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Daze

Dāze, v. t.

verbtransitive

[Scot. dase, daise, to stupefy, O. D. daesen, to be foolish, insane, daes, dwaes, now dwaas, foolish, insane, A-S. dwæs, dwæsig, dysig, stupid, foolish, Fries. dvês, O. H. Ger. twâs.] To overpower with light; to dim or blind by too strong a light; to dazzle; also, to confuse; to bewilder.

While flashing beams do daze his feeble eyen. Spenser.

He comes out of the room in a dazed state, that is an odd though a sufficient substitute for interest. Dickens.

Dāze, n.

noun

n. (Mining.) A glittering stone.