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Diminutive of Dad. Dryden.

s kept, and converted into butter or cheese. What stores my dairies and my folds contain. Dryden.

uliar marking or "water," as metal. See Damaskeen. Mingled metal damasked o'er with gold. Dryde On the soft, downy bank, damasked with flowers. Milton.

Being in a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist; humid. O'erspread with a damp sweat and holy fear. Dryden.

aiden. With her train of damsels she was gone, In shady walks the scorching heat to shum. Dryden. Sometimes a troop of damsels glad, . . . Goes by to towered Cameleot. Tennyson.

llenge; to provoke; to defy. Time, I dare thee to discover Such a youth and such a lover. Dryden.

contrasted. The lights may serve for a repose to the darks, and the darks to the lights. Dryden.

bscurely; dimly; blindly; uncertainly. What fame to future times conveys but darkly down. Dryden. so softly dark and darkly pure. Byron.

; to strike violently; as, the waves dash upon rocks. [He] dashed through thick and thin. Dryden. On each hand the gushing waters play, And down the rough cascade all dashing fall. Thomson.

To dastardize. [R.] Dryden.

To make cowardly; to intimidate; to dispirit; as, to dastardize my courage. Dryden.

tter, of a will, of a deed, of a coin. etc. And bonds without a date, they say, are void. Dryden.

r admire it is an excellent piece. I. Watts. A lame, imperfect piece, rudely daubed over. Dryden.

unted; undaunted; bold; fearless; intrepid. Dauntless he rose, and to the fight returned. Dryden. -- Daunt"less*ly, adv. -- Daunt"less*ness, n.

To began to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand. "In dawning youth." Dryden. When life awakes, and dawns at every line. Pope. Dawn on our darkness and lend us thine aid. Heber,

. ) If my debtors do not keep their day, . . . I must with patience all the terms attend. Dryden.

azzle. Bacon. I dare not trust these eyes; They dance in mists, and dazzle with surprise. Dryden.

in under a ship's stern when sailing. -- Dead weight. (a) A heavy or oppressive burden. Dryden. (b) (Shipping) A ship's lading, when it consists of heavy goods; or, the heaviest part of a ship's cargo. (c) (Railroad) The weight of rolling stock, the live weight being the load. Knight. -- Dead wind (Naut.), a wind di…

Deprived of the power of hearing; deafened. Deaf with the noise, I took my hasty flight. Dryden.

t deals resounding blows. Gay. Hissing through the skies, the feathery deaths were dealt. Dryden.