Part 3335

<h1>Ditroite</h1> <Xpage=437>

<hw>Dit"ro*ite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Named from <ets>Ditro</ets> in Transylvania.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>An igneous rock composed of orthoclase, el\'91olite, and sodalite.</def>

<h1>Ditt</h1> <Xpage=437>

<hw>Ditt</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Dit</er>, <tt>n.</tt>, <p><b>2.</b></def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Spenser.</i>

<h1>Dittander</h1> <Xpage=437>

<hw>Dit*tan"der</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Dittany</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind of peppergrass (<spn>Lepidium latifolium</spn>).</def>

<h1>Dittany</h1> <Xpage=437>

<hw>Dit"ta*ny</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>dytane</ets>, <ets>detane</ets>, <ets>dytan</ets>, OF. <ets>ditain</ets>, F. <ets>dictame</ets>, L. <ets>dictamnum</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/ , <?/, a plant growing in abundance on Mount <ets>Dicte</ets> in Crete. Cf. <er>Dittander</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A plant of the Mint family (<spn>Origanum Dictamnus</spn>), a native of Crete</def>. <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The <spn>Dictamnus Fraxinella</spn></def>. See <er>Dictamnus</er>. <sd>(c)</sd> <def>In America, the <spn>Cunila Mariana</spn>, a fragrant herb of the Mint family.</def>

<h1>Dittied</h1> <Xpage=437>

<hw>Dit"tied</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Ditty</er>.]</ety> <def>Set, sung, or composed as a ditty; -- usually in composition.</def>

<blockquote>Who, with his soft pipe, and smooth-<b>dittied</b> song. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Ditto</h1> <Xpage=437>

<hw>Dit"to</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Dittos</plw> <tt>(<?/)</tt></plu>. <ety>[It., <ets>detto</ets>, <ets>ditto</ets>, fr. L. <ets>dictum</ets>. See <er>Dictum</er>.]</ety> <def>The aforesaid thing; the same (as before). Often contracted to <i>do</i>., or to two "turned commas" ("), or small marks. Used in bills, books of account, tables of names, etc., to save repetition.</def>

<blockquote>A spacious table in the center, and a variety of smaller <b>dittos</b> in the corners. <i>Dickens.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Ditto</h1> <Xpage=437>

<hw>Dit"to</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>As before, or aforesaid; in the same manner; also.</def>

<h1>Dittology</h1> <Xpage=437>

<hw>Dit*tol"o*gy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/. Attic form of <?/ repetition of words: <?/ twofold + <?/ to speak.]</ety> <def>A double reading, or twofold interpretation, as of a Scripture text.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Ditty</h1> <Xpage=437>

<hw>Dit"ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Ditties</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[OE. <ets>dite</ets>, OF. <ets>diti\'82</ets>, fr. L. <ets>dictatum</ets>, p. p. neut. of <ets>dictare</ets> to say often, dictate, compose. See <er>Dictate</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt>]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>A saying or utterance; especially, one that is short and frequently repeated; a theme.</def>

<blockquote>O, too high <b>ditty</b> for my simple rhyme. <i>Spenser.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A song; a lay; a little poem intended to be sung.</def> "Religious, martial, or civil <i>ditties</i>."

<i>Milton.< And to the warbling lute soft <b>ditties</b> sing. <i>Sandys.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Ditty</h1> <Xpage=437>

<hw>Dit"ty</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To sing; to warble a little tune.</def>

<blockquote>Beasts fain would sing; birds <b>ditty</b> to their notes. <i>Herbert.</i></blockquote>