Having the corners of the leaves turned down and soiled by careless or long-continued usage; -- said of a book; as, an old book with dog-eared pages.

Having a face resembling that of a dog.

A male fox. See the Note under Dog, n., 6. The Arctic or blue fox; -- a name also applied to species of the genus Cynalopex.

Having a head shaped like that of a dog; -- said of certain baboons.

Inhuman; cruel.

Noting a flight of stairs, consisting of two or more straight portions connected by a platform (landing) or platforms, and running in opposite directions without an intervening wellhole.

A common European wild rose, with single pink or white flowers.

Extremely weary.

See Dogbane.

The corner of a leaf, in a book, turned down like the ear of a dog.

A hardy species of British grass (Cynosurus cristatus) which abounds in grass lands, and is well suited for making straw plait; -- called also goldseed.

Hound's-tongue.

Of or pertaining to a doge.

The office or dignity of a doge.

A small genus of perennial herbaceous plants, with poisonous milky juice, bearing slender pods pods in pairs.

The berry of the dogwood; -- called also dogcherry.

The bolt of the cap-square over the trunnion of a cannon.

A light one-horse carriage, commonly two-wheeled, patterned after a cart. The original dogcarts used in England by sportsmen had a box at the back for carrying dogs.

The act of drawing after, or pursuing, deer with a dog.

The chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa.

Dogate.

Without a doge.

a motherless calf in a range herd of cattle.

A small shark, of many species, of the genera Mustelus, Scyllium, Spinax, etc.

Sullen; morose.

In a dogged manner; sullenly; with obstinate resolution.

Sullenness; moroseness.

A sort of stone, found in the mines with the true alum rock, chiefly of silica and iron.

A sort of loose or irregular verse; mean or undignified poetry.

A sailor belonging to a dogger.

Docket. See Docket.

Like a dog; having the bad qualities of a dog; churlish; growling; brutal.

Damn; -- used to express displeasure or annoyance; as, doggone it!.

Damned; darned; -- used as an informal intensifier; as, he's a doggoned good golfer.

Same as Doggerel.

A place fit only for dogs; a vile, mean habitation or apartment.

a motherless calf in a range herd of cattle.

That which is held as an opinion; a tenet; a doctrine.

One of an ancient sect of physicians who went by general principles; -- opposed to the Empiric.

Pertaining to a dogma, or to an established and authorized doctrine or tenet.

In a dogmatic manner; positively; magisterially.

The quality of being dogmatical; positiveness.

A dogmatist.

The science which treats of Christian doctrinal theology.

The manner or character of a dogmatist; arrogance or positiveness in stating opinion.

One who dogmatizes; one who speaks dogmatically; a bold and arrogant advancer of principles.

To deliver as a dogma.

One who dogmatizes; a bold asserter; a magisterial teacher.

The character, or individuality, of a dog.

One of several shores used to hold a ship firmly and prevent her moving while the blocks are knocked away before launching.

Sick as a dog sometimes is very sick.

The skin of a dog, or leather made of the skin. Also used adjectively.

Pretended sleep.

A cramp.

See Canine tooth, under Canine.

A gentle trot, like that of a dog.

A small vane of bunting, feathers, or any other light material, carried at the masthead to indicate the direction of the wind.

A half watch; a watch of two hours, of which there are two, the first dogwatch from 4 to 6 o'clock, p. m., and the second dogwatch from 6 to 8 o'clock, p. m.

The Cornus, a genus of large shrubs or small trees, the wood of which is exceedingly hard, and serviceable for many purposes.

a motherless calf in a range herd of cattle.

The capital city of Qatar. Population (2000) = 300,000.

Daughters.

A kind of woolen stuff.

Anything done; a deed; an action good or bad; hence, in the plural, conduct; behavior. See Do.

A small Dutch coin, worth about half a farthing; also, a similar small coin once used in Scotland; hence, any small piece of money.

A very small coin; a doit.

Docimastic.

See Lepidosiren.

A rude ancient ax or hatchet, seen in museums.

Shaped like the head of an ax or hatchet, as some leaves, and also certain organs of some shellfish.

Softly; sweetly; with soft, smooth, and delicate execution.

A part of the ocean near the equator, abounding in calms, squalls, and light, baffling winds, which sometimes prevent all progress for weeks; -- so called by sailors.

To deal out in small portions; to distribute, as a dole; to deal out scantily or grudgingly.

Full of dole or grief; expressing or exciting sorrow; sorrowful; sad; dismal.

Sorrowful.

Plaintively. See Doloroso.

A dark, crystalline, igneous rock, chiefly pyroxene with labradorite. Coarse-grained basalt. Diabase. Any dark, igneous rock composed chiefly of silicates of iron and magnesium with some feldspar.

Of the nature of dolerite; as, much lava is doleritic lava.

Doleful; dismal; gloomy; sorrowful.

imp. of Delve.

The quality or condition of being dolichocephalic.

Having the cranium, or skull, long to its breadth; long-headed; -- opposed to brachycephalic.

a genus of rodents including the maras.

Barrel-shaped, or like a cask in form.

a natural family of oceanic tunicates.

A genus of freeswimming oceanic tunicates, allied to Salpa, and having alternate generations.

A genus of large univalve mollusks, including the partridge shell and tun shells.

a small, usually flexible figure representing a human being, especially a toy baby for a little girl; a child's puppet.

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. 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.

A species of sunfish (Lepomis pallidus), common in the United States; -- called also blue sunfish, and copper-nosed bream.

small food fish (Poronotus triacanthus) of the Atlantic coast.

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.

See Dolman.

A child's mane for a doll.

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.

A long robe or outer garment, with long sleeves, worn by the Turks.

plural of dolma; -- sometimes used as a singular form.

A cromlech. See Cromlech.

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.

Pertaining to dolomite.

To convert into dolomite.

Pain; grief; distress; anguish.

Producing pain.

Causing pain or grief.

Plaintive; pathetic; -- used adverbially as a musical direction.

Full of grief; sad; sorrowful; doleful; dismal; as, a dolorous object; dolorous discourses.

a stone or rock entirely composed of the mineral dolomite.

same as dolorous.

A cetacean of the genus Delphinus and allied genera (esp. Delphinus delphis); the true dolphin.

A female dolphin.

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 dolphin{2}.

To behave foolishly.

Doltlike; dull in intellect; stupid; blockish; as, a doltish clown.

Evil intent, embracing both malice and fraud. See Culpa.

of Delve.

A title anciently given to the pope, and later to other church dignitaries and to some monastic orders. See Don, and Dan.

Capable of being tamed; tamable.

Tamableness.

Damage; hurt.

Dominion; empire; authority.