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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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Dōge, n. p. 401The chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa.Dŏg'-ēared, a. p. 401Having the corners of the leaves turned down and soiled by careless or long-continued usage;—said of a book. “Statute-books before unopened, not dog-eared.” Ld. Mansfield.Dōge'âte, n. p. 401The office held by a doge, or its rank, authority, &c.; dogate. Wright.Dōge'less, a. p. 401Without a doge. Byron.Dŏg'-făn'ci-er, n. p. 401One who has a taste for dogs, and who keeps them for sale.Dŏg'fĭsh, n. p. 402(Ichth.) A species of shark, constituting the genus Scyllium. ☞ The small spotted dogfish is S. canicula. The large spotted dogfish is S. catulus, and the black-mouthed dogfish is S. melanostomum.…Dŏg'fĭy, n. p. 402A voracious, biting fly. Chapman.Dŏg'-fŏx, n. p. 402A male fox.Dŏg'ged, a. p. 402Surly obstinate; sullen; morose; sourly impracticable. “The sulky spite of a temper naturally dogged.” W. Scott.Dŏg'gĕd-ly, adv. p. 402In a dogged manner; sullenly; sourly; morosely; with obstinate resolution.Dŏg'ged-ness, n. p. 402Sullenness; moroseness.Dŏg′ger, n. p. 402(Naut.) A fishing-vessel, used especially by the Dutch, usually equipped with two masts.Dŏg'ger, n. p. 402A sort of stone, found in the mines with the true alum-rock, consisting chiefly of silica and iron, but containing some alum.Dŏg'gĕr-el, a. p. 402Low in style, and irregular in measure;—said of poetry.Dŏg'ger-el, n. p. 402Low-styled and irregular verse; mean or undignified poetry. The ill-spelt lines of doggerel in which he expressed his reverence for the brave sufferers. Macaulay.Dŏg'ger-man, n. p. 402A sailor belonging to a dogger.Dŏg'get, n. p. 402Docket. See DOCKET.Dŏg'ĕish, a. p. 402Like a dog; especially, having the bad qualities of a dog; churlish; growling; snappish; brutal.Dŏg'gish-ness, n. p. 402The quality of being doggish.Dŏg'-grāss, n. p. 402(Bot.) A plant (Triticum repens) common in uncultivated ground;—called, also, coach-grass, dog-wheat, knot-grass, twitch-grass, and quickens.Dŏg′gerel, a. & n. p. 402The same as DOGGEREL.Dŏg'-hōle, n. p. 402A place fit only for dogs; a vile, mean habitation or apartment. Dryden.Dŏg'-hōōk, n. p. 402A strong hook or wrench used for separating iron boring-rods. Halliwell.Dŏg'-Lăt'in, n. p. 402Barbarous Latin.Dŏg'-lĕg'gĕd, a. p. 402(Arch.) Having no well-hole, and not built straight from top to bottom;—said of stairs which consist of two or more separate straight portions, one above another, and connected by a platform, or…Dŏg'-lī'chen or Dŏg'-lich'en, n. p. 402(Bot.) A plant; the ground liverwort; Peltidea canina;—so called because supposed by some to be a cure for hydrophobia.Dŏg'ly, a. p. 402Like a dog. [Obs.]Dŏg'ly, adv. p. 402In a doggish manner. [Obs.]Dŏg'mă, n. p. 402That which is held as an opinion; a tenet; a doctrine. “The obscure and loose dogmas of early antiquity.” Whewell. 2. An established tenet; a settled principle; a peremptory opinion; a formally…Dŏg'-mād, a. p. 402Mad as a mad dog. Swift.Dog-măt'ic or Dog-măt'ic-al, a. p. 402Pertaining to a dogma, or to a received or established doctrine. 2. Asserting, or disposed to assert, with authority, or with overbearing and arrogance; peremptory, or demanding assent; positive…Dog-măt'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 402In a dogmatic manner; arrogantly; positively.Dog-māt'ic-al-ness, n. p. 402The quality of being dogmatical; positiveness.Dŏg'mă-tĭ'cian, n. p. 402One who dogmatizes; a dogmatist. [Rare.]Dog-măt'ics, n. sing. p. 402The science which treats of Christian doctrines; doctrinal theology. [See Note under MATHEMATICS.] Murdock.Dŏg'ma-tīsm, n. p. 402The manner or character of a dogmatist; arrogance or positiveness in opinion. “The self-importance of his demeanor, and the dogmatism of his conversation.” W. Scott.Dŏg'ma-tist, n. p. 402One who dogmatizes; a positive asserter; a magisterial teacher; a bold or arrogant advancer of principles. To their character of commentators they added that of dogmatists. Whewell.Dŏg'ma-tīze, v. i. p. 402To assert positively; to teach with bold and undue confidence; to advance with arrogance. “The pride of dogmatizing schools.” Blackmore.Dŏg'ma-tīz'er, n. p. 402One who dogmatizes; a bold asserter; a magisterial teacher. Hammond.Dŏg'ma-to-ry, a. p. 402Dogmatical. [Very rare.]Dŏg'rōse, n. p. 402(Bot.) A species of rose (Rosa canina), which bears the hip. Loudon.Dŏg's'-bāne, n. p. 402(Bot.) A genus of plants (Apocynum) of little beauty, but easy culture;—said to be poisonous to dogs. Loudon.Dŏg's'-bāne, n. p. 402(Bot.) An urticaceous plant; Thelygonum cynocrambe. London.Dŏg's'-ēar, n. p. 402The corner of a leaf, in a book, turned down like the ear of a dog.Dŏg'ship, n. p. 402The character, or individuality, of a dog.Dŏg'shōre, n. p. 402(Naut.) One of several pieces of timber used to hold a ship firmly and prevent her moving while the blocks are knocked away before launching.Dŏg'-sick, a. p. 402Sick as a dog sometimes is.Dŏg'-sleep, n. p. 402Pretended sleep. Addison.Dŏg's'-meat, n. p. 402Refuse; offal; meat for dogs.Dŏg’s’-tail-grass, n. p. 402(Bot.) A species of British grass (Cynosurus cristatus) which abounds in grass lands, and is well suited for making straw-plait;—called also gold-seed.Dŏg’stär, n. p. 402Sirius, a star of the first magnitude, whose rising and setting with the sun originally gave name to the dog-days;—known also as Canicula, and a Canis Majoris.Dŏg’s’-tōngue, n. p. 402(Bot.) A plant; Cyno-glossum officinale; hound’s-tongue.Dŏg'-tōoth, n. p. 402A sharp-pointed human tooth, growing between the fore teeth and grinders, and resembling a dog's tooth;—called also eye-tooth and canine tooth. 2. (Arch.) An ornament peculiar to the early English…Dŏg'-tōoth-spār’, n. p. 402(Min.) A variety of calcite, occurring, crystallized, in sharp-pointed rhombohedrons, resembling the tooth of a dog.Dŏg'-tōoth-vī'o-let, n. p. 402(Bot.) A small, bulbous plant of the genus Erythronium, much admired for its beauty. London.Dŏg'-trick, n. p. 402A currish trick; brutal treatment.Dŏg'-trŏt, n. p. 402A gentle trot, like that of a dog.Dŏg'-vāne, n. p. 402(Naut.) A small vane of bunting, feathers, or any other light material, to indicate the direction of the wind. Totten.Dŏg'-watch, n. p. 402(Naut.) A watch of two hours, of which there are two, called respectively the first dog-watch and the second dog-watch, the first being from 4 to 6 o'clock, P. M., the second from 6 to 8 o'clock, P.…Dŏg'-wēa'ry, a. p. 402Quite tired; much fatigued.