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t. An obsolete form of damn. dampne (damp'nes), n. Moisture; moistne ; moderate humidity: as, the dampne of a fog, of the ground, or of a cloth. dampy (dam'pi), a. [ The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century dictionary crowned piece: see dam3 ), spil , play) = D. dam G. dame ( damspiel , damenspiel ) dams (damz), n. pl. [Also written dames , pl. danaide (da'na-id), n. [S (in sing. dam , а Sw. and Dan. dam (also Sw. damspel damspil ; ; Sw. spel (damspel) F. ( jeu de ) dames = Sp. ( juego de ) Sp. ( juego de ) dam as = Pg. ( jogo do xadrez e das ) dam as = It. dam a, lit. game of ladies: see dame .] A Scotch name for the game of checkers or draughts. wheel. See water - wheel . Danaïdean (da-na-id'ē-an), a . [L. Danaides , ναίδες , in Gr. myth. the fifty daughters of Δαναός , Danaüs, king of Argos. See def. 1.] 1. Relating damsell (dam'zel), n. [Also, more or le ar- chaically, damosel , damozel , damozell , etc.; damesele , damisele , damezele , damoisel , -elle , etc., dameisele , damoisele, damoiselle, etc., F. demoiselle = Pr. Sp. damisela = It. damigella ; OF. also dansele , danzele , dancele, doncelle = Pr. donzella = Sp. don cell a = Pg. donzella = It. donzella ; do micella , a young lady, a girl, contr. of * do mini cell a , dim. of L. domina , a lady, dame: see dame. Cf. damsel2.] 1. A young unmarried woman; especially, in former use, a maiden of gentle birth. And streight did enterpris Th' adventure of the Errant damozell . Spenser, F. Q., II. i. 19. Then Boaz said, Whose damsel is this? A damsel with a dulcimer In a vision once I saw. Cole ridge, Kubla Khan. The ble ed damozel leaned out From the gold bar of heaven. The water [in a leaky ship] is pumped back to its source, and the crew are worn out with their Dana i dean task. The Century, XXVII. 704. Danaides, n. pl . [F.] Same as Danaine. Bois- duval , 1832. Danainæ (dā-na-i'nē), n. pl. [NL., Danais , Danaus , 1, + -ina .] A subfamily of nympha- lid butterflies, typified by the genus Danais , and including also Euplœa . They have the head broad, with distant palpi, the discal cell of the fore wing open, that of the hind wing closed. The larvæ are cylin- drical and have two fleshy dorsal appendages near the Danais, Danaus (da'na-is, -us), n. [NL., Gr. Δαναΐς, sing. of Δαναίδες, the daughters of Danaüs.] 1. The typical genus of Danainæ . These butterflies are large stout species of a reddish-brown or brown color, with a strong bad odor. There are about 20 species, mostly tropical. D. arc hippus is very common, and cosmopolitan; in the United States its larva feeds on milk- weed ( Asclepias ). Its flight is powerful, and it often mi- grates in flocks. Specimens have occasionally been cap- tured at sea several hundred miles from land. Latreille, 2. [l. c.] A nymphalid butterfly of the genus Danais. damsel2+ (dam'zel), n . [Not found in ME., be- ing used only as in OF. titles; damoisel , damaisel , damaseal , etc., F. damoiseau , OF. also dansel, danzel, dancel, donsel, donzel, doncel, etc., = Pr. donzel = Sp. doncel = Pg. donzel = It. donzello = E. donzel (q. v.), do micell us , a young gentleman, a page, contr. of do mini cell us , dim. of dominus , master, lord: see dan1 , don2 , danaite (da'na-it), n. [After J. F. Dana , an The coppery dana is flitted at ease about the shrubs. P. Robinson , Under the Sun, p. 94. IMG:content-2021.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-2022.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-2023.png:[blocks in formation] One red leaf, the last of its clan, That dances as often as dance it can, Hanging so light and hanging so high, On the topmost twig that looks up at the sky. Cole ridge, Christ a bel, i. 3. To move the body or the feet rhythmically to music, either by one's self or with a partner or in a set; perform the series of cadenced steps and rhythmic movements which constitute a dance; engage or take part in a dance. Pray, good shepherd, what fair swain is this Which dances with your daughter? Still unaccomplish'd may the Maid be thought, Who gracefully to Dance was never taught. Congreve, tr. of Ovid's Art of Love. Thy grandsire lov'd thee well; Many a time he danc'd thee on his knee. Shak., Tit. And., v. 3. 2. To perform or take part in as a dancer; ex- ecute, or take part in executing, the cadenced steps or regulated movements which constitute (some particular dance): as, to dance a qua- drille or a hornpipe. Is there nae ane amang you a' Will dance this daunce for me? A man of his place, and so near our favour, To dance attendance on their lordships' pleasures. Shak., Hen. VIII., v. 2. tinct embedded crystal necticut; also in fine crystals resembling topaz at Ru ell in St. Lawrence county, New York, dance (dans), v .; pret. and pp. danced , ppr. dan- cing . [Early mod. E. also daunce ; daun- cen , daunsen (= D. dansen = MLG. LG. danzen = Dan. dandse = Sw. dans a = Icel. danza , mod. dans a ; also, of earlier date, MHG. and G. tan- zen ), dancer , danser , F. danser = Pr. dan- sar = Sp. danzar = Pg. dançar = It. danzare , , draw, draw along, trail, a sec on- dary verb, prob. dins an , MHG. dinsen = OS. thins an = Goth. * thins an , in comp. at- thins an , draw, drag, akin to uf - than jan , stretch after, etc.: see thin . Older Teut. terms for dance were: AS. tumbian (> ult. E. tumble : see tumble , tumbler ); hoppian (> E. hop : see hop1 ); sealtian = OHG. salzon , salt are (see salt a- tion ); OS. OHG. spilōn (= G. spielen , play: see spell2 ); spell2 ); Goth, laik an , lit. play (see play (see lark2 ); Goth. plinsjan, plensati , dance.] I. in trans . 1. To leap or spring with regular or irregu- lar steps, as an expre ion of some emotion; move or act quiveringly from excitement: as, he danced with joy. I have tremor cord is on me my heart dances ; But not for joy. Shak ., W. T., 1. 2. All my blood danced in me, and I knew That I should light upon the Holy Grail. Tennyson, Holy Grail. 2. To move nimbly or quickly with an irregu- lar leaping motion; bound up and down: as, the blow he gave the table made the dishes dance ; the mote dancing in the sunbeam. He made the bishop to dance in his boots, And glad he could so get away. the characters of the Danaides or Danais . [V. 297). Merlin (E. E. T. S.), ii. 361. Milton , Comus, 1. 104. Meanwhile welcome joy and feast,. Tipsy dance and jollity. IMG:content-2024.png:[blocks in formation] dance 1451 dandy ject illustrative of the universal power of death, in which a skeleton or a figure representing death is a prominent feature, very frequently met with in ancient buildings, stained gla , and decorations of manuscripts. - Dance upon nothing, a euphemism for being hanged. Just as the felon, condemned to die,.. From his gloomy cell in a vision elopes, To caper on sunny greens and slopes, Instead of the dance upon nothing . as tarantism us.