Dolichonyx 
1724 
of the genus is the bobolink or reed-bird, D. orytivorus 
there are several other species. See cut under bobolink. 
Dolichopodid8e(dol"i-ko-pod'i-de), ./,. [NL. 
< Dolichopus (-pod-) + -idee.] A f amily of tetra- 
ehsetous brachycerous dipterous insects, con- 
dollar 
the word with East Fries, dolske , a wooden doll, 
orus; ge cts, of the family Pompilidce, or digger-wasps, the word with East Fries, dptofce, a woo on, 
ink. There are two species, both European. dolcTce, dok, a doll : see f(*-5.J A puppet repre- 
L., Doijdmg (dol'i-kus), n. [NL. (Bonelli, 1809), senting a child, usually a little girl (but also 
tra- < Gr ftfuytf long.] A genus of ground-beetles, sometimes a boy or a man, as a soldier, etc.), 
sometimes a boy or a man, as a soldier, etc.), 
used as a toy by children, especially by girls. 
Those who . . . live only to display a pretty face . . . 
can scarce rank higher than a painted doll. 
' *** tssays, 1. 
Dolichopus (do-lik'o-pus), . [NL. (Latreille, 
1796), < Gr. AMi^oVo't)?, with long 
,. (if, long.] A genus of ground-beetles, 
_-- . . of the family Carabida?, containing, as at pres- 
taining a number of flies with long legs, on - ent res tricted, the single south European spe- 
liant metallic colors, and active predaceous hab- c j eg D _ jfoj, j con jj s . Five gout i, African species were 
its, as the well-washers. About 1,200 species are included by Dejean, but were separated by Chandoir and 
.^. ., ,..,.,., ,.. r^amut. doll 3 (dol ) [g e . orig i n obscure.] 1. Dung, 
member of the Dohida:. espec i a ii y o f pigeons. 2. A large cake of saw- 
dust mixed with dung, used for fuel. Jamie- 
en ui me mug short, the second unuea wnn me uiscai -iuu:.j .n. iauiiij \>L i,ecniv/ 6 "=ocv^ ,,., gon [Angus.] 3. A large lump. 
:ell, and a terminal or dorsal bristle on the simple 3-joint- mous gastropods. The animal is very large, and has a Hollar (dol'iir) n [Early mod. E. also doller, 
ed antenna, Aiso /Wf^d. and Dolic,^, . %^*^^^!*J% ,tofer dallef, daler ; < MD. daler, D daalder = 
lated in front and having a horizontal groove. The shell LG. daler = Sw. Dan. daler = Pg. dollar (< JB.J 
)ias a very large body-whorl, relieved by revolving ridges = It. tallero (NL. dalerus, tlialerus), < (*. Idler, 
ff' ft 1 ' TV.fi and corresponding grooves. The species are inhabitants t/ia i er thallcr, now usually spelled thaler, a dol- 
t^r^ eenus of ^tSSte &?"" ' "^ "" k " Wn " ""* ^, ^ort for' Jochimstaler, Jochimsthaler, Joa- 
the family Doli- doliman (dol'i-man), n. Same as dolman, 1. chimsthalcr, orig JTrnMawtaler gtdden-grosch- 
chopodidce, char- doliolid (d6-li'6-lid),. A tunicate of the f am- pfennig, i. e., the 'gulden-groschen (flonn 
acterized by the ily Doliolidce. ' penny (com) of Jochimsthal, so called because 
presenceofspines Doliolidffi (dol-i-ol'i-de), n. pi. [NL., < Do- first coined (toward the end of the 15th cen- 
on the hind meta- liolum + -ida;.] A family of oceanic cyclomy- tury) from silver obtained from mines in Joa- 
tarsi. D.funditor, arian ascidians, related to the salps, represent- chimsthal, i. e., Joachim's dale (. thai 
which is common ed by the genus Doliolum, and representing dale 1 ), m Bohemia. They were also sometimes 
in the eastern with some authors an order Cyclomyaria (which 
see) of compound tunicaries. They are transparent, 
Dolichopu 
(Line shows natural s 
United States, is 
an example. 
Dolichos (dol'i- 
kos), n. [NL., 
named from the 
length of the 
pod, < Gr. cfo/ti^op, 
long.] A genus 
of herbaceous or 
sometimes shrub- 
by leguminous 
plants, nearly re- 
lated to the com- 
mon bean, Piiaseolus, natives of tropical and 
temperate regions of Asia, Africa, and Austra- 
lia, with a few species in South America. Sev- 
eral species are extensively cultivated for food in warm 
regions, especially D. Lablab, often called the Egyptian 
or black bean ; D. Sinensix, or China bean ; and D. bi- 
Jlorus, the horse-gram of the East Indies. D. sesquipt- 
dalii is the asparagus-bean of gardens, a native of South 
America. 
Dolichosauria (dol"i-ko-sa'ri-a), n. pi, [NL., 
< DoUcliosaurus.'] A group of" fossil Lacertilia 
from the Cretaceous formation. They are charac- 
terized by the great number of the cervical vertebra} (sev- 
enteen in the typical genus, Doltehosaitrus) and the ex- 
tremely slender elongated body. They possess limbs, and 
a sacrum composed of two vertebra?. 
Sexual AscidiozoOid of Doliolu 
i, highly magnified. 
a, ganglion ; 
posite end; ; z, 
#, heart ; f, f, 
c, endostyle ; cf, oral opening (atri 
esophagus ; *', stomach ; 1, intestin 
uscles. 
l opening at op- 
; /, /, /, testis; 
free-swimming, cask-shaped organisms, moving by con- 
tracting the body and so squirting water out of one or the 
other end, developing by an alternation of generations, 
and provided with ciliated ribbon-shaped branching divid- 
ing the respiratory cavity into two portions. The bran- 
chial lamellae are pierced with numerous slits. In sexual 
generation the ovaries and testes mature simultaneously. 
Doliolum (do-li'o-lum), n. [NL., dim. of L. 
dolium, a very large jar: see dolium."] The 
typical genus of the family Doliolida;. D. dcn- 
ticulatum and D. miilleri are examples. 
Dolichosaurus (doV'i-ko-sa'rus), H. [NL., < Gr. dolite (do'lit), n. 
6oMxof, long, + aavpaf, a lizard.] The typical Dolium + -ites.] 
genus of Dolichosauria. Dolium. 
A very singular Lacertilian found in the chalk, and re- dolium (do'li-um), n. [NL., < L. dolium, a very 
sembling an eel in size and form, has been described by ] arge -j ar 1 1. pi. dolia (-a). In Rom. antia., 
Professor Owen, under the name of^^o g ar. ^ ft v | ry j ]ar ^ e jar or vage of ^ ' h pot tery, usual- 
ly of approximately spherical form, used, like 
^nril i Vn til i) IN 1 1 Iff l4i* nft/ 1 * 
-Ko tis), ,n. _ ^JML,. (ci. ur. oo/.i- ft oask at t])e 
to 
)olicnotlS (dol-i-ko'tis), re. [JNL. (cf. (jr. 6o/.i- a C ask at 
xoi'arof long-eared), < Gr. Sobr*, long, + o f nt d 
(UT-) (also ovat, ouar-) = E. ear 1 .] A genus of J.. olltam ^ 
[< Dolites (Kriiger, 1823), < 
A fossil shell of the genus 
jju' : 
Pdtagonian Cavy (Dolichfltis f(ltflcHonica^. 
South American rodents, of which the Patago- 
nian cavy, D. patachonica, is the type: so named 
from the long ears, which are like those of a 
rabbit. 
(lolichuric (dol-i-ku'rik), a. [< dolichurus + 
-ic.] In aiic. pros., having one syllable too many 
at the end: an epithet of dactylic hexameters 
the last foot of which is apparently trisyllabic. 
Such verses are not really unrhythmical, the apparent 
fault being obviated by synizesis, or due to the loss of 
sonre ancient peculiarity of pronunciation (as in the Ho- 
meric dialect) inadequately represented in the extant text. 
See mumu and macrocephalic. 
dolichurus (dol-i-ku'rus), n. [NL., < Gr. 60^1- 
Xovpos, long-tailed, < dofaxot;, long, + ovpa, tail.] 
1. Inpros., a dactylic hexameter with a redun- 
dant syllable, or one apparently redundant, in 
the last foot. See dolichuric. 2. [cap.] In 
2007., a genus of fossorial hymenopterous iu- 
DoliHtn gatea. 
wme, 
oil, and other 
liquids, as well 
as grain and 
other dry com- 
modities. It was 
more anciently 
called calpar, 
and is equiv- 
alent to the 
Greek pitlios. 
2. [cop.] The 
typical genus 
of gastropods of 
the family DoK- 
idte. Dolium rjalea 
is a leading species. 
They are all characterized by a ventricose spirally fur- 
rowed shell, with a very small spire and an enormous 
aperture with crenate lip, and no operculum. They are 
known as tuns. 
doll 1 ! (dol), re. [A general use of Doll, Dolly, a 
woman's name, an abbr. of Dorothy, < F. Doro- 
thec, < L. Dorothea, < Gr. kapodta, fern, of Aap6- 
Beof, lit. gift of God, < iapov, a gift (< SMvai, 
give : see date 1 ), + 6e6f, God. Theodore, fern. 
Theodora, is composed of the same elements re- 
versed. Cf. do?? 2 .] A sweetheart ; a mistress ; 
a paramour; a doxy. Also dolly. [Old slang.] 
doll 2 (dol), re. [In childish speech common also 
in the dim. form dolly ; prob. a particular use 
of Do??, Dolly, a familiar dim. of the proper 
name Dorothy. See doll 1 , and cf. dolly 1 , dolly 2 . 
Cf . alsojacfe, as the name of a toy. The common 
explanation of doll as an abbr.' of idoll, idol, is 
certainly wrong. There is nothing to connect 
called Schlickcnthaler, because coined by the 
counts of Schlick. The "Spanish dollar" is 
called in Sp. a peso.] 1. The English name of 
the large silver German coin called thaler : also 
applied to similar coins of the Low Countries 
and of Scandinavia; to the large silver coin 
of Spain, the celebrated "Spanish dollar," or 
peso, also called pillar dollar (from its figure of 
the Pillars of Hercules) and piece of eight (as 
containing 8 reals) ; and later to a large silver 
coin succeeding the Spanish dollar in Spanish 
America. 
The Duke of Wirtemberg is agreed w' Magister Teutonic! 
ordinis, so that the duke shall have for his charges 06,000 
dalers. 
Ouoted in E. Lodge's Illus., etc., Reign of Kdw. VI., 
[No. 23. 
He disbursed at St. Oolmes' inch 
Ten thousand dollars to our general use. 
Skak., Macbeth, i. 2. 
Now touching Danske money, . . . they have their 
Grasshe, whereof 30 make 1 gilderne, which is woorthe 4 
shillings sterling, and they have also Dalian olde and new ; 
their common dollar is 35 grasshe, but of their new dollars 
some are woorthe 24 grasshe, some 26, and some 30. 
Records, Groumle of Artes, fol. 15rf. 
2. The monetary unit or standard of value of 
the United States and Canada, containing 100 
cents, and equal to about 4s. 1J<J. English. 
In the United States it is represented in the currency by 
gold and silver coins and by notes ; in Canada by notes 
only. A two-dollar gold coin is current in Newfound- 
land. This unit was established in the United States 
under the confederation of the States, by resolution of 
Congress, July 
6th, 1787. It was 
represented by a 
silver piece, the 
coinage of which 
was authorized 
by the act of Con- 
gress, AugustHth, 
1786, by which 
was also estab- 
lished the deci- 
mal system of 
coinage. The 
coinage was not 
begun until two 
years after the 
Jaw of April 2d, 
1792, establish- 
ing the mint. 
That law pro- 
vided for the 
coinage of " dol- 
lars or units, 
each to be of the 
value of a Span- 
ish milled dol- 
lar," as that coin 
was then cur- 
rent, and to con- 
tain 371$ grains 
of pure silver, or 
416 grains of 
standard silver. 
The Spanish dol- 
lar above men- 
tioned was that 
struck in Span- 
ish America. 
Spanish - Ameri- 
can dollars, and 
coins represent- 
ing halves, quar- 
ters, eighths, and 
sixteenths of 
them (the last 
two known as 
xlullinfis and 
Dollar of the United States, 1795 
(Size of the original.) 
nces in New York and some other States, 
and by other names elsewhere), were abundant in the 
United States during the latter part of the eighteenth 
and the first half of the nineteenth century. The Spanish 
dollar coined in Spain was rare, but the intrinsic value of 
the two coins was the same, liy an act of January 18th, 
