledge as belonging to one's self; to disavow or deny, as connected with one's self personally; as, a parent can hardly disown his child; an author will sometimes disown his writings. 2. To refuse to acknowledge or allow; to deny. Then they, who brother's better claim disown, Expel their parents, and usurp the throne. --Dryden. Syn: To disavow; disclaim; deny; abnegate; renounce; disallow.
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Disownment \Dis*own"ment\, n. Act of disowning. [R.]
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Disseminate \Dissem"inate\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Disseminated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disseminating}.] [L. disseminatus, p. p. of disseminare to disseminate; dis- + seminare to sow, semen seed. See {Seminary}.] 1. To sow broadcast or as seed; to scatter for growth and propagation, like seed; to spread abroad; to diffuse; as, principles, ideas, opinions, and errors are disseminated when they are spread abroad for propagation. 2. To spread or extend by dispersion. A nearly uniform and constant fire or heat disseminated throughout the body of the earth. --Woodward. Syn: To spread; diffuse; propagate; circulate; disperse; scatter.
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Disseminate \Dissem"inate\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Disseminated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disseminating}.] [L. disseminatus, p. p. of disseminare to disseminate; dis- + seminare to sow, semen seed. See {Seminary}.] 1. To sow broadcast or as seed; to scatter for growth and propagation, like seed; to spread abroad; to diffuse; as, principles, ideas, opinions, and errors are disseminated when they are spread abroad for propagation. 2. To spread or extend by dispersion. A nearly uniform and constant fire or heat disseminated throughout the body of the earth. --Woodward. Syn: To spread; diffuse; propagate; circulate; disperse; scatter.
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Disseminated \Dissem"ina`ted\, p. a. (Min.) Occurring in small portions scattered through some other substance.
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Disseminate \Dissem"inate\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Disseminated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disseminating}.] [L. disseminatus, p. p. of disseminare to disseminate; dis- + seminare to sow, semen seed. See {Seminary}.] 1. To sow broadcast or as seed; to scatter for growth and propagation, like seed; to spread abroad; to diffuse; as, principles, ideas, opinions, and errors are disseminated when they are spread abroad for propagation. 2. To spread or extend by dispersion. A nearly uniform and constant fire or heat disseminated throughout the body of the earth. --Woodward. Syn: To spread; diffuse; propagate; circulate; disperse; scatter.
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Dissemination \Dissem`ina"tion\, n. [L. disseminatio: cf. F. diss[82]mination.] The act of disseminating, or the state of being disseminated; diffusion for propagation and permanence; a scattering or spreading abroad, as of ideas, beliefs, etc. The universal dissemination of those writings. --Wayland.
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Disseminative \Dissem"ina*tive\, a. Tending to disseminate, or to become disseminated. The effect of heresy is, like the plague, infectious and disseminative. --Jer. Taylor.
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Disseminator \Dissem"ina`tor\, n. [L.] One who, or that which, disseminates, spreads, or propagates; as, disseminators of disease.
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Dissonance \Dis"so*nance\, n. [L. dissonantia: cf. F. dissonance.] 1. A mingling of discordant sounds; an inharmonious combination of sounds; discord. Filled the air with barbarous dissonance. --Milton. 2. Want of agreement; incongruity. --Milton.
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Dissonancy \Dis"sonancy\, n. Discord; dissonance.
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Dissonant \Dis"so*nant\, a. [L. dissonans, -antis, p. pr. of dissonare to disagree in sound, be discordant; dis- + sonare to sound: cf. F. dissonant. See {Sonant}.] 1. Sounding harshly; discordant; unharmonious. With clamor of voices dissonant and loud. --Longfellow. 2. Disagreeing; incongruous; discrepant, -- with from or to. [bd]Anything dissonant to truth.[b8] --South. What can be dissonant from reason and nature than that a man, naturally inclined to clemency, should show himself unkind and inhuman? --Hakewill.
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Disunion \Dis*un"ion\, n. [Pref. dis- + union: cf. F. d[82]sunion.] 1. The termination of union; separation; disjunction; as, the disunion of the body and the soul. 2. A breach of concord and its effect; alienation. Such a disunion between the two houses as might much clou[?] the happiness of this kingdom. --Clarendon. 3. The termination or disruption of the union of the States forming the United States. I have not accustomed myself to hang over the precipice of disunion. --D. Webster.
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Disunionist \Disun"ionist\, n. An advocate of disunion, specifically, of disunion of the United States.
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Dizen \Diz"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dizened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dizening}.] [Perh. orig., to dress in a foolish manner, and allied to dizzy: but cf. also OE. dysyn (Palsgrave) to put tow or flax on a distaff, i. e., to dress it. Cf. {Distaff}.] 1. To dress; to attire. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl. 2. To dress gaudily; to overdress; to bedizen; to deck out. Like a tragedy queen, he has dizened her out. --Goldsmith. To-morrow when the masks shall fall That dizen Nature's carnival. --Emerson.
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Document \Doc"u*ment\, n. [LL. documentum, fr. docere to teach: cf. F. document. See {Docile}.] 1. That which is taught or authoritatively set forth; precept; instruction; dogma. [Obs.] Learners should not be too much crowded with a heap or multitude of documents or ideas at one time. -- I. Watts. 2. An example for instruction or warning. [Obs.] They were forth with stoned to death, as a document to others. -- Sir W. Raleigh. 3. An original or official paper relied upon as the basis, proof, or support of anything else; -- in its most extended sense, including any writing, book, or other instrument conveying information in the case; any material substance on which the thoughts of men are represented by any species of conventional mark or symbol. Saint Luke . . . collected them from such documents and testimonies as he . . . judged to be authentic. --Paley.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Document \Doc"u*ment\, v. t. 1. To teach; to school. [Obs.] I am finely documented by my own daughter. -- Dryden. 2. To furnish with documents or papers necessary to establish facts or give information; as, a a ship should be documented according to the directions of law.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Documental \Doc`u*men"tal\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to instruction. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More. 2. Of or pertaining to written evidence; documentary; as, documental testimony.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Documentary \Doc`umen"tary\, a. Pertaining to written evidence; contained or certified in writing. [bd]Documentary evidence.[b8] --Macaulay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dysnomy \Dys"no*my\, n. [Gr. [?]; [?] ill, bad + [?] law.] Bad legislation; the enactment of bad laws. --Cockeram.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Des Moines, IA (city, FIPS 21000) Location: 41.57674 N, 93.61741 W Population (1990): 193187 (83289 housing units) Area: 194.9 sq km (land), 3.8 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50309, 50310, 50312, 50313, 50314, 50315, 50316, 50320, 50321 Des Moines, NM (village, FIPS 20480) Location: 36.76134 N, 103.83329 W Population (1990): 168 (80 housing units) Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 88418 Des Moines, WA (city, FIPS 17635) Location: 47.39550 N, 122.30947 W Population (1990): 17283 (7438 housing units) Area: 8.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 98198
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Des Moines County, IA (county, FIPS 57) Location: 40.92086 N, 91.17492 W Population (1990): 42614 (18248 housing units) Area: 1077.9 sq km (land), 35.4 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Dishman, WA (CDP, FIPS 17985) Location: 47.65895 N, 117.27545 W Population (1990): 9671 (4207 housing units) Area: 8.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Dixmont, ME Zip code(s): 04932
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Dousman, WI (village, FIPS 20550) Location: 43.01484 N, 88.47136 W Population (1990): 1277 (369 housing units) Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 53118
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
documentation n. The multiple kilograms of macerated, pounded, steamed, bleached, and pressed trees that accompany most modern software or hardware products (see also {tree-killer}). Hackers seldom read paper documentation and (too) often resist writing it; they prefer theirs to be terse and on-line. A common comment on this predilection is "You can't {grep} dead trees". See {drool-proof paper}, {verbiage}, {treeware}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
disman {Distributed Management}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
document 1. Any specific type of {file} produced or edited by a specific {application}; usually capable of being printed. E.g. "Word document", "Photoshop document", etc. 2. A term used on some systems (e.g. {Intermedia}) for a {hypertext} {node}. It is sometimes used for a collection of nodes on related topics, possibly stored or distributed as one. 3. To write {documentation} on a certain piece of code. (2003-10-25)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Document Examiner A high-performance {hypertext} system by {Symbolics} that provides on-line access to their user documentation. (1995-04-16)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Document Image Processing (DIP) Storage, management and retrieval of {image}s. (1994-11-11)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Document Object Model A {W3C} specification for {application program interfaces} for accessing the content of {HTML} and {XML} documents. {Home (http://www.w3.org/DOM/)}. (1999-12-14)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Document Style Semantics and Specification Language (DSSSL) An {ISO} {standard} under preparation, addressing the {semantics} of high-quality composition in a manner independent of particular formatting systems or processes. DSSSL is intended as a complementary standard to {SGML} for the specification of semantics.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Document Type Definition (DTD) The definition of a document type in {SGML} or {XML}, consisting of a set of {mark-up} tags and their interpretation. {Docbook DTD home (http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/)}. {XML DTD Tutorial (http://www.xml101.com/dtd)}. (2001-04-30)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
documentation The multiple kilograms of macerated, pounded, steamed, bleached, and pressed trees that accompany most modern software or hardware products (see also {tree-killer}). Hackers seldom read paper documentation and (too) often resist writing it; they prefer theirs to be terse and {on-line}. A common comment on this predilection is "You can't {grep} dead trees". See {drool-proof paper}, {verbiage}, {treeware}. [{Jargon File}] (2003-10-25)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Daysman an umpire or arbiter or judge (Job 9:33). This word is formed from the Latin diem dicere, i.e., to fix a day for hearing a cause. Such an one is empowered by mutual consent to decide the cause, and to "lay his hand", i.e., to impose his authority, on both, and enforce his sentence.