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+<-- Begin file 4 of 26: Letter D (Version 0.46)
+
+ This file is part 4 of the GNU version of
+ The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
+ Also referred to as GCIDE
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+
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+ Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
+ Version published 1913
+ by the C. & G. Merriam Co.
+ Springfield, Mass.
+ Under the direction of
+ Noah Porter, D.D., LL.D.
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+ Last edit May 20, 2002.
+
+ -->
+
+<p><-- p. 364 --></p>
+
+<p><centered><point26>D.</point26></centered></p>
+
+<p><hw>D</hw> <pr>(d<emac/)</pr> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The fourth letter of the English alphabet, and a vocal consonant. The English letter is from Latin, which is from Greek, which took it from Ph<oe/nician, the probable ultimate origin being Egyptian. It is related most nearly to <xex>t</xex> and <xex>th</xex>; <as>as, Eng. <xex>d</xex>eep, G. <xex>t</xex>ief; Eng. <xex>d</xex>aughter, G. <xex>t</xex>ochter, Gr. <grk>qyga`thr</grk>, Skr. <xex>d</xex>uhitr</as>. See <xex>Guide to Pronunciation</xex>, <root/178, 179, 229.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The nominal of the second tone in the model major scale (that in C), or of the fourth tone in the relative minor scale of C (that in A minor), or of the key tone in the relative minor of F.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>As a numeral D stands for 500. in this use it is not the initial of any word, or even strictly a letter, but one half of the sign <?/ (or <?/ ) the original Tuscan numeral for 1000.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Dab</hw> <pr>(d<acr/b)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perh. corrupted fr. <ets>adept</ets>.]</ety> <def>A skillful hand; a dabster; an expert.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>One excels at a plan or the titlepage, another works away at the body of the book, and the third is a <qex>dab</qex> at an index.</q> <rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Dab</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perh. so named from its quickness in diving beneath the sand. Cf. <er>Dabchick</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A name given to several species of flounders, esp. to the European species, <spn>Pleuronectes limanda</spn>. The American rough dab is <spn>Hippoglossoides platessoides</spn>.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Dab</hw> <pr>(d<acr/b)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Dabbed</conjf> <pr>(d<acr/bd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Dabbing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>dabben</ets> to strice; akin to OD. <ets>dabben</ets> to pinch, knead, fumble, dabble, and perh. to G. <ets>tappen</ets> to grope.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To strike or touch gently, as with a soft or moist substance; to tap; hence, to besmear with a dabber.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A sore should . . . be wiped . . . only by <qex>dabbing</qex> it over with fine lint.</q> <rj><qau>S. Sharp.</qau></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To strike by a thrust; to hit with a sudden blow or thrust.</def> \'bdTo <xex>dab</xex> him in the neck.\'b8 <rj><au>Sir T. More.</au></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Dab</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A gentle blow with the hand or some soft substance; a sudden blow or hit; a peck.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A scratch of her claw, a <qex>dab</qex> of her beak.</q> <rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A small mass of anything soft or moist.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Dabb</hw> <pr>(d<adot/b)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A large, spine-tailed lizard (<spn>Uromastix spinipes</spn>), found in Egypt, Arabia, and Palestine; -- called also <altname>dhobb</altname>, and <altname>dhubb</altname>.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Dab"ber</hw> <pr>(d<acr/b"b<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That with which one dabs; hence, a pad or other device used by printers, engravers, etc., as for dabbing type or engraved plates with ink.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Dab"ble</hw> <pr>(d<acr/b"b'l)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Dabbled</conjf> <pr>(d<acr/b"b'ld)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Dabbling</conjf> <pr>(d<acr/b"bl<icr/ng)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Freq. of <ets>dab</ets>: cf. OD. <ets>dabbelen</ets>.]</ety> <def>To wet by little dips or strokes; to spatter; to sprinkle; to moisten; to wet.</def> \'bdBright hair <xex>dabbled</xex> in blood.\'b8 <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Dab"ble</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To play in water, as with the hands; to paddle or splash in mud or water.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Where the duck <qex>dabbles</qex> 'mid the rustling sedge.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To work in slight or superficial manner; to do in a small way; to tamper; to meddle.</def> \'bd<xex>Dabbling</xex> here and there with the text.\'b8 <rj><au>Atterbury.</au></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>During the first year at Dumfries, Burns for the first time began to <qex>dabble</qex> in politics.</q> <rj><qau>J. C. Shairp.</qau></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Dab"bler</hw> <pr>(d<acr/b"bl<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who dabbles.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who dips slightly into anything; a superficial meddler.</def> \'bdour <xex>dabblers</xex> in politics.\'b8 <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Dab"bling*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a dabbling manner.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Dab"chick`</hw> <pr>(d<acr/b"ch<icr/k`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[For <ets>dabchick</ets>. See <er>Dap</er>, <er>Dip</er>, cf. <er>Dipchick</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small water bird (<spn>Podilymbus podiceps</spn>), allied to the grebes, remarkable for its quickness in diving; -- called also <altname>dapchick</altname>, <altname>dobchick</altname>, <altname>dipchick</altname>, <altname>didapper</altname>, <altname>dobber</altname>, <altname>devil-diver</altname>, <altname>hell-diver</altname>, and <altname>pied-billed grebe</altname>.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>\'d8<hw>Da*boi"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A large and highly venomous Asiatic viper (<spn>Daboia xanthica</spn>).</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Dab"ster</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Dab</er> an expert.]</ety> <def>One who is skilled; a master of his business; a proficient; an adept.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note><hand/ Sometimes improperly used for <xex>dabbler</xex>; as, \'bdI am but a <xex>dabster</xex> with gentle art\'b8.</note><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>\'d8<hw>Da`ca"po</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[It., from [the] head or beginning.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>From the beginning; a direction to return to, and end with, the first strain; -- indicated by the letters <it>D. C.</it> Also, the strain so repeated.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Dace</hw> <pr>(d<amac/s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Written also <ets>dare</ets>, <ets>dart</ets>, fr. F. <ets>dard</ets> dase, dart, of German origin. <ets>Dace</ets> is for an older <ets>darce</ets>, fr. an OF. nom. <ets>darz</ets>. See <er>Dart</er> a javelin.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small European cyprinoid fish (<spn>Leuciscus leuciscus</spn>, formerly <spn>Squalius leuciscus</spn> or <spn>Leuciscus vulgaris</spn>); -- called also <altname>dare</altname>.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note><hand/ In America the name is given to several related fishes of the genera <gen>Squalius</gen>, <gen>Minnilus</gen>, etc. The black-nosed dace is <spn>Rhinichthys atronasus</spn> the horned dace is <spn>Semotilus corporalis</spn>. For red dace, see <er>Redfin</er>.</note><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Dacelo</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of Australasian <isa>kingfishers</isa>.</def><br/
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Dacelo</gen>.</syn><br/
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>dacha</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Russian.]</ety> <def>a Russian country house, especially a cottage used in the summer.</def><br/
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p>\'d8<hw>Dachs"hund`</hw> <pr>(d<aum/ks"h<udd/nt`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G., from <ets>dachs</ets> badger + <ets>hund</ets> dog.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of a breed of small dogs with short crooked legs, and long body; -- called also <altname>badger dog</altname>. There are two kinds, the rough-haired and the smooth-haired.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Da"cian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Dacia or the Dacians.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native of ancient Dacia.</def></def2><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Dacninae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a natural family comprising the honeycreepers.</def><br/
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Coerebidae, family <fam>Coerebidae</fam>, family <fam>Dacninae</fam>.</syn><br/
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>da*coit"</hw> <pr>(d<adot/*koit")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind. <ets><dsdot/akait</ets>, <ets><dsdot/<amac/k<amac/yat</ets>.]</ety> <def>One of a class of robbers, in India and Burma (Myanmar), who act in gangs and are usually armed.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>dakoit</asp>.]</altsp><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>da*coit"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The practice of gang robbery in India; robbery committed by dacoits.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Da*co"tahs</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>; <sing>sing. <singw>Dacotan</singw> <pr>(<?/)</pr></sing>. <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Dacotas</er>.</def> <rj><au>Longfellow.</au></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Dacron</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Trademark.]</ety> <def>a brand of polyester textile fiber, or the wrinkle-resistant fabric prepared from it.</def><br/
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> dacron, Terylene.</syn><br/
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Dacrycarpus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of evergreen coniferous shrubs or trees of New Zealand to Malaysia and Philippines.</def><br/
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Dacrycarpus</gen>.</syn><br/
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Dacrydium</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of Australasian evergreen trees or shrubs.</def><br/
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Dacrydium</gen>.</syn><br/
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Dacrymyces</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the type genus of the <fam>Dacrymycetaceae</fam>, consisting of fungi with a bifurcate basidium that lacks septa.</def><br/
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Dacrymyces</gen>.</syn><br/
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>dac"tyl</hw> <pr>(d<acr/k"t<icr/l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>dactylus</ets>, Gr. <grk>da`ktylos</grk> a finger, a dactyl. Cf. <er>Digit</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Pros.)</fld> <def>A poetical foot of three sylables (\'f5 \'de \'de), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented; <as>as, L. <it>t\'89gm<icr/n<ecr/</it>, E. <it>mer\'b6ciful</it>; -- so called from the similarity of its arrangement to that of the joints of a finger.</as></def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>dactyle</asp>.]</altsp><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A finger or toe; a digit.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The claw or terminal joint of a leg of an insect or crustacean.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>dac"tyl*ar</hw> <pr>(d<acr/k"t<icr/l*<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to dactyl; dactylic.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to a finger or toe, or to the claw of an insect crustacean.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Dac"tyl*et</hw> <pr>(d<acr/k"t<icr/l*<ecr/t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Dactyl</ets> + <ets>-et</ets>.]</ety> <def>A dactyl.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Dac*tyl"ic</hw> <pr>(d<acr/k*t<icr/l"<icr/k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>dactylicus</ets>, Gr. <grk>daktyliko`s</grk>, fr. <grk>da`ktylos</grk>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, consisting chiefly or wholly of, dactyls; <as>as, <ex>dactylic</ex> verses</as>.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Dac*tyl"ic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A line consisting chiefly or wholly of dactyls; <as>as, these lines are <ex>dactylics</ex></as>.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Dactylic meters.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>dac*tyl"i*o*glyph</hw> <pr>(d<acr/k*t<icr/l"<icr/*<osl/*gl<icr/f)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>daktyliogly`fos</grk> an engraver of gems; <grk>dakty`lios</grk> finger ring (fr. <grk>da`ktylos</grk> finger) + <grk>gly`fein</grk> to engrave.]</ety> <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An engraver of gems for rings and other ornaments.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The inscription of the engraver's name on a finger ring or gem.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>dac*tyl`i*og"ly*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The art or process of gem engraving.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Dac*tyl`i*og"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>dakty`lios</grk> finger ring + <ets>-graphy</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The art of writing or engraving upon gems.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>In general, the literature or history of the art.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Dac*tyl`i*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>dakty`lios</grk> finger ring + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>That branch of arch\'91ology which has to do with gem engraving.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>That branch of arch\'91ology which has to do with finger rings.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Dac*tyl"i*o*man`cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>dakty`lios</grk> + <ets>-mancy</ets>.]</ety> <def>Divination by means of finger rings.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Dac"tyl*ist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A writer of dactylic verse.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p>\'d8<hw>Dac`tyl*i"tis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>da`ktylos</grk> finger + <ets>-itis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An inflammatory affection of the fingers.</def> <rj><au>Gross.</au></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Dac`tyl*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>da`ktylos</grk> finger + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The art of communicating ideas by certain movements and positions of the fingers; -- a method of conversing practiced by the deaf and dumb.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note><hand/ There are two different manual alphabets, the <xex>one-hand</xex> alphabet (which was perfected by Abb\'82 de l'Ep\'82e, who died in 1789), and the <xex>two-hand</xex> alphabet. The latter was probably based on the manual alphabet published by George Dalgarus of Aberdeen, in 1680. See <xex>Illustration</xex> in Appendix.</note><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Dac*tyl"o*man`cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Dactyliomancy.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Am. Cyc.</au></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Dac`tyl*on"o*my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>da`ktylos</grk> finger + <grk>no`mos</grk> law, distribution.]</ety> <def>The art of numbering or counting by the fingers.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Dac`tyl*op"ter*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>da`ktylos</grk> finger + <ets><?/</ets> wing, fin.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having the inferior rays of the pectoral fins partially or entirely free, as in the gurnards.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Dactyloscopidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a natural family of Atlantic fishes comprising the <er>sand stargazers</er>.</def><br/
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <gen>Dactyloscopidae</gen>.</syn><br/
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p>\'d8<hw>Dac`ty*lo*the"ca</hw> <pr>(d<acr/k`t<icr/*l<osl/*th<emac/"k<adot/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>da`ktylos</grk> finger, toe + <grk>qh`kh</grk> case, box.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The scaly covering of the toes, as in birds.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>dac`tyl*o*zo"oid</hw> <pr>(d<acr/k`t<icr/*l<osl/*z<omac/"oid)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>da`ktylos</grk> finger + E. <ets>zooid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A kind of zooid of Siphonophora which has an elongated or even vermiform body, with one tentacle, but no mouth. See <er>Siphonophora</er>.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Dad</hw> <pr>(d<acr/d)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. <ets>daid</ets>, Gael. <ets>daidein</ets>, W. <ets>tad</ets>, OL. <ets>tata</ets>, Gr. <grk>ta`ta</grk>, <grk>te`tta</grk>, Skr. <ets>t\'beta</ets>.]</ety> <def>Father; -- a word sometimes used by children.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>I was never so bethumped with words,<br/
+Since I first called my brother's father <qex>dad</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Dad"dle</hw> <pr>(d<acr/d"d'l)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Daddled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Daddling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Prob. freq. of <ets>dade</ets>.]</ety> <def>To toddle; to walk unsteadily, like a child or an old man; hence, to do anything slowly or feebly.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Dad"dock</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Prov. E. <ets>dad</ets> a large piece.]</ety> <def>The rotten body of a tree.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Dad"dy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Diminutive of <er>Dad</er>.</def> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Dad"dy long"legs`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An arachnidan of the genus <gen>Phalangium</gen>, and allied genera, having a small body and four pairs of long legs; -- called also <altname>harvestman</altname>, <altname>carter</altname>, and <altname>grandfather longlegs</altname>.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A name applied to many species of dipterous insects of the genus <gen>Tipula</gen>, and allied genera, with slender bodies, and very long, slender legs; the crane fly; -- called also <altname>father longlegs</altname>.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Dade</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Of. uncertain origin. Cf. <er>Dandle</er>, <er>Daddle</er>.]</ety> <def>To hold up by leading strings or by the hand, as a child while he toddles.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Little children when they learn to go<br/
+By painful mothers <qex>daded</qex> to and fro.</q> <rj><qau>Drayton.</qau></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Dade</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To walk unsteadily, as a child in leading strings, or just learning to walk; to move slowly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>No sooner taught to <qex>dade</qex>, but from their mother trip.</q> <rj><qau>Drayton.</qau></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Da"do</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Dadoes</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[It. <ets>dado</ets> die, cube, pedestal; of the same origin as E. <ets>die</ets>, <ets>n.</ets> See <er>Die</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>That part of a pedestal included between the base and the cornice (or surbase); the die. See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Column</er>.</def> Hence: <sd>(b)</sd> <def>In any wall, that part of the basement included between the base and the base course. See <cref>Base course</cref>, under <er>Base</er>.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>In interior decoration, the lower part of the wall of an apartment when adorned with moldings, or otherwise specially decorated.</def></p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>D\'91"dal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>D\'91*dal"ian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>daedalus</ets> cunningly wrought, fr. Gr. <ets><?/</ets>; cf. <ets><?/</ets> to work cunningly. The word also alludes to the mythical D\'91dalus (Gr. <ets><?/</ets>, lit., the cunning worker).]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Cunningly or ingeniously formed or working; skillful; artistic; ingenious.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Our bodies decked in our <qex>d\'91dalian</qex> arms.</q> <rj><qau>Chapman.</qau></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The <qex>d\'91dal</qex> hand of Nature.</q> <rj><qau>J. Philips.</qau></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The doth the <qex>d\'91dal</qex> earth throw forth to thee,<br/
+Out of her fruitful, abundant flowers.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Crafty; deceitful.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Keats.</au></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>D\'91d"a*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having a variously cut or incised margin; -- said of leaves.</def></p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>D\'91"mon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>, <hw>D\'91*mon"ic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></mhw> <def>See <er>Demon</er>, <er>Demonic</er>.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Daff</hw> <pr>(d<adot/f)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Doff</er>.]</ety> <def>To cast aside; to put off; to doff.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Canst thou so <qex>daff</qex> me? Thou hast killed my child.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Daff</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Daft</er>.]</ety> <def>A stupid, blockish fellow; a numskull.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><-- p. 365 --></p>
+
+<p><hw>Daff</hw> <pr>(d<adot/f)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To act foolishly; to be foolish or sportive; to toy.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark> <rj><au>Jamieson.</au></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Daff</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To daunt.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Grose.</au></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Daf"fo*dil</hw> <pr>(d<acr/f"f<osl/*d<icr/l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>affodylle</ets>, prop., the asphodel, fr. LL. <ets>affodillus</ets> (cf. D. <ets>affodille</ets> or OF. <ets>asphodile</ets>, <ets>aphodille</ets>, F. <ets>asphod\'8ale</ets>), L. <ets>asphodelus</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>'asfo`delos</grk>. The initial <it>d</it> in English is not satisfactorily explained. See <er>Asphodel</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A plant of the genus <gen>Asphodelus</gen>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A plant of the genus <gen>Narcissus</gen> (<spn>Narcissus Pseudo-narcissus</spn>). It has a bulbous root and beautiful flowers, usually of a yellow hue. Called also <altname>daffodilly</altname>, <altname>daffadilly</altname>, <altname>daffadowndilly</altname>, <altname>daffydowndilly</altname>, etc.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>With damask roses and <qex>daffadillies</qex> set.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Strow me the ground with <qex>daffadowndillies</qex>,<br/
+And cowslips, and kingcups, and loved lilies.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A college gown<br/
+That clad her like an April <qex>daffodilly</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson</qau></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>And chance-sown <qex>daffodil</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Whittier.</qau></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Daft</hw> <pr>(d<adot/ft)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>daft</ets>, <ets>deft</ets>, <ets>deft</ets>, stupid; prob. the same word as E. <ets>deft</ets>. See <er>Deft</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Stupid; foolish; idiotic; also, delirious; insane; <as>as, he has gone <ex>daft</ex></as>.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Let us think no more of this <qex>daft</qex> business</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Gay; playful; frolicsome.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark> <rj><au>Jamieson.</au></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Daft"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being daft.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Dag</hw> <pr>(d<acr/g)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>dague</ets>, LL. <ets>daga</ets>, D. <ets>dagge</ets> (fr. French); all prob. fr. Celtic; Cf. Gael. <ets>dag</ets> a pistol, Armor. <ets>dag</ets> dagger, W. <ets>dager</ets>, <ets>dagr</ets>, Ir. <ets>daigear</ets>. Cf. <er>Dagger</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A dagger; a poniard.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A large pistol formerly used.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The Spaniards discharged their <qex>dags</qex>, and hurt some.</q> <rj><qau>Foxe.</qau></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A sort of pistol, called <qex>dag</qex>, was used about the same time as hand guns and harquebuts.</q> <rj><qau>Grose.</qau></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The unbranched antler of a young deer.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Dag</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Of Scand. origin; cf. Sw. <ets>dagg</ets>, Icel. <ets>d\'94gg</ets>. <root/71. See <er>Dew</er>.]</ety> <def>A misty shower; dew.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Dag</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>dagge</ets> (cf. <er>Dagger</er>); or cf. AS. <ets>d\'beg</ets> what is dangling.]</ety> <def>A loose end; a dangling shred.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Daglocks, clotted locks hanging in <qex>dags</qex> or jags at a sheep's tail.</q> <rj><qau>Wedgwood.</qau></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Dag</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[1, from <er>Dag</er> dew. 2, from <er>Dag</er> a loose end.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To daggle or bemire.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cut into jags or points; to slash; <as>as, to <ex>dag</ex> a garment</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Dag</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be misty; to drizzle.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>dagame</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the <altname>lemonwood tree</altname> (<spn>Calycophyllum candidissimum</spn>); -- it is a tropical American tree which is source of a tough elastic wood.</def><br/
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> lemonwood tree, <spn>Calycophyllum candidissimum</spn>.</syn><br/
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Dagan</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>the Mesopotanian god of agriculture and earth; it is a counterpart of Phoenician and Philistine Dagon.</def> <note>See references to Dagon in the Bible and in the opera <title>Samson et Dalila</title>.</note><br/
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Dagda</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>in Irish legend, chief god of the Tuatha De Danann; father of Angus Og and Brigit.</def><br/
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>dagga</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a relatively nontoxic South African herb (<spn>Leonotis leonurus</spn>) smoked like tobacco.</def><br/
+<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Cape dagga, red dagga, wilde dagga, <spn>Leonotis leonurus</spn>.</syn><br/
+[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Dag"ger</hw> <pr>(-g<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OE. <ets>daggen</ets> to pierce, F. <ets>daguer</ets>. See <er>Dag</er> a dagger.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A short weapon used for stabbing. This is the general term: cf. <er>Poniard</er>, <er>Stiletto</er>, <er>Bowie knife</er>, <er>Dirk</er>, <er>Misericorde</er>, <er>Anlace</er>.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>A mark of reference in the form of a dagger [<dagger/]. It is the second in order when more than one reference occurs on a page; -- called also <altname>obelisk</altname>.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Dagger moth</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any moth of the genus <gen>Apatalea</gen>. The larv\'91 are often destructive to the foliage of fruit trees, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Dagger of lath</b></col>, <cd>the wooden weapon given to the Vice in the old Moralities.</cd> <au>Shak.</au> -- <col><b>Double dagger</b></col>, <cd>a mark of reference [<Dagger/] which comes next in order after the dagger.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>To look daggers</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>To speak daggers</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to look or speak fiercely or reproachfully.</cd></cs><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Dag"ger</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To pierce with a dagger; to stab.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Dag"ger</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perh. from <ets>diagonal</ets>.]</ety> <def>A timber placed diagonally in a ship's frame.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Dagges</hw> <pr>(d<acr/gz)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[OE. See <er>Dag</er> a loose end.]</ety> <def>An ornamental cutting of the edges of garments, introduced about <sc>a. d.</sc> 1346, according to the Chronicles of St Albans.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Dag"gle</hw> <pr>(d<acr/g"g'l)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Daggled</conjf> <pr>(-g'ld)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Daggling</conjf> <pr>(-gl<icr/ng)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Freq. of <ets>dag</ets>, v. t., 1.]</ety> <def>To trail, so as to wet or befoul; to make wet and limp; to moisten.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The warrior's very plume, I say,<br/
+Was <qex>daggled</qex> by the dashing spray.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Dag"gle</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To run, go, or trail one's self through water, mud, or slush; to draggle.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Nor, like a puppy [have I] <qex>daggled</qex> through the town.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj></p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Dag"gle-tail`</hw> <pr>(d<acr/g"g'l-t<amac/l`)</pr>, <hw>Dag"gle-tailed`</hw> <pr>(-t<amac/ld`)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the lower ends of garments defiled by trailing in mire or filth; draggle-tailed.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Dag"gle-tail`</hw> <pr>(-t<amac/l`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A slovenly woman; a slattern; a draggle-tail.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster&