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Dallier (?), n. One who fondles; a trifler; as, dalliers with pleasant words. Asham.
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dallis grass, dallisgrass n. a tall tufted perennial tropical American grass (Paspalum dilatatum) naturalized as pasture and forage grass in the southern U.S.
Syn. -- paspalum, Paspalum dilatatum.
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Dallop (dăllŏp), n. [Etymol. unknown.] A tuft or clump. [Obs.] Tusser.
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Dally (dăll�), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dallied (dăllĭd); p. pr. & vb. n. Dallying.] [OE. dalien, dailien; cf. Icel. pylja to talk, G. dallen, dalen, dahlen, to trifle, talk nonsense, OSw. tule a droll or funny man; or AS. dol foolish, E. dull.] 1. To waste time in effeminate or voluptuous pleasures, or in idleness; to fool away time; to delay unnecessarily; to tarry; to trifle.
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We have trifled too long already; it is madness to dally any longer. Calamy.
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We have put off God, and dallied with his grace. Barrow.
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2. To interchange caresses, especially with one of the opposite sex; to use fondling; to wanton; to sport.
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Not dallying with a brace of courtesans. Shak.
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Our aerie . . . dallies with the wind. Shak.
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Dally, v. t. To delay unnecessarily; to while away.
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Dallying off the time with often skirmishes. Knolles.
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Dalmania (?), n. [From Dalman, the geologist.] (Paleon.) A genus of trilobites, of many species, common in the Upper Silurian and Devonian rocks.
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Dalmanites (?), n. Same as .
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Dalmatian (?), a. Of or pertaining to Dalmatia.
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Coloq. Dalmatian dog (Zoöl.), a carriage dog, shaped like a pointer, and having black or bluish spots on a white ground; the coach dog.

Dalmatica (?), n., Dalmatic (�), n. [LL. dalmatica: cf. F. dalmatique.] 1. (R. C. Ch.) A vestment with wide sleeves, and with two stripes, worn at Mass by deacons, and by bishops at pontifical Mass; -- imitated from a dress originally worn in Dalmatia.
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2. A robe worn on state ocasions, as by English kings at their coronation.
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dalo n. a herb of the Pacific islands (Colocasia esculenta) grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves.
Syn. -- taro, taro plant, dasheen, Colocasia esculenta.
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Dal segno (?). [It., from the sign.] (Mus.) A direction to go back to the sign � and repeat from thence to the close. See .
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Dalton n. John Dalton, scientist, born 1766, died 1844.
Syn. -- John Dalton.
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dalton n. [from the chemist John Dalton, proponent of the modern atomic theory of matter.] a unit of mass, approximately 1.66 x 10-24 grams; -- it is approximately equal to the mass of one hydrogen atom, but the exact value differs slightly as used in physics and chemistry. It is used mostly to describe the size of proteins and nucleic acids in biochemistry. Molecular weights are often expressed as dimensionless units, the unit being understood (in chemistry) to be the atomic mass unit with carbon equal to 14. Thus having a “molecular weight of 255” means the same as each molecule having a mass of 255 daltons.
Syn. atomic mass unit.
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Daltonian (?), n. One afflicted with color blindness.
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Daltonism (?), n. Inability to perceive or distinguish certain colors, esp. red; color blindness. It has various forms and degrees. So called from the chemist Dalton, who had this infirmity. Nichol.
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Dam (dăm), n. [OE. dame mistress, lady; also, mother, dam. See .] 1. A female parent; -- used of beasts, especially of quadrupeds; sometimes applied in contempt to a human mother.
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Our sire and dam, now confined to horses, are a relic of this age (13th century) . . . .Dame is used of a hen; we now make a great difference between dame and dam. T. L. K. Oliphant.
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The dam runs lowing up and down,
Looking the way her harmless young one went. Shak.
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2. A king or crowned piece in the game of draughts.
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Dam, n. [Akin to OLG., D., & Dan. dam, G. & Sw. damm, Icel. dammr, and AS. fordemman to stop up, Goth. Faúrdammjan.] 1. A barrier to prevent the flow of a liquid; esp., a bank of earth, or wall of any kind, as of masonry or wood, built across a water course, to confine and keep back flowing water.
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2. (Metal.) A firebrick wall, or a stone, which forms the front of the hearth of a blast furnace.
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Coloq. Dam plate (Blast Furnace), an iron plate in front of the dam, to strengthen it.
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Dam, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dammed (dămd); p. pr. & vb. n. Damming.] 1. To obstruct or restrain the flow of, by a dam; to confine by constructing a dam, as a stream of water; -- generally used with in or up.
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I'll have the current in this place dammed up. Shak.
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A weight of earth that dams in the water. Mortimer.
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2. To shut up; to stop up; to close; to restrain.
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The strait pass was dammed
With dead men hurt behind, and cowards. Shak.
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Coloq. To dam out , to keep out by means of a dam.
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Dama n. a genus of deer including the Eurasian fallow deer, Dama dama.
Syn. -- genus Dama.
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Damage (dăm�j; 48), n. [OF. damage, domage, F. dommage, fr. assumed LL. damnaticum, from L. damnum damage. See .] 1. Injury or harm to person, property, or reputation; an inflicted loss of value; detriment; hurt; mischief.
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He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet and drinketh damage. Prov. xxvi. 6.
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Great errors and absurdities many commit for want of a friend to tell them of them, to the great damage both of their fame and fortune. Bacon.
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2. pl. (Law) The estimated reparation in money for detriment or injury sustained; a compensation, recompense, or satisfaction to one party, for a wrong or injury actually done to him by another.
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☞ In common-law actions, the jury are the proper judges of damages.
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Coloq. Consequential damage . See under . -- Coloq. Exemplary damages (Law), damages imposed by way of example to others. Similar in purpose to vindictive damages, below. -- Coloq. Nominal damages (Law), those given for a violation of a right where no actual loss has accrued. -- Coloq. vindictive damages or Coloq. punitive damages , those given specially for the punishment of the wrongdoer.

Syn. -- Mischief; injury; harm; hurt; detriment; evil; ill. See .
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Damage, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Damaged (dăm�jd); p. pr. & vb. n. Damaging (dăm�jĭng).] [Cf. OF. damagier, domagier. See , n.] To occasion damage to the soundness, goodness, or value of; to hurt; to injure; to impair.
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He . . . came up to the English admiral and gave him a broadside, with which he killed many of his men and damaged the ship. Clarendon.
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Damage (dăm�j), v. i. To receive damage or harm; to be injured or impaired in soundness or value; as, some colors in cloth damage in sunlight.
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Damageable (dăm�jȧb'l), a. [Cf. OF. damageable, F. dommageable for sense 2.] 1. Capable of being injured or impaired; liable to, or susceptible of, damage; as, a damageable cargo.
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2. Hurtful; pernicious. [R.]
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That it be not damageable unto your royal majesty. Hakluyt.
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damaged (dăm�jd), adj. 1. changed so as to reduce value, function, or other desirable trait; -- usually not used of persons. Opposite of undamaged. [Narrower terms: battered, beat-up, beaten-up, bedraggled, broken-down, dilapidated, ramshackle, tumble-down, unsound; bent, crumpled, dented; blasted, rent, ripped, torn; broken-backed; burned-out(prenominal), burned out(predicate), burnt-out(prenominal), burnt out(predicate); burst, ruptured; corroded; cracked, crackled, crazed; defaced, marred; hurt, weakened; knocked-out(prenominal), knocked out; mangled, mutilated; peeling; scraped, scratched; storm-beaten] Also See , , , , , , .
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2. Rendered imperfect by impairing the integrity of some part, or by breaking. Opposite of unbroken. [Narrower terms: busted; chipped; cracked; crumbled, fragmented; crushed, ground; dissolved; fractured; shattered, smashed, splintered; split; unkept, violated] Also See: , , , .
Syn. -- broken.
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3. being unjustly brought into disrepute; as, her damaged reputation.
Syn. -- discredited.
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4. made to appear imperfect; -- especially of reputation; as, the senator's seriously damaged reputation.
Syn. -- besmirched, flyblown, spotted, stained, sullied, tainted, tarnished.
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Damage feasant (?). [OF. damage + F. faisant doing, p. pr. See .] (Law) Doing injury; trespassing, as cattle. Blackstone.
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damages n. (Law) a sum of money paid in compensation for an injury or wrong.
Syn. -- amends, indemnity, indemnification, restitution, redress.
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damaging adj. 1. causing harm or injury; as, damaging to career and reputation.
Syn. -- detrimental, detrimental to(predicate), prejudicial, prejudicious.
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2. designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions.
Syn. -- negative.
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Damaliscus n. a genus of African antelopes including the sassaby, Damaliscus lunatus.
Syn. -- genus Damaliscus.
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Daman (dämȧn), n. (Zoöl.) A small herbivorous mammal of the genus Hyrax. The species found in Palestine and Syria is Hyrax Syriacus; that of Northern Africa is Hyrax Brucei; -- called also ashkoko, dassy, and rock rabbit. See , and .
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Damar (?), n. See .
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Damara (dämärä), n. [The name is supposed to be from Hottentot dama vanquished.] A native of Damaraland, German Southwest Africa. The Damaras include an important and warlike Bantu tribe, and the Hill Damaras, who are Hottentots and mixed breeds hostile to the Bantus.
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Damascene (dăm�ssēn), a. [L. Damascenus of Damascus, fr. Damascus the city, Gr. Damaskos. See , and cf. , , .] Of or relating to Damascus.
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Damascene (dăm�ssēn), n. A kind of plum, now called damson. See .
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Damascene (dăm�ssēn), v. t. Same as , or , v. t. “Damascened armor.” Beaconsfield. “Cast and damascened steel.” Ure.
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damascened adj. decorated or inlaid with a wavy pattern of different (especially precious) metals; -- of metallic objects; as, a damascened sword.
Syn. -- damascene.
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Damascus (?), n. [L.] A city of Syria.
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Coloq. Damascus blade , a sword or scimiter, made chiefly at Damascus, having a variegated appearance of watering, and proverbial for excellence. -- Coloq. Damascus iron , or Coloq. Damascus twist , metal formed of thin bars or wires of iron and steel elaborately twisted and welded together; used for making gun barrels, etc., of high quality, in which the surface, when polished and acted upon by acid, has a damask appearance. -- Coloq. Damascus steel . See Damask steel, under , a.
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Damascus steel. See Damask steel, under .
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Damask (dăm�sk), n. [From the city Damascus, L. Damascus, Gr. Damaskos, Heb. Dammesq, Ar. Daemeshq; cf. Heb. d'meseq damask; cf. It. damasco, Sp. damasco, F. damas. Cf. , .] 1. Damask silk; silk woven with an elaborate pattern of flowers and the like. “A bed of ancient damask.” W. Irving.
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2. Linen so woven that a pattern in produced by the different directions of the thread, without contrast of color.
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3. A heavy woolen or worsted stuff with a pattern woven in the same way as the linen damask; -- made for furniture covering and hangings.
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4. Damask or Damascus steel; also, the peculiar markings or “water” of such steel.
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5. A deep pink or rose color. Fairfax.
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Damask, a. 1. Pertaining to, or originating at, the city of Damascus; resembling the products or manufactures of Damascus.
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2. Having the color of the damask rose.
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But let concealment, like a worm i' the bud,
Feed on her damask cheek. Shak.
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Coloq. Damask color , a deep rose-color like that of the damask rose. -- Coloq. Damask plum , a small dark-colored plum, generally called damson. -- Coloq. Damask rose (Bot.), a large, pink, hardy, and very fragrant variety of rose (Rosa damascena) from Damascus. “Damask roses have not been known in England above one hundred years.” Bacon. -- Coloq. Damask steel , or Coloq. Damascus steel , steel of the kind originally made at Damascus, famous for its hardness, and its beautiful texture, ornamented with waving lines; especially, that which is inlaid with damaskeening; -- formerly much valued for sword blades, from its great flexibility and tenacity.
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Damask, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Damasked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Damasking.] To decorate in a way peculiar to Damascus or attributed to Damascus; particularly: (a) with flowers and rich designs, as silk; (b) with inlaid lines of gold, etc., or with a peculiar marking or “water,” as metal. See .
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Mingled metal damasked o'er with gold. Dryde�.
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On the soft, downy bank, damasked with flowers. Milton.

{ Damaskeen (?), Damasken (?), } v. t. [F. damaschinare. See , v.] To decorate, as iron, steel, etc., with a peculiar marking or “water” produced in the process of manufacture, or with designs produced by inlaying or incrusting with another metal, as silver or gold, or by etching, etc., to damask.
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Damaskeening is is partly mosaic work, partly engraving, and partly carving. Ure.
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Damaskin (?), n. [Cf. F. damasquin, adj., It. damaschino, Sp. damasquino. See .] A sword of Damask steel.
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No old Toledo blades or damaskins. Howell (1641).
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Damassé (?), a. [F. damassé, fr. damas. See .] Woven like damask. -- n. A damassé fabric, esp. one of linen.
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Damassin (dăm�ssĭn), n. [F., fr. damas. See .] A kind of modified damask or brocade.
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Dambonite (-b�nīt), n. [Cf. F. dambonite.] (Chem.) A white, crystalline, sugary substance obtained from an African caoutchouc.
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Dambose (dămbōs), n. (Chem.) A crystalline variety of fruit sugar obtained from dambonite.
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Dame (dām), n. [F. dame, LL. domna, fr. L. domina mistress, lady, fem. of dominus master, ruler, lord; akin to domare to tame, subdue. See , and cf. a mother, , , , , , n., .] 1. A mistress of a family, who is a lady; a woman in authority; especially, a lady.
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Then shall these lords do vex me half so much,
As that proud dame, the lord protector's wife. Shak.
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2. The mistress of a family in common life, or the mistress of a common school; as, a dame's school.
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In the dame's classes at the village school. Emerson.
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3. A woman in general, esp. an elderly woman.
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4. A mother; -- applied to human beings and quadrupeds. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Damewort (?), n. (Bot.) A cruciferrous plant (Hesperis matronalis), remarkable for its fragrance, especially toward the close of the day; -- called also rocket and dame's violet. Loudon.
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Damiana (?), n. [NL.; of uncertain origin.] (Med.) A Mexican drug, used as an aphrodisiac.
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☞ There are several varieties derived from different plants, esp. from a species of Turnera and from Bigelovia veneta. Wood & Bache.
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Damianist (?), n. (Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Damian, patriarch of Alexandria in the 6th century, who held heretical opinions on the doctrine of the Holy Trinity.

{ Dammar (?), Dammara (?), } n. [Jav. & Malay. damar.] An oleoresin used in making varnishes; dammar gum; dammara resin. It is obtained from certain resin trees indigenous to the East Indies, esp. Shorea robusta and the dammar pine.
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Coloq. Dammar pine , (Bot.), a tree of the Moluccas (Agathis orientalis syn. Dammara orientalis), yielding dammar.
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Dammara, n. (Bot.) A large tree of the order Coniferæ, indigenous to the East Indies and Australasia; -- called also Agathis. There are several species.
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Damn (dăm), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Damned (dămd or dămnĕd); p. pr. & vb. n. Damning (dămĭng or dămnĭng).] [OE. damnen dampnen (with excrescent p), OF. damner, dampner, F. damner, fr. L. damnare, damnatum, to condemn, fr. damnum damage, a fine, penalty. Cf. , .] 1. To condemn; to declare guilty; to doom; to adjudge to punishment; to sentence; to censure.
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He shall not live; look, with a spot I damn him. Shak.
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2. (Theol.) To doom to punishment in the future world; to consign to perdition; to curse.
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3. To condemn as bad or displeasing, by open expression, as by denuciation, hissing, hooting, etc.
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You are not so arrant a critic as to damn them [the works of modern poets] . . . without hearing. Pope.
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Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer. Pope.
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☞ Damn is sometimes used interjectionally, imperatively, and intensively.
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Damn, v. i. To invoke damnation; to curse. “While I inwardly damn.” Goldsmith.
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Damnability (?), n. The quality of being damnable; damnableness. Sir T. More.
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Damnable (?), a. [L. damnabilis, fr. damnare: cf. F. damnable. See .] 1. Liable to damnation; deserving, or for which one deserves, to be damned; of a damning nature.
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A creature unprepared unmeet for death,
And to transport him in the mind he is,
Were damnable. Shak.
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2. Odious; pernicious; detestable.
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Begin, murderer; . . . leave thy damnable faces. Shak.
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Damnableness, n. The state or quality of deserving damnation; execrableness.
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The damnableness of this most execrable impiety. Prynne.
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Damnably, adv. 1. In a manner to incur severe censure, condemnation, or punishment.
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2. Odiously; detestably; excessively. [Low]
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Damnation (?), n. [F. damnation, L. damnatio, fr. damnare. See .] 1. The state of being damned; condemnation; openly expressed disapprobation.
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2. (Theol.) Condemnation to everlasting punishment in the future state, or the punishment itself.
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How can ye escape the damnation of hell? Matt. xxiii. 33.
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Wickedness is sin, and sin is damnation. Shak.
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3. A sin deserving of everlasting punishment. [R.]
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The deep damnation of his taking-off. Shak.
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Damnatory (dămnȧt�r�), a. [L. damnatorius, fr. damnator a condemner.] Dooming to damnation; condemnatory. “Damnatory invectives.” Hallam.
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Damned (?), a. 1. Sentenced to punishment in a future state; condemned; consigned to perdition.
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2. Hateful; detestable; abominable.
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But, O, what damned minutes tells he o'er
Who doats, yet doubts, suspects, yet strongly loves. Shak.
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Damnific (?), a. [L. damnificus; damnum damage, loss + facere to make. See .] Procuring or causing loss; mischievous; injurious.
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Damnification (?), n. [LL. damnificatio.] That which causes damage or loss.
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Damnify (dămnĭfī), v. t. [LL. damnificare, fr. L. damnificus: cf. OF. damnefier. See .] To cause loss or damage to; to injure; to impair. [R.]
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This work will ask as many more officials to make expurgations and expunctions, that the commonwealth of learning be not damnified. Milton.
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Damning (?), a. That damns; damnable; as, damning evidence of guilt.
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Damningness, n. Tendency to bring damnation. “The damningness of them [sins].” Hammond.
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damnum (?), n. [L.] (law) Harm; detriment, either to character or property.
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