DAMASK-ROSE
DAM'ASK-ROSE, noun A species of rose which is red, and another which is white.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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DAMASKEENED
DAMASKEE'NED, participle passive Carved into figures and inlaid with gold or silver wire.
DAMASKEENING
DAMASKEE'NING, participle present tense Engraving and adorning with gold or silver wire inlaid.DAMASKEE'NING, noun The act or art of beautifying iron or steel, by engraving and ...
DAMASKEN
DAM'ASKEN or DAM'ASKEEN, verb transitive To make incisions in iron, steel, etc., and fill them with gold or silver wire, for ornament; used chiefly for adorning swordblades, gua...
DAMASKIN
DAM'ASKIN, noun A saber, so called from the manufacture of Damascus.
DAME
DAME, noun [Gr., to subdue] Literally, a mistress; hence, a lady; a title of honor to a woman. It is now generally applied to the mistress of a family in the common ranks of lif...
DAMES-VIOLET
DAME'S-VIOLET or DAME-WORT, noun A plant of the genus Hesperis; called also queen's gilliflower, or rocket. It is remarkable for its fragrant odor, and ladies are fond of having...
DAMIANISTS
DA'MIANISTS, in church history, a sect who denied any distinction in the Godhead; believing in one single nature, yet calling God, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
DAMN
DAMN, verb transitive1. To sentence to eternal torments in a future state; to punish in hell.2. To condemn; to decide to be wrong or worthy of punishment; to censure; to reproba...
DAMNABLE
DAM'NABLE, adjective1. That may be damned or condemned; deserving damnation; worthy of eternal punishment. More generally, that which subjects or renders liable to damnation.As ...
DAMNABLENESS
DAM'NABLENESS, noun The state or quality of deserving damnation.
DAMNABLY
DAM'NABLY, adverb1. In a manner to incur eternal punishment, or so as to exclude mercy.2. In a low sense, odiously; detestably; sometimes, excessively.
DAMNATION
DAMNA'TION, noun1. Sentence or condemnation to everlasting punishment in the future state; or the state of eternal torments.How can ye escape the damnation of hell. Matt.xxiii2....
DAMNATORY
DAM'NATORY, adjective Containing a sentence of condemnation.
DAMNED
DAM'NED, participle passive1. Sentenced to everlasting punishment in a future state; condemned.2.adjective Hateful; detestable; abominable;A word chiefly used in profaneness by ...
DAMNIFIC
DAMNIF'IC, adjective Procuring loss; mischievous.
DAMNIFIED
DAM'NIFIED, participle passive Injured; endamaged.
DAMNIFY
DAM'NIFY, verb transitive1. To cause loss or damage to; to hurt in estate or interest; to injure; to endamage; as, to damnify a man in his goods or estate.2. To hurt; to injure;...
DAMNIFYING
DAM'NIFYING, participle present tense Hurting; injuring; impairing.
DAMNING
DAM'NING, participle present tense1. Dooming to endless punishment; condemning.2.adjective That condemns or exposes to damnation; as a damning sin.
DAMNINGNESS
DAM'NINGNESS, noun Tendency to bring damnation.
DAMP
DAMP, adjective1. Moist; humid; being in a state between dry and wet; as a damp cloth; damp air; sometimes, foggy; as, the atmosphere is damp; but it may be damp without visible...
DAMPED
DAMP'ED, participle passive Chilled; depressed; abated; weakened; checked; discouraged.
DAMPER
DAMP'ER, noun1. That which damps or checks; a valve or sliding plate in a furnace to stop or lessen the quantity of air admitted, and thus to regulate the heat or extinguish the...
DAMPING
DAMP'ING, participle present tense Chilling; deadening; dejecting; abating; checking; weakening.
DAMPISH
DAMP'ISH, adjective Moderately damp, or moist.
DAMPISHNESS
DAMP'ISHNESS, noun A moderate degree of dampness, or moistness; slight humidity.