The fourth letter of the English alphabet, and a vocal consonant. The English letter is from Latin, which is from Greek, which took it from Ph/nician, the probable ultimate origin being Egyptian. It is related most nearly to t and th
as, Eng. deep, G. tief
Eng. daughter, G. tochter, Gr. qyga`thr, Skr. duhitr. See Guide to Pronunciation,
The nominal of the second tone in the model major scale (that in C), or of the fourth tone in the relative minor scale of C (that in A minor), or of the key tone in the relative minor of F.
As a numeral D stands for 500. in this use it is not the initial of any word, or even strictly a letter, but one half of the sign / (or / ) the original Tuscan numeral for 1000.
d valve
A kind of slide valve. See Slide valve, under Slide.
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dab
(n.) A skillful hand
a dabster
an expert.
(n.) A name given to several species of flounders, esp. to the European species, Pleuronectes limanda. The American rough dab is Hippoglossoides platessoides.
(v. i.) To strike or touch gently, as with a soft or moist substance
to tap
hence, to besmear with a dabber.
(v. i.) To strike by a thrust
to hit with a sudden blow or thrust.
(n.) A gentle blow with the hand or some soft substance
a sudden blow or hit
a peck.
(n.) A small mass of anything soft or moist.
dabb
(n.) A large, spine-tailed lizard (Uromastix spinipes), found in Egypt, Arabia, and Palestine
-- called also dhobb, and dhabb.
dabbed
(imp. &
p. p.) of Dab
dabber
(n.) That with which one dabs
hence, a pad or other device used by printers, engravers, etc., as for dabbing type or engraved plates with ink.