dash down
         v 1: write down hastily; "She dashed off a letter to her lawyer"
               [syn: {dash down}, {dash off}]

English Dictionary: distinct	by the DICT Development Group
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decadence n the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities Synonym(s): degeneracy, degeneration, decadence, decadency
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decadency n the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities Synonym(s): degeneracy, degeneration, decadence, decadency
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decadent adj marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay; "a decadent life of excessive money and no sense of responsibility"; "a group of effete self-professed intellectuals" Synonym(s): decadent, effete n a person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically)
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decedent n someone who is no longer alive; "I wonder what the dead person would have done" Synonym(s): dead person, dead soul, deceased person, deceased, decedent, departed
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deciding adj having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle" Synonym(s): deciding(a), determinant, determinative, determining(a) n the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making" Synonym(s): decision making, deciding
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deck tennis n game played mainly on board ocean liners; players toss a ring back and forth over a net that is stretched across a small court
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decoding n the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text; "a secret key or password is required for decryption" Synonym(s): decoding, decryption, decipherment
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deoxyadenosine n a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of adenosine and deoxyribose
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deoxyadenosine monophosphate n one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose) Synonym(s): deoxyadenosine monophosphate, A
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deoxythymidine n a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of thymine and deoxyribose Synonym(s): deoxythymidine, thymidine
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deoxythymidine monophosphate n one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose) Synonym(s): deoxythymidine monophosphate, T
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dessiatine n a former Russian unit of area equal to 2.7 acres
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destain v remove stain from (a laboratory specimen) to enhance contrast
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destination n the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey); "a crowd assembled at the finish"; "he was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view" Synonym(s): finish, destination, goal the ultimate goal for which something is done Synonym(s): destination, terminus written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location Synonym(s): address, destination, name and address
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
destine v decree or designate beforehand; "She was destined to become a great pianist" Synonym(s): destine, fate, doom, designate design or destine; "She was intended to become the director" Synonym(s): intend, destine, designate, specify
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
destined adj headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students'; "children bound for school"; "a flight destined for New York" Synonym(s): bound, destined (usually followed by `to') governed by fate; "bound to happen"; "an old house destined to be demolished"; "he is destined to be famous" Synonym(s): bound(p), destined
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destiny n an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future Synonym(s): destiny, fate the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman); "we are helpless in the face of destiny" Synonym(s): destiny, fate your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion" Synonym(s): fortune, destiny, fate, luck, lot, circumstances, portion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
diastema n a gap or vacant space between two teeth
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dichotomisation n the act of dividing into two sharply different categories Synonym(s): dichotomization, dichotomisation
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dichotomise v divide into two opposing groups or kinds [syn: dichotomize, dichotomise]
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dichotomization n the act of dividing into two sharply different categories Synonym(s): dichotomization, dichotomisation
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dichotomize v divide into two opposing groups or kinds [syn: dichotomize, dichotomise]
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dichotomous adj divided or dividing into two sharply distinguished parts or classifications
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dichotomously adv in a dichotomous manner
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dichotomy n being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses; "the dichotomy between eastern and western culture" Synonym(s): dichotomy, duality
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Dictamnus n a dicotyledonous genus of the family Rutaceae [syn: Dictamnus, genus Dictamnus]
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Dictamnus alba n Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather Synonym(s): fraxinella, dittany, burning bush, gas plant, Dictamnus alba
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diction n the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience Synonym(s): enunciation, diction the manner in which something is expressed in words; "use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton Synonym(s): wording, diction, phrasing, phraseology, choice of words, verbiage
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dictionary n a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them Synonym(s): dictionary, lexicon
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dictionary definition n a definition that reports the standard uses of a word or phrase or symbol
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dictionary entry n the entry in a dictionary of information about a word [syn: lexical entry, dictionary entry]
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dictum n an authoritative declaration [syn: pronouncement, dictum, say-so] an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding Synonym(s): obiter dictum, dictum
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disdain n lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary" Synonym(s): contempt, disdain, scorn, despite a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient Synonym(s): condescension, disdain, patronage v look down on with disdain; "He despises the people he has to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately" Synonym(s): contemn, despise, scorn, disdain reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances" Synonym(s): reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
disdainful adj expressing extreme contempt [syn: contemptuous, disdainful, insulting, scornful] having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette"; "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer Synonym(s): disdainful, haughty, imperious, lordly, overbearing, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
disdainfully adv in a proud and domineering manner; "he treated his staff cavalierly" Synonym(s): disdainfully, cavalierly without respect; in a disdainful manner; "she spoke of him contemptuously" Synonym(s): contemptuously, disdainfully, scornfully, contumeliously
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
disdainfulness n the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior Synonym(s): condescension, superciliousness, disdainfulness
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disquieting adj causing mental discomfort; "the disquieting sounds of nearby gunfire"
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disquietingly adv in a disquieting manner; "the disquietingly close sounds of gunfire"
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dissidence n disagreement; especially disagreement with the government
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dissident adj characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards Synonym(s): dissident, heretical, heterodox disagreeing, especially with a majority Synonym(s): dissentient, dissenting(a), dissident n a person who dissents from some established policy [syn: dissenter, dissident, protester, objector, contestant]
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Dissident Irish Republican Army n a radical terrorist group that broke away in 1997 when the mainstream Provisional IRA proposed a cease-fire; has continued terrorist activities in opposition to any peace agreement Synonym(s): Real IRA, Real Irish Republican Army, RIRA, Dissident Irish Republican Army
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
distance n the property created by the space between two objects or points a distant region; "I could see it in the distance" size of the gap between two places; "the distance from New York to Chicago"; "he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points" Synonym(s): distance, length indifference by personal withdrawal; "emotional distance" Synonym(s): distance, aloofness the interval between two times; "the distance from birth to death"; "it all happened in the space of 10 minutes" Synonym(s): distance, space a remote point in time; "if that happens it will be at some distance in the future"; "at a distance of ten years he had forgotten many of the details" v keep at a distance; "we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living" go far ahead of; "He outdistanced the other runners" Synonym(s): outdistance, outstrip, distance
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distance vision n vision for objects that a 20 feet or more from the viewer
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distant adj separated in space or coming from or going to a distance; "distant villages"; "the sound of distant traffic"; "a distant sound"; "a distant telephone call" Antonym(s): close far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship ; "a distant cousin"; "a remote relative"; "a distant likeness"; "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics" Synonym(s): distant, remote Antonym(s): close remote in manner; "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers" Synonym(s): aloof, distant, upstage separate or apart in time; "distant events"; "the remote past or future" Synonym(s): distant, remote, removed located far away spatially; "distant lands"; "remote stars" Synonym(s): distant, remote
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
distantly adv from or at a distance; "dimly, distantly, voices sounded in the stillness"
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distemper n any of various infectious viral diseases of animals an angry and disagreeable mood Synonym(s): ill humor, ill humour, distemper Antonym(s): amiability, good humor, good humour, good temper paint made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder a painting created with paint that is made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder a method of painting in which the pigments are mixed with water and a binder; used for painting posters or murals or stage scenery v paint with distemper
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distend v become wider; "His pupils were dilated" [syn: dilate, distend] cause to expand as it by internal pressure; "The gas distended the animal's body" swell from or as if from internal pressure; "The distended bellies of the starving cows"
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distensible adj capable of being distended; able to stretch and expand; "the stomach is a distensible organ"
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distension n the act of expanding by pressure from within [syn: distention, distension] the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions Synonym(s): dilatation, distension, distention
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distention n the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions [syn: dilatation, distension, distention] the act of expanding by pressure from within Synonym(s): distention, distension
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
distinct adj (often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or quality; "plants of several distinct types"; "the word `nationalism' is used in at least two distinct senses"; "gold is distinct from iron"; "a tree related to but quite distinct from the European beech"; "management had interests quite distinct from those of their employees" Synonym(s): distinct, distinguishable easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined; "a distinct flavor"; "a distinct odor of turpentine"; "a distinct outline"; "the ship appeared as a distinct silhouette"; "distinct fingerprints" Antonym(s): indistinct constituting a separate entity or part; "a government with three discrete divisions"; "on two distinct occasions" Synonym(s): discrete, distinct recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage" Synonym(s): distinct, decided clearly or sharply defined to the mind; "clear-cut evidence of tampering"; "Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest"; "trenchant distinctions between right and wrong" Synonym(s): clear-cut, distinct, trenchant
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distinction n a discrimination between things as different and distinct; "it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation" Synonym(s): differentiation, distinction high status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence" Synonym(s): eminence, distinction, preeminence, note a distinguishing quality; "it has the distinction of being the cheapest restaurant in town" a distinguishing difference; "he learned the distinction between gold and lead"
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distinctive adj of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing; "Jerusalem has a distinctive Middle East flavor"- Curtis Wilkie; "that is typical of you!" Synonym(s): distinctive, typical capable of being classified Synonym(s): classifiable, distinctive
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
distinctive feature n an odd or unusual characteristic [syn: peculiarity, distinctive feature, distinguishing characteristic]
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distinctively adv in an identifiably distinctive manner; "the distinctively conservative district of the county"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
distinctiveness n a distinguishing trait [syn: peculiarity, specialness, specialty, speciality, distinctiveness] utter dissimilarity Synonym(s): disparateness, distinctiveness
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distinctly adv clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment; "it's distinctly possible"; "I could clearly see myself in his situation" Synonym(s): distinctly, clearly in a distinct and distinguishable manner; "the subtleties of this distinctly British occasion" to a distinct degree; "urbanization in Spain is distinctly correlated with a fall in reproductive rate"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
distinctness n the quality of being sharp and clear [syn: distinctness, sharpness] Antonym(s): blurriness, fogginess, fuzziness, indistinctness, softness the state of being several and distinct Synonym(s): discreteness, distinctness, separateness, severalty the quality of being not alike; being distinct or different from that otherwise experienced or known Synonym(s): otherness, distinctness, separateness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
distinguish v mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple" Synonym(s): distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart detect with the senses; "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make out the faces in this photograph" Synonym(s): spot, recognize, recognise, distinguish, discern, pick out, make out, tell apart be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense; "His modesty distinguishes him from his peers" Synonym(s): distinguish, mark, differentiate make conspicuous or noteworthy Synonym(s): signalize, signalise, distinguish identify as in botany or biology, for example Synonym(s): identify, discover, key, key out, distinguish, describe, name
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distinguishable adj capable of being perceived as different or distinct; "only the shine of their metal was distinguishable in the gloom"; "a project distinguishable into four stages of progress"; "distinguishable differences between the twins" Antonym(s): indistinguishable, undistinguishable (often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or quality; "plants of several distinct types"; "the word `nationalism' is used in at least two distinct senses"; "gold is distinct from iron"; "a tree related to but quite distinct from the European beech"; "management had interests quite distinct from those of their employees" Synonym(s): distinct, distinguishable
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
distinguished adj (used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation; "our distinguished professor" used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person; "his distinguished bearing"; "the monarch's imposing presence"; "she reigned in magisterial beauty" Synonym(s): distinguished, grand, imposing, magisterial
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Distinguished Conduct Medal n a British military decoration for distinguished conduct in the field
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Distinguished Flying Cross n a United States Air Force decoration for heroism while participating in an aerial flight
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Distinguished Service Cross n a United States Army decoration for extraordinary heroism against an armed enemy
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Distinguished Service Medal n a United States military decoration for meritorious service in wartime duty of great responsibility
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Distinguished Service Order n a British military decoration for special service in action
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distinguishing characteristic n an odd or unusual characteristic [syn: peculiarity, distinctive feature, distinguishing characteristic]
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distomatosis n a disease of the liver (especially in sheep and cattle) caused by liver flukes and their by-products Synonym(s): black disease, sheep rot, liver rot, distomatosis
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dog stinkhorn n a stinkhorn having a stalk without a cap; the slimy gleba is simply plastered on its surface near the apex where winged insects can find it Synonym(s): dog stinkhorn, Mutinus caninus
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dog's dinner n a poor job; a mess; "they made a real dog's breakfast of that job" Synonym(s): dog's breakfast, dog's dinner
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doggedness n persistent determination [syn: doggedness, perseverance, persistence, persistency, tenacity, tenaciousness, pertinacity]
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doss down v sleep in a convenient place; "You can crash here, though it's not very comfortable" Synonym(s): doss, doss down, crash
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dscDNA n double-stranded cDNA
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duck down n down of the duck
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dukedom n the dignity or rank or position of a duke the domain controlled by a duke or duchess Synonym(s): duchy, dukedom
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dust mop n a dry swab for dusting floors [syn: dustmop, dust mop, dry mop]
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Dustin Hoffman n versatile United States film actor (born in 1937) [syn: Hoffman, Dustin Hoffman]
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dustiness n the state of being covered with dust
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dusting powder n a fine powder for spreading on the body (as after bathing) Synonym(s): toilet powder, bath powder, dusting powder
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dustman n someone employed to collect and dispose of refuse [syn: garbage man, garbageman, garbage collector, garbage carter, garbage hauler, refuse collector, dustman]
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dustmop n a dry swab for dusting floors [syn: dustmop, dust mop, dry mop]
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dusty miller n shrubby perennial of the Canary Islands having white flowers and leaves and hairy stems covered with dustlike down; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum Synonym(s): dusty miller, silver-lace, silver lace, Tanacetum ptarmiciflorum, Chrysanthemum ptarmiciflorum stiff much-branched perennial of the Mediterranean region having very white woolly stems and leaves Synonym(s): dusty miller, Senecio cineraria, Cineraria maritima a plant having leaves and stems covered with down that resembles dust Synonym(s): dusty miller, Centaurea cineraria, Centaurea gymnocarpa herb with greyish leaves found along the east coast of North America; used as an ornamental plant Synonym(s): dusty miller, beach wormwood, old woman, Artemisia stelleriana an old cottage garden plant of southeastern Europe widely cultivated for its attractive white woolly foliage and showy crimson flowers Synonym(s): mullein pink, rose campion, gardener's delight, dusty miller, Lychnis coronaria
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dysthymia n mild chronic depression; "I thought she had just been in a bad mood for thirty years, but the doctor called it dysthymia" Synonym(s): dysthymia, dysthymic depression
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dysthymic depression n mild chronic depression; "I thought she had just been in a bad mood for thirty years, but the doctor called it dysthymia" Synonym(s): dysthymia, dysthymic depression
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sauba ant \Sau"ba ant`\ (Zo[94]l.)       A South American ant ({[d1]codoma cephalotes}) remarkable for       having two large kinds of workers besides the ordinary ones,       and for the immense size of its formicaries. The sauba ant       cuts off leaves of plants and carries them into its       subterranean nests, and thus often does great damage by       defoliating trees and cultivated plants.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d892cidium \[d8][92]*cid"i*um\, n.; pl. {[92]cidia}. [NL., dim.       of Gr. [?] injury.] (Bot.)       A form of fruit in the cycle of development of the Rusts or       Brands, an order of fungi, formerly considered independent       plants.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Aceton91mia \[d8]Ac`e*to*n[91]"mi*a\, -nemia \-ne"mi*a\, n.       [NL. See {Acetone}; {H[ae]ma-}.] (Med.)       A morbid condition characterized by the presence of acetone       in the blood, as in diabetes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Acetonuria \[d8]Ac`e*to*nu"ri*a\, n. [NL. See {Acetone};       {Urine}.] (Med.)       Excess of acetone in the urine, as in starvation or diabetes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Achatina \[d8]Ach`a*ti"na\, n. [NL., from Gr. [?] agate.]       (Zo[94]l.)       A genus of land snails, often large, common in the warm parts       of America and Africa.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Actinaria \[d8]Ac`ti*na"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. [?], [?],       ray.] (Zo[94]l.)       A large division of Anthozoa, including those which have       simple tentacles and do not form stony corals. Sometimes, in       a wider sense, applied to all the Anthozoa, expert the       Alcyonaria, whether forming corals or not.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Actinia \[d8]Ac*tin"i*a\, n.; pl. L. {Actini[91]}, E.       {Actinias}. [Latinized fr. Gr. [?], [?], ray.] (Zo[94]l.)             (a) An animal of the class Anthozoa, and family                   {Actinid[91]}. From a resemblance to flowers in form                   and color, they are often called {animal flowers} and                   {sea anemones}. [See {Polyp}.].             (b) A genus in the family {Actinid[91]}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Actinomycosis \[d8]Ac`ti*no*my*co"sis\, n. [NL.] (Med.)       A chronic infectious disease of cattle and man due to the       presence of {Actinomyces bovis}. It causes local suppurating       tumors, esp. about the jaw. Called also {lumpy jaw} or {big       jaw}. -- {Ac`ti*no*my*cot"ic}, a.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Actinotrocha \[d8]Ac`ti*not"ro*cha\, n. pl. [NL.; Gr. [?],       [?], a ray + [?] a ring.] (Zo[94]l.)       A peculiar larval form of {Phoronis}, a genus of marine       worms, having a circle of ciliated tentacles.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Actinozo94n \[d8]Ac"ti*no*zo"[94]n\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       One of the Actinozoa.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Actinozoa \[d8]Ac"ti*no*zo"a\, n. pl. [Gr. [?], [?], ray +       zw^on animal.] (Zo[94]l.)       A group of C[d2]lenterata, comprising the Anthozoa and       Ctenophora. The sea anemone, or actinia, is a familiar       example.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Actinula \[d8]Ac*tin"u*la\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], [?], a       ray.] (Zo[94]l.)       A kind of embryo of certain hydroids ({Tubularia}), having a       stellate form.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Ascidium \[d8]As*cid"i*um\ ([acr]s*s[icr]d"[icr]*[ucr]m), n.;       pl. {Ascidia} (-[adot]). [NL., fr. ascus. See {Ascus}.]       1. (Bot.) A pitcher-shaped, or flask-shaped, organ or             appendage of a plant, as the leaves of the pitcher plant,             or the little bladderlike traps of the bladderwort             (Utricularia).          2. pl. (Zo[94]l.) A genus of simple ascidians, which formerly             included most of the known species. It is sometimes used             as a name for the Ascidioidea, or for all the Tunicata.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Asthenia \[d8]As`the*ni"a\, Astheny \As"the*ny\, n. [NL.       asthenia, Gr. 'asqe`nia; 'a priv. + sqe`nos strength.] (Med.)       Want or loss of strength; debility; diminution of the vital       forces.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Asthenopia \[d8]As`the*no"pi*a\, n. [Gr. 'a priv. + sqe`nos       strength + 'w`ps eye.]       Weakness of sight. --Quain. -- {As`the*nop"ic}, a.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Caatinga \[d8]Caa*tin"ga\, n. [Tupi caa-tinga white forest.]       (Phytogeography)       A forest composed of stunted trees and thorny bushes, found       in areas of small rainfall in Brazil.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Catamenia \[d8]Cat`a*me"nia\       (k[acr]t`[adot]*m[emac]"n[icr]*[adot]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.       ta` katamh`nia.] (Med.)       The monthly courses of women; menstrual discharges; menses.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Catena \[d8]Ca*te"na\, n.; pl. {Catene}. [L., a chain.]       A chain or series of things connected with each other.                   I have . . . in no case sought to construct those                caten[91] of games, which it seems now the fashion of                commentators to link together.               --C. J.                                                                               Ellicott.
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d8Cd2nd2cium \[d8]C[d2]*n[d2]"ci*um\ (? [or] ?), n. [NL., fr.       Gr. [?] common + [?] house.] (Zo[94]l.)       The common tissue which unites the various zooids of a       bryozoan.
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Cd2nenchym \C[d2]*nen"chym\, d8Cd2nenchyma    \[d8]C[d2]*nen"chy*ma\n. [NL. coenenchyma, fr. Gr. [?] common +       [?] something poured in. Formed like parenchyma.] (Zo[94]l.)       The common tissue which unites the polyps or zooids of a       compound anthozoan or coral. It may be soft or more or less       ossified. See {Coral}.
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d8Cd2nesthesis \[d8]C[d2]n`es*the"sis\ (? [or] ?), n. [NL., fr.       Gr. [?] common + [?] sensation.] (Physiol.)       Common sensation or general sensibility, as distinguished       from the special sensations which are located in, or ascribed       to, separate organs, as the eye and ear. It is supposed to       depend on the ganglionic system.
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d8Cd2nurus \[d8]C[d2]*nu"rus\, n. [NL. fr. Gr. [?] + [?] tail.]       (Zo[94]l.)       The larval stage of a tapeworm ({T[91]nia c[d2]nurus}) which       forms bladderlike sacs in the brain of sheep, causing the       fatal disease known as water brain, vertigo, staggers or gid.          Note: This bladder worm has on its surface numerous small                heads, each of which, when swallowed by a dog, becomes                a mature tapeworm in the dog's intestine.
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d8Chateau \[d8]Cha`teau"\, n.; pl. {Chateux}. [F. ch[83]teau a       castle. See {Castle}.]       1. A castle or a fortress in France.          2. A manor house or residence of the lord of the manor; a             gentleman's country seat; also, particularly, a royal             residence; as, the chateau of the Louvre; the chateau of             the Luxembourg.          Note: The distinctive, French term for a fortified caste of                the middle ages is ch[83]teau-fort.          {[d8]Chateau en Espagne}[F.], a castle in Spain, that is, a             castle in the air, Spain being the region of romance.
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d8Chiton \[d8]Chi"ton\, n. [Gr. [?] a chiton (in sense 1).]       1. An under garment among the ancient Greeks, nearly             representing the modern shirt.          2. (Zo[94]l.) One of a group of gastropod mollusks, with a             shell composed of eight movable dorsal plates. See             {Polyplacophora}.
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d8Chthonophagia \[d8]Chthon`o*pha"gi*a\, Chthonophagy    \Chtho*noph"a*gy\, n. [NL. chthonophagia; Gr. [?], [?], earth +       [?] to eat.]       A disease characterized by an irresistible desire to eat       earth, observed in some parts of the southern United States,       the West Indies, etc.
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d8Cotinga \[d8]Co*tin"ga\ (k[osl]*t[esl][nsm]"g[adot]), n.       [Native South American name.] (Zo[94]l.)       A bird of the family {Cotingid[91]}, including numerous       bright-colored South American species; -- called also       {chatterers}.
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d8Ctenoidei \[d8]Cte*noid"e*i\ (-?-?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.       [?][?][?], [?][?][?][?], comb + -oid.] (Zo[94]l.)       A group of fishes, established by Agassiz, characterized by       having scales with a pectinated margin, as in the perch. The       group is now generally regarded as artificial.
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d8Ctenophora \[d8]Cte*noph"o*ra\ (t?-n?f"?-r?), n. pl. [NL.,       from Gr. [?][?][?], [?][?][?], comb + [?][?][?][?] to carry.]       (Zo[94]l.)       A class of C[d2]lenterata, commonly ellipsoidal in shape,       swimming by means of eight longitudinal rows of paddles. The       separate paddles somewhat resemble combs.
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d8Ctenostomata \[d8]Cten`o*stom"a*ta\ (t?n`?-st?m"?-t?), n. pl.       [NL., fr. Gr. [?][?][?], [?][?][?], comb + [?][?][?][?],       -[?][?][?] mouth.] (Zo[94]l.)       A suborder of Bryozoa, usually having a circle of bristles       below the tentacles.
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d8Diacodium \[d8]Di`a*co"di*um\, n. [L., from Gr. [?] [?] from       poppy heads; dia` through, from + [?] head, a poppy head.]       A sirup made of poppies.
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d8Diastema \[d8]Di`a*ste"ma\, n. [L. See {Diastem}.] (Anat.)       A vacant space, or gap, esp. between teeth in a jaw.
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d8Dictamen \[d8]Dic*ta"men\, n. [LL., fr. dictare to dictate.]       A dictation or dictate. [R.] --Falkland.
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d8Dictamnus \[d8]Dic*tam"nus\, n. [L. See {Dittany}.] (Bot.)       A suffrutescent, {D. Fraxinella} (the only species), with       strong perfume and showy flowers. The volatile oil of the       leaves is highly inflammable.
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d8Dictum \[d8]Dic"tum\, n.; pl. L. {Dicta}, E. {Dictums}. [L.,       neuter of dictus, p. p. of dicere to say. See {Diction}, and       cf. {Ditto}.]       1. An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; an             apothegm.                         A class of critical dicta everywhere current. --M.                                                                               Arnold.          2. (Law)             (a) A judicial opinion expressed by judges on points that                   do not necessarily arise in the case, and are not                   involved in it.             (b) (French Law) The report of a judgment made by one of                   the judges who has given it. --Bouvier.             (c) An arbitrament or award.
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d8Distoma \[d8]Dis"to*ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. di- = di`s- twice +       [?] mouth.] (Zo[94]l.)       A genus of parasitic, trematode worms, having two suckers for       attaching themselves to the part they infest. See 1st       {Fluke}, 2.
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d8Echidna \[d8]E*chid"na\, n. [L., a viper, adder, Gr. [?].]       1. (Gr. Myth.) A monster, half maid and half serpent.          2. (Zo[94]l.) A genus of {Monotremata} found in Australia,             Tasmania, and New Guinea. They are toothless and covered             with spines; -- called also {porcupine ant-eater}, and             {Australian ant-eater}.
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d8Ecthyma \[d8]Ec*thy"ma\, n.; pl. {Ecthymata}. [NL., fr. Gr.       [?] pimple, fr. [?] to break out.] (Med.)       A cutaneous eruption, consisting of large, round pustules,       upon an indurated and inflamed base. --Dunglison.
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d8Estaminet \[d8]Es`ta`mi`net"\, n. [F.]       A caf[82], or room in a caf[82], in which smoking is allowed.
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d8Estancia \[d8]Es*tan"ci*a\, n. [Sp. See {Stanza}.]       A grazing; a country house. [Spanish America]
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d8Gaydiang \[d8]Gay"di*ang\, n. (Naut.)       A vessel of Anam, with two or three masts, lofty triangular       sails, and in construction somewhat resembling a Chinese       junk.
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d8Gitana \[d8]Gi*ta"na\, n. fem.; d8Gitano \[d8]Gi*ta"no\, n.       masc.[Sp., fr. (assumed) LL. Aegyptanus, fem. Aegyptana,       Egyptian. Cf. {Gypsy}.]       A Spanish gypsy.
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d8Gitana \[d8]Gi*ta"na\, n. fem.; d8Gitano \[d8]Gi*ta"no\, n.       masc.[Sp., fr. (assumed) LL. Aegyptanus, fem. Aegyptana,       Egyptian. Cf. {Gypsy}.]       A Spanish gypsy.
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d8Houstonia \[d8]Hous*to"ni*a\, n. [NL. So named after Dr.       William Houston, an English surgeon and botanist.] (Bot.)       A genus of small rubiaceous herbs, having tetramerous       salveform blue or white flower. There are about twenty       species, natives of North America. Also, a plant of this       genus.
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d8Ichthyomorpha \[d8]Ich`thy*o*mor"pha\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.       [?] fish-shaped; [?], [?], a fish + [?] form.] (Zo[94]l.)       The Urodela.
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d8Ketmie \[d8]Ket`mie"\, n. (Bot.)       The name of certain African species of {Hibiscus}, cultivated       for the acid of their mucilage. [Written also {ketmia}.]
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d8Kytomiton \[d8]Ky*tom"i*ton\, n.[NL., from Gr. [?] a hollow       vessel + [?] a thread.] (Biol.)       See {Karyomiton}.
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d8Octaemeron \[d8]Oc`ta*em"e*ron\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], neut.       of [?] of the eighth day.] (Eccl.)       A fast of eight days before a great festival. --Shipley.
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d8Octandria \[d8]Oc*tan"dri*a\, n.pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] (for [?]       eight) + [?], [?], male, man.] (Bot.)       A Linn[91]an class of plants, in which the flowers have eight       stamens not united to one another or to the pistil.
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d8Ostensorium \[d8]Os`ten*so"ri*um\, Ostensory \Os*ten"so*ry\,       n.; pl. L. {-soria}, E. {-sories}. [NL. ostensorium: cf. F.       ostensoir. See {Ostensible}.] (R. C. Ch.)       Same as {Monstrance}.
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d8Osteoma \[d8]Os`te*o"ma\, n.; pl. {Osteomata}. [NL. See       {Osteo-}, and {-oma}.] (Med.)       A tumor composed mainly of bone; a tumor of a bone.
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d8Osteomalacia \[d8]Os`te*o*ma*la"ci*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?]       bone + [?] softness.] (Med.)       A disease of the bones, in which they lose their earthy       material, and become soft, flexible, and distorted. Also       called {malacia}.
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d8Ostium \[d8]Os"ti*um\, n.; pl. {Ostia}. [L.] (Anat.)       An opening; a passage.
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d8Quidam \[d8]Qui"dam\, n. [L.]       Somebody; one unknown. --Spenser.
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d8Scotoma \[d8]Sco*to"ma\, n. [L.] (Med.)       Scotomy.
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d8Scutum \[d8]Scu"tum\, n.; pl. {Scuta}. [L.]       1. (Rom. Antiq.) An oblong shield made of boards or             wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron             rim; -- carried chiefly by the heavy-armed infantry.          2. (O. Eng. Law) A penthouse or awning. [Obs.] --Burrill.          3. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The second and largest of the four parts forming the                   upper surface of a thoracic segment of an insect. It                   is preceded by the prescutum and followed by the                   scutellum. See the Illust. under {Thorax}.             (b) One of the two lower valves of the operculum of a                   barnacle.
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d8Sedum \[d8]Se"dum\, n. [NL., fr. L. sedere to sit; so called       in allusion to the manner in which the plants attach       themselves to rocks and walls.] (Bot.)       A genus of plants, mostly perennial, having succulent leaves       and cymose flowers; orpine; stonecrop. --Gray.
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d8Shaitan \[d8]Shai"tan\, d8Sheitan \[d8]Shei"tan\, n. [Written       also {sheytan}.] [Hind. shait[be]n, fr. Ar.       shai[tsdot][be]n.]       1. Among Mohammedans:             (a) An evil spirit; the evil one; the devil.             (b) One of bad disposition; a fiend. [Colloq.]          2. (Meteor.) A dust storm. [India]
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d8Shaitan \[d8]Shai"tan\, d8Sheitan \[d8]Shei"tan\, n. [Written       also {sheytan}.] [Hind. shait[be]n, fr. Ar.       shai[tsdot][be]n.]       1. Among Mohammedans:             (a) An evil spirit; the evil one; the devil.             (b) One of bad disposition; a fiend. [Colloq.]          2. (Meteor.) A dust storm. [India]
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d8Soutane \[d8]Sou`tane"\, n. [F., fr. Sp. sotana, or It.       sottana, LL. subtana, fr. L. subtus below, beneath, fr. sub       under.] (Eccl. Costume)       A close garnment with straight sleeves, and skirts reaching       to the ankles, and buttoned in front from top to bottom;       especially, the black garment of this shape worn by the       clergy in France and Italy as their daily dress; a cassock.
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d8St84nderath \[d8]St[84]n"de*rath`\, [or] St84nderat    \St[84]n"de*rat`\, n. [G.] (Switzerland)       See {Legislature}, above.
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d8Staminodium \[d8]Stam`i*no"di*um\, n.; pl. {Staminodia}. [NL.       See {Stamen}, and -{oid}.] (Bot.)       An abortive stamen, or any organ modified from an abortive       stamen.
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d8Stannum \[d8]Stan"num\, n. [L., alloy of silver and lead;       later, tin.] (Chem.)       The technical name of tin. See {Tin}.
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d8Steenbok \[d8]Steen"bok`\, n. [D. steen stone + bok buck.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Same as {Steinbock}.
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d8Stemma \[d8]Stem"ma\, n.; pl. {Stemmata}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?],       pl. [?], a garland or chaplet.] (Zo[94]l.)       (a) One of the ocelli of an insect. See {Ocellus}.       (b) One of the facets of a compound eye of any arthropod.
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d8Stenosis \[d8]Ste*no"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] narrow.]       (Med.)       A narrowing of the opening or hollow of any passage, tube, or       orifice; as, stenosis of the pylorus. It differs from       stricture in being applied especially to diffused rather than       localized contractions, and in always indicating an origin       organic and not spasmodic.
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d8Stoma \[d8]Sto"ma\, n.; pl. {Stomata}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], [?],       a mouth.]       1. (Anat.) One of the minute apertures between the cells in             many serous membranes.          2. (Bot.)             (a) The minute breathing pores of leaves or other organs                   opening into the intercellular spaces, and usually                   bordered by two contractile cells.             (b) The line of dehiscence of the sporangium of a fern. It                   is usually marked by two transversely elongated cells.                   See Illust. of {Sporangium}.          3. (Zo[94]l.) A stigma. See {Stigma}, n., 6             (a) &             (b) .
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d8Stomapoda \[d8]Sto*map"o*da\, n. pl. [NL. See {Stoma}, and       {-poda}.] (Zo[94]l.)       An order of Crustacea including the squillas. The maxillipeds       are leglike in form, and the large claws are comblike. They       have a large and elongated abdomen, which contains a part of       the stomach and heart; the abdominal appendages are large,       and bear the gills. Called also {Gastrula}, {Stomatopoda},       and {Squilloidea}.
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d8Stomatitis \[d8]Stom`a*ti"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. sto`ma,       -atos, mouth + -itis.] (Med.)       Inflammation of the mouth.
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d8Stomatod91um \[d8]Stom`a*to*d[91]"um\, n. (Anat.)       Same as {Stomod[91]um}.
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d8Stomatoda \[d8]Stom`a*to"da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], [?],       mouth.] (Zo[94]l.)       A division of Protozoa in which a mouthlike opening exists.
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d8Stomatopoda \[d8]Stom`a*top"o*da\, n. pl. [NL. See {Stoma},       and {-pod}.] (Zo[94]l.)       Same as {Stomapoda}.
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d8Stomod91um \[d8]Stom`o*d[91]"um\, n. [NL., from Gr. [?], [?],       mouth + [?] to divide.]       1. (Anat.) A part of the alimentary canal. See under             {Mesenteron}.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The primitive mouth and esophagus of the embryo             of annelids and arthropods.
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d8Stundist \[d8]Stun"dist\, n. [Russ. shtundist, prob. fr. G.       stunde hour; -- from their meetings for Bible reading.]       (Eccl. Hist.)       One of a large sect of Russian dissenters founded, about       1860, in the village of Osnova, near Odessa, by a peasant,       Onishchenko, who had apparently been influenced by a German       sect settled near there. They zealously practice Bible       reading and reject priestly dominion and all external rites       of worship. -- {Stun"dism}, n.
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d8Sudamina \[d8]Su*dam"i*na\, n. pl, sing. {Sudamen}. [NL.       sudamen, -inis, fr. sudare to sweat. See {Sweat}.] (Med.)       Minute vesicles surrounded by an area of reddened skin,       produced by excessive sweating.
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d8Swietenia \[d8]Swie*te"ni*a\, n. [NL. Named after Gerard Van       Sweiten, physician to Maria Theresa of Austria.] (Bot.)       A genus of meliaceous trees consisting of one species       ({Sweitenia Mahogoni}), the mahogany tree.
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d8Testamur \[d8]Tes*ta"mur\, n. [L., we testify, fr. testari to       testify.] (Eng. Universities)       A certificate of merit or proficiency; -- so called from the       Latin words, Ita testamur, with which it commences.
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d8Thecodontia \[d8]The`co*don"ti*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Paleon.)       A group of fossil saurians having biconcave vertebr[91] and       the teeth implanted in sockets.
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d8Toccatella \[d8]Toc`ca*tel"la\, d8Toccatina    \[d8]Toc`ca*ti"na\, n.] [It.] (Music)       A short or simple toccata.
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d8Toxodonta \[d8]Tox`o*don"ta\, n.pl. [NL.] (Paleon.)       An extinct order of Mammalia found in the South American       Tertiary formation. The incisor teeth were long and curved       and provided with a persistent pulp. They are supposed to be       related both to the rodents and ungulates. Called also       {Toxodontia}.
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d8Zo94dendrium \[d8]Zo`[94]*den"dri*um\, n.; pl.       {Zo[94]dendria}. [NL., fr. Gr. zw^,on an animal + [?] a       tree.] (Zo[94]l.)       The branched, and often treelike, support of the colonies of       certain Infusoria.
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d8Zythum \[d8]Zy"thum\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?] a kind of beer; --       so called by the Egyptians.]       A kind of ancient malt beverage; a liquor made from malt and       wheat. [Written also {zythem}.]
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Dacotahs \Da*co"tahs\, n. pl.; sing. {Dacotan}. (Ethnol.)       Same as {Dacotas}. --Longfellow.
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Decadence \De*ca"dence\, Decadency \De*ca"den*cy\, n. [LL.       decadentia; L. de- + cadere to fall: cf. F. d[82]cadence. See       {Decay}.]       A falling away; decay; deterioration; declension. [bd]The old       castle, where the family lived in their decadence.[b8] --Sir       W. Scott.
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Decadence \De*ca"dence\, Decadency \De*ca"den*cy\, n. [LL.       decadentia; L. de- + cadere to fall: cf. F. d[82]cadence. See       {Decay}.]       A falling away; decay; deterioration; declension. [bd]The old       castle, where the family lived in their decadence.[b8] --Sir       W. Scott.
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Decadent \De*ca"dent\, a.       Decaying; deteriorating.
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Decadent \De*ca"dent\, n.       One that is decadent, or deteriorating; esp., one       characterized by, or exhibiting, the qualities of those who       are degenerating to a lower type; -- specif. applied to a       certain school of modern French writers.                   The decadents and [91]sthetes, and certain types of                realists.                                                --C. L. Dana.                   The business men of a great State allow their State to                be represented in Congress by [bd]decadents[b8]. --The                                                                               Century.
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Decayed \De*cayed"\, a.       Fallen, as to physical or social condition; affected with       decay; rotten; as, decayed vegetation or vegetables; a       decayed fortune or gentleman. -- {De*cay"ed*ness}, n.
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Decedent \De*ce"dent\, a. [L. decedens, p. pr. of decedere.]       Removing; departing. --Ash.
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Decedent \De*ce"dent\, n.       A deceased person. --Bouvier.
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Decidement \De*cide"ment\, n.       Means of forming a decision. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
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Decidence \Dec"i*dence\, n. [L. decidens falling off.]       A falling off. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.
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Decide \De*cide"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decided}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Deciding}.] [L. dec[c6]dere; de- + caedere to cut, cut       off; prob. akin to E. shed, v.: cf. F. d[82]cider. Cf.       {Decision}.]       1. To cut off; to separate. [Obs.]                         Our seat denies us traffic here; The sea, too near,                      decides us from the rest.                  --Fuller.          2. To bring to a termination, as a question, controversy,             struggle, by giving the victory to one side or party; to             render judgment concerning; to determine; to settle.                         So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it.                                                                               --1 Kings xx.                                                                               40.                         The quarrel toucheth none but us alone; Betwixt                      ourselves let us decide it then.         --Shak.
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Desition \De*si"tion\, n. [See {Desinent}.]       An end or ending. [R.]
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Destemper \Des*tem"per\, n. [Cf. F. d[82]trempe, fr.       d[82]tremper.]       A kind of painting. See {Distemper}.
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Destin \Des"tin\, n. [Cf. F. destin.]       Destiny. [Obs.] --Marston.
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Destinable \Des"ti*na*ble\, a. [Cf. OF. destinable.]       Determined by destiny; fated. --Chaucer.
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Destinably \Des"ti*na*bly\, adv.       In a destinable manner.
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Destinal \Des"ti*nal\, a.       Determined by destiny; fated. [Obs.] [bd]The order       destinal.[b8] --Chaucer.
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Destinate \Des"ti*nate\, a. [L. destinatus, p. p. of destinare.       See {Destine}.]       Destined. [Obs.] [bd]Destinate to hell.[b8] --Foxe.
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Destinate \Des"ti*nate\, v. t.       To destine, design, or choose. [Obs.] [bd]That name that God       . . . did destinate.[b8] --Udall.
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Destination \Des`ti*na"tion\, n. [L. destinatio determination:       cf. F. destination destination.]       1. The act of destining or appointing.          2. Purpose for which anything is destined; predetermined end,             object, or use; ultimate design.          3. The place set for the end of a journey, or to which             something is sent; place or point aimed at.          Syn: Appointment; design; purpose; intention; destiny; lot;                fate; end.
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Destine \Des"tine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Destined}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Destining}.] [F. destiner, L. destinare; de + the root of       stare to stand. See {Stand}, and cf. {Obstinate}.]       To determine the future condition or application of; to set       apart by design for a future use or purpose; to fix, as by       destiny or by an authoritative decree; to doom; to ordain or       preordain; to appoint; -- often with the remoter object       preceded by to or for.                   We are decreed, Reserved, and destined to eternal woe.                                                                               --Milton.                   Till the loathsome opposite Of all my heart had                destined, did obtain.                              --Tennyson.                   Not enjoyment and not sorrow Is our destined end or                way.                                                      --Longfellow.          Syn: To design; mark out; determine; allot; choose; intend;                devote; consecrate; doom.
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Destine \Des"tine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Destined}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Destining}.] [F. destiner, L. destinare; de + the root of       stare to stand. See {Stand}, and cf. {Obstinate}.]       To determine the future condition or application of; to set       apart by design for a future use or purpose; to fix, as by       destiny or by an authoritative decree; to doom; to ordain or       preordain; to appoint; -- often with the remoter object       preceded by to or for.                   We are decreed, Reserved, and destined to eternal woe.                                                                               --Milton.                   Till the loathsome opposite Of all my heart had                destined, did obtain.                              --Tennyson.                   Not enjoyment and not sorrow Is our destined end or                way.                                                      --Longfellow.          Syn: To design; mark out; determine; allot; choose; intend;                devote; consecrate; doom.
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Destiny \Des"ti*ny\, n.; pl. {Destinies}. [OE. destinee,       destene, F. destin[82]e, from destiner. See {Destine}.]       1. That to which any person or thing is destined;             predetermined state; condition foreordained by the Divine             or by human will; fate; lot; doom.                         Thither he Will come to know his destiny. --Shak.                         No man of woman born, Coward or brave, can shun his                      destiny.                                             --Bryant.          2. The fixed order of things; invincible necessity; fate; a             resistless power or agency conceived of as determining the             future, whether in general or of an individual.                         But who can turn the stream of destiny? --Spenser.                         Fame comes only when deserved, and then is as                      inevitable as destiny, for it is destiny.                                                                               --Longfellow.          {The Destinies} (Anc. Myth.), the three Parc[91], or Fates;             the supposed powers which preside over human life, and             determine its circumstances and duration.                         Marked by the Destinies to be avoided. --Shak.
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Fate \Fate\, n. [L. fatum a prophetic declaration, oracle, what       is ordained by the gods, destiny, fate, fr. fari to speak:       cf. OF. fat. See {Fame}, {Fable}, {Ban}, and cf. 1st {Fay},       {Fairy}.]       1. A fixed decree by which the order of things is prescribed;             the immutable law of the universe; inevitable necessity;             the force by which all existence is determined and             conditioned.                         Necessity and chance Approach not me; and what I                      will is fate.                                    --Milton.                         Beyond and above the Olympian gods lay the silent,                      brooding, everlasting fate of which victim and                      tyrant were alike the instruments.      --Froude.          2. Appointed lot; allotted life; arranged or predetermined             event; destiny; especially, the final lot; doom; ruin;             death.                         The great, th'important day, big with the fate Of                      Cato and of Rome.                              --Addison.                         Our wills and fates do so contrary run That our                      devices still are overthrown.            --Shak.                         The whizzing arrow sings, And bears thy fate,                      Antinous, on its wings.                     --Pope.          3. The element of chance in the affairs of life; the             unforeseen and unestimated conitions considered as a force             shaping events; fortune; esp., opposing circumstances             against which it is useless to struggle; as, fate was, or             the fates were, against him.                         A brave man struggling in the storms of fate.                                                                               --Pope.                         Sometimes an hour of Fate's serenest weather strikes                      through our changeful sky its coming beams. --B.                                                                               Taylor.          4. pl. [L. Fata, pl. of fatum.] (Myth.) The three goddesses,             Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, sometimes called the             {Destinies}, or {Parc[91]}who were supposed to determine             the course of human life. They are represented, one as             holding the distaff, a second as spinning, and the third             as cutting off the thread.          Note: Among all nations it has been common to speak of fate                or destiny as a power superior to gods and men --                swaying all things irresistibly. This may be called the                fate of poets and mythologists. Philosophical fate is                the sum of the laws of the universe, the product of                eternal intelligence and the blind properties of                matter. Theological fate represents Deity as above the                laws of nature, and ordaining all things according to                his will -- the expression of that will being the law.                --Krauth-Fleming.          Syn: Destiny; lot; doom; fortune; chance.
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Destine \Des"tine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Destined}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Destining}.] [F. destiner, L. destinare; de + the root of       stare to stand. See {Stand}, and cf. {Obstinate}.]       To determine the future condition or application of; to set       apart by design for a future use or purpose; to fix, as by       destiny or by an authoritative decree; to doom; to ordain or       preordain; to appoint; -- often with the remoter object       preceded by to or for.                   We are decreed, Reserved, and destined to eternal woe.                                                                               --Milton.                   Till the loathsome opposite Of all my heart had                destined, did obtain.                              --Tennyson.                   Not enjoyment and not sorrow Is our destined end or                way.                                                      --Longfellow.          Syn: To design; mark out; determine; allot; choose; intend;                devote; consecrate; doom.
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Destinist \Des"ti*nist\, n.       A believer in destiny; a fatalist. [R.]
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Destiny \Des"ti*ny\, n.; pl. {Destinies}. [OE. destinee,       destene, F. destin[82]e, from destiner. See {Destine}.]       1. That to which any person or thing is destined;             predetermined state; condition foreordained by the Divine             or by human will; fate; lot; doom.                         Thither he Will come to know his destiny. --Shak.                         No man of woman born, Coward or brave, can shun his                      destiny.                                             --Bryant.          2. The fixed order of things; invincible necessity; fate; a             resistless power or agency conceived of as determining the             future, whether in general or of an individual.                         But who can turn the stream of destiny? --Spenser.                         Fame comes only when deserved, and then is as                      inevitable as destiny, for it is destiny.                                                                               --Longfellow.          {The Destinies} (Anc. Myth.), the three Parc[91], or Fates;             the supposed powers which preside over human life, and             determine its circumstances and duration.                         Marked by the Destinies to be avoided. --Shak.
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Diactinic \Di`ac*tin"ic\, a. [Pref. di- + actinic.] (Physics)       Capable of transmitting the chemical or actinic rays of       light; as, diactinic media.
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Diastem \Di"a*stem\, n. [L. diastema, Gr. [?], fr. [?]: cf. F.       diast[8a]me.]       (a) Intervening space; interval.       (b) (Anc. Mus.) An interval.
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Dichotomist \Di*chot"o*mist\, n.       One who dichotomizes. --Bacon.
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Dichotomize \Di*chot"o*mize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Dichotomized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dichotomizing}.] [See       {Dichotomous}.]       1. To cut into two parts; to part into two divisions; to             divide into pairs; to bisect. [R.]                         The apostolical benediction dichotomizes all good                      things into grace and peace.               --Bp. Hall.          2. (Astron.) To exhibit as a half disk. See {Dichotomy}, 3.             [bd][The moon] was dichotomized.[b8] --Whewell.
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Dichotomize \Di*chot"o*mize\, v. i.       To separate into two parts; to branch dichotomously; to       become dichotomous.
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Dichotomize \Di*chot"o*mize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Dichotomized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dichotomizing}.] [See       {Dichotomous}.]       1. To cut into two parts; to part into two divisions; to             divide into pairs; to bisect. [R.]                         The apostolical benediction dichotomizes all good                      things into grace and peace.               --Bp. Hall.          2. (Astron.) To exhibit as a half disk. See {Dichotomy}, 3.             [bd][The moon] was dichotomized.[b8] --Whewell.
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Dichotomize \Di*chot"o*mize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Dichotomized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dichotomizing}.] [See       {Dichotomous}.]       1. To cut into two parts; to part into two divisions; to             divide into pairs; to bisect. [R.]                         The apostolical benediction dichotomizes all good                      things into grace and peace.               --Bp. Hall.          2. (Astron.) To exhibit as a half disk. See {Dichotomy}, 3.             [bd][The moon] was dichotomized.[b8] --Whewell.
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Dichotomous \Di*chot"o*mous\, a. [L. dichotomos, Gr. [?]; [?] in       two, asunder + diate`mnein to cut.]       Regularly dividing by pairs from bottom to top; as, a       dichotomous stem. -- {Di*chot"o*mous*ly}, adv.
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Dichotomous \Di*chot"o*mous\, a. [L. dichotomos, Gr. [?]; [?] in       two, asunder + diate`mnein to cut.]       Regularly dividing by pairs from bottom to top; as, a       dichotomous stem. -- {Di*chot"o*mous*ly}, adv.
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Dichotomy \Di*chot"o*my\, n. [Gr. [?], fr. [?]: cf. F.       dichotomie. See {Dichotomous}.]       1. A cutting in two; a division.                         A general breach or dichotomy with their church.                                                                               --Sir T.                                                                               Browne.          2. Division or distribution of genera into two species;             division into two subordinate parts.          3. (Astron.) That phase of the moon in which it appears             bisected, or shows only half its disk, as at the             quadratures.          4. (Biol.) Successive division and subdivision, as of a stem             of a plant or a vein of the body, into two parts as it             proceeds from its origin; successive bifurcation.          5. The place where a stem or vein is forked.          6. (Logic) Division into two; especially, the division of a             class into two subclasses opposed to each other by             contradiction, as the division of the term man into white             and not white.
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Dittany \Dit"ta*ny\, n. [OE. dytane, detane, dytan, OF. ditain,       F. dictame, L. dictamnum, fr. Gr. di`ktamnon, di`ktamnos, a       plant growing in abundance on Mount Dicte in Crete. Cf.       {Dittander}.] (Bot.)       (a) A plant of the Mint family ({Origanum Dictamnus}), a             native of Crete.       (b) The {Dictamnus Fraxinella}. See {Dictamnus}.       (c) In America, the {Cunila Mariana}, a fragrant herb of the             Mint family.
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Diction \Dic"tion\, n. [L. dicto a saying, a word, fr. dicere,       dictum, to say; akin to dicare to proclaim, and to E. teach,       token: cf. F. diction. See {Teach}, and cf. {Benison},       {Dedicate}, {Index}, {Judge}, {Preach}, {Vengeance}.]       Choice of words for the expression of ideas; the       construction, disposition, and application of words in       discourse, with regard to clearness, accuracy, variety, etc.;       mode of expression; language; as, the diction of Chaucer's       poems.                   His diction blazes up into a sudden explosion of                prophetic grandeur.                                 --De Quincey.          Syn: {Diction}, {Style}, {Phraseology}.          Usage: Style relates both to language and thought; diction,                   to language only; phraseology, to the mechanical                   structure of sentences, or the mode in which they are                   phrased. The style of Burke was enriched with all the                   higher graces of composition; his diction was varied                   and copious; his phraseology, at times, was careless                   and cumbersome. [bd]Diction is a general term                   applicable alike to a single sentence or a connected                   composition. Errors in grammar, false construction, a                   confused disposition of words, or an improper                   application of them, constitute bad diction; but the                   niceties, the elegancies, the peculiarities, and the                   beauties of composition, which mark the genius and                   talent of the writer, are what is comprehended under                   the name of style.[b8] --Crabb.
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Dictionalrian \Dic`tion*al"ri*an\, n.       A lexicographer. [R.]
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Dictionary \Dic"tion*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Dictionaries}. [Cf. F.       dictionnaire. See {Diction}.]       1. A book containing the words of a language, arranged             alphabetically, with explanations of their meanings; a             lexicon; a vocabulary; a wordbook.                         I applied myself to the perusal of our writers; and                      noting whatever might be of use to ascertain or                      illustrate any word or phrase, accumulated in time                      the materials of a dictionary.            --Johnson.          2. Hence, a book containing the words belonging to any system             or province of knowledge, arranged alphabetically; as, a             dictionary of medicine or of botany; a biographical             dictionary.
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Dictionary \Dic"tion*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Dictionaries}. [Cf. F.       dictionnaire. See {Diction}.]       1. A book containing the words of a language, arranged             alphabetically, with explanations of their meanings; a             lexicon; a vocabulary; a wordbook.                         I applied myself to the perusal of our writers; and                      noting whatever might be of use to ascertain or                      illustrate any word or phrase, accumulated in time                      the materials of a dictionary.            --Johnson.          2. Hence, a book containing the words belonging to any system             or province of knowledge, arranged alphabetically; as, a             dictionary of medicine or of botany; a biographical             dictionary.
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d8Dictum \[d8]Dic"tum\, n.; pl. L. {Dicta}, E. {Dictums}. [L.,       neuter of dictus, p. p. of dicere to say. See {Diction}, and       cf. {Ditto}.]       1. An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; an             apothegm.                         A class of critical dicta everywhere current. --M.                                                                               Arnold.          2. (Law)             (a) A judicial opinion expressed by judges on points that                   do not necessarily arise in the case, and are not                   involved in it.             (b) (French Law) The report of a judgment made by one of                   the judges who has given it. --Bouvier.             (c) An arbitrament or award.
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Dight \Dight\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dight} [or] {Dighted}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Dighting}.] [OF. dihten, AS. dihtan to dictate,       command, dispose, arrange, fr. L. dictare to say often,       dictate, order; cf. G. dichten to write poetry, fr. L.       dictare. See {Dictate}.]       1. To prepare; to put in order; hence, to dress, or put on;             to array; to adorn. [Archaic] [bd]She gan the house to             --dight.[b8] --Chaucer.                         Two harmless turtles, dight for sacrifice.                                                                               --Fairfax.                         The clouds in thousand liveries dight. --Milton.          2. To have sexual intercourse with. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Digitain \Dig"i*ta`in\, n. [Cf. F. digitaline.]       (a) (Med.) Any one of several extracts of foxglove             ({Digitalis}), as the [bd]French extract,[b8] the             [bd]German extract,[b8] etc., which differ among             themselves in composition and properties.       (b) (Chem.) A supposedly distinct vegetable principle as the             essential ingredient of the extracts. It is a white,             crystalline substance, and is regarded as a glucoside.
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Discutient \Dis*cu"tient\, a. [L. discutiens, p. pr. of       discutere. See {Discuss}.] (Med.)       Serving to disperse morbid matter; discussive; as, a       discutient application. -- n. An agent (as a medicinal       application) which serves to disperse morbid matter.       [bd]Foment with discutiens.[b8] --Wiseman.
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Disdain \Dis*dain"\ (?; 277), n. [OE. desdain, disdein, OF.       desdein, desdaing, F. d[82]dain, fr. the verb. See {Disdain},       v. t.]       1. A feeling of contempt and aversion; the regarding anything             as unworthy of or beneath one; scorn.                         How my soul is moved with just disdain! --Pope.          Note: Often implying an idea of haughtiness.                            Disdain and scorn ride sparkling in her eyes.                                                                               --Shak.          2. That which is worthy to be disdained or regarded with             contempt and aversion. [Obs.]                         Most loathsome, filthy, foul, and full of vile                      disdain.                                             --Spenser.          3. The state of being despised; shame. [Obs.] --Shak.          Syn: Haughtiness; scorn; contempt; arrogance; pride. See                {Haughtiness}.
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Disdain \Dis*dain"\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disdained};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Disdaining}.] [OE. disdainen, desdainen, OF.       desdeigner, desdaigner, F. d[82]daigner; des- (L. dis-) +       daigner to deign, fr. L. dignari to deem worthy. See       {Deign}.]       1. To think unworthy; to deem unsuitable or unbecoming; as,             to disdain to do a mean act.                         Disdaining . . . that any should bear the armor of                      the best knight living.                     --Sir P.                                                                               Sidney.          2. To reject as unworthy of one's self, or as not deserving             one's notice; to look with scorn upon; to scorn, as base             acts, character, etc.                         When the Philistine . . . saw Dawid, he disdained                      him; for he was but a youth.               --1 Sam. xvii.                                                                               42.                         'T is great, 't manly to disdain disguise. --Young.          Syn: To contemn; despise; scorn. See {Contemn}.
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Disdain \Dis*dain"\, v. i.       To be filled with scorn; to feel contemptuous anger; to be       haughty.                   And when the chief priests and scribes saw the marvels                that he did . . . they disdained.            --Genevan                                                                               Testament                                                                               (Matt. xxi.                                                                               15).
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Disdain \Dis*dain"\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disdained};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Disdaining}.] [OE. disdainen, desdainen, OF.       desdeigner, desdaigner, F. d[82]daigner; des- (L. dis-) +       daigner to deign, fr. L. dignari to deem worthy. See       {Deign}.]       1. To think unworthy; to deem unsuitable or unbecoming; as,             to disdain to do a mean act.                         Disdaining . . . that any should bear the armor of                      the best knight living.                     --Sir P.                                                                               Sidney.          2. To reject as unworthy of one's self, or as not deserving             one's notice; to look with scorn upon; to scorn, as base             acts, character, etc.                         When the Philistine . . . saw Dawid, he disdained                      him; for he was but a youth.               --1 Sam. xvii.                                                                               42.                         'T is great, 't manly to disdain disguise. --Young.          Syn: To contemn; despise; scorn. See {Contemn}.
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Disdained \Dis*dained"\, a.       Disdainful. [Obs.]                   Revenge the jeering and disdained contempt Of this                proud king.                                             --Shak.
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Disdainful \Dis*dain"ful\, a.       Full of disdain; expressing disdain; scornful; contemptuous;       haughty.                   From these Turning disdainful to an equal good.                                                                               --Akenside.       -- {Dis*dain"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Dis*dain"ful*ness}, n.
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Disdainful \Dis*dain"ful\, a.       Full of disdain; expressing disdain; scornful; contemptuous;       haughty.                   From these Turning disdainful to an equal good.                                                                               --Akenside.       -- {Dis*dain"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Dis*dain"ful*ness}, n.
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Disdainful \Dis*dain"ful\, a.       Full of disdain; expressing disdain; scornful; contemptuous;       haughty.                   From these Turning disdainful to an equal good.                                                                               --Akenside.       -- {Dis*dain"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Dis*dain"ful*ness}, n.
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Disdain \Dis*dain"\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disdained};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Disdaining}.] [OE. disdainen, desdainen, OF.       desdeigner, desdaigner, F. d[82]daigner; des- (L. dis-) +       daigner to deign, fr. L. dignari to deem worthy. See       {Deign}.]       1. To think unworthy; to deem unsuitable or unbecoming; as,             to disdain to do a mean act.                         Disdaining . . . that any should bear the armor of                      the best knight living.                     --Sir P.                                                                               Sidney.          2. To reject as unworthy of one's self, or as not deserving             one's notice; to look with scorn upon; to scorn, as base             acts, character, etc.                         When the Philistine . . . saw Dawid, he disdained                      him; for he was but a youth.               --1 Sam. xvii.                                                                               42.                         'T is great, 't manly to disdain disguise. --Young.          Syn: To contemn; despise; scorn. See {Contemn}.
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Disdainishly \Dis*dain"ish*ly\, adv.       Disdainfully. [Obs.] --Vives.
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Disdainous \Dis*dain"ous\, a. [OF. desdeignos, desdaigneux, F.       d[82]daigneux.]       Disdainful. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.
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Disdainously \Dis*dain"ous*ly\, adv.       Disdainfully. [Obs.] --Bale.
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Disquiet \Dis*qui"et\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disquieted}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Disquieting}.]       To render unquiet; to deprive of peace, rest, or tranquility;       to make uneasy or restless; to disturb.                   Why art thou cast down, O my soul, and why art thou                disquieted within me?                              --Ps. xlii.                                                                               11.                   As quiet as these disquieted times will permit. --Sir                                                                               W. Scott.          Syn: To harass; disturb; vex; fret; excite; agitate.
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Disquietment \Dis*qui"et*ment\, n.       State of being disquieted; uneasiness; harassment. [R.]       --Hopkins.
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Disquietness \Dis*qui"et*ness\, n.       Disturbance of quiet in body or mind; restlessness;       uneasiness. --Hooker.
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Dissidence \Dis"si*dence\, n. [L. dissidentia: cf. F.       dissidence. See {Dissident}, a.]       Disagreement; dissent; separation from the established       religion. --I. Taylor.                   It is the dissidence of dissent.            --Burke.
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Dissident \Dis"si*dent\, a. [L. dissidens, -entis, p. pr. of       dissidere to sit apart, to disagree; dis- + sedere to sit:       cf. F. dissident. See {Sit}.]       No agreeing; dissenting; discordant; different.                   Our life and manners be dissident from theirs.                                                                               --Robynson                                                                               (More's                                                                               Utopia).
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Dissident \Dis"si*dent\, n. (Eccl.)       One who disagrees or dissents; one who separates from the       established religion.                   The dissident, habituated and taught to think of his                dissidenc[?] as a laudable and necessary opposition to                ecclesiastical usurpation.                     --I. Taylor.
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Dissidently \Dis"si*dent*ly\, adv.       In a dissident manner.
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Dissuade \Dis*suade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dissuaded}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Dissuading}.] [L. dissuadere, dissuasum; dis- +       suadere to advise, persuade: cf. F. dissuader. See       {Suasion}.]       1. To advise or exhort against; to try to persuade (one from             a course). [Obsolescent]                         Mr. Burchell, on the contrary, dissuaded her with                      great ardor: and I stood neuter.         --Goldsmith.                         War, therefore, open or concealed, alike My voice                      dissuades.                                          --Milton.          2. To divert by persuasion; to turn from a purpose by reasons             or motives; -- with from; as, I could not dissuade him             from his purpose.                         I have tried what is possible to dissuade him.                                                                               --Mad. D'                                                                               Arblay.
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Dissweeten \Dis*sweet"en\, v. t.       To deprive of sweetness. [R.] --Bp. Richardson.
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Distain \Dis*tain"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distained}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Distaining}.] [OE. desteinen, OF. desteindre to take       away the color, F. d[82]teindre; pref. des- (L. dis-) + F.       teindre to tinge, dye, L. tingere. See {Tinge}, and cf.       {Stain}.]       To tinge with a different color from the natural or proper       one; to stain; to discolor; to sully; to tarnish; to defile;       -- used chiefly in poetry. [bd]Distained with dirt and       blood.[b8] --Spenser.                   [She] hath . . . distained her honorable blood.                                                                               --Spenser.                   The worthiness of praise distains his worth. --Shak.
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Distain \Dis*tain"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distained}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Distaining}.] [OE. desteinen, OF. desteindre to take       away the color, F. d[82]teindre; pref. des- (L. dis-) + F.       teindre to tinge, dye, L. tingere. See {Tinge}, and cf.       {Stain}.]       To tinge with a different color from the natural or proper       one; to stain; to discolor; to sully; to tarnish; to defile;       -- used chiefly in poetry. [bd]Distained with dirt and       blood.[b8] --Spenser.                   [She] hath . . . distained her honorable blood.                                                                               --Spenser.                   The worthiness of praise distains his worth. --Shak.
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Distain \Dis*tain"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distained}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Distaining}.] [OE. desteinen, OF. desteindre to take       away the color, F. d[82]teindre; pref. des- (L. dis-) + F.       teindre to tinge, dye, L. tingere. See {Tinge}, and cf.       {Stain}.]       To tinge with a different color from the natural or proper       one; to stain; to discolor; to sully; to tarnish; to defile;       -- used chiefly in poetry. [bd]Distained with dirt and       blood.[b8] --Spenser.                   [She] hath . . . distained her honorable blood.                                                                               --Spenser.                   The worthiness of praise distains his worth. --Shak.
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Distance \Dis"tance\, n. [F. distance, L. distantia.]       1. The space between two objects; the length of a line,             especially the shortest line joining two points or things             that are separate; measure of separation in place.                         Every particle attracts every other with a force . .                      . inversely proportioned to the square of the                      distance.                                          --Sir I.                                                                               Newton.          2. Remoteness of place; a remote place.                         Easily managed from a distance.         --W. Irving.                         'T is distance lends enchantment to the view. --T.                                                                               Campbell.                         [He] waits at distance till he hears from Cato.                                                                               --Addison.
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Distance \Dis"tance\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distanced}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Distancing}.]       1. To place at a distance or remotely.                         I heard nothing thereof at Oxford, being then miles                      distanced thence.                              --Fuller.          2. To cause to appear as if at a distance; to make seem             remote.                         His peculiar art of distancing an object to                      aggrandize his space.                        --H. Miller.          3. To outstrip by as much as a distance (see {Distance}, n.,             3); to leave far behind; to surpass greatly.                         He distanced the most skillful of his                      contemporaries.                                 --Milner.
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Distance \Dis"tance\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distanced}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Distancing}.]       1. To place at a distance or remotely.                         I heard nothing thereof at Oxford, being then miles                      distanced thence.                              --Fuller.          2. To cause to appear as if at a distance; to make seem             remote.                         His peculiar art of distancing an object to                      aggrandize his space.                        --H. Miller.          3. To outstrip by as much as a distance (see {Distance}, n.,             3); to leave far behind; to surpass greatly.                         He distanced the most skillful of his                      contemporaries.                                 --Milner.
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Distance \Dis"tance\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distanced}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Distancing}.]       1. To place at a distance or remotely.                         I heard nothing thereof at Oxford, being then miles                      distanced thence.                              --Fuller.          2. To cause to appear as if at a distance; to make seem             remote.                         His peculiar art of distancing an object to                      aggrandize his space.                        --H. Miller.          3. To outstrip by as much as a distance (see {Distance}, n.,             3); to leave far behind; to surpass greatly.                         He distanced the most skillful of his                      contemporaries.                                 --Milner.
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Distancy \Dis"tan*cy\, n.       Distance. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.
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Distant \Dis"tant\, a. [F., fr. L. distans, -antis, p. pr. of       distare to stand apart, be separate or distant; dis- + stare       to stand. See {Stand}.]       1. Separated; having an intervening space; at a distance;             away.                         One board had two tenons, equally distant. --Ex.                                                                               xxxvi. 22.                         Diana's temple is not distant far.      --Shak.          2. Far separated; far off; not near; remote; -- in place,             time, consanguinity, or connection; as, distant times;             distant relatives.                         The success of these distant enterprises.                                                                               --Prescott.          3. Reserved or repelling in manners; cold; not cordial;             somewhat haughty; as, a distant manner.                         He passed me with a distant bow.         --Goldsmith.          4. Indistinct; faint; obscure, as from distance.                         Some distant knowledge.                     --Shak.                         A distant glimpse.                              --W. Irving.          5. Not conformable; discrepant; repugnant; as, a practice so             widely distant from Christianity.          Syn: Separate; far; remote; aloof; apart; asunder; slight;                faint; indirect; indistinct.
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Distantial \Dis*tan"tial\, a.       Distant. [Obs.]                   More distantial from the eye.                  --W. Montagu.
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Distantly \Dis"tant*ly\, adv.       At a distance; remotely; with reserve.
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Distemper \Dis*tem"per\, n. [See {Distemper}, v. t., and cf.       {Destemprer}.]       1. An undue or unnatural temper, or disproportionate mixture             of parts. --Bacon.          Note: This meaning and most of the following are to be                referred to the Galenical doctrine of the four                [bd]humors[b8] in man. See {Humor}. According to the                old physicians, these humors, when unduly tempered,                produce a disordered state of body and mind.          2. Severity of climate; extreme weather, whether hot or cold.             [Obs.]                         Those countries . . . under the tropic, were of a                      distemper uninhabitable.                     --Sir W.                                                                               Raleigh.          3. A morbid state of the animal system; indisposition;             malady; disorder; -- at present chiefly applied to             diseases of brutes; as, a distemper in dogs; the horse             distemper; the horn distemper in cattle.                         They heighten distempers to diseases. --Suckling.          4. Morbid temper of the mind; undue predominance of a passion             or appetite; mental derangement; bad temper; ill humor.             [Obs.]                         Little faults proceeding on distemper. --Shak.                         Some frenzy distemper had got into his head.                                                                               --Bunyan.          5. Political disorder; tumult. --Waller.          6. (Paint.)             (a) A preparation of opaque or body colors, in which the                   pigments are tempered or diluted with weak glue or                   size (cf. {Tempera}) instead of oil, usually for scene                   painting, or for walls and ceilings of rooms.             (b) A painting done with this preparation.          Syn: Disease; disorder; sickness; illness; malady;                indisposition; ailment. See {Disease}.
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Distemper \Dis*tem"per\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distempered}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Distempering}.] [OF. destemprer, destremper, to       distemper, F. d[82]tremper to soak, soften, slake (lime);       pref. des- (L. dis-) + OF. temprer, tremper, F. tremper, L.       temperare to mingle in due proportion. See {Temper}, and cf.       {Destemprer}.]       1. To temper or mix unduly; to make disproportionate; to             change the due proportions of. [Obs.]                         When . . . the humors in his body ben distempered.                                                                               --Chaucer.          2. To derange the functions of, whether bodily, mental, or             spiritual; to disorder; to disease. --Shak.                         The imagination, when completely distempered, is the                      most incurable of all disordered faculties.                                                                               --Buckminster.          3. To deprive of temper or moderation; to disturb; to ruffle;             to make disaffected, ill-humored, or malignant.             [bd]Distempered spirits.[b8] --Coleridge.          4. To intoxicate. [R.]                         The courtiers reeling, And the duke himself, I dare                      not say distempered, But kind, and in his tottering                      chair carousing.                                 --Massinger.          5. (Paint.) To mix (colors) in the way of distemper; as, to             distemper colors with size. [R.]
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Distemperance \Dis*tem"per*ance\, n.       Distemperature. [Obs.]
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Distemperate \Dis*tem"per*ate\, a. [LL. distemperatus, p. p.]       1. Immoderate. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.          2. Diseased; disordered. [Obs.] --Wodroephe.
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Distemperately \Dis*tem"per*ate*ly\, adv.       Unduly. [Obs.]
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Distemperature \Dis*tem"per*a*ture\ (?; 135), n.       1. Bad temperature; intemperateness; excess of heat or cold,             or of other qualities; as, the distemperature of the air.             [Obs.]          2. Disorder; confusion. --Shak.          3. Disorder of body; slight illness; distemper.                         A huge infectious troop Of pale distemperatures and                      foes to life.                                    --Shak.          4. Perturbation of mind; mental uneasiness.                         Sprinkled a little patience on the heat of his                      distemperature.                                 --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.
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Distemper \Dis*tem"per\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distempered}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Distempering}.] [OF. destemprer, destremper, to       distemper, F. d[82]tremper to soak, soften, slake (lime);       pref. des- (L. dis-) + OF. temprer, tremper, F. tremper, L.       temperare to mingle in due proportion. See {Temper}, and cf.       {Destemprer}.]       1. To temper or mix unduly; to make disproportionate; to             change the due proportions of. [Obs.]                         When . . . the humors in his body ben distempered.                                                                               --Chaucer.          2. To derange the functions of, whether bodily, mental, or             spiritual; to disorder; to disease. --Shak.                         The imagination, when completely distempered, is the                      most incurable of all disordered faculties.                                                                               --Buckminster.          3. To deprive of temper or moderation; to disturb; to ruffle;             to make disaffected, ill-humored, or malignant.             [bd]Distempered spirits.[b8] --Coleridge.          4. To intoxicate. [R.]                         The courtiers reeling, And the duke himself, I dare                      not say distempered, But kind, and in his tottering                      chair carousing.                                 --Massinger.          5. (Paint.) To mix (colors) in the way of distemper; as, to             distemper colors with size. [R.]
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Distemper \Dis*tem"per\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distempered}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Distempering}.] [OF. destemprer, destremper, to       distemper, F. d[82]tremper to soak, soften, slake (lime);       pref. des- (L. dis-) + OF. temprer, tremper, F. tremper, L.       temperare to mingle in due proportion. See {Temper}, and cf.       {Destemprer}.]       1. To temper or mix unduly; to make disproportionate; to             change the due proportions of. [Obs.]                         When . . . the humors in his body ben distempered.                                                                               --Chaucer.          2. To derange the functions of, whether bodily, mental, or             spiritual; to disorder; to disease. --Shak.                         The imagination, when completely distempered, is the                      most incurable of all disordered faculties.                                                                               --Buckminster.          3. To deprive of temper or moderation; to disturb; to ruffle;             to make disaffected, ill-humored, or malignant.             [bd]Distempered spirits.[b8] --Coleridge.          4. To intoxicate. [R.]                         The courtiers reeling, And the duke himself, I dare                      not say distempered, But kind, and in his tottering                      chair carousing.                                 --Massinger.          5. (Paint.) To mix (colors) in the way of distemper; as, to             distemper colors with size. [R.]
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Distemperment \Dis*tem"per*ment\, n.       Distempered state; distemperature. [Obs.] --Feltham.
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Distend \Dis*tend"\, v. i.       To become expanded or inflated; to swell. [bd]His heart       distends with pride.[b8] --Milton.
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Distend \Dis*tend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distended}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Distending}.] [L. distendere, distentum, distensum;       dis- + tendere to stretch, stretch out: cf. F. distendre to       distend, d[82]tendre to unbend. See {Tend}, and cf.       {Detent}.]       1. To extend in some one direction; to lengthen out; to             stretch. [R.]                         But say, what mean those colored streaks in heaven                      Distended as the brow of God appeased? --Milton.          2. To stretch out or extend in all directions; to dilate; to             enlarge, as by elasticity of parts; to inflate so as to             produce tension; to cause to swell; as, to distend a             bladder, the stomach, etc.                         The warmth distends the chinks.         --Dryden.          Syn: To dilate; expand; enlarge; swell; inflate.
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Distend \Dis*tend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distended}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Distending}.] [L. distendere, distentum, distensum;       dis- + tendere to stretch, stretch out: cf. F. distendre to       distend, d[82]tendre to unbend. See {Tend}, and cf.       {Detent}.]       1. To extend in some one direction; to lengthen out; to             stretch. [R.]                         But say, what mean those colored streaks in heaven                      Distended as the brow of God appeased? --Milton.          2. To stretch out or extend in all directions; to dilate; to             enlarge, as by elasticity of parts; to inflate so as to             produce tension; to cause to swell; as, to distend a             bladder, the stomach, etc.                         The warmth distends the chinks.         --Dryden.          Syn: To dilate; expand; enlarge; swell; inflate.
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Distend \Dis*tend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distended}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Distending}.] [L. distendere, distentum, distensum;       dis- + tendere to stretch, stretch out: cf. F. distendre to       distend, d[82]tendre to unbend. See {Tend}, and cf.       {Detent}.]       1. To extend in some one direction; to lengthen out; to             stretch. [R.]                         But say, what mean those colored streaks in heaven                      Distended as the brow of God appeased? --Milton.          2. To stretch out or extend in all directions; to dilate; to             enlarge, as by elasticity of parts; to inflate so as to             produce tension; to cause to swell; as, to distend a             bladder, the stomach, etc.                         The warmth distends the chinks.         --Dryden.          Syn: To dilate; expand; enlarge; swell; inflate.
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Distensibility \Dis*ten`si*bil"i*ty\, n.       The quality or capacity of being distensible. [R.]
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Distensible \Dis*ten"si*ble\, a.       Capable of being distended or dilated.
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Distension \Dis*ten"sion\, n.       Same as {Distention}.
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Distensive \Dis*ten"sive\, a.       Distending, or capable of being distended.
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Distent \Dis*tent"\, a. [L. distentus, p. p. See {Distend}.]       Distended. [Poetic] --Thomson.
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Distent \Dis*tent"\, n.       Breadth. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton.
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Distention \Dis*ten"tion\, n. [L. distentio: cf. F. distension.]       1. The act of distending; the act of stretching in breadth or             in all directions; the state of being Distended; as, the             distention of the lungs.          2. Breadth; extent or space occupied by the thing distended.
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Disthene \Dis"thene\, n. [Gr. di- = di`s- twice + [?] force: cf.       F. disth[8a]ne.] (Min.)       Cyanite or kyanite; -- so called in allusion to its unequal       hardness in two different directions. See {Cyanite}.
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Distinct \Dis*tinct"\, a. [L. distinctus, p. p. of distinguere:       cf. F. distinct. See {Distinguish}.]       1. Distinguished; having the difference marked; separated by             a visible sign; marked out; specified. [Obs.]                         Wherever thus created -- for no place Is yet                      distinct by name.                              --Milton.          2. Marked; variegated. [Obs.]                         The which [place] was dight With divers flowers                      distinct with rare delight.               --Spenser.
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Distinct \Dis*tinct"\, v. t.       To distinguish. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.
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Distinction \Dis*tinc"tion\, n. [L. distinctio: cf. F.       distinction.]       1. A marking off by visible signs; separation into parts;             division. [Obs.]                         The distinction of tragedy into acts was not known.                                                                               --Dryden.          2. The act of distinguishing or denoting the differences             between objects, or the qualities by which one is known             from others; exercise of discernment; discrimination.                         To take away therefore that error, which confusion                      breedeth, distinction is requisite.   --Hooker.          3. That which distinguishes one thing from another;             distinguishing quality; sharply defined difference; as,             the distinction between real and apparent good.                         The distinction betwixt the animal kingdom and the                      inferior parts of matter.                  --Locke.          4. Estimation of difference; regard to differences or             distinguishing circumstance.                         Maids, women, wives, without distinction, fall.                                                                               --Dryden.          5. Conspicuous station; eminence; superiority; honorable             estimation; as, a man of distinction.                         Your country's own means of distinction and defense.                                                                               --D. Webster.          Syn: Difference; variation, variety; contrast; diversity;                contrariety; disagreement; discrimination; preference;                superiority; rank; note; eminence.
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Distinctive \Dis*tinc"tive\, a. [Cf. F. distinctif.]       1. Marking or expressing distinction or difference;             distinguishing; characteristic; peculiar.                         The distinctive character and institutions of New                      England.                                             --Bancroft.          2. Having the power to distinguish and discern;             discriminating. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
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Distinctively \Dis*tinc"tive*ly\, adv.       With distinction; plainly.
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Distinctiveness \Dis*tinc"tive*ness\, n.       State of being distinctive.
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Distinctly \Dis*tinct"ly\, adv.       1. With distinctness; not confusedly; without the blending of             one part or thing another; clearly; plainly; as, to see             distinctly.          2. With meaning; significantly. [Obs.]                         Thou dost snore distinctly; There's meaning in thy                      snores.                                             --Shak.          Syn: Separately; clearly; plainly; obviously.
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Distinctness \Dis*tinct"ness\, n.       1. The quality or state of being distinct; a separation or             difference that prevents confusion of parts or things.                         The soul's . . . distinctness from the body.                                                                               --Cudworth.          2. Nice discrimination; hence, clearness; precision; as, he             stated his arguments with great distinctness.          Syn: Plainness; clearness; precision; perspicuity.
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Distincture \Dis*tinc"ture\, n.       Distinctness. [R.]
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Distinguish \Dis*tin"guish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Distinguished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distinguishing}.] [F.       distinguer, L. distinguere, distinctum; di- = dis- +       stinguere to quench, extinguish; prob. orig., to prick, and       so akin to G. stechen, E. stick, and perh. sting. Cf.       {Extinguish}.]       1. Not set apart from others by visible marks; to make             distinctive or discernible by exhibiting differences; to             mark off by some characteristic.                         Not more distinguished by her purple vest, Than by                      the charming features of her face.      --Dryden.                         Milton has distinguished the sweetbrier and the                      eglantine.                                          --Nares.          2. To separate by definition of terms or logical division of             a subject with regard to difference; as, to distinguish             sounds into high and low.                         Moses distinguished the causes of the flood into                      those that belong to the heavens, and those that                      belong to the earth.                           --T. Burnet.          3. To recognize or discern by marks, signs, or characteristic             quality or qualities; to know and discriminate (anything)             from other things with which it might be confounded; as,             to distinguish the sound of a drum.                         We are enabled to distinguish good from evil, as                      well as truth from falsehood.            --Watts.                         Nor more can you distinguish of a man, Than of his                      outward show.                                    --Shak.          4. To constitute a difference; to make to differ.                         Who distinguisheth thee?                     --1 Cor. iv.                                                                               7. (Douay                                                                               version).          5. To separate from others by a mark of honor; to make             eminent or known; to confer distinction upon; -- with by             or for.[bd]To distinguish themselves by means never tried             before.[b8] --Johnson.          Syn: To mark; discriminate; differentiate; characterize;                discern; perceive; signalize; honor; glorify.
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Distinguish \Dis*tin"guish\, v. i.       1. To make distinctions; to perceive the difference; to             exercise discrimination; -- with between; as, a judge             distinguishes between cases apparently similar, but             differing in principle.          2. To become distinguished or distinctive; to make one's self             or itself discernible. [R.]                         The little embryo . . . first distinguishes into a                      little knot.                                       --Jer. Taylor.
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Distinguishable \Dis*tin"guish*a*ble\, a.       1. Capable of being distinguished; separable; divisible;             discernible; capable of recognition; as, a tree at a             distance is distinguishable from a shrub.                         A simple idea being in itself uncompounded . . . is                      not distinguishable into different ideas. --Locke.          2. Worthy of note or special regard. --Swift.
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Distinguishableness \Dis*tin"guish*a*ble*ness\, n.       The quality of being distinguishable.
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Distinguishably \Dis*tin"guish*a*bly\, adv.       So as to be distinguished.
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Distinguished \Dis*tin"guished\, a.       1. Marked; special.                         The most distinguished politeness.      --Mad. D'                                                                               Arblay.          2. Separated from others by distinct difference; having, or             indicating, superiority; eminent or known; illustrious; --             applied to persons and deeds.          Syn: Marked; noted; famous; conspicuous; celebrated;                transcendent; eminent; illustrious; extraordinary;                prominent. -- {Distinguished}, {Eminent}, {Conspicuous},                {Celebrated}, {Illustrious}. A man is eminent, when he                stands high as compared with those around him;                conspicuous, when he is so elevated as to be seen and                observed; distinguished, when he has something which                makes him stand apart from others in the public view;                celebrated, when he is widely spoken of with honor and                respect; illustrious, when a splendor is thrown around                him which confers the highest dignity.
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Distinguish \Dis*tin"guish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Distinguished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distinguishing}.] [F.       distinguer, L. distinguere, distinctum; di- = dis- +       stinguere to quench, extinguish; prob. orig., to prick, and       so akin to G. stechen, E. stick, and perh. sting. Cf.       {Extinguish}.]       1. Not set apart from others by visible marks; to make             distinctive or discernible by exhibiting differences; to             mark off by some characteristic.                         Not more distinguished by her purple vest, Than by                      the charming features of her face.      --Dryden.                         Milton has distinguished the sweetbrier and the                      eglantine.                                          --Nares.          2. To separate by definition of terms or logical division of             a subject with regard to difference; as, to distinguish             sounds into high and low.                         Moses distinguished the causes of the flood into                      those that belong to the heavens, and those that                      belong to the earth.                           --T. Burnet.          3. To recognize or discern by marks, signs, or characteristic             quality or qualities; to know and discriminate (anything)             from other things with which it might be confounded; as,             to distinguish the sound of a drum.                         We are enabled to distinguish good from evil, as                      well as truth from falsehood.            --Watts.                         Nor more can you distinguish of a man, Than of his                      outward show.                                    --Shak.          4. To constitute a difference; to make to differ.                         Who distinguisheth thee?                     --1 Cor. iv.                                                                               7. (Douay                                                                               version).          5. To separate from others by a mark of honor; to make             eminent or known; to confer distinction upon; -- with by             or for.[bd]To distinguish themselves by means never tried             before.[b8] --Johnson.          Syn: To mark; discriminate; differentiate; characterize;                discern; perceive; signalize; honor; glorify.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Distinguishedly \Dis*tin"guish*ed*ly\, adv.       In a distinguished manner. [R.] --Swift.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Distinguisher \Dis*tin"guish*er\, n.       1. One who, or that which, distinguishes or separates one             thing from another by marks of diversity. --Sir T. Browne.          2. One who discerns accurately the difference of things; a             nice or judicious observer. --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Distinguish \Dis*tin"guish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Distinguished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distinguishing}.] [F.       distinguer, L. distinguere, distinctum; di- = dis- +       stinguere to quench, extinguish; prob. orig., to prick, and       so akin to G. stechen, E. stick, and perh. sting. Cf.       {Extinguish}.]       1. Not set apart from others by visible marks; to make             distinctive or discernible by exhibiting differences; to             mark off by some characteristic.                         Not more distinguished by her purple vest, Than by                      the charming features of her face.      --Dryden.                         Milton has distinguished the sweetbrier and the                      eglantine.                                          --Nares.          2. To separate by definition of terms or logical division of             a subject with regard to difference; as, to distinguish             sounds into high and low.                         Moses distinguished the causes of the flood into                      those that belong to the heavens, and those that                      belong to the earth.                           --T. Burnet.          3. To recognize or discern by marks, signs, or characteristic             quality or qualities; to know and discriminate (anything)             from other things with which it might be confounded; as,             to distinguish the sound of a drum.                         We are enabled to distinguish good from evil, as                      well as truth from falsehood.            --Watts.                         Nor more can you distinguish of a man, Than of his                      outward show.                                    --Shak.          4. To constitute a difference; to make to differ.                         Who distinguisheth thee?                     --1 Cor. iv.                                                                               7. (Douay                                                                               version).          5. To separate from others by a mark of honor; to make             eminent or known; to confer distinction upon; -- with by             or for.[bd]To distinguish themselves by means never tried             before.[b8] --Johnson.          Syn: To mark; discriminate; differentiate; characterize;                discern; perceive; signalize; honor; glorify.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Distinguishing \Dis*tin"guish*ing\, a.       Constituting difference, or distinction from everything else;       distinctive; peculiar; characteristic.                   The distinguishing doctrines of our holy religion.                                                                               --Locke.          {Distinguishing pennant} (Naut.), a special pennant by which             any particular vessel in a fleet is recognized and             signaled. --Simmonds.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Distinguishing \Dis*tin"guish*ing\, a.       Constituting difference, or distinction from everything else;       distinctive; peculiar; characteristic.                   The distinguishing doctrines of our holy religion.                                                                               --Locke.          {Distinguishing pennant} (Naut.), a special pennant by which             any particular vessel in a fleet is recognized and             signaled. --Simmonds.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Distinguishingly \Dis*tin"guish*ing*ly\, adv.       With distinction; with some mark of preference. --Pope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Distinguishment \Dis*tin"guish*ment\, n.       Observation of difference; distinction. --Graunt.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fluke \Fluke\ (fl[umac]k), n. [Cf. AS. fl[omac]c a kind of       flatfish, Icel. fl[omac]ki a kind of halibut.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) The European flounder. See {Flounder}. [Written             also {fleuk}, {flook}, and {flowk}]. [1913 Webster]          2. (Zo[94]l.) A parasitic trematode worm of several species,             having a flat, lanceolate body and two suckers. Two             species ({Fasciola hepatica} and {Distoma lanceolatum})             are found in the livers of sheep, and produce the disease             called rot. [1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Distune \Dis*tune"\, v. t.       To put out of tune. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Docket \Dock"et\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Docketed}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Docketing}.]       1. To make a brief abstract of (a writing) and indorse it on             the back of the paper, or to indorse the title or contents             on the back of; to summarize; as, to docket letters and             papers. --Chesterfield.          2. (Law)             (a) To make a brief abstract of and inscribe in a book;                   as, judgments regularly docketed.             (b) To enter or inscribe in a docket, or list of causes                   for trial.          3. To mark with a ticket; as, to docket goods.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Doggedness \Dog"ged*ness\, n.       1. Sullenness; moroseness. [R.]          2. Sullen or obstinate determination; grim resolution or             persistence.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dog's-tongue \Dog's"-tongue`\, n. (Bot.)       Hound's-tongue.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hound's-tongue \Hound's"-tongue`\, n. [AS. hundes tunge.] (Bot.)       A biennial weed ({Cynoglossum officinale}), with soft       tongue-shaped leaves, and an offensive odor. It bears nutlets       covered with barbed or hooked prickles. Called also       {dog's-tongue}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dog's-tongue \Dog's"-tongue`\, n. (Bot.)       Hound's-tongue.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hound's-tongue \Hound's"-tongue`\, n. [AS. hundes tunge.] (Bot.)       A biennial weed ({Cynoglossum officinale}), with soft       tongue-shaped leaves, and an offensive odor. It bears nutlets       covered with barbed or hooked prickles. Called also       {dog's-tongue}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Doughtiness \Dough"ti*ness\, n.       The quality of being doughty; valor; bravery.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ducatoon \Duc`a*toon"\, n. [F. or Sp. ducaton, fr. ducat.]       A silver coin of several countries of Europe, and of       different values.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Duction \Duc"tion\, n. [L. ductio, fr. ducere to lead.]       Guidance. [Obs.] --Feltham.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dukedom \Duke"dom\, n.       1. The territory of a duke.          2. The title or dignity of a duke. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dustiness \Dust"i*ness\, n.       The state of being dusty.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dust \Dust\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dusted}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Dusting}.]       1. To free from dust; to brush, wipe, or sweep away dust             from; as, to dust a table or a floor.          2. To sprinkle with dust.          3. To reduce to a fine powder; to levigate. --Sprat.          {To dyst one's jacket}, to give one a flogging. [Slang.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dustman \Dust"man\, p.; pl. {Dustmen}.       One whose employment is to remove dirt and defuse. --Gay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dustman \Dust"man\, p.; pl. {Dustmen}.       One whose employment is to remove dirt and defuse. --Gay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dusty \Dust"y\, a. [Compar. {Dustier}; superl. {Dustiest}.] [AS.       dystig. See {Dust}.]       1. Filled, covered, or sprinkled with dust; clouded with             dust; as, a dusty table; also, reducing to dust.                         And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to                      dusty death.                                       --Shak.          2. Like dust; of the color of dust; as a dusty white.          {Dusty miller} (Bot.), a plant ({Cineraria maritima}); -- so             called because of the ashy-white coating of its leaves.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dystome \Dys"tome\, a. [Gr. [?] ill, hard + tomo`s cutting,       diate`mnein to cut.] (Min.)       Cleaving with difficulty.          Note: Datolite was called dystome spar by Mohs.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Daisytown, PA (borough, FIPS 17976)       Location: 40.32035 N, 78.90348 W       Population (1990): 367 (144 housing units)       Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 15427
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Desdemona, TX       Zip code(s): 76445
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Destin, FL (city, FIPS 17325)       Location: 30.39110 N, 86.47441 W       Population (1990): 8080 (7269 housing units)       Area: 19.3 sq km (land), 1.7 sq km (water)
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Dighton, KS (city, FIPS 18050)       Location: 38.48148 N, 100.46579 W       Population (1990): 1361 (662 housing units)       Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Dighton, MA       Zip code(s): 02715
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Ducktown, TN (city, FIPS 21740)       Location: 35.03583 N, 84.38977 W       Population (1990): 421 (214 housing units)       Area: 5.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Dukedom, TN       Zip code(s): 38226
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Dustin, OK (town, FIPS 22200)       Location: 35.27118 N, 96.03137 W       Population (1990): 429 (183 housing units)       Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 74839
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
dictionary flame n.   [Usenet] An attempt to sidetrack a debate    away from issues by insisting on meanings for key terms that    presuppose a desired conclusion or smuggle in an implicit premise.    A common tactic of people who prefer argument over definitions to    disputes about reality.   Compare {spelling flame}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
DECdns          Distributed Naming Service.          Adopted by {OSF} as the naming service for {DCE}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Dictionary APL          {Sharp APL}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
dictionary flame          [{Usenet}] An attempt to sidetrack a debate away from issues       by insisting on meanings for key terms that presuppose a       desired conclusion or smuggle in an implicit premise.   A       common tactic of people who prefer argument over definitions       to disputes about reality.   Compare {spelling flame}.          [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures          (DADS) A dictionary by Paul Black.          {Home (http://hissa.nist.gov/dads)}.          (2001-03-26)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Dictionary of Computing          {Free On-line Dictionary of Computing}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
DSDM          {Dynamic Systems Development Method}