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Not They came in two and two, though matched in the most dissociable manner. Spectator.

l and apparent good. The distinction betwixt the animal kingdom and the inferior parts of matter. Locke.

her, every; a distributive numeral, as (Latin) bini (two by two). Distributive operation (Math.), any operation which either consists of two or more parts, or works upon two or more things, and which is such that the result of the total operation is the same as the aggregated result of the two or more partial operation…

vide; to part; to sever; to disjoin; to sunder; to separate; as, to disunite particles of matter.

isagreeing from something given; differing; as, a divergent statement. Divergent series. (Math.) See Diverging series, under Diverging.

different directions from a common center; spreading apart; divergent. Diverging series (Math.), a series whose terms are larger as the series is extended; a series the sum of whose terms does not approach a finite limit when the series is extended indefinitely; -- opposed to a converging series.

to disunite. A gulf, a strait, the sea intervening between islands, divide less than the matted forest. Bancroft.

which their parts are capable of separation. Divisibility . . . is a primary attribute of matter. Sir W. Hamilton.

ation of the cell contents into two masses, called the daughter cells. -- Long division (Math.), the process of division when the operations are mostly written down. -- Short division (Math.), the process of division when the operations are mentally performed and only the results written down; -- used principally whe…

The number by which the dividend is divided. Common divisor. (Math.) See under Common, a.

mpetent authority. This is properly a divorce, and called, technically, divorce a vinculo matrimonii. "from the bond of matrimony."

art, metallurgy, or the art of assaying metals; the art of separating metals from foreign matters, and determining the nature and quantity of metallic substances contained in any ore or mineral.

water by hydraulic presses. -- Naval dock, a dock connected with which are naval stores, materials, and all conveniences for the construction and repair of ships. -- Sectional dock, a form of floating dock made in separate sections or caissons. -- Slip dock, a dock having a sloping floor that extends from deep water…

A list or calendar of business matters to be acted on in any assembly. On the docket, in hand; in the plan; under consideration; in process of execution or performance. [Colloq.]

the doctor of a calico- printing machine, which is a knife to remove superfluous coloring matter; the doctor, or auxiliary engine, called also donkey engine.

A matter of doctrine; also, a system of doctrines. T. Goodwin. Sir T. Elyot.

its most extended sense, including any writing, book, or other instrument conveying information in the case; any material substance on which the thoughts of men are represented by any species of conventional mark or symbol. Saint Luke . . . collected them from such documents and testimonies as he . . . judged to be au…

A small vane of bunting, feathers, or any other light material, carried at the masthead to indicate the direction of the wind. Totten.

Domestic. [Obs.] Our private and domestical matter. Sir. P. Sidney.

and either left blank or variously dotted after the manner of dice. The game is played by matching the spots or the blank of an unmatched half of a domino already played Hoyle.