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<hw>Dropt</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <def><tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> of <er>Drop</er>, <tt>v.</tt></def>

<i>G. Eliot.</i>

<h1>Dropwise</h1> <Xpage=456>

<hw>Drop"wise`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>After the manner of a drop; in the form of drops.</def>

<blockquote>Trickling <b>dropwise</b> from the cleft. <i>Tennyson.</i></blockquote>

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<h1>Dropworm</h1> <Xpage=457>

<hw>Drop"worm`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The larva of any geometrid moth, which drops from trees by means of a thread of silk, as the cankerworm.</def>

<h1>Dropwort</h1> <Xpage=457>

<hw>Drop"wort`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An Old World species of <spn>Spir\'91a</spn> (<spn>S. filipendula</spn>), with finely cut leaves.</def>

<h1>Drosera</h1> <Xpage=457>

<hw>Dros"e*ra</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ dewy.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of low perennial or biennial plants, the leaves of which are beset with gland-tipped bristles. See <er>Sundew</er>.</def>

<i>Gray.</i>

<h1>Drosky</h1> <Xpage=457>

<hw>Dros"ky</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Droskies</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[Russ. <ets>drojki</ets>, dim. of <ets>drogi</ets> a kind of carriage, prop. pl. of <ets>droga</ets> shaft or pole of a carriage.]</ety> <def>A low, four-wheeled, open carriage, used in Russia, consisting of a kind of long, narrow bench, on which the passengers ride as on a saddle, with their feet reaching nearly to the ground. Other kinds of vehicles are now so called, esp. a kind of victoria drawn by one or two horses, and used as a public carriage in German cities.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>droitzschka</asp>, and <asp>droschke</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Drosometer</h1> <Xpage=457>

<hw>Dro*som"e*ter</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ dew + <ets>-meter</ets>: cf. F. <ets>drosom\'82tre</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Meteorol.)</fld> <def>An instrument for measuring the quantity of dew on the surface of a body in the open air. It consists of a balance, having a plate at one end to receive the dew, and at the other a weight protected from the deposit of dew.</def>

<h1>Dross</h1> <Xpage=457>

<hw>Dross</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>dros</ets>, fr. <ets>dre\'a2san</ets> to fall. See <er>Dreary</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>The scum or refuse matter which is thrown off, or falls from, metals in smelting the ore, or in the process of melting; recrement.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Rust of metals.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Addison.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Waste matter; any worthless matter separated from the better part; leavings; dregs; refuse.</def>

<blockquote>All world's glory is but <b>dross</b> unclean. <i>Spenser.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>At the devil's booth are all things sold, Each ounce of <b>dross</b> coats its ounce of gold. <i>Lowell.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Drossel</h1> <Xpage=457>

<hw>Dros"sel</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. <er>Drazel</er>.]</ety> <def>A slut; a hussy; a drazel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Warner.</i>