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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. 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…
  2. 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.
  3. Dwin'dle, n.p. 422The process of dwindling; decline; degeneracy. “The dwindle of posterity.” Johnson.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Dȳe, v. t.p. 422To stain; to color; to give a new and permanent color to. “Cloths to be dyed of divers colors.” Trench.
  7. Dȳe, n.p. 422A coloring liquor; color; stain; tinge. 2. The same as DIE, a lot. [Obs.] “Such is the dye of war.” Spenser.
  8. Dȳe'-house, n.p. 422A building in which dyeing is carried on.
  9. Dȳ'er, n.p. 422One whose occupation is to dye cloth and the like.
  10. Dȳ'er’s-weed, n.p. 422(Bot.) A species of Reseda (R. luteola), which furnishes a yellow dye. Loudon.
  11. Dȳe'-stüff, n.p. 422Material for dyeing. Simmonds.
  12. Dȳe'-wood, n.p. 422Any wood from which coloring matter is extracted for dyeing.
  13. 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…
  14. Dȳ'ing, n.p. 422The act of expiring; loss of life; death.
  15. Dȳ'ing-ly, adv.p. 422In a dying manner; as if at the point of death.
  16. 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…
  17. Dȳke, n.p. 422See DIKE.
  18. Dȳ'nam, n.p. 422A unit of measure for dynamical effect, or work; an amount of operation or work equivalent to raising a weight of one pound through the distance of one foot in one second of time.
  19. Dȳ-năm'e-ter, n.p. 422(Opt.) An instrument for determining the magnifying power of telescopes, consisting usually of a double-image micrometer applied to the eye-end of a telescope for measuring accurately the diameter of…
  20. Dy̆n'a-mĕt'ric-al, a.p. 422Pertaining to a dynameter.
  21. Dȳ-năm'ic or Dȳ-năm'ic-al, a.p. 422Pertaining to strength or power, or to dynamics. Science, as well as history, has its past to show, — a past indeed, much larger; but its immensity is dynamic, not divine. J. Martineau. 2. Relating…
  22. Dȳ-năm'ics, n. sing.p. 422That branch of mechanics which treats of the action of forces producing motion in bodies; the science of moving forces; — opposed to statics. [See Note under MATHEMATICS.] 2. The moving moral, as…
  23. Dȳn'a-mĭsm, n.p. 422The doctrine of Leibnitz, that all substance involves force.
  24. Dȳn'a-mŏm'e-ter, n.p. 422An instrument for measuring force or power, especially that of animals, men, or machines, the strength of materials, &c. It usually consists of a spring, to be compressed by the applied force, and an…
  25. Dȳn'a-mo-mĕt'rĭc or Dȳn'a-mo-mĕt'rĭc-al, a.p. 422Relating to a dynamometer, or to the measure of force: as, dynamometrical instruments.
  26. Dȳ'năst, n.p. 422A ruler; a governor; a prince. [Obs.] Wood. 2. A dynasty; a government. [Obs.]
  27. Dȳ-năs'tĭa, n.p. 422A tyrant. [Obs.] Milton.
  28. Dȳ-năst'ĭc, a.p. 422Relating to a dynasty or line of kings. Motley.
  29. Dȳ-năs'ti-dan, n.p. 422(Entom.) One of a tribe of beetles, of a gigantic size.
  30. Dȳ'nas-ty, n.p. 422The authority or relation of government; sovereignty; especially, a race or succession of kings, of the same line or family, who govern a particular country; as, the dynasties of Egypt or Persia. He…
  31. Dy-nŏm'e-ne, n.p. 422(Zoöl.) A genus of crustacea, including only the single species D. hispida, found in the Isle of France.
  32. Dȳs.p. 422An inseparable prefix, from the Greek δυς-, hard, ill, and signifying ill, bad, hard, difficult, and the like.
  33. Dȳs'ela-site, n.p. 422(Min.) A mineral, usually fibrous, of a white or yellowish color and somewhat pearly luster, consisting chiefly of silicate of lime; — so called from its great toughness. Dana.
  34. Dȳs'cra-sy, n.p. 422(Med.) An ill habit or state of the constitution. Coxe. In nature sin is a cause of dyscrasies and distempers. Eps. Taylor.
  35. Dȳs'da-sĭte, n.p. 422(Min.) The same as DYSCLASITE.
  36. Dȳs'en-tĕr'ĭc or Dȳs'en-tĕr'ĭc-al, a.p. 422Pertaining to, accompanied with, or proceeding from, dysentery. 2. Afflicted with dysentery; as, a dysenteric patient.
  37. Dȳs'en-tĕr'y, n.p. 422(Med.) Inflammation of the rectum or colon, attended with griping pains, constant desire to evacuate the bowels, and discharges of mucus and blood.
  38. Dys'lu-ite, n.p. 422(Min.) A variety of spinel containing zinc, manganese, and iron. Dana.
  39. Dys'no-my, n.p. 422Bad legislation; the enactment of bad laws. [Obs.] Cockeram.
  40. Dys'o-dile, n.p. 422(Min.) An impure, earthy or coaly bitumen. Dana.
  41. Dys-ŏp'sy, n.p. 422Dimness of sight.
  42. Dys'o-rēx'y, n.p. 422(Med.) A bad or depraved appetite. Coxe.
  43. Dys-pĕp'si-ă or Dys-pĕp'sy, n.p. 422(Med.) A state of the stomach in which its functions are disturbed, without the presence of other diseases, or, if others are present, they are of minor importance. Its symptoms are loss of appetite…
  44. Dys-pĕp'tic or Dys-pĕp'tic-al, a.p. 422Afflicted with, pertaining to, or consisting in, dyspepsia.
  45. Dys-pĕp'tic, n.p. 422A person afflicted with dyspepsia.
  46. Dys-phā'gi-ā or Dys'pha-gy, n.p. 422(Med.) Difficulty of deglutition.
  47. Dys'pho-ny, n.p. 422(Med.) A difficulty of speaking, occasioned by an ill disposition of the organs of speech.
  48. Dys-phō'ri-ā, n.p. 422(Med.) Impatience under affliction; morbid restlessness; dissatisfaction; indisposition. Dunglison.
  49. Dysp-næ'ă, n.p. 422(Med.) A difficulty of breathing. Coxe.
  50. Dysp-nō'ic, a.p. 422(Med.) Affected with shortness of breath; relating to dyspnœa.
  51. Dys-thēt'ie, a.p. 422(Med.) Relating to a morbid state of the blood-vessels, or to a bad habit of the body, dependent mainly upon the state of the circulating system.
  52. Dys-thȳm'ie, a.p. 422(Med.) Affected with despondency; depressed in spirits; dejected.
  53. Dys'tome or Dys-tōm'ie, a.p. 422(Min.)
  54. Dys'to-mōusp. 422Cleaving with difficulty.
  55. Dys-ū'rie, a.p. 422Pertaining to, or afflicted with, dysury.
  56. Dys-ū'ri-ā or Dys'ū-ry, n.p. 422(Med.) Difficulty in discharging the urine, attended with pain and a sensation of heat. Dunglison.
  57. Dȳ-tis'cus, n.p. 422(Entom.) A genus of aquatic, coleopterous, carnivorous insects, found in stagnant water; the water-beetle.
  58. Dzē'ren or Dzē'ron, n.p. 422(Zoöl.) The Chinese yellow goat (Procapra gutturosa), a remarkably swift animal, inhabiting the dry, arid deserts of Central Asia, Thibet, China, and Southern Siberia.
  59. Dzig'ge-tāi, n.p. 422(Zoöl.) The Equus hemionus, a small Tartarian horse, of a size between the horse and the ass. Booth.
  60. E.p. 423E. The second vowel and the fifth letter of the English alphabet. It occurs more frequently in the words of the language than any other letter of the alphabet. It has two principal sounds, the long…