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nởr, nột–tube, thu, bull8llpound—thin, this.

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Down, doun prep. along a descent, from Drake, drake s. the male of the duck a higher place to a lower [horizon Dram, drâm s. the eighth part of an ounce ; Down, doůn ad. on the ground; below the a small quantity; spirits Down, doun int. an exhortation to destruc-Drama, dra'må s. a poem accommodated tion or demolition to action; a play Downcast, doůn'kâst a. bent down, direc-Dramatical, drâ-måt'è-kål) represented ted to the ground [fabricks Dramatick, drå-mât'?k by action Downfal, doin'fål s. ruin; destruction of Dramatically, drå-mât'è-kal-è ad. by repreDownhill, döûn'hil s. declivity, descent [dramatick compositions Downlying, doun-ll'ing a. near childbirth Dramatist, drâm'a-tist s. the authour of Downright, doun-rite' ad. in plain terms Drank, drank, the pret. of drink Downright, doun'rite a. plain, open Draper, dra pår s. one who sells cloth Downward, doün'wård Drapery, dra'pår-è s. clothwork; the dress of a picture or statue

Downwards, dôûn'wårdz)

ad. towards the

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centre; in a course of successive or lin-Draught, dråft s. the act of drinking; a eal descent Downward, doin'ward a. declivous, bendDowny, doa'né a. covered with down or nap; soft, tender Dowry, dou're s. a portion given with wife; a reward paid for a wife Doxology, dok-sôl'ò-jè s. a form of giving glory to God

Doxy, dok'sè s. a whore, a loose wench
Doze, doze v. n. to slumber

Doze, doze v. a. to stupify, to dull
Dozen, düz zn s. the number of twelve
Doziness,do'zé-nês s.sleepiness,drowsiness
Dozy, do'zè a. sleepy, sluggish
Drab, drab s. a strumpet

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quantity drunk; the act of drawing picture drawn; a detachment; a bill drawn for the payment of money Draw, dråw v. a. to pull; to attract; to inhale; to unsheath; to represent by picture; to compose; to eviscerate Draw, draw v. n. to perform the office of a beast of draught; to act as a weight; to contract; to advance; to practise the art of delineation; to take a lot Drawback, dråw'bák s. money given back for ready payment [to be lifted up Drawbridge, dråw'bridje s. a bridge made Drawer, draw'år s. one employed in procuring water from the well; one whose business is to draw liquors from the cask; that which has the power of attraction; [tation a box in a case Drawing, drawing s. delineation, represenDrawing-room, dråw'ing-room s. the room in which company assemble at court Drag, drag s. a net an instrument with Drawn, dråwn part. from draw, equal, where hooks; a kind of car drawn by the hand each party takes his own stake; with a Dragnet, drag'nêt s. a net drawn along the sword unsheathed; eviscerated; induced bottom of the water [ging on the ground Drawwell, dråw'wel s. a well out of which Draggle,drag'gl v. a.to make dirty by drag- water is drawn by a long cord [slow way Draggle, drag gl v. n. to grow dirty by be-Drawl, dråwl v. n. to utter any thing in a ing drawn along the ground

Drachm, drâm s. an old Roman coin; the
eighth part of an ounce
Draff, draf s. any thing thrown away
Drag, dråg v. a. to pull by force
Drag, dråg v. n. to hang so low as to trail
upon the ground

Dray, drå

Dragon,dråg'un s.a serpent ; a constellation Dray cart, drå'kårt

Dragonlike, drag'un-like a. furious, fiery

beer is carried

s. the car on which

[dray

Dragoon, drå-goon' s. a kind of soldier that Drayman, dra'mân s. one that attends a serves either on horse or foot [dry Dread, dred s. fear, terrour, awe Drain, drane v. a. to empty; to make quite Dread, drẻd a. frightful; awful, venerable Drain, dråne s. the channel through which liquids are gradually drawn

in the highest degree
Dread, dred v. n. to be in fear

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Fate, far, fall, fát mẻ, mất—plane, pin—nỏ, môve,

Dreadful, drẻd'ful a. terrible, frightful [ly Drink, drink s. liquor to be swallowed Dreadfully,dred'fül-le ad. terribly, frightful- Drinkable, drink'å-bl a. that may be drunk Dreadlessness, dred'lès-nês s. fearlessness, Drinker, drink'ür s. a drunkard

intrepidity

Dreadless, drêd'lês a. fearless, intrepid Dream, drème s. a phantasm of sleep, the thoughts of a sleeping man

Drip, drip v. a. to let fall in drops
Drip, drip s. that which falls in drops
Dripping, drip'ing s. the fat which house.
wives gather from roast meat

Dream, drème v. n. to have the representa-Drive, drive v. a. pret. drove, part. pass. driv

tion of something in sleep; to think idly Dream, drème v. a. to sec in a dream Dreamer, dre'můr s. one who has dreams; an idle fanciful man; a mope

Dreamless, drème'lês a. without dreams
Drear, drère a. mournful, dismal

Dreary, dre're a. sorrowful, gloomy

Dredge, drêdje s. a kind of net

en or drove to force along; to urge in any direction; to guide a carriage

Drive, drive v. n. to go as impelled by an
external agent; to rush with violence;
to pass in a carriage; to tend to; to
strike at with fury

Drivel, driv'vl v. n. to slaver; to dote
Drivel, driv'vl s. slaver

Dredge, dredje v. a. to gather with a dredge Driveller, driv'vl-år s. a fool, an ideot
Dregginess, dreg'gè-nes s. fulness of dregs, Driven, driv'vn part. of drive

feculence

[lent Driver, drl'vår s. the person or instrument
who gives any motion by violence; one
who drives

Drizzle, driz'zl v. n. to fall in slow drops
Drizzly, driz'zl-è a. shedding small rain
Droll, drole s. a jester, a buffoon

Dreggish, dreggish a. foul with lees, fecuDreggy,dreg'ge a.containing dregs,feculent Dregs, drêgz s. the sediment of liquors Drench, drensh v. a. to soak; to saturate with drink or moisture Drench, drẻnsh s. a draught; physick for Droll, drole a. comick, farcical a brute [cover a wound; to curry Droll, dròle v. n. to jest, to play the buffoon Dress, drês v. a. to clothe; to adorn; to Drollery, drò'lur-è s. idle jokes; buffoonery Dress,drês s.clothes; skill of adjusting dress Dromedary, drûm'è-dâ-rẻ s. a sort of camel Dresser, dres'sår s. one who dresses; a sort Drone, drone s. the bee which makes no of kitchen table [sore honey; a pipe of a bagpipe; a sluggard Dressing, dressing s. the application to a Drone, drone v. n. to live idly Dressing-room, dres'sing-room s. the room Dronish, dro'nish a. idle, sluggish in which clothes are put on Droop, droop v. n. to languish with sorrow, Dressy, dres'sè a. showy in dress [slowly to grow weak [mond hanging in the ear Dribble, dribbl v. n. to fall weakly and Drop, drop s. a globule of moisture; dia Driblet, drib'let s. a small sum, odd money Drop, drop v. a. to pour in drops; to let [of absorbing moisture fall; to let go; to utter slightly Drier, drl'år s. that which has the quality Drop, drop v. n. to fall in drops; to fall; to Drift, drift s. any thing driven at random; vanish, to come to nothing aim of action; scope of a discourse Dropping, drop'ping s. that which falls in Drift, drift v. a. to drive, to urge a long; to drops throw on heaps

in a sum

Droplet, drop'lêt s. a little drop [dropsy Drill, dril v. a. to pierce any thing with a Dropsical, drop'sè-kål a. diseased with a drill; to perforate; to teach recruits Dropsy, drop'sè s. a collection of water in their exercise [are bored; an ape the body

feculence

Drill, dril s. an instrument with which holes Dross, dros s. the scum of metals; refuse, Drink, drink v. n. pret. drank, or drunk; part. pass. drunk, or drunken, to swallow quors, to quench thirst Drink, drink v. a. to suck up, to absorb

li-Drossiness,dros'sè-nês s. foulness,feculence Drossy, dros'sè a. full of dross; foul Drought, droit . dry weather, thirst.

nor, nôt-tube, tûb, bûll-dil-pound-thin, Tuis.

Droughty, drôů’tè a. wanting rain, thirsty Dryades, drl'â-dês s. the Latin plural of the Drove, drove s. a body or number of cattle; a crowd, a tumult

Drove, drove pret. of drive

same word

Dryer, drlar s. that which has the quality of absorbing moisture

[barrenly Drover, dro'vur s. one who drives cattle Dryly, dri'le ad. without moisture; coldly; Drown, droin v. a. to suffocate in water; to Dryness, dri'nes s. want of moisture overwhelm in water; to bury in an in-Drynurse, dri'nurse s. a woman who brings undation [water up and feeds a child without the breast Dryshod, dri'shôd a. without treading above the shoes in the water

Drown, drôûn v. n. to be suffocated by
Drowsily, droû'zé-lè ad. sleepily, heavily
Drowsiness, droû'zè-nês s. sleepiness
Drowsy, droů zè a. sleepy, dull.
Drub, drůbv. a. to thresh, to beat
Drub, dråb s. a thump, a blow [offices Dubious, du bè-as a. doubtful, uncertain
Drudge, drådje v. n. to labour in mean Dubiously, dů'bè-us-lè ad. uncertainly
Drudge, drůdje s. one employed in mean Dubiousness, dù'bè-us-nês s. uncertainty
labour
Dubitable, dù'bè-tå-bl a, doubtful

Dual, dù'âl a. expressing the number two
Dub, dåb v. a. to make a man a knight; to
confer any kind of dignity

roast meat

Drudgery, drådje'ůr-è s. mean labour Drudging-box, drůdje'ing-bôks s. the box out of which flour is sprinkled upon roast

meat

Drudger, drådje'ûr s. a mean labourer; Ducal, da'kâl a. pertaining to a duke the box out of which flour is thrown on Ducat, důk'it s. a coin struck by dukes; in silver valued at about four shillings and sixpence, in gold at nine shillings and six pence [ness Duck, důk s. a water fowl; a word of fondDuck, důk v. n. to dive under water Drug,dråg s. a medicinal simple; any thing Duck, dåk v.a. to put under water without value [len cloth Duck-legged, důk'legd a. short-legged Drugget, drug'git s. a coarse kind of wol-Duckling, duk'ling s. a young duck Druggist, drug gist s, one who sells drugs Duct, dåkt s. guidance, direction Druid,druids a priest of the ancient Britons Ductile, dúk'til a. flexible, pliable Drum, drum s. an instrument of military Ductility, důk-til'è-tè s. flexibility, compli musick; the tympanum of the ear Dudgeon, dåd'jan s. a small dagger; sulDrum, drâm v. n. to beat a drum lenness, ill-will

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Drum-major, drum-ma'jůr s. the chief Due, dùa. owed, proper, fit
drummer of a regiment [beat the drum Due, dù ad. exactly, directly
Drummer, drum'mur s. he whose office is to Due, dù s. that which may be justly claim-
Drumstick, drum'stik s. the stick with ed; right, just title

which a drum is beaten [with moisture Duel, du'il s. a combat between two Drunk, drunk a. inebriated; drenched Duel, dů'il v.n. to fight a single combat Drunkard, drunk'ård s, one given to excess-Dueller, du'il-lår s. a single combatant ive use of strong liquors

Duelling, dù'il-ling s. the act of fighting a

Drunken, drun'kn a. intoxicated with li- duel quor, inebriated

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Duellist, du'il-list s. one who fights a duel
Duenna, dù-ên ́nâ s. an old woman kept to

Drunkenness, drůn'kn-nês s. intoxication
with strong liquor; habitual inebriety guard a younger
Dry, dri a. not moist; without rain; thirsty
Dry, dri v. a. to free from moisture; to
exhale moisture; to drain
Dry, drin. n. to grow dry
Diyad, dri'âd s. a wood nymph [Dryad
Dryads, drl'âdzs, the English plural of

Dug, dåg s. a nipple, a teat
Dug, dig pret. and part. pass. of dig
Duke, duke s. one of the highest order of
nobility in England
Dukedom, duke dům s. the possession of a
duke; the title or quality of a duke

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Fate, får, fåll, fåt-mẻ, mët-pine, pîn-uỏ, mỏve,

Dulcet,dal'seta.sweet,luscious, harmonious Durableness,du'râ-bl-nês s.power of lasting Durably, dura-blè ad. in a lasting manner

Dulcify, dul'se-fl v. a. to sweeten

Dulcimer,dal'se-mur s.a musical instrument Durance, du'ranse s. imprisonment

Dulcorate, důlko-rate v. a. to sweeten

Duration, dù-ra'shun s. continuance of time Dulcoration, dai-kò-rá'shun s. the act of Daresse, du'rës s. imprisonment, uncer

sweetening

Dull, dul a. stupid; blunt ; sad
Dall, dál v. a. to stupify; to blunt
Dully, dalle ad. stupidly; sluggishly
Dulness, důl'nês s. stupidity; drowsiness;
dimness

tainty [continuance During, during prep. for the time of the Durst, dårst pret. of dare, to venture Dask, dusk a. tending to darkness Dusk, disk s. tendency to darkness Duskily, dusk'è-lè ad. with a tendency to darkness [tending to obscurity Duskish, dusk ish a. inclining to darkness, Dusky, dusk'è a. tending to darkness, obscure [cles; the state of dissolution Dust, dust s. earth reduced to small parti Dust, důst v. a. to free from dust, to sprin

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Duly, du'le ad. properly, fitly
Dumb, dům a. mute, incapable of speech
Dambly, dam'le ad. mutely, silently
Dumbness, dům nês s. incapacity to speak
Dump, dâmp s. sorrow, melancholy
Dumpish, dump'ish u. sad, melancholy
Dumpling, damp'ling s. a sort of pudding kle with dust
Dun, din a. a colour partaking of brown Dusty, důs'tè a. clouded or covered with
[mence and importunity Dutchess, datsh'ès s. the lady of a duke
Dun, dan .a. to claim a debt with vehe-Dutchy, dûtsh'è s. a territory which gives
Dun, dan s. a clamorous and troublesome title to a duke

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Dunce, danse s. a dolt, a thickskull

[dust

Dateous, du'té-us, or dů'tshè-us a. obedient, obsequious; enjoined by duty

Dung, dang s. the excrement of animals, Dutiful, du'tè-ful a. obedient, submissive to used to fatten ground

Dung, dang . u. to fatten with dung

natural or legal superiours [missively Dutifully, du'te-ful-è ad. obediently, subDungeon, din'jan s. a close subterraneous Dutifuliess, dù'tè-fûl-nes s. obedience, subprison [of dung; any mean abode mission to just authority Dunghill,dang hils. a heap or accumulation Duty, du'tè s. that to which a man is by any Dunghill, dang hil a. sprung from the dung- natural or legal obligation bound; tax hill, mean, low Ting petty deb's Dwarf, dworf s. a man below the common Dunner, din'når s. one employed in solicit- size [bulk, little Duodecimo, du-d-dës'sè-mó s. a book in Dwarfish, dworf'ish a. below the natural which one sheet of paper makes twelve Dwell, dwèl v. n. pret. dwelt or dwelled, to leaves reside; to fix the mind upon; to con tinue long speaking

Dupe, dupe s. a credulous man
Dupe, dupe v. a. to trick, to cheat

Dweller, dwellår s. an inhabitant

Duplicate, du'ple-kåte v. a. to double, to Dwelling, dwelling s. habitation, abode Dwindie, dwind'dl' v``n. to shrink, to lose

fold together

bulk

Duplicate, du'plè-kåte s. a second thing of [a new colour the same kind, a transcript of a paper Dying, dl'ing part. of die, expiring; giving Duplication, du-pie-ka shun s. the act of Dynasty, di'nås-tè s. government, sovedoubling; a fold [thing doubled reignty [of the blood Duplicature, du'ple-ka-tshåre s. a fold, any Dyserasy, dis'kra-ses, a distemperature Duplicity, do-plis'è-tès. deceit, doubleness Dysentery, dis'sen-ter-é s. a looseness [lasting Dyspepsy, dis'pêp-se s. indigestion Durability, du-rå-bil'è-tè s. the power of Dysphony, dis fo-ne s. a difficulty in speakDurable, du'râ-bl a. lasting, having the ing quality of long continuance

of heart

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[urine Dysury, dízh ́à-rẻ s. a difficulty in making

nor, no-tube, tåŭ, båll-dil-poånd-thin, THIS.

E.

Earthquake, arth kwake s. a tremour or convulsion of the earth

EACH, etsh pron. either of two; every Earthworm, erth warm s. a worm bred unone [ment, ardent; quick; sour,acrid der ground; a mean sordid wretch Eager, égar a. ardently wishing; vehe-Earthy, erth'è a. consisting of earth; reEagerly,e gar-le ad.ardently,keeniy,sharp- lating to earth

[ity ly [inence, violence Ease, èze s. quiet, rest, tranquillity; facilEagerness, è'gar-nês s. impetuosity, vehe-Ease, èze r. u. to free from pain; to reEagie, e'gi s. a bird of prey lieve, to assuage Eagle-eyed, e'gl-ide a. sharp-sighted Easement, èze'ment s. assistance Eaglet, é'glet s. a young cagle [of corn Easily, è'zè-le ad. without pain or difficulty Lac, eer s. the organ of hearing a spike Easiness, è'zè-nès s. flexibility; reachEarless, éér les a. without any ears [ses Ear-ring, eer'ring s. jewels set in a ring, East, éést s. the quarter where the sun riEaster, ees'tår s. the day on which the Christian Church commemorates our Saviour's resurrection

and worn at the ears

Far-shot, eèr shot s. reach of the car
Earwax, eer'waks s. the cerumen or exuda-

ness; freedom

tion which smears the inside of the ear Easterly, èès'tår-lè a. towards the East Earwig, eer wig s. an insect [a marquis Eastern, èès'türn a. dwelling or found in Earl, erl s. a title of nobility next to that of the East, oriental

Earldom,érl'düm s, the seigniory of an earl Eastward, eest'ward ad. towards the East Earliness, er'le-nês s. quickness of action Easy, è'zè a. not difficult; quiet; comEarly, eriè a. soon with respect to some- plying

Early, erle ad. soon, betimes [thing else Eat, ète v. a. pret. ate, or eat; part, eat or Earn, ern v. a. to gain as the reward of la- eaten, to devour with the mouth; to con[fixed, eager sume; to corrode

bour

Earnest, er'nest a warm, zealous; intent, Eat, ète v. n. to take meals, to feed [eaten Earnest, r'nest s. seriousness; the money Eatable, è'tâ-bl s. any thing that may be which is given in token that a bargain is Eaves, évz s. the edges of the roof which ratified [eagerly overhangs the house [under windows Earnestly,er'nêst-lè ad. warmly, zealously;Eavesdropper, èvz'drop-pår s. a listener Earnestness, er'nêst-nés S. eagerness, Ebb, b s. the reflux of the tide towards warmth, vehemence decline ; waste [to decline Earth, erth s. the element distinct from air, Ebb, êb v. n. to flow back towards the sea; fire, or water; the world. This word Ebon, eb'ün a hárd, black, valuable is liable to a coarse, vulgar pronuncia- Ebony, ébo-ne tion, as if written urth. There is indeed Ebriety, e-brié-të s. drunkenness [up but a delicate difference between this Ebullition, eb-dl-lish'un s. the act of boiling and the true sound, but quite sufficient Eccentrical, êk-sên trẻ-kal

the sea;

S.

to distinguish a common from a polite Eccentrick, ek-seu trikil

speaker

wood

a. deviating

Twith earth from the centre; irregular
Eccentricity, êk-sen-tris'è-tè s. deviation
from a centre.
Ecclesiastical, k-kle-zhe-âs'tè-kâl
Ecclesiastick, ek-kle-zhe-as tik

Earth, érth v. a. to hide in earth; to cover
Earth, eth v. u. to refire under ground
Earthborn, erth'born a. born of the earth;
meanly born

Earthen, er'tha a. made of earth
Earthiness, erth'è-nës s. the quality of can-
taining earth, grossness

Earthly, érth'lè a, not heavenly, vile, mean; sordid

a. re

lating to the church [ter, a clergyman Ecclesiastick, k-kle-zhe-as tik s. a minis Echo, ekko s. the return of any sound; the sound returned E-ho, ek'ko v. n. to resound, to be sounded

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