Part 2728

<h1>Daguerrean, Daguerreian</h1> <Xpage=364>

<hw><hw>Da*guer"re*an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Da*guerre"i*an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <def>Pertaining to Daguerre, or to his invention of the daguerreotype.</def>

<h1>Daguerreotype</h1> <Xpage=364>

<hw>Da*guerre"o*type</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From <ets>Daguerre</ets> the inventor + <ets>-type</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>An early variety of photograph, produced on a silver plate, or copper plate covered with silver, and rendered sensitive by the action of iodine, or iodine and bromine, on which, after exposure in the camera, the latent image is developed by the vapor of mercury.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The process of taking such pictures.</def>

<h1>Daguerreotype</h1> <Xpage=364>

<hw>Da*guerre"o*type</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p.p.</tt> <er>Daguerreotyped</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Daguerreotyping</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To produce or represent by the daguerreotype process, as a picture.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To impress with great distinctness; to imprint; to imitate exactly.</def>

<h1>Daguerreotyper, Daguerreotypist</h1> <Xpage=364>

<hw><hw>Da*guerre"o*ty`per</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Da*guerre"o*ty`pist</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who takes daguerreotypes.</def>

<h1>Daguerreotypy</h1> <Xpage=364>

<hw>Da*guerre"o*ty`py</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The art or process of producing pictures by method of Daguerre.</def>

<h1>Dahabeah</h1> <Xpage=364>

<hw>Da`ha*be"ah</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Ar.]</ety> <def>A nile boat <?/tructed on the model of a floating house, having large <?/ sails.</def>

<h1>Dahlia</h1> <Xpage=364>

<hw>Dah"lia</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Dahlias</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[Named after Andrew <ets>Dahl</ets> a Swedish botanist.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of plants native to Mexico and Central America, of the order Composit\'91; also, any plant or flower of the genus. The numerous varieties of cultivated dahlias bear conspicuous flowers which differ in color.</def>

<h1>Dahlin</h1> <Xpage=364>

<hw>Dah"lin</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Dahlia</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A variety of starch extracted from the dahlia; -- called also <altname>inulin</altname>. See <er>Inulin</er>.</def>

<h1>Dailiness</h1> <Xpage=364>

<hw>Dai"li*ness</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Daily occurence.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Daily</h1> <Xpage=364>

<hw>Dai"ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>d\'91gl\'c6c</ets>; <ets>d\'91g</ets> day + <ets>-l\'c6c</ets> like. See <er>Day</er>.]</ety> <def>Happening, or belonging to, each successive day; diurnal; <as>as, <ex>daily</ex> labor; a <ex>daily</ex> bulletin.</as></def>

<blockquote>Give us this day our <b>daily</b> bread. <i>Matt. vi. 11.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Bunyan has told us . . . that in New England his dream was the <b>daily</b> subject of the conversation of thousands. <i>Macaulay.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- <er>Daily</er>, <er>Diurnal</er>.</syn> <usage> <i>Daily</i> is Anglo-Saxon, and <i>diurnal</i> is Latin. The former is used in reference to the ordinary concerns of life; as, <i>daily</i> wants, <i>daily</i> cares, <i>daily</i> employments. The latter is appropriated chiefly by astronomers to what belongs to the astronomical day; as, the <i>diurnal</i> revolution of the earth.</usage>

<blockquote>Man hath his <b>daily</b> work of body or mind Appointed, which declares his dignity, And the regard of Heaven on all his ways. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Half yet remains unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible <b>diurnal</b> sphere. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Daily</h1> <Xpage=364>