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   Dame Daphne du Maurier
         n 1: English writer of melodramatic novels (1907-1989) [syn: {du
               Maurier}, {Daphne du Maurier}, {Dame Daphne du Maurier}]

English Dictionary: done with(p) by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
danaid butterfly
n
  1. large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste
    Synonym(s): danaid, danaid butterfly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dandified
adj
  1. affecting extreme elegance in dress and manner [syn: dandified, dandyish, foppish]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dandify
v
  1. dress like a dandy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dandy fever
n
  1. an infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and joints
    Synonym(s): dengue, dengue fever, dandy fever, breakbone fever
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dehumidify
v
  1. make less humid; "The air conditioner dehumidifies the air in the summer"
    Antonym(s): humidify, moisturise, moisturize
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
denotive
adj
  1. having the power of explicitly denoting or designating or naming
    Synonym(s): denotative, denotive
    Antonym(s): connotative
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dentifrice
n
  1. a substance for cleaning the teeth; applied with a toothbrush
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Diane de Poitiers
n
  1. French noblewoman who was the mistress of Henry II; she had more influence over him than did his wife Catherine de Medicis (1499-1566)
    Synonym(s): Diane de Poitiers, Duchesse de Valentinois
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Dimetapp
n
  1. trade name for a drug containing an antihistamine and a decongestant; used to relieve nasal congestion and to treat rhinitis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Donato Bramante
n
  1. great Italian architect of the High Renaissance in Italy (1444-1514)
    Synonym(s): Bramante, Donato Bramante, Donato d'Agnolo Bramante
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
downy woodpecker
n
  1. small North American woodpecker with black and white plumage and a small bill
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Amadavat \[d8]Am`a*da*vat"\, n. [Indian name. From Ahmedabad,
      a city from which it was imported to Europe.] (Zo[94]l.)
      The strawberry finch, a small Indian song bird ({Estrelda
      amandava}), commonly caged and kept for fighting. The female
      is olive brown; the male, in summer, mostly crimson; --
      called also {red waxbill}. [Written also {amaduvad} and
      {avadavat}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Amd2b91um \[d8]Am`[d2]*b[91]"um\, n. [L. am[d2]baeus, Gr. [?],
      alternate; L. amoebaeum carmen, Gr. [?] [?], a responsive
      song, fr. [?] change.]
      A poem in which persons are represented at speaking
      alternately; as the third and seventh eclogues of Virgil.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Amd2bea \[d8]Am`[d2]*be"a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo[94]l.)
      That division of the Rhizopoda which includes the am[d2]ba
      and similar forms.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Ametabola \[d8]Am`e*tab"o*la\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A group of insects which do not undergo any metamorphosis.
      [Written also {Ametabolia}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Anadiplosis \[d8]An`a*di*plo"sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?]; [?] +
      [?] to double, [?], [?], twofold, double.] (Rhet.)
      A repetition of the last word or any prominent word in a
      sentence or clause, at the beginning of the next, with an
      adjunct idea; as, [bd]He retained his virtues amidst all his
      misfortunes -- misfortunes which no prudence could foresee or
      prevent.[b8]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Anatifa \[d8]A*nat"i*fa\, n.; pl. {Anatif[91]}. [NL., contr.
      fr. anatifera. See {Anatiferous}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      An animal of the barnacle tribe, of the genus {Lepas}, having
      a fleshy stem or peduncle; a goose barnacle. See
      {Cirripedia}.
  
      Note: The term Anatif[91], in the plural, is often used for
               the whole group of pedunculated cirripeds.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Antependium \[d8]An`te*pen"di*um\, n. [LL., fr. L. ante +
      pendere to hang.] (Eccl.)
      The hangings or screen in front of the altar; an altar cloth;
      the frontal. --Smollett.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Antepenult \An`te*pe"nult\, d8Antepenultima
   \[d8]An`te*pe*nult"i*ma\, n. [L. antepaenultima (sc. syllaba)
      antepenultimate; ante before + paenultimus the last but one;
      paene almost + ultimus last.] (Pros.)
      The last syllable of a word except two, as -syl- in
      monosyllable.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Anthobranchia \[d8]An`tho*bran"chi*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.
      'a`nqos flower + [?] gills, n. pl.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A division of nudibranchiate Mollusca, in which the gills
      form a wreath or cluster upon the posterior part of the back.
      See {Nudibranchiata}, and {Doris}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Antibacchius \[d8]An`ti*bac*chi"us\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?] +
      [?]. See {Bacchius}.] (Pros.)
      A foot of three syllables, the first two long, and the last
      short (#).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Antibrachium \[d8]An`ti*brach"i*um\, n. [NL.] (Anat.)
      That part of the fore limb between the brachium and the
      carpus; the forearm.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Antiperistasis \[d8]An`ti*pe*ris"ta*sis\, n. [Gr. [?]; [?]
      against + [?] a standing around, fr. [?] to stand around; [?]
      around + [?] to stand.]
      Opposition by which the quality opposed asquires strength;
      resistance or reaction roused by opposition or by the action
      of an opposite principle or quality.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Antiphrasis \[d8]An*tiph"ra*sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?]
      to express by antithesis or negation.] (Rhet.)
      The use of words in a sense opposite to their proper meaning;
      as when a court of justice is called a court of vengeance.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Antiptosis \[d8]An`tip*to"sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?]; [?]
      against + [?] a falling, a case, [?] to fall.] (Gram.)
      The putting of one case for another.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Antipyresis \[d8]An`ti*py*re"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?]
      against + [?] to be feverish, fr. [?] fire.] (Med.)
      The condition or state of being free from fever.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Endophld2um \[d8]En`do*phl[d2]"um\
      ([ecr]n`d[omac]*fl[emac]"[ucr]m), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'e`ndon
      within + floio`s bark.] (Bot.)
      The inner layer of the bark of trees.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Endophragma \[d8]En`do*phrag"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'e`ndon +
      fra`gma a fence.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A chitinous structure above the nervous cord in the thorax of
      certain Crustacea.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Endoplasma \[d8]En`do*plas"ma\, n. [NL. See {Endoplasm}.]
      (Biol.)
      Same as {Entoplasm} and {Endosarc}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Endoplastica \[d8]En`do*plas"ti*ca\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?]
      within + [?] plastic.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A group of Rhizopoda having a distinct nucleus, as the
      am[oe]ba.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Endopleura \[d8]En`do*pleu"ra\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] within +
      [?] rib, side. See {Pleura}.] (Bot.)
      The inner coating of a seed. See {Tegmen}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Entobronchium \[d8]En`to*bron"chi*um\, n.; pl. {Entobronchia}.
      [See Ento-, and Bronchia.] (Anat.)
      One of the main bronchi in the lungs of birds.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Entoprocta \[d8]En`to*proc"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?]
      within + [?] the anus.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A group of Bryozoa in which the anus is within the circle of
      tentacles. See {Pedicellina}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8H91matophlina \[d8]H[91]m`a*to*ph*li"na\, n. pl. [NL., fr.
      -gr. [?], [?], blood + [?] to love.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A division of Cheiroptera, including the bloodsucking bats.
      See {Vampire}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Hematophilia \[d8]Hem`a*to*phil"i*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma,
      a"i`matos, blood + [?] to love.] (Med.)
      A condition characterized by a tendency to profuse and
      uncontrollable hemorrhage from the slightest wounds.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Induvi91 \[d8]In*du"vi*[91]\, n. pl. [L., clothes, fr. induere
      to put on. See {Indue}.] (Bot.)
      Persistent portions of a calyx or corolla; also, leaves which
      do not disarticulate from the stem, and hence remain for a
      long time.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8M82tif \[d8]M[82]`tif"\, n. m. d8M82tive \[d8]M[82]`tive"\, n.
      f.[F.]
      See {M[82]tis}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8M82tif \[d8]M[82]`tif"\, n. m. d8M82tive \[d8]M[82]`tive"\, n.
      f.[F.]
      See {M[82]tis}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Metabola \[d8]Me*tab"o*la\, d8Metabole \[d8]Me*tab"o*le\, n.
      [NL., from Gr. [?] change; [?] beyond + [?] to throw.] (Med.)
      A change or mutation; a change of disease, symptoms, or
      treatment.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Metabola \[d8]Me*tab"o*la\, d8Metabolia \[d8]Met`a*bo"li*a\,
      n. pl. [NL. See 1st {Metabola}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A comprehensive group of insects, including those that
      undegro a metamorphosis.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Metabola \[d8]Me*tab"o*la\, d8Metabole \[d8]Me*tab"o*le\, n.
      [NL., from Gr. [?] change; [?] beyond + [?] to throw.] (Med.)
      A change or mutation; a change of disease, symptoms, or
      treatment.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Metabola \[d8]Me*tab"o*la\, d8Metabolia \[d8]Met`a*bo"li*a\,
      n. pl. [NL. See 1st {Metabola}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A comprehensive group of insects, including those that
      undegro a metamorphosis.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Metabolisis \[d8]Met`a*bol"i*sis\, n. [NL.]
      Metabolism. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Metaphysis \[d8]Me*taph"y*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] after +
      [?] nature.]
      Change of form; transformation.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Metapodiale \[d8]Met`a*po`di*a"le\, n.; pl. {Metapodialia}.
      [NL. See {Metapode}.] (Anat.)
      One of the bones of either the metacarpus or metatarsus.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Metapodium \[d8]Met`a*po"di*um\, n.; pl. {Metapodia}. [NL.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      Same as {Metapode}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Metapophysis \[d8]Met`a*poph"y*sis\, n.; pl. {Metapophyses}.
      [NL. See {Meta-}, and {Apophysis}.] (Anat.)
      A tubercle projecting from the anterior articular processes
      of some vertebr[ae]; a mammillary process.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Metapterygium \[d8]Me*tap`te*ryg"i*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?]
      after + [?] fin.] (Anat.)
      The posterior of the three principal basal cartilages in the
      fins of fishes. -- {Me*tap`ter*yg"i*al}, a.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Motif \[d8]Mo`tif"\, n. [F.]
      1. In literature and the fine arts, a salient feature or
            element of a composition or work; esp., the theme, or
            central or dominant feature; specif. (Music), a motive.
  
                     This motif, of old things lost, is a favorite one
                     for the serious ballade.                     --R. M. Alden.
  
                     The design . . . is . . . based on the peacock -- a
                     motif favored by decorative artists of all ages.
                                                                              --R. D. Benn.
  
      2. (Dressmaking) A decorative appliqu[82] design or figure,
            as of lace or velvet, used in trimming.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Motivo \[d8]Mo*ti"vo\, n. [It. See {Motive}, n.]
      See {Motive}, n., 3, 4.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Notabilia \[d8]No`ta*bil"i*a\, n. pl. [Neut. pl. of L.
      notabilis notable.]
      Things worthy of notice.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Notobranchiata \[d8]No`to*bran`chi*a*ta\, n. pl. [NL. See
      {Notum}, and {Branchia}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) A division of nudibranchiate mollusks having gills upon
            the back.
      (b) The Dorsibranchiata.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Notopodium \[d8]No`to*po"di*um\, n.; pl. L. {Notopodia}, {E}.
      {Notopodiums}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] the back + [?], [?], the
      foot.] (Zo[94]l.)
      The dorsal lobe or branch of a parapodium. See {Parapodium}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Nudibranchiata \[d8]Nu`di*bran`chi*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL. See
      {Nude}, and {Branchia}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A division of opisthobranchiate mollusks, having no shell
      except while very young. The gills are naked and situated
      upon the back or sides. See {Ceratobranchia}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Daintify \Dain"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Daintified}; p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Daintifying}.] [Dainty + -fy.]
      To render dainty, delicate, or fastidious. [bd]Daintified
      emotion.[b8] --Sat. rev.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Daintify \Dain"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Daintified}; p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Daintifying}.] [Dainty + -fy.]
      To render dainty, delicate, or fastidious. [bd]Daintified
      emotion.[b8] --Sat. rev.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Daintify \Dain"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Daintified}; p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Daintifying}.] [Dainty + -fy.]
      To render dainty, delicate, or fastidious. [bd]Daintified
      emotion.[b8] --Sat. rev.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dandified \Dan"di*fied\, a.
      Made up like a dandy; having the dress or manners of a dandy;
      buckish.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dandify \Dan"di*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dandified}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Dandifying}.] [Dandy + -fy.]
      To cause to resemble a dandy; to make dandyish.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dandify \Dan"di*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dandified}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Dandifying}.] [Dandy + -fy.]
      To cause to resemble a dandy; to make dandyish.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dandify \Dan"di*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dandified}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Dandifying}.] [Dandy + -fy.]
      To cause to resemble a dandy; to make dandyish.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dandiprat \Dan"di*prat\, n. [Dandy + brat child.]
      1. A little fellow; -- in sport or contempt. [bd]A dandiprat
            hop-thumb.[b8] --Stanyhurst.
  
      2. A small coin.
  
                     Henry VII. stamped a small coin called dandiprats.
                                                                              --Camden.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dandy \Dan"dy\, n.; pl. {Dandies}. [Cf. F. dandin, ninny, silly
      fellow, dandiner to waddle, to play the fool; prob. allied to
      E. dandle. Senses 2&3 are of uncertain etymol.]
      1. One who affects special finery or gives undue attention to
            dress; a fop; a coxcomb.
  
      2. (Naut.)
            (a) A sloop or cutter with a jigger on which a lugsail is
                  set.
            (b) A small sail carried at or near the stern of small
                  boats; -- called also {jigger}, and {mizzen}.
  
      3. A dandy roller. See below.
  
      {Dandy brush}, a yard whalebone brush.
  
      {Dandy fever}. See {Dengue}.
  
      {Dandy line}, a kind of fishing line to which are attached
            several crosspieces of whalebone which carry a hook at
            each end.
  
      {Dandy roller}, a roller sieve used in machines for making
            paper, to press out water from the pulp, and set the
            paper.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dandy \Dan"dy\, n.; pl. {Dandies}. [Cf. F. dandin, ninny, silly
      fellow, dandiner to waddle, to play the fool; prob. allied to
      E. dandle. Senses 2&3 are of uncertain etymol.]
      1. One who affects special finery or gives undue attention to
            dress; a fop; a coxcomb.
  
      2. (Naut.)
            (a) A sloop or cutter with a jigger on which a lugsail is
                  set.
            (b) A small sail carried at or near the stern of small
                  boats; -- called also {jigger}, and {mizzen}.
  
      3. A dandy roller. See below.
  
      {Dandy brush}, a yard whalebone brush.
  
      {Dandy fever}. See {Dengue}.
  
      {Dandy line}, a kind of fishing line to which are attached
            several crosspieces of whalebone which carry a hook at
            each end.
  
      {Dandy roller}, a roller sieve used in machines for making
            paper, to press out water from the pulp, and set the
            paper.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Deinteous \Dein"te*ous\, Deintevous \Dein"te*vous\, a.
      Rare; excellent; costly. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Demideify \Dem"i*de"i*fy\v. t.
      To deify in part. --Cowper.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Demidevil \Dem"i*dev`il\, n.
      A half devil. --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Denotable \De*not"a*ble\, a. [From {Denote}.]
      Capable of being denoted or marked. --Sir T. Browne.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Denotive \De*not"ive\, a.
      Serving to denote.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dentiferous \Den*tif"er*ous\, a. [L. dens, dentis, tooth +
      -ferous.]
      Bearing teeth; dentigerous.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dentiform \Den"ti*form\, a. [L. dens, dentis, tooth + -form: cf.
      F. dentiforme.]
      Having the form of a tooth or of teeth; tooth-shaped.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dentifrice \Den"ti*frice\, n. [L. dentifricium; dens, dentis,
      tooth + fricare to rub: cf. F. dentifrice. See {Tooth}, and
      {Friction}.]
      A powder or other substance to be used in cleaning the teeth;
      tooth powder.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dentiphone \Den"ti*phone\, n. [L. dens, dentis, tooth + Gr. [?]
      sound.]
      An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound
      to the auditory nerve; an audiphone. --Knight.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Domitable \Dom"i*ta*ble\, a. [L. domitare to tame, fr. domare.]
      That can be tamed. [R.] --Sir M. Hale.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Donative \Don"a*tive\, n. [L. donativum, fr. donare: cf. F.
      donatif. See {Donate}.]
      1. A gift; a largess; a gratuity; a present. [bd]The Romans
            were entertained with shows and donatives.[b8] --Dryden.
  
      2. (Eccl. Law) A benefice conferred on a person by the
            founder or patron, without either presentation or
            institution by the ordinary, or induction by his orders.
            See the Note under {Benefice}, n., 3.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Donative \Don"a*tive\, a.
      Vested or vesting by donation; as, a donative advowson.
      --Blackstone.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dun \Dun\, a. [AS. dunn. of Celtic origin; cf. W. dwn, Ir. &
      Gael. donn.]
      Of a dark color; of a color partaking of a brown and black;
      of a dull brown color; swarthy.
  
               Summer's dun cloud comes thundering up.   -- Pierpont.
  
               Chill and dun Falls on the moor the brief November day.
                                                                              --Keble.
  
      {Dun crow} (Zo[94]l.), the hooded crow; -- so called from its
            color; -- also called {hoody}, and {hoddy}.
  
      {Dun diver} (Zo[94]l.), the goosander or merganser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ruddy \Rud"dy\, a. [Compar. {Ruddier}; superl. {Ruddiest}.] [AS.
      rudig. See {Rud}, n.]
      1. Of a red color; red, or reddish; as, a ruddy sky; a ruddy
            flame. --Milton.
  
                     They were more ruddy in body than rubies. --Lam. iv.
                                                                              7.
  
      2. Of a lively flesh color, or the color of the human skin in
            high health; as, ruddy cheeks or lips. --Dryden.
  
      {Ruddy duck} (Zo[94]l.), an American duck ({Erismatura
            rubida}) having a broad bill and a wedge-shaped tail
            composed of stiff, sharp feathers. The adult male is rich
            brownish red on the back, sides, and neck, black on the
            top of the head, nape, wings, and tail, and white on the
            cheeks. The female and young male are dull brown mixed
            with blackish on the back; grayish below. Called also
            {dunbird}, {dundiver}, {ruddy diver}, {stifftail},
            {spinetail}, {hardhead}, {sleepy duck}, {fool duck},
            {spoonbill}, etc.
  
      {Ruddy plover} (Zo[94]l.) the sanderling.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Goosander \Goos"an`der\, n. [OE. gossander, a tautological word
      formed fr. goose + gander. Cf. {Merganser}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A species of merganser ({M. merganser}) of Northern Europe
      and America; -- called also {merganser}, {dundiver},
      {sawbill}, {sawneb}, {shelduck}, and {sheldrake}. See
      {Merganser}.

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   DMTF
  
      {Desktop Management Task Force}
  
  
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