Digging Dig"ging noun 1. The act or the place of excavating. 2. plural Places where ore is dug; especially, certain localities in California, Australia, and elsewhere, at which gold is obtained. [ Recent]
3. plural Region; locality. [ Low]
Dight Dight transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Dight or
Dighted ;
present participle & verbal noun Dighting .] [ Old French
dihten , Anglo-Saxon
dihtan to dictate, command, dispose, arrange, from Latin
dictare to say often, dictate, order; confer German
dichten to write poetry, from Latin
dictare . See
Dictate .]
1. To prepare; to put in order; hence, to dress, or put on; to array; to adorn. [ Archaic] "She gan the house to
dight. "
Chaucer. Two harmless turtles, dight for sacrifice.
Fairfax. The clouds in thousand liveries dight .
Milton. 2. To have sexual intercourse with. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Dighter Dight"er noun One who dights. [ Obsolete]
Digit Dig"it (dĭj"ĭt)
noun [ Latin
digitus finger; probably akin to Greek
da`ktylos , of uncertain origin; possibly akin to English
toe . Confer
Dactyl .]
1. (Zoology) One of the terminal divisions of a limb appendage; a finger or toe. The ruminants have the "cloven foot," i. e. , two hoofed digits on each foot.
Owen. 2. A finger's breadth, commonly estimated to be three fourths of an inch. 3. (Math.) One of the ten figures or symbols, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, by which all numbers are expressed; -- so called because of the use of the fingers in counting and computing. » By some authorities the symbol 0 is not included with the
digits .
4. (Anat.) One twelfth part of the diameter of the sun or moon; -- a term used to express the quantity of an eclipse; as, an eclipse of eight digits is one which hides two thirds of the diameter of the disk.
Digit Dig"it transitive verb To point at or out with the finger. [ R.]
Digital Dig"i·tal (dĭj"ĭ*t
a l)
adjective [ Latin
digitals .]
Of or pertaining to the fingers, or to digits; done with the fingers; as, digital compression; digital examination.
Digitalin Dig"i·ta`lin noun [ Confer French
digitaline .]
(a) (Medicine) Any one of several extracts of foxglove ( Digitalis ), as the "French extract," the "German extract," etc., which differ among themselves in composition and properties. (b) (Chemistry) A supposedly distinct vegetable principle as the essential ingredient of the extracts. It is a white, crystalline substance, and is regarded as a glucoside.
Digitalis Dig`i·ta"lis noun [ New Latin : confer French
digitale . So named (according to Linnæus) from its finger-shaped corolla.]
1. (Botany) A genus of plants including the foxglove. 2. (Medicine) The dried leaves of the purple foxglove ( Digitalis purpurea ), used in heart disease, disturbance of the circulation, etc.
Digitate Dig"i·tate transitive verb [ Late Latin
digitatus , past participle of
digitare , from Latin
digitus . See
Digit .]
To point out as with the finger. [ R.]
Robinson (Eudoxa).
Digitate, Digitated Dig"i·tate, Dig"i·ta`ted adjective [ Latin
digitatus having fingers.]
(Botany) Having several leaflets arranged, like the fingers of the hand, at the extremity of a stem or petiole. Also, in general, characterized by digitation. --
Dig"i*tate*ly adverb
Digitation Dig`i·ta"tion noun [ Confer French
digitation .]
A division into fingers or fingerlike processes; also, a fingerlike process.
Digitiform Dig"i·ti·form adjective [ Latin
digitus a finger +
-form .]
Formed like a finger or fingers; finger-shaped; as, a digitiform root.
Digitigrade Dig"i·ti·grade adjective [ Latin
digitus finger, toe +
gradi to step, walk: confer French
digitigrade .]
(Zoology) Walking on the toes; -- distinguished from plantigrade .
Digitigrade Dig"i·ti·grade noun (Zoology) An animal that walks on its toes, as the cat, lion, wolf, etc.; -- distinguished from a plantigrade , which walks on the palm of the foot.
Digitipartite Dig`i·ti·par"tite adjective [ Latin
digitus finger +
partite .]
(Botany) Parted like the fingers.
Digitize Dig"i·tize transitive verb [
Digit +
-ize .]
To finger; as, to digitize a pen. [ R.]
Sir T. Browne.
Digitorium Dig`i·to"ri·um noun [ New Latin , from Latin
digitus a finger.]
A small dumb keyboard used by pianists for exercising the fingers; -- called also dumb piano .
Digitule Dig"i·tule noun [ Latin
digitulus , dim. of
digitus .]
(Zoology) A little finger or toe, or something resembling one.
Digladiate Di·gla"di·ate intransitive verb [ Latin
digladiari ;
di- = dis- +
gladius a sword.]
To fight like gladiators; to contend fiercely; to dispute violently. [ Obsolete]
Digladiating like Æschines and Demosthenes.
Hales.
Digladiation Di·gla`di·a"tion noun Act of digladiating. [ Obsolete] "Sore
digladiations and contest."
Evelyn.
Diglottism Di·glot"tism noun [ Greek ... speaking two languages;
di- =
di`s- twice + ... tongue. See
Glottis .]
Bilingualism. [ R.]
Earle.
Diglyph Di"glyph noun [ Greek ...;
di- =
di`s- twice + ... to hollow out, carve.]
(Architecture) A projecting face like the triglyph, but having only two channels or grooves sunk in it.
Dignation Dig·na"tion noun [ Latin
dignatio .]
The act of thinking worthy; honor. [ Obsolete]
Jer. Taylor.
Digne Digne adjective [ French, from Latin
dignus . See
Design .]
1. Worthy; honorable; deserving. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer. 2. Suitable; adequate; fit. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer. 3. Haughty; disdainful. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Dignification Dig`ni·fi·ca"tion noun [ See
Dignify .]
The act of dignifying; exaltation.
Dignified Dig"ni·fied adjective Marked with dignity; stately; as, a dignified judge.
Dignify Dig"ni·fy transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Dignified ;
present participle & verbal noun Dignifying .] [ Old French
dignifier , from Late Latin
dignificare ; Latin
dignus worthy +
ficare (in comp.),
facere to make. See
Deign , and
Fact .]
To invest with dignity or honor; to make illustrious; to give distinction to; to exalt in rank; to honor. Your worth will dignify our feast.
B. Jonson. Syn. -- To exalt; elevate; prefer; advance; honor; illustrate; adorn; ennoble.
Dignitary Dig"ni·ta·ry noun ;
plural Dignitaries . [ Confer French
dignitaire , from Latin
dignitas .]
One who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor; especially, one who holds an ecclesiastical rank above that of a parochial priest or clergyman.
Dignity Dig"ni·ty noun ;
plural Dignities . [ Middle English
dignete ,
dignite , Old French
digneté ,
dignité , French
dignité , from Latin
dignitas , from
dignus worthy. See
Dainty ,
Deign .]
1. The state of being worthy or honorable; elevation of mind or character; true worth; excellence. 2. Elevation; grandeur. The dignity of this act was worth the audience of kings.
Shak. 3. Elevated rank; honorable station; high office, political or ecclesiastical; degree of excellence; preferment; exaltation. Macaulay. And the king said, What honor and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this?
Esth. vi. 3. Reuben, thou art my firstborn, . . . the excellency of dignity , and the excellency of power.
Gen. xlix. 3. 4. Quality suited to inspire respect or reverence; loftiness and grace; impressiveness; stateliness; -- said of mien, manner, style, etc. A letter written with singular energy and dignity of thought and language.
Macaulay. 5. One holding high rank; a dignitary. These filthy dreamers . . . speak evil of dignities .
Jude. 8. 6. Fundamental principle; axiom; maxim. [ Obsolete]
Sciences concluding from dignities , and principles known by themselves.
Sir T. Browne. Syn. -- See
Decorum .
To stand upon one's dignity ,
to have or to affect a high notion of one's own rank, privilege, or character. They did not stand upon their dignity , nor give their minds to being or to seeming as elegant and as fine as anybody else.
R. G. White.
Dignotion Dig·no"tion noun [ Latin
dignoscere to distinguish;
di- = dis- +
gnoscere ,
noscere , to learn to know.]
Distinguishing mark; diagnostic. [ Obsolete]
Sir T. Browne.
Digonous Dig"o·nous adjective [ Greek ... = ... double + ... an angle.]
Having two angles. Smart.
Digram Di"gram noun [ Greek
di- =
di`s- twice + ... letter.]
A digraph.
Digraph Di"graph noun [ Greek
di- =
di`s- twice + ... a writing, ... to write.]
Two signs or characters combined to express a single articulated sound; as ea in head , or th in bath .
Digraphic Di·graph"ic adjective Of or pertaining to a digraph. H. Sweet.
Digress Di·gress" intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Digressed ;
present participle & verbal noun Digressing .] [ Latin
digressus , past participle of
digredi to go apart, to deviate;
di- = dis- +
gradi to step, walk. See
Grade .]
1. To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially, to turn aside from the main subject of attention, or course of argument, in writing or speaking. Moreover she beginneth to digress in latitude.
Holland. In the pursuit of an argument there is hardly room to digress into a particular definition as often as a man varies the signification of any term.
Locke. 2. To turn aside from the right path; to transgress; to offend. [ R.]
Thy abundant goodness shall excuse
This deadly blot on thy digressing son.
Shak.
Digress Di·gress" noun Digression. [ Obsolete]
Fuller.
Digression Di·gres"sion noun [ Latin
digressio : confer French
digression .]
1. The act of digressing or deviating, esp. from the main subject of a discourse; hence, a part of a discourse deviating from its main design or subject. The digressions I can not excuse otherwise, than by the confidence that no man will read them.
Sir W. Temple. 2. A turning aside from the right path; transgression; offense. [ R.]
Then my digression is so vile, so base,
That it will live engraven in my face.
Shak. 3. (Anat.) The elongation, or angular distance from the sun; -- said chiefly of the inferior planets. [ R.]
Digressional Di·gres"sion·al adjective Pertaining to, or having the character of, a digression; departing from the main purpose or subject. T. Warton.
Digressive Di·gress"ive adjective [ Confer French
digressif .]
Departing from the main subject; partaking of the nature of digression. Johnson.
Digressively Di·gress"ive·ly adverb By way of digression.
Digue Digue noun [ French See
Dike .]
A bank; a dike. [ Obsolete]
Sir W. Temple.
Digynia Di·gyn"i·a noun [ New Latin , from Greek
di- =
di`s- twice + ... a woman, a female.]
(Botany) A Linnæan order of plants having two styles.
Digynian, Digynous Di·gyn"i·an, Dig"y·nous adjective [ Confer French
digyne .]
(Botany) Of or pertaining to the Digynia; having two styles.
Dihedral Di·he"dral adjective [ Greek
di- =
di`s- twice + ... a seat, bottom, base, from ... to sit. Confer
Diedral .]
Having two plane faces; as, the dihedral summit of a crystal. Dihedral angle ,
the angular space contained between planes which intersect. It is measured by the angle made by any two lines at right angles to the two planes.
Dihedral Di·he"dral adjective 1. Of a kite or an aëroplane, having wings that make with one another a dihedral angle, esp. when the angle between the upper sides is less than 180°. 2. (Aëronautics) Of wing pairs, inclined at an upward angle to each other.
Dihedron Di·he"dron noun [ See
Dihedral .]
A figure with two sides or surfaces. Buchanan.
Dihexagonal Di`hex·ag"o·nal adjective [ Prefix
di- +
hexagonal .]
(a) Consisting of two hexagonal parts united; thus, a dihexagonal pyramid is composed of two hexagonal pyramids placed base to base. (b) Having twelve similar faces; as, a dihexagonal prism.
Diiamb Di`i·amb" noun A diiambus.
Diiambus Di`i·am"bus noun [ New Latin , from Greek ...;
di- =
di`s- twice + .... See
Lambus .]
(Pros.) A double iambus; a foot consisting of two iambuses (... ... ... ...).
Diiodide Di·i"o·dide noun [ Prefix
di- +
iod ine.]
(Chemistry) A compound of a binary type containing two atoms of iodine; -- called also biniodide .
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