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121dawning — /daw ning/, n. 1. daybreak; dawn. 2. beginning; start: the dawning of the space age. [ME; see DAWN, ING1] * * * …
122Dawson — /daw seuhn/, n. 1. Sir John William, 1820 99, Canadian geologist and educator. 2. William Levi, born 1899, U.S. composer and conductor. 3. a town in NW Canada, at the confluence of the Yukon and Klondike rivers: former capital of the Yukon… …
123dawsonite — /daw seuh nuyt /, n. an orthorhombic mineral, hydrous sodium aluminum carbonate, NaAlCO3(OH)2, with a vitreous luster, occurring as white blade shaped crystals: mined as an ore of aluminum. [named after J.W. DAWSON; see ITE1] * * * ▪ mineral… …
124Dogger Bank — /daw geuhr, dog euhr/ a shoal in the North Sea, between N England and Denmark: fishing grounds; naval battle 1915. * * * ▪ North Sea extensive isolated shoal in the North Sea, lying about 60 miles (100 km) off the northeastern coast of… …
125doggery — /daw geuh ree, dog euh /, n., pl. doggeries. 1. doglike behavior or conduct, esp. when surly. 2. dogs collectively. 3. rabble; mob. 4. Older Slang. a place where liquor is sold; saloon. [1605 15; DOG + ERY] * * * …
126doggo — /daw goh, dog oh/, adv. 1. Informal. in concealment; out of sight. 2. lie doggo, Brit. Slang. to keep out of sight; hide: Lie doggo until the excitement blows over. [1890 95; appar. DOG + O] * * * …
127Dominguín — /daw meeng geen /, n. Luis Miguel /lwees mee gel /, (Luis Miguel González Lucas), born 1926, Spanish bullfighter. * * * ▪ 1997 (LUIS MIGUEL GONZÁLEZ LUCAS), Spanish bullfighter whose intense rivalry with his brother in law was the… …
128dona — /daw nah/, n. 1. (cap.) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman s given name. 2. (in Portuguese speaking countries) a lady or gentlewoman. [1615 25; < Pg < L domina, fem. of dominus] * * * …
