Part 2767

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To repress or subdue the courage of; to check by fear of danger; to cow; to intimidate; to dishearten.</def>

<blockquote>Some presences <b>daunt</b> and discourage us. <i>Glanvill.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- To dismay; appall. See <er>Dismay</er>.</syn>

<h1>Daunter</h1> <Xpage=370>

<hw>Daunt"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who daunts.</def>

<h1>Dauntless</h1> <Xpage=370>

<hw>Daunt"less</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Incapable of being daunted; undaunted; bold; fearless; intrepid.</def>

<blockquote><b>Dauntless</b> he rose, and to the fight returned. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

-- <wordforms><wf>Daunt"less*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt> -- <wf>Daunt"less*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Dauphin</h1> <Xpage=370>

<hw>Dau"phin</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>dauphin</ets>, prop., a dolphin, from L. <ets>delphinus</ets>. See <er>Dolphin</er>. The name was given, for some reason unexplained, to Guigo, count of Vienne, in the 12th century, and was borne by succeeding counts of Vienne. In 1349, Dauphiny was bequeathed to Philippe de Valois, king of France, on condition that the heir of the crown should always hold the title of <ets>Dauphin</ets> de Viennois.]</ety> <def>The title of the eldest son of the king of France, and heir to the crown. Since the revolution of 1830, the title has been discontinued.</def>

<h1>Dauphiness, &or; Dauphine</h1> <Xpage=370>

<hw><hw>Dau"phin*ess</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, &or; <hw>Dau"phine</hw> <tt>(?)</tt><hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The title of the wife of the dauphin.</def>

<h1>Dauw</h1> <Xpage=370>

<hw>Dauw</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[D.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The striped quagga, or Burchell's zebra, of South Africa (<spn>Asinus Burchellii</spn>); -- called also <altname>peechi</altname>, or <altname>peetsi</altname>.</def>

<h1>Davenport</h1> <Xpage=370>

<hw>Dav"en*port</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From the name of the original maker. <i>Encyc. Dict</i>.]</ety> <def>A kind of small writing table, generally somewhat ornamental, and forming a piece of furniture for the parlor or boudoir.</def>

<blockquote>A much battered <b>davenport</b> in one of the windows, at which sat a lady writing. <i>A. B. Edwards.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Davidic</h1> <Xpage=370>

<hw>Da*vid"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to David, the king and psalmist of Israel, or to his family.</def>

<h1>Davit</h1> <Xpage=370>

<hw>Dav"it</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>davier</ets> forceps, davit, cooper's instrument, G. <ets>david</ets> davit; all probably from the proper name <ets>David</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A spar formerly used on board of ships, as a crane to hoist the flukes of the anchor to the top of the bow, without injuring the sides of the ship; -- called also the <altname>fish davit</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Curved arms of timber or iron, projecting over a ship's side of stern, having tackle to raise or lower a boat, swing it in on deck, rig it out for lowering, etc.; -- called also <altname>boat davits</altname>.</def>

<i>Totten.</i>

<h1>Davy Jones</h1> <Xpage=370>

<hw>Da"vy Jones"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <def>The spirit of the sea; sea devil; -- a term used by sailors.</def>

<blockquote>This same <b>Davy Jones</b>, according to the mythology of sailors, is the fiend that presides over all the evil spirits of the deep, and is seen in various shapes warning the devoted wretch of death and woe. <i>Smollett.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>Davy Jones's Locker</col>, <cd>the ocean, or bottom of the ocean.</cd> -- <col>Gone to Davy Jones's Locker</col>, <cd>dead, and buried in the sea; thrown overboard.</cd></cs>

<h1>Davy lamp</h1> <Xpage=370>