Dactylology () The art of communicating ideas by certain movements and positions of the fingers; -- a method of conversing practiced by the deaf and dumb.

Dactylomancy () Dactyliomancy.

Dactylonomy () The art of numbering or counting by the fingers.

Dactylopterous () Having the inferior rays of the pectoral fins partially or entirely free, as in the gurnards.

Dactylotheca () The scaly covering of the toes, as in birds.

Dactylozooid () A kind of zooid of Siphonophora which has an elongated or even vermiform body, with one tentacle, but no mouth. See Siphonophora.

Dad () Father; -- a word sometimes used by children.

Daddled () of Dadle

Daddling () of Dadle

Dadle () To toddle; to walk unsteadily, like a child or an old man; hence, to do anything slowly or feebly.

Daddock () The rotten body of a tree.

Daddy () Diminutive of Dad.

Daddy longlegs () An arachnidan of the genus Phalangium, and allied genera, having a small body and four pairs of long legs; -- called also harvestman, carter, and grandfather longlegs.

Daddy longlegs () A name applied to many species of dipterous insects of the genus Tipula, and allied genera, with slender bodies, and very long, slender legs; the crane fly; -- called also father longlegs.

Dade () To hold up by leading strings or by the hand, as a child while he toddles.

Dade () To walk unsteadily, as a child in leading strings, or just learning to walk; to move slowly.

Dadoes () of Dado

Dado () That part of a pedestal included between the base and the cornice (or surbase); the die. See Illust. of Column.

Dado () In any wall, that part of the basement included between the base and the base course. See Base course, under Base.

Dado () In interior decoration, the lower part of the wall of an apartment when adorned with moldings, or otherwise specially decorated.

Daedal () Alt. of Daedalian

Daedalian () Cunningly or ingeniously formed or working; skillful; artistic; ingenious.

Daedalian () Crafty; deceitful.

Daedalous () Having a variously cut or incised margin; -- said of leaves.

Daemon () Alt. of Daemonic

Daemonic () See Demon, Demonic.

Daff () To cast aside; to put off; to doff.

Daff () A stupid, blockish fellow; a numskull.

Daff () To act foolishly; to be foolish or sportive; to toy.

Daff () To daunt.

Daffodil () A plant of the genus Asphodelus.

Daffodil () A plant of the genus Narcissus (N. Pseudo-narcissus). It has a bulbous root and beautiful flowers, usually of a yellow hue. Called also daffodilly, daffadilly, daffadowndilly, daffydowndilly, etc.

Daft () Stupid; foolish; idiotic; also, delirious; insane; as, he has gone daft.

Daft () Gay; playful; frolicsome.

Daftness () The quality of being daft.

Dag () A dagger; a poniard.

Dag () A large pistol formerly used.

Dag () The unbranched antler of a young deer.

Dag () A misty shower; dew.

Dag () A loose end; a dangling shred.

Dag () To daggle or bemire.

Dag () To cut into jags or points; to slash; as, to dag a garment.

Dag () To be misty; to drizzle.

Dagger () A short weapon used for stabbing. This is the general term: cf. Poniard, Stiletto, Bowie knife, Dirk, Misericorde, Anlace.

Dagger () A mark of reference in the form of a dagger [/]. It is the second in order when more than one reference occurs on a page; -- called also obelisk.

Dagger () To pierce with a dagger; to stab.

Dagger () A timber placed diagonally in a ship's frame.

Dagges () An ornamental cutting of the edges of garments, introduced about a. d. 1346, according to the Chronicles of St Albans.

Daggled () of Daggle

Daggling () of Daggle

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