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3. Alms; charitable gratuity or portion.
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So sure the dole, so ready at their call,
They stood prepared to see the manna fall. Dryden.
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Heaven has in store a precious dole. Keble.
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4. A boundary; a landmark. Halliwell.
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5. A void space left in tillage. [Prov. Eng.]
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Coloq. Dole beer , beer bestowed as alms. [Obs.] -- Coloq. Dole bread , bread bestowed as alms. [Obs.] -- Coloq. Dole meadow , a meadow in which several persons have a common right or share. -- Coloq. on the dole , receiving financial assistance from a governmental agency, such as a welfare agency; as, after his unemployment benefits ran out, his family was on the dole for a year.
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Dole (dōl), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Doled (dōld); p. pr. & vb. n. Doling.] To deal out in small portions; to distribute, as a dole; to deal out scantily or grudgingly.
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The supercilious condescension with which even his reputed friends doled out their praises to him. De Quincey.
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Doleful (?), a. Full of dole or grief; expressing or exciting sorrow; sorrowful; sad; dismal.
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With screwed face and doleful whine. South.
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Regions of sorrow, doleful shades. Milton.

Syn. -- Piteous; rueful; sorrowful; woeful; melancholy; sad gloomy; dismal; dolorous; woe-begone.

-- Dolefully, adv. -- Dolefulness, n.
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Dolent (?), a. [L. dolens, p. pr. of dolere: cf. F. dolent. See sorrow.] Sorrowful. [Obs.] Ford.
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Dolente (?), a. & adv. [It.] (Mus.) Plaintively. See .
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Dolerite (?), n. [Gr. doleros deceptive, because it was easily confounded with diorite.] (Petrography) (a) A dark, crystalline, igneous rock, chiefly pyroxene with labradorite. (b) Coarse-grained basalt. (c) Diabase. (d) Any dark, igneous rock composed chiefly of silicates of iron and magnesium with some feldspar. -- Doleritic (#), a.
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Doleritic (?), a. Of the nature of dolerite; as, much lava is doleritic lava. Dana.
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Dolesome, a. Doleful; dismal; gloomy; sorrowful. -- Dolesomely, adv. -- Dolesomeness, n.
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Dolf (?), imp. of . [Obs.] Chaucer.

{ Dolichocephalic (dŏlĭk�s�fălĭk), Dolichocephalous (dŏlĭk�sĕfȧlŭs), } a. [Gr. dolichos long + kefalh head.] (Anat.) Having the cranium, or skull, long to its breadth; long-headed; -- opposed to brachycephalic. -- Dolichocephal (#), a. & n.

{ Dolichocephaly (dŏlĭk�sĕfȧl�), Dolichocephalism (dŏlĭk�sĕfȧlĭz'm) }, n. [Cf. F. dolichcéphalie.] The quality or condition of being dolichocephalic.
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Dolichotis n. 1. a genus of rodents including the maras.
Syn. -- genus Dolichotis.
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dolioform (?), a. [L. dolium large jar + -form.] (Biol.) Barrel-shaped, or like a cask in form.
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Doliolidae n. a natural family of oceanic tunicates.
Syn. -- family Doliolidae.
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Doliolum (?), n. [L. doliolum a small cask.] (Zoöl.) A genus of freeswimming oceanic tunicates, allied to Salpa, and having alternate generations.
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Do-little (?), n. One who performs little though professing much. [Colloq.]
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Great talkers are commonly dolittles. Bp. Richardson.
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Dolium (?), n. [L. large jar.] (Zoöl.) A genus of large univalve mollusks, including the partridge shell and tun shells.
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doll (dŏl), n. [A contraction of Dorothy; or less prob. an abbreviation of idol; or cf. OD. dol a whipping top, D. dollen to rave, and E. dull.] 1. a small, usually flexible figure representing a human being, especially a toy baby for a little girl; a child's puppet.
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2. an attractive woman or girl. [slang]
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Come along and be my party doll. (The first words of the song)

dollar (?), n. [D. daalder, LG. dahler, G. thaler, an abbreviation of Joachimsthaler, i. e., a piece of money first coined, about the year 1518, in the valley (G. thal) of St. Joachim, in Bohemia. See .] 1. (a) A silver coin of the United States containing 371.25 grains of silver and 41.25 grains of alloy, that is, having a total weight of 412.5 grains. (b) A gold coin of the United States containing 23.22 grains of gold and 2.58 grains of alloy, that is, having a total weight of 25.8 grains, nine-tenths fine. It is no longer coined.
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☞ Previous to 1837 the silver dollar had a larger amount of alloy, but only the same amount of silver as now, the total weight being 416 grains. The gold dollar as a distinct coin was first made in 1849. The eagles, half eagles, and quarter eagles coined before 1834 contained 24.75 grains of gold and 2.25 grains of alloy for each dollar.
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2. A coin of the same general weight and value as the United States silver dollar, though differing slightly in different countries, formerly current in Mexico, Canada, parts of South America, also in Spain, and several other European countries.
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3. The value of a dollar; the unit of currency, differing in value in different countries, commonly employed in the United States and a number of other countries, including Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, parts of the Carribbean, Liberia, and several others.
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Coloq. Chop dollar . See under 9th . -- Coloq. Dollar fish (Zoöl.), a fish of the United States coast (Stromateus triacanthus), having a flat, roundish form and a bright silvery luster; -- called also butterfish, and Lafayette. See . -- Coloq. Trade dollar , a silver coin formerly made at the United States mint, intended for export, and not legal tender at home. It contained 378 grains of silver and 42 grains of alloy.

dollar bill A paper note printed by the Treasury, or by one of the Federal Reserve Banks under authority of the treasury, having the value of one dollar. Also five dollar bill, ten dollar bill, etc.: notes with the value of five, ten, etc. dollars. Prior to 1964 such notes could be redeemed for the equivalent dollar value in silver coins, but in that year the backing of the currency with silver was discontinued. Such notes not convertible into precious metals at a fixed rate are called fiat money, receiving their value solely from the good faith of the issuing government and the confidence of those using the currency.
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Dollardee (?), n. (Zoöl.) A species of sunfish (Lepomis pallidus), common in the United States; -- called also blue sunfish, and copper-nosed bream.
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dollarfish n. 1. small food fish (Poronotus triacanthus) of the Atlantic coast.
Syn. -- Poronotus triacanthus.
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2. any of several silvery marine fishes with very flat bodies.
Syn. -- moonfish, Atlantic moonfish, horsefish, horsehead, Selene setapinnis.
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dollhouse n. 1. a house so small that it is likened to a child's dollhouse. Sometimes used in reference to a small house with especially elaborate exterior decoration.
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2. a small model of a house used as a toy by children, usually including miniature furniture and other objects that can be arranged inside it as the would be in a real house.
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Dollman (?), n. See .
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Dolly (?), n.; pl. Dollies (�). 1. (Mining) A contrivance, turning on a vertical axis by a handle or winch, and giving a circular motion to the ore to be washed; a stirrer.
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2. (Mach.) A tool with an indented head for shaping the head of a rivet. Knight.
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3. In pile driving, a block interposed between the head of the pile and the ram of the driver.
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4. A small truck with a single wide roller used for moving heavy beams, columns, etc., in bridge building.
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5. A compact, narrow-gauge locomotive used for moving construction trains, switching, etc.
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Dolly (?), n. A child's mane for a doll.
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Coloq. Dolly shop , a shop where rags, old junk, etc., are bought and sold; usually, in fact, an unlicensed pawnbroker's shop, formerly distinguished by the sign of a black doll. [England]
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Dolly Varden (?). 1. A character in Dickens's novel “Barnaby Rudge,” a beautiful, lively, and coquettish girl who wore a cherry-colored mantle and cherry-colored ribbons.
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2. A style of light, bright-figured dress goods for women; also, a style of dress.
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Coloq. Dolly Varden trout (Zoöl.), a trout of northwest America; -- called also bull trout, malma, and red-spotted trout. See .
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dolma n.; pl. dolmas or dolmades. (Cookery) a dish composed of well-seasoned rice (with nuts or currants of minced lamb) simmered or braised in stock, stuffed into tomatoes or green peppers, or wrapped in grape leaves; -- popular in the near east.
Syn. -- stuffed grape leaves.
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Dolman (dŏlm�n), n.; pl. Dolmans. [Turk. dōlāmān: cf. F. doliman.] 1. A long robe or outer garment, with long sleeves, worn by the Turks. [Written also doliman.]
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2. A woman's cloak with capelike pieces instead of sleeves.
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3. The uniform jacket of many European hussar regiments, worn like a cloak, fastened with a cord or chain, and with sleeves hanging loose.
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dolmas n. (Cookery) plural of ; -- sometimes used as a singular form.
Syn. -- stuffed grape leaves.
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dolmen (dŏlmĕn), n. [Armor. taol, tol, table + mean, maen, men, stone: cf. F. dolmen.] A cromlech. See . [Written also tolmen.]
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dolomite (dŏl�mīt), n. [After the French geologist Dolomieu.] (Geol. & Min.) A mineral consisting of the carbonate of lime and magnesia in varying proportions. It occurs in distinct crystals, and in extensive beds as a compact limestone, often crystalline granular, either white or clouded. It includes much of the common white marble. Also called bitter spar.
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dolomitic (?), a. Pertaining to dolomite.
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dolomize (?), v. t. To convert into dolomite. -- Dolomization (#), n.
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dolor (?), n. [OE. dolor, dolur, dolour, F. douleur, L. dolor, fr. dolere. See 1st .] Pain; grief; distress; anguish. [Written also dolour.] [Poetic]
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Of death and dolor telling sad tidings. Spenser.
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Doloriferous (?), a. [L. dolor pain + -ferous.] Producing pain. Whitaker.

{ Dolorific (?), Dolorifical (?), } a. [LL. dolorificus; L. dolor pain + facere to make.] Causing pain or grief. Arbuthnot.
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Doloroso (?), a. & adv. [It.] (Mus.) Plaintive; pathetic; -- used adverbially as a musical direction.
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Dolorous (?), a. [L. dolorosus, from dolor: cf. F. douloureux. See .] 1. Full of grief; sad; sorrowful; doleful; dismal; as, a dolorous object; dolorous discourses.
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You take me in too dolorous a sense;
I spake to you for your comfort. Shak.
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2. Occasioning pain or grief; painful.
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Their dispatch is quick, and less dolorous than the paw of the bear or teeth of the lion. Dr. H. More.

-- Dolorously, adv. -- Dolorousness, n.
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dolourous adj. 1.same as . [Brit.]
Syn. -- dolorous, dolourous, lachrymose, tearful, weeping.
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dolostone n. a stone or rock entirely composed of the mineral dolomite. Dict. Sci. Tech.
Syn. -- dolomite rock.
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dolphin (dŏlfĭn), n. [F. dauphin dolphin, dauphin, earlier spelt also doffin; cf. OF. dalphinal of the dauphin; fr. L. delphinus, Gr. delfis a dolphin (in senses 1, 2, 3, & 6), perh. properly, belly fish; cf. delfys womb, Skr. garbha; perh. akin to E. calf. Cf. , .] 1. (Zool.) A cetacean of the genus Delphinus and allied genera (esp. Delphinus delphis); the true dolphin.
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☞ The dolphin of the ancients (Delphinus delphis) is common in the Mediterranean and Atlantic, and attains a length of from six to eight feet.
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2. (Zool.) The Coryphæna hippuris, a fish of about five feet in length, celebrated for its surprising changes of color when dying. It is the fish commonly known as the dolphin. The term is also applied to the related Coryphaena equisetis. Called also dolphinfish and (especially in Hawaii) mahimahi. See also and .
Syn. -- dolphinfish, mahimahi.
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3. [Gr. delfis] (Gr. Antiq.) A mass of iron or lead hung from the yardarm, in readiness to be dropped on the deck of an enemy's vessel.
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4. (Naut.) (a) A kind of wreath or strap of plaited cordage. (b) A spar or buoy held by an anchor and furnished with a ring to which ships may fasten their cables. R. H. Dana. (c) A mooring post on a wharf or beach. (d) A permanent fender around a heavy boat just below the gunwale. Ham. Nav. Encyc.
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5. (Gun.) In old ordnance, one of the handles above the trunnions by which a cannon was lifted.
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6. (Astron.) A small constellation between Aquila and Pegasus. See , n., 2.
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Coloq. Dolphin fly (Zoöl.), the black, bean, or collier, Aphis (Aphis fable), destructive to beans. -- Coloq. Dolphin striker (Naut.), a short vertical spar under the bowsprit.
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dolphinet (?), n. A female dolphin. [R.] Spenser.
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dolphinfish n. either of two large slender food and game fish (Coryphaena equisetis or Coryphaena hippurus) of warm waters. They are highly esteemed as food fish, especially in Hawaii, where they are usually referred to as mahimahi. See also .
Syn. -- dolphin, mahimahi.
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dolt (dōlt; 110), n. [OE. dulte, prop. p. p. of dullen to dull. See .] A heavy, stupid fellow; a blockhead; a numskull; an ignoramus; a dunce; a dullard.
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This Puck seems but a dreaming dolt. Drayton.
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dolt, v. i. To behave foolishly. [Obs.]
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doltish (dōltĭsh), a. Doltlike; dull in intellect; stupid; blockish; as, a doltish clown. -- Doltishly, adv. -- Doltishness, n.
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Dolus (?), n. [L., deceit; akin to Gr. �.] (Law) Evil intent, embracing both malice and fraud. See . Wharton.
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Dolven (?), p. p. of . [Obs.] Rom. of R.
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-dom (�). A suffix denoting: (a) Jurisdiction or property and jurisdiction, dominion, as in kingdom earldom. (b) State, condition, or quality of being, as in wisdom, freedom. It is from the same root as doom meaning authority and judgment. �. See .
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Dom (dŏm), n. [Pg. See .] 1. A title anciently given to the pope, and later to other church dignitaries and to some monastic orders. See , and .
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2. In Portugal and Brazil, the title given to a member of the higher classes.
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Domable (?), a. [L. domabilis, fr. domare to tame.] Capable of being tamed; tamable.
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Domableness, n. Tamableness.
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Domage (?), n. [See .] 1. Damage; hurt. [Obs.] Chapman.
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2. Subjugation. [Obs.] Hobbes.
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Domain (?), n. [F. domaine, OF. demaine, L. dominium, property, right of ownership, fr. dominus master, owner. See , and cf , .] 1. Dominion; empire; authority.
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2. The territory over which dominion or authority is exerted; the possessions of a sovereign or commonwealth, or the like. Also used figuratively. [wns=2]
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The domain of authentic history. E. Everett.
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The domain over which the poetic spirit ranges. J. C. Shairp.
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3. Landed property; estate; especially, the land about the mansion house of a lord, and in his immediate occupancy; demesne. [wns=2] Shenstone.
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4. (Law) Ownership of land; an estate or patrimony which one has in his own right; absolute proprietorship; paramount or sovereign ownership.
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5. (Math.) the set of values which the independent variable of a function may take. Contrasted to range, which is the set of values taken by the dependent variable. [wns=3]
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6. (Math.) a connected set of points, also called a region.
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7. (Physics) a region within a ferromagnetic material, composed of a number of atoms whose magnetic poles are pointed in the same direction, and which may move together in a coordinated manner when disturbed, as by heating. The direction of polarity of adjacent domains may be different, but may be aligned by a strong external magnetic field.
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8. (Computers) an address within the internet computer network, which may be a single computer, a network of computers, or one of a number of accounts on a multiuser computer. The domain specifies the location (host computer) to which communications on the internet are directed. Each domain has a corresponding 32-bit number usually represented by four numbers separated by periods, as 128.32.282.56. Each domain may also have an alphabetical name, usually composed of a name plus an extension separated by a period, as worldsoul.org; the alphabetical name is referred to as a domain name.
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9. (Immunology) the three-dimensional structure within an immunoglobulin which is formed by one of the homology regions of a heavy or light chain. Dict. Sci. Tech.
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10. the field of knowledge, expertise, or interest of a person; as, he had a limited domain of discourse; I can't comment on that, it's outside my domain. [wns=5]
Syn. -- domain, realm, field, area. [PJC]

11. a particular environment or walk of life. [wns=1]
Syn. -- sphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arena. [PJC]

12. people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest. [wns=4]
Syn. -- world, domain. [PJC]

Coloq. Public domain , 1. the territory belonging to a State or to the general government; public lands. [U.S.] -- 2. the situation or status of intellectual property which is not protected by copyright, patent or other restriction on use. Anything Coloq. in the public domain may be used by anyone without restriction. The effective term of force of copyrights and patents are limited by statute, and after the term expires, the writings and inventions thus protected go into the public domain and are free for use by all. -- Coloq. Right of eminent domain , that superior dominion of the sovereign power over all the property within the state, including that previously granted by itself, which authorizes it to appropriate any part thereof to a necessary public use, reasonable compensation being made.
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Domal (?), a. [L. domus house.] (Astrol.) Pertaining to a house. Addison.
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Domanial (?), a. Of or relating to a domain or to domains.
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Dome, n. [F. dôme, It. duomo, fr. L. domus a house, domus Dei or Domini, house of the Lord, house of God; akin to Gr. � house, � to build, and E. timber. See .] 1. A building; a house; an edifice; -- used chiefly in poetry.
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Approach the dome, the social banquet share. Pope.
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2. (Arch.) A cupola formed on a large scale.
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☞ “The Italians apply the term il duomo to the principal church of a city, and the Germans call every cathedral church Dom; and it is supposed that the word in its present English sense has crept into use from the circumstance of such buildings being frequently surmounted by a cupola.” Am. Cyc.
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3. Any erection resembling the dome or cupola of a building; as the upper part of a furnace, the vertical steam chamber on the top of a boiler, etc.
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4. (Crystallog.) A prism formed by planes parallel to a lateral axis which meet above in a horizontal edge, like the roof of a house; also, one of the planes of such a form.
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☞ If the plane is parallel to the longer diagonal (macrodiagonal) of the prism, it is called a macrodome; if parallel to the shorter (brachydiagonal), it is a brachydome; if parallel to the inclined diagonal in a monoclinic crystal, it is called a clinodome; if parallel to the orthodiagonal axis, an orthodome. Dana.
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Dome, n. [See .] Decision; judgment; opinion; a court decision. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Domebook (?), n. [Dome doom + book.] (O. Eng. Law) A book said to have been compiled under the direction of King Alfred. It is supposed to have contained the principal maxims of the common law, the penalties for misdemeanors, and the forms of judicial proceedings. Domebook was probably a general name for book of judgments. Burrill.
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Domed (?), a. Furnished with a dome; shaped like a dome.
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Domesday (?), n. A day of judgment. See . [Obs.]
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Coloq. Domesday Book , the ancient record of the survey of most of the lands of England, made by order of William the Conqueror, about 1086. It consists of two volumes, a large folio and a quarto, and gives the proprietors' tenures, arable land, woodland, etc. [Written also Doomsday Book.]
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Domesman (?), n.; pl. Domesmen (#). [See .] A judge; an umpire. [Obs.]
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Domestic (?), a. [L. domesticus, fr. domus use: cf. F. domestique. See 1st .] 1. Of or pertaining to one's house or home, or one's household or family; relating to home life; as, domestic concerns, life, duties, cares, happiness, worship, servants.
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His fortitude is the more extraordinary, because his domestic feelings were unusually strong. Macaulay.
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4. Of or pertaining to a nation considered as a family or home, or to one's own country; intestine; not foreign; as, foreign wars and domestic dissensions. Shak.
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3. Remaining much at home; devoted to home duties or pleasures; as, a domestic man or woman.
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4. Living in or near the habitations of man; domesticated; tame as distinguished from wild; as, domestic animals.
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5. Made in one's own house, nation, or country; as, domestic manufactures, wines, etc.
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Domestic, n. 1. One who lives in the family of an other, as hired household assistant; a house servant.
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The master labors and leads an anxious life, to secure plenty and ease to the domestic. V. Knox.
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2. pl. (Com.) Articles of home manufacture, especially cotton goods. [U. S.]
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