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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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Dī'or-thō'sis, n. p. 376(Surg.) The operation of restoring crooked or distorted limbs to their proper shape.Dī/or-thŏt'ic, a. p. 376Pertaining to the emendation or correction of ancient texts. No sooner had Scaliger placed himself by common consent at the head of textual criticism, than he took leave forever of diorthotic…Dī'os-cōr'e-ă, n. p. 376(Bot.) A genus of tropical plants, with esculent roots; the yam.Di-ō'ta, n. p. 376(Anc. Sculp.) A sort of vase with two handles, used for wine. Elmes.Dī-ŏx'ide, n. p. 376(Chem.) An oxide containing but one equivalent of oxygen to two of a metal; a suboxide.Dip, v. t. p. 376To plunge or immerse, especially to put for a moment into any liquid; to insert in a fluid and withdraw again. The priest shall dip his finger in the blood. Lev. iv. 6. One dip the pencil, and one…Dĭp., v. i. p. 376To immerse one's self; to become plunged in a liquid; to sink below the horizon. The sun's rim dips; the stars rush out. Coleridge. 2. To perform the action of removing or taking out something, by…Dip, n. p. 376The action of dipping or of plunging for a moment into a liquid. “The dip of oars in unison.” Glover. 2. Inclination downward; direction below an horizontal line; slope; pitch. 3. Gravy or sauce…Di-pas'chal, a. p. 376Including two passovers. Carpenter.Dĭp’chĭck, n. p. 376A small bird that dives;—called also dabchick.Dī-pĕt'al-ōus, a. p. 376(Bot.) Having two flower-leaves or petals; two-petaled.Diph-thē'rī-ā, n. p. 376(Med.) An epidemic disease in which the air passages, and especially the throat, become coated with a false membrane, produced by the solidification of an inflammatory exudation. It is accompanied…Diph-thēr'ic or Diph/the-rit'ic, a. p. 376(Med.) Pertaining to, or accompanying, diphtheria.Diph'thong, n. p. 376(Orthoëpy.) (a.) A coalition or union of two vowel sounds pronounced in one syllable; as, ou in out, oi in noise;—called a proper diphthong. (b.) A vowel digraph; a union of two vowels in the same…Diph'thong, v. t. p. 376To form or pronounce as a diphthong. [Rare.] Clarke.Diph-thŏng'gal, a. p. 376Belonging to a diphthong; consisting of two vowel sounds, pronounced in one syllable.Diph-thŏng'gal-ly, adv. p. 376In a diphthongal manner.Dīph'yl-lōüs or Dī-phyl'lōüs, a. p. 376(Bot.) Having two leaves, as a calyx, &c.Di-plē'ā-do-scōpe, n. p. 376(Astron.) An instrument for determining the time of apparent noon. It consists of two mirrors and a plane glass disposed in the form of a prism, so that, by the reflections of the sun’s rays from…Di-plin'thi-ās, n. p. 376(Arch.) A wall of the thickness of two bricks.Dīp'lo-e, n. p. 376(Anat.) The soft, spongy, or cancellated substance between the plates of the skull.Dip'lo-gĕn'ie, a. p. 376Partaking of the nature of two bodies; producing two substances. Wright.Dī-plō'mā, n. p. 376A letter or writing, usually under seal, conferring some power, authority, privilege, or honor; especially, a document bearing record of a degree conferred by a literary society or educational…Dī-plō'ma-cy, n. p. 376The science or art of conducting negotiations between nations, particularly in securing treaties. “The tactics of practiced diplomacy.” Sparks. 2. Dexterity or skill in securing advantages. 3. The…Dip'lo-mate, n. p. 376One skilled in diplomacy; a diplomatist.Dip'lo-māte, v. t. p. 376To invest with a diploma or privilege. [Rare.] A. Wood.Dip'lo-mā'tial, a. p. 376Diplomatic. [Rare.]Dip'lo-māt'ic or Dip'lo-māt'ic-al, a. p. 376Pertaining to, or furnished with, a diploma; privileged. 2. Pertaining to, or exhibiting, diplomacy; consisting of diplomates or envoys of state; as, diplomatic management; the diplomatic corps. 3.…Dip'lo-māt'ie, n. p. 376A minister, official agent, or envoy to a foreign court; a diplomatist.Dip'lo-măt'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 376According to the rules of diplomacy.Dip'lo-māt'ics, n. sing. p. 376The science of diplomas, or the art of reading ancient writings, literary and public documents, letters, decrees, charters, codicils, &c.; paleography. [See Note under MATHE- MATICS.]Di-plō'ma-tism, n. p. 376Diplomacy.Dī-plō'ma-tīst, n. p. 376A person skilled in diplomacy; a diplomate. In ability, Avaux had no superior among the numerous able diplomatists whom his country then possessed. Macaulay.Dī-plō'pi-ā or Dip'lo-py, n. p. 376(Med.) A disease of the eye in which objects appear double, or even triple, &c.Dĭp'lo-pōd, n. p. 376(Zoöl.) One of a group of myriapods. See MYRIA-POD.Dip'lo-zō'ön, n. p. 376(Zoöl.) A parasitic worm that infests the gills of the bream, seeming to have two bodies united in the middle in the form of a cross. Brande.Dip'o-dy, n. p. 377(Pros.) Two metrical feet taken together, or included in one measure. Hadley.Di-pō'lar, a. p. 377Having two poles, as a magnetic bar.Dip'pel's-oil, n. p. 377An oil obtained by distilling animal matter, and named from the inventor. It is colorless, aromatic, and volatile. Francis.Dip'per, n. p. 377One who, or that which, dips. 2. A vessel used to dip water or other liquor; a ladle. 3. (Ornith.) A small bird (Hydrobata aquatica), resembling the blackbird in form and plumage, and seeking its…Dip'ping-nee'dle, n. p. 377A magnetic needle suspended at its center of gravity, and moving freely in a vertical plane, so as to indicate on a graduated circle the magnetic dip or inclination.Dĭ'pris-măt'ic, a. p. 377Doubly prismatic. Jameson. 2. (Crystallog.) Having cleavages parallel to the sides of a four-sided vertical prism, and at the same time to an horizontal prism. Mohs.Di-prŏt'o-don, n. p. 377(Zoöl.) An extinct marsupial of Australia, nearly as large as a rhinoceros.Dips, n. p. 377The same as Dibs.Dip'sa-cŭs, n. p. 377(Bot.) A genus of composite plants, including the fuller's teasel.Dip'sas, n. p. 377(Zoöl.) A serpent whose bite produces a mortal thirst.Dip-sēt'ic, a. p. 377Tending to produce thirst. Wright.Dip-sō'sis, n. p. 377(Med.) Excessive thirst produced by disease.Dip'ter-ă, n. pl. p. 377(Entom.) An order of insects having only two wings, and two poisers, as the house-fly, mosquito, May-fly, &c.Dip'ter-ā'ter-æ, n. pl. p. 377(Bot.) An order of exogenous, polypetalous trees, growing in the East Indies, and producing various resinous and oilyDip'ter-al, a. p. 377(Entom.) Having two wings only; belonging to the order of Diptera. 2. (Anc. Arch.) Having a double row of columns on each of the flanks, as well as in front and rear;— said of a temple. Gwilt.Dĭp'ter-o-cār'pus, n. p. 377(Bot.) A genus of trees found in the East Indies, which afford an abundance of resinous juice.Dip'ter-on, n. p. 377A dipteral temple.Dip'ter-ōus, a. p. 377(Entom.) Having two wings, as among insects, or wing like processes, as in some plants; belonging to the order of Diptera.Dip'tōte, n. p. 377(Gr. & Lat. Gram.) A noun which has only two cases; as, suppetia, suppetias.Dip'tych or Dip'ty-chium, n. p. 377A folded writing tablet among the ancients, usually consisting of two leaves; especially, such a tablet containing the name and portrait of a magistrate under the Roman empire, and distributed by him…Di-pȳre', n. p. 377(Min.) A mineral consisting chiefly of silicate of alumina, with small proportions also of the silicates of soda and lime;— so called from the double effect of fire in producing fusion and…Di-rā/di-ā'tion, n. p. 377The emission and diffusion of rays of light.Dire, a. p. 377Evil in a great degree; dreadful; dismal; horrible; terrible. Dire was the tossing, deep the groans. Milton.Dī-rēct’, a. p. 377Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading immediately to a point or end; as, a direct line; direct means. “What is direct to, what slides by, the question.” Locke. 2. Straightforward…