Dome
Dome, dōm, n. (Spen.). Same as Doom.
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Domesday-, Doomsday-book, dōōmz′dā-book, n. a book compiled by order of William the Conqueror, containing a survey of all the lands in England, their value, owners, &c.—so called from its authority in judgment (A.S. dóm)
English · e-37683-8381Domestic
Domestic, do-mes′tik, adj. belonging to the house: remaining much at home: private: tame: not foreign.—n. a servant in the house: (pl.) articles of home manufacture, esp. home-made cotton cloths.—adv. Domes′tically.—v.t.
English · e-37683-8382Domet
Domet, dom′et, n. a kind of plain cloth, in which the warp is cotton and the weft woollen.
English · e-37683-8383 · brief source recordDomicile
Domicile, dom′i-sil, n. a house: an abode: a man's legal place of residence.—v.t. to establish a fixed residence.—adjs. Dom′iciled; Domicil′iary, pertaining to the domicile.—v.t. Domicil′iāte, to establish in a permanent
English · e-37683-8384Dominant
Dominant, dom′in-ant, adj. prevailing: predominant.—n. (mus.) the fifth note of the scale in its relation to the first and third.—ns. Dom′inance, Dom′inancy, ascendency.—adv. Dom′inantly. [L. dominans, -antis, pr.p. of d
English · e-37683-8385Dominate
Dominate, dom′in-āt, v.t. to be lord over: to govern: to prevail over, to be the chief feature of.—n. Dominā′tion, government: absolute authority: tyranny.—adj. Dom′inative, governing: (rare) arbitrary.—n. Dom′inator (Sh
English · e-37683-8386Domineer
Domineer, dom-in-ēr′, v.i. to rule arbitrarily: to command haughtily: to be overbearing.—adj. Domineer′ing, overbearing. [Prob. through Dut. from O. Fr. dominer—L. domināri.]
English · e-37683-8387Dominical
Dominical, do-min′ik-al, adj. belonging to our Lord, as the Lord's Prayer, the Lord's Day.—Dominical letter, one of the first seven letters of the alphabet, used in calendars to mark the Sundays throughout the year. [Low
English · e-37683-8388Dominican
Dominican, do-min′i-kan, adj. belonging to St Dominic or to the Dominicans.—n. a friar or monk of the order of St Dominic—Fratres Predicatores, founded in 1215—the Black Friars, from their black mantle.
English · e-37683-8389Dominie
Dominie, dom′i-ni, n. (Scot.) a schoolmaster, a tutor: in parts of the United States, a clergyman. [L. domine, voc. case of dominus, lord, master, sir.]
English · e-37683-8390Dominion
Dominion, do-min′yun, n. lordship: highest power and authority: control: the country or persons governed, esp. the Dominion of Canada: (pl., B.) a class of angelic spirits (Col. i. 16).—n. Domin′ium, the ownership of a t
English · e-37683-8391Domino
Domino, dom′i-no, n. a cape with a hood worn by a master or by a priest: a long cloak of black silk with a hood, used at masked balls, a person wearing such: one of the oblong pieces with which the game of Dom′inoes (-nō
English · e-37683-8392Dominus
Dominus. See Dominie.
English · e-37683-8393 · brief source recordDon
Don, don, n. a Spanish title, corresponding to English Sir, formerly applied only to noblemen, now to all classes: a fellow of a college, a college authority: (coll.) a swell, adept:—fem. Doña, in English, usually with t
English · e-37683-8394Don
Don, don, v.t. to do or put on: to assume:—pr.p. don′ning; pa.p. donned. [A contr. of do on.]
English · e-37683-8395 · brief source recordDon't
Don't, dōnt. For do not.
English · e-37683-8407 · brief source recordDonat
Donat, do′nat, n. a grammar, a primer.—Also Don′et. [O. Fr. donat, from Ælius Donatus, author about 358 A.D. of a long famous Latin grammar.]
English · e-37683-8396Donation
Donation, do-nā′shun, n. act of giving: that which is given, a gift of money or goods: (law) the act by which a person freely transfers his title to anything to another.—n. Dō′nary, a thing given to a sacred use.—v.t. Do
English · e-37683-8397Donatists
Donatists, don′a-tists, n.pl. the members of an African sect in the Christian Church of the 4th and 5th centuries, who protested against any diminution of the extreme reverence paid to martyrs, who treated the lapsed sev
English · e-37683-8398Done
Done, dun, pa.p. of Do, often with sense of utterly exhausted: so Done up, Done out.
English · e-37683-8399 · brief source recordDonga
Donga, dong′ga, n. the South African name for a channel or gully formed by the action of water.
English · e-37683-8400 · brief source recordDonjon
Donjon, dun′jun, n. a strong central tower in ancient castles, to which the garrison retreated when hard pressed. [A doublet of dungeon.]
English · e-37683-8401Donkey
Donkey, dong′ki, n. the ass.—ns. Don′key-en′gine, a small engine used in steam-vessels for loading and unloading, pumping water into the boilers, &c.; Don′key-pump, an extra steam-pump. [Still regarded as slang in 1823.
English · e-37683-8402Donna
Donna. See Don.
English · e-37683-8403 · brief source recordDonnered
Donnered, don′erd, adj. (Scot.) stupefied, stunned.—Also Donn′erd, Donn′ert.
English · e-37683-8404 · brief source recordDonsie
Donsie, don′si, adj. (Scot.) unlucky, perverse: neat, trim: sickly.
English · e-37683-8406 · brief source recordDonzel
Donzel, don′zel, n. a page or squire:—fem. Donzel′la.
English · e-37683-8408 · brief source recordDoob
Doob, dōōb, n. Indian name for the dog's-tooth grass.
English · e-37683-8409 · brief source recordDood
Dood, dōōd, n. a riding camel or dromedary. [Beng.]
English · e-37683-8410 · brief source recordDoodle
Doodle, dōōd′l, v.t. (Scot.) to dandle.
English · e-37683-8411 · brief source recordDoodle
Doodle, dōōd′l, v.i. (Scot.) to drone, as a bagpipe.
English · e-37683-8412 · brief source recordDook
Dook, dōōk, n. (Scot.) a plug of wood driven into a wall to hold a nail, &c.
English · e-37683-8413 · brief source recordDoolefull
Doolefull, dōōl′fool, adj. (Spens.) = Doleful.—ns. Dool′-tree, Dule′-tree (Scot.), a tree that marks a place of mourning.
English · e-37683-8414Doolie
Doolie. See Dhooly.
English · e-37683-8415 · brief source recordDoom
Doom, dōōm, n. judgment: condemnation: destiny: ruin: final judgment: a picture of the Last Judgment.—v.t. to pronounce judgment on: to sentence: to condemn:—pr.p. dōōm′ing; pa.p. dōōmed.—adjs. Doomed, under sentence; Do
English · e-37683-8416Doom-palm
Doom-palm, dōōm′-päm, n. a kind of African palm, with a branched stem, tufts of fan-shaped leaves, and a fruit as big as an apple.
English · e-37683-8417Door
Door, dōr, n. the usual entrance into a house, room, or passage: the wooden frame on hinges closing up the entrance: a means of approach or access.—ns. Door′-bell; Door′-case, the frame which encloses a door; Door′-cheek
English · e-37683-8418Dop
Dop, dop, n. a copper cup with a wooden handle, in which a gem is soldered to be held while being cut or polished. [Dut.]
English · e-37683-8419Dop
Dop, dop, v.i. to dip or duck.—n. a diving bird.
English · e-37683-8420 · brief source recordDope
Dope, dōp, n. any thick liquid used as a lubricant, axle-grease: any absorbent material holding a thick liquid, as cotton-waste, or a substance used to hold nitro-glycerine. [Prob. Dut. doop, a dipping.]
English · e-37683-8421Dopper
Dopper, dop′er, n. a member of a rigid religious sect in South Africa.
English · e-37683-8422 · brief source recordDopplerite
Dopplerite, dop′ler-īt, n. a substance derived from the maceration of peat. [From Doppler, a German physicist.]
English · e-37683-8423 · brief source recordDoquet
Doquet, dok′et, a form of docket.
English · e-37683-8424 · brief source recordDor
Dor, dor, n. (obs.) a scoff, mockery, as 'to give (any one) the dor.' [Prob. Ice. dór, scoff.]
English · e-37683-8425 · brief source recordDor
Dor, Dorr, dor, n. a kind of dung-beetle, also called Dor-beetle and Dor-fly; a cockchafer (in U.S. called Dor-bug): (obs.) a drone. [A.S. dora, a humble-bee.]
English · e-37683-8426Dor-hawk
Dor-hawk, dor′-hawk, n. the common goatsucker, night-jar, or fern-owl.
English · e-37683-8430 · brief source recordDorado
Dorado, dō-rä′dō, n. the dolphin, so called from its beautiful colour when dying. [Sp., from dorar, to gild—L. deaurāre, ātum. See Dory, El Dorado.]
English · e-37683-8427Dorcas
Dorcas, dor′kas, n. given in Acts, ix. 36, as the Greek translation of Tabitha (Aramaic, 'female gazelle'), the name of the Christian woman of Joppa, famous for her good works, esp. the making of clothes for the poor—hen
English · e-37683-8428Doree
Doree. See Dory.
English · e-37683-8429 · brief source recordDorian
Dorian, dō′ri-an, adj. and n. belonging to Doris in Greece, Doric: a native of Doris.
English · e-37683-8431 · brief source recordDoric
Doric, dor′ik, adj. belonging to Doris in Greece, denoting one of the Greek orders of architecture, distinguished by its simplicity and solidity.—n. one of the modes of Greek music: a dialect of the Greek language distin
English · e-37683-8432Dorking
Dorking, dork′ing, n. a square-bodied breed of poultry, variously coloured, and with five claws on each foot—so named from Dorking in Surrey.
English · e-37683-8433Dorlach
Dorlach, dor′lah, n. a bundle, a knapsack.—Also Dor′loch. [Gael.]
English · e-37683-8434 · brief source recordDormant
Dormant, dor′mant, adj. sleeping: at rest: not used, in abeyance (as a title): in a sleeping posture: (archit.) leaning.—n. a crossbeam: a joist.—n. Dor′mancy, quiescence.—ns. Dor′mer-win′dow, a vertical window, esp. of
English · e-37683-8435Dormy
Dormy, Dormie, dor′mi, adj. a term applied to one player at golf, when he is as many holes ahead as there remain holes to be played.
English · e-37683-8436Dornick
Dornick, dor′nik, n. a kind of stout figured linen, originally made at Doornik, or Tournay, in Belgium.
English · e-37683-8437 · brief source recordDorp
Dorp, dorp, n. a rare form of thorp, village.
English · e-37683-8438 · brief source recordDorsal
Dorsal, dor′sal, adj. pertaining or belonging to the back.—adv. Dor′sally.—n. Dorse (obs.), the back of a writing: a dossal: the back.—adj. Dorsibranch′iate, having gills on the back.—n. one of the Dorsibranchiata, inclu
English · e-37683-8439Dorse
Dorse, dors, n. a young cod. [Low Ger. dorsch.]
English · e-37683-8440 · brief source recordDorty
Dorty, dor′ti, adj. (Scot.), pettish: delicate.
English · e-37683-8441 · brief source recordDory
Dory, dō′ri, n. a fish of a golden-yellow colour.—Also John Dory and Doree. [Fr. dorée, from dorer, to gild—L. deaurāre, to gild—de, of, with, and aurum, gold. John is simply the ordinary name.]
English · e-37683-8442Dose
Dose, dōs, n. the quantity of medicine given to be taken at one time: a portion: anything disagreeable that must be taken.—v.t. to order or give in doses: to give anything nauseous to.—ns. Dōs′age, a practice or method o
English · e-37683-8443Doseh
Doseh, dō′se, n. a religious ceremony at Cairo during the festival of the Moolid, in which the sheik rides on horseback over the prostrate bodies of dervishes.
English · e-37683-8444Doss-house
Doss-house, dos′-hows, n. a very cheap lodging-house.—n. Doss′er, one who lodges in a doss-house. [Perh. from doss, a prov. Eng. name for a hassock.]
English · e-37683-8447Dossal
Dossal, dos′sal, n. a cloth hanging, of various colours at various festivals, for the back of an altar and the sides of the chancel of a church.—Also Dos′sel. [Late L. dossale, dorsale—L. dorsum, the back.]
English · e-37683-8445Dosser
Dosser, dos′er, n. a rich hanging of tapestry for the walls of a hall or of a chancel: a pannier.
English · e-37683-8446 · brief source recordDossil
Dossil, dos′il, n. a plug, spigot: a cloth roll for wiping ink from an engraved plate in printing: (surg.) a pledget of lint for cleaning out a wound. [O. Fr. dosil—Late L. ducillus, a spigot.]
English · e-37683-8448Dost
Dost, dust, 2d pers. sing. pres. indic. of Do.
English · e-37683-8449 · brief source recordDot
Dot, dot, n. any small mark made with a pen or sharp point.—v.t. to mark with dots: to diversify with objects.—v.i. to form dots:—pr.p. dot′ting; pa.p. dot′ted.—Dot and carry, in addition, to set down the units and carry
English · e-37683-8450Dotation
Dotation, dō-tā′shun, n. the act of bestowing a dowry on a woman: an endowment.—n. Dot, a marriage portion.—adj. Dō′tal, pertaining to dowry or to dower. [Low L. dotation-em—L. dotāre, to endow.]
English · e-37683-8451Dote
Dote, dōt, v.i. (arch.) to be stupid or foolish: to be weakly affectionate: to show excessive love—formerly also spelt Doat.—ns. Dōt′age, a doting: childishness of old age: excessive fondness; Dōt′ant (Shak.), a dotard;
English · e-37683-8452Doth
Doth, duth, 3d pers. sing. pres. indic. of Do.
English · e-37683-8453 · brief source recordDotterel
Dotterel, dot′ėr-el, n. a kind of plover, named from its apparent stupidity in allowing itself to be approached and caught: a stupid fellow, a dupe. [Also spelt dottrel, from dote.]
English · e-37683-8454Dottle
Dottle, dot′l, n. (Scot.) a plug, esp. the tobacco at the bottom of a pipe after smoking, sometimes put on the top of fresh tobacco after refilling.
English · e-37683-8455Douane
Douane, dōō-än′, n. a custom-house.—n. Douan′ier, a custom-house officer. [Fr.]
English · e-37683-8456 · brief source recordDouar
Douar, Dowar, dow′ar, n. a cluster of Arab tents in a circle.
English · e-37683-8457 · brief source recordDouay Bible
Douay Bible. See Rhemish (version).
English · e-37683-8458 · brief source recordDouble
Double, dub′l, adj. twofold: twice as much: of extra weight, size, or quality: two of a sort together: in pairs: acting two parts, insincere.—adv. Doub′ly. [O. Fr. doble—L. duplus—duo, two, and plus, akin to plenus, full
English · e-37683-8459Double
Double, dub′l, v.t. to multiply by two, to be the double of: to fold: to repeat: to clench: to pass round or by.—v.i. to increase to twice the quantity: to turn sharply back on one's course in running.—n. twice as much:
English · e-37683-8460Double entendre
Double entendre, doobl′ ong-tongdr, n. an equivoque, a word or phrase with two meanings, one usually more or less indecent. [Fr. of 17th century, superseded now by (mot) à double entente.]
English · e-37683-8461Doublet
Doublet, dub′let, n. a pair: an inner garment: name given to words that are really the same, but vary somewhat in spelling and signification, as desk, disc, and dish, describe and descry. [O. Fr., dim. of double.]
English · e-37683-8462Doubloon
Doubloon, dub-loon′, n. an obsolete Spanish gold coin double the value of a pistole—varying from 33s. in 1772 to 20s. 8d. in 1848. [Sp. doblon.]
English · e-37683-8463Doubt
Doubt, dowt, v.i. to waver in opinion: to be uncertain: to hesitate: to suspect: to believe with fear or hesitation: (Scot.) to think, even without the sense of hesitation.—v.t. to hold in doubt: to distrust.—p.adj. Doub
English · e-37683-8464Doubt
Doubt, dowt, n. uncertainty of mind: suspicion: fear: a thing doubted or questioned.—adj. Doubt′able.—n. Doub′ter.—adj. Doubt′ful, full of doubt: undetermined: not clear: not secure: suspicious: not confident.—adv. Doubt
English · e-37683-8465Douc
Douc, dook, n. a species of monkey in Cochin-China.
English · e-37683-8466 · brief source recordDouce
Douce, dōōs, adj. (obs.) sweet: (Scot.) sober, peaceable, sedate.—adv. Douce′ly.—n. Douce′ness.—n.pl. Douc′ets, the stones of a deer.—n. Douceur (dōō-sėr′), sweetness of manner (obs.): something intended to please, a pre
English · e-37683-8467Douche
Douche, dōōsh, n. a jet of water directed upon the body from a pipe: an apparatus for throwing such. [Fr.,—It. doccia, a water-pipe—L. ducĕre, to lead.]
English · e-37683-8468Doucine
Doucine, doo-sēn′, n. (archit.) a cyma recta. [Fr.]
English · e-37683-8469 · brief source recordDough
Dough, dō, n. a mass of flour or meal moistened and kneaded, but not baked.—adjs. Dough′-baked, half-baked, defective in intelligence; Dough′faced (U.S.) pliable, truckling.—n. Dough′iness.—adj. Dough′-knead′ed (Milt.),
English · e-37683-8470Doughty
Doughty, dow′ti, adj. able, strong: brave.—adv. Dough′tily.—n. Dough′tiness. [A.S. dyhtig, valiant—dugan, to be strong; Ger. tüchtig, solid.]
English · e-37683-8471Doum-palm
Doum-palm. Same as Doom-palm.
English · e-37683-8472 · brief source recordDoup
Doup, dowp, n. (Scot.) bottom, buttocks.—n. Can′dle-doup, a candle-end. [Cf. Ice. daup.]
English · e-37683-8473 · brief source recordDour
Dour, dōōr, adj. (Scot.) obstinate: bold. [Fr.,—L. durus, hard.]
English · e-37683-8474 · brief source recordDoura
Doura. See Durra.
English · e-37683-8475 · brief source recordDouse
Douse, Dowse, dows, v.t. to plunge into water.—v.i. to fall suddenly into water. [Cf. Sw. dunsa, fall heavily. Prob. from sound; cf. souse.]
English · e-37683-8476Douse
Douse, Dowse, dows, v.t. to strike: to strike or lower a sail.—n. a heavy blow. [Prob. related to Old Dut. dossen, to beat.]
English · e-37683-8477Douse
Douse, Dowse, dows, v.t. to put out, extinguish (esp. in the slang Douse the glim, put out the light). [Prob. a corr. of the obs. verb dout below; more likely a particular use of douse, to strike.]
English · e-37683-8478Dout
Dout, dowt, v.t. to put out, extinguish.—n. Dout′er. [Do out.]
English · e-37683-8479 · brief source recordDove
Dove, duv, n. a pigeon (esp. in comp., as ringdove, turtle-dove, &c.): a word of endearment: an emblem of innocence, gentleness, also of the Holy Spirit—the 'Holy Dove' (Matt. iii. 16).—v.t. to treat as a dove.—ns. Dove′
English · e-37683-8480Dovekie
Dovekie, duv′ki, n. the little auk, a diving bird of the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans.
English · e-37683-8481 · brief source recordDover
Dover, dō′ver, v.i. (Scot.) to slumber lightly, doze off.—v.t. to send off into a light sleep.—n. a slight unsettled sleep.
English · e-37683-8482Dover's powder
Dover's powder, dō′verz pow′der, n. a valuable sudorific medicine, compounded of ipecacuanha root, powdered opium, and sulphate of potash. [From Dr Thomas Dover, 1660-1742.]
English · e-37683-8483Dovetail
Dovetail, duv′tāl, n. a mode of fastening boards together by fitting pieces shaped like a wedge or a dove's tail spread out (tenons) into corresponding cavities (mortises).—v.t. to fit one thing into another.
English · e-37683-8484Dow
Dow, dow, v.i. (obs.) to be good for a purpose: (Scot.) to be able.—p.adjs. Docht, Dought. [A.S. dugan.]
English · e-37683-8485 · brief source recordDowager
Dowager, dow′a-jėr, n. a widow with a dower or jointure: a title given to a widow to distinguish her from the wife of her husband's heir. [O. Fr. douagere—Low L. dotarium—L. dotāre, to endow.]
English · e-37683-8486Dowdy
Dowdy, dow′di, adj. untidy, carelessly dressed, soft and slack in habit.—n. an untidy woman.—adv. Dow′dily.—ns. Dow′diness, Dow′dyism.—adj. Dow′dyish. [Ety. unknown.]
English · e-37683-8487Dowel
Dowel, dow′el, n. a pin of wood or iron inserted in the edges of two adjacent boards for the purpose of fastening them together.—v.t. to fasten by means of dowels.—ns. Dow′el-joint; Dow′el-pin. [Prob. related to Ger. döb
English · e-37683-8488Dower
Dower, dow′ėr, n. a jointure, that part of the husband's property which his widow enjoys during her life—sometimes used for Dow′ry.—adjs. Dow′able, that may be endowed; Dow′ered, furnished with dower.—n. Dow′er-house, th
English · e-37683-8489Dowf
Dowf, dowf, adj. (Scot.) dull, heavy, spiritless.—n. Dowf′ness. [Prob. Ice. daufr, deaf.]
English · e-37683-8490 · brief source recordDowie
Dowie, dow′i, adj. (Scot.) dull, low-spirited, sad. [Prob. A.S. dol, dull.]
English · e-37683-8491 · brief source recordDowlas
Dowlas, dowlas, n. a coarse linen cloth. [From Daoulas or Doulas, near Brest, in Brittany.]
English · e-37683-8492 · brief source recordDowle
Dowle, dowl, n. (Shak.) a portion of down in a feather.
English · e-37683-8493 · brief source recordDown
Down, down, n. the soft hair under the feathers of fowls: the hairy covering of the seeds of certain plants: anything which soothes or invites to repose.—n. Down′-bed.—p.adj. Downed, filled or covered with down.—ns. Down
English · e-37683-8494Down
Down, down, n. a bank of sand thrown up by the sea (same as Dune): a treeless land: (pl.) a tract of hilly land, used for pasturing sheep, as the North Downs (Kent) and South Downs (Sussex)—also given to the famous roads
English · e-37683-8495Down
Down, down, adv. from a higher to a lower position: on the ground: from earlier to later times: from thick to thin, from large to small (to boil down, to cut down): from more to less (to beat down a price).—prep. along a
English · e-37683-8496Dowry
Dowry, dow′ri, n. the property which a woman brings to her husband at marriage—sometimes used for dower. [See Dower.]
English · e-37683-8497 · brief source recordDowse
Dowse, dows, v.t. and v.i. See Douse.
English · e-37683-8498 · brief source recordDowse
Dowse, dows, v.i. to use the divining-rod.—n. Dows′er, a water diviner.
English · e-37683-8499 · brief source recordDoxology
Doxology, doks-ol′o-ji, n. a hymn expressing praise and honour to the Trinity.—adj. Doxolog′ical. [Gr. doxologia—doxa, praise, and legein, to speak.]
English · e-37683-8500Doxy
Doxy, dok′si, n. (Shak.) a mistress: a woman of loose character. [Prob. conn. with East Fries. dok, a bundle, Low Ger. dokke.]
English · e-37683-8501Doxy
Doxy, dok′si, n. opinion—'Orthodoxy,' said Warburton, 'is my doxy—heterodoxy is another man's doxy.' [Gr. doxa, opinion.]
English · e-37683-8502Doyen
Doyen, dwaw′yong, n. dean, senior member (of an academy, diplomatic corps, &c.). [Fr.,—Lat. dēcanus.]
English · e-37683-8503 · brief source recordDoyley
Doyley. See Doily.
English · e-37683-8504 · brief source recordDoze
Doze, dōz, v.i. to sleep lightly, or to be half-asleep: to be in a dull or stupefied state.—v.i. to spend in drowsiness (with away).—n. a short light sleep.—adj. Dozed, drowsy.—v.t. Dō′zen (Scot.), to stupefy.—v.i. to be
English · e-37683-8505Dozen
Dozen, duz′n, adj. two and ten, or twelve.—n. a collection of twelve articles.—adj. Doz′enth.—Baker's dozen, Devil's dozen, thirteen. [O. Fr. dozeine—L. duodecim—duo, two, and decem, ten.]
English · e-37683-8506Drab
Drab, drab, n. a low, sluttish woman: a whore.—v.i. to associate with bad women.—ns. Drab′ber, one who herds with drabs; Drab′biness.—adjs. Drab′bish, Drab′by, sluttish. [Celt.; Gael. drabag; Ir. drabog, slut.]
English · e-37683-8507Drab
Drab, drab, n. thick, strong, gray cloth: a gray or dull-brown colour, perh. from the muddy colour of undyed wool. [Fr. drap, cloth—Low L. drappus, prob. Teut.]
English · e-37683-8508Drabbet
Drabbet, drab′et, n. a coarse linen fabric made at Barnsley.
English · e-37683-8509 · brief source recordDrabble
Drabble, drab′l, v.t. to besmear with mud and water.—n. Drabb′ling, a manner of fishing for barbels with a rod and long line passed through a piece of lead. [Cf. drivel, dribble; prob. conn. with drab, a low woman.]
English · e-37683-8510Drabbler
Drabbler, drab′ler, n. an additional piece of canvas, laced to the bottom of the bonnet of a sail, to give it greater depth.
English · e-37683-8511Dracæna
Dracæna, dra-sē′na, n. the tree which produces the resin called Dragon's-blood.—n. Dracī′na, the red resin of dragon's-blood used to colour varnishes—also Dracine′, Dracō′nin. [Low L. dracæna, a she-dragon—Gr. drakaina,
English · e-37683-8513Dracanth
Dracanth, drak′anth, n. gum tragacanth.
English · e-37683-8512 · brief source recordDrachm
Drachm, dram, n. See Drachma, Dram.
English · e-37683-8514 · brief source recordDrachma
Drachma, drak′ma, n. an ancient Greek weight, and silver coin of different values: a modern Greek coin = above 9½d. sterling. [Gr. drachmē—drassesthai, to grasp with the hand.]
English · e-37683-8515Draco
Draco, drā′kō, n. a northern constellation: a dragon-lizard.
English · e-37683-8516 · brief source recordDraconian
Draconian, dra-kō′nyan, adj. severe, as was the legislation, of Draco, the Athenian archon (621 B.C.).—Also Dracon′ic.
English · e-37683-8517 · brief source recordDracontium
Dracontium, drā-kon′shi-um, n. a genus of American araceous plants: the root of the skunk-cabbage. [Gr.,—drakōn, a dragon.]
English · e-37683-8518Dracunculus
Dracunculus, drā-kun′kū-lus, n. a herbaceous genus of Araceæ; a dragonet or goby of genus Callionymus: a genus of worms, the guinea-worm. [L., dim, of draco, a dragon.]
English · e-37683-8519Drad
Drad, drad, p.adj. or n. form used by Spenser for dread and dreaded.
English · e-37683-8520 · brief source recordDraff
Draff, draf, n. dregs: the refuse of malt that has been brewed from.—adjs. Draff′ish, Draff′y, worthless. [Prob. related to Dut. draf, Ger. träber.]
English · e-37683-8521Draft
Draft, dräft, n. anything drawn: a selection of men from an army, &c.: an order for the payment of money: lines drawn for a plan: a rough sketch: the depth to which a vessel sinks in water.—v.t. to draw an outline of: to
English · e-37683-8522Drafts
Drafts, dräfts, n.pl. a game. [See Draughts.]
English · e-37683-8523 · brief source recordDrag
Drag, drag, v.t. to draw by force: to draw slowly: to pull roughly and violently: to explore with a drag-net or hook.—v.i. to hang so as to trail on the ground: to be forcibly drawn along: to move slowly and heavily:—pr.
English · e-37683-8524Dragantin
Dragantin, dra-gan′tin, n. a mucilage obtained from gum tragacanth.
English · e-37683-8525 · brief source recordDraggle
Draggle, drag′l, v.t. or v.i. to make or become wet and dirty by dragging along the ground.—n. Dragg′le-tail, a slut.—adj. Dragg′le-tailed. [Freq. of drag, and a doublet of drawl.]
English · e-37683-8526Dragoman
Dragoman, drag′o-man, n. an interpreter or guide in Eastern countries:—pl. Drag′omans. [Fr., from Ar. tarjumân—tarjama, to interpret. See Targum.]
English · e-37683-8527Dragon
Dragon, drag′un, n. a fabulous winged serpent: the constellation Draco: a fierce person: the flying lizard of the East Indies.—ns. Drag′onet, a little dragon: a genus of fishes of the goby family; Drag′on-fly, an insect
English · e-37683-8528Dragonnade
Dragonnade, drag-on-ād′, n. the persecution of French Protestants under Louis XIV. by raids of dragoons: abandonment of a place to the violence of soldiers. [Fr., from dragon, dragoon.]
English · e-37683-8529Dragoon
Dragoon, dra-gōōn′, n. formerly a soldier trained to fight either on horseback or on foot, now applied only to heavy cavalry as opposed to hussars and lancers.—v.t. to give up to the rage of soldiers: to compel by violen
English · e-37683-8530Dragsman
Dragsman. See Drag.
English · e-37683-8531 · brief source recordDrail
Drail, drāl, n. the iron bow of a plough from which the traces draw: a piece of lead round the shank of the hook in fishing.—v.i. to draggle.
English · e-37683-8532Drain
Drain, drān, v.t. to draw off by degrees: to filter: to clear of water by drains: to make dry: to drink dry: to exhaust.—v.i. to flow off gradually.—n. a watercourse: a ditch: a sewer: (slang) a drink: exhausting expendi
English · e-37683-8533Drake
Drake, drāk, n. the male of the duck.—n. Drake′stone, a flat stone thrown along the surface of water so as to graze it and then rebound. [Ety. dub.; cf. prov. Ger. draak; O. High Ger. antrahho, Ger. enterich, the first e
English · e-37683-8534Drake
Drake, drāk, n. a dragon: a fiery meteor: a beaked galley, or Viking ship of war: an angler's name for species of Ephemera. [A.S. draca, dragon—L. draco.]
English · e-37683-8535Dram
Dram, dram, n. a contraction of Drachm: 1⁄16th of an oz. avoirdupois: formerly, with apothecaries, ⅛th of an oz.: as much raw spirits as is drunk at once.—v.i. to drink a dram.—v.t. to give a dram to.—ns. Dram′-drink′er;
English · e-37683-8536Drama
Drama, dram′a, n. a story of human life and action represented by actors imitating the language, dress, &c. of the original characters: a composition intended to be represented on the stage: dramatic literature: theatric
English · e-37683-8537Dramaturgy
Dramaturgy, dram′a-tur-ji, n. the principles of dramatic composition: theatrical art.—ns. Dram′aturge, Dram′aturgist, a playwright.—adj. Dram′aturgic. [Through Fr. from Gr. dramatourgia, dramatourgos, playwright—drama, a
English · e-37683-8538Drammock
Drammock, dram′ok, n. meal and water mixed raw.
English · e-37683-8539 · brief source recordDrank
Drank, drangk, pa.t. of Drink.
English · e-37683-8540 · brief source recordDrant
Drant, drant, v.i. and v.t. (prov.) to drawl, to drone.—n. a droning tone.
English · e-37683-8541 · brief source recordDraper
Draper, drāp′ėr, n. one who deals in drapery or cloth:—fem. Drap′eress.—n. Drap-de-Berry, a woollen cloth, coming from Berry in France.—v.t. Drape, to cover with cloth.—p.adj. Drap′eried, draped.—n. Drap′ery, cloth goods
English · e-37683-8542Drappie
Drappie, Drappy, drap′i, n. (Scot.) a little drop, esp. of spirits.
English · e-37683-8543 · brief source recordDrastic
Drastic, dras′tik, adj. active, powerful.—n. a medicine that purges quickly or thoroughly.—adv. Dras′tically. [Gr. drastikos—draein, to act, to do.]
English · e-37683-8544Drat
Drat, drat, v.t. a minced oath used to express vexation, as 'Drat the boy!' [Aphetic from God rot!]
English · e-37683-8545 · brief source recordDratchell
Dratchell, drach′el, n. (prov.) a slut.—Also Drotch′ell.
English · e-37683-8546 · brief source recordDraught
Draught, dräft, n. act of drawing: force needed to draw: the act of drinking: the quantity drunk at a time: outline of a picture: that which is taken in a net by drawing: a chosen detachment of men: a current of air: the
English · e-37683-8547Drave
Drave, drāv, old pa.t. of Drive.
English · e-37683-8548 · brief source recordDravidian
Dravidian, dra-vid′i-an, n. of the non-Aryan stock to which the Tamil, Telugu, Canarese, and Malayālam speaking peoples of Southern India belong: of the languages of these races. [Sans. Drāvida, an ancient province of So
English · e-37683-8549Draw
Draw, draw, v.t. to pull along: to bring forcibly towards one: to entice, attract: to coax into giving information: to make one express himself (also to Draw out a man): to inhale: to take out: to evoke or bring out by s
English · e-37683-8550Drawcansir
Drawcansir, draw′kan-sėr, n. a blustering fellow, a braggart. [The name of a character in Buckingham's Rehearsal (1671).]
English · e-37683-8551Drawing-room
Drawing-room, draw′ing-rōōm, n. a room to which the company withdraws after dinner: a reception of company at court.—Drawing-room car, a railway-carriage fitted up as a drawing-room. [Orig. Withdrawing-room.]
English · e-37683-8552Drawl
Drawl, drawl, v.i. (obs.) to dawdle: to speak in a slow, lengthened tone.—v.t. to utter (words) in a slow and sleepy manner.—n. a slow, lengthened utterance.—n. Drawl′er.—adv. Drawl′ingly.—n. Drawl′ingness. [Freq. of dra
English · e-37683-8553Drawn
Drawn, drawn, part. and adj. from Draw, esp. in 'a drawn game or battle,' undecided.—Drawn and quartered, disembowelled and cut into quarters.—At daggers drawn, openly hostile.
English · e-37683-8554Dray
Dray, drā, n. a low strong cart for heavy goods; that which is dragged or drawn.—ns. Dray′age; Dray′-horse; Dray′man; Dray′-plough. [A.S. dræge, from dragan. See Drag, v.]
English · e-37683-8555Drazel
Drazel, drāz′el, n. (prov.) a slut.
English · e-37683-8556 · brief source recordDread
Dread, dred, n. fear: awe: the objects that excite fear.—adj. dreaded: inspiring great fear or awe.—v.t. to regard with terror: to regard with reverence.—adjs. Dread′able; Dread′ful, (orig.) full of dread: producing grea
English · e-37683-8557Dream
Dream, drēm, n. a train of thoughts and fancies during sleep, a vision: something only imaginary.—v.i. to fancy things during sleep: to think idly.—v.t. to see in, or as in, a dream:—pa.t. and pa.p. dreamed or dreamt (dr
English · e-37683-8558Drear
Drear, drēr, Dreary, drēr′i, adj. gloomy: cheerless.—adv. Drear′ily.—ns. Drear′iment, Drear′ing, Drear′ihead, Drear′ihood (Spens.), dreariness, cheerlessness; Drear′iness.—adj. Drear′isome, desolate, forlorn. [A.S. dreór
English · e-37683-8559Dredge
Dredge, drej, n. an instrument for dragging: a drag-net for catching oysters, &c.: a machine for taking up mud or zoological specimens from the bottom of the sea: a floating machine for deepening a harbour or river by ga
English · e-37683-8560Dredge
Dredge, drej, v.t. to sprinkle flour on meat while roasting.—ns. Dredg′er, Dredge′-box, Dredg′ing-box, a utensil for dredging. [O. Fr. dragie, sugar-plum, mixed grain for horses—Gr. tragēmata, spices.]
English · e-37683-8561Dree
Dree, drē, v.i. to endure, bear, esp. in Dree one's weird, to abide one's destiny. [Scot.; A.S. dreōgan, suffer, perform; Prov. Eng. dree, Scot. dreich, dreigh, all meaning wearisome.]
English · e-37683-8562Dregs
Dregs, dregz, n.pl. impurities in liquor that fall to the bottom, the grounds: dross: the vilest part of anything.—ns. Dreg′giness, Dreg′gishness.—adj. Dreg′gy, containing dregs: muddy: foul. [Prob. Scand.; Ice. dreggjar
English · e-37683-8563Dreich
Dreich, drēh, adj. (Scot.) long, tiresome. [See Dree.]
English · e-37683-8564 · brief source recordDrench
Drench, drensh, v.t. to fill with drink or liquid: to wet thoroughly: to soak: to physic by force: (obs.) to drown.—n. a draught: a dose of physic forced down the throat.—n. Drench′er. [A.S. drencan, to give to drink, fr
English · e-37683-8565Drent
Drent, drent (Spens.), obsolete pa.t. of Drench.
English · e-37683-8566 · brief source recordDress
Dress, dres, v.t. to put straight or in order, as troops: to put clothes upon: to prepare: to cook: to trim: to deck: to cleanse a sore: to manure.—v.i. to come into line: to put on clothes:—pa.t. and pa.p. dressed or dr
English · e-37683-8567Drest
Drest, drest, pa.t. and pa.p. of Dress.
English · e-37683-8568 · brief source recordDrevill
Drevill, an old form of Drivel, a slave.
English · e-37683-8569 · brief source recordDrew
Drew, drōō—did draw—pa.t. of Draw.
English · e-37683-8570 · brief source recordDrib
Drib, drib, v.t. to cut off in small portions: to filch or steal: to lead on by degrees. [Akin to Drub.]
English · e-37683-8571 · brief source recordDribble
Dribble, drib′l, v.i. to fall in small drops: to drop quickly: to slaver, as a child or an idiot.—v.t. to let fall in drops: to give out in small portions: at football, &c., to keep the ball moving forward little by litt
English · e-37683-8572Dricksie
Dricksie. See Droxy.
English · e-37683-8573 · brief source recordDrier
Drier, drī′ėr, n. that which dries: a machine for extracting moisture from wet cloths, grain, &c.: a substance causing paint to dry more rapidly.
English · e-37683-8574Drift
Drift, drift, n. a driving: a heap of matter driven together, as snow: the direction in which a thing is driven: a slow current in the sea caused by the wind: leeway: the object aimed at: the meaning of words used: (geol
English · e-37683-8575Drill
Drill, dril, v.t. to bore, pierce: to make with a drill: to exercise soldiers, pupils, &c.—to sow seeds, &c., in rows.—n. an instrument for boring stone, metal, teeth, or hard substances (not wood), actuated by a kind of
English · e-37683-8576Drill
Drill, dril, n. a species of baboon found in Western Africa, resembling the mandrill, but smaller. [A contr. of mandrill.]
English · e-37683-8577Drilling
Drilling, dril′ing, n. stout twilled linen or cotton cloth.—Also Drill. [Ger. drillich, ticking—L. trilix, three-threaded; tres, three, licium, thread.]
English · e-37683-8578Drily
Drily, same as Dryly. See under Dry, adj.
English · e-37683-8579 · brief source recordDrink
Drink, dringk, v.t. to swallow, as a liquid: to empty, as a glass, bowl, &c.: to take in through the senses.—v.i. to swallow a liquid: to take intoxicating liquors to excess:—pr.p. drink′ing; pa.t. drank; pa.p. drunk.—n.
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