Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Duyoung

Du‐young″ (?), n.(Zoöl.) See Dugong.

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Dvergr

‖Dver″gr (?), n.; pl.Dvergar (#). [See Dwarf.] (Scand. Myth.) A dwarf supposed to dwell in rocks and hills and to be skillful in working metals.

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Dwale

Dwale (?), n. [OE. dwale, dwole, deception, deadly nightshade, AS. dwala, dwola, error, doubt; akin to E. dull. See Dull, a.] 1. (Bot.) The deadly nightshade (Atropa Belladonna)...

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Dwang

Dwang (?), n. [Cf. D. dwingen to force, compel.] 1. (Carp.) A piece of wood set between two studs, posts, etc., to stiffen and support them.2. (Mech.) (a) A kind of crowbar. (b)...

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Dwarf

Dwarf (?), n.; pl.Dwarfs (#). [OE. dwergh, dwerf, dwarf, AS. dweorg, dweorh; akin to D. dwerg, MHG. twerc, G. zwerg, Icel. dvergr, Sw. & Dan. dverg; of unknown origin.] An anima...

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Dwarf (2)

Dwarf, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Dwarfed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Dwarfing.] To hinder from growing to the natural size; to make or keep small; to stunt. Addison.Even the most common moral ...

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Dwarf (3)

Dwarf, v. i. To become small; to diminish in size.Strange power of the world that, the moment we enter it, our great conceptions dwarf. Beaconsfield.

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Dwarfish

Dwarf″ish, a. Like a dwarf; below the common stature or size; very small; petty; as, a dwarfish animal, shrub. — Dwarf″ish‐ly, adv. — Dwarf″ish‐ness, n.

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Dwarfling

Dwarf″ling (?), n. A diminutive dwarf.

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Dwarfy

Dwarf″y (?), a. Much undersized. Waterhouse.

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Dwaul

{ Dwaul, Dwaule } (?), v. i. [See Dull, Dwell.] To be delirious. Junius.

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Dwell

Dwell (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Dwelled (?), usually contracted into Dwelt (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Dwelling.] [OE. dwellen, dwelien, to err, linger, AS. dwellan to deceive, hinder, de...

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Dwell (2)

Dwell (?), v. t. To inhabit. Milton.

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Dweller

Dwell″er (?), n. An inhabitant; a resident; as, a cave dweller. “Dwellers at Jerusalem.” Acts i. 19.

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Dwelling

Dwell″ing, n. Habitation; place or house in which a person lives; abode; domicile.Hazor shall be a dwelling for dragons. Jer. xlix. 33.God will deignTo visit oft the dwellings o...

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Dwelt

Dwelt (?), imp. & p. p.of Dwell.

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Dwindle

Dwin″dle (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Dwindled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Dwindling (?).] [From OE. dwinen to languish, waste away, AS. dwīnan; akin to LG. dwinen, D. dwijnen to vanish, Ice...

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Dwindle (2)

Dwin″dle, v. t. 1. To make less; to bring low.Our drooping days are dwindled down to naught. Thomson.2. To break; to disperse. Clarendon.

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Dwindle (3)

Dwin″dle, n. The process of dwindling; dwindlement; decline; degeneracy. Johnson.

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Dwindlement

Dwin″dle‐ment (?), n. The act or process of dwindling; a dwindling. Mrs. Oliphant.

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Dwine

Dwine (?), v. i. [See Dwindle.] To waste away; to pine; to languish. Gower.

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Dyad

Dy″ad (?), n. [L. dyas, dyadis, the number two. Gr. �: cf. F. dyade. See two, and cf. Duad.] 1. Two units treated as one; a couple; a pair.2. (Chem.) An element, atom, or radica...

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Dyad (2)

Dy″ad, a.(Chem.) Having a valence or combining power of two; capable of being substituted for, combined with, or replaced by, two atoms of hydrogen; as, oxygen and calcium are d...

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Dyadic

Dy‐ad″ic (?), a. Pertaining to the number two; of two parts or elements.Dyadic arithmetic, the same as binary arithmetic.

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Dyaks

Dy″aks (?), n. pl.; sing. Dyak. (Ethnol.) The aboriginal and most numerous inhabitants of Borneo. They are partially civilized, but retain many barbarous practices.

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Dyas

‖Dy″as (?), n. [L. dyas the number two.] (Geol.) A name applied in Germany to the Permian formation, there consisting of two principal groups.

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Dye

Dye (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Dyed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Dyeing.] [OE. deyan, dyen, AS. deágian.] To stain; to color; to give a new and permanent color to, as by the application of ...