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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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.Drīb, n. p. 413A drop. [Obs.] Swift.Drīb'ber, n. p. 413One who dribs; one who shoots at short paces. Ascham.Drīb'ble, v. i. p. 413To fall in drops or small drops, or in a quick succession of drops; as, water dribbles from the eaves. 2. To slaver, as a child or an idiot. 3. To fall weakly and slowly. [Obs.] “The dribbling dart…Drĭb'ble, v. t. p. 413To throw down in drops. “To dribble it all the way up stairs.” Swift.Drĭb'blet or Drĭb'let, n. p. 413A small piece or part; a small sum; a small quantity of money in making up a sum; as, the money was paid in dribblets. When made up in driblets, as they could, their best securities were at an…Drīe, v. t. p. 413To suffer or endure; as, to drie one's fate. See DREE. W. Scott.Drī'er, n. p. 413One who, or that which, dries; that which may expel or absorb moisture; a desiccative; as, the sun and a north-westerly wind are great driers of the earth. 2. (Paint.) A substance, usually a metallic…Drĭft, n. p. 413That which is driven, forced, or urged along; a mass of any thing carried onward together; as, (a.) A mass of matter which has been driven or forced onward together into its present position; as, a…Drĭft, v. i. p. 413To float or be driven along by a current of water; as, the ship drifted astern; a raft drifted ashore. We drifted o’er the harbor bar, And I with sobs did pray. Coleridge. 2. To accumulate in heaps…Drift, v. t. p. 413To drive into heaps; as, a current of wind drifts snow or sand.Drīft, a. p. 413Movable by wind or currents; as, drift ice. Kane.Drĭft'-bōlt, n. p. 413A bolt used for driving out other bolts. Ogilvie.Drĭft'less, a. p. 413Having no drift; without aim; purposeless.Drīft'-sāil, n. p. 413(Naut.) A sail used under water during a storm, and serving to keep the head of a vessel right upon the sea, and prevent her driving too fast in a current. Ogilvie.Drift'-way, n. p. 413A common way for driving cattle in. Cowell. 2. (Mining & Naut.) The same as DRIFT.Drift'-wind, n. p. 413A driving wind; a wind that drives things into heaps. Beau. & Fl.Drĭft'-wood, n. p. 413Wood drifted or floated by water.Drift'y, a. p. 413Full of drifts; tending to form drifts, as snow, and the like.Drill, v. t. p. 413To pierce or bore with a drill; as, to drill a hole through a piece of metal. 2. To sow, as seeds, in rows, drills, or channels. 3. To draw through; to drain; as, waters drilled through a sandy…Swift p. 413Drill, v. i. p. 413To sow in drills. 2. To flow gently; to trickle. Heywood. 3. To muster for exercise. Beau. & Fl.Drill, n. p. 413A pointed instrument, used for boring holes, particularly in metals and other hard substances; strictly, a boring tool that cuts with its beveled end by revolving; also, Drill. a drill-press. See…Cotter drill p. 413or traverse drill, a machine tool for boring slots.