DURINGDur"ing, prep. Etym: [Orig., p. pr. of dure.]
Defn: In the time of; as long as the action or existence of; as, during life; during the space of a year.
DURIODu"ri*o, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Malay d thorn.] (Bot.)
Defn: A fruit tree (D. zibethinus, the only species known) of theIndian Archipelago. It bears the durian.
DURITYDu"ri*ty, n. Etym: [L. duritas, fr. durus hard.] [Obs.]
1. Hardness; firmness. Sir T. Browne.
2. Harshness; cruelty. Cockeram.
DUROMETERDu*rom"e*ter, n. Etym: [L. durus hard + -meter.]
Defn: An instrument for measuring the degree of hardness; especially, an instrument for testing the relative hardness of steel rails and the like.
DUROUSDu"rous, a. Etym: [L. durus.]
Defn: Hard. [Obs. & R.]
DURRADur"ra, n. Etym: [Ar. dhorra.] (Bot.)
Defn: A kind of millet, cultivated throughout Asia, and introduced into the south of Europe; a variety of Sorghum vulgare; — called also Indian millet, and Guinea corn. [Written also dhoorra, dhurra, doura, etc.]
DURSTDurst, imp.
Defn: of Dare. See Dare, v. i.
DURUKULIDu`ru*ku"li, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A small, nocturnal, South American monkey (Nyctipthecus trivirgatus). [Written also douroucouli.]
DURYLICDu*ryl"ic, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, allied to, or derived from, durene; as, durylic acid.
DUSEDuse, n.
Defn: A demon or spirit. See Deuce.
DUSK Dusk, a. Etym: [OE. dusc, dosc, deosc; cf. dial. Sw. duska to drizzle, dusk a slight shower.
Defn: Tending to darkness or blackness; moderately dark or black;dusky.A pathless desert, dusk with horrid shades. Milton.
DUSKDusk, n.
1. Imperfect obscurity; a middle degree between light and darkness; twilight; as, the dusk of the evening.
2. A darkish color. Whose duck set off the whiteness of the skin. Dryden.
DUSKDusk, v. t.
Defn: To make dusk. [Archaic] After the sun is up, that shadow which dusketh the light of the moon must needs be under the earth. Holland.
DUSKDusk, v. i.
Defn: To grow dusk. [R.] Chaucer.
DUSKENDusk"en, v. t.
Defn: To make dusk or obscure. [R.]Not utterly defaced, but only duskened. Nicolls.
DUSKILYDusk"i*ly, adv.
Defn: In a dusky manner. Byron.
DUSKINESSDusk"i*ness, n.
Defn: The state of being dusky.
DUSKISHDusk"ish, a.
Defn: Somewhat dusky. " Duskish smoke." Spenser.— Dusk"ish*ly, adv.— Dusk"ish*ness, n.
DUSKNESSDusk"ness, n.
Defn: Duskiness. [R.] Sir T. Elyot.
DUSKYDusk"y, a.
1. Partially dark or obscure; not luminous; dusk; as, a dusky valley. Through dusky lane and wrangling mart. Keble.
2. Tending to blackness in color; partially black; dark-colored; not bright; as, a dusky brown. Bacon. When Jove in dusky clouds involves the sky. Dryden. The figure of that first ancestor invested by family tradition with a dim and dusky grandeur. Hawthorne.
3. Gloomy; sad; melancholy. This dusky scene of horror, this melancholy prospect. Bentley.
4. Intellectually clouded. Though dusky wits dare scorn astrology. Sir P. Sidney.
DUST Dust, n. Etym: [AS. dust; cf. LG. dust, D. duist meal dust, OD. doest, donst, and G. dunst vapor, OHG. tunist, dunist, a blowing, wind, Icel. dust dust, Dan. dyst mill dust; perh. akin to L. fumus smoke, E. fume. .]
1. Fine, dry particles of earth or other matter, so comminuted that they may be raised and wafted by the wind; that which is crumbled too minute portions; fine powder; as, clouds of dust; bone dust. Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. Gen. iii. 19. Stop! — for thy tread is on an empire's dust. Byron.
2. A single particle of earth or other matter. [R.] "To touch a dust of England's ground." Shak.
3. The earth, as the resting place of the dead. For now shall sleep in the dust. Job vii. 21.
4. The earthy remains of bodies once alive; the remains of the human body. And you may carve a shrine about my dust. Tennyson.
5. Figuratively, a worthless thing. And by the merit of vile gold, dross, dust. Shak.
6. Figuratively, a low or mean condition. [God] raiseth up the poor out of the dust. 1 Sam. ii. 8.
7. Gold dust; hence: (Slang)
Defn: Coined money; cash. Down with the dust, deposit the cash; pay down the money. [Slang] "My lord, quoth the king, presently deposit your hundred pounds in gold, or else no going hence all the days of your life. . . . The Abbot down with his dust, and glad he escaped so, returned to Reading." Fuller. — Dust brand (Bot.), a fungous plant (Ustilago Carbo); — called also smut. — Gold dust, fine particles of gold, such as are obtained in placer mining; — often used as money, being transferred by weight. — In dust and ashes. See under Ashes. — To bite the dust. See under Bite, v. t. — To raise, or kick up, dust, to make a commotion. [Colloq.] — To throw dust in one's eyes, to mislead; to deceive. [Colloq.]
DUSTDust, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dusted; p. pr. & vb. n. Dusting.]
1. To free from dust; to brush, wipe, or sweep away dust from; as, to dust a table or a floor.
2. To sprinkle with dust.
3. To reduce to a fine powder; to levigate. Sprat. To dyst one's jacket, to give one a flogging. [Slang.]
DUSTBRUSHDust"brush`, n.
Defn: A brush of feathers, bristles, or hair, for removing dust from furniture.
DUSTERDust"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, dusts; a utensil that frees from dust. Specifically: (a) (Paper Making) A revolving wire-cloth cylinder which removes the dust from rags, etc. (b) (Milling)
Defn: A blowing machine for separating the flour from the bran.
2. A light over-garment, worn in traveling to protect the clothing from dust. [U.S.]
DUSTINESSDust"i*ness, n.
Defn: The state of being dusty.
DUSTLESSDust"less, a.
Defn: Without dust; as a dustless path.
DUSTMANDust"man, p.; pl. Dustmen (.
Defn: One whose employment is to remove dirt and defuse. Gay.
DUSTPANDust"pan, n.
Defn: A shovel-like utensil for conveying away dust brushed from the floor.
DUST-POINTDust"-point`, n.
Defn: An old rural game.With any boy at dust-point they shall play. Peacham (1620).
DUSTYDust"y, a. [Compar. Dustier; superl. Dustiest.] Etym: [AS. dystig.See Dust.]
1. Filled, covered, or sprinkled with dust; clouded with dust; as, a dusty table; also, reducing to dust. And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Shak.
2. Like dust; of the color of dust; as a dusty white. Dusty miller (Bot.), a plant (Cineraria maritima); — so called because of the ashy-white coating of its leaves.
DUTCH Dutch, a. Etym: [D. duitsch German; or G. deutsch, orig., popular, national, OD. dietsc, MHG. diutsch, tiutsch, OHG. diutisk, fr. diot, diota, a people, a nation; akin to AS. peód, OS. thiod, thioda, Goth. piuda; cf. Lith. tauta land, OIr. tuath people, Oscan touto. The English have applied the name especially to the Germanic people living nearest them, the Hollanders. Cf. Derrick, Teutonic.]
Defn: Pertaining to Holland, or to its inhabitants. Dutch auction. See under Auction. — Dutch cheese, a small, pound, hard cheese, made from skim milk. — Dutch clinker, a kind of brick made in Holland. It is yellowish, very hard, and long and narrow in shape. — Dutch clover (Bot.), common white clover (Trifolium repens), the seed of which was largely imported into England from Holland. — Dutch concert, a so-called concert in which all the singers sing at the same time different songs. [Slang] — Dutch courage, the courage of partial intoxication. [Slang] Marryat. — Dutch door, a door divided into two parts, horizontally, so arranged that the lower part can be shut and fastened, while the upper part remains open. — Dutch foil, Dutch leaf, or Dutch gold, a kind of brass rich in copper, rolled or beaten into thin sheets, used in Holland to ornament toys and paper; — called also Dutch mineral, Dutch metal, brass foil, and bronze leaf. — Dutch liquid (Chem.), a thin, colorless, volatile liquid, C2H4Cl2, of a sweetish taste and a pleasant ethereal odor, produced by the union of chlorine and ethylene or olefiant gas; — called also Dutch oil. It is so called because discovered (in 1795) by an association of four Hollandish chemists. See Ethylene, and Olefiant. — Dutch oven, a tin screen for baking before an open fire or kitchen range; also, in the United States, a shallow iron kettle for baking, with a cover to hold burning coals. — Dutch pink, chalk, or whiting dyed yellow, and used in distemper, and for paper staining. etc. Weale. — Dutch rush (Bot.), a species of horsetail rush or Equisetum (E. hyemale) having a rough, siliceous surface, and used for scouring and polishing; — called also scouring rush, and shave grass. See Equisetum. — Dutch tile, a glazed and painted ornamental tile, formerly much exported, and used in the jambs of chimneys and the like.
Note: Dutch was formerly used for German. Germany is slandered to have sent none to this war [the Crusades] at this first voyage; and that other pilgrims, passing through that country, were mocked by the Dutch, and called fools for their pains. Fuller.
DUTCHDutch, n.
1. pl.
Defn: The people of Holland; Dutchmen.
2. The language spoken in Holland.
DUTCHMANDutch"man, n.; pl. Dutchmen (.
Defn: A native, or one of the people, of Holland. Dutchman's breeches(Bot.), a perennial American herb (Dicentra cucullaria), withpeculiar double-spurred flowers. See Illust. of Dicentra.— Dutchman's laudanum (Bot.), a West Indian passion flower(Passiflora Murucuja); also, its fruit.— Dutchman's pipe (Bot.), an American twining shrub (AristolochiaSipho). Its flowers have their calyx tubes curved like a tobaccopipe.
DUTEOUSDu"te*ous, a. Etym: [From Duty.]
1. Fulfilling duty; dutiful; having the sentiments due to a superior, or to one to whom respect or service is owed; obedient; as, a duteous son or daughter.
2. Subservient; obsequious.Duteous to the vices of thy mistress. Shak.— Du"te*ous*ly, adv.— Du"te*ous*ness, n.
DUTIABLEDu"ti*a*ble, a. Etym: [From Duty.]
Defn: Subject to the payment of a duty; as dutiable goods. [U.S.]All kinds of dutiable merchandise. Hawthorne.
DUTIEDDu"tied, a.
Defn: Subjected to a duty. Ames.
DUTIFULDu"ti*ful, a.
1. Performing, or ready to perform, the duties required by one who has the right to claim submission, obedience, or deference; submissive to natural or legal superiors; obedient, as to parents or superiors; as, a dutiful son or daughter; a dutiful ward or servant; a dutiful subject.
2. Controlled by, proceeding from, a sense of duty; respectful; deferential; as, dutiful affection.
Syn.— Duteous; obedient; reverent; reverential; submissive; docile;respectful; compliant.— Du"ti*ful*ly, adv.— Du"ti*ful*ness, n.
DUTYDu"ty, n.; pl. Duties. Etym: [From Due.]
1. That which is due; payment. [Obs. as signifying a material thing.] When thou receivest money for thy labor or ware, thou receivest thy duty. Tyndale.
2. That which a person is bound by moral obligation to do, or refrain from doing; that which one ought to do; service morally obligatory. Forgetting his duty toward God, his sovereign lord, and his country. Hallam.
3. Hence, any assigned service or business; as, the duties of a policeman, or a soldier; to be on duty. With records sweet of duties done. Keble. To employ him on the hardest and most imperative duty. Hallam. Duty is a graver term than obligation. A duty hardly exists to do trivial things; but there may be an obligation to do them. C. J. Smith.
4. Specifically, obedience or submission due to parents and superiors. Shak.
5. Respect; reverence; regard; act of respect; homage. "My duty to you." Shak.
6. (Engin.)
Defn: The efficiency of an engine, especially a steam pumping engine, as measured by work done by a certain quantity of fuel; usually, the number of pounds of water lifted one foot by one bushel of coal (94 lbs. old standard), or by 1 cwt. (112 lbs., England, or 100 lbs., United States).
7. (Com.)
Defn: Tax, toll, impost, or customs; excise; any sum of money required by government to be paid on the importation, exportation, or consumption of goods.
Note: An impost on land or other real estate, and on the stock of farmers, is not called a duty, but a direct tax. [U.S.] Ad valorem duty, a duty which is graded according to the cost, or market value, of the article taxed. See Ad valorem. — Specific duty, a duty of a specific sum assessed on an article without reference to its value or market. — On duty, actually engaged in the performance of one's assigned task.
DUUMVIR Du*um"vir, n.; pl. E. Duumvirs, L. Duumviri. Etym: [L., fr. duo two + vir man.] (Rom. Antiq.)
Defn: One of two Roman officers or magistrates united in the same public functions.
DUUMVIRALDu*um"vi*ral, a. Etym: [L. duumviralis.]
Defn: Of or belonging to the duumviri or the duumvirate.
DUUMVIRATEDu*um"vi*rate, n. Etym: [L. duumviratus, fr. duumvir.]
Defn: The union of two men in the same office; or the office, dignity, or government of two men thus associated, as in ancient Rome.
DUXDux, n. Etym: [L., leader.] (Mus.)
Defn: The scholastic name for the theme or subject of a fugue, the answer being called the comes, or companion.
DUYKERBOKDuy"ker*bok, n. Etym: [D. duiker diver + bok a buck, lit., diverbuck. So named from its habit of diving suddenly into the bush.](Zoöl.)
Defn: A small South African antelope (Cephalous mergens); — called also impoon, and deloo.
DUYOUNGDu*young", n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Dugong.
D VALVED" valve`. (Mech.)
Defn: A kind of slide valve. See Slide valve, under Slide.
DVERGRDver"gr, n.; pl. Dvergar. Etym: [See Dwarf.] (Scand. Myth.)
Defn: A dwarf supposed to dwell in rocks and hills and to be skillful in working metals.
DWALE Dwale, n. Etym: [OE. dwale, dwole, deception, deadly nightshade, AS. dwala, dwola, error, doubt; akin to E. dull. See Dull, a.]
1. (Bot.)
Defn: The deadly nightshade (Atropa Belladonna), having stupefying qualities.
2. (Her.)
Defn: The tincture sable or black when blazoned according to the fantastic system in which plants are substituted for the tinctures.
3. A sleeping potion; an opiate. Chaucer.
DWANGDwang, n. Etym: [Cf. D. dwingen to force, compel.]
1. (Carp.)
Defn: A piece of wood set between two studs, posts, etc., to stiffen and support them.
2. (Mech.) (a) A kind of crowbar. (b) A large wrench. Knight.
DWARFDwarf, n.; pl Dwarfs. Etym: [OE. dwergh, dwerf, dwarf, AS. dweorg,dweorh; akin to D. dwerg, MHG. twerc, G. zwerg, Icel. dvergr, Sw. &Dan. dverg; of unknown origin.]
Defn: An animal or plant which is much below the ordinary size of its species or kind; especially, a diminutive human being.
Note: During the Middle Ages dwarfs as well as fools shared the favor of courts and the nobility.
Note: Dwarf is used adjectively in reference to anything much below the usual or normal size; as, dwarf tree; dwarf honeysuckle. Dwarf elder (Bot.), danewort. — Dwarf wall (Arch.), a low wall, not as high as the story of a building, often used as a garden wall or fence. Gwilt.
DWARFDwarf, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dwarfed; p. pr. & vb. n. Dwarfing.]
Defn: To hinder from growing to the natural size; to make or keepsmall; to stunt. Addison.Even the most common moral ideas and affections . . . would bestunted and dwarfed, if cut off from a spiritual background. J. C.Shairp.
DWARFDwarf, v. i.
Defn: To become small; to diminish in size. Strange power of the world that, the moment we enter it, our great conceptions dwarf. Beaconsfield.
DWARFISHDwarf"ish, a.
Defn: Like a dwarf; below the common stature or size; very small;petty; as, a dwarfish animal, shrub.— Dwarf"ish*ly, adv.— Dwarf"ish*ness, n.
DWARFLINGDwarf"ling, n.
Defn: A diminutive dwarf.
DWARFYDwarf"y, a.
Defn: Much undersized. [R.] Waterhouse.
DWAUL; DWAULEDwaul, Dwaule, v. i. Etym: [See Dull, Dwell.]
Defn: To be delirious. [Obs.] Junius.
DWELL Dwell, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dwelled, usually contracted into Dwelt (p. pr. & vb. n. Dwelling.] Etym: [OE. dwellen, dwelien, to err, linger, AS. dwellan to deceive, hinder, delay, dwelian to err; akin to Icel. dvelja to delay, tarry, Sw. dväljas to dwell, Dan. dvæle to linger, and to E. dull. See Dull, and cf. Dwale.]
1. To delay; to linger. [Obs.]
2. To abide; to remain; to continue. I 'll rather dwell in my necessity. Shak. Thy soul was like a star and dwelt apart. Wordsworth.
3. To abide as a permanent resident, or for a time; to live in a place; to reside. The parish in which I was born, dwell, and have possessions. Peacham. The poor man dwells in a humble cottage near the hall where the lord of the domain resides. C. J. Smith. To dwell in, to abide in (a place); hence, to depend on. "My hopes in heaven to dwell." Shak. — To dwell on or upon, to continue long on or in; to remain absorbed with; to stick to; to make much of; as, to dwell upon a subject; a singer dwells on a note. They stand at a distance, dwelling on his looks and language, fixed in amazement. Buckminster.
Syn.— To inhabit; live; abide; sojourn; reside; continue; stay; rest.
DWELLDwell, v. t.
Defn: To inhabit. [R.] Milton.
DWELLERDwell"er, n.
Defn: An inhabitant; a resident; as, a cave dweller. "Dwellers atJerusalem." Acts i. 19.
DWELLINGDwell"ing, n.
Defn: Habitation; place or house in which a person lives; abode;domicile.Hazor shall be a dwelling for dragons. Jer. xlix. 33.God will deign To visit oft the dwellings of just men. Milton.Philip's dwelling fronted on the street. Tennyson.Dwelling house, a house intended to be occupied as a residence, indistinction from a store, office, or other building.— Dwelling place, place of residence.
DWELTDwelt, imp. & p. p.
Defn: of Dwell.
DWINDLE Dwin"dle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dwindled; p. pr. & vb. n. Dwindling.] Etym: [From OE. dwinen to languish, waste away, AS. dwinan; akin to LG. dwinen, D. dwijnen to vanish, Icel. dvina to cease, dwindle, Sw. tvina; of uncertain origin. The suffix -le, preceded by d excrescent after n, is added to the root with a diminutive force.]
Defn: To diminish; to become less; to shrink; to waste or consume away; to become degenerate; to fall away. Weary sennights nine times nine Shall he dwindle, peak and pine. Shak. Religious societies, though begun with excellent intentions, are said to have dwindled into factious clubs. Swift.
DWINDLEDwin"dle, v. t.
1. To make less; to bring low. Our drooping days are dwindled down to naught. Thomson.
2. To break; to disperse. [R.] Clarendon.
DWINDLEDwin"dle, n.
Defn: The process of dwindling; dwindlement; decline; degeneracy.[R.] Johnson.
DWINDLEMENTDwin"dle*ment, n.
Defn: The act or process of dwindling; a dwindling. [R.] Mrs.Oliphant.
DWINEDwine, v. i. Etym: [See Dwindle.]
Defn: To waste away; to pine; to languish. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]Gower.
DYAD Dy"ad, n. Etym: [L. dyas, dyadis, the number two. Gr. dyade. See two, and cf. Duad.]
1. Two units treated as one; a couple; a pair.
2. (Chem.)
Defn: An element, atom, or radical having a valence or combining power of two.
DYADDy"ad, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Having a valence or combining power of two; capable of being substituted for, combined with, or replaced by, two atoms of hydrogen; as, oxygen and calcium are dyad elements. See Valence.
DYADICDy*ad"ic, a. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Pertaining to the number two; of two parts or elements. Dyadic arithmetic, the same as binary arithmetic.
DYAKSDy"aks, n. pl.
Defn: ; sing. Dyak. (Ethnol.) The aboriginal and most numerous inhabitants of Borneo. They are partially civilized, but retain many barbarous practices.
DYASDy"as, n. Etym: [L. dyas the number two.] (Geol.)
Defn: A name applied in Germany to the Permian formation, there consisting of two principal groups.
DYE Dye, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dyed; p. pr. & vb. n. Dyeing.] Etym: [OE. deyan, dyen, AS. deágian.]
Defn: To stain; to color; to give a new and permanent color to, as bythe application of dyestuffs.Cloth to be dyed of divers colors. Trench.The soul is dyed by its thoughts. Lubbock.To dye in the grain, To dye in the wool (Fig.), to dye firmly; toimbue thoroughly.He might truly be termed a legitimate son of the revenue system dyedin the wool. Hawthorne.
Syn.— See Stain.
DYEDye, n.
1. Color produced by dyeing.
2. Material used for dyeing; a dyestuff.
DYEDye, n.
Defn: Same as Die, a lot. Spenser.
DYEHOUSEDye"house`, n.
Defn: A building in which dyeing is carried on.
DYEINGDye"ing, n.
Defn: The process or art of fixing coloring matters permanently and uniformly in the fibers of wool, cotton, etc.
DYERDy"er, n.
Defn: One whose occupation is to dye cloth and the like. Dyer's broom, Dyer's rocket, Dyer's weed. See Dyer's broom, under Broom.
DYESTUFFDye"stuff`, n.
Defn: A material used for dyeing.
DYEWOODDye"wood`, n.
Defn: Any wood from which coloring matter is extracted for dyeing.
DYINGDy"ing, a.
1. In the act of dying; destined to death; mortal; perishable; as, dying bodies.
2. Of or pertaining to dying or death; as, dying bed; dying day; dying words; also, simulating a dying state.
DYINGDy"ing, n.
Defn: The act of expiring; passage from life to death; loss of life.
DYINGLYDy"ing*ly, adv.
Defn: In a dying manner; as if at the point of death. Beau. & Fl.
DYINGNESSDy"ing*ness, n.
Defn: The state of dying or the stimulation of such a state; extremelanguor; languishment. [R.]Tenderness becomes me best, a sort of dyingness; you see thatpicture, Foible, — a swimmingness in the eyes; yes, I'll look so.Congreve.
DYKEDyke, n.
Defn: See Dike. The spelling dyke is restricted by some to the geological meaning.
DYNACTINOMETERDy*nac`ti*nom"e*ter, n. Etym: [Gr. actinometer.]
Defn: An instrument for measuring the intensity of the photogenic (light-producing) rays, and computing the power of object glasses.
DYNAMDy"nam, n. Etym: [Cf. F. dyname. See Dynamic.]
Defn: A unit of measure for dynamical effect or work; a foot pound.See Foot pound. Whewell.
DYNAMETERDy*nam"e*ter, n. Etym: [Gr. -meter: cf. F. dynamètre. Cf.Dynamometer.]
1. A dynamometer.
2. (Opt.)
Defn: An instrument for determining the magnifying power of telescopes, consisting usually of a doubleimage micrometer applied to the eye end of a telescope for measuring accurately the diameter of the image of the object glass there formed; which measurement, compared with the actual diameter of the glass, gives the magnifying power.
DYNAMETRICALDy`na*met"ric*al, a.
Defn: Pertaining to a dynameter.
DYNAMIC; DYNAMICAL Dy*nam"ic, Dy*nam"ic*al, a. Etym: [Gr. durus hard, E. dure: cf. F. dynamique.]
1. Of or pertaining to dynamics; belonging to energy or power; characterized by energy or production of force. Science, as well as history, has its past to show, — a past indeed, much larger; but its immensity is dynamic, not divine. J. Martineau. The vowel is produced by phonetic, not by dynamic, causes. J. Peile.
2. Relating to physical forces, effects, or laws; as, dynamicalgeology.As natural science has become more dynamic, so has history. Prof.Shedd.Dynamical electricity. See under Electricity.
DYNAMICALLYDy*nam"ic*al*ly, adv.
Defn: In accordance with the principles of dynamics or moving forces.J. Peile.
DYNAMICSDy*nam"ics, n.
1. That branch of mechanics which treats of the motion of bodies (kinematics) and the action of forces in producing or changing their motion (kinetics). Dynamics is held by some recent writers to include statics and not kinematics.
2. The moving moral, as well as physical, forces of any kind, or the laws which relate to them.
3. (Mus.)
Defn: That department of musical science which relates to, or treats of, the power of tones.
DYNAMISMDy"na*mism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. dynamisme. See Dynamics.]
Defn: The doctrine of Leibnitz, that all substance involves force.
DYNAMISTDy"na*mist, n.
Defn: One who accounts for material phenomena by a theory ofdynamics.Those who would resolve matter into centers of force may be said toconstitute the school of dynamists. Ward (Dyn. Sociol. ).
DYNAMITARDDy"na*mi`tard, n.
Defn: A political dynamiter.
Note: [A form found in some newspapers.]
DYNAMITEDy"na*mite, n. Etym: [Gr. Dynamic.] (Chem.)
Defn: An explosive substance consisting of nitroglycerin absorbed by some inert, porous solid, as infusorial earth, sawdust, etc. It is safer than nitroglycerin, being less liable to explosion from moderate shocks, or from spontaneous decomposition.
DYNAMITERDy"na*mi`ter, n.
Defn: One who uses dynamite; esp., one who uses it for the destruction of life and property.
DYNAMITINGDy"na*mi`ting, n.
Defn: Destroying by dynamite, for political ends.Dynamiting is not the American way. The Century.
DYNAMITISMDy"na*mi`tism, n.
Defn: The work of dynamiters.
DYNAMIZATIONDy"na*mi*za`tion, Etym: [Gr. Dynamic.] (Homeop.)
Defn: The act of setting free the dynamic powers of a medicine, as by shaking the bottle containing it.
DYNAMODy"na*mo, n.
Defn: A dynamo-electric machine.
DYNAMO-ELECTRICDy`na*mo-e*lec"tric, a. Etym: [Gr. electric. See Dynamic.]
Defn: Pertaining to the development of electricity, especially electrical currents, by power; producing electricity or electrical currents by mechanical power.
DYNAMOGRAPHDy*nam"o*graph, n. Etym: [Gr. -graph. See Dynamic.] (Physiol.)
Defn: A dynamometer to which is attached a device for automatically registering muscular power.
DYNAMOMETERDy`na*mom"e*ter, n. Etym: [Cf. F. dynamomètre. See Dynameter.]
Defn: An apparatus for measuring force or power; especially, muscular effort of men or animals, or the power developed by a motor, or that required to operate machinery.
Note: It usually embodies a spring to be compressed or weight to be sustained by the force applied, combined with an index, or automatic recorder, to show the work performed.
DYNAMOMETRIC; DYNAMOMETRICALDy`na*mo*met"ric, Dy`na*mo*met"ric*al, a.
Defn: Relating to a dynamometer, or to the measurement of force doing work; as, dynamometrical instruments.
DYNAMOMETRYDy`na*mom"e*try, n.
Defn: The art or process of measuring forces doing work.
DYNASTDy"nast, n. Etym: [L. dynastes, Gr. dynaste. See Dynamic.]
1. A ruler; a governor; a prince.
2. A dynasty; a government. [Obs.]
DYNASTADy*nas"ta, n. Etym: [NL. See Dynast.]
Defn: A tyrant. [Obs.] Milton.
DYNASTICDy*nas"tic, a. Etym: [Gr. dunastique.]
Defn: Of or relating to a dynasty or line of kings. Motley.
DYNASTICALDy*nas"tic*al, a.
Defn: Dynastic.
DYNASTIDAN Dy*nas"ti*dan, n. Etym: [Gr. Dynast. The name alludes to the immense size of some species.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of a group of gigantic, horned beetles, including Dynastus Neptunus, and the Hercules beetle (D. Hercules) of tropical America, which grow to be six inches in length.
DYNASTYDy"nas*ty, n.; pl. Dynasties. Etym: [Gr. dynastie dynasty. SeeDynast.]
1. Sovereignty; lordship; dominion. Johnson.
2. A race or succession of kings, of the same line or family; the continued lordship of a race of rulers.
DYNEDyne, n. Etym: [Formed fr. Gr. Dynamic.] (Physics)
Defn: The unit of force, in the C. G. S. (Centimeter Gram Second) system of physical units; that is, the force which, acting on a gram for a second, generates a velocity of a centimeter per second.
DYS-Dys-.
Defn: An inseparable prefix, fr. the Greek ill, bad, hard, difficult, and the like; cf. the prefixes, Skr. dus-, Goth. tuz-, OHG. zur-, G. zer-, AS. to-, Icel. tor-, Ir. do-.
DYSAESTHESIADys`æs*the"si*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Defn: Impairment of any of the senses, esp. of touch.
DYSCRASIADys*cra"si*a, n. Etym: [NL. dyscrasia, fr. Gr. dycrasie.] (Med.)
Defn: An ill habit or state of the constitution; — formerly regarded as dependent on a morbid condition of the blood and humors.
DYSCRASITEDys"cra*site, n. Etym: [Gr. (Min.)
Defn: A mineral consisting of antimony and silver.
DYSCRASYDys"cra*sy, n.; pl. Discrasies (.
Defn: Dycrasia.Sin is a cause of dycrasies and distempers. Jer. Taylor.
DYSENTERIC; DYSENTERICAL Dys`en*ter"ic, Dys`en*ter"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. dysentericus, Gr. dysentérigue.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to dysentery; having dysentery; as, a dysenteric patient. "Dysenteric symptoms." Copland.
DYSENTERYDys"en*ter*y, n. Etym: [L. dysenteria, Gr. in: cf. F. dysenterie. SeeDys, and In.] (Med.)
Defn: A disease attended with inflammation and ulceration of the colon and rectum, and characterized by griping pains, constant desire to evacuate the bowels, and the discharge of mucus and blood.
Note: When acute, dysentery is usually accompanied with high fevers. It occurs epidemically, and is believed to be communicable through the medium of the alvine discharges.
DYSGENESICDys`ge*nes"ic, a.
Defn: Not procreating or breeding freely; as, one race may be dysgenesic with respect to another. Darwin.
DYSGENESISDys*gen"e*sis, n. Etym: [Pref. dys- + genesis.] (Biol.)
Defn: A condition of not generating or breeding freely; infertility; a form homogenesis in which the hybrids are sterile among themselves, but are fertile with members of either parent race.
DYSLOGISTICDys`lo*gis"tic, a. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Unfavorable; not commendatory; — opposed to eulogistic. There is no course of conduct for which dyslogistic or eulogistic epithets may be found. J. F. Stephen. The paternity of dyslogistic — no bantling, but now almost a centenarian — is adjudged to that genius of common sense, Jeremy Bentham. Fitzed. Hall.
DYSLUITEDys"lu*ite, n. Etym: [Gr. (Min.)
Defn: A variety of the zinc spinel or gahnite.
DYSLYSINDys"ly*sin, n. Etym: [Gr. (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: A resinous substance formed in the decomposition of cholic acid of bile; — so called because it is difficult to solve.
DYSMENORRHEADys*men`or*rhe"a, n. Etym: [Gr. (Med.)
Defn: Difficult and painful menstruation.
DYSNOMYDys"no*my, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Bad legislation; the enactment of bad laws. Cockeram.
DYSODILEDys"o*dile, n. Etym: [Gr. (Min.)
Defn: An impure earthy or coaly bitumen, which emits a highly fetid odor when burning.
DYSPEPSIA; DYSPEPSY Dys*pep"si*a, Dys*pep"sy,Etym: [L. dyspepsia, Gr. cook: cf. F. dyspepsie. See Dys-, and 3d Cook.] (Med.)
Defn: A kind of indigestion; a state of the stomach in which its functions are disturbed, without the presence of other diseases, or, if others are present, they are of minor importance. Its symptoms are loss of appetite, nausea, heartburn, acrid or fetid eructations, a sense of weight or fullness in the stomach, etc. Dunglison.
DYSPEPTIC; DYSPEPTICALDys*pep"tic, Dys*pep"tic*al, a.
Defn: Pertaining to dyspepsia; having dyspepsia; as, a dyspeptic or dyspeptical symptom.
DYSPEPTICDys*pep"tic, n.
Defn: A person afflicted with dyspepsia.
DYSPEPTONEDys*pep"tone, n. Etym: [Pref. dys- + peptone.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: An insoluble albuminous body formed from casein and other proteid substances by the action of gastric juice. Meissner.
DYSPHAGIA; DYSPHAGYDys*pha"gi*a, Dys"pha*gy, n. Etym: [NL. dysphagia, fr. Gr. (Med.)
Defn: Difficulty in swallowing.
DYSPHONIA; DYSPHONYDys*pho"ni*a, Dys"pho*ny, n. Etym: [NL. dysphonia, Gr. dysphonie.](Med.)
Defn: A difficulty in producing vocal sounds; enfeebled or depraved voice.
DYSPHORIADys*pho"ri*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. dysphorie.] (Med.)
Defn: Impatience under affliction; morbid restlessness; dissatisfaction; the fidgets.
DYSPNEA; DYSPNOEADysp*nea, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. dyspnée.] (Med.)
Defn: Difficulty of breathing.
DYSPNOICDysp*no"ic, a. (Med.)
Defn: Affected with shortness of breath; relating to dyspn
DYSPROSIUMDys*pro"si*um, n. [NL., fr. Gr. dyspro`sitos hard to get at.] (Chem.)
Defn: An element of the rare earth-group. Symbol Dy; at. wt., 162.5.
DYSTELEOLOGYDys*te`le*ol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Pref. dys- + teleology.] (Biol.)
Defn: The doctrine of purposelessness; a term applied by Haeckel to that branch of physiology which treats of rudimentary organs, in view of their being useless to the life of the organism. To the doctrine of dysteleology, or the denial of final causes, a proof of the real existence of such a thing as instinct must necessarily be fatal. Word (Dynamic Sociology).
DYSTOCIADys*to"ci*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Defn: Difficult delivery pr parturition.
DYSTOMEDys"tome, a. Etym: [Gr. (Min.)
Defn: Cleaving with difficulty.
Note: Datolite was called dystome spar by Mohs.
DYSURIA; DYSURYDys*u"ri*a, Dys"u*ry, n. Etym: [L. dysuria, Gr. dysurie.] (Med.)
Defn: Difficult or painful discharge of urine.
DYSURICDys*u"ric, a. Etym: [Gr. dysurique.]
Defn: Pertaining to, or afflicted with, dysury.
DZEREN; DZERONDze"ren, Dze"ron, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The Chinese yellow antelope (Procapra gutturosa), a remarkably swift-footed animal, inhabiting the deserts of Central Asia, Thibet, and China.
DZIGGETAIDzig"ge*tai, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The kiang, a wild horse or wild ass of Thibet (Asinus hemionus).
Note: The name is sometimes applied also to the koulan or onager. SeeKoulan.
1. The fifth letter of the English alphabet.
Note: It derives its form, name, and value from the Latin, the form and value being further derived from the Greek, into which it came from the Phoenician, and ultimately, probably, from the Egyptian. Its etymological relations are closest with the vowels i, a, and o, as illustrated by to fall, to fell; man, pl. men; drink, drank, drench; dint, dent; doom, deem; goose, pl. geese; beef, OF. boef, L. bos; and E. cheer, OF. chiere, LL. cara.
Note: The letter e has in English several vowel sounds, the two principal being its long or name sound, as in eve, me, and the short, as in end, best. Usually at the end of words it is silent, but serves to indicate that the preceding vowel has its long sound, where otherwise it would be short, as in mane, as in cane, m, which without the final e would be pronounced m, c, m. After c and g, the final e indicates that these letters are to be pronounced as s and j; respectively, as in lace, rage. See Guide to Pronunciation, §§ 74-97.
2. (Mus.)
Defn: E is the third tone of the model diatonic scale. E (E flat) is a tone which is intermediate between D and E.
Defn: A Latin prefix meaning out, out of, from; also, without. SeeEx-.
EACHEach, a. or a. pron. Etym: [OE. eche, ælc, elk, ilk, AS. ælc; aalways + gelic like; akin to OD. ieg, OHG. , MHG. iegelich. Aye,Like, and cf. Either, Every, Ilk.]
1. Every one of the two or more individuals composing a number of objects, considered separately from the rest. It is used either with or without a following noun; as, each of you or each one of you. "Each of the combatants." Fielding.
Note: To each corresponds other. "Let each esteem other better than himself." Each other, used elliptically for each the other. It is our duty to assist each other; that is, it is our duty, each to assist the other, each being in the nominative and other in the objective case. It is a bad thing that men should hate each other; but it is far worse that they should contract the habit of cutting one another's throats without hatred. Macaulay. Let each His adamantine coat gird well. Milton. In each cheek appears a pretty dimple. Shak. Then draw we nearer day by day, Each to his brethren, all to God. Keble. The oak and the elm have each a distinct character. Gilpin.
2. Every; — sometimes used interchangeably with every. Shak. I know each lane and every alley green. Milton. In short each man's happiness depends upon himself. Sterne.
Note: This use of each for every, though common in Scotland and inAmerica, is now un-English. Fitzed. Hall.
Syn.— See Every.
EACHWHEREEach"where`, adv.
Defn: Everywhere. [Obs.]The sky eachwhere did show full bright and fair. Spenser.
EADISHEad"ish, n.
Defn: See Eddish.
EAGER Ea"ger, a. Etym: [OE. egre sharp, sour, eager, OF. agre, aigre, F. aigre, fr. L. acer sharp, sour, spirited, zealous; akin to Gr. a point; fr. a root signifying to be sharp. Cf. Acrid, Edge.]
1. Sharp; sour; acid. [Obs.] "Like eager droppings into milk." Shak.
2. Sharp; keen; bitter; severe. [Obs.] "A nipping and an eager air." "Eager words." Shak.
3. Excited by desire in the pursuit of any object; ardent to pursue, perform, or obtain; keenly desirous; hotly longing; earnest; zealous; impetuous; vehement; as, the hounds were eager in the chase. And gazed for tidings in my eager eyes. Shak. How eagerly ye follow my disgraces! Shak. When to her eager lips is brought Her infant's thrilling kiss. Keble. A crowd of eager and curious schoolboys. Hawthorne. Conceit and grief an eager combat fight. Shak.
4. Brittle; inflexible; not ductile. [Obs.] Gold will be sometimes so eager, as artists call it, that it will as little endure the hammer as glass itself. Locke.
Syn. — Earnest; ardent; vehement; hot; impetuous; fervent; intense; impassioned; zealous; forward. See Earnest. — Eager, Earnest. Eager marks an excited state of desire or passion; thus, a child is eager for a plaything, a hungry man is eager for food, a covetous man is eager for gain. Eagerness is liable to frequent abuses, and is good or bad, as the case may be. It relates to what is praiseworthy or the contrary. Earnest denotes a permanent state of mind, feeling, or sentiment. It is always taken in a good sense; as, a preacher is earnest in his appeals to the conscience; an agent is earnest in his solicitations.
EAGEREa"ger, n.
Defn: Same as Eagre.
EAGERLYEa"ger*ly, adv.
Defn: In an eager manner.
EAGERNESSEa"ger*ness, n.
1. The state or quality of being eager; ardent desire. "The eagerness of love." Addison.
2. Tartness; sourness. [Obs.]
Syn. — Ardor; vehemence; earnestness; impetuosity; heartiness; fervor; fervency; avidity; zeal; craving; heat; passion; greediness.
EAGLEEa"gle, n. Etym: [OE. egle, F. aigle, fr. L. aquila; prob. named fromits color, fr. aquilus dark-colored, brown; cf. Lith. aklas blind.Cf. Aquiline.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any large, rapacious bird of the Falcon family, esp. of the genera Aquila and Haliæetus. The eagle is remarkable for strength, size, graceful figure, keenness of vision, and extraordinary flight. The most noted species are the golden eagle (Aquila chrysaëtus); the imperial eagle of Europe (A. mogilnik or imperialis); the American bald eagle (Haliæetus leucocephalus); the European sea eagle (H. albicilla); and the great harpy eagle (Thrasaetus harpyia). The figure of the eagle, as the king of birds, is commonly used as an heraldic emblem, and also for standards and emblematic devices. See Bald eagle, Harpy, and Golden eagle.
2. A gold coin of the United States, of the value of ten dollars.
3. (Astron.)
Defn: A northern constellation, containing Altair, a star of the first magnitude. See Aquila.
4. The figure of an eagle borne as an emblem on the standard of the ancient Romans, or so used upon the seal or standard of any people. Though the Roman eagle shadow thee. Tennyson.
Note: Some modern nations, as the United States, and France under theBonapartes, have adopted the eagle as their national emblem. Russia,Austria, and Prussia have for an emblem a double-headed eagle. Baldeagle. See Bald eagle.— Bold eagle. See under Bold.— Double eagle, a gold coin of the United States worth twentydollars.— Eagle hawk (Zoöl.), a large, crested, South American hawk of thegenus Morphnus.— Eagle owl (Zoöl.), any large owl of the genus Bubo, and alliedgenera; as the American great horned owl (Bubo Virginianus), and theallied European species (B. maximus). See Horned owl.— Eagle ray (Zoöl.), any large species of ray of the genusMyliobatis (esp. M. aquila).— Eagle vulture (Zoöl.), a large West African bid (GypohieraxAngolensis), intermediate, in several respects, between the eaglesand vultures.
EAGLE-EYEDEa"gle-eyed`, a.
Defn: Sharp-sighted as an eagle. "Inwardly eagle-eyed." Howell.
EAGLE-SIGHTEDEa"gle-sight`ed, a.
Defn: Farsighted and strong-sighted; sharp-sighted. Shak.
EAGLESSEa"gless, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. aiglesse.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A female or hen eagle. [R.] Sherwood.
EAGLESTONEEa"gle*stone, n. (Min.)
Defn: A concretionary nodule of clay ironstone, of the size of a walnut or larger, so called by the ancients, who believed that the eagle transported these stones to her nest to facilitate the laying of her eggs; aëtites.
EAGLETEa"glet, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. aiglet.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A young eagle, or a diminutive eagle.
EAGLE-WINGEDEa"gle-winged`, a.
Defn: Having the wings of an eagle; swift, or soaring high, like an eagle. Shak.
EAGLEWOOD Ea"gle*wood`, n. Etym: [From Skr. aguru, through Pg. aguila; cf. F. bois d'aigle.]
Defn: A kind of fragrant wood. See Agallochum.
EAGRASSEa"grass, n.
Defn: See Eddish. [Obs.]
EAGRE Ea"gre, n. Etym: [AS. eágor, , in comp., water, sea, eágor-streám water stream, sea.]
Defn: A wave, or two or three successive waves, of great height and violence, at flood tide moving up an estuary or river; — commonly called the bore. See Bore.
EALDERMAN; EALDORMANEal"der*man, Eal"dor*man, n.
Defn: An alderman. [Obs.]
EALEEale, n. Etym: [See Ale.]
Defn: Ale. [Obs.] Shak.
EAME Eame, n. Etym: [AS. eám; akin to D. oom, G. ohm, oheim; cf. L. avunculus.]
Defn: Uncle. [Obs.] Spenser.
EANEan, v. t. & i. Etym: [AS. eánian. See Yean.]
Defn: To bring forth, as young; to yean. "In eaning time." Shak.
EANLINGEan"ling, n. Etym: [See Ean, Yeanling.]
Defn: A lamb just brought forth; a yeanling. Shak.
EAREar, n. Etym: [AS. eáre; akin to OFries. áre, ár, OS. , D. oor, OHG., G. ohr, Icel. eyra, Sw. öra, Dan. öre, Goth. auso, L. auris, Lith.ausis, Russ. ukho, Gr. audire to hear, Gr. av to favor , protect. Cf.Auricle, Orillon.]
1. The organ of hearing; the external ear.
Note: In man and the higher vertebrates, the organ of hearing is very complicated, and is divisible into three parts: the external ear, which includes the pinna or auricle and meatus or external opening; the middle ear, drum, or tympanum; and the internal ear, or labyrinth. The middle ear is a cavity connected by the Eustachian tube with the pharynx, separated from the opening of the external ear by the tympanic membrane, and containing a chain of three small bones, or ossicles, named malleus, incus, and stapes, which connect this membrane with the internal ear. The essential part of the internal ear where the fibers of the auditory nerve terminate, is the membranous labyrinth, a complicated system of sacs and tubes filled with a fluid (the endolymph), and lodged in a cavity, called the bony labyrinth, in the periotic bone. The membranous labyrinth does not completely fill the bony labyrinth, but is partially suspended in it in a fluid (the perilymph). The bony labyrinth consists of a central cavity, the vestibule, into which three semicircular canals and the canal of the cochlea (spirally coiled in mammals) open. The vestibular portion of the membranous labyrinth consists of two sacs, the utriculus and sacculus, connected by a narrow tube, into the former of which three membranous semicircular canals open, while the latter is connected with a membranous tube in the cochlea containing the organ of Corti. By the help of the external ear the sonorous vibrations of the air are concentrated upon the tympanic membrane and set it vibrating, the chain of bones in the middle ear transmits these vibrations to the internal ear, where they cause certain delicate structures in the organ of Corti, and other parts of the membranous labyrinth, to stimulate the fibers of the auditory nerve to transmit sonorous impulses to the brain.
2. The sense of hearing; the perception of sounds; the power of discriminating between different tones; as, a nice ear for music; — in the singular only. Songs . . . not all ungrateful to thine ear. Tennyson.
3. That which resembles in shape or position the ear of an animal; any prominence or projection on an object, — usually one for support or attachment; a lug; a handle; as, the ears of a tub, a skillet, or dish. The ears of a boat are outside kneepieces near the bow. See Illust. of Bell.
4. (Arch.) (a) Same as Acroterium (a). (b) Same as Crossette.
5. Privilege of being kindly heard; favor; attention. Dionysius . . . would give no ear to his suit. Bacon. Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears. Shak. About the ears, in close proximity to; near at hand. — By the ears, in close contest; as, to set by the ears; to fall together by the ears; to be by the ears. — Button ear (in dogs), an ear which falls forward and completely hides the inside. — Ear finger, the little finger. — Ear of Dionysius, a kind of ear trumpet with a flexible tube; — named from the Sicilian tyrant, who constructed a device to overhear the prisoners in his dungeons. — Ear sand (Anat.), otoliths. See Otolith. — Ear snail (Zoöl.), any snail of the genus Auricula and allied genera. — Ear stones (Anat.), otoliths. See Otolith. — Ear trumpet, an instrument to aid in hearing. It consists of a tube broad at the outer end, and narrowing to a slender extremity which enters the ear, thus collecting and intensifying sounds so as to assist the hearing of a partially deaf person. — Ear vesicle (Zoöl.), a simple auditory organ, occurring in many worms, mollusks, etc. It consists of a small sac containing a fluid and one or more solid concretions or otocysts. — Rose ear (in dogs), an ear which folds backward and shows part of the inside. — To give ear to, to listen to; to heed, as advice or one advising. "Give ear unto my song." Goldsmith. — To have one's ear, to be listened to with favor. — Up to the ears, deeply submerged; almost overwhelmed; as, to be in trouble up to one's ears. [Colloq.]
EAREar, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Eared; p. pr. & vb. n. Earing.]
Defn: To take in with the ears; to hear. [Sportive] "I eared her language." Two Noble Kinsmen.
EAREar, n. Etym: [AS. ear; akin to D. aar, OHG. ahir, G. ähre, Icel.,Sw., & Dan. ax, Goth. ahs. . Cf. Awn, Edge.]
Defn: The spike or head of any cereal (as, wheat, rye, barley, Indiancorn, etc.), containing the kernels.First the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.Mark iv. 28.
EAREar, v. i.
Defn: To put forth ears in growing; to form ears, as grain; as, this corn ears well.
EAREar, v. t. Etym: [OE. erien, AS. erian; akin to OFries. era, OHG.erran, MHG. eren, ern, Prov. G. aren, ären, Icel. erja, Goth. arjan,Lith. arti, OSlav. orati, L. arare, Gr. Arable.]
Defn: To plow or till; to cultivate. "To ear the land." Shak.
EARABLEEar"a*ble, a.
Defn: Arable; tillable. [Archaic]
EARACHEEar"ache`, n.
Defn: Ache or pain in the ear.
EARALEar"al, a.
Defn: Receiving by the ear. [Obs.] Hewyt.
EAR-BOREDEar"-bored`, a.
Defn: Having the ear perforated.
EARCAPEar"cap`, n.
Defn: A cap or cover to protect the ear from cold.
EARCOCKLEEar"coc`kle, n. (Bot.)
Defn: A disease in wheat, in which the blackened and contracted grain, or ear, is filled with minute worms.
EARDROPEar"drop`, n.
1. A pendant for the ear; an earring; as, a pair of eardrops.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: A species of primrose. See Auricula.
EARDRUMEar"drum`, n. (Anat.)
Defn: The tympanum. See Illust. of Ear.
EAREDEared, a.
1. Having (such or so many) ears; — used in composition; as, long- eared-eared; sharp-eared; full-eared; ten-eared.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having external ears; having tufts of feathers resembling ears. Eared owl (Zoöl.), an owl having earlike tufts of feathers, as the long-eared owl, and short-eared owl. — Eared seal (Zoöl.), any seal of the family Otariidæ, including the fur seals and hair seals. See Seal.
EARINESSEar"i*ness, n. Etym: [Scotch ery or eiry affected with fear.]
Defn: Fear or timidity, especially of something supernatural.[Written also eiryness.]The sense of eariness, as twilight came on. De Quincey.
EARING Ear"ing, n. (Naut.) (a) A line used to fasten the upper corners of a sail to the yard or gaff; — also called head earing. (b) A line for hauling the reef cringle to the yard; — also called reef earing. (c) A line fastening the corners of an awning to the rigging or stanchions.
EARINGEar"ing, n.
Defn: Coming into ear, as corn.
EARINGEar"ing, n.
Defn: A plowing of land. [Archaic]Neither earing nor harvest. Gen. xlv. 6.
EARLEarl, n. Etym: [OE. eorl, erl, AS. eorl man, noble; akin to OS. erlboy, man, Icel. jarl nobleman, count, and possibly to Gr. arshan man.Cf. Jarl.]
Defn: A nobleman of England ranking below a marquis, and above a viscount. The rank of an earl corresponds to that of a count (comte) in France, and graf in Germany. Hence the wife of an earl is still called countess. See Count.
EARLEarl, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The needlefish. [Ireland]
EARLAPEar"lap`, n.
Defn: The lobe of the ear.
EARLDOMEarl"dom, n. Etym: [AS. eorl-d; eorl man, noble + -d -dom.]
1. The jurisdiction of an earl; the territorial possessions of an earl.
2. The status, title, or dignity of an earl. He [Pulteney] shrunk into insignificancy and an earldom. Chesterfield.
EARLDORMANEarl"dor*man, n.
Defn: Alderman. [Obs.]
EARLDUCKEarl"duck`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The red-breasted merganser (Merganser serrator).
EARLES PENNYEarles" pen`ny. Etym: [Cf. Arles, 4th Earnest.]
Defn: Earnest money. Same as Arles penny. [Obs.]
EARLESSEar"less, a.
Defn: Without ears; hence, deaf or unwilling to hear. Pope.
EARLETEar"let, n. Etym: [Ear + -let.]
Defn: An earring. [Obs.]The Ismaelites were accustomed to wear golden earlets. Judg. viii. 24(Douay version).
EARLINESSEar"li*ness, n.
Defn: The state of being early or forward; promptness.
EARL MARSHALEarl" mar"shal.
Defn: An officer of state in England who marshals and orders all great ceremonials, takes cognizance of matters relating to honor, arms, and pedigree, and directs the proclamation of peace and war. The court of chivalry was formerly under his jurisdiction, and he is still the head of the herald's office or college of arms.
EARLOCKEar"lock`, n. Etym: [AS. eár-locca.]
Defn: A lock or curl of hair near the ear; a lovelock. See Lovelock.
EARLYEar"ly, adv. Etym: [OE. erli, erliche, AS. ; sooner + lic like. SeeEre, and Like.]
Defn: Soon; in good season; seasonably; betimes; as, come early.Those that me early shall find me. Prov. viii. 17.You must wake and call me early. Tennyson.
EARLYEar"ly, a. [Compar. Earlier; superl. Earliest.] Etym: [OE. earlich.Early, adv.]
1. In advance of the usual or appointed time; in good season; prior in time; among or near the first; — opposed to Ant: late; as, the early bird; an early spring; early fruit. Early and provident fear is the mother of safety. Burke. The doorsteps and threshold with the early grass springing up about them. Hawthorne.
2. Coming in the first part of a period of time, or among the first of successive acts, events, etc. Seen in life's early morning sky. Keble. The forms of its earlier manhood. Longfellow. The earliest poem he composed was in his seventeenth summer. J. C. Shairp. Early English (Philol.) See the Note under English. — Early English architecture, the first of the pointed or Gothic styles used in England, succeeding the Norman style in the 12th and 13th centuries.