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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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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.Drāpe, v. i. p. 410To make cloth. Bacon. 2. [Fr. draper, to censure.] To banter; to satirize; to leer. [Obs.] Temple.Drāpe, v. t. p. 410To cover or adorn with drapery; as, to drape a bust, a building, &c. The whole people were draped professionally. De Quincey.Drā'per, n. p. 410One who sells cloths; a dealer in cloths; as, a draper and tailor.Drā'per-y, n. p. 410The occupation of a draper; cloth making, or dealing in cloth. Bacon. 2. Cloth, or woolen stuffs in general. Arbuthnot. 3. The clothes or garments with which any thing is draped or hung; hangings of…Drā'pet, n. p. 411Cloth; coverlet. [Obs.] Spencer.Dräs'tic, a. p. 411(Med.) Acting with strength or violence; efficacious; powerful; as, drastic cathartics.Drăs'tic, n. p. 411(Med.) A medicine that purges quickly or thoroughly.Drāugh, n. p. 411See DRAFF.Drāught, n. p. 411The act of drawing or pulling; as, (a.) The act of moving loads by drawing, as by beasts of burden, and the like. A general custom of using oxen for all sort of draught would be, perhaps, the…Drāught, a. p. 411Used for drawing; as, a draught horse. 2. Drawn directly from the barrel, or other receptacle, in distinction from bottled;— said of ale, cider, and the like.Drāught, v. t. p. 411To draw out; to call forth. See DRAFT. Addison. 2. To diminish or exhaust by drawing. [Rare.] “The Parliament so often draughted and drained.” W. Scott.Drāught'-bōard, n. p. 411A board on which draughts are played.Drāught'-cōm'pass-es, n. pl. p. 411Compasses furnished with several movable points for making fine lines in architectural drawings.Drāught'-hōok, n. p. 411(Mil.) Either of two large hooks of iron fixed on the cheeks of a cannon carriage, two on each side, used in drawing the gun backward and forward.Dräught'-house, n. p. 411A house for the reception of filth or waste matter.Dräught'-nĕt, n. p. 411See DRAFT-NET.Dräughts'man, n. p. 411One who draws writings or designs, or one who is skilled in the execution of such drawings. 2. One who drinks drams; a tippler. Tatler.Drȧughts'man-ship, n. p. 411The office or work of a draughtsman.Drȧught'y, a. p. 411Pertaining to a draught; filthy. “Draughty inventions.” Return from Pernassus, 1606.Drāve p. 411The old imp. of drive. See DRIVE.Draw, v. t. p. 411To cause to move toward or after one by the exertion of force; to pull along; to haul; to drag; to cause to follow. Drew him through dirt and mire without remorse. Spenser. He hastened to draw the…Draw, v. i. p. 411To pull; to exert strength in drawing; to have force to drag along; as, a horse draws well; the sails of a ship draw well. 2. To exert an attractive force; to act as an inducement or enticement.…Draw, n. p. 411The act of drawing; draught. 2. A lot or chance drawn. 3. That part of a bridge which is raised up, swung round, or drawn aside; a draw-bridge or swing-bridge. [U. S.]Draw'a-ble, a. p. 411Capable of being drawn. More.Draw'back, n. p. 411A loss of advantage, or deduction from profit, value, success, or the like; a discouragement or hinderance. The avarice of Henry VII. . . . must be deemed a drawback from the wisdom ascribed to him.…Draw'-bōlt, n. p. 411(Engin.) A coupling-pin. See COUPLING-PIN.Draw'-bōre, n. p. 411(Joinery.) A hole bored through a tenon nearer to the shoulder than the holes through the cheeks are to the edge or abutment against which the shoulder is to rest, so that a pin or bolt, when driven…Draw'bōre, v. t. p. 411To make a draw-bore in; as, to draw-bore a tenon.