Webster's Dictionary 1828

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DAUPHIN

DAU'PHIN, noun The eldest son of the king of France, and presumptive heir of the crown.

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DAUPHINESS

DAU'PHINESS, noun The wife or lady of the dauphin.

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DAVINA

DAVINA, noun A new Vesuvian mineral of a hexahedral form and laminar texture; so called in honor of Sir H. Davy.

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DAVIT

DAV'IT, noun A beam used on board of ships, as a crane to hoist the flukes of the anchor to the top of the bow, without injuring the sides of the ship; an operation called fishi...

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DAW

DAW, verb intransitive To dawn.

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DAWDLE

DAW'DLE, verb intransitive To waste time; to trifle.

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DAWDLER

DAW'DLER, noun A trifler.

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DAWK

DAWK, verb transitive To cut or mark with an incision.

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DAWN

DAWN, verb intransitive1. To begin to grow light in the morning; to grow light; as, the day dawns; the morning dawns.It began to dawn towards the first day of theweek. Matthew 2...

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DAWNING

DAWN'ING, participle present tense 1. Growing light; first appearing luminous; opening; as the dawning day.2. Opening; expanding; beginning to show intellectual light; beginning...

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DAY

DAY, noun1. That part of the time of the earth's revolution on its axis, in which its surface is presented to the sun; the part of the twenty four hours when it is light; or the...

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DAYBED

DA'YBED, noun A bed used for idleness, indulgence, or rest during the day.

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DAYBOOK

DA'YBOOK, noun A journal of accounts; a book in which are recorded the debts and credits or accounts of the day.

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DAYBREAK

DA'YBREAK, noun The dawn or first appearance of light in the morning.

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DAYCOAL

DA'YCOAL, noun A name given by miners to the upper stratum of coal.

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DAYDREAM

DA'YDREAM, noun A vision to the waking senses.

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DAYFLOWER

DA'YFLOWER, noun A genus of plants, the Commelina.

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DAYFLY

DA'YFLY, noun A genus of insects that live one day only, or a very short time called Ephemera. The species are numerous, some of which live scarcely an hour, others, several days.

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DAYLABOR

DA'YLABOR, noun Labor hired or performed by the day.

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DAYLABORER

DAYLABORER, noun One who works by the day.

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DAYLIGHT

DAY'LIGHT, noun The light of the day; the light of the sun, as opposed to that of the moon or of a lamp or candle.

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DAYLILY

DA'YLILY, noun The same with asphodel. A species of Hemerocallis.

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DAYLY

DA'YLY, adjective The more regular orthography of daily.

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DAYSMAN

DA'YSMAN, noun An umpire or arbiter; a mediator.Neither is there any daysman betwixt us. Job 9:33.

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DAYSPRING

DA'YSPRING, noun The dawn; the beginning of the day, or first appearance of light.Whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us. Luke I.

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DAYSTAR

DA'YSTAR, noun The morning star, Lucifer, Venus; the star which precedes the morning light.

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DAYSWORK

DA'Y'SWORK, noun The work of one day. Among seamen, the account or reckoning of a ship's course for 24 hours, from noon to noon.