DPage 482
- English Word Dreint Definition p. p. of Drench to drown.
- English Word Dreissena Definition A genus of bivalve shells of which one species (D. polymorpha) is often so abundant as to be very troublesome in the fresh waters of Europe.
- English Word Drench Definition To cause to drink; especially, to dose by force; to put a potion down the throat of, as of a horse; hence. to purge violently by physic.
- English Word Drench Definition To steep in moisture; to wet thoroughly; to soak; to saturate with water or other liquid; to immerse.
- English Word Drench Definition A drink; a draught; specifically, a potion of medicine poured or forced down the throat; also, a potion that causes purging.
- English Word Drench Definition A military vassal mentioned in Domesday Book.
- English Word Drenche Definition To drown.
- English Word Drenched Definition of Drench
- English Word Drencher Definition One who, or that which, west or steeps.
- English Word Drencher Definition One who administers a drench.
- English Word Drenching Definition of Drench
- English Word Drengage Definition The tenure by which a drench held land.
- English Word Drent Definition Drenched; drowned.
- English Word Dresden ware Definition A superior kind of decorated porcelain made near Dresden in Saxony.
- English Word Dress Definition To direct; to put right or straight; to regulate; to order.
- English Word Dress Definition To arrange in exact continuity of line, as soldiers; commonly to adjust to a straight line and at proper distance; to align; as, to dress the ranks.
- English Word Dress Definition To treat methodically with remedies, bandages, or curative appliances, as a sore, an ulcer, a wound, or a wounded or diseased part.
- English Word Dress Definition To adjust; to put in good order; to arrange; specifically: (a) To prepare for use; to fit for any use; to render suitable for an intended purpose; to get ready; as, to dress a slain animal; to dress meat; to dress leather or cloth; to dress or trim a lamp; to dress a garden; to dress a horse, by currying and rubbing; to dress grain, by cleansing it; in mining and metallurgy, to dress ores, by sorting and separating them.
- English Word Dress Definition To cut to proper dimensions, or give proper shape to, as to a tool by hammering; also, to smooth or finish.
- English Word Dress Definition To put in proper condition by appareling, as the body; to put clothes upon; to apparel; to invest with garments or rich decorations; to clothe; to deck.