Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Daguerreotyper

{ Da‐guerre″o‐ty′per (?), Da‐guerre″o‐ty′pist (?), } n. One who takes daguerreotypes.

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Daguerreotypy

Da‐guerre″o‐ty′py (?), n. The art or process of producing pictures by method of Daguerre.

84

Dahabeah

‖Da′ha‐be″ah (dä′hȧ‐bē″ȧ), n. A Nile boat constructed on the model of a floating house, having large lateen sails.

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Dahlia

Dah″lia (däl″yȧ or dāl″yȧ; 277, 106), n.; pl.Dahlias (#). [Named after Andrew Dahl a Swedish botanist.] (Bot.) A genus of plants native to Mexico and Central America, of the ord...

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Dahlin

Dah″lin (dä″lĭn), n. [From Dahlia.] (Chem.) A variety of starch extracted from the dahlia; — called also inulin. See Inulin.

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Dahoon

Da‐hoon″ (dȧ‐ho͞on″), An evergreen shrub or small tree (Ilex cassine) of the southern United States, bearing red drupes and having soft, white, close-grained wood; — called also...

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Dailiness

Dai″li‐ness (?), n. Daily occurence.

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Daily

Dai″ly (dā″ly̆), a. [AS. dæglīc; dæg day + -līc like. See Day.] Happening, or belonging to, each successive day; diurnal; as, daily labor; a daily bulletin.Give us this day our ...

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Daily (2)

Dai″ly, n.; pl.Dailies (�). A publication which appears regularly every day; as, the morning dailies.

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Daily (3)

Dai″ly, adv. Every day; day by day; as, a thing happens daily.

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Daimio

Dai″mi‐o (?), n.; pl.Daimios (#). [Jap., fr. Chin. tai ming great name.] The title of the feudal nobles of Japan.The daimios, or territorial nobles, resided in Yedo and were div...

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Daint

Daint (?), n. [See Dainty, n.] Something of exquisite taste; a dainty. — a. Dainty.To cherish him with diets daint. Spenser.

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Daintify

Dain″ti‐fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Daintified (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Daintifying.] [Dainty + -fy.] To render dainty, delicate, or fastidious. “Daintified emotion.” Sat. rev.

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Daintily

Dain″ti‐ly, adv. In a dainty manner; nicely; scrupulously; fastidiously; deliciously; prettily.

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Daintiness

Dain″ti‐ness, n. The quality of being dainty; nicety; niceness; elegance; delicacy; deliciousness; fastidiousness; squeamishness.The daintiness and niceness of our captains Hakl...

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Daintrel

Dain″trel (?), n. [From daint or dainty; cf. OF. daintier.] Adelicacy. Halliwell.

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Dainty

Dain″ty (?), n.; pl.Dainties (#). [OE. deinie, dainte, deintie, deyntee, OF. deintié delicacy, orig., dignity, honor, fr. L. dignitas, fr. dignus worthy. See Deign, and cf. Dign...

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Dainty (2)

Dain″ty, a. [Compar.Daintier (?); superl.Daintiest.] 1. Rare; valuable; costly.Full many a deynté horse had he in stable. Chaucer.☞ Hence the proverb “dainty maketh dearth,” i.e...

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Daïra

‖Da″ï‐ra (?), n. [Turk. daire circuit department, fr. Ar. daïrah circle.] Any of several valuable estates of the Egyptian khedive or his family. The most important are the Da"i*...

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Dairy

Dai″ry (dā″ry̆), n.; pl.Dairies (–rĭz). [OE. deierie, from deie, daie, maid; of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. deigja maid, dairymaid, Sw. deja, orig., a baking maid, fr. Icel. deig. ...

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Dairying

Dai″ry‐ing, n. The business of conducting a dairy.

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Dairymaid

Dai″ry‐maid′ (?), n. A female servant whose business is the care of the dairy.

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Dairyman

Dai″ry‐man (?), n.; pl.Dairymen (�). A man who keeps or takes care of a dairy.

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Dairywoman

Dai″ry‐wom′an (?), n.; pl.Dairywomen (�). A woman who attends to a dairy.

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Dais

Da″is (dā″ĭs), n. [OE. deis, des, table, dais, OF. deis table, F. dais a canopy, L. discus a quoit, a dish (from the shape), LL., table, fr. Gr. � a quoit, a dish. See Dish.] 1....

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Daisied

Dai″sied (?), a. Full of daisies; adorned with daisies. “The daisied green.” Langhorne.The grass all deep and daisied. G. Eliot.

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Daisy

Dai″sy (–zy̆), n.; pl.Daisies (–zĭz). [OE. dayesye, AS. dæges-eáge day's eye, daisy. See Day, and Eye.] (Bot.) (a) A genus of low herbs (Bellis), belonging to the family Composi...