Part 3495

<h1>Drossless</h1> <Xpage=457>

<hw>Dross"less</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Free from dross.</def>

<i>Stevens.</i>

<h1>Drossy</h1> <Xpage=457>

<hw>Dross"y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>Compar.</tt> <er>Drossier</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>superl.</tt> <er>Drossiest</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <def>Of, pertaining to, resembling, dross; full of dross; impure; worthless.</def> " <i>Drossy</i> gold." <i>Dryden</i>. "<i>Drossy</i> rhymes." <i>Donne</i>. -- <wordforms><wf>Dross"i*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Drotchel</h1> <Xpage=457>

<hw>Drotch"el</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Drossel</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Drough</h1> <Xpage=457>

<hw>Drough</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>imp.</tt> <def>of <er>Draw</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Drought</h1> <Xpage=457>

<hw>Drought</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>droght</ets>, <ets>drougth</ets>, <ets>dru<?/<?/</ets>, AS. <ets>druga<?/</ets>, from <ets>drugian</ets> to dry. See <er>Dry</er>, and cf. <er>Drouth</er>, which shows the original final sound.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Dryness; want of rain or of water; especially, such dryness of the weather as affects the earth, and prevents the growth of plants; aridity.</def>

<blockquote>The <b>drought</b> of March hath pierced to the root. <i>Chaucer.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>In a <b>drought</b> the thirsty creatures cry. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Thirst; want of drink.</def>

<i>Johnson.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Scarcity; lack.</def>

<blockquote>A <b>drought</b> of Christian writers caused a dearth of all history. <i>Fuller.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Droughtiness</h1> <Xpage=457>

<hw>Drought"i*ness</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A state of dryness of the weather; want of rain.</def>

<h1>Droughty</h1> <Xpage=457>

<hw>Drought"y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Characterized by drought; wanting rain; arid; adust.</def>

<blockquote><b>Droughty</b> and parched countries. <i>Ray.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Dry; thirsty; wanting drink.</def>

<blockquote>Thy <b>droughty</b> throat. <i>Philips.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Droumy</h1> <Xpage=457>