day-long 
All about tin- Mi-Ida you ciiuuht 
His weary (/<('//'</*.'/ fliirpin^. 
'/' nni/,">n, Tin I'.i'.ok. 
daylyt, "- AM obsolete form of iliiily. 
daymaidt, deymaidt (dii'mad), . [< <t<iy, = 
</<//', + inniil.\ A ilairym;iiil. 
dayman (du'nmu), .; pi. ilni/mni (-men). A 
day-laborer; one liiri-il by tin- il;i\. 
daymare (dii'milr), . [< day 1 + r 2 ; cf. 
Hiiiiitiiiiiri-.] A feeling resembling that experi- 
enced in nightmare, but felt while' awake. 
Till- i/nifni"!-'-, S|.Icrll, hy uhnsr false pleas 
Mcll prove liu-le suicides of case. 
I,'," II Til.- Sjilccll. 
A HXINM mlr. IM.-II! that I was obliged In ln-ar, a il'tinn"" 
that t (M-II WAS 110 ]iii--iln]it y uf hl-t-akill^ ill, 11 Url'.'lil Unit 
brooded OH my wits, and liluntr<l tlirni! 
iiirknix, David Copparflold, vin. 
day-nett (da'net), . A uet for catching small 
birds, as lurks, martins, etc. Duties. 
As larks CIUIH- down In a day-net, many vain readers 
will tarry ami stand ua/iu^ like silly passengers at an 
antic picture in a painters simp. 
Burton, Aunt, of Mel., To the Reader, p. 18. 
day-nurse (da'ners), n. A woman or girl who 
taKes care of children during the day. 
day-nursery (da'ner'se-ri), n. A place where 
poor women may leave their children to be taken 
care of during the day, while the mothers are 
at work. 
The day-nurseries which benevolence has established 
for the care of these little ones are truly a blessing to the 
poor mothers. Pop. Sci. Mo., XXVIII. 6SS. 
day-owl (da'oul), . An owl that flies abroad 
by day ; specifically, the hawk-owl, Surnia 
ul ula, one of the least nocturnal of its tribe. 
day-peep (da'pep), n. The dawn of day; dawn. 
The honest Oardener, that ever since the day-peepe, till 
now the Sutme was growne somewhat ranke, had wrought 
painfully about his bankes and seed-plots. 
Milton, On Def. of llumh. Reiuonst. 
day-rawet, . [ME., also dayreicc, < d<n/ + 
rain; n-ice, row, in ref. to the line of the hori- 
zon at dawn : see day^ and row 2 .] The dawn. 
Tlie eiigles in the daye-revx bloweth heore beme [trum- 
pets]. Old Kng. Miscellany (ed. Morris), p. 163. 
Qweii the day-rawe rase, he rysis belyfe. 
Kin<j Alixaumter, p. 14. 
day-room (da'rom), n. A ward of a prison in 
which the prisoners are kept during the day. 
day-rule, day-writ (da'rdl, -rit), n. In Eng. 
law, formerly, a rule or order of court per- 
mitting a prisoner in the King's Bench prison, 
etc., to go without the bounds of the prison for 
one day. 
day-scholar (da'skol"ar), n. 1. A scholar or 
pupil attending a day-school. 2. A scholar 
who attends a boarding-school, but who boards 
at home. 
day-school (da'skol), n. 1. A school the ses- 
sions of which are held during the day: op- 
posed to night-school. 2. A school in which 
the pupils are not boarded: distinguished from 
IxHirdiiig-xehool. 
dayshin'e (da'shln), n. Daylight. [Bare.] 
Wherefore waits the madman there 
Naked ill open daughinef 
Tennyson, Gareth and Lyuette. 
daysight (da'sit), n. Same as night-blindness. 
daysman (daz'man), M. ; pi. daysmen (-men). 
[\ (lay's, poss. of dayl, + man ; that is. one 
who appoints a day for hearing a cause.] 1. 
An umpire or arbiter ; a mediator. 
If neighbours were at variance, they ran not straight to law, 
l>nii-niHtn took up the matter, and cost them not a straw. 
Xew Cuttome, i. 280. 
Neither is there any daysman betwixt us. Job i.\. 33. 
2f. A day-laborer; a dayman. 
He is a good days-man, or journeyman, or tasker. 
S. Ward, Sermons, p. 105. 
dayspring (da'spring), . The dawn ; the be- 
ginning of the day, or first appearance of light. 
The iliii/Kiirijifi from on hinh hath visited us. Luke i. 78. 
So all ere daii*i>rin>!, under conscious niLrht. 
Secret they nnish d. Milton, 1'. I... vi. .V21. 
day-Star (da'star), H. [< ME. daysterre, dai- 
sterrv (also diiistern, daystarni; after Scaud.), < 
AS. dtegsteorra, the morning star, < darg, day, + 
steorra, star.] 1. The morning star. Sec 
I meant the daystar should not brighter rise. 
/.'. Jonxon. 
2. The sun, as the orb of day. 
So sinks tile </i/-,s/<(/- in the ocean bed. 
Milton, Lycidas, 1. 168. 
day-tale (da'tal), n. and a. I. n. The amount 
of work done during the day : work done by a 
day-laborer. See daytaler. 
ll. a. Hired by the day. Sterne __ Day-tale 
pace, a slow pace. [Prov. Eng.J 
1467 
daytaleman (da'tal'inan), //. Same as day- 
Inli r. 
daytaler (da'ta'16r), n. [E. dial, also dataler, 
tlaitttr; < ilai/tal<- + -er.] A day-laborer; a 
laborer, not one of the regular hands, who works 
by the day. [Prov. Eng.] 
daytime (da'tim), . That part of the day dur- 
ing which the sun is above the horizon ; the 
time from the first appearance to the total dis- 
appearance of the sun. 
In the iliiiitii/K- she I Faun- 1 sitteth in a watch-tower, and 
tlieth most by nielli. 
Bacon, Fragment uf an Kstmy on Fame. 
daywoman (da'wum'an), . ; pi. dayifinm n 
(-wim'en). [< day, = deyi, + woman.] A dairy- 
maid. [Kare.] 
For this damsel, I must keep her at the park : she in al- 
lowed for the iliiH-ieomaa. Shale., L. L. L., i. -'. 
day-work (da'werk), n. [= Sc. darg, dark 
(see darg), < ME. "daiicerk, < AS. da-gtceorc, < 
dajg, day, T weorc, work.] 1. Work by the day ; 
day-labor. 
True labourer in the vineyard of thy lord, 
Ere prime thou hast tb imposed day-work done. 
Fairfax, tr. of Tasso. 
2. Work done during the day, as distinguished 
from that done during the night. 3f. An old 
superficial measure of land, equal to four 
perches. 
day- writ, n. See day-rule. 
daze (daz), . ; pret. and pp. da:ed, ppr. dazing. 
[Early mod. E. also dose, Sc. also spelled daise, 
daize; < ME. dasen, stupefy, intr. be stupefied 
(different from, but appar. in part confused 
with, daswen, daseiceii, become dark or dim), < 
Icel. "dasa, reflex, dasask, become weary or ex- 
hausted, lit. daze one's self, = Dan. dose = 8w. 
rfosa, lie idle. Connection with doze doubtful : 
see doze. See also dare 2 . Hence freq. dazzle. 
Cf. dasiberd, dastard.'} I. trans. 1. To stun or 
stupefy, as with a blow or strong drink ; blind, 
as by excess of light ; confuse or bewilder, as 
by a shock. 
For he was dated of the dint and half dede him gemyd. 
Kitnj Alitaunder, p. 13ti. 
Some extasye 
Assotted had his seuce, or dazed was his eye. 
Spenser, If. Q., III. viii. 22. 
Some Hush'd and others aazcd, as one who wakes 
Half-blinded at the coming of a light. 
Tennygon, Coming of Arthur. 
2. To spoil, as bread or meat when badly baked 
or roasted. [Prov. Eng.] 
Il.t intrans. 1. To be stunned or stupefied ; 
look confused. 
Thin eyeu dasen. Chaucer, Prol. to Manciple's Tale, L 31. 
2. To be blinded or confused, as by excess of 
light. 
Whose more than eagle-eyes 
Can view the glorious flames of gold, and gaze 
On glittering ln-ams of honor, and not daze. 
Quarle, Emblems, ill., Entertainment. 
3. To wither; become rotten. 
daze (daz), n. 1. The state of being stunned, 
stupefied, or confused. 
As Mrs. Gaylord continued to l(jok from her to Hartley 
in her daze, Marcia added, simply, "We're engaged, 
mother." Howetlt, Modern Instance, iv. 
2. In mining, a glittering stone. 
dazed (dazd), p. a. 1. Stunned; stupefied. 
" Let us go," said the one, with a sullen dazed gloom in 
his face. Mim De la KamJe (Ouida). 
2. Dull; sickly. 3. Spoiled, as ill-roasted 
meat. 4. Haw and cold. 5. Cold; benumbed 
with cold. 6. Of a dun color. [In the last five 
senses prov. Eug. and Scotch.] 
dazedly (da'zed-li), adv. In a dazed, bewilder- 
ed, or stupid manner. 
dazedness (da/zed-nes), . The state of being 
dazed, stunned, or confused. 
dazeg (da'zeg), n. A dialectal form of daisy. 
daziet, daziedt. Obsolete spellings of daisy, 
dai,iii il. 
dazy (da'zi), a. [Sc. also daisy, daisie, etc.; < daze 
+ -y.] Cold; raw: as, a da~y day. [Scotch.] 
dazzle (daz'l), v. ; pret. and pp. dazzled, ppr. 
ilazzliiii/. [Freq. of daze.'] jf. trans. 1. To 
overpower with light ; hinder distinct vision of 
by intense light ; dim, as the sight, by excess 
of light. 
[>ark with excessive bright thy skirts appear, 
Yet ilnzzle heaven ; that brightest seraphim 
Approach not, but with both wings veil their eyes. 
MUton, P. L, ill. 381. 
Then did the glorious light of the Cospel shine forth, 
and dazzle the eyes even of those who were thought to see 
best and furthent. Uf. Atterbui-y, Sermons, I. 111. 
2. Figuratively, to overpower or confound by 
-pli'iidor or brilliancy, or with show or display 
of any kind. 
His sparkling eyes, replete with wrathful Are, 
M..I-I- ,/.(.>-?../ ami .li.ivc back his enemies 
Than mid-day sun, fierce bcut against their fuci-i. 
.S'/Ml*-.. 1 III II. VI., I. I. 
II. iittrtiHM. It. To be stupefied; be men- 
tally confused. 
Sure, I dazzle : 
Tln-rc cannot he a faith in that foul woman, 
That knows no god more mighty than her mischiefs. 
BM '">' /'/., .Maid's Trac.-dy, Iv. 1. 
2. To be overpowered by light; become un- 
steady or waver, as the sight. 
I dare not trust these eyes; 
They dance In mists, and tlazzlf with surprise. 
Ih :/!'. ,! 
3. To be overpoweringly or blindingly bright. 
4. Figuratively, to excite admiration by bril- 
liancy or showy qualities which overbear criti- 
cism. 
Ah, friend ! to dazzle let the vaiu design. 
Pope, Moral Essays, ii. ->vj. 
dazzle (daz'l), . [(.dazzle, r.] 1. Brightness; 
splendor; excess of light. 
The arena swam in a dazzle of light. 
L. Wallace, Beu-Hur, p. 349. 
2. Meretricious display ; brilliancy. Moore. 
dazzlement (daz'1-ment), n. ['< iin-:ii' + 
-ment.] 1. The act or power of dazzling; daz- 
zling effect. 
It beat back the sight with a dazzlement. 
Doimc, Hist. Septuagint, p. 55. 
2. That which dazzles. 
Many holes, drilled in the conical turret-roof of this 
vagalMind Pharos |a haml-lanthornj, let up spouts of daz- 
zlement into the bearer's eyes ... as he paced forth in 
the ghostly darkness. 
R. L. AtMMM, A Plea for Gas Lamp*. 
dazzler (daz'ler), n. One who or that which 
dazzles ; specifically, one who produces an ef- 
fect by gaudy or meretricious display. [Chiefly 
colloq.] 
Mr. Lumbey shook his head with great solemnity, as 
though to imply that he supposed she must have been 
rather a dazzler. Dickens, Nicholas Nickleby, xxxvl. 
dazzlingly (daz'ling-li), adv. In a dazzling or 
blinding manner ; conf usingly ; astonishingly. 
Pompey's success had been dazzlmiily rapid. 
Froude, Caesar, p. 131. 
dbk. In com., a common contraction for dram- 
back. 
D-block (de'blok), . [< D (from the shape) + 
block 1 .] A block formerly bolted to a ship's 
side in the channels, and through which tne 
lifts were rove. 
D. 0. In music, an abbreviation of da capo. 
D. 0. L. An abbreviation of Latin doctor civilis 
iii/ix. Doctor of Civil Law. 
D. D. An abbreviation of Latin (ML.) divinita- 
tis doctor, Doctor of Divinity. 
d/d. An abbreviation of daytf date (days after 
date) used in commercial writings: as, to make 
out a bill payable 30 did (30 days after date). 
D. D. 8. An abbreviation of Doctor of Dental 
Surgery, a degree conferred upon the graduates 
of a dental college. 
de 1 (de), . [Also written dee, < ME. de, < AS. 
de, < L. de, the name of the fourth letter, < d, 
its proper sound, + -e, a vowel used with con- 
sonants to assist their utterance.] The fourth 
letter of the Latin and English alphabets. It is 
rarely spelled out, being usually represented by 
the simple character. See D, 1. 
de 2 , in-ep. [(1) ME. de, < OF. de, F. de= Sp. Pg. de 
= it. <!t\<L. <fe, from, of, etc.:seerfc-. (2)<L.d: 
see rfi.] 1. A French preposition, found in 
English only in some French phrases, as couleur 
de rose, or in proper names, as in Simon de ilont- 
fort, Coiur de Lion, De Fere, etc., either of Mid- 
dle English origin, or modern and mere French. 
Its use in such names, following the name proper, and 
preceding what was originally, in most cases, the name of 
an estate, led to its acceptance as evidence of noble or 
gentle descent, corresponding in this to the German r<m 
and the liiilrli run. Hut as the particle in proper names 
often originated without any such implication, antl has 
also been often assumed without authority, it is iu iteeU 
of no value as such evidence. 
2. A Latin preposition, meaning ' from ' or ' of,' 
occurring in certain phrases often used in Eng- 
lish : as, de nitvo, anew ; de facto, of fact ; de 
jure, of right. 
de-. [(1) ME. de-, < OF. de-, often written des-, 
def-, F. ,!,-. ,!<- = Sp. Pg. de- = It. de-, di-, < 
L. flc-, prefix, de, prep., from, away from, down 
from, out of, of, etc. (2) ME. de-, def-, < OF. 
def-, des-, de-, mod. F. de-, < L. dif-, dis-: see 
