Webster's Dictionary 1913

6319

Duad

Du″ad (?), n. [See Dyad.] A union of two; duality. Harris.

6320

Dual

Du″al (?), a. [L. dualis, fr. duo two. See Two.] Expressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to two; as, the dual number of nouns, etc., in Greek.Here you have one h...

6321

Dualin

Du″a‐lin (?), n.(Chem.) An explosive substance consisting essentially of sawdust or wood pulp, saturated with nitroglycerin and other similar nitro compounds. It is inferior to ...

6322

Dualism

Du″al‐ism (?), n. [Cf. F. dualisme.] State of being dual or twofold; a twofold division; any system which is founded on a double principle, or a twofold distinction; as: (a) (Ph...

6323

Dualist

Du″al‐ist, n. [Cf. F. dualiste.] 1. One who believes in dualism; a ditheist.2. One who administers two offices. Fuller.

6324

Dualistic

Du′al‐is″tic (?), a. Consisting of two; pertaining to dualism or duality.Dualisticsystem or theory(Chem.), the theory, originated by Lavoisier and developed by Berzelius, that a...

6325

Duality

Du″al″i‐ty (?), n. [L. dualitas: cf. F. dualité.] The quality or condition of being two or twofold; dual character or usage.

6326

Duan

Du″an (?), n. A division of a poem corresponding to a canto; a poem or song.

6327

Duarchy

Du″ar‐chy (?), n. [Gr. � two + -archy.] Government by two persons.

6328

Dub

Dub (dŭb), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Dubbed (dŭbd); p. pr. & vb. n.Dubbing.] [AS. dubban to strike, beat (“dubbade his sunu... to rīdere.” AS. Chron. an. 1086); akin to Icel. dubba; cf...

6329

Dub (2)

Dub (?), v. i. To make a noise by brisk drumbeats. “Now the drum dubs.” Beau. & Fl.

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Dub (3)

Dub, n. A blow. Hudibras.

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Dub (4)

Dub, n. [Cf. Ir. dób mire, stream, W. dwvr water.] A pool or puddle. Halliwell.

6332

Dubb

Dubb (?), n.(Zoöl.) The Syrian bear. See under Bear. [Written also dhubb, and dub.]

6333

Dubber

Dub″ber (?), n. One who, or that which, dubs.

6334

Dubber (2)

Dub″ber, n. [Hind. dabbah.] A globular vessel or bottle of leather, used in India to hold ghee, oil, etc. [Also written dupper.] M'Culloch.

6335

Dubbing

Dub″bing (?), n. 1. The act of dubbing, as a knight, etc.2. The act of rubbing, smoothing, or dressing; a dressing off smooth with an adz.3. A dressing of flour and water used b...

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Dubiety

Du‐bi″e‐ty (?), n.; pl.Dubieties (#). [L. dubietas, fr. dubius. See Dubious.] Doubtfulness; uncertainty; doubt. Lamb. “The dubiety of his fate.” Sir W. Scott.

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Dubiosity

Du′bi‐os″i‐ty (?), n.; pl.Dubiosities (#). [L. dubiosus.] The state of being doubtful; a doubtful statement or thing.Men often swallow falsities for truths, dubiosities for cert...

6338

Dubious

Du″bi‐ous (?), a. [L. dubius, dubiosus, fr. duo two. See Two, and cf. Doubt.] 1. Doubtful or not settled in opinion; being in doubt; wavering or fluctuating; undetermined. “Dubi...

6339

Dubiously

Du″bi‐ous‐ly, adv. In a dubious manner.

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Dubiousness

Du″bi‐ous‐ness, n. State of being dubious.

6341

Dubitable

Du″bi‐ta‐ble (?), a. [L. dubitabilis. Cf. Doubtable.] Liable to be doubted; uncertain. Dr. H. More. — Du″bi‐ta‐bly, adv.

6342

Dubitancy

Du″bi‐tan‐cy (?), n. [LL. dubitantia.] Doubt; uncertainty. Hammond.

6343

Dubitate

Du″bi‐tate (?), v. i. [L. dubitatus, p. p. of dubitare. See Doubt.] To doubt.If he... were to loiter dubitating, and not come. Carlyle.

6344

Dubitation

Du′bi‐ta″tion (?), n. [L. dubitatio.] Act of doubting; doubt. Sir T. Scott.

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Dubitative

Du″bi‐ta‐tive (?), a. [L. dubitativus: cf. F. dubitatif.] Tending to doubt; doubtful. — Du″bi‐ta‐tive‐ly, adv.. Eliot.