D I N 



745 



D I N 



Diminished diminished, (see Extreme Diminished Intervals'), and 



Intervals taa t j le intended to compare this interval 3-3rds, with 



_.." the major seventh, because it is equal to VII — 2 d, or 



,_ _*. the double diminished major seventh. See Seventh. 



Diminished Sixth, major, VI — d > = 4152,- minor, 



6— §=3682, and 6— c?=3792. 



Diminished Third, major, III — d—lGlX; minor 

 3—8=1142, and 3— c?=1252. 



Diminished Third of Bemitzrieder, or the double 



limma, (2L) has a ratio f?-£f|, =922 + 2f-f-8m, and Dinapore 



its log. =.9547326,16.08 : the true minor third exceeds 

 this interval by 692-f-f-f-6m, or 2L=3 — S — 2. 



Diminished Seventh, Chord of, consists, according 

 to Mr Liston's Essay on -perfect Intonation, p. 90, or" 

 three minor thirds, the middlemost of which is grave, 

 or a common deficient minor third, and this chord is 

 thus represented by him in numerals, and by us in 

 artificial commas, viz. 



Dingle. 



b7 472 VI 451 VI' 462 VI 451 



5 or 311, and its inversions are 5 or 311, or IV or 301, and IV or 301. 

 3 161 S 150 3 161 $11 140 



Diminished, Double or Extreme, Intervals, are such 

 as are lessened two minor semitones, or2tf (=722-|- 

 2f-j-6m), according to our nomenclature ; but it is 

 not uncommon to meet in musical writings with inter- 

 vals so called, which are lessened a minor and a me- 

 dius semitone, or d'+S (=83£-}-2f+7m). See Ex- 

 treme Diminished Intervals. (5) 



DIMOCARPUS, a genus of plants of the class Oc- 

 tandria, and order Monogynia. See Botany, p. 199- 



DIMON, Greater and Lesser. See Faroe Isles. 



DIMORPHA, a genus of plants of the class Dia- 

 delphia, and order Decandria. See Botany, p. 281. 



DlNAN, a town of France, in the department of 

 the Cotes du Nord, and chief place of the arrondisse- 

 ment of the same name. It is situated near the left 

 bank of the river Ranee, and has a small harbour, and 

 a communication with St Malo. It has a fine chateau, 

 two convents, and an excellent hospital. Several ma- 

 nufactures are carried on in Dinan, the principal of 

 which are those of linen cloths, flannel, drabs, ribbands, 

 and leather. Twelve thousand pieces, of 100 ells each, 

 of linen cloth, were manufactured annually. 



This town, however, is chiefly celebrated for its mi- 

 neral waters, which are much frequented by strangers. 

 According to the experiments of M. Monnet, who ana- 

 lyzed the water in 1 7C9> it contains carbonate of iron, 

 and muriate of soda. Its taste is ferruginous. Though 

 pellucid when it issues from the spring, yet if left ex- 

 posed to the air, it becomes turbid, and deposits an 

 ochreous sediment at the bottom of the vessel. It then 

 loses its metallic taste, and becomes insipid. It acts as 

 an aperient, a detergent, an astringent, and a tonic ; 

 and is particularly recommended in cases of deficient 

 or superabundant menstruation. There is a society of 

 agriculture at Dinan, and the surrounding country pro- 

 duces abundance of corn, hemp, and flax. A consider- 

 able trade is carried on in butter, flax, honey, and tal- 

 low. A fair, called Le Liege, is held on the second 

 Tuesday of Lent. It lasts eight days, and there are 

 sold at it horses, cattle, jewellery, and haberdashery 

 goods. Population 4200. West. Long. 1° 59', North 

 Lat.48° 27' 16". (j) 



DINANT, a town of France, in the department of 

 die Sambre and the Meuse, and chief place of the 

 arrondissement of the same name. It is situated on the 

 right bank of the Meuse, between a steep rock and the 

 river. The chief buildings are a collegiate church, and 

 seven other churches which are annexed to it ; a col- 

 lege, six convents, and two hospitals. It had former- 

 ly a castle, and was well fortified, but the fortifications 

 were demolished in 1703. Dinant has long been cele- 

 brated for its manufacture of braziery goods, which 

 have received the name of Dinanderie, of which 

 considerable quantities are sent to almost every part of 



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Europe. Its tanners are also famous, and many skin* 

 are exported. It has also manufactories of cards and 

 paper, and a refinery of sugar. In the neighbour- 

 hood are veins of black, white, and red marble, and 

 other stones, out of which works and utensils of all 

 kinds are continually sent to Holland and Westphalia. 

 There are likewise rich mines of iron in the neighbour- 

 hood. Population 2964. (;') 



DINAPORE, a town of Hindostan, in the district 

 of Patna and province of Bahar, remarkable for the 

 elegant and magnificent military cantonment erected by 

 the East India Company. The accommodation enjoy- 

 ed by the officers and soldiers is much more extensive 

 than in the best English barracks, and the apartments 

 are spacious and well-aired. The troops belonging to 

 the native battalions are lodged in small tents, a little 

 inferior to those of the natives. Bread, and every ar- 

 ticle of food, is here remarkably cheap. See Tennant's 

 Indian Recreations, vol. ii. ( ;') 



DINAS-MOWDDWY, or Dinasmowthy, is a vil- 

 lage of North Wales, in the county of Monmouth, placed 

 at the junction of three vallies on the shelf of a precipice, 

 called Craig-y-Dinas. It is delightfully situated near 

 the small river Cerris, at its junction with* the Dovey 

 or Dyfi. The road winds circularly round the decli- 

 vity of the mountain ; and as the streets have a similar 

 curve, the village appears from a distance as if suspend- 

 ed on the side of a mountain. The buildings are mud 

 cottages, one story high, and covered with rushes. 

 There is a good bridge over the river, and the church is 

 more than a mile from the village. 



This place was formerly of considerable consequence. 

 It was a fortified city, and the residence of a chieftain, 

 and possessed very extensive privileges, till the reign 

 of Henry VIII. when the laws of England were ex- 

 tended to Wales. The corporation consists of a mayor, 

 alderman, recorder, and several burgesses. The mayor 

 possesses the right of trying criminals, though he has 

 not exercised this privilege for several years. The 

 mayor and aldermen are justices of the peace within 

 their little district, and they have the exclusive power 

 of granting licences to victuallers. In the absence of 

 the lord of the manor, the recorder hears and deter- 

 mines causes of debt not exceeding forty shillings ster- 



The number of houses in this village and the parish of 

 LlanMowddy,is45,and the number of inhabitants about 

 225. There are three annual fairs in the village,and well 

 supplied markets on Friday. See Pennant's Tour in 

 Wales, vol.ii.j Evans' Tour through North Wales ; and 

 Evans' Beauties ofEnglandand Wales, vol.xvii.p.919.(j) 



DINGLE, or Dingle-i-couch, a market and post 

 town of Ireland, in the county of Kerry. It is situated 

 on the north side of Castlemain Bay, and has a harbour 

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