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Having the character of a drab or low wench. "The drabbish sorceress." Drant.

Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of air. Same as Draught.

when hung loosely and in folds carefully disturbed; as: (a) Garments or vestments of this character worn upon the body, or shown in the representations of the human figure in art. (b) Hangings of a room or hall, or about a bed. Like one that wraps the drapery of his couch About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams. Br…

Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of air.

fire guns for protection against torpedo boats. This was the first battleship of the type characterized by a main armament of big guns all of the same caliber. She has a displacement of 17,900 tons at load draft, and a speed of 21 knots per hour.

Characterized by small rain, or snow; moist and disagreeable. "Winter's drizzly reign." Dryden.

Characterized by drought; wanting rain; arid; adust. Droughty and parched countries. Ray.

ntains of Syria. The Druses separated from the Mohammedan Arabs in the 9th century. Their characteristic dogma is the unity of God. Am. Cyc.

Characterized by a quality somewhat severe, grave, or hard; hence, sharp; keen; shrewd; quaint; as, a dry tone or manner; dry wit. He was rather a dry, shrewd kind of body. W. Irving.

The quality or condition of being two or twofold; dual character or usage.

To invest with any dignity or new character; to entitle; to call. A man of wealth is dubbed a man of worth. Pope.

A kind of dandy; especially, one characterized by an ultrafashionable style of dress and other affectations. [Recent] The social dude who affects English dress and English drawl. The American.

Like, or characterized of, a dude.

One who plays a merely nominal part in any action; a sham character.

Of or pertaining to dynamics; belonging to energy or power; characterized by energy or production of force. Science, as well as history, has its past to show, -- a past indeed, much larger; but its immensity is dynamic, not divine. J. Martineau. The vowel is produced by phonetic, not by dynamic, causes. J. Peile.…

A disease attended with inflammation and ulceration of the colon and rectum, and characterized by griping pains, constant desire to evacuate the bowels, and the discharge of mucus and blood.

Like, or characteristic of, an earthquake; loud; starling. The earthquake voice of victory. Byron.

The conversion of certain substances into others which have the appearance or characteristics of ivory.

A morbid condition characterized by automatic and purposeless repetition of words or imitation of actions.

e or unnecessary expense; careful and frugal in management and in expenditure; -- said of character or habits. Just rich enough, with economic care, To save a pittance. Harte.