dandraffet

See dandruff. dandruff, dandriff (dan'druf, -drif), n. [Formerly also dandraffe (dial. dander: see dan der2); spelled danruffe in Levins (A. D. 1570); hardly found earlier. Origin unknown.] A scurf which forms on the scalp or skin of the head, and comes off in small scales or dust. It is the cuticle or scarfskin of the scalp, quite like that which desquamates from other parts of the body, but caught and held in the hair instead of being continually rubbed away by the friction of the clothes. The dandruffe or unseemly skales within the haire of the head or beard. Holland, tr. of Pliny, xx. 8. dandy1 (dan'di), n. and a. [Perhaps a popular accommodation of F. dandin , a ninny, booby, connected with dandiner , look foolish, gape illfavoredly (Cotgrave), mod. swing, sway, jog: see dandle . Cf. dandiprat .] I. n.; pl. dandies (-diz). 1. A man who attracts attention by the unusual finery of his dre and a corresponding fastidiousne or display of manner; a man of exce ive neatne and primne in his attire and action; an exquisite; a fop. Your men of fashion, your "Muscadins" of Paris, and your dandies of London. Disraeli . The introduction of the modern slang word dandy as applied, half in admiration and half in derision, to a fop IMG:content-2028.png:[blocks in formation] A chamber or dandy in which the pig-iron is first placed W. H. Greenwood, Steel and Iron, p. 276. 4. In tin - plate manuf ., a running-out fire for melting pig-iron, the stack being built upon an open framework of iron, so that the melter has acce to his fire from all sides. =Syn. 1. Fop , Beau, etc. See coxcomb . Danebrog (dan'e-brog), n. [Dan. Danebrog , the Danish national flag, a Danish order of knighthood, Dane , Dane, + ODan. brog, cloth.] The second in importance of the Da- nish orders of knighthood, originally institut- ed in 1219, revived in 1671, regulated by royal statutes in 1693 and 1808, and several times modified since. It now consists of four cla es, be- sides a fifth cla wearing the silver cro of the order without being regular members of it, the silver cro being awarded for some meritorious act or distinguished service. The order may be bestowed on foreigners. Also Danne- brog. The pasque- IMG:content-2029.png:[blocks in formation] dane-flower (dan' flou" ér), n . flower, Anemone Pulsatilla . Danegeld (dan geld), n . [ME. Danegeld , Dan- 4t. Charine ; sparingne ; stint. With daunger oute we al oure chaff are; Greet prees at market maketh deere ware. gild , Danegilt (ML. Danigeldum , Danegeldum ) , Denegild , -geld (cf. Dan. danegjæld ), Dene , Danes, + gild , geld , a payment, gild an , pay, yield: see yield .] In Eng . hist ., an annual 5t. Injury; harm; damage. tax first imposed in 991 on the decree of the witan in order to obtain funds for the main- tenance of forces to oppose the Danes, or for furnishing tribute to procure peace. It was con- tinued under the Danish kings (1017-42) and later for other purposes. The tax was abolished by Edward the Confes- sor, revived by William the Conqueror, and increased in 1084 from two shillings for every hide of land to six; it finally disappeared in name in the twelfth century. Also Danegelt . The ship-levy and the Danegeld were the first begin- nings of a national taxation. Danelaget, n. Same as Danelaw . Danelaw (dan'la), n. [Also Danelagh , Dane- lage , etc., after ME. or ML. transcriptions of the AS.; AS. Dena lagu , law of the Danes: Dena , gen. of Dene , the Danes; lagu , law.] 1. The body of laws in force in that part of England which was settled in the ninth century by the Danes, at first as an independent body. - 2. The fifteen counties of England, extending from the Tees to the Thames, and from Watling street to the German ocean, formerly occupied by the Danes, and in which Danish law was enforced. Lincoln shire pa ed permanently into the hands of the Danes about 877, and was included within the boundary of the Danelage of Danish jurisdiction as settled by the treaty of 878. Encyc. Brit ., XIV. 656. daneq (dä'nek), n. [Ar.] An Arabian weight, one sixth of a derham. In the second century of the A hard whale hejira the monetary daneq was 71⁄2 grains troy, and the ponderal daneq was nine tenths of that. See derham . A name applied Dane (dan), n. [ Dane (after ML. Dani , etc.), Dene , Dene , pl., = D. Deen = G. Däne , etc., = Icel. Danir , pl., = Dan. Dane , pl. Daner , also Dan - sk = Sw. Dan - sk ; first in LL. Dani , pl.; ult. origin unknown.] A native or an inhabitant of Denmark, a kingdom of northern Europe. I am more an antique Roman than a Dane. Shak., Hamlet, v. 2. in England to three very different plants, in connection with the legend that they sprang originally from the blood of Danes slain in battle. They are the dwarf elder, Sambucus Ebulus ; the pasque-flower, Anemone Pulsatilla ; and the Cam- panula glomerata . IMG:content-2030.png:[blocks in formation] Whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment. Mat. v. 22. He that is but half a philosopher is in danger of being an atheist. Bp . Atterbury , Sermons, I. v. To make danger oft, to be afraid of; hesitate about. I made danger of it awhile at first. Higher than both in blood and life, stands up For the main soldier; whose quality, going on, The sides o' the world may danger . If you refuse these graces, you may pull Perils on him you seem to tender so, And danger your own safety. daneweed (dan'wēd), n. 1. Same as danewort . -2. The plant Eryngium campestre. danewort (dan'wert), n . The popular name of dangerful (dan'jer-fül), a . [ danger + -ful , 1.] Sambucus Ebulus , the dwarf elder of Europe. Full of danger; dangerous; perilous. [Rare.] See danesblood . The juice of the root of danewort doth make the hair blacke. Gerarde, Herball, p. 1426. dang1 (dang). Preterit of ding . [Scotch.] dang1+ (dang), v . t . [Var. of ding .] To beat; throw; dash; force. Till she, o'ercome with anguish, shame, and rage, Danged down to hell her loathsome carriage. Lion, Scorpion, Bear, and Bull, And other things le dangerful . T. Ward , England's Reformation, p. 172. danger fully (dān'jer-fül-i), adv . In a manner to expose to danger; dangerously. [Rare.] There were certain Jewes present standing by, whose solles ye spirite of Satan did more daungierfully po e e then that same vncleane spirite had po e ed the body of this man. J. Udall , On Luke xi. Marlowe ( and Chapman ), Hero and Leander. dang2 (dang), v. t. A minced form of damn in Without danger or risk. [Rare.] its profane use. Also ding . See dinged . Dang thy bits! Here, Sylvie! Sylvie! danger (dān'jer), n. [ daunger , daungere , danger , dangier , dengier , dongier , do in- gier , absolute power, irresponsible authority, mod. F. danger , danger, = Pr. dangier , prob. dominiarium , an extension of dominium , absolute power (in feudal sense), E. domain , q. v.), dominus , lord, master: see domain , dominion , demesne , don2, dominie, domino. Similar pho- netic changes have taken place in dungeon (= donjon , q. v.), from the same source.] 1. Power; jurisdiction; domain; hence, ability to mulet or injure: as, to come within his danger . [Obsolete or archaic.] Ye cannot dispute except ye have a man in your own danger , to do him bodily harm. Tyndale, Ans. to Sir T. More, etc. (Parker Soc., 1850), p. 186. You stand within his danger , do you not? Shak ., M. of V., iv. 1. To drive infection from the dangerous year! Shak ., Venus and Adonis, 1. 508. Macaulay . 2. Liable to inflict injury or harm; baneful in disposition or tendency: as, a dangerous man; a dangerous illne . What's my offence? what have these years committed, That may be dangerous to the Duke or state? You are not safe whilst I live; I am dangerous , Troubled extremely, even to mischief, Junius, An enemy to all good men. Fletcher, Bonduc a, v. 4. 3. In danger, as from illne ; in a perilous condition: as, he is not dangerous . [Colloq., and now only vulgar.] Reg. Sure, His mind is dangerous. Dru. The good gods cure it! He was to sinful men not dispitous, Ne of his spec he dangerous . IMG:content-2031.png:[blocks in formation] characterized by an anal fin of moderate length or elon- gate, with not fewer than 8 branched rays, and generally more; a lateral line running along the lower half of the tail; abdomen not trenchant; and pharyngeal teeth in a triple or double series. It embraces about 50 species, inhabiting the fresh waters of southern Asia and eastern Africa. I wol yow telle a litel thing in prose, That oughte lyken you, as I suppose, Or elles, certes ye ben to daungerous . nish, Denisc (= D. Deensch = G. Dänisch = Dan. Dansk = Sw. Dansk = Icel. Danskr , IMG:content-2032.png:[blocks in formation] If she be rechele e, I will be redy; If she be dawngerouse , I will hyr pray. dangerous ers-li, with day. adv . danger; harm: with with risk of harm; with exposure to injury or ruin; hazardously; perilously: as, to be dan- gerously sick: dangerously situated. A Satyr [satire] as it was borne out of a Tragedy, so ought to resemble his parentage, to strike high, and adventure dangerously at the most eminent vices among the greatest persons. Milton , Apology for Smectymnuus. dangerousne (dān'jer-us-nes), n. Danger; hazard; peril; the state of being exposed to harm: as, the dangerousne of a situation or a disease. IMG:content-2033.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-2034.png:[blocks in formation] Maud with her sweet purse-mouth when my father dan- gled the grapes. Tennyson, Maud, i. 18. The fate of Vanini was dangled before his [Des cartes's] Huxley , Lay Sermons, p. 343. eyes. dangle berry (dang'gl-ber"i), n.; pl. dangleber- ries (-iz). [ dangle + berry1 .] Same as blue- tangle. IMG:content-2035.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-2036.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-2037.png:[blocks in formation] Danism1 (da'nizm), n. [ Dantean (dan'te-an), a. [ Dante + -an .] Same dantellé (dan-tel-a'), a. [F. dentelé , toothed, dent , den ( t- )s = E. tooth .] In her., same as dancetté . [in early Modern Swedish texts] and reintroduce native and partially antiquated forms. Encyc. Brit., XXI. 372. danism't (dā'nizm), n. [ Dantesque . [Rare.] δανείζειν , lend, δάνος , a gift, loan.] The lend- ing of money upon usury. Wharton. Danite (dan'it), n. [ Dan , one of the sons of Jacob and head of one of the tribes of Israel: in allusion to Gen. xlix. 16, "Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel," or to the next verse, "Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path."] A member of an alleged secret order of Mormons, supposed to have arisen in the early history of that sect, and to have been guilty of various atrocious earth, and continually baffled and misunderstood, the far crimes. The Mormons themselves deny the ex- istence of this order. If the enemies of the Mormons are to be trusted, they have a secret battalion of Danites , serpents in the path, destroying angels, who are banded for any deed of daring and a a ination. N. A. Rev., July, 1862. dank (dangk), a . and n. [E. dial. var. donk ; dank , adj. and n.; prob. dank , a moist place in a field, a marshy piece of ground, = Icel. dökk (for * danku ), a pit, pool. The Scand. word is by some supposed to be a nasalized form of Sw. dagg = Icel. dögg (> E. dial. dag1 ), dew; but the relation is improb- able, and the usual occurrence of the ME. word in connection with dew is prob. due to all it era- tion: see dag1 , dew1 . The Icel. dökkr , dark, is of another root. There appears to be no con- nection with damp .] I. a. Damp; moist; sat- No more dowte [fear] the dynte of theire derfe wapyns, Than the dewe that es dannke , whene that it doune ffalles. Morte Arthure (E. E. T. S.), 1. 311. My lips were wet, my throat was cold, My garments all were dank . Cole ridge, Ancient Mariner. Let him hie him away through the dank river fog. Whittier , Mogg Megone, i. =Syn. Damp , Humid , etc. See moist . II. n. 1. Cold moisture; unpleasant humid- ity. IMG:content-2038.png:[blocks in formation] Dantist (dan'tist), n. [= It. dantista ; as Dante + -ist .] A person especially interested or versed in the works of Dante and the literature concerning him. danton (dân'ton), v . t . [Sc., a form of E. daunt.] 1. To subdue. Quoted in Strutt's Sports and Pastimes, p. 17. Mischanter fa' me If aught of thee, or of thy mammy, Shall ever danton me, or awe me. of a single species, D. thurifer a . In Sierra Leone it is known as the bun go-tree, and yields a fragrant gum which is used as frankincense. Daniell battery, cell. See cell , 8. Daniell hygrometer. Steter. Danio (dan'i-ō), n. [NL.; from a native E. Ind. name.] A genus of cyprinoid c fis fishes, typical of the group Dan i on in a , inhabiting India. Yet oft they quit The dank , and, rising on stiff pennons, tower The mid aereal sky. dankt (dangk), v . t . [ danken , donken; dank , a.] To make dank; moisten. Achilles was angret angardly sore; Wrathet at his wordes, warmyt in yre; Chaunget his chere, chauff it with hete, That the droupes, as a dew, dank it his fas. Danubian (da-nū'bi-an), a . L. Danuvius , Gr. Δανούβιος (G. Donau , etc.), the Danube.] Pertaining to or bordering on the Danube, a large river of Europe flowing into the Black Sea. - Danubian principalities, a former designation of the principalities of Moldavia and Walla- chia, on the lower Danube, forming part of the Turkish empire, now united to form the kingdom of Rumania. dap (dap), v . i. [Also dape ; a form of dab1 or dop.] In angling , to drop or let fall the bait IMG:content-2039.png:[blocks in formation] Lindley.