Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter D - Page 97
Dreaminess (n.) 夢幻狀態；迷糊 [U] The state of being dreamy.
Dreaminess (n.) A relaxed comfortable feeling [syn: languor, dreaminess].
Dreamingly (adv.) In a dreamy manner.
Dreamland (n.) 夢鄉，夢境；睡覺 An unreal, delightful country such as in sometimes pictured in dreams; region of fancies; fairyland.
[He] builds a bridge from dreamland for his lay. -- Lowell.
Dreamland (n.) A pleasing country existing only in dreams or imagination [syn: never-never land, dreamland, dreamworld].
Dreamless (a.) 無夢的 Free from, or without, dreams. -- Camden. -- Dream"less*ly, adv.
Dreamless (a.) Untroubled by dreams; "a sound and dreamless sleep."
Dreamy (a.) 夢的；多夢的；夢幻般的；朦朧的；愛作白日夢的；不切實際的；引起夢幻感覺的，悅耳的，輕柔的；【俚】妙不可言的；吸引人的 Abounding in dreams or given to dreaming; appropriate to, or like, dreams; visionary. "The dreamy dells." -- Tennyson.
Dreamy (a.) Soothing; restful; as, dreamy music.
Dreamy (a.) Like what one dreams of; wonderful; delightful; marvelous; ideal; as, a dreamy house and garden. [informal]
Dreamy (a.) Prone to indulge in fantasy or daydreaming; as, a dreamy young girl.
Dreamy (a.) Dreamy in mood or nature; "a woolgathering moment" [syn: dreamy, moony, woolgathering].
Dreamy (a.) Lacking spirit or liveliness; "a lackadaisical attempt"; "a languid mood"; "a languid wave of the hand"; "a hot languorous afternoon" [syn: dreamy, lackadaisical, languid, languorous].
Drear (a.) 悲傷的；陰鬱的；無聊的 Dismal; gloomy with solitude. "A drear and dying sound." -- Milton.
Drear (n.) Sadness; dismalness. [Obs.] -- Spenser. Drearihead
Drear (a.) Causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather" [syn: blue, dark, dingy, disconsolate, dismal, gloomy, grim, sorry, drab, drear, dreary].
Drearihead (n.) Alt. of Drearihood.
Drearihood (n.) Affliction; dreariness. [Obs.] -- Spenser.
Drearily (adv.) 沉悶地；令人厭倦地 Gloomily; dismally.
Drearily (adv.) In a cheerless manner; "in August 1914 , there was a dismally sentimental little dinner, when the French, German, Austrian and Belgian members of the committee drank together to the peace of the future" [syn: dismally, drearily].
Dreariment (n.) Dreariness. [Obs.] -- Spenser.
Dreariment (n.) (in British English) (archaic) The condition or state of being dreary.
Dreariness (n.) 陰鬱；沮喪；淒涼；單調，枯燥 Sorrow; wretchedness. [Obs.]
Dreariness (n.) Dismalness; gloomy solitude.
Dreariness (n.) Extreme dullness; lacking spirit or interest [syn: boringness, dreariness, insipidness, insipidity].
Drearing (n.) Sorrow. [Obs.] -- Spenser.
Drearisome (a.) Very dreary. -- Halliwell.
Dreary (a.) 沉悶的，陰鬱的，令人沮喪的；枯燥的，令人生厭的 Sorrowful; distressful. [Obs.] " Dreary shrieks." -- Spenser.
Dreary (a.) Exciting cheerless sensations, feelings, or associations; comfortless; dismal; gloomy. " Dreary shades." -- Dryden. "The dreary ground." -- Prior.
Full many a dreary anxious hour. -- Keble.
Johnson entered on his vocation in the most dreary part of that dreary interval which separated two ages of prosperity. -- Macaulay.
Dreary (a.) Lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise; "her drab personality"; "life was drab compared with the more exciting life style overseas"; "a series of dreary dinner parties" [syn: drab, dreary].
Dreary (a.) Causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather" [syn: blue, dark, dingy, disconsolate, dismal, gloomy, grim, sorry, drab, drear, dreary].
Drecche (v. t.) To vex; to torment; to trouble. [Obs.]
As man that in his dream is drecched sore. -- Chaucer.
Drecche (v. i.) To delay. [Obs.] -- Gower.
Dredge (n.) Any instrument used to gather or take by dragging; as: (a) A dragnet for taking up oysters, etc., from their beds. (b) A dredging machine. (c) An iron frame, with a fine net attached, used in collecting animals living at the bottom of the sea.
Dredge (n.) (Mining) Very fine mineral matter held in suspension in water. -- Raymond.
Dredged (imp. & p. p.) of Dredge.
Dredging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dredge.
Dredge (v. t.) To catch or gather with a dredge; to deepen with a dredging machine. -- R. Carew.
Dredging machine, a machine (commonly on a boat) used to scoop up mud, gravel, or obstructions from the bottom of rivers, docks, etc., so as to deepen them.
Dredge (n.) A mixture of oats and barley. [Obs.] -- Kersey.
Dredge (v. t.) To sift or sprinkle flour, etc., on, as on roasting meat. -- Beau. & Fl.
Dredging box. (a) Same as 2d Dredger.
Dredging box. (b) (Gun.) A copper box with a perforated lid; -- used for sprinkling meal powder over shell fuses. -- Farrow.
Dredge (n.) A power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed.
Dredge (v.) Cover before cooking; "dredge the chicken in flour before frying it."
Dredge (v.) Search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost [syn: dredge, drag].
Dredge (v.) Remove with a power shovel, usually from a bottom of a body of water.
Dredge
(Job 24:6). See CORN.
Dredger (n.) One who fishes with a dredge.
Dredger (n.) A dredging machine.
Dredger (n.) (Cookery) A box with holes in its lid; -- used for sprinkling flour, as on meat or a breadboard; -- called also dredging box, drudger, and drudging box.
Dredger (n.) A barge (or a vessel resembling a barge) that is used for dredging.
Dree (v. t.) To endure; to suffer. [Scot.]
Dree (v. i.) To be able to do or endure. [Obs.]
Dree (a.) Wearisome; tedious. [Prov. Eng.]
Dreg (n.) Corrupt or defiling matter contained in a liquid, or precipitated from it; refuse; feculence; lees; grounds; sediment; hence, the vilest and most worthless part of anything; as, the dregs of society.
We, the dregs and rubbish of mankind. -- Dryden.
Note: Used formerly (rarely) in the singular, as by Spenser and Shakespeare, but now chiefly in the plural.
Dreg (n.) A small amount of residue.
Dregginess (n.) Fullness of dregs or lees; foulness; feculence.
Dreggish (a.) Foul with lees; feculent. -- Harvey.
Dreggy (a.) Containing dregs or lees; muddy; foul; feculent. -- Boyle.
Drein (v. i.) To drain. [Obs.] -- Congreve. Dreinte
Dreint () p. p. of Drench to drown. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Dreissena (n.) (Zool.) A genus of bivalve shells of which one species ({Dreissena polymorpha) is often so abundant as to be very troublesome in the fresh waters of Europe.
Dreissena (n.) Zebra mussels [syn: Dreissena, genus Dreissena].
Drenched (imp. & p. p.) of Drench.
Drenching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Drench.
Drench (v. t.) 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.
As "to fell," is "to make to fall," and "to lay," to make to lie." so "to drench," is "to make to drink." -- Trench.
Drench (v. t.) To steep in moisture; to wet thoroughly; to soak; to saturate with water or other liquid; to immerse.
Now dam the ditches and the floods restrain; Their moisture has already drenched the plain. -- Dryden.
Drench (n.) A drink; a draught; specifically, a potion of medicine poured or forced down the throat; also, a potion that causes purging. "A drench of wine." -- Dryden.
Give my roan horse a drench. -- Shak.
Drench (n.) (O. Eng. Law) A military vassal mentioned in Domesday Book. [Obs.] -- Burrill.
Drench (v.) Drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged; "The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor" [syn: swamp, drench].
Drench (v.) Force to drink.
Drench (v.) Permeate or impregnate; "The war drenched the country in blood" [syn: imbrue, drench].
Drench (v.) Cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face" [syn: drench, douse, dowse, soak, sop, souse].
Drenche (v. t. & i.) To drown. [Obs.]
In the sea he drenched. -- Chaucer.
Drenched (a.) Abundantly covered or supplied with; often used in combination; "drenched in moonlight"; "moon-drenched meadows" [syn: drenched, drenched in].
Drenched (a.) 濕透的 Thoroughly wet.
// We got completely drenched by the rain.
Drenched (a.) 充滿的 Something that is drenched in a liquid has too much of the liquid on it.
Drencher (n.) One who, or that which, west or steeps.
Drencher (n.) One who administers a drench.
Drengage (n.) (O. Eng. Law) The tenure by which a drench held land. [Obs.] -- Burrill.
Drent (p. p.) Drenched; drowned. [Obs.] "Condemned to be drent." -- Spenser.
Dresden ware () A superior kind of decorated porcelain made near Dresden in Saxony.
Dressed (imp. & p. p.) of Dress.
Drest () of Dress.
Dressing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dress.
Dress (v. t.) To direct; to put right or straight; to regulate; to order. [Obs.]
At all times thou shalt bless God and pray Him to dress thy ways. -- Chaucer.
Note: Dress is used reflexively in Old English, in sense of "to direct one's step; to address one's self."
To Grisild again will I me dresse. -- Chaucer.
Dress (v. t.) (Mil.) 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.
Dress (v. t.) (Med.) To treat methodically with remedies, bandages, or curative appliances, as a sore, an ulcer, a wound, or a wounded or diseased part.
Dress (v. t.) 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.
And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it. -- Gen. ii. 15.
When he dresseth the lamps he shall burn incense. -- Ex. xxx. 7.
Three hundred horses . . . smoothly dressed. -- Dryden.
Dressing their hair with the white sea flower. -- Tennyson
If he felt obliged to expostulate, he might have dressed his censures in a kinder form. -- Carlyle.
Dress (v. t.) To cut to proper dimensions, or give proper shape to, as to a tool by hammering; also, to smooth or finish.
Dress (v. t.) 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.
Dressed myself in such humility. -- Shak.
Prove that ever Idress myself handsome till thy return.
Dress (v. t.) To break and train for use, as a horse or other animal.
To dress up or To dress out, to dress elaborately, artificially, or pompously. "You see very often a king of England or France dressed up like a Julius C[ae]sar." -- Addison.
To dress a ship (Naut.), To ornament her by hoisting the national colors at the peak and mastheads, and setting the jack forward; when dressed full, the signal flags and pennants are added. -- Ham. Nav. Encyc.
Syn: To attire; apparel; clothe; accouter; array; robe; rig; trim; deck; adorn; embellish.
Dress (v. i.) (Mil.) To arrange one's self in due position in a line of soldiers; -- the word of command to form alignment in ranks; as, Right, dress!
Dress (v. i.) To clothe or apparel one's self; to put on one's garments; to pay particular regard to dress; as, to dress quickly. "To dress for a ball." -- Latham.
To flaunt, to dress, to dance, to thrum. -- Tennyson
To dress to the right, To dress to the left, To dress on the center (Mil.), To form alignment with reference to the soldier on the extreme right, or in the center, of the rank, who serves as a guide.
Dress (n.) That which is used as the covering or ornament of the body; clothes; garments; habit; apparel. "In your soldier's dress." -- Shak.
Dress (n.) A lady's gown; as, silk or a velvet dress.
Dress (n.) Attention to apparel, or skill in adjusting it.
Men of pleasure, dress, and gallantry. -- Pope.
Dress (n.) (Milling) The system of furrows on the face of a millstone. -- Knight.
Dress parade (Mil.), A parade in full uniform for review.
Dress (a.) Suitable for formal occasions; "formal wear"; "a full-dress uniform"; "dress shoes" [syn: full-dress, dress].
Dress (a.) (Of an occasion) Requiring formal clothes; "a dress dinner"; "a full-dress ceremony" [syn: dress, full-dress].
Dress (n.) A one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice [syn: dress, frock].
Dress (n.) Clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; "formal attire"; "battle dress" [syn: attire, garb, dress].
Dress (n.) Clothing in general; "she was refined in her choice of apparel"; "he always bought his clothes at the same store";
"fastidious about his dress" [syn: apparel, wearing apparel, dress, clothes].
Dress (v.) Put on clothes; "we had to dress quickly"; "dress the patient"; "Can the child dress by herself?" [syn: dress, get dressed] [ant: discase, disrobe, peel, strip, strip down, uncase, unclothe, undress].
Dress (v.) Provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child" [syn: dress, clothe, enclothe, garb, raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, fit out, apparel] [ant: discase, disrobe, peel, strip, strip down, uncase, unclothe, undress].
Dress (v.) Put a finish on; "dress the surface smooth."
Dress (v.) Dress in a certain manner; "She dresses in the latest Paris fashion"; "he dressed up in a suit and tie" [syn: dress, dress up].
Dress (v.) Dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera" [syn: preen, primp, plume, dress].
Dress (v.) Kill and prepare for market or consumption; "dress a turkey" [syn: dress, dress out].
Dress (v.) Arrange in ranks; "dress troops" [syn: dress, line up].
Dress (v.) Decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods [syn: trim, garnish, dress].
Dress (v.) Provide with decoration; "dress the windows" [syn: dress, decorate].
Dress (v.) Put a dressing on; "dress the salads."
Dress (v.) Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden" [syn: snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back].
Dress (v.) Cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width.
Dress (v.) Convert into leather; "dress the tanned skins."
Dress (v.) Apply a bandage or medication to; "dress the victim's wounds."
Dress (v.) Give a neat appearance to; "groom the dogs"; "dress the horses" [syn: dress, groom, curry].
Dress (v.) Arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding" [syn: dress, arrange, set, do, coif, coiffe, coiffure].
Dress, () (1.) Materials used. The earliest and simplest an apron of fig-leaves sewed together (Gen. 3:7); then skins of animals (3:21). Elijah's dress was probably the skin of a sheep (2 Kings 1:8). The Hebrews were early acquainted with the art of weaving hair into cloth (Ex. 26:7; 35:6), which formed the sackcloth of mourners. This was the material of John the Baptist's robe (Matt. 3:4). Wool was also woven into garments (Lev. 13:47; Deut. 22:11; Ezek. 34:3; Job 31:20; Prov. 27:26). The Israelites probably learned the art of weaving linen when they were in Egypt (1 Chr. 4:21). Fine linen was used in the vestments of the high priest (Ex. 28:5), as well as by the rich (Gen. 41:42; Prov. 31:22; Luke 16:19). The use of mixed material, as wool and flax, was forbidden (Lev. 19:19; Deut. 22:11).
Dress, () (2.) Colour. The prevailing colour was the natural white of the material used, which was sometimes rendered purer by the fuller's art (Ps. 104:1, 2; Isa. 63:3; Mark 9:3). The Hebrews were acquainted with the art of dyeing (Gen. 37:3, 23). Various modes of ornamentation were adopted in the process of weaving (Ex. 28:6; 26:1, 31; 35:25), and by needle-work (Judg. 5:30; Ps. 45:13). Dyed robes were imported from foreign countries, particularly from Phoenicia (Zeph. 1:8). Purple and scarlet robes were the marks of the wealthy (Luke 16:19; 2 Sam. 1:24).
Dress, () (3.) Form. The robes of men and women were not very much different in form from each other.
Dress, () (a) The "coat" (kethoneth), of wool, cotton, or linen, was worn by both sexes. It was a closely-fitting garment, resembling in use and form our shirt (John 19:23). It was kept close to the body by a girdle (John 21:7). A person wearing this "coat" alone was described as naked (1 Sam. 19:24; Isa. 20:2; 2 Kings 6:30; John 21:7); deprived of it he would be absolutely naked.
Dress, () (b) A linen cloth or wrapper (sadin) of fine linen, used somewhat as a night-shirt (Mark 14:51). It is mentioned in Judg. 14:12, 13, and rendered there "sheets."
Dress, () (c) An upper tunic (meil), longer than the "coat" (1 Sam. 2:19; 24:4; 28:14). In 1 Sam. 28:14 it is the mantle in which Samuel was enveloped; in 1 Sam. 24:4 it is the "robe" under which Saul slept. The disciples were forbidden to wear two "coats" (Matt. 10:10; Luke 9:3).
Dress, () (d) The usual outer garment consisted of a piece of woolen cloth like a Scotch plaid, either wrapped round the body or thrown over the shoulders like a shawl, with the ends hanging down in front, or it might be thrown over the head so as to conceal the face (2 Sam. 15:30; Esther 6:12). It was confined to the waist by a girdle, and the fold formed by the overlapping of the robe served as a pocket (2 Kings 4:39; Ps. 79:12; Hag. 2:12; Prov. 17:23; 21:14).
Dress, () Female dress. The "coat" was common to both sexes (Cant. 5:3). But peculiar to females were (1) the "veil" or "wimple," a kind of shawl (Ruth 3:15; rendered "mantle," R.V., Isa. 3:22); (2) the "mantle," also a species of shawl (Isa. 3:22); (3) a "veil," probably a light summer dress (Gen. 24:65); (4) a "stomacher," a holiday dress (Isa. 3:24). The outer garment terminated in an ample fringe or border, which concealed the feet (Isa. 47:2; Jer. 13:22).
Dress, () The dress of the Persians is described in Dan. 3:21.
Dress, () The reference to the art of sewing are few, inasmuch as the garments generally came forth from the loom ready for being worn, and all that was required in the making of clothes devolved on the women of a family (Prov. 31:22; Acts 9:39).
Dress, () Extravagance in dress is referred to in Jer. 4:30; Ezek. 16:10; Zeph. 1:8 (R.V., "foreign apparel"); 1 Tim. 2:9; 1 Pet. 3:3. Rending the robes was expressive of grief (Gen. 37:29, 34), fear (1 Kings 21:27), indignation (2 Kings 5:7), or despair (Judg. 11:35; Esther 4:1).
Dress, () Shaking the garments, or shaking the dust from off them, was a sign of renunciation (Acts 18:6); wrapping them round the head, of awe (1 Kings 19:13) or grief (2 Sam. 15:30; casting them off, of excitement (Acts 22:23); laying hold of them, of supplication (1 Sam. 15:27). In the case of travelling, the outer garments were girded up (1 Kings 18:46). They were thrown aside also when they would impede action (Mark 10:50; John 13:4; Acts 7:58).
Dress coat () A coat with skirts behind only, as distinct from the frock coat, of which the skirts surround the body. It is worn on occasions of ceremony. The dress coat of officers of the United States army is a full-skirted frock coat.
Dresser (n.) One who dresses; one who put in order or makes ready for use; one who on clothes or ornaments.
Dresser (n.) (Mining) A kind of pick for shaping large coal.
Dresser (n.) An assistant in a hospital, whose office it is to dress wounds, sores, etc.
Dresser (v. t.) A table or bench on which meat and other things are dressed, or prepared for use.
Dresser (v. t.) A cupboard or set of shelves to receive dishes and cooking utensils.
The pewter plates on the dresser Caught and reflected the flame, as shields of armies the sunshine. -- Longfellow.
Dresser (n.) A piece of chamber furniture consisting of a chest of drawers, or bureau, with a mirror. [U. S.]
Dresser (n.) Furniture with drawers for keeping clothes [syn: chest of drawers, chest, bureau, dresser].
Dresser (n.) A person who dresses in a particular way; "she's an elegant dresser"; "he's a meticulous dresser."
Dresser (n.) A wardrobe assistant for an actor [syn: dresser, actor's assistant].
Dresser (n.) Low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup [syn: dressing table, dresser, vanity, toilet table].
Dresser (n.) A cabinet with shelves.
Dresser, WI -- U.S. village in Wisconsin
Population (2000): 732
Housing Units (2000): 312
Land area (2000): 1.903109 sq. miles (4.929029 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.903109 sq. miles (4.929029 sq. km)
FIPS code: 20850
Located within: Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
Location: 45.357187 N, 92.634513 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 54009
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Dresser, WI
Dresser
Dress goods () A term applied to fabrics for the gowns of women and girls; -- most commonly to fabrics of mixed materials, but also applicable to silks, printed linens, and calicoes.
Dressiness (n.) The state of being dressy.
Dressing (n.) Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or attire. -- B. Jonson.
Dressing (n.) (Surg.) An application (a remedy, bandage, etc.) to a sore or wound. -- Wiseman.
Dressing (n.) Manure or compost over land. When it remains on the surface, it is called a top-dressing.
Dressing (n.) (Cookery) A preparation to fit food for use; a condiment; as, a dressing for salad.
Dressing (n.) (Cookery) The stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc.; forcemeat.
Dressing (n.) Gum, starch, and the like, used in stiffening or finishing silk, linen, and other fabrics.
Dressing (n.) An ornamental finish, as a molding around doors, windows, or on a ceiling, etc.
Dressing (n.) Castigation; scolding; -- often with down. [Colloq.]
Dressing case, A case of toilet utensils.
Dressing forceps, A variety of forceps, shaped like a pair of scissors, used in dressing wounds.
Dressing gown, A light gown, such as is used by a person while dressing; a study gown.
Dressing room, An apartment appropriated for making one's toilet.
Top-dressing, Manure or compost spread over land and not worked into the soil.
Dressing (n.) Savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type [syn: dressing, salad dressing].
Dressing (n.) A mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables [syn: stuffing, dressing].
Dressing (n.) Making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure [syn: fertilization, fertilisation, fecundation, dressing].
Dressing (n.) A cloth covering for a wound or sore [syn: dressing, medical dressing].
Dressing (n.) Processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather.
Dressing (n.) The activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes [syn: dressing, grooming].
Dressing (n.) The act of applying a bandage [syn: dressing, bandaging, binding].
Dressmaker (n.) A maker of gowns, or similar garments; a mantuamaker.
Dressmaker (n.) Someone who makes or mends dresses [syn: dressmaker, modiste, needlewoman, seamstress, sempstress].
Dressmaking (n.) The art, process, or occupation, of making dresses.
Dressmaking (n.) The craft of making dresses.
Dressy (a.) Showy in dress; attentive to dress.
A dressy flaunting maidservant. -- T. Hook.
A neat, dressy gentleman in black. -- W. Irving.
Dressy (a.) In fancy clothing.
Drest (p. p.) of Dress.
Dretch (v. t. & i.) See Drecche. [Obs.]
Dreul (v. i.) To drool. [Obs.]
Drevil (n.) A fool; a drudge. See Drivel.
Drew (imp.) of Draw.
Drew (n.) United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862) [syn: Drew, John Drew].
Drew -- U.S. County in Arkansas
Population (2000): 18723
Housing Units (2000): 8287
Land area (2000): 828.181649 sq. miles (2144.980532 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 7.472374 sq. miles (19.353359 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 835.654023 sq. miles (2164.333891 sq. km)
Located within: Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
Location: 33.600602 N, 91.735642 W
Headwords:
Drew
Drew, AR
Drew County
Drew County, AR
Drew, MS -- U.S. city in Mississippi
Population (2000): 2434
Housing Units (2000): 922
Land area (2000): 1.120334 sq. miles (2.901652 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.120334 sq. miles (2.901652 sq. km)
FIPS code: 20020
Located within: Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
Location: 33.809923 N, 90.530530 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 38737
Note:
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Drew, MS
Drew
Drey (n.) A squirrel's nest. See Dray. [Obs.]
Drey (n.) The nest of a squirrel.
Dreye (a.) Dry. [Obs.] -- Chaucer. Dreynte
Dreynt () p. p., of Drench to drown. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Dribbed (imp. & p. p.) of Drib.
Dribbing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Drib.
Drib (v. t.) To do by little and little; as:
Drib (v. t.) To cut off by a little at a time; to crop.
Drib (v. t.) To appropriate unlawfully; to filch; to defalcate.
He who drives their bargain dribs a part. -- Dryden.
Drib (v. t.) To lead along step by step; to entice.
With daily lies she dribs thee into cost. -- Dryden.