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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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Drăg'-bōlt, n. p. 409A stout iron pin or bolt passing through the end of a drag-bar, and serving to fasten the coupling of a locomotive and tender, or that of two cars, on a railway.Drăg'gle, v. t. p. 409To wet and dirty by drawing on the ground or mud, or on wet grass; to drabble. Gray. With draggled nets down hanging to the tide. Trench.Drāg'gle, v. i. p. 409To be drawn on the ground; to become wet or dirty by being drawn on the mud or wet grass.Dräg'gle-tāil, n. p. 409A slut; a drabble-tail. Sherwood.Drăg'gle-tāiled, a. p. 409Untidy; sluttish. W. Irving.Drăg'-lĭnk, n. p. 409(Mach.) A link connecting the cheeks of a double crank, to allow end-play. 2. See DRAG-BAR.Drāg'man, n. p. 409A fisherman that uses a dragnet. Hale.Drāg'nēt, n. p. 409A net to be drawn along the bottom of a river or pond for taking fish.Drāg'o-man, n. p. 409An interpreter;—so called in the Levant and other parts of the East.Drāg'on, n. p. 409(Myth.) A fabulous animal, generally represented as a monstrous winged serpent or lizard, with a crested head and enormous claws, and regarded as very powerful and ferocious. The dragons which appear…Dräg'on, a. p. 410Suitable for, or resembling, dragons; pertaining to, or consisting of, dragons; frightful. “Cynthia checks her dragon yoke.” Milton.Dräg'on-bēam, n. p. 410(Arch.) A beam or piece of timber used to receive and support the foot of the hip-rafter;—called also dragon-piece. Ogilvie.Dräg'on-ēt, n. p. 410A little dragon. Spenser. 2. (Ichth.) A genus of fishes (Callionymus) belonging to the goby family. Its ventral fins are widely separated, larger than the pectoral, and situated under the throat; the…Drăg'on-fish, n. p. 410The dragonet.Dräg'on-fly, n. p. 410(Entom.) A genus of insects of the family Libellulidæ, having large and strongly reticulated wings, a large head with enormous eyes, and a long body. They are exceedingly powerful and swift of…Dräg'on-ish, a. p. 410Resembling a dragon. Shak.Drăg'on-nāde', n. p. 410The severe persecution of French Protestants under Louis XIV., by an armed force, usually of dragoons; hence, a rapid and devastating incursion; dragoonade. He learnt it as he watched the…Drăg'on's-blōod, n. p. 410A resinous substance brought from the East Indies, Africa, and South America, obtained from several trees, as the Dracæna draco, the Pterocarpus santalinus, P. draco, and Calamus rotang. Its color is…Drāg'on's-hĕad, n. p. 410(Bot.) A plant of several species of the genus Dracocephalum. 2. (Astron.) The ascending node of a planet, indicated, chiefly in almanacs, by the symbol ☊. The deviation from the ecliptic made by a…Drä'g'on-shĕll, n. p. 410(Conch.) A species of patella or limpet; Cypræa stolida.Drāg'on's-tāil, n. p. 410(Astron.) The descending node of a planet, indicated by the symbol ☋. See DRAGON'S-HEAD.Drāg'on's-wa'ter, n. p. 410(Bot.) A plant belonging to the genus Calla. 2. A medicinal remedy very popular in the earlier half of the 17th century. “Dragon-water may do good upon him.” Randolph, 1646.Drāg'on's-wort, n. p. 410(Bot.) A plant of the genus Artemisia; A. dracunculus.Drāg'on-tree, n. p. 410(Bot.) A plant or tree of the genus Dracæna, originally from India, and affording the resin called Dragon's-blood. D. draco is the common species, and is of the palm type. Loudon.Dra-goon', n. p. 410[Fr. & Sp. drágon, It. dragone, dragon and dragoon, from Lat. draco, dragon; Ger. dragoner, D. dragonder, Dan. & Sw. dragon; Lat. draconarius, standard-bearer;—a name probably given to these light…Dra-goōn', v. t. p. 410To enslave or reduce to subjection by soldiers. 2. To persecute by abandoning a place to the rage of soldiers. Johnson. 3. To compel to submit by violent measures; to force; to harass; to persecute.…Drăg'ōn-āde', n. p. 410The same as DRAGON-NADE. Burnet.Dra-gōŏn'-bird, n. p. 410(Ornith.) A Brazilian bird (Cephalopterus ornatus), having a large, umbrella-like crest of feathers above the bill. Ogilvie.Dra-gōon'er, n. p. 410A dragoon. [Obs.] Clarendon.Drāg'-sheet, n. p. 410(Naut.) A contrivance for lessening the drift of vessels in heavy gales of wind. Ogilvie.Drāil, v. t. p. 410To trail.Drāil, v. i. p. 410To draggle. [Obs.] South.Drāin, v. t. p. 410To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to cause the exhaustion of. But it was not this alone that drained their treasure and hampered their industry. Motley. 2. To…Drāin, v. i. p. 410To flow off gradually; as, the water of low ground drains off. 2. To be emptied of liquor by flowing or dropping; as, let the vessel stand and drain.Drāin, n. p. 410The act of draining, or of drawing off, or of emptying by drawing off; as, the drain of specie from a country. 2. That by means of which any thing is drained; a channel; a trench; a water-course; a…Drāin'a-ble, a. p. 410Capable of being drained. Sherwood.Drāin'age, n. p. 410A draining; a gradual flowing off of any liquid. 2. The mode in which the waters of a country pass off by its streams and rivers. 3. (Engin.) The system of drains and their operation, by which water…Drāin'er, n. p. 410One who drains. 2. A utensil on which articles are placed to drain.Drāin'ing-plow, n. p. 410(Agr.) An instrument used in forming drains.Drāin'ing-tile, n. p. 410A hollow tile used in the construction of drains; called also drain-tile. Ogilvie.Drāin'-trāp, n. p. 410A contrivance to prevent the escape of foul air from drains, but to allow the passage of water into them. Simmonds.Drāke, n. p. 410The male of the duck kind. 2. The drake-fly. 3. [Lat. draco, dragon.] A small piece of artillery. Two or three shots, made at them by a couple of drakes, made them stagger. Clarendon.Drāke'-fly, n. p. 410A species of fly, sometimes used in fishing. “The dark drake-fly, good in August.” Walton.Drāke'-stōne, n. p. 410A flat stone so thrown along the surface of water as to skip from point to point before it sinks; also, the sport of so throwing stones;—sometimes called ducks and drakes. Internal earthquakes, that…Drām, n. p. 410(Apothecaries’ Weight.) A weight of the eighth part of an ounce, or sixty grains. 2. (Avoirdupois Weight.) The sixteenth part of an ounce. 3. A minute quantity; a mite. Were I the chooser, a dram of…Drām, v. i. p. 410To drink drams; to indulge in the use of ardent spirit. [Rare.] Johnson.Drā'mā, n. p. 410A composition, in prose or poetry, designed to be spoken and represented on the stage by several characters, which depicts a series of grave or humorous actions of more than ordinary interest…Dra-măt'ic, a. p. 410[Gr. δραματικός, from δράμα;Dra-mät'ic-al p. 410Pertaining to the drama; appropriate to a drama. The emperor... performed his part with much dramatic effect. Motley.Dra-māt'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 410By representation; in the manner of the drama. Dryden.Drām'a-tis Per-sō'ne p. 410The characters represented in a play; the interlocutors in a drama.Drām'a-tĭst, n. p. 410The author of a dramatic composition; a writer of plays. Burnet.Drām'a-tiz-a-ble, a. p. 410Capable of being dramatized.Drām'a-tīze, v. t. p. 410To compose in the form of the drama; to represent in a drama; to recompose and arrange for representation on the stage. They [the guilds] dramatized tyranny for public execution. Motley.Drām'a-tūr-gy, n. p. 410The art of dramatic poetry and representation.Drām'ming, n. p. 410The practice of drinking drams. 2. An apparatus for silk-throwing. Ogilvie.Drām'-shŏp, n. p. 410A place where spirits are sold in drams.Drānk, imp. & p. p. p. 410of drink.Drānk, n. p. 410Wild oats, or darnel grass. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Drāp, n. p. 410Cloth.