dangerous 
Reg. --nre. 
His ininil IH dtttMmtt, 
Ill-it. The yood tfods cure it ! 
t'lrtrlirr, lionduca, Iv. 3. 
4f. Reserved; difficult; disdainful; haughty, 
lie was to sinful men not ilispitous, 
Ne Of bis sperhe ,/,/ ,,.//"(/>'. 
CfcWMT, Cen. I'rol. t" 0. T., I. :,1T. 
1 wol you tellc a lilel thing in prose, 
That onghtc lyken you, as I supiiose, 
Orelles rertes ye ben w&cwmgermu. 
rliiutrrr, Prol. to Tale of Melibeus, I. 21. 
If she be recbelesse, I "ill he red)' : 
If she l>e '/"" //-/' '<."-''. I \\ ill h\r pray. 
PeUtttalfotOU, etc. (ed. 'Knrnlvall), p. KM. 
Dangerous space. See /<. =8yn. 1. Insecure, risk). 
dangerously (dan'jer-us-li ),adr. With danger ; 
with risk or harm ; with exposure to injury or 
ruin; hazardously; perilously: as, to be dati- 
aprously sick; daitgermuHjj situated. 
A Satyr [satire] as it was Ininie out of a Tragedy, so ought 
to rc.scnihle his parentage, to strike high, and adventure 
'l,in>i> 'i-iiiinlii at the most eminent vices among the greatest 
licii'in.. Milton, Apology for Smeetymnuua. 
dangerousness (dan'jer-us-nes), i. Danger; 
lia/.urd; peril; the state of being exposed to 
harm: as, the dangeroiutne.ts of a situation or a 
disease. 
Judging of the daiuierotisne** of diseases by the noble- 
ness of the part affected. Boiil,: 
danger-signal (dan'jer-sig'nal), H. A signal 
usril to indicate some danger to be avoided. 
On railroads danger is commonly indicated by certain pn 
sitions and colors of the movable arms of a semaphore, or 
by a red flag during the day and a red light at night. 
1453 
of fishes, the tenth group of Cyjiriniila;. n is 
characterized by an anal tin of moderate length or elnn 
gate, with not fewer than S branched rays, and gem-rail) 
more; a lateral line running along the lower half of tin- 
tail; abdomen not trenchant; and pharyngeal teeth in 
a triple or double series. It embraces alxmt .'io spceic. 
inhabiting the fresh waters of southern Asia and eastern 
Africa. 
Danish (da' nisli), a. and n. [< ME. Danish, I><- 
nixli, < AS. Di-iiiic (= D. Deensch = G. Diinixrh 
= Dan. Dtinsk = Sw. Dansk = Icel. Danskr, 
etc.); as llaiir + -itfft 1 .] I. a. Of or pertaining 
to Denmark or the Danes. 
Go, captain, from me greet the Danish king. 
Shafc., Hamlet, i\. 4. 
Danish ax, a hattle-ax of peculiar form, having no spike 
or beak on the opposite side, but an 
extremely elongated blade. 
Then the Daninh ax burst in his 
liand first, 
That a sur weapon he thought shold 
Ballad of King Arthur (Child's Hal- 
(lads, I. 239). 
Danish balance. See balance. 
Danish dog. Same as Dalmatian Danish Ax . ,,.-,, 
iliy (which see, under dog). Da- vioiiet-le-Duc's "Diet, 
nish embroidery, (a) A name given du Mobiiier fran^ais." ) 
to the embroidery commonly put 
upon borders of pocket-handkerchiefs, etc., white on 
white, and in patterns more or less imitating lace, (b) A 
kind of coarse needlework used to till up open spaces in 
crochet-work, the threads being twisted and plaited toge- 
ther in crosses, wheels, etc. 
II. w. The language of the Danes : a Scandi- 
navian dialect, akin to Norwegian, Icelandic, 
and Swedish. 
dap 
dankish(daiiK'kish),a. 
\vliat dank; moist. 
A dark and tlanki*/i vault. 
Som*>- 
Shalt. ,>'. of F.., v. I. 
When he gives np the profitable application of his time. Danlskf (da'nisk) a [A variant of Dam*!,, 
It is then that, in railway language, "the da>uier.*i<inril after Dan. DMW.J Danish. 
is turned on." Glailttmir. strange was her tyre ; for on her head a crowne 
dangle (daug'gl), c. ; pret. and pp. dangled, ppr. She wore, much like unto a Danink hood. 
diiiii/ling. [< Dan. dangle, dangle, bob, = Sw. setter, F. ., i\ . x. si. 
dial, dangla, swing, = North Fries, dangeln; a Danism 1 (da'nizin), 11. [< Dane + -win.] An 
secondary verb, from Dan. dingle = Sw. dingla = idiom or peculiarity of the Danish language ; a 
Icel. dingla, dangle, swing about ; cf . Sw. danka, Danicism. 
saunter about ; perhaps freq. of ding 1 , q. v.] I, we flnd a decided tendency to exterminate Danunnn 
intrans. 1 , To hang loosely ; be suspended so as (in early Modern Swedish texts] and reiutroduce native 
to be swayed by the wind or any slight force. "" partially antiquated forms. Encyc. Brit., XXI. 37-2. 
He'd rather on a gibbet dangle. S. Butler, Hudlbras. danism'-'t (da'nizm), . [< Gr. Advrta/ia, a loan, 
' 
Caterpillars, dannliuf, under trees 
- anzm, . . ti, , 
ttv, lend, < (Jdvof, a gift, loan.] The lend- 
By slender threads, arid swinging in the breeze. ing of money upon usury. Wharton. 
Cowper, Tirocinium. Danite (dan'It). n. [< Dan, one of the sons of 
They [peasant women] wear broad straw hats, and dan- 
'ithi'i ear-ringsof yellow gold. llmtvllH, Venetian Life, vl. 
Hence 2. To dance attendance : hover long- 
Jacob and head of one of the tribes of Israel : 
in allusion to Gen. xlix. 16, "Dan shall judge 
his people, as one of the tribes of Israel," or to 
iugly or importunately, as for notice or favors: the next verse, "Dan shall be a serpent by the 
used of persons, with about or after : as, to dan- 
gle about a woman ; to dangle after a great man. 
The Presbyterians, and other fanatics that ilanale after 
them, are well inclined to pull down the present establish- 
ment. Swift. 
H. trans. To carry suspended so as to swing; 
hold up with a swaying motion. 
Maud with her sweet purse-mouth when my father ,ln n 
iilnl the grapes. Tennyson, Maud. 1. 18. 
way, 'an adder iu the path."] A member of an 
alleged secret order of Mormons, supposed to 
have arisen in the early history of that sect, 
and to have been guilty of various atrocious 
crimes. The Mormons themselves deny the ex- 
istence of this order. 
If the enemies of the Mormons are to be trusted, they 
have a secret battalion of Dantteg, serpents in the path, 
destroying angels, who are banded for any deed of daring 
and assassination. A T . .4. I;,-,.. July, 1862. 
The fate of Vanini was dangled before his [Descartes's] 
eyes. Jluxley, Lay Sermons, p. 343. dank (dangk), a. aud w. [E. dial. var. donk ; 
dangleberry (daug'gl-ber'i), . ; pi. dangleber- < ME. dank, adj. and n. ; prob. < Sw. dial. dank. 
rirs (-iz). [< dangle + bcrryl.] Same as blue- a moist place in a field, a marshy piece of 
tiinglf. ground, = Icel. dokk (for *danku), a pit, pool. 
danglement (daug'gl-ment), . [< dangle + The Scand. word is by some supposed to be a 
The state of dangling or of being dan- nasalized form of Sw. dagg = Icel. dogg (> E. 
of any puddings 
gled. 
The very suspension and danglftnt 
whatsoever right over his ingle-nook. 
Bultrer, Caxtons, vii. 1. 
dangler (dang'gler), n. One who or that which 
dangles or hangs ; one who dangles about an- 
other. 
/>rtM<//<nf at toilets. 
Burke, To a Member of National Assembly. 
He was no dangler, in the common acceptation of the 
word, after women. Lainh, Modern Gallantry. 
Danicism (da'ni-sizm), . [< "Danic (LL. 
liaitiniti), Danish, + -ki.] An idiom or pecu- 
liarity of or derived from the Danish language. 
The intercourse [of Icelandl with Ik'iimark began to 
leave its mark in loan-words and Dani,-i<n<*. 
Kuril,: Rrit., XII. 628. 
Danielite (dan'iel-it), ii. Same as Khlistie. 
Daniella (dan-i-el'a), . [NL., named from a 
Dr. Dniiiell, by whoin the species was first col- 
lected.] A leguminous genus of tropical Africa, 
of a single species. D. thurifrra. In Sierra Leone 
it is known as the bungo-tree, and yields a fragrant gum 
liieb is used as frankincense. 
Daniell battery, cell. See cell, 8. 
Daniell hygrometer. SIT kygronttttr. 
Danio (dan'i-6). H. [NL.; from a native E. Ind. 
name.] A genus of cypriuoid fishes, typical of 
the group Diniiniiiiin. inhabiting India. 
Danionina (dan-i-o-ni'iiii), ./</. [NL.,< Da- 
nio(ii-) + -inn 2 .] ' In Gtinther's classification 
dial, dag*), dew; but the relation is improb 
able, and the usual occurrence of the ME. word 
in connection with dew is prob. due to allitera- 
tion: see dag 1 , deicl. The Icel. dokkr, dark, is 
of another root. There appears to be no con- 
nection with damp.'] I. a. Damp; moist; sat- 
urated with cold moisture. 
So more dowte (fear] the dynte of thelre derfe wapyns, 
Than the dewe that es dannkf, whene that it dotme Ifalles. 
Morte Arthvre (E. E. T. S.X 1. 811. 
My lips were wet, my throat was cold, 
My garments all were dank. 
Coleridge, Ancient Mariner. 
Let him hie him away through the dank river fog. 
fhittier. Mogg Megone, i. 
= Syn. I'ltini'. II" mid, etc. See ttwi'jrf. 
fi.it. 1. Cold moisture ; unpleasant humid- 
ity. 
The rawlsh dank of ... winter. 
Marnton, Antonio and Mellida, Prol. 
2. Water, in general. [Rare or obsolete in 
both uses.] 
Yet oft they quit 
The dault, and, rising on stiff pennons, tower 
The mid aereal sky. Milton, P. I . Til. 441. 
dankt (daugk), r. 1. [< ME. danken, donken ; 
,-. a.] To make dank; moisten. 
Achilles was angret angardly sore; 
Wrathet at his wonles. wnnnyt in yre ; 
Chaunget his chere. chaumt with lictc. 
That the droupes, as a dew, dankit his fas. 
Dutruction of Troy (E. E. T. S.), 1. 7996. 
dankness (dangk'nes), w. Dampness ; huiniil- 
ity. 
The roof supported with four DHMria ).illai of wbil. 
marble, which were .\.i ..... iM through tin- ilnnlcnr**r of 
tin- place. Snii'lii*. Travailes, p. 131. 
danks (dannks), a. In null-milling, blaek car- 
liiiiiiii'i'uiis sliiilc. 
Dannebrog, " SIT Itinniintg. 
dannemorite ('lau'e-mo-rit), H. [< />/// wr<i. 
a parish in Sweden, + -i>2.] A variety f 
iinipliibolo. 
danse (dans), . In her., same as dantette, 1. 
danseuse (don-sez'). n. [F., fern, of danseur, 
a dancer, < dunner, dance.] A female dancer; 
specifically, a ballet-dancer. 
Dansker (dans'ker), n. [< Dan. Dansker, a 
Dane, < Dansk, Danish.] A Dane. 
Inquire me first what Damken are in Paris. 
Shot., Hamlet. Ii. I. 
Danskerman (dans'ker-man), ii. ; pi. Dannker- 
ini'ii (-men). A Dansker or Dane. 
Kings and jarls of the Norse or Datutrr-inra had sailed 
up the Seine, and spread the terror of their plunderings 
aud slaughters through France. 
V, K. Creatii, Ellg. Const., p. 67. 
dant (dant), r. t. [E. dial., var. of daunt, q. v.] 
1. To tame; daunt (which see). 2. To reduce 
metals to a lower temper. [Prov. Eng.] 
dant (dant), w. [< dant, r.] 1. In coal-mining, 
coal which is so much disintegrated as to be of 
no value. [North. Eng.] 2. A heavy metal 
weight, of from 30 to 40 pounds, used to press 
down layers of provisions that are being packed 
in casks. 
Dantean (dau'te-an), a. [<Xonte + -.] Same 
as DanteiH/ue. 
dantel!6 (dan-tel-a'), a. [< F. dentele, toothed, 
< dent, < L. den(t-)s = E. tooth.'] In her., same 
as danceM. 
Dantescan (dan-tes'kan), a. [As Dantesque + 
-an.'] Same as Dantesque. [Kare.] 
Daninrau commentators and scholars. 
EIU-I/C. Brit., V. 291. 
Dantesque (dan-tesk'), a. [= F. dantegque, < 
It. dantesco, < Dante.'] Having the character- 
istics of the poet Dante or his works; resem- 
bling Dante or his style ; more especially, char- 
acterized by a lofty and impressive sublimity, 
with profound sadness. Also Duntean. 
To him [Dante], longing with an intensity which only 
the word Hunt--*/!"' will express to realize an ideal upon 
earth, and continually baffled and misunderstood, the far 
greater part of his mature life must have been lalior and 
sorrow. Lmrell, Among my Books, 2d ser., p. 19. 
Dantist (dau'tist), H. [= It. danlista; as Dante 
+ -int.'] A person especially interested or 
versed in the works of Dante and the literature 
concerning him. 
danton (dan'ton), r. /. [Sc., a form of E. 
daunt.'] 1. To subdue. 
To danton rebels and conspirators against him. 
Pitucottie, Chron. of Scotland, p. 87. 
2. To tame or break in (a horse). 
It becometh a prince best of any man to be a fail v and 
good horseman : use, therefore, to ride and danton great 
and courageous horses. 
Quoted in Strut!'* Sports and Pastimes, p. 17. 
3. To intimidate ; daunt. 
Mischanter fa' me 
If aught of thee, or of thy mammy, 
Shall ever dantnn me, or awe me. Burnt. 
Dantonian (dan-to'ni-an), a. [< Danton + 
-mil.] Of or pertaining to G. J. Danton. See 
Dantonixt. 
Dantonist (dan'ton-ist), n. [< Danton + -igt.~] 
An adherent of Georges Jacques Danton (1759- 
94), one of the principal leaders in the French 
revolution. 
Dantophllist (dan-tof'i-list), n. [< Dante + 
Gr. <t>iMv, love, + -ist.~\ A lover of Dante or 
of his writings. 
The veneration of Dantoiihilitti for their master is that 
of disciples for their saint. 
Lamll, Among my Books, 2d ser., p. 26. 
Dantzic beer, water, etc. See the nouns. 
Danubian (da-nu'bi-an), a. [< LL. Danubiug, 
L. Danurius, Gr. Aavor.j/of (G. Donau, etc.), the 
Danube.] Pertaining to or bordering on the 
Danube, a large river of Europe flowing into 
the Black Sea. Danubian principalities, a former 
designation of the principalities of Moldavia and Walla- 
ehla. on the lower I>amil>e, forming part of the Turkish 
empire, now united to form the kingdom of Rumania. 
dap (<laii), r. i. [Also dope; a form of dub 1 or 
doj>.} In angling, to drop or let fall the bait 
gently into the water. 
