distlchously 
distichously (dis'ti-kus-li), arlr. In a disti- 
chous niiiiiiipr; in two rows or ranks: as, ilix 
tii'li<iit.i/i/ liruiK-licd stems. 
distil, distill (dis-til'), r. ; pro), and pp. dixlilltd, 
ppi-. distill i HI/. | < .\I K. dislilli'ii = I), ilistillfrcn = 
U. ili'xtillircii = Dan. drxtillrrc = Sw. desti/li-rn. 
< OF. dislilli'i; I 1 ', i/istiller = Pr. ilistillur = Sp. 
iti'tttilur PI;. ilixtillnr = It. deslill/in , ilislil/iiri', 
< L. dixtilbiri; also and preferably written rfe.s- 
lillnre, drop or trickle down, < rf<% down, + sW- 
torf, drop, < /i7/n, a drop: see stilft, v., which is 
an abbr. of distil. Cf. instil.'] I. intram. I. To 
drop; fall in drops. 
Soft showers distill'd, and suns grew warm in vain. 
Pope, Windsor Forest, I. M. 
Flowers in tears of halm ti;*til. 
Scott, L. of L. M., v. 1. 
Peace, silent as dew, will distil on you from heaven. 
Channing, Perfect Life, p. 24. 
2. To flow in a small stream ; trickle. 
The F.uphrates distilleth oat of the mountains of Ar- 
menia. Raleigh, Hist. World. 
High rocky inountalnes, from whence distill innumer- 
able sweet and pleasant springs. 
Capt. John Smith, True Travels, I. 118. 
3. To use a still ; practise distillation. 
II. trans. 1. To let fall in drops; dispense 
by drops ; hence, to shed or impart in small 
portions or degrees. 
The dew which on the tender grass 
The evening hail distilled. Drayton. 
The roof [of the grotto] is vaulted, and dinttln fresh 
water from every part of it, which fell upon us as fast as 
the nrst droppings of a shower. 
Addison, Remarks on Italy (cd. Bohn), I. 446. 
The drowsy hours, dispensers of all good, 
O'er the mute city stole with folded wings, 
DtitUHug odours on me as they went 
To greet their fairer sisters of the East. 
Tennygon, Gardeners Daughter. 
Some Inarticulate spirit that strove to dittill its secret 
Into the ear. T. B. Aldrich, Ponkapog to Pesth, p. 231. 
2. To subject to the process of distillation ; rec- 
tify; purify: as, to distil water. 3. To obtain 
or extract by the process of distillation: as, to 
distil brandy from wine ; to distil whisky. 
To draw any Observations out of them [letters] were as 
If one went about to distil Cream out of Froth. 
Howell, Letters, 1. 1. 1. 
Bnrke could distil political wisdom out of history, be- 
cause lie had a profound consciousness of the soul that 
underlies and outlives events. 
Lmtxtt, Among my Books, 2d ser., p. 271. 
4. To use as a basis of distillation; extract 
the spirit or essence from : as, to distil grain or 
plants. 
Rnine destyUfn Clowes of Gylofre and of Spykenard of 
Rpayne anil of othere Spices, that ben well smellynge. 
Vaudeville, Travels, p. 51. 
6. To dissolve or melt. [Rare.] 
Swords by the lightning's subtle force distill'd. 
And the cold sheath with running metal flll'd. Addison. 
Distilled blue. See blue. 
distillable (dis-til'a-bl), a. [< OF. distillablc, 
F. distillable, < distiller, distil: see distil and 
-able.] Capable of being distilled ; fit for dis- 
tillation. 
Much of the obtained liquor coming from the distillalitr 
concretes. Boyle, Works, II. 225. 
distillate (dis-til'at), . [< L. distillatus, pp. of 
distiUare, distil: seorftfrfiVand-nte 1 .] Inchem., 
a fluid distilled and found in the receiver of 
a distilling apparatus; the product of distilla- 
tion. 
Sufficient air is admitted to burn the distillates and thus 
to produce the heat required for the distillation itself. 
Science, VI. 525. 
distillation (dis-ti-la'shon), . [< ME. distil- 
lation, ilistilliifioii. dixtillacioitn = D. ilixtillijtir 
= O. Dan. Sw. ilrxtillittion, < OF. distillation. F. 
iliitillnliini = Pr. dixtillacio = Sp. destilacion = 
Pg. distillacSo = It. destillazioiu, dixtillasione, 
< L. 'distillatio(n-), destillatio(n-), a dripping 
down, distilling, catarrh, < distillare, dMftUore, 
pp. distillatus. ilrxfillntiix, drop down: see dix- 
til.~] 1. The act of distilling, or of falling in 
drops ; a producing or shedding in drops. 
Oayn [against] fals enuy, thynk on my charlte, 
My Mode alle spilt by di*tilliiciiiii. 
Political Poems, etc. (ed. Furnivall), p. Hi 
2. The volatilization and subsequent conden- 
sation of a liquid by means of an alembic, a still 
and refrigeratory, or a retort and receiver; the 
operation of obtaining the spirit, essence, or 
fsM'iitial oil of a substance bv the evaporation 
and condensation of the liquid in which it has 
been macerated; rectification: in the widest 
sense, the whole process of extracting the es- 
sential principle of a substance. The most common 
method of conducting the process of distillation consists 
1693 
In placing the liquid to he distilled in a Imllpr of copper or 
"tin i Niiitahlennitrrlal, called \\wntiU, having a movable 
head from whieh proceeds a coiled tutie called the n;,,-n>. 
which passes through water constantly kept cold. Heat 
I" ill',- applied to the still, the liquid in It is \.,I:itili/,.,i. 
ami rises in vapor into the head of the stiil, whence, pass- 
ing ilnwii tiie curved tutte or worm, it becomes condensed 
by the cold water, and makes its exit in a liquid state. 
The object of distillation is to separate volatile liquids 
fnn non-volatile liquids and solid matters, and also, by 
the operation called fractional distillation (uhMi M 
low), t" separate from each other volatile liquids which 
have different lioiling-points. The process is used in the 
arts, in the manufacture of alcohol and spirituous liipioi - 
for preparing essences and essential oils, and for a great 
variety of other purposes. 
I study here the mathematics. 
And distillation. B. Jotuon, Alchemist, IT. 1. 
3. The substance extracted by distilling. 
I suffered the pangs of three several deaths ; ... to lie 
stopped In, like a strong distillation, with stinking clothes 
that fretted in their own grease. 
Shale., M. W. of W., HI. 5. 
4f. That which falls in drops, as in nasal ca- 
tarrh. 
It [exercise injudiciously used) hredetb Rheumes, Ca- 
tarrhs and distillations. 
Touchstone of Complexion!, p. 104. 
Distillation by descent. See descent. 'Dry or de- 
structive distillation, the destruction of a substance by 
heat In a closed vessel and the collection of the volatile 
matters evolved. Thus, Illuminating gas Is a product of the 
destructive distillation of coal. Fractional distillation, 
an operation for separating two liquids which have differ- 
ent boiling-points. The mixture is distilled in an apparatus 
which admits of constant observation of the temperature, 
and the liquids obtained between certain intervals of tem- 
perature (five or ten degrees)are collected separately. The 
more volatile liquid will be found chiefly In the ' ' fractions " 
first collected ; and by repeating the process with the first 
fraction, this more volatile liquid may be obtained in a 
state of comparative or absolute purity, 
distillatory (dis-til'a-to-ri), a. and n. [< ME. 
distill atorie = F. disti'lla'toire = Sp. destilatorio = 
Pg. distillatorio = It. distillatorio, destillatorio, 
< ML. 'distillatoriitm, < L. distillare, destillare, 
pp. distillatus, destillatus, distil : see distil.'] I. 
n. Of or pertaining to distillation ; used for dis- 
tilling: as, distillatory vessels. 
Having In well closed distillatory glasses caught the 
fumes driven over by heat. Boyle, Works, I. 130. 
distinction 
It Is not difficult to understand a character which Is to 
plain, the features no diftinct anil strnnglv marked. 
Theodore fnrk.fr, Washington. 
3. Clearly distinguishable by the mind; unmis- 
takable; indubitable; positive: as, a di*tm<-i 
assertion, promise, or falsehood. 
He (Churchill] . . . commit* an act, not only of private 
treachery, hut of distinct military desertion. 
Hacaulay, Hallams Const. Hist. 
4. Very plain and intelligible in thought or ex- 
pression. The distinction made by writers on vision be- 
i '<u imperfection of vision due to want of light (ohscu- 
rity) mid t hat owing U. distance (confusion) was transferred 
to psychology hy Descartes. With him a distinct Idea Is 
one- which resists dialectic criticism. Later writers, ad- 
hering more closely to the optical metaphor, make a clear 
idea to be one distinguishable from others, and a distinct 
Idea to be one whose parts can be distinguished from one 
another ; hence, one which can he abstractly defined. 
While things yet 
Are in confusion, give us, If thou canst, 
Eye-witness of what lirst or last was done, 
Relation more particular and distinct. 
Milton, 8. A., 1. 1595. 
The most laudable languages are alwales most plaine 
and distinct, and the barbarous most confuse and Indis- 
tinct. Puttrnham, Arte of Kng. Poesle, p. 1. 
A distinct Idea Is that wherein the mind perceives a 
difference from all other. 
Locke, Human Understanding, II. xxix. 4. 
fi. Distinguishing clearly; capable of receiving 
or characterized by definite impressions; not 
confused or obscure : as, distinct vision ; dis- 
tinct perception of right and wrong. 
The straight line extending directly in front of each eye, 
upon which alone objects are distinctly perceived. Is called 
the " line of distinct vision." Amer. Cyc., XVI. 391. 
6. Decorated; adorned. [A rare Latinism.] 
Divers flowres distinct with rare delight. 
Spenser, K. O... VI. HI. 23. 
Sor less on either side tempestuous fell 
His arrows, from the fourfold-visaged Four, 
Distinct with eyes, and from the living wheck 
Distinct alike with multitude of eyes. 
Milton, P. L., vi. 848. 
Distinct antennae, those antennae which are not contig 
nous at the I iase. Distinct cauda or tail, a tail separated 
from the abdomen by a constriction or narrow joint, as 
In the scorpion. Distinct scutellum, a scutelluni sep- 
arated by a suture from the nnmotiiin. Distinct spots 
Striae, punctures, etc., those spots, stria?, etc., which do 
not touch one another, but are separated by narrow spaces. 
= 8yn. 1. Separate, etc. See different. 2 and 3. Well 
marked, plain, obvious, unmistakable. See distinctly. 
Boole o/Quinte Essence (eA. Furnivall), p. 4. distfolCtt (dis-tingkf), V. t. [< ME. distilicten, 
< OF. auftneter, dcstincter, destintcr, detinter. 
distinguish, < distinct, distinct: see distinct, a.] 
To make distinct ; distinguish. 
There can no wight distinctr it so 
That he dare seye a worde thereto. 
Horn, of the Kane, 1. <!!!. 
Clerkes that were confessours coupled hem togedere, 
Forte construe this clause and distinJcte hit after. 
Piers Ploirman (A), iv. 133. 
We halle, by adding some word to both in English and 
Latin, Dimnattd and expounded the same. 
Levin*, Manip. Vocab., Pref., p. 5. 
II. .; pi. distillatories (-riz). An apparatus 
used in distillation ; a still. 
Thanne muste je do make in the furneis of aischin, a 
distillaton'e of glas al hool of oo peo 
Boole o/ Quintf Esienct 
distiller (dis-til'er), . One who or that which 
distils; one whose occupation is to extract 
spirit by distillation Distillers' Company, one of 
the livery companies of London, which has noTiall, but 
transacts its business at Guildhall, 
distillery (dis-til'er-i), n.; pi. distilleries (-iz). 
[< F. distillerif, a distillery, < distiller, distil: 
see distil.'] 1. The act or art of distilling. 
[Rare.] 2. The building and works where 
distilling is carried on. 
The site is now occupied by a distillery, and several 
Pennant, 'London, p. 41. distinctify (dis-tingk'ti-fi), v. t. pret. and pp. 
distillery-fed (dis-til 'er-i-fed), a. Fed with distinctified, ppr. dMinctifyitig. [< distinct + 
grain or swill from distilleries, as cattle or -'-/, make.] Tomakedistinct. Dorics. [Rare.] 
nogs. distinctio (dis-tingk'shi-6), n. [L., distinction, 
distilment, distillment (dis-til'ment), . [< separation, comma: see distinction.'} In Gre- 
, >i.i ,I.-..H.,..* / j.-.-.-,!,.. .. . , gorian music: (a) The pause or break by which 
melodies are divided into convenient jplirases. 
In a verse of a psalm there are usually three 
such breaks: as, 
Domine | libera anlmam meam 
a lingua dolosa. 
Same as differentia, 2. 
.~\ 
. ] 
That which is produced by distillation. [Rare 
In the porches of mine ears did pour 
The leperous distilinent. Shale., Hamlet, i. 5. 
distinct (dis-tingkf), a. [< ME. distinct, < OF. 
instinct, F. distinct = Sp. It. distinto = Pg. dis- 
tincto = Or. distinct = Sw. Dan. distinct, < L. dis- 
a labiis Iniquis | et 
Ps. oex. 2 (Vulgate). 
uwitnciio, aisnnzion = rsp. MMMMM = Fg. dis- 
tinc^So = It. distinzione = D. distinctif = G. din- 
To offend and judge are distinct offices Unction = Dan. Sw. distinttion, < L. dixtinc- 
Shat., M. of v., n. 9. tio(n-), a distinguishing, difference, separation, 
The intention was that the two armies which marched 8et ting off, < distingitere, pp. distiiictus, distin- 
out together should afterward be distinct. guish: see distinct, distinguish.] 1. The act of 
Clarendon, Great Rebellion, distinguishing, either by giving a distinctive 
Not more distinct from harmony divine, mark or character to the object or objects dis- 
The constant creaking of a country sign. " u * * , !. . ."* 
Cowper, Conversation, 1. fl. 
Distinct as the billows, yet one as the sea. 
Montgomery, Ocean, 1. r.4. 
2. Clearly distinguishable by sense ; that may 
be plainly perceived ; well defined ; not blurred 
or indeterminate: as, a distinct view of an ob- 
ject; distinct articulation; to make a distinct 
mark or impression. 
And the clear voice, symphonious yet distinct. 
Cowper, The Task, iv. 18i 
Dark- blue the deep sphere overhead, 
KM** with vivid stars inlaid. 
tinguished, or by observing the existing marks 
and differences. 
Number is distinction of person be one and moo ; and 
soe Is singular and plural. 
A. Hume, orthographic (E. E. T. S.), p. 27. 
Standards and gonfalons twixt van and rear 
Stream in the air. and for distinction serve 
Of hierarchies, of orders, and degrees. 
Milton, P. L., v. 590. 
The distinction which is sometimes made between civil 
privileges and political power is a distinction without a 
difference. Macaulay, Disabilities of Jews. 
Men do indeed speak of civil and religions Hlierty as 
tars inlaid. different things ; but tin- dMfMffotil quite arbitrary. 
lennmon. Arabian Nights. a. Spencer, Social Statics, p. 23 
