Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Dactylioglyph

Dac‐tyl″i‐o‐glyph (dăk‐tĭl″ĭ‐ō̍‐glĭf), n. [Gr. δακτυλιογλύφοσ an engraver of gems; δακτύλιοσ finger ring (fr. δάκτυλοσ finger) + γλύφειν to engrave.] (Fine Arts) (a) An engraver...

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Dactylioglyphy

Dac‐tyl′i‐og″ly‐phy (?), n. The art or process of gem engraving.

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Dactyliography

Dac‐tyl′i‐og″ra‐phy (?), n. [Gr. δακτύλιοσ finger ring + -graphy.] (Fine Arts) (a) The art of writing or engraving upon gems. (b) In general, the literature or history of the art.

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Dactyliology

Dac‐tyl′i‐ol″o‐gy (?), n. [Gr. δακτύλιοσ finger ring + -logy.] (Fine Arts) (a) That branch of archæology which has to do with gem engraving. (b) That branch of archæology which ...

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Dactyliomancy

Dac‐tyl″i‐o‐man′cy (?), n. [Gr. δακτύλιοσ + -mancy.] Divination by means of finger rings.

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Dactylist

Dac″tyl‐ist (?), n. A writer of dactylic verse.

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Dactylitis

‖Dac′tyl‐i″tis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. δάκτυλοσ finger + -itis.] (Med.) An inflammatory affection of the fingers. Gross.

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Dactylology

Dac′tyl‐ol″o‐gy (?), n. [Gr. δάκτυλοσ finger + -logy.] The art of communicating ideas by certain movements and positions of the fingers; — a method of conversing practiced by th...

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Dactylomancy

Dac‐tyl″o‐man′cy (?), n. Dactyliomancy. Am. Cyc.

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Dactylonomy

Dac′tyl‐on″o‐my (?), n. [Gr. δάκτυλοσ finger + νόμοσ law, distribution.] The art of numbering or counting by the fingers.

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Dactylopterous

Dac′tyl‐op″ter‐ous (?), a. [Gr. δάκτυλοσ finger + � wing, fin.] (Zoöl.) Having the inferior rays of the pectoral fins partially or entirely free, as in the gurnards.

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Dactylotheca

‖Dac′ty‐lo‐the″ca (dăk′tĭ‐lō̍‐thē″kȧ), n. [NL., fr. Gr. δάκτυλοσ finger, toe + θήκη case, box.] (Zoöl.) The scaly covering of the toes, as in birds.

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Dactylozooid

Dac′tyl‐o‐zo″oid (dăk′tĭ‐lō̍‐zō″oid), n. [Gr. δάκτυλοσ finger + E. zooid.] (Zoöl.) A kind of zooid of Siphonophora which has an elongated or even vermiform body, with one tentac...

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Dad

Dad (dăd), n. [Prob. of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. daid, Gael. daidein, W. tad, OL. tata, Gr. τάτα, τέττα, Skr. tāta.] Father; — a word sometimes used by children.I was never so bet...

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Daddle

Dad″dle (dăd″d'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Daddled (?), p. pr. & vb. n.Daddling.] [Prob. freq. of dade.] To toddle; to walk unsteadily, like a child or an old man; hence, to do anyth...

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Daddock

Dad″dock (?), n. [Cf. Prov. E. dad a large piece.] The rotten body of a tree. Wright.

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Daddy

Dad″dy (?), n. Diminutive of Dad. Dryden.

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Daddy longlegs

Dad″dy long″legs′ (?). 1. (Zoöl.) An arachnidan of the genus Phalangium, and allied genera, having a small body and four pairs of long legs; — called also harvestman, carter, an...

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Dade

Dade (?), v. t. [Of. uncertain origin. Cf. Dandle, Daddle.] To hold up by leading strings or by the hand, as a child while he toddles.Little children when they learn to goBy pai...

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Dade (2)

Dade, v. i. To walk unsteadily, as a child in leading strings, or just learning to walk; to move slowly.No sooner taught to dade, but from their mother trip. Drayton.

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Dado

Da″do (?), n.; pl.Dadoes (#). [It. dado die, cube, pedestal; of the same origin as E. die, n. See Die, n.] (Arch.) (a) That part of a pedestal included between the base and the ...

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Dædal

{ Dæ″dal (?), Dæ‐dal″ian (?) }, a. [L. daedalus cunningly wrought, fr. Gr. �; cf. � to work cunningly. The word also alludes to the mythical Dædalus (Gr. �, lit., the cunning wo...

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Dædalous

Dæd″a‐lous (?), a.(Bot.) Having a variously cut or incised margin; — said of leaves.

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Dæmon

Dæ″mon (?), n., Dæ‐mon″ic (�), a. See Demon, Demonic.

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Daff

Daff (?), v. t. [Cf. Doff.] To cast aside; to put off; to doff.Canst thou so daff me? Thou hast killed my child. Shak.

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Daff (2)

Daff, n. [See Daft.] A stupid, blockish fellow; a numskull. Chaucer.

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Daff (3)

Daff (dȧf), v. i. To act foolishly; to be foolish or sportive; to toy. Jamieson.