Part 2772

<hw>Day"spring</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The beginning of the day, or first appearance of light; the dawn; hence, the beginning.</def>

<i>Milton.</i>

<blockquote>The tender mercy of our God; whereby the <b>dayspring</b> from on high hath visited us. <i>Luke i. 78.</i></blockquote>

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

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

<p><b>1.</b> <def>The morning star; the star which ushers in the day.</def>

<blockquote>A dark place, until the day dawn, and the <b>day-star</b> arise in your hearts. <i>2 Peter i. 19.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The sun, as the orb of day.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark>

<blockquote>So sinks the <b>day-star</b> in the ocean bed, And yet anon repairs his drooping head, And tricks his beams, and with new-spangled ore Flames in the forehead of the morning sky. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Daytime</h1> <Xpage=371>

<hw>Day"time`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The time during which there is daylight, as distinguished from the night.</def>

<h1>Daywoman</h1> <Xpage=371>

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

<h1>Daze</h1> <Xpage=371>

<hw>Daze</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Dazed</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Dazing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>dasen</ets>, prob. from Icel. <ets>dasask</ets> to become weary, a reflexive verb; cf. Sw. <ets>dasa</ets> to lie idle, and OD. <ets>daesen</ets> to be foolish, insane, <ets>daes</ets>, <ets>dwaes</ets>, D. <ets>dwaas</ets>, foolish, insane, AS. <ets>dw<?/s</ets>, <ets>dysig</ets>, stupid. <?/<?/<?/. Cf. <er>Dizzy</er>, <er>Doze</er>.]</ety> <def>To stupefy with excess of light; with a blow, with cold, or with fear; to confuse; to benumb.</def>

<blockquote>While flashing beams do <b>daze</b> his feeble eyen. <i>Spenser.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Such souls, Whose sudden visitations <b>daze</b> the world. <i>Sir H. Taylor.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>He comes out of the room in a <b>dazed</b> state, that is an odd though a sufficient substitute for interest. <i>Dickens.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Daze</h1> <Xpage=371>

<hw>Daze</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The state of being dazed; <as>as, he was in a <ex>daze</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>A glittering stone.</def>

<h1>Dazzle</h1> <Xpage=371>

<hw>Daz"zle</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Dazzled</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Dazzling</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Freq. of <ets>daze</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To overpower with light; to confuse the sight of by brilliance of light.</def>

<blockquote>Those heavenly shapes Will <b>dazzle</b> now the earthly, with their blaze Insufferably bright. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>An unreflected light did never yet <b>Dazzle</b> the vision feminine. <i>Sir H. Taylor.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To bewilder or surprise with brilliancy or display of any kind.</def> "<i>Dazzled</i> and drove back his enemies."

<i>Shak.</i>