Part 3528

<cs><col>Deaf and dumb</col>. <cd>See <er>Deaf-mute</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Dumb ague</col>, &or; <col>Dumb chill</col></mcol>, <cd>a form of intermittent fever which has no well-defined "chill." <mark>[U.S.]</mark></cd> -- <col>Dumb animal</col>, <cd>any animal except man; -- usually restricted to a domestic quadruped; -- so called in contradistinction to man, who is a "speaking animal."</cd> -- <col>Dumb cake</col>, <cd>a cake made in silence by girls on St. Mark's eve, with certain mystic ceremonies, to discover their future husbands. <i>Halliwell</i>.</cd> -- <col>Dumb cane</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a west Indian plant of the Arum family (<spn>Dieffenbachia seguina</spn>), which, when chewed, causes the tongue to swell, and destroys temporarily the power of speech.</cd> -- <col>Dumb crambo</col>. <cd>See under <er>crambo</er>.</cd> -- <col>Dumb show</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Formerly, a part of a dramatic representation, shown in pantomime. "Inexplicable <i>dumb shows<i> and noise." <i>Shak</i>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Signs and gestures without words; as, to tell a story in <i>dumb show<i>.</cd> -- <col>To strike dumb</col>, <cd>to confound; to astonish; to render silent by astonishment; or, it may be, to deprive of the power of speech.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Silent; speechless; noiseless. See <er>Mute</er>.</syn>

<h1>Dumb</h1> <Xpage=460>

<hw>Dumb</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To put to silence.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Dumb-bell</h1> <Xpage=460>

<hw>Dumb"-bell`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A weight, consisting of two spheres or spheroids, connected by a short bar for a handle; used (often in pairs) for gymnastic exercise.</def>

<h1>Dumbledor</h1> <Xpage=460>

<hw>Dum"ble*dor`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[The first part is prob. of imitative origin. See <er>Dor</er> a beetle.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A bumblebee; also, a cockchafer.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<h1>Dumbly</h1> <Xpage=460>

<hw>Dumb"ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In silence; mutely.</def>

<h1>Dumbness</h1> <Xpage=460>

<hw>Dumb"ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The quality or state of being dumb; muteness; silence; inability to speak.</def>

<h1>Dumb-waiter</h1> <Xpage=460>

<hw>Dumb"-wait`er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A framework on which dishes, food, etc., are passed from one room or story of a house to another; a lift for dishes, etc.; also, a piece of furniture with movable or revolving shelves.</def>

<h1>Dumetose</h1> <Xpage=460>

<hw>Du"me*tose`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[From L. <ets>dumetum</ets> a thicket.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Dumose.</def>

<h1>Dumfound</h1> <Xpage=460>

<hw>Dum"found`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Dumfounded</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Dumfounding</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To strike dumb; to confuse with astonishment.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>dumbfound</asp>.]</altsp>

<i>Spectator.</i>

<h1>Dumfounder</h1> <Xpage=460>

<hw>Dum"found`er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To dumfound; to confound.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>dumbfounder</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Dummador</h1> <Xpage=460>

<hw>Dum"ma*dor`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A dumbledor.</def>

<h1>Dummerer</h1> <Xpage=460>

<hw>Dum"mer*er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who feigns dumbness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Burton.</i>

<h1>Dummy</h1> <Xpage=460>