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Down the stairs; to a lower floor. -- a.

A draggle-tail; a slattern. Halliwell.

A slattern who suffers her gown to trail in the mire; a drabble-tail.

Untidy; sluttish; slatternly. W. Irving.

See Dragon's blood, Dragon's head, etc., under Dragon.

To trail; to draggle. [Obs.] South.

y degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to cause the exhaustion of. Fountains drain the water from the ground adjacent. Bacon. But it was not alone that the he drained their treasure and hampered their industry. Motley.

Capable of being drained.

A draining; a gradual flowing off of any liquid; also, that which flows out of a drain.

The missel thrush.

One who, or that which, drains.

The art of carrying off surplus water, as from land. Draining tile. Same as Draintile.

A pipe used for carrying off surplus water.

A hollow tile used in making drains; -- called also draining tile.

See 4th Trap, 5.

Stupid; doltish. Shak.

A framework on which dishes, food, etc., are passed from one room or story of a house to another; a lift for dishes, etc.; also, a piece of furniture with movable or revolving shelves.

The kiang, a wild horse or wild ass of Thibet (Asinus hemionus).

An armichair for ease or repose. "Laugh . . . in Rabelais' easy-chair." Pope.

A kind of frosted cake, containing flavored cream.