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Marked; special. The most distinguished politeness. Mad. D' Arblay.

In a distinguished manner. [R.] Swift.

One who, or that which, distinguishes or separates one thing from another by marks of diversity. Sir T. Browne.

Constituting difference, or distinction from everything else; distinctive; peculiar; characteristic. The distinguishing doctrines of our holy religion. Locke. Distinguishing pennant (Naut.), a special pennant by which any particular vessel in a fleet is recognized and signaled. Simmonds.

With distinction; with some mark of preference. Pope.

Observation of difference; distinction. Graunt.

Tending or serving to distract.

That distributes; dealing out. Distributing past office, an office where the mails for a large district are collected to be assorted according to their destination and forwarded.

That distrusts; suspicious; lacking confidence in. -- Dis*trust"ing*ly, adv.

Amusing; entertaining. -- Di*vert"ing*ly, adv. -- Di*vert"ing*ness, n.

That dotes; silly; excessively fond. -- Dot"ing*ly, adv. -- Dot"ing*ness, n.

See under Pun.

Acting or operating in two directions or with both motions; producing a twofold result; as, a double-acting engine or pump.

That is uncertain; that distrusts or hesitates; having doubts. -- Doubt"ing*ly, adv.

The quality of being doughty; valor; bravery.

The act of sitting down; repose; a resting. Thou knowest my downsitting and my uprising. Ps. cxxxix. 2.

Belonging to a dragon. Southey.

A mucilage obtained from, or containing, gun tragacanth.

A state of dryness of the weather; want of rain.

A duet of short extent and concise form.