Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Dak

Dak (da̤k or däk), n. [Hind. ḍāk.] Post; mail; also, the mail or postal arrangements; — spelt also dawk, and dauk.Dak boat, a mail boat. Percy Smith. — Dak bungalow, a traveler'...

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Daker

{ Da″ker (?), Da″kir (?), } n. [See Dicker.] (O. Eng. & Scots Law) A measure of certain commodities by number, usually ten or twelve, but sometimes twenty; as, a daker of hides ...

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Daker hen

Da″ker hen′ (?). [Perh. fr. W. crecial the daker hen; crec a sharp noise (creg harsh, hoarse, crechian to scream) + iar hen; or cf. D. duiken to dive, plunge.] (Zoöl.) The cornc...

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Dakoit

Da‐koit″, n., Da‐koit″y, n. See Dacoit, Dacoity.

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Dakota group

Da‐ko″ta group′ (?). (Geol.) A subdivision at the base of the cretaceous formation in Western North America; — so named from the region where the strata were first studied.

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Dakotas

Da‐ko″tas (?), n. pl.; sing. Dacota (�). (Ethnol.) An extensive race or stock of Indians, including many tribes, mostly dwelling west of the Mississippi River; — also, in part, ...

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Dal

‖Dal (?), n. Split pulse, esp. of Cajanus Indicus.

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Dal segno

‖Dal′ se″gno (?). (Mus.) A direction to go back to the sign � and repeat from thence to the close. See Segno.

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Dale

Dale (?), n. [AS. dæl; akin to LG., D., Sw., Dan., OS., & Goth. dal, Icel. dalr, OHG. tal, G. thal, and perh. to Gr. θόλοσ a rotunda, Skr. dhāra depth. Cf. Dell.] 1. A low place...

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Dalesman

Dales″man (?), n.; pl.Dalesmen (�). One living in a dale; — a term applied particularly to the inhabitants of the valleys in the north of England, Norway, etc. Macaulay.

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Dalf

Dalf (?), imp. of Delve. Chaucer.

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Dalles

Dalles (dălz), n. pl. [F. dalle a tube, gutter, trough.] A rapid, esp. one where the channel is narrowed between rock walls.The place below, where the compressed river wound lik...

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Dalliance

Dal″li‐ance (?), n. [From Dally.] 1. The act of dallying, trifling, or fondling; interchange of caresses; wanton play.Look thou be true, do not give dallianceToo much the rein. ...

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Dallier

Dal″li‐er (?), n. One who fondles; a trifler; as, dalliers with pleasant words. Asham.

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Dallop

Dal″lop (dăl″lŏp), n. A tuft or clump. Tusser.

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Dally

Dal″ly (–ly̆), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Dallied (–lĭd); p. pr. & vb. n.Dallying.] [OE. dalien, dailien; cf. Icel. pylja to talk, G. dallen, dalen, dahlen, to trifle, talk nonsense, OS...

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Dally (2)

Dal″ly, v. t. To delay unnecessarily; to while away.Dallying off the time with often skirmishes. Knolles.

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Dalmania

‖Dal‐ma″ni‐a (?), n. [From Dalman, the geologist.] (Paleon.) A genus of trilobites, of many species, common in the Upper Silurian and Devonian rocks.

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Dalmanites

‖Dal′ma‐ni″tes (?), n. Same as Dalmania.

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Dalmatian

Dal‐ma″tian (?), a. Of or pertaining to Dalmatia.Dalmatian dog(Zoöl.), a carriage dog, shaped like a pointer, and having black or bluish spots on a white ground; the coach dog.

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Dalmatica

Dal‐mat″i‐ca (?), n., Dal‐mat″ic (�), n. [LL. dalmatica: cf. F. dalmatique.] 1. (R. C. Ch.) A vestment with wide sleeves, and with two stripes, worn at Mass by deacons, and by b...

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Daltonian

Dal‐to″ni‐an (?), n. One afflicted with color blindness.

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Daltonism

Dal″ton‐ism (?), n. Inability to perceive or distinguish certain colors, esp. red; color blindness. It has various forms and degrees. So called from the chemist Dalton, who had ...

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Dam

Dam (dăm), n. [OE. dame mistress, lady; also, mother, dam. See Dame.] 1. A female parent; — used of beasts, especially of quadrupeds; sometimes applied in contempt to a human mo...

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Dam (2)

Dam, n. [Akin to OLG., D., & Dan. dam, G. & Sw. damm, Icel. dammr, and AS. fordemman to stop up, Goth. Faúrdammjan.] 1. A barrier to prevent the flow of a liquid; esp., a bank o...

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Dam (3)

Dam, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Dammed (dămd); p. pr. & vb. n.Damming.] 1. To obstruct or restrain the flow of, by a dam; to confine by constructing a dam, as a stream of water; — gener...

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Damage

Dam″age (dăm″ā̍j; 48), n. [OF. damage, domage, F. dommage, fr. assumed LL. damnaticum, from L. damnum damage. See Damn.] 1. Injury or harm to person, property, or reputation; an...