Drapery
Dra″per‐y (?), n.; pl.Draperies (#). [F. draperie.] 1. The occupation of a draper; cloth-making, or dealing in cloth. Bacon.2. Cloth, or woolen stuffs in general.People who ough...
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Drapet
Dra″pet (?), n. [Dim. of drap.] Cloth. Spenser.
Drastic
Dras″tic (?), a. [Gr. �, fr. � to do, act: cf. F. drastique. See Drama.] (Med.) Acting rapidly and violently; efficacious; powerful; — opposed to bland; as, drastic purgatives. ...
Drasty
Dras″ty (?), a. [AS. dærstan, dresten, dregs.] Filthy; worthless. “Drasty ryming.” Chaucer.
Draugh
Draugh (?), n. See Draft.
Draught
Draught (?), n. [The same as draft, the spelling with gh indicating an older pronunciation. See Draft, n., Draw.] 1. The act of drawing or pulling; as: (a) The act of moving loa...
Draught (2)
Draught, a. 1. Used for drawing vehicles, loads, etc.; as, a draught beast; draught hooks.2. Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of air.3. Used in making drawi...
Draught (3)
Draught (drȧft), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Draughted; p. pr. & vb. n.Draughting.] 1. To draw out; to call forth. See Draft. Addison.2. To diminish or exhaust by drawing.The Parliament ...
Draughtboard
Draught″board′ (–bōrd′), n. A checkered board on which draughts are played. See Checkerboard.
Draughthouse
Draught″house′ (–hous′), n. A house for the reception of waste matter; a privy. 2 Kings x. 27.
Draughts
Draughts (?), n. pl. A mild vesicatory. See Draught, n., 3 (c).
Draughts (2)
Draughts, n. pl. A game, now more commonly called checkers. See Checkers.☞ Polish draughts is sometimes played with 40 pieces on a board divided into 100 squares. Am. Cyc.
Draughtsman
Draughts″man (?), n.; pl.Draughtsmen (�). 1. One who draws pleadings or other writings.2. One who draws plans and sketches of machinery, structures, and places; also, more gener...
Draughtsmanship
Draughts″man‐ship, n. The office, art, or work of a draughtsman.
Draughty
Draught″y (?), a. Pertaining to a draught, or current of air; as, a draughtly, comfortless room.
Drave
Drave (?), old imp. of Drive.
Dravida
Dra″vi‐da (?), n. pl. [Skr. Drāviḍa, prob. meaning, Tamil.] (Ethnol.) A race of Hindostan, believed to be the original people who occupied the land before the Hindoo or Aryan in...
Dravidian
Dra‐vid″i‐an (?), a. [From Skr. Drāviḍa, the name of the southern portion of the peninsula of India.] (Ethnol.) Of or pertaining to the Dravida.Dravidian languages, a group of l...
Draw
Draw (dra̤), v. t. [imp.Drew (drṳ); p. p.Drawn (dra̤n); p. pr. & vb. n.Drawing.] [OE. dra”en, drahen, draien, drawen, AS. dragan; akin to Icel. & Sw. draga, Dan. drage to draw, ...
Draw (2)
Draw (?), v. i. 1. To pull; to exert strength in drawing anything; to have force to move anything by pulling; as, a horse draws well; the sails of a ship draw well.☞ A sail is s...
Draw (3)
Draw, n. 1. The act of drawing; draught.2. A lot or chance to be drawn.3. A drawn game or battle, etc.4. That part of a bridge which may be raised, swung round, or drawn aside; ...
Draw (4)
Draw (?), v. t. 1. In various games: (a) (Cricket) To play (a short-length ball directed at the leg stump) with an inclined bat so as to deflect the ball between the legs and th...
Draw (5)
Draw, n. 1. The result of drawing, or state of being drawn; specif.: (a) A drawn battle, game, or the like. (b) The spin or twist imparted to a ball, or the like, by a drawing s...
Draw-cut
Draw″–cut′ (?), n. A single cut with a knife.
Drawable
Draw″a‐ble (?), a. Capable of being drawn.
Drawback
Draw″back′ (?), n. 1. A loss of advantage, or deduction from profit, value, success, etc.; a discouragement or hindrance; objectionable feature.The avarice of Henry VII.... must...
Drawbar
Draw″bar′ (?), n.(Railroad) (a) An openmouthed bar at the end of a car, which receives a coupling link and pin by which the car is drawn. It is usually provided with a spring to...