dairy cattle
         n 1: cattle that are reared for their milk [syn: {dairy cattle},
               {dairy cow}, {milch cow}, {milk cow}, {milcher}, {milker}]

English Dictionary: direction	by the DICT Development Group
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Darius the Great n king of Persia who expanded the Persian Empire and invaded Greece but was defeated at the battle of Marathon (550-486 BC) Synonym(s): Darius I, Darius the Great
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dark adaptation n the process of adjusting the eyes to low levels of illumination; cones adapt first; rods continue to adapt for up to four hours
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dark-coated adj covered with dark hair [syn: dark-haired, {dark- coated}]
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dark-eyed junco n common North American junco having grey plumage and eyes with dark brown irises Synonym(s): dark-eyed junco, slate- colored junco, Junco hyemalis
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dearest n a beloved person; used as terms of endearment [syn: beloved, dear, dearest, honey, love]
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deerstalker n a tight-fitting hat with visors front and back; formerly worn by hunters
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deerstalking n stalking deer
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derestrict v make free from restrictions Antonym(s): restrict
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derogate v cause to seem less serious; play down; "Don't belittle his influence" Synonym(s): minimize, belittle, denigrate, derogate
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derogation n a communication that belittles somebody or something [syn: disparagement, depreciation, derogation] (law) the partial taking away of the effectiveness of a law; a partial repeal or abolition of a law; "any derogation of the common law is to be strictly construed"
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derogative adj expressive of low opinion; "derogatory comments"; "disparaging remarks about the new house" Synonym(s): derogative, derogatory, disparaging
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derogatory adj expressive of low opinion; "derogatory comments"; "disparaging remarks about the new house" Synonym(s): derogative, derogatory, disparaging
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diarist n someone who keeps a diary or journal [syn: diarist, diary keeper, journalist]
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dire straits n a state of extreme distress [syn: desperate straits, dire straits]
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direct adv without deviation; "the path leads directly to the lake"; "went direct to the office" Synonym(s): directly, straight, direct adj direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short; "a direct route"; "a direct flight"; "a direct hit" Antonym(s): indirect having no intervening persons, agents, conditions; "in direct sunlight"; "in direct contact with the voters"; "direct exposure to the disease"; "a direct link"; "the direct cause of the accident"; "direct vote" Synonym(s): direct, unmediated straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action; "a direct question"; "a direct response"; "a direct approach" Antonym(s): indirect in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child; "lineal ancestors"; "lineal heirs"; "a direct descendant of the king"; "direct heredity" Synonym(s): lineal, direct Antonym(s): collateral, indirect moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth Antonym(s): retrograde similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity; "a term is in direct proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other increases (or decreases)" Antonym(s): inverse (of a current) flowing in one direction only; "direct current" Antonym(s): alternating being an immediate result or consequence; "a direct result of the accident" in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker; "a direct quotation"; "repeated their dialog verbatim" Synonym(s): direct, verbatim lacking compromising or mitigating elements; exact; "the direct opposite" v command with authority; "He directed the children to do their homework" intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself" Synonym(s): target, aim, place, direct, point guide the actors in (plays and films) be in charge of take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace" Synonym(s): lead, take, direct, conduct, guide cause to go somewhere; "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation" Synonym(s): send, direct point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent" Synonym(s): aim, take, train, take aim, direct lead, as in the performance of a composition; "conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years" Synonym(s): conduct, lead, direct give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction; "I directed them towards the town hall" specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public Synonym(s): calculate, aim, direct direct the course; determine the direction of travelling Synonym(s): steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise put an address on (an envelope) Synonym(s): address, direct plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery" Synonym(s): mastermind, engineer, direct, organize, organise, orchestrate
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direct action n a protest action by labor or minority groups to obtain their demands
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direct antonym n antonyms that are commonly associated (e.g., `wet' and `dry')
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direct contrast n the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared; "in contrast to", "by contrast" Synonym(s): contrast, direct contrast
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direct correlation n a correlation in which large values of one variable are associated with large values of the other and small with small; the correlation coefficient is between 0 and +1 Synonym(s): positive correlation, direct correlation
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direct current n an electric current that flows in one direction steadily Synonym(s): direct current, DC, direct electric current Antonym(s): AC, alternating current, alternating electric current
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direct discourse n a report of the exact words used in a discourse (e.g., "he said `I am a fool'") Synonym(s): direct discourse, direct quotation Antonym(s): indirect discourse
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direct dye n dye with a high affinity for cellulose fibers (cotton or rayon etc.) Synonym(s): direct dye, substantive dye
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direct electric current n an electric current that flows in one direction steadily Synonym(s): direct current, DC, direct electric current Antonym(s): AC, alternating current, alternating electric current
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direct evidence n evidence (usually the testimony of a witness) directly related to the fact in dispute Antonym(s): circumstantial evidence, indirect evidence
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direct examination n (law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness
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direct fire n fire delivered on a target that is visible to the person aiming it
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direct flight n a flight with one or more intermediate stops but no change of aircraft
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direct loan n a loan by a lender to a customer without the use of a third party; direct lending gives the lender greater discretion in making loans
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direct mail n advertising sent directly to prospective customers via the mail
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direct mailer n a distributor who uses direct mail to sell merchandise
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direct marketing n marketing via a promotion delivered directly to the individual prospective customer
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direct object n the object that receives the direct action of the verb Synonym(s): direct object, object of the verb
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direct primary n a primary where voters directly select the candidates who will run for office
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direct quotation n a report of the exact words used in a discourse (e.g., "he said `I am a fool'") Synonym(s): direct discourse, direct quotation Antonym(s): indirect discourse
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direct sum n a union of two disjoint sets in which every element is the sum of an element from each of the disjoint sets
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direct support n a mission requiring one force to support another specific force and authorizing it to answer directly the supported force's request for assistance
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direct supporting fire n fire delivered in support of part of a force (as opposed to general supporting fire delivered in support of the force as a whole)
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direct tax n a tax paid directly by the person or organization on whom it is levied
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direct tide n the occurrence of high tide on one side of the earth coinciding with high tide on the opposite side
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direct transmission n a transmission mechanism in which the infectious agent is transferred directly into the body via touching or biting or kissing or sexual intercourse or by droplets entering the eye or nose or mouth
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direct trust n a trust created by the free and deliberate act of the parties involved (usually on the basis of written documentation) Synonym(s): direct trust, express trust
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direct-grant school n formerly a school that charged tuition fees and also received government grants in return for admitting certain non-paying students who were nominated by the local authorities
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directed adj (often used in combination) having a specified direction; "a positively directed vector"; "goal-directed" manageable by a supervising agent; "a directed program of study"
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directed study n a course of study that is supervised and controlled by a specialist in the subject; "he registered for directed study"; "he got credit for directed study"; "he did directed study"
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directed verdict n a verdict entered by the court in a jury trial without consideration by the jury; "there cannot be a directed verdict of guilty in a criminal trial"
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directing adj showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on; "felt his mother's directing arm around him"; "the directional role of science on industrial progress" Synonym(s): directing, directional, directive, guiding
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direction n a line leading to a place or point; "he looked the other direction"; "didn't know the way home" Synonym(s): direction, way the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves; "he checked the direction and velocity of the wind" a general course along which something has a tendency to develop; "I couldn't follow the direction of his thoughts"; "his ideals determined the direction of his career"; "they proposed a new direction for the firm" something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action Synonym(s): guidance, counsel, counseling, counselling, direction the act of managing something; "he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government?" Synonym(s): management, direction a message describing how something is to be done; "he gave directions faster than she could follow them" Synonym(s): direction, instruction the act of setting and holding a course; "a new council was installed under the direction of the king" Synonym(s): steering, guidance, direction a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; "the judge's charge to the jury" Synonym(s): commission, charge, direction the concentration of attention or energy on something; "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life" Synonym(s): focus, focusing, focussing, focal point, direction, centering
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direction finder n radio; determines the direction of incoming radio waves
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directional adj relating to or indicating directions in space; "a directional microphone" Antonym(s): omnidirectional relating to direction toward a (nonspatial) goal; "he tried to explain the directional trends of modern science" showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on; "felt his mother's directing arm around him"; "the directional role of science on industrial progress" Synonym(s): directing, directional, directive, guiding
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directional antenna n an antenna that transmits or receives signals only in a narrow angle
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directional microphone n a microphone that is designed to receive sound from a particular direction
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directionality n the property of a microphone or antenna of being more sensitive in one direction than in another; "the antenna received signals with no directivity" Synonym(s): directivity, directionality the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; "the directionality of written English is from left to right"
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directionless adj aimlessly drifting [syn: adrift(p), afloat(p), aimless, directionless, planless, rudderless, undirected]
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directive adj showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on; "felt his mother's directing arm around him"; "the directional role of science on industrial progress" Synonym(s): directing, directional, directive, guiding n a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity; "the boss loves to send us directives"
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directiveness n the quality of being directive [syn: directivity, directiveness]
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directivity n the property of a microphone or antenna of being more sensitive in one direction than in another; "the antenna received signals with no directivity" Synonym(s): directivity, directionality the quality of being directive Synonym(s): directivity, directiveness
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directly adv without deviation; "the path leads directly to the lake"; "went direct to the office" Synonym(s): directly, straight, direct without anyone or anything intervening; "these two factors are directly related"; "he was directly responsible"; "measured the physical properties directly" without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening; "he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!" Synonym(s): immediately, instantly, straightaway, straight off, directly, now, right away, at once, forthwith, like a shot in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly; "he didn't answer directly"; "told me straight out"; "came out flat for less work and more pay" Synonym(s): directly, flat, straight Antonym(s): indirectly
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directness n trueness of course toward a goal; "rivaling a hawk in directness of aim" Synonym(s): directness, straightness Antonym(s): indirectness the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech Synonym(s): candor, candour, candidness, frankness, directness, forthrightness
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director n someone who controls resources and expenditures [syn: director, manager, managing director] member of a board of directors someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show Synonym(s): director, theater director, theatre director the person who directs the making of a film Synonym(s): film director, director the person who leads a musical group Synonym(s): conductor, music director, director
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Director of Central Intelligence n the head of the United States Intelligence Community and director of the Central Intelligence Agency Synonym(s): Director of Central Intelligence, DCI
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director of research n a supervisor in a research center [syn: {research director}, director of research]
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director-stockholder relation n the responsibility of corporate directors to act in the best interests of stockholders
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directorate n a group of persons chosen to govern the affairs of a corporation or other large institution Synonym(s): directorate, board of directors
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Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence n the Pakistan intelligence agency; a powerful and almost autonomous political and military force; has procured nuclear technology and delivery capabilities; has had strong ties with the Taliban and other militant Islamic groups Synonym(s): Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence, Inter-Services Intelligence, ISI
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directorship n the position of a director of a business concern
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directory n an alphabetical list of names and addresses (computer science) a listing of the files stored in memory (usually on a hard disk)
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doorstep n the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway Synonym(s): doorsill, doorstep, threshold
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doorstop n a stop that keeps open doors from moving [syn: doorstop, doorstopper]
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doorstopper n a stop that keeps open doors from moving [syn: doorstop, doorstopper]
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Doric dialect n the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Doris [syn: Doric, Doric dialect]
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drag down v exert a force with a heavy weight; "The snow bore down on the roof" Synonym(s): drag down, bear down, bear down on, press down on, weigh down
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drag out 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 through the mud v speak unfavorably about; "She badmouths her husband everywhere" Synonym(s): badmouth, malign, traduce, drag through the mud
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drastic adj forceful and extreme and rigorous; "drastic measures"
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drastically adv in a drastic manner
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draught n a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg; "they served beer on draft" Synonym(s): draft, draught, potation, tipple a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single gulp" Synonym(s): gulp, draft, draught, swig a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle) Synonym(s): draft, draught the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded) Synonym(s): draft, draught a dose of liquid medicine; "he took a sleeping draft" Synonym(s): draft, draught the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling Synonym(s): draft, draught, drawing v make a blueprint of Synonym(s): blueprint, draft, draught
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draught beer n beer drawn from a keg Synonym(s): draft beer, draught beer
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draught horse n horse adapted for drawing heavy loads [syn: draft horse, draught horse, dray horse]
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draughts n a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces Synonym(s): checkers, draughts
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draughtsman n a skilled worker who draws plans of buildings or machines Synonym(s): draftsman, draughtsman, draftsperson
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draughty adj not airtight Synonym(s): drafty, draughty
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drawstring n a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening; "he pulled the drawstring and closed the bag" Synonym(s): drawstring, drawing string, string
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drawstring bag n a bag that is closed at the top with a drawstring
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Dresden n a city in southeastern Germany on the Elbe River; it was almost totally destroyed by British air raids in 1945
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dress code n a set of rules specifying the correct manner of dress while on the premises of the institution (or specifying what manner of dress is prohibited)
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dress down v censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" Synonym(s): call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast dress informally and casually; "On Fridays, employees can underdress" Synonym(s): dress down, underdress Antonym(s): attire, deck out, deck up, dress up, fancy up, fig out, fig up, get up, gussy up, overdress, prink, rig out, tog out, tog up, trick out, trick up
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dress hat n a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or with beaver fur Synonym(s): dress hat, high hat, opera hat, silk hat, stovepipe, top hat, topper, beaver
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dress out v kill and prepare for market or consumption; "dress a turkey" Synonym(s): dress, dress out
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dress suit n formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men [syn: dress suit, full dress, tailcoat, tail coat, tails, white tie, white tie and tails]
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dress whites n a dress uniform for formal occasions [syn: dress blues, dress whites]
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dressed adj dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination; "the elegantly attired gentleman"; "neatly dressed workers"; "monks garbed in hooded robes"; "went about oddly garmented"; "professors robed in crimson"; "tuxedo-attired gentlemen"; "crimson-robed Harvard professors" Synonym(s): appareled, attired, dressed, garbed, garmented, habilimented, robed treated with medications and protective covering (of lumber or stone) to trim and smooth Synonym(s): dressed, polished dressed in fancy or formal clothing Synonym(s): dressed(p), dressed-up, dressed to the nines(p), dressed to kill(p), dolled up, spruced up, spiffed up, togged up
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dressed ore n the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore Synonym(s): dressed ore, concentrate
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dressed to kill adj dressed in fancy or formal clothing [syn: dressed(p), dressed-up, dressed to the nines(p), dressed to kill(p), dolled up, spruced up, spiffed up, togged up]
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dressed to the nines adj dressed in fancy or formal clothing [syn: dressed(p), dressed-up, dressed to the nines(p), dressed to kill(p), dolled up, spruced up, spiffed up, togged up]
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dressed-up adj dressed in fancy or formal clothing [syn: dressed(p), dressed-up, dressed to the nines(p), dressed to kill(p), dolled up, spruced up, spiffed up, togged up]
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Drogheda n in 1649 the place was captured by Oliver Cromwell, who massacred the Catholic inhabitants
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drought n a shortage of rainfall; "farmers most affected by the drought hope that there may yet be sufficient rain early in the growing season" Synonym(s): drought, drouth a prolonged shortage; "when England defeated Pakistan it ended a ten-year drought" Synonym(s): drought, drouth
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drug addict n a narcotics addict Synonym(s): drug addict, junkie, junky
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drug addiction n an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug) [syn: drug addiction, white plague]
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drug dealer n an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs [syn: pusher, {drug peddler}, peddler, drug dealer, drug trafficker]
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drug traffic n traffic in illegal drugs [syn: drug traffic, {drug trafficking}, narcotraffic]
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drug trafficker n an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs [syn: pusher, {drug peddler}, peddler, drug dealer, drug trafficker]
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drug trafficking n traffic in illegal drugs [syn: drug traffic, {drug trafficking}, narcotraffic]
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drug withdrawal n the termination of drug taking [syn: withdrawal, {drug withdrawal}]
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drug-addicted adj addicted to a drug [syn: dependent, dependant, {drug- addicted}, hooked, strung-out]
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drugged adj under the influence of narcotics; "knocked out by doped wine"; "a drugged sleep"; "were under the effect of the drugged sweets"; "in a stuperous narcotized state" Synonym(s): doped, drugged, narcotized, narcotised
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drugget n a rug made of a coarse fabric having a cotton warp and a wool filling
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drugstore n a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold Synonym(s): drugstore, apothecary's shop, chemist's, chemist's shop, pharmacy
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dry-shod adj having or keeping the feet or shoes dry; "a land bridge over which man and beasts could have crossed dry-shod"
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dry-stone wall n a stone wall made with stones fitted together without mortar Synonym(s): dry wall, dry-stone wall
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drygoods n textiles or clothing and related merchandise [syn: drygoods, soft goods]
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dyer's weed n eastern North American herb whose yellow flowers are (or were) used in dyeing Synonym(s): dyer's weed, Solidago rugosa
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dyer's woad n European biennial formerly grown for the blue coloring matter yielded by its leaves Synonym(s): dyer's woad, Isatis tinctoria
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dyer's woodruff n creeping European perennial having red or pinkish-white flowers and red roots sometimes used as a substitute for madder in dyeing Synonym(s): dyer's woodruff, Asperula tinctoria
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Araguato \[d8]A`ra*gua"to\, n. [Native name.] (Zo[94]l.)       A South American monkey, the ursine howler ({Mycetes       ursinus}). See {Howler}, n., 2.
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d8Architeuthis \[d8]Ar`chi*teu"this\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. pref. [?]       + [?], [?], a kind of squid.] (Zo[94]l.)       A genus of gigantic cephalopods, allied to the squids, found       esp. in the North Atlantic and about New Zealand.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Arctisca \[d8]Arc*tis"ca\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] bear.]       (Zo[94]l.)       A group of Arachnida. See Illust. in Appendix.
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d8Arctoidea \[d8]Arc*toid"e*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] bear +       -oid.] (Zo[94]l.)       A group of the Carnivora, that includes the bears, weasels,       etc.
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d8Argot \[d8]Ar`got"\, n. [F. Of unknown origin.]       A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves,       tramps, and vagabonds; flash.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Arista \[d8]A*ris"ta\, n. [L.] (Bot.)       An awn. --Gray.
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d8Arrastre \[d8]Ar*ras"tre\, n. [Sp.]       A rude apparatus for pulverizing ores, esp. those containing       free gold.
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d8Eristalis \[d8]E*ris"ta*lis\, n. [NL.] (Zo[94]l.)       A genus of dipterous insects whose young (called rat-tailed       larv[91]) are remarkable for their long tapering tail, which       spiracles at the tip, and for their ability to live in very       impure and salt waters; -- also called {drone fly}.
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d8Hors d'd2uvre \[d8]Hors` d'[d2]uvre"\; pl. {Hors       d'[d2]uveres}. [F., lit., outside of work.]       1. Something unusual or extraordinary. [R.]          2. A dish served as a relish, usually at the beginning of a             meal.
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d8Hors de combat \[d8]Hors` de com`bat"\ [F.]       Out of the combat; disabled from fighting.
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d8Hyracoidea \[d8]Hyr`a*coi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Hyrax}, and       {oid}.] (Zo[94]l.)       An order of small hoofed mammals, comprising the single       living genus {Hyrax}.
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d8Orchitis \[d8]Or*chi"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a testicle +       -itis.] (Med.)       Inflammation of the testicles.
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d8Racahout \[d8]Ra`ca`hout"\, n. [F. racahout, probably fr. Ar.       r[be]qaut.]       A preparation from acorns used by the Arabs as a substitute       for chocolate, and also as a beverage for invalids.
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d8Rachitis \[d8]Ra*chi"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] (sc. [?]), fr.       [?], [?], the spine.] [Written also {rhachitis}.]       1. (Med.) Literally, inflammation of the spine, but commonly             applied to the rickets. See {Rickets}.          2. (Bot.) A disease which produces abortion in the fruit or             seeds. --Henslow.
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d8Rectitis \[d8]Rec*ti"tis\ (r?k*t?"t?s), n. [NL. See {Rectum},       and {-itis}.] (Med.)       Proctitis. --Dunglison.
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d8Rectrix \[d8]Rec"trix\ (-tr?ks), n.; pl. {Rectrices}       (-tr[?]"s[?]z). [L., fem. of rector.]       1. A governess; a rectoress.          2. (Zo[94]l.) One of the quill feathers of the tail of a             bird.
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d8Rectus \[d8]Rec"tus\ (-t?s), n.; pl. {Recti} (-t[?]). [NL.,       fr. L. regere to keep straight.] (Anat.)       A straight muscle; as, the recti of the eye.
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d8Regidor \[d8]Re`gi*dor"\, n.; pl. {-dores}. [Sp., fr. regir to       rule, L. regere.]       One of a body of officers charged with the government of       Spanish municipalities, corresponding to the English       alderman.
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d8Res \[d8]Res\ (r?z), n.; pl. {Res}. [L.]       A thing; the particular thing; a matter; a point.          {[d8]Res gest[91]} [L., things done] (Law), the facts which             form the environment of a litigated issue. --Wharton.          {[d8]Res judicata} [L.] (Law), a thing adjudicated; a matter             no longer open to controversy.
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d8Residencia \[d8]Re`si*den"cia\, n. [Sp.]       In Spanish countries, a court or trial held, sometimes as       long as six months, by a newly elected official, as the       governor of a province, to examine into the conduct of a       predecessor.
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d8Restaurateur \[d8]Re`stau`ra`teur"\ (r?`st?`r?`t?r"), n. [F.]       The keeper of an eathing house or a restaurant.
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d8Rez-de-chauss82e \[d8]Rez`-de-chaus`s[82]e"\, n. [F., lit.,       level of the street. See {Raze}, v. t., and {Causey}.]       (Arch.)       The ground story of a building, either on a level with the       street or raised slightly above it; -- said esp. of buildings       on the continent of Europe.                   Tier above tier of neat apartments rise over the little                shops which form the rez-de-chauss[82]e. --The Century.
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d8Rhachitis \[d8]Rha*chi"tis\, n. [NL.]       See {Rachitis}.
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d8Rhizotaxis \[d8]Rhi`zo*tax"is\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?][?][?] a       root + [?][?][?] arrangement.] (Bot.)       The arrangement of the roots of plants.
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d8Rictus \[d8]Ric"tus\, n. [L., the aperture of the mouth.]       The gape of the mouth, as of birds; -- often resricted to the       corners of the mouth.
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d8Rigsdag \[d8]Rigs"dag\, n. [Dan. Cf. {Reichstag}.]       See {Legislature}, Denmark.
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d8Rigsdaler \[d8]Rigs"da`ler\, n. [Dan. See {Rix-dollar}.]       A Danish coin worth about fifty-four cents. It was the former       unit of value in Denmark.
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d8Riksdaler \[d8]Riks"da`ler\, n. [Sw. See {Rix-dollar}.]       A Swedish coin worth about twenty-seven cents. It was       formerly the unit of value in Sweden.
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d8Risotto \[d8]Ri*sot"to\, n. [It.]       A kind of pottage.
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d8Rixatrix \[d8]Rix*a"trix\, n. [L.] (Old Eng. Law)       A scolding or quarrelsome woman; a scold. --Burrill.
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d8Rixdaler \[d8]Rix"da`ler\, n.       A Dutch silver coin, worth about $1.00.
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d8Rostellum \[d8]Ros*tel"lum\, n.; pl. {Rostella}. [L. See       {Rostel}.]       A small beaklike process or extension of some part; a small       rostrum; as, the rostellum of the stigma of violets, or of       the operculum of many mosses; the rostellum on the head of a       tapeworm.
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d8Rostrifera \[d8]Ros*trif"e*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. rostrum       beak + ferre to bear.] (Zo[94]l.)       A division of pectinibranchiate gastropods, having the head       prolonged into a snout which is not retractile.
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d8Rostrulum \[d8]Ros"tru*lum\ (-tr[usdot]*l[ucr]m), n.; pl.       {Rostrula}. [NL., dim. of L. rostrum a beak.]       A little rostrum, or beak, as of an insect.
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Rouge \Rouge\, a. [F., fr. L. rubeus red, akin to rubere to be       red, ruber red. See {Red}.]       red. [R.]          {[d8]Rouge et noir}[F., red and black], a game at cards in             which persons play against the owner of the bank; -- so             called because the table around which the players sit has             certain compartments colored red and black, upon which the             stakes are deposited. --Hoyle.
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Ruse \Ruse\, n. [F., fr. OF. re[81]ser, rehuser, to turn aside,       to shuffle, retreat, fr. L. recusare to refuse; pref. re-       again + causa cause. See {Cause}, and cf. {Recusant}.]       An artifice; trick; stratagem; wile; fraud; deceit.          {[d8]Ruse de guerre}[F.], a stratagem of war.
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d8Tarsia \[d8]Tar"si*a\, d8Tarsiatura \[d8]Tar`si*a*tu"ra\, n.       [It.]       A kind of mosaic in woodwork, much employed in Italy in the       fifteenth century and later, in which scrolls and arabesques,       and sometimes architectural scenes, landscapes, fruits,       flowers, and the like, were produced by inlaying pieces of       wood of different colors and shades into panels usually of       walnut wood.
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d8Terzetto \[d8]Ter*zet"to\, n. [It., dim. of terzo the third,       L. tertius. See {Tierce}.] (Mus.)       A composition in three voice parts; a vocal (rarely an       instrumental) trio.
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d8Tiers 82tat \[d8]Tiers` [82]`tat"\ [F.]       The third estate, or commonalty, in France, answering to the       commons in Great Britain; -- so called in distinction from,       and as inferior to, the nobles and clergy.          Note: The refusal of the clergy and nobility to give the                tiers [82]tat a representation in the States-general                proportioned to their actual numbers had an important                influence in bringing on the French Revolution of 1789.                Since that time the term has been purely historical.
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d8Tracheata \[d8]Tra`che*a"ta\, n.pl. [NL.] (Zo[94]l.)       An extensive division of arthropods comprising all those       which breathe by trache[91], as distinguished from Crustacea,       which breathe by means of branchi[91].
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d8Tracheitis \[d8]Tra`che*i"tis\, n. [NL. See {Trachea};       {-itis}.] (Med.)       Inflammation of the trachea, or windpipe.
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d8Tracheitis \[d8]Tra`che*i"tis\, n. [NL. See {Trachea}, and       -{itis}.] (Med.)       Inflammation of the trachea, or windpipe.
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d8Trachitis \[d8]Tra*chi"tis\, n. [NL.] (Med.)       Tracheitis.
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d8Trag82dienne \[d8]Tra`g[82]`dienne"\, n. [F.]       A woman who plays in tragedy.
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d8Treckschuyt \[d8]Treck"schuyt`\, n. [D. trekschuit; trekken to       draw + schuit a boat. Cf. {Trackscout}.]       A covered boat for goods and passengers, used on the Dutch       and Flemish canals.
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d8Tricot \[d8]Tri`cot"\, n. [F.]       A fabric of woolen, silk, or cotton knitted, or women to       resemble knitted work.
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d8Tristoma \[d8]Tris"to*ma\, n. [NL., from Gr. [?] (see {Tri-})       + [?] mouth.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of numerous species of trematode worms belonging to       {Tristoma} and allied genera having a large posterior sucker       and two small anterior ones. They usually have broad, thin,       and disklike bodies, and are parasite on the gills and skin       of fishes.
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d8Urosteon \[d8]U*ros"te*on\, n.; pl. L. {Urostea}, E.       {Urosteons}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] the tail + [?] a bone.]       (Anat.)       A median ossification back of the lophosteon in the sternum       of some birds.
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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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Dear \Dear\, a. [Compar. {Dearer}; superl. {Dearest}.] [OE.       dere, deore, AS. de[a2]re; akin to OS. diuri, D. duur, OHG.       tiuri, G. theuer, teuer, Icel. d[?]r, Dan. & Sw. dyr. Cf.       {Darling}, {Dearth}.]       1. Bearing a high price; high-priced; costly; expensive.                         The cheapest of us is ten groats too dear. --Shak.          2. Marked by scarcity or dearth, and exorbitance of price;             as, a dear year.          3. Highly valued; greatly beloved; cherished; precious.             [bd]Hear me, dear lady.[b8] --Shak.                         Neither count I my life dear unto myself. --Acts xx.                                                                               24.                         And the last joy was dearer than the rest. --Pope.                         Dear as remember'd kisses after death. --Tennyson.          4. Hence, close to the heart; heartfelt; present in mind;             engaging the attention.             (a) Of agreeable things and interests.                               [I'll] leave you to attend him: some dear cause                            Will in concealment wrap me up awhile. --Shak.                               His dearest wish was to escape from the bustle                            and glitter of Whitehall.            --Macaulay.             (b) Of disagreeable things and antipathies.                               In our dear peril.                        --Shak.                               Would I had met my dearest foe in heaven Or ever                            I had seen that day.                     --Shak.
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Deerstalker \Deer"stalk`er\, n.       One who practices deerstalking.
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Deerstalker \Deer"stalk`er\, n.       A close-fitting hat, with a low crown, such as is worn in       deerstalking; also, any stiff, round hat. [Eng.]
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Deerstalking \Deer"stalk`ing\, n.       The hunting of deer on foot, by stealing upon them unawares.
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Deer's-tongue \Deer's"-tongue`\, n. (Bot.)       A plant ({Liatris odoratissima}) whose fleshy leaves give out       a fragrance compared to vanilla. --Wood.
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Derogate \Der"o*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Derogated}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Derogating}.] [L. derogatus, p. p. of derogare to       derogate; de- + rogare to ask, to ask the people about a law.       See {Rogation}.]       1. To annul in part; to repeal partly; to restrict; to limit             the action of; -- said of a law.                         By several contrary customs, . . . many of the civil                      and canon laws are controlled and derogated. --Sir                                                                               M. Hale.          2. To lessen; to detract from; to disparage; to depreciate;             -- said of a person or thing. [R.]                         Anything . . . that should derogate, minish, or hurt                      his glory and his name.                     --Sir T. More.
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Derogate \Der"o*gate\, v. i.       1. To take away; to detract; to withdraw; -- usually with             from.                         If we did derogate from them whom their industry                      hath made great.                                 --Hooker.                         It derogates little from his fortitude, while it                      adds infinitely to the honor of his humanity.                                                                               --Burke.          2. To act beneath one-s rank, place, birth, or character; to             degenerate. [R.]                         You are a fool granted; therefore your issues, being                      foolish, do not derogate.                  --Shak.                         Would Charles X. derogate from his ancestors? Would                      he be the degenerate scion of that royal line?                                                                               --Hazlitt.
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Derogate \Der"o*gate\, n. [L. derogatus, p. p.]       Diminished in value; dishonored; degraded. [R.] --Shak.
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Derogate \Der"o*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Derogated}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Derogating}.] [L. derogatus, p. p. of derogare to       derogate; de- + rogare to ask, to ask the people about a law.       See {Rogation}.]       1. To annul in part; to repeal partly; to restrict; to limit             the action of; -- said of a law.                         By several contrary customs, . . . many of the civil                      and canon laws are controlled and derogated. --Sir                                                                               M. Hale.          2. To lessen; to detract from; to disparage; to depreciate;             -- said of a person or thing. [R.]                         Anything . . . that should derogate, minish, or hurt                      his glory and his name.                     --Sir T. More.
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Derogately \Der"o*gate*ly\, adv.       In a derogatory manner.
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Derogate \Der"o*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Derogated}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Derogating}.] [L. derogatus, p. p. of derogare to       derogate; de- + rogare to ask, to ask the people about a law.       See {Rogation}.]       1. To annul in part; to repeal partly; to restrict; to limit             the action of; -- said of a law.                         By several contrary customs, . . . many of the civil                      and canon laws are controlled and derogated. --Sir                                                                               M. Hale.          2. To lessen; to detract from; to disparage; to depreciate;             -- said of a person or thing. [R.]                         Anything . . . that should derogate, minish, or hurt                      his glory and his name.                     --Sir T. More.
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Derogation \Der`o*ga"tion\, n. [L. derogatio: cf. F.       d[82]rogation.]       1. The act of derogating, partly repealing, or lessening in             value; disparagement; detraction; depreciation; --             followed by of, from, or to.                         I hope it is no derogation to the Christian                      religion.                                          --Locke.                         He counted it no derogation of his manhood to be                      seen to weep.                                    --F. W.                                                                               Robertson.          2. (Stock Exch.) An alteration of, or subtraction from, a             contract for a sale of stocks.
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Derogative \De*rog"a*tive\, a.       Derogatory. -- {De*rog"a*tive*ly}, adv. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.
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Derogative \De*rog"a*tive\, a.       Derogatory. -- {De*rog"a*tive*ly}, adv. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.
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Derogator \Der"o*ga`tor\, n. [L.]       A detractor.
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Derogatorily \De*rog"a*to*ri*ly\, adv.       In a derogatory manner; disparagingly. --Aubrey.
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Derogatoriness \De*rog"a*to*ri*ness\, n.       Quality of being derogatory.
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Derogatory \De*rog"a*to*ry\, a.       Tending to derogate, or lessen in value; expressing       derogation; detracting; injurious; -- with from to, or unto.                   Acts of Parliament derogatory from the power of                subsequent Parliaments bind not.            --Blackstone.                   His language was severely censured by some of his                brother peers as derogatory to their other. --Macaulay.          {Derogatory clause in a testament} (Law), a sentence of             secret character inserted by the testator alone, of which             he reserves the knowledge to himself, with a condition             that no will he may make thereafter shall be valid, unless             this clause is inserted word for word; -- a precaution to             guard against later wills extorted by violence, or             obtained by suggestion.
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Derogatory \De*rog"a*to*ry\, a.       Tending to derogate, or lessen in value; expressing       derogation; detracting; injurious; -- with from to, or unto.                   Acts of Parliament derogatory from the power of                subsequent Parliaments bind not.            --Blackstone.                   His language was severely censured by some of his                brother peers as derogatory to their other. --Macaulay.          {Derogatory clause in a testament} (Law), a sentence of             secret character inserted by the testator alone, of which             he reserves the knowledge to himself, with a condition             that no will he may make thereafter shall be valid, unless             this clause is inserted word for word; -- a precaution to             guard against later wills extorted by violence, or             obtained by suggestion.
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Diarist \Di"a*rist\, n.       One who keeps a diary.
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Dioristic \Di`o*ris"tic\, a. [Gr. [?].]       Distinguishing; distinctive; defining. [R.] --       {Di`o*ris"tic*al*ly}, adv. [R.] --Dr. H. More.
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Dioristic \Di`o*ris"tic\, a. [Gr. [?].]       Distinguishing; distinctive; defining. [R.] --       {Di`o*ris"tic*al*ly}, adv. [R.] --Dr. H. More.
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Direct \Di*rect"\, a. (Political Science)       Pertaining to, or effected immediately by, action of the       people through their votes instead of through one or more       representatives or delegates; as, direct nomination, direct       legislation.
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Tax \Tax\, n. [F. taxe, fr. taxer to tax, L. taxare to touch,       sharply, to feel, handle, to censure, value, estimate, fr.       tangere, tactum, to touch. See {Tangent}, and cf. {Task},       {Taste}.]       1. A charge, especially a pecuniary burden which is imposed             by authority. Specifically:             (a) A charge or burden laid upon persons or property for                   the support of a government.                               A farmer of taxes is, of all creditors,                            proverbially the most rapacious.   --Macaulay.             (b) Especially, the sum laid upon specific things, as upon                   polls, lands, houses, income, etc.; as, a land tax; a                   window tax; a tax on carriages, and the like.          Note: Taxes are {annual} or {perpetual}, {direct} or                {indirect}, etc.             (c) A sum imposed or levied upon the members of a society                   to defray its expenses.          2. A task exacted from one who is under control; a             contribution or service, the rendering of which is imposed             upon a subject.          3. A disagreeable or burdensome duty or charge; as, a heavy             tax on time or health.          4. Charge; censure. [Obs.] --Clarendon.          5. A lesson to be learned; a task. [Obs.] --Johnson.          {Tax cart}, a spring cart subject to a low tax. [Eng.]          Syn: Impost; tribute; contribution; duty; toll; rate;                assessment; exaction; custom; demand.
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Demonstration \Dem`on*stra"tion\, n. [L. demonstratio: cf. F.       d[82]monstration.]       1. The act of demonstrating; an exhibition; proof;             especially, proof beyond the possibility of doubt;             indubitable evidence, to the senses or reason.                         Those intervening ideas which serve to show the                      agreement of any two others are called                      [bd]proofs;[b8] and where agreement or disagreement                      is by this means plainly and clearly perceived, it                      is called demonstration.                     --Locke.          2. An expression, as of the feelings, by outward signs; a             manifestation; a show.                         Did your letters pierce the queen to any                      demonstration of grief?                     --Shak.                         Loyal demonstrations toward the prince. --Prescott.          3. (Anat.) The exhibition and explanation of a dissection or             other anatomical preparation.          4. (Mil.) a decisive exhibition of force, or a movement             indicating an attack.          5. (Logic) The act of proving by the syllogistic process, or             the proof itself.          6. (Math.) A course of reasoning showing that a certain             result is a necessary consequence of assumed premises; --             these premises being definitions, axioms, and previously             established propositions.          {Direct}, [or] {Positive}, {demonstration} (Logic & Math.),             one in which the correct conclusion is the immediate             sequence of reasoning from axiomatic or established             premises; -- opposed to          {Indirect}, [or] {Negative}, {demonstration} (called also             {reductio ad absurdum}), in which the correct conclusion             is an inference from the demonstration that any other             hypothesis must be incorrect.
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Direct \Di*rect"\, a. [L. directus, p. p. of dirigere to direct:       cf. F. direct. See {Dress}, and cf. {Dirge}.]       1. Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by             the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct             line; direct means.                         What is direct to, what slides by, the question.                                                                               --Locke.          2. Straightforward; not of crooked ways, or swerving from             truth and openness; sincere; outspoken.                         Be even and direct with me.               --Shak.          3. Immediate; express; plain; unambiguous.                         He nowhere, that I know, says it in direct words.                                                                               --Locke.                         A direct and avowed interference with elections.                                                                               --Hallam.          4. In the line of descent; not collateral; as, a descendant             in the direct line.          5. (Astron.) In the direction of the general planetary             motion, or from west to east; in the order of the signs;             not retrograde; -- said of the motion of a celestial body.          {Direct action}. (Mach.) See {Direct-acting}.          {Direct discourse} (Gram.), the language of any one quoted             without change in its form; as, he said [bd]I can not             come;[b8] -- correlative to {indirect discourse}, in which             there is change of form; as, he said that he could not             come. They are often called respectively by their Latin             names, {oratio directa}, and {oratio obliqua}.          {Direct evidence} (Law), evidence which is positive or not             inferential; -- opposed to {circumstantial, [or] indirect,             evidence}. -- This distinction, however, is merely formal,             since there is no direct evidence that is not             circumstantial, or dependent on circumstances for its             credibility. --Wharton.          {Direct examination} (Law), the first examination of a             witness in the orderly course, upon the merits. --Abbott.          {Direct fire} (Mil.), fire, the direction of which is             perpendicular to the line of troops or to the parapet             aimed at.          {Direct process} (Metal.), one which yields metal in working             condition by a single process from the ore. --Knight.          {Direct tax}, a tax assessed directly on lands, etc., and             polls, distinguished from taxes on merchandise, or             customs, and from excise.
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Direct \Di*rect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Directed}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Directing}.]       1. To arrange in a direct or straight line, as against a             mark, or towards a goal; to point; to aim; as, to direct             an arrow or a piece of ordnance.          2. To point out or show to (any one), as the direct or right             course or way; to guide, as by pointing out the way; as,             he directed me to the left-hand road.                         The Lord direct your into the love of God. --2                                                                               Thess. iii. 5.                         The next points to which I will direct your                      attention.                                          --Lubbock.          3. To determine the direction or course of; to cause to go on             in a particular manner; to order in the way to a certain             end; to regulate; to govern; as, to direct the affairs of             a nation or the movements of an army.                         I will direct their work in truth.      --Is. lxi. 8.          4. To point out to with authority; to instruct as a superior;             to order; as, he directed them to go.                         I 'll first direct my men what they shall do.                                                                               --Shak.          5. To put a direction or address upon; to mark with the name             and residence of the person to whom anything is sent; to             superscribe; as, to direct a letter.          Syn: To guide; lead; conduct; dispose; manage; regulate;                order; instruct; command.
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Direct \Di*rect"\, v. i.       To give direction; to point out a course; to act as guide.                   Wisdom is profitable to direct.               --Eccl. x. 10.
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Direct \Di*rect"\, n. (Mus.)       A character, thus [[?]], placed at the end of a staff on the       line or space of the first note of the next staff, to apprise       the performer of its situation. --Moore (Encyc. of Music).
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Direct \Di*rect"\, a. (Political Science)       Pertaining to, or effected immediately by, action of the       people through their votes instead of through one or more       representatives or delegates; as, direct nomination, direct       legislation.
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Tax \Tax\, n. [F. taxe, fr. taxer to tax, L. taxare to touch,       sharply, to feel, handle, to censure, value, estimate, fr.       tangere, tactum, to touch. See {Tangent}, and cf. {Task},       {Taste}.]       1. A charge, especially a pecuniary burden which is imposed             by authority. Specifically:             (a) A charge or burden laid upon persons or property for                   the support of a government.                               A farmer of taxes is, of all creditors,                            proverbially the most rapacious.   --Macaulay.             (b) Especially, the sum laid upon specific things, as upon                   polls, lands, houses, income, etc.; as, a land tax; a                   window tax; a tax on carriages, and the like.          Note: Taxes are {annual} or {perpetual}, {direct} or                {indirect}, etc.             (c) A sum imposed or levied upon the members of a society                   to defray its expenses.          2. A task exacted from one who is under control; a             contribution or service, the rendering of which is imposed             upon a subject.          3. A disagreeable or burdensome duty or charge; as, a heavy             tax on time or health.          4. Charge; censure. [Obs.] --Clarendon.          5. A lesson to be learned; a task. [Obs.] --Johnson.          {Tax cart}, a spring cart subject to a low tax. [Eng.]          Syn: Impost; tribute; contribution; duty; toll; rate;                assessment; exaction; custom; demand.
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Demonstration \Dem`on*stra"tion\, n. [L. demonstratio: cf. F.       d[82]monstration.]       1. The act of demonstrating; an exhibition; proof;             especially, proof beyond the possibility of doubt;             indubitable evidence, to the senses or reason.                         Those intervening ideas which serve to show the                      agreement of any two others are called                      [bd]proofs;[b8] and where agreement or disagreement                      is by this means plainly and clearly perceived, it                      is called demonstration.                     --Locke.          2. An expression, as of the feelings, by outward signs; a             manifestation; a show.                         Did your letters pierce the queen to any                      demonstration of grief?                     --Shak.                         Loyal demonstrations toward the prince. --Prescott.          3. (Anat.) The exhibition and explanation of a dissection or             other anatomical preparation.          4. (Mil.) a decisive exhibition of force, or a movement             indicating an attack.          5. (Logic) The act of proving by the syllogistic process, or             the proof itself.          6. (Math.) A course of reasoning showing that a certain             result is a necessary consequence of assumed premises; --             these premises being definitions, axioms, and previously             established propositions.          {Direct}, [or] {Positive}, {demonstration} (Logic & Math.),             one in which the correct conclusion is the immediate             sequence of reasoning from axiomatic or established             premises; -- opposed to          {Indirect}, [or] {Negative}, {demonstration} (called also             {reductio ad absurdum}), in which the correct conclusion             is an inference from the demonstration that any other             hypothesis must be incorrect.
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Direct \Di*rect"\, a. [L. directus, p. p. of dirigere to direct:       cf. F. direct. See {Dress}, and cf. {Dirge}.]       1. Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by             the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct             line; direct means.                         What is direct to, what slides by, the question.                                                                               --Locke.          2. Straightforward; not of crooked ways, or swerving from             truth and openness; sincere; outspoken.                         Be even and direct with me.               --Shak.          3. Immediate; express; plain; unambiguous.                         He nowhere, that I know, says it in direct words.                                                                               --Locke.                         A direct and avowed interference with elections.                                                                               --Hallam.          4. In the line of descent; not collateral; as, a descendant             in the direct line.          5. (Astron.) In the direction of the general planetary             motion, or from west to east; in the order of the signs;             not retrograde; -- said of the motion of a celestial body.          {Direct action}. (Mach.) See {Direct-acting}.          {Direct discourse} (Gram.), the language of any one quoted             without change in its form; as, he said [bd]I can not             come;[b8] -- correlative to {indirect discourse}, in which             there is change of form; as, he said that he could not             come. They are often called respectively by their Latin             names, {oratio directa}, and {oratio obliqua}.          {Direct evidence} (Law), evidence which is positive or not             inferential; -- opposed to {circumstantial, [or] indirect,             evidence}. -- This distinction, however, is merely formal,             since there is no direct evidence that is not             circumstantial, or dependent on circumstances for its             credibility. --Wharton.          {Direct examination} (Law), the first examination of a             witness in the orderly course, upon the merits. --Abbott.          {Direct fire} (Mil.), fire, the direction of which is             perpendicular to the line of troops or to the parapet             aimed at.          {Direct process} (Metal.), one which yields metal in working             condition by a single process from the ore. --Knight.          {Direct tax}, a tax assessed directly on lands, etc., and             polls, distinguished from taxes on merchandise, or             customs, and from excise.
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Direct \Di*rect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Directed}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Directing}.]       1. To arrange in a direct or straight line, as against a             mark, or towards a goal; to point; to aim; as, to direct             an arrow or a piece of ordnance.          2. To point out or show to (any one), as the direct or right             course or way; to guide, as by pointing out the way; as,             he directed me to the left-hand road.                         The Lord direct your into the love of God. --2                                                                               Thess. iii. 5.                         The next points to which I will direct your                      attention.                                          --Lubbock.          3. To determine the direction or course of; to cause to go on             in a particular manner; to order in the way to a certain             end; to regulate; to govern; as, to direct the affairs of             a nation or the movements of an army.                         I will direct their work in truth.      --Is. lxi. 8.          4. To point out to with authority; to instruct as a superior;             to order; as, he directed them to go.                         I 'll first direct my men what they shall do.                                                                               --Shak.          5. To put a direction or address upon; to mark with the name             and residence of the person to whom anything is sent; to             superscribe; as, to direct a letter.          Syn: To guide; lead; conduct; dispose; manage; regulate;                order; instruct; command.
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Direct \Di*rect"\, v. i.       To give direction; to point out a course; to act as guide.                   Wisdom is profitable to direct.               --Eccl. x. 10.
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Direct \Di*rect"\, n. (Mus.)       A character, thus [[?]], placed at the end of a staff on the       line or space of the first note of the next staff, to apprise       the performer of its situation. --Moore (Encyc. of Music).
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Direct \Di*rect"\, a. (Political Science)       Pertaining to, or effected immediately by, action of the       people through their votes instead of through one or more       representatives or delegates; as, direct nomination, direct       legislation.
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Tax \Tax\, n. [F. taxe, fr. taxer to tax, L. taxare to touch,       sharply, to feel, handle, to censure, value, estimate, fr.       tangere, tactum, to touch. See {Tangent}, and cf. {Task},       {Taste}.]       1. A charge, especially a pecuniary burden which is imposed             by authority. Specifically:             (a) A charge or burden laid upon persons or property for                   the support of a government.                               A farmer of taxes is, of all creditors,                            proverbially the most rapacious.   --Macaulay.             (b) Especially, the sum laid upon specific things, as upon                   polls, lands, houses, income, etc.; as, a land tax; a                   window tax; a tax on carriages, and the like.          Note: Taxes are {annual} or {perpetual}, {direct} or                {indirect}, etc.             (c) A sum imposed or levied upon the members of a society                   to defray its expenses.          2. A task exacted from one who is under control; a             contribution or service, the rendering of which is imposed             upon a subject.          3. A disagreeable or burdensome duty or charge; as, a heavy             tax on time or health.          4. Charge; censure. [Obs.] --Clarendon.          5. A lesson to be learned; a task. [Obs.] --Johnson.          {Tax cart}, a spring cart subject to a low tax. [Eng.]          Syn: Impost; tribute; contribution; duty; toll; rate;                assessment; exaction; custom; demand.
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Demonstration \Dem`on*stra"tion\, n. [L. demonstratio: cf. F.       d[82]monstration.]       1. The act of demonstrating; an exhibition; proof;             especially, proof beyond the possibility of doubt;             indubitable evidence, to the senses or reason.                         Those intervening ideas which serve to show the                      agreement of any two others are called                      [bd]proofs;[b8] and where agreement or disagreement                      is by this means plainly and clearly perceived, it                      is called demonstration.                     --Locke.          2. An expression, as of the feelings, by outward signs; a             manifestation; a show.                         Did your letters pierce the queen to any                      demonstration of grief?                     --Shak.                         Loyal demonstrations toward the prince. --Prescott.          3. (Anat.) The exhibition and explanation of a dissection or             other anatomical preparation.          4. (Mil.) a decisive exhibition of force, or a movement             indicating an attack.          5. (Logic) The act of proving by the syllogistic process, or             the proof itself.          6. (Math.) A course of reasoning showing that a certain             result is a necessary consequence of assumed premises; --             these premises being definitions, axioms, and previously             established propositions.          {Direct}, [or] {Positive}, {demonstration} (Logic & Math.),             one in which the correct conclusion is the immediate             sequence of reasoning from axiomatic or established             premises; -- opposed to          {Indirect}, [or] {Negative}, {demonstration} (called also             {reductio ad absurdum}), in which the correct conclusion             is an inference from the demonstration that any other             hypothesis must be incorrect.
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Direct \Di*rect"\, a. [L. directus, p. p. of dirigere to direct:       cf. F. direct. See {Dress}, and cf. {Dirge}.]       1. Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by             the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct             line; direct means.                         What is direct to, what slides by, the question.                                                                               --Locke.          2. Straightforward; not of crooked ways, or swerving from             truth and openness; sincere; outspoken.                         Be even and direct with me.               --Shak.          3. Immediate; express; plain; unambiguous.                         He nowhere, that I know, says it in direct words.                                                                               --Locke.                         A direct and avowed interference with elections.                                                                               --Hallam.          4. In the line of descent; not collateral; as, a descendant             in the direct line.          5. (Astron.) In the direction of the general planetary             motion, or from west to east; in the order of the signs;             not retrograde; -- said of the motion of a celestial body.          {Direct action}. (Mach.) See {Direct-acting}.          {Direct discourse} (Gram.), the language of any one quoted             without change in its form; as, he said [bd]I can not             come;[b8] -- correlative to {indirect discourse}, in which             there is change of form; as, he said that he could not             come. They are often called respectively by their Latin             names, {oratio directa}, and {oratio obliqua}.          {Direct evidence} (Law), evidence which is positive or not             inferential; -- opposed to {circumstantial, [or] indirect,             evidence}. -- This distinction, however, is merely formal,             since there is no direct evidence that is not             circumstantial, or dependent on circumstances for its             credibility. --Wharton.          {Direct examination} (Law), the first examination of a             witness in the orderly course, upon the merits. --Abbott.          {Direct fire} (Mil.), fire, the direction of which is             perpendicular to the line of troops or to the parapet             aimed at.          {Direct process} (Metal.), one which yields metal in working             condition by a single process from the ore. --Knight.          {Direct tax}, a tax assessed directly on lands, etc., and             polls, distinguished from taxes on merchandise, or             customs, and from excise.
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Direct \Di*rect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Directed}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Directing}.]       1. To arrange in a direct or straight line, as against a             mark, or towards a goal; to point; to aim; as, to direct             an arrow or a piece of ordnance.          2. To point out or show to (any one), as the direct or right             course or way; to guide, as by pointing out the way; as,             he directed me to the left-hand road.                         The Lord direct your into the love of God. --2                                                                               Thess. iii. 5.                         The next points to which I will direct your                      attention.                                          --Lubbock.          3. To determine the direction or course of; to cause to go on             in a particular manner; to order in the way to a certain             end; to regulate; to govern; as, to direct the affairs of             a nation or the movements of an army.                         I will direct their work in truth.      --Is. lxi. 8.          4. To point out to with authority; to instruct as a superior;             to order; as, he directed them to go.                         I 'll first direct my men what they shall do.                                                                               --Shak.          5. To put a direction or address upon; to mark with the name             and residence of the person to whom anything is sent; to             superscribe; as, to direct a letter.          Syn: To guide; lead; conduct; dispose; manage; regulate;                order; instruct; command.
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Direct \Di*rect"\, v. i.       To give direction; to point out a course; to act as guide.                   Wisdom is profitable to direct.               --Eccl. x. 10.
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Direct \Di*rect"\, n. (Mus.)       A character, thus [[?]], placed at the end of a staff on the       line or space of the first note of the next staff, to apprise       the performer of its situation. --Moore (Encyc. of Music).
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Direct action \Direct action\ (Trade unions)       See {Syndicalism}, below.
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Direct \Di*rect"\, a. [L. directus, p. p. of dirigere to direct:       cf. F. direct. See {Dress}, and cf. {Dirge}.]       1. Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by             the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct             line; direct means.                         What is direct to, what slides by, the question.                                                                               --Locke.          2. Straightforward; not of crooked ways, or swerving from             truth and openness; sincere; outspoken.                         Be even and direct with me.               --Shak.          3. Immediate; express; plain; unambiguous.                         He nowhere, that I know, says it in direct words.                                                                               --Locke.                         A direct and avowed interference with elections.                                                                               --Hallam.          4. In the line of descent; not collateral; as, a descendant             in the direct line.          5. (Astron.) In the direction of the general planetary             motion, or from west to east; in the order of the signs;             not retrograde; -- said of the motion of a celestial body.          {Direct action}. (Mach.) See {Direct-acting}.          {Direct discourse} (Gram.), the language of any one quoted             without change in its form; as, he said [bd]I can not             come;[b8] -- correlative to {indirect discourse}, in which             there is change of form; as, he said that he could not             come. They are often called respectively by their Latin             names, {oratio directa}, and {oratio obliqua}.          {Direct evidence} (Law), evidence which is positive or not             inferential; -- opposed to {circumstantial, [or] indirect,             evidence}. -- This distinction, however, is merely formal,             since there is no direct evidence that is not             circumstantial, or dependent on circumstances for its             credibility. --Wharton.          {Direct examination} (Law), the first examination of a             witness in the orderly course, upon the merits. --Abbott.          {Direct fire} (Mil.), fire, the direction of which is             perpendicular to the line of troops or to the parapet             aimed at.          {Direct process} (Metal.), one which yields metal in working             condition by a single process from the ore. --Knight.          {Direct tax}, a tax assessed directly on lands, etc., and             polls, distinguished from taxes on merchandise, or             customs, and from excise.
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Direct current \Direct current\ (Elec.)       (a) A current flowing in one direction only; -- distinguished             from {alternating current}. When steady and not pulsating             a direct current is often called a {continuous current}.       (b)          {A direct induced current}, or momentary current of the same             direction as the inducing current, produced by stopping or             removing the latter; also, a similar current produced by             removal of a magnet.
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Direct \Di*rect"\, a. [L. directus, p. p. of dirigere to direct:       cf. F. direct. See {Dress}, and cf. {Dirge}.]       1. Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by             the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct             line; direct means.                         What is direct to, what slides by, the question.                                                                               --Locke.          2. Straightforward; not of crooked ways, or swerving from             truth and openness; sincere; outspoken.                         Be even and direct with me.               --Shak.          3. Immediate; express; plain; unambiguous.                         He nowhere, that I know, says it in direct words.                                                                               --Locke.                         A direct and avowed interference with elections.                                                                               --Hallam.          4. In the line of descent; not collateral; as, a descendant             in the direct line.          5. (Astron.) In the direction of the general planetary             motion, or from west to east; in the order of the signs;             not retrograde; -- said of the motion of a celestial body.          {Direct action}. (Mach.) See {Direct-acting}.          {Direct discourse} (Gram.), the language of any one quoted             without change in its form; as, he said [bd]I can not             come;[b8] -- correlative to {indirect discourse}, in which             there is change of form; as, he said that he could not             come. They are often called respectively by their Latin             names, {oratio directa}, and {oratio obliqua}.          {Direct evidence} (Law), evidence which is positive or not             inferential; -- opposed to {circumstantial, [or] indirect,             evidence}. -- This distinction, however, is merely formal,             since there is no direct evidence that is not             circumstantial, or dependent on circumstances for its             credibility. --Wharton.          {Direct examination} (Law), the first examination of a             witness in the orderly course, upon the merits. --Abbott.          {Direct fire} (Mil.), fire, the direction of which is             perpendicular to the line of troops or to the parapet             aimed at.          {Direct process} (Metal.), one which yields metal in working             condition by a single process from the ore. --Knight.          {Direct tax}, a tax assessed directly on lands, etc., and             polls, distinguished from taxes on merchandise, or             customs, and from excise.
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Direct \Di*rect"\, a. [L. directus, p. p. of dirigere to direct:       cf. F. direct. See {Dress}, and cf. {Dirge}.]       1. Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by             the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct             line; direct means.                         What is direct to, what slides by, the question.                                                                               --Locke.          2. Straightforward; not of crooked ways, or swerving from             truth and openness; sincere; outspoken.                         Be even and direct with me.               --Shak.          3. Immediate; express; plain; unambiguous.                         He nowhere, that I know, says it in direct words.                                                                               --Locke.                         A direct and avowed interference with elections.                                                                               --Hallam.          4. In the line of descent; not collateral; as, a descendant             in the direct line.          5. (Astron.) In the direction of the general planetary             motion, or from west to east; in the order of the signs;             not retrograde; -- said of the motion of a celestial body.          {Direct action}. (Mach.) See {Direct-acting}.          {Direct discourse} (Gram.), the language of any one quoted             without change in its form; as, he said [bd]I can not             come;[b8] -- correlative to {indirect discourse}, in which             there is change of form; as, he said that he could not             come. They are often called respectively by their Latin             names, {oratio directa}, and {oratio obliqua}.          {Direct evidence} (Law), evidence which is positive or not             inferential; -- opposed to {circumstantial, [or] indirect,             evidence}. -- This distinction, however, is merely formal,             since there is no direct evidence that is not             circumstantial, or dependent on circumstances for its             credibility. --Wharton.          {Direct examination} (Law), the first examination of a             witness in the orderly course, upon the merits. --Abbott.          {Direct fire} (Mil.), fire, the direction of which is             perpendicular to the line of troops or to the parapet             aimed at.          {Direct process} (Metal.), one which yields metal in working             condition by a single process from the ore. --Knight.          {Direct tax}, a tax assessed directly on lands, etc., and             polls, distinguished from taxes on merchandise, or             customs, and from excise.
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Direct \Di*rect"\, a. [L. directus, p. p. of dirigere to direct:       cf. F. direct. See {Dress}, and cf. {Dirge}.]       1. Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by             the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct             line; direct means.                         What is direct to, what slides by, the question.                                                                               --Locke.          2. Straightforward; not of crooked ways, or swerving from             truth and openness; sincere; outspoken.                         Be even and direct with me.               --Shak.          3. Immediate; express; plain; unambiguous.                         He nowhere, that I know, says it in direct words.                                                                               --Locke.                         A direct and avowed interference with elections.                                                                               --Hallam.          4. In the line of descent; not collateral; as, a descendant             in the direct line.          5. (Astron.) In the direction of the general planetary             motion, or from west to east; in the order of the signs;             not retrograde; -- said of the motion of a celestial body.          {Direct action}. (Mach.) See {Direct-acting}.          {Direct discourse} (Gram.), the language of any one quoted             without change in its form; as, he said [bd]I can not             come;[b8] -- correlative to {indirect discourse}, in which             there is change of form; as, he said that he could not             come. They are often called respectively by their Latin             names, {oratio directa}, and {oratio obliqua}.          {Direct evidence} (Law), evidence which is positive or not             inferential; -- opposed to {circumstantial, [or] indirect,             evidence}. -- This distinction, however, is merely formal,             since there is no direct evidence that is not             circumstantial, or dependent on circumstances for its             credibility. --Wharton.          {Direct examination} (Law), the first examination of a             witness in the orderly course, upon the merits. --Abbott.          {Direct fire} (Mil.), fire, the direction of which is             perpendicular to the line of troops or to the parapet             aimed at.          {Direct process} (Metal.), one which yields metal in working             condition by a single process from the ore. --Knight.          {Direct tax}, a tax assessed directly on lands, etc., and             polls, distinguished from taxes on merchandise, or             customs, and from excise.
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Examination \Ex*am`i*na"tion\, n. [L. examinatio: cf. F.       examination.]       1. The act of examining, or state of being examined; a             careful search, investigation, or inquiry; scrutiny by             study or experiment.          2. A process prescribed or assigned for testing             qualification; as, the examination of a student, or of a             candidate for admission to the bar or the ministry.                         He neglected the studies, . . . stood low at the                      examinations.                                    --Macaulay.          {Examination in chief}, [or] {Direct examination} (Law), that             examination which is made of a witness by a party calling             him.          {Cross-examination}, that made by the opposite party.          {Re[89]xamination}, [or] {Re-direct examination}, that made             by a party calling a witness, after, and upon matters             arising out of, the cross-examination.          Syn: Search; inquiry; investigation; research; scrutiny;                inquisition; inspection; exploration.
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Direct \Di*rect"\, a. [L. directus, p. p. of dirigere to direct:       cf. F. direct. See {Dress}, and cf. {Dirge}.]       1. Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by             the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct             line; direct means.                         What is direct to, what slides by, the question.                                                                               --Locke.          2. Straightforward; not of crooked ways, or swerving from             truth and openness; sincere; outspoken.                         Be even and direct with me.               --Shak.          3. Immediate; express; plain; unambiguous.                         He nowhere, that I know, says it in direct words.                                                                               --Locke.                         A direct and avowed interference with elections.                                                                               --Hallam.          4. In the line of descent; not collateral; as, a descendant             in the direct line.          5. (Astron.) In the direction of the general planetary             motion, or from west to east; in the order of the signs;             not retrograde; -- said of the motion of a celestial body.          {Direct action}. (Mach.) See {Direct-acting}.          {Direct discourse} (Gram.), the language of any one quoted             without change in its form; as, he said [bd]I can not             come;[b8] -- correlative to {indirect discourse}, in which             there is change of form; as, he said that he could not             come. They are often called respectively by their Latin             names, {oratio directa}, and {oratio obliqua}.          {Direct evidence} (Law), evidence which is positive or not             inferential; -- opposed to {circumstantial, [or] indirect,             evidence}. -- This distinction, however, is merely formal,             since there is no direct evidence that is not             circumstantial, or dependent on circumstances for its             credibility. --Wharton.          {Direct examination} (Law), the first examination of a             witness in the orderly course, upon the merits. --Abbott.          {Direct fire} (Mil.), fire, the direction of which is             perpendicular to the line of troops or to the parapet             aimed at.          {Direct process} (Metal.), one which yields metal in working             condition by a single process from the ore. --Knight.          {Direct tax}, a tax assessed directly on lands, etc., and             polls, distinguished from taxes on merchandise, or             customs, and from excise.
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Direct nomination \Direct nomination\ (Political Science)       The nomination or designation of candidates for public office       by direct popular vote rather than through the action of a       convention or body of elected nominating representatives or       delegates. The term is applied both to the nomination of       candidates without any nominating convention, and, loosely,       to the nomination effected, as in the case of candidates for       president or senator of the United States, by the election of       nominating representatives pledged or instructed to vote for       certain candidates dssignated by popular vote.
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Direct primary \Direct primary\ (Political Science)       A primary by which direct nominations of candidates for       office are made.
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Direct \Di*rect"\, a. [L. directus, p. p. of dirigere to direct:       cf. F. direct. See {Dress}, and cf. {Dirge}.]       1. Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by             the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct             line; direct means.                         What is direct to, what slides by, the question.                                                                               --Locke.          2. Straightforward; not of crooked ways, or swerving from             truth and openness; sincere; outspoken.                         Be even and direct with me.               --Shak.          3. Immediate; express; plain; unambiguous.                         He nowhere, that I know, says it in direct words.                                                                               --Locke.                         A direct and avowed interference with elections.                                                                               --Hallam.          4. In the line of descent; not collateral; as, a descendant             in the direct line.          5. (Astron.) In the direction of the general planetary             motion, or from west to east; in the order of the signs;             not retrograde; -- said of the motion of a celestial body.          {Direct action}. (Mach.) See {Direct-acting}.          {Direct discourse} (Gram.), the language of any one quoted             without change in its form; as, he said [bd]I can not             come;[b8] -- correlative to {indirect discourse}, in which             there is change of form; as, he said that he could not             come. They are often called respectively by their Latin             names, {oratio directa}, and {oratio obliqua}.          {Direct evidence} (Law), evidence which is positive or not             inferential; -- opposed to {circumstantial, [or] indirect,             evidence}. -- This distinction, however, is merely formal,             since there is no direct evidence that is not             circumstantial, or dependent on circumstances for its             credibility. --Wharton.          {Direct examination} (Law), the first examination of a             witness in the orderly course, upon the merits. --Abbott.          {Direct fire} (Mil.), fire, the direction of which is             perpendicular to the line of troops or to the parapet             aimed at.          {Direct process} (Metal.), one which yields metal in working             condition by a single process from the ore. --Knight.          {Direct tax}, a tax assessed directly on lands, etc., and             polls, distinguished from taxes on merchandise, or             customs, and from excise.
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Direct \Di*rect"\, a. [L. directus, p. p. of dirigere to direct:       cf. F. direct. See {Dress}, and cf. {Dirge}.]       1. Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by             the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct             line; direct means.                         What is direct to, what slides by, the question.                                                                               --Locke.          2. Straightforward; not of crooked ways, or swerving from             truth and openness; sincere; outspoken.                         Be even and direct with me.               --Shak.          3. Immediate; express; plain; unambiguous.                         He nowhere, that I know, says it in direct words.                                                                               --Locke.                         A direct and avowed interference with elections.                                                                               --Hallam.          4. In the line of descent; not collateral; as, a descendant             in the direct line.          5. (Astron.) In the direction of the general planetary             motion, or from west to east; in the order of the signs;             not retrograde; -- said of the motion of a celestial body.          {Direct action}. (Mach.) See {Direct-acting}.          {Direct discourse} (Gram.), the language of any one quoted             without change in its form; as, he said [bd]I can not             come;[b8] -- correlative to {indirect discourse}, in which             there is change of form; as, he said that he could not             come. They are often called respectively by their Latin             names, {oratio directa}, and {oratio obliqua}.          {Direct evidence} (Law), evidence which is positive or not             inferential; -- opposed to {circumstantial, [or] indirect,             evidence}. -- This distinction, however, is merely formal,             since there is no direct evidence that is not             circumstantial, or dependent on circumstances for its             credibility. --Wharton.          {Direct examination} (Law), the first examination of a             witness in the orderly course, upon the merits. --Abbott.          {Direct fire} (Mil.), fire, the direction of which is             perpendicular to the line of troops or to the parapet             aimed at.          {Direct process} (Metal.), one which yields metal in working             condition by a single process from the ore. --Knight.          {Direct tax}, a tax assessed directly on lands, etc., and             polls, distinguished from taxes on merchandise, or             customs, and from excise.
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Vision \Vi"sion\, n. [OE. visioun, F. vision, fr. L. visio, from       videre, visum, to see: akin to Gr. [?] to see, [?] I know,       and E. wit. See {Wit}, v., and cf. {Advice}, {Clairvoyant},       {Envy}, {Evident}, {Provide}, {Revise}, {Survey}, {View},       {Visage}, {Visit}.]       1. The act of seeing external objects; actual sight.                         Faith here is turned into vision there. --Hammond.          2. (Physiol.) The faculty of seeing; sight; one of the five             senses, by which colors and the physical qualities of             external objects are appreciated as a result of the             stimulating action of light on the sensitive retina, an             expansion of the optic nerve.          3. That which is seen; an object of sight. --Shak.          4. Especially, that which is seen otherwise than by the             ordinary sight, or the rational eye; a supernatural,             prophetic, or imaginary sight; an apparition; a phantom; a             specter; as, the visions of Isaiah.                         The baseless fabric of this vision.   --Shak.                         No dreams, but visions strange.         --Sir P.                                                                               Sidney.          5. Hence, something unreal or imaginary; a creation of fancy.             --Locke.          {Arc of vision} (Astron.), the arc which measures the least             distance from the sun at which, when the sun is below the             horizon, a star or planet emerging from his rays becomes             visible.          {Beatific vision} (Theol.), the immediate sight of God in             heaven.          {Direct vision} (Opt.), vision when the image of the object             falls directly on the yellow spot (see under {Yellow});             also, vision by means of rays which are not deviated from             their original direction.          {Field of vision}, field of view. See under {Field}.          {Indirect vision} (Opt.), vision when the rays of light from             an object fall upon the peripheral parts of the retina.          {Reflected vision}, [or] {Refracted vision}, vision by rays             reflected from mirrors, or refracted by lenses or prisms,             respectively.          {Vision purple}. (Physiol.) See {Visual purple}, under             {Visual}.
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Direct-acting \Di*rect"-act`ing\, a. (Mach.)       Acting directly, as one part upon another, without the       intervention of other working parts.          {Direct-acting steam engine}, one in which motion is             transmitted to the crank without the intervention of a             beam or lever; -- also called {direct-action steam             engine}.          {Direct-acting steam pump}, one in which the steam piston rod             is directly connected with the pump rod; -- also called             {direct-action steam pump}.
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Direct-acting \Di*rect"-act`ing\, a. (Mach.)       Acting directly, as one part upon another, without the       intervention of other working parts.          {Direct-acting steam engine}, one in which motion is             transmitted to the crank without the intervention of a             beam or lever; -- also called {direct-action steam             engine}.          {Direct-acting steam pump}, one in which the steam piston rod             is directly connected with the pump rod; -- also called             {direct-action steam pump}.
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Direct-acting \Di*rect"-act`ing\, a. (Mach.)       Acting directly, as one part upon another, without the       intervention of other working parts.          {Direct-acting steam engine}, one in which motion is             transmitted to the crank without the intervention of a             beam or lever; -- also called {direct-action steam             engine}.          {Direct-acting steam pump}, one in which the steam piston rod             is directly connected with the pump rod; -- also called             {direct-action steam pump}.
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Direct-acting \Di*rect"-act`ing\, a. (Mach.)       Acting directly, as one part upon another, without the       intervention of other working parts.          {Direct-acting steam engine}, one in which motion is             transmitted to the crank without the intervention of a             beam or lever; -- also called {direct-action steam             engine}.          {Direct-acting steam pump}, one in which the steam piston rod             is directly connected with the pump rod; -- also called             {direct-action steam pump}.
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Direct-acting \Di*rect"-act`ing\, a. (Mach.)       Acting directly, as one part upon another, without the       intervention of other working parts.          {Direct-acting steam engine}, one in which motion is             transmitted to the crank without the intervention of a             beam or lever; -- also called {direct-action steam             engine}.          {Direct-acting steam pump}, one in which the steam piston rod             is directly connected with the pump rod; -- also called             {direct-action steam pump}.
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Direct-coupled \Di*rect"-cou"pled\, a.       Coupled without intermediate connections, as an engine and a       dynamo.          {Direct-coupled antenna} (Wireless Teleg.), an antenna             connected electrically with one point of a closed             oscillation circuit in syntony with it and earthed.
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Direct-coupled \Di*rect"-cou"pled\, a.       Coupled without intermediate connections, as an engine and a       dynamo.          {Direct-coupled antenna} (Wireless Teleg.), an antenna             connected electrically with one point of a closed             oscillation circuit in syntony with it and earthed.
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Direct \Di*rect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Directed}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Directing}.]       1. To arrange in a direct or straight line, as against a             mark, or towards a goal; to point; to aim; as, to direct             an arrow or a piece of ordnance.          2. To point out or show to (any one), as the direct or right             course or way; to guide, as by pointing out the way; as,             he directed me to the left-hand road.                         The Lord direct your into the love of God. --2                                                                               Thess. iii. 5.                         The next points to which I will direct your                      attention.                                          --Lubbock.          3. To determine the direction or course of; to cause to go on             in a particular manner; to order in the way to a certain             end; to regulate; to govern; as, to direct the affairs of             a nation or the movements of an army.                         I will direct their work in truth.      --Is. lxi. 8.          4. To point out to with authority; to instruct as a superior;             to order; as, he directed them to go.                         I 'll first direct my men what they shall do.                                                                               --Shak.          5. To put a direction or address upon; to mark with the name             and residence of the person to whom anything is sent; to             superscribe; as, to direct a letter.          Syn: To guide; lead; conduct; dispose; manage; regulate;                order; instruct; command.
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Directer \Di*rect"er\, n.       One who directs; a director.          {Directer plane} (Geom.), the plane to which all right-lined             elements in a warped surface are parallel.
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Directer \Di*rect"er\, n.       One who directs; a director.          {Directer plane} (Geom.), the plane to which all right-lined             elements in a warped surface are parallel.
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Direct \Di*rect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Directed}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Directing}.]       1. To arrange in a direct or straight line, as against a             mark, or towards a goal; to point; to aim; as, to direct             an arrow or a piece of ordnance.          2. To point out or show to (any one), as the direct or right             course or way; to guide, as by pointing out the way; as,             he directed me to the left-hand road.                         The Lord direct your into the love of God. --2                                                                               Thess. iii. 5.                         The next points to which I will direct your                      attention.                                          --Lubbock.          3. To determine the direction or course of; to cause to go on             in a particular manner; to order in the way to a certain             end; to regulate; to govern; as, to direct the affairs of             a nation or the movements of an army.                         I will direct their work in truth.      --Is. lxi. 8.          4. To point out to with authority; to instruct as a superior;             to order; as, he directed them to go.                         I 'll first direct my men what they shall do.                                                                               --Shak.          5. To put a direction or address upon; to mark with the name             and residence of the person to whom anything is sent; to             superscribe; as, to direct a letter.          Syn: To guide; lead; conduct; dispose; manage; regulate;                order; instruct; command.
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Direction \Di*rec"tion\, n. [L. directio: cf. F. direction.]       1. The act of directing, of aiming, regulating, guiding, or             ordering; guidance; management; superintendence;             administration; as, the direction o[?] public affairs or             of a bank.                         I do commit his youth To your direction. --Shak.                         All nature is but art, unknown to thee; ll chance,                      direction, which thou canst not see.   --Pope.          2. That which is imposed by directing; a guiding or             authoritative instruction; prescription; order; command;             as, he grave directions to the servants.                         The princes digged the well . . . by the direction                      of the law giver.                              --Numb. xxi.                                                                               18.          3. The name and residence of a person to whom any thing is             sent, written upon the thing sent; superscription;             address; as, the direction of a letter.          4. The line or course upon which anything is moving or aimed             to move, or in which anything is lying or pointing; aim;             line or point of tendency; direct line or course; as, the             ship sailed in a southeasterly direction.          5. The body of managers of a corporation or enterprise; board             of directors.          6. (Gun.) The pointing of a piece with reference to an             imaginary vertical axis; -- distinguished from elevation.             The direction is given when the plane of sight passes             through the object. --Wilhelm.          Syn: Administration; guidance; management; superintendence;                oversight; government; order; command; guide; clew.          Usage: {Direction}, {Control}, {Command}, {Order}. These                   words, as here compared, have reference to the                   exercise of power over the actions of others. Control                   is negative, denoting power to restrain; command is                   positive, implying a right to enforce obedience;                   directions are commands containing instructions how to                   act. Order conveys more prominently the idea of                   authority than the word direction. A shipmaster has                   the command of his vessel; he gives orders or                   directions to the seamen as to the mode of sailing it;                   and exercises a due control over the passengers.
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Directive \Di*rect"ive\, a. [LL. directivus: cf. F. directif.]       1. Having power to direct; tending to direct, guide, or             govern; showing the way. --Hooker.                         The precepts directive of our practice in relation                      to God.                                             --Barrow.          2. Able to be directed; manageable. [Obs.]                         Swords and bows Directive by the limbs. --Shak.
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Directly \Di*rect"ly\, adv.       1. In a direct manner; in a straight line or course. [bd]To             run directly on.[b8] --Shak.                         Indirectly and directly too Thou hast contrived                      against the very life Of the defendant. --Shak.          2. In a straightforward way; without anything intervening;             not by secondary, but by direct, means.          3. Without circumlocution or ambiguity; absolutely; in             express terms.                         No man hath hitherto been so impious as plainly and                      directly to condemn prayer.               --Hooker.          4. Exactly; just.                         Stand you directly in Antonius' way.   --Shak.          5. Straightforwardly; honestly.                         I have dealt most directly in thy affair. --Shak.          6. Manifestly; openly. [Obs.]                         Desdemona is directly in love with him. --Shak.          7. Straightway; next in order; without delay; immediately.             [bd]Will she go now to bed?' [?]Directly.'[b8] --Shak.          8. Immediately after; as soon as.                         Directly he stopped, the coffin was removed.                                                                               --Dickens.          Note: This use of the word is common in England, especially                in colloquial speech, but it can hardly be regarded as                a well-sanctioned or desirable use.          {Directly proportional} (Math.), proportional in the order of             the terms; increasing or decreasing together, and with a             constant ratio; -- opposed to {inversely proportional}.          Syn: Immediately; forthwith; straightway; instantly;                instantaneously; soon; promptly; openly; expressly.          Usage: -- {Directly}, {Immediately}, {Instantly},                   {Instantaneously}. Directly denotes, without any delay                   or diversion of attention; immediately implies,                   without any interposition of other occupation;                   instantly implies, without any intervention of time.                   Hence, [bd]I will do it directly,[b8] means, [bd]I                   will go straightway about it.[b8] [bd]I will do it                   immediately,[b8] means, [bd]I will do it as the very                   next thing.[b8] [bd]I will do it instantly,[b8] allows                   not a particle of delay. Instantaneously, like                   instantly, marks an interval too small to be                   appreciable, but commonly relates to physical causes;                   as, the powder touched by fire instantaneously                   exploded.
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Directly \Di*rect"ly\, adv.       1. In a direct manner; in a straight line or course. [bd]To             run directly on.[b8] --Shak.                         Indirectly and directly too Thou hast contrived                      against the very life Of the defendant. --Shak.          2. In a straightforward way; without anything intervening;             not by secondary, but by direct, means.          3. Without circumlocution or ambiguity; absolutely; in             express terms.                         No man hath hitherto been so impious as plainly and                      directly to condemn prayer.               --Hooker.          4. Exactly; just.                         Stand you directly in Antonius' way.   --Shak.          5. Straightforwardly; honestly.                         I have dealt most directly in thy affair. --Shak.          6. Manifestly; openly. [Obs.]                         Desdemona is directly in love with him. --Shak.          7. Straightway; next in order; without delay; immediately.             [bd]Will she go now to bed?' [?]Directly.'[b8] --Shak.          8. Immediately after; as soon as.                         Directly he stopped, the coffin was removed.                                                                               --Dickens.          Note: This use of the word is common in England, especially                in colloquial speech, but it can hardly be regarded as                a well-sanctioned or desirable use.          {Directly proportional} (Math.), proportional in the order of             the terms; increasing or decreasing together, and with a             constant ratio; -- opposed to {inversely proportional}.          Syn: Immediately; forthwith; straightway; instantly;                instantaneously; soon; promptly; openly; expressly.          Usage: -- {Directly}, {Immediately}, {Instantly},                   {Instantaneously}. Directly denotes, without any delay                   or diversion of attention; immediately implies,                   without any interposition of other occupation;                   instantly implies, without any intervention of time.                   Hence, [bd]I will do it directly,[b8] means, [bd]I                   will go straightway about it.[b8] [bd]I will do it                   immediately,[b8] means, [bd]I will do it as the very                   next thing.[b8] [bd]I will do it instantly,[b8] allows                   not a particle of delay. Instantaneously, like                   instantly, marks an interval too small to be                   appreciable, but commonly relates to physical causes;                   as, the powder touched by fire instantaneously                   exploded.
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Directness \Di*rect"ness\, n.       The quality of being direct; straightness;       straightforwardness; immediateness.
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Directoire style \Di`rec`toire" style\ (Dressmaking)       A style of dress prevalent at the time of the French       Directory, characterized by great extravagance of design and       imitating the Greek and Roman costumes.
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Director \Di*rect"or\, n. [Cf. F. directeur.]       1. One who, or that which, directs; one who regulates,             guides, or orders; a manager or superintendent.                         In all affairs thou sole director.      --Swift.          2. One of a body of persons appointed to manage the affairs             of a company or corporation; as, the directors of a bank,             insurance company, or railroad company.                         What made directors cheat in South-Sea year? --Pope.          3. (Mech.) A part of a machine or instrument which directs             its motion or action.          4. (Surg.) A slender grooved instrument upon which a knife is             made to slide when it is wished to limit the extent of             motion of the latter, or prevent its injuring the parts             beneath.
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Directorate \Di*rect"o*rate\, n. [Cf. F. directorat.]       The office of director; also, a body of directors taken       jointly.
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Directorial \Di*rec*to"ri*al\, a. [Cf. F. directorial.]       1. Having the quality of a director, or authoritative guide;             directive.          2. Pertaining to: director or directory; specifically,             relating to the Directory of France under the first             republic. See {Directory}, 3.                         Whoever goes to the directorial presence under this                      passport.                                          --Burke.
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Directory \Di*rect"o*ry\, n.; pl. {Directories}.       1. A collection or body of directions, rules, or ordinances;             esp., a book of directions for the conduct of worship; as,             the Directory used by the nonconformists instead of the             Prayer Book.          2. A book containing the names and residences of the             inhabitants of any place, or of classes of them; an             address book; as, a business directory.
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Directorship \Di*rect"or*ship\, n.       The condition or office of a director; directorate.
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Directory \Di*rect"o*ry\, a. [L. directorius.]       Containing directions; enjoining; instructing; directorial.
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Directory \Di*rect"o*ry\, n.; pl. {Directories}.       1. A collection or body of directions, rules, or ordinances;             esp., a book of directions for the conduct of worship; as,             the Directory used by the nonconformists instead of the             Prayer Book.          2. A book containing the names and residences of the             inhabitants of any place, or of classes of them; an             address book; as, a business directory.
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Directress \Di*rect"ress\, n.       A woman who directs. --Bp. Hurd.
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Directrix \Di*rect"rix\, n.; pl. E. {Directrixes}, L.       {Directrices}.       1. A directress. [R.] --Jer. Taylor.          2. (Geom.)             (a) A line along which a point in another line moves, or                   which in any way governs the motion of the point and                   determines the position of the curve generated by it;                   the line along which the generatrix moves in                   generating a surface.             (b) A straight line so situated with respect to a conic                   section that the distance of any point of the curve                   from it has a constant ratio to the distance of the                   same point from the focus.
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Directrix \Di*rect"rix\, n.; pl. E. {Directrixes}, L.       {Directrices}.       1. A directress. [R.] --Jer. Taylor.          2. (Geom.)             (a) A line along which a point in another line moves, or                   which in any way governs the motion of the point and                   determines the position of the curve generated by it;                   the line along which the generatrix moves in                   generating a surface.             (b) A straight line so situated with respect to a conic                   section that the distance of any point of the curve                   from it has a constant ratio to the distance of the                   same point from the focus.
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Dire \Dire\, a. [Compar. {Direr}; superl. {Direst}.] [L. dirus;       of uncertain origin.]       1. Ill-boding; portentous; as, dire omens.          2. Evil in great degree; dreadful; dismal; horrible;             terrible; lamentable.                         Dire was the tossing, deep the groans. --Milton.                         Gorgons and hydras and chimeras dire. --Milton.
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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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Doorstead \Door"stead\, n.       Entrance or place of a door. [Obs. or Local] --Bp. Warburton.
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Doorstep \Door"step`\, n.       The stone or plank forming a step before an outer door.
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Doorstone \Door"stone`\, n.       The stone forming a threshold.
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Doorstop \Door"stop`\, n. (Carp.)       The block or strip of wood or similar material which stops,       at the right place, the shutting of a door.
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Dorsad \Dor"sad\, adv. [Dorsum +L. ad towards.] (Anat.)       Toward the dorsum or back; on the dorsal side; dorsally.
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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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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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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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Drastic \Dras"tic\, a. [Gr. [?], fr. [?] to do, act: cf. F.       drastique. See {Drama}.] (Med.)       Acting rapidly and violently; efficacious; powerful; --       opposed to {bland}; as, drastic purgatives. -- n. (Med.) A       violent purgative. See {Cathartic}.
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Drasty \Dras"ty\, a. [AS. d[91]rstan, dresten, dregs.]       Filthy; worthless. [Obs.] [bd]Drasty ryming.[b8] --Chaucer.
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Angle \An"gle\ ([acr][nsm]"g'l), n. [F. angle, L. angulus angle,       corner; akin to uncus hook, Gr. 'agky`los bent, crooked,       angular, 'a`gkos a bend or hollow, AS. angel hook, fish-hook,       G. angel, and F. anchor.]       1. The inclosed space near the point where two lines meet; a             corner; a nook.                         Into the utmost angle of the world.   --Spenser.                         To search the tenderest angles of the heart.                                                                               --Milton.          2. (Geom.)             (a) The figure made by. two lines which meet.             (b) The difference of direction of two lines. In the lines                   meet, the point of meeting is the vertex of the angle.          3. A projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment.                         Though but an angle reached him of the stone.                                                                               --Dryden.          4. (Astrol.) A name given to four of the twelve astrological             [bd]houses.[b8] [Obs.] --Chaucer.          5. [AS. angel.] A fishhook; tackle for catching fish,             consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a             rod.                         Give me mine angle: we 'll to the river there.                                                                               --Shak.                         A fisher next his trembling angle bears. --Pope.          {Acute angle}, one less than a right angle, or less than             90[deg].          {Adjacent} or {Contiguous angles}, such as have one leg             common to both angles.          {Alternate angles}. See {Alternate}.          {Angle bar}.             (a) (Carp.) An upright bar at the angle where two faces of                   a polygonal or bay window meet. --Knight.             (b) (Mach.) Same as {Angle iron}.          {Angle bead} (Arch.), a bead worked on or fixed to the angle             of any architectural work, esp. for protecting an angle of             a wall.          {Angle brace}, {Angle tie} (Carp.), a brace across an             interior angle of a wooden frame, forming the hypothenuse             and securing the two side pieces together. --Knight.          {Angle iron} (Mach.), a rolled bar or plate of iron having             one or more angles, used for forming the corners, or             connecting or sustaining the sides of an iron structure to             which it is riveted.          {Angle leaf} (Arch.), a detail in the form of a leaf, more or             less conventionalized, used to decorate and sometimes to             strengthen an angle.          {Angle meter}, an instrument for measuring angles, esp. for             ascertaining the dip of strata.          {Angle shaft} (Arch.), an enriched angle bead, often having a             capital or base, or both.          {Curvilineal angle}, one formed by two curved lines.          {External angles}, angles formed by the sides of any             right-lined figure, when the sides are produced or             lengthened.          {Facial angle}. See under {Facial}.          {Internal angles}, those which are within any right-lined             figure.          {Mixtilineal angle}, one formed by a right line with a curved             line.          {Oblique angle}, one acute or obtuse, in opposition to a             right angle.          {Obtuse angle}, one greater than a right angle, or more than             90[deg].          {Optic angle}. See under {Optic}.          {Rectilineal} or {Right-lined angle}, one formed by two right             lines.          {Right angle}, one formed by a right line falling on another             perpendicularly, or an angle of 90[deg] (measured by a             quarter circle).          {Solid angle}, the figure formed by the meeting of three or             more plane angles at one point.          {Spherical angle}, one made by the meeting of two arcs of             great circles, which mutually cut one another on the             surface of a globe or sphere.          {Visual angle}, the angle formed by two rays of light, or two             straight lines drawn from the extreme points of an object             to the center of the eye.          {For Angles of commutation}, {draught}, {incidence},       {reflection}, {refraction}, {position}, {repose}, {fraction},             see {Commutation}, {Draught}, {Incidence}, {Reflection},             {Refraction}, etc.
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Draught \Draught\, n. [The same as draft, the spelling with gh       indicating an older pronunciation. See {Draft}, n., {Draw}.]       1. The act of drawing or pulling; as:             (a) The act of moving loads by drawing, as by beasts of                   burden, and the like.                               A general custom of using oxen for all sort of                            draught would be, perhaps, the greatest                            improvement.                                 --Sir W.                                                                               Temple.             (b) The drawing of a bowstring. [Obs.]                               She sent an arrow forth with mighty draught.                                                                               --Spenser.             (c) Act of drawing a net; a sweeping the water for fish.                               Upon the draught of a pond, not one fish was                            left.                                          --Sir M. Hale.             (d) The act of drawing liquor into the mouth and throat;                   the act of drinking.                               In his hands he took the goblet, but a while the                            draught forbore.                           --Trench.             (e) A sudden attack or drawing upon an enemy. [Obs.]                               By drawing sudden draughts upon the enemy when                            he looketh not for you.               --Spenser.             (f) (Mil.) The act of selecting or detaching soldiers; a                   draft (see {Draft}, n., 2)             (g) The act of drawing up, marking out, or delineating;                   representation. --Dryden.          2. That which is drawn; as:             (a) That which is taken by sweeping with a net.                               Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets                            for a draught.                              --Luke v. 4.                               He laid down his pipe, and cast his net, which                            brought him a very great draught. --L'Estrange.             (b) (Mil.) The force drawn; a detachment; -- in this sense                   usually written draft.             (c) The quantity drawn in at once in drinking; a potion or                   potation.                               Disguise thyself as thou wilt, still, Slavery, .                            . . still thou art a bitter draught. --Sterne.                               Low lies that house where nut-brown draughts                            inspired.                                    --Goldsmith.             (d) A sketch, outline, or representation, whether written,                   designed, or drawn; a delineation.                               A draught of a Toleration Act was offered to the                            Parliament by a private member.   --Macaulay.                               No picture or draught of these things from the                            report of the eye.                        --South.             (e) (Com.) An order for the payment of money; -- in this                   sense almost always written draft.             (f) A current of air moving through an inclosed place, as                   through a room or up a chimney. --Thackeray.                               He preferred to go and sit upon the stairs, in .                            . . a strong draught of air, until he was again                            sent for.                                    --Dickens.          3. That which draws; as:             (a) A team of oxen or horses. --Blackstone.             (b) A sink or drain; a privy. --Shak. --Matt. xv. 17.             (c) pl. (Med.) A mild vesicatory; a sinapism; as, to apply                   draughts to the feet.          4. Capacity of being drawn; force necessary to draw;             traction.                         The Hertfordshire wheel plow . . . is of the easiest                      draught.                                             --Mortimer.          5. (Naut.) The depth of water necessary to float a ship, or             the depth a ship sinks in water, especially when laden;             as, a ship of twelve feet draught.          6. (Com.) An allowance on weighable goods. [Eng.] See             {Draft}, 4.          7. A move, as at chess or checkers. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          8. The bevel given to the pattern for a casting, in order             that it may be drawn from the sand without injury to the             mold.          9. (Masonry) See {Draft}, n., 7.          {Angle of draught}, the angle made with the plane over which             a body is drawn by the line in which the pulling force             acts, when the latter has the direction best adapted to             overcome the obstacles of friction and the weight of the             body.          {Black draught}. See under {Black}, a.          {Blast draught}, [or] {Forced draught}, the draught produced             by a blower, as by blowing in air beneath a fire or             drawing out the gases from above it.          {Natural draught}, the draught produced by the atmosphere             flowing, by its own weight, into a chimney wherein the air             is rarefied by heat.          {On draught}, so as to be drawn from the wood (as a cask,             barrel, etc.) in distinction from being bottled; as, ale             on draught.          {Sheer draught}. See under {Sheer}.
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Draught \Draught\ (dr[adot]ft), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Draughted};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Draughting}.]       1. To draw out; to call forth. See {Draft}. --Addison.          2. To diminish or exhaust by drawing. [R.]                         The Parliament so often draughted and drained. --Sir                                                                               W. Scott.          3. To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of,             as in architectural and mechanical drawing.          {Draughting room}, a room draughtsmen to work in, and where             plans are kept.
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Draught \Draught\, a.       1. Used for drawing vehicles, loads, etc.; as, a draught             beast; draught hooks.          2. Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of             air.          3. Used in making drawings; as, draught compasses.          4. Drawn directly from the barrel, or other receptacle, in             distinction from bottled; on draught; -- said of ale,             cider, and the like.          Note: This word, especially in the first and second meanings,                is often written draft, a spelling which is approved by                many authorities.          {Draught box}. See {Draught tube}, below.          {Draught engine} (Mining), an engine used for pumping,             raising heavy weights, and the like.          {Draught hook} (Mil.), one of the hooks on a cannon carriage,             used in drawing the gun backward and forward.          {Draught horse}, a horse employed in drawing loads, plowing,             etc., as distinguished from a saddle horse or carriage             horse.          {Draught net}, a seine or hauling net.          {Draught ox}, an ox employed in hauling loads, plowing, etc.                      {Draught tube} (Water Wheels), an air-tight pipe extending             downward into the tailrace from a turbine wheel located             above it, to make the whole fall available; -- called also             {draught box}.
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Angle \An"gle\ ([acr][nsm]"g'l), n. [F. angle, L. angulus angle,       corner; akin to uncus hook, Gr. 'agky`los bent, crooked,       angular, 'a`gkos a bend or hollow, AS. angel hook, fish-hook,       G. angel, and F. anchor.]       1. The inclosed space near the point where two lines meet; a             corner; a nook.                         Into the utmost angle of the world.   --Spenser.                         To search the tenderest angles of the heart.                                                                               --Milton.          2. (Geom.)             (a) The figure made by. two lines which meet.             (b) The difference of direction of two lines. In the lines                   meet, the point of meeting is the vertex of the angle.          3. A projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment.                         Though but an angle reached him of the stone.                                                                               --Dryden.          4. (Astrol.) A name given to four of the twelve astrological             [bd]houses.[b8] [Obs.] --Chaucer.          5. [AS. angel.] A fishhook; tackle for catching fish,             consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a             rod.                         Give me mine angle: we 'll to the river there.                                                                               --Shak.                         A fisher next his trembling angle bears. --Pope.          {Acute angle}, one less than a right angle, or less than             90[deg].          {Adjacent} or {Contiguous angles}, such as have one leg             common to both angles.          {Alternate angles}. See {Alternate}.          {Angle bar}.             (a) (Carp.) An upright bar at the angle where two faces of                   a polygonal or bay window meet. --Knight.             (b) (Mach.) Same as {Angle iron}.          {Angle bead} (Arch.), a bead worked on or fixed to the angle             of any architectural work, esp. for protecting an angle of             a wall.          {Angle brace}, {Angle tie} (Carp.), a brace across an             interior angle of a wooden frame, forming the hypothenuse             and securing the two side pieces together. --Knight.          {Angle iron} (Mach.), a rolled bar or plate of iron having             one or more angles, used for forming the corners, or             connecting or sustaining the sides of an iron structure to             which it is riveted.          {Angle leaf} (Arch.), a detail in the form of a leaf, more or             less conventionalized, used to decorate and sometimes to             strengthen an angle.          {Angle meter}, an instrument for measuring angles, esp. for             ascertaining the dip of strata.          {Angle shaft} (Arch.), an enriched angle bead, often having a             capital or base, or both.          {Curvilineal angle}, one formed by two curved lines.          {External angles}, angles formed by the sides of any             right-lined figure, when the sides are produced or             lengthened.          {Facial angle}. See under {Facial}.          {Internal angles}, those which are within any right-lined             figure.          {Mixtilineal angle}, one formed by a right line with a curved             line.          {Oblique angle}, one acute or obtuse, in opposition to a             right angle.          {Obtuse angle}, one greater than a right angle, or more than             90[deg].          {Optic angle}. See under {Optic}.          {Rectilineal} or {Right-lined angle}, one formed by two right             lines.          {Right angle}, one formed by a right line falling on another             perpendicularly, or an angle of 90[deg] (measured by a             quarter circle).          {Solid angle}, the figure formed by the meeting of three or             more plane angles at one point.          {Spherical angle}, one made by the meeting of two arcs of             great circles, which mutually cut one another on the             surface of a globe or sphere.          {Visual angle}, the angle formed by two rays of light, or two             straight lines drawn from the extreme points of an object             to the center of the eye.          {For Angles of commutation}, {draught}, {incidence},       {reflection}, {refraction}, {position}, {repose}, {fraction},             see {Commutation}, {Draught}, {Incidence}, {Reflection},             {Refraction}, etc.
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Draught \Draught\, n. [The same as draft, the spelling with gh       indicating an older pronunciation. See {Draft}, n., {Draw}.]       1. The act of drawing or pulling; as:             (a) The act of moving loads by drawing, as by beasts of                   burden, and the like.                               A general custom of using oxen for all sort of                            draught would be, perhaps, the greatest                            improvement.                                 --Sir W.                                                                               Temple.             (b) The drawing of a bowstring. [Obs.]                               She sent an arrow forth with mighty draught.                                                                               --Spenser.             (c) Act of drawing a net; a sweeping the water for fish.                               Upon the draught of a pond, not one fish was                            left.                                          --Sir M. Hale.             (d) The act of drawing liquor into the mouth and throat;                   the act of drinking.                               In his hands he took the goblet, but a while the                            draught forbore.                           --Trench.             (e) A sudden attack or drawing upon an enemy. [Obs.]                               By drawing sudden draughts upon the enemy when                            he looketh not for you.               --Spenser.             (f) (Mil.) The act of selecting or detaching soldiers; a                   draft (see {Draft}, n., 2)             (g) The act of drawing up, marking out, or delineating;                   representation. --Dryden.          2. That which is drawn; as:             (a) That which is taken by sweeping with a net.                               Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets                            for a draught.                              --Luke v. 4.                               He laid down his pipe, and cast his net, which                            brought him a very great draught. --L'Estrange.             (b) (Mil.) The force drawn; a detachment; -- in this sense                   usually written draft.             (c) The quantity drawn in at once in drinking; a potion or                   potation.                               Disguise thyself as thou wilt, still, Slavery, .                            . . still thou art a bitter draught. --Sterne.                               Low lies that house where nut-brown draughts                            inspired.                                    --Goldsmith.             (d) A sketch, outline, or representation, whether written,                   designed, or drawn; a delineation.                               A draught of a Toleration Act was offered to the                            Parliament by a private member.   --Macaulay.                               No picture or draught of these things from the                            report of the eye.                        --South.             (e) (Com.) An order for the payment of money; -- in this                   sense almost always written draft.             (f) A current of air moving through an inclosed place, as                   through a room or up a chimney. --Thackeray.                               He preferred to go and sit upon the stairs, in .                            . . a strong draught of air, until he was again                            sent for.                                    --Dickens.          3. That which draws; as:             (a) A team of oxen or horses. --Blackstone.             (b) A sink or drain; a privy. --Shak. --Matt. xv. 17.             (c) pl. (Med.) A mild vesicatory; a sinapism; as, to apply                   draughts to the feet.          4. Capacity of being drawn; force necessary to draw;             traction.                         The Hertfordshire wheel plow . . . is of the easiest                      draught.                                             --Mortimer.          5. (Naut.) The depth of water necessary to float a ship, or             the depth a ship sinks in water, especially when laden;             as, a ship of twelve feet draught.          6. (Com.) An allowance on weighable goods. [Eng.] See             {Draft}, 4.          7. A move, as at chess or checkers. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          8. The bevel given to the pattern for a casting, in order             that it may be drawn from the sand without injury to the             mold.          9. (Masonry) See {Draft}, n., 7.          {Angle of draught}, the angle made with the plane over which             a body is drawn by the line in which the pulling force             acts, when the latter has the direction best adapted to             overcome the obstacles of friction and the weight of the             body.          {Black draught}. See under {Black}, a.          {Blast draught}, [or] {Forced draught}, the draught produced             by a blower, as by blowing in air beneath a fire or             drawing out the gases from above it.          {Natural draught}, the draught produced by the atmosphere             flowing, by its own weight, into a chimney wherein the air             is rarefied by heat.          {On draught}, so as to be drawn from the wood (as a cask,             barrel, etc.) in distinction from being bottled; as, ale             on draught.          {Sheer draught}. See under {Sheer}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Draught \Draught\ (dr[adot]ft), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Draughted};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Draughting}.]       1. To draw out; to call forth. See {Draft}. --Addison.          2. To diminish or exhaust by drawing. [R.]                         The Parliament so often draughted and drained. --Sir                                                                               W. Scott.          3. To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of,             as in architectural and mechanical drawing.          {Draughting room}, a room draughtsmen to work in, and where             plans are kept.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Draught \Draught\, a.       1. Used for drawing vehicles, loads, etc.; as, a draught             beast; draught hooks.          2. Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of             air.          3. Used in making drawings; as, draught compasses.          4. Drawn directly from the barrel, or other receptacle, in             distinction from bottled; on draught; -- said of ale,             cider, and the like.          Note: This word, especially in the first and second meanings,                is often written draft, a spelling which is approved by                many authorities.          {Draught box}. See {Draught tube}, below.          {Draught engine} (Mining), an engine used for pumping,             raising heavy weights, and the like.          {Draught hook} (Mil.), one of the hooks on a cannon carriage,             used in drawing the gun backward and forward.          {Draught horse}, a horse employed in drawing loads, plowing,             etc., as distinguished from a saddle horse or carriage             horse.          {Draught net}, a seine or hauling net.          {Draught ox}, an ox employed in hauling loads, plowing, etc.                      {Draught tube} (Water Wheels), an air-tight pipe extending             downward into the tailrace from a turbine wheel located             above it, to make the whole fall available; -- called also             {draught box}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Draught \Draught\, a.       1. Used for drawing vehicles, loads, etc.; as, a draught             beast; draught hooks.          2. Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of             air.          3. Used in making drawings; as, draught compasses.          4. Drawn directly from the barrel, or other receptacle, in             distinction from bottled; on draught; -- said of ale,             cider, and the like.          Note: This word, especially in the first and second meanings,                is often written draft, a spelling which is approved by                many authorities.          {Draught box}. See {Draught tube}, below.          {Draught engine} (Mining), an engine used for pumping,             raising heavy weights, and the like.          {Draught hook} (Mil.), one of the hooks on a cannon carriage,             used in drawing the gun backward and forward.          {Draught horse}, a horse employed in drawing loads, plowing,             etc., as distinguished from a saddle horse or carriage             horse.          {Draught net}, a seine or hauling net.          {Draught ox}, an ox employed in hauling loads, plowing, etc.                      {Draught tube} (Water Wheels), an air-tight pipe extending             downward into the tailrace from a turbine wheel located             above it, to make the whole fall available; -- called also             {draught box}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Draught \Draught\, a.       1. Used for drawing vehicles, loads, etc.; as, a draught             beast; draught hooks.          2. Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of             air.          3. Used in making drawings; as, draught compasses.          4. Drawn directly from the barrel, or other receptacle, in             distinction from bottled; on draught; -- said of ale,             cider, and the like.          Note: This word, especially in the first and second meanings,                is often written draft, a spelling which is approved by                many authorities.          {Draught box}. See {Draught tube}, below.          {Draught engine} (Mining), an engine used for pumping,             raising heavy weights, and the like.          {Draught hook} (Mil.), one of the hooks on a cannon carriage,             used in drawing the gun backward and forward.          {Draught horse}, a horse employed in drawing loads, plowing,             etc., as distinguished from a saddle horse or carriage             horse.          {Draught net}, a seine or hauling net.          {Draught ox}, an ox employed in hauling loads, plowing, etc.                      {Draught tube} (Water Wheels), an air-tight pipe extending             downward into the tailrace from a turbine wheel located             above it, to make the whole fall available; -- called also             {draught box}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Draught \Draught\, a.       1. Used for drawing vehicles, loads, etc.; as, a draught             beast; draught hooks.          2. Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of             air.          3. Used in making drawings; as, draught compasses.          4. Drawn directly from the barrel, or other receptacle, in             distinction from bottled; on draught; -- said of ale,             cider, and the like.          Note: This word, especially in the first and second meanings,                is often written draft, a spelling which is approved by                many authorities.          {Draught box}. See {Draught tube}, below.          {Draught engine} (Mining), an engine used for pumping,             raising heavy weights, and the like.          {Draught hook} (Mil.), one of the hooks on a cannon carriage,             used in drawing the gun backward and forward.          {Draught horse}, a horse employed in drawing loads, plowing,             etc., as distinguished from a saddle horse or carriage             horse.          {Draught net}, a seine or hauling net.          {Draught ox}, an ox employed in hauling loads, plowing, etc.                      {Draught tube} (Water Wheels), an air-tight pipe extending             downward into the tailrace from a turbine wheel located             above it, to make the whole fall available; -- called also             {draught box}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Draught \Draught\, a.       1. Used for drawing vehicles, loads, etc.; as, a draught             beast; draught hooks.          2. Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of             air.          3. Used in making drawings; as, draught compasses.          4. Drawn directly from the barrel, or other receptacle, in             distinction from bottled; on draught; -- said of ale,             cider, and the like.          Note: This word, especially in the first and second meanings,                is often written draft, a spelling which is approved by                many authorities.          {Draught box}. See {Draught tube}, below.          {Draught engine} (Mining), an engine used for pumping,             raising heavy weights, and the like.          {Draught hook} (Mil.), one of the hooks on a cannon carriage,             used in drawing the gun backward and forward.          {Draught horse}, a horse employed in drawing loads, plowing,             etc., as distinguished from a saddle horse or carriage             horse.          {Draught net}, a seine or hauling net.          {Draught ox}, an ox employed in hauling loads, plowing, etc.                      {Draught tube} (Water Wheels), an air-tight pipe extending             downward into the tailrace from a turbine wheel located             above it, to make the whole fall available; -- called also             {draught box}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Draught \Draught\, a.       1. Used for drawing vehicles, loads, etc.; as, a draught             beast; draught hooks.          2. Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of             air.          3. Used in making drawings; as, draught compasses.          4. Drawn directly from the barrel, or other receptacle, in             distinction from bottled; on draught; -- said of ale,             cider, and the like.          Note: This word, especially in the first and second meanings,                is often written draft, a spelling which is approved by                many authorities.          {Draught box}. See {Draught tube}, below.          {Draught engine} (Mining), an engine used for pumping,             raising heavy weights, and the like.          {Draught hook} (Mil.), one of the hooks on a cannon carriage,             used in drawing the gun backward and forward.          {Draught horse}, a horse employed in drawing loads, plowing,             etc., as distinguished from a saddle horse or carriage             horse.          {Draught net}, a seine or hauling net.          {Draught ox}, an ox employed in hauling loads, plowing, etc.                      {Draught tube} (Water Wheels), an air-tight pipe extending             downward into the tailrace from a turbine wheel located             above it, to make the whole fall available; -- called also             {draught box}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Draught \Draught\, a.       1. Used for drawing vehicles, loads, etc.; as, a draught             beast; draught hooks.          2. Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of             air.          3. Used in making drawings; as, draught compasses.          4. Drawn directly from the barrel, or other receptacle, in             distinction from bottled; on draught; -- said of ale,             cider, and the like.          Note: This word, especially in the first and second meanings,                is often written draft, a spelling which is approved by                many authorities.          {Draught box}. See {Draught tube}, below.          {Draught engine} (Mining), an engine used for pumping,             raising heavy weights, and the like.          {Draught hook} (Mil.), one of the hooks on a cannon carriage,             used in drawing the gun backward and forward.          {Draught horse}, a horse employed in drawing loads, plowing,             etc., as distinguished from a saddle horse or carriage             horse.          {Draught net}, a seine or hauling net.          {Draught ox}, an ox employed in hauling loads, plowing, etc.                      {Draught tube} (Water Wheels), an air-tight pipe extending             downward into the tailrace from a turbine wheel located             above it, to make the whole fall available; -- called also             {draught box}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Draught \Draught\, a.       1. Used for drawing vehicles, loads, etc.; as, a draught             beast; draught hooks.          2. Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of             air.          3. Used in making drawings; as, draught compasses.          4. Drawn directly from the barrel, or other receptacle, in             distinction from bottled; on draught; -- said of ale,             cider, and the like.          Note: This word, especially in the first and second meanings,                is often written draft, a spelling which is approved by                many authorities.          {Draught box}. See {Draught tube}, below.          {Draught engine} (Mining), an engine used for pumping,             raising heavy weights, and the like.          {Draught hook} (Mil.), one of the hooks on a cannon carriage,             used in drawing the gun backward and forward.          {Draught horse}, a horse employed in drawing loads, plowing,             etc., as distinguished from a saddle horse or carriage             horse.          {Draught net}, a seine or hauling net.          {Draught ox}, an ox employed in hauling loads, plowing, etc.                      {Draught tube} (Water Wheels), an air-tight pipe extending             downward into the tailrace from a turbine wheel located             above it, to make the whole fall available; -- called also             {draught box}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Draught \Draught\, a.       1. Used for drawing vehicles, loads, etc.; as, a draught             beast; draught hooks.          2. Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of             air.          3. Used in making drawings; as, draught compasses.          4. Drawn directly from the barrel, or other receptacle, in             distinction from bottled; on draught; -- said of ale,             cider, and the like.          Note: This word, especially in the first and second meanings,                is often written draft, a spelling which is approved by                many authorities.          {Draught box}. See {Draught tube}, below.          {Draught engine} (Mining), an engine used for pumping,             raising heavy weights, and the like.          {Draught hook} (Mil.), one of the hooks on a cannon carriage,             used in drawing the gun backward and forward.          {Draught horse}, a horse employed in drawing loads, plowing,             etc., as distinguished from a saddle horse or carriage             horse.          {Draught net}, a seine or hauling net.          {Draught ox}, an ox employed in hauling loads, plowing, etc.                      {Draught tube} (Water Wheels), an air-tight pipe extending             downward into the tailrace from a turbine wheel located             above it, to make the whole fall available; -- called also             {draught box}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Draughtboard \Draught"board`\ (-b[omac]rd`), n.       A checkered board on which draughts are played. See       {Checkerboard}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Draught \Draught\ (dr[adot]ft), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Draughted};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Draughting}.]       1. To draw out; to call forth. See {Draft}. --Addison.          2. To diminish or exhaust by drawing. [R.]                         The Parliament so often draughted and drained. --Sir                                                                               W. Scott.          3. To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of,             as in architectural and mechanical drawing.          {Draughting room}, a room draughtsmen to work in, and where             plans are kept.
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Draughthouse \Draught"house`\ (-hous`), n.       A house for the reception of waste matter; a privy. [Obs.]       --2 Kings x. 27.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Draught \Draught\ (dr[adot]ft), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Draughted};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Draughting}.]       1. To draw out; to call forth. See {Draft}. --Addison.          2. To diminish or exhaust by drawing. [R.]                         The Parliament so often draughted and drained. --Sir                                                                               W. Scott.          3. To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of,             as in architectural and mechanical drawing.          {Draughting room}, a room draughtsmen to work in, and where             plans are kept.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Draught \Draught\ (dr[adot]ft), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Draughted};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Draughting}.]       1. To draw out; to call forth. See {Draft}. --Addison.          2. To diminish or exhaust by drawing. [R.]                         The Parliament so often draughted and drained. --Sir                                                                               W. Scott.          3. To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of,             as in architectural and mechanical drawing.          {Draughting room}, a room draughtsmen to work in, and where             plans are kept.
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Draughts \Draughts\, n. pl.       A mild vesicatory. See {Draught}, n., 3       (c) .
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Draughts \Draughts\, n. pl.       A game, now more commonly called {checkers}. See {Checkers}.          Note: {Polish draughts} is sometimes played with 40 pieces on                a board divided into 100 squares. --Am. Cyc.
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Draughtsman \Draughts"man\, n.; pl. {Draughtsmen}.       1. One who draws pleadings or other writings.          2. One who draws plans and sketches of machinery, structures,             and places; also, more generally, one who makes drawings             of any kind.          3. A [bd]man[b8] or piece used in the game of draughts.          4. One who drinks drams; a tippler. [Obs.] --Tatler.
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Draughtsmanship \Draughts"man*ship\, n.       The office, art, or work of a draughtsman.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Draughtsman \Draughts"man\, n.; pl. {Draughtsmen}.       1. One who draws pleadings or other writings.          2. One who draws plans and sketches of machinery, structures,             and places; also, more generally, one who makes drawings             of any kind.          3. A [bd]man[b8] or piece used in the game of draughts.          4. One who drinks drams; a tippler. [Obs.] --Tatler.
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Draughty \Draught"y\, a.       Pertaining to a draught, or current of air; as, a draughtly,       comfortless room.
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Draw-cut \Draw"-cut`\, n.       A single cut with a knife.
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Dresden ware \Dres"den ware`\       A superior kind of decorated porcelain made near Dresden in       Saxony.
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Dress coat \Dress" coat`\       A coat with skirts behind only, as distinct from the frock       coat, of which the skirts surround the body. It is worn on       occasions of ceremony. The dress coat of officers of the       United States army is a full-skirted frock coat.
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Dress goods \Dress" goods"\       A term applied to fabrics for the gowns of women and girls;       -- most commonly to fabrics of mixed materials, but also       applicable to silks, printed linens, and calicoes.
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Good \Good\, n.       1. That which possesses desirable qualities, promotes             success, welfare, or happiness, is serviceable, fit,             excellent, kind, benevolent, etc.; -- opposed to evil.                         There be many that say, Who will show us any good ?                                                                               --Ps. iv. 6.          2. Advancement of interest or happiness; welfare; prosperity;             advantage; benefit; -- opposed to harm, etc.                         The good of the whole community can be promoted only                      by advancing the good of each of the members                      composing it.                                    --Jay.          3. pl. Wares; commodities; chattels; -- formerly used in the             singular in a collective sense. In law, a comprehensive             name for almost all personal property as distinguished             from land or real property. --Wharton.                         He hath made us spend much good.         --Chaucer.                         Thy lands and goods Are, by the laws of Venice,                      confiscate Unto the state of Venice.   --Shak.          {Dress goods}, {Dry goods}, etc. See in the Vocabulary.          {Goods engine}, a freight locomotive. [Eng.]          {Goods train}, a freight train. [Eng.]          {Goods wagon}, a freight car [Eng.] See the Note under {Car},             n., 2.
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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]:
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.
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Drest \Drest\, p. p.       of {Dress}.
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Drier \Dri"er\, compar., Driest \Dri"est\, superl.,       of {Dry}, a.
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Dry \Dry\, a. [Compar. {Drier}; superl. {Driest}.] [OE. dru[?]e,       druye, drie, AS. dryge; akin to LG. dr[94]ge, D. droog, OHG.       trucchan, G. trocken, Icel. draugr a dry log. Cf. {Drought},       {Drouth}, 3d {Drug}.]       1. Free from moisture; having little humidity or none; arid;             not wet or moist; deficient in the natural or normal             supply of moisture, as rain or fluid of any kind; -- said             especially:             (a) Of the weather: Free from rain or mist.                               The weather, we agreed, was too dry for the                            season.                                       --Addison.             (b) Of vegetable matter: Free from juices or sap; not                   succulent; not green; as, dry wood or hay.             (c) Of animals: Not giving milk; as, the cow is dry.             (d) Of persons: Thirsty; needing drink.                               Give the dry fool drink.               -- Shak             (e) Of the eyes: Not shedding tears.                               Not a dry eye was to be seen in the assembly. --                                                                               Prescott.             (f) (Med.) Of certain morbid conditions, in which there is                   entire or comparative absence of moisture; as, dry                   gangrene; dry catarrh.          2. Destitute of that which interests or amuses; barren;             unembellished; jejune; plain.                         These epistles will become less dry, more                      susceptible of ornament.                     --Pope.          3. Characterized by a quality somewhat severe, grave, or             hard; hence, sharp; keen; shrewd; quaint; as, a dry tone             or manner; dry wit.                         He was rather a dry, shrewd kind of body. --W.                                                                               Irving.          4. (Fine Arts) Exhibiting a sharp, frigid preciseness of             execution, or the want of a delicate contour in form, and             of easy transition in coloring.          {Dry area} (Arch.), a small open space reserved outside the             foundation of a building to guard it from damp.          {Dry blow}.             (a) (Med.) A blow which inflicts no wound, and causes no                   effusion of blood.             (b) A quick, sharp blow.          {Dry bone} (Min.), Smithsonite, or carbonate of zinc; -- a             miner's term.          {Dry castor} (Zo[94]l.) a kind of beaver; -- called also             {parchment beaver}.          {Dry cupping}. (Med.) See under {Cupping}.          {Dry dock}. See under {Dock}.          {Dry fat}. See {Dry vat} (below).          {Dry light}, pure unobstructed light; hence, a clear,             impartial view. --Bacon.                         The scientific man must keep his feelings under                      stern control, lest they obtrude into his                      researches, and color the dry light in which alone                      science desires to see its objects.   -- J. C.                                                                               Shairp.          {Dry masonry}. See {Masonry}.          {Dry measure}, a system of measures of volume for dry or             coarse articles, by the bushel, peck, etc.          {Dry pile} (Physics), a form of the Voltaic pile, constructed             without the use of a liquid, affording a feeble current,             and chiefly useful in the construction of electroscopes of             great delicacy; -- called also {Zamboni's , from the names             of the two earliest constructors of it.          {Dry pipe} (Steam Engine), a pipe which conducts dry steam             from a boiler.          {Dry plate} (Photog.), a glass plate having a dry coating             sensitive to light, upon which photographic negatives or             pictures can be made, without moistening.          {Dry-plate process}, the process of photographing with dry             plates.          {Dry point}. (Fine Arts)             (a) An engraving made with the needle instead of the                   burin, in which the work is done nearly as in etching,                   but is finished without the use acid.             (b) A print from such an engraving, usually upon paper.             (c) Hence: The needle with which such an engraving is                   made.          {Dry rent} (Eng. Law), a rent reserved by deed, without a             clause of distress. --Bouvier.          {Dry rot}, a decay of timber, reducing its fibers to the             condition of a dry powdery dust, often accompanied by the             presence of a peculiar fungus ({Merulius lacrymans}),             which is sometimes considered the cause of the decay; but             it is more probable that the real cause is the             decomposition of the wood itself. --D. C. Eaton. Called             also {sap rot}, and, in the United States, {powder post}.             --Hebert.          {Dry stove}, a hothouse adapted to preserving the plants of             arid climates. --Brande & C.          {Dry vat}, a vat, basket, or other receptacle for dry             articles.          {Dry wine}, that in which the saccharine matter and             fermentation were so exactly balanced, that they have             wholly neutralized each other, and no sweetness is             perceptible; -- opposed to {sweet wine}, in which the             saccharine matter is in excess.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Landdrost \[d8]Land"drost`\, n.; pl. {-drosten} . Sometimes       incorrectly Landtrost \Landtrost\ [D., fr. land land + drost       a kind of official; akin to G. truchsess.] In Cape Colony:       (a) A chief magistrate in rural districts. He was replaced in             1827 by [bd]resident magistrates.[b8]       (b) The president of the Heemraad.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drought \Drought\, n. [OE. droght, drougth, dru[?][?], AS.       druga[?], from drugian to dry. See {Dry}, and cf. {Drouth},       which shows the original final sound.]       1. Dryness; want of rain or of water; especially, such             dryness of the weather as affects the earth, and prevents             the growth of plants; aridity.                         The drought of March hath pierced to the root.                                                                               --Chaucer.                         In a drought the thirsty creatures cry. --Dryden.          2. Thirst; want of drink. --Johnson.          3. Scarcity; lack.                         A drought of Christian writers caused a dearth of                      all history.                                       --Fuller.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Droughtiness \Drought"i*ness\, n.       A state of dryness of the weather; want of rain.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Droughty \Drought"y\, a.       1. Characterized by drought; wanting rain; arid; adust.                         Droughty and parched countries.         --Ray.          2. Dry; thirsty; wanting drink.                         Thy droughty throat.                           --Philips.
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]:
Drowsihead \Drow"si*head\, n.       Drowsiness. --Thomson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drowsihed \Drow"si*hed\, n.       Drowsihead. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drugget \Drug"get\, n. [F. droguet, prop. dim. of drogue trash,       stuff, perh, the same word as drogue drug, but cf. also W.       drwg evil, bad, Ir. & Gael. droch, Arm. droug, drouk. See 3d       {Drug}.]       (a) A coarse woolen cloth dyed of one color or printed on one             side; generally used as a covering for carpets.       (b) By extension, any material used for the same purpose.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drugster \Drug"ster\, n.       A druggist. [Obs.] --Boule.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drusy \Dru"sy\, Drused \Drused\, a. (Min.)       Covered with a large number of minute crystals.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dry goods \Dry" goods`\       A commercial name for textile fabrics, cottons, woolens,       linen, silks, laces, etc., -- in distinction from groceries.       [U.S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Good \Good\, n.       1. That which possesses desirable qualities, promotes             success, welfare, or happiness, is serviceable, fit,             excellent, kind, benevolent, etc.; -- opposed to evil.                         There be many that say, Who will show us any good ?                                                                               --Ps. iv. 6.          2. Advancement of interest or happiness; welfare; prosperity;             advantage; benefit; -- opposed to harm, etc.                         The good of the whole community can be promoted only                      by advancing the good of each of the members                      composing it.                                    --Jay.          3. pl. Wares; commodities; chattels; -- formerly used in the             singular in a collective sense. In law, a comprehensive             name for almost all personal property as distinguished             from land or real property. --Wharton.                         He hath made us spend much good.         --Chaucer.                         Thy lands and goods Are, by the laws of Venice,                      confiscate Unto the state of Venice.   --Shak.          {Dress goods}, {Dry goods}, etc. See in the Vocabulary.          {Goods engine}, a freight locomotive. [Eng.]          {Goods train}, a freight train. [Eng.]          {Goods wagon}, a freight car [Eng.] See the Note under {Car},             n., 2.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Steam \Steam\, n. [OE. stem, steem, vapor, flame, AS. ste[a0]m       vapor, smoke, odor; akin to D. stoom steam, perhaps       originally, a pillar, or something rising like a pillar; cf.       Gr. [?] to erect, [?] a pillar, and E. stand.]       1. The elastic, a[89]riform fluid into which water is             converted when heated to the boiling points; water in the             state of vapor.          2. The mist formed by condensed vapor; visible vapor; -- so             called in popular usage.          3. Any exhalation. [bd]A steam og rich, distilled             perfumes.[b8] --Milton.          {Dry steam}, steam which does not contain water held in             suspension mechanically; -- sometimes applied to             superheated steam.          {Exhaust steam}. See under {Exhaust}.          {High steam}, [or] {High-pressure steam}, steam of which the             pressure greatly exceeds that of the atmosphere.          {Low steam}, [or] {Low-pressure steam}, steam of which the             pressure is less than, equal to, or not greatly above,             that of the atmosphere.          {Saturated steam}, steam at the temperature of the boiling             point which corresponds to its pressure; -- sometimes also             applied to {wet steam}.          {Superheated steam}, steam heated to a temperature higher             than the boiling point corresponding to its pressure. It             can not exist in contact with water, nor contain water,             and resembles a perfect gas; -- called also {surcharged             steam}, {anhydrous steam}, and {steam gas}.          {Wet steam}, steam which contains water held in suspension             mechanically; -- called also {misty steam}.          Note: Steam is often used adjectively, and in combination, to                denote, produced by heat, or operated by power, derived                from steam, in distinction from other sources of power;                as in steam boiler or steam-boiler, steam dredger or                steam-dredger, steam engine or steam-engine, steam                heat, steam plow or steam-plow, etc.          {Steam blower}.             (a) A blower for producing a draught consisting of a jet                   or jets of steam in a chimney or under a fire.             (b) A fan blower driven directly by a steam engine.          {Steam boiler}, a boiler for producing steam. See {Boiler},             3, and Note. In the illustration, the shell a of the             boiler is partly in section, showing the tubes, or flues,             which the hot gases, from the fire beneath the boiler,             enter, after traversing the outside of the shell, and             through which the gases are led to the smoke pipe d, which             delivers them to the chimney; b is the manhole; c the             dome; e the steam pipe; f the feed and blow-off pipe; g             the safety value; hthe water gauge.          {Steam car}, a car driven by steam power, or drawn by a             locomotive.          {Steam carriage}, a carriage upon wheels moved on common             roads by steam.          {Steam casing}. See {Steam jacket}, under {Jacket}.          {Steam chest}, the box or chamber from which steam is             distributed to the cylinder of a steam engine, steam pump,             etc., and which usually contains one or more values; --             called also {valve chest}, and {valve box}. See Illust. of             {Slide valve}, under {Slide}.          {Steam chimney}, an annular chamber around the chimney of a             boiler furnace, for drying steam.          {Steam coil}, a coil of pipe, or collection of connected             pipes, for containing steam; -- used for heating, drying,             etc.          {Steam colors} (Calico Printing), colors in which the             chemical reaction fixed the coloring matter in the fiber             is produced by steam.          {Steam cylinder}, the cylinder of a steam engine, which             contains the piston. See Illust. of {Slide valve}, under             {Slide}.          {Steam dome} (Steam Boilers), a chamber upon the top of the             boiler, from which steam is conduced to the engine. See             Illust. of Steam boiler, above.          {Steam fire engine}, a fire engine consisting of a steam             boiler and engine, and pump which is driven by the engine,             combined and mounted on wheels. It is usually drawn by             horses, but is sometimes made self-propelling.          {Steam fitter}, a fitter of steam pipes.          {Steam fitting}, the act or the occupation of a steam fitter;             also, a pipe fitting for steam pipes.          {Steam gas}. See {Superheated steam}, above.          {Steam gauge}, an instrument for indicating the pressure of             the steam in a boiler. The {mercurial steam gauge} is a             bent tube partially filled with mercury, one end of which             is connected with the boiler while the other is open to             the air, so that the steam by its pressure raises the             mercury in the long limb of the tume to a height             proportioned to that pressure. A more common form,             especially for high pressures, consists of a spring             pressed upon by the steam, and connected with the pointer             of a dial. The spring may be a flattened, bent tube,             closed at one end, which the entering steam tends to             straighten, or it may be a diaphragm of elastic metal, or             a mass of confined air, etc.          {Steam gun}, a machine or contrivance from which projectiles             may be thrown by the elastic force of steam.          {Steam hammer}, a hammer for forging, which is worked             directly by steam; especially, a hammer which is guided             vertically and operated by a vertical steam cylinder             located directly over an anvil. In the variety known as             Nasmyth's, the cylinder is fixed, and the hammer is             attached to the piston rod. In that known as Condie's, the             piston is fixed, and the hammer attached to the lower end             of the cylinder.          {Steam heater}.             (a) A radiator heated by steam.             (b) An apparatus consisting of a steam boiler, radiator,                   piping, and fixures for warming a house by steam.          {Steam jacket}. See under {Jacket}.          {Steam packet}, a packet or vessel propelled by steam, and             running periodically between certain ports.          {Steam pipe}, any pipe for conveying steam; specifically, a             pipe through which steam is supplied to an engine.          {Steam plow} [or] {plough}, a plow, or gang of plows, moved             by a steam engine.          {Steam port}, an opening for steam to pass through, as from             the steam chest into the cylinder.          {Steam power}, the force or energy of steam applied to             produce results; power derived from a steam engine.          {Steam propeller}. See {Propeller}.          {Steam pump}, a small pumping engine operated by steam. It is             usually direct-acting.          {Steam room} (Steam Boilers), the space in the boiler above             the water level, and in the dome, which contains steam.          {Steam table}, a table on which are dishes heated by steam             for keeping food warm in the carving room of a hotel,             restaurant, etc.          {Steam trap}, a self-acting device by means of which water             that accumulates in a pipe or vessel containing steam will             be discharged without permitting steam to escape.          {Steam tug}, a steam vessel used in towing or propelling             ships.          {Steam vessel}, a vessel propelled by steam; a steamboat or             steamship; -- a steamer.          {Steam whistle}, an apparatus attached to a steam boiler, as             of a locomotive, through which steam is rapidly             discharged, producing a loud whistle which serves as a             warning signal. The steam issues from a narrow annular             orifice around the upper edge of the lower cup or             hemisphere, striking the thin edge of the bell above it,             and producing sound in the manner of an organ pipe or a             common whistle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stove \Stove\, n. [D. stoof a foot stove, originally, a heated       room, a room for a bath; akin to G. stube room, OHG. stuba a       heated room, AS. stofe, Icel. stofa a room, bathing room, Sw.       stufva, stuga, a room, Dan. stue; of unknown origin. Cf.       {Estufa}, {Stew}, {Stufa}.]       1. A house or room artificially warmed or heated; a forcing             house, or hothouse; a drying room; -- formerly,             designating an artificially warmed dwelling or room, a             parlor, or a bathroom, but now restricted, in this sense,             to heated houses or rooms used for horticultural purposes             or in the processes of the arts.                         When most of the waiters were commanded away to                      their supper, the parlor or stove being nearly                      emptied, in came a company of musketeers. --Earl of                                                                               Strafford.                         How tedious is it to them that live in stoves and                      caves half a year together, as in Iceland, Muscovy,                      or under the pole!                              --Burton.          2. An apparatus, consisting essentially of a receptacle for             fuel, made of iron, brick, stone, or tiles, and variously             constructed, in which fire is made or kept for warming a             room or a house, or for culinary or other purposes.          {Cooking stove}, a stove with an oven, opening for pots,             kettles, and the like, -- used for cooking.          {Dry stove}. See under {Dry}.          {Foot stove}. See under {Foot}.          {Franklin stove}. See in the Vocabulary.          {Stove plant} (Bot.), a plant which requires artificial heat             to make it grow in cold or cold temperate climates.          {Stove plate}, thin iron castings for the parts of stoves.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dry \Dry\, a. [Compar. {Drier}; superl. {Driest}.] [OE. dru[?]e,       druye, drie, AS. dryge; akin to LG. dr[94]ge, D. droog, OHG.       trucchan, G. trocken, Icel. draugr a dry log. Cf. {Drought},       {Drouth}, 3d {Drug}.]       1. Free from moisture; having little humidity or none; arid;             not wet or moist; deficient in the natural or normal             supply of moisture, as rain or fluid of any kind; -- said             especially:             (a) Of the weather: Free from rain or mist.                               The weather, we agreed, was too dry for the                            season.                                       --Addison.             (b) Of vegetable matter: Free from juices or sap; not                   succulent; not green; as, dry wood or hay.             (c) Of animals: Not giving milk; as, the cow is dry.             (d) Of persons: Thirsty; needing drink.                               Give the dry fool drink.               -- Shak             (e) Of the eyes: Not shedding tears.                               Not a dry eye was to be seen in the assembly. --                                                                               Prescott.             (f) (Med.) Of certain morbid conditions, in which there is                   entire or comparative absence of moisture; as, dry                   gangrene; dry catarrh.          2. Destitute of that which interests or amuses; barren;             unembellished; jejune; plain.                         These epistles will become less dry, more                      susceptible of ornament.                     --Pope.          3. Characterized by a quality somewhat severe, grave, or             hard; hence, sharp; keen; shrewd; quaint; as, a dry tone             or manner; dry wit.                         He was rather a dry, shrewd kind of body. --W.                                                                               Irving.          4. (Fine Arts) Exhibiting a sharp, frigid preciseness of             execution, or the want of a delicate contour in form, and             of easy transition in coloring.          {Dry area} (Arch.), a small open space reserved outside the             foundation of a building to guard it from damp.          {Dry blow}.             (a) (Med.) A blow which inflicts no wound, and causes no                   effusion of blood.             (b) A quick, sharp blow.          {Dry bone} (Min.), Smithsonite, or carbonate of zinc; -- a             miner's term.          {Dry castor} (Zo[94]l.) a kind of beaver; -- called also             {parchment beaver}.          {Dry cupping}. (Med.) See under {Cupping}.          {Dry dock}. See under {Dock}.          {Dry fat}. See {Dry vat} (below).          {Dry light}, pure unobstructed light; hence, a clear,             impartial view. --Bacon.                         The scientific man must keep his feelings under                      stern control, lest they obtrude into his                      researches, and color the dry light in which alone                      science desires to see its objects.   -- J. C.                                                                               Shairp.          {Dry masonry}. See {Masonry}.          {Dry measure}, a system of measures of volume for dry or             coarse articles, by the bushel, peck, etc.          {Dry pile} (Physics), a form of the Voltaic pile, constructed             without the use of a liquid, affording a feeble current,             and chiefly useful in the construction of electroscopes of             great delicacy; -- called also {Zamboni's , from the names             of the two earliest constructors of it.          {Dry pipe} (Steam Engine), a pipe which conducts dry steam             from a boiler.          {Dry plate} (Photog.), a glass plate having a dry coating             sensitive to light, upon which photographic negatives or             pictures can be made, without moistening.          {Dry-plate process}, the process of photographing with dry             plates.          {Dry point}. (Fine Arts)             (a) An engraving made with the needle instead of the                   burin, in which the work is done nearly as in etching,                   but is finished without the use acid.             (b) A print from such an engraving, usually upon paper.             (c) Hence: The needle with which such an engraving is                   made.          {Dry rent} (Eng. Law), a rent reserved by deed, without a             clause of distress. --Bouvier.          {Dry rot}, a decay of timber, reducing its fibers to the             condition of a dry powdery dust, often accompanied by the             presence of a peculiar fungus ({Merulius lacrymans}),             which is sometimes considered the cause of the decay; but             it is more probable that the real cause is the             decomposition of the wood itself. --D. C. Eaton. Called             also {sap rot}, and, in the United States, {powder post}.             --Hebert.          {Dry stove}, a hothouse adapted to preserving the plants of             arid climates. --Brande & C.          {Dry vat}, a vat, basket, or other receptacle for dry             articles.          {Dry wine}, that in which the saccharine matter and             fermentation were so exactly balanced, that they have             wholly neutralized each other, and no sweetness is             perceptible; -- opposed to {sweet wine}, in which the             saccharine matter is in excess.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dry-shod \Dry"-shod`\, a.       Without wetting the feet.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dry-stone \Dry"-stone`\, a.       Constructed of uncemented stone. [bd]Dry-stone walls.[b8]       --Sir W. Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Durst \Durst\, imp.       of {Dare}. See {Dare}, v. i.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dare \Dare\, v. i. [imp. {Durst}or {Dared}; p. p. {Dared}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Daring}.] [OE. I dar, dear, I dare, imp.       dorste, durste, AS. ic dear I dare, imp. dorste. inf. durran;       akin to OS. gidar, gidorsta, gidurran, OHG. tar, torsta,       turran, Goth. gadar, gada[a3]rsta, Gr. tharsei^n, tharrei^n,       to be bold, tharsy`s bold, Skr. Dhrsh to be bold. [root]70.]       To have adequate or sufficient courage for any purpose; to be       bold or venturesome; not to be afraid; to venture.                   I dare do all that may become a man; Who dares do more                is none.                                                --Shak.                   Why then did not the ministers use their new law?                Bacause they durst not, because they could not.                                                                               --Macaulay.                   Who dared to sully her sweet love with suspicion.                                                                               --Thackeray.                   The tie of party was stronger than the tie of blood,                because a partisan was more ready to dare without                asking why.                                             --Jowett                                                                               (Thu[?]yd.).          Note: The present tense, I dare, is really an old past tense,                so that the third person is he dare, but the form he                dares is now often used, and will probably displace the                obsolescent he dare, through grammatically as incorrect                as he shalls or he cans. --Skeat.                            The pore dar plede (the poor man dare plead).                                                                               --P. Plowman.                            You know one dare not discover you. --Dryden.                            The fellow dares not deceive me.   --Shak.                            Here boldly spread thy hands, no venom'd weed                         Dares blister them, no slimy snail dare creep.                                                                               --Beau. & Fl.          Note: Formerly durst was also used as the present. Sometimes                the old form dare is found for durst or dared.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dyer \Dy"er\, n.       One whose occupation is to dye cloth and the like.          {Dyer's broom}, {Dyer's rocket}, {Dyer's weed}. See {Dyer's             broom}, under {Broom}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Darrouzett, TX (town, FIPS 19288)       Location: 36.44510 N, 100.32542 W       Population (1990): 343 (197 housing units)       Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Derrick City, PA       Zip code(s): 16727
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Dorset, OH       Zip code(s): 44032    Dorset, VT       Zip code(s): 05251
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Dracut, MA       Zip code(s): 01826
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Dresden, KS (city, FIPS 18600)       Location: 39.62142 N, 100.41966 W       Population (1990): 73 (41 housing units)       Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 67635    Dresden, ME       Zip code(s): 04342    Dresden, NY (village, FIPS 20896)       Location: 42.68307 N, 76.95693 W       Population (1990): 339 (149 housing units)       Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 14441    Dresden, OH (village, FIPS 22610)       Location: 40.12183 N, 82.01114 W       Population (1990): 1581 (672 housing units)       Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)    Dresden, TN (town, FIPS 21540)       Location: 36.27743 N, 88.69045 W       Population (1990): 2488 (1102 housing units)       Area: 13.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 38225
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
dark-side hacker n.   A criminal or malicious hacker; a    {cracker}.   From George Lucas's Darth Vader, "seduced by the dark    side of the Force".   The implication that hackers form a sort of    elite of technological Jedi Knights is intended.   Oppose {samurai}.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
doorstop n.   Used to describe equipment that is non-functional    and halfway expected to remain so, especially obsolete equipment    kept around for political reasons or ostensibly as a backup.   "When    we get another Wyse-50 in here, that ADM 3 will turn into a    doorstop."   Compare {boat anchor}.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
drugged adj.   (also `on drugs') 1. Conspicuously stupid,    heading toward {brain-damaged}.   Often accompanied by a pantomime of    toking a joint.   2. Of hardware, very slow relative to normal    performance.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
dark-side hacker          A criminal or malicious hacker; a {cracker}.   From George       Lucas's Darth Vader, "seduced by the dark side of the Force".       The implication that hackers form a sort of elite of       technological Jedi Knights is intended.          Opposite: {samurai}.          [{Jargon File}]          (1997-04-28)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
DDR-SDRAM          {Double Data Rate Random Access Memory}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Dhrystone          A short {synthetic benchmark} program by Reinhold       Weicker , ,       intended to be representative of system (integer) programming.       It is available in {ADA}, {Pascal} and {C}.          The current version is Dhrystone 2.1.   The author says,       "Relying on MIPS V1.1 (the result of V1.1) numbers can be       hazardous to your professional health."          Due to its small size, the memory system outside the {cache}       is not tested.   Compilers can too easily optimise for       Dhrystone.   String operations are somewhat over-represented.          {Sources (ftp://ftp.nosc.mil/pub/aburto/)}.          {Results       (http://performance.netlib.org/performance/html/dhrystone.data.col0.html)}.          (2002-03-26)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Direct Client to Client Protocol          (DCC) An {IRC} {protocol} created to allow users       to chat privately and to send and receive files directly       instead of having to go thorugh the IRC servers.   DCC protects       users from being monitored by IRC Server operators that have       enabled conversation logging.   It also allows much more       efficient use of available {bandwidth} as the data does not       need to be {broadcast} all over the world just to reach a       specific user.          The available DCC commands include DCC CHAT (direct user to       user chat), DCC SEND (direct user to user file send) and DCC       GET (file acknowledgement from a receiver).          (1995-04-12)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Direct Connection          A re-seller of {Internet} connections to the {PIPEX}       {backbone}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Direct Inward Dialing          (DID) A service offered by telephone       companies which allows the last 3 or 4 digits of a phone       number to be transmitted to the destination {exchange}.          For example, a company could have 10 incoming lines, all with       the number 234 000.   If a caller dials 234 697, the call is       sent to 234 000 (the company's exchange), and the digits 697       are transmitted.   The company's exchange then routes the call       to extension 697.   This gives the impression of 1000 direct       dial lines, whereas in fact there are only 10.   Obviously,       only 10 at a time can be used.          This system is also used by {fax servers}.   Instead of an       exchange at the end of the 234 000 line, a computer running       fax server software and {fax modem} cards uses the last three       digits to identify the recipient of the fax.   This allows 1000       people to have their own individual fax numbers, even though       there is only one 'fax machine'.          {Dictionary of PC Hardware and Data Communications Terms       (http://www.ora.com/reference/dictionary/terms/D/Direct_Inward_Dialing.htm)}.          (1997-06-29)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
direct mapped cache          A {cache} where the cache location for a given       address is determined from the middle address bits.   If the       {cache line} size is 2^n then the bottom n address bits       correspond to an offset within a cache entry.   If the cache       can hold 2^m entries then the next m address bits give the       cache location.   The remaining top address bits are stored as       a "tag" along with the entry.          In this scheme, there is no choice of which block to flush on       a cache miss since there is only one place for any block to       go.   This simple scheme has the disadvantage that if the       program alternately accesses different addresses which map to       the same cache location then it will suffer a cache miss on       every access to these locations.   This kind of {cache       conflict} is quite likely on a multi-processor.   See also       {fully associative cache}, {set associative cache}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Direct Memory Access          (DMA) A facility of some architectures which       allows a peripheral to read and write memory without       intervention by the CPU.   DMA is a limited form of {bus       master}ing.          (1996-08-23)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Direct-Access Storage Device          (DASD) {IBM} {mainframe} terminology for a {disk       drive}, in contrast with a tape drive which is a sequential       access device.          (1995-03-01)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
directed acyclic graph          (DAG) A {directed graph} containing no cycles.   This means       that if there is a route from node A to node B then there is       no way back.          (1994-12-07)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
directed graph          (digraph) A graph with one-way edges.          See also {directed acyclic graph}.          (1994-11-11)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Directed Oc          (Doc) A language related to {Oc}.          ["Programming Language Doc and Its Self-Description, or 'X=X       Is Considered Harmful'", M. Hirata, Proc 3rd Conf Japan Soc       Soft Sci Tech, pp. 69-72, 1986].          (1999-10-08)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
directed set          A {set} X is directed under some {relation}, <= (less       than or equal), if it is non-empty and if for any two elements       x and y there exists an element z such that x <= z and y <= z.       I.e. all pairs have an {upper bound}.          (1994-11-11)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
directional coupler          (tap) A {passive} device used in {cable}       systems to divide and combine radio frequency signals.   A       directional coupler has at least three ports: line in, line       out, and the tap.   The signal passes between line in and line       out ports with loss referred to as the {insertion loss}.   A       small portion of the signal power applied to the line in port       passes to the tap port.   A signal applied to the tap port is       passed to the line in port less the tap attenuation value.       The tap signals are isolated from the line out port to prevent       reflections.   A signal applied to the line out port passes to       the line in port and is isolated from the tap port.   Some       devices provide more than one tap output line (multi-taps).          (1995-12-23)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Directly Executable Test Oriented Language          (DETOL) A simple language to control a specific       type of test equipment.          ["Improved DETOL Programming Manual for the Series 5500       Automatic Test System", Pub. 5500-31-0-1, AAI Corporation   Sep       1973].          (1995-09-29)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
directory          A node in a hierarchical {file system} which       contains zero or more other nodes - generally, {files} or       other directories.          Compare {folder}.          (1997-04-10)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Directory Access Protocol          X.500 protocol used for communication between a Directory User       Agent and a Directory System Agent.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
directory service          A structured repository of information       on people and resources within an organisation, facilitating       management and communication.          On a {LAN} or {WAN} the directory service identifies all       aspects of the {network} including users, software, hardware,       and the various rights and policies assigned to each.   As a       result applications can access information without knowing       where a particular resource is physically located, and users       interact oblivious to the network {topology} and {protocols}.          To allow {heterogeneous networks} to share directory       information the {ITU} proposed a common structure called       {X.500}.   However, its complexity and lack of seamless       {Internet} support led to the development of {Lightweight       Directory Access Protocol} (LDAP) which has continued to       evolve under the aegis of the {IETF}.   Despite its name {LDAP}       is too closely linked to {X.500} to be "lightweight".          {LDAP} was adopted by several companies such as {Netscape       Communications Corporation} (Netscape Directory Server) and       has become a {de facto standard} for directory services.       Other LDAP compatible offerings include {Novell, Inc.}'s       {Novell Directory Services} (NDS) and {Microsoft       Corporation}'s {Active Directory}.   The Netscape and Novell       products are available for {Windows NT} and {Unix}       {platforms}.   {Novell Directory Services} also run on Novell       platforms. {Microsoft Corporation}'s {Active Directory} is an       integral part of {Microsoft's Windows 2000} and although it       can interface with directory services running on other systems       it is not available for other platforms.          (2001-01-02)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Directory System Agent          (DSA) The software that provides the {X.500} Directory Service       for a portion of the directory information base.   Generally,       each DSA is responsible for the directory information for a       single organisation or organisational unit.          (1994-12-07)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Directory User Agent          (DUA) The software that accesses the {X.500} Directory Service       on behalf of the directory user.   The directory user may be a       person or another software element.          (1994-12-07)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
DirectX          A {Microsoft} programming interface       {standard}, first included with {Windows 95}.   DirectX gives       (games) programmers a standard way to gain direct access to       enhanced hardware features under Windows 95 instead of going       via the Windows 95 {GDI}.   Some DirectX code runs faster than       the equivalent under {MS DOS}.          DirectX promises performance improvements for graphics, sound,       video, 3D, and network capabilites of games, but only where       both hardware and software support DirectX.          DirectX 2 introduced the Direct3D interface.   Version 5 was       current at 1998-02-01.   Version 8.1 is included in {Windows       XP}.          Current version: 8.1 (as of 2001-12-31).          {Home (http://www.microsoft.com/directx/)}.          (2001-12-31)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
doorstop          Used to describe equipment that is non-functional and halfway       expected to remain so, especially obsolete equipment kept       around for political reasons or ostensibly as a backup.   "When       we get another Wyse-50 in here, that ADM 3 will turn into a       doorstop."          Compare {boat anchor}.          [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
drugged          (Or "on drugs") 1. Conspicuously stupid, heading toward       {brain-damaged}.   Often accompanied by a pantomime of toking a       joint.          2. Of hardware, very slow relative to normal performance.          [{Jargon File}]
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Draught-house       (2 Kings 10:27). Jehu ordered the temple of Baal to be       destroyed, and the place to be converted to the vile use of       receiving offal or ordure. (Comp. Matt. 15:17.)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Drought       From the middle of May to about the middle of August the land of       Palestine is dry. It is then the "drought of summer" (Gen.       31:40; Ps. 32:4), and the land suffers (Deut. 28:23: Ps. 102:4),       vegetation being preserved only by the dews (Hag. 1:11). (See {DEW}.)