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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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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.Do-mā'ni-al, a. p. 403Relating to domains. [Rare.]Dom-bē'ya, n. p. 403(Bot.) A genus of plants growing in the East Indies and Madagascar, and so named in honor of J. Dombey, a French botanist.Dōme, n. p. 403A building; a house; a fabric;—used chiefly in poetry. Approach the dome, the social banquet share. Pope. 2. (Arch.) A roof, or structure raised above the roof of an edifice, usually hemispherical in…Dōme'-bōok, n. p. 403(O. Eng. Law.) A book or code said to have been compiled under the direction of Alfred, for the general use of the whole kingdom of England. It is supposed to have contained the principal maxims of…Dōmēd, a. p. 403Furnished with a dome.Dōmes'dāy, n. p. 403See DOOMSDAY.Dōmes'-day-bōok, n. p. 403See DOOMSDAY-BOOK.Dōmes'man, n. p. 403A judge; an umpire. [Obs.]Do-mēs'tic, a. p. 403Belonging to the house or home; pertaining to one's place of residence, and to the family; as, domestic concerns; domestic life; domestic duties; domestic affairs; domestic happiness; domestic…Do-mĕs'tic, n. p. 403One who lives in the family of another, as hired assistant; a house-servant. The master labors and leads an anxious life, to secure plenty and ease to the domestic. Knox. 2. (pl.) (Com.) Articles of…Do-mēs'tie-al, a. p. 403Domestic. [Obs.] “Our private and domestical matter.” Sidney.Do-mēs'tic-al, n. p. 403A family; a household. [Obs.]Do-mēs'tic-al-ly, adv. p. 403In a domestic manner; privately; with reference to domestic affairs.Do-mēs'ti-cant, a. p. 403Forming part of the same family. [Obs.] Sir E. Dering.Do-mēs'ti-cāte, v. t. p. 403To make domestic; to accustom to home; as, to domesticate one's self. 2. To make familiar; to conduct as if at one's own home. Chesterfield. 3. To accustom to live near the habitations of man; to…Do-mēs'ti-cā'tion, n. p. 403The act of domesticating, or of accustoming to home, or of taming wild animals.Do-mès'ti-cā'tor, n. p. 403One who domesticates.Dō'mes-tĭç'i-ty, n. p. 403The state of being domestic; a household act or life.Dōm'ett, n. p. 403A plain cloth, of which the warp is cotton and the weft woolen. Simmonds.Dō'mey-kite, n. p. 403(Min.) A mineral found in Peru; arsenuret of copper.Dōm'i-cal, a. p. 403Relating to, or shaped like, a dome.Dŏm'i-cīle, n. p. 403An abode or mansion; a place of permanent residence, either of an individual or family. 2. (Law.) A residence at a particular place accompanied with positive or presumptive proof of an intention to…Dŏm'i-çīle, v. t. p. 403To establish in a fixed residence, or a residence that constitutes habitancy; to domiciliate. Kent.Dōm'i-cĭl'i-ar, n. p. 403A member of a household; a domestic. Sterne.Dŏm/i-cĭl/i-a-ry, a. p. 403Pertaining to domicile, or the residence of a person or family. The personal and domiciliary rights of the citizen were scrupulously guarded. Motley. Domiciliary visit (Law), a visit to a private…Dŏm/i-cĭl/i-āte, v. t. p. 403To establish in a permanent residence; to domicile. 2. To render domestic; to tame. [R.] Pownall.Dōm'i-ci'l'i-ā'tion, n. p. 403Permanent residence; inhabitancy. Milman.Dŏm'i-cūlt'ūre, n. p. 403That which relates to household affairs; the art of housekeeping, cookery, &c.; domestic economy. [Rare.] R. Park.Dōm'i-fy, v. t. p. 403(Astrol.) To divide, as the heavens, into twelve houses, by means of six great circles, called circles of position, for the purpose of erecting a horoscope. [Obs.] 2. To tame; to domesticate. [Obs.]…Dōm'i-nā, n. p. 403(O. Eng. Law.) Lady; a lady;—a title formerly given to noble ladies who held a barony in their own right. Burrill.