DUELING
DUELING, participle present tense Fighting in single combat.DUELING, noun The act or practice of fighting in single combat.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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DUELIST
DUELIST, noun1. One who fights in single combat.The duelist values his honor above the life of his antagonist, his own life, and the happiness of his family.2. One who professes...
DUELLO
DUELLO, noun Duel; or rule of dueling. [Not used.]
DUENESS
DUENESS, noun Duness. [See Due.] Fitness; propriety due quality.
DUENNA
DUENNA, noun [See Don.] An old woman who is kept to guard a younger; a governess.
DUET
DUET, DUETTO, noun A song or air in two parts.
DUETTO
DUET, DUETTO noun A song or air in two parts.
DUFFEL
DUFFEL, noun A kind of coarse woolen cloth, having a thick nap or frieze.
DUG
DUG, noun [Latin] The pap or nipple of a cow or other beast. It is applied to a human female in contempt, but seems to have been used formerly of the human breast without reproa...
DUKE
DUKE, noun [G., L, to lead; to draw, to tug. Gr.]1. In Great Britain, one of the highest order of nobility; a title of honor or nobility next below the princes; as the duke of B...
DUKEDOM
DUKEDOM, noun1. The seignory or possessions of a duke; the territory of a duke.2. The title or quality of a duke.
DULBRAINED
DULBRAINED, adjective [dull and brain.] Stupid; doltish; of dull intellects. [See Dull and brained.]
DULCET
DULCET, adjective [Latin, sweet.]1. Sweet to the taste; luscious.She tempers dulcet creams.2. Sweet to the ear; melodious; harmonious; as dulcet sounds; dulcet symphonies.
DULCIFICATION
DULCIFICATION, noun [See Dulcify.] The act of sweetening; the act of freeing from acidity, saltness or acrimony.
DULCIFIED
DULCIFIED, participle passive Sweetened; purified from salts.DULCIFIED spirits, a term formerly applied to the different ethers; as dulcified spirits of niter and vitriol, nitri...
DULCIFY
DULCIFY, verb transitive [L, sweet; to make.] To sweeten; to free from acidity, saltness or acrimony.
DULCIMER
DULCIMER, noun An instrument of music played by striking brass wires with little sticks. Daniel 3:5.
DULCINESS
DULCINESS, noun [Latin] Softness; easiness of temper. [Not used.]
DULCORATE
DULCORATE, verb transitive [Latin, sweet; to sweeten.]1 To sweeten.2. To make less acrimonious.
DULCORATION
DULCORATION, noun The act of sweetening.
DULIA
DULIA, noun [Gr., service.] An inferior kind of worship or adoration. [Not an English word.]
DULL
DULL, adjective [G.]1. Stupid; doltish; blockish; slow of understanding; as a lad of dull genius.2. Heavy; sluggish; without life or spirit; as a surfeit leaves a man very dull3...
DULL-BRAINED
DULL-BRAINED, adjective Stupid; of dull intellect.
DULL-BROWED
DULL-BROWED, adjective Having a gloomy look.
DULL-DISPOSED
DULL-DISPOSED, adjective Inclined to dullness or sadness.
DULL-EYED
DULL-EYED, adjective Having a downcast look.
DULL-HEAD
DULL-HEAD, noun A person of dull understanding; a dolt; a blockhead.