duanna, duena

[Sp dueña, from Lat. domina a lady. Thus duenna is a doublet of donna and dame.] 1. The chief lady-in-waiting of the Queen of Spain. 2. An elderly lady employed as companion and governe to young ladies. 3. A governe or guardian of a young lady. "But jealousy has fled: his bars, his bolts, His withered sentinel, Duenna sage!" dueş, s. pl. [DUE, 8.] IMG:content-0624.png:[blocks in formation] is a slaty-brown or bluish black above and whitisn below. Dugongs frequent the shallow quiet waters of bays, inlets, and river Dugong. estuaries where marine vegetation is abundant. The flesh is highly thought of as food. They yield a clear oil of the best quality, free from all objectionable smell, and strongly recommended as a remedial agent in lieu of cod-liver oil. They are widely distributed in tropical seas. They have feeble voices, and the mothers show intense affection, even allowing themselves to be speared when their young are taken.