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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Dāʹisied, a. p. 331Full of daisies; adorned with daisies. “The daisied green.” Langhorne.Dāi'sy, n. p. 331(Bot.) A plant of the genus Bellis, of several varieties: the common daisy is the B. perennis. Loudon.Dak, n. p. 331See DAWK.Dā'ker, n. p. 331(O. Eng. & Scots Law.)Dā'kir p. 331A measure of certain commodities by number, usually ten, but sometimes twenty; as, a daker of hides consisted of ten skins; a daker of gloves of ten pairs. Burrill.Dā'ker-hĕn, n. p. 331The corn-crake or land-rail.Da-koit', n. p. 331One of that class of robbers, in the East Indies, who act in gangs, not separately, but never commit murder if it is avoidable. J. D. Hooker.Da-koit'y, n. p. 331The art or practice of gang-robbery.Dāl, n. p. 331(Bot.) A sort of East Indian vetch.Dāle, n. p. 331A low place between hills; a vale or valley. Where mountains rise, umbrageous dales descend. Thomson.Dāles'man, n. p. 331One living in a dale;—a term applied particularly to the inhabitants of the valleys in the north of England, Norway, &c.Dāl'li-ance, n. p. 331The act of dallying, trifling, or fondling; interchange of caresses; sportiveness;—used sometimes in a bad sense, as equivalent to wantonness. Look thou be true, do not give dalliance Too much the…Dăl'li-er, n. p. 331One who fondles; a trifler; as, a dallier with pleasant words.Dăl'lop, n. p. 331A tuft or clump. [Obs.] Tusser.Dāl'ly, v. i. p. 331To waste time in effeminate or voluptuous pleasures, or in idleness and trifles; to linger; to delay. We have trifled too long already; it is madness to dally any longer. Calamy. 2. To interchange…Dăl'ly, v. t. p. 332To delay; to defer; to put off; to amuse. [Rare.] Dallying off the time with often skirmishes. Knolles.Dal-măt'ie, n. p. 332See DAL-MATICA.Dal-măt'i-că, n. p. 332(Eccl.) A long white gown with sleeves, worn over the alb and stole, by deacons in the Roman Catholic church, and imitated from a dress originally worn in Dalmatia. 2. A similar robe worn by kings in…Dăl'ri-ad, n. p. 332(Geog.) One of a tribe of people formerly inhabiting a part of Scotland.Dāl'ri-ād'ic, a. p. 332Pertaining to the Dalriads.Dal Ségno p. 332(Mus.) A direction to go back to the sign, and repeat from thence to the close.Dal-tō'ni-an, n. p. 332One afflicted with color-blindness.Dal'ton-ism, n. p. 332Inability to perceive or distinguish certain colors; color-blindness; — so called from the chemist Dalton, who had this infirmity. Nichol.Dăm, n. p. 332A female parent; — used of beasts, especially of quadrupeds. 2. A human mother; — in contempt. 3. A crowned man in the game of draughts.Dăm, n. p. 332A mole, bank, or mound of earth, or any wall, or a frame of wood, designed to obstruct the flow of water.Dăm, v. t. p. 332To obstruct or restrain the flow of, by a dam; to confine by constructing a dam, as a stream of water; — often used with in or up. 2. To shut up; to restrain. The strait pass was dammed With dead men…Dăm'ağe, n. p. 332Any permanent injury or harm to person, property, or reputation; an inflicted loss of value; detriment; injury; harm. Great errors and absurdities many commit for want of a friend to tell them of…Dăm'age, v. t. p. 332To occasion damage to the soundness, goodness, or value of; to inflict injury upon; to hurt; to injure; to impair. He . . . came up to the English admiral and gave him a broadside, with which he…Dăm'age, v. i. p. 332To suffer damage; to be injured or impaired in soundness or value.Dăm'age-a-ble, a. p. 332Capable of being injured or impaired; susceptible of damage. 2. Hurtful; pernicious. [Rare.] It may appear that it be not damageable to your royal majesty. Hackluyt.Dăm'age-feăs'ant, a. p. 332(Law.) Doing injury; trespassing, as cattle. Blackstone.Dăm'ar, n. p. 332See DAMMAR.Dăm'as-çēne, n. p. 332(Geog.) A portion of the country of Syria, of which Damascus was the capital. 2. A particular kind of plum; — usually called damson. See DAMSON.Dām'ask, a. p. 332Pertaining to, or originating at, the city of Damascus; resembling the products or manufactures of Damascus. 2. Having the color of the damask-rose. While dreaming on your damask cheek The dewy…Dām'ask, n. p. 332A kind of stuff with raised figures in various patterns, as flowers, &c., woven in the loom. It was originally made at Damascus, and was composed of rich silk: it is now made of silk intermingled…Dăm'ask, v. t. p. 332To decorate with ornamental figures, as silk or other stuff with raised flowers, &c., or steel with devices; hence, to adorn; to embellish; to variegate. Mingled metal damasked o'er with gold.…Dăm'ask-en or Dăm'ask-een, v. t. p. 332To decorate, as iron, steel, &c., with designs produced by inlaying or incrusting with another metal, as silver or gold, or by etching, &c.; to damask. Damask-eening is partly mosaic work, partly…Dăm'ask-ĭn, n. p. 332A certain kind of saber; — so called from the manufacture of Damascus.Da-măs'sel, n. p. 332A kind of linen manufactured in Flanders; — so called because woven in flowers and figures imitating those of damask.Dăm'as-sīn, n. p. 332A kind of damask with gold and silver flowers woven in the warp and woof. Ure.Dāme, n. p. 332A mistress; a woman in authority; especially, a lady in rank or culture. Then shall the priest be as the people, the master as the servant, the dame like the maid. Bible, 1551. Not all these lords do…Dāme’s-vī’o-let or Dāme’wort, n. p. 332(Bot.) A cruciferous plant of the genus Hesperis (H. matronalis), remarkable for fragrance, especially toward the close of the day; — called also rocket. London.Dā'mi-an-ist, n. p. 332(Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Damianes, patriarch of Alexandria in the sixth century, who made a distinction between the divine essence and the persons of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. In other…Dām'mar or Dām'ma-rā, n. p. 332A resinous substance obtained from certain trees indigenous to the East Indies, especially the Dammara and Dammar-pine, and used for making varnish and like purposes.Dăm'mā-rā or Dăm'mar-pine, n. p. 332(Bot.) A large tree of the order Coniferæ, indigenous to the East Indies, and of two species, Dammara orientalis and D. australis. London.Dămn, v. t. p. 332To condemn; to decide to be wrong or worthy of punishment; to adjudge to punishment or death; to censure; to sentence. He shall not live; look! with a spot I damn him. Shak. 2. (Theol.) To condemn to…Dăm'na-bĭl'ĭ-ty, n. p. 332The state or quality of deserving condemnation; damnableness.Dăm'na-ble, a. p. 332Worthy of, or liable to, damnation. He is a creature unprepared, unmeet for death, And to transport him in the mind he is, Were damnable. Shak. 2. Odious; detestable, or pernicious. [Low.] Begin…Dăm'na-ble-ness, n. p. 332The state or quality of deserving damnation.Dām'na-bly, adv. p. 332In a manner to incur severe censure, condemnation, or punishment. 2. Odiously; detestably; excessively. [Low.]Dam-nā'tion, n. p. 332The state of being damned; condemnation; censure. [Obs.] 2. (Theol.) Condemnation to everlasting punishment in the future state. Wickedness is sin, and sin is damnation. Shak.Dăm'na-to-ry, a. p. 332Condemning to damnation; condemnatory.Dāmned, p. a. p. 332Sentenced to punishment in a future state; condemned. 2. Hateful; detestable; abominable. [Low.]Dam-nĭf'ic, a. p. 332Procuring or causing loss; mischievous.Dăm’ni-fy, v. t. p. 332To cause loss or damage to; to hurt in person, estate, or interest; to injure; to endamage; to impair. [Rare.] This work will ask as many more officials to make expurgations and expunctions, that the…Dăm'ning-ness, n. p. 332Tendency to bring damnation. [Obs.] Hammond.Dăm'o-sel or Dăm'o-sel'la, n. p. 332Same as DAMSEL. [Obs.]Dämp, a. p. 332Being in a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist; humid. O'erspread with a damp sweat and holy fear. Dryden. 2. Dejected; depressed; sunk. [Rare.] All these and more came flocking, but…Dămp, n. p. 332Moisture; humidity; fog. Night, with black air Accompanied, with damps and dreadful gloom. Milton. 2. Dejection; depression; discouragement. Even now, when thus I stand blest in thy presence, A…Dămp, v. t. p. 332To render damp; to moisten; to make humid, or moderately wet. 2. To render chilly; to depress or deject; to abate. I do not mean to wake the gloomy form Of superstition dressed in wisdom’s garb To…