dunite 
also frequently more or loss of various other 
minerals, alteration products of the olivin. 
Duuito appears to l>o frequently more or less 
altered into .-.I'l-prntine. 
duniwassal, dunniewassal (dun-i-was'al), . 
[ lvc|ir. i furl, ilniii' unsnl, 11 gentleman : dium . 
111:111; iitiniil, gentle.] Among the Highlanders 
of Scotland, a gentleman, especially one of sec- 
ondary rank; a cadet of a family of rank. 
His liiMinct hail a short feather, which indicated his 
claim to In- treated ax a liiiinlii'-n'omeU, or wirt of gentle- 
maii. Scott, Waverley, xvi. 
dunkadoo ((liiiig-ka-do'), n. [Imitative.] The 
American bittern," Botaiirux mugitans or lenti- 
iliiHHiiis. [Local, New Eng.] 
Dunkard (dung'kard), . Same as /M/iAvr 1 . 
Near at hand was the meeting-house of a sect of German 
(junkers Tunkcrs or Dunkardis. as they are differently 
named. t. A. lien., CXXVI. 255. 
Dunker 1 , Tunker (dung'-, tung'ker), n. [< G. 
tunker, a dipper, < tutiken, MHG. tunken, dunken, 
OHG. function, dunehon, thunkon, dip, immerse, 
perhaps ult. = L. lingers = Gr. ttyytiv, wet, 
moisten, dye, stain : see tinge."] A member of 
a sect of German-American Baptists, so named 
from their manner of baptism. Their proper 
church-name is Brethren. Driven from Germany Jjy per- 
sedition early in the eighteenth century, they took ref- 
uge in Pennsylvania, and thence extended their societies 
into neighboring .States, and are especially found in Ohio. 
They condemn all war and litigation, acknowledge the au- 
thority of the Bihle, administer baptism by triple immer- 
sion, and only to a. lulls, practise washing of the feet before 
the Lord's supper, use the kiss of charity, laying on of hands, 
and anointing with oil, and observe a severe simplicity in 
dress and speech. They have bishops, elders, and teachers, 
ami arc commonly supposed to accept the doctrine of uni- 
versal redemption. Also called Dipper. 
dunker 2 (dung'ker), . Same as duneur. 
Dunkirk lace. See lace. 
dunlin (dun'lin), . [A corruption of E. dial. 
dunling, the proper form, < dun^ + dim. -ling 1 . 
Cf. dunbird, dunnock.] The red-backed sand- 
piper, Tringa (Pelidna) alpina, widely dispersed 
and very abundant in the northern hemisphere, 
especially along sea-coasts, during the extensive 
American Dunlin (Peh'^Ha fact/tea}, in summer plumage. 
migrations it performs between its arctic breed- 
ing-grounds and its temperate or tropical win- 
ter resorts. The dunlin is 8 inches long, the bill an 
inch or more, slightly decurved ; in full dress the belly is 
jet-black, the upper parts varied with brown, gray, and 
reddish. The American dunlin is a different variety, some- 
what larger, with a longer or more decurved bill, the Pe- 
lidna. pacifica of Cones. The dunlin is also called urinf, 
purre, ox-bird, bull's-eye, sea-snipe, pickerel, etc. 
dunling (dun'ling), n. A dialectal (and origi- 
nally more correct) form of dunlin. 
dunlop (dun'lpp), n. A rich white kind of 
cheese made in Scotland out of unskimmed 
milk: so called from the parish of Dunlop in 
Ayrshire. 
dunnage (dun'aj), . [Origin unknown.] 1. 
Fagots, boughs', or loose wood laid in the hold 
of a ship to raise heavy goods above the bot- 
tom and prevent injury from water ; also, loose 
articles of lading wedged between parts of the 
cargo to hold them steady and prevent injury 
from friction or collision. 
We covered the bottom of the hold over, fore and aft, 
with dried brush for dunnage. 
It. 11. Dana, Jr., Before the Mast, p. 304. 
2. Baggage. 
Hut Barnacle suggested, as some of the dunmt'i- :m.i 
tin- tent would need to be dried before being packed, that 
we build it lire outside. 
C. A. Seide, Cruise of Aurora (1885), p. 105. 
dunnage (dun'aj), v. t. ; pret. and pp. iliouiaged, 
pVr.diDiniiging. [< diinnait?. .] Tostowwith 
fagots or loose wood, as the bottom of a ship's 
hold; wedge or chock, as cargo. Seedunnage, n. 
Vessels fraudulently liunnaiftt/ f"r the purpose of redu- 
cing their tonnage. The American, VIII. SSi 
1790 
dunner (dun'er) ; n. One who duns; one em- 
ployed in soliciting payment of debts. 
'[ hey are ever talking of new silks, and serve the owners 
in getting them customers, as their common dumier* do 
in making them pay. Sprrt.n,,, . 
dunniewassal, . See duniwassal. 
dunniness (dun'i-nes), . [< dunny + -nets.] 
Deafness. Bailey, 1781. [Kare.] 
dunning (dun'ing), H. [Verbal n. of dun 1 , r.] 
The process of curing codfish in a way to give 
them a particular color and flavor. See dim 1 , 
r. t., and dunfxli, 
dunnish (dun'ish), a. [< duni + -ish 1 .] In- 
cliued to a dun color ; somewhat dun. 
dunnock (dun'ok), n. [E. dial. (Northampton) 
also doney ; (. JjE. donek, < donnen, dunnen, dun, 
+ dim. -ek, -ock. Cf. donkey.] The hedge- 
sparrow, Accentor modularis. Also dick-dun- 
nock. Macgillivray. 
1 1 art-tun has been cast out like an unfledged dunnock. 
E. Bronte, Wuthering Height*, iv. 
dunny (dun'i), a. [E. dial. ; origin obscure. 
Cf. donnerd.] Deaf; dull of apprehension. 
[Local, Great Britain.] 
My old dame, Joan, is something dunny, and will scarce 
know how to manage. Scott. 
dunpickle (dun'pik'l), n. The moor-buzzard, 
Circus ceruginosus. Montagu. [Local, Eng.] 
dunrobin (dun'rob'in), n. A superior kind of 
Scotch plaid. 
dunst, dunset, n. Obsolete forms of dunce. 
dunse-downt, See dunche-down. 
dunseryt, n. An obsolete form of duncery. 
dunsett (dun'set), n. [A book-form repr. AS. 
iiimsiete, dunsete. pi., a term applied to a cer- 
tain division of the Welsh people, lit. hill-dwell- 
ers, < dun, a hill (see down 1 ), + sSta (= OHG. 
sazo), a dweller, settler, < sittan (pret. s<?t), sit. 
Cf. cotset.] One of the hill-dwellers of Wales; 
a settler in a hill country. 
dunsh, r. t. See dunch 1 . 
dunsicalt,". See duncical. 
dunslyt, Duns-mant. See duncely, Dunce-man. 
dunst (dunst), n. A kind of flour; fine semolina 
without bran or germs. The Miller (London). 
dunstable (dun'sta-bl), a. and n. [In allusion 
to Dunstable in England, the adj. use (as in 
def. ) being derived from the word as used in the 
phrase Dunstable road or way.] I.f a. [cap.] 
Plain; direct; simple; downright. 
Your uncle is an odd. hut a very honest, DiinxtaUe soul. 
Richardson, Sir Charles Qrandison, VI. 177. 
Dunstable road, way. or highway, the way to Dun- 
stable : used proverbially as a symbol of plainness or di- 
rectness. 
"As plain as DunstaUe road." It is applied to things 
plain and simple, without welt or guard to adorn them, as 
also to matters easie and obvious to be found. 
Fuller, Worthies, Bedfordshire. 
There were some good walkers among them, that walked 
in the kings high way ordinarily, uprightly, plaine Dun- 
utable tvay. Latimer, Sermons. 
II. n. A fabric of woven or plaited straw, 
originally made at Dunstable in England. Also 
used attributively: as, a dunstable hat or bon- 
net. 
dunstert (dun'stSr), . 1. A kind of broad- 
cloth : so called in the seventeenth century. 
2. Cassimere. 
dunt (dunt), n. [A var. of dint, dent, < ME. 
dunt, dynt, etc.: see dint and den* 1 .] 1. A 
stroke ; a blow. [Scotch and prov. Eng.] 
I hae a glide hraid swonl, 
I'll tak liiintu frae nael>ody. 
Burn*, I ha'e a ^Vife o' my Ain. 
2. A malady characterized by staggering, ob- 
served particularly in yearling lambs. [Prov. 
Eng.] 3. Palpitation. Dunglison. [Scotch.] 
dunt (dunt), v. [A var. of dint, dent 1 : see dint, 
dew* 1 , v.] I. trans. 1. To strike; give a blow 
to; knock. [Scotch and prov. Eng.] 
Fearing the wrathful ram might dunt out ... the 
brains, if he had any, of the young cavalier, they opened 
the door. Gait, Ringan Gilhaize, II. . 
2. In packing herrings, to jump upon (the head 
of the barrel) in order to pack it more tightly. 
[Local, Canadian.] 3. To confuse by noise; 
stupefy. [Prov. Eng.] 
II. intrann. To beat; palpitate, as the heart. 
[Scotch.] 
While my heart i life-blood dunted, 
I'd bear't in mind. 
Buna, To Mr. Mitchell. 
dunter (dun'ter), . [Sc., perhaps so called 
from its waddling gait. < ilnnt. r.] The eider- 
duck, Somateria mollissima. Montagu. [Local, 
British.] 
duodenal 
dunter-goose (dun'tt-r-gOs), . Same as 
ter. Symonds. 
dnntle (dun'tl), r. t. ; pret. and pp. ilmitled, ppr. 
duntliufi. [Freq. of dunt.'] Todent; mark with 
an indentation. [Prov. Eng.] 
His cap Is duntlfil in ; his back beam fresh stain* of 
peat. Kingnley, Two Years Ago, Int. 
duo (du'6), n. [It., a duet, also two, < L. duo 
= E. two."] The same as duet. A distinction is 
sometimes made by using duet for a two-part com]" 
for two voices or instruments of the same kind, and <t>t<> 
for such a composition for two voices or instrument* of 
different kinds. 
(Lord's Day.) Up, and, while I staid for the barber, tried 
to compote a duo of counter point : and I think It u 111 do 
very well, It being by Mr. lierkenshaw's rule. 
Pepyi, Diary, II. 312. 
duo-. [L. duo-, duo, = Gr. 6vo-, Si<o = E. two.] 
A prefix in words of Latin or Greek origin, 
meaning ' two.' 
duodecahedral, duodecahedron (du-o-dek-a- 
he'dral, -dron). Seo dodecahedral, dodecatie- 
dron. " 
dnodecennlal (du'6-de-sen'i-al). a. [< LL. 
duodecennis, of twelve 'years (( L. duodecim, 
twelve, + annug, a year), + -al.] Consisting of 
twelve years. Ash. 
duodecimal (du-o-des'i-mal), a. and . [< L. 
duodecim (= Gr. "ivuiena, S'&tcKa), twelve (< duo 
= E. two, + decem = E. ten), + -al. Cf. dozen, 
ult. < duodecim, and see decimal."] I. a. Reck- 
oning by twelves and powers of twelve: as, 
duodecimal multiplication. 
The duodecimal system In liquid measures, which la 
found elsewhere, appears to be derived from the Babylo- 
nians. Von Hanlec, Univ. llist. (trans.), p. 19. 
Duodecimal arithmetic or scale. See duodetutry arith- 
metic or Kale, under duodenary. 
H. n. 1. One of a system of numerals the 
base of which is twelve. 2. jil. An arithmeti- 
cal rule for ascertaining the number of square 
feet, twelfths of feet, and square inches in a 
rectangular area or surface whose sides are 
given in feet and inches and twelfths of inches. 
The feet of the multiplier are first multiplied into the 
feet, Inches, and twelfths of the multiplicand, giving 
square feet, twelfths, and inches. The inches of the mill* 
tiplier are then multiplied into the feet and inches of the 
multiplicand, giving twelfths of feet and square inches, 
and nnally the twelfths of inches of the multiplier are 
multiplied into the feet of the multiplicand, giving square 
Inches. These three partial products are then added to- 
gether to get the product sought. It is used by artificers. 
Also called duodecimal or crosg multiplication. 
duodecimally (du-o-des'i-mal-i), adv. In a 
duodecimal manner ; by twelves. 
duodecimfid (du'o-de-sim'fid), a. [< L. duode- 
cim, twelve, 4- -fidus, < findere, cleave, split (= 
E. bite): see fission, etc.] Divided into twelve 
parts. 
duodecimo (du-o-des'i-mo). . and a. [Orig. 
in L. (NL.) phrase in duodecimo: in, prep., = 
E. in; duodecimo, abl. of duodecimo, twelfth, 
< duodecim, twelve.] I. . 1. A size of page 
usually measuring, in the United States, about 
5^ inches in width and 7J inches in length, 
when the leaf is uncut, and corresponding to 
crown octavo of British publishers. 2. A book 
composed of sheets which, when folded, form 
twelve leaves of this size. 3. In music, the in- 
terval of a twelfth. E. D. 
H. a. Consisting of sheets folded into twelve 
leaves ; having leaves or pages measuring about 
54 by 7} inches. Often written I2mo or 12. 
duodecimole (du-o-des'i-mol), . [< L. duo- 
decimus, twelfth : see duodecimo.] In muxic, a 
group of twelve notes to be performed in the 
time of eight ; a dodecuplet. 
Duodecimpennatse (du'o-de-sim-pe-na'te), 
n. pi. [NL., < L. duodecim, twelve, + penna- 
tus, winged, feathered.] In ornith., in Sunde- 
vall's system, a cohort of Gallinte, composed of 
the American curassows and guans, Cracida: 
so called from the 12 rectrices or tail-feathers. 
Also called Sylricol<r. 
duodecuple (du-o-dek'u-pl), a. [= F. duode- 
ni/>li' = Sp. duodecuplo = Pg. It. duodecuplo, < 
L. duo, = E. two, + decuplus, tenfold: see de- 
cuple and duodecimal.] Consisting of twelves. 
duodena, n. Plural of duodenum. 
duodenal 1 (du-o-de'nal), a. [= F.duod&ial = 
Sp. Pg. duodenal = It. duodenal 'e ; as duodenum 
+ -/.] Connected with or relating to the duo- 
denum: as, "duodenal dyspepsia." ' n/>land. 
Duodenal fold, a special loop or duplication of the duo- 
denum, in which the pancreas is lodged in many aninnils, 
i -pei ially in l.inls. where it forms the mot constant 
and rharnrteristic folding of the intestine. Duodenal 
glands. Sec- 
duodenal 2 (du-6-de'nal), tt. and . [< duodene 
+ -al.] I. a. Pertaining to a duodene. 
