Part 3121

<i>Buckland.</i>

<h1>Diluviate</h1> <Xpage=413>

<hw>Di*lu"vi*ate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>diluviare</ets>.]</ety> <def>To run as a flood.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Sir E. Sandys.</i>

<h1>Diluvium</h1> <Xpage=413>

<hw>Di*lu"vi*um</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. E. <plw>Diluviums</plw> <tt>(#)</tt>, L. <plw>Diluvia</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[L. <ets>diluvium</ets>. See <er>Dilute</er>, <er>Deluge</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>A deposit of superficial loam, sand, gravel, stones, etc., caused by former action of flowing waters, or the melting of glacial ice.</def>

<note>&hand; The accumulation of matter by the ordinary operation of water is termed <i>alluvium</i>.</note>

<h1>Dim</h1> <Xpage=413>

<hw>Dim</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>Compar.</tt> <er>Dimmer</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>superl.</tt> <er>Dimmest</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS. <ets>dim</ets>; akin to OFries. <ets>dim</ets>, Icel. <ets>dimmr</ets>: cf. MHG. <ets>timmer</ets>, <ets>timber</ets>; of uncertain origin.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Not bright or distinct; wanting luminousness or clearness; obscure in luster or sound; dusky; darkish; obscure; indistinct; overcast; tarnished.</def>

<blockquote>The <b>dim</b> magnificence of poetry. <i>Whewell.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>How is the gold become <b>dim</b>! <i>Lam. iv. 1.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>I never saw The heavens so <b>dim</b> by day. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Three sleepless nights I passed in sounding on, Through words and things, a <b>dim</b> and perilous way. <i>Wordsworth.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Of obscure vision; not seeing clearly; hence, dull of apprehension; of weak perception; obtuse.</def>

<blockquote>Mine eye also is <b>dim</b> by reason of sorrow. <i>Job xvii. 7.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>The understanding is <b>dim</b>. <i>Rogers.</i></blockquote>

<note>&hand; Obvious compounds: <i>dim</i>-eyed; <i>dim</i>-sighted, etc.</note>

<syn>Syn. -- Obscure; dusky; dark; mysterious; imperfect; dull; sullied; tarnished.</syn>

<h1>Dim</h1> <Xpage=413>

<hw>Dim</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Dimmed</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Dimming</er>.]</wordforms>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or distinct; to take away the luster of; to darken; to dull; to obscure; to eclipse.</def>

<blockquote>A king among his courtiers, who <b>dims</b> all his attendants. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Now set the sun, and twilight <b>dimmed</b> the ways. <i>Cowper.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To deprive of distinct vision; to hinder from seeing clearly, either by dazzling or clouding the eyes; to darken the senses or understanding of.</def>

<blockquote>Her starry eyes were <b>dimmed</b> with streaming tears. <i>C. Pitt.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Dim</h1> <Xpage=413>

<hw>Dim</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To grow dim.</def>