dichroscopic

[Eng. dichroscop( e ); -ic.] Of or pertaining to dichroism, or the use of the dichroscope. dīç-ing, *dys-yng, pr. par., a. & s. [DICE, v.] A. & B. As pr. par. & particip. adj.: (See the verb.) IMG:content-2443.png:[blocks in formation] di-çin'-na-mēne, s. [Pref. di twice, twofold, and Eng. cinnamene (q. v.).] Chem.: C16H16, Distyrol, distyrolene. A hydrocarbon formed by heating cinnamene, CsHs, with Lydrochloric acid to 170°. It is an oily liquid. *dick, s . [A corruption of Richard .] Apparently, a worthle fellow. "O, he, sir, he's a desperate Dick , indeed. Bar him your house."-London Prodigal , i. 2. dick-ěnş, interj. [Prob. a corruption of devil kins or devils.] The devil, the deuce. "I cannot tell what the dickens his name is."-Shakesp.: Merry Wives, iii. 2. dick-er, s . [L. Ger. & Sw. deker ; Ger. decker = ten hides or skins; Lat. Lat. decuria kinne Lom beat, dacra , decara , from modity, as a decmber of quantity of ten of ander [DAKER.] A or com skins; a bundle. Behold, Bald Pas, a whole dicker of wit.'"- Sidney : Arcadia . IMG:content-2444.png:[blocks in formation] "I had acquired quite a reputation in dickering with the thievish Italian landlords and vetturini."- Headley : Letters from Italy (1849), p. 99. 1389 dick-ěy (1), dick-ў (1), s . [Perhaps from Dut. dekken , Ger. decken to cover; A. S. theccan to thatch, to cover; Icel. thekja ; Dan. dække .] [THATCH, v .] I. Ordinary Language : 1. A child's pinafore or bib; a leathern apron. 2. A linen shirt-front. II. Vehicles: A seat behind the body of a carriage for servants. In the old-fashioned English stagecoach it was occupied by the guard and some pas sengers. "Mr. Bob Sawyer was seated, not in the dickey , but on the roof of the chaise."-Dickens: Pickwick , ch. 1.