dervish
         n 1: an ascetic Muslim monk; a member of an order noted for
               devotional exercises involving bodily movements

English Dictionary: draw back	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
doorpost n a jamb for a door Synonym(s): doorjamb, doorpost
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
draw back v pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb" Synonym(s): withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back Antonym(s): advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ) Synonym(s): retract, pull back, draw back
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
draw poker n poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer; "he played only draw and stud" Synonym(s): draw, draw poker
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
drawback n the quality of being a hindrance; "he pointed out all the drawbacks to my plan"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Dreyfus n French army officer of Jewish descent whose false imprisonment for treason in 1894 raised issues of anti- Semitism that dominated French politics until his release in 1906 (1859-1935) Synonym(s): Dreyfus, Alfred Dreyfus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
drip coffee n coffee made by passing boiling water through a perforated container packed with finely ground coffee
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
drip culture n a hydroponic method of growing plants by allowing nutrient solutions to drip slowly onto an inert medium in which the plants are growing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
drippage n a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house) Synonym(s): dripping, drippage
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dripstone n the form of calcium carbonate found in stalactites and stalagmites a protective drip that is made of stone Synonym(s): dripstone, hoodmold, hoodmould
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
driveshaft n a rotating shaft that transmits power from the engine to the point of application
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
drop back v take position in the rear, as in a military formation or in the line of scrimmage in football; "The defender dropped back behind his teammate" to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging" Synonym(s): drag, trail, get behind, hang back, drop behind, drop back
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
drop biscuit n biscuit made from dough with enough milk that it can be dropped from a spoon
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
drop cloth n a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery Synonym(s): drop curtain, drop cloth, drop a large piece of cloth laid over the floor or furniture while a room is being painted
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
drop curtain n a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery Synonym(s): drop curtain, drop cloth, drop
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
drop keel n a retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward Synonym(s): centerboard, centreboard, drop keel, sliding keel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
drop scone n a scone made by dropping a spoonful of batter on a griddle Synonym(s): drop scone, griddlecake, Scotch pancake
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
drop shot n a soft return so that the tennis ball drops abruptly after crossing the net Synonym(s): drop shot, dink
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
drop zone n an agreed area where military supplies are dropped to ground troops Synonym(s): drop zone, dropping zone
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
drop-kick v make the point after a touchdown with a dropkick [syn: dropkick, drop-kick] drop and kick (a ball) as it touches the ground, as for a field goal Synonym(s): drop-kick, dropkick
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
drop-seed n a grass of the genus Sporobolus [syn: dropseed, {drop- seed}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dropkick n (football) kicking (as for a field goal) in which the football is dropped and kicked as it touches the ground v make the point after a touchdown with a dropkick [syn: dropkick, drop-kick] drop and kick (a ball) as it touches the ground, as for a field goal Synonym(s): drop-kick, dropkick
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dropkicker n a football kicker who drops the ball and kicks it just as it reaches the ground
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dropseed n a grass of the genus Sporobolus [syn: dropseed, {drop- seed}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dropsical adj swollen with an excessive accumulation of fluid [syn: edematous, dropsical]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dropsy n swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities Synonym(s): edema, oedema, hydrops, dropsy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
drove chisel n a stonemason's chisel with a broad edge for dressing stone Synonym(s): drove, drove chisel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
drupaceous adj of or related to a drupe
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
drypis n spiny-leaved perennial herb of southern Europe having terminal clusters of small flowers
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dwarf astilbe n mat-forming evergreen Asiatic plant with finely cut leaves and small pink to burgundy flowers; grown as ground cover Synonym(s): dwarf astilbe, Astilbe chinensis pumila
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dwarf buckeye n a spreading shrub with pink flowers; found in southeastern United States Synonym(s): dwarf buckeye, bottlebrush buckeye
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dwarf cape gooseberry n stout hairy annual of eastern North America with sweet yellow fruits Synonym(s): strawberry tomato, dwarf cape gooseberry, Physalis pruinosa
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dwarf chestnut n shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts Synonym(s): Allegheny chinkapin, eastern chinquapin, chinquapin, dwarf chestnut, Castanea pumila
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dwarf chinkapin oak n deciduous shrubby tree of northeastern and central United States having a sweet edible nut and often forming dense thickets Synonym(s): dwarf chinkapin oak, dwarf chinquapin oak, dwarf oak, Quercus prinoides
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dwarf chinquapin oak n deciduous shrubby tree of northeastern and central United States having a sweet edible nut and often forming dense thickets Synonym(s): dwarf chinkapin oak, dwarf chinquapin oak, dwarf oak, Quercus prinoides
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dwarf cornel n creeping perennial herb distinguished by red berries and clustered leaf whorls at the tips of shoots; Greenland to Alaska Synonym(s): bunchberry, dwarf cornel, crackerberry, pudding berry, Cornus canadensis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dwarf golden chinkapin n evergreen shrub similar to golden chinkapin; mountains of California Synonym(s): dwarf golden chinkapin, Chrysolepis sempervirens
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dwarf gray willow n willow shrub of dry places in the eastern United States having long narrow leaves canescent beneath Synonym(s): dwarf grey willow, dwarf gray willow, sage willow, Salix tristis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dwarf grey willow n willow shrub of dry places in the eastern United States having long narrow leaves canescent beneath Synonym(s): dwarf grey willow, dwarf gray willow, sage willow, Salix tristis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dwarf juniper n a procumbent variety of the common juniper [syn: {ground cedar}, dwarf juniper, Juniperus communis depressa] procumbent or spreading juniper Synonym(s): dwarf juniper, savin, Juniperus sabina
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dwarf oak n deciduous shrubby tree of northeastern and central United States having a sweet edible nut and often forming dense thickets Synonym(s): dwarf chinkapin oak, dwarf chinquapin oak, dwarf oak, Quercus prinoides
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dwarf pocket rat n small silky-haired pouched rodent; similar to but smaller than kangaroo rats Synonym(s): kangaroo mouse, dwarf pocket rat
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dwarf sperm whale n very small (to 8 feet) sperm whale of central coasts of Atlantic and Pacific Synonym(s): dwarf sperm whale, Kogia simus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dwarf spurge n European erect or depressed annual weedy spurge adventive in northeastern United States Synonym(s): dwarf spurge, Euphorbia exigua
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dwarf sumac n common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berries Synonym(s): dwarf sumac, mountain sumac, black sumac, shining sumac, Rhus copallina
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dwarfish adj atypically small; "dwarf tree"; "dwarf star"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dwarfishness n smallness of stature
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dwarfism n a genetic abnormality resulting in short stature [syn: dwarfism, nanism]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Arpeggio \[d8]Ar*peg"gio\, n. [It., fr. arpeggiare to play on       the harp, fr. arpa harp.] (Mus.)       The production of the tones of a chord in rapid succession,       as in playing the harp, and not simultaneously; a strain thus       played.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Hierapicra \[d8]Hi"e*ra*pi"cra\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] sacred +       [?] bitter.] (med.)       A warming cathartic medicine, made of aloes and canella bark.       --Dunglison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Orabassu \[d8]O`ra*bas"su\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A South American monkey of the genus {Callithrix}, esp. --C.       Moloch.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Orbicula \[d8]Or*bic"u*la\, n. [NL. See {Orbicle}.] (Zo[94]l.)       Same as {Discina}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Orohippus \[d8]Or`o*hip"pus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'o`ros,       mountain (referring to the Rocky Mountain region) + "i`ppos       horse.] (Paleon.)       A genus of American Eocene mammals allied to the horse, but       having four toes in front and three behind.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Rabies \[d8]Ra"bi*es\, n. [L. See {Rage}, n.]       Same as {Hydrophobia}       (b); canine madness.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Rapaces \[d8]Ra*pa"ces\, n. pl. [NL. See {Rapacious}.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Same as {Accipitres}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Rebozo \[d8]Re*bo"zo\, n. [Sp. rebozo.]       A kind of mantilla worn by women over the head and shoulders,       and sometimes over part of the face. [Mexico & Sp. Amer.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Repkie \[d8]Rep"kie\ (r?p"k?), n. [From the native name.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Any edible sea urchin. [Alaska]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Repouss82 \[d8]Re*pous`s[82]"\ (re -p??`s?"), a. [F., p. p. of       repousser to thrust back; pref re- + pousser to push. See       {Push}.]       (a) Formed in relief, as a pattern on metal.       (b) Ornamented with patterns in relief made by pressing or             hammering on the reverse side; -- said of thin metal, or             of a vessel made of thin metal. -- n. Repouss[82] work.          {Repouss[82] work}, ornamentation of metal in relief by             pressing or hammering on the reverse side.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Repoussage \[d8]Re*pous`sage"\, n. [F. See {Repouss[82]}.]       (Art)       Art or process of hammering out or pressing thin metal from       the reverse side: (1) in producing repouss[82] work; (2) in       leveling up any part of an etched plate that has been worked       so as to cause a depression.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Ribes \[d8]Ri"bes\, n.[NL.; cf. Dan. ribs, and Ar. r[c6]b[be]s       a plant with an acid juice.] (Bot.)       A genus of shrubs including gooseberries and currants of many       kinds.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Rifacimento \[d8]Ri*fa`ci*men"to\, n.; pl. {Rifacimenti}.       [It.]       A remaking or recasting; an adaptation, esp. of a literary       work or musical composition.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Rubigo \[d8]Ru*bi"go\, n. [L. rubigo, robigo, rust of metals,       rust, blight.] (bot.)       same as {Rust}, n., 2.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Rubus \[d8]Ru"bus\, n. [L.] (Bot.)       A genus of rosaceous plants, including the raspberry and       blackberry.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Rupicola \[d8]Ru*pic"o*la\, n. [NL., fr. L. rupes, gen. rupis,       a rock + colere to inhabit.] (Zo[94]l.)       A genus of beautiful South American passerine birds,       including the cock of the rock.          Note: The species are remarkable for having an elevated                fan-shaped crest of feathers on the head, and for the                beautiful color of their plumage, which is mostly some                delicate shade of yellow or orange.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Thrips \[d8]Thrips\, n. [L., a woodworm, Gr. [?].] (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of numerous small species of Thysanoptera, especially       those which attack useful plants, as the grain thrips       ({Thrips cerealium}).          Note: The term is also popularly applied to various other                small injurious insects.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Trabecula \[d8]Tra*bec"u*la\, n.; pl. {Trabecul[91]}       (-l[emac]). [L., a little beam.] (Anat.)       A small bar, rod, bundle of fibers, or septal membrane, in       the framework of an organ part.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Travois \[d8]Tra`vois"\, n. [Cf. {Travail}.]       1. A primitive vehicle, common among the North American             Indians, usually two trailing poles serving as shafts and             bearing a platform or net for a load.                         On the plains they will have horses dragging                      travoises; dogs with travoises, women and children                      loaded with impediments.                     --Julian                                                                               Ralph.          2. A logging sled. [Northern U. S. & Canada]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Tripsis \[d8]Trip"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] to rub.]       (Med.)       (a) Trituration. [R.]       (b) Shampoo. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Urbicol91 \[d8]Ur*bic"o*l[91]\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. urbs,       urbis, a city + colere to inhabit.] (Zo[94]l.)       An extensive family of butterflies, including those known as       skippers ({Hesperiad[91]}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Uropygium \[d8]U`ro*pyg"i*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?],       (corrupted form) [?]; [?] the end of the os sacrum + [?]       rump.] (Anat.)       The prominence at the posterior extremity of a bird's body,       which supports the feathers of the tail; the rump; --       sometimes called pope's nose.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Darbies \Dar"bies\, n. pl.       Manacles; handcuffs. [Cant]                   Jem Clink will fetch you the darbies.      --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          Note: In [bd]The Steel Glass[b8] by Gascoigne, printed in                1576, occurs the line [bd]To binde such babes in father                Derbies bands.[b8]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dear-bought \Dear"-bought`\, a.       Bought at a high price; as, dear-bought experience.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Derbyshire spar \Der"by*shire spar"\ (Min.)       A massive variety of fluor spar, found in Derbyshire,       England, and wrought into vases and other ornamental work.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dervish \Der"vish\, Dervise \Der"vise\, Dervis \Der"vis\, n.       [Per. derw[emac]sch, fr. OPer. derew to beg, ask alms: cf. F.       derviche.]       A Turkish or Persian monk, especially one who professes       extreme poverty and leads an austere life.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dervish \Der"vish\, Dervise \Der"vise\, Dervis \Der"vis\, n.       [Per. derw[emac]sch, fr. OPer. derew to beg, ask alms: cf. F.       derviche.]       A Turkish or Persian monk, especially one who professes       extreme poverty and leads an austere life.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dervish \Der"vish\, Dervise \Der"vise\, Dervis \Der"vis\, n.       [Per. derw[emac]sch, fr. OPer. derew to beg, ask alms: cf. F.       derviche.]       A Turkish or Persian monk, especially one who professes       extreme poverty and leads an austere life.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dervish \Der"vish\, n.       One of the fanatical followers of the Mahdi, in the Sudan.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dewar vessel \Dew"ar ves`sel\ (d[umac]"[etil]r). [After Sir       James Dewar, British physicist.]       A double-walled glass vessel for holding liquid air, etc.,       having the space between the walls exhausted so as to prevent       conduction of heat, and sometimes having the glass silvered       to prevent absorption of radiant heat; -- called also,       according to the particular shape,          {Dewar bulb},          {Dewar tube}, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Doorpost \Door"post`\, n.       The jamb or sidepiece of a doorway.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dor \Dor\, n. [Cf. AS. dora drone, locust, D. tor beetle, L.       taurus a kind of beetle. Cf. {Dormouse}.] (Zo[94]l.)       A large European scaraboid beetle ({Geotrupes stercorarius}),       which makes a droning noise while flying. The name is also       applied to allied American species, as the {June bug}. Called       also {dorr}, {dorbeetle}, or {dorrbeetle}, {dorbug},       {dorrfly}, and {buzzard clock}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drabbish \Drab"bish\, a.       Somewhat drab in color.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drabbish \Drab"bish\, a.       Having the character of a drab or low wench. [bd]The drabbish       sorceress.[b8] --Drant.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drab \Drab\, n. [F. drap cloth: LL. drappus, trapus, perh.       orig., a firm, solid stuff, cf. F. draper to drape, also to       full cloth; prob. of German origin; cf. Icel. drepa to beat,       strike, AS. drepan, G. treffen; perh. akin to E. drub. Cf.       {Drape}, {Trappings}.]       1. A kind of thick woolen cloth of a dun, or dull brownish             yellow, or dull gray, color; -- called also {drabcloth}.          2. A dull brownish yellow or dull gray color.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Draffish \Draff"ish\, a.       Worthless; draffy. --Bale.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drake \Drake\, n. [Cf. F. dravik, W. drewg, darnel, cockle,       etc.]       Wild oats, brome grass, or darnel grass; -- called also       {drawk}, {dravick}, and {drank}. [Prov. Eng.] --Dr. Prior.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drawback \Draw"back`\, n.       1. A loss of advantage, or deduction from profit, value,             success, etc.; a discouragement or hindrance;             objectionable feature.                         The avarice of Henry VII . . . . must be deemed a                      drawback from the wisdom ascribed to him. --Hallam.          2. (Com.) Money paid back or remitted; especially, a certain             amount of duties or customs, sometimes the whole, and             sometimes only a part, remitted or paid back by the             government, on the exportation of the commodities on which             they were levied. --M[lsquo]Culloch.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dripstone \Drip"stone`\, n. (Arch.)       A drip, when made of stone. See {Drip}, 2.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drop \Drop\, n. [OE. drope, AS. dropa; akin to OS. dropo, D.       drop, OHG. tropo, G. tropfen, Icel. dropi, Sw. droppe; and       Fr. AS. dre[a2]pan to drip, drop; akin to OS. driopan, D.       druipen, OHG. triofan, G. triefen, Icel. drj[?]pa. Cf.       {Drip}, {Droop}.]       1. The quantity of fluid which falls in one small spherical             mass; a liquid globule; a minim; hence, also, the smallest             easily measured portion of a fluid; a small quantity; as,             a drop of water.                         With minute drops from off the eaves. --Milton.                         As dear to me as are the ruddy drops That visit my                      sad heart.                                          -- Shak.                         That drop of peace divine.                  --Keble.          2. That which resembles, or that which hangs like, a liquid             drop; as a hanging diamond ornament, an earring, a glass             pendant on a chandelier, a sugarplum (sometimes             medicated), or a kind of shot or slug.          3. (Arch.)             (a) Same as {Gutta}.             (b) Any small pendent ornament.          4. Whatever is arranged to drop, hang, or fall from an             elevated position; also, a contrivance for lowering             something; as:             (a) A door or platform opening downward; a trap door; that                   part of the gallows on which a culprit stands when he                   is to be hanged; hence, the gallows itself.             (b) A machine for lowering heavy weights, as packages,                   coal wagons, etc., to a ship's deck.             (c) A contrivance for temporarily lowering a gas jet.             (d) A curtain which drops or falls in front of the stage                   of a theater, etc.             (e) A drop press or drop hammer.             (f) (Mach.) The distance of the axis of a shaft below the                   base of a hanger.          5. pl. Any medicine the dose of which is measured by drops;             as, lavender drops.          6. (Naut.) The depth of a square sail; -- generally applied             to the courses only. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.          7. Act of dropping; sudden fall or descent.          {Ague drop}, {Black drop}. See under {Ague}, {Black}.          {Drop by drop}, in small successive quantities; in repeated             portions. [bd]Made to taste drop by drop more than the             bitterness of death.[b8] --Burke.          {Drop curtain}. See {Drop}, n., 4.             (d) .          {Drop forging}. (Mech.)             (a) A forging made in dies by a drop hammer.             (b) The process of making drop forgings.          {Drop hammer} (Mech.), a hammer for forging, striking up             metal, etc., the weight being raised by a strap or similar             device, and then released to drop on the metal resting on             an anvil or die.          {Drop kick} (Football), a kick given to the ball as it             rebounds after having been dropped from the hands.          {Drop lake}, a pigment obtained from Brazil wood. --Mollett.          {Drop letter}, a letter to be delivered from the same office             where posted.          {Drop press} (Mech.), a drop hammer; sometimes, a dead-stroke             hammer; -- also called drop.          {Drop scene}, a drop curtain on which a scene is painted. See             {Drop}, n., 4.             (d) .          {Drop seed}. (Bot.) See the List under {Glass}.          {Drop serene}. (Med.) See {Amaurosis}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drop \Drop\, n. [OE. drope, AS. dropa; akin to OS. dropo, D.       drop, OHG. tropo, G. tropfen, Icel. dropi, Sw. droppe; and       Fr. AS. dre[a2]pan to drip, drop; akin to OS. driopan, D.       druipen, OHG. triofan, G. triefen, Icel. drj[?]pa. Cf.       {Drip}, {Droop}.]       1. The quantity of fluid which falls in one small spherical             mass; a liquid globule; a minim; hence, also, the smallest             easily measured portion of a fluid; a small quantity; as,             a drop of water.                         With minute drops from off the eaves. --Milton.                         As dear to me as are the ruddy drops That visit my                      sad heart.                                          -- Shak.                         That drop of peace divine.                  --Keble.          2. That which resembles, or that which hangs like, a liquid             drop; as a hanging diamond ornament, an earring, a glass             pendant on a chandelier, a sugarplum (sometimes             medicated), or a kind of shot or slug.          3. (Arch.)             (a) Same as {Gutta}.             (b) Any small pendent ornament.          4. Whatever is arranged to drop, hang, or fall from an             elevated position; also, a contrivance for lowering             something; as:             (a) A door or platform opening downward; a trap door; that                   part of the gallows on which a culprit stands when he                   is to be hanged; hence, the gallows itself.             (b) A machine for lowering heavy weights, as packages,                   coal wagons, etc., to a ship's deck.             (c) A contrivance for temporarily lowering a gas jet.             (d) A curtain which drops or falls in front of the stage                   of a theater, etc.             (e) A drop press or drop hammer.             (f) (Mach.) The distance of the axis of a shaft below the                   base of a hanger.          5. pl. Any medicine the dose of which is measured by drops;             as, lavender drops.          6. (Naut.) The depth of a square sail; -- generally applied             to the courses only. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.          7. Act of dropping; sudden fall or descent.          {Ague drop}, {Black drop}. See under {Ague}, {Black}.          {Drop by drop}, in small successive quantities; in repeated             portions. [bd]Made to taste drop by drop more than the             bitterness of death.[b8] --Burke.          {Drop curtain}. See {Drop}, n., 4.             (d) .          {Drop forging}. (Mech.)             (a) A forging made in dies by a drop hammer.             (b) The process of making drop forgings.          {Drop hammer} (Mech.), a hammer for forging, striking up             metal, etc., the weight being raised by a strap or similar             device, and then released to drop on the metal resting on             an anvil or die.          {Drop kick} (Football), a kick given to the ball as it             rebounds after having been dropped from the hands.          {Drop lake}, a pigment obtained from Brazil wood. --Mollett.          {Drop letter}, a letter to be delivered from the same office             where posted.          {Drop press} (Mech.), a drop hammer; sometimes, a dead-stroke             hammer; -- also called drop.          {Drop scene}, a drop curtain on which a scene is painted. See             {Drop}, n., 4.             (d) .          {Drop seed}. (Bot.) See the List under {Glass}.          {Drop serene}. (Med.) See {Amaurosis}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drop \Drop\, n. [OE. drope, AS. dropa; akin to OS. dropo, D.       drop, OHG. tropo, G. tropfen, Icel. dropi, Sw. droppe; and       Fr. AS. dre[a2]pan to drip, drop; akin to OS. driopan, D.       druipen, OHG. triofan, G. triefen, Icel. drj[?]pa. Cf.       {Drip}, {Droop}.]       1. The quantity of fluid which falls in one small spherical             mass; a liquid globule; a minim; hence, also, the smallest             easily measured portion of a fluid; a small quantity; as,             a drop of water.                         With minute drops from off the eaves. --Milton.                         As dear to me as are the ruddy drops That visit my                      sad heart.                                          -- Shak.                         That drop of peace divine.                  --Keble.          2. That which resembles, or that which hangs like, a liquid             drop; as a hanging diamond ornament, an earring, a glass             pendant on a chandelier, a sugarplum (sometimes             medicated), or a kind of shot or slug.          3. (Arch.)             (a) Same as {Gutta}.             (b) Any small pendent ornament.          4. Whatever is arranged to drop, hang, or fall from an             elevated position; also, a contrivance for lowering             something; as:             (a) A door or platform opening downward; a trap door; that                   part of the gallows on which a culprit stands when he                   is to be hanged; hence, the gallows itself.             (b) A machine for lowering heavy weights, as packages,                   coal wagons, etc., to a ship's deck.             (c) A contrivance for temporarily lowering a gas jet.             (d) A curtain which drops or falls in front of the stage                   of a theater, etc.             (e) A drop press or drop hammer.             (f) (Mach.) The distance of the axis of a shaft below the                   base of a hanger.          5. pl. Any medicine the dose of which is measured by drops;             as, lavender drops.          6. (Naut.) The depth of a square sail; -- generally applied             to the courses only. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.          7. Act of dropping; sudden fall or descent.          {Ague drop}, {Black drop}. See under {Ague}, {Black}.          {Drop by drop}, in small successive quantities; in repeated             portions. [bd]Made to taste drop by drop more than the             bitterness of death.[b8] --Burke.          {Drop curtain}. See {Drop}, n., 4.             (d) .          {Drop forging}. (Mech.)             (a) A forging made in dies by a drop hammer.             (b) The process of making drop forgings.          {Drop hammer} (Mech.), a hammer for forging, striking up             metal, etc., the weight being raised by a strap or similar             device, and then released to drop on the metal resting on             an anvil or die.          {Drop kick} (Football), a kick given to the ball as it             rebounds after having been dropped from the hands.          {Drop lake}, a pigment obtained from Brazil wood. --Mollett.          {Drop letter}, a letter to be delivered from the same office             where posted.          {Drop press} (Mech.), a drop hammer; sometimes, a dead-stroke             hammer; -- also called drop.          {Drop scene}, a drop curtain on which a scene is painted. See             {Drop}, n., 4.             (d) .          {Drop seed}. (Bot.) See the List under {Glass}.          {Drop serene}. (Med.) See {Amaurosis}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Slough \Slough\, n. [OE. slogh, slough, AS. sl[omac]h a hollow       place; cf. MHG. sl[umac]ch an abyss, gullet, G. schlucken to       swallow; also Gael. & Ir. sloc a pit, pool. ditch, Ir. slug       to swallow. Gr. [?][?][?][?][?] to hiccough, to sob.]       1. A place of deep mud or mire; a hole full of mire.             --Chaucer.                         He's here stuck in a slough.               --Milton.          2. [Pronounced sl[oomac].] A wet place; a swale; a side             channel or inlet from a river.          Note: [In this sense local or provincial; also spelt {sloo},                and {slue}.]          {Slough grass} (Bot.), a name in the Mississippi valley for             grasses of the genus {Muhlenbergia}; -- called also {drop             seed}, and {nimble Will}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drop \Drop\, n. [OE. drope, AS. dropa; akin to OS. dropo, D.       drop, OHG. tropo, G. tropfen, Icel. dropi, Sw. droppe; and       Fr. AS. dre[a2]pan to drip, drop; akin to OS. driopan, D.       druipen, OHG. triofan, G. triefen, Icel. drj[?]pa. Cf.       {Drip}, {Droop}.]       1. The quantity of fluid which falls in one small spherical             mass; a liquid globule; a minim; hence, also, the smallest             easily measured portion of a fluid; a small quantity; as,             a drop of water.                         With minute drops from off the eaves. --Milton.                         As dear to me as are the ruddy drops That visit my                      sad heart.                                          -- Shak.                         That drop of peace divine.                  --Keble.          2. That which resembles, or that which hangs like, a liquid             drop; as a hanging diamond ornament, an earring, a glass             pendant on a chandelier, a sugarplum (sometimes             medicated), or a kind of shot or slug.          3. (Arch.)             (a) Same as {Gutta}.             (b) Any small pendent ornament.          4. Whatever is arranged to drop, hang, or fall from an             elevated position; also, a contrivance for lowering             something; as:             (a) A door or platform opening downward; a trap door; that                   part of the gallows on which a culprit stands when he                   is to be hanged; hence, the gallows itself.             (b) A machine for lowering heavy weights, as packages,                   coal wagons, etc., to a ship's deck.             (c) A contrivance for temporarily lowering a gas jet.             (d) A curtain which drops or falls in front of the stage                   of a theater, etc.             (e) A drop press or drop hammer.             (f) (Mach.) The distance of the axis of a shaft below the                   base of a hanger.          5. pl. Any medicine the dose of which is measured by drops;             as, lavender drops.          6. (Naut.) The depth of a square sail; -- generally applied             to the courses only. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.          7. Act of dropping; sudden fall or descent.          {Ague drop}, {Black drop}. See under {Ague}, {Black}.          {Drop by drop}, in small successive quantities; in repeated             portions. [bd]Made to taste drop by drop more than the             bitterness of death.[b8] --Burke.          {Drop curtain}. See {Drop}, n., 4.             (d) .          {Drop forging}. (Mech.)             (a) A forging made in dies by a drop hammer.             (b) The process of making drop forgings.          {Drop hammer} (Mech.), a hammer for forging, striking up             metal, etc., the weight being raised by a strap or similar             device, and then released to drop on the metal resting on             an anvil or die.          {Drop kick} (Football), a kick given to the ball as it             rebounds after having been dropped from the hands.          {Drop lake}, a pigment obtained from Brazil wood. --Mollett.          {Drop letter}, a letter to be delivered from the same office             where posted.          {Drop press} (Mech.), a drop hammer; sometimes, a dead-stroke             hammer; -- also called drop.          {Drop scene}, a drop curtain on which a scene is painted. See             {Drop}, n., 4.             (d) .          {Drop seed}. (Bot.) See the List under {Glass}.          {Drop serene}. (Med.) See {Amaurosis}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Slough \Slough\, n. [OE. slogh, slough, AS. sl[omac]h a hollow       place; cf. MHG. sl[umac]ch an abyss, gullet, G. schlucken to       swallow; also Gael. & Ir. sloc a pit, pool. ditch, Ir. slug       to swallow. Gr. [?][?][?][?][?] to hiccough, to sob.]       1. A place of deep mud or mire; a hole full of mire.             --Chaucer.                         He's here stuck in a slough.               --Milton.          2. [Pronounced sl[oomac].] A wet place; a swale; a side             channel or inlet from a river.          Note: [In this sense local or provincial; also spelt {sloo},                and {slue}.]          {Slough grass} (Bot.), a name in the Mississippi valley for             grasses of the genus {Muhlenbergia}; -- called also {drop             seed}, and {nimble Will}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drop \Drop\, n. [OE. drope, AS. dropa; akin to OS. dropo, D.       drop, OHG. tropo, G. tropfen, Icel. dropi, Sw. droppe; and       Fr. AS. dre[a2]pan to drip, drop; akin to OS. driopan, D.       druipen, OHG. triofan, G. triefen, Icel. drj[?]pa. Cf.       {Drip}, {Droop}.]       1. The quantity of fluid which falls in one small spherical             mass; a liquid globule; a minim; hence, also, the smallest             easily measured portion of a fluid; a small quantity; as,             a drop of water.                         With minute drops from off the eaves. --Milton.                         As dear to me as are the ruddy drops That visit my                      sad heart.                                          -- Shak.                         That drop of peace divine.                  --Keble.          2. That which resembles, or that which hangs like, a liquid             drop; as a hanging diamond ornament, an earring, a glass             pendant on a chandelier, a sugarplum (sometimes             medicated), or a kind of shot or slug.          3. (Arch.)             (a) Same as {Gutta}.             (b) Any small pendent ornament.          4. Whatever is arranged to drop, hang, or fall from an             elevated position; also, a contrivance for lowering             something; as:             (a) A door or platform opening downward; a trap door; that                   part of the gallows on which a culprit stands when he                   is to be hanged; hence, the gallows itself.             (b) A machine for lowering heavy weights, as packages,                   coal wagons, etc., to a ship's deck.             (c) A contrivance for temporarily lowering a gas jet.             (d) A curtain which drops or falls in front of the stage                   of a theater, etc.             (e) A drop press or drop hammer.             (f) (Mach.) The distance of the axis of a shaft below the                   base of a hanger.          5. pl. Any medicine the dose of which is measured by drops;             as, lavender drops.          6. (Naut.) The depth of a square sail; -- generally applied             to the courses only. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.          7. Act of dropping; sudden fall or descent.          {Ague drop}, {Black drop}. See under {Ague}, {Black}.          {Drop by drop}, in small successive quantities; in repeated             portions. [bd]Made to taste drop by drop more than the             bitterness of death.[b8] --Burke.          {Drop curtain}. See {Drop}, n., 4.             (d) .          {Drop forging}. (Mech.)             (a) A forging made in dies by a drop hammer.             (b) The process of making drop forgings.          {Drop hammer} (Mech.), a hammer for forging, striking up             metal, etc., the weight being raised by a strap or similar             device, and then released to drop on the metal resting on             an anvil or die.          {Drop kick} (Football), a kick given to the ball as it             rebounds after having been dropped from the hands.          {Drop lake}, a pigment obtained from Brazil wood. --Mollett.          {Drop letter}, a letter to be delivered from the same office             where posted.          {Drop press} (Mech.), a drop hammer; sometimes, a dead-stroke             hammer; -- also called drop.          {Drop scene}, a drop curtain on which a scene is painted. See             {Drop}, n., 4.             (d) .          {Drop seed}. (Bot.) See the List under {Glass}.          {Drop serene}. (Med.) See {Amaurosis}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Serene \Se*rene"\, a. [L. serenus to grow dry, Gr. [?][?][?]       hot, scorching.]       1. Bright; clear; unabscured; as, a serene sky.                         The moon serene in glory mounts the sky. --Pope.                         Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark                      unfathomed caves of ocean bear.         --Gray.          2. Calm; placid; undisturbed; unruffled; as, a serene aspect;             a serene soul. --Milton.          Note: In several countries of Europe, Serene is given as a                tittle to princes and the members of their families;                as, His Serene Highness.          {Drop serene}. (Med.) See {Amaurosis}. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Amaurosis \[d8]Am`au*ro"sis\, n. [Gr. [?], fr. [?] dark, dim.]       (Med.)       A loss or decay of sight, from loss of power in the optic       nerve, without any perceptible external change in the eye; --       called also {gutta serena}, the [bd]{drop serene}[b8] of       Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drop \Drop\, n. [OE. drope, AS. dropa; akin to OS. dropo, D.       drop, OHG. tropo, G. tropfen, Icel. dropi, Sw. droppe; and       Fr. AS. dre[a2]pan to drip, drop; akin to OS. driopan, D.       druipen, OHG. triofan, G. triefen, Icel. drj[?]pa. Cf.       {Drip}, {Droop}.]       1. The quantity of fluid which falls in one small spherical             mass; a liquid globule; a minim; hence, also, the smallest             easily measured portion of a fluid; a small quantity; as,             a drop of water.                         With minute drops from off the eaves. --Milton.                         As dear to me as are the ruddy drops That visit my                      sad heart.                                          -- Shak.                         That drop of peace divine.                  --Keble.          2. That which resembles, or that which hangs like, a liquid             drop; as a hanging diamond ornament, an earring, a glass             pendant on a chandelier, a sugarplum (sometimes             medicated), or a kind of shot or slug.          3. (Arch.)             (a) Same as {Gutta}.             (b) Any small pendent ornament.          4. Whatever is arranged to drop, hang, or fall from an             elevated position; also, a contrivance for lowering             something; as:             (a) A door or platform opening downward; a trap door; that                   part of the gallows on which a culprit stands when he                   is to be hanged; hence, the gallows itself.             (b) A machine for lowering heavy weights, as packages,                   coal wagons, etc., to a ship's deck.             (c) A contrivance for temporarily lowering a gas jet.             (d) A curtain which drops or falls in front of the stage                   of a theater, etc.             (e) A drop press or drop hammer.             (f) (Mach.) The distance of the axis of a shaft below the                   base of a hanger.          5. pl. Any medicine the dose of which is measured by drops;             as, lavender drops.          6. (Naut.) The depth of a square sail; -- generally applied             to the courses only. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.          7. Act of dropping; sudden fall or descent.          {Ague drop}, {Black drop}. See under {Ague}, {Black}.          {Drop by drop}, in small successive quantities; in repeated             portions. [bd]Made to taste drop by drop more than the             bitterness of death.[b8] --Burke.          {Drop curtain}. See {Drop}, n., 4.             (d) .          {Drop forging}. (Mech.)             (a) A forging made in dies by a drop hammer.             (b) The process of making drop forgings.          {Drop hammer} (Mech.), a hammer for forging, striking up             metal, etc., the weight being raised by a strap or similar             device, and then released to drop on the metal resting on             an anvil or die.          {Drop kick} (Football), a kick given to the ball as it             rebounds after having been dropped from the hands.          {Drop lake}, a pigment obtained from Brazil wood. --Mollett.          {Drop letter}, a letter to be delivered from the same office             where posted.          {Drop press} (Mech.), a drop hammer; sometimes, a dead-stroke             hammer; -- also called drop.          {Drop scene}, a drop curtain on which a scene is painted. See             {Drop}, n., 4.             (d) .          {Drop seed}. (Bot.) See the List under {Glass}.          {Drop serene}. (Med.) See {Amaurosis}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Serene \Se*rene"\, a. [L. serenus to grow dry, Gr. [?][?][?]       hot, scorching.]       1. Bright; clear; unabscured; as, a serene sky.                         The moon serene in glory mounts the sky. --Pope.                         Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark                      unfathomed caves of ocean bear.         --Gray.          2. Calm; placid; undisturbed; unruffled; as, a serene aspect;             a serene soul. --Milton.          Note: In several countries of Europe, Serene is given as a                tittle to princes and the members of their families;                as, His Serene Highness.          {Drop serene}. (Med.) See {Amaurosis}. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Amaurosis \[d8]Am`au*ro"sis\, n. [Gr. [?], fr. [?] dark, dim.]       (Med.)       A loss or decay of sight, from loss of power in the optic       nerve, without any perceptible external change in the eye; --       called also {gutta serena}, the [bd]{drop serene}[b8] of       Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drop \Drop\, n. [OE. drope, AS. dropa; akin to OS. dropo, D.       drop, OHG. tropo, G. tropfen, Icel. dropi, Sw. droppe; and       Fr. AS. dre[a2]pan to drip, drop; akin to OS. driopan, D.       druipen, OHG. triofan, G. triefen, Icel. drj[?]pa. Cf.       {Drip}, {Droop}.]       1. The quantity of fluid which falls in one small spherical             mass; a liquid globule; a minim; hence, also, the smallest             easily measured portion of a fluid; a small quantity; as,             a drop of water.                         With minute drops from off the eaves. --Milton.                         As dear to me as are the ruddy drops That visit my                      sad heart.                                          -- Shak.                         That drop of peace divine.                  --Keble.          2. That which resembles, or that which hangs like, a liquid             drop; as a hanging diamond ornament, an earring, a glass             pendant on a chandelier, a sugarplum (sometimes             medicated), or a kind of shot or slug.          3. (Arch.)             (a) Same as {Gutta}.             (b) Any small pendent ornament.          4. Whatever is arranged to drop, hang, or fall from an             elevated position; also, a contrivance for lowering             something; as:             (a) A door or platform opening downward; a trap door; that                   part of the gallows on which a culprit stands when he                   is to be hanged; hence, the gallows itself.             (b) A machine for lowering heavy weights, as packages,                   coal wagons, etc., to a ship's deck.             (c) A contrivance for temporarily lowering a gas jet.             (d) A curtain which drops or falls in front of the stage                   of a theater, etc.             (e) A drop press or drop hammer.             (f) (Mach.) The distance of the axis of a shaft below the                   base of a hanger.          5. pl. Any medicine the dose of which is measured by drops;             as, lavender drops.          6. (Naut.) The depth of a square sail; -- generally applied             to the courses only. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.          7. Act of dropping; sudden fall or descent.          {Ague drop}, {Black drop}. See under {Ague}, {Black}.          {Drop by drop}, in small successive quantities; in repeated             portions. [bd]Made to taste drop by drop more than the             bitterness of death.[b8] --Burke.          {Drop curtain}. See {Drop}, n., 4.             (d) .          {Drop forging}. (Mech.)             (a) A forging made in dies by a drop hammer.             (b) The process of making drop forgings.          {Drop hammer} (Mech.), a hammer for forging, striking up             metal, etc., the weight being raised by a strap or similar             device, and then released to drop on the metal resting on             an anvil or die.          {Drop kick} (Football), a kick given to the ball as it             rebounds after having been dropped from the hands.          {Drop lake}, a pigment obtained from Brazil wood. --Mollett.          {Drop letter}, a letter to be delivered from the same office             where posted.          {Drop press} (Mech.), a drop hammer; sometimes, a dead-stroke             hammer; -- also called drop.          {Drop scene}, a drop curtain on which a scene is painted. See             {Drop}, n., 4.             (d) .          {Drop seed}. (Bot.) See the List under {Glass}.          {Drop serene}. (Med.) See {Amaurosis}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Serene \Se*rene"\, a. [L. serenus to grow dry, Gr. [?][?][?]       hot, scorching.]       1. Bright; clear; unabscured; as, a serene sky.                         The moon serene in glory mounts the sky. --Pope.                         Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark                      unfathomed caves of ocean bear.         --Gray.          2. Calm; placid; undisturbed; unruffled; as, a serene aspect;             a serene soul. --Milton.          Note: In several countries of Europe, Serene is given as a                tittle to princes and the members of their families;                as, His Serene Highness.          {Drop serene}. (Med.) See {Amaurosis}. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Amaurosis \[d8]Am`au*ro"sis\, n. [Gr. [?], fr. [?] dark, dim.]       (Med.)       A loss or decay of sight, from loss of power in the optic       nerve, without any perceptible external change in the eye; --       called also {gutta serena}, the [bd]{drop serene}[b8] of       Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drop \Drop\, n. [OE. drope, AS. dropa; akin to OS. dropo, D.       drop, OHG. tropo, G. tropfen, Icel. dropi, Sw. droppe; and       Fr. AS. dre[a2]pan to drip, drop; akin to OS. driopan, D.       druipen, OHG. triofan, G. triefen, Icel. drj[?]pa. Cf.       {Drip}, {Droop}.]       1. The quantity of fluid which falls in one small spherical             mass; a liquid globule; a minim; hence, also, the smallest             easily measured portion of a fluid; a small quantity; as,             a drop of water.                         With minute drops from off the eaves. --Milton.                         As dear to me as are the ruddy drops That visit my                      sad heart.                                          -- Shak.                         That drop of peace divine.                  --Keble.          2. That which resembles, or that which hangs like, a liquid             drop; as a hanging diamond ornament, an earring, a glass             pendant on a chandelier, a sugarplum (sometimes             medicated), or a kind of shot or slug.          3. (Arch.)             (a) Same as {Gutta}.             (b) Any small pendent ornament.          4. Whatever is arranged to drop, hang, or fall from an             elevated position; also, a contrivance for lowering             something; as:             (a) A door or platform opening downward; a trap door; that                   part of the gallows on which a culprit stands when he                   is to be hanged; hence, the gallows itself.             (b) A machine for lowering heavy weights, as packages,                   coal wagons, etc., to a ship's deck.             (c) A contrivance for temporarily lowering a gas jet.             (d) A curtain which drops or falls in front of the stage                   of a theater, etc.             (e) A drop press or drop hammer.             (f) (Mach.) The distance of the axis of a shaft below the                   base of a hanger.          5. pl. Any medicine the dose of which is measured by drops;             as, lavender drops.          6. (Naut.) The depth of a square sail; -- generally applied             to the courses only. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.          7. Act of dropping; sudden fall or descent.          {Ague drop}, {Black drop}. See under {Ague}, {Black}.          {Drop by drop}, in small successive quantities; in repeated             portions. [bd]Made to taste drop by drop more than the             bitterness of death.[b8] --Burke.          {Drop curtain}. See {Drop}, n., 4.             (d) .          {Drop forging}. (Mech.)             (a) A forging made in dies by a drop hammer.             (b) The process of making drop forgings.          {Drop hammer} (Mech.), a hammer for forging, striking up             metal, etc., the weight being raised by a strap or similar             device, and then released to drop on the metal resting on             an anvil or die.          {Drop kick} (Football), a kick given to the ball as it             rebounds after having been dropped from the hands.          {Drop lake}, a pigment obtained from Brazil wood. --Mollett.          {Drop letter}, a letter to be delivered from the same office             where posted.          {Drop press} (Mech.), a drop hammer; sometimes, a dead-stroke             hammer; -- also called drop.          {Drop scene}, a drop curtain on which a scene is painted. See             {Drop}, n., 4.             (d) .          {Drop seed}. (Bot.) See the List under {Glass}.          {Drop serene}. (Med.) See {Amaurosis}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dropsical \Drop"si*cal\, a. [From {Dropsy}.]       1. Diseased with dropsy; hydropical; tending to dropsy; as, a             dropsical patient.          2. Of or pertaining to dropsy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dropsicalness \Drop"si*cal*ness\, n.       State of being dropsical.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dropsied \Drop"sied\, a.       Diseased with drops. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dropsy \Drop"sy\, n.; pl. {Dropsies}. [OE. dropsie, dropesie,       OF. idropisie, F. hydropisie, L. hydropisis, fr. Gr. [?]       dropsy, fr. [?] water. See {Water}, and cf. {Hydropsy}.]       (Med.)       An unnatural collection of serous fluid in any serous cavity       of the body, or in the subcutaneous cellular tissue.       --Dunglison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dropsy \Drop"sy\, n.; pl. {Dropsies}. [OE. dropsie, dropesie,       OF. idropisie, F. hydropisie, L. hydropisis, fr. Gr. [?]       dropsy, fr. [?] water. See {Water}, and cf. {Hydropsy}.]       (Med.)       An unnatural collection of serous fluid in any serous cavity       of the body, or in the subcutaneous cellular tissue.       --Dunglison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dropwise \Drop"wise`\, adv.       After the manner of a drop; in the form of drops.                   Trickling dropwise from the cleft.         --Tennyson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drove \Drove\, n. [AS. dr[be]f, fr. dr[c6]fan to drive. See       {Drive}.]       1. A collection of cattle driven, or cattle collected for             driving; a number of animals, as oxen, sheep, or swine,             driven in a body.          2. Any collection of irrational animals, moving or driving             forward; as, a finny drove. --Milton.          3. A crowd of people in motion.                         Where droves, as at a city gate, may pass. --Dryden.          4. A road for driving cattle; a driftway. [Eng.]          5. (Agric.) A narrow drain or channel used in the irrigation             of land. --Simmonds.          6. (Masonry)             (a) A broad chisel used to bring stone to a nearly smooth                   surface; -- called also {drove chisel}.             (b) The grooved surface of stone finished by the drove                   chisel; -- called also {drove work}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drupaceous \Dru*pa"ceous\, a. [Cf. F. drupac[82].] (Bot.)       Producing, or pertaining to, drupes; having the form of       drupes; as, drupaceous trees or fruits.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pack \Pack\, n.       1. (Med.) In hydropathic practice, a wrapping of blankets or             sheets called {dry pack}, {wet pack}, {cold pack}, etc.,             according to the condition of the blankets or sheets used,             put about a patient to give him treatment; also, the fact             or condition of being so treated.          2. (Rugby Football) The forwards who compose one half of the             scrummage; also, the scrummage.          {Pack and prime} {road [or] way}, a pack road or bridle way.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dry-fisted \Dry"-fist`ed\, a.       Niggardly.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
French \French\ (fr[ecr]nch), a. [AS. frencisc, LL. franciscus,       from L. Francus a Frank: cf. OF. franceis, franchois,       fran[cced]ois, F. fran[cced]ais. See {Frank}, a., and cf.       {Frankish}.]       Of or pertaining to France or its inhabitants.          {French bean} (Bot.), the common kidney bean ({Phaseolus             vulgaris}).          {French berry} (Bot.), the berry of a species of buckthorn             ({Rhamnus catharticus}), which affords a saffron, green or             purple pigment.          {French casement} (Arch.) See {French window}, under             {Window}.          {French chalk} (Min.), a variety of granular talc; -- used             for drawing lines on cloth, etc. See under {Chalk}.          {French cowslip} (Bot.) The {Primula Auricula}. See             {Bear's-ear}.          {French fake} (Naut.), a mode of coiling a rope by running it             backward and forward in parallel bends, so that it may run             freely.          {French honeysuckle} (Bot.) a plant of the genus {Hedysarum}             ({H. coronarium}); -- called also {garland honeysuckle}.                      {French horn}, a metallic wind instrument, consisting of a             long tube twisted into circular folds and gradually             expanding from the mouthpiece to the end at which the             sound issues; -- called in France {cor de chasse}.          {French leave}, an informal, hasty, or secret departure;             esp., the leaving a place without paying one's debts.          {French pie} [French (here used in sense of [bd]foreign[b8])             + pie a magpie (in allusion to its black and white color)]             (Zo[94]l.), the European great spotted woodpecker             ({Dryobstes major}); -- called also {wood pie}.          {French polish}.       (a) A preparation for the surface of woodwork, consisting of             gums dissolved in alcohol, either shellac alone, or             shellac with other gums added.       (b) The glossy surface produced by the application of the             above.          {French purple}, a dyestuff obtained from lichens and used             for coloring woolen and silken fabrics, without the aid of             mordants. --Ure.          {French red} rouge.          {French rice}, amelcorn.          {French roof} (Arch.), a modified form of mansard roof having             a nearly flat deck for the upper slope.          {French tub}, a dyer's mixture of protochloride of tin and             logwood; -- called also {plum tub}. --Ure.          {French window}. See under {Window}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Note: The salmons ascend rivers and penetrate to their head                streams to spawn. They are remarkably strong fishes,                and will even leap over considerable falls which lie in                the way of their progress. The common salmon has been                known to grow to the weight of seventy-five pounds;                more generally it is from fifteen to twenty-five                pounds. Young salmon are called parr, peal, smolt, and                grilse. Among the true salmons are:          {Black salmon}, or {Lake salmon}, the namaycush.          {Dog salmon}, a salmon of Western North America             ({Oncorhynchus keta}).          {Humpbacked salmon}, a Pacific-coast salmon ({Oncorhynchus             gorbuscha}).          {King salmon}, the quinnat.          {Landlocked salmon}, a variety of the common salmon (var.             {Sebago}), long confined in certain lakes in consequence             of obstructions that prevented it from returning to the             sea. This last is called also {dwarf salmon}.          Note: Among fishes of other families which are locally and                erroneously called salmon are: the pike perch, called                {jack salmon}; the spotted, or southern, squeteague;                the cabrilla, called {kelp salmon}; young pollock,                called {sea salmon}; and the California yellowtail.          2. A reddish yellow or orange color, like the flesh of the             salmon.          {Salmon berry} (Bot.), a large red raspberry growing from             Alaska to California, the fruit of the {Rubus Nutkanus}.                      {Salmon killer} (Zo[94]l.), a stickleback ({Gasterosteus             cataphractus}) of Western North America and Northern Asia.                      {Salmon ladder}, {Salmon stair}. See {Fish ladder}, under             {Fish}.          {Salmon peel}, a young salmon.          {Salmon pipe}, a certain device for catching salmon. --Crabb.          {Salmon trout}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The European sea trout ({Salmo trutta}). It resembles                   the salmon, but is smaller, and has smaller and more                   numerous scales.             (b) The American namaycush.             (c) A name that is also applied locally to the adult black                   spotted trout ({Salmo purpuratus}), and to the steel                   head and other large trout of the Pacific coast.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dwarfish \Dwarf"ish\, a.       Like a dwarf; below the common stature or size; very small;       petty; as, a dwarfish animal, shrub. -- {Dwarf"ish*ly}, adv.       -- {Dwarf"ish*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dwarfish \Dwarf"ish\, a.       Like a dwarf; below the common stature or size; very small;       petty; as, a dwarfish animal, shrub. -- {Dwarf"ish*ly}, adv.       -- {Dwarf"ish*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dwarfish \Dwarf"ish\, a.       Like a dwarf; below the common stature or size; very small;       petty; as, a dwarfish animal, shrub. -- {Dwarf"ish*ly}, adv.       -- {Dwarf"ish*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dwarf \Dwarf\, n.; pl. {Dwarfs}. [OE. dwergh, dwerf, dwarf, AS.       dweorg, dweorh; akin to D. dwerg, MHG. twerc, G. zwerg, Icel.       dvergr, Sw. & Dan. dverg; of unknown origin.]       An animal or plant which is much below the ordinary size of       its species or kind; especially, a diminutive human being.          Note: During the Middle Ages dwarfs as well as fools shared                the favor of courts and the nobility.          Note: Dwarf is used adjectively in reference to anything much                below the usual or normal size; as, dwarf tree; dwarf                honeysuckle.          {Dwarf elder} (Bot.), danewort.          {Dwarf wall} (Arch.), a low wall, not as high as the story of             a building, often used as a garden wall or fence. --Gwilt.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Derby Center, VT (village, FIPS 17425)       Location: 44.95583 N, 72.13226 W       Population (1990): 684 (272 housing units)       Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Dravosburg, PA (borough, FIPS 19856)       Location: 40.35210 N, 79.88865 W       Population (1990): 2377 (1114 housing units)       Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 15034
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Dreyfus, KY       Zip code(s): 40426
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
drop cable          Wiring between a computer and its {Ethernet transceiver}.       Maximum length if full-spec is 47m.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Dwarf Storage Unit          (DSU) An {IBM} term for a cupboard.          (1996-06-24)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Door-posts       The Jews were commanded to write the divine name on the posts       (mezuzoth') of their doors (Deut. 6:9). The Jews,       misunderstanding this injunction, adopted the custom of writing       on a slip of parchment these verses (Deut. 6:4-9, and 11:13-21),       which they enclosed in a reed or cylinder and fixed on the       right-hand door-post of every room in the house.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Dropsy       mentioned only in Luke 14:2. The man afflicted with it was cured       by Christ on the Sabbath.