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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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Dōn, n. p. 404Sir; Mr.; Signior;—a title in Spain, formerly given to noblemen and gentlemen only, but now common to all classes. 2. A grand personage, or one making pretension to consequence; especially, at the…Dŏn, v. t. p. 404To put on; to dress in; to invest one's self with. Should I don this robe and trouble you. Shak.Dō'ñā, n. p. 404Lady; mistress; madam; a title of respect applied to a lady in Spain and Portugal. [Usually written duenna.]Dō'na-ble, a. p. 404Capable of being donated or given. [Rare.]Dō'na-ry, n. p. 404A thing given or appropriated to a sacred use. [Rare.] Burton.Dŏn'at, n. p. 404A grammar. [Obs.] [Written also donet.] Chaucer.Dŏn'a-ta-ry, n. p. 404The same as DONATORY.Dō'nāte, v. t. p. 404To give, generally for a specific object; to bestow freely; to grant. [Recent.]Do-nā'tion, n. p. 404The act of giving or bestowing; grant. That right we hold by his donation. Milton. 2. That which is given or bestowed; that which is transferred to another gratuitously, or without a valuable…Dŏn'a-tĭsm, n. p. 404The principles embraced by African schismatics of the 4th century, who were called Donatists, from Donatus, their leader. They held that though Christ was of the same substance with the Father, he…Dōn'a-tist, n. p. 404An adherent of the schism of Donatus.Dōn'a-tĭve, n. p. 404A gift; a largess; a gratuity; a present; a dole. The Romans were entertained with shows and donatives. 2. (Eccl. Law.) A benefice conferred on a person by the founder or patron, without either…Dōn'a-tive, a. p. 404Vested or vesting by donation; as, a donative advowson. Blackstone.Do-nā′tor, n. p. 404(Law.) One who makes a gift; a donor; a giver.Dōn'a-to-ry, n. p. 404(Scots Law.) A donee of the crown; one to whom, upon certain conditions, escheated property is made over. Ogilvie.Dō'nax, n. p. 404(Bot.) A species of grass of the genus Arundo (A. donax), growing in the south of Europe, and much used for fishing-rods, and for various purposes. 2. (Conch.) A genus of bivalve mollusks having…Dōne, p. p. p. 404from do, and formerly the infinitive of the same verb. 1. Performed; executed; finished. 2. [O. Eng. done, from Fr. donné, corrupted, as used in law, to doné, or done, from donner, to give, to issue…Do-nee', n. p. 404The person to whom a gift or donation is made. 2. (Law.) Anciently, one to whom lands were given; in later use, one to whom lands and tenements are given in tail; in modern use, the party on whom a…Dŏn'et, n. p. 404Same as DONAT, q. v.Dŏn/go-lä'wee, n. p. 404(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Dongola, in Nubia, Africa.Dō'nĭ, n. p. 404(Naut.) A clumsy kind of vessel, having one mast, with a long sail, used on the coast of Coromandel and Ceylon. Ogilvie.Do-nĭf'er-ōŭs, a. p. 404Bearing gifts. [Rare.]Dōn'jon, n. p. 404A massive tower in ancient castles, regarded as the strongest part of the fortifications, and usually in the center of the whole, into which the garrison could retreat in case of necessity; — also…Dŏn'key, n. p. 404An ass, or mule. 2. A stupid or obstinate and wrong-headed fellow.Dŏn'key-èn'gine, n. p. 404A small engine in steam-vessels, deriving its steam from the main engine, and used for pumping water into the boilers, raising heavy weights, and like purposes.Dŏn'key-pŭmp, n. p. 404A steam-pump for feeding boilers.Dŏn'nă, n. p. 404A lady; madam; mistress; — the title given a lady in Italy.Dōn'nat, n. p. 404A good-for-nothing, lazy fellow. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Dōn'nism, n. p. 404(Eng. Universities.) Self-importance; distance and loftiness of carriage. [Colloq.] Heber.Dō'nor, n. p. 404One who gives or bestows; one who confers any thing gratuitously; a benefactor. 2. (Law.) One who grants an estate; in later use, one who confers a power. Kent.Dŏn'ship, n. p. 404The quality or rank of a gentleman or knight. Hudibras.Dŏn'zel, n. p. 404A young man following arms and not yet knighted; a young squire or attendant. [Obs.] “My dear donzel.” Beau. & Fl.Dōob'-grăss, n. p. 404(Bot.) A perennial, creeping grass, the Cynodon dactylon, highly prized, in Hindostan, as food for cattle, and acclimated in the southern part of the United States. [Written also doub grass.]Dōo'dle, n. p. 404A trifler; a simple fellow.Dōō'dle-säck, n. p. 404The Scotch bagpipe. [Prov. Eng.]Do͝ok, n. p. 404A piece of wood inserted in a brick wall for the purpose of attaching finishing pieces; a plug, or wooden brick. [Scot.]Do͞ole, n. p. 404Same as DOLE. Spenser.Do͞o'ly, n. p. 404An apparatus for conveying persons or things upon men's shoulders; a palanquin; a litter. [East Indies.] Having provided doolies, or little bamboo chairs slung on four men's shoulders, in which I put…Do͞om, v. t. p. 404To form judgment; to judge; to decree; hence, to fix irrevocably, as by facts. [Obs.] “Him . . . thou didst not doom So strictly.” Milton. 2. To pronounce sentence or judgment on; to condemn; to…Dōom, n. p. 404Discriminating opinion or judgment; discrimination; discernment. [Obs.] And there he learned of things and haps to come, To give foreknowledge true, and certain doom. Fairfax. 2. Judicial sentence…Dōom'age, n. p. 404A penalty or fine for neglect. [Local, New England.]Dōom'ful, a. p. 404Full of condemnation or destructive power. [Rare.] “The infectious slime that doomful deluge left.” Drayton.Dōōm'-pālm, n. p. 405(Bot.) A species of palm-tree (Hyphæne Thebaica), highly valued in Egypt for various uses. [Written also doum-palm.] Simmonds.Dōōms'dāy, n. p. 405A day of sentence or condemnation. “My body's doomsday.” Shak. 2. The day of the final judgment. “I could not tell till doomsday.” Chaucer.Dōōms'dāy-bōōk, n. p. 405A book compiled by order of William the Conqueror, containing a survey of all the lands in England, their ownership, value, &c. It consists of two volumes, a large folio and a quarto. [Written also…Dōōm’ster, n. p. 405The public executioner in Scotland, who, formerly, when criminals were condemned to die, repeated over the sentence in the judge’s words, adding, “This I pronounce for doom.” [Obs.] W. Scott.Dōor, n. p. 405An opening in the wall of a house or of an apartment, for going in and out at; an entrance-way. To the same end, men several paths may tread, As many doors into one temple lead. Denham. 2. The frame…Dōor'-cāse, n. p. 405The frame which incloses a door.Dōor'gā, n. p. 405(Myth.) A Hindoo divinity, the consort of Siva, represented with ten arms. [Written also Durga.] Malcolm.Dōor'ing, n. p. 405A door-case. [Obs.]Dōor'-keep'er, n. p. 405One who guards the entrance of a house or apartment; a porter; a janitor.Dōor'-nāil, n. p. 405The nail or knob on which the knocker of a door strikes; hence the phrase, dead as a door-nail.Dōor'-plāte, n. p. 405A plate on a door, giving the name or business of the resident.Dōor'-stēad, n. p. 405Entrance or place of a door. [Obs. or local.] Warburton.Dōor'-stōne, n. p. 405The stone at a threshold.Dōor'-stōp, n. p. 405(Carp.) One of the pieces of wood against which a door shuts in its frame.Dōor'-wāy, n. p. 405The passage of a door; entrance-way into a room or house.Dōor'-way-plāne', n. p. 405(Arch.) The space between the door-way, properly so called, and the larger door-archway within which it is placed. It is often richly ornamented with sculptured figures.Dŏp, v. i. p. 405To dip. [Obs.] Holland.Dōp, n. p. 405A dip; a low courtesy. [Obs.] B. Jonson.