Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Damage (2)

Dam″age, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Damaged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Damaging (?).] [Cf. OF. damagier, domagier. See Damage, n.] To occasion damage to the soundness, goodness, or value of; t...

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Damage (3)

Dam″age (dăm″ā̍j), v. i. To receive damage or harm; to be injured or impaired in soundness or value; as, some colors in cloth damage in sunlight.

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Damage feasant

Dam″age fea′sant (?). [OF. damage + F. faisant doing, p. pr. See Feasible.] (Law) Doing injury; trespassing, as cattle. Blackstone.

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Damageable

Dam″age‐a‐ble (?), a. [Cf. OF. damageable, F. dommageable for sense 2.] 1. Capable of being injured or impaired; liable to, or susceptible of, damage; as, a damageable cargo.2. ...

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Daman

Da″man (dä″mȧn), n.(Zoöl.) A small herbivorous mammal of the genus Hyrax. The species found in Palestine and Syria is Hyrax Syriacus; that of Northern Africa is H. Brucei; — cal...

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Damar

Dam″ar (?), n. See Dammar.

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Damara

Da‐ma″ra (?), n. [The name is supposed to be from Hottentot dama vanquished.] A native of Damaraland, German Southwest Africa. The Damaras include an important and warlike Bantu...

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Damascene

Dam″as‐cene (dăm″as‐sēn), a. [L. Damascenus of Damascus, fr. Damascus the city, Gr. Δαμασκόσ. See Damask, and cf. Damaskeen, Damaskin, Damson.] Of or relating to Damascus.

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Damascene (2)

Dam″as‐cene (dăm″as‐sēn), n. A kind of plum, now called damson. See Damson.

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Damascene (3)

Dam′as‐cene″ (dăm′as‐sēn″), v. t. Same as Damask, or Damaskeen, v. t. “Damascened armor.” Beaconsfield. “Cast and damascened steel.” Ure.

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Damascus

Da‐mas″cus (?), n. A city of Syria.Damascus blade, a sword or scimiter, made chiefly at Damascus, having a variegated appearance of watering, and proverbial for excellence. — Da...

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Damascus steel

Da‐mas″cus steel. See Damask steel, under Damask.

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Damask

Dam″ask (dăm″ask), n. [From the city Damascus, L. Damascus, Gr. Δαμασκόσ, Heb. Dammesq, Ar. Daemeshq; cf. Heb. d'meseq damask; cf. It. damasco, Sp. damasco, F. damas. Cf. Damasc...

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Damask (2)

Dam″ask, a. 1. Pertaining to, or originating at, the city of Damascus; resembling the products or manufactures of Damascus.2. Having the color of the damask rose.But let conceal...

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Damask (3)

Dam″ask, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Damasked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Damasking.] To decorate in a way peculiar to Damascus or attributed to Damascus; particularly: (a) with flowers and rich...

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Damaskeen

{ Dam″as‐keen′ (?), Dam″as‐ken (?), } v. t. [F. damaschinare. See Damascene, v.] To decorate, as iron, steel, etc., with a peculiar marking or “water” produced in the process of...

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Damaskin

Dam″as‐kin (?), n. [Cf. F. damasquin, adj., It. damaschino, Sp. damasquino. See Damaskeen.] A sword of Damask steel.No old Toledo blades or damaskins. Howell (1641).

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Damassé

Da‐mas‐sé″ (?), a. [F. damassé, fr. damas. See Damask.] Woven like damask. — n. A damassé fabric, esp. one of linen.

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Damassin

Dam″as‐sin (dăm″as‐sĭn), n. [F., fr. damas. See Damask.] A kind of modified damask or brocade.

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Dambonite

Dam″bo‐nite (–bō̍‐nīt), n. [Cf. F. dambonite.] (Chem.) A white, crystalline, sugary substance obtained from an African caoutchouc.

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Dambose

Dam″bose (dăm″bōs), n.(Chem.) A crystalline variety of fruit sugar obtained from dambonite.

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Dame

Dame (dām), n. [F. dame, LL. domna, fr. L. domina mistress, lady, fem. of dominus master, ruler, lord; akin to domare to tame, subdue. See Tame, and cf. Dam a mother, Dan, Dange...

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Damewort

Dame″wort′ (?), n.(Bot.) A cruciferrous plant (Hesperis matronalis), remarkable for its fragrance, especially toward the close of the day; — called also rocket and dame's violet...

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Damiana

Da′mi‐a″na (?), n.(Med.) A Mexican drug, used as an aphrodisiac.☞ There are several varieties derived from different plants, esp. from a species of Turnera and from Bigelovia ve...

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Damianist

Da″mi‐an‐ist (?), n.(Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Damian, patriarch of Alexandria in the 6th century, who held heretical opinions on the doctrine of the Holy Trinity.

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Dammar

{ Dam″mar (?), Dam″ma‐ra (?), } n. [Jav. & Malay. damar.] An oleoresin used in making varnishes; dammar gum; dammara resin. It is obtained from certain resin trees indigenous to...

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Dammara (2)

Dam″ma‐ra, n.(Bot.) A large tree of the order Coniferæ, indigenous to the East Indies and Australasia; — called also Agathis. There are several species.