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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. Dĭg'ging, n.p. 373The act or place of digging. 2. (pl.) Places where ore is dug, especially certain localities in California, Australia, and elsewhere, at which gold is obtained. 3. (pl.) Regions; localities. [Low.]
  2. Dight, v. t.p. 373To prepare; to put in order; hence, to dress, or put on; to array; to adorn. [Rare.] “Two harmless turtles, dight for sacrifice.” Fairfax. “The clouds in thousand liveries dight.” Milton.
  3. Dight’er, n.p. 373One who dights. Halliwell.
  4. Dig'it, n.p. 373A finger. [Low.] 2. The measure of a finger's breadth, or three fourths of an inch. 3. (Arith.) One of the nine figures or symbols, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, by which, with the cipher, 0, all…
  5. Dig'it, v. t.p. 373To point at or out with the finger. [Obs.] Feltham.
  6. Dig'-i-tal, a.p. 373Pertaining to the fingers, or to digits.
  7. Dĭg'i-tā'li-ap. 373(n. [Fr. digitaline. See infra.]
  8. Dig'i-tā-linep. 373The active principle of the foxglove, or Digitalis purpurea, a violent poison, if taken internally.
  9. Dĭg'-i-tā'lĭs, n.p. 373(Bot.) A genus of plants including the foxglove.
  10. Dig'i-tā'ri-a, n.p. 373(Bot.) A genus of graminaceous plants; finger-grass.
  11. Dig'i-tāte, v. t.p. 373To point out as with the finger. [Obs.] Robinson.
  12. Dig'i-tate or Dig'i-tā'ted, a.p. 373(Bot.) Having several leaflets arranged, like the fingers of the hand, at the extremity of a stem, or petiole.
  13. Dĭg'i-tate-ly, adv.p. 373In a digitate manner.
  14. Dig'i-tā'tion, n.p. 373A division into finger-like processes.
  15. Dig'i-ti-fôrm, a.p. 373(Bot.) Formed like fingers; as, a digitiform root.
  16. Dig'i-ti-grāde, a.p. 373(Zoöl.) Walking on the toes. Brande.
  17. Dig'i-ti-grāde, n.p. 373(Zoöl.) An animal that walks or steps on its toes, as the lion, wolf, &c.; — distinguished from a plantigrade, which walks on the broad palm of the foot.
  18. Di-gla'di-āte, v. t.p. 373To fight with swords; to thrust and parry; hence, to be at sharp contention; to contend. [Obs.] “Digladiating like Æschines and Demosthenes.” Hales.
  19. Di-gla-di-ā'tion, n.p. 373The act of digladiating, fighting with swords, or contending sharply. [Obs.] “Sore digladiations and contests.” Evelyn.
  20. Dĭ'glyph, n.p. 373(Arch.) A projecting face having two panels or channels sunk in it. Gravitt.
  21. Dig-nā'tion, n.p. 373The act of thinking worthy, holding in esteem, or conferring honor on. [Obs.] Bp. Taylor.
  22. Digne, a.p. 373Worthy; honorable; noble. [Obs.] “Dearer and more digne sacrifices.” Chaloner.
  23. Dig'ni-fi-cā'tion, n.p. 373The act of dignifying; exaltation.
  24. Dig'ni-fied, a.p. 373Suited to inspire respect.
  25. Dig'ni-fy, v. t.p. 373To invest with dignity or honor; to make illustrious; to give distinction to; to exalt in rank. Your worth will dignify our feast. B. Jonson. Syn.—To exalt; elevate; prefer; advance; honor…
  26. Dig'ni-ta-ry, n.p. 373One who possesses exalted rank; especially, one who holds an ecclesiastical rank superior to that of a priest or canon.
  27. Dig'ni-ty, n.p. 373The state of being worthy or honorable; elevation of mind or character; honorableness; nobility of sentiment and action; true worth. 2. Elevation of rank; honorable station; degree of excellence…
  28. Dig-nōs'tic, n.p. 373An indication. Aubrey.
  29. Dig-nō'tion, n.p. 373Distinguishing mark; distinction; diagnostic. [Obs.] Browne.
  30. Dig'o-nois, a.p. 373Having two angles. Lee.
  31. Di'gram, n.p. 373A union of two written characters expressing a single sound; a digraph.
  32. Di'grāph, n.p. 373A combination of two written characters to express a single articulated sound; as ea in head, or th in bath.
  33. Di-grĕss’, v. i.p. 373To turn aside; to deviate; to wander; especially, to turn aside or wander from the main or proper subject of attention, or course of argument, in writing and speaking. In the pursuit of an argument…
  34. Di-grĕss’, n.p. 373The same as DIGRESSION. [Obs.] “A digress from my history.” Fuller.
  35. Dī-grĕs'sion, n.p. 373The act of digressing or deviating, and especially of wandering from the main subject or argument in writing and speaking; hence, a part of a discourse deviating from its main design. The digressions…
  36. Di-grēs'sion-al, a.p. 373Pertaining to, or consisting in, digression; departing from the main purpose or subject. Warton.
  37. Di-grĕss'ive, a.p. 373Departing from the main subject; partaking of the nature of digression. Johnson.
  38. Di-grèss'ive-ly, adv.p. 373By way of digression.
  39. Dĭgue, n.p. 373A dike. [Obs.] Temple.
  40. Dī-gȳn'i-ā, n.p. 373(Bot.) An order of plants having two pistils or styles.
  41. Di-gȳn'i-an or Di-gȳ'nous, a.p. 373(Bot.) Having two pistils or styles.
  42. Di-hē'dral, a.p. 373Having two plane faces; as, the dihedral summit of a crystal. Dihedral angle, the angular space included between two planes which meet each other.
  43. Di'hex-ăg'o-nal, a.p. 373Consisting of two hexagonal parts united; thus, a dihexagonal pyramid is composed of two hexagonal pyramids placed base to base.
  44. Di-hĕx'a-hĕ'dral, a.p. 373(Crystallog.) Having the form of a hexahedral prism with trihedral summits.
  45. Di'ī-ām'b, n.p. 373See DIAMBUS.
  46. Dī'ī-ăm'bus, n.p. 373(Pros.) A double iambus; a foot consisting of two iambuses. Crosby.
  47. Di-jū'di-cant, n.p. 373One who dijudicates, or distinguishes and decides. [Obs.] Wood.
  48. Di-jū'di-cāte, v. t.p. 373To make a judicial decision; to decide; to determine. [Obs.] Hales.
  49. Di-jū/di-cā'tion, n.p. 373The act of dijudicating; determination. [Obs.] Cockram.
  50. Dike, v. i.p. 373To dig. [Obs.] Chaucer.
  51. Dike, n.p. 373A ditch; a channel for water made by digging. “Little channels or dikes cut to every bed.” Ray. 2. A mound thrown up to prevent low lands from being inundated by the sea or a river. Dikes that the…
  52. Dike, v. t.p. 373To surround or protect with a dike; to secure with a bank. 2. To drain by a dike or dikes.
  53. Dik'er, n.p. 373A hedger; a ditcher. Halliwell.
  54. Di-lăç'er-āte, v. t.p. 373To rend asunder; to separate by force; to tear. Browne.
  55. Di-lăç'er-ā'tion, n.p. 373The act of dilacerating or rending asunder. Arbuthnot.
  56. Di-lā'ni-āte, v. t.p. 373To rend in pieces; to mangle; to lacerate. [Obs.] Howell.
  57. Dī-lā'ni-ā'tion, n.p. 374A tearing in pieces. [Obs.]
  58. Di-lăp'i-dāte, v. t.p. 374To bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin, by misuse or through neglect; to destroy the fairness and good condition of;—said of a building. If the bishop, parson, or vicar, &c., dilapidates…
  59. Dĭ-lāp'i-dāte, v. i.p. 374To get out of repair; to fall into partial ruin; to become decayed. A deserted and dilapidated building that had been a barn. Cooper.
  60. Dĭ-lăp'ĭ-dā'tion, n.p. 374The act of dilapidating, or the state of being dilapidated, reduced to decay, partially ruined, or squandered. Tell the people that they are relieved by the dilapidation of their public estate.…