Chapter 475

Down"hill` (?) , adv. Towards the bottom of a hill; as, water runs downhill .

Downhill <Xpage=449>

Down"hill` , a. Declivous; descending; sloping. "A downhill greensward."

Congrewe.

Downhill <Xpage=449>

Down"hill` , n. Declivity; descent; slope.

On th' icy downhills of this slippery life. Du Bartas (Trans. ).

Downiness <Xpage=449>

Down"i*ness (?) , n. The quality or state of being downy.

Downlooked <Xpage=449>

Down"looked` (?) , a. Having a downcast countenance; dejected; gloomy; sullen. [R.]

Dryden.

Downlying <Xpage=449>

Down"ly`ing (?) , n. The time of retiring to rest; time of repose.

Cavendish.

At the downlying , at the travail in childbirth. [Scot.]

Downpour <Xpage=449>

Down"pour` (?) , n. A pouring or streaming downwards; esp., a heavy or continuous shower.

Downright <Xpage=449>

Down"right` (?) , adv. 1. Straight down; perpendicularly.

2. In plain terms; without ceremony.

We shall chide downright , id I longer stay. Shak.

3. Without delay; at once; completely. [Obs.]

She fell downright into a fit. Arbuthnot.

Downright <Xpage=449>

Down"right` , a. 1. Plain; direct; unceremonious; blunt; positive; as, he spoke in his downright way .

A man of plain, downright character. Sir W. Scott.

2. Open; artless; undisguised; absolute; unmixed; as, downright atheism .

The downright impossibilities charged upon it. South.

Gloomy fancies which in her amounted to downright insanity. Prescott.

-- Down"right`ly , adv. -- Down"right`ness , n.

Down-share <Xpage=449>

Down"-share` (?) , n. A breastplow used in paring off turf on downs. [Eng.]

Knight.

Downsitting <Xpage=449>

Down"sit`ting (?) , n. The act of sitting down; repose; a resting.

Thou knowest my downsitting and my uprising. Ps. cxxxix. 2.

Downstairs <Xpage=449>

Down"stairs (?) , adv. Down the stairs; to a lower floor. -- a. Below stairs; as, a downstairs room .

Downsteepy <Xpage=449>

Down"steep`y (?) , a. Very steep. [Obs.]

Florio.

Downstream <Xpage=449>

Down"stream` (?) , adv. Down the stream; as, floating downstream .

Downstroke <Xpage=449>

Down"stroke` (?) , n. (Penmanship) A stroke made with a downward motion of the pen or pencil.

Downthrow <Xpage=449>

Down"throw` (?) , n. (Geol.) The sudden drop or depression of the strata of rocks on one side of a fault. See Throw , n.

Downtrod, Downtrodden <Xpage=449>

Down"trod` (?) , Down"trod`den (?) , a. Trodden down; trampled down; abused by superior power.

Shak.

Downward, Downwards <Xpage=449>

Down"ward (?) , Down"wards (?) , adv. [AS. ad<?/nweard . See Down , adv. , and -ward .]

1. From a higher place to a lower; in a descending course; as, to tend, move, roll, look, or take root, downward or downwards . "Looking downwards ."

Pope.

Their heads they downward bent. Drayton.

2. From a higher to a lower condition; toward misery, humility, disgrace, or ruin.

And downward fell into a groveling swine. Milton.

3. From a remote time; from an ancestor or predecessor; from one to another in a descending line.

A ring the county wears, That downward hath descended in his house, From son to son, some four or five descents. Shak.

Downward <Xpage=449>

Down"ward , a. 1. Moving or extending from a higher to a lower place; tending toward the earth or its center, or toward a lower level; declivous.

With downward force That drove the sand along he took his way. Dryden.

2. Descending from a head, origin, or source; as, a downward line of descent .

3. Tending to a lower condition or state; depressed; dejected; as, downward thoughts .

Sir P. Sidney.

Downweed <Xpage=449>

Down"weed` (?) , n. (Bot.) Cudweed, a species of Gnaphalium .

Downweigh <Xpage=449>

Down`weigh" (?) , v. t. To weigh or press down.

A different sin downweighs them to the bottom. Longfellow.

Downy <Xpage=449>

Down"y (?) , a. 1. Covered with down, or with pubescence or soft hairs. "A downy feather."

Shak.

Plants that . . . have downy or velvet rind upon their leaves. Bacon.

2. Made of, or resembling, down. Hence, figuratively: Soft; placid; soothing; quiet. "A downy shower." Keble . " Downy pillow."

Pope.

Time steals on with downy feet. Young.

3. Cunning; wary. [Slang, Eng.]

Latham.

Dowral <Xpage=449>

Dow"ral (?) , a. Of or relating to a dower. [R.]

Dowress <Xpage=449>

Dow"ress , n. A woman entitled to dower.

Bouvier.

Dowry <Xpage=449>

Dow"ry (?) , n. ; pl. Dowries (#) . [Contr. from dowery ; cf. LL. dotarium . See Dower .]

1. A gift; endowment. [Obs.]

Spenser.

2. The money, goods, or estate, which a woman brings to her husband in marriage; a bride's portion on her marriage. See Note under Dower .

Shak. Dryden.

3. A gift or presents for the bride, on espousal. See Dower .

Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give . . .; but give me the damsel to wife. Gen. xxxiv. 12.

Dowse <Xpage=449>

Dowse (?) , v. t. [Cf. 1st Douse .]

1. To plunge, or duck into water; to immerse; to douse.

2. [Cf. OD. doesen to strike, Norw. dusa to break.] To beat or thrash. [Prov. Eng.]

Halliwell.

Dowse <Xpage=449>

Dowse , v. i. To use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of water, ore, etc.

Adams had the reputation of having dowsed successfully for more than a hundred wells. Eng. Cyc.

Dowse <Xpage=449>

Dowse , n. A blow on the face. [Low]

Colman.

Dowser <Xpage=449>

Dows"er (?) , n. 1. A divining rod used in searching for water, ore, etc., a dowsing rod. [Colloq.]

2. One who uses the dowser or divining rod.

Eng. Cyc.

Dowst <Xpage=449>

Dowst (?) , n. A dowse. [Obs.]

Beau. & Fl.

Dowve <Xpage=449>

Dow"ve (?) , n. A dove. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Doxological <Xpage=449>

Dox`o*log"ic*al (?) , a. Pertaining to doxology; giving praise to God.

Howell.

Doxologize <Xpage=449>

Dox*ol"o*gize (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Doxologized ; p. pr. & vb. n. Doxologizing .] To give glory to God, as in a doxology; to praise God with doxologies.

Doxology <Xpage=449>

Dox*ol"o*gy (?) , n. ; pl. Doxologies (#) . [LL. doxologia , Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ praising, giving glory; <?/ opinion, estimation, glory, praise (from <?/ to think, imagine) + <?/ to speak: cf. F. doxologie . See Dogma , and Legend .] In Christian worship: A hymn expressing praise and honor to God; a form of praise to God designed to be sung or chanted by the choir or the congregation.

David breaks forth into these triumphant praises and doxologies . South.

Doxy <Xpage=449>

Dox"y (?) , n. ; pl. Doxies (#) . [See Duck a pet.] A loose wench; a disreputable sweetheart.

Shak.

Doyly <Xpage=449>

Doy"ly (?) , n. See Doily .

Doze <Xpage=449>

Doze (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Dozed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Dozing .] [Prob. akin to daze , dizzy : cf. Icel. d<?/sa to doze, Dan. d\'94se to make dull, heavy, or drowsy, d\'94s dullness, drowsiness, d\'94sig drowsy, AS. dw<?/s dull, stupid, foolish. <?/<?/<?/. Cf. Dizzy .] To slumber; to sleep lightly; to be in a dull or stupefied condition, as if half asleep; to be drowsy.

If he happened to doze a little, the jolly cobbler waked him. L'Estrange.

Doze <Xpage=449>

Doze , v. t. 1. To pass or spend in drowsiness; as, to doze away one's time .

2. To make dull; to stupefy. [Obs.]

I was an hour . . . in casting up about twenty sums, being dozed with much work. Pepys.

They left for a long time dozed and benumbed. South.

Doze <Xpage=449>

Doze , n. A light sleep; a drowse.

Tennyson.

Dozen <Xpage=449>

Doz"en (?) , n. ; pl. Dozen (before another noun), Dozens (<?/) . [OE. doseine , dosein , OF. doseine , F. douzaine , fr. douze twelve, fr. L. duodecim ; duo two + decem ten. See Two , Ten , and cf. Duodecimal .]

1. A collection of twelve objects; a tale or set of twelve; with or without of before the substantive which follows. "Some six or seven dozen of Scots." "A dozen of shirts to your back." "A dozen sons." "Half a dozen friends."

Shak.

2. An indefinite small number.

Milton.

A baker's dozen , thirteen; -- called also a long dozen .

Dozenth <Xpage=449>

Doz"enth (?) , a. Twelfth. [R.]

Dozer <Xpage=449>

Doz"er (?) , n. One who dozes or drowses.

Doziness <Xpage=449>

Doz"i*ness (?) , n. The state of being dozy; drowsiness; inclination to sleep.

Dozy <Xpage=449>

Doz"y (?) , a. Drowsy; inclined to doze; sleepy; sluggish; as, a dozy head .

Dryden.

Dozzled <Xpage=449>

Doz"zled (?) , a. [<?/<?/<?/.] Stupid; heavy. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

Halliwell.

Drab <Xpage=449>

Drab (?) , n. [AS. drabbe dregs, lees; akin to D. drab , drabbe , dregs, G. treber ; for sense 1, cf. also Gael. drabag a slattern, drabach slovenly. Cf. Draff .]

1. A low, sluttish woman.

King.

2. A lewd wench; a strumpet.

Shak.

3. A wooden box, used in salt works for holding the salt when taken out of the boiling pans.

Drab <Xpage=449>

Drab , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Drabbed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Drabbing .] To associate with strumpets; to wench.

Beau. & Fl.

Drab <Xpage=449>

Drab , n. [F. drap cloth: LL. drappus , trapus , perh. orig., a firm, solid stuff, cf. F. draper to drape, also to full cloth; prob. of German origin; cf. Icel. drepa to beat, strike, AS. drepan , G. treffen ; perh. akin to E. drub . Cf. Drape , Trappings .]

1. A kind of thick woolen cloth of a dun, or dull brownish yellow, or dull gray, color; -- called also drabcloth .

2. A dull brownish yellow or dull gray color.

Drab <Xpage=449>

Drab , a. Of a color between gray and brown. -- n. A drab color.

Drabber <Xpage=449>

Drab"ber (?) , n. One who associates with drabs; a wencher.

Massinger.

Drabbet <Xpage=449>

Drab"bet (?) , n. A coarse linen fabric, or duck.

Drabbish <Xpage=449>

Drab"bish , a. Somewhat drab in color.

Drabbish <Xpage=449>

Drab"bish (?) , a. Having the character of a drab or low wench. "The drabbish sorceress."

Drant.

Drabble <Xpage=449>

Drab"ble (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Drabbled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Drabbling (?) .] [<?/<?/<?/.See Drab , Draff .] To draggle; to wet and befoul by draggling; as, to drabble a gown or cloak.

Halliwell.

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Drabble <Xpage=450>

Drab"ble (?) , v. i. To fish with a long line and rod; as, to drabble for barbels .

Drabbler <Xpage=450>

Drab"bler (?) , n. (Naut.) A piece of canvas fastened by lacing to the bonnet of a sail, to give it a greater depth, or more drop.

Drabble-tail <Xpage=450>

Drab"ble-tail` (?) , n. A draggle-tail; a slattern.

Halliwell.

Drac\'91na <Xpage=450>

Dra*c\'91"na (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ she-dragon.] (Bot.) A genus of liliaceous plants with woody stems and funnel-shaped flowers.

&hand; Drac\'91na Draco , the source of the dragon's blood of the Canaries, forms a tree, sometimes of gigantic size.

Dracanth <Xpage=450>

Dra"canth (?) , n. A kind of gum; -- called also gum tragacanth , or tragacanth . See Tragacanth .

Drachm <Xpage=450>

Drachm (?) , n. [See Drachma .]

1. A drachma.

2. Same as Dram .

Drachma <Xpage=450>

Drach"ma (?) , n. ; pl. E. Drachmas (#) , L. Drachm\'91 (#) . [L., fr. Gr. <?/. See Dram .]

1. A silver coin among the ancient Greeks, having a different value in different States and at different periods. The average value of the Attic drachma is computed to have been about 19 cents.

2. A gold and silver coin of modern Greece worth 19.3 cents.

3. Among the ancient Greeks, a weight of about 66.5 grains; among the modern Greeks, a weight equal to a gram.

Drachme <Xpage=450>

Drach"me (?) , n. [F.] See Drachma .

Dracin <Xpage=450>

Dra"cin (?) , n. [Cf. F. dracine .] (Chem.) See Draconin .

Draco <Xpage=450>

Dra"co (?) , n. [L. See Dragon .]

1. (Astron.) The Dragon, a northern constellation within which is the north pole of the ecliptic.

2. A luminous exhalation from marshy grounds.

3. (Zo\'94l.) A genus of lizards. See Dragon , 6.

Draconian <Xpage=450>

Dra*co"ni*an (?) , a. Pertaining to Draco, a famous lawgiver of Athens, 621 b. c.

Draconian code , &or; Draconian laws , a code of laws made by Draco. Their measures were so severe that they were said to be written in letters of blood; hence, any laws of excessive rigor.

Draconic <Xpage=450>

Dra*con"ic (?) , a. Relating to Draco, the Athenian lawgiver; or to the constellation Draco; or to dragon's blood.

Draconin <Xpage=450>

Dra*co"nin (?) , n. [Cf. F. draconine . See Draco .] (Chem.) A red resin forming the essential basis of dragon's blood; -- called also dracin .

Dracontic <Xpage=450>

Dra*con"tic (?) , a. [From L. draco dragon, in allusion to the terms dragon's head and dragon's tail .] (Astron.) Belonging to that space of time in which the moon performs one revolution, from ascending node to ascending node. See Dragon's head , under Dragon . [Obs.] " Dracontic month."

Crabb.

Dracontine <Xpage=450>

Dra*con"tine (?) , a. [L. draco dragon.] Belonging to a dragon.

Southey.

Dracunculus <Xpage=450>

Dra*cun"cu*lus (?) , n. ; pl. Dracunculi (#) . [L., dim. of draco dragon.] (Zo\'94l.) (a) A fish; the dragonet . (b) The Guinea worm ( Filaria medinensis ).

Drad <Xpage=450>

Drad (?) , p. p. & a. Dreaded. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Dradde <Xpage=450>

Drad"de (?) , imp. of Dread . [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Dradge <Xpage=450>

Dradge (?) , n. (Min.) Inferior ore, separated from the better by cobbing.

Raymond.

Draff <Xpage=450>

Draff (?) , n. [Cf. D. draf the sediment of ale, Icel. draf draff, husks. Cf. 1st Drab .] Refuse; lees; dregs; the wash given to swine or cows; hogwash; waste matter.

Prodigals lately come from swine keeping, from eating draff and husks. Shak.

The draff and offal of a bygone age. Buckle.

Mere chaff and draff , much better burnt. Tennyson.

Draffish <Xpage=450>

Draff"ish , a. Worthless; draffy.

Bale.

Draffy <Xpage=450>

Draff"y (?) , a. Dreggy; waste; worthless.

The dregs and draffy part. Beau. & Fl.

Draff <Xpage=450>

Draff (?) , n. [The same word as draught . OE. draught , draht , fr. AS. dragan to draw. See Draw , and cf. Draught .]

1. The act of drawing; also, the thing drawn. Same as Draught .

Everything available for draft burden. S. G. Goodrich.

2. (Mil.) A selecting or detaching of soldiers from an army, or from any part of it, or from a military post; also from any district, or any company or collection of persons, or from the people at large; also, the body of men thus drafted.

Several of the States had supplied the deficiency by drafts to serve for the year. Marshall.

3. An order from one person or party to another, directing the payment of money; a bill of exchange.

I thought it most prudent to deter the drafts till advice was received of the progress of the loan. A. Hamilton.

4. An allowance or deduction made from the gross veight of goods.

Simmonds.

5. A drawing of lines for a plan; a plan delineated, or drawn in outline; a delineation. See Draught .

6. The form of any writing as first drawn up; the first rough sketch of written composition, to be filled in, or completed. See Draught .

7. (Masonry) (a) A narrow border left on a finished stone, worked differently from the rest of its face. (b) A narrow border worked to a plane surface along the edge of a stone, or across its face, as a guide to the stone-cutter.

8. (Milling) The slant given to the furrows in the dress of a millstone.

9. (Naut.) Depth of water necessary to float a ship. See Draught .

10. A current of air. Same as Draught .

Draft <Xpage=450>

Draft , a. 1. Pertaining to, or used for, drawing or pulling (as vehicles, loads, etc.). Same as Draught .

2. Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of air. Same as Draught .

&hand; The forms draft and draught , in the senses above-given, are both on approved use.