Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Distad

Dis″tad (?), adv. [Distal + L. ad toward.] (Anat.) Toward a distal part; on the distal side of; distally.

4781

Distaff

Dis″taff (?), n.; pl.Distaffs (#), rarelyDistaves (#). [OE. distaf, dysestafe, AS. distaef; cf. LG. diesse the bunch of flax on a distaff, and E. dizen. See Staff.] 1. The staff...

4782

Distain

Dis‐tain″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Distained (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Distaining.] [OE. desteinen, OF. desteindre to take away the color, F. déteindre; pref. des- (L. dis-) + F. teind...

4783

Distal

Dis″tal (?), a. [From Distant.] (Physiol.) (a) Remote from the point of attachment or origin; as, the distal end of a bone or muscle; — opposed to proximal. (b) Pertaining to th...

4784

Distally

Dis″tal‐ly, adv.(Anat.) Toward a distal part.

4785

Distance

Dis″tance (?), n. [F. distance, L. distantia.] 1. The space between two objects; the length of a line, especially the shortest line joining two points or things that are separat...

4786

Distance (2)

Dis″tance (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Distanced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Distancing (?).] 1. To place at a distance or remotely.I heard nothing thereof at Oxford, being then miles distan...

4787

Distancy

Dis″tan‐cy (?), n. Distance. Dr. H. More.

4788

Distant

Dis″tant (?), a. [F., fr. L. distans, -antis, p. pr. of distare to stand apart, be separate or distant; dis- + stare to stand. See Stand.] 1. Separated; having an intervening sp...

4789

Distantial

Dis‐tan″tial (?), a. Distant.More distantial from the eye. W. Montagu.

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Distantly

Dis″tant‐ly (?), adv. At a distance; remotely; with reserve.

4791

Distaste

Dis‐taste″ (?), n. 1. Aversion of the taste; dislike, as of food or drink; disrelish. Bacon.2. Discomfort; uneasiness.Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes, and adv...

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Distaste (2)

Dis‐taste″, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Distasted; p. pr. & vb. n.Distasting.] 1. Not to have relish or taste for; to disrelish; to loathe; to dislike.Although my will distaste what it e...

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Distaste (3)

Dis‐taste″ (?), v. i. To be distasteful; to taste ill or disagreeable.Dangerous conceits are, in their natures, poisons,Which at the are scarce found to distaste. Shak.

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Distasteful

Dis‐taste″ful (?), a. 1. Unpleasant or disgusting to the taste; nauseous; loathsome.2. Offensive; displeasing to the feelings; disagreeable; as, a distasteful truth.Distasteful ...

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Distasteive

Dis‐taste″ive (?), a. Tending to excite distaste. — n. That which excites distaste or aversion. Whitlock.

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Distasture

Dis‐tas″ture (?; 135), n. Something which excites distaste or disgust. Speed.

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Distemper

Dis‐tem″per (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Distempered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Distempering.] [OF. destemprer, destremper, to distemper, F. détremper to soak, soften, slake (lime); pref. d...

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Distemper (2)

Dis‐tem″per, n. [See Distemper, v. t., and cf. Destemprer.] 1. An undue or unnatural temper, or disproportionate mixture of parts. Bacon.☞ This meaning and most of the following...

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Distemperance

Dis‐tem″per‐ance (?), n. Distemperature.

4800

Distemperate

Dis‐tem″per‐ate (?), a. [LL. distemperatus, p. p.] 1. Immoderate. Sir W. Raleigh.2. Diseased; disordered. Wodroephe.

4801

Distemperately

Dis‐tem″per‐ate‐ly, adv. Unduly.

4802

Distemperature

Dis‐tem″per‐a‐ture (?; 135), n. 1. Bad temperature; intemperateness; excess of heat or cold, or of other qualities; as, the distemperature of the air.2. Disorder; confusion. Sha...

4803

Distemperment

Dis‐tem″per‐ment (?), n. Distempered state; distemperature. Feltham.

4804

Distend

Dis‐tend″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Distended; p. pr. & vb. n.Distending.] [L. distendere, distentum, distensum; dis- + tendere to stretch, stretch out: cf. F. distendre to disten...

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Distend (2)

Dis‐tend″, v. i. To become expanded or inflated; to swell. “His heart distends with pride.” Milton.

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Distensibility

Dis‐ten′si‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. The quality or capacity of being distensible.