Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Dampy

Damp″y (?), a. 1. Somewhat damp. Drayton.2. Dejected; gloomy; sorrowful. “Dispel dampy throughts.” Haywards.

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Damsel

Dam″sel (?), n. [OE. damosel, damesel, damisel, damsel, fr. OF. damoisele, damisele, gentlewoman, F. demoiselle young lady; cf. OF. damoisel young nobleman, F. damoiseau; fr. LL...

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Damson

Dam″son (dăm″z'n), n. [OE. damasin the Damascus plum, fr. L. Damascenus. See Damascene.] A small oval plum of a blue color, the fruit of a variety of the Prunus domestica; — cal...

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Dan

Dan (?), n. [OE. dan, danz, OF. danz (prop. only nom.), dan, master, fr. L. dominus. See Dame.] A title of honor equivalent to master, or sir.Old Dan Geoffry, in gently sprightT...

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Dan (2)

Dan, n.(Mining) A small truck or sledge used in coal mines.

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Danaide

Da″na‐ide (?), n. [From the mythical Danaides, who were condemned to fill with water a vessel full of holes.] (Mach.) A water wheel having a vertical axis, and an inner and oute...

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Danaite

Da″na‐ite (?), n. [Named after J. Freeman Dana.] (Min.) A cobaltiferous variety of arsenopyrite.

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Danalite

Da″na‐lite (?), n. [Named after James Dwight Dana.] (Min.) A mineral occuring in octahedral crystals, also massive, of a reddish color. It is a silicate of iron, zinc manganese,...

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Danburite

Dan″bu‐rite (?), n.(Min.) A borosilicate of lime, first found at Danbury, Conn. It is near the topaz in form. Dana.

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Dance

Dance (dȧns), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Danced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Dancing.] [F. danser, fr. OHG. dansōn to draw; akin to dinsan to draw, Goth. apinsan, and prob. from the same root (m...

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Dance (2)

Dance (?), v. t. To cause to dance, or move nimbly or merrily about, or up and down; to dandle.To dance our ringlets to the whistling wind. Shak.Thy grandsire loved thee well;Ma...

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Dance (3)

Dance, n. [F. danse, of German origin. See Dance, v. i.] 1. The leaping, tripping, or measured stepping of one who dances; an amusement, in which the movements of the persons ar...

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Dancer

Dan″cer (?), n. One who dances or who practices dancing.The merry dancers, beams of the northern lights when they rise and fall alternately without any considerable change of le...

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Danceress

Dan″cer‐ess, n. A female dancer. Wyclif.

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Dancetté

Dan′cet′té″ (?), a. [Cf. F. danché dancetté, dent tooth.] (Her.) Deeply indented; having large teeth; thus, a fess dancetté has only three teeth in the whole width of the escutc...

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Dancing

Dan″cing (?), p. a. & vb. n. from Dance.Dancing girl, one of the women in the East Indies whose profession is to dance in the temples, or for the amusement of spectators. There ...

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Dancy

Dan″cy (?), a.(Her.) Same as Dancetté.

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Dandelion

Dan″de‐li′on (?), n. [F. dent de lion lion's tooth, fr. L. dens tooth + leo lion. See Tooth, n., and Lion.] (Bot.) A well-known plant of the genus Taraxacum (T. officinale, form...

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Dander

Dan″der (?), n. [Corrupted from dandruff.] 1. Dandruff or scurf on the head.2. Anger or vexation; rage. Halliwell.

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Dander (2)

Dan″der, v. i. [See Dandle.] To wander about; to saunter; to talk incoherently. Halliwell.

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Dandi

‖Dan″di (?), n. [Hind. ḍānḍi, fr. ḍānḍ an oar.] A boatman; an oarsman.

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Dandie

Dan″die (?), n.(Zoöl.) One of a breed of small terriers; — called also Dandie Dinmont.

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Dandie Dinmont

{ Dan″die Din″mont (?), orDan″die }, n. 1. In Scott's “Guy Mannering”, a Border farmer of eccentric but fine character, who owns two terriers claimed to be the progenitors of th...

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Dandified

Dan″di‐fied (?), a. Made up like a dandy; having the dress or manners of a dandy; buckish.

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Dandify

Dan″di‐fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Dandified (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Dandifying.] [Dandy + -fy.] To cause to resemble a dandy; to make dandyish.

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Dandiprat

Dan″di‐prat (?), n. [Dandy + brat child.] 1. A little fellow; — in sport or contempt. “A dandiprat hop-thumb.” Stanyhurst.2. A small coin.Henry VII. stamped a small coin called ...

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Dandle

Dan″dle (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Dandled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Dandling (?).] [Cf. G. dändeln to trifly, dandle, OD. & Prov. G. danten, G. tand trifly, prattle; Scot. dandill, dand...