Part 2752

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Dare</h1> <Xpage=367>

<hw>Dare</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To terrify; to daunt.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>For I have done those follies, those mad mischiefs, Would <b>dare</b> a woman. <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>To dare larks</col>, <cd>to catch them by producing terror through to use of mirrors, scarlet cloth, a hawk, etc., so that they lie still till a net is thrown over them.</cd></cs>

<i>Nares.</i>

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<hw>Dare</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Dace</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small fish; the dace.</def>

<h1>Dare-devil</h1> <Xpage=367>

<hw>Dare"-dev`il</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A reckless fellow. Also used adjectively; <as>as, <ex>dare-devil</ex> excitement</as>.</def>

<blockquote>A humorous <b>dare-devil</b> -- the very man To suit my prpose. <i>Ld. Lytton.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Dare-deviltry</h1> <Xpage=367>

<hw>Dare"-dev`il*try</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Dare-deviltries</plw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>.</plu> <def>Reckless mischief; the action of a dare-devil.</def>

<h1>Dareful</h1> <Xpage=367>

<hw>Dare"ful</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Full af daring or of defiance; adveturous.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

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<hw>Dar"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who dares or defies.</def>

<h1>Darg, Dargue</h1> <Xpage=367>

<hw><hw>Darg</hw>, <hw>Dargue</hw> <tt>(?)</tt><hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Scot., contr. fr. <ets>day work</ets>.]</ety> <def>A day's work; also, a fixed amount of work, whether more or less than that of a day.</def> <mark>[Local, Eng. & Scott]</mark>

<h1>Daric</h1> <Xpage=367>

<hw>Dar"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/, of Persian origin.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Antiq.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A gold coin of ancient Persia, weighing usually a little more than 128 grains, and bearing on one side of the figure of an archer</def>. <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A silver coin of about 86 grains, having the figure of an archer, and hence, in modern times, called a <i>daric</i>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Any very pure gold coin.</def>

<h1>Daring</h1> <Xpage=367>

<hw>Dar"ing</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Boldness; fearlessness; adventurousness; also, a daring act.</def>

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<hw>Dar"ing</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Bold; fearless; adventurous; <as>as, <ex>daring</ex> spirits</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Dar"ing*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt> -- <wf>Dar"ing*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>