Dunois, Jean

( doo'nwaw,) COUNT DE LONGUEVILLE, and called The Bastard of Orleans, B. 1402, was an illegitimate son of the Duke d'Orleans, and so succe ful was he in his military career, particularly in the share he bore in the expulsion of the English from France, that Charles VII. honored him with the title of Restorer of his Country. D. 1468. - This is the warrior alluded to in the opening line "C'était le jeune et brave Dunois" of the French imperial - national air "Partant pour le Syrie," which was composed by Queen Hortense (Beau harn a is), the mother of Napoleon III. Dun'reith, in Indiana , a post-office of Henry co. Duns Sco'tus, JOHN, a celebrated scholastic philosopher, and a Francis can monk, B. about 1275. Whether he was a native of England, Scotland, or Ireland, is uncertain. He afterwards taught at Paris, and acquired the title of "Doctor Subtil is." He obtained extraordinary reputation by his defence of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin. In philosophy he was the opponent of Thomas A quinas, and the founder of a school named the Scotists ; the followers of A quinas being called Thomists . The former were "Realists," the latter "Nominalists." The works of D. S. form 12 vols. folio. D. soon after his arrival at Cologne, 1308. "Duns," as a term of reproach used by the Thomists, has become, with a modified meaning, the familiar "Dunce." Dun's inane. ( Hist . ) The army of the usurper Macbeth was defeated at D. , in Perth shire, 1054, by Malcolm, the eldest son of the murdered Duncan, a isted by an English force under Siward, Earl of North umber land. Macbeth escaped to Lanphananan, where he was slain in 1056. Dun's table, a town of England, co. Bedford, 18 m. S.W. of Bedford. Manf . Straw plait. Pop . 4,117. Dun's table, in Ma achusetts , a post-village and township of Middle sex co., on the N. boundary of the State, about 30 m. N.W. of Boston; pop . abt. 500. Dun's table, in Pennsylvania , a township of Clinton co., on the W. branch of the Susquehanna River, below Lock Haven; pop . abt. 475. Dun's tan (St.), Archbishop of Canterbury, and one of the greatest of ecclesiastical statesmen, B. at Glastonbury, England, of a noble family, was educated at its monastery, then famed as a seat of learning. His studies and accomplishments were very varied-mechanical, scientific, literary, and artistic. Brain-fever resulted from his over-application to study, and left behind it the belief that he had personal conflicts with the devil. The legend runs that his Satanic majesty on one occasion visited St. D. in the shape of a handsome female, when St. D. , penetrating the identity of his tempter, plucked the tongs red-hot from the fire and with them grasped the devil's nose, so that he was but too glad to be suffered to depart with no worse punishment than a burnt proboscis. He became a favorite at the court of Athelstan, especially with the ladies, but falling under suspicion of magical arts, was subjected to the ordeal of water and banished. A severe struggle ensued be tween affection and ambition; he was in love with a lady of the court, and he was urged to become a monk. He finally resolved to enter the Benedictine order, and became an anchorite at Glastonbury. In 943 he was named abbot, when he introduced the rule of St. Benedict, richly endowed the monastery, and made it at once a house of monks and of scholars. He was soon called to be one of the councillors of King Edmund, and in coöper at i on with the great Chancellor Thurketul and Archbishop Odo, set himself to carry out his principles of reform in church and state. He was the friend, as well as the minister, of Edred, and his power constantly increased. On the coronation of Edwy he disgraced himself by his violent conduct when sent by Odo to recall the young king to the banquet. He forced the crown from Edwy's head, and dragged him from his wife's bower to the hall. The subsequent horrible mutilation of the young queen was also the work of his agents. A reaction in the popular mind led to his retirement, and not being able to account for moneys which had come into his hands as treasurer of Edred, he was banished. Recalled in 957, he was made bishop of Worcester and of London, and in the following year, after two disappointments, archbishop of Canterbury. In the reign of the licentious Edgar, D. was virtually sovereign, and by his wise policy procured for Edgar the title of the Pacific . Many important measures of social as well as ecclesiastical reform were carried out under his direction. After the acce ion of Ethelred, D. retired to Canterbury, and devoted himself to his spiritual duties. D. at, and was buried in the cathedral of, Canterbury, 988. Dun'ter-goose, n. An English provincialism for the eider-duck. Duns'ton, in Maine, a village of Cumber land co., abt. 9 m. S.W. of Portland. Dun'ton, in Illinois, a post-village of Cook co., abt. 21 m. N.W. of Chicago. Dunveg'an, a fort on the Peace River, British North America, in Lat. 56° 14′ N., Lon. 117° 30′ W. Dunn'ville, a village and river-port of prov. of Ontario, co. of Haldimand, on Grand River, abt. 38 m. W. by N. of Buffalo, N. Y. Du'o, n. [Lat. and It., two.] ( Mus .) A duet. Duo decahedral, a . See DODECAHEDRAL. Duo decahedron, n. Same as DODECAHEDRON, q. v. Duodecen'nial, a. [Lat. duodecim , twelve, and ann us , year. Comprising twelve years. Duodecimal, n. [Lat. duodecim , twelve.] ( Arith .) Numbered by twelve. D. scale. An operation or rule by which the contents of any surface or solid are estimated by multiplying together its linear 'dimensions, expre ed in feet, inches, and lines. It is principally used by contractors and artificers in finding the contents of their work. Cro multiplication is another term applied to the same system of calculation. As an example, supposed it were required to ascertain the superficial contents of a piece of timber 12 ft. 91⁄2 inches long and 3 ft. 7 in. wide. In order to calculate this by the D. S., one dimension must be put under the other, the feet being placed under the feet and the inches under the inches. The half inch is expre ed in lines, 6 lines going to the half-inch, 12 lines to the full inch. In this calculation, ft. are considered as units of measure, and 12 9 6 inches are so many twelfths of units. The units thus form the first place in the column, the twelfths the second, and the 38 4 6 one hundred and forty-fourths the third. 7 5 66 When the first line is multiplied by 3 feet 1728 37 12 120 1⁄2 65 144 or 3 units, the result is 38 feet, of a 45 10 0% foot, and 4 of a foot. When the upper line is multiplied by, the six lines are made equal to The T multiplied by are equal to fr, which, added to the other, make fi, or 2 and therefore placed in the third column, and the 5 1 is car ried forward. The ultimate result is as above, 45 sq. ft. and 120% sq. inches. To practical men the operation described is much simpler than the explanation, and beginners have great difficulty in mastering it. The D. S. is not generally inserted in ordinary books of practical arithmetic. Duodecimals, n . pl . ( Arith .) A system of numbers the scale of which is twelve. (See above.) Duodec'imfid, a. [Lat. duodecim , and findere , to cleave.] Consisting of, or divided into, twelve parts. Duodecimo, a . [Lat. duodecim .] Having or consisting of twelve leaves to a sheet; as, a book of duodecimo working two turning tools at one and the same time. Duplex-watch, n. ( Horol .) A watch having a duplex escapement. See HOROLOGY. Duplicate, ( dū'pli - kāt ,) a. [Lat. duplicatus , from duplico - duo , and plico , to fold.] Double; twofold; duplex; as, duplicate numbers. size. -n. A book in which every sheet is folded six times, so as to make 12 leaves or 24 pages. It is usually abbreviated into 12mo. Duodec'uple, a . [Lat. duo , two, and decuplus , double.] Consisting of twelves; as, duo decuple proportion. Duodenʼary, a . The American Dictionary and Cyclopedia -A township of Will co. -A post-village of Will co., on Du Page River, about 14 m. N. of Joliet.