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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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Draw'-knife or Draw'ing-knife, n. p. 412A joiner's tool having a blade with a handle at each end, used to shave off surfaces, by drawing it toward one; — called also draw-shave. 2. (Carp.) A tool used for the purpose of making an incision…Drawl, v. t. p. 412To utter in a slow, lengthened tone.Drawl, v. i. p. 412To speak with slow and lingering utterance, from laziness, lack of interest or spirit, or affectation. Theologians and moralists . . . talk mostly in a drawling and dreaming way about it. Landor.Drawl, n. p. 412A lengthened utterance of the voice.Draw'-lătch, n. p. 412A thief. [Obs.] Old Play, 1631.Drawl'ing-ly, adv. p. 412By slow or lengthened utterance.Drawl'ing-ness, n. p. 412A drawling manner of speaking; slowness of utterance.Drāw'-link, n. p. 412Same as DRAG-BAR.Draw'-net, n. p. 412A net for catching the larger sorts of birds, made of pack-thread, with wide meshes.Drāw'-plāte, n. p. 412A steel plate having a gradation of conical holes, through which wires are drawn to be reduced and elongated.Draw’-spring, n. p. 412(Railway Mach.) The spring to which a draw-head is attached. [See Illust. of Draw-head.]Draw'-well, n. p. 412A deep well, from which water must be drawn by a long cord or pole. Green.Drāy, n. p. 412A low cart or carriage on wheels, drawn by a horse, and used for heavy burdens. Addison. 2. A rude sort of cart without wheels; a drag. Halliwell. 3. A squirrel's nest; a drey. Cowper.Drāy'age, n. p. 412Use of a dray. 2. The charge, or sum paid, for the use of a dray.Drāy'-cārt, n. p. 412A dray.Drāy'man, n. p. 412A man who attends a dray.Drāz'el, n. p. 412A dirty woman; a slattern; a slut. [Obs.] Hudibras.Drēad, n. p. 412Terror excited by the prospect or anticipation of great evil; overwhelming apprehension of danger. “The secret dread of divine displeasure.” Tillotson. 2. Reverential or respectful fear; awe. The…Drēad, a. p. 412Exciting great fear or apprehension; terrible; frightful. “A dread eternity! how surely mine.” Young. 2. Venerable in the highest degree; inspiring awe; as, dread sovereign; dread majesty; dread…Drēad, v. t. p. 412To fear in a great degree; to regard or look forward to with terrific apprehension. When at length the moment dreaded through so many years came close, the dark cloud passed away from Johnson's mind.…Drēad, v. i. p. 412To be in great fear. Dread not, neither be afraid of them. Deut. i. 29.Drēad'a-ble, a. p. 412Worthy of being dreaded. [Obs.]Drĕad'-bōlt'ed, a. p. 412Having bolts to be dreaded; as, dread-bolted thunder. [Obs.] Shak.Drĕad'er, n. p. 412One who fears, or lives in fear. Swift.Drĕad'ful, a. p. 412Full of dread or terror; filled with extreme apprehension. [Obs.] “With dreadful heart.” Chaucer. 2. Inspiring dread; impressing great fear; fearful; terrible; as, a dreadful storm. “Dreadful gloom.”…Drĕad'ful-ly, adv. p. 412In a dreadful manner; terribly; awfully. Dryden.Dread'ful-ness, n. p. 412The quality of being dreadful; frightfulness; terribleness; awfulness.Drĕad'ing-ly, adv. p. 412With dread. Warner.Drĕad'less, a. p. 412Free from dread; intrepid; undaunted; dauntless. “That dreadless heart.” Gascoygne. 2. Exempt from dread or fear of danger; secure. “Safe in his dreadless den.” Spenser.Drĕad'less-ness, n. p. 412Freedom from terror; fearlessness; undauntedness; boldness.Drĕad'ly, a. p. 412Dreadful. [Obs.] “This dreadly spectacle.” Spenser.Drēad'naught, n. p. 412A fearless person; hence, any thing which can not be harmed, as a garment made of very thick cloth, that can defend against storm and cold; also, the cloth itself.Drēam, n. p. 412A thought, or series of thoughts, of a person in sleep; the states or acts of the soul during sleep; a series of connected acts or states of this kind, the objects of which are imagined to be real; a…Drēam, v. i. p. 412To have ideas or images in the mind, in the state of slumber; to experience sleeping visions; as, to dream of a battle, or an absent friend. 2. To let the mind run on in idle revery or vagary; also…Drēam, v. t. p. 412To imagine, think of, or believe in a dream, or in an analogous state. “And dreamt the future fight.” Dryden. To dream away, out, through, &c., to pass in revery or inaction; to spend in idle…Drēam'er, n. p. 412One who dreams. 2. A fanciful man; a visionary; one lost in wild imaginations or vain schemes; as, a political dreamer.Drēam'ful, a. p. 412Full of dreams. Johnson.Drēam'i-ness, n. p. 412The state of being dreamy.Drēam'ing-ly, adv. p. 412In a dreamy manner; sluggishly; negligently.Drēam'-lānd, n. p. 412The land of dreams; an imaginary region of ease, happiness, dreamy quietude, and revery.Drēam'less, a. p. 412Free from dreams. Camden.Drēam'less-ly, adv. p. 412In a dreamless manner.Drēam'y, a. p. 412Full of dreams; appropriate to dreams; dream-like. “The dreamy dells.” Tennyson.Drēar, a. p. 412Dismal; gloomy with solitude. “A drear and dying sound.” Milton.L'rēar, n. p. 412Dread; dismalness. [Obs.] Spenser.Drēar'i-hēad, n. p. 412Dreariness; gloominess. [Obs.]Drēar’i-hōōd p. 412Drēar'i-ly, adv. p. 412Gloomily; dismally. Spenser.Drēar'i-ment, n. p. 412Dismalness. [Obs.] Spenser.Drēar'i-ness, n. p. 412Dismalness; gloomy solitude.Drēar'ing, n. p. 412Sorrow. [Obs.] “Deadly drearing.” Spenser.Drēar'i-sōme, a. p. 412Very dreary; lonely; desolate; gloomy. Halliwell.Drēar'y, a. p. 412Exciting cheerless sensations, feelings, or associations; comfortless; dismal; gloomy. “Dreary shades.” Dryden. “The dreary ground.” Prior. Johnson entered on his vocation in the most dreary part of…Drĕdge, n. p. 412Any instrument to gather or take by dragging; as, (a.) A drag-net for taking up oysters, &c., from the bottom of water. (b.) A machine for taking up or excavating mud or other obstructions from the…Drĕdġe, v. t. p. 412To catch or gather with a dredge; to deepen with a dredging-machine. Carew. 2. [See DREDGE, n., 2.] To sprinkle flour on, as roast meat.Drĕdġ'er, n. p. 412One who fishes with a dredge. 2. A utensil for scattering flour on meat while roasting. 3. A dredging-machine.Drĕdġ'ing-bŏx, n. p. 412A box with holes in the cover for scattering flour, as in dredging meat.Drĕdġ'ing-ma-çhïne', n. p. 412An engine used to take up mud or gravel from the bottom of rivers, docks, &c.Dree, a. p. 412Wearisome; tedious. [Prov. Eng.]Dree, v. t. p. 412To be able to do; to continue to do; to hold out. [Obs. or Prov.] 2. To endure; to suffer. [Scot.]