dolomize (dolomiz)

t.; pret. and pp. dolo mized, ppr. dolomizing. [ Shortly she his dolour hath redrest. Spenser, F. Q., III. v. 41. A mind fixed and bent upon somewhat that is good doth avert the dolours of death. Bacon , Death. Besides, it [the water of the Nile].. cureth the dolour of the reins. Sandys , Travailes, p. 78. 2. Grief; sorrow; lamentation. [Now only poetical.] Where, for ouer moc he sorowe and dolour of herte, she sodenly fell into a sowne and forgetfulnes of her mynde. Sir R. Guylforde, Pylgrymage, p. 29. Her wretched dayes in dolour she mote waste. Spenser, F. Q., III. ii. 17. The tongue's office should be prodigal To breathe the abundant dolour of the heart. Shak., Rich. II., i. 3. Dolors of the Virgin Mary, in the Rom. Cath. Ch., certain events in the life of the Virgin Mary which are made the subjects of special meditation and prayer. They are seven, namely, the prophecy of Simeon, the flight into Egypt, the three days' lo of Jesus, the meeting of Jesus on the way to Calvary, the crucifixion, the descent from the cro , and the entombment. Hence the Virgin is entitled Our Lady of Dolors. Feast of Dolors, in the Rom. Cath. Ch. (a) The Friday after Pa ion Sunday. (b) A le er feast established by Pope Pius VII. in 1814 for the third Sunday of September. doloriferous (dol-o-rif'e-rus), a. [L. dolor, pain, + ferre, produce, bear, + -ous.] Producing pain or grief. Whether or not wine may be granted in such dolorifer ous affects in the joints. Whitaker, Blood of the Grape, p. 74. dolorific, dolor if i cal (dol-o-rif'ik, -i-kal), a. IMG:content-3012.jpg:[graphic] near Saumur, in France. It is 64 feet long, 14 feet wide, [=Sp. dolor i fico = Pg. It. dolor i fico, IMG:content-3013.png:[blocks in formation] a series of piles driven near to one another in a circle, and brought together and capped over at the top. The name 6. [ cap .] In astron ., an ancient northern condom a gelt, n. An obsolete form of damage . stell at i on, Delphin us (which see).-7. In arch ., domage2+, n. [Ult. domable .] Subjugation. Hobbes . at a source for the supply of water.-8. In domain (dō-man'), n. [= D. domein = G. do- Christian archæol., an image or representation of a dolphin, constituting an emblem of love, diligence, and swiftne . It was frequently intro- duced in architectural sculpture, etc., or worn as an orna- ment by the early Christians. It was often represented 91. Same as dauphin . - Dolphin of the mast ( naut .), a kind of wreath formed of plaited cordage, formerly fastened round the masts of a ve el as a support to the puddening. Falconer . See puddening . dolphinet (dol'fin-et), n. [ dolphin + -et.] A female dolphin. The Lyon chose his mate, the Turtle Dove Her deare, the Dolphin his owne Dolphinet . Spenser, Colin Clout, 1. 866. dolphin-flower (dol'fin-flou" èr), n. A name IMG:content-3014.jpg:[ocr errors] Dolphin (Delphin us delph is). head. It abounds in the Mediterranean and the temper- ate parts of the Atlantic, is an agile animal, and often follows ships in large herds, executing amusing gambols, describing semicircular curves which bring the blow-hole out of water to enable itself to breathe. A usual length is about 6 feet. That even yet the Dolphin , which him [Arion] bore Through the Agæan seas from Pirates vew, Stood still by him astonisht at his lore. IMG:content-3015.png:[merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small] dolt (dolt), v. i. [ dolt + -ish1.] Like a dolt; dull in intellect; stupid; blockish. The most arrant, doltish clown that I think ever was without the privilege of a bauble. Sir P. Sidney, Arcadia, i. doltishly (dol'tish-li), adv . In a doltish man- ner; stupidly. doltishne (dōl'tish-nes), n. of a dolt; stupidity. In that comic all part of our Tragedy, we haue nothing but scurrility, vnwoorthy of any chast eares: or some ex- treame shew of doltishnes , indeed fit to lift vp a loude laughter, and nothing els. Sir P. Sidney, Apol, for Poetrie. mäne = Dan. domæne = Sw. domän , do- maine (also demaine , > E. demain and demesne ), F. domaine = Sp. dominio (obs. domanio , after OF.) = Pg. dominio = It. dominio , domino , do- main, dominium , right of ownership, prop- erty, dominion: see dominion, dominate. Cf. demain .] 1. Dominion; province of action; range or extent of authority: as, to trench on one's domain by interference. Me thought bi hym, as my witt couthe suffice, His hert was noo thyng in his owen demayne. The village, in becoming more populous from some cause or other, has got separated from its cultivated or common domain ; or the domain has been swallowed up in it. Maine, Village Communities, p. 118. 4. The land about the mansion-house of a lord, and in his immediate occupancy. - 5. In law , ownership of land; immediate or absolute ownership; permanent or ultimate ownership. In the last two senses the word coincides with demain, demesne.-6. The range or limits of any department of knowledge or sphere of action, or the scope of any particular subject: as, the domain of religion, science, art, letters, agricul- ture, commerce, etc.; the judicial domain . Thou unrelenting past! News that ought to make the heart of a coward tremble. Mars is now entering into the first house, and will shortly Add is on, The Drummer, iii. 1. 2. A general and popular name of fish of the family Coryphænid a : so called from some con- delve . fusion with the mammals of the same name. dom1t, n. A Middle English form of doom . IMG:content-3016.jpg:[graphic] Dies like the dolphin , whom each pang imbues With a new colour, as it gasps away, The last still loveliest, till - 'tis gone and all is gray. Byron, Childe Harold, iv. 29. 3. In Gr. antiq ., a ponderous ma of lead or iron suspended from a special yard on a naval ve el, and, if opportunity presented, let fall into the hold of a hostile ship to sink her by breaking through her bottom.-4. Naut .: (a) A spar or buoy made fast to an anchor, and usually supplied with a ring to enable ve els to ride by it. (b) A mooring-post placed at the entrance of a dock. It is generally composed of dom2 (dom), n. [Pg., = Sp. don , don2 .] 1. The Portuguese form of don2 , used in Portugal and Brazil. In Portugal this title is confined to the king and the members of the royal family family.-2. The joker or blank card used in playing dom pedro.- [Abbr. of L. dominus .] A title formerly given to the pope, and afterward to Roman Catholic dignitaries and members of some monastic IMG:content-3017.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-3018.png:[blocks in formation] The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century dictionary domel (dom), n. [OF. dome , also spelled, er- roneously, dos me , a town-house, state-house, a dome, cupola, F. dóme , a cupola, dome, It. duomo, a dome, cupola, cathedral, = OS. dōm = OFries. dom = OHG. dōm , duom, a house, MHG. duom , tuom , a temple, a church, = G. thum (obs.), dom , a cathedral (in comp. dom- kirche , whence the accom. Icel. domkirkja = Sw. domkyrka = Dan. domkirke , a cathedral), dom us (ML. also prob. dõmus ), a house, ML. dom us Dei or simply dom us , or with a saint's name attached, e. g., dom us Sancti Petri , a church, cathedral, often roofed with a cupola, δέμειν , build, akin to E. timber , q. v. The above forms were partly mixed with ML. dom a, a house, roof, cupola, dōma , a house, roof, δῶμα (τ-), a house, a temple, δέμειν , build.] 1. A build- ing; a house; especially, a stately building; a great hall; a church or temple. [Poetical.) Approach the dome , the social banquet share. The aspiring youth that fired the Ephesian dome Outlives in fame the pious fool that raised it. be removed or thrown open as far as desired, and a mecha- nism is provided to revolve the dome so that the aperture can be made to command any part of the heavens. 5. In crystal ., a form whose planes intersect the vertical axis, but are parallel to one of the lateral axes: so called because it has above or below a horizontal edge like the roof of a house; also, one of the faces of such a form. In the orthorhombic system, a dome, if parallel to the longer lateral axis, is a macrodome ; if parallel to the shorter lateral axis, a brachydome . In the monoclinic sys- tem a dome is an ortho do me or clinodome according as it is parallel to that lateral axis which is respectively per- pendicular or oblique to the vertical axis. - Floating dome, a form of rotating astronomical dome floating in an annular tank filled with a fluid, in which the base of the dome is plunged. domel (dom), v . t .; pret. and pp. domed , ppr. doming. [ Once more the Heavenly Power Makes all things new, The master labours, and leads an anxious life, to secure plenty and ease to the domestics. Knox , Duty of Servants, Sermons, xvi. Many a gallant gay domestic Bows before him at the door. If he were a forreiner for birth, yet he was a do me stick in heart. Bp . Hall , Good Centurion. 3t. An inmate of a house. The ceiling is divided into square domed panels, each containing medallions and enrichment finished in citrine, cream, light blue, and a profusion of gold. Beck's Jour. Dec. Art , II. 346. dome2t, n. and v. An obsolete form of doom . Do me book, n. Same as Domboc . dome-cover (dom'kuvėr), n. In a locomotive, 4t. A domicile; a home. The great Basil mentions a certain art, of drawing many doves, by anointing the wings of a few with a fra- grant ointment, and so sending them abroad, that by the fragrancy of the ointment they may allure others unto the house whereof they are themselves the do me sticks . C. Mather, Mag. Chris., iv., Int. In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure - dome decree. Pococke , Description of the East, II. i. 122. Life, like a dome of many-coloured gla , Stains the white radiance of eternity. The hand that rounded Peter's dome And groined the aisles of Christian Rome, Wrought in a sad sincerity. dome-head (dom'hed), n. The top of the dome of a tank-car. domel (dō'mel), a . A dialectal form of dumblel , Grose. doment (dö'ment), n. [ IMG:content-3020.png:[graphic] domesdayt, domesmant, etc. Obsolete forms of doomsday , etc. domestic (do-mes'tik), a . and n. [Early mod. E. also do me stick , domestike ; domestique , ver- nacularly domesche, domeche, domeiche, domes- gue , etc., F. domestique = Pr. domesgue , domet- gue, domestic, domestegue = Sp. doméstico = Pg. It. domestico , domestic us , belonging to the household, domestic concerns; domes- tic life; domestic duties; domestic servants; do- Who addeth that they liued not without men, but that they put the men to domestike drudgeries, and exercised the women in the field. Purchas , Pilgrimage, p. 398. Domestic happine , thou only bli Of Paradise that has surviv'd the fall! The natural feeling of equality Is by domestic service unimpaired. 2. Attached to the occupations of the home or the family; pertaining to home life, or to house- hold affairs or interests: as, a domestic man or Well, you see, master Premium, what a domestic char- acter I am; here I sit of an evening surrounded by my family. Sheridan , School for Scandal, iv. 1. His fortitude is the more extraordinary, because his domestic feelings were unusually strong. The domestic man, who loves no music so well as his kitchen clock, and the airs which the logs sing to him as they burn on the hearth, has solaces which others never dream of. Emerson , E ays, 1st ser., p. 206. 3. Pertaining to a nation considered as a fam- ily, or to one's own country; internal; not for- eign: as, domestic di ensions; domestic goods; domestic trade. Lo here maye ye see this beast to be no stranger, borne farr off, for Paul saith, he sitteth in the temple of God; he is therefore a domestyc enimye. If there be any proposition universally true in politics, it is this, that foreign attachments are the fruit of domes- Macaulay , Disabilities of Jews. tic misrule. Domestic peace is maintained without the aid of a mil i- tary establishment. Bancroft, Hist. U. S., I., Int. 4. Home-made: an epithet applied to certain cotton cloths of American manufacture. See