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   Dalea spinosa
         n 1: greyish-green shrub of desert regions of southwestern
               United States and Mexico having sparse foliage and terminal
               spikes of bluish violet flowers; locally important as
               source of a light-colored honey of excellent flavor [syn:
               {smoke tree}, {Dalea spinosa}]

English Dictionary: dulcify by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Dall sheep
n
  1. large white wild sheep of northwestern Canada and Alaska
    Synonym(s): Dall sheep, Dall's sheep, white sheep, Ovis montana dalli
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Dall's sheep
n
  1. large white wild sheep of northwestern Canada and Alaska
    Synonym(s): Dall sheep, Dall's sheep, white sheep, Ovis montana dalli
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
delusive
adj
  1. inappropriate to reality or facts; "delusive faith in a wonder drug"; "delusive expectations"; "false hopes"
    Synonym(s): delusive, false
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
delusively
adv
  1. in a deceptive and unrealistic manner; "the village looked delusively near"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dialog box
n
  1. (computer science) a small temporary window in a graphical user interface that appears in order to request information from the user; after the information has been provided the user dismisses the box with `okay' or `cancel'
    Synonym(s): dialog box, panel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dolce far niente
n
  1. carefree idleness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dulcify
v
  1. make sweeter in taste [syn: sweeten, dulcify, edulcorate, dulcorate]
    Antonym(s): acetify, acidify, acidulate, sour
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Alquifou \[d8]Al"qui*fou\, n. [Equiv. to arquifoux, F.
      alquifoux, Sp. alquif[a2]l, fr. the same Arabic word as
      alcohol. See {Alcohol}.]
      A lead ore found in Cornwall, England, and used by potters to
      give a green glaze to their wares; potter's ore.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Elasipoda \[d8]El`a*sip"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] metal
      beaten out, metal plate + -poda.] (Zo[94]l.)
      An order of holothurians mostly found in the deep sea. They
      are remarkable for their bilateral symmetry and curious
      forms. [Written also {Elasmopoda}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Holocephali \[d8]Hol`o*ceph"a*li\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr.
      "o`los whole + [?] head.] (Zo[94]l.)
      An order of elasmobranch fishes, including, among living
      species, only the chim[91]ras; -- called also {Holocephala}.
      See {Chim[91]ra}; also Illustration in Appendix.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Hyalospongia \[d8]Hy`a*lo*spon"gi*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?]
      glass + [?] a sponge.] (Zo[94]l.)
      An order of vitreous sponges, having glassy six-rayed,
      siliceous spicules; -- called also {{Hexactinellin[91]}}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Lagophthalmia \[d8]Lag`oph*thal"mi*a\, d8Lagophthalmos
   \[d8]Lag`oph*thal"mos\, n. [NL. lagophtalmia, fr. Gr. lagw`s
      hare + 'ofqalmo`s eye; -- so called from the notion that a
      hare sleeps with his eyes open.] (Med.)
      A morbid condition in which the eye stands wide open, giving
      a peculiar staring appearance.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Lagophthalmia \[d8]Lag`oph*thal"mi*a\, d8Lagophthalmos
   \[d8]Lag`oph*thal"mos\, n. [NL. lagophtalmia, fr. Gr. lagw`s
      hare + 'ofqalmo`s eye; -- so called from the notion that a
      hare sleeps with his eyes open.] (Med.)
      A morbid condition in which the eye stands wide open, giving
      a peculiar staring appearance.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Lycoperdon \[d8]Ly`co*per"don\, n. [NL., from Gr. [?] wolf +
      [?] to break wind.] (Bot.)
      A genus of fungi, remarkable for the great quantity of
      spores, forming a fine dust, which is thrown out like smoke
      when the plant is compressed or burst; puffball.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Teleocephial \[d8]Te`le*o*ceph"i*al\
      (t[emac]`l[esl]*[osl]*s[ecr]f"[adot]*l[imac] or
      t[ecr]`l[esl]-), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. te`leos complete +
      kefalh` head.] (Zo[94]l.)
      An extensive order of bony fishes including most of the
      common market species, as bass, salmon, cod, perch, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Deil \Deil\ (d[emac]l), n.
      Devil; -- spelt also {deel}. [Scot.]
  
      {Deil's buckie}. See under {Buckie}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Buckie \Buck"ie\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A large spiral marine shell, esp. the common whelk. See
      {Buccinum}. [Scot.]
  
      {Deil's buckie}, a perverse, refractory youngster. [Slang]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Delusive \De*lu"sive\, a. [See {Delude}.]
      Apt or fitted to delude; tending to mislead the mind;
      deceptive; beguiling; delusory; as, delusive arts; a delusive
      dream.
  
               Delusive and unsubstantial ideas.            --Whewell.
      -- {De*lu"sive*ly}, adv. -- {De*lu"sive*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Delusive \De*lu"sive\, a. [See {Delude}.]
      Apt or fitted to delude; tending to mislead the mind;
      deceptive; beguiling; delusory; as, delusive arts; a delusive
      dream.
  
               Delusive and unsubstantial ideas.            --Whewell.
      -- {De*lu"sive*ly}, adv. -- {De*lu"sive*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Delusive \De*lu"sive\, a. [See {Delude}.]
      Apt or fitted to delude; tending to mislead the mind;
      deceptive; beguiling; delusory; as, delusive arts; a delusive
      dream.
  
               Delusive and unsubstantial ideas.            --Whewell.
      -- {De*lu"sive*ly}, adv. -- {De*lu"sive*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dolly \Dol"ly\, n.
      A child's mane for a doll.
  
      {Dolly shop}, a shop where rags, old junk, etc., are bought
            and sold; usually, in fact, an unlicensed pawnbroker's
            shop, formerly distinguished by the sign of a black doll.
            [England]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dulcification \Dul`ci*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. dulcification.]
      The act of dulcifying or sweetening. --Boyle.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dulcified \Dul"ci*fied\, a.
      Sweetened; mollified.
  
      {Dulcified spirit} [or] {spirits}, a compound of alcohol with
            mineral acids; as, dulcified spirits of niter.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dulcify \Dul"ci*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dulcified}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Dulcifying}.] [L. dulcis sweet + -fy: cf. F.
      dulcifier.]
      1. (Pharm.) To sweeten; to free from acidity, saltness, or
            acrimony. --Wiseman.
  
      2. Fig. : To mollify; to sweeten; to please.
  
                     As she . . . was further dulcified by her pipe of
                     tobacco.                                             --Hawthorne.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dulcified \Dul"ci*fied\, a.
      Sweetened; mollified.
  
      {Dulcified spirit} [or] {spirits}, a compound of alcohol with
            mineral acids; as, dulcified spirits of niter.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dulcifluous \Dul*cif"lu*ous\, a. [L. dulcis sweet + fluere to
      flow.]
      Flowing sweetly. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dulcify \Dul"ci*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dulcified}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Dulcifying}.] [L. dulcis sweet + -fy: cf. F.
      dulcifier.]
      1. (Pharm.) To sweeten; to free from acidity, saltness, or
            acrimony. --Wiseman.
  
      2. Fig. : To mollify; to sweeten; to please.
  
                     As she . . . was further dulcified by her pipe of
                     tobacco.                                             --Hawthorne.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dulcify \Dul"ci*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dulcified}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Dulcifying}.] [L. dulcis sweet + -fy: cf. F.
      dulcifier.]
      1. (Pharm.) To sweeten; to free from acidity, saltness, or
            acrimony. --Wiseman.
  
      2. Fig. : To mollify; to sweeten; to please.
  
                     As she . . . was further dulcified by her pipe of
                     tobacco.                                             --Hawthorne.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Dillsboro, IN (town, FIPS 18190)
      Location: 39.01862 N, 85.06173 W
      Population (1990): 1200 (432 housing units)
      Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 47018
   Dillsboro, NC (town, FIPS 17180)
      Location: 35.36898 N, 83.25209 W
      Population (1990): 95 (63 housing units)
      Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Dillsburg, PA (borough, FIPS 19208)
      Location: 40.11014 N, 77.03481 W
      Population (1990): 1925 (843 housing units)
      Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 17019

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Dolgeville, NY (village, FIPS 20731)
      Location: 43.10122 N, 74.77455 W
      Population (1990): 2452 (1040 housing units)
      Area: 4.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 13329

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Doylesburg, PA
      Zip code(s): 17219

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