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re lies she with the blessed gods in bliss, There drinks the nectar with ambrosia mixed. Spenser. The bowl of punch which was brewed and drunk in Mrs. Betty's room. Thackeray.

owly and in fine particles; as, it drizzles; drizzling drops or rain. "Drizzling tears." Spenser.

The kindly dew drops from the higher tree, And wets the little plants that lowly dwell. Spenser.

d from the better part; leavings; dregs; refuse. All world's glory is but dross unclean. Spenser. At the devil's booth are all things sold, Each ounce of dross coats its ounce of gold. Lowell.

A boat driven by the tide. [Obs.] Spenser.

Drowsihead. [Obs.] Spenser.

Disposing to sleep; lulling; soporific. The drowsy hours, dispensers of all good. Tennyson.

See Droil. [Obs.] Spenser.

Fit; becoming. [Obs.] Spenser.

Sweet to the ear; melodious; harmonious. Their dainty lays and dulcet melody. Spenser.

ars are dull of hearing. Matt. xiii. 15. O, help my weak wit and sharpen my dull tongue. Spenser.

Lasting. [Obs.] Spenser.

Somewhat dusky. " Duskish smoke." Spenser. -- Dusk"ish*ly, adv. -- Dusk"ish*ness, n.

, and long and narrow in shape. -- Dutch clover (Bot.), common white clover (Trifolium repens), the seed of which was largely imported into England from Holland. -- Dutch concert, a so-called concert in which all the singers sing at the same time different songs. [Slang] -- Dutch courage, the courage of partial intox…

Same as Die, a lot. Spenser.

Everywhere. [Obs.] The sky eachwhere did show full bright and fair. Spenser.

Uncle. [Obs.] Spenser.

To acquire by labor, service, or performance; to deserve and receive as compensation or wages; as, to earn a good living; to earn honors or laurels. I earn that [what] I eat. Shak. The bread I have earned by the hazard of my life or the sweat of my brow. Burke. Earned run (Baseball), a run which is made without the ass…

See Erst. [Obs.] Spenser.

stron.), the space of 12º on the moon's orbit from the node, within which, if the moon happens to be at full, it will be eclipsed. -- Solar ecliptic limit, the space of 17º from the lunar node, within which, if a conjunction of the sun and moon occur, the sun will be eclipsed.