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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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Doï'ly, n. p. 402A species of woolen stuff. [Obs.] Congreve. 2. A small napkin, generally colored, used with fruit and wine. Smart.Doit, n. p. 402A small Dutch coin, worth about half a farthing; also, a similar small coin once used in Scotland; hence, any small piece of money. Shak. 2. A thing of small value; a trifle; as, I care not a doit.Doit'kin, n. p. 402A very small coin; a doit.Dŏk'i-mās'tic, a. p. 402The same as DOCIMASTIC.Do-lăb'ri-fōrm, a. p. 402(Nat. Hist.) Having the form of an ax or hatchet, as some leaves, and also certain organs of some shell-fish.Dolce p. 402Dolcemente, adv. p. 402(Mus.) Softly; sweetly;—a direction to the performer, indicating that the passage to which it refers is to be executed in a simple, flowing manner, and with sweetness and purity of tone.Dolciano or Dulcino, n. p. 402A small bassoon, at one period much used in playing tenor parts to the oboe. Simmonds. Warner.Dōl'drums, n. pl. p. 402A part of the ocean near the equator, abounding in calms, squalls, and light, baffling winds, which sometimes prevent all progress for weeks; — so called by sailors. To be in the doldrums, to be in a…Dōle, n. p. 402The act of dividing and distributing; dealing; apportionment. At her general dole, Each receives his ancient soul. Cleveland. 2. That which is dealt or distributed; a part, share, or portion. Now, my…Dōle, n. p. 402Grief; sorrow. [Obs.] And she died: So on that day there was dole in Astolat. Tennyson.Dōle, n. p. 402(Scots Law.) Criminal intent; evil design, regarded as a necessary ingredient to render an action criminal. Burrill. Ogilvie.Dōle, v. t. p. 402To deal out in small portions; to distribute; to divide; to bestow. The supercilious condescension with which even his reputed friends doled out their praises to him. De Quincy.Dōle'-beer, n. p. 402Beer bestowed as an alms. B. Jon.Dōle'-brēad, n. p. 402Bread bestowed as an alms. Nares.Dōle'ful, a. p. 402Full of dole or grief; expressing or exciting sorrow; melancholy. “Her doleful humor.” Sidney. “With screwed face and doleful whine.” South. “Regions of sorrow, doleful shades.” Milton. Syn.—Piteous…Dōle'ful-ly, adv. p. 402In a doleful manner; sorrowfully; dismally; sadly.Dōle'ful-ness, n. p. 402The condition of being doleful; sorrow; melancholy; gloominess; dismalness.Dōle'-mēad'ow, n. p. 402A meadow to which several persons have a common right, or which is owned by them in common.Dō'lent, a. p. 402Sorrowful. [Obs.] Ford.Dōl'er-ite, n. p. 402(Geol. & Min.) A variety of igneous rock, composed of augite and feldspar, often containing magnetic or titanic ore in grains. It is dark-colored and heavy. Dana.Dŏl'er-īt'ic, a. p. 402Of the nature of dolerite; as, much lava is doleritic lava. Dana.Dōle'sōme, a. p. 402Doleful; dismal; sorrowful. The dolesome passage to the infernal sky. Pope.Dōle'sōme-ly, adv. p. 402In a doleful manner; dolefully.Dōle'sōme-ness, n. p. 402Gloom; dismalness.Dŏl'i-cho-cĕph'a-lōus, a. p. 402Having skulls whose antero-posterior diameter, or that from the frontal to the occipital bone, exceeds the transverse diameter; as, African races are mostly dolicho-cephalous.Dōl'i-chōs, n. p. 402(Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants, of the East and West Indies, including many species, some of which produce edible pods; — so called from the length of the pods.Dōl'i-chō'rus, n. p. 402(Pros.) A verse with a redundant foot or syllable; a hypercatalectic verse; an hypermeter. 2. (Entom.) A genus of hymenopterous insects, of the family Fossores.Dōl'i-ūm, n. p. 402(Conch.) A genus of univalve mollusks; the partridge-shell.Dōll, n. p. 402A puppet or baby for a child; an image in the form of a child, or sometimes of an adult, for the amusement of little girls.Dōl'lar, n. p. 402A silver coin of the United States, weighing about 417 grains, and equivalent to about four shillings and two pence sterling. It is equal to 100 cents, 10 dimes, or 1/10 of an eagle. 2. A coin of the…Dōlī'man, n. p. 402A long cassock worn by the Turks.Dŏl'ly, n. p. 403(Mining.) A contrivance, turning on a vertical axis by a handle or winch, for facilitating the washing of ore; a stirrer.Dŏl'men, n. p. 403A table made of stones, or a large stone resembling a table, found among the relics of the Druids; a cromlech.Dŏl'o-mīte, n. p. 403(Geol. & Min.) A magnesian carbonate of lime, consisting, when pure, of 54.3 per cent. of carbonate of lime, and 45.7 of carbonate of magnesia. It occurs in extensive beds as a compact limestone, and…Dŏl'o-mĭt'ic, a. p. 403Pertaining to dolomite; of the nature of dolomite.Dŏl'o-mi-zā'tion, n. p. 403The process of forming dolomite. Dana.Dŏl'o-mīze, v. t. p. 403To convert into dolomite.Dō'lor, n. p. 403Pain; grief; distress; anguish. Of death and dolor telling sad tidings. Spenser.Dŏl'or-ĭf'er-oŭs, a. p. 403Producing pain. Whitaker.Dŏl'or-ĭf'ĭc or Dŏl'or-ĭf'ĭc-al, a. p. 403Causing pain or grief; producing misery. Arbuthnot.Dŏl'o-rō'so, n. p. 403(Mus.) In a pathetic manner.Dŏl'or-oŭs, a. p. 403Full of dolor or grief; sorrowful; doleful; dismal; as, a dolorous object; a dolorous region. You take me in too dolorous a sense; I spake t' you for your comfort. Shak. 2. Occasioning pain or grief…Dŏl'or-oŭs-ly, adv. p. 403In a dolorous manner; sorrowfully.Dŏl'phĭn, n. p. 403(Ichth.) (a.) A cetaceous mammal, of the genus Delphinus (D. delphis); the true dolphin. (b.) The Coryphaena hippuris, a fish of about five feet in length, celebrated for its surprising changes of…Dŏl'phĭn-et, n. p. 403A female dolphin. [Rare.] Spencer.Dŏl'phĭn-fly, n. p. 403(Entom.) An insect of the aphis tribe, destructive to beans. Ogilvie.Dōlt, n. p. 403A heavy, stupid fellow; a blockhead; a numskull; an ignoramus; a dunce; a dullard; an ass.Dōlt, v. i. p. 403To waste time foolishly; to behave foolishly. [Obs.]Dŏlt'ĭsh, a. p. 403Dolt-like; dull in intellect; stupid; blockish; as, a doltish clown. Sidney.Dŏlt'ish-ly, adv. p. 403In a doltish manner.Dōlt'ĭsh-ness, n. p. 403Quality of being doltish; stupidity.Dōlv'en, p. p. p. 403of delve. [Obs.] Chaucer.Dom. p. 403A termination denoting jurisdiction, or property and jurisdiction. It was, originally, doom, judgment; as in kingdom, earldom. Hence it is used to denote state, condition, or quality, as in wisdom…Dŏm, n. p. 403The same as Don, q. v. [Obs.]Dŏm'a-ble, a. p. 403Capable of being tamed. [Obs.]Dōm'a-ble-ness, n. p. 403Capability of being tamed.Dōm'age, n. p. 403Damage; hurt. [Obs.] Chapman. 2. Subjugation. [Obs.] Hobbes.Do-māin',, n. p. 403Dominion; empire; authority. 2. The territory over which dominion or authority is exerted; the possessions of a sovereign or commonwealth, or the like. 3. Landed property; estate; especially, the…Dō'mal, a. p. 403(Astrol.) Pertaining to a house. Addison.