English Dictionary: date line | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Adelantadillo \[d8]A`de*lan`ta*dil"lo\, n. [Sp.] A Spanish red wine made of the first ripe grapes. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Adelantado \[d8]A`de*lan*ta"do\, n. [Sp., prop. p. of adelantar to advance, to promote.] A governor of a province; a commander. --Prescott. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Atlanta \[d8]At*lan"ta\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?].] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of small glassy heteropod mollusks found swimming at the surface in mid ocean. See {Heteropod}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Atlantes \[d8]At*lan"tes\, n. pl. [L., fr. Gr. [?], pl. of [?]. See {Atlas}.] (Arch.) Figures or half figures of men, used as columns to support an entablature; -- called also {telamones}. See {Caryatides}. --Oxf. Gloss. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Atlantides \[d8]At*lan"ti*des\, n. pl. [L. See {Atlantes}.] The Pleiades or seven stars, fabled to have been the daughters of Atlas. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Eidolon \[d8]Ei*do"lon\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] image. See {Idol}.] An image or representation; a form; a phantom; an apparition. --Sir W. Scott. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Idolum \[d8]I*do"lum\, d8Idolon \[d8]I*do"lon\, n.; pl. {Idola}. [L. See {Idol}; cf. {Eidolon}.] Appearance or image; a phantasm; a spectral image; also, a mental image or idea. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Idolum \[d8]I*do"lum\, d8Idolon \[d8]I*do"lon\, n.; pl. {Idola}. [L. See {Idol}; cf. {Eidolon}.] Appearance or image; a phantasm; a spectral image; also, a mental image or idea. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Uitlander \[d8]Uit"land`er\, n. [D. Cf. {Outlander}.] A foreigner; an outlander. [South Africa] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dadle \Dad"le\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Daddled}, p. pr. & vb. n. {Daddling}.] [Prob. freq. of dade.] To toddle; to walk unsteadily, like a child or an old man; hence, to do anything slowly or feebly. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Daddy longlegs \Dad"dy long"legs`\ 1. (Zo[94]l.) An arachnidan of the genus {Phalangium}, and allied genera, having a small body and four pairs of long legs; -- called also {harvestman}, {carter}, and {grandfather longlegs}. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A name applied to many species of dipterous insects of the genus {Tipula}, and allied genera, with slender bodies, and very long, slender legs; the crane fly; -- called also {father longlegs}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Date line \Date line\ The hypothetical line on the surface of the earth fixed by international or general agreement as a boundary on one side of which the same day shall have a different name and date in the calendar from its name and date on the other side. Note: Speaking generally, the date line coincides with the meridian 180[deg] from Greenwich. It deflects between north latitudes 80[deg] and 45[deg], so that all Asia lies to the west, all North America, including the Aleutian Islands, to the east of the line; and between south latitudes 12[deg] and 56[deg], so that Chatham Island and the Tonga group lie to the west of it. A vessel crossing this line to the westward sets the date forward by one day, as from Sunday to Monday. A vessel crossing the line to the eastward sets the date back by one day, as from Monday to Sunday. Hawaii has the same day name as San Francisco; Manila, the same day name as Australia, and this is one day later than the day of Hawaii. Thus when it is Monday May 1st at San Francisco it is Tuesday may 2d at Manila. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dawdle \Daw"dle\ (d[add]"d'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dawdled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dawdling}.] [Cf. {Daddle}.] To waste time in trifling employment; to trifle; to saunter. Come some evening and dawdle over a dish of tea with me. --Johnson. We . . . dawdle up and down Pall Mall. --Thackeray. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dead \Dead\ (d[ecr]d), a. [OE. ded, dead, deed, AS. de[a0]d; akin to OS. d[omac]d, D. dood, G. todt, tot, Icel. dau[edh]r, Sw. & Dan. d[94]d, Goth. daubs; prop. p. p. of an old verb meaning to die. See {Die}, and cf. {Death}.] 1. Deprived of life; -- opposed to {alive} and {living}; reduced to that state of a being in which the organs of motion and life have irrevocably ceased to perform their functions; as, a dead tree; a dead man. [bd]The queen, my lord, is dead.[b8] --Shak. The crew, all except himself, were dead of hunger. --Arbuthnot. Seek him with candle, bring him dead or living. --Shak. 2. Destitute of life; inanimate; as, dead matter. 3. Resembling death in appearance or quality; without show of life; deathlike; as, a dead sleep. 4. Still as death; motionless; inactive; useless; as, dead calm; a dead load or weight. 5. So constructed as not to transmit sound; soundless; as, a dead floor. 6. Unproductive; bringing no gain; unprofitable; as, dead capital; dead stock in trade. 7. Lacking spirit; dull; lusterless; cheerless; as, dead eye; dead fire; dead color, etc. 8. Monotonous or unvaried; as, a dead level or pain; a dead wall. [bd]The ground is a dead flat.[b8] --C. Reade. 9. Sure as death; unerring; fixed; complete; as, a dead shot; a dead certainty. I had them a dead bargain. --Goldsmith. 10. Bringing death; deadly. --Shak. 11. Wanting in religious spirit and vitality; as, dead faith; dead works. [bd]Dead in trespasses.[b8] --Eph. ii. 1. 12. (Paint.) (a) Flat; without gloss; -- said of painting which has been applied purposely to have this effect. (b) Not brilliant; not rich; thus, brown is a dead color, as compared with crimson. 13. (Law) Cut off from the rights of a citizen; deprived of the power of enjoying the rights of property; as, one banished or becoming a monk is civilly dead. 14. (Mach.) Not imparting motion or power; as, the dead spindle of a lathe, etc. See {Spindle}. {Dead ahead} (Naut.), directly ahead; -- said of a ship or any object, esp. of the wind when blowing from that point toward which a vessel would go. {Dead angle} (Mil.), an angle or space which can not be seen or defended from behind the parapet. {Dead block}, either of two wooden or iron blocks intended to serve instead of buffers at the end of a freight car. {Dead calm} (Naut.), no wind at all. {Dead center}, [or] {Dead point} (Mach.), either of two points in the orbit of a crank, at which the crank and connecting rod lie a straight line. It corresponds to the end of a stroke; as, A and B are dead centers of the crank mechanism in which the crank C drives, or is driven by, the lever L. {Dead color} (Paint.), a color which has no gloss upon it. {Dead coloring} (Oil paint.), the layer of colors, the preparation for what is to follow. In modern painting this is usually in monochrome. {Dead door} (Shipbuilding), a storm shutter fitted to the outside of the quarter-gallery door. {Dead flat} (Naut.), the widest or midship frame. {Dead freight} (Mar. Law), a sum of money paid by a person who charters a whole vessel but fails to make out a full cargo. The payment is made for the unoccupied capacity. --Abbott. {Dead ground} (Mining), the portion of a vein in which there is no ore. {Dead hand}, a hand that can not alienate, as of a person civilly dead. [bd]Serfs held in dead hand.[b8] --Morley. See {Mortmain}. {Dead head} (Naut.), a rough block of wood used as an anchor buoy. {Dead heat}, a heat or course between two or more race horses, boats, etc., in which they come out exactly equal, so that neither wins. {Dead horse}, an expression applied to a debt for wages paid in advance. [Law] {Dead language}, a language which is no longer spoken or in common use by a people, and is known only in writings, as the Hebrew, Greek, and Latin. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
{Dead letter}. (a) A letter which, after lying for a certain fixed time uncalled for at the post office to which it was directed, is then sent to the general post office to be opened. (b) That which has lost its force or authority; as, the law has become a dead letter. {Dead-letter office}, a department of the general post office where dead letters are examined and disposed of. {Dead level}, a term applied to a flat country. {Dead lift}, a direct lift, without assistance from mechanical advantage, as from levers, pulleys, etc.; hence, an extreme emergency. [bd](As we say) at a dead lift.[b8] --Robynson (More's Utopia). {Dead line} (Mil.), a line drawn within or around a military prison, to cross which involves for a prisoner the penalty of being instantly shot. {Dead load} (Civil Engin.), a constant, motionless load, as the weight of a structure, in distinction from a moving load, as a train of cars, or a variable pressure, as of wind. {Dead march} (Mus.), a piece of solemn music intended to be played as an accompaniment to a funeral procession. {Dead nettle} (Bot.), a harmless plant with leaves like a nettle ({Lamium album}). {Dead oil} (Chem.), the heavy oil obtained in the distillation of coal tar, and containing phenol, naphthalus, etc. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Deadliness \Dead"li*ness\, n. The quality of being deadly. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Fly amanita \Fly amanita\, Fly fungus \Fly fungus\ . (Bot.) A poisonous mushroom ({Amanita muscaria}, syn. {Agaricus muscarius}), having usually a bright red or yellowish cap covered with irregular white spots. It has a distinct volva at the base, generally an upper ring on the stalk, and white spores. Called also {fly agaric}, {deadly amanita}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Deadly \Dead"ly\, a. 1. Capable of causing death; mortal; fatal; destructive; certain or likely to cause death; as, a deadly blow or wound. 2. Aiming or willing to destroy; implacable; desperately hostile; flagitious; as, deadly enemies. Thy assailant is quick, skillful, and deadly. --Shak. 3. Subject to death; mortal. [Obs.] The image of a deadly man. --Wyclif (Rom. i. 23). {Deadly nightshade} (Bot.), a poisonous plant; belladonna. See under {Nightshade}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Nightshade \Night"shade`\, n. [AS. nichtscadu.] (Bot.) A common name of many species of the genus {Solanum}, given esp. to the {Solanum nigrum}, or black nightshade, a low, branching weed with small white flowers and black berries reputed to be poisonous. {Deadly nightshade}. Same as {Belladonna} (a) . {Enchanter's nightshade}. See under {Enchanter}. {Stinking nightshade}. See {Henbane}. {Three-leaved nightshade}. See {Trillium}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Belladonna \Bel`la*don"na\, n. [It., literally fine lady; bella beautiful + donna lady.] (Bot.) (a) An herbaceous European plant ({Atropa belladonna}) with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries. The whole plant and its fruit are very poisonous, and the root and leaves are used as powerful medicinal agents. Its properties are largely due to the alkaloid atropine which it contains. Called also {deadly nightshade}. (b) A species of {Amaryllis} ({A. belladonna}); the belladonna lily. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Deadly \Dead"ly\, a. 1. Capable of causing death; mortal; fatal; destructive; certain or likely to cause death; as, a deadly blow or wound. 2. Aiming or willing to destroy; implacable; desperately hostile; flagitious; as, deadly enemies. Thy assailant is quick, skillful, and deadly. --Shak. 3. Subject to death; mortal. [Obs.] The image of a deadly man. --Wyclif (Rom. i. 23). {Deadly nightshade} (Bot.), a poisonous plant; belladonna. See under {Nightshade}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Nightshade \Night"shade`\, n. [AS. nichtscadu.] (Bot.) A common name of many species of the genus {Solanum}, given esp. to the {Solanum nigrum}, or black nightshade, a low, branching weed with small white flowers and black berries reputed to be poisonous. {Deadly nightshade}. Same as {Belladonna} (a) . {Enchanter's nightshade}. See under {Enchanter}. {Stinking nightshade}. See {Henbane}. {Three-leaved nightshade}. See {Trillium}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Belladonna \Bel`la*don"na\, n. [It., literally fine lady; bella beautiful + donna lady.] (Bot.) (a) An herbaceous European plant ({Atropa belladonna}) with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries. The whole plant and its fruit are very poisonous, and the root and leaves are used as powerful medicinal agents. Its properties are largely due to the alkaloid atropine which it contains. Called also {deadly nightshade}. (b) A species of {Amaryllis} ({A. belladonna}); the belladonna lily. | |
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Deathliness \Death"li*ness\, n. The quality of being deathly; deadliness. --Southey. | |
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Dedalian \De*dal"ian\, a. See {D[91]dalian}. | |
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Dedolent \Ded"o*lent\, a. [L. dedolens, p. pr. of dedolere to give over grieving; de- + dolere to grieve.] Feeling no compunction; apathetic. [R.] --Hallywell. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Detail \De"tail\ (d[esl]*t[amac]l"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Detailed} (-t[amac]ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Detailing}.] [Cf. F. d[82]tailler to cut up in pieces, tell in detail. See {Detail}, n.] 1. To relate in particulars; to particularize; to report minutely and distinctly; to enumerate; to specify; as, he detailed all the facts in due order. 2. (Mil.) To tell off or appoint for a particular service, as an officer, a troop, or a squadron. Syn: {Detail}, {Detach}. Usage: Detail respect the act of individualizing the person or body that is separated; detach, the removing for the given end or object. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Diethylamine \Di*eth`yl*am"ine\, n. [Pref. di- + ethylamine.] (Chem.) A colorless, volatile, alkaline liquid, {NH(C2H5)2}, having a strong fishy odor resembling that of herring or sardines. Cf. {Methylamine}. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Dateland, AZ Zip code(s): 85333 | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
dead link n. [very common] A World-Wide-Web URL that no longer points to the information it was written to reach. Usually this happens because the document has been moved or deleted. Lots of dead links make a WWW page frustrating and useless and are the #1 sign of poor page maintainance. Compare {dangling pointer}, {link rot}. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
deadly embrace n. Same as {deadlock}, though usually used only when exactly two processes are involved. This is the more popular term in Europe, while {deadlock} predominates in the United States. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Data Link Connection Identifier {data frames} to tell a {Frame Relay} network how to route the data. In Frame Relay, multiple logical channels are {multiplexed} over a single physical channel. The DLCI says which of these logical channels a particular data frame belongs to. {(http://www.etinc.com/frmain.htm#whatsadlci)}. (2000-02-13) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
data link layer seven layer model. The data link layer splits data into {frames} (see {fragmentation}) for sending on the {physical layer} and receives acknowledgement frames. It performs error checking and re-transmits frames not received correctly. It provides an error-free virtual channel to the {network layer}. The data link layer is split into an upper sublayer, {Logical Link Control} (LLC), and a lower sublayer, {Media Access Control} (MAC). Example {protocols} at this layer are {ABP}, {Go Back N}, {SRP}. (1995-02-14) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
data link level {data link layer} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Data Link Provider Interface presents to the (higher level) {logical link layer} for driving the network at the {datagram} level in a {Unix} {STREAMS} environment and possibly elsewhere. DLPI corresponds to {ISO 8802}/2 ({LLC}) which covers both {connection-oriented} and {connectionless} {protocols}. [Is this correct? Better explanation?] (1996-01-29) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
deadly embrace {deadlock} |