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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-vōr'cer, n. p. 399The person or cause that produces divorce. Drummond. 2. One of a sect called Divorcers, said to have sprung from Milton.Dī-vōr'ci-ble, a. p. 399Divorceable. Milton.Dī-vōr'çive, a. p. 399Having power to divorce. “This divorcive law.” Milton.Dīv'ot, n. p. 399A thin, oblong turf used in Scotland for covering cottages, and also for fuel. Simmonds.Dī-vō'lo p. 399(Mus.) In a devout manner; reverentially;—a direction indicating the manner of the performance.Dī-vŭl'gate, a. p. 399Published. [Obs.] More.Dī-vŭl'gāte, v. t. p. 399To divulge. [Obs.] Foote.Dīv'ul-gāt'er, n. p. 399One who divulgates or makes known.Dīv'ul-gā'tion, n. p. 399The act of divulging or publishing.Dĭ-vŭl'ge, v. t. p. 399To make public; to reveal or communicate to the public; to reveal; to disclose;—said of that which was confided as a secret, or had been before unknown. Did wisely to conceal, and not divulge His…Dī-vŭlge', v. i. p. 399To become publicly known. [Rare.] “Keep it from divulging.” Shak.Dī-vūl'ge'ment, n. p. 399The act of divulging; revelation. [Rare.]Dī-vŭl'ger, n. p. 399One who divulges or reveals.Dī-vŭl'sion, n. p. 399The act of pulling or plucking away; a rending asunder. “The divulsion of the spirit from the body.” I. Taylor.Dī-vŭl'sive, a. p. 399Tending to pull asunder or rend.Dĭz'en, v. t. p. 399To put clothing on; to dress; to attire. [Obs.] Come, Doll, Doll, dĭzen me. Beau. & Fl. 2. To dress gaudily; to deck; to overdress; to bedizen. Like a tragedy queen, he has dĭzened her out. Goldsmith.Dizz, v. t. p. 399To make dizzy; to astonish; to puzzle. [Obs.] Gayton.Diz'zard, n. p. 399A blockhead. [Obs.] [Written also disard.]Diz'zi-ness, n. p. 399Giddiness; a whirling in the head; vertigo.Diz'zy, a. p. 399Having a sensation of vertigo; giddy; hence, confused; indistinct. Dim thine eyes, and dizzy Swum in darkness. Milton. 2. Causing giddiness or vertigo. To climb from the brink of Fleet Ditch by a…Dĭz'zy, v. t. p. 400To make giddy; to give the vertigo to; to confuse. If the jangling of thy bells had not dizzied thy understanding. W. Scott.Djer-rīd', n. p. 400A blunt Turkish javelin. Menander.Dō, n. p. 400(Mus.) A syllable attached to the first tone of the major diatonic scale for the purpose of sol-mization, or solfeggio. It is the first of the seven syllables used by the Italians as names of musical…Dō, v. t. p. 400or auxiliary. [imp. DID; p. p. DONE (dŭn); p. pr. & vb. n. DOING. This verb, when transitive, is formed in the indicative, present tense, thus, I do, thou doest or dost, he does or doth; when…Dō, v. i. p. 400To act or behave in any manner; to conduct one's self. They fear not the Lord, neither do they after . . . the law and commandment. 2 Kings xvii. 34. 2. To fare; to be in a state with regard to…Do, n. p. 400Deed; act; feat. W. Scott. 2. Ado; bustle; stir; to-do. [Rare.] “A great deal of do, and a great deal of trouble.” Selden.Do'-all, n. p. 400General manager; factotum. [Obs.] Under him Dunstan was the do-all at court, being the king's treasurer, councilor, chancellor, confessor, all things. Fuller.Do'and, p. pr. p. 400Doing. [Obs.] “Wise, and well doand.” Chaucer.Dōat, v. i. p. 400See DOTE.Dōb'ber, n. p. 400A float to a fishing-line. [Am.] Bartlett.Dŏbʹbin, n. p. 400An old jaded horse. Shak. 2. Sea gravel mixed with sand. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Dŏb'chĭck, n. p. 400The same as DABCHICK.Dŏb'ūle, n. p. 400(Ichth.) A fresh-water fish (Leuciscus dobula), allied to the roach.Dō'çent, a. p. 400Serving to instruct; teaching. [Obs.] Laud.Do-cē'tæ, n. pl. p. 400(Eccl. Hist.) Ancient heretics who held that Christ acted and suffered only in appearance. Mosheim.Do-cĕt'ic, a. p. 400Pertaining to, held by, or resembling, the Docetæ. “Docetic Gnosticism.” Plumptre.Dŏch'mi-ae, a. p. 400(Pros.) Pertaining to, or containing, the dochmius.Dŏch'mi-ŭs, n. p. 400(Pros.) A foot consisting of five syllables, and admitting of many variations in form, but most commonly having the first and fourth syllables short and the other three long.Dŏç'i-bil'i-ty or Dŏç'i-ble-ness, n. p. 400The condition or quality of being docible; docility; teachableness. To persons of docibility, the real character may be easily taught in a few days. Boyle.Dŏç'i-ble, a. p. 400Easily taught or managed; teachable; docile; tractable. Milton.Dŏç'ile, a. p. 400Teachable; easily instructed; ready to learn; tractable; easily managed; as, dogs are more docile than many other animals.Do-cĭl'i-ty, n. p. 400Teachableness; readiness to learn; aptness to be taught. The humble docility of little children is, in the New Testament, represented as a necessary preparative to the reception of the Christian…Dŏc'i-ma-cy, n. p. 400The art or practice of applying tests to ascertain the nature, quality, &c., of objects, as of metals or ores, of medicines, or of facts pertaining to physiology.Dŏç'i-mā'stĭc, a. p. 400Proving by experiments or tests. Docimastic art, metallurgy, or the art of assaying metals, or the art of separating them from foreign matters, and determining the nature and quantity of metallic…Dŏc′i-ty, n. p. 400Readiness of apprehension; quickness; docility. [Prov. Eng., and Colloq. in certain parts of the U. S.] Halliwell. Bartlett.Dŏck, n. p. 400(Bot.) A plant of the genus Rumex, some species of which are well-known weeds, having a long tap-root, and are difficult of extermination. London.Dŏck, v. t. p. 400To cut off, as the end of a thing; to curtail; to cut short; to clip; as, to dock the tail of a horse. 2. To cut off a part from; to shorten; to deduct from; as, to dock an account. 3. To cut off…Dŏck, v. t. p. 400To bring, draw, or place in a dock;—used with reference to ships.Dŏck, n. p. 400The solid part of an animal’s tail, as distinguished from the hair; the stump of a tail; the part of a tail left after clipping or cutting. Grew. 2. A case of leather to cover the clipped or cut tail…Dŏck, n. p. 400An artificial inclosure in connection with a harbor or river, used for the reception of vessels, and provided with gates for keeping in or shutting out the tide. 2. The slip or space between two…Dŏck'age, n. p. 400A charge for the use of a dock.Dŏck'-crĕss, n. p. 400(Bot.) A plant; Lampsana communis; nipplewort. Gray.Dŏck'et, n. p. 400A small piece of paper or parchment, containing the heads of a writing; a summary or digest. 2. A bill tied to goods, containing some direction, as the name of the owner, or the place to which they…Dŏck'et, v. t. p. 400To make an abstract or summary of the heads of; to abstract and enter in a book; as, judgments regularly docketed. Blackstone. 2. To enter in a docket; to mark the contents of on the back, as of…Dŏck'-yärd, n. p. 400A yard or magazine near a harbor, for containing all kinds of naval stores and timber.Dŏc'tor, n. p. 400One qualified to teach; a teacher; an instructor; a learned man; one skilled in a profession or branch of knowledge; a savant. 2. One who has received the highest degree in a faculty; one who has…Dŏc'tor, v. t. p. 400To attend or treat as a physician; to apply remedies to; as, to doctor a sick man. [Colloq.] 2. To confer a doctorate upon; to make a doctor.Dŏc'tor, v. i. p. 400To practice physic. [Colloq.]Dŏc'tor-al, a. p. 400Relating to the degree or practice of a doctor. “Doctoral habit and square cap.” Wood.Dŏc'tor-al-ly, adv. p. 400In the manner of a doctor. [Rare.] Maxwell.