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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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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.]Dree'līte, n. p. 412(Min.) A mineral of a white color and pearly luster, consisting chiefly of the sulphate of baryta; — so called in honor of M. de Drée, a liberal patron of science. Dana.Drĕg, n. p. 412Corrupt or defiling matter contained in a liquid, or precipitated from it; refuse; feculence; lees; grounds; sediment; hence, the vilest and most worthless part of any thing; as, the dregs of…Drĕg'gi-ness, n. p. 412Fullness of dregs or lees; foulness; feculence.Drĕg'gish, a. p. 412Full of dregs; foul with lees; feculent. Harvey.Drĕg'gy, a. p. 412Containing dregs or lees; consisting of dregs; foul; feculent. Boyle.Drein, v. i. p. 412To drain. [Obs.] Congreve.Drĕnch, v. t. p. 412To cause to drink: to ply or saturate with drink; especially, to dose by force; to put a potion down the throat of, as of a horse; hence, to purge violently by physic. As “to fell,” is “to make to…Drēnch, n. p. 412A drink; a draught; specifically, a potion of medicine poured or forced down the throat; also, a potion that causes purging. “A drench of wine.” Dryden. “Give my roan horse a drench.” Shak. 2. (O.…Drĕnch'er, n. p. 412One who wets or steeps. 2. One who administers a drench.Drēn'ga'ge, n. p. 412(O. Eng. Law.) The tenure by which a drench held land. [Obs.] Burrill.Drĕnt, p. p. p. 412Drenched; drowned. [Obs.] Spenser.Drĕss, v. t. p. 412To make straight; to adjust to a right line; hence (Mil.), to arrange as soldiers in a straight line and at proper distance; to align; as, to dress the ranks. 2. To adjust; to put in good order; to…Drĕss, v. i. p. 413(Mil.) To arrange one's self in due position in a line of soldiers. 2. To clothe or apparel one's self; to put on one's garments; to pay attention to one's apparel; as, to dress quickly; to dress…Drĕss, n. p. 413That which is used as the covering or ornament of the body; clothes, garments; habit; apparel. “In your soldier’s dress.” Shak. 2. A lady’s gown; as, a silk or velvet dress. 3. Attention to apparel…Drĕss'-cōat, n. p. 413A coat with narrow or pointed skirts, as distinguished from a frock-coat.Drĕss'er, n. p. 413One who dresses; one who puts in order or makes ready for use; one who puts on clothes or ornaments. 2. [Fr. dressoir.] (a.) A table or bench on which meat and other things are dressed or prepared…Drĕss'ing, n. p. 413Dress; attire; raiment. B. Jonson. 2. An application to a sore or wound. Wiseman. 3. Manure spread over land. When it remains on the surface, it is called a top-dressing. 4. (Cookery.) The stuffing…Drĕss'ing-cāse, n. p. 413A case of toilet utensils.Drĕss'ing-gown, n. p. 413A light gown, such as is used by a person while dressing; a study gown.Drĕss'ing-room, n. p. 413An apartment appropriated for dressing the person.Drĕss'ing-tā'ble, n. p. 413A table provided with conveniences for adjusting the dress.Drĕss'-māʹk'er, n. p. 413A maker of gowns, or similar garments; a mantua-maker.Drĕss'y, a. p. 413Showy in dress; attentive to dress; wearing rich or showy garments. “A neat, dressy gentleman in black.” W. Irving.Drĕst, p. p. p. 413of dress. See DRESS.Drĕtch, v. t. p. 413To be tedious or tiresome to; to trouble; to harass. [Obs.] Chaucer.Drĕtch, v. i. p. 413To delay; to linger. [Obs.] Gower.Dreul, v. i. p. 413To emit saliva; to suffer saliva to issue and flow down from the mouth. See DROOL.Drey, n. p. 413The nest of a squirrel. [Written also dray, q. v.]Drĭb, v. t. p. 413To do by little and little; as, (a.) To cut off by a little at a time; to crop; hence, to appropriate unlawfully; to defalcate. He who drives their bargains dribs a part. Dryden. (b.) To lead along…Drīb, v. i. p. 413To shoot at a mark, at short paces.