Dudeen, dū-dēn′,n.a short clay tobacco-pipe.
Dudgeon, duj′un,n.resentment: grudge. [There is an Anglo-Fr.digeon, wood hafts of knives, &c., but a connection cannot be stated. Skeat suggests dubiously W.dygen, malice,dychan, a jeer.]
Dudgeon, duj′un,n.the haft of a dagger: a small dagger. [See above.]
Due, dū,adj.owed: that ought to be paid or done to another: proper: appointed, under engagement to be ready, arrive, &c.—adv.exactly: directly.—n.that which is owed: what one has a right to: perquisite: fee or tribute.—adj.Due′ful(Spens.), proper, fit.—Give the devil his due, to give a fair hearing or fair-play to one of notorious character. [O. Fr.deu, pa.p. ofdevoir—L.debēre, to owe.]
Due, dū,v.t.(Shak.) to endue.
Duel, dū′el,n.a combat between two persons, prearranged, and fought under fixed conditions, generally on an affair of honour—happily harmless in France: any fight or struggle between two parties: single combat to decide a quarrel.—v.i.to fight in a duel:—pr.p.dū′elling;pa.p.dū′elled.—ns.Dū′eller,Dū′ellist;Dū′elling, fighting in a duel: the practice of fighting in single combat;Duell′o, a duel: the laws which regulate duelling.—adj.Dū′elsome, given to duelling. [It.duello—L.duellum, the original form ofbellum—duo, two.]
Duenna, dū-en′a,n.an old lady who acts the part of governess in Spain: an old lady who acts as guardian to a younger. [Sp.dueña, a form ofdoña, mistress—L.domina, fem. ofdominus, lord.]
Duet, dū-et′,Duetto,dū-et′o,n.a composition in music for two voices, instruments, or instrumentalists.—ns.Duetti′no, a simple duet;Duet′tist. [It.duetto,due, two—L.duo, two.]
Duff, duf,n.dough: a stiff flour pudding boiled in a bag; decaying vegetable matter, fallen leaves: coaldust. [Fromdough.]
Duff, duf,v.t.to manipulate an article so as to make it look like new: to alter the brands on stolen cattle.
Duffel, duf′l,n.a thick, coarse woollen cloth, with a thick nap—alsoDuff′le: (U.S.) change of flannels. [Dut., fromDuffel, a town near Antwerp.]
Duffer, duf′ėr,n.a dull plodding person: a fogy, useless old fellow: a counterfeit coin: a claim or mine which proves unproductive.—ns.Duff′erdom,Duff′erism.
Duffer, duf′ėr,n.a peddler of dubious goods, sham jewellery, &c.: one who fakes up sham articles, or duffs cattle.
Dug, dug,n.the nipple of the pap, esp. applied to that of a cow or other beast. [Cf. Sw.dægga, Dan.dægge, to suckle a child. SeeDairy.]
Dug, dug,pa.t.andpa.p.ofDig.—n.Dug′out, a boat made by hollowing out the trunk of a tree.
Dugong, dū-gong′,n.a kind of herb-eating whale, from 8 to 20 feet long, found in Indian seas—the supposed original of the mermaid. [Malayandūyong.]
Duiker,Duyker, dī′kėr,n.a small South African antelope. [Dut.]
Duke's Coronet.
Duke, dūk,n.the highest order of nobility next below that ofprince: (B.) a chieftain: on the Continent, a sovereign prince.—ns.Duke′dom, the title, rank, or territories of a duke;Duke′ling, a petty duke;Duk′ery, a duke's territory or seat;Duke′ship.—The Dukeries, a group of ducal seats in Nottinghamshire. [O. Fr.duc—L.dux,ducis, a leader—ducĕre, to lead.]
Dulcamara, dul-ka-mā′ra,n.a name for the Bittersweet (q.v.). [Formed from L.dulcis, sweet,amara, bitter.]
Dulcet, duls′et,adj.sweet to the taste, or to the ear: melodious, harmonious.—n.Dulcificā′tion.—adj.Dulcif′luous, flowing sweetly.—v.t.Dul′cify, to make sweet.—ns.Dulcil′oquy, a soft manner of speaking;Dul′cite,Dul′citol,Dul′cose, a saccharine substance derived from various plants—in its crude form,Madagascar manna;Dul′citude, sweetness.—Dulcified spirit, a compound of alcohol with mineral acid. [O. Fr.doucet, dim. ofdols(Fr.doux)—L.dulcis, sweet.]
Dulcimer, dul′si-mėr,n.a musical instrument resembling a flat box, with sounding-board and bridges, across which run wires tuned by pegs at the sides, and played on by striking the wires with a small piece of wood in each hand, or more usually with two cork-headed hammers: a Jewish musical instrument, according to Gesenius, a double pipe with a bag. [Sp.dulcemele—L.dulce melos, a sweet song—dulcis, sweet;melos= Gr.melos, a song.]
Dulcinea, dul-sin′ē-a, ordul-sin-ē′a,n.sweetheart. [FromDulcineadel Toboso, the name given by Don Quixote to the mistress of his imagination.]
Dule, dool,n.(Scot.) woe.—n.Dule′-tree, the gallows. [SeeDole.]
Dulia, dū-lī′a,n.(R.C. Church) that inferior veneration due to saints and angels.—n.Duloc′racy, government by slaves. [Gr.douleia—doulos, a slave.]
Dull, dul,adj.slow of hearing, of learning, or of understanding: insensible: without life or spirit: slow of motion: drowsy: sleepy: sad: downcast: cheerless: not bright or clear: cloudy: dim, obscure: obtuse: blunt.—v.t.to make dull or stupid: to blunt: to damp: to cloud.—v.i.to become dull.—n.Dull′ard, a dull and stupid person: a dunce.—adjs.Dull′-brained(Shak.), of dull brain or intellect: stupid;Dull′-browed, of gloomy brow or look;Dull′-eyed(Shak.), having eyes dull or wanting expression;Dull′ish, somewhat dull: wearisome.—ns.Dull′ness,Dul′ness, the stale or quality of being dull.—adjs.Dull′-sight′ed;Dull′-wit′ted;Dull′y, somewhat dull.—adv.Dull′y. [A.S.dol—dwelan, to err; Dut.dol, Ger.toll, mad.]
Dulse, duls,n.an edible seaweed, with red, deeply-divided fronds, eaten in Ireland and elsewhere. [Gael,duileasg—duille, a leaf,uisge, water.]
Duly, dū′li,adv.properly: fitly: at the proper time. [SeeDue.]
Dumb, dum,adj.without the power of speech: silent: soundless.—v.t.(Shak.) to render dumb.—n.pl.Dumb′-bells, double-headed weights swung in the hands for the purpose of developing the arms, muscles of the chest, &c.—n.Dumb′-cane, a plant of the orderAraceæ, aberrant in its almost arborescent character, but agreeing with them in its acridity, which is in none of them more highly developed.—adv.Dumb′ly, in silence: mutely.—ns.Dumb′ness;Dumb′-show, gesture without words: pantomime;Dumb′-wait′er, a movable platform used for conveying food, dishes, &c. at meals: a stand with revolving top for holding dessert, &c.—vs.t.Dumfound′,-er, to strike dumb: to confuse greatly: to astonish.—ns.Dum′merer, a dumb person, esp. a rogue who feigns dumbness;Dum′miness;Dum′my, one who is dumb: a mere tool of another, man of straw: a sham package in a shop: the fourth or exposed band when three persons play at whist.—Strike dumb, to silence with astonishment. [A.S.dumb; Ger.dumm, stupid, Dut.dom.]
Dumbledore, dum′bl-dōr,n.(prov.) the bumble-bee: the brown cockchafer.
Dum-dum, dum′-dum,n.a soft-nosed expanding bullet, first made atDum Dumin British India.
Dumose, dū′mōs,adj.thorny—alsoDū′mous.—n.Dumos′ity. [L.dumus, a thorn-bush.]
Dump, dump,v.t.to throw down: to unload.—n.a thud: a place for the discharge of loads, or for rubbish: (pl.) money (slang). [Cf. Dan.dumpe, Norw.dumpa, to fall plump.]
Dump, dump,n.dullness or gloominess of mind, ill-humour, low spirits—now only used in thepl.: (Shak.) a melancholy strain, any tune.—adj.Dump′ish, depressed in spirits.—adv.Dump′ishly.—n.Dump′ishness. [Prob. related to Old Dut.domp, mist; or Ger.dumpf, gloomy.]
Dump, dump,n.a deep hole in a river-bed, a pool. [Prob. Norsedump, a pit.]
Dumpling, dump′ling,n.a kind of thick pudding or mass of paste. [Dim. ofdump, indumpy.]
Dumpy, dump′i,adj.short and thick.—n.a dumpy person or animal, esp. one of a breed of very short-legged fowls.—n.Dumpi′ness.—v.t.Dum′ple, to make or cook, as a dumpling: to bend into a dumpy shape.—n.Dump′y-lev′el, a spirit-level used in surveying, having a short telescope with a large aperture. [From a provincial formdump, a clumsy piece.]
Dun, dun,adj.of a dark colour, partly brown and black: dark.—v.t.(U.S.) to cure and brown, as cod.—v.i.to become dun-coloured.—ns.Dun′-bird, the pochard;Dun′-cow, the shagreen ray;Dun′-dīv′er, the merganser;Dun′-fish, codfish cured by dunning.—adj.Dun′nish, somewhat dun. [A.S.dun, most prob. Celt.; W.dwn, dusky, Gael.donn, brown.]
Dun, dun,v.t.to demand a debt with din or noise: to urge for payment:—pr.p.dun′ning;pa.p.dunned.—n.one who duns: a demand for payment. [Allied toDin.]
Dun, dun,n.a hill: a fortified mound. [A.S.dún—Celt.; in many place-names, asDunbar,Doncaster.]
Dunce, duns,n.one slow at learning: a stupid person.—ns.Dunce′dom, the class of dunces;Dun′cery, stupidity;Dun′ciad, the epic of dunces, the world of dunces—name of a famous poem by Pope.—adjs.Dun′cish,Dunce′-like. [DunsScotus (died 1308), the Subtle Doctor, leader of the schoolmen, from him calledDunses, who opposed classical studies on the revival of learning—hence any opposer of learning, a blockhead.]
Dunch, dunsh,v.t.(Scot.) to push with the elbow: to gore with the horns, as a bull. [Hardly related to Sw.dunka, to beat; Dan.dunke, a thump.]
Dunder, dun′dėr,n.lees, dregs.
Dunderfunk, dun′dėr-fungk,n.ship-biscuit, soaked in water, mixed with fat and molasses, and baked in a pan.—AlsoDan′dyfunk.
Dunderhead, dun′dėr-hed,n.a stupid person—alsoDun′derpate.—adj.Dun′derheaded.—n.Dun′der-headism.
Dundreary, dun-drēr′i,adj.like LordDundreary—in Sothern's creation of the part, a lisping and brainless dandy, wearing long side-whiskers.
Dune, dūn,n.a low hill of sand on the seashore. [An earlier form ofdown, a hill.]
Dung, dung,n.the excrement of animals: refuse litter mixed with excrement.—v.t.to manure with dung.—v.i.to void excrement.—ns.Dung′-bee′tle, the dor-beetle: (pl.) the scarabæoid beetles generally;Dung′-fork, a fork used for moving stable manure;Dung′hill, a heap of dung: any mean situation;Dung′mere, a manure-pit.—adj.Dung′y. [A.S.dung; cf. Dan.dynge, a heap; Ger.dung.]
Dungaree, dung′ga-ri,n.a coarse Indian calico: (pl.) trousers of such.—AlsoDung′eree. [Hindi.]
Dungeon, dun′jun,n.(orig.) the principal tower of a castle: a close, dark prison: a cell under ground.—v.t.to confine in a dungeon.—n.Dun′geoner, a gaoler. [O. Fr.donjon—Low L.domnion-em—L.dominus, a lord.]
Dunker, dungk′ėr,n.a member of a sect of German-American Baptists who practise triple immersion.—AlsoTunk′er. [Ger.]
Dunlin, dun′lin,n.the red-backed sandpiper. [A dim. ofdun.]
Dunlop, dun-lop′,n.a rich cheese made of unskimmed milk—fromDunlopin Ayrshire.
Dunnage, dun′āj,n.on shipboard, a name applied to loose wood of any kind laid in the bottom of the hold to keep the cargo out of the bilge-water, or wedged between parts of the cargo to keep them steady. [Ety. unknown.]
Dunniewassal,Duniwassal,dun-i-was′al,n.(Scot.) a gentleman of inferior rank. [Gael.duin' uasal—duine, a man,uasal, gentle.]
Dunning, dun′ing,n.the process of browning and curing cod-fish.
Dunnock, dun′ok,n.the hedge-sparrow.
Dunny, dun′i,adj.(prov.) deaf.
Dunstable, dun′stä-bl,n.a hat, bonnet, &c. of plaited straw, first made atDunstablein Bedfordshire.—Dunstable road,highway, anything plain and direct.
Dunt, dunt,n.(Scot.) a blow or stroke, the wound made by such.—v.t.to strike, beat. [SeeDint.]
Dunt, dunt,n.(prov.) the gid or sturdy in sheep, &c.
Duo, dū′o,n.a song in two parts. [L.duo, two.]
Duodecahedron, dū-o-dek-a-hē′dron,n.Same asDodecahedron.
Duodecennial, dū-o-de-sen′i-al,adj.occurring every twelve years. [L.duodecim, twelve,annus, year.]
Duodecimal, dū-o-des′i-mal,adj.computed by twelves: twelfth: (pl.) a method of calculating the area of a rectangle when the length and breadth are stated in feet and inches.—adjs.Duodecim′fid, divided into twelve parts;Duodec′imo, formed of sheets folded so as to make twelve leaves.—n.a book of such sheets—usually written 12mo.—Duodecimal scale, the name given to the division of unity into twelve equal parts. [L.duodecim, twelve—duo, two, anddecem, ten.]
Duodecuple, dū-o-dek′ū-pl,adj.twelvefold: consisting of twelve. [L.duodecim,plicāre, to fold.]
Duodenary, dū-ō-den′a-ri,adj.relating to twelve, twelvefold.
Duodenum, dū-o-dē′num,n.the first portion of the small intestines, so called because about twelve fingers'-breadth in length:—pl.Duodē′na.—adj.Duodē′nal. [Formed from L.duodeni, twelve each.]
Duoliteral, dū-ō-lit′er-al,adj.consisting of two letters.
Duologue, dū′ō-log,n.a piece spoken between two.
Duomo, dū-ō′mo,n.a cathedral. [It. SeeDome.]
Dup, dup,v.t.(Shak.) to undo a door. [Fromdoandup. Cf.donanddoff.]
Dupe, dūp,n.one easily cheated: one who is deceived or misled.—v.t.to deceive: to trick.—n.Dupabil′ity.—adj.Dū′pable.—n.Dū′pery, the art of deceiving others. [Fr.dupe; of uncertain origin.]
Dupion, dū′pi-on,n.a cocoon spun by two silkworms together, also the silk of such.—AlsoDou′pion. [Fr.]
Duplex, dū′pleks,adj.twofold: double.—adjs.Dū′ple, double: twofold;Dū′plicate, double: twofold.—n.another thing of the same kind: a copy or transcript.—v.t.to double: to fold.—n.Duplicā′tion.—adj.Dū′plicative.—ns.Dū′plicature, a doubling: anything doubled: the fold of a membrane;Duplic′ity, doubleness: insincerity of heart or speech: deceit;Dū′ply, a second reply in Scots law.—The duplication of the cubewas a problem eagerly discussed by the early Greek geometers. [L.duplicāre,-ātum—duplex—duo, two,plicāre, to fold.]
Dura.SeeDurra.
Durable, dūr′a-bl,adj.able to last or endure: hardy: permanent.—ns.Dur′ableness,Durabil′ity, quality of being durable: power of resisting decay.—adv.Dur′ably.—ns.Dur′ance, continuance: imprisonment: duress;Dur′ant, a strong cloth in imitation of buff-leather;Durā′tion, continuance in time: time indefinitely: power of continuance. [Fr.,—L.durabilis—durāre, to last.]
Dura mater, dū′ramā′tėr,n.the exterior membrane of the brain and spinal column distinguished from the other two, the arachnoid and the pia mater.
Duramen, dū-rā′mėn,n.the inner and fully ripened wood of dicotyledonous trees. [L.,—durus, hard.]
Durbar, dur′bar,n.an audience-chamber: a reception or levee, esp. a reception of native princes held by the Viceroy of India: the body of officials at a native court. [Pers.dar-bár, a prince's court, lit. a 'doorofadmittance.']
Durdum.Same asDirdum.
Dure, dūr,v.i.(obs.) to endure, last, or continue.—adj.Dure′ful(Spens.), enduring, lasting. [Fr.durer—L.durāre—durus, hard.]
Duress, dūr′es, ordūr-es′,n.constraint: imprisonment: constraint illegally exercised to force a person to perform some act. [O. Fr.duresse—L.duritia—durus, hard.]
Durga, dōōr′ga, the wife of Siva (q.v.).
Durgan, dur′gan,n.a dwarf, any undersized creature.—adj.Dur′gy. [Related todwarf.]
Durham, dur′am,n.one of a particular breed of shorthorned cattle—from the English county.
Durian, dū′ri-an,n.a lofty Indian and Malayan fruit-tree (genusDurio), with leaves resembling those of the cherry, and large bunches of pale-yellow flowers.—AlsoDū′rion. [Malayduryon.]
During, dū′ring,prep.for the time a thing lasts: in the course of. [Orig. pr.p. of obs.dure, to last.]
Durmast, dur′mast,n.a sub-species or variety of oak.
Durn, durn,n.(prov.) a door-post.—AlsoDern.
Duroy, dū-roi′,n.an obsolete form ofcorduroy.
Durra, dur′ra,n.a genus of grasses closely allied to sugar-cane and beard-grass—also calledDurra milletandIndian milletorSorgho grass. Much cultivated in Asia, Africa, and the south of Europe.—AlsoDour′a,Dhur′ra, andDur′a. [Ar.]
Durst, durst,pa.t.ofDare, to venture. [A.S.dorste, pa.t. ofdear, to dare.]
Dush, dush,v.t.(Scot.) to throw down.
Dusk, dusk,adj.darkish: of a dark colour.—n.twilight: partial darkness: darkness of the colour.—v.t.to occasion a dusky appearance.—v.i.Dusk′en, to grow dark.—adv.Dusk′ily.—n.Dusk′iness.—adj.Dusk′ish, rather dusky: slightly dark or black.—adv.Dusk′ishly.—n.Dusk′ishness.—adv.Dusk′ly.—n.Dusk′ness.—adj.Dusk′y, partially dark or obscure: dark-coloured: sad: gloomy. [A.S.dox,dosc, dark—further history of word obscure.]
Dust, dust,n.fine particles of matter: a cloud of powdery matter present in the atmosphere: powder: earth: the grave, where the body becomes dust: a mean condition: gold-dust—hence money.—v.t.to free from dust: to sprinkle with dust.—ns.Dust′-ball, a disease of horses, in which grain-dust forms a ball in the intestine;Dust′-bin, a bucket, box, &c. for holding dust and rubbish;Dust′-brand, smut (q.v.);Dust′-brush, a light brush for removing dust from walls, &c.;Dust′-cart, a cart for conveying dust and rubbish from the streets;Dust′-contract′or, one who has made a contract to remove dust, &c., as from yards;Dust′er, one who dusts: a cloth or brush used for removing dust;Dust′-hole, a dust-bin;Dust′iness;Dust′man, a scavenger;Dust′-pan, a pan or shovel for removing dust swept from the floor.—adj.Dust′y, covered or sprinkled with dust: like dust.—ns.Dust′y-foot(seePie-powder);Dust′y-mill′er, the auricula, from the white dust upon its leaves.—Dust a person's jacket, to give him a drubbing.—Bite the dust(seeBite);Down with the dust, pay down the money, originally with reference to gold-dust;Kick up a dust, to make a stir or uproar;Raise a dust, to create a disturbance;Throw dust in a person's eyes, to delude or deceive a person. [A.S.dúst; cf. Ger.dunst, vapour, Dut.duist, meal-dust.]
Dutch, duch,adj.belonging to Holland or its people—in old writers rather applied to the Germans: heavy, clumsy, as inDutch-built,-buttocked, &c.—n.Dutch′man, a native of Holland.—Dutch auction,courage,tiles(seeAuction,Courage,Tile);Dutch carpet, a mixed material of cotton and wool for floor coverings;Dutch cheese, a small round cheese made on the Continent from skim-milk;Dutch clinkers, a hard brick for paving stables, &c.;Dutch clover, white clover;Dutch concert, a concert in which singers sing their various songs simultaneously, or each one sings a verse of any song he likes between bursts of some familiar chorus;Dutch drops, a balsam, or popular nostrum, of oil of turpentine, tincture of guaiacum, &c.;Dutch liquid, an oily substance obtained by mixing chlorine and olefiant gases—not miscible with water, readily dissolving in ether and alcohol, producing anæsthesia;Dutch metal, sometimes calledDutch goldorDutch leaf, is an alloy of copper and zinc;Dutch oven(seeOven);Dutch pink(seePink);Dutch rush, the scouring-rush;Dutch wife, an open frame of rattan or cane used in the Dutch Indies, to rest the limbs upon in bed.—Talk like a Dutch uncle, to rebuke with kindness. [Ger.deutsch, (lit.) belonging to the people—Old High Ger.diutisk, of which-isk= the Eng. suffix-ish, anddiut= A.S.theod, Goth.thiuda, a nation. SeeTeutonic.]
Duty, dū′ti,n.that which is due: what one is bound by any obligation to do: obedience: military service: respect or regard: one's proper business: tax on goods.—adj.Dū′teous, devoted to duty: obedient.—adv.Dū′teously.—n.Dū′teousness.—adjs.Dū′tiable, subject to custom duty;Dū′tied, subjected to duties and customs;Dū′tiful, attentive to duty: respectful: expressive of a sense of duty.—adv.Dū′tifully.—n.Dū′tifulness.—adj.Dū′ty-free, free from tax or duty. [Formed from Anglo-Fr.deuordue(mod. Fr.dú) and suffix-ty. SeeDue(1).]
Duumvirate, dū-um′vi-rāt,n.the union of two men in the same office: a form of government in ancient Rome.—n.Dūum′vir, one of two associated in the same office.—adj.Dūum′viral. [L.duo, two, andvir, a man.]
Duvet, dü-vā′,n.a quilt stuffed with eider-down or swan's-down. [Fr.]
Dux, duks,n.a leader: the head boy in a school or class. [L., a leader.]
Dwale, dwāl,n.(bot.) deadly nightshade: a stupefying drink: (her.) a black colour. [Ice.dvöl,dvali, delay, sleep.]
Dwale, dwāl,n.(obs.) error: a heretic.—adj.perverse. [A.S.dwala, error.]
Dwalm,Dwaum, dwäm,n.(Scot.) a swoon, a sudden sickness.—v.i.to fail in health. [A.S.dwolma, confusion.]
Dwarf, dwawrf,n.an animal or plant that does not reach the ordinary height: a diminutive man.—v.t.to hinder from growing: to make to appear small.—adjs.Dwarf′ish,Dwarf, like a dwarf: very small: despicable.—adv.Dwarf′ishly.—n.Dwarf′ishness.—Dwarfed trees, small trees growing in flower-pots, a characteristic ornament in Chinese and Japanese houses and gardens. [A.S.dweorg; Dut.dwerg, Ice.dvergr, Ger.zwerg.]
Dwell, dwel,v.i.to abide in a place: to remain: to rest the attention: to continue long.—v.t.(Milt.) to inhabit, to place:—pr.p.dwell′ing;pa.t.andpa.p.dwelled or dwelt.—ns.Dwell′er;Dwell′ing, the place where one dwells: habitation: continuance;Dwell′ing-house, a house used as a dwelling, in distinction from a place of business or other building;Dwell′ing-place, a place of residence. [A.S.dwellan, to cause to wander, to delay, fromdwalordol, the original of Eng.dull.]
Dwindle, dwin′dl,v.i.to grow less: to waste away: to grow feeble: to become degenerate.—v.t.to lessen.—n.decline.—n.Dwin′dlement. [Dim. ofDwine.]
Dwine, dwīn,v.i.to pine: (Scot.) to waste away. [A.S.dwínan, to fade; cf. Ice.dvína, Dan.tvine, to pine away.]
Dyad, dī′ad,n.a pair of units treated as one: (chem.) an atom, radical, or element having a combining power of two units: (biol.) a secondary unit of organisation consisting of an aggregate of monads.—adj.Dyad′ic.
Dyak, dī′ak,n.the Malay name for the race who constitute the bulk of the aboriginal population of Borneo, divided into innumerable tribes, differing pretty widely in language, customs, and degrees of savageness.—AlsoDay′ak.
Dye, dī,n.(Spens.). Same asDie(2).
Dye, dī,v.t.to stain: to give a new colour to:—pr.p.dye′ing;pa.p.dyed.—n.colour: tinge: stain: a colouring liquid.—ns.Dye′-house, a building in which dyeing is done;Dye′ing, the art of imparting colours to textile and other materials, such as cotton, silk, wool, and leather;Dy′er, one whose trade is to dye cloth, &c.;Dy′er's-broom, a European shrubby plant, thoroughly naturalised in some parts of North America—a well-known source of yellow colouring matter;Dy′er's-weed, the woad, weld, or yellow weed, yielding a yellow dye;Dye′-stuff, material used in dyeing;Dye′-wood, any wood from which material is obtained for dyeing;Dye′-work, an establishment for dyeing. [A.S.deágan, to dye, fromdeágordeáh, colour.]
Dying, dī′ing,pr.p.ofDie.—adj.destined for death: mortal: declining: occurring immediately before death, as dying words: supporting a dying person, as a dying-bed: pertaining to death.—n.death.—adv.Dy′ingly.—n.Dy′ingness.—Dying declaration(law), the declaration made by a person convinced of his impending death, and who does not expect to survive the trial of the accused. [SeeDie(1).]
Dyke.Same asDike.
Dynactinometer, din-ak-tin-om′e-tėr,n.an instrument for measuring the actinic force of light. [Gr.dynamis, force,aktis,aktinos, a ray,metron, a measure.]
Dynam, dī′nam,n.a unit of work, a foot-pound: the resultant of all the forces acting on a body.
Dynameter, dī-nam′e-tėr,n.an instrument for measuring the magnifying power of a telescope.—adj.Dynamet′rical, pertaining to a dynameter. [Gr.dynamis, power, andmetron, a measure.]
Dynamic,-al, di-nam′ik, -al,adj.relating to force: relating to the effects of forces in nature: causal.—n.Dynam′ic, a moving force.—adv.Dynam′ically.—ns.Dynam′ics, the science which treats of matter and motion, where the nature of the moving body and the cause of its motion are both considered;Dy′namism, a theory which explains the phenomena of the universe by some immanent energy: operation of force;Dy′namist.—adj.Dynamis′tic. [Gr.dynamikos—dynamis, power—dynasthai, to be able.]
Dynamite, din′a-mīt,n.a powerful explosive agent, consisting of absorbent matter, as porous silica, saturated with nitro-glycerine.—v.t.to blow up with dynamite.—ns.Dyn′amitard,Dyn′amiter, a ruffian who would use dynamite to destroy bridges, gaols, &c. [Gr.dynamis.]
Dynamo, dī′na-mo,n.a contraction ofDynamo-electric machine, a machine for generating electric currents by means of the relative movement of conductors and magnets.—adjs.Dy′namo-electric,-al.—ns.Dynamog′eny, production of increased nervous activity;Dynam′ograph, a recording dynamometer: an instrument for marking the degree of compression of an elliptic spring.
Dynamometer, din-am-om′e-tėr,n.originally an instrument for measuring force, such as the pull exerted by a horse in drawing a cart: the name now usually given to instruments for measuring power.—adjs.Dynamomet′ric,-al. [Gr.dynamis, power, andmetron, a measure.]
Dynasty, din′as-ti, ord[i]′nas-ti,n.a succession of kings of the same family.—n.Dy′nast, a ruler.—adj.Dynas′tic, belonging to a dynasty. [Gr.dynasteia—dynastēs, a lord,dynasthai, to be able.]
Dyne, dīn,n.the unit of force in the centimetre-gramme-second (C.G.S.) system.
Dyophysite, dī-of′i-zīt,n.a holder of the doctrine of the coexistence of two natures, the divine and the human, in Christ—alsoDiph′ysite.—adjs.Dyophysit′ic,-al.—n.Dyoph′ysitism.
Dyothelete, dī-oth′e-lēt,adj.holding the doctrine that Christ had two wills, a divine and a human—alsoDyoth′elite.—n.one who holds the foregoing.—ns.Dyoth′elitism,Dyoth′elism.
Dysæsthesia, dis-es-thē′si-a,n.impaired sensation, partial insensibility.—adj.Dysæsthetic. [Gr.,dys, hard,aisthētos—aisthanesthai, to feel.]
Dyschroa, dis′krō-a,n.discoloration of the skin from disease.—AlsoDys′chroia.
Dyscrasia, dis-krā′si-a,n.(path.) an altered condition of the blood and fluids of the system, leading to constitutional diseases, as dropsy, cancer, delirium tremens, lead-poisoning, &c. [From Gr.dys, bad,krasis, a mixture.]
Dysentery, dis′en-ter-i,n.a form of disease accompanied by discharges from the bowels, and differing from diarrhœa chiefly in being attended by marked fever and pain, as also by the presence of blood and inflammatory products in the discharges. It is a disease of the mucous membrane of the colon or great intestine.—adj.Dysenter′ic. [Gr.dysenteria,dys, ill,entera, entrails.]
Dyslogistic, dis-lō-jis′tik,adj.conveying censure, opprobrious.—adv.Dyslogis′tically.—n.Dys′logy, dispraise.
Dysmenorrhœa, dis-men-ō-rē′a,n.difficult or painful menstruation.—adjs.Dysmenorrhœ′al,-ic.
Dysnomy, dis′nō-mi,n.bad legislation.
Dysodyle,-ile, dis′ō-dīl,n.a yellow or grayish laminated bituminous mineral, often found with lignite, burning vividly, with an odour of asafœtida. [Gr.dysōdēs—dys, ill,ozein, to smell.]
Dysopsia, dis-op′si-a,n.dimness or difficulty of vision.—AlsoDysō′pia,Dysop′sy.
Dysorexia, dis-ō-rek′si-a,n.an impaired or depraved appetite.—AlsoDys′orexy.
Dyspathy, dis′pa-thi,n.antipathy, dislike—opposite ofSympathy.—adj.Dyspathet′ic.
Dyspepsia, dis-pep′si-a,n.a scientific term for indigestion—alsoDyspep′sy.—n.Dyspep′tic, a person afflicted with dyspepsia.—adjs.Dyspep′tic,-al, afflicted with, pertaining to, or arising from indigestion.—adv.Dyspep′tically. [Gr.dyspepsia—dys, hard,pessein,pepsein, to digest.]
Dysphagia, dis-fā′ji-a,n.difficulty in swallowing—alsoDys′phagy.—adj.Disphag′ic.
Dysphonia, dis-fō′ni-a,n.difficulty in producing sounds. [Gr.dys, ill,phōnē, sound.]
Dysphoria, dis-fō′ri-a,n.impatience under affliction, morbid restlessness.
Dysphuistic, dis-fū-is′tik,adj.ill-sounding, inelegant.
Dyspnœa, disp-nē′a,n.difficulty of breathing.—adjs.Dyspnœ′al,Dyspnœ′ic. [Gr.dys, ill,pnoē, breathing.]
Dysteleology, dis-tel-ē-ol′o-ji,n.the doctrine of purposelessness, or denial of 'final causes:' the study of apparently functionless rudimentary organs in animals and plants.—adj.Dysteleolog′ical.—n.Dysteleol′ogist.
Dysthesia, dis-thē′si-a,n.a morbid habit of body, resulting in general discomfort and impatience.—adj.Dysthet′ic.
Dysthymic, dis-thim′ik,adj.depressed in spirits.
Dystomic, dis-tom′ik,adj.having an imperfect fracture or cleavage.—AlsoDys′tomous.
Dysuria, dis-ū′ri-a,n.a difficulty of passing urine—alsoDys′ury.—adj.Dysū′ric. [Gr.dys, ill,ouron, urine.]
Dytiscus, dī-tis′kus,n.a genus of water-beetles, including a common large British species,D. marginalis—alsoDyt′icus.—adj.Dytis′cid. [Formed from Gr.dytēs, a diver.]
Dyvour, dī′vōōr,n.(Scot.) a bankrupt.—n.Dyv′oury, bankruptcy. [Generally conn. with Fr.devoir, to owe. The old phrase 'drowned in debt' suggests a connection withdiver.]
Dzeren, dzē′ren,n.the Mongolian antelope.—AlsoDzē′ron—called alsoGoitered antelope,Yellow goat.
Dziggetai, dzig′ge-tī,n.a species of wild ass, more horse-like than the others, inhabiting the elevated steppes of Tartary—prob. thehemionus(half-ass) of Herodotus and Pliny. [Mongol.]