The fourth letter of the English alphabet, and a vocal consonant. The English letter is from Latin, which is from Greek, which took it from Ph/nician, the probable ultimate origin being Egyptian. It is related most nearly to t and th; as, Eng. deep, G. tief; Eng. daughter, G. tochter, Gr. qyga`thr, Skr. duhitr. See Guide to Pronunciation, ?78, 179, 229. 29575 D D 462 A skillful hand; a dabster; an expert. 29578 D Dab n. 826 of Dab 29580 D Dabbed imp. & p. p. 439 of Dab 29581 D Dabbing p. pr. & vb. n. 383 A large, spine-tailed lizard (Uromastix spinipes), found in Egypt, Arabia, and Palestine; -- called also dhobb, and dhabb. 29586 D Dabb n. 425 That with which one dabs; hence, a pad or other device used by printers, engravers, etc., as for dabbing type or engraved plates with ink. 29587 D Dabber n. 399 of Dabble 29588 D Dabbled imp. & p. p. 458 of Dabble 29589 D Dabbling p. pr. & vb. n. 388 To wet by little dips or strokes; to spatter; to sprinkle; to moisten; to wet. 29590 D Dabble v. t. 426 One who dabbles. 29593 D Dabbler n. 458 In a dabbling manner. 29595 D Dabblingly adv. 382 A small water bird (Podilymbus podiceps), allied to the grebes, remarkable for its quickness in diving; -- called also dapchick, dobchick, dipchick, didapper, dobber, devil-diver, hell-diver, and pied-billed grebe. 29596 D Dabchick n. 438 A large and highly venomous Asiatic viper (xanthica). 29597 D Daboia n. 495 One who is skilled; a master of his business; a proficient; an adept. 29598 D Dabster n. 426 From the beginning; a direction to return to, and end with, the first strain; -- indicated by the letters D. C. Also, the strain so repeated. 29599 D Dacapo 408 A small European cyprinoid fish (Squalius leuciscus or Leuciscus vulgaris); -- called also dare. 29600 D Dace n. 583 One of a breed of small dogs with short crooked legs, and long body; -- called also badger dog. There are two kinds, the rough-haired and the smooth-haired. 29601 D Dachshund n. 386 Of or pertaining to Dacia or the Dacians. 29602 D Dacian a. 387 One of a class of robbers, in India, who act in gangs. 29604 D Dacoit n. 406 The practice of gang robbery in India; robbery committed by dacoits. 29605 D Dacoity n. 440 Same as Dacotas. 29606 D Dacotahs n. pl. 406 A poetical foot of three sylables (-- ~ ~), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented; as, L. tegm/n/, E. mer\b6ciful; -- so called from the similarity of its arrangement to that of the joints of a finger. 29607 D Dactyl n. 459 Pertaining to dactyl; dactylic. 29610 D Dactylar a. 413 A dactyl. 29612 D Dactylet n. 397 Pertaining to, consisting chiefly or wholly of, dactyls; as, dactylic verses. 29613 D Dactylic a. 384 An engraver of gems for rings and other ornaments. 29616 D Dactylioglyph n. 362 The art or process of gem engraving. 29618 D Dactylioglyphi n. 363 The art of writing or engraving upon gems. 29619 D Dactyliography n. 434 That branch of archaeology which has to do with gem engraving. 29621 D Dactyliology n. 433 Divination by means of finger rings. 29623 D Dactyliomancy n. 397 A writer of dactylic verse. 29624 D Dactylist n. 387 An inflammatory affection of the fingers. 29625 D Dactylitis n. 452 The art of communicating ideas by certain movements and positions of the fingers; -- a method of conversing practiced by the deaf and dumb. 29626 D Dactylology n. 379 Dactyliomancy. 29627 D Dactylomancy n. 386 The art of numbering or counting by the fingers. 29628 D Dactylonomy n. 397 Having the inferior rays of the pectoral fins partially or entirely free, as in the gurnards. 29629 D Dactylopterous a. 430 The scaly covering of the toes, as in birds. 29630 D Dactylotheca n. 407 A kind of zooid of Siphonophora which has an elongated or even vermiform body, with one tentacle, but no mouth. See Siphonophora. 29631 D Dactylozooid n. 366 Father; -- a word sometimes used by children. 29632 D Dad n. 670 of Dadle 29633 D Daddled imp. & p. p. 403 of Dadle 29634 D Daddling p. pr. & vb. n. 439 To toddle; to walk unsteadily, like a child or an old man; hence, to do anything slowly or feebly. 29635 D Dadle v. i. 303 The rotten body of a tree. 29636 D Daddock n. 282 Diminutive of Dad. 29637 D Daddy n. 294 An arachnidan of the genus Phalangium, and allied genera, having a small body and four pairs of long legs; -- called also harvestman, carter, and grandfather longlegs. 29638 D Daddy longlegs 283 To hold up by leading strings or by the hand, as a child while he toddles. 29640 D Dade v. t. 608 of Dado 29642 D Dadoes pl. 289 That part of a pedestal included between the base and the cornice (or surbase); the die. See Illust. of Column. 29643 D Dado n. 291 Alt. of Daedalian 29646 D Daedal a. 297 Cunningly or ingeniously formed or working; skillful; artistic; ingenious. 29647 D Daedalian a. 299 Having a variously cut or incised margin; -- said of leaves. 29649 D Daedalous a. 280 Alt. of Daemonic 29650 D Daemon a. 335 See Demon, Demonic. 29651 D Daemonic a. 307 To cast aside; to put off; to doff. 29652 D Daff v. t. 343 A plant of the genus Asphodelus. 29656 D Daffodil n. 340 Stupid; foolish; idiotic; also, delirious; insane; as, he has gone daft. 29658 D Daft a. 418 The quality of being daft. 29660 D Daftness n. 266 A dagger; a poniard. 29661 D Dag n. 400 A short weapon used for stabbing. This is the general term: cf. Poniard, Stiletto, Bowie knife, Dirk, Misericorde, Anlace. 29669 D Dagger n. 277 An ornamental cutting of the edges of garments, introduced about a. d. 1346, according to the Chronicles of St Albans. 29673 D Dagges n. pl. 282 of Daggle 29674 D Daggled imp. & p. p. 271 of Daggle 29675 D Daggling p. pr. & vb. n. 266 To trail, so as to wet or befoul; to make wet and limp; to moisten. 29676 D Daggle v. t. 289 Alt. of Daggle-tailed 29678 D Daggle-tail a. 276 Having the lower ends of garments defiled by trailing in mire or filth; draggle-tailed. 29679 D Daggle-tailed a. 268 A dirty or clotted lock of wool on a sheep; a taglock. 29681 D Daglock n. 266 of Dago 29682 D Dagos pl. 267 A nickname given to a person of Spanish (or, by extension, Portuguese or Italian) descent. 29683 D Dago n. 320 A dome-shaped structure built over relics of Buddha or some Buddhist saint. 29684 D Dagoba n. 285 The national god of the Philistines, represented with the face and hands and upper part of a man, and the tail of a fish. 29685 D Dagon 247 A coarse woolen fabric made of daglocks, or the refuse of wool. 29687 D Dagswain n. 289 Daggle-tailed; having the tail clogged with daglocks. 29688 D Dag-tailed a. 388 Alt. of Daguerreian 29689 D Daguerrean a. 243 Pertaining to Daguerre, or to his invention of the daguerreotype. 29690 D Daguerreian a. 270 An early variety of photograph, produced on a silver plate, or copper plate covered with silver, and rendered sensitive by the action of iodine, or iodine and bromine, on which, after exposure in the camera, the latent image is developed by the vapor of mercury. 29691 D Daguerreotype n. 247 of Daguerreotype 29693 D Daguerreotyped imp. & p. p. 253 of Daguerreotype 29694 D Daguerreotyping p. pr. & vb. n. 236 Alt. of Daguerreotypist 29697 D Daguerreotyper n. 256 One who takes daguerreotypes. 29698 D Daguerreotypist n. 243 The art or process of producing pictures by method of Daguerre. 29699 D Daguerreotypy n. 242 A Nile boat constructed on the model of a floating house, having large lateen sails. 29700 D Dahabeah n. 241 of Dahlia 29701 D Dahlias pl. 251 A genus of plants native to Mexico and Central America, of the order Compositae; also, any plant or flower of the genus. The numerous varieties of cultivated dahlias bear conspicuous flowers which differ in color. 29702 D Dahlia n. 279 A variety of starch extracted from the dahlia; -- called also inulin. See Inulin. 29703 D Dahlin n. 244 Daily occurence. 29704 D Dailiness n. 260 Happening, or belonging to, each successive day; diurnal; as, daily labor; a daily bulletin. 29705 D Daily a. 279 of Daily 29706 D Dailies pl. 268 of Daimio 29709 D Daimios pl. 254 The title of the feudal nobles of Japan. 29710 D Daimio n. 255 Something of exquisite taste; a dainty. 29711 D Daint n. 259 of Daintify 29713 D Daintified imp. & p. p. 240 of Daintify 29714 D Daintifying p. pr. & vb. n. 245 To render dainty, delicate, or fastidious. 29715 D Daintify v. t. 237 In a dainty manner; nicely; scrupulously; fastidiously; deliciously; prettily. 29716 D Daintily adv. 267 The quality of being dainty; nicety; niceness; elegance; delicacy; deliciousness; fastidiousness; squeamishness. 29717 D Daintiness n. 244 Adelicacy. 29718 D Daintrel n. 257 of Dainty 29719 D Dainties pl. 250 Value; estimation; the gratification or pleasure taken in anything. 29720 D Dainty n. 321 of Dairy 29727 D Dairies pl. 254 The place, room, or house where milk is kept, and converted into butter or cheese. 29728 D Dairy n. 304