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Webster's practical dictionaryA practical dictionary of the English language, giving the correct spelling, pronunciation and definitions of words based on the Unabridged dictionary of Noah Webster .. . t, (ofvegetable matter) from juices or sap, (of animals)not giving milk, (of persons) thirsty, needing drink,(of the eyes) not shedding tears; destitute of that?which interests or amuses ; unembellished ; plain ;characterized by shrewdness, or sarcasm; sharp.(Fine Arts.) Exhibiting a sharp, frigid precisenessof execution. —r. t. [dried (drid), drying.] Tofree from moisture.— To srow dry, los
Webster's practical dictionaryA practical dictionary of the English language, giving the correct spelling, pronunciation and definitions of words based on the Unabridged dictionary of Noah Webster .. . t, (ofvegetable matter) from juices or sap, (of animals)not giving milk, (of persons) thirsty, needing drink,(of the eyes) not shedding tears; destitute of that?which interests or amuses ; unembellished ; plain ;characterized by shrewdness, or sarcasm; sharp.(Fine Arts.) Exhibiting a sharp, frigid precisenessof execution. —r. t. [dried (drid), drying.] Tofree from moisture.— To srow 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), 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), To plunge. Duck (A. boschas). into water and suddenly withdraw; to immerse: to § lunge the head of in water, immediately with-rawing 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 , dukt, n. Any tube by which a fluid or othersubstance is conducted *o its destination.—Duc-tile, -til, a. Easily led or drawn out; tractable; flex-ible; pliable; obsequious; capable of being drawnout into wire or threads. — Ductileness, -tility, -t-tT, 71. Dudgeon, dujun, re. A small dagger; hilt of a dagger;anger; resentment; malice; ill-will; discord. Duds, dudz, n.])l. ()ld clothes ; tattered garments;effects in general. Due, du, a. Owed; proper to be paid or done to an-other ; required by the circumstances ; suitable ;enfor
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