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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. Dōge'âte, n.p. 401The office held by a doge, or its rank, authority, &c.; dogate. Wright.
  2. Dōge'less, a.p. 401Without a doge. Byron.
  3. Dŏg'-făn'ci-er, n.p. 401One who has a taste for dogs, and who keeps them for sale.
  4. 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.…
  5. Dŏg'fĭy, n.p. 402A voracious, biting fly. Chapman.
  6. Dŏg'-fŏx, n.p. 402A male fox.
  7. Dŏg'ged, a.p. 402Surly obstinate; sullen; morose; sourly impracticable. “The sulky spite of a temper naturally dogged.” W. Scott.
  8. Dŏg'gĕd-ly, adv.p. 402In a dogged manner; sullenly; sourly; morosely; with obstinate resolution.
  9. Dŏg'ged-ness, n.p. 402Sullenness; moroseness.
  10. Dŏg′ger, n.p. 402(Naut.) A fishing-vessel, used especially by the Dutch, usually equipped with two masts.
  11. 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.
  12. Dŏg'gĕr-el, a.p. 402Low in style, and irregular in measure;—said of poetry.
  13. 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.
  14. Dŏg'ger-man, n.p. 402A sailor belonging to a dogger.
  15. Dŏg'get, n.p. 402Docket. See DOCKET.
  16. Dŏg'ĕish, a.p. 402Like a dog; especially, having the bad qualities of a dog; churlish; growling; snappish; brutal.
  17. Dŏg'gish-ness, n.p. 402The quality of being doggish.
  18. 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.
  19. Dŏg′gerel, a. & n.p. 402The same as DOGGEREL.
  20. Dŏg'-hōle, n.p. 402A place fit only for dogs; a vile, mean habitation or apartment. Dryden.
  21. Dŏg'-hōōk, n.p. 402A strong hook or wrench used for separating iron boring-rods. Halliwell.
  22. Dŏg'-Lăt'in, n.p. 402Barbarous Latin.
  23. 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…
  24. 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.
  25. Dŏg'ly, a.p. 402Like a dog. [Obs.]
  26. Dŏg'ly, adv.p. 402In a doggish manner. [Obs.]
  27. 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…
  28. Dŏg'-mād, a.p. 402Mad as a mad dog. Swift.
  29. 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…
  30. Dog-măt'ic-al-ly, adv.p. 402In a dogmatic manner; arrogantly; positively.
  31. Dog-māt'ic-al-ness, n.p. 402The quality of being dogmatical; positiveness.
  32. Dŏg'mă-tĭ'cian, n.p. 402One who dogmatizes; a dogmatist. [Rare.]
  33. Dog-măt'ics, n. sing.p. 402The science which treats of Christian doctrines; doctrinal theology. [See Note under MATHEMATICS.] Murdock.
  34. 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.
  35. 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.
  36. 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.
  37. Dŏg'ma-tīz'er, n.p. 402One who dogmatizes; a bold asserter; a magisterial teacher. Hammond.
  38. Dŏg'ma-to-ry, a.p. 402Dogmatical. [Very rare.]
  39. Dŏg'rōse, n.p. 402(Bot.) A species of rose (Rosa canina), which bears the hip. Loudon.
  40. 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.
  41. Dŏg's'-bāne, n.p. 402(Bot.) An urticaceous plant; Thelygonum cynocrambe. London.
  42. Dŏg's'-ēar, n.p. 402The corner of a leaf, in a book, turned down like the ear of a dog.
  43. Dŏg'ship, n.p. 402The character, or individuality, of a dog.
  44. 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.
  45. Dŏg'-sick, a.p. 402Sick as a dog sometimes is.
  46. Dŏg'-sleep, n.p. 402Pretended sleep. Addison.
  47. Dŏg's'-meat, n.p. 402Refuse; offal; meat for dogs.
  48. 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.
  49. 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.
  50. Dŏg’s’-tōngue, n.p. 402(Bot.) A plant; Cyno-glossum officinale; hound’s-tongue.
  51. 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…
  52. Dŏg'-tōoth-spār’, n.p. 402(Min.) A variety of calcite, occurring, crystallized, in sharp-pointed rhombohedrons, resembling the tooth of a dog.
  53. Dŏg'-tōoth-vī'o-let, n.p. 402(Bot.) A small, bulbous plant of the genus Erythronium, much admired for its beauty. London.
  54. Dŏg'-trick, n.p. 402A currish trick; brutal treatment.
  55. Dŏg'-trŏt, n.p. 402A gentle trot, like that of a dog.
  56. 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.
  57. 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.…
  58. Dŏg'-wēa'ry, a.p. 402Quite tired; much fatigued.
  59. Dŏg'-whēat, n.p. 402See DOG-GRASS.
  60. Dŏg'-whēlk, n.p. 402(Conch.) A species of univalve shells; the Nassa reticulata.