Chapter 470

Dominus <Xpage=444>

Dom"i*nus (?) , n. ; pl. Domini (#) . [L., master. See Dame .] Master; sir; -- a title of respect formerly applied to a knight or a clergyman, and sometimes to the lord of a manor.

Cowell.

Domitable <Xpage=444>

Dom"i*ta*ble (?) , a. [L. domitare to tame, fr. domare .] That can be tamed. [R.]

Sir M. Hale.

Domite <Xpage=444>

Do"mite (?) , n. (Min.) A grayish variety of trachyte; -- so called from the Puy-de- D\'93me in Auvergne, France, where it is found.

Don <Xpage=444>

Don (?) , n. [Sp. don ; akin to Pg. dom , It. donno ; fr. L. dominus master. See Dame , and cf. Domine , Dominie , Domino , Dan , Dom .]

1. Sir; Mr; Signior; -- a title in Spain, formerly given to noblemen and gentlemen only, but now common to all classes.

Don is used in Italy, though not so much as in Spain France talks of Dom Calmet, England of Dom Calmet, England of Dan Lydgate. Oliphant.

2. A grand personage, or one making pretension to consequence; especially, the head of a college, or one of the fellows at the English universities. [Univ. Cant] "The great dons of wit."

Dryden.

Don <Xpage=444>

Don , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Donned (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Donning .] [ Do + on ; -- opposed to doff . See Do , v. t. , 7.] To put on; to dress in; to invest one's self with.

Should I don this robe and trouble you. Shak.

At night, or in the rain, He dons a surcoat which he doffs at morn. Emerson.

Do\'a4a <Xpage=444>

Do"\'a4a (?) , n. [Sp. do\'a4a . See Duenna .] Lady; mistress; madam; -- a title of respect used in Spain, prefixed to the Christian name of a lady.

Donable <Xpage=444>

Do"na*ble (?) , a. [L. donabilis , fr. donare to donate.] Capable of being donated or given. [R.]

Donary <Xpage=444>

Do"na*ry (?) , n. [L. donarium , fr. donare .] A thing given to a sacred use. [R.]

Burton.

Donat <Xpage=444>

Don"at (?) , n. [From Donatus , a famous grammarian.] A grammar. [Obs.] [Written also donet .]

Donatary <Xpage=444>

Don"a*ta*ry (?) , n. See Donatory .

Donate <Xpage=444>

Do"nate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Donated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Donating .] [L. donatus , p. p. of donare to donate, fr. donum gift, fr. dare to give. See 2d Date .] To give; to bestow; to present; as, to donate fifty thousand dollars to a college .

Donation <Xpage=444>

Do*na"tion (?) , n. [L. donatio ; cf. F. donation .]

1. The act of giving or bestowing; a grant.

After donation there an absolute change and alienation of the property of the thing given.

South.

2. That which is given as a present; that which is transferred to another gratuitously; a gift.

And some donation freely to estate On the bless'd lovers. Shak.

3. (Law) The act or contract by which a person voluntarily transfers the title to a thing of which be is the owner, from himself to another, without any consideration, as a free gift.

Bouvier.

Donation party , a party assembled at the house of some one, as of a clergyman, each one bringing some present. [U.S.]

Bartlett.

Syn. -- Gift; present; benefaction; grant. See Gift .

Donatism <Xpage=444>

Don"a*tism (?) , n. [Cf. F. Donatisme .] (Eccl. Hist.) The tenets of the Donatists.

Donatist <Xpage=444>

Don"a*tist (?) , n. [LL. Donatista : cf. F. Donatiste .] (Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Donatus, the leader of a body of North African schismatics and purists, who greatly disturbed the church in the 4th century. They claimed to be the true church.

Donatistic <Xpage=444>

Don`a*tis"tic (?) , a. Pertaining to Donatism.

Donative <Xpage=444>

Don"a*tive (?) , n. [L. donativum , fr. donare : cf. F. donatif . See Donate .]

1. A gift; a largess; a gratuity; a present. "The Romans were entertained with shows and donatives ."

Dryden.

2. (Eccl. Law) A benefice conferred on a person by the founder or patron, without either presentation or institution by the ordinary, or induction by his orders. See the Note under Benefice , n. , 3 .

Donative <Xpage=444>

Don"a*tive , a. Vested or vesting by donation; as, a donative advowson .

Blackstone.

Donator <Xpage=444>

Do*na"tor (?) , n. [L. Cf. Donor .] (Law) One who makes a gift; a donor; a giver.

Donatory <Xpage=444>

Don"a*to*ry (?) , n. (Scots Law) A donee of the crown; one the whom, upon certain condition, escheated property is made over.

Do-naught <Xpage=444>

Do"-naught` (?) , n. [ Do + naught .] A lazy, good-for-nothing fellow.

Donax <Xpage=444>

Do"nax (?) , n. [L., reed, also a sea fish, Gr. <?/.] (Bot.) A canelike grass of southern Europe ( Arundo Donax ), used for fishing rods, etc.

Doncella <Xpage=444>

Don*cel"la (?) , n. [Sp., lit., a maid. Cf. Damsel .] (Zo\'94l.) A handsome fish of Florida and the West Indies ( Platyglossus radiatus ). The name is applied also to the ladyfish ( Harpe rufa ) of the same region.

Done <Xpage=444>

Done (?) , p. p. from Do , and formerly the infinitive.

1. Performed; executed; finished.

2. It is done or agreed; let it be a match or bargain; -- used elliptically.

Done brown , a phrase in cookery; applied figuratively to one who has been thoroughly deceived, cheated, or fooled. [Colloq.] -- Done for , tired out; used up; collapsed; destroyed; dead; killed. [Colloq.] -- Done up . (a) Wrapped up . (b) Worn out; exhausted. [Colloq.]

Done <Xpage=444>

Done , a. [Prob. corrupted from OF. don\'82 , F. donn\'82 , p. p. of OF. doner , F. donner , to give, issue, fr. L. donare to give. See Donate , and cf. Donee .] Given; executed; issued; made public; -- used chiefly in the clause giving the date of a proclamation or public act.

Donee <Xpage=444>

Do*nee" (?) , n. [OF. don\'82 , F. donn\'82 , p. p. See the preceding word.]

1. The person to whom a gift or donation is made.

2. (Law) Anciently, one to whom lands were given; in later use, one to whom lands and tenements are given in tail; in modern use, one on whom a power is conferred for execution; -- sometimes called the appointor .

Donet <Xpage=444>

Don"et (?) , n. Same as Donat . Piers Plowman .

Doni <Xpage=444>

Do"ni (?) , n. [Tamil t<?/n\'c6 .] (Naut.) A clumsy craft, having one mast with a long sail, used for trading purposes on the coasts of Coromandel and Ceylon. [Written also dhony , doney , and done .]

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Balfour.

Doniferous <Xpage=445>

Do*nif"er*ous (?) , a. [L. donum gift + -ferous .] Bearing gifts. [R.]

Donjon <Xpage=445>

Don"jon (?) , n. [See Dungeon .] The chief tower, also called the keep ; a massive tower in ancient castles, forming the strongest part of the fortifications. See Illust . of Castle .

Donkey <Xpage=445>

Don"key (?) , n. ; pl. Donkeys (#) . [Prob. dun , in allusion to the color of the animal + a dim. termination.]

1. An ass; or (less frequently) a mule.

2. A stupid or obstinate fellow; an ass.

Donkey engine , a small auxiliary engine not used for propelling, but for pumping water into the boilers, raising heavy weights, and like purposes. -- Donkey pump , a steam pump for feeding boilers, extinguishing fire, etc.; -- usually an auxiliary. -- Donkey's eye (Bot.) , the large round seed of the Mucuna pruriens , a tropical leguminous plant.

Donna <Xpage=445>

Don"na (?) , n. [It. donna , L. domina . See Don , Dame .] A lady; madam; mistress; -- the title given a lady in Italy.

Donnat <Xpage=445>

Don"nat (?) , n. [Corrupted from do-naught .] See Do-naught . [Prov. Eng.]

Halliwell.

Donnism <Xpage=445>

Don"nism (?) , n. [ Don , n ., 2.] Self-importance; loftiness of carriage. [Cant, Eng. Universities]

Donor <Xpage=445>

Do"nor (?) , n. [F. donneur , OF. daneor , fr. donner . See Donee , and cf. Donator .]

1. One who gives or bestows; one who confers anything gratuitously; a benefactor.

2. (Law) One who grants an estate; in later use, one who confers a power; -- the opposite of donee .

Kent.

Touching, the parties unto deeds and charters, we are to consider as well the donors and granters as the donees or grantees. Spelman.

Do-nothing <Xpage=445>

Do"-noth`ing (?) , a. Doing nothing; inactive; idle; lazy; as, a do-nothing policy .

Do-nothingism, Do-nothingness <Xpage=445>

Do"-noth`ing*ism (?) , Do"-noth`ing*ness (?) , n. Inactivity; habitual sloth; idleness. [Jocular]

Carlyle. Miss Austen.

Donship <Xpage=445>

Don"ship (?) , n. The quality or rank of a don, gentleman, or knight.

Hudibras.

Donzel <Xpage=445>

Don"zel (?) , n. [Cf. It. donzello , Sp. doncel , OF. danzel . See Damsel , Don , n. ] A young squire, or knight's attendant; a page. [Obs.]

Beau. & Fl.

Doo <Xpage=445>

Doo (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) A dove. [Scot.]

Doob grass <Xpage=445>

Doob" grass` (?) . [Hind. d<?/b .] (Bot.) A perennial, creeping grass ( Cynodon dactylon ), highly prized, in Hindostan, as food for cattle, and acclimated in the United States. [Written also doub grass .]

Doodle <Xpage=445>

Doo"dle (?) , n. [Cf. Dawdle .] A trifler; a simple fellow.

Doodlesack <Xpage=445>

Doo"dle*sack` (?) , n. [Cf. G. dudelsack .] The Scotch bagpipe. [Prov. Eng.]

Doole <Xpage=445>

Doole (?) , n. Sorrow; dole. [Obs.]

Spenser.

Dooly <Xpage=445>

Doo"ly (?) , n. ; pl. Doolies (#) . [Skr. d<?/la .] A kind of litter suspended from men's shoulders, for carrying persons or things; a palanquin. [Written also doolee and doolie .] [East Indies]

Having provided doolies , or little bamboo chairs slung on four men's shoulders, in which I put my papers and boxes, we next morning commenced the ascent. J. D. Hooker.

Doom <Xpage=445>

Doom (?) , n. [As. d<?/m ; akin to OS. d<?/m , OHG. tuom , Dan. & Sw. dom , Icel. d<?/mr , Goth. d<?/ms , Gr. <?/ law; fr. the root of E. do , v. t. <?/. See Do , v. t. , and cf. Deem , -dom .]

1. Judgment; judicial sentence; penal decree; condemnation.

The first dooms of London provide especially the recovery of cattle belonging to the citizens. J. R. Green.

Now against himself he sounds this doom . Shak.

2. That to which one is doomed or sentenced; destiny or fate, esp. unhappy destiny; penalty.

Ere Hector meets his doom . Pope.

And homely household task shall be her doom . Dryden.

3. Ruin; death.

This is the day of doom for Bassianus. Shak.

4. Discriminating opinion or judgment; discrimination; discernment; decision. [Obs.]

And there he learned of things and haps to come, To give foreknowledge true, and certain doom . Fairfax.

Syn. -- Sentence; condemnation; decree; fate; destiny; lot; ruin; destruction.

Doom <Xpage=445>

Doom , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Doomed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Dooming .]

1. To judge; to estimate or determine as a judge. [Obs.]

Milton.

2. To pronounce sentence or judgment on; to condemn; to consign by a decree or sentence; to sentence; as, a criminal doomed to chains or death .

Absolves the just, and dooms the guilty souls. Dryden.

3. To ordain as penalty; hence, to mulct or fine.

Have I tongue to doom my brother's death? Shak.

4. To assess a tax upon, by estimate or at discretion. [New England]

J. Pickering.

5. To destine; to fix irrevocably the destiny or fate of; to appoint, as by decree or by fate.

A man of genius . . . doomed to struggle with difficulties. Macaulay.

Doomage <Xpage=445>

Doom"age (?) , n. A penalty or fine for neglect. [Local, New England]

Doomful <Xpage=445>

Doom"ful (?) , a. Full of condemnation or destructive power. [R.] "That doomful deluge."

Drayton.

Doom palm <Xpage=445>

Doom" palm` (?) . [Ar. daum , d\'d4m : cf. F. doume .] (Bot.) A species of palm tree ( Hyph\'91ne Thebaica ), highly valued for the fibrous pulp of its fruit, which has the flavor of gingerbread, and is largely eaten in Egypt and Abyssinia. [Written also doum palm .]

Doomsday <Xpage=445>

Dooms"day` (?) , n. [AS. d<?/mes d\'beg . See Doom , and Day .] 1. A day of sentence or condemnation; day of death. "My body's doomsday ."

Shak.

2. The day of the final judgment.

I could not tell till doomsday . Chaucer.

Doomsday Book . See Domesday Book .

Doomsman <Xpage=445>

Dooms"man , n. [ Doom + man .] A judge; an umpire. [Obs.]

Hampole.

Doomster <Xpage=445>

Doom"ster (?) , n. Same as Dempster . [Scot.]

Door <Xpage=445>

Door (?) , n. [OE. dore , dure , AS. duru ; akin to OS. dura , dor , D. deur , OHG. turi , door, tor gate, G. th\'81r , thor , Icel. dyrr , Dan. d\'94r , Sw. d\'94rr , Goth. daur , Lith. durys , Russ. dvere , Olr. dorus , L. fores , Gr. <?/; cf. Skr. dur , dv\'bera . <?/<?/<?/<?/ . Cf. Foreign .] 1. An opening in the wall of a house or of an apartment, by which to go in and out; an entrance way.

To the same end, men several paths may tread, As many doors into one temple lead. Denham.

2. The frame or barrier of boards, or other material, usually turning on hinges, by which an entrance way into a house or apartment is closed and opened.

At last he came unto an iron door That fast was locked. Spenser.

3. Passage; means of approach or access.

I am the door ; by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved. John x. 9.

4. An entrance way, but taken in the sense of the house or apartment to which it leads.

Martin's office is now the second door in the street. Arbuthnot.

Blank door , Blind door , etc. (Arch.) See under Blank , Blind , etc. -- In doors , &or; Within doors , within the house. -- Next door to , near to; bordering on.

A riot unpunished is but next door to a tumult. L'Estrange.

-- Out of doors , &or; Without doors , and, colloquially , Out doors , out of the house; in open air; abroad; away; lost.

His imaginary title of fatherhood is out of doors . Locke.

-- To lay (a fault, misfortune, etc.) at one's door , to charge one with a fault; to blame for. -- To lie at one's door , to be imputable or chargeable to.

If I have failed, the fault lies wholly at my door . Dryden.

&hand; Door is used in an adjectival construction or as the first part of a compound (with or without the hyphen), as, door frame, door bell or door bell, door knob or door knob, door latch or door latch, door jamb, door handle, door mat, door panel.

Doorcase <Xpage=445>

Door"case` (?) , n. The surrounding frame into which a door shuts.

Doorcheek <Xpage=445>

Door"cheek` (?) , n. The jamb or sidepiece of a door.

Ex. xii. 22 (Douay version).

Doorga <Xpage=445>

Door"ga (?) , n. [Skr. Durg\'be .] (Myth.) A Hindoo divinity, the consort of Siva, represented with ten arms. [Written also Durga.]

Malcom.

Dooring <Xpage=445>

Door"ing (?) , n. The frame of a door.

Milton.

Doorkeeper <Xpage=445>

Door"keep`er (?) , n. One who guards the entrance of a house or apartment; a porter; a janitor.

Doorless <Xpage=445>

Door"less , a. Without a door.

Doornail <Xpage=445>

Door"nail` (?) , n. The nail or knob on which in ancient doors the knocker struck; -- hence the old saying, "As dead as a doornail ."

Doorplane <Xpage=445>

Door"plane` (?) , n. A plane on a door, giving the name, and sometimes the employment, of the occupant.

Doorpost <Xpage=445>

Door"post` (?) , n. The jamb or sidepiece of a doorway.

Doorsill <Xpage=445>

Door"sill` (?) , n. The sill or threshold of a door.

Doorstead <Xpage=445>

Door"stead (?) , n. Entrance or place of a door. [Obs. or Local]

Bp. Warburton.

Doorstep <Xpage=445>

Door"step` (?) , n. The stone or plank forming a step before an outer door.

Doorstone <Xpage=445>

Door"stone` (?) , n. The stone forming a threshold.

Doorstop <Xpage=445>

Door"stop` (?) , n. (Carp.) The block or strip of wood or similar material which stops, at the right place, the shutting of a door.

Doorway <Xpage=445>

Door"way` (?) , n. The passage of a door; entrance way into a house or a room.

Dooryard <Xpage=445>

Door"yard` (?) , n. A yard in front of a house or around the door of a house.

Dop, Doop <Xpage=445>

Dop , Doop (?) , n. A little copper cup in which a diamond is held while being cut.

Dop <Xpage=445>

Dop , v. i. [Cf. Dap , Dip .] To dip. [Obs.]