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Webster's practical dictionary; a practical dictionary of the English language giving the correct spelling, pronunciation and definitions of words based on the unabridged dictionary of Noah Webster .. . (ofvegetable matter) from juices or sap, (of animals)not giving milk, (of persons) thirsty, needing drink,(of the eyes) not shedding tears: destitute of thatwhich interests or amuses ; unembellished ; plain ;characterized by shrewdness, or sarcasm ; sharp.(Fine Arts.) Exhibiting a sharp, frigid precisenessof execution. —V. t. [dried (drid), drying.] Tofree from moisture. —v. i. To grow dry, los
Webster's practical dictionary; a practical dictionary of the English language giving the correct spelling, pronunciation and definitions of words based on the unabridged dictionary of Noah Webster .. . (ofvegetable matter) from juices or sap, (of animals)not giving milk, (of persons) thirsty, needing drink,(of the eyes) not shedding tears: destitute of thatwhich interests or amuses ; unembellished ; plain ;characterized by shrewdness, or sarcasm ; sharp.(Fine Arts.) Exhibiting a sharp, frigid precisenessof execution. —V. t. [dried (drid), drying.] Tofree from moisture. —v. i. To grow dry, lose mois-ture; to evaporate wholly, be exhaled. Duad, Dual, Duarchy, etc. See under Duo. Dualin. See Nitro-glycerine. Dub, dub, V. t. [dubbed (dubd), -bing.] To strikewith a sword and make a knight; to invest with anydignity, entitle; to prepare (a game cock) for fight-ing, by trimming thehackles and cutting offthe comb and gills. Dubious, Dubitation, under Doubt. Ducal, Ducat, Duchy, under Duke. Duck, duk, n. A kind ofcoarse cloth or lightcanvas, for tents, smallsails, bed-sacking, etc. Duck, duk, n. A waterfowl; a dip of the head. — V. t. [ducked (dukt),DUCKING.] To plunge. Duck (A. boschas). into water and suddenly withdraw; to immerse; toplunge the head of in water, immediately with-drawing it; to bow, stoop, or nod. — v. i. Toplunge the head in water ; to drop the head or per-son suddenly. — Duckling, n. A young duck. Duct, dukt, n. Any tube by which a fluid or othersubstance is conducted *< its destination.—Duc-tile, -til, a. Easily led or drawn out; tractable; flex-ible; pliable; obsequious; capable of being drawnout into wire or threads. — Duc^tileaess, -tillty,-t-tt, n. Dudgeon, dujun, n. A small dagger; hilt of a dagger;anger; resentment; malice; ill-will; discord. Duds, dudz, Old clothes ; tattered garments;eif ects in general. Due. du, a. Owed; proper to be paid or done to an-other ; required by the circumstances ; suitable ;enfo
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