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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Dāte'-pälm(-päm), n.p. 335(Bot.)
  2. Dāte'-tree, n.p. 335The genus of palms which bear dates, of which the common species is Phœnix dactylifera. London.
  3. Dāte'-plŭm, n.p. 335(Bot.) The fruit of the Diospyros lotus, a congener of the persimmon. Loudon.
  4. Dāt'er, n.p. 335One who dates.
  5. Dā'tive, n.p. 335(Gram.) The case of a noun which expresses the remoter object, and is generally indicated in English by to or for with the objective. 2. (Law.) That which may be given or disposed of at pleasure.
  6. Dā'tive, a.p. 335Pertaining to the dative. 2. (Law.) (a.) In one's gift; capable of being disposed of at will and pleasure, as an office. (b.) Removable, as distinguished from perpetual; — said of an officer. (c.)…
  7. Dā'tum, n.p. 335Something given or admitted; a ground of inference or deduction;— used chiefly in the plural.
  8. Dā'tum-line, n.p. 335(Surv.) The horizontal or base line, from which the surface points are reckoned, or measured, in the plan of a railway, &c.
  9. Da-tū'ra Strä-mō'ni-ūm, n.p. 335(Bot.) A well-known species of the Datura, or thorn-apple, a poisonous plant, having a rank, narcotic odor, a long, funnel-shaped flower, large, prickly fruit, and seeds possessing certain medicinal…
  10. Dāt'ū-rī'nā or Da-tū'ri-ā or Da-tū'ri'ine, n.p. 335An alkaloid obtained from Datura stramonium.
  11. Daub, v. t.p. 335To smear with soft, adhesive matter; to plaster; to cover with mud, slime, or other soft substance. She took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch. Ex. ii. 3. 2. To…
  12. Daub, n.p. 335The result of daubing; a viscous, sticky application; a smear. 2. (Paint.) A picture coarsely executed. Did you . . . take a look at the grand picture? . . . ’Tis a melancholy daub, my lord. Sterne.
  13. Daub'er, n.p. 335One who daubs; a coarse painter; a low and gross flatterer.
  14. Daub'er-y, n.p. 335A daubing; any thing artful; imposition. [Written also daubry.] She works by charms, by spells, by the figure, and such daubery as this is. Shak.
  15. Daub'ry, n.p. 335See DAUBERY.
  16. Daub'y, a.p. 335Viscous; glutinous; adhesive. “Dauby wax.” Dryden.
  17. Dau'cus, n.p. 335(Bot.) A genus of umbelliferous plants, including the common carrot.
  18. Daugh'ter, n.p. 335The female offspring of the human species; a female child of any age. The good queen— For she is good — hath brought you forth a daughter. Shak. My leisure serves me, pensive daughter, now. Shak. 2.…
  19. Daugh'ter-in-law, n.p. 335The wife of one's son.
  20. Daugh'ter-li-ness, n.p. 335The state of a daughter. 2. The conduct becoming a daughter.
  21. Daugh'ter-ly, a.p. 335Becoming a daughter; filial.
  22. Dauk, n. & v.p. 335See DAWK.
  23. Däunt, v. t.p. 335To repress or subdue the courage of; to check by fear of danger; to intimidate. “Some presences daunt and discourage us.” Glanville. Syn.—To dismay; appall. See DISMAY.
  24. Däunt'er, n.p. 335One who daunts.
  25. Dāunt'less, a.p. 335Incapable of being daunted; bold; fearless; intrepid. Dauntless he rose, and to the fight returned. Dryden.
  26. Däunt'less-ly, adv.p. 335In a dauntless manner.
  27. Däunt'less-ness, n.p. 335Fearlessness; intrepidity.
  28. Dau'phin, n.p. 335The oldest son of the king of France, and heir of the crown. Since the revolution of 1830, the title has been discontinued.
  29. Dau'phine or Dau'phin-ess, n.p. 335The wife of the dauphin.
  30. Dä'vid-son-ite, n.p. 335(Min.) A mineral of a greenish-yellow color, consisting principally of the silicates of alumina and glucina, with sometimes a small quantity of iron; a variety of beryl.
  31. Dāv'it or Dā'vit, n.p. 335(Naut.) (a.) A spar used on board of ships, as a crane to hoist the flukes of the anchor to the top of the bow, without injuring the sides of the ship;—called the fish-davit. (b.) (pl.) Pieces of…
  32. Dä'vite, n.p. 335See DAVYT.
  33. Dā'vy Jōnesp. 335The devil;— so called by sailors. Davy Jones's Locker, the ocean. W. Irving.
  34. Dā'vy-lămp, n.p. 335A lantern in which the light is inclosed within fine wire gauze, for use in coalmines, where the gases are often explosive. It was invented by Sir Humphry Davy. Nichol.
  35. Dä'vyne, n.p. 335(Min.) A mineral consisting chiefly of silicate of alumina, found at Mt. Vesuvius; a variety of nepheline; — so called in honor of Sir Humphry Davy.
  36. Dā'vyt, n.p. 335(Min.) A fibrous mineral consisting principally of the hydrous sulphate of alumina. [Written also davite.]
  37. Daw, n.p. 335(Ornith.) A bird of a certain species of the crow family; a jackdaw. The loud daw, his throat displaying, draws The whole assembly of his fellow daws. Waller.
  38. Daw, v. i.p. 335To dawn. [Obs.] See DAWN. Drayton.
  39. Daw'dle, v. i.p. 335To waste time in trifling employment; to trifle.
  40. Daw'dle, v. t.p. 335To waste by trifling; as, to dawdle away a whole morning.
  41. Daw'dle, n.p. 335One who dawdles; a dawdler.
  42. Dāw'dler, n.p. 335One who wastes time in trifling employments; an idler.
  43. Daw'ish, adv.p. 335Like a daw. Bale.
  44. Dawk, n.p. 335The mail post. [Hindostan.] Dawk bungalow, a house for rest at the end of a stage for those who travel dawk.—To travel dawk, to journey in palanquins carried by relays of men taken at fixed stations…
  45. Dawk, n.p. 335A hollow, rupture, or incision in timber. [Cant.] Moxon.
  46. Dawk, v. t.p. 335To cut or mark with an incision; to gash.
  47. Dawm, n.p. 335An East Indian copper coin, equal in value to one fortieth of a rupee.
  48. Dawn, v. i.p. 335To begin to grow light in the morning; to grow light; as, the day dawns; the morning dawns. In the end of the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week. Matt. xxviii. 1. 2. To…
  49. Dawn, n.p. 336The break of day; the first appearance of light in the morning. And oft at dawn, deep noon, or falling eve. Thomson. 2. First opening or expansion; first appearance; beginning; rise. “The dawn of…
  50. Dāy (dā), n.p. 336The interval between one night and the next; the period from sunrise to sunset, or from dawn to darkness; hence, the light; sunshine. The fire That severs day from night. Shak. 2. The period of the…
  51. Dāy'-bēd, n.p. 336A couch or sofa. Shak.
  52. Dāy'-bōōk, n.p. 336A journal of accounts; a book in which are recorded the debts and credits, or accounts of the day, in their order.
  53. Dāy'-breāk, n.p. 336The time of the first appearance of light in the morning.
  54. Dāy'-cōal, n.p. 336(Mining.) The upper stratum of coal, as nearest the light or surface.
  55. Dāy'-drēam, n.p. 336A vain fancy or speculation; a reverie; a castle in the air; unfounded hope.
  56. Dāy'-flow'er, n.p. 336(Bot.) A genus of plants, the Commelyna.
  57. Dāy'-flȳ, n.p. 336(Entom.) A neuropterous insect of the genus Ephemera, which lives but a few hours or a day.
  58. Dāy'-lā'bōr, n.p. 336Labor hired or performed by the day.
  59. Dāy'-lā'bōr-er, n.p. 336One who works by the day.
  60. Dāy'light, n.p. 336The light of day; the light of the sun, as opposed to that of the moon, or artificial light. To burn day-light, to keep a light burning during the day; hence, to perform a superfluous or unnecessary…