Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Drawspring

Draw″spring′ (?), n.(Railroad) The spring to which a drawbar is attached.

5969

Dray

Dray (?), n. A squirrel's nest. Cowper.

5970

Dray (2)

Dray, n. [AS. dræge a dragnet, fr. dragan. ����. See Draw, and cf. 2d Drag, 1st Dredge.] 1. A strong low cart or carriage used for heavy burdens. Addison.2. A kind of sledge or ...

5971

Drayage

Dray″age (?), n. 1. Use of a dray.2. The charge, or sum paid, for the use of a dray.

5972

Drayman

Dray″man (?), n.; pl.Draymen (�). A man who attends a dray.

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Drazel

Draz″el (?), n. [Cf. Dross, Drossel.] A slut; a vagabond wench. Same as Drossel. Hudibras.

5974

Dread

Dread (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Dreaded; p. pr. & vb. n.Dreading.] [AS. dr�dan, in comp.; akin to OS. drādan, OHG. trātan, both only in comp.] To fear in a great degree; to regard...

5975

Dread (2)

Dread, v. i. To be in dread, or great fear.Dread not, neither be afraid of them. Deut. i. 29.

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Dread (3)

Dread, n. 1. Great fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension of danger; anticipatory terror.The secret dread of divine displeasure. Tillotson.The dread of something a...

5977

Dread (4)

Dread, a. 1. Exciting great fear or apprehension; causing terror; frightful; dreadful.A dread eternity! how surely mine. Young.2. Inspiring with reverential fear; awful' venerab...

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Dread-bolted

Dread″–bolt′ed (?), a. Armed with dreaded bolts. “Dread-bolted thunder.” Shak.

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Dreadable

Dread″a‐ble (?), a. Worthy of being dreaded.

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Dreader

Dread″er (?), n. One who fears, or lives in fear.

5981

Dreadful

Dread″ful (?), a. 1. Full of dread or terror; fearful. “With dreadful heart.” Chaucer.2. Inspiring dread; impressing great fear; fearful; terrible; as, a dreadful storm. “ Dread...

5982

Dreadfully

Dread″ful‐ly (?), adv. In a dreadful manner; terribly. Dryden.

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Dreadfulness

Dread″ful‐ness, n. The quality of being dreadful.

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Dreadingly

Dread″ing‐ly, adv. With dread. Warner.

5985

Dreadless

Dread″less, a. 1. Free from dread; fearless; intrepid; dauntless; as, dreadless heart. “The dreadless angel.” Milton.2. Exempt from danger which causes dread; secure. “ safe in ...

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Dreadless (2)

Dread″less, adv. Without doubt. Chaucer.

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Dreadlessness

Dread″less‐ness, n. Freedom from dread.

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Dreadly

Dread″ly, a. Dreadful. “Dreadly spectacle.” Spenser. — adv. With dread. “Dreadly to shake.” Sylvester (Du Bartas).

5989

Dreadnaught

Dread″naught′ (?), n. 1. A fearless person.2. Hence: A garment made of very thick cloth, that can defend against storm and cold; also, the cloth itself; fearnaught.

5990

Dreadnought

Dread″nought′ (?), n. 1. A British battleship, completed in 1906 — 1907, having an armament consisting of ten 12-inch guns, and of twenty-four 12-pound quick-fire guns for prote...

5991

Dream

Dream (drēm), n. [Akin to OS. drōm, D. droom, G. traum, Icel. draumr, Dan. & Sw. dröm; cf. G. trügen to deceive, Skr. druh to harm, hurt, try to hurt. AS. dreám joy, gladness, a...

5992

Dream (2)

Dream, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Dreamed (drēmd) or Dreamt (drĕmt); p. pr. & vb. n.Dreaming.] [Cf. AS. drēman, drȳman, to rejoice. See Dream, n.] 1. To have ideas or images in the mind...

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Dream (3)

Dream, v. t. To have a dream of; to see, or have a vision of, in sleep, or in idle fancy; — often followed by an objective clause.Your old men shall dream dreams. Acts ii. 17.At...

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Dreamer

Dream″er (?), n. 1. One who dreams.2. A visionary; one lost in wild imaginations or vain schemes of some anticipated good; as, a political dreamer.