Webster's Dictionary 1913

6535

Dunt

Dunt (?), n. [Dint.] A blow. R. of Glouc.

6536

Dunted

Dunt″ed, a. Beaten; hence, blunted.Fencer's swords... having the edge dunted. Fuller.

6537

Dunter

Dun″ter (?), n.(Zoöl.) A porpoise.Dunter goose(Zoöl.) the eider duck. J. Brand.

6538

Duo

Du″o (?), n. [It. duo, fr. L. duo two. See Duet.] (Mus.) A composition for two performers; a duet.

6539

Duodecahedral

Du′o‐dec′a‐he″dral (?), a., Du′o‐dec′a‐he″dron (�), n. See Dodecahedral, and Dodecahedron.

6540

Duodecennial

Du′o‐de‐cen″ni‐al (?), a. [L. duodecennis; duodecim twelve + annus year.] Consisting of twelve years. Ash.

6541

Duodecimal

Du′o‐dec″i‐mal (?), a. [L. duodecim twelve. See Dozen.] Proceeding in computation by twelves; expressed in the scale of twelves. — Du′o‐dec″i‐mal‐ly, adv.

6542

Duodecimal (2)

Du′o‐dec″i‐mal, n. 1. A twelfth part; as, the duodecimals of an inch.2. pl.(Arch.) A system of numbers, whose denominations rise in a scale of twelves, as of feet and inches. Th...

6543

Duodecimfid

Du′o‐dec″im‐fid (?), a. [L. duodecim twelve + findere to cleave.] Divided into twelve parts.

6544

Duodecimo

Du′o‐dec″i‐mo (?), a. [L. in duodecimo in twelfth, fr. duodecimus twelfth, fr. duodecim twelve. See Dozen.] Having twelve leaves to a sheet; as, a duodecimo from, book, leaf, si...

6545

Duodecimo (2)

Du‐o‐dec″i‐mo, n.; pl.Duodecimos (�). A book consisting of sheets each of which is folded into twelve leaves; hence, indicating, more or less definitely, a size of a book; — usu...

6546

Duodecuple

Du′o‐dec″u‐ple (?), a. [L. duo two + � decuple.] Consisting of twelves. Arbuthnot.

6547

Duodenal

Du′o‐de″nal (?), a. [Cf. F. duodénal.] Of or pertaining to the duodenum; as, duodenal digestion.

6548

Duodenary

Du′o‐den″a‐ry (?), a. [L. duodenarius, fr. duodeni twelve each: cf. F. duodénaire.] Containing twelve; twelvefold; increasing by twelves; duodecimal.

6549

Duodenum

‖Du′o‐de″num (?), n. [NL., fr. duodeni twelve each: cf. F. duodenum. So called because its length is about twelve fingers' breadth.] (Anat.) The part of the small intestines bet...

6550

Duograph

Du″o‐graph (?), n. [L. duo two + -graph.] (Photo-engraving) A picture printed from two half-tone plates made with the screen set at different angles, and usually printed in two ...

6551

Duoliteral

Du′o‐lit″er‐al (?), a. [L. duo two + E. literal.] Consisting of two letters only; biliteral. Stuart.

6552

Duomo

‖Duo″mo (?), n. [It. See Done.] A cathedral. See Dome, 2.Of tower or duomo, sunny sweet. Tennyson.

6553

Duotone

Du″o‐tone (?), n. [L. duo two + tone.] (Photoengraving) Any picture printed in two shades of the same color, as duotypes and duographs are usually printed.

6554

Duotype

Du″o‐type (?), n. [L. duo two + type.] (Photoengraving) A print made from two half-tone plates made from the same negative, but etched differently.

6555

Dup

Dup (?), v. t. [Contr. fr. do up, that is, to lift up the latch. Cf. Don, Doff.] To open; as, to dup the door. Shak.

6556

Dupable

Dup″a‐ble (?), a. Capable of being duped.

6557

Dupe

Dupe (dūp), n. [F., prob. from Prov. F. dupe, dube; of unknown origin; equiv. to F. huppe hoopoe, a foolish bird, easily caught. Cf. Armor. houpérik hoopoe, a man easily deceive...

6558

Dupe (2)

Dupe, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Duped (dūpt); p. pr. & vb. n.Duping.] [Cf. F. duper, fr. dupe. See Dupe, n.] To deceive; to trick; to mislead by imposing on one's credulity; to gull; a...

6559

Duper

Dup″er (?), n. One who dupes another.

6560

Dupery

Dup″er‐y (?), n. [F. duperie, fr. duper.] The act or practice of duping.

6561

Dupion

Du″pi‐on (?), n. [F. doupion, It. doppione, fr. doppio double, L. duplus. See Double, and cf. Doubloon.] A double cocoon, made by two silkworms.