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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Dŭc'tile-ly, adv.p. 418In a ductile manner.
  2. Dūc'tile-ness or Duc-til'i-ty, n.p. 418The quality of being ductile; tractableness; flexibility; pliableness. Donne.
  3. Dŭc'ti-lim'e-ter, n.p. 418An instrument for accurately determining the ductility of metals.
  4. Dūc'tion or Dūc'tūre, n.p. 418Guidance. [Obs.] South.
  5. Dūc'tor, n.p. 418One who leads or commands. [Obs.] Browne.
  6. Dŭd'der, v. t.p. 418To deafen with noise; to render the head confused. Jennings.
  7. Dūd'der, v. i.p. 418To shiver or tremble; to dodder. I dudder and shake like an aspen leaf. Ford.
  8. Dăd'der, n.p. 418A peddler or hawker, especially of cheap and flashy goods pretended to be smuggled; a duffer.
  9. Dūd'der-y, n.p. 418A place where rags are bought and kept for sale. [Eng.]
  10. Dūd'geon, n.p. 418A small dagger; also, the hilt of a dagger. Shak.
  11. Dŭd'geon, n.p. 418Anger; resentment; malice; ill-will; discord. I drink it to thee in dudgeon and hostility. W. Scott.
  12. Dūdʹgeon, a.p. 418Coarse; rude; untaught. By my troth, though I am plain and dudgeon, I would not be an ass. Beau. & Fl.
  13. Dŭds, n. pl.p. 418Old clothes; tattered garments; colloquially, effects in general.
  14. Dūe, a.p. 418Owed; requiring payment; proper to be paid or done to another. 2. Required by the circumstances; proper; suitable; hence, enforced by conscience; required by natural or constitutional relations…
  15. Dūe, adv.p. 418Directly; exactly; as, a due east course.
  16. Dūe, n.p. 418That which is owed; that which one contracts to pay, do, or perform to another; that which is enforced by moral obligation or propriety of any kind; that which custom, station, or law requires to be…
  17. Dūe, v. t.p. 418To pay as due. [Obs.] Shak. 2. To endue. [Obs.] See ENDUE. Shak.
  18. Dūe'-bill, n.p. 418(Com.) A brief written acknowledgment of a debt, not made payable to order, and not transferable by indorsement, like a promissory note. Burrill.
  19. Dūe'ful, a.p. 418Fit; becoming. [Obs.] Spenser.
  20. Dū'el, n.p. 418A combat between two persons; especially, a premeditated fight between two persons to decide some private difference, or establish some point of honor. “Expert in all to duels that belong.” Drayton.
  21. Dū'el, v. i. or t.p. 418To fight in single combat. South.
  22. Dū'el-er, n.p. 418One who engages in a duel. [Rare.] South.
  23. Dū'el-ing, p. a.p. 418Pertaining to, or employed in, dueling; as, dueling pistols. [Written also duelling.]
  24. Du'el-ist, n.p. 418One who fights in single combat. A duelist . . . always values himself upon his courage, his sense of honor, his fidelity and friendship. Hume.
  25. Du-ěl'lo, n.p. 418A duel; single combat. 2. The practice of dueling, or the code of laws which regulates it. Shak.
  26. Du-ēl'lium, n.p. 418(O. Eng. & Scots Law.) A single contest between two, to prove the truth in a suit; the one who overcame being considered as having proved his case. Burrill.
  27. Dueña, n.p. 418See DONA.
  28. Dūe'ness, n.p. 418Fitness; propriety; due quality. [Obs.]
  29. Du-ēn'nä, n.p. 418The chief lady in waiting on the queen of Spain. Brande. 2. An elderly lady holding a middle station between a governess and companion, and appointed to have charge over the younger females in a…
  30. Du-ēt' or Du-ēt'to, n.p. 418(Mus.) A composition for two performers, whether vocal or instrumental.
  31. Dāff, n.p. 418Dough or paste. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. 2. A stiff flour pudding, boiled in a bag;—a term used especially by seamen.
  32. Dŭf'fel, n.p. 418A kind of coarse woolen cloth, having a thick nap or frieze. “Good duffel gray and flannel fine.” Wordsworth.
  33. Dŭf'fer, n.p. 418A peddler or hawker, especially of cheap, flashy articles; a dudder; hence, a sham or cheat; also, a fool or worthless fellow. Halliwell.
  34. Dŭf'fle, n.p. 418See DUFFEL.
  35. Du-frĕn'ite, n.p. 418(Min.) A kind of iron ore; hydrous phosphate of iron.
  36. Dŭg, n.p. 418A teat, pap, or nipple, especially of a cow or other beast. From tender dug of common nurse. Spenser.
  37. Dŭg, imp. & p. p.p. 418of dig.
  38. Du-gŏng', n.p. 418A swimming mammal having the aquatic habits of the cetaceans, or whales, but herbivorous, and referred to a separate group, which includes also the Manatus, or sea-cow. It is the Halicare Australis…
  39. Dŭg'-out, n.p. 418A canoe or boat dug out from a large log. [U. S.] Bartlett.
  40. Dūke, n.p. 418A leader; a chief; a prince. [Obs.] “Hannibal, duke of Carthage.” Sir T. Elyot. All these the duke Alphenor led. Chapman. All were dukes once, who were duces—captains or leaders of their people.…
  41. Dūke'dŏm, n.p. 418The seigniory or possessions of a duke; the territory of a duke. Shak. 2. The title or quality of a duke. Shak.
  42. Dūke'ling, n.p. 418A mean or insignificant duke. Ford.
  43. Dūke'ship, n.p. 418The quality of being a duke; also, the person possessing it. Massinger.
  44. Dul-căm'a-ră or Dül'ca-mā'ră, n.p. 418(Bot.) A plant; deadly nightshade; Solanum dulcamara;—so called because the roots, when chewed, give first a bitter, then a sweet taste.
  45. Dālçe, v. t.p. 418To make sweet; to sweeten; to render pleasant. [Obs.] Holland.
  46. Dŭl'cet, a.p. 418Sweet to the taste; luscious. She tempers dulcet creams. Milton. 2. Sweet to the ear; melodious; harmonious. “Dainty lays and dulcet melody.” Spenser.
  47. Dūl'çi-ān'ă, n.p. 418(Mus.) A sweet toned organ-stop.
  48. Dŭl'ci-fi-cā'tion, n.p. 418The act of dulcifying or sweetening. Boyle.
  49. Dŭl'çi-fied, p. a.p. 418Sweetened. Dulcified spirit, a compound of alcohol with mineral acids; as, dulcified spirits of niter.
  50. Dul-ci'flu-ōŭs, a.p. 418Flowing sweetly. [Rare.]
  51. Dŭl'çi-fī, v. t.p. 418To sweeten; to free from acidity, saltness, or acrimony. Wiseman.
  52. Dul-ci'l'o-quy, n.p. 419A soft manner of speaking.
  53. Dŭl'ci-mer, n.p. 419(Mus.) A stringed instrument, usually triangular in shape, having about fifty brass wires, which are played upon with little sticks or metallic rods. It is supposed to be the same with the psaltery…
  54. Dūl'ci-ness, n.p. 419Softness; easiness of temper. [Obs.] Bacon.
  55. Dūl'ci-tūde, n.p. 419Sweetness. [Obs.] Cockeram.
  56. Dūl'co-rate, v. t.p. 419To sweeten; to make less acrimonious. [Obs.] Bacon.
  57. Dŭl'co-rā'tion, n.p. 419The act of sweetening. Bacon.
  58. Dū'ledge, n.p. 419A wooden peg joining the ends of the six fellies forming the rounds of the wheel of a gun-carriage.
  59. Dū'lĭ·ā, n.p. 419An inferior kind of worship or adoration, as that of saints. See LATRIA. Stillingfleet.
  60. Dūll, a.p. 419Slow of understanding; stupid; doltish; blockish. 2. Slow in action, motion, perception, comprehension, sensibility, and the like qualities; unready; awkward; insensible; unfeeling. “Dull at…