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Free from distrust. Shenstone.

A disadventure. [Obs.] Shelton.

One of the muscles which open the shell of brachiopods; a cardinal muscle. See Illust. of Brachiopoda.

diverse from its original import. J. Edwards. Our roads are diverse: farewell, love! said she. R. Browning.

One who divides or makes division. [Obs.] Sheldon.

To cause; to make; -- with an infinitive. [Obs.] My lord Abbot of Westminster did do shewe to me late certain evidences. W. Caxton. I shall . . . your cloister do make. Piers Plowman. A fatal plague which many did to die. Spenser. We do you to wit [i. e., We make you to know] of the grace of God bestowed on the churche…

To cut off, as wool from sheep's tails; to lop or clip off. Halliwell.

A doit; a small coin. Shelton.

A snail; also, a snail shell; a hodmandod. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Nares.

Shaped like the head of an ax or hatchet, as some leaves, and also certain organs of some shellfish.

grief; sorrow; lamentation. [Archaic] And she died. So that day there was dole in Astolat. Tennyson.

A genus of large univalve mollusks, including the partridge shell and tun shells.

lly, the land about the mansion house of a lord, and in his immediate occupancy; demesne. Shenstone.

ime (Mil.). Same as Double-quick. -- Double window, a window having two sets of glazed sashes with an air space between them.

ford prospects, as they must needs acknowledge who have been on the downs of Sussex. Ray. She went by dale, and she went by down. Tennyson.

directed to the ground, from bashfulness, modesty, dejection, or guilt. 'T is love, said she; and then my downcast eyes, And guilty dumbness, witnessed my surprise. Dryden. - Down"cast`ly, adv. -- Down"cast`ness, n.

Without delay; at once; completely. [Obs.] She fell downright into a fit. Arbuthnot.

rder to keep her head to the wind or to prevent drifting; -- called also drift sail, drag sheet, drag anchor, sea anchor, floating anchor, etc. -- Drag twist (Mining), a spiral hook at the end of a rod for cleaning drilled holes.

The drawing of a bowstring. [Obs.] She sent an arrow forth with mighty draught. Spenser.

To pull from a sheath, as a sword. I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them. Ex. xv. 9.