Part 2766

<h1>Daubreelite</h1> <Xpage=370>

<hw>Dau"bree*lite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From <ets>Daubr\'82e</ets>, a French mineralogist.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A sulphide of chromium observed in some meteoric irons.</def>

<h1>Dauby</h1> <Xpage=370>

<hw>Daub"y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Smeary; viscous; glutinous; adhesive.</def> "<i>Dauby</i> wax."

<h1>Daughter</h1> <Xpage=370>

<hw>Daugh"ter</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Daughters</plw> <tt>(#)</tt>; <i>obs. pl</i>. <plw>Daughtren</plw> <tt>(#)</tt>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>doughter</ets>, <ets>doghter</ets>, <ets>dohter</ets>, AS. <ets>dohtor</ets>, <ets>dohter</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>dohtar</ets>, D. <ets>dochter</ets>, G. <ets>tochter</ets>, Icel. <ets>d<?/tir</ets>, Sw. <ets>dotter</ets>, Dan. <ets>dotter</ets>, <ets>datter</ets>, Goth. <ets>da\'a3htar</ets>,, OSlav. <ets>d<?/shti</ets>, Russ. <ets>doche</ets>, Lith. <ets>dukt<?/</ets>, Gr. <ets><?/</ets>, Zen<?/. <ets>dughdhar</ets>, Skr. <ets>duhit<?/</ets>; possibly originally, the milker, cf. Skr. <ets>duh</ets> to milk. &root;68, 245.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The female offspring of the human species; a female child of any age; -- applied also to the lower animals.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A female descendant; a woman.</def>

<blockquote>This woman, being a <b>daughter</b> of Abraham. <i>Luke xiii. 16.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Dinah, the <b>daughter</b> of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the <b>daughter</b> of the land. <i>Gen. xxxiv. 1.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A son's wife; a daughter-in-law.</def>

<blockquote>And Naomi said, Turn again, my <b>daughters</b>. <i>Ruth. i. 11.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>A term of adress indicating parental interest.</def>

<blockquote><b>Daughter</b>, be of good comfort. <i>Matt. ix. 22.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>Daughter cell</col> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>, <cd>one of the cells formed by cell division. See <cref>Cell division</cref>, under <er>Division</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Daughter-in-law</h1> <Xpage=370>

<hw>Daugh"ter-in-law`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.<tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Daughters-in-law</plw>.</plu> The wife of one's son.</def>

<h1>Daughterliness</h1> <Xpage=370>

<hw>Daugh"ter*li*ness</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The state of a daughter, or the conduct becoming a daughter.</def>

<h1>Daughterly</h1> <Xpage=370>

<hw>Daugh"ter*ly</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Becoming a daughter; filial.</def>

<blockquote>Sir Thomas liked her natural and dear <b>daughterly</b> affection towards him. <i>Cavendish.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Dauk</h1> <Xpage=370>

<hw>Dauk</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>See <er>Dawk</er>, <i>v. t.</i>, to cut or gush.</def>

<h1>Daun</h1> <Xpage=370>

<hw>Daun</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A variant of <i>Dan</i>, a title of honor.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Daunt</h1> <Xpage=370>

<hw>Daunt</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Daunted</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Daunting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OF. <ets>danter</ets>, F. <ets>dompter</ets> to tame, subdue, fr. L. <ets>domitare</ets>, v. intens. of <ets>domare</ets> to tame. See <er>Tame</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To overcome; to conquer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>