DIAMOND
DIAMOND, noun Dimond. [Latin, Gr. See Adamant.]1. A mineral, gem or precious stone, of the most valuable kind, remarkable for its hardness, as it scratches all other minerals. W...
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DIAMOND-MINE
DIAMOND-MINE, noun A mine in which diamonds are found.
DIAMONDED
DIAMONDED, adjective Having the figure of an oblique angled parallelogram, or rhombus.
DIANDER
DIANDER, noun [Gr., twice; a male.] In botany, a plant having two stamens.
DIANDRIAN
DIANDRIAN, adjective Having two stamens.
DIAPASE
DIAPASON, DIAPASE noun [Gr., through all.]
DIAPASM
DIAPASM, noun [Gr., to sprinkle.] A perfume.
DIAPASON
DIAPASON, DIAPASE, noun [Gr., through all.]1. In music, the octave or interval which includes all the tones.2. Among musical instrument-makers, a rule or scale by which they adj...
DIAPENTE
DIAPENTE, noun [Gr., five.]1. A fifth; an interval making the second of the concords, and with the diatessaron, an octave.2. In medicine, a composition of five ingredients.
DIAPER
DIAPER, noun Figured linen cloth; a cloth wove in flowers or figures; much used for towels or napkins. Hence, a towel or napkin.DIAPER, verb transitive To variegate or diversify...
DIAPHANED
DIAPHANED, adjective Transparent. [Little used.]
DIAPHANEITY
DIAPHANEITY, noun [Gr., to shine through; to shine.] The power of transmitting light; transparency; pellucidness.
DIAPHANIC
DIAPHANIC, adjective [Gr. See supra.] Having power to transmit light; transparent.
DIAPHANOUS
DIAPHANOUS, adjective [See supra.] Having power to transmit rays of light, as glass; pellucid; transparent; clear.
DIAPHORESIS
DIAPHORESIS, noun [Gr., to carry through; to carry.] Augmented perspiration; or an elimination of the humors of the body through the pores of the skin.
DIAPHORETIC
DIAPHORETIC, adjective [supra.] Having the power to increase perspiration; sudorific; sweating.DIAPHORETIC, noun A medicine which promotes perspiration; a sudorific. Diaphoretic...
DIAPHRAGM
DIAPHRAGM, noun Diafram. [Gr., to break off, to defend.]1. In anatomy, the midriff, a muscle separating the chest or thorax from the abdomen or lower belly.2. A partition or div...
DIAPORESIS
DIAPORESIS, noun [Gr., to doubt.] In rhetoric, doubt; hesitation.
DIARESIS
DIARESIS, DIARESY, noun [Gr., a division; to take away.] The dissolution of a diphthong; the mark placed over one of two vowels, denoting that they are to be pronounced separate...
DIARESY
DIARESIS, DIARESY noun [Gr., a division; to take away.] The dissolution of a diphthong; the mark placed over one of two vowels, denoting that they are to be pronounced separatel...
DIARIAN
DIARIAN, adjective [See Diary.] Pertaining to a diary; daily.
DIARIST
DIARIST, noun One who keeps a diary.
DIARRHEA
DIARRHEA, noun [Gr., to flow through; to flow.] Purging or flux; a frequent and copious evacuation of excrement by stool.
DIARRHETIC
DIARRHETIC, adjective Promoting evacuation by stool; purgative.
DIARY
DIARY, noun [Latin, a day.] An account of daily events or transactions; a journal; a register of daily occurrences or observations; as a diary of the weather. A diary fever is a...
DIASCHISM
DIASCHISM, noun [Gr., a piece cut off; to cut off.] In music, the difference between the comma and enharmonic diesis, commonly called the lesser comma.
DIASPORE
DIASPORE, noun [Gr., to disperse.] A mineral occurring in lamellar concretions, of a pearly gray color, and infusible. A small fragment, placed in the flame of a candle, almost ...