daphnin (dafnin)

[ glucoside found in the bark and flowers of plants of the genus Daphne. It forms prismatic transparent crystals, having a bitter taste. It has received the formula C15H1609 + 2H2O. daphnioid (daf'ni-oid), a. and n. [ II. n. A cladocerous crustacean. daphnoid (daf'noid), a. Same as daphnioid. Encyc. Brit. IMG:content-2042.png:[blocks in formation] We [mankind] are dapper little busybodies, and run this way and that way super serviceably. Emerson, Civilization. [Now only sarcastic or contemptuous in both senses.] dapperling (dap'er-ling), n. [ dapper + dim. -ling1.] A dwarf; a little fellow. dapperpy (dap'ér-pi), a. Of diapered and variegated woolen cloth. [Scotch.] O he has pou'd aff his dapperpy coat, The silver buttons glanced bonny. Annan Water (Child's Ballads, II. 189).