dey 2 (da), n. [< F. dey, < Turk, day, a mate 
uncle, also " a friendly title formerly give 
dey 
milk), munkedeje, monk's concubine 
monk), etc. Usually referred to leel. deig = 
Sw. (leg = Norw. deig, dough, = E. dough, as 
if the deigja were orig. a 'baker' (cf. bakster- 
delgja, above) ; but there is no evidence of this 
except the perhaps accidental similarity of 
form. Among the duties of the dey is men- 
tioned that of feeding the young and weak of a 
flock or herd with foreign milk ; this, in connec- 
tion with the regular duty of milking the cows, 
gives some color to the phonetically doubt- 
ful derivation from Sw. da;gga, OSw. datggja, 
suckle, = Dan. dmgge, feed with foreign milk, 
cade, coddle (prob. not connected with Sw. dia 
= Dan. die, suck, = AS. ppr. " *diende, lactan- 
tes " (only in Benson's Lex.) : see dug 2 . Hence 
dairy, q. v.] A female (sometimes a male) ser- 
vant who had charge of a dairy and all things 
pertaining to it; a female servant in general. 
She was as it were a maner deye. 
Chaucer, Nun's Priest's Tale, 1. 26. 
There my father he is an auld cobler, 
My mother she is an auld dey. 
Lizie Lindsay (Child's Ballads, IV. 65). 
The dey or farm-woman entered with her pitchers to 
deliver the milk for the family. 
Scott, Fair Maid of Perth, xxxii. 
, a maternal 
ven to 
middle-aged or old people, esp. among the 
Janissaries ; and hence in Algiers consecrated 
at length to the commanding officer of that 
corps, who frequently afterwards became pasha 
or regent of the colony ; hence, our misnomer of 
dey as applied to the latter officer " (Bedlionse, 
Turk. Diet.).] The title of the governor of Al- 
giers under Turkish suzerainty from 1710 till 
its conquest by the French in 1830. From 1600 
the deys were the elected chiefs of the janissaries of the 
country, who divided power with the pashas appointed by 
the Porte, and in 1710 superseded them. Tripoli and 
Tunis were in former times also sometimes ruled by deys, 
in place of their legitimate beys. 
deye 1 !, * A Middle English form of die 1 . 
deye 2 t, * A Middle English form of dye 2 . 
deyert, . A Middle English form of dyer. 
deyhouse (da'hous), n. [Also dayhouse; < dey 1 
+ house.] A dairy. [Prov. Eng.] 
deymaidt, . See daymaid. 
deynet, v. t. An obsolete form of deign. 
deynoust, a. See dainous. 
deyntet, deynteet, n. and a. Obsolete forms of 
dainty. 
deyst, n. An obsolete form of dais. 
dezincification (de-zingk"i-n-ka'shon), n. [< de- 
priv. + zinc + -(i)fication.~] Separation of zinc 
from a composition or an alloy in which it is 
present. 
dezymotize (de-zi'mo-tiz), v. t. ; pret. and pp. 
dezymotized, ppr. dezymotizing. [< de- priv. + 
zymot(ic) + -ize,~\ To free from disease-germs. 
D. F. An abbreviation of the Latin defensor 
fidei, defender of the faith. See defender. 
dlt. A contraction (a) of draft, used in com- 
mercial writings ; ( V) sometimes, of defendant. 
D. G-. An abbreviation of the Latin Dei gratia, 
by the grace of God. 
dha (da), n. [Burmese.] A measure of length 
used in Burma; a rod, equal to 154 English 
inches. 
dhabb (dab), n. [Ar. dhabb, a lizard (the 
skink).] The dried flesh of the skink, Seincus 
officinalis, used as a medicine. 
dhadium (da'di-um), n. A weight of Ballari in 
India, one fourth of the Ballari maund, or 6 
pounds 5 ounces 8 drams avoirdupois. 
dhak (dak), n. [Hind, dhdk, dhakd, or dhakha 
(Anglo-Ind. dawk) ; also called palasa.~] A 
handsome leguminous tree of India, Suteafron- 
dosa, the wood, leaves, and flowers of which 
are used in religious ceremonies. See Sutea. 
dhal (dal), n. Same as dholl. 
dhalee (dal'e), . A necklace, usually of gold 
beads, worn in the Levant. 
dhamuoo (dam'nS), n. [E. Ind.] A tiliaceous 
tree of India, Grewia elastica, the wood of which 
is very tough and elastic. 
dhan (dan), n. [Hind. Beng. dhan.'] A gold 
and silver weight of Bengal, the 384th part of 
a tola. It is now, by law, 0.469 of a grain troy, 
but was formerly 0.585 of a grain. 
diiar (dar), n. [Burmese.] The curved sword 
of the Burmese, also used as a chopping-imple- 
ment. 
The Burmese dropped their lances and dhars, and fled 
yelling back toward the pagoda. 
J. W. Palmer, The New and the Old, p. 421. 
dharri (dar'i), n. [Hind, dhari, also dhara, a 
weight (5 seers).] An East Indian unit of 
1586 
weight, always a quarter of a maund, but rang- 
ing from 6 to 15 pounds; a stone. Also called 
dhuddali. 
dhauri (da'ri), n. [E. Ind.] A lythraceous 
shrub, Wooftfnrdiafloribv.nda, common through- 
out India. Its long spreading branches are 
covered with brilliant red flowers in the hot 
season. 
dhobie, dhoby (do'bi), n. [Hind, dhobi, a 
washerman, < dhob, a wash.] In India and the 
East, a native washerman. Also dobie, dobee. 
In 1877 the introduction of a steam laundry broke the 
monopoly of the dhoby. Encyc. Brit., XII. 142. 
Dhobie's itch, Tinea circinata, a kind of ringworm 
common in hot, moist climates. Also called ivasherman's 
itch, Indian rintjicortn , etc. 
dhobieman, dhobyman (do'bi -man), n.; pi. 
dhobiemen, dhobymen (-men). In the East, a 
washerman. 
[The] dhobt/man was waiting outside, and in a few mo- 
ments made his appearance a black washerman, dressed 
in cotton. W. H. Russell, Diary in India, I. 110. 
dhole (dol), re. [E. Ind.] A kind of East In- 
dian dog, the wild dog of the Deccan, Canis 
diabetes 
usually in fringed squares, without positive 
atterns or briht colors. See derries. 
"' J '" 
Dhole ( Canis ctttk&unertsis). 
dulckunensis. It is of moderate size and a rich bay color. 
It hunts in packs, and is capable of running down large 
game. 
dholl (dol), n. The East Indian name for Caja- 
nus Indicus, or pigeon-pea, a kind of pulse, 
dried and split, much used in India as a por- 
ridge. Also dhal. 
dhoney, dhony, n. See doni. 
dhotee, dhoty (do'te, -ti), n. [Anglo-Ind. , repr. 
Hind, dhoti."] A garment worn by men in India, 
consisting of a long narrow cloth passed round 
the waist, then between the thighs, andreturned 
under itself at the waist behind, it is sometimes 
drawn close in all its parts, and sometimes the parts sur- 
rounding the thighs are allowed to hang loosely almost to 
the knees. Also dhotie, dotie. 
dhourra 1 . n. See durra. 
Dhourra 2 (do'ra), n. Same as Durio. 
dhow (dou), n. An Arab vessel, generally with 
one mast, of from 150 to 250 tons' burden, em- 
Dhow. From Model in South Kensington Museum. London. 
Di. () The chemical symbol of the metal di- 
dymmm, (6) [/. c.] An abbreviation of Latin 
dimidius, half. 
di- 1 . [L. di-: see dis-. Cf.de-.] A prefix of 
Latin origin, the form of dis- before certain con- 
sonants : see dis-. In some words in earlier English 
the prefixes di- and de- often interchanged ; whence in 
modern English some with original de- have uow also or 
only di-, as divest, while others with original di- have now 
de-, as devise, device, etc. 
di- 2 . [L., etc., di-, < Gr. Si-, two-, double, com- 
bining form of iif, adv., twice, doubly (= L. bis, 
bi- = Skt. dvi- = E. twi-, etc.), < 6i;o = E. two : 
see bi- 2 , twi-, two.] A prefix of Greek origin, 
cognate with bi- 2 (which see), and meaning 
'two-,' 'twofold,' 'double,' as in dipterous, two- 
winged, diptych, a two-leaved tablet, diarchy, 
government by two, etc. In chemistry it denotes that 
a compound contains two units of the element or radical 
to which di- is prefixed: as, manganese da'oxid, MnOg, a 
compound of one atom of manganese and two of oxygen. 
di- 3 . A prefix of Greek origin, the form of dia- 
before a vowel. See dia-. 
dia-. [L., etc/, dia-, (. Gr. fta-, prefix, 6ia, prep., 
through, throughout, during, across, over, by, 
etc., orig. *6Ftya, < *<!FO, ivo = E. two, con- 
nected with Sif, doubly, and L. dis-, di-, apart, 
asunder: see di- 1 , di- 2 , di- 3 , dis-.] A prefix of 
Greek origin, meaning in Greek, and so, with 
modifications, in modern speech, ' through, right 
through, in different directions, asunder, be- 
tween,' etc. : often intensive, ' thoroughly, ut- 
terly,' etc. 
diabantite (di-a-ban'tit), n. [Irreg. < diabase 
(altered as if GV. Siapdr; (Sia/lavr-), 2d aor. part, 
of Siafiaivuv, go through or over: see diabase) + 
-ite 2 . ] A chloritic mineral found filling cavities 
in basic eruptive rocks, like basalt and diabase. 
diabase (di'a-bas), n. [< dia-, erroneously for 
di- 2 , double) + base 2 . The form simulates Gr. 
diaflaaic, a crossing over, < Siafiaiveiv, go through 
or over, < dia, through, + (iaivfiv, go: see basis.] 
The name originally given by A. Brongniart 
to a rock which Hauy later designated as dio- 
rite, which name Brongniart himself adopted 
in preference to that of diabase. Later (in 1842) 
Hausmann again introduced the word diabase, and by it 
designated a variety of pyroxenic rock, occurring in the 
Harz, and characterized by the presence of chlorite in 
considerable quantity. At the present time the name dia- 
base is used to designate a crystalline-granular rock, con- 
sisting essentially of augite and a triclinic feldspar, with 
more or less magnetite or titaniferous iron, or both, and 
occasionally apatite or olivin, to which is added chloritic 
matter in varying amount. To this chloritic material the 
name viridite is frequently applied, this being the sub- 
stance which gives the mass the greenish color which it 
frequently has. Diabase is one of the rocks included 
under the popular designation of greenstone, and also un- 
der that of trap. It is an altered form of basalt. "The 
main difference between diabase and basalt appears to be 
that the rocks included under the former name have un- 
dergone more internal alteration, in particular acquiring 
the diffused 'viridite' so characteristic of them" (Geikie, 
1885). See greenstone, trap, diorite, and melaphyre. 
diabase-porphyrite (di'a-bas-por'n-rlt), n. 
See porpliyrite. 
diabasic (di-a-ba'sik), a. [< diabase + -ic.] 
Pertaining of relating to, or composed of, dia- 
base. 
Limestones, well proved to be of carboniferous age, cut 
by diabasic eruptives. Science, III. 762. 
diabaterial (dl'a-ba-te'ri-al), a. [< Gr. &iafia- 
Tijpia (so. kpd), offerings before crossing the 
border or a river, < Sta/3aT6(, verbal adj. of 6ia- 
ployed in trading, and also in carrying slaves 
from the east coast of Africa to the Persian 
Gulf and the Red Sea. Also spelled dow. 
dhu (do). [The common form (erroneously sup- 
posed to be the Gael, spelling) in E. works 
of the Gael, and Ir. dubh (bli scarcely sounded) 
= W. du, black.] A common element in Celtic 
local and personal names, meaning ' black,' as 
in Dim Loch, black lake ; Roderick Dhu, black 
Roderick (Scott, Lady of the Lake). The proper 
form (Gaelic and Irish) is dubh (see etymology): Dublin. 
originally dubh linn, black pool ; Irish Dnbh-abhainn, a 
river in Ireland, now called Blackwater (abh, a river). 
dhunchee (dun'che), . [E. Ind.] A tall an- 
nual leguminous plant of the tropics of the 
old world, Sesbania aculeata. It is cultivated in 
India for the fibers of its bark, which are used as a coarse 
substitute for hemp. 
dhurra, n. See dnrra. 
dhurries (dur'iz), n. pi. [E. Ind.] A kind of 
coarse but durable carpeting made in India, 
, , . 
ftaivuv, cross over, < &ta, across, 4- fjcuvhv, go, 
= L. venire E. come."} Passing beyond the 
borders of a place. Mitford. [Rare.] 
diabetes (di-a-be'tez), n. [NL., < Gr. 
diabetes, also a compass, a siphon, < tiiaj-laivftv, 
make a stride, walk or stand with the legs apart, 
also cross over, pass through: see diabaterial.] 
In pathol., the name of two different affections, 
diabetes mellitus, or persistent glucosuria, and 
diabetes insipidus, or polyuria, both character- 
ized in ordinary cases by an abnormally large 
discharge of urine. The former is distinguished by 
the presence of an excessive quantity of sugar in the urine, 
and to it there is a strong tendency to restrict the name. 
Light and evanescent grades of glncosuria are not consid- 
ered as diabetes, and doubtless frequently have an entire- 
ly different causation. The disease is chronic and gener- 
ally fatal. Its essential pathology is unknown. It is not 
an affection of the kidneys, but depends upon the accumu- 
lation of sugar in the blood, or glucohemia. (See glucosii- 
ria.) Diabetes insipidus, or polyuria, is characterized by 
the discharge of abnormally large quantities of ordinary 
or watery urine. 
