Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Drake

Drake (drāk), n. [Akin to LG. drake, OHG. antrache, anetrecho, G. enterich, Icel. andriki, Dan. andrik, OSw. andrak, andrage, masc., and fr. AS. ened, fem., duck; akin to D. een...

5888

Drake (2)

Drake, n. [AS. draca dragon, L. draco. See Dragon.] 1. A dragon.Beowulf resolves to kill the drake. J. A. Harrison (Beowulf).2. A small piece of artillery.Two or three shots, ma...

5889

Drake (3)

Drake, n. [Cf. F. dravik, W. drewg, darnel, cockle, etc.] Wild oats, brome grass, or darnel grass; — called also drawk, dravick, and drank. Dr. Prior.

5890

Drakestone

Drake″stone (?), n. A flat stone so thrown along the surface of water as to skip from point to point before it sinks; also, the sport of so throwing stones; — sometimes called d...

5891

Dram

Dram (drăm), n. [OF. drame, F. drachme, L. drachma, drachm, drachma, fr. Gr. δραχμή, prop., a handful, fr. δράσσεσθαι to grasp. Cf. Drachm, Drachma.] 1. A weight; in Apothecarie...

5892

Dram (2)

Dram, v. i. & t. To drink drams; to ply with drams. Johnson.Thackeray.

5893

Drama

Dra″ma (drä″mȧ or drā″mȧ; 277), n. [L. drama, Gr. δρα̑μα, fr. δρα̑ν to do, act; cf. Lith. daryti.] 1. A composition, in prose or poetry, accommodated to action, and intended to ...

5894

Dramatic

{ Dra‐mat″ic (?), Dra‐mat″ic‐al (?), } a. [Gr. �, fr. �: cf. F. dramatique.] Of or pertaining to the drama; appropriate to, or having the qualities of, a drama; theatrical; vivi...

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Dramatically

Dra‐mat″ic‐al‐ly, adv. In a dramatic manner; theatrically; vividly.

5896

Dramatis personæ

‖Dram″a‐tis per‐so″næ (?). The actors in a drama or play.

5897

Dramatist

Dram″a‐tist (?), n. [Cf. F. dramatiste.] The author of a dramatic composition; a writer of plays.

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Dramatizable

Dram″a‐ti′za‐ble (?), a. Capable of being dramatized.

5899

Dramatization

Dram′a‐ti‐za″tion (?), n. Act of dramatizing.

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Dramatize

Dram″a‐tize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Dramatized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Dramatizing (?).] [Cf. F. dramatiser.] To compose in the form of the drama; to represent in a drama; to adapt ...

5901

Dramaturgic

Dram′a‐tur″gic (?), a. Relating to dramaturgy.

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Dramaturgist

Dram″a‐tur′gist (?), n. One versed in dramaturgy. Carlyle.

5903

Dramaturgy

Dram″a‐tur′gy (?), n. [Gr. � dramatic composition; � drama + a root akin to E. work: cf. F. dramaturgie.] The art of dramatic composition and representation.

5904

Dramming

Dram″ming (?), n. The practice of drinking drams.

5905

Dramseller

Dram″sell′er (?), n. One who sells distilled liquors by the dram or glass.

5906

Dramshop

Dram″shop′ (?), n. A shop or barroom where spirits are sold by the dram.

5907

Drank

Drank (?), imp. of Drink.

5908

Drank (2)

Drank, n. [Cf. 3d Drake.] Wild oats, or darnel grass. See Drake a plant. Halliwell.

5909

Drap d'été

‖Drap′ d'é‐té″ (?). A thin woolen fabric, twilled like merino.

5910

Drape

Drape (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Draped (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Draping (?).] [F. draper, fr. drap cloth. See 3d Drab.] 1. To cover or adorn with drapery or folds of cloth, or as with ...

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Drape (2)

Drape, v. i. 1. To make cloth. Bacon.2. To design drapery, arrange its folds, etc., as for hangings, costumes, statues, etc.

5912

Draper

Dra″per (?), n. [F. drapier.] One who sells cloths; a dealer in cloths; as, a draper and tailor.

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Draperied

Dra″per‐ied (?), a. Covered or supplied with drapery. Byron.