Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Dicker

Dick″er (?), n. [Also daker, dakir; akin to Icel. dekr, Dan. deger, G. decher; all prob. from LL. dacra, dacrum, the number ten, akin to L. decuria a division consisting of ten,...

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Dicker (2)

Dick″er, v. i. & t. To negotiate a dicker; to barter. “Ready to dicker. and to swap.” Cooper.

3000

Dickey

{ Dick″ey, Dick″y } (?), n. 1. A seat behind a carriage, for a servant.2. A false shirt front or bosom.3. A gentleman's shirt collar.

3001

Dickey (2)

Dick″ey, 1. A hat; esp., in U. S., a stiff hat or derby; in Eng., a straw hat.2. One of various animals; specif.: (a) A donkey. (b) Any small bird; — called also dickey bird. (c...

3002

Diclinic

Di‐clin″ic (?), a. [Gr. δι- = δίσ- twice + � to incline.] (Crystallog.) Having two of the intersections between the three axes oblique. See Crystallization.

3003

Diclinous

Dic″li‐nous (?), a. Having the stamens and pistils in separate flowers. Gray.

3004

Dicoccous

Di‐coc″cous (?), a. [Gr. δι- = δίσ- twice + � grain, seed.] (Bot.) Composed of two coherent, one-seeded carpels; as, a dicoccous capsule.

3005

Dicotyledon

Di‐cot′y‐le″don (dī̍‐kŏt′ĭ‐lē″dŭn), n. [Pref. di- + cotyledon.] (Bot.) A plant whose seeds divide into two seed lobes, or cotyledons, in germinating.

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Dicotyledonous

Di‐cot′y‐le″don‐ous (–lĕd″ŭn‐ŭs), a.(Bot.) Having two cotyledons or seed lobes; as, a dicotyledonous plant.

3007

Dicrotal

{ Di″cro‐tal (?), Di″cro‐tous (?), } a. Dicrotic.

3008

Dicrotic

Di‐crot″ic (?), a.(Physiol.) (a) Of or pertaining to dicrotism; as, a dicrotic pulse. (b) Of or pertaining to the second expansion of the artery in the dicrotic pulse; as, the d...

3009

Dicrotism

Di″cro‐tism (?), n.(Physiol.) A condition in which there are two beats or waves of the arterial pulse to each beat of the heart.

3010

Dicta

‖Dic″ta (?), n. pl. See Dictum.

3011

Dictagraph

Dic″ta‐graph (?). Var. of Dictograph.

3012

Dictamen

‖Dic‐ta″men (?), n. [LL., fr. dictare to dictate.] A dictation or dictate. Falkland.

3013

Dictamnus

‖Dic‐tam″nus (dĭk‐tăm″nŭs), n. [L. See Dittany.] (Bot.) A suffrutescent herb, D. Fraxinella (the only species), with strong perfume and showy flowers. The volatile oil of the le...

3014

Dictaphone

Dic″ta‐phone (?), n. [Dictate + -phone, as in telephone.] A form of phonographic recorder and reproducer adapted for use in dictation, as in business.

3015

Dictate

Dic″tate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Dictated; p. pr. & vb. n.Dictating.] [L. dictatus, p. p. of dictare, freq. of dicere to say. See Diction, and cf. Dight.] 1. To tell or utter so...

3016

Dictate (2)

Dic″tate, v. i. 1. To speak as a superior; to command; to impose conditions (on).Who presumed to dictate to the sovereign. Macaulay.2. To compose literary works; to tell what sh...

3017

Dictate (3)

Dic″tate (?), n. [L. dictatum. See Dictate, v. t.] A statement delivered with authority; an order; a command; an authoritative rule, principle, or maxim; a prescription; as, lis...

3018

Dictation

Dic‐ta″tion (?), n. [L. dictatio.] 1. The act of dictating; the act or practice of prescribing; also that which is dictated.It affords security against the dictation of laws. Pa...

3019

Dictator

Dic‐ta″tor (?), n. 1. One who dictates; one who prescribes rules and maxims authoritatively for the direction of others. Locke.2. One invested with absolute authority; especiall...

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Dictatorial

Dic′ta‐to″ri‐al (?), a. [Cf. F. dictatorial.] 1. Pertaining or suited to a dictator; absolute.Military powers quite dictatorial. W. Irving.2. Characteristic of a dictator; imper...

3021

Dictatorian

Dic′ta‐to″ri‐an (?), a. Dictatorial.

3022

Dictatorship

Dic‐ta″tor‐ship (?), n. The office, or the term of office, of a dictator; hence, absolute power.

3023

Dictatory

Dic″ta‐to‐ry (?), a. [L. dictatorius.] Dogmatical; overbearing; dictatorial. Milton.

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Dictatress

Dic‐ta″tress (?), n. A woman who dictates or commands.Earth's chief dictatress, ocean's mighty queen. Byron.