dale lander (dallan" der)

A dalesman. [Scotch.] dalesman (dālz'man), n.; pl. dalesmen (-men). [ Even after the acce ion of George the Third, the path over the fells from Borrow dale to Ravenglas was still a secret carefully kept by the dalesmen . Macaulay, Hist. Eng., iii. 1445 The dalesmen were a primitive and hardy race who kept alive the traditions and often the habits of a more picturesque time. Lowell , Among my Books, 2d ser., p. 205. dalft. An obsolete strong preterit of delve . dali (dä'li), n. [Also dari ; native name.] A large tree, Myristic a sebifera , growing in Demerara, British Guiana. The wood is light, splits freely, and is used for staves and heads of casks. Candles are made of a kind of wax obtained from the seeds. daliancet, n. An obsolete form of dalliance . daliet, v. An obsolete form of dally . dalk14, n. [ME. dalk , dalke , dalkr ), a pin, brooch, clasp.] A pin; brooch; clasp. A dalke (or a tache), firmaculum, firmatorium, monile. Cath. Anglicum , p. 89.