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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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…Dĭ-rĕct', v. t. p. 377To give direction or bearing to; to aim; to point; as, to direct an arrow or piece of ordnance. 2. To determine the direction or course of; to cause to go on in a particular manner; to regulate; to…Di-rĕct', v. i. p. 377To give direction; to point out a course; to act as guide. Wisdom is profitable to direct. Eccles. x. 10.