a Dilemma

[Gr. dilemma - dis, and lemma, anything received, an a umption, from lamb anō, to take.] A state of things in which a difficult or doubtful choice is presented, and which raises a vexatious and embarra ing question as to what is best to be done, or what course to take determinately. IMG:content-0611.jpg:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0612.jpg:[merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][subsumed][merged small][merged small][subsumed][subsumed][merged small][merged small][merged small][subsumed] -To drain or irrigate by means of a dike or dikes; as, to dike a meadow.