DANGLER
DAN'GLER, noun One who dangles or hangs about.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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DANGLING
DAN'GLING, participle present tense Hanging loosely; busily or officiously adhering to.
DANISH
DA'NISH, noun The language of the Danes.
DANK
DANK, adjective Damp; moist; humid; wet.DANK, noun Moisture; humidity.
DANKISH
DANK'ISH, adjective Somewhat damp.
DANKISHNESS
DANK'ISHNESS, noun Dampness; humidity.
DAOURITE
DA'OURITE, noun A mineral, called rubellite, resembling shorl, but differing from it in chimical characters. Its color is red of various shades.
DAP
DAP, verb intransitive To drop or let fall into the water; a word used by anglers.
DAPHNATE
DAPH'NATE, noun A compound of the bitter principle of the Daphne Alpina with a base.
DAPHNIN
DAPH'NIN, noun The bitter principle of the Daphne Alpina, discovered by Vauquelin. It is obtained in small crystals, hard, transparent, of a grayish color and a bitter taste.
DAPIFER
DAP'IFER, noun One who brings meat to the table. Formerly, the title or office of the grand-master of a king's household. It still subsists in Germany.
DAPPER
DAP'PER, adjective Active; nimble; brisk; or little and active; neat; tight; as a dapper fellow; a dapper spark.
DAPPERLING
DAP'PERLING, noun A dwarf; a dandiprat.
DAPPLE
DAP'PLE, adjective Marked with spots; spotted; variegated with spots of different colors or shades of color, as a dapple-bay or dapple-gray; applied to a horse or other beast. I...
DAPPLED
DAP'PLED, participle passive Spotted; variegated with spots of different colors or shades of color.
DAPPLING
DAP'PLING, participle present tense Variegating with spot.
DAR
DAR or DART, noun A fish found in the Severn.
DARE
DARE, verb intransitivepreterit tense durst. To have courage to any purpose; to have strength of mind or hardihood to undertake anything; to be bold enough; not to be afraid; to...
DARED
DA'RED, participle passive Challenged; defied.
DAREFUL
DA'REFUL, adjective Full of defiance.
DARER
DA'RER, noun One who dares or defies.
DARIC
DAR'IC, noun A gold coin of Darius the Mede, value about 556 cents.
DARING
DA'RING, participle present tense1. Having courage sufficient for a purpose; challenging; defying.2.adjective Bold; courageous; intrepid; fearless; adventurous; brave; stout.Gri...
DARINGLY
DA'RINGLY, adverb Boldly; courageously; fearlessly; impudently.The principles of our holy religion are daringlyattacked from the press. Anon.
DARINGNESS
DA'RINGNESS, noun Boldness; courageousness; audaciousness.
DARK
D'ARK, adjective1. Destitute of light; obscure. A dark atmosphere is one which prevents vision.2. Wholly or partially black; having the quality opposite to white; as a dark colo...
DARK-HOUSE
D'ARK-HOUSE, noun An old word for a madhouse.