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Dipt
(gcide) | Dip \Dip\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dippedor Dipt (?); p. pr. &
vb. n. Dipping.] [OE. dippen, duppen, AS. dyppan; akin to
Dan. dyppe, Sw. doppa, and to AS. d?pan to baptize, OS.
d?pian, D. doopen, G. taufen, Sw. d["o]pa, Goth. daupjan,
Lith. dubus deep, hollow, OSlav. dupl? hollow, and to E.
dive. Cf. Deep, Dive.]
1. To plunge or immerse; especially, to put for a moment into
a liquid; to insert into a fluid and withdraw again.
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The priest shall dip his finger in the blood. --Lev.
iv. 6.
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[Wat'ry fowl] now dip their pinions in the briny
deep. --Pope.
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While the prime swallow dips his wing. --Tennyson.
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2. To immerse for baptism; to baptize by immersion. --Book of
Common Prayer. Fuller.
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3. To wet, as if by immersing; to moisten. [Poetic]
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A cold shuddering dew
Dips me all o'er. --Milton.
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4. To plunge or engage thoroughly in any affair.
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He was . . . dipt in the rebellion of the Commons.
--Dryden.
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5. To take out, by dipping a dipper, ladle, or other
receptacle, into a fluid and removing a part; -- often
with out; as, to dip water from a boiler; to dip out
water.
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6. To engage as a pledge; to mortgage. [Obs.]
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Live on the use and never dip thy lands. --Dryden.
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Dipped candle, a candle made by repeatedly dipping a wick
in melted tallow.
To dip snuff, to take snuff by rubbing it on the gums and
teeth. [Southern U. S.]
To dip the colors (Naut.), to lower the colors and return
them to place; -- a form of naval salute.
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diptera
(encz) | Diptera, |
dipteran
(encz) | dipteran, n: |
dipterocarp
(encz) | dipterocarp, n: |
dipteron
(encz) | dipteron, n: |
dipterous
(encz) | dipterous,dvoukřídlý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
dipterous insect
(encz) | dipterous insect, n: |
diptych
(encz) | diptych,diptych Zdeněk Brož |
order diptera
(encz) | order Diptera, n: |
diptych
(czen) | diptych,diptych Zdeněk Brož |
Chaetodipterus faber
(gcide) | Spadefish \Spade"fish`\ (sp[=a]d"f[i^]sh`), n. (Zool.)
An American market fish (Chaetodipterus faber) common on
the southern coasts; -- called also angel fish, moonfish,
and porgy.
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Diptcrocarpus laevis
(gcide) | Gurjun \Gur"jun\, n.
A thin balsam or wood oil derived from the {Diptcrocarpus
l[ae]vis}, an East Indian tree. It is used in medicine, and
as a substitute for linseed oil in the coarser kinds of
paint.
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Diptera
(gcide) | Diptera \Dip"te*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? with two wings, di-
= di`s- twice + ? feather, wing: cf. F. dipt[`e]re.] (Zool.)
An extensive order of insects having only two functional
wings and two balancers, as the house fly, mosquito, etc.
They have a suctorial proboscis, often including two pairs of
sharp organs (mandibles and maxill[ae]) with which they
pierce the skin of animals. They undergo a complete
metamorphosis, their larv[ae] (called maggots) being usually
without feet.
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Dipteral
(gcide) | Dipteral \Dip"ter*al\, a.
1. (Zool.) Having two wings only; belonging to the order
Diptera.
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2. (Anc. Arch.) Having a double row of columns on each on the
flanks, as well as in front and rear; -- said of a temple.
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Dipteran
(gcide) | Dipteran \Dip"ter*an\, n. (Zool.)
An insect of the order Diptera.
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Dipterix formerly Coumarouna odorata
(gcide) | Coumarin \Cou"ma*rin\ (k[=oo]"m[.a]*r[i^]n), n. [F., fr.
coumarou, a tree of Guiana.] (Chem.)
The concrete essence of the tonka bean, the fruit of
Dipterix (formerly Coumarouna) odorata and consisting
essentially of coumarin proper, which is a white crystalline
substance, C9H6O2, of vanilla-like odor, regarded as an
anhydride of coumaric acid, and used in flavoring. Coumarin
in also made artificially.
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Dipterix odorata
(gcide) | Coumaric \Cou*mar"ic\ (k??-m?r"?k), a.
Relating to, derived from, or like, the Dipterix odorata, a
tree of Guiana.
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Coumaric acid (Chem.), one of a series of aromatic acids,
related to cinnamic acid, the most important of which is a
white crystalline substance, HO.C6H4.C2H2.CO2H, obtained
from the tonka bean, sweet clover, etc., and also produced
artificially.
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Dipterocarpus
(gcide) | Dipterocarpus \Dip`te*ro*car"pus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? with two
wings + ? fruit.] (Bot.)
A genus of trees found in the East Indies, some species of
which produce a fragrant resin, other species wood oil. The
fruit has two long wings.
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Dipterous
(gcide) | Dipterous \Dip"ter*ous\, a.
1. (Zool.) Having two wings, as certain insects; belonging to
the order Diptera.
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2. (Bot.) Having two wings; two-winged.
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Dipterygian
(gcide) | Dipterygian \Dip`ter*yg"i*an\, a. [Gr. di- = di`s- twice + ? a
fin, dim. of ? wing.] (Zool.)
Having two dorsal fins; -- said of certain fishes.
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Dipteryx
(gcide) | Dipteryx \Dipteryx\ n.
a genus of tropical American trees which produce a black seed
called the tonka bean.
Syn: Coumarouna, genus Coumarouna, genus Dipteryx.
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Dipteryx odorata
(gcide) | Tonka bean \Ton"ka bean`\ [Cf. F. onca, tonka.] (Bot.)
The seed of a leguminous tree (Dipteryx odorata), native of
Guiana. It has a peculiarly agreeable smell, and is employed
in the scenting of snuff. Called also tonquin bean.
[Written also tonca bean, tonga bean.]
[1913 Webster]Coumarou \Cou"ma*rou\, n. [See Coumarin.] (Bot.)
The tree (Dipteryx odorata) which bears the tonka bean;
also, the bean itself.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Bean \Bean\ (b[=e]n), n. [OE. bene, AS. be['a]n; akin to D.
boon, G. bohne, OHG. p[=o]na, Icel. baun, Dan. b["o]nne, Sw.
b["o]na, and perh. to Russ. bob, L. faba.]
1. (Bot.) A name given to the seed of certain leguminous
herbs, chiefly of the genera Faba, Phaseolus, and
Dolichos; also, to the herbs.
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Note: The origin and classification of many kinds are still
doubtful. Among true beans are: the black-eyed bean and
China bean, included in Dolichos Sinensis; black
Egyptian bean or hyacinth bean, Dolichos Lablab; the
common haricot beans, kidney beans, string beans, and
pole beans, all included in Phaseolus vulgaris; the
lower bush bean, Phaseolus vulgaris, variety nanus;
Lima bean, Phaseolus lunatus; Spanish bean and
scarlet runner, Phaseolus multiflorus; Windsor bean,
the common bean of England, Faba vulgaris.
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with vegetables.
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2. The popular name of other vegetable seeds or fruits, more
or less resembling true beans.
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Bean aphis (Zool.), a plant louse (Aphis fab[ae]) which
infests the bean plant.
Bean fly (Zool.), a fly found on bean flowers.
Bean goose (Zool.), a species of goose (Anser segetum).
Bean weevil (Zool.), a small weevil that in the larval
state destroys beans. The American species is {Bruchus
fab[ae]}.
Florida bean (Bot.), the seed of Mucuna urens, a West
Indian plant. The seeds are washed up on the Florida
shore, and are often polished and made into ornaments.
Ignatius bean, or St. Ignatius's bean (Bot.), a species
of Strychnos.
Navy bean, the common dried white bean of commerce;
probably so called because an important article of food in
the navy.
Pea bean, a very small and highly esteemed variety of the
edible white bean; -- so called from its size.
Sacred bean. See under Sacred.
Screw bean. See under Screw.
Sea bean.
(a) Same as Florida bean.
(b) A red bean of unknown species used for ornament.
Tonquin bean, or Tonka bean, the fragrant seed of
Dipteryx odorata, a leguminous tree.
Vanilla bean. See under Vanilla.
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Diptote
(gcide) | Diptote \Dip"tote\, n. [Gr. ?; di- = di`s- twice + ? falling,
fr. ? to fall: cf. F. diptote.] (Gram.)
A noun which has only two cases. --Andrews.
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Diptych
(gcide) | Diptych \Dip"tych\, n. [L. diptycha, pl., fr. Gr. ? folded,
doubled; di- = di`s- twice + ? to fold, double up.]
1. Anything consisting of two leaves. Especially:
(a) (Roman Antiq.) A writing tablet consisting of two
leaves of rigid material connected by hinges and
shutting together so as to protect the writing within.
(b) A picture or series of pictures painted on two tablets
connected by hinges. See Triptych.
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2. A double catalogue, containing in one part the names of
living, and in the other of deceased, ecclesiastics and
benefactors of the church; a catalogue of saints.
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Pseudo-dipteral
(gcide) | Pseudo-dipteral \Pseu`do-dip"ter*al\, a. [Pseudo- + dipteral:
cf. F. pseudodipt[`e]re.] (Arch.)
Falsely or imperfectly dipteral, as a temple with the inner
range of columns surrounding the cella omitted, so that the
space between the cella wall and the columns is very great,
being equal to two intercolumns and one column. -- n. A
pseudo-dipteral temple.
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chaetodipterus
(wn) | Chaetodipterus
n 1: a genus of Ephippidae [syn: Chaetodipterus, {genus
Chaetodipterus}] |
chaetodipterus faber
(wn) | Chaetodipterus faber
n 1: deep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western
Atlantic coastal waters [syn: spadefish, angelfish,
Chaetodipterus faber] |
diptera
(wn) | Diptera
n 1: a large order of insects having a single pair of wings and
sucking or piercing mouths; includes true flies and
mosquitoes and gnats and crane flies [syn: Diptera,
order Diptera] |
dipteran
(wn) | dipteran
n 1: insects having usually a single pair of functional wings
(anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small
knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or
lapping or piercing [syn: dipterous insect, {two-winged
insects}, dipteran, dipteron] |
dipterocarp
(wn) | dipterocarp
n 1: tree of the family Dipterocarpaceae |
dipterocarpaceae
(wn) | Dipterocarpaceae
n 1: chiefly tropical Asian trees with two-winged fruits; yield
valuable woods and aromatic oils and resins [syn:
Dipterocarpaceae, family Dipterocarpaceae] |
dipteron
(wn) | dipteron
n 1: insects having usually a single pair of functional wings
(anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small
knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or
lapping or piercing [syn: dipterous insect, {two-winged
insects}, dipteran, dipteron] |
dipteronia
(wn) | Dipteronia
n 1: small genus of large deciduous shrubs having large clusters
of winged seeds that turn red as they mature; central and
southern China [syn: Dipteronia, genus Dipteronia] |
dipterous
(wn) | dipterous
adj 1: of or relating to or belonging to the Diptera |
dipterous insect
(wn) | dipterous insect
n 1: insects having usually a single pair of functional wings
(anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small
knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or
lapping or piercing [syn: dipterous insect, {two-winged
insects}, dipteran, dipteron] |
dipteryx
(wn) | Dipteryx
n 1: tropical American trees: tonka beans [syn: Coumarouna,
genus Coumarouna, Dipteryx, genus Dipteryx] |
dipteryx odorata
(wn) | Dipteryx odorata
n 1: tall tropical South American tree having pulpy egg-shaped
pods of fragrant black almond-shaped seeds used for
flavoring [syn: tonka bean, tonka bean tree,
Coumarouna odorata, Dipteryx odorata] |
diptych
(wn) | diptych
n 1: a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on two
panels (usually hinged like a book) |
family dipterocarpaceae
(wn) | family Dipterocarpaceae
n 1: chiefly tropical Asian trees with two-winged fruits; yield
valuable woods and aromatic oils and resins [syn:
Dipterocarpaceae, family Dipterocarpaceae] |
genus chaetodipterus
(wn) | genus Chaetodipterus
n 1: a genus of Ephippidae [syn: Chaetodipterus, {genus
Chaetodipterus}] |
genus dipteronia
(wn) | genus Dipteronia
n 1: small genus of large deciduous shrubs having large clusters
of winged seeds that turn red as they mature; central and
southern China [syn: Dipteronia, genus Dipteronia] |
genus dipteryx
(wn) | genus Dipteryx
n 1: tropical American trees: tonka beans [syn: Coumarouna,
genus Coumarouna, Dipteryx, genus Dipteryx] |
order diptera
(wn) | order Diptera
n 1: a large order of insects having a single pair of wings and
sucking or piercing mouths; includes true flies and
mosquitoes and gnats and crane flies [syn: Diptera,
order Diptera] |
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