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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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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.Dȳ'năst, n. p. 422A ruler; a governor; a prince. [Obs.] Wood. 2. A dynasty; a government. [Obs.]Dȳ-năs'tĭa, n. p. 422A tyrant. [Obs.] Milton.Dȳ-năst'ĭc, a. p. 422Relating to a dynasty or line of kings. Motley.Dȳ-năs'ti-dan, n. p. 422(Entom.) One of a tribe of beetles, of a gigantic size.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…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.Dȳs. p. 422An inseparable prefix, from the Greek δυς-, hard, ill, and signifying ill, bad, hard, difficult, and the like.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.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.Dȳs'da-sĭte, n. p. 422(Min.) The same as DYSCLASITE.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.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.Dys'lu-ite, n. p. 422(Min.) A variety of spinel containing zinc, manganese, and iron. Dana.Dys'no-my, n. p. 422Bad legislation; the enactment of bad laws. [Obs.] Cockeram.Dys'o-dile, n. p. 422(Min.) An impure, earthy or coaly bitumen. Dana.Dys-ŏp'sy, n. p. 422Dimness of sight.Dys'o-rēx'y, n. p. 422(Med.) A bad or depraved appetite. Coxe.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…Dys-pĕp'tic or Dys-pĕp'tic-al, a. p. 422Afflicted with, pertaining to, or consisting in, dyspepsia.Dys-pĕp'tic, n. p. 422A person afflicted with dyspepsia.Dys-phā'gi-ā or Dys'pha-gy, n. p. 422(Med.) Difficulty of deglutition.Dys'pho-ny, n. p. 422(Med.) A difficulty of speaking, occasioned by an ill disposition of the organs of speech.Dys-phō'ri-ā, n. p. 422(Med.) Impatience under affliction; morbid restlessness; dissatisfaction; indisposition. Dunglison.Dysp-næ'ă, n. p. 422(Med.) A difficulty of breathing. Coxe.Dysp-nō'ic, a. p. 422(Med.) Affected with shortness of breath; relating to dyspnœa.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.Dys-thȳm'ie, a. p. 422(Med.) Affected with despondency; depressed in spirits; dejected.Dys'tome or Dys-tōm'ie, a. p. 422(Min.)Dys'to-mōus p. 422Cleaving with difficulty.Dys-ū'rie, a. p. 422Pertaining to, or afflicted with, dysury.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.Dȳ-tis'cus, n. p. 422(Entom.) A genus of aquatic, coleopterous, carnivorous insects, found in stagnant water; the water-beetle.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.Dzig'ge-tāi, n. p. 422(Zoöl.) The Equus hemionus, a small Tartarian horse, of a size between the horse and the ass. Booth.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…Ēach, a. p. 423This word is a distributive adjective pronoun, used either with or without a following noun, and denoting every one of the two or more individuals composing a whole, considered separately from the…Ēach'whêre, adv. p. 423Every where. [Obs.] Spenser.Ēad'ish, n. p. 423See EDDISH.Ēa'ger, a. p. 423Sharp; sour; acid. [Obs.] “Eager droppings into milk.” Shak. 2. Sharp; keen; biting; severe. [Rare.] “A nipping and an eager air.” Shak. 3. Excited by desire in the pursuit of any object; ardent to…Ea'ger, n. p. 423The same as EAGRE.Ea'ger-ly, adv. p. 423With great ardor of desire; ardently; earnestly; warmly; hastily; impetuously; keenly; sharply.Eā'ger-ness, n. p. 423The state of being eager; impetuosity; earnestness; ardor. “The eagerness of love.” Addison. 2. Tartness; sourness. [Obs.] Syn.—Ardor; vehemence; earnestness; impetuosity; heartiness; fervor…Ea'gle, n. p. 423A rapacious bird of the falcon family, remarkable for its strength, size, graceful figure, and extraordinary flight. The most noted species are the golden eagle (Aquila chrysäëtos); the imperial…Ea'gle-eyed, a. p. 423Sharp-sighted as an eagle; having an acute or piercing sight. “Inwardly eagle-eyed and versed in the humors of its subjects.” Howell.Ea'gle-hawk, n. p. 423(Ornith.) A predacious bird of the genus Morphuus, found in South America.Ea'gle-owl, n. p. 423(Ornith.) One of a sub-family of owls (Buboninæ), one of the most remarkable species of which is the great horned owl, Bubo Virginianus.Eā'gle-rāy, n. p. 423(Ichth.) A large species of rayfish (Myliobatis aquila);—called also miller.Ea'gle-sight/ed, a. p. 423Having acute sight. Shak.Ea'gless, n. p. 423A female or hen eagle. Sherwood.Ēa'gle-stōne, n. p. 423(Min.) A variety of argillaceous oxide of iron, occurring in rounded or ovoidal masses, varying from the size of a walnut to that of a man's head, having usually a concentric structure, often hollow…Ēa'glet, n. p. 423A young eagle, or a diminutive eagle.Ea'gle-winged, a. p. 423Having the wings of an eagle; — swift as an eagle. Shak.Ea'gle-wood, n. p. 423A fragrant wood, used by the Asiatics for burning as incense. Brande.Ea'grass, n. p. 423See EDDISH.Ea'gre, n. p. 423The whole of a flood tide moving up an estuary or river in one tidal wave, or in two or three successive waves, of great height and violence;—called also bore. Dryden.Eal'der-man, n. p. 423The same as ALDERMAN.Eame, n. p. 423Uncle. [Obs.] Spenser.Ēan, v. t. or i. p. 423To bring forth, as young; to yean. “In eaning time.” Shak. See YEAN.Ean'ling, n. p. 423A lamb just brought forth; a yeanling. “Eanlings streaked and pied.” Shak.