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d1dematous \[d1]*dem"a*tous\, a. (Med.) Pertaining to, or of the nature of, edema; affected with edema. | |
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d8Amitosis \[d8]Am`i*to"sis\, n. [NL. See {A-} not, and {Mitosis}.] (Biol.) Cell division in which there is first a simple cleavage of the nucleus without change in its structure (such as the formation of chromosomes), followed by the division of the cytoplasm; direct cell division; -- opposed to {mitosis}. It is not the usual mode of division, and is believed by many to occur chiefly in highly specialized cells which are incapable of long-continued multiplication, in transitory structures, and in those in early stages of degeneration. | |
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d8Amotus \[d8]A*mo"tus\, a. [L., withdrawn (from it[?]place).] (Zo[94]l.) Elevated, -- as a toe, when raised so high that the tip does not touch the ground. | |
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d8Antd2ci \[d8]An*t[d2]"ci\ ([acr]n*t[emac]"s[imac]), Antd2cians \An*t[d2]"cians\(-sh[ait]nz), n. pl. [NL. antoeci, fr. Gr. pl. 'a`ntoiki; 'anti` opposite + o'ikei^n to live.] Those who live under the same meridian, but on opposite parallels of latitude, north and south of the equator. | |
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d8Anthesis \[d8]An*the"sis\, n. [Gr. [?] bloom, fr. 'anqei^n to bloom, 'a`nqos flower.] (Bot.) The period or state of full expansion in a flower. --Gray. | |
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d8Anthozoa \[d8]An`tho*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a`nqos flower + [?] animal.] (Zo[94]l.) The class of the C[d2]lenterata which includes the corals and sea anemones. The three principal groups or orders are {Acyonaria}, {Actinaria}, and {Madreporaria}. | |
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d8Antichthon \[d8]An*tich"thon\, n.; pl. {Antichthones}. [Gr. [?]; [?] against + [?] the earth.] 1. A hypothetical earth counter to ours, or on the opposite side of the sun. --Grote. 2. pl. Inhabitants of opposite hemispheres. --Whewell. | |
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d8Anticlinorium \[d8]An`ti*cli*no"ri*um\, n.; pl. {Anticlinoria}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] against + kli`nein to incline + 'o`ros mountain.] (Geol.) The upward elevation of the crust of the earth, resulting from a geanticlinal. | |
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Antiscians \An*tis"cians\, d8Antiscii \[d8]An*tis"ci*i\, n. pl. [L. antiscii, Gr. [?], pl.; [?] against + [?] shadow.] The inhabitants of the earth, living on different sides of the equator, whose shadows at noon are cast in opposite directions. The inhabitants of the north and south temperate zones are always Antiscians. --Brande & C. | |
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d8Antisepsis \[d8]An`ti*sep"sis\, n. [NL. See {Anti-}; {Sepsis}.] Prevention of sepsis by excluding or destroying microorganisms. | |
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d8Antistrophe \[d8]An*tis"tro*phe\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] to turn to the opposite side; [?] against + [?] to turn. See {Strophe}.] 1. In Greek choruses and dances, the returning of the chorus, exactly answering to a previous strophe or movement from right to left. Hence: The lines of this part of the choral song. It was customary, on some occasions, to dance round the altars whilst they sang the sacred hymns, which consisted of three stanzas or parts; the first of which, called strophe, was sung in turning from east to west; the other, named antistrophe, in returning from west to east; then they stood before the altar, and sang the epode, which was the last part of the song. --Abp. Potter. 2. (Rhet.) (a) The repetition of words in an inverse order; as, the master of the servant and the servant of the master. (b) The retort or turning of an adversary's plea against him. | |
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d8Antistrophon \[d8]An*tis"tro*phon\, n. [Gr. [?] turned opposite ways.] (Rhet.) An argument retorted on an opponent. --Milton. | |
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d8Demi-tasse \[d8]De*mi"-tasse"\, n. [F., half cup.] A small cup for, or of, black coffee. | |
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d8Dentex \[d8]Den"tex\, n. [NL., cf. L. dentix a sort of sea fish.] (Zo[94]l.) An edible European marine fish ({Sparus dentex}, or {Dentex vulgaris}) of the family {Percid[91]}. | |
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d8Denticete \[d8]Den`ti*ce"te\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. dens, dentis, tooth + cetus, pl. cete, whale, Gr. [?].] (Zo[94]l.) The division of Cetacea in which the teeth are developed, including the sperm whale, dolphins, etc. | |
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d8Endeixis \[d8]En*deix"is\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] indication. See {Endeictic}.] (Med.) An indication. | |
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d8Endocarditis \[d8]En`do*car*di"tis\, n. [NL. See {-itis}.] (Med.) Inflammation of the endocardium. | |
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d8Endocardium \[d8]En`do*car"di*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'e`ndon within + [?] heart.] (Anat.) The membrane lining the cavities of the heart. | |
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d8Endogenesis \[d8]En`do*gen"e*sis\, n. [Endo- + genesis.] (Biol.) Endogeny. | |
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d8Endosteum \[d8]En*dos"te*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] + [?] a bone.] (Anat.) The layer of vascular connective tissue lining the medullary cavities of bone. | |
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d8Endostoma \[d8]En*dos"to*ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] + [?], [?], the mouth.] (Zo[94]l.) A plate which supports the labrum in certain Crustacea. | |
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d8Endozoa \[d8]En`do*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'e`ndon within + [?] an animal.] (Zo[94]l.) See {Entozoa}. | |
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d8Endysis \[d8]En"dy*sis\, n.; pl. {Endyses}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a putting on, fr. [?] to put on.] (Biol.) The act of developing a new coat of hair, a new set of feathers, scales, etc.; -- opposed to ecdysis. | |
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d8Entasia \[d8]En*ta"si*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?]. See {Entasis}.] (Med.) Tonic spasm; -- applied generically to denote any disease characterized by tonic spasms, as tetanus, trismus, etc. | |
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d8Entasis \[d8]En"ta*sis\, n. [NL., from Gr. [?] a stretching; fr. [?]; [?] in + [?] to extend.] 1. (Arch.) A slight convex swelling of the shaft of a column. 2. (Med.) Same as {Entasia}. | |
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d8Entosternum \[d8]En`to*ster"num\, n.; pl. {Entosterna}. [NL. See {Ento-}, and {Sternum}.] (Anat.) See {Entoplastron}. -- {En`to*ster"nal}, a. | |
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d8Entozo94n \[d8]En`to*zo"[94]n\, n.; pl. {Entozoa}. [NL. See {Entozoa}.] (Zo[94]l.) One of the Entozoa. | |
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d8Entozoa \[d8]En`to*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] within + [?] an animal.] (Zo[94]l.) 1. A group of worms, including the tapeworms, flukes, roundworms, etc., most of which live parasitically in the interior of other animals; the Helminthes. 2. An artificial group, including all kinds of animals living parasitically in others. | |
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d8H91matocrya \[d8]H[91]m`a*toc"ry*a\, n. pl. (Zo[94]l.) The cold-blooded vertebrates. Same as {Hematocrya}. | |
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d8H91matosis \[d8]H[91]m`a*to"sis\, n. Same as {Hematosis}. | |
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d8H91matoxylon \[d8]H[91]m`a*tox"y*lon\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma blood + [?] wood.] (Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants containing but a single species, the {H. Campechianum} or logwood tree, native in Yucatan. | |
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d8H91matozo94n \[d8]H[91]m`a*to*zo"[94]n\, n.; pl. {H[91]matozoa}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], blood + [?] animal.] (Zo[94]l.) A parasite inhabiting the blood; esp.: (a) Certain species of nematodes of the genus {Filaria}, sometimes found in the blood of man, the horse, the dog, etc. (b) The trematode, {Bilharzia h[91]matobia}, which infests the inhabitants of Egypt and other parts of Africa, often causing death. | |
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d8Hematocrya \[d8]Hem`a*toc"ry*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma, a"i`matos, blood + kry`os cold.] (Zo[94]l.) The cold-blooded vertebrates, that is, all but the mammals and birds; -- the antithesis to {Hematotherma}. | |
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d8Hematosis \[d8]Hem`a*to"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. a"ima`twsis.] (Physiol.) (a) Sanguification; the conversion of chyle into blood. (b) The arterialization of the blood in the lungs; the formation of blood in general; h[91]matogenesis. | |
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d8Homotaxia \[d8]Ho`mo*tax"i*a\, n. [NL.] Same as {Homotaxis}. | |
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d8Homotaxis \[d8]Ho`mo*tax"is\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] the same + [?] arrangement.] (Biol.) Similarly in arrangement of parts; -- the opposite of heterotaxy. | |
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d8Indicavit \[d8]In`di*ca"vit\, n. [L., he has indicated.] (Eng. Law) A writ of prohibition against proceeding in the spiritual court in certain cases, when the suit belongs to the common-law courts. --Wharton (Law Dict. ). | |
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d8Indicia \[d8]In*di"ci*a\, n. pl. [L., pl. of indicium, fr. index an index.] (Law) Discriminating marks; signs; tokens; indications; appearances. --Burrill. | |
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d8Indigofera \[d8]In`di*gof"e*ra\, n. [NL., from E. indigo + L. ferre to bear.] (Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants having many species, mostly in tropical countries, several of them yielding indigo, esp. {Indigofera tinctoria}, and {I. Anil}. | |
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d8Indusium \[d8]In*du"si*um\, n.; pl. {Indusia} (-[adot]). [L., an under garment, fr. induere to put on: cf. F. indusie the covering of the seed spots of ferns.] (Bot.) (a) A collection of hairs united so as to form a sort of cup, and inclosing the stigma of a flower. (b) The immediate covering of the fruit dots or sori in many ferns, usually a very thin scale attached by the middle or side to a veinlet. (c) A peculiar covering found in certain fungi. | |
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d8M82doc \[d8]M[82]`doc"\, n. [Cf. {Mayduke}.] A class of claret wines, including several varieties, from the district of M[82]doc in the department of Gironde. | |
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d8M82tayage \[d8]M[82]`ta`yage"\, n. [F. See {M[82]tayer}.] A system of farming on halves. [France & Italy] | |
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d8M82tis \[d8]M[82]`tis"\, n. m. d8M82tisse \[d8]M[82]`tisse"\, n. f.[F.; akin to Sp. mestizo. See {Mestizo}.] 1. The offspring of a white person and an American Indian. 2. The offspring of a white person and a quadroon; an octoroon. [Local, U. S.] --Bartlett. | |
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d8M82tis \[d8]M[82]`tis"\, n. m. d8M82tisse \[d8]M[82]`tisse"\, n. f.[F.; akin to Sp. mestizo. See {Mestizo}.] 1. The offspring of a white person and an American Indian. 2. The offspring of a white person and a quadroon; an octoroon. [Local, U. S.] --Bartlett. | |
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d8Madisterium \[d8]Mad`is*te"ri*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?].] (Surg.) An instrument to extract hairs. | |
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d8Madjoun \[d8]Mad"joun\, n. [Hind., fr. Ar. ma'j[?]n.] An intoxicating confection from the hemp plant; -- used by the Turks and Hindoos. [Written also {majoun}.] | |
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d8Madoqua \[d8]Ma"do*qua\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A small Abyssinian antelope ({Neotragus Saltiana}), about the size of a hare. | |
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d8Matachin \[d8]Ma`ta*chin"\, n. [Sp.] An old dance with swords and bucklers; a sword dance. | |
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d8Mathesis \[d8]Ma*the"sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?], from [?], [?], to learn.] Learning; especially, mathematics. [R.] --Pope. | |
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d8Matzoth \[d8]Matz"oth\, n. [Heb. matsts[omac]th, pl. of matsts[be]h unleavened.] A cake of unleavened bread eaten by the Jews at the feast of the Passover. | |
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d8Meatus \[d8]Me*a"tus\, n. sing. & pl.; E. pl. {Meatuses}. [L., a going, passage, fr. meare to go.] (Anat.) A natural passage or canal; as, the external auditory meatus. See Illust. of {Ear}. | |
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Mediastine \Me`di*as"tine\, d8Mediastinum \[d8]Me`di*as*ti"num\, n. [NL. mediastinum, fr. L. medius middle; cf. mediastinus helper, a menial servant, LL. mediastinus equiv. to medius: cf F. m[82]diastin.] (Anat.) A partition; a septum; specifically, the folds of the pleura (and the space included between them) which divide the thorax into a right and left cavity. The space included between these folds of the pleura, called the mediastinal space, contains the heart and gives passage to the esophagus and great blood vessels. | |
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d8Medicornu \[d8]Med`i*cor"nu\, n.; pl. {Medicornua}. [NL., fr. L. medius middle + cornu horn.] (Anat.) The middle or inferior horn of each lateral ventricle of the brain. --B. G. Wilder. | |
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d8Medius \[d8]Me"di*us\, n.; pl. {Medii}. [NL., fr. L. medius middle. See {Medium}.] (Anat.) The third or middle finger; the third digit, or that which corresponds to it. | |
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d8Medusa \[d8]Me*du"sa\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?].] 1. (Class. Myth.) The Gorgon; or one of the Gorgons whose hair was changed into serpents, after which all who looked upon her were turned into stone. 2. [pl. {Medusae}.] (Zo[94]l.) Any free swimming acaleph; a jellyfish. Note: The larger medus[91] belong to the Discophora, and are sometimes called {covered-eyed medus[91]}; others, known as {naked-eyed medus[91]}, belong to the Hydroidea, and are usually developed by budding from hidroids. See {Discophora}, {Hydroidea}, and {Hydromedusa}. {Medusa bud} (Zo[94]l.), one of the buds of a hydroid, destined to develop into a gonophore or medusa. See {Athecata}, and {Gonotheca}. {Medusa's head}. (a) (Zo[94]l.) An astrophyton. (b) (Astron.) A cluster of stars in the constellation Perseus. It contains the bright star Algol. | |
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d8Metachrosis \[d8]Met`a*chro"sis\, n. [NL., from Gr. [?] beyond + [?] a coloring.] (Biol.) The power og changing color at will by the expansion of special pigment cells, under nerve influence, as seen in many reptiles, fishes, etc. --Cope. | |
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d8Metacromion \[d8]Met`a*cro"mi*on\, n. [NL.] (Anat.) A process projecting backward and downward from the acromion of the scapula of some mammals. | |
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d8Metasternum \[d8]Met`a*ster"num\, n. [Pref. meta- + sternum.] 1. (Anat.) The most posterior element of the sternum; the ensiform process; xiphisternum. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The ventral plate of the third or last segment of the thorax of insects. | |
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d8Metastoma \[d8]Me*tas"to*ma\, Metastome \Met"a*stome\, n. [NL. metastoma, from Gr. meta` behind + sto`ma mouth.] (Zo[94]l.) A median elevation behind the mouth in the arthropods. | |
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d8Metazo94n \[d8]Met`a*zo"[94]n\, n. [NL.] (Zo[94]l.) One of the Metazoa. | |
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d8Metazoa \[d8]Met`a*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] after + [?] an animal.] (Zo[94]l.) Those animals in which the protoplasmic mass, constituting the egg, is converted into a multitude of cells, which are metamorphosed into the tissues of the body. A central cavity is commonly developed, and the cells around it are at first arranged in two layers, -- the ectoderm and endoderm. The group comprises nearly all animals except the Protozoa. | |
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d8Metosteon \[d8]Me*tos"te*on\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] after + [?] bone.] (Anat.) The postero-lateral ossification in the sternum of birds; also, the part resulting from such ossification. | |
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Midgard \Mid"gard\ (m[icr]d"g[aum]rd), n. Also Midgarth \Mid"garth\ (-g[aum]r[th]), d8Mithgarthr \[d8]Mith"garthr\ (Icel. m[esl][th]"g[aum]r[th]r'). [Icel. mi[edh]gar[edh]r.] (Teut. Myth.) The middle space or region between heaven and hell, the abode of human beings; the earth. | |
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d8Mitosis \[d8]Mi*to"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a thread.] (Biol.) See {Karyokinesis}. | |
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d8Modiste \[d8]Mo`diste"\, n. [F. See {Mode}, and cf. {Modist}.] A female maker of, or dealer in, articles of fashion, especially of the fashionable dress of ladies; a woman who gives direction to the style or mode of dress. | |
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d8Modiste \[d8]Mo`diste"\, n. [F. See {Mode}; cf. {Modist}.] One, esp. woman, who makes, or deals in, articles of fashion, esp. of the fashionable dress of ladies; a dress-maker or milliner. | |
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d8Modius \[d8]Mo"di*us\, n.; pl. {Modii}. [L.] (Rom. Antiq.) A dry measure, containing about a peck. | |
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d8Modus \[d8]Mo"dus\, n.; pl. {Modi}. [L. See {Mode}.] (Old Law) 1. The arrangement of, or mode of expressing, the terms of a contract or conveyance. 2. (Law) A qualification involving the idea of variation or departure from some general rule or form, in the way of either restriction or enlargement, according to the circumstances of the case, as in the will of a donor, an agreement between parties, and the like. --Bracton. 3. (Law) A fixed compensation or equivalent given instead of payment of tithes in kind, expressed in full by the phrase modus decimandi. --Blackstone. They, from time immemorial, had paid a modus, or composition. --Landor. {[d8]Modus operandi}[L.], manner of operating. | |
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d8Modus \[d8]Mo"dus\, n.; pl. {Modi}. [L. See {Mode}.] (Old Law) 1. The arrangement of, or mode of expressing, the terms of a contract or conveyance. 2. (Law) A qualification involving the idea of variation or departure from some general rule or form, in the way of either restriction or enlargement, according to the circumstances of the case, as in the will of a donor, an agreement between parties, and the like. --Bracton. 3. (Law) A fixed compensation or equivalent given instead of payment of tithes in kind, expressed in full by the phrase modus decimandi. --Blackstone. They, from time immemorial, had paid a modus, or composition. --Landor. {[d8]Modus operandi}[L.], manner of operating. | |
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d8Modus vivendi \[d8]Mo"dus vi*ven"di\ [L.] Mods, or manner, of living; hence, a temporary arrangement of affairs until disputed matters can be settled. | |
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d8Mydaus \[d8]Myd"a*us\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] to be clammy or damp.] (Zo[94]l.) The teledu. | |
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d8Nates \[d8]Na"tes\, n. pl. [L., the buttocks.] 1. (Anat.) (a) The buttocks. (b) The two anterior of the four lobes on the dorsal side of the midbrain of most mammals; the anterior optic lobes. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The umbones of a bivalve shell. | |
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d8Nautch \[d8]Nautch\, n. [Hind. n[be]ch, fr. Skr. n[rsdot]tya dance.] An entertainment consisting chiefly of dancing by professional dancing (or Nautch) girls. [India] | |
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d8Netsuke \[d8]Net"su*ke\, n. [Jap.] In Japanese costume and decorative art, a small object carved in wood, ivory, bone, or horn, or wrought in metal, and pierced with holes for cords by which it is connected, for convenience, with the inro, the smoking pouch (tabako-ire), and similar objects carried in the girdle. It is now much used on purses sold in Europe and America. | |
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d8Nidus \[d8]Ni"dus\, n.; pl. {nidi}. [L. See {Nidi}, {Nest}.] A nest: a repository for the eggs of birds, insects, etc.; a breeding place; esp., the place or substance where parasites or the germs of a disease effect lodgment or are developed. | |
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d8Notus \[d8]No"tus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?].] The south wind. | |
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d8Tendosynovitis \[d8]Ten`do*syn`o*vi"tis\, n. [NL. See {Tendon}, and {Synovitis}.] See {Tenosynovitis}. | |
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d8Tentaculata \[d8]Ten*tac`u*la"ta\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo[94]l.) A division of Ctenophora including those which have two long tentacles. | |
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d8Tentaculifera \[d8]Ten`ta*cu*lif"e*ra\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Suctoria}, 1. | |
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d8Tentaculum \[d8]Ten*tac"u*lum\, n.; pl. {Tentacula}. [NL. See {Tentacle}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A tentacle. 2. (Anat.) One of the stiff hairs situated about the mouth, or on the face, of many animals, and supposed to be tactile organs; a tactile hair. | |
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d8Tinnitus \[d8]Tin*ni"tus\, n. [L., fr. tinnire to jingle.] (Med.) A ringing, whistling, or other imaginary noise perceived in the ears; -- called also {tinnitus aurium}. | |
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Dainty \Dain"ty\, n.; pl. {Dainties}. [OE. deinie, dainte, deintie, deyntee, OF. deinti[82] delicacy, orig., dignity, honor, fr. L. dignitas, fr. dignus worthy. See {Deign}, and cf. {Dignity}.] 1. Value; estimation; the gratification or pleasure taken in anything. [Obs.] I ne told no deyntee of her love. --Chaucer. 2. That which is delicious or delicate; a delicacy. That precious nectar may the taste renew Of Eden's dainties, by our parents lost. --Beau. & Fl. 3. A term of fondness. [Poetic] --B. Jonson. Syn: {Dainty}, {Delicacy}. Usage: These words are here compared as denoting articles of food. The term delicacy as applied to a nice article of any kind, and hence to articles of food which are particularly attractive. Dainty is stronger, and denotes some exquisite article of cookery. A hotel may be provided with all the delicacies of the season, and its table richly covered with dainties. These delicacies I mean of taste, sight, smell, herbs, fruits, and flowers, Walks and the melody of birds. --Milton. [A table] furnished plenteously with bread, And dainties, remnants of the last regale. --Cowper. | |
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Dainty \Dain"ty\, a. [Compar. {Daintier}; superl. {Daintiest}.] 1. Rare; valuable; costly. [Obs.] Full many a deynt[82] horse had he in stable. --Chaucer. Note: Hence the proverb [bd]dainty maketh dearth,[b8] i. e., rarity makes a thing dear or precious. 2. Delicious to the palate; toothsome. Dainty bits Make rich the ribs. --Shak. 3. Nice; delicate; elegant, in form, manner, or breeding; well-formed; neat; tender. Those dainty limbs which nature lent For gentle usage and soft delicacy. --Milton. I would be the girdle. About her dainty, dainty waist. --Tennyson. 4. Requiring dainties. Hence: Overnice; hard to please; fastidious; squeamish; scrupulous; ceremonious. Thew were a fine and dainty people. --Bacon. And let us not be dainty of leave-taking, But shift away. --Shak. {To make dainty}, to assume or affect delicacy or fastidiousness. [Obs.] Ah ha, my mistresses! which of you all Will now deny to dance? She that makes dainty, She, I'll swear, hath corns. --Shak. | |
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Dandy \Dan"dy\, n.; pl. {Dandies}. [Cf. F. dandin, ninny, silly fellow, dandiner to waddle, to play the fool; prob. allied to E. dandle. Senses 2&3 are of uncertain etymol.] 1. One who affects special finery or gives undue attention to dress; a fop; a coxcomb. 2. (Naut.) (a) A sloop or cutter with a jigger on which a lugsail is set. (b) A small sail carried at or near the stern of small boats; -- called also {jigger}, and {mizzen}. 3. A dandy roller. See below. {Dandy brush}, a yard whalebone brush. {Dandy fever}. See {Dengue}. {Dandy line}, a kind of fishing line to which are attached several crosspieces of whalebone which carry a hook at each end. {Dandy roller}, a roller sieve used in machines for making paper, to press out water from the pulp, and set the paper. | |
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Dandy-cock \Dan"dy-cock`\, n. masc., Dandy-hen \Dan"dy-hen`\, n. fem.[See {Dandy}.] A bantam fowl. | |
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Dandyise \Dan"dy*ise\, v. t. & i. To make, or to act, like a dandy; to dandify. | |
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Dandyish \Dan"dy*ish\, a. Like a dandy. | |
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Dandyism \Dan"dy*ism\, n. The manners and dress of a dandy; foppishness. --Byron. | |
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Dantesque \Dan*tesque"\, a. [Cf. It. Dantesco.] Dantelike; Dantean. --Earle. | |
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Deintegrate \De*in"te*grate\, v. t. [L. deintegrare to impair; de- + integrare to make whole.] To disintegrate. [Obs.] | |
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Deinteous \Dein"te*ous\, Deintevous \Dein"te*vous\, a. Rare; excellent; costly. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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--McElrath. Note: Face is used either adjectively or as part of a compound; as, face guard or face-guard; face cloth; face plan or face-plan; face hammer. {Face ague} (Med.), a form of neuralgia, characterized by acute lancinating pains returning at intervals, and by twinges in certain parts of the face, producing convulsive twitches in the corresponding muscles; -- called also {tic douloureux}. {Face card}, one of a pack of playing cards on which a human face is represented; the king, queen, or jack. {Face cloth}, a cloth laid over the face of a corpse. {Face guard}, a mask with windows for the eyes, worn by workman exposed to great heat, or to flying particles of metal, stone, etc., as in glass works, foundries, etc. {Face hammer}, a hammer having a flat face. {Face joint} (Arch.), a joint in the face of a wall or other structure. {Face mite} (Zo[94]ll.), a small, elongated mite ({Demdex folliculorum}), parasitic in the hair follicles of the face. {Face mold}, the templet or pattern by which carpenters, ect., outline the forms which are to be cut out from boards, sheet metal, ect. {Face plate}. (a) (Turning) A plate attached to the spindle of a lathe, to which the work to be turned may be attached. (b) A covering plate for an object, to receive wear or shock. (c) A true plane for testing a dressed surface. --Knight. {Face wheel}. (Mach.) (a) A crown wheel. (b) A Wheel whose disk face is adapted for grinding and polishing; a lap. | |
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Demotic \De*mot"ic\, a. [Gr. dhmotiko`s, fr. dh^mos the people: cf. F. d[82]motique.] Of or pertaining to the people; popular; common. {Demotic alphabet} [or] {character}, a form of writing used in Egypt after six or seven centuries before Christ, for books, deeds, and other such writings; a simplified form of the hieratic character; -- called also {epistolographic character}, and {enchorial character}. See {Enchorial}. | |
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Demotic \De*mot"ic\, a. [Gr. dhmotiko`s, fr. dh^mos the people: cf. F. d[82]motique.] Of or pertaining to the people; popular; common. {Demotic alphabet} [or] {character}, a form of writing used in Egypt after six or seven centuries before Christ, for books, deeds, and other such writings; a simplified form of the hieratic character; -- called also {epistolographic character}, and {enchorial character}. See {Enchorial}. | |
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Demotics \De*mot"ics\, n. The department of knowledge relative to the care and culture of the people; sociology in its broadest sense; -- in library cataloguing. | |
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d8Dentex \[d8]Den"tex\, n. [NL., cf. L. dentix a sort of sea fish.] (Zo[94]l.) An edible European marine fish ({Sparus dentex}, or {Dentex vulgaris}) of the family {Percid[91]}. | |
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Denticle \Den"ti*cle\, n. [L. denticulus a little tooth, dim. of dens, dentis, tooth. See {Dental}, and cf. {Dentelli}.] A small tooth or projecting point. | |
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Denticulate \Den*tic"u*late\, Denticulated \Den*tic"u*la`ted\, a. [L. denticulatus, fr. denticulus. See {Denticle}.] Furnished with denticles; notched into little toothlike projections; as, a denticulate leaf of calyx. -- {Den*tic"u*late*ly}, adv. | |
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Denticulate \Den*tic"u*late\, Denticulated \Den*tic"u*la`ted\, a. [L. denticulatus, fr. denticulus. See {Denticle}.] Furnished with denticles; notched into little toothlike projections; as, a denticulate leaf of calyx. -- {Den*tic"u*late*ly}, adv. | |
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Denticulate \Den*tic"u*late\, Denticulated \Den*tic"u*la`ted\, a. [L. denticulatus, fr. denticulus. See {Denticle}.] Furnished with denticles; notched into little toothlike projections; as, a denticulate leaf of calyx. -- {Den*tic"u*late*ly}, adv. | |
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Denticulation \Den*tic`u*la"tion\, n. 1. The state of being set with small notches or teeth. --Grew. 2. (Bot. & Zo[94]l.) A diminutive tooth; a denticle. | |
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Dentigerous \Den*tig"er*ous\, a. [L. dens, dentis, tooth + -gerous.] Bearing teeth or toothlike structures. | |
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Dentiscalp \Den"ti*scalp\, n. [L. dens tooth + scalpere to scrape.] An instrument for scraping the teeth. | |
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Dentist \Den"tist\, n. [From L. dens, dentis, tooth: cf. F. dentiste. See {Tooth}.] One whose business it is to clean, extract, or repair natural teeth, and to make and insert artificial ones; a dental surgeon. | |
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Dentistic \Den*tis"tic\, Dentistical \Den*tis"ti*cal\, a. Pertaining to dentistry or to dentists. [R.] | |
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Dentistic \Den*tis"tic\, Dentistical \Den*tis"ti*cal\, a. Pertaining to dentistry or to dentists. [R.] | |
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Dentistry \Den"tist*ry\, n. The art or profession of a dentist; dental surgery. | |
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Dentize \Den"tize\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Dentized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dentizing}.] [L. dens, dentis, tooth.] To breed or cut new teeth. [R.] The old countess . . . did dentize twice or thrice. --Bacon. | |
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Dentize \Den"tize\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Dentized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dentizing}.] [L. dens, dentis, tooth.] To breed or cut new teeth. [R.] The old countess . . . did dentize twice or thrice. --Bacon. | |
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Dentize \Den"tize\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Dentized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dentizing}.] [L. dens, dentis, tooth.] To breed or cut new teeth. [R.] The old countess . . . did dentize twice or thrice. --Bacon. | |
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Hydrazine \Hy"dra*zine\, n. [Hydr- + azo- + -ine.] (Chem.) Any one of a series of nitrogenous bases, resembling the amines and produced by the reduction of certain nitroso and diazo compounds; as, methyl hydrazine, phenyl hydrazine, etc. They are derivatives of hydrazine proper, {H2N.NH2}, which is a doubled amido group, recently (1887) isolated as a stable, colorless gas, with a peculiar, irritating odor. As a base it forms distinct salts. Called also {diamide}, {amidogen}, (or more properly {diamidogen}), etc. | |
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Dianoetic \Di`a*no*et"ic\, a. [Gr. [?]; dia` through + [?] to revolve in the mind.] (Metaph.) Pertaining to the discursive faculty, its acts or products. I would employ . . . dianoetic to denote the operation of the discursive, elaborative, or comparative faculty. --Sir W. Hamilton. | |
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Dianthus \Di*an"thus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], gen. [?], Zeus + [?] flower.] (Bot.) A genus of plants containing some of the most popular of cultivated flowers, including the pink, carnation, and Sweet William. | |
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London tuft \London tuft\ (Bot.) The Sweet William ({Dianthus barbatus}). | |
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Sweet \Sweet\, a. [Compar. {Sweeter}; superl. {Sweetest}.] [OE. swete, swote, sote, AS. sw[c7]te; akin to OFries. sw[c7]te, OS. sw[d3]ti, D. zoet, G. s[81]ss, OHG. suozi, Icel. s[91]tr, s[d2]tr, Sw. s[94]t, Dan. s[94]d, Goth. suts, L. suavis, for suadvis, Gr. [?], Skr. sv[be]du sweet, svad, sv[be]d, to sweeten. [fb]175. Cf. {Assuage}, {Suave}, {Suasion}.] 1. Having an agreeable taste or flavor such as that of sugar; saccharine; -- opposed to sour and bitter; as, a sweet beverage; sweet fruits; sweet oranges. 2. Pleasing to the smell; fragrant; redolent; balmy; as, a sweet rose; sweet odor; sweet incense. The breath of these flowers is sweet to me. --Longfellow. 3. Pleasing to the ear; soft; melodious; harmonious; as, the sweet notes of a flute or an organ; sweet music; a sweet voice; a sweet singer. To make his English sweet upon his tongue. --Chaucer. A voice sweet, tremulous, but powerful. --Hawthorne. 4. Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair; as, a sweet face; a sweet color or complexion. Sweet interchange Of hill and valley, rivers, woods, and plains. --Milton. 5. Fresh; not salt or brackish; as, sweet water. --Bacon. 6. Not changed from a sound or wholesome state. Specifically: (a) Not sour; as, sweet milk or bread. (b) Not state; not putrescent or putrid; not rancid; as, sweet butter; sweet meat or fish. 7. Plaesing to the mind; mild; gentle; calm; amiable; winning; presuasive; as, sweet manners. Canst thou bind the sweet influence of Pleiades? --Job xxxviii. 31. Mildness and sweet reasonableness is the one established rule of Christian working. --M. Arnold. Note: Sweet is often used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, sweet-blossomed, sweet-featured, sweet-smelling, sweet-tempered, sweet-toned, etc. {Sweet alyssum}. (Bot.) See {Alyssum}. {Sweet apple}. (Bot.) (a) Any apple of sweet flavor. (b) See {Sweet-top}. {Sweet bay}. (Bot.) (a) The laurel ({laurus nobilis}). (b) Swamp sassafras. {Sweet calabash} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Passiflora} ({P. maliformis}) growing in the West Indies, and producing a roundish, edible fruit, the size of an apple. {Sweet cicely}. (Bot.) (a) Either of the North American plants of the umbelliferous genus {Osmorrhiza} having aromatic roots and seeds, and white flowers. --Gray. (b) A plant of the genus {Myrrhis} ({M. odorata}) growing in England. {Sweet calamus}, [or] {Sweet cane}. (Bot.) Same as {Sweet flag}, below. {Sweet Cistus} (Bot.), an evergreen shrub ({Cistus Ladanum}) from which the gum ladanum is obtained. {Sweet clover}. (Bot.) See {Melilot}. {Sweet coltsfoot} (Bot.), a kind of butterbur ({Petasites sagittata}) found in Western North America. {Sweet corn} (Bot.), a variety of the maize of a sweet taste. See the Note under {Corn}. {Sweet fern} (Bot.), a small North American shrub ({Comptonia, [or] Myrica, asplenifolia}) having sweet-scented or aromatic leaves resembling fern leaves. {Sweet flag} (Bot.), an endogenous plant ({Acorus Calamus}) having long flaglike leaves and a rootstock of a pungent aromatic taste. It is found in wet places in Europe and America. See {Calamus}, 2. {Sweet gale} (Bot.), a shrub ({Myrica Gale}) having bitter fragrant leaves; -- also called {sweet willow}, and {Dutch myrtle}. See 5th {Gale}. {Sweet grass} (Bot.), holy, or Seneca, grass. {Sweet gum} (Bot.), an American tree ({Liquidambar styraciflua}). See {Liquidambar}. {Sweet herbs}, fragrant herbs cultivated for culinary purposes. {Sweet John} (Bot.), a variety of the sweet William. {Sweet leaf} (Bot.), horse sugar. See under {Horse}. {Sweet marjoram}. (Bot.) See {Marjoram}. {Sweet marten} (Zo[94]l.), the pine marten. {Sweet maudlin} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Achillea Ageratum}) allied to milfoil. {Sweet oil}, olive oil. {Sweet pea}. (Bot.) See under {Pea}. {Sweet potato}. (Bot.) See under {Potato}. {Sweet rush} (Bot.), sweet flag. {Sweet spirits of niter} (Med. Chem.) See {Spirit of nitrous ether}, under {Spirit}. {Sweet sultan} (Bot.), an annual composite plant ({Centaurea moschata}), also, the yellow-flowered ({C. odorata}); -- called also {sultan flower}. {Sweet tooth}, an especial fondness for sweet things or for sweetmeats. [Colloq.] {Sweet William}. (a) (Bot.) A species of pink ({Dianthus barbatus}) of many varieties. (b) (Zo[94]l.) The willow warbler. (c) (Zo[94]l.) The European goldfinch; -- called also {sweet Billy}. [Prov. Eng.] {Sweet willow} (Bot.), sweet gale. {Sweet wine}. See {Dry wine}, under {Dry}. {To be sweet on}, to have a particular fondness for, or special interest in, as a young man for a young woman. [Colloq.] --Thackeray. Syn: Sugary; saccharine; dulcet; luscious. | |
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Pink \Pink\, n. [Perh. akin to pick; as if the edges of the petals were picked out. Cf. {Pink}, v. t.] 1. (Bot.) A name given to several plants of the caryophyllaceous genus {Dianthus}, and to their flowers, which are sometimes very fragrant and often double in cultivated varieties. The species are mostly perennial herbs, with opposite linear leaves, and handsome five-petaled flowers with a tubular calyx. 2. A color resulting from the combination of a pure vivid red with more or less white; -- so called from the common color of the flower. --Dryden. 3. Anything supremely excellent; the embodiment or perfection of something. [bd]The very pink of courtesy.[b8] --Shak. 4. (Zo[94]l.) The European minnow; -- so called from the color of its abdomen in summer. [Prov. Eng.] {Bunch pink} is {Dianthus barbatus}. {China}, [or] {Indian}, {pink}. See under {China}. {Clove pink} is {Dianthus Caryophyllus}, the stock from which carnations are derived. {Garden pink}. See {Pheasant's eye}. {Meadow pink} is applied to {Dianthus deltoides}; also, to the ragged robin. {Maiden pink}, {Dianthus deltoides}. {Moss pink}. See under {Moss}. {Pink needle}, the pin grass; -- so called from the long, tapering points of the carpels. See {Alfilaria}. {Sea pink}. See {Thrift}. | |
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Pink \Pink\, n. [Perh. akin to pick; as if the edges of the petals were picked out. Cf. {Pink}, v. t.] 1. (Bot.) A name given to several plants of the caryophyllaceous genus {Dianthus}, and to their flowers, which are sometimes very fragrant and often double in cultivated varieties. The species are mostly perennial herbs, with opposite linear leaves, and handsome five-petaled flowers with a tubular calyx. 2. A color resulting from the combination of a pure vivid red with more or less white; -- so called from the common color of the flower. --Dryden. 3. Anything supremely excellent; the embodiment or perfection of something. [bd]The very pink of courtesy.[b8] --Shak. 4. (Zo[94]l.) The European minnow; -- so called from the color of its abdomen in summer. [Prov. Eng.] {Bunch pink} is {Dianthus barbatus}. {China}, [or] {Indian}, {pink}. See under {China}. {Clove pink} is {Dianthus Caryophyllus}, the stock from which carnations are derived. {Garden pink}. See {Pheasant's eye}. {Meadow pink} is applied to {Dianthus deltoides}; also, to the ragged robin. {Maiden pink}, {Dianthus deltoides}. {Moss pink}. See under {Moss}. {Pink needle}, the pin grass; -- so called from the long, tapering points of the carpels. See {Alfilaria}. {Sea pink}. See {Thrift}. | |
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Gillyflower \Gil"ly*flow`er\, n. [OE. gilofre, gilofer, clove, OF. girofre, girofle, F. girofle: cf. F. girofl[82]e gillyflower, fr. girofle, Gr. [?] clove tree; [?] nut + [?] leaf, akin to E. foliage. Cf. {Caryophyllus}, {July-flower}.] (Bot.) 1. A name given by old writers to the clove pink ({Dianthus Caryophyllus}) but now to the common stock ({Matthiola incana}), a cruciferous plant with showy and fragrant blossoms, usually purplish, but often pink or white. 2. A kind of apple, of a roundish conical shape, purplish red color, and having a large core. [Written also {gilliflower}.] {Clove gillflower}, the clove pink. {Marsh gillyflower}, the ragged robin ({Lychnis Flos-cuculi}). {Queen's, [or] Winter}, {gillyflower}, damewort. {Sea gillyflower}, the thrift ({Armeria vulgaris}). {Wall gillyflower}, the wallflower ({Cheiranthus Cheiri}). {Water gillyflower}, the water violet. | |
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Pink \Pink\, n. [Perh. akin to pick; as if the edges of the petals were picked out. Cf. {Pink}, v. t.] 1. (Bot.) A name given to several plants of the caryophyllaceous genus {Dianthus}, and to their flowers, which are sometimes very fragrant and often double in cultivated varieties. The species are mostly perennial herbs, with opposite linear leaves, and handsome five-petaled flowers with a tubular calyx. 2. A color resulting from the combination of a pure vivid red with more or less white; -- so called from the common color of the flower. --Dryden. 3. Anything supremely excellent; the embodiment or perfection of something. [bd]The very pink of courtesy.[b8] --Shak. 4. (Zo[94]l.) The European minnow; -- so called from the color of its abdomen in summer. [Prov. Eng.] {Bunch pink} is {Dianthus barbatus}. {China}, [or] {Indian}, {pink}. See under {China}. {Clove pink} is {Dianthus Caryophyllus}, the stock from which carnations are derived. {Garden pink}. See {Pheasant's eye}. {Meadow pink} is applied to {Dianthus deltoides}; also, to the ragged robin. {Maiden pink}, {Dianthus deltoides}. {Moss pink}. See under {Moss}. {Pink needle}, the pin grass; -- so called from the long, tapering points of the carpels. See {Alfilaria}. {Sea pink}. See {Thrift}. | |
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Note: The {common, [or] English, {pheasant} ({Phasianus Colchicus}) is now found over most of temperate Europe, but was introduced from Asia. The {ring-necked pheasant} ({P. torquatus}) and the {green pheasant} ({P. versicolor}) have been introduced into Oregon. The {golden pheasant} ({Thaumalea picta}) is one of the most beautiful species. The {silver pheasant} ({Euplocamus nychthemerus}) of China, and several related species from Southern Asia, are very beautiful. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The ruffed grouse. [Southern U.S.] Note: Various other birds are locally called pheasants, as the lyre bird, the leipoa, etc. {Fireback pheasant}. See {Fireback}. {Gold}, [or] {Golden}, {pheasant} (Zo[94]l.), a Chinese pheasant ({Thaumalea picta}), having rich, varied colors. The crest is amber-colored, the rump is golden yellow, and the under parts are scarlet. {Mountain pheasant} (Zo[94]l.), the ruffed grouse. [Local, U.S.] {Pheasant coucal} (Zo[94]l.), a large Australian cuckoo ({Centropus phasianus}). The general color is black, with chestnut wings and brown tail. Called also {pheasant cuckoo}. The name is also applied to other allied species. {Pheasant duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The pintail. (b) The hooded merganser. {Pheasant parrot} (Zo[94]l.), a large and beautiful Australian parrakeet ({Platycercus Adelaidensis}). The male has the back black, the feathers margined with yellowish blue and scarlet, the quills deep blue, the wing coverts and cheeks light blue, the crown, sides of the neck, breast, and middle of the belly scarlet. {Pheasant's eye}. (Bot.) (a) A red-flowered herb ({Adonis autumnalis}) of the Crowfoot family; -- called also {pheasant's-eye Adonis}. (b) The garden pink ({Dianthus plumarius}); -- called also {Pheasant's-eye pink}. {Pheasant shell} (Zo[94]l.), any marine univalve shell of the genus {Phasianella}, of which numerous species are found in tropical seas. The shell is smooth and usually richly colored, the colors often forming blotches like those of a pheasant. {Pheasant wood}. (Bot.) Same as {Partridge wood} (a), under {Partridge}. {Sea pheasant} (Zo[94]l.), the pintail. {Water pheasant}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The sheldrake. (b) The hooded merganser. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dinetical \Di*net"ic*al\, a. [Gr. [?] to whirl round.] Revolving on an axis. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Donatism \Don"a*tism\, n. [Cf. F. Donatisme.] (Eccl. Hist.) The tenets of the Donatists. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Donatist \Don"a*tist\, n. [LL. Donatista: cf. F. Donatiste.] (Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Donatus, the leader of a body of North African schismatics and purists, who greatly disturbed the church in the 4th century. They claimed to be the true church. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Donatistic \Don`a*tis"tic\, a. Pertaining to Donatism. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Down \Down\, prep. [From {Down}, adv.] 1. In a descending direction along; from a higher to a lower place upon or within; at a lower place in or on; as, down a hill; down a well. 2. Hence: Towards the mouth of a river; towards the sea; as, to sail or swim down a stream; to sail down the sound. {Down the country}, toward the sea, or toward the part where rivers discharge their waters into the ocean. {Down the sound}, in the direction of the ebbing tide; toward the sea. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Down \Down\, prep. [From {Down}, adv.] 1. In a descending direction along; from a higher to a lower place upon or within; at a lower place in or on; as, down a hill; down a well. 2. Hence: Towards the mouth of a river; towards the sea; as, to sail or swim down a stream; to sail down the sound. {Down the country}, toward the sea, or toward the part where rivers discharge their waters into the ocean. {Down the sound}, in the direction of the ebbing tide; toward the sea. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dumetose \Du"me*tose`\, a. [From L. dumetum a thicket.] (Bot.) Dumose. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Dennehotso, AZ (CDP, FIPS 18580) Location: 36.82153 N, 109.88378 W Population (1990): 616 (196 housing units) Area: 23.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 86535 | |
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Dent County, MO (county, FIPS 65) Location: 37.60943 N, 91.49833 W Population (1990): 13702 (6115 housing units) Area: 1951.8 sq km (land), 2.5 sq km (water) | |
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Dentsville, SC (CDP, FIPS 19285) Location: 34.07650 N, 80.95615 W Population (1990): 11839 (4872 housing units) Area: 19.1 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water) | |
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Dimmit County, TX (county, FIPS 127) Location: 28.42450 N, 99.74917 W Population (1990): 10433 (3991 housing units) Area: 3447.3 sq km (land), 9.3 sq km (water) | |
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Dinwiddie County, VA (county, FIPS 53) Location: 37.07643 N, 77.63007 W Population (1990): 20960 (8023 housing units) Area: 1304.7 sq km (land), 8.5 sq km (water) | |
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Dundas, IL Zip code(s): 62425 Dundas, MN (city, FIPS 17126) Location: 44.42972 N, 93.20486 W Population (1990): 473 (184 housing units) Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 55019 Dundas, VA Zip code(s): 23938 | |
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Dundy County, NE (county, FIPS 57) Location: 40.18194 N, 101.68977 W Population (1990): 2582 (1326 housing units) Area: 2382.6 sq km (land), 2.4 sq km (water) | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
donuts n. obs. A collective noun for any set of memory bits. This usage is extremely archaic and may no longer be live jargon; it dates from the days of ferrite-{core} memories in which each bit was implemented by a doughnut-shaped magnetic flip-flop. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
donuts (Obsolete) A collective noun for any set of memory bits. This usage is extremely archaic and may no longer be live jargon; it dates from the days of {ferrite core memories} in which each bit was implemented by a doughnut-shaped magnetic {flip-flop}. [{Jargon File}] |