Part 2722

<h1>Dacian</h1> <Xpage=364>

<hw>Da"cian</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to Dacia or the Dacians.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def>A native of ancient Dacia.</def></def2>

<h1>Dacoity</h1> <Xpage=364>

<hw>Da*coit"y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The practice of gang robbery in India; robbery committed by dacoits.</def>

<h1>Dacotahs</h1> <Xpage=364>

<hw>Da*co"tahs</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt>; <sing>sing. <singw>Dacotan</singw> <tt>(<?/)</tt></sing>. <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Dacotas</er>.</def>

<i>Longfellow.</i>

<h1>Dactyl</h1> <Xpage=364>

<hw>Dac"tyl</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>dactylus</ets>, Gr. <?/ a finger, a dactyl. Cf. <er>Digit</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Pros.)</fld> <def>A poetical foot of three sylables (\'f5 \'de \'de), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented; <as>as, L. <it>t\'89gm&icr;n&ecr;</it>, E. <it>mer"ciful</it>; -- so called from the similarity of its arrangement to that of the joints of a finger.</as></def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>dactyle</asp>.]</altsp>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A finger or toe; a digit.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The claw or terminal joint of a leg of an insect or crustacean.</def>

<h1>Dactylar</h1> <Xpage=364>

<hw>Dac"tyl*ar</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Pertaining to dactyl; dactylic.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to a finger or toe, or to the claw of an insect crustacean.</def>

<h1>Dactylet</h1> <Xpage=364>

<hw>Dac"tyl*et</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Dactyl</ets> + <ets><?/et</ets>.]</ety> <def>A dactyl.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Dactylic</h1> <Xpage=364>

<hw>Dac*tyl"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>dactylicus</ets>, Gr. <ets><?/</ets>, fr. <ets><?/</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, consisting chiefly or wholly of, dactyls; <as>as, <ex>dactylic</ex> verses</as>.</def>

<h1>Dactylic</h1> <Xpage=364>

<hw>Dac*tyl"ic</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A line consisting chiefly or wholly of dactyls; <as>as, these lines are <ex>dactylics</ex></as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Dactylic meters.</def>

<h1>Dac-tylioglyph</h1> <Xpage=364>

<hw>Dac-tyl"i*o*glyph</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <ets><?/</ets> an engraver of gems; <ets><?/</ets> finger ring (fr. <ets><?/</ets> finger) + <ets><?/</ets> to engrave.]</ety> <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An engraver of gems for rings and other ornaments.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The inscription of the engraver's name on a finger ring or gem.</def>

<h1>Dactylioglyphi</h1> <Xpage=364>

<hw>Dac*tyl`i*og"ly*phi</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The art or process of gem engraving.</def>

<h1>Dactyliography</h1> <Xpage=364>

<hw>Dac*tyl`i*og"ra*phy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <ets><?/</ets> finger ring + <ets><?/graphy</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The art of writing or engraving upon gems.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>In general, the literature or history of the art.</def>

<h1>Dactyli ology</h1> <Xpage=364>

<hw>Dac*tyl`i* ol"o*gy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <ets><?/</ets> finger ring + <ets><?/logy</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>That branch of arch\'91ology which has to do with gem engraving.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>That branch of arch\'91ology which has to do with finger rings.</def>