dilluing

[Apparently from Lat. diluo =to wash away.] A Cornish word for the operation of sorting ores in a hand sieve. The sieve has a hair bottom of close texture, and contains about thirty pounds of stamped tin ore. The sieve is immersed in water and moves the ore up and down and circularly, so as to cause all the particles to be in a state of suspension in the water. By inclining the sieve the lighter particles are allowed to run off into the keeve, while the richer particles are laid aside for roasting. ( Knight.) *dil-ly (1), s . [A corrupt. of diligence (q. v.).] A coach, a diligence. "The Derby dilly, carrying six insides." Canning: Loves of the Triangles. IMG:content-2517.png:[blocks in formation] Bot.: Narci us poetic us . dil-ly-dăl-lý, v . i . [A red up. of dally (q. v.).] To idle, to loiter about, to waste time, to hesitate. "What you do, sir, do; don't stand dilly - dallying ."Richardson: Pamela , i. 275. dil'-nõte, s. [Etymol. doubtful.] Bot.: The Cyclamen. *di-log-ic-al, a. [Gr. dilogos -double-tongued, doubtful: di dis =twice, twofold, and logos =a word.] Having a double meaning. "In such spurious, enigmatical, dilogical terms as the devil gave his oracles." -Adams: Works, i. 10. dil-og-ỹ, s . [Gr. dilogia =repetition.] Rhet.: A figure of speech in which a word is used in an equivocal sense; an expre ion which may have two meanings. *dilp, s. [Etym. doubtful.] A trollop, a slut, a sloven. "Neither a dilp , nor a da." dilse, s. [DULSE.] Jamie son: Pop . Ballads, i. 294.