Part 2771

<h1>Dayfly</h1> <Xpage=371>

<hw>Day"fly`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A neuropterous insect of the genus <spn>Ephemera</spn> and related genera, of many species, and inhabiting fresh water in the larval state; the ephemeral fly; -- so called because it commonly lives but one day in the winged or adult state. See <cref>Ephemeral fly</cref>, under <er>Ephemeral</er>.</def><-- the Mayfly? = ephemerid of order ephemeroptera -->

<h1>Day-labor</h1> <Xpage=371>

<hw>Day"-la`bor</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Labor hired or performed by the day.</def> <i>Milton.</i>

<h1>Day-laborer</h1> <Xpage=371>

<hw>Day"-la`bor*er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who works by the day; -- usually applied to a farm laborer, or to a workman who does not work at any particular trade.</def>

<i>Goldsmith.</i>

<h1>Daylight</h1> <Xpage=371>

<hw>Day"light`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>The light of day as opposed to the darkness of night; the light of the sun, as opposed to that of the moon or to artificial light.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>The eyes.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<i>Wright.</i>

<h1>Day lily</h1> <Xpage=371>

<hw>Day" lil`y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A genus of plants (<spn>Hemerocallis</spn>) closely resembling true lilies, but having tuberous rootstocks instead of bulbs. The common species have long narrow leaves and either yellow or tawny-orange flowers.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A genus of plants (<spn>Funkia</spn>) differing from the last in having ovate veiny leaves, and large white or blue flowers.</def>

<h1>Daymaid</h1> <Xpage=371>

<hw>Day"maid`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A dairymaid.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Daymare</h1> <Xpage=371>

<hw>Day"mare`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Day</ets> + <ets>mare</ets> incubus.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A kind of incubus which occurs during wakefulness, attended by the peculiar pressure on the chest which characterizes nightmare.</def>

<i>Dunglison.</i>

<h1>Day-net</h1> <Xpage=371>

<hw>Day"-net`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A net for catching small birds.</def>

<h1>Day-peep</h1> <Xpage=371>

<hw>Day"-peep`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The dawn.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark>

<i>Milton.</i>

<h1>Daysman</h1> <Xpage=371>

<hw>Days"man</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From <ets>day</ets> in the sense of <ets>day fixed for trial</ets>.]</ety> <def>An umpire or arbiter; a mediator.</def>

<blockquote>Neither is there any <b>daysman</b> betwixt us. <i>Job ix. 33.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Dayspring</h1> <Xpage=371>