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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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Dŭsk'y, a. p. 421Partially dark or obscure; not luminous; dusk; as, a dusky valley. “The dusky torch of Mortimer.” Shak. 2. Tending to blackness in color; partially black; dark-colored; not bright; as, a dusky brown.…Düst, n. p. 421Fine, dry particles of earth, or other matter, so attenuated that it may be raised and wafted by the wind; that which is crumbled to minute portions; powder; fine sand; as, clouds of dust. Dust thou…Dŭst, v. t. p. 421To free from dust; to brush, wipe, or sweep away dust from; as, to dust a table or a floor. 2. To sprinkle with dust. 3. To reduce to a fine powder; to levigate. Sprat.Düst'-bränd, n. p. 421(Bot.) A fungous plant; the Uredo segetum;—called also smut. Ogilvie.Dŭst'-brŭsh, n. p. 421A brush for removing dust, as from articles of furniture.Dŭst'er, n. p. 421One who, or that which, dusts; a utensil to clear from dust, as a sieve. 2. A light over-garment, worn to protect the clothing from dust in traveling.Dŭst'i-ness, n. p. 421The state of being dusty.Dŭst'-măn, n. p. 421One whose employment is to carry away dirt and filth. Gay.Dūst'-pān, n. p. 421A utensil to convey dust brushed from the floor, &c.Dust'-point, n. p. 421A boy's game, in which the players put their points in a heap and throw at them with a stone. Halliwell. With any boy at dust-point they shall play. Peacham, 1620.Dūst'y, a. p. 421Filled, covered, or sprinkled with dust; clouded with dust; as, a dusty table. 2. Like dust; of the color of dust; as, a dusty white; a dusty red.Dŭtch, n. p. 421The people of Holland; Dutchmen. 2. The language spoken in Holland.Dutch, a. p. 421(Geog.) Pertaining to Holland, or to its inhabitants. Dutch cheese, a small, round, hard cheese, made from skim milk.—Dutch clinker, a kind of brick made in Holland. It is of a brimstone color, very…Dūtech, v. t. p. 421To render clear and hard by dipping into hot oil, sand, &c., as goose-quills. Ogilvie.Dŭtch'man, n. p. 421A native or an inhabitant of Holland.Dū'te-ous, a. p. 421Performing that which is due, or that which law, justice, or propriety requires; respectful to those who have natural or legal authority to require service or duty. Behold the duteous son, the sire…Dū'te-ōŭs-ly, adv. p. 421In a duteous manner.Dū'te-ōūs-ness, n. p. 421Quality of being duteous or respectful.Dū'ti-a-ble, a. p. 421Subject to the payment of a duty; as, dutiable goods. [U. S.]Dū'tied, a. p. 421Subjected to duties or customs. Ames.Dū'ti-ful, a. p. 421Performing the duties or obligations required by law, justice, or propriety; submissive to natural or legal superiors; obedient; respectful; as, a dutiful son or daughter; a dutiful ward or servant…Dū'ti-ful-ly, adv. p. 421In a dutiful manner; obediently; submissively; reverently; respectfully.Dū'ti-ful-ness, n. p. 421The state of being dutiful; obedience; reverence; respect; as, dutifulness to parents. Dryden.Dū'ty, n. p. 421That which is due from one person to another; that which is owing; especially, that which a person is bound, by any natural, moral, or legal obligation, to do, or refrain from doing; the relation or…Dū-ŏm'vĭr, n. p. 421(Rom. Antiq.) One of two Roman officers or magistrates united in the same public functions.Du-ŭm'vi-ral, a. p. 421Pertaining to the duumviri or the duumvirate.Du-ūm'vi-rate, n. p. 421The union of two men in the same office; or the office, dignity, or government of two men thus associated, as in ancient Rome.Du-yŏng', n. p. 421See DUGONG.D'-välve, n. p. 421See SLIDE-VALVE.Dwāle, n. p. 421(Her.) A sable or black color. 2. (Bot.) The deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna), having stupefying or poisonous qualities. 3. A potion serving to stupefy. Chaucer.Dwarf, n. p. 421An animal or plant which is much below the ordinary size of the species or kind; especially, a diminutive man. ☞ In Scandinavian mythology, dwarfs were diminutive and deformed beings, dwelling in…Dwarf, v. t. p. 421To hinder from growing to the natural size; to lessen; to make or keep small; to stunt. Addison.Dwarf'ish, a. p. 421Like a dwarf; below the common stature or size; very small; low; petty; despicable; as, a dwarfish animal; a dwarfish shrub. Dryden.Dwarfish-ly, adv. p. 421Like a dwarf.Dwarf'ish-ness, n. p. 421Smallness of stature; failure to reach a reasonable standard of attainment; as, dwarfishness of person or of intellect.Dwarf'-wall, n. p. 421(Arch.) A low wall, not as high as the story of a building, often used as a garden wall or fence. Gwilt.Dwaul or Dwale, v. i. p. 421To be delirious. [Obs.] Junius.Dwĕll, v. i. p. 421To abide as a permanent resident, or to inhabit for a time; to live during a considerable period in a place; to have a habitation for some time or permanence; to be domiciled; to remain. The parish…Dwĕll, v. t. p. 421To inhabit. [Rare.] “We who dwell this wild.” Milton.Dwĕll'er, n. p. 421An inhabitant; a resident of some continuance in a place. Dryden.Dwĕll'ing, n. p. 421Habitation; place of residence; abode; domicile. Hazor shall be a dwelling for dragons. Jer. xlix. 33. God will deign To visit oft the dwellings of just men. Milton.Dwĕll'ing-house, n. p. 421A house intended to be occupied as a residence, in distinction from a store, office, or other building.Dwĕll'ing-plāce, n. p. 421The place of residence.Dwĕlt, p. p. p. 421of dwell. See DWELL.Dwin'dle, v. i. p. 421To diminish; to become less; to shrink; to waste or consume away; to become degenerate; to fall away. Religious societies, though begun with excellent intentions, are said to have dwindled into…Dwin'dle, v. t. p. 422To make less; to bring low. Our drooping days are dwindled down to naught. Thomson. 2. To break; to disperse. Clarendon.Dwin'dle, n. p. 422The process of dwindling; decline; degeneracy. “The dwindle of posterity.” Johnson.Dwīne, v. i. p. 422To waste away; to faint; to disappear; to pine. [Obs. or Prov.] Gower. Still as he sickened, seemed the doves, too, dwining. Mrs. A. S. Menteath.Dȳ-ăd'ic, a. p. 422Pertaining to the number two; consisting of two parts or elements. Dyadic arithmetic, a system in which only two significant figures are used; — the same as binary arithmetic. See BINARY.Dȳe, v. t. p. 422To stain; to color; to give a new and permanent color to. “Cloths to be dyed of divers colors.” Trench.Dȳe, n. p. 422A coloring liquor; color; stain; tinge. 2. The same as DIE, a lot. [Obs.] “Such is the dye of war.” Spenser.Dȳe'-house, n. p. 422A building in which dyeing is carried on.Dȳ'er, n. p. 422One whose occupation is to dye cloth and the like.Dȳ'er’s-weed, n. p. 422(Bot.) A species of Reseda (R. luteola), which furnishes a yellow dye. Loudon.Dȳe'-stüff, n. p. 422Material for dyeing. Simmonds.Dȳe'-wood, n. p. 422Any wood from which coloring matter is extracted for dyeing.Dȳ'ing, a. p. 422Destined to death; mortal; perishable; as, dying bodies. 2. Supporting a dying person; as, a dying bed. 3. Pertaining to death; manifested in the hour of death; as, dying hour; dying words. The…Dȳ'ing, n. p. 422The act of expiring; loss of life; death.Dȳ'ing-ly, adv. p. 422In a dying manner; as if at the point of death.Dȳ'ing-ness, n. p. 422Faintness or exhaustion, as of a dying person; hence, languor, whether simulated or real; voluptuous lassitude; languishment. Tenderness becomes me best, a sort of dyingness; you see that picture…