D region
         n 1: the lowest region of the ionosphere (35 to 50 miles up)
               that reflects low-frequency radio waves [syn: {D-layer}, {D
               region}]

English Dictionary: drowsing(a)	by the DICT Development Group
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Daricon n an anticholinergic drug (trade name Daricon) used in treating peptic ulcers Synonym(s): oxyphencyclimine, Daricon
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Darius Milhaud n French composer of works that combine jazz and polytonality and Brazilian music (1892-1974) Synonym(s): Milhaud, Darius Milhaud
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dark comedy n a comedy characterized by grim or satiric humor; a comedy having gloomy or disturbing elements
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dark matter n (cosmology) a hypothetical form of matter that is believed to make up 90 percent of the universe; it is invisible (does not absorb or emit light) and does not collide with atomic particles but exerts gravitational force
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dark meat n the flesh of the legs of fowl used as food
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dark-skinned adj having skin rich in melanin pigments; "National Association for the Advancement of Colored People"; "dark-skinned peoples" Synonym(s): colored, coloured, dark, dark-skinned, non-white naturally having skin of a dark color; "a dark-skinned beauty"; "gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks"; "a smile on his swarthy face"; "`swart' is archaic" Synonym(s): dark- skinned, dusky, swart, swarthy
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darken v become dark or darker; "The sky darkened" [ant: lighten, lighten up] tarnish or stain; "a scandal that darkened the family's good name" make dark or darker; "darken a room" Antonym(s): brighten, lighten, lighten up
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darkened adj (of fabrics and paper) grown dark in color over time; "the darkened margins of the paper" become or made dark by lack of light; "a darkened house"; "the darkened theater"
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darkening adj becoming dark or darker as from waning light or clouding over; "the darkening sky" n changing to a darker color Synonym(s): blackening, darkening
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darkness n absence of light or illumination Synonym(s): dark, darkness Antonym(s): light, lighting an unilluminated area; "he moved off into the darkness" Synonym(s): darkness, dark, shadow absence of moral or spiritual values; "the powers of darkness" Synonym(s): iniquity, wickedness, darkness, dark an unenlightened state; "he was in the dark concerning their intentions"; "his lectures dispelled the darkness" Synonym(s): dark, darkness having a dark or somber color Antonym(s): lightness a swarthy complexion Synonym(s): darkness, duskiness, swarthiness
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Darsana n (from the Sanskrit word for `to see') one of six orthodox philosophical systems or viewpoints on the nature of reality and the release from bondage to karma
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deerskin n leather from the hide of a deer
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deracinate v move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment; "The war uprooted many people" Synonym(s): uproot, deracinate pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden" Synonym(s): uproot, extirpate, deracinate, root out
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deracination n to move something from its natural environment [syn: displacement, deracination] the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence Synonym(s): extirpation, excision, deracination
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derision n contemptuous laughter the act of deriding or treating with contempt Synonym(s): derision, ridicule
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doorjamb n a jamb for a door Synonym(s): doorjamb, doorpost
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doorknob n a knob used to release the catch when opening a door (often called `doorhandle' in Great Britain) Synonym(s): doorknob, doorhandle
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doorknocker n a device (usually metal and ornamental) attached by a hinge to a door Synonym(s): knocker, doorknocker, rapper
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Doris May Lessing n English author of novels and short stories who grew up in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) (born in 1919) Synonym(s): Lessing, Doris Lessing, Doris May Lessing
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Dorking n an English breed of large domestic fowl having five toes (the hind toe doubled)
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dorsum n the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine; "his back was nicely tanned" Synonym(s): back, dorsum the back of the body of a vertebrate or any analogous surface (as the upper or outer surface of an organ or appendage or part); "the dorsum of the foot"
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Dr. Johnson n English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784) [syn: Johnson, Samuel Johnson, Dr. Johnson]
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dracaena n an agave that is often cultivated for its decorative foliage
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Dracaena draco n tall tree of the Canary Islands; source of dragon's blood Synonym(s): dragon tree, Dracaena draco
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Dracaenaceae n one of two subfamilies to which some classification systems assign some members of the Agavaceae Synonym(s): Dracenaceae, subfamily Dracenaceae, Dracaenaceae, subfamily Dracaenaceae
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Dracenaceae n one of two subfamilies to which some classification systems assign some members of the Agavaceae Synonym(s): Dracenaceae, subfamily Dracenaceae, Dracaenaceae, subfamily Dracaenaceae
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drachm n a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains Synonym(s): dram, drachm, drachma a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 60 minims or 3.5516 cubic centimeters Synonym(s): fluidram, fluid dram, fluid drachm, drachm a unit of capacity or volume in the apothecary system equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce Synonym(s): fluidram, fluid dram, fluid drachm, drachm
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drachma n a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains Synonym(s): dram, drachm, drachma formerly the basic unit of money in Greece Synonym(s): drachma, Greek drachma
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Draconian adj of or relating to Draco or his harsh code of laws; "Draconian measures"
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dracontium n any plant of the genus Dracontium; strongly malodorous tropical American plants usually with gigantic leaves
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dracunculiasis n a painful and debilitating infestation contracted by drinking stagnant water contaminated with Guinea worm larvae that can mature inside a human's abdomen until the worm emerges through a painful blister in the person's skin Synonym(s): Guinea worm disease, Guinea worm, dracunculiasis
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Dracunculidae n greatly elongated roundworm [syn: Dracunculidae, {family Dracunculidae}]
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Dracunculus n tuberous herbaceous perennials: dragon arum [syn: Dracunculus, genus Dracunculus] type genus of the family Dracunculidae Synonym(s): Dracunculus, genus Dracunculus
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Dracunculus medinensis n parasitic roundworm of India and Africa that lives in the abdomen or beneath the skin of humans and other vertebrates Synonym(s): Guinea worm, Dracunculus medinensis
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Dracunculus vulgaris n European arum resembling the cuckoopint [syn: {dragon arum}, green dragon, Dracunculus vulgaris]
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drag in v force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business" Synonym(s): embroil, tangle, sweep, sweep up, drag, drag in
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drag on v last unnecessarily long Synonym(s): drag on, drag out proceed for an extended period of time; "The speech dragged on for two hours" Synonym(s): drag, drag on, drag out
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drag one's feet v postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days" Synonym(s): procrastinate, stall, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, shillyshally, dilly-dally, dillydally
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drag one's heels v postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days" Synonym(s): procrastinate, stall, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, shillyshally, dilly-dally, dillydally
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dragging adj marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner; "it was a strange dragging approach"; "years of dragging war"
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draggingly adv in a dragging manner
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dragnet n a system of coordinated measures for apprehending (criminals or other individuals); "caught in the police dragnet" a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths Synonym(s): trawl, dragnet, trawl net
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dragoman n an interpreter and guide in the Near East; in the Ottoman Empire in the 18th and 19th centuries a translator of European languages for the Turkish and Arab authorities and most dragomans were Greek (many reached high positions in the government)
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dragon n a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings Synonym(s): dragon, firedrake a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman Synonym(s): dragon, tartar a faint constellation twisting around the north celestial pole and lying between Ursa Major and Cepheus Synonym(s): Draco, Dragon any of several small tropical Asian lizards capable of gliding by spreading winglike membranes on each side of the body Synonym(s): dragon, flying dragon, flying lizard
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dragon arum n European arum resembling the cuckoopint [syn: {dragon arum}, green dragon, Dracunculus vulgaris]
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dragon lizard n the largest lizard in the world (10 feet); found on Indonesian islands Synonym(s): Komodo dragon, Komodo lizard, dragon lizard, giant lizard, Varanus komodoensis
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dragon tree n tall tree of the Canary Islands; source of dragon's blood Synonym(s): dragon tree, Dracaena draco
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dragon's blood n a dark red resinous substance derived from various trees and used in photoengraving
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dragon's eye n Asian fruit similar to litchi [syn: longanberry, dragon's eye]
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dragon's head n American herb having sharply serrate lanceolate leaves and spikes of blue to violet flowers Synonym(s): dragonhead, dragon's head, Dracocephalum parviflorum
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dragon's mouth n a bog orchid with usually a solitary fragrant magenta pink blossom with a wide gaping corolla; Canada Synonym(s): bog rose, wild pink, dragon's mouth, Arethusa bulbosa
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dragonet n small often brightly colored scaleless marine bottom- dwellers; found in tropical and warm temperate waters of Europe and America
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dragonfly n slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc. Synonym(s): dragonfly, darning needle, devil's darning needle, sewing needle, snake feeder, snake doctor, mosquito hawk, skeeter hawk
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dragonhead n American herb having sharply serrate lanceolate leaves and spikes of blue to violet flowers Synonym(s): dragonhead, dragon's head, Dracocephalum parviflorum
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dragoon n a member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed cavalrymen v compel by coercion, threats, or crude means; "They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone" Synonym(s): dragoon, sandbag, railroad subjugate by imposing troops
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Dragunov n a sniper rifle with a telescopic sight
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drawknife n a woodworker's knife to shave surfaces [syn: drawknife, drawshave]
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Dreissena n zebra mussels Synonym(s): Dreissena, genus Dreissena
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Dreissena polymorpha n inch long mollusk imported accidentally from Europe; clogs utility inlet pipes and feeds on edible freshwater mussels Synonym(s): zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha
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dress hanger n a hanger that is shaped like a person's shoulders and used to hang garments on Synonym(s): coat hanger, clothes hanger, dress hanger
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dress uniform n a military uniform worn on formal occasions
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dressing n savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type Synonym(s): dressing, salad dressing a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables Synonym(s): stuffing, dressing making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure Synonym(s): fertilization, fertilisation, fecundation, dressing a cloth covering for a wound or sore Synonym(s): dressing, medical dressing processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes Synonym(s): dressing, grooming the act of applying a bandage Synonym(s): dressing, bandaging, binding
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dressing case n a small piece of luggage for carrying brushes and bottles and toilet articles while traveling
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dressing down n a severe scolding [syn: castigation, earful, {bawling out}, chewing out, upbraiding, going-over, dressing down]
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dressing gown n a robe worn before dressing or while lounging [syn: dressing gown, robe-de-chambre, lounging robe]
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dressing room n a room in which you can change clothes
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dressing sack n a woman's loose jacket; worn while dressing [syn: {dressing sack}, dressing sacque]
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dressing sacque n a woman's loose jacket; worn while dressing [syn: {dressing sack}, dressing sacque]
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dressing station n (military) a station located near a combat area for giving first aid to the wounded Synonym(s): dressing station, aid station
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dressing table n low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup Synonym(s): dressing table, dresser, vanity, toilet table
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dressmaker n someone who makes or mends dresses [syn: dressmaker, modiste, needlewoman, seamstress, sempstress]
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dressmaker's model n someone who models dresses
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dressmaking n the craft of making dresses
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drowsiness n a very sleepy state; "sleepiness causes many driving accidents" Synonym(s): sleepiness, drowsiness, somnolence Antonym(s): sleeplessness, wakefulness
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drowsing adj half asleep; "made drowsy by the long ride"; "it seemed a pity to disturb the drowsing (or dozing) professor"; "a tired dozy child"; "the nodding (or napping) grandmother in her rocking chair" Synonym(s): drowsy, drowsing(a), dozy
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drug company n a company that makes and sells pharmaceuticals [syn: {drug company}, pharmaceutical company, pharma]
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Drug Enforcement Administration n federal agency responsible for enforcing laws and regulations governing narcotics and controlled substances; goal is to immobilize drug trafficking organizations Synonym(s): Drug Enforcement Administration, Drug Enforcement Agency, DEA
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Drug Enforcement Agency n federal agency responsible for enforcing laws and regulations governing narcotics and controlled substances; goal is to immobilize drug trafficking organizations Synonym(s): Drug Enforcement Administration, Drug Enforcement Agency, DEA
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drugging n the administration of a sedative agent or drug [syn: sedation, drugging]
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drusen n (plural) an eye disease resulting from small accumulations of hyaline bodies underneath the retina
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dry gangrene n (pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color Synonym(s): dry gangrene, cold gangrene, mumification necrosis, mummification
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Durkheim n French sociologist and first professor of sociology at the Sorbonne (1858-1917) Synonym(s): Durkheim, Emile Durkheim
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dyer's mignonette n European mignonette cultivated as a source of yellow dye; naturalized in North America Synonym(s): dyer's rocket, dyer's mignonette, weld, Reseda luteola
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dyers' chamomile n Eurasian perennial herb with hairy divided leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in North America Synonym(s): yellow chamomile, golden marguerite, dyers' chamomile, Anthemis tinctoria
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Aracanese \[d8]Ar`a*ca*nese"\, a.       Of or pertaining to Aracan, a province of British Burmah. --       n. sing. & pl. A native or natives of Aracan.
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d8Arachnida \[d8]A*rach"ni*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?]       spider.] (Zo[94]l.)       One of the classes of Arthropoda. See Illustration in       Appendix.          Note: They have four pairs of legs, no antenn[91] nor wings,                a pair of mandibles, and one pair of maxill[91] or                palpi. The head is usually consolidated with the                thorax. The respiration is either by tranche[91] or by                pulmonary sacs, or by both. The class includes three                principal orders: {Araneina}, or spiders;                {Arthrogastra}, including scorpions, etc.; and                {Acarina}, or mites and ticks.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Arachnidium \[d8]Ar`ach*nid"i*um\, n. [NL. See {Arachnida}.]       (Zo[94]l.)       The glandular organ in which the material for the web of       spiders is secreted.
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d8Arachnitis \[d8]Ar`ach*ni"tis\, n. [Gr. [?] + [?].] (Med.)       Inflammation of the arachnoid membrane.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Arachnoidea \[d8]Ar`ach*noid"e*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo[94]l.)       Same as {Arachnida}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Arcanum \[d8]Ar*ca"num\, n.; pl. {Arcana}. [L., fr. arcanus       closed, secret, fr. arca chest, box, fr. arcere to inclose.       See {Ark}.]       1. A secret; a mystery; -- generally used in the plural.                         Inquiries into the arcana of the Godhead.                                                                               --Warburton.          2. (Med.) A secret remedy; an elixir. --Dunglison.
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d8Archencephala \[d8]Ar`chen*ceph"a*la\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.       pref. [?] + [?] the brain.] (Zo[94]l.)       The division that includes man alone. --R. Owen.
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d8Archenteron \[d8]Arch`en"ter*on\, n. [Pref. arch- + Gr. [?]       intestine.] (Biol.)       The primitive enteron or undifferentiated digestive sac of a       gastrula or other embryo. See Illust. under {Invagination}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Archiannelida \[d8]Ar`chi*an*nel"i*da\, n. pl. [NL.; pref.       archi- + annelida.] (Zo[94]l.)       A group of Annelida remarkable for having no external       segments or distinct ventral nerve ganglions.
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Archimage \Ar"chi*mage\, d8Archimagus \[d8]Ar`chi*ma"gus\, n.       [NL.; pref. archi- + L. magus, Gr. [?], a Magian.]       1. The high priest of the Persian Magi, or worshipers of             fire.          2. A great magician, wizard, or enchanter. --Spenser.
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d8Archimedes \[d8]Ar`chi*me"des\, n. (Paleon.)       An extinct genus of Bryzoa characteristic of the       subcarboniferous rocks. Its form is that of a screw.
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d8Argonauta \[d8]Ar`go*nau"ta\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A genus of Cephalopoda. The shell is called paper nautilus or       paper sailor.          Note: The animal has much resemblance to an Octopus. It has                eight arms, two of which are expanded at the end and                clasp the shell, but are never elevated in the air for                sails as was formerly supposed. The creature swims                beneath the surface by means of a jet of water, like                other cephalopods. The male has no shell, and is much                smaller than the female. See {Hectocotylus}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Arschin \[d8]Ar"schin\, n.       See {Arshine}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Arshine \[d8]Ar"shine\ ([aum]r"sh[emac]n), n. [Russ. arshin,       of Turkish-Tartar origin; Turk. arshin, arsh[d4]n, ell,       yard.]       A Russian measure of length = 2 ft. 4.246 inches.
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d8Dorsum \[d8]Dor"sum\, n. [L.]       1. The ridge of a hill.          2. (Anat.) The back or dorsal region of an animal; the upper             side of an appendage or part; as, the dorsum of the             tongue.
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d8Drac91na \[d8]Dra*c[91]"na\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] she-dragon.]       (Bot.)       A genus of liliaceous plants with woody stems and       funnel-shaped flowers.          Note: Drac[91]na Draco, the source of the dragon's blood of                the Canaries, forms a tree, sometimes of gigantic size.
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d8Drachma \[d8]Drach"ma\, n.; pl. E. {Drachmas}, L.       {Drachm[91]}. [L., fr. Gr. [?]. See {Dram}.]       1. A silver coin among the ancient Greeks, having a different             value in different States and at different periods. The             average value of the Attic drachma is computed to have             been about 19 cents.          2. A gold and silver coin of modern Greece worth 19.3 cents.          3. Among the ancient Greeks, a weight of about 66.5 grains;             among the modern Greeks, a weight equal to a gram.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Drachme \[d8]Drach"me\, n. [F.]       See {Drachma}.
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d8Dracunculus \[d8]Dra*cun"cu*lus\, n.; pl. {Dracunculi}. [L.,       dim. of draco dragon.] (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A fish; the dragonet.       (b) The Guinea worm ({Filaria medinensis}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Dreissena \[d8]Dreis"se*na\, n. [NL. Named after Dreyssen, a       Belgian physician.] (Zo[94]l.)       A genus of bivalve shells of which one species ({D.       polymorpha}) is often so abundant as to be very troublesome       in the fresh waters of Europe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Oreosoma \[d8]O`re*o*so"ma\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. 'o`ros,       -eos, mountain + [?] body.] (Zo[94]l.)       A genus of small oceanic fishes, remarkable for the large       conical tubercles which cover the under surface.
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d8Organista \[d8]Or`ga*nis"ta\, n. [Sp., an organis.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of several South American wrens, noted for the       sweetness of their song.
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d8Organon \[d8]Or"ga*non\, d8Organum \[d8]Or"ga*num\, n. [NL.       organon, L. organum. See {Organ}.]       An organ or instrument; hence, a method by which       philosophical or scientific investigation may be conducted;       -- a term adopted from the Aristotelian writers by Lord       Bacon, as the title ([bd]Novum Organon[b8]) of part of his       treatise on philosophical method. --Sir. W. Hamilton.
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d8Organon \[d8]Or"ga*non\, d8Organum \[d8]Or"ga*num\, n. [NL.       organon, L. organum. See {Organ}.]       An organ or instrument; hence, a method by which       philosophical or scientific investigation may be conducted;       -- a term adopted from the Aristotelian writers by Lord       Bacon, as the title ([bd]Novum Organon[b8]) of part of his       treatise on philosophical method. --Sir. W. Hamilton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Origan \Or"i*gan\, d8Origanum \[d8]O*rig"a*num\, n. [L.       origanum, Gr. [?], [?], prob. fr. 'o`ros, mountain + [?]       brightness, beauty. Cf. {Organy}.] (Bot.)       A genus of aromatic labiate plants, including the sweet       marjoram ({O. Marjorana}) and the wild marjoram ({O.       vulgare}). --Spenser.
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d8R82gime \[d8]R[82]`gime"\ (r?`zh?m"), n. [F. See {Regimen}.]       1. Mode or system of rule or management; character of             government, or of the prevailing social system.                         I dream . . . of the new r[82]gime which is to come.                                                                               --H. Kingsley.          2. (Hydraul.) The condition of a river with respect to the             rate of its flow, as measured by the volume of water             passing different cross sections in a given time, uniform             r[82]gime being the condition when the flow is equal and             uniform at all the cross sections.          {The ancient r[82]gime}, [or] {Ancien r[82]gime} [F.], the             former political and social system, as distinguished from             the modern; especially, the political and social system             existing in France before the Revolution of 1789.
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d8Raconteur \[d8]Ra`con`teur"\, n. [F.]       A relater; a storyteller.
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d8Racoonda \[d8]Ra*coon"da\, n. [From a native name.] (Zo[94]l.)       The coypu.
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Ragnarok \Rag"na*rok"\, d8Ragnar94k \[d8]Rag"na*r[94]k"\, n.       [Icel., fr. regin, r[94]gn, gods + r[94]k reason, origin,       history; confused with ragna-r[94]kr the twilight of the       gods.] (Norse Myth.)       The so-called [bd]Twilight of the Gods[b8] (called in German       {G[94]tterd[84]mmerung}), the final destruction of the world       in the great conflict between the [92]sir (gods) on the one       hand, and on the other, the gaints and the powers of Hel       under the leadership of Loki (who is escaped from bondage).
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d8Raisonn82 \[d8]Rai`son`n[82]"\, a. [F. raisonn[82]. p. p. of       raisonner to reason.]       Arranged systematically, or according to classes or subjects;       as, a catalogue raisonn[82]. See under {Catalogue}.
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d8Rasante \[d8]Ra`sante"\, a. [F., p. pr. of raser to graze.]       (Fort.)       Sweeping; grazing; -- applied to a style of fortification in       which the command of the works over each other, and over the       country, is kept very low, in order that the shot may more       effectually sweep or graze the ground before them. --H. L.       Scott.
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d8Reconcentrado \[d8]Re*con`cen*tra"do\, n. [Sp., p.p. of       reconcentrar to inclose, to reconcentrate.]       Lit., one who has been reconcentrated; specif., in Cuba, the       Philippines, etc., during the revolution of 1895-98, one of       the rural noncombatants who were concentrated by the military       authorities in areas surrounding the fortified towns, and       later were reconcentrated in the smaller limits of the towns       themselves.
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d8Regma \[d8]Reg"ma\ (r?g"m?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?][?][?][?],       -[?][?][?], fracture, fr. [?][?][?][?][?][?] to break.]       (Bot.)       A kind of dry fruit, consisting of three or more cells, each       which at length breaks open at the inner angle.
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d8Resum82 \[d8]Re`su"m[82]"\, n. [F. See {Resume}.]       A summing up; a condensed statement; an abridgment or brief       recapitulation.                   The exellent little r[82]sum[82] thereof in Dr.                Landsborough's book.                              --C. Kingsley.
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d8Rhizoma \[d8]Rhi*zo"ma\, n.; pl. {Rhizomata}. [NL.] (Bot.)       SAme as {Rhizome}.
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d8Ricinus \[d8]Ric"i*nus\, n. [L., the castor-oil plant.] (Bot.)       A genus of plants of the Spurge family, containing but one       species ({R. communis}), the castor-oil plant. The fruit is       three-celled, and contains three large seeds from which       castor oil iss expressed. See {Palma Christi}.
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d8Roche moutonn82e \[d8]Roche" mou`ton`n[82]e"\ [F.,       sheep-shaped rock.] (Geol.)       See {Sheepback}.
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d8Tarsometatarsus \[d8]Tar`so*met`a*tar"sus\, n.; pl.       {Tarsometatarsi}. [NL.] (Anat.)       The large bone next the foot in the leg of a bird. It is       formed by the union of the distal part of the tarsus with the       metatarsus.
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d8Tergum \[d8]Ter"gum\, n.; pl. {Terga}. [L., the back.]       (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The back of an animal.       (b) The dorsal piece of a somite of an articulate animal.       (c) One of the dorsal plates of the operculum of a cirriped.
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d8Tersanctus \[d8]Ter*sanc"tus\, n. [L. ter thrice + sanctus       holy.] (Eccl.)       An ancient ascription of praise (containing the word       [bd]Holy[b8] -- in its Latin form, [bd]Sanctus[b8] -- thrice       repeated), used in the Mass of the Roman Catholic Church and       before the prayer of consecration in the communion service of       the Church of England and the Protestant Episcopal Church.       Cf. {Trisagion}.
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d8Thoracentesis \[d8]Tho`ra*cen*te"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?]       thorax + [?] pricking, from [?] to prick, stab.] (Surg.)       The operation of puncturing the chest wall so as to let out       liquids contained in the cavity of the chest.
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d8Trachenchyma \[d8]Tra*chen"chy*ma\, n. [NL.,fr. trachea +       -enchyma as in E. parenchyma.] (Bot.)       A vegetable tissue consisting of trache[91].
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d8Trachoma \[d8]Tra*cho"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] roughness, fr.       [?] rough.] (Med.)       Granular conjunctivitis due to a specific micrococcus. --       {Tra*chom"a*tous}, a.
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d8Trachymedus91 \[d8]Tra`chy*me*du"s[91]\, n. pl. [NL., fr.Gr.       [?] rough + medusa.] (Zo[94]l.)       A division of acalephs in which the development is direct       from the eggs, without a hydroid stage. Some of the species       are parasitic on other medus[91].
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d8Trecento \[d8]Tre*cen"to\, n. & a. [It., three hundred, abbr.       for thirteen hundred.]       The fourteenth century, when applied to Italian art,       literature, etc. It marks the period of Dante, Petrarch, and       boccaccio in literature, and of Giotto in painting.
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d8Trichina \[d8]Tri*chi"na\ (-n[adot]), n.; pl. {Trichin[91]}.       [NL., fr. Gr. [?] hairy, made of hair, fr. tri`x, tricho`s,       hair.] (Zo[94]l.)       A small, slender nematoid worm ({Trichina spiralis}) which,       in the larval state, is parasitic, often in immense numbers,       in the voluntary muscles of man, the hog, and many other       animals. When insufficiently cooked meat containing the       larv[91] is swallowed by man, they are liberated and rapidly       become adult, pair, and the ovoviviparous females produce in       a short time large numbers of young which find their way into       the muscles, either directly, or indirectly by means of the       blood. Their presence in the muscles and the intestines in       large numbers produces trichinosis.
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d8Trichiniasis \[d8]Trich`i*ni"a*sis\, n. [NL.] (Med.)       Trichinosis.
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d8Trichinosis \[d8]Trich`i*no"sis\, n. [NL. See {Trichina}.]       (Med.)       The disease produced by the presence of trichin[91] in the       muscles and intestinal track. It is marked by fever, muscular       pains, and symptoms resembling those of typhoid fever, and is       frequently fatal.
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d8Trigone \[d8]Tri`gone"\, n. [F., literally, a trigon.] (Anat.)       A smooth triangular area on the inner surface of the bladder,       limited by the apertures of the ureters and urethra.
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d8Trigonia \[d8]Tri*go"ni*a\, n. [NL. See {Trigon}. So called in       allusion to the triangular shape of some species.] (Zo[94]l.)       A genus of pearly bivalve shells, numerous extinct species of       which are characteristic of the Mesozoic rocks. A few living       species exist on the coast of Australia.
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d8Trigynia \[d8]Tri*gyn"i*a\, n. pl. [NL., Gr. [?] (see {Tri-})       + [?] a woman, a female.] (Bot.)       A Linn[91]an order of plants having three pistils or styles.
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d8Trismus \[d8]Tris"mus\, n. [NL., form Gr. [?] gnashing of the       teeth.] (Med.)       The lockjaw.
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d8Trochanter \[d8]Tro*chan"ter\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?].]       1. (Anat.) One of two processes near the head of the femur,             the outer being called the {great trochanter}, and the             inner the {small trochanter}.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The third joint of the leg of an insect, or the             second when the trochantine is united with the coxa.
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d8Trygon \[d8]Try"gon\ (tr[imac]"g[ocr]n), n. [L., a sting ray,       from Gr.[?] a kind of fish with a prickle in the tail.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of several species of large sting rays belonging to       {Trygon} and allied genera.
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d8Da8bra \[d8]Da"[8b]*ra\, n. [Turk. daire circuit department,       fr. Ar. da[8b]rah circle.]       Any of several valuable estates of the Egyptian khedive or       his family. The most important are the          {Da"i*ra Sa"ni*eh}, or          {Sa"ni*yeh}, and the          {Da"i*ra Khas"sa}, administered by the khedive's European             bondholders, and known collectively as          {the Daira}, or the          {Daira estates}.
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Sentence \Sen"tence\, n. [F., from L. sententia, for sentientia,       from sentire to discern by the senses and the mind, to feel,       to think. See {Sense}, n., and cf. {Sentiensi}.]       1. Sense; meaning; significance. [Obs.]                         Tales of best sentence and most solace. --Chaucer.                         The discourse itself, voluble enough, and full of                      sentence.                                          --Milton.          2.             (a) An opinion; a decision; a determination; a judgment,                   especially one of an unfavorable nature.                               My sentence is for open war.         --Milton.                               That by them [Luther's works] we may pass                            sentence upon his doctrines.         --Atterbury.             (b) A philosophical or theological opinion; a dogma; as,                   Summary of the Sentences; Book of the Sentences.          3. (Law) In civil and admiralty law, the judgment of a court             pronounced in a cause; in criminal and ecclesiastical             courts, a judgment passed on a criminal by a court or             judge; condemnation pronounced by a judgical tribunal;             doom. In common law, the term is exclusively used to             denote the judgment in criminal cases.                         Received the sentence of the law.      --Shak.          4. A short saying, usually containing moral instruction; a             maxim; an axiom; a saw. --Broome.          5. (Gram.) A combination of words which is complete as             expressing a thought, and in writing is marked at the             close by a period, or full point. See {Proposition}, 4.          Note: Sentences are simple or compound. A simple sentence                consists of one subject and one finite verb; as,                [bd]The Lord reigns.[b8] A compound sentence contains                two or more subjects and finite verbs, as in this                verse:                            He fills, he bounds, connects, and equals all.                                                                               --Pope.          {Dark sentence}, a saving not easily explained.                         A king . . . understanding dark sentences. --Dan.                                                                               vii. 23.
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Darken \Dark"en\, v. i.       To grow or darker.
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Darken \Dark"en\ (d[aum]rk"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Darkened}       (-'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Darkening} (-n*[icr]ng).] [AS.       deorcian. See {Dark}, a.]       1. To make dark or black; to deprive of light; to obscure;             as, a darkened room.                         They [locusts] covered the face of the whole earth,                      so that the land was darkened.            --Ex. x. 15.                         So spake the Sovran Voice; and clouds began To                      darken all the hill.                           --Milton.          2. To render dim; to deprive of vision.                         Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see.                                                                               --Rom. xi. 10.          3. To cloud, obscure, or perplex; to render less clear or             intelligible.                         Such was his wisdom that his confidence did seldom                      darkenhis foresight.                           --Bacon.                         Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without                      knowledge?                                          --Job.                                                                               xxxviii. 2.          4. To cast a gloom upon.                         With these forced thoughts, I prithee, darken not                      The mirth of the feast.                     --Shak.          5. To make foul; to sully; to tarnish.                         I must not think there are Evils enough to darken                      all his goodness.                              --Shak.
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Darken \Dark"en\ (d[aum]rk"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Darkened}       (-'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Darkening} (-n*[icr]ng).] [AS.       deorcian. See {Dark}, a.]       1. To make dark or black; to deprive of light; to obscure;             as, a darkened room.                         They [locusts] covered the face of the whole earth,                      so that the land was darkened.            --Ex. x. 15.                         So spake the Sovran Voice; and clouds began To                      darken all the hill.                           --Milton.          2. To render dim; to deprive of vision.                         Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see.                                                                               --Rom. xi. 10.          3. To cloud, obscure, or perplex; to render less clear or             intelligible.                         Such was his wisdom that his confidence did seldom                      darkenhis foresight.                           --Bacon.                         Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without                      knowledge?                                          --Job.                                                                               xxxviii. 2.          4. To cast a gloom upon.                         With these forced thoughts, I prithee, darken not                      The mirth of the feast.                     --Shak.          5. To make foul; to sully; to tarnish.                         I must not think there are Evils enough to darken                      all his goodness.                              --Shak.
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Darkener \Dark"en*er\, n.       One who, or that which, darkens.
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Darkening \Dark"en*ing\, n.       Twilight; gloaming. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Wright.
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Darken \Dark"en\ (d[aum]rk"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Darkened}       (-'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Darkening} (-n*[icr]ng).] [AS.       deorcian. See {Dark}, a.]       1. To make dark or black; to deprive of light; to obscure;             as, a darkened room.                         They [locusts] covered the face of the whole earth,                      so that the land was darkened.            --Ex. x. 15.                         So spake the Sovran Voice; and clouds began To                      darken all the hill.                           --Milton.          2. To render dim; to deprive of vision.                         Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see.                                                                               --Rom. xi. 10.          3. To cloud, obscure, or perplex; to render less clear or             intelligible.                         Such was his wisdom that his confidence did seldom                      darkenhis foresight.                           --Bacon.                         Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without                      knowledge?                                          --Job.                                                                               xxxviii. 2.          4. To cast a gloom upon.                         With these forced thoughts, I prithee, darken not                      The mirth of the feast.                     --Shak.          5. To make foul; to sully; to tarnish.                         I must not think there are Evils enough to darken                      all his goodness.                              --Shak.
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Darkness \Dark"ness\, n.       1. The absence of light; blackness; obscurity; gloom.                         And darkness was upon the face of the deep. --Gen.                                                                               i. 2.          2. A state of privacy; secrecy.                         What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light.                                                                               --Matt. x. 27.          3. A state of ignorance or error, especially on moral or             religious subjects; hence, wickedness; impurity.                         Men loved darkness rather than light, because their                      deeds were evil.                                 --John. iii.                                                                               19.                         Pursue these sons of darkness: drive them out From                      all heaven's bounds.                           --Milton.          4. Want of clearness or perspicuity; obscurity; as, the             darkness of a subject, or of a discussion.          5. A state of distress or trouble.                         A day of clouds and of thick darkness. --Joel. ii.                                                                               2.
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Darksome \Dark"some\, a.       Dark; gloomy; obscure; shaded; cheerless. [Poetic]                   He brought him through a darksome narrow pass To a                broad gate, all built of beaten gold.      --Spenser.
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Darraign \Dar"raign\, Darrain \Dar"rain\,, v. t. [OF. deraisnier       to explain, defend, to maintain in legal action by proof and       reasonings, LL. derationare; de- + rationare to discourse,       contend in law, fr. L. ratio reason, in LL., legal cause. Cf.       {Arraign}, and see {Reason}.]       1. To make ready to fight; to array. [Obs.]                         Darrain your battle, for they are at hand. --Shak.          2. To fight out; to contest; to decide by combat. [Obs.]             [bd]To darrain the battle.[b8] --Chaucer .
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Deerskin \Deer"skin`\, n.       The skin of a deer, or the leather which is made from it.       --Hakluyt. Longfellow.
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Deracinate \De*rac"i*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deracinated};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Deracinating}.] [F. d[82]raciner; pref.       d[82]- (L. dis) + racine root, fr. an assumed LL. radicina,       fr. L. radix, radicis, root.]       To pluck up by the roots; to extirpate. [R.]                   While that the colter rusts That should deracinate such                savagery.                                                --Shak.
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Deracinate \De*rac"i*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deracinated};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Deracinating}.] [F. d[82]raciner; pref.       d[82]- (L. dis) + racine root, fr. an assumed LL. radicina,       fr. L. radix, radicis, root.]       To pluck up by the roots; to extirpate. [R.]                   While that the colter rusts That should deracinate such                savagery.                                                --Shak.
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Deracinate \De*rac"i*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deracinated};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Deracinating}.] [F. d[82]raciner; pref.       d[82]- (L. dis) + racine root, fr. an assumed LL. radicina,       fr. L. radix, radicis, root.]       To pluck up by the roots; to extirpate. [R.]                   While that the colter rusts That should deracinate such                savagery.                                                --Shak.
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Deraign \De*raign"\, Derain \De*rain"\, v. t. [See {Darraign}.]       (Old Law)       To prove or to refute by proof; to clear (one's self). [Obs.]
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Deraignment \De*raign"ment\, Derainment \De*rain"ment\, n. [See       {Darraign}.]       1. The act of deraigning. [Obs.]          2. The renunciation of religious or monastic vows. [Obs.]             --Blount.
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Derision \De*ri"sion\, n. [L. derisio: cf. F. d[82]rision. See       {Deride}.]       1. The act of deriding, or the state of being derided;             mockery; scornful or contemptuous treatment which holds             one up to ridicule.                         He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh; the Lord                      shall have them in derision.               --Ps. ii. 4.                         Satan beheld their plight, And to his mates thus in                      derision called.                                 --Milton.          2. An object of derision or scorn; a laughing-stock.                         I was a derision to all my people.      --Lam. iii.                                                                               14.          Syn: Scorn; mockery; contempt; insult; ridicule.
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Derogant \Der"o*gant\, a. [L. derogans, p. pr.]       Derogatory. [R.] --T. Adams.
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Diorism \Di"o*rism\, n. [Gr. [?], fr. [?] to distinguish; [?] =       dia` through + [?] to divide from, fr. [?] a boundary.]       Definition; logical direction. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.
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Dirigent \Dir"i*gent\, a. [L. dirigens, p. pr. of dirigere. See       {Direct}, a.]       Directing. --Baxter.
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Dirigent \Dir"i*gent\, n. (Geom.)       The line of motion along which a describent line or surface       is carried in the genesis of any plane or solid figure; a       directrix. --Hutton.
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Dirk \Dirk\, n. [Ir. duirc.]       A kind of dagger or poniard; -- formerly much used by the       Scottish Highlander.          {Dirk knife}, a clasp knife having a large, dirklike blade.
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Dirk \Dirk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dirked}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Dirking}.]       To stab with a dirk. --Sir W. Scott.
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Dirkness \Dirk"ness\, n.       Darkness. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Dorism \Do"rism\, n. [Gr. [?].]       A Doric phrase or idiom.
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Dorking fowl \Dor"king fowl`\ [From the town of Dorking in       England.] (Zo[94]l.)       One of a breed of large-bodied domestic fowls, having five       toes, or the hind toe double. There are several strains, as       the white, gray, and silver-gray. They are highly esteemed       for the table.
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Gizzard \Giz"zard\, n. [F. g[82]sier, L. gigeria, pl., the       cooked entrails of poultry. Cf. {Gigerium}.]       1. (Anat.) The second, or true, muscular stomach of birds, in             which the food is crushed and ground, after being softened             in the glandular stomach (crop), or lower part of the             esophagus; the gigerium.          2. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A thick muscular stomach found in many invertebrate                   animals.             (b) A stomach armed with chitinous or shelly plates or                   teeth, as in certain insects and mollusks.          {Gizzard shad} (Zo[94]l.), an American herring ({Dorosoma             cepedianum}) resembling the shad, but of little value.          {To fret the gizzard}, to harass; to vex one's self; to             worry. [Low] --Hudibras.          {To stick in one's gizzard}, to be difficult of digestion; to             be offensive. [Low]
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Dorsimeson \Dor`si*mes"on\, n. [Dorsum + meson.]       (Anat.) See {Meson}.
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Dragon \Drag"on\, n. [F. dragon, L. draco, fr. Gr. [?], prob.       fr. [?], [?], to look (akin to Skr. dar[?] to see), and so       called from its terrible eyes. Cf. {Drake} a dragon,       {Dragoon}.]       1. (Myth.) A fabulous animal, generally represented as a             monstrous winged serpent or lizard, with a crested head             and enormous claws, and regarded as very powerful and             ferocious.                         The dragons which appear in early paintings and                      sculptures are invariably representations of a                      winged crocodile.                              --Fairholt.          Note: In Scripture the term dragon refers to any great                monster, whether of the land or sea, usually to some                kind of serpent or reptile, sometimes to land serpents                of a powerful and deadly kind. It is also applied                metaphorically to Satan.                            Thou breakest the heads of the dragons in the                         waters.                                          -- Ps. lxxiv.                                                                               13.                            Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder; the                         young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample                         under feet.                                    -- Ps. xci.                                                                               13.                            He laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent,                         which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him a                         thousand years.                              --Rev. xx. 2.          2. A fierce, violent person, esp. a woman. --Johnson.          3. (Astron.) A constellation of the northern hemisphere             figured as a dragon; Draco.          4. A luminous exhalation from marshy grounds, seeming to move             through the air as a winged serpent.          5. (Mil. Antiq.) A short musket hooked to a swivel attached             to a soldier's belt; -- so called from a representation of             a dragon's head at the muzzle. --Fairholt.          6. (Zo[94]l.) A small arboreal lizard of the genus Draco, of             several species, found in the East Indies and Southern             Asia. Five or six of the hind ribs, on each side, are             prolonged and covered with weblike skin, forming a sort of             wing. These prolongations aid them in making long leaps             from tree to tree. Called also {flying lizard}.          7. (Zo[94]l.) A variety of carrier pigeon.          8. (Her.) A fabulous winged creature, sometimes borne as a             charge in a coat of arms.          Note: Dragon is often used adjectively, or in combination, in                the sense of relating to, resembling, or characteristic                of, a dragon.          {Dragon arum} (Bot.), the name of several species of             {Aris[91]ma}, a genus of plants having a spathe and             spadix. See {Dragon root}(below).          {Dragon fish} (Zo[94]l.), the dragonet.          {Dragon fly} (Zo[94]l.), any insect of the family             {Libellulid[91]}. They have finely formed, large and             strongly reticulated wings, a large head with enormous             eyes, and a long body; -- called also {mosquito hawks}.             Their larv[91] are aquatic and insectivorous.          {Dragon root} (Bot.), an American aroid plant ({Aris[91]ma             Dracontium}); green dragon.          {Dragon's blood}, a resinous substance obtained from the             fruit of several species of {Calamus}, esp. from {C.             Rotang} and {C. Draco}, growing in the East Indies. A             substance known as dragon's blood is obtained by exudation             from {Drac[91]na Draco}; also from {Pterocarpus Draco}, a             tree of the West Indies and South America. The color is             red, or a dark brownish red, and it is used chiefly for             coloring varnishes, marbles, etc. Called also {Cinnabar             Gr[91]corum}.          {Dragon's head}.             (a) (Bot.) A plant of several species of the genus                   {Dracocephalum}. They are perennial herbs closely                   allied to the common catnip.             (b) (Astron.) The ascending node of a planet, indicated,                   chiefly in almanacs, by the symbol [?]. The deviation                   from the ecliptic made by a planet in passing from one                   node to the other seems, according to the fancy of                   some, to make a figure like that of a dragon, whose                   belly is where there is the greatest latitude; the                   intersections representing the head and tail; -- from                   which resemblance the denomination arises. --Encyc.                   Brit.          {Dragon shell} (Zo[94]l.), a species of limpet.          {Dragon's skin}, fossil stems whose leaf scars somewhat             resemble the scales of reptiles; -- a name used by miners             and quarrymen. --Stormonth.          {Dragon's tail} (Astron.), the descending node of a planet,             indicated by the symbol [?]. See {Dragon's head} (above).                      {Dragon's wort} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Artemisia} ({A.             dracunculus}).          {Dragon tree} (Bot.), a West African liliaceous tree             ({Drac[91]na Draco}), yielding one of the resins called             dragon's blood. See {Drac[91]na}.          {Dragon water}, a medicinal remedy very popular in the             earlier half of the 17th century. [bd]Dragon water may do             good upon him.[b8] --Randolph (1640).          {Flying dragon}, a large meteoric fireball; a bolide.
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Dracanth \Dra"canth\, n.       A kind of gum; -- called also {gum tragacanth}, or       {tragacanth}. See {Tragacanth}.
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Drachm \Drachm\, n. [See {Drachma}.]       1. A drachma.          2. Same as {Dram}.
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d8Drachma \[d8]Drach"ma\, n.; pl. E. {Drachmas}, L.       {Drachm[91]}. [L., fr. Gr. [?]. See {Dram}.]       1. A silver coin among the ancient Greeks, having a different             value in different States and at different periods. The             average value of the Attic drachma is computed to have             been about 19 cents.          2. A gold and silver coin of modern Greece worth 19.3 cents.          3. Among the ancient Greeks, a weight of about 66.5 grains;             among the modern Greeks, a weight equal to a gram.
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d8Drachma \[d8]Drach"ma\, n.; pl. E. {Drachmas}, L.       {Drachm[91]}. [L., fr. Gr. [?]. See {Dram}.]       1. A silver coin among the ancient Greeks, having a different             value in different States and at different periods. The             average value of the Attic drachma is computed to have             been about 19 cents.          2. A gold and silver coin of modern Greece worth 19.3 cents.          3. Among the ancient Greeks, a weight of about 66.5 grains;             among the modern Greeks, a weight equal to a gram.
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Draconin \Dra*co"nin\, n. [Cf. F. draconine. See {Draco}.]       (Chem.)       A red resin forming the essential basis of dragon's blood; --       called also {dracin}.
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Dracin \Dra"cin\, n.[Cf. F. dracine.] (Chem.)       See {Draconin}.
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Draconin \Dra*co"nin\, n. [Cf. F. draconine. See {Draco}.]       (Chem.)       A red resin forming the essential basis of dragon's blood; --       called also {dracin}.
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Dracin \Dra"cin\, n.[Cf. F. dracine.] (Chem.)       See {Draconin}.
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Draconian \Dra*co"ni*an\, a.       Pertaining to Draco, a famous lawgiver of Athens, 621 b. c.          {Draconian code}, [or] {Draconian laws}, a code of laws made             by Draco. Their measures were so severe that they were             said to be written in letters of blood; hence, any laws of             excessive rigor.
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Draconian \Dra*co"ni*an\, a.       Pertaining to Draco, a famous lawgiver of Athens, 621 b. c.          {Draconian code}, [or] {Draconian laws}, a code of laws made             by Draco. Their measures were so severe that they were             said to be written in letters of blood; hence, any laws of             excessive rigor.
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Draconian \Dra*co"ni*an\, a.       Pertaining to Draco, a famous lawgiver of Athens, 621 b. c.          {Draconian code}, [or] {Draconian laws}, a code of laws made             by Draco. Their measures were so severe that they were             said to be written in letters of blood; hence, any laws of             excessive rigor.
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Draconic \Dra*con"ic\, a.       Relating to Draco, the Athenian lawgiver; or to the       constellation Draco; or to dragon's blood.
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Draconin \Dra*co"nin\, n. [Cf. F. draconine. See {Draco}.]       (Chem.)       A red resin forming the essential basis of dragon's blood; --       called also {dracin}.
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Dracontic \Dra*con"tic\, a. [From L. draco dragon, in allusion       to the terms dragon's head and dragon's tail.] (Astron.)       Belonging to that space of time in which the moon performs       one revolution, from ascending node to ascending node. See       {Dragon's head}, under {Dragon}. [Obs.] [bd]Dracontic       month.[b8] --Crabb.
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Dracontine \Dra*con"tine\, a. [L. draco dragon.]       Belonging to a dragon. --Southey.
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d8Dracunculus \[d8]Dra*cun"cu*lus\, n.; pl. {Dracunculi}. [L.,       dim. of draco dragon.] (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A fish; the dragonet.       (b) The Guinea worm ({Filaria medinensis}).
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Drag \Drag\, n. [See {Drag}, v. t., and cf. {Dray} a cart, and       1st {Dredge}.]       1. The act of dragging; anything which is dragged.          2. A net, or an apparatus, to be drawn along the bottom under             water, as in fishing, searching for drowned persons, etc.          3. A kind of sledge for conveying heavy bodies; also, a kind             of low car or handcart; as, a stone drag.          4. A heavy coach with seats on top; also, a heavy carriage.             [Collog.] --Thackeray.          5. A heavy harrow, for breaking up ground.          6.             (a) Anything towed in the water to retard a ship's                   progress, or to keep her head up to the wind; esp., a                   canvas bag with a hooped mouth, so used. See {Drag                   sail} (below).             (b) Also, a skid or shoe, for retarding the motion of a                   carriage wheel.             (c) Hence, anything that retards; a clog; an obstacle to                   progress or enjoyment.                               My lectures were only a pleasure to me, and no                            drag.                                          --J. D.                                                                               Forbes.          7. Motion affected with slowness and difficulty, as if             clogged. [bd]Had a drag in his walk.[b8] -- Hazlitt.          8. (Founding) The bottom part of a flask or mold, the upper             part being the cope.          9. (Masonry) A steel instrument for completing the dressing             of soft stone.          10. (Marine Engin.) The difference between the speed of a             screw steamer under sail and that of the screw when the             ship outruns the screw; or between the propulsive effects             of the different floats of a paddle wheel. See Citation             under {Drag}, v. i., 3.          {Drag sail} (Naut.), a sail or canvas rigged on a stout             frame, to be dragged by a vessel through the water in             order to keep her head to the wind or to prevent drifting;             -- called also {drift sail}, {drag sheet}, {drag anchor},             {sea anchor}, {floating anchor}, etc.          {Drag twist} (Mining), a spiral hook at the end of a rod for             cleaning drilled holes.
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Dragantine \Dra*gan"tine\, n. [See {Dracanth}.]       A mucilage obtained from, or containing, gum tragacanth.
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Drag \Drag\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dragged}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Dragging}.] [OE. draggen; akin to Sw. dragga to search with       a grapnel, fr. dragg grapnel, fr. draga to draw, the same       word as E. draw. [?] See {Draw}.]       1. To draw slowly or heavily onward; to pull along the ground             by main force; to haul; to trail; -- applied to drawing             heavy or resisting bodies or those inapt for drawing, with             labor, along the ground or other surface; as, to drag             stone or timber; to drag a net in fishing.                         Dragged by the cords which through his feet were                      thrust.                                             --Denham.                         The grossness of his nature will have weight to drag                      thee down.                                          --Tennyson.                         A needless Alexandrine ends the song That, like a                      wounded snake, drags its slow length along. --Pope.          2. To break, as land, by drawing a drag or harrow over it; to             harrow; to draw a drag along the bottom of, as a stream or             other water; hence, to search, as by means of a drag.                         Then while I dragged my brains for such a song.                                                                               --Tennyson.          3. To draw along, as something burdensome; hence, to pass in             pain or with difficulty.                         Have dragged a lingering life.            -- Dryden.          {To drag an anchor} (Naut.), to trail it along the bottom             when the anchor will not hold the ship.          Syn: See {Draw}.
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Dragman \Drag"man\, n.; pl. {Dragmen}.       A fisherman who uses a dragnet. --Sir M. Hale.
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Dragman \Drag"man\, n.; pl. {Dragmen}.       A fisherman who uses a dragnet. --Sir M. Hale.
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Dragnet \Drag"net`\, n. [Cf. AS. dr[91]gnet.]       A net to be drawn along the bottom of a body of water, as in       fishing.
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Dragoman \Drag"o*man\, n.; pl. {Dragomans}. [From F. dragoman,       or Sp. dragoman, or It. dragomanno; all fr. LGr. [?], Ar.       tarjum[be]n, from the same source as E. targum. Cf.       {Drogman}, {Truchman}.]       An interpreter; -- so called in the Levant and other parts of       the East.
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Dragoman \Drag"o*man\, n.; pl. {Dragomans}. [From F. dragoman,       or Sp. dragoman, or It. dragomanno; all fr. LGr. [?], Ar.       tarjum[be]n, from the same source as E. targum. Cf.       {Drogman}, {Truchman}.]       An interpreter; -- so called in the Levant and other parts of       the East.
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Dragon \Drag"on\, n. [F. dragon, L. draco, fr. Gr. [?], prob.       fr. [?], [?], to look (akin to Skr. dar[?] to see), and so       called from its terrible eyes. Cf. {Drake} a dragon,       {Dragoon}.]       1. (Myth.) A fabulous animal, generally represented as a             monstrous winged serpent or lizard, with a crested head             and enormous claws, and regarded as very powerful and             ferocious.                         The dragons which appear in early paintings and                      sculptures are invariably representations of a                      winged crocodile.                              --Fairholt.          Note: In Scripture the term dragon refers to any great                monster, whether of the land or sea, usually to some                kind of serpent or reptile, sometimes to land serpents                of a powerful and deadly kind. It is also applied                metaphorically to Satan.                            Thou breakest the heads of the dragons in the                         waters.                                          -- Ps. lxxiv.                                                                               13.                            Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder; the                         young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample                         under feet.                                    -- Ps. xci.                                                                               13.                            He laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent,                         which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him a                         thousand years.                              --Rev. xx. 2.          2. A fierce, violent person, esp. a woman. --Johnson.          3. (Astron.) A constellation of the northern hemisphere             figured as a dragon; Draco.          4. A luminous exhalation from marshy grounds, seeming to move             through the air as a winged serpent.          5. (Mil. Antiq.) A short musket hooked to a swivel attached             to a soldier's belt; -- so called from a representation of             a dragon's head at the muzzle. --Fairholt.          6. (Zo[94]l.) A small arboreal lizard of the genus Draco, of             several species, found in the East Indies and Southern             Asia. Five or six of the hind ribs, on each side, are             prolonged and covered with weblike skin, forming a sort of             wing. These prolongations aid them in making long leaps             from tree to tree. Called also {flying lizard}.          7. (Zo[94]l.) A variety of carrier pigeon.          8. (Her.) A fabulous winged creature, sometimes borne as a             charge in a coat of arms.          Note: Dragon is often used adjectively, or in combination, in                the sense of relating to, resembling, or characteristic                of, a dragon.          {Dragon arum} (Bot.), the name of several species of             {Aris[91]ma}, a genus of plants having a spathe and             spadix. See {Dragon root}(below).          {Dragon fish} (Zo[94]l.), the dragonet.          {Dragon fly} (Zo[94]l.), any insect of the family             {Libellulid[91]}. They have finely formed, large and             strongly reticulated wings, a large head with enormous             eyes, and a long body; -- called also {mosquito hawks}.             Their larv[91] are aquatic and insectivorous.          {Dragon root} (Bot.), an American aroid plant ({Aris[91]ma             Dracontium}); green dragon.          {Dragon's blood}, a resinous substance obtained from the             fruit of several species of {Calamus}, esp. from {C.             Rotang} and {C. Draco}, growing in the East Indies. A             substance known as dragon's blood is obtained by exudation             from {Drac[91]na Draco}; also from {Pterocarpus Draco}, a             tree of the West Indies and South America. The color is             red, or a dark brownish red, and it is used chiefly for             coloring varnishes, marbles, etc. Called also {Cinnabar             Gr[91]corum}.          {Dragon's head}.             (a) (Bot.) A plant of several species of the genus                   {Dracocephalum}. They are perennial herbs closely                   allied to the common catnip.             (b) (Astron.) The ascending node of a planet, indicated,                   chiefly in almanacs, by the symbol [?]. The deviation                   from the ecliptic made by a planet in passing from one                   node to the other seems, according to the fancy of                   some, to make a figure like that of a dragon, whose                   belly is where there is the greatest latitude; the                   intersections representing the head and tail; -- from                   which resemblance the denomination arises. --Encyc.                   Brit.          {Dragon shell} (Zo[94]l.), a species of limpet.          {Dragon's skin}, fossil stems whose leaf scars somewhat             resemble the scales of reptiles; -- a name used by miners             and quarrymen. --Stormonth.          {Dragon's tail} (Astron.), the descending node of a planet,             indicated by the symbol [?]. See {Dragon's head} (above).                      {Dragon's wort} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Artemisia} ({A.             dracunculus}).          {Dragon tree} (Bot.), a West African liliaceous tree             ({Drac[91]na Draco}), yielding one of the resins called             dragon's blood. See {Drac[91]na}.          {Dragon water}, a medicinal remedy very popular in the             earlier half of the 17th century. [bd]Dragon water may do             good upon him.[b8] --Randolph (1640).          {Flying dragon}, a large meteoric fireball; a bolide.
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Dragon \Drag"on\, n. [F. dragon, L. draco, fr. Gr. [?], prob.       fr. [?], [?], to look (akin to Skr. dar[?] to see), and so       called from its terrible eyes. Cf. {Drake} a dragon,       {Dragoon}.]       1. (Myth.) A fabulous animal, generally represented as a             monstrous winged serpent or lizard, with a crested head             and enormous claws, and regarded as very powerful and             ferocious.                         The dragons which appear in early paintings and                      sculptures are invariably representations of a                      winged crocodile.                              --Fairholt.          Note: In Scripture the term dragon refers to any great                monster, whether of the land or sea, usually to some                kind of serpent or reptile, sometimes to land serpents                of a powerful and deadly kind. It is also applied                metaphorically to Satan.                            Thou breakest the heads of the dragons in the                         waters.                                          -- Ps. lxxiv.                                                                               13.                            Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder; the                         young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample                         under feet.                                    -- Ps. xci.                                                                               13.                            He laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent,                         which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him a                         thousand years.                              --Rev. xx. 2.          2. A fierce, violent person, esp. a woman. --Johnson.          3. (Astron.) A constellation of the northern hemisphere             figured as a dragon; Draco.          4. A luminous exhalation from marshy grounds, seeming to move             through the air as a winged serpent.          5. (Mil. Antiq.) A short musket hooked to a swivel attached             to a soldier's belt; -- so called from a representation of             a dragon's head at the muzzle. --Fairholt.          6. (Zo[94]l.) A small arboreal lizard of the genus Draco, of             several species, found in the East Indies and Southern             Asia. Five or six of the hind ribs, on each side, are             prolonged and covered with weblike skin, forming a sort of             wing. These prolongations aid them in making long leaps             from tree to tree. Called also {flying lizard}.          7. (Zo[94]l.) A variety of carrier pigeon.          8. (Her.) A fabulous winged creature, sometimes borne as a             charge in a coat of arms.          Note: Dragon is often used adjectively, or in combination, in                the sense of relating to, resembling, or characteristic                of, a dragon.          {Dragon arum} (Bot.), the name of several species of             {Aris[91]ma}, a genus of plants having a spathe and             spadix. See {Dragon root}(below).          {Dragon fish} (Zo[94]l.), the dragonet.          {Dragon fly} (Zo[94]l.), any insect of the family             {Libellulid[91]}. They have finely formed, large and             strongly reticulated wings, a large head with enormous             eyes, and a long body; -- called also {mosquito hawks}.             Their larv[91] are aquatic and insectivorous.          {Dragon root} (Bot.), an American aroid plant ({Aris[91]ma             Dracontium}); green dragon.          {Dragon's blood}, a resinous substance obtained from the             fruit of several species of {Calamus}, esp. from {C.             Rotang} and {C. Draco}, growing in the East Indies. A             substance known as dragon's blood is obtained by exudation             from {Drac[91]na Draco}; also from {Pterocarpus Draco}, a             tree of the West Indies and South America. The color is             red, or a dark brownish red, and it is used chiefly for             coloring varnishes, marbles, etc. Called also {Cinnabar             Gr[91]corum}.          {Dragon's head}.             (a) (Bot.) A plant of several species of the genus                   {Dracocephalum}. They are perennial herbs closely                   allied to the common catnip.             (b) (Astron.) The ascending node of a planet, indicated,                   chiefly in almanacs, by the symbol [?]. The deviation                   from the ecliptic made by a planet in passing from one                   node to the other seems, according to the fancy of                   some, to make a figure like that of a dragon, whose                   belly is where there is the greatest latitude; the                   intersections representing the head and tail; -- from                   which resemblance the denomination arises. --Encyc.                   Brit.          {Dragon shell} (Zo[94]l.), a species of limpet.          {Dragon's skin}, fossil stems whose leaf scars somewhat             resemble the scales of reptiles; -- a name used by miners             and quarrymen. --Stormonth.          {Dragon's tail} (Astron.), the descending node of a planet,             indicated by the symbol [?]. See {Dragon's head} (above).                      {Dragon's wort} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Artemisia} ({A.             dracunculus}).          {Dragon tree} (Bot.), a West African liliaceous tree             ({Drac[91]na Draco}), yielding one of the resins called             dragon's blood. See {Drac[91]na}.          {Dragon water}, a medicinal remedy very popular in the             earlier half of the 17th century. [bd]Dragon water may do             good upon him.[b8] --Randolph (1640).          {Flying dragon}, a large meteoric fireball; a bolide.
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Dragon \Drag"on\, n. [F. dragon, L. draco, fr. Gr. [?], prob.       fr. [?], [?], to look (akin to Skr. dar[?] to see), and so       called from its terrible eyes. Cf. {Drake} a dragon,       {Dragoon}.]       1. (Myth.) A fabulous animal, generally represented as a             monstrous winged serpent or lizard, with a crested head             and enormous claws, and regarded as very powerful and             ferocious.                         The dragons which appear in early paintings and                      sculptures are invariably representations of a                      winged crocodile.                              --Fairholt.          Note: In Scripture the term dragon refers to any great                monster, whether of the land or sea, usually to some                kind of serpent or reptile, sometimes to land serpents                of a powerful and deadly kind. It is also applied                metaphorically to Satan.                            Thou breakest the heads of the dragons in the                         waters.                                          -- Ps. lxxiv.                                                                               13.                            Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder; the                         young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample                         under feet.                                    -- Ps. xci.                                                                               13.                            He laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent,                         which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him a                         thousand years.                              --Rev. xx. 2.          2. A fierce, violent person, esp. a woman. --Johnson.          3. (Astron.) A constellation of the northern hemisphere             figured as a dragon; Draco.          4. A luminous exhalation from marshy grounds, seeming to move             through the air as a winged serpent.          5. (Mil. Antiq.) A short musket hooked to a swivel attached             to a soldier's belt; -- so called from a representation of             a dragon's head at the muzzle. --Fairholt.          6. (Zo[94]l.) A small arboreal lizard of the genus Draco, of             several species, found in the East Indies and Southern             Asia. Five or six of the hind ribs, on each side, are             prolonged and covered with weblike skin, forming a sort of             wing. These prolongations aid them in making long leaps             from tree to tree. Called also {flying lizard}.          7. (Zo[94]l.) A variety of carrier pigeon.          8. (Her.) A fabulous winged creature, sometimes borne as a             charge in a coat of arms.          Note: Dragon is often used adjectively, or in combination, in                the sense of relating to, resembling, or characteristic                of, a dragon.          {Dragon arum} (Bot.), the name of several species of             {Aris[91]ma}, a genus of plants having a spathe and             spadix. See {Dragon root}(below).          {Dragon fish} (Zo[94]l.), the dragonet.          {Dragon fly} (Zo[94]l.), any insect of the family             {Libellulid[91]}. They have finely formed, large and             strongly reticulated wings, a large head with enormous             eyes, and a long body; -- called also {mosquito hawks}.             Their larv[91] are aquatic and insectivorous.          {Dragon root} (Bot.), an American aroid plant ({Aris[91]ma             Dracontium}); green dragon.          {Dragon's blood}, a resinous substance obtained from the             fruit of several species of {Calamus}, esp. from {C.             Rotang} and {C. Draco}, growing in the East Indies. A             substance known as dragon's blood is obtained by exudation             from {Drac[91]na Draco}; also from {Pterocarpus Draco}, a             tree of the West Indies and South America. The color is             red, or a dark brownish red, and it is used chiefly for             coloring varnishes, marbles, etc. Called also {Cinnabar             Gr[91]corum}.          {Dragon's head}.             (a) (Bot.) A plant of several species of the genus                   {Dracocephalum}. They are perennial herbs closely                   allied to the common catnip.             (b) (Astron.) The ascending node of a planet, indicated,                   chiefly in almanacs, by the symbol [?]. The deviation                   from the ecliptic made by a planet in passing from one                   node to the other seems, according to the fancy of                   some, to make a figure like that of a dragon, whose                   belly is where there is the greatest latitude; the                   intersections representing the head and tail; -- from                   which resemblance the denomination arises. --Encyc.                   Brit.          {Dragon shell} (Zo[94]l.), a species of limpet.          {Dragon's skin}, fossil stems whose leaf scars somewhat             resemble the scales of reptiles; -- a name used by miners             and quarrymen. --Stormonth.          {Dragon's tail} (Astron.), the descending node of a planet,             indicated by the symbol [?]. See {Dragon's head} (above).                      {Dragon's wort} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Artemisia} ({A.             dracunculus}).          {Dragon tree} (Bot.), a West African liliaceous tree             ({Drac[91]na Draco}), yielding one of the resins called             dragon's blood. See {Drac[91]na}.          {Dragon water}, a medicinal remedy very popular in the             earlier half of the 17th century. [bd]Dragon water may do             good upon him.[b8] --Randolph (1640).          {Flying dragon}, a large meteoric fireball; a bolide.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dragon \Drag"on\, n. [F. dragon, L. draco, fr. Gr. [?], prob.       fr. [?], [?], to look (akin to Skr. dar[?] to see), and so       called from its terrible eyes. Cf. {Drake} a dragon,       {Dragoon}.]       1. (Myth.) A fabulous animal, generally represented as a             monstrous winged serpent or lizard, with a crested head             and enormous claws, and regarded as very powerful and             ferocious.                         The dragons which appear in early paintings and                      sculptures are invariably representations of a                      winged crocodile.                              --Fairholt.          Note: In Scripture the term dragon refers to any great                monster, whether of the land or sea, usually to some                kind of serpent or reptile, sometimes to land serpents                of a powerful and deadly kind. It is also applied                metaphorically to Satan.                            Thou breakest the heads of the dragons in the                         waters.                                          -- Ps. lxxiv.                                                                               13.                            Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder; the                         young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample                         under feet.                                    -- Ps. xci.                                                                               13.                            He laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent,                         which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him a                         thousand years.                              --Rev. xx. 2.          2. A fierce, violent person, esp. a woman. --Johnson.          3. (Astron.) A constellation of the northern hemisphere             figured as a dragon; Draco.          4. A luminous exhalation from marshy grounds, seeming to move             through the air as a winged serpent.          5. (Mil. Antiq.) A short musket hooked to a swivel attached             to a soldier's belt; -- so called from a representation of             a dragon's head at the muzzle. --Fairholt.          6. (Zo[94]l.) A small arboreal lizard of the genus Draco, of             several species, found in the East Indies and Southern             Asia. Five or six of the hind ribs, on each side, are             prolonged and covered with weblike skin, forming a sort of             wing. These prolongations aid them in making long leaps             from tree to tree. Called also {flying lizard}.          7. (Zo[94]l.) A variety of carrier pigeon.          8. (Her.) A fabulous winged creature, sometimes borne as a             charge in a coat of arms.          Note: Dragon is often used adjectively, or in combination, in                the sense of relating to, resembling, or characteristic                of, a dragon.          {Dragon arum} (Bot.), the name of several species of             {Aris[91]ma}, a genus of plants having a spathe and             spadix. See {Dragon root}(below).          {Dragon fish} (Zo[94]l.), the dragonet.          {Dragon fly} (Zo[94]l.), any insect of the family             {Libellulid[91]}. They have finely formed, large and             strongly reticulated wings, a large head with enormous             eyes, and a long body; -- called also {mosquito hawks}.             Their larv[91] are aquatic and insectivorous.          {Dragon root} (Bot.), an American aroid plant ({Aris[91]ma             Dracontium}); green dragon.          {Dragon's blood}, a resinous substance obtained from the             fruit of several species of {Calamus}, esp. from {C.             Rotang} and {C. Draco}, growing in the East Indies. A             substance known as dragon's blood is obtained by exudation             from {Drac[91]na Draco}; also from {Pterocarpus Draco}, a             tree of the West Indies and South America. The color is             red, or a dark brownish red, and it is used chiefly for             coloring varnishes, marbles, etc. Called also {Cinnabar             Gr[91]corum}.          {Dragon's head}.             (a) (Bot.) A plant of several species of the genus                   {Dracocephalum}. They are perennial herbs closely                   allied to the common catnip.             (b) (Astron.) The ascending node of a planet, indicated,                   chiefly in almanacs, by the symbol [?]. The deviation                   from the ecliptic made by a planet in passing from one                   node to the other seems, according to the fancy of                   some, to make a figure like that of a dragon, whose                   belly is where there is the greatest latitude; the                   intersections representing the head and tail; -- from                   which resemblance the denomination arises. --Encyc.                   Brit.          {Dragon shell} (Zo[94]l.), a species of limpet.          {Dragon's skin}, fossil stems whose leaf scars somewhat             resemble the scales of reptiles; -- a name used by miners             and quarrymen. --Stormonth.          {Dragon's tail} (Astron.), the descending node of a planet,             indicated by the symbol [?]. See {Dragon's head} (above).                      {Dragon's wort} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Artemisia} ({A.             dracunculus}).          {Dragon tree} (Bot.), a West African liliaceous tree             ({Drac[91]na Draco}), yielding one of the resins called             dragon's blood. See {Drac[91]na}.          {Dragon water}, a medicinal remedy very popular in the             earlier half of the 17th century. [bd]Dragon water may do             good upon him.[b8] --Randolph (1640).          {Flying dragon}, a large meteoric fireball; a bolide.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
3. A familiar spirit; a witch's attendant. [Obs.]                         A trifling fly, none of your great familiars. --B.                                                                               Jonson.          4. A parasite. [Obs.] --Massinger.          5. A kind of light carriage for rapid transit, plying for             hire and usually drawn by one horse. [Eng.]          6. The length of an extended flag from its staff; sometimes,             the length from the [bd]union[b8] to the extreme end.          7. The part of a vane pointing the direction from which the             wind blows.          8. (Naut.) That part of a compass on which the points are             marked; the compass card. --Totten.          9. (Mech.)             (a) Two or more vanes set on a revolving axis, to act as a                   fanner, or to equalize or impede the motion of                   machinery by the resistance of the air, as in the                   striking part of a clock.             (b) A heavy wheel, or cross arms with weights at the ends                   on a revolving axis, to regulate or equalize the                   motion of machinery by means of its inertia, where the                   power communicated, or the resistance to be overcome,                   is variable, as in the steam engine or the coining                   press. See {Fly wheel} (below).          10. (Knitting Machine) The piece hinged to the needle, which             holds the engaged loop in position while the needle is             penetrating another loop; a latch. --Knight.          11. The pair of arms revolving around the bobbin, in a             spinning wheel or spinning frame, to twist the yarn.          12. (Weaving) A shuttle driven through the shed by a blow or             jerk. --Knight.          13.             (a) Formerly, the person who took the printed sheets from                   the press.             (b) A vibrating frame with fingers, attached to a power                   to a power printing press for doing the same work.          14. The outer canvas of a tent with double top, usually drawn             over the ridgepole, but so extended as to touch the roof             of the tent at no other place.          15. One of the upper screens of a stage in a theater.          16. The fore flap of a bootee; also, a lap on trousers,             overcoats, etc., to conceal a row of buttons.          17. (Baseball) A batted ball that flies to a considerable             distance, usually high in the air; also, the flight of a             ball so struck; as, it was caught on the fly.          {Black fly}, {Cheese fly}, {Dragon fly, etc.} See under             {Black}, {Cheese}, etc. -- {Fly agaric} (Bot.), a mushroom             ({Agaricus muscarius}), having a narcotic juice which, in             sufficient quantities, is poisonous. -- {Fly block}             (Naut.), a pulley whose position shifts to suit the             working of the tackle with which it is connected; -- used             in the hoisting tackle of yards. -- {Fly board} (Printing             Press), the board on which printed sheets are deposited by             the fly. -- {Fly book}, a case in the form of a book for             anglers' flies. --Kingsley.{Fly cap}, a cap with wings,             formerly worn by women. -- {Fly drill}, a drill having a             reciprocating motion controlled by a fly wheel, the             driving power being applied by the hand through a cord             winding in reverse directions upon the spindle as it             rotates backward and forward. --Knight.{Fly fishing}, the             act or art of angling with a bait of natural or artificial             flies. --Walton.{Fly flap}, an implement for killing             flies. -- {Fly governor}, a governor for regulating the             speed of an engine, etc., by the resistance of vanes             revolving in the air. -- {Fly honeysuckle} (Bot.), a plant             of the honeysuckle genus ({Lonicera}), having a bushy stem             and the flowers in pairs, as {L. ciliata} and {L.             Xylosteum}. -- {Fly hook}, a fishhook supplied with an             artificial fly. -- {Fly leaf}, an unprinted leaf at the             beginning or end of a book, circular, programme, etc. --       {Fly maggot}, a maggot bred from the egg of a fly. --Ray.          {Fly net}, a screen to exclude insects.          {Fly nut} (Mach.), a nut with wings; a thumb nut; a finger             nut.          {Fly orchis} (Bot.), a plant ({Ophrys muscifera}), whose             flowers resemble flies.          {Fly paper}, poisoned or sticky paper for killing flies that             feed upon or are entangled by it.          {Fly powder}, an arsenical powder used to poison flies.          {Fly press}, a screw press for punching, embossing, etc.,             operated by hand and having a heavy fly.          {Fly rail}, a bracket which turns out to support the hinged             leaf of a table.          {Fly rod}, a light fishing rod used in angling with a fly.          {Fly sheet}, a small loose advertising sheet; a handbill.          {Fly snapper} (Zo[94]l.), an American bird ({Phainopepla             nitens}), allied to the chatterers and shrikes. The male             is glossy blue-black; the female brownish gray.          {Fly wheel} (Mach.), a heavy wheel attached to machinery to             equalize the movement (opposing any sudden acceleration by             its inertia and any retardation by its momentum), and to             accumulate or give out energy for a variable or             intermitting resistance. See {Fly}, n., 9.          {On the fly} (Baseball), still in the air; -- said of a             batted ball caught before touching the ground.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dragon \Drag"on\, n. [F. dragon, L. draco, fr. Gr. [?], prob.       fr. [?], [?], to look (akin to Skr. dar[?] to see), and so       called from its terrible eyes. Cf. {Drake} a dragon,       {Dragoon}.]       1. (Myth.) A fabulous animal, generally represented as a             monstrous winged serpent or lizard, with a crested head             and enormous claws, and regarded as very powerful and             ferocious.                         The dragons which appear in early paintings and                      sculptures are invariably representations of a                      winged crocodile.                              --Fairholt.          Note: In Scripture the term dragon refers to any great                monster, whether of the land or sea, usually to some                kind of serpent or reptile, sometimes to land serpents                of a powerful and deadly kind. It is also applied                metaphorically to Satan.                            Thou breakest the heads of the dragons in the                         waters.                                          -- Ps. lxxiv.                                                                               13.                            Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder; the                         young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample                         under feet.                                    -- Ps. xci.                                                                               13.                            He laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent,                         which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him a                         thousand years.                              --Rev. xx. 2.          2. A fierce, violent person, esp. a woman. --Johnson.          3. (Astron.) A constellation of the northern hemisphere             figured as a dragon; Draco.          4. A luminous exhalation from marshy grounds, seeming to move             through the air as a winged serpent.          5. (Mil. Antiq.) A short musket hooked to a swivel attached             to a soldier's belt; -- so called from a representation of             a dragon's head at the muzzle. --Fairholt.          6. (Zo[94]l.) A small arboreal lizard of the genus Draco, of             several species, found in the East Indies and Southern             Asia. Five or six of the hind ribs, on each side, are             prolonged and covered with weblike skin, forming a sort of             wing. These prolongations aid them in making long leaps             from tree to tree. Called also {flying lizard}.          7. (Zo[94]l.) A variety of carrier pigeon.          8. (Her.) A fabulous winged creature, sometimes borne as a             charge in a coat of arms.          Note: Dragon is often used adjectively, or in combination, in                the sense of relating to, resembling, or characteristic                of, a dragon.          {Dragon arum} (Bot.), the name of several species of             {Aris[91]ma}, a genus of plants having a spathe and             spadix. See {Dragon root}(below).          {Dragon fish} (Zo[94]l.), the dragonet.          {Dragon fly} (Zo[94]l.), any insect of the family             {Libellulid[91]}. They have finely formed, large and             strongly reticulated wings, a large head with enormous             eyes, and a long body; -- called also {mosquito hawks}.             Their larv[91] are aquatic and insectivorous.          {Dragon root} (Bot.), an American aroid plant ({Aris[91]ma             Dracontium}); green dragon.          {Dragon's blood}, a resinous substance obtained from the             fruit of several species of {Calamus}, esp. from {C.             Rotang} and {C. Draco}, growing in the East Indies. A             substance known as dragon's blood is obtained by exudation             from {Drac[91]na Draco}; also from {Pterocarpus Draco}, a             tree of the West Indies and South America. The color is             red, or a dark brownish red, and it is used chiefly for             coloring varnishes, marbles, etc. Called also {Cinnabar             Gr[91]corum}.          {Dragon's head}.             (a) (Bot.) A plant of several species of the genus                   {Dracocephalum}. They are perennial herbs closely                   allied to the common catnip.             (b) (Astron.) The ascending node of a planet, indicated,                   chiefly in almanacs, by the symbol [?]. The deviation                   from the ecliptic made by a planet in passing from one                   node to the other seems, according to the fancy of                   some, to make a figure like that of a dragon, whose                   belly is where there is the greatest latitude; the                   intersections representing the head and tail; -- from                   which resemblance the denomination arises. --Encyc.                   Brit.          {Dragon shell} (Zo[94]l.), a species of limpet.          {Dragon's skin}, fossil stems whose leaf scars somewhat             resemble the scales of reptiles; -- a name used by miners             and quarrymen. --Stormonth.          {Dragon's tail} (Astron.), the descending node of a planet,             indicated by the symbol [?]. See {Dragon's head} (above).                      {Dragon's wort} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Artemisia} ({A.             dracunculus}).          {Dragon tree} (Bot.), a West African liliaceous tree             ({Drac[91]na Draco}), yielding one of the resins called             dragon's blood. See {Drac[91]na}.          {Dragon water}, a medicinal remedy very popular in the             earlier half of the 17th century. [bd]Dragon water may do             good upon him.[b8] --Randolph (1640).          {Flying dragon}, a large meteoric fireball; a bolide.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Green \Green\, a. [Compar. {Greener}; superl. {Greenest.}] [OE.       grene, AS. gr?ne; akin to D. groen, OS. gr?ni, OHG. gruoni,       G. gr?n, Dan. & Sw. gr?n, Icel. gr?nn; fr. the root of E.       grow. See {Grow.}]       1. Having the color of grass when fresh and growing;             resembling that color of the solar spectrum which is             between the yellow and the blue; verdant; emerald.          2. Having a sickly color; wan.                         To look so green and pale.                  --Shak.          3. Full of life aud vigor; fresh and vigorous; new; recent;             as, a green manhood; a green wound.                         As valid against such an old and beneficent                      government as against . . . the greenest usurpation.                                                                               --Burke.          4. Not ripe; immature; not fully grown or ripened; as, green             fruit, corn, vegetables, etc.          5. Not roasted; half raw. [R.]                         We say the meat is green when half roasted. --L.                                                                               Watts.          6. Immature in age or experience; young; raw; not trained;             awkward; as, green in years or judgment.                         I might be angry with the officious zeal which                      supposes that its green conceptions can instruct my                      gray hairs.                                       --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          7. Not seasoned; not dry; containing its natural juices; as,             green wood, timber, etc. --Shak.          {Green brier} (Bot.), a thorny climbing shrub ({Emilaz             rotundifolia}) having a yellowish green stem and thick             leaves, with small clusters of flowers, common in the             United States; -- called also {cat brier}.          {Green con} (Zo[94]l.), the pollock.          {Green crab} (Zo[94]l.), an edible, shore crab ({Carcinus             menas}) of Europe and America; -- in New England locally             named {joe-rocker}.          {Green crop}, a crop used for food while in a growing or             unripe state, as distingushed from a grain crop, root             crop, etc.          {Green diallage}. (Min.)             (a) Diallage, a variety of pyroxene.             (b) Smaragdite.          {Green dragon} (Bot.), a North American herbaceous plant             ({Aris[91]ma Dracontium}), resembling the Indian turnip;             -- called also {dragon root}.          {Green earth} (Min.), a variety of glauconite, found in             cavities in amygdaloid and other eruptive rock, and used             as a pigment by artists; -- called also {mountain green}.                      {Green ebony}.             (a) A south American tree ({Jacaranda ovalifolia}), having                   a greenish wood, used for rulers, turned and inlaid                   work, and in dyeing.             (b) The West Indian green ebony. See {Ebony}.          {Green fire} (Pyrotech.), a composition which burns with a             green flame. It consists of sulphur and potassium             chlorate, with some salt of barium (usually the nitrate),             to which the color of the flame is due.          {Green fly} (Zo[94]l.), any green species of plant lice or             aphids, esp. those that infest greenhouse plants.          {Green gage}, (Bot.) See {Greengage}, in the Vocabulary.          {Green gland} (Zo[94]l.), one of a pair of large green glands             in Crustacea, supposed to serve as kidneys. They have             their outlets at the bases of the larger antenn[91].          {Green hand}, a novice. [Colloq.]          {Green heart} (Bot.), the wood of a lauraceous tree found in             the West Indies and in South America, used for             shipbuilding or turnery. The green heart of Jamaica and             Guiana is the {Nectandra Rodi[d2]i}, that of Martinique is             the {Colubrina ferruginosa}.          {Green iron ore} (Min.) dufrenite.          {Green laver} (Bot.), an edible seaweed ({Ulva latissima});             -- called also {green sloke}.          {Green lead ore} (Min.), pyromorphite.          {Green linnet} (Zo[94]l.), the greenfinch.          {Green looper} (Zo[94]l.), the cankerworm.          {Green marble} (Min.), serpentine.          {Green mineral}, a carbonate of copper, used as a pigment.             See {Greengill}.          {Green monkey} (Zo[94]l.) a West African long-tailed monkey             ({Cercopithecus callitrichus}), very commonly tamed, and             trained to perform tricks. It was introduced into the West             Indies early in the last century, and has become very             abundant there.          {Green salt of Magnus} (Old Chem.), a dark green crystalline             salt, consisting of ammonia united with certain chlorides             of platinum.          {Green sand} (Founding) molding sand used for a mold while             slightly damp, and not dried before the cast is made.          {Green sea} (Naut.), a wave that breaks in a solid mass on a             vessel's deck.          {Green sickness} (Med.), chlorosis.          {Green snake} (Zo[94]l.), one of two harmless American snakes             ({Cyclophis vernalis}, and {C. [91]stivus}). They are             bright green in color.          {Green turtle} (Zo[94]l.), an edible marine turtle. See             {Turtle}.          {Green vitriol}.             (a) (Chem.) Sulphate of iron; a light green crystalline                   substance, very extensively used in the preparation of                   inks, dyes, mordants, etc.             (b) (Min.) Same as {copperas}, {melanterite} and {sulphate                   of iron}.          {Green ware}, articles of pottery molded and shaped, but not             yet baked.          {Green woodpecker} (Zo[94]l.), a common European woodpecker             ({Picus viridis}); -- called also {yaffle}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dragon \Drag"on\, n. [F. dragon, L. draco, fr. Gr. [?], prob.       fr. [?], [?], to look (akin to Skr. dar[?] to see), and so       called from its terrible eyes. Cf. {Drake} a dragon,       {Dragoon}.]       1. (Myth.) A fabulous animal, generally represented as a             monstrous winged serpent or lizard, with a crested head             and enormous claws, and regarded as very powerful and             ferocious.                         The dragons which appear in early paintings and                      sculptures are invariably representations of a                      winged crocodile.                              --Fairholt.          Note: In Scripture the term dragon refers to any great                monster, whether of the land or sea, usually to some                kind of serpent or reptile, sometimes to land serpents                of a powerful and deadly kind. It is also applied                metaphorically to Satan.                            Thou breakest the heads of the dragons in the                         waters.                                          -- Ps. lxxiv.                                                                               13.                            Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder; the                         young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample                         under feet.                                    -- Ps. xci.                                                                               13.                            He laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent,                         which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him a                         thousand years.                              --Rev. xx. 2.          2. A fierce, violent person, esp. a woman. --Johnson.          3. (Astron.) A constellation of the northern hemisphere             figured as a dragon; Draco.          4. A luminous exhalation from marshy grounds, seeming to move             through the air as a winged serpent.          5. (Mil. Antiq.) A short musket hooked to a swivel attached             to a soldier's belt; -- so called from a representation of             a dragon's head at the muzzle. --Fairholt.          6. (Zo[94]l.) A small arboreal lizard of the genus Draco, of             several species, found in the East Indies and Southern             Asia. Five or six of the hind ribs, on each side, are             prolonged and covered with weblike skin, forming a sort of             wing. These prolongations aid them in making long leaps             from tree to tree. Called also {flying lizard}.          7. (Zo[94]l.) A variety of carrier pigeon.          8. (Her.) A fabulous winged creature, sometimes borne as a             charge in a coat of arms.          Note: Dragon is often used adjectively, or in combination, in                the sense of relating to, resembling, or characteristic                of, a dragon.          {Dragon arum} (Bot.), the name of several species of             {Aris[91]ma}, a genus of plants having a spathe and             spadix. See {Dragon root}(below).          {Dragon fish} (Zo[94]l.), the dragonet.          {Dragon fly} (Zo[94]l.), any insect of the family             {Libellulid[91]}. They have finely formed, large and             strongly reticulated wings, a large head with enormous             eyes, and a long body; -- called also {mosquito hawks}.             Their larv[91] are aquatic and insectivorous.          {Dragon root} (Bot.), an American aroid plant ({Aris[91]ma             Dracontium}); green dragon.          {Dragon's blood}, a resinous substance obtained from the             fruit of several species of {Calamus}, esp. from {C.             Rotang} and {C. Draco}, growing in the East Indies. A             substance known as dragon's blood is obtained by exudation             from {Drac[91]na Draco}; also from {Pterocarpus Draco}, a             tree of the West Indies and South America. The color is             red, or a dark brownish red, and it is used chiefly for             coloring varnishes, marbles, etc. Called also {Cinnabar             Gr[91]corum}.          {Dragon's head}.             (a) (Bot.) A plant of several species of the genus                   {Dracocephalum}. They are perennial herbs closely                   allied to the common catnip.             (b) (Astron.) The ascending node of a planet, indicated,                   chiefly in almanacs, by the symbol [?]. The deviation                   from the ecliptic made by a planet in passing from one                   node to the other seems, according to the fancy of                   some, to make a figure like that of a dragon, whose                   belly is where there is the greatest latitude; the                   intersections representing the head and tail; -- from                   which resemblance the denomination arises. --Encyc.                   Brit.          {Dragon shell} (Zo[94]l.), a species of limpet.          {Dragon's skin}, fossil stems whose leaf scars somewhat             resemble the scales of reptiles; -- a name used by miners             and quarrymen. --Stormonth.          {Dragon's tail} (Astron.), the descending node of a planet,             indicated by the symbol [?]. See {Dragon's head} (above).                      {Dragon's wort} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Artemisia} ({A.             dracunculus}).          {Dragon tree} (Bot.), a West African liliaceous tree             ({Drac[91]na Draco}), yielding one of the resins called             dragon's blood. See {Drac[91]na}.          {Dragon water}, a medicinal remedy very popular in the             earlier half of the 17th century. [bd]Dragon water may do             good upon him.[b8] --Randolph (1640).          {Flying dragon}, a large meteoric fireball; a bolide.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Green \Green\, a. [Compar. {Greener}; superl. {Greenest.}] [OE.       grene, AS. gr?ne; akin to D. groen, OS. gr?ni, OHG. gruoni,       G. gr?n, Dan. & Sw. gr?n, Icel. gr?nn; fr. the root of E.       grow. See {Grow.}]       1. Having the color of grass when fresh and growing;             resembling that color of the solar spectrum which is             between the yellow and the blue; verdant; emerald.          2. Having a sickly color; wan.                         To look so green and pale.                  --Shak.          3. Full of life aud vigor; fresh and vigorous; new; recent;             as, a green manhood; a green wound.                         As valid against such an old and beneficent                      government as against . . . the greenest usurpation.                                                                               --Burke.          4. Not ripe; immature; not fully grown or ripened; as, green             fruit, corn, vegetables, etc.          5. Not roasted; half raw. [R.]                         We say the meat is green when half roasted. --L.                                                                               Watts.          6. Immature in age or experience; young; raw; not trained;             awkward; as, green in years or judgment.                         I might be angry with the officious zeal which                      supposes that its green conceptions can instruct my                      gray hairs.                                       --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          7. Not seasoned; not dry; containing its natural juices; as,             green wood, timber, etc. --Shak.          {Green brier} (Bot.), a thorny climbing shrub ({Emilaz             rotundifolia}) having a yellowish green stem and thick             leaves, with small clusters of flowers, common in the             United States; -- called also {cat brier}.          {Green con} (Zo[94]l.), the pollock.          {Green crab} (Zo[94]l.), an edible, shore crab ({Carcinus             menas}) of Europe and America; -- in New England locally             named {joe-rocker}.          {Green crop}, a crop used for food while in a growing or             unripe state, as distingushed from a grain crop, root             crop, etc.          {Green diallage}. (Min.)             (a) Diallage, a variety of pyroxene.             (b) Smaragdite.          {Green dragon} (Bot.), a North American herbaceous plant             ({Aris[91]ma Dracontium}), resembling the Indian turnip;             -- called also {dragon root}.          {Green earth} (Min.), a variety of glauconite, found in             cavities in amygdaloid and other eruptive rock, and used             as a pigment by artists; -- called also {mountain green}.                      {Green ebony}.             (a) A south American tree ({Jacaranda ovalifolia}), having                   a greenish wood, used for rulers, turned and inlaid                   work, and in dyeing.             (b) The West Indian green ebony. See {Ebony}.          {Green fire} (Pyrotech.), a composition which burns with a             green flame. It consists of sulphur and potassium             chlorate, with some salt of barium (usually the nitrate),             to which the color of the flame is due.          {Green fly} (Zo[94]l.), any green species of plant lice or             aphids, esp. those that infest greenhouse plants.          {Green gage}, (Bot.) See {Greengage}, in the Vocabulary.          {Green gland} (Zo[94]l.), one of a pair of large green glands             in Crustacea, supposed to serve as kidneys. They have             their outlets at the bases of the larger antenn[91].          {Green hand}, a novice. [Colloq.]          {Green heart} (Bot.), the wood of a lauraceous tree found in             the West Indies and in South America, used for             shipbuilding or turnery. The green heart of Jamaica and             Guiana is the {Nectandra Rodi[d2]i}, that of Martinique is             the {Colubrina ferruginosa}.          {Green iron ore} (Min.) dufrenite.          {Green laver} (Bot.), an edible seaweed ({Ulva latissima});             -- called also {green sloke}.          {Green lead ore} (Min.), pyromorphite.          {Green linnet} (Zo[94]l.), the greenfinch.          {Green looper} (Zo[94]l.), the cankerworm.          {Green marble} (Min.), serpentine.          {Green mineral}, a carbonate of copper, used as a pigment.             See {Greengill}.          {Green monkey} (Zo[94]l.) a West African long-tailed monkey             ({Cercopithecus callitrichus}), very commonly tamed, and             trained to perform tricks. It was introduced into the West             Indies early in the last century, and has become very             abundant there.          {Green salt of Magnus} (Old Chem.), a dark green crystalline             salt, consisting of ammonia united with certain chlorides             of platinum.          {Green sand} (Founding) molding sand used for a mold while             slightly damp, and not dried before the cast is made.          {Green sea} (Naut.), a wave that breaks in a solid mass on a             vessel's deck.          {Green sickness} (Med.), chlorosis.          {Green snake} (Zo[94]l.), one of two harmless American snakes             ({Cyclophis vernalis}, and {C. [91]stivus}). They are             bright green in color.          {Green turtle} (Zo[94]l.), an edible marine turtle. See             {Turtle}.          {Green vitriol}.             (a) (Chem.) Sulphate of iron; a light green crystalline                   substance, very extensively used in the preparation of                   inks, dyes, mordants, etc.             (b) (Min.) Same as {copperas}, {melanterite} and {sulphate                   of iron}.          {Green ware}, articles of pottery molded and shaped, but not             yet baked.          {Green woodpecker} (Zo[94]l.), a common European woodpecker             ({Picus viridis}); -- called also {yaffle}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dragon \Drag"on\, n. [F. dragon, L. draco, fr. Gr. [?], prob.       fr. [?], [?], to look (akin to Skr. dar[?] to see), and so       called from its terrible eyes. Cf. {Drake} a dragon,       {Dragoon}.]       1. (Myth.) A fabulous animal, generally represented as a             monstrous winged serpent or lizard, with a crested head             and enormous claws, and regarded as very powerful and             ferocious.                         The dragons which appear in early paintings and                      sculptures are invariably representations of a                      winged crocodile.                              --Fairholt.          Note: In Scripture the term dragon refers to any great                monster, whether of the land or sea, usually to some                kind of serpent or reptile, sometimes to land serpents                of a powerful and deadly kind. It is also applied                metaphorically to Satan.                            Thou breakest the heads of the dragons in the                         waters.                                          -- Ps. lxxiv.                                                                               13.                            Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder; the                         young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample                         under feet.                                    -- Ps. xci.                                                                               13.                            He laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent,                         which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him a                         thousand years.                              --Rev. xx. 2.          2. A fierce, violent person, esp. a woman. --Johnson.          3. (Astron.) A constellation of the northern hemisphere             figured as a dragon; Draco.          4. A luminous exhalation from marshy grounds, seeming to move             through the air as a winged serpent.          5. (Mil. Antiq.) A short musket hooked to a swivel attached             to a soldier's belt; -- so called from a representation of             a dragon's head at the muzzle. --Fairholt.          6. (Zo[94]l.) A small arboreal lizard of the genus Draco, of             several species, found in the East Indies and Southern             Asia. Five or six of the hind ribs, on each side, are             prolonged and covered with weblike skin, forming a sort of             wing. These prolongations aid them in making long leaps             from tree to tree. Called also {flying lizard}.          7. (Zo[94]l.) A variety of carrier pigeon.          8. (Her.) A fabulous winged creature, sometimes borne as a             charge in a coat of arms.          Note: Dragon is often used adjectively, or in combination, in                the sense of relating to, resembling, or characteristic                of, a dragon.          {Dragon arum} (Bot.), the name of several species of             {Aris[91]ma}, a genus of plants having a spathe and             spadix. See {Dragon root}(below).          {Dragon fish} (Zo[94]l.), the dragonet.          {Dragon fly} (Zo[94]l.), any insect of the family             {Libellulid[91]}. They have finely formed, large and             strongly reticulated wings, a large head with enormous             eyes, and a long body; -- called also {mosquito hawks}.             Their larv[91] are aquatic and insectivorous.          {Dragon root} (Bot.), an American aroid plant ({Aris[91]ma             Dracontium}); green dragon.          {Dragon's blood}, a resinous substance obtained from the             fruit of several species of {Calamus}, esp. from {C.             Rotang} and {C. Draco}, growing in the East Indies. A             substance known as dragon's blood is obtained by exudation             from {Drac[91]na Draco}; also from {Pterocarpus Draco}, a             tree of the West Indies and South America. The color is             red, or a dark brownish red, and it is used chiefly for             coloring varnishes, marbles, etc. Called also {Cinnabar             Gr[91]corum}.          {Dragon's head}.             (a) (Bot.) A plant of several species of the genus                   {Dracocephalum}. They are perennial herbs closely                   allied to the common catnip.             (b) (Astron.) The ascending node of a planet, indicated,                   chiefly in almanacs, by the symbol [?]. The deviation                   from the ecliptic made by a planet in passing from one                   node to the other seems, according to the fancy of                   some, to make a figure like that of a dragon, whose                   belly is where there is the greatest latitude; the                   intersections representing the head and tail; -- from                   which resemblance the denomination arises. --Encyc.                   Brit.          {Dragon shell} (Zo[94]l.), a species of limpet.          {Dragon's skin}, fossil stems whose leaf scars somewhat             resemble the scales of reptiles; -- a name used by miners             and quarrymen. --Stormonth.          {Dragon's tail} (Astron.), the descending node of a planet,             indicated by the symbol [?]. See {Dragon's head} (above).                      {Dragon's wort} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Artemisia} ({A.             dracunculus}).          {Dragon tree} (Bot.), a West African liliaceous tree             ({Drac[91]na Draco}), yielding one of the resins called             dragon's blood. See {Drac[91]na}.          {Dragon water}, a medicinal remedy very popular in the             earlier half of the 17th century. [bd]Dragon water may do             good upon him.[b8] --Randolph (1640).          {Flying dragon}, a large meteoric fireball; a bolide.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dragon \Drag"on\, n. [F. dragon, L. draco, fr. Gr. [?], prob.       fr. [?], [?], to look (akin to Skr. dar[?] to see), and so       called from its terrible eyes. Cf. {Drake} a dragon,       {Dragoon}.]       1. (Myth.) A fabulous animal, generally represented as a             monstrous winged serpent or lizard, with a crested head             and enormous claws, and regarded as very powerful and             ferocious.                         The dragons which appear in early paintings and                      sculptures are invariably representations of a                      winged crocodile.                              --Fairholt.          Note: In Scripture the term dragon refers to any great                monster, whether of the land or sea, usually to some                kind of serpent or reptile, sometimes to land serpents                of a powerful and deadly kind. It is also applied                metaphorically to Satan.                            Thou breakest the heads of the dragons in the                         waters.                                          -- Ps. lxxiv.                                                                               13.                            Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder; the                         young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample                         under feet.                                    -- Ps. xci.                                                                               13.                            He laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent,                         which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him a                         thousand years.                              --Rev. xx. 2.          2. A fierce, violent person, esp. a woman. --Johnson.          3. (Astron.) A constellation of the northern hemisphere             figured as a dragon; Draco.          4. A luminous exhalation from marshy grounds, seeming to move             through the air as a winged serpent.          5. (Mil. Antiq.) A short musket hooked to a swivel attached             to a soldier's belt; -- so called from a representation of             a dragon's head at the muzzle. --Fairholt.          6. (Zo[94]l.) A small arboreal lizard of the genus Draco, of             several species, found in the East Indies and Southern             Asia. Five or six of the hind ribs, on each side, are             prolonged and covered with weblike skin, forming a sort of             wing. These prolongations aid them in making long leaps             from tree to tree. Called also {flying lizard}.          7. (Zo[94]l.) A variety of carrier pigeon.          8. (Her.) A fabulous winged creature, sometimes borne as a             charge in a coat of arms.          Note: Dragon is often used adjectively, or in combination, in                the sense of relating to, resembling, or characteristic                of, a dragon.          {Dragon arum} (Bot.), the name of several species of             {Aris[91]ma}, a genus of plants having a spathe and             spadix. See {Dragon root}(below).          {Dragon fish} (Zo[94]l.), the dragonet.          {Dragon fly} (Zo[94]l.), any insect of the family             {Libellulid[91]}. They have finely formed, large and             strongly reticulated wings, a large head with enormous             eyes, and a long body; -- called also {mosquito hawks}.             Their larv[91] are aquatic and insectivorous.          {Dragon root} (Bot.), an American aroid plant ({Aris[91]ma             Dracontium}); green dragon.          {Dragon's blood}, a resinous substance obtained from the             fruit of several species of {Calamus}, esp. from {C.             Rotang} and {C. Draco}, growing in the East Indies. A             substance known as dragon's blood is obtained by exudation             from {Drac[91]na Draco}; also from {Pterocarpus Draco}, a             tree of the West Indies and South America. The color is             red, or a dark brownish red, and it is used chiefly for             coloring varnishes, marbles, etc. Called also {Cinnabar             Gr[91]corum}.          {Dragon's head}.             (a) (Bot.) A plant of several species of the genus                   {Dracocephalum}. They are perennial herbs closely                   allied to the common catnip.             (b) (Astron.) The ascending node of a planet, indicated,                   chiefly in almanacs, by the symbol [?]. The deviation                   from the ecliptic made by a planet in passing from one                   node to the other seems, according to the fancy of                   some, to make a figure like that of a dragon, whose                   belly is where there is the greatest latitude; the                   intersections representing the head and tail; -- from                   which resemblance the denomination arises. --Encyc.                   Brit.          {Dragon shell} (Zo[94]l.), a species of limpet.          {Dragon's skin}, fossil stems whose leaf scars somewhat             resemble the scales of reptiles; -- a name used by miners             and quarrymen. --Stormonth.          {Dragon's tail} (Astron.), the descending node of a planet,             indicated by the symbol [?]. See {Dragon's head} (above).                      {Dragon's wort} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Artemisia} ({A.             dracunculus}).          {Dragon tree} (Bot.), a West African liliaceous tree             ({Drac[91]na Draco}), yielding one of the resins called             dragon's blood. See {Drac[91]na}.          {Dragon water}, a medicinal remedy very popular in the             earlier half of the 17th century. [bd]Dragon water may do             good upon him.[b8] --Randolph (1640).          {Flying dragon}, a large meteoric fireball; a bolide.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dragon \Drag"on\, n. [F. dragon, L. draco, fr. Gr. [?], prob.       fr. [?], [?], to look (akin to Skr. dar[?] to see), and so       called from its terrible eyes. Cf. {Drake} a dragon,       {Dragoon}.]       1. (Myth.) A fabulous animal, generally represented as a             monstrous winged serpent or lizard, with a crested head             and enormous claws, and regarded as very powerful and             ferocious.                         The dragons which appear in early paintings and                      sculptures are invariably representations of a                      winged crocodile.                              --Fairholt.          Note: In Scripture the term dragon refers to any great                monster, whether of the land or sea, usually to some                kind of serpent or reptile, sometimes to land serpents                of a powerful and deadly kind. It is also applied                metaphorically to Satan.                            Thou breakest the heads of the dragons in the                         waters.                                          -- Ps. lxxiv.                                                                               13.                            Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder; the                         young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample                         under feet.                                    -- Ps. xci.                                                                               13.                            He laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent,                         which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him a                         thousand years.                              --Rev. xx. 2.          2. A fierce, violent person, esp. a woman. --Johnson.          3. (Astron.) A constellation of the northern hemisphere             figured as a dragon; Draco.          4. A luminous exhalation from marshy grounds, seeming to move             through the air as a winged serpent.          5. (Mil. Antiq.) A short musket hooked to a swivel attached             to a soldier's belt; -- so called from a representation of             a dragon's head at the muzzle. --Fairholt.          6. (Zo[94]l.) A small arboreal lizard of the genus Draco, of             several species, found in the East Indies and Southern             Asia. Five or six of the hind ribs, on each side, are             prolonged and covered with weblike skin, forming a sort of             wing. These prolongations aid them in making long leaps             from tree to tree. Called also {flying lizard}.          7. (Zo[94]l.) A variety of carrier pigeon.          8. (Her.) A fabulous winged creature, sometimes borne as a             charge in a coat of arms.          Note: Dragon is often used adjectively, or in combination, in                the sense of relating to, resembling, or characteristic                of, a dragon.          {Dragon arum} (Bot.), the name of several species of             {Aris[91]ma}, a genus of plants having a spathe and             spadix. See {Dragon root}(below).          {Dragon fish} (Zo[94]l.), the dragonet.          {Dragon fly} (Zo[94]l.), any insect of the family             {Libellulid[91]}. They have finely formed, large and             strongly reticulated wings, a large head with enormous             eyes, and a long body; -- called also {mosquito hawks}.             Their larv[91] are aquatic and insectivorous.          {Dragon root} (Bot.), an American aroid plant ({Aris[91]ma             Dracontium}); green dragon.          {Dragon's blood}, a resinous substance obtained from the             fruit of several species of {Calamus}, esp. from {C.             Rotang} and {C. Draco}, growing in the East Indies. A             substance known as dragon's blood is obtained by exudation             from {Drac[91]na Draco}; also from {Pterocarpus Draco}, a             tree of the West Indies and South America. The color is             red, or a dark brownish red, and it is used chiefly for             coloring varnishes, marbles, etc. Called also {Cinnabar             Gr[91]corum}.          {Dragon's head}.             (a) (Bot.) A plant of several species of the genus                   {Dracocephalum}. They are perennial herbs closely                   allied to the common catnip.             (b) (Astron.) The ascending node of a planet, indicated,                   chiefly in almanacs, by the symbol [?]. The deviation                   from the ecliptic made by a planet in passing from one                   node to the other seems, according to the fancy of                   some, to make a figure like that of a dragon, whose                   belly is where there is the greatest latitude; the                   intersections representing the head and tail; -- from                   which resemblance the denomination arises. --Encyc.                   Brit.          {Dragon shell} (Zo[94]l.), a species of limpet.          {Dragon's skin}, fossil stems whose leaf scars somewhat             resemble the scales of reptiles; -- a name used by miners             and quarrymen. --Stormonth.          {Dragon's tail} (Astron.), the descending node of a planet,             indicated by the symbol [?]. See {Dragon's head} (above).                      {Dragon's wort} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Artemisia} ({A.             dracunculus}).          {Dragon tree} (Bot.), a West African liliaceous tree             ({Drac[91]na Draco}), yielding one of the resins called             dragon's blood. See {Drac[91]na}.          {Dragon water}, a medicinal remedy very popular in the             earlier half of the 17th century. [bd]Dragon water may do             good upon him.[b8] --Randolph (1640).          {Flying dragon}, a large meteoric fireball; a bolide.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dragonet \Drag"on*et\, n.       1. A little dragon. --Spenser.          2. (Zo[94]l.) A small British marine fish             ({Callionymuslyra}); -- called also {yellow sculpin},             {fox}, and {gowdie}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dragonish \Drag"on*ish\, a.       resembling a dragon. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dragonlike \Drag"on*like`\ (-l[imac]k`), a.       Like a dragon. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dragonnade \Drag`on*nade"\ (dr[acr]g`[ocr]n*n[amac]d"), n. [F.,       fr. dragon dragoon, because Louis XIV., in persecuting the       Protestants of his kingdom, quartered dragoons upon them.]       The severe persecution of French Protestants under Louis       XIV., by an armed force, usually of dragoons; hence, a rapid       and devastating incursion; dragoonade.                   He learnt it as he watched the dragonnades, the                tortures, the massacres of the Netherlands. --C.                                                                               Kingsley.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dragon \Drag"on\, n. [F. dragon, L. draco, fr. Gr. [?], prob.       fr. [?], [?], to look (akin to Skr. dar[?] to see), and so       called from its terrible eyes. Cf. {Drake} a dragon,       {Dragoon}.]       1. (Myth.) A fabulous animal, generally represented as a             monstrous winged serpent or lizard, with a crested head             and enormous claws, and regarded as very powerful and             ferocious.                         The dragons which appear in early paintings and                      sculptures are invariably representations of a                      winged crocodile.                              --Fairholt.          Note: In Scripture the term dragon refers to any great                monster, whether of the land or sea, usually to some                kind of serpent or reptile, sometimes to land serpents                of a powerful and deadly kind. It is also applied                metaphorically to Satan.                            Thou breakest the heads of the dragons in the                         waters.                                          -- Ps. lxxiv.                                                                               13.                            Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder; the                         young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample                         under feet.                                    -- Ps. xci.                                                                               13.                            He laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent,                         which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him a                         thousand years.                              --Rev. xx. 2.          2. A fierce, violent person, esp. a woman. --Johnson.          3. (Astron.) A constellation of the northern hemisphere             figured as a dragon; Draco.          4. A luminous exhalation from marshy grounds, seeming to move             through the air as a winged serpent.          5. (Mil. Antiq.) A short musket hooked to a swivel attached             to a soldier's belt; -- so called from a representation of             a dragon's head at the muzzle. --Fairholt.          6. (Zo[94]l.) A small arboreal lizard of the genus Draco, of             several species, found in the East Indies and Southern             Asia. Five or six of the hind ribs, on each side, are             prolonged and covered with weblike skin, forming a sort of             wing. These prolongations aid them in making long leaps             from tree to tree. Called also {flying lizard}.          7. (Zo[94]l.) A variety of carrier pigeon.          8. (Her.) A fabulous winged creature, sometimes borne as a             charge in a coat of arms.          Note: Dragon is often used adjectively, or in combination, in                the sense of relating to, resembling, or characteristic                of, a dragon.          {Dragon arum} (Bot.), the name of several species of             {Aris[91]ma}, a genus of plants having a spathe and             spadix. See {Dragon root}(below).          {Dragon fish} (Zo[94]l.), the dragonet.          {Dragon fly} (Zo[94]l.), any insect of the family             {Libellulid[91]}. They have finely formed, large and             strongly reticulated wings, a large head with enormous             eyes, and a long body; -- called also {mosquito hawks}.             Their larv[91] are aquatic and insectivorous.          {Dragon root} (Bot.), an American aroid plant ({Aris[91]ma             Dracontium}); green dragon.          {Dragon's blood}, a resinous substance obtained from the             fruit of several species of {Calamus}, esp. from {C.             Rotang} and {C. Draco}, growing in the East Indies. A             substance known as dragon's blood is obtained by exudation             from {Drac[91]na Draco}; also from {Pterocarpus Draco}, a             tree of the West Indies and South America. The color is             red, or a dark brownish red, and it is used chiefly for             coloring varnishes, marbles, etc. Called also {Cinnabar             Gr[91]corum}.          {Dragon's head}.             (a) (Bot.) A plant of several species of the genus                   {Dracocephalum}. They are perennial herbs closely                   allied to the common catnip.             (b) (Astron.) The ascending node of a planet, indicated,                   chiefly in almanacs, by the symbol [?]. The deviation                   from the ecliptic made by a planet in passing from one                   node to the other seems, according to the fancy of                   some, to make a figure like that of a dragon, whose                   belly is where there is the greatest latitude; the                   intersections representing the head and tail; -- from                   which resemblance the denomination arises. --Encyc.                   Brit.          {Dragon shell} (Zo[94]l.), a species of limpet.          {Dragon's skin}, fossil stems whose leaf scars somewhat             resemble the scales of reptiles; -- a name used by miners             and quarrymen. --Stormonth.          {Dragon's tail} (Astron.), the descending node of a planet,             indicated by the symbol [?]. See {Dragon's head} (above).                      {Dragon's wort} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Artemisia} ({A.             dracunculus}).          {Dragon tree} (Bot.), a West African liliaceous tree             ({Drac[91]na Draco}), yielding one of the resins called             dragon's blood. See {Drac[91]na}.          {Dragon water}, a medicinal remedy very popular in the             earlier half of the 17th century. [bd]Dragon water may do             good upon him.[b8] --Randolph (1640).          {Flying dragon}, a large meteoric fireball; a bolide.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dragon's blood \Drag"on's blood\, Dragon's head \Drag"on's    head\, Dragon's tail \Drag"on's tail\ .       See {Dragon's blood}, {Dragon's head}, etc., under {Dragon}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dragon \Drag"on\, n. [F. dragon, L. draco, fr. Gr. [?], prob.       fr. [?], [?], to look (akin to Skr. dar[?] to see), and so       called from its terrible eyes. Cf. {Drake} a dragon,       {Dragoon}.]       1. (Myth.) A fabulous animal, generally represented as a             monstrous winged serpent or lizard, with a crested head             and enormous claws, and regarded as very powerful and             ferocious.                         The dragons which appear in early paintings and                      sculptures are invariably representations of a                      winged crocodile.                              --Fairholt.          Note: In Scripture the term dragon refers to any great                monster, whether of the land or sea, usually to some                kind of serpent or reptile, sometimes to land serpents                of a powerful and deadly kind. It is also applied                metaphorically to Satan.                            Thou breakest the heads of the dragons in the                         waters.                                          -- Ps. lxxiv.                                                                               13.                            Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder; the                         young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample                         under feet.                                    -- Ps. xci.                                                                               13.                            He laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent,                         which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him a                         thousand years.                              --Rev. xx. 2.          2. A fierce, violent person, esp. a woman. --Johnson.          3. (Astron.) A constellation of the northern hemisphere             figured as a dragon; Draco.          4. A luminous exhalation from marshy grounds, seeming to move             through the air as a winged serpent.          5. (Mil. Antiq.) A short musket hooked to a swivel attached             to a soldier's belt; -- so called from a representation of             a dragon's head at the muzzle. --Fairholt.          6. (Zo[94]l.) A small arboreal lizard of the genus Draco, of             several species, found in the East Indies and Southern             Asia. Five or six of the hind ribs, on each side, are             prolonged and covered with weblike skin, forming a sort of             wing. These prolongations aid them in making long leaps             from tree to tree. Called also {flying lizard}.          7. (Zo[94]l.) A variety of carrier pigeon.          8. (Her.) A fabulous winged creature, sometimes borne as a             charge in a coat of arms.          Note: Dragon is often used adjectively, or in combination, in                the sense of relating to, resembling, or characteristic                of, a dragon.          {Dragon arum} (Bot.), the name of several species of             {Aris[91]ma}, a genus of plants having a spathe and             spadix. See {Dragon root}(below).          {Dragon fish} (Zo[94]l.), the dragonet.          {Dragon fly} (Zo[94]l.), any insect of the family             {Libellulid[91]}. They have finely formed, large and             strongly reticulated wings, a large head with enormous             eyes, and a long body; -- called also {mosquito hawks}.             Their larv[91] are aquatic and insectivorous.          {Dragon root} (Bot.), an American aroid plant ({Aris[91]ma             Dracontium}); green dragon.          {Dragon's blood}, a resinous substance obtained from the             fruit of several species of {Calamus}, esp. from {C.             Rotang} and {C. Draco}, growing in the East Indies. A             substance known as dragon's blood is obtained by exudation             from {Drac[91]na Draco}; also from {Pterocarpus Draco}, a             tree of the West Indies and South America. The color is             red, or a dark brownish red, and it is used chiefly for             coloring varnishes, marbles, etc. Called also {Cinnabar             Gr[91]corum}.          {Dragon's head}.             (a) (Bot.) A plant of several species of the genus                   {Dracocephalum}. They are perennial herbs closely                   allied to the common catnip.             (b) (Astron.) The ascending node of a planet, indicated,                   chiefly in almanacs, by the symbol [?]. The deviation                   from the ecliptic made by a planet in passing from one                   node to the other seems, according to the fancy of                   some, to make a figure like that of a dragon, whose                   belly is where there is the greatest latitude; the                   intersections representing the head and tail; -- from                   which resemblance the denomination arises. --Encyc.                   Brit.          {Dragon shell} (Zo[94]l.), a species of limpet.          {Dragon's skin}, fossil stems whose leaf scars somewhat             resemble the scales of reptiles; -- a name used by miners             and quarrymen. --Stormonth.          {Dragon's tail} (Astron.), the descending node of a planet,             indicated by the symbol [?]. See {Dragon's head} (above).                      {Dragon's wort} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Artemisia} ({A.             dracunculus}).          {Dragon tree} (Bot.), a West African liliaceous tree             ({Drac[91]na Draco}), yielding one of the resins called             dragon's blood. See {Drac[91]na}.          {Dragon water}, a medicinal remedy very popular in the             earlier half of the 17th century. [bd]Dragon water may do             good upon him.[b8] --Randolph (1640).          {Flying dragon}, a large meteoric fireball; a bolide.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dragon's blood \Drag"on's blood\, Dragon's head \Drag"on's    head\, Dragon's tail \Drag"on's tail\ .       See {Dragon's blood}, {Dragon's head}, etc., under {Dragon}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dragon \Drag"on\, n. [F. dragon, L. draco, fr. Gr. [?], prob.       fr. [?], [?], to look (akin to Skr. dar[?] to see), and so       called from its terrible eyes. Cf. {Drake} a dragon,       {Dragoon}.]       1. (Myth.) A fabulous animal, generally represented as a             monstrous winged serpent or lizard, with a crested head             and enormous claws, and regarded as very powerful and             ferocious.                         The dragons which appear in early paintings and                      sculptures are invariably representations of a                      winged crocodile.                              --Fairholt.          Note: In Scripture the term dragon refers to any great                monster, whether of the land or sea, usually to some                kind of serpent or reptile, sometimes to land serpents                of a powerful and deadly kind. It is also applied                metaphorically to Satan.                            Thou breakest the heads of the dragons in the                         waters.                                          -- Ps. lxxiv.                                                                               13.                            Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder; the                         young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample                         under feet.                                    -- Ps. xci.                                                                               13.                            He laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent,                         which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him a                         thousand years.                              --Rev. xx. 2.          2. A fierce, violent person, esp. a woman. --Johnson.          3. (Astron.) A constellation of the northern hemisphere             figured as a dragon; Draco.          4. A luminous exhalation from marshy grounds, seeming to move             through the air as a winged serpent.          5. (Mil. Antiq.) A short musket hooked to a swivel attached             to a soldier's belt; -- so called from a representation of             a dragon's head at the muzzle. --Fairholt.          6. (Zo[94]l.) A small arboreal lizard of the genus Draco, of             several species, found in the East Indies and Southern             Asia. Five or six of the hind ribs, on each side, are             prolonged and covered with weblike skin, forming a sort of             wing. These prolongations aid them in making long leaps             from tree to tree. Called also {flying lizard}.          7. (Zo[94]l.) A variety of carrier pigeon.          8. (Her.) A fabulous winged creature, sometimes borne as a             charge in a coat of arms.          Note: Dragon is often used adjectively, or in combination, in                the sense of relating to, resembling, or characteristic                of, a dragon.          {Dragon arum} (Bot.), the name of several species of             {Aris[91]ma}, a genus of plants having a spathe and             spadix. See {Dragon root}(below).          {Dragon fish} (Zo[94]l.), the dragonet.          {Dragon fly} (Zo[94]l.), any insect of the family             {Libellulid[91]}. They have finely formed, large and             strongly reticulated wings, a large head with enormous             eyes, and a long body; -- called also {mosquito hawks}.             Their larv[91] are aquatic and insectivorous.          {Dragon root} (Bot.), an American aroid plant ({Aris[91]ma             Dracontium}); green dragon.          {Dragon's blood}, a resinous substance obtained from the             fruit of several species of {Calamus}, esp. from {C.             Rotang} and {C. Draco}, growing in the East Indies. A             substance known as dragon's blood is obtained by exudation             from {Drac[91]na Draco}; also from {Pterocarpus Draco}, a             tree of the West Indies and South America. The color is             red, or a dark brownish red, and it is used chiefly for             coloring varnishes, marbles, etc. Called also {Cinnabar             Gr[91]corum}.          {Dragon's head}.             (a) (Bot.) A plant of several species of the genus                   {Dracocephalum}. They are perennial herbs closely                   allied to the common catnip.             (b) (Astron.) The ascending node of a planet, indicated,                   chiefly in almanacs, by the symbol [?]. The deviation                   from the ecliptic made by a planet in passing from one                   node to the other seems, according to the fancy of                   some, to make a figure like that of a dragon, whose                   belly is where there is the greatest latitude; the                   intersections representing the head and tail; -- from                   which resemblance the denomination arises. --Encyc.                   Brit.          {Dragon shell} (Zo[94]l.), a species of limpet.          {Dragon's skin}, fossil stems whose leaf scars somewhat             resemble the scales of reptiles; -- a name used by miners             and quarrymen. --Stormonth.          {Dragon's tail} (Astron.), the descending node of a planet,             indicated by the symbol [?]. See {Dragon's head} (above).                      {Dragon's wort} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Artemisia} ({A.             dracunculus}).          {Dragon tree} (Bot.), a West African liliaceous tree             ({Drac[91]na Draco}), yielding one of the resins called             dragon's blood. See {Drac[91]na}.          {Dragon water}, a medicinal remedy very popular in the             earlier half of the 17th century. [bd]Dragon water may do             good upon him.[b8] --Randolph (1640).          {Flying dragon}, a large meteoric fireball; a bolide.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dragon \Drag"on\, n. [F. dragon, L. draco, fr. Gr. [?], prob.       fr. [?], [?], to look (akin to Skr. dar[?] to see), and so       called from its terrible eyes. Cf. {Drake} a dragon,       {Dragoon}.]       1. (Myth.) A fabulous animal, generally represented as a             monstrous winged serpent or lizard, with a crested head             and enormous claws, and regarded as very powerful and             ferocious.                         The dragons which appear in early paintings and                      sculptures are invariably representations of a                      winged crocodile.                              --Fairholt.          Note: In Scripture the term dragon refers to any great                monster, whether of the land or sea, usually to some                kind of serpent or reptile, sometimes to land serpents                of a powerful and deadly kind. It is also applied                metaphorically to Satan.                            Thou breakest the heads of the dragons in the                         waters.                                          -- Ps. lxxiv.                                                                               13.                            Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder; the                         young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample                         under feet.                                    -- Ps. xci.                                                                               13.                            He laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent,                         which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him a                         thousand years.                              --Rev. xx. 2.          2. A fierce, violent person, esp. a woman. --Johnson.          3. (Astron.) A constellation of the northern hemisphere             figured as a dragon; Draco.          4. A luminous exhalation from marshy grounds, seeming to move             through the air as a winged serpent.          5. (Mil. Antiq.) A short musket hooked to a swivel attached             to a soldier's belt; -- so called from a representation of             a dragon's head at the muzzle. --Fairholt.          6. (Zo[94]l.) A small arboreal lizard of the genus Draco, of             several species, found in the East Indies and Southern             Asia. Five or six of the hind ribs, on each side, are             prolonged and covered with weblike skin, forming a sort of             wing. These prolongations aid them in making long leaps             from tree to tree. Called also {flying lizard}.          7. (Zo[94]l.) A variety of carrier pigeon.          8. (Her.) A fabulous winged creature, sometimes borne as a             charge in a coat of arms.          Note: Dragon is often used adjectively, or in combination, in                the sense of relating to, resembling, or characteristic                of, a dragon.          {Dragon arum} (Bot.), the name of several species of             {Aris[91]ma}, a genus of plants having a spathe and             spadix. See {Dragon root}(below).          {Dragon fish} (Zo[94]l.), the dragonet.          {Dragon fly} (Zo[94]l.), any insect of the family             {Libellulid[91]}. They have finely formed, large and             strongly reticulated wings, a large head with enormous             eyes, and a long body; -- called also {mosquito hawks}.             Their larv[91] are aquatic and insectivorous.          {Dragon root} (Bot.), an American aroid plant ({Aris[91]ma             Dracontium}); green dragon.          {Dragon's blood}, a resinous substance obtained from the             fruit of several species of {Calamus}, esp. from {C.             Rotang} and {C. Draco}, growing in the East Indies. A             substance known as dragon's blood is obtained by exudation             from {Drac[91]na Draco}; also from {Pterocarpus Draco}, a             tree of the West Indies and South America. The color is             red, or a dark brownish red, and it is used chiefly for             coloring varnishes, marbles, etc. Called also {Cinnabar             Gr[91]corum}.          {Dragon's head}.             (a) (Bot.) A plant of several species of the genus                   {Dracocephalum}. They are perennial herbs closely                   allied to the common catnip.             (b) (Astron.) The ascending node of a planet, indicated,                   chiefly in almanacs, by the symbol [?]. The deviation                   from the ecliptic made by a planet in passing from one                   node to the other seems, according to the fancy of                   some, to make a figure like that of a dragon, whose                   belly is where there is the greatest latitude; the                   intersections representing the head and tail; -- from                   which resemblance the denomination arises. --Encyc.                   Brit.          {Dragon shell} (Zo[94]l.), a species of limpet.          {Dragon's skin}, fossil stems whose leaf scars somewhat             resemble the scales of reptiles; -- a name used by miners             and quarrymen. --Stormonth.          {Dragon's tail} (Astron.), the descending node of a planet,             indicated by the symbol [?]. See {Dragon's head} (above).                      {Dragon's wort} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Artemisia} ({A.             dracunculus}).          {Dragon tree} (Bot.), a West African liliaceous tree             ({Drac[91]na Draco}), yielding one of the resins called             dragon's blood. See {Drac[91]na}.          {Dragon water}, a medicinal remedy very popular in the             earlier half of the 17th century. [bd]Dragon water may do             good upon him.[b8] --Randolph (1640).          {Flying dragon}, a large meteoric fireball; a bolide.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dragon's blood \Drag"on's blood\, Dragon's head \Drag"on's    head\, Dragon's tail \Drag"on's tail\ .       See {Dragon's blood}, {Dragon's head}, etc., under {Dragon}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dragon \Drag"on\, n. [F. dragon, L. draco, fr. Gr. [?], prob.       fr. [?], [?], to look (akin to Skr. dar[?] to see), and so       called from its terrible eyes. Cf. {Drake} a dragon,       {Dragoon}.]       1. (Myth.) A fabulous animal, generally represented as a             monstrous winged serpent or lizard, with a crested head             and enormous claws, and regarded as very powerful and             ferocious.                         The dragons which appear in early paintings and                      sculptures are invariably representations of a                      winged crocodile.                              --Fairholt.          Note: In Scripture the term dragon refers to any great                monster, whether of the land or sea, usually to some                kind of serpent or reptile, sometimes to land serpents                of a powerful and deadly kind. It is also applied                metaphorically to Satan.                            Thou breakest the heads of the dragons in the                         waters.                                          -- Ps. lxxiv.                                                                               13.                            Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder; the                         young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample                         under feet.                                    -- Ps. xci.                                                                               13.                            He laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent,                         which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him a                         thousand years.                              --Rev. xx. 2.          2. A fierce, violent person, esp. a woman. --Johnson.          3. (Astron.) A constellation of the northern hemisphere             figured as a dragon; Draco.          4. A luminous exhalation from marshy grounds, seeming to move             through the air as a winged serpent.          5. (Mil. Antiq.) A short musket hooked to a swivel attached             to a soldier's belt; -- so called from a representation of             a dragon's head at the muzzle. --Fairholt.          6. (Zo[94]l.) A small arboreal lizard of the genus Draco, of             several species, found in the East Indies and Southern             Asia. Five or six of the hind ribs, on each side, are             prolonged and covered with weblike skin, forming a sort of             wing. These prolongations aid them in making long leaps             from tree to tree. Called also {flying lizard}.          7. (Zo[94]l.) A variety of carrier pigeon.          8. (Her.) A fabulous winged creature, sometimes borne as a             charge in a coat of arms.          Note: Dragon is often used adjectively, or in combination, in                the sense of relating to, resembling, or characteristic                of, a dragon.          {Dragon arum} (Bot.), the name of several species of             {Aris[91]ma}, a genus of plants having a spathe and             spadix. See {Dragon root}(below).          {Dragon fish} (Zo[94]l.), the dragonet.          {Dragon fly} (Zo[94]l.), any insect of the family             {Libellulid[91]}. They have finely formed, large and             strongly reticulated wings, a large head with enormous             eyes, and a long body; -- called also {mosquito hawks}.             Their larv[91] are aquatic and insectivorous.          {Dragon root} (Bot.), an American aroid plant ({Aris[91]ma             Dracontium}); green dragon.          {Dragon's blood}, a resinous substance obtained from the             fruit of several species of {Calamus}, esp. from {C.             Rotang} and {C. Draco}, growing in the East Indies. A             substance known as dragon's blood is obtained by exudation             from {Drac[91]na Draco}; also from {Pterocarpus Draco}, a             tree of the West Indies and South America. The color is             red, or a dark brownish red, and it is used chiefly for             coloring varnishes, marbles, etc. Called also {Cinnabar             Gr[91]corum}.          {Dragon's head}.             (a) (Bot.) A plant of several species of the genus                   {Dracocephalum}. They are perennial herbs closely                   allied to the common catnip.             (b) (Astron.) The ascending node of a planet, indicated,                   chiefly in almanacs, by the symbol [?]. The deviation                   from the ecliptic made by a planet in passing from one                   node to the other seems, according to the fancy of                   some, to make a figure like that of a dragon, whose                   belly is where there is the greatest latitude; the                   intersections representing the head and tail; -- from                   which resemblance the denomination arises. --Encyc.                   Brit.          {Dragon shell} (Zo[94]l.), a species of limpet.          {Dragon's skin}, fossil stems whose leaf scars somewhat             resemble the scales of reptiles; -- a name used by miners             and quarrymen. --Stormonth.          {Dragon's tail} (Astron.), the descending node of a planet,             indicated by the symbol [?]. See {Dragon's head} (above).                      {Dragon's wort} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Artemisia} ({A.             dracunculus}).          {Dragon tree} (Bot.), a West African liliaceous tree             ({Drac[91]na Draco}), yielding one of the resins called             dragon's blood. See {Drac[91]na}.          {Dragon water}, a medicinal remedy very popular in the             earlier half of the 17th century. [bd]Dragon water may do             good upon him.[b8] --Randolph (1640).          {Flying dragon}, a large meteoric fireball; a bolide.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dragoon \Dra*goon"\ (dr[adot]*g[oomac]n"), n. [F. dragon dragon,       dragoon, fr. L. draco dragon, also, a cohort's standard (with       a dragon on it). The name was given from the sense standard.       See {Dragon}.]       1. ((Mil.) Formerly, a soldier who was taught and armed to             serve either on horseback or on foot; now, a mounted             soldier; a cavalry man.          2. A variety of pigeon. --Clarke.          {Dragoon bird} (Zo[94]l.), the umbrella bird.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dragoon \Dra*goon"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dragooned}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Dragooning}.]       1. To harass or reduce to subjection by dragoons; to             persecute by abandoning a place to the rage of soldiers.          2. To compel submission by violent measures; to harass; to             persecute.                         The colonies may be influenced to anything, but they                      can be dragooned to nothing.               --Price.                         Lewis the Fourteenth is justly censured for trying                      to dragoon his subjects to heaven.      --Macaulay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Umbrella \Um*brel"la\, n. [It. umbrella, fr. ombra a shade, L.       umbra; cf. L. umbella a sunshade, a parasol. Cf. {Umbel},       {Umbrage}.]       1. A shade, screen, or guard, carried in the hand for             sheltering the person from the rays of the sun, or from             rain or snow. It is formed of silk, cotton, or other             fabric, extended on strips of whalebone, steel, or other             elastic material, inserted, or fastened to, a rod or stick             by means of pivots or hinges, in such a way as to allow of             being opened and closed with ease. See {Parasol}.                         Underneath the umbrella's oily shed.   --Gay.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The umbrellalike disk, or swimming bell, of a             jellyfish.          3. (Zo[94]l.) Any marine tectibranchiate gastropod of the             genus {Umbrella}, having an umbrella-shaped shell; --             called also {umbrella shell}.          {Umbrella ant} (Zo[94]l.), the sauba ant; -- so called             because it carries bits of leaves over its back when             foraging. Called also {parasol ant}.          {Umbrella bird} (Zo[94]l.), a South American bird             ({Cephalopterus ornatus}) of the family {Cotingid[91]}. It             is black, with a large handsome crest consisting of a mass             of soft, glossy blue feathers curved outward at the tips.             It also has a cervical plume consisting of a long,             cylindrical dermal process covered with soft hairy             feathers. Called also {dragoon bird}.          {Umbrella leaf} (Bot.), an American perennial herb             ({Dyphylleia cymosa}), having very large peltate and lobed             radical leaves.          {Umbrella shell}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Umbrella}, 3.          {Umbrella tree} (Bot.), a kind of magnolia ({M. Umbrella})             with the large leaves arranged in umbrellalike clusters at             the ends of the branches. It is a native of Pennsylvania,             Virginia, and Kentucky. Other plants in various countries             are called by this name, especially a kind of screw pine             ({Pandanus odoratissimus}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dragoon \Dra*goon"\ (dr[adot]*g[oomac]n"), n. [F. dragon dragon,       dragoon, fr. L. draco dragon, also, a cohort's standard (with       a dragon on it). The name was given from the sense standard.       See {Dragon}.]       1. ((Mil.) Formerly, a soldier who was taught and armed to             serve either on horseback or on foot; now, a mounted             soldier; a cavalry man.          2. A variety of pigeon. --Clarke.          {Dragoon bird} (Zo[94]l.), the umbrella bird.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Umbrella \Um*brel"la\, n. [It. umbrella, fr. ombra a shade, L.       umbra; cf. L. umbella a sunshade, a parasol. Cf. {Umbel},       {Umbrage}.]       1. A shade, screen, or guard, carried in the hand for             sheltering the person from the rays of the sun, or from             rain or snow. It is formed of silk, cotton, or other             fabric, extended on strips of whalebone, steel, or other             elastic material, inserted, or fastened to, a rod or stick             by means of pivots or hinges, in such a way as to allow of             being opened and closed with ease. See {Parasol}.                         Underneath the umbrella's oily shed.   --Gay.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The umbrellalike disk, or swimming bell, of a             jellyfish.          3. (Zo[94]l.) Any marine tectibranchiate gastropod of the             genus {Umbrella}, having an umbrella-shaped shell; --             called also {umbrella shell}.          {Umbrella ant} (Zo[94]l.), the sauba ant; -- so called             because it carries bits of leaves over its back when             foraging. Called also {parasol ant}.          {Umbrella bird} (Zo[94]l.), a South American bird             ({Cephalopterus ornatus}) of the family {Cotingid[91]}. It             is black, with a large handsome crest consisting of a mass             of soft, glossy blue feathers curved outward at the tips.             It also has a cervical plume consisting of a long,             cylindrical dermal process covered with soft hairy             feathers. Called also {dragoon bird}.          {Umbrella leaf} (Bot.), an American perennial herb             ({Dyphylleia cymosa}), having very large peltate and lobed             radical leaves.          {Umbrella shell}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Umbrella}, 3.          {Umbrella tree} (Bot.), a kind of magnolia ({M. Umbrella})             with the large leaves arranged in umbrellalike clusters at             the ends of the branches. It is a native of Pennsylvania,             Virginia, and Kentucky. Other plants in various countries             are called by this name, especially a kind of screw pine             ({Pandanus odoratissimus}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dragoon \Dra*goon"\ (dr[adot]*g[oomac]n"), n. [F. dragon dragon,       dragoon, fr. L. draco dragon, also, a cohort's standard (with       a dragon on it). The name was given from the sense standard.       See {Dragon}.]       1. ((Mil.) Formerly, a soldier who was taught and armed to             serve either on horseback or on foot; now, a mounted             soldier; a cavalry man.          2. A variety of pigeon. --Clarke.          {Dragoon bird} (Zo[94]l.), the umbrella bird.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dragoonade \Drag`oon*ade"\, n.       See {Dragonnade}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dragoon \Dra*goon"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dragooned}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Dragooning}.]       1. To harass or reduce to subjection by dragoons; to             persecute by abandoning a place to the rage of soldiers.          2. To compel submission by violent measures; to harass; to             persecute.                         The colonies may be influenced to anything, but they                      can be dragooned to nothing.               --Price.                         Lewis the Fourteenth is justly censured for trying                      to dragoon his subjects to heaven.      --Macaulay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dragooner \Dra*goon"er\, n.       A dragoon. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dragoon \Dra*goon"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dragooned}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Dragooning}.]       1. To harass or reduce to subjection by dragoons; to             persecute by abandoning a place to the rage of soldiers.          2. To compel submission by violent measures; to harass; to             persecute.                         The colonies may be influenced to anything, but they                      can be dragooned to nothing.               --Price.                         Lewis the Fourteenth is justly censured for trying                      to dragoon his subjects to heaven.      --Macaulay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drawcansir \Draw"can*sir\, n. [From the name of a bullying       braggart character in the play by George Villiers called       [bd]The Rehearsal.[b8]]       A blustering, bullying fellow; a pot-valiant braggart; a       bully.                   The leader was of an ugly look and gigantic stature; he                acted like a drawcansir, sparing neither friend nor                foe.                                                      --Addison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drawing knife \Draw"ing knife"\, Drawknife \Draw"knife`\, n.       1. A joiner's tool having a blade with a handle at each end,             used to shave off surfaces, by drawing it toward one; a             shave; -- called also {drawshave}, and {drawing shave}.          2. (Carp.) A tool used for the purpose of making an incision             along the path a saw is to follow, to prevent it from             tearing the surface of the wood.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dregginess \Dreg"gi*ness\, n.       Fullness of dregs or lees; foulness; feculence.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dressiness \Dress"i*ness\, n.       The state of being dressy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dress \Dress\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dressed}or {Drest}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Dressing}.] [OF. drecier to make straight, raise, set       up, prepare, arrange, F. dresser. (assumed) LL. directiare,       fr. L. dirigere, directum, to direct; dis- + regere to rule.       See {Right}, and cf. {Address}, {Adroit}, {Direct}, {Dirge}.]       1. To direct; to put right or straight; to regulate; to             order. [Obs.]                         At all times thou shalt bless God and pray Him to                      dress thy ways.                                 --Chaucer.          Note: Dress is used reflexively in Old English, in sense of                [bd]to direct one's step; to address one's self.[b8]                            To Grisild again will I me dresse. --Chaucer.          2. (Mil.) To arrange in exact continuity of line, as             soldiers; commonly to adjust to a straight line and at             proper distance; to align; as, to dress the ranks.          3. (Med.) To treat methodically with remedies, bandages, or             curative appliances, as a sore, an ulcer, a wound, or a             wounded or diseased part.          4. To adjust; to put in good order; to arrange; specifically:             (a) To prepare for use; to fit for any use; to render                   suitable for an intended purpose; to get ready; as, to                   dress a slain animal; to dress meat; to dress leather                   or cloth; to dress or trim a lamp; to dress a garden;                   to dress a horse, by currying and rubbing; to dress                   grain, by cleansing it; in mining and metallurgy, to                   dress ores, by sorting and separating them.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dressing \Dress"ing\, n.       1. Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or             attire. --B. Jonson.          2. (Surg.) An application (a remedy, bandage, etc.) to a sore             or wound. --Wiseman.          3. Manure or compost over land. When it remains on the             surface, it is called a top-dressing.          4. (Cookery)             (a) A preparation to fit food for use; a condiment; as, a                   dressing for salad.             (b) The stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc.; forcemeat.          5. Gum, starch, and the like, used in stiffening or finishing             silk, linen, and other fabrics.          6. An ornamental finish, as a molding around doors, windows,             or on a ceiling, etc.          7. Castigation; scolding; -- often with down. [Colloq.]          {Dressing case}, a case of toilet utensils.          {Dressing forceps}, a variety of forceps, shaped like a pair             of scissors, used in dressing wounds.          {Dressing gown}, a light gown, such as is used by a person             while dressing; a study gown.          {Dressing room}, an apartment appropriated for making one's             toilet.          {Dressing table}, a table at which a person may dress, and on             which articles for the toilet stand.          {Top-dressing}, manure or compost spread over land and not             worked into the soil.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dressing \Dress"ing\, n.       1. Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or             attire. --B. Jonson.          2. (Surg.) An application (a remedy, bandage, etc.) to a sore             or wound. --Wiseman.          3. Manure or compost over land. When it remains on the             surface, it is called a top-dressing.          4. (Cookery)             (a) A preparation to fit food for use; a condiment; as, a                   dressing for salad.             (b) The stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc.; forcemeat.          5. Gum, starch, and the like, used in stiffening or finishing             silk, linen, and other fabrics.          6. An ornamental finish, as a molding around doors, windows,             or on a ceiling, etc.          7. Castigation; scolding; -- often with down. [Colloq.]          {Dressing case}, a case of toilet utensils.          {Dressing forceps}, a variety of forceps, shaped like a pair             of scissors, used in dressing wounds.          {Dressing gown}, a light gown, such as is used by a person             while dressing; a study gown.          {Dressing room}, an apartment appropriated for making one's             toilet.          {Dressing table}, a table at which a person may dress, and on             which articles for the toilet stand.          {Top-dressing}, manure or compost spread over land and not             worked into the soil.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dressing \Dress"ing\, n.       1. Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or             attire. --B. Jonson.          2. (Surg.) An application (a remedy, bandage, etc.) to a sore             or wound. --Wiseman.          3. Manure or compost over land. When it remains on the             surface, it is called a top-dressing.          4. (Cookery)             (a) A preparation to fit food for use; a condiment; as, a                   dressing for salad.             (b) The stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc.; forcemeat.          5. Gum, starch, and the like, used in stiffening or finishing             silk, linen, and other fabrics.          6. An ornamental finish, as a molding around doors, windows,             or on a ceiling, etc.          7. Castigation; scolding; -- often with down. [Colloq.]          {Dressing case}, a case of toilet utensils.          {Dressing forceps}, a variety of forceps, shaped like a pair             of scissors, used in dressing wounds.          {Dressing gown}, a light gown, such as is used by a person             while dressing; a study gown.          {Dressing room}, an apartment appropriated for making one's             toilet.          {Dressing table}, a table at which a person may dress, and on             which articles for the toilet stand.          {Top-dressing}, manure or compost spread over land and not             worked into the soil.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Forceps \For"ceps\, n. [L. forceps, -cipis, from the root of       formus Hot + capere to take; akin to E. heave. Cf.       {Furnace}.]       1. A pair of pinchers, or tongs; an instrument for grasping,             holding firmly, or exerting traction upon, bodies which it             would be inconvenient or impracticable to seize with the             fingers, especially one for delicate operations, as those             of watchmakers, surgeons, accoucheurs, dentists, etc.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The caudal forceps-shaped appendage of earwigs             and some other insects. See {Earwig}.          {Dressing forceps}. See under {Dressing}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dressing \Dress"ing\, n.       1. Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or             attire. --B. Jonson.          2. (Surg.) An application (a remedy, bandage, etc.) to a sore             or wound. --Wiseman.          3. Manure or compost over land. When it remains on the             surface, it is called a top-dressing.          4. (Cookery)             (a) A preparation to fit food for use; a condiment; as, a                   dressing for salad.             (b) The stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc.; forcemeat.          5. Gum, starch, and the like, used in stiffening or finishing             silk, linen, and other fabrics.          6. An ornamental finish, as a molding around doors, windows,             or on a ceiling, etc.          7. Castigation; scolding; -- often with down. [Colloq.]          {Dressing case}, a case of toilet utensils.          {Dressing forceps}, a variety of forceps, shaped like a pair             of scissors, used in dressing wounds.          {Dressing gown}, a light gown, such as is used by a person             while dressing; a study gown.          {Dressing room}, an apartment appropriated for making one's             toilet.          {Dressing table}, a table at which a person may dress, and on             which articles for the toilet stand.          {Top-dressing}, manure or compost spread over land and not             worked into the soil.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dressing \Dress"ing\, n.       1. Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or             attire. --B. Jonson.          2. (Surg.) An application (a remedy, bandage, etc.) to a sore             or wound. --Wiseman.          3. Manure or compost over land. When it remains on the             surface, it is called a top-dressing.          4. (Cookery)             (a) A preparation to fit food for use; a condiment; as, a                   dressing for salad.             (b) The stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc.; forcemeat.          5. Gum, starch, and the like, used in stiffening or finishing             silk, linen, and other fabrics.          6. An ornamental finish, as a molding around doors, windows,             or on a ceiling, etc.          7. Castigation; scolding; -- often with down. [Colloq.]          {Dressing case}, a case of toilet utensils.          {Dressing forceps}, a variety of forceps, shaped like a pair             of scissors, used in dressing wounds.          {Dressing gown}, a light gown, such as is used by a person             while dressing; a study gown.          {Dressing room}, an apartment appropriated for making one's             toilet.          {Dressing table}, a table at which a person may dress, and on             which articles for the toilet stand.          {Top-dressing}, manure or compost spread over land and not             worked into the soil.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dressing \Dress"ing\, n.       1. Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or             attire. --B. Jonson.          2. (Surg.) An application (a remedy, bandage, etc.) to a sore             or wound. --Wiseman.          3. Manure or compost over land. When it remains on the             surface, it is called a top-dressing.          4. (Cookery)             (a) A preparation to fit food for use; a condiment; as, a                   dressing for salad.             (b) The stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc.; forcemeat.          5. Gum, starch, and the like, used in stiffening or finishing             silk, linen, and other fabrics.          6. An ornamental finish, as a molding around doors, windows,             or on a ceiling, etc.          7. Castigation; scolding; -- often with down. [Colloq.]          {Dressing case}, a case of toilet utensils.          {Dressing forceps}, a variety of forceps, shaped like a pair             of scissors, used in dressing wounds.          {Dressing gown}, a light gown, such as is used by a person             while dressing; a study gown.          {Dressing room}, an apartment appropriated for making one's             toilet.          {Dressing table}, a table at which a person may dress, and on             which articles for the toilet stand.          {Top-dressing}, manure or compost spread over land and not             worked into the soil.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dressmaker \Dress"mak`er\, n.       A maker of gowns, or similar garments; a mantuamaker.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dressmaking \Dress"mak`ing\, n.       The art, process, or occupation, of making dresses.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drogman \Drog"man\, Drogoman \Drog"o*man\, n.       See {Dragoman}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drogman \Drog"man\, Drogoman \Drog"o*man\, n.       See {Dragoman}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drosometer \Dro*som"e*ter\, n. [Gr. [?] dew + -meter: cf. F.       drosom[82]tre.] (Meteorol.)       An instrument for measuring the quantity of dew on the       surface of a body in the open air. It consists of a balance,       having a plate at one end to receive the dew, and at the       other a weight protected from the deposit of dew.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drossy \Dross"y\, a. [Compar. {Drossier}; superl. {Drossiest}.]       Of, pertaining to, resembling, dross; full of dross; impure;       worthless. [bd] Drossy gold.[b8] --Dryden. [bd]Drossy       rhymes.[b8] --Donne. -- {Dross"i*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drowsiness \Drow"si*ness\, n.       State of being drowsy. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drowse \Drowse\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Drowsed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Drowsing}.] [AS. dr[?]sian, dr[?]san, to sink, become slow       or inactive; cf. OD. droosen to be sleepy, fall asleep, LG.       dr[?]sen, druusken, to slumber, fall down with a noise; prob,       akin to AS. dre[a2]san to fall. See {Dreary}.]       To sleep imperfectly or unsoundly; to slumber; to be heavy       with sleepiness; to doze. [bd]He drowsed upon his couch.[b8]       --South.                   In the pool drowsed the cattle up to their knees.                                                                               --Lowell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drug \Drug\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Drugged}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Drugging}.] [Cf. F. droguer.]       To prescribe or administer drugs or medicines. --B. Jonson.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Dare County, NC (county, FIPS 55)       Location: 35.68990 N, 75.72697 W       Population (1990): 22746 (21567 housing units)       Area: 988.5 sq km (land), 3056.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Door County, WI (county, FIPS 29)       Location: 45.02068 N, 87.00997 W       Population (1990): 25690 (18037 housing units)       Area: 1250.3 sq km (land), 4887.8 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Drew County, AR (county, FIPS 43)       Location: 33.58968 N, 91.71690 W       Population (1990): 17369 (7159 housing units)       Area: 2145.1 sq km (land), 19.4 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Dyer County, TN (county, FIPS 45)       Location: 36.05727 N, 89.41184 W       Population (1990): 34854 (14384 housing units)       Area: 1322.4 sq km (land), 41.3 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
dragon n.   [MIT] A program similar to a {daemon}, except that    it is not invoked at all, but is instead used by the system to    perform various secondary tasks.   A typical example would be an    accounting program, which keeps track of who is logged in,    accumulates load-average statistics, etc.   Under ITS, many terminals    displayed a list of people logged in, where they were, what they    were running, etc., along with some random picture (such as a    unicorn, Snoopy, or the Enterprise), which was generated by the    `name dragon'.   Usage: rare outside MIT -- under Unix and most other    OSes this would be called a `background demon' or {daemon}.   The    best-known Unix example of a dragon is `cron(1)'.   At SAIL, they    called this sort of thing a `phantom'.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
Dragon Book n.   The classic text "Compilers: Principles,    Techniques and Tools", by Alfred V. Aho, Ravi Sethi, and Jeffrey D.    Ullman (Addison-Wesley 1986; ISBN 0-201-10088-6), so called because    of the cover design featuring a dragon labeled `complexity of    compiler design' and a knight bearing the lance `LALR parser    generator' among his other trappings.   This one is more specifically    known as the `Red Dragon Book' (1986); an earlier edition, sans    Sethi and titled "Principles Of Compiler Design" (Alfred V. Aho and    Jeffrey D. Ullman; Addison-Wesley, 1977; ISBN 0-201-00022-9), was    the `Green Dragon Book' (1977).   (Also `New Dragon Book', `Old    Dragon Book'.)   The horsed knight and the Green Dragon were warily    eying each other at a distance; now the knight is typing (wearing    gauntlets!) at a terminal showing a video-game representation of the    Red Dragon's head while the rest of the beast extends back in normal    space.   See also {{book titles}}.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
DRECNET /drek'net/ n.   [from Yiddish/German `dreck', meaning    filth] Deliberate distortion of DECNET, a networking protocol used    in the {VMS} community.   So called because {DEC} helped write the    Ethernet specification and then (either stupidly or as a malignant    customer-control tactic) violated that spec in the design of DRECNET    in a way that made it incompatible.   See also {connector conspiracy}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Dr. James H. Clark          The founder of {Silicon Graphics, Inc.} and       co-founder of {Netscape Communications Corporation}.          (1998-05-21)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
drag and drop          A common method for manipulating files (and sometimes text)       under a {graphical user interface} or {WIMP} environment.   The       user moves the pointer over an icon representing a file and       presses a mouse button.   He holds the button down while moving       the pointer (dragging the file) to another place, usually a       directory viewer or an icon for some {application program},       and then releases the button (dropping the file).   The meaning       of this action can often be modified by holding certain keys       on the keyboard at the same time.          Some systems also use this technique for objects other than       files, e.g. portions of text in a {word processor}.          The biggest problem with drag and drop is does it mean "copy"       or "move"?   The answer to this question is not intuitively       evident, and there is no consensus for which is the right       answer.   The same vendor even makes it move in some cases and       copy in others.   Not being sure whether an operation is copy       or move will cause you to check very often, perhaps every time       if you need to be certain.   Mistakes can be costly.   People       make mistakes all the time with drag and drop.   {Human       computer interaction} studies show a higher failure rate for       such operations, but also a higher "forgiveness rate" (users       think "silly me") than failures with commands (users think       "stupid machine").   Overall, drag and drop took some 40 times       longer to do than single-key commands.          [Erik Naggum ]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
drag-n-drop          Stupid spelling of {drag and drop}.          (1996-12-13)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
dragon          [MIT] A program similar to a {daemon}, except that it is not       invoked at all, but is instead used by the system to perform       various secondary tasks.   A typical example would be an       accounting program, which keeps track of who is logged in,       accumulates load-average statistics, etc.   Under ITS, many       terminals displayed a list of people logged in, where they       were, what they were running, etc., along with some random       picture (such as a unicorn, Snoopy or the Enterprise), which       was generated by the "name dragon".   Use is rare outside       {MIT}, under {Unix} and most other {operating system}s this       would be called a "background {demon}" or {daemon}.   The       best-known Unix example of a dragon is {cron}.   At {SAIL},       they called this sort of thing a "phantom".          [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
DRAGON          1. An {Esprit} project aimed at providing effective support to       {reuse} in {real-time} distributed {Ada} {application       program}s.          2. An implementation language used by {BTI Computer Systems}.          E-mail: Pat Helland .          [{Jargon File}]          (1994-12-08)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
dragon          [MIT] A program similar to a {daemon}, except that it is not       invoked at all, but is instead used by the system to perform       various secondary tasks.   A typical example would be an       accounting program, which keeps track of who is logged in,       accumulates load-average statistics, etc.   Under ITS, many       terminals displayed a list of people logged in, where they       were, what they were running, etc., along with some random       picture (such as a unicorn, Snoopy or the Enterprise), which       was generated by the "name dragon".   Use is rare outside       {MIT}, under {Unix} and most other {operating system}s this       would be called a "background {demon}" or {daemon}.   The       best-known Unix example of a dragon is {cron}.   At {SAIL},       they called this sort of thing a "phantom".          [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
DRAGON          1. An {Esprit} project aimed at providing effective support to       {reuse} in {real-time} distributed {Ada} {application       program}s.          2. An implementation language used by {BTI Computer Systems}.          E-mail: Pat Helland .          [{Jargon File}]          (1994-12-08)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Dragon Book          The classic text "Compilers: Principles,       Techniques and Tools", by Alfred V. Aho, Ravi Sethi, and       Jeffrey D.   Ullman (Addison-Wesley 1986; ISBN 0-201-10088-6).       So called because of the cover design featuring a dragon       labelled "complexity of compiler design" and a knight bearing       the lance "LALR parser generator" among his other trappings.       This one is more specifically known as the "Red Dragon Book"       (1986); an earlier edition, sans Sethi and titled "Principles       Of Compiler Design" (Alfred V. Aho and Jeffrey D. Ullman;       Addison-Wesley, 1977; ISBN 0-201-00022-9), was the "Green       Dragon Book" (1977).   (Also "New Dragon Book", "Old Dragon       Book".)   The horsed knight and the Green Dragon were warily       eying each other at a distance; now the knight is typing       (wearing gauntlets!) at a terminal showing a video-game       representation of the Red Dragon's head while the rest of the       beast extends back in normal space.          See also {book titles}.          (1996-12-03)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
DRAGOON          A {distributed}, {concurrent}, {object-oriented}       {Ada}-based language developed in the {Esprit} {DRAGON}       project by Colin Atkinson at {Imperial College} in 1989 (Now       at University of Houston, Clear Lake).   DRAGOON supports       object-oriented programming for {embeddable systems} and is       presently implemented as an Ada {preprocessor}.          ["Object-Oriented Reuse, Concurrency and Distribution: An       Ada-Based Approach", C. Atkinson, A-W 1991, ISBN       0-2015-6-5277].          (1999-11-22)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
DRECNET          /drek'net/ [Yiddish/German "dreck", meaning filth] Deliberate       distortion of DECNET, a networking protocol used in the {VMS}       community.   So called because DEC helped write the Ethernet       specification and then (either stupidly or as a malignant       customer-control tactic) violated that spec in the design of       DRECNET in a way that made it incompatible.   See also       {connector conspiracy}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
DrScheme          A popular {Scheme} implementation from the {PLT} team       at {Rice University}.          {Home (http://www.cs.rice.edu/CS/PLT/packages/drscheme/)}.          (2001-02-22)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Darkness       The plague (the ninth) of darkness in Egypt (Ex. 10:21) is       described as darkness "which may be felt." It covered "all the       land of Egypt," so that "they saw not one another." It did not       extend to the land of Goshen (ver. 23).                When Jesus hung upon the cross (Matt. 27:45; Luke 23:44), from       the "sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the       ninth hour."                On Mount Sinai, Moses (Ex. 20:21) "drew near unto the thick       darkness where God was." This was the "thick cloud upon the       mount" in which Jehovah was when he spake unto Moses there. The       Lord dwelt in the cloud upon the mercy-seat (1 Kings 8:12), the       cloud of glory. When the psalmist (Ps. 97:2) describes the       inscrutable nature of God's workings among the sons of men, he       says, "Clouds and darkness are round about him." God dwells in       thick darkness.                Darkness (Isa. 13:9, 10; Matt. 24:29) also is a symbol of the       judgments that attend on the coming of the Lord. It is a symbol       of misery and adversity (Job 18:6; Ps. 107:10; Isa. 8:22; Ezek.       30:18). The "day of darkness" in Joel 2:2, caused by clouds of       locusts, is a symbol of the obscurity which overhangs all divine       proceedings. "Works of darkness" are impure actions (Eph. 5:11).       "Outer darkness" refers to the darkness of the streets in the       East, which are never lighted up by any public or private lamps       after nightfall, in contrast with the blaze of cheerful light in       the house. It is also a symbol of ignorance (Isa. 9:2; 60:2;       Matt. 6:23) and of death (Job 10:21; 17:13).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Dragon       (1.) Heb. tannim, plural of tan. The name of some unknown       creature inhabiting desert places and ruins (Job 30:29; Ps.       44:19; Isa. 13:22; 34:13; 43:20; Jer. 10:22; Micah 1:8; Mal.       1:3); probably, as translated in the Revised Version, the jackal       (q.v.).                (2.) Heb. tannin. Some great sea monster (Jer. 51:34). In Isa.       51:9 it may denote the crocodile. In Gen. 1:21 (Heb. plural       tanninim) the Authorized Version renders "whales," and the       Revised Version "sea monsters." It is rendered "serpent" in Ex.       7:9. It is used figuratively in Ps. 74:13; Ezek. 29:3.                In the New Testament the word "dragon" is found only in Rev.       12:3, 4, 7, 9, 16, 17, etc., and is there used metaphorically of       "Satan." (See {WHALE}.)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Dragon well       (Neh. 2:13), supposed by some to be identical with the Pool of       Gihon.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Darkon, of generation; of possession