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<i>Addison.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The fitful naps taken when all hands are kept up by stress.</def>

<h1>Dog's-tail grass</h1> <Xpage=442>

<hw>Dog's"-tail grass`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A hardy species of British grass (<spn>Cynosurus cristatus</spn>) which abounds in grass lands, and is well suited for making straw plait; -- called also <altname>goldseed</altname>.</def>

<h1>Dog Star</h1> <Xpage=442>

<hw>Dog" Star`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <def>Sirius, a star of the constellation <i>Canis Major</i>, or the Greater Dog, and the brightest star in the heavens; -- called also <altname>Canicula</altname>, and, in astronomical charts, <altname>&alpha; Canis Majoris</altname>. See <er>Dog days</er>.</def>

<h1>Dog's-tongue</h1> <Xpage=442>

<hw>Dog's"-tongue`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Hound's-tongue.</def>

<h1>Dogtie</h1> <Xpage=442>

<hw>Dog"tie`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A cramp.</def>

<h1>Dogtooth</h1> <Xpage=442>

<hw>Dog"tooth`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Dogteeth</plw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>.</plu>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>See <cref>Canine tooth</cref>, under <er>Canine</er>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>An ornament common in Gothic architecture, consisting of pointed projections resembling teeth; -- also called <i>tooth ornament</i>.</def>

<cs><col>Dogtooth spar</col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>a variety of calcite, in acute crystals, resembling the tooth of a dog. See <er>Calcite</er>.</cd> -- <col>Dogtooth violet</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a small, bulbous herb of the Lily family (genus <spn>Erythronium</spn>). It has two shining flat leaves and commonly one large flower.</cd> <altsp>[Written also <asp>dog's-tooth violet<asp>.]</altsp></cs>

<h1>Dogtrick</h1> <Xpage=442>

<hw>Dog"trick`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A gentle trot, like that of a dog.</def>

<h1>Dogvane</h1> <Xpage=442>

<hw>Dog"vane`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A small vane of bunting, feathers, or any other light material, carried at the masthead to indicate the direction of the wind.</def>

<i>Totten.</i>

<h1>Dogwatch</h1> <Xpage=442>

<hw>Dog"watch`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A half watch; a watch of two hours, of which there are two, the first <i>dogwatch</i> from 4 to 6 o'clock, p.m., and the second <i>dogwatch</i> from 6 to 8 o'clock, P. M.</def>

<i>Totten.</i>

<h1>Dog-weary</h1> <Xpage=442>

<hw>Dog"-wea`ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Extremely weary.</def>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Dogwood</h1> <Xpage=442>

<hw>Dog"wood`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[So named from skewers (dags) being made of it. <ets>Dr</ets>. <ets>Prior</ets>. See <er>Dag</er>, and <er>Dagger</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The <i>Cornus</i>, a genus of large shrubs or small trees, the wood of which is exceedingly hard, and serviceable for many purposes.</def>