Part 3551

<i>Gower.</i>

<h1>Dyad</h1> <Xpage=463>

<hw>Dy"ad</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>dyas</ets>, <ets>dyadis</ets>, the number two. Gr. <?/: cf. F. <ets>dyade</ets>. See two, and cf. <er>Duad</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Two units treated as one; a couple; a pair.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An element, atom, or radical having a valence or combining power of two.</def>

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<hw>Dy"ad</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Having a valence or combining power of two; capable of being substituted for, combined with, or replaced by, two atoms of hydrogen; <as>as, oxygen and calcium are <ex>dyad</ex> elements</as>. See <er>Valence</er>.</def>

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<hw>Dy*ad"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ two.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to the number two; of two parts or elements.</def>

<cs><col>Dyadic arithmetic</col>, <cd>the same as <i>binary arithmetic<i>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Dyaks</h1> <Xpage=463>

<hw>Dy"aks</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt><def>; <i>sing</i>. <er>Dyak</er>. <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> The aboriginal and most numerous inhabitants of Borneo. They are partially civilized, but retain many barbarous practices.</def>

<h1>Dyas</h1> <Xpage=463>

<hw>Dy"as</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>dyas</ets> the number two.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>A name applied in Germany to the Permian formation, there consisting of two principal groups.</def>

<h1>Dye</h1> <Xpage=463>

<hw>Dye</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Dyed</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Dyeing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>deyan</ets>, <ets>dyen</ets>, AS. <ets>de\'a0gian</ets>.]</ety> <def>To stain; to color; to give a new and permanent color to, as by the application of dyestuffs.</def>

<blockquote>Cloth to be <b>dyed</b> of divers colors. <i>Trench.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>The soul is <b>dyed</b> by its thoughts. <i>Lubbock.</i></blockquote>

<cs><mcol><col>To dye in the grain</col>, <col>To dye in the wool</col></mcol> (<mark>Fig.</mark>), <cd>to dye firmly; to imbue thoroughly.</cd></cs>

<blockquote>He might truly be termed a legitimate son of the revenue system <b>dyed in the wool</b>. <i>Hawthorne.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- See <er>Stain</er>.</syn>

<h1>Dye</h1> <Xpage=463>

<hw>Dye</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Color produced by dyeing.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Material used for dyeing; a dyestuff.</def>

<h1>Dye</h1> <Xpage=463>

<hw>Dye</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Die</er>, a lot.</def>

<i>Spenser.</i>

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