Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Dare

Dare (?), v. i. [imp.Durst (?) or Dared (�); p. p.Dared; p. pr. & vb. n.Daring.] [OE. I dar, dear, I dare, imp. dorste, durste, AS. ic dear I dare, imp. dorste. inf. durran; aki...

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Dare (2)

Dare, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Dared; p. pr. & vb. n.Daring.] 1. To have courage for; to attempt courageously; to venture to do or to undertake.What high concentration of steady feeli...

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Dare (3)

Dare, n. 1. The quality of daring; venturesomeness; boldness; dash.It lends a luster...A large dare to our great enterprise. Shak.2. Defiance; challenge.Childish, unworthy dares...

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Dare (4)

Dare, v. i. [OE. darien, to lie hidden, be timid.] To lurk; to lie hid. Chaucer.

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Dare (5)

Dare, v. t. To terrify; to daunt.For I have done those follies, those mad mischiefs,Would dare a woman. Beau. & Fl.To dare larks, to catch them by producing terror through to us...

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Dare (6)

Dare, n. [See Dace.] (Zoöl.) A small fish; the dace.

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Dare-devil

Dare″–dev′il (?), n. A reckless fellow. Also used adjectively; as, dare-devil excitement.A humorous dare-devil — the very manTo suit my prpose. Ld. Lytton.

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Dare-deviltry

Dare″–dev′il‐try (?), n; pl.Dare-deviltries (�). Reckless mischief; the action of a dare-devil.

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Dareful

Dare″ful (?), a. Full of daring or of defiance; adventurous. Shak.

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Darer

Dar″er (?), n. One who dares or defies.

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Darg

{ Darg, Dargue (?) }, n. [Scot., contr. fr. day work.] A day's work; also, a fixed amount of work, whether more or less than that of a day.

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Daric

Dar″ic (dăr″ĭk), n. [Gr. δαρεικόσ, of Persian origin.] 1. (Antiq.) (a) A gold coin of ancient Persia, weighing usually a little more than 128 grains, and bearing on one side the...

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Daring

Dar″ing (?), n. Boldness; fearlessness; adventurousness; also, a daring act.

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Daring (2)

Dar″ing, a. Bold; fearless; adventurous; as, daring spirits. — Dar″ing‐ly, adv. — Dar″ing‐ness, n.

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Dariole

Da′ri‐ole″ (?), n. 1. A crustade.2. A shell or cup of pastry filled with custard, whipped cream, crushed macaroons, etc.

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Dark

Dark (därk), a. [OE. dark, derk, deork, AS. dearc, deorc; cf. Gael. & Ir. dorch, dorcha, dark, black, dusky.] 1. Destitute, or partially destitute, of light; not receiving, refl...

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Dark (2)

Dark (?), n. 1. Absence of light; darkness; obscurity; a place where there is little or no light.Here stood he in the dark, his sharp sword out. Shak.2. The condition of ignoran...

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Dark (3)

Dark, v. t. To darken; to obscure. Milton.

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Darken

Dark″en (därk″'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Darkened (–'nd); p. pr. & vb. n.Darkening (–n‐ĭng).] [AS. deorcian. See Dark, a.] 1. To make dark or black; to deprive of light; to obscure...

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Darken (2)

Dark″en, v. i. To grow or darker.

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Darkener

Dark″en‐er (?), n. One who, or that which, darkens.

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Darkening

Dark″en‐ing, n. Twilight; gloaming. Wright.

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Darkful

Dark″ful (?), a. Full of darkness.

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Darkish

Dark″ish (?), a. Somewhat dark; dusky.

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Darkle

Dar″kle (?), v. i. [Freq. of dark.] To grow dark; to show indistinctly. Thackeray.

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Darkling

Dark″ling (?), adv. [Dark + the adverbial suffix -ling.] In the dark.So, out went the candle, and we were left darkling. Shak.As the wakeful birdSings darkling. Milton.

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Darkling (2)

Dark″ling, p. pr. & a. 1. Becoming dark or gloomy; frowing.His honest brows darkling as he looked towards me. Thackeray.2. Dark; gloomy. “The darkling precipice.” Moore.