Webster's Dictionary 1828

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DAMPNESS

DAMP'NESS, noun Moisture; fogginess; moistness; moderate humidity; as the dampness of the air, of the ground, or of a cloth.

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DAMPS

DAMPS, noun [See Damp]

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DAMPY

DAMP'Y, adjective Dejected; gloomy.

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DAMSEL

DAM'SEL, noun A young woman. Formerly, a young man or woman of noble or genteel extraction; as damsel Pepin; damsel Richard, prince of Wales. It is now used only of young women,...

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DAMSON

DAM'SON, noun The fruit of a variety of the Prunus domestica; a small black plum.

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DAN

DAN, noun A title of honor equivalent to master; used by Shakspeare, Prior, etc., but now obsolete.

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DANCE

D'ANCE, verb intransitive1. Primarily, to leap or spring; hence, to leap or move with measured steps, regulated by a tune, sung or played on a musical instrument; to leap or ste...

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DANCER

D'ANCER, noun One who practices dancing, or is skilful in the performance.

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DANCING

D'ANCING, participle present tense Leaping and stepping to the sound of the voice or of an instrument; moving in measured steps; frisking about.

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DANCING-MASTER

D'ANCING-MASTER, noun One who teaches the art of dancing.

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DANCING-SCHOOL

D'ANCING-SCHOOL, noun A school in which the art of dancing is taught.

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DANDELION

DAN'DELION, noun A well known plant of the genus Leontodon, having a naked stalk, with one large flower.

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DANDIPRAT

DAN'DIPRAT, noun A fellow; an urchin; a word of fondness or contempt.DAN'DLE, verb transitive1. To shake or jolt on the knee, as an infant; to move up and down in the hand; lite...

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DANDLED

DAN'DLED, participle passive Danced on the knee, or in the arms; fondled; amused by trifles or play.

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DANDLER

DAN'DLER, noun One who dandles or fondles children.

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DANDLING

DAN'DLING, participle present tense Shaking and jolting on the knee; moving about in play or for amusement, as an infant.

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DANDRUFF

DANDRUFF, noun A scurf which forms on the head, and comes off in small scales or particles.

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DANDY

DAN'DY, noun In modern usage, a male of the human species, who dresses himself like a doll and who carries his character on his back.

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DANDYISM

DAN'DYISM, noun The manners and dress of a dandy.

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DANE

DANE, noun A native of Denmark.

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DANEGELT

DA'NEGELT, noun In England, an annual tax formerly laid on the English nation, for maintaining forces to oppose the Danes, or to furnish tribute to procure peace. It was at firs...

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DANEWORT

DA'NEWORT, noun A plant of the genus Sambucus; a species of elder, called dwarf-elder or wall-wort.

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DANGER

DANGER, noun Peril; risk; hazard; exposure to injury, loss, pain or other evil.Our craft is in danger to be set at nought. Acts 19:27.It is easy to boast of despising death, whe...

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DANGERLESS

DANGERLESS, adjective Free from danger; without risk.

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DANGEROUS

DANGEROUS, adjective1. Perilous; hazardous; exposing to loss; unsafe; full of risk; as a dangerous voyage; a dangerous experiment.2. Creating danger; causing risk of evil; as a ...

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DANGEROUSNESS

DANGEROUSNESS, noun Danger; hazard; peril; a state of being exposed to evil; as the dangerousness of condition, of disease.

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DANGLE

DAN'GLE, verb intransitive1. To hang loose, flowing, shaking or waving; to hang and swing.He'd rather on a gibbet dangle Hudibras.2. To hang on any one; to be a humble, officiou...