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or fmOOlh cock's·foOl

gr~fs;

amI lhe glomerallls, or

rnugh cock's-foOl grafs ; hoth nalivcs of Hrilain.

DACTYl US, in loology. Sce PHOLAS.

DADUCHI, in antiquilY, priells of Ihe godrlcfs ('eres,

c~lIcd,

bmufe at the fcafts anu fmilices of that

goddcfs, theyran about the temple, emying a Ilghted

torch, whieh lhey dchvcred fromhand

hand, lill it

had paffed through them all. This lhey dirl in me–

moryof Ctres's fearehing for her daughler Proferpine,

hv Ihe light of a torch, which fhe kindled in mounl

lEtna.

DlEMON, a name given by the aneients tO cerlain fpi–

rils, or genii, which appeared tOmen, either (o do

thcm ferviee, or

hun Ihem. The Plalonills difiin–

guifh betIVeen goos, d:tmons, and heroes. The gods

are thofe IVhomCieero call,

Dii majDrum gentiam.

The dremons are thofe whom we call angels. Chri·

/lians, by the word d:¡ mon, underlland only evil fpi–

rils, or devtls.

DlEMONIAC, a IVord applied to a perfon [uppofed tO

b¿"poffell'cd Wilh . n evil fPlfit, or dremon. See D

/f.–

MON .

DiE MON IACS, in ehurch.hillory, a braneh of the ana–

baplills, IVhofe dillinguifh ing tenet is, that the de. ils

fhall be [aved at Ihe end of the wncld.

DAGO, or D!OERWORT, the capital of an iOand of

the [ame name in the Baltic, nearthe eoall of Livonia,

fubjdl lo Rutlia: E.long.

0 jO',

and N.lat

S8°4 S'.

DAHGESTAN, acountry

01'

Afia, bounded byCireaflia

on the nonh, by the Cafpian [ea on the Eafl, by

Chirvein a provinee o( Perfi a on the fouth, and by

Georgia on the IVe!f. !ts chie( tOwns are Tarku and

Derbent, both fitumd on the Cafpian fea.

DAHOME, a kingdom of Afriea,

the Guinea

cOlII.

DAISY. See BELLIS.

(:" ", DAISY. See LfUCA NTH EM UM.

•

0•. ')'(

DAI SV. See BUPH THAL MU M.

DALEA, in botany. See PSO RALE A.

lJALEBURGH, the capital of the provinee of Dalia,

in Swenen, fituated un the "'ellern fide Of the Wener·

JaLe, fifly miles nonh·eall o( Gonenburg

E. long.

q O,

and N. IJt. S9

0 .

D '\LECAI{Ll A, a provineoo( Sweden, abouoding IVith

iron anrl copper mines.

DALECHAMPIA, in bOlany, a geous of lhe monoe·

eia monodelphia clafs.

has no eorolla either in lhe

OIale or remale ; and lhe leeds are roundifh and foli–

tary. There is bUl one fpeeies,

viz.

the fcandens, a

n,lIive of Ameriea.

DALKEITH, atown o( Scotland, intheeountyof Lo–

lhi.n, r.x miles foulh·eall of Edioburgh : W. long.

.0',

and N. lat. 55° so'.

DALI A, a pro,inee of Sweden, bounded on lhe nonh

Dalerarli~,

on lhe eall by Wermeland and lhe

W<ner·lake, on the fOUlh by GOlhland, and on lhe

wefl bv Nrrway.

D:\LMATIA, a fromier provinee of Europe, mollly

fu l'ldl

the TUI ks, bUl fOllte lowns on Ihe (ea-eoall

lhe Venetians: il is bounded by Rofnia on lhe

Donh, by Servia

011

lhe <all, by AliJania

lhefOUlh,

D A N

ano by Mí,r1aehia and lhe gulph o( Veniee on

¡he

well.

DAM~,

in zoology. See Cn vus.

DAMAGE, in I, w, is generally underflood of

hun,

hin~ rance

attending a perfon's eUate.

DAMALA, a fea·pon IOwn of Ihe Morea in Greeee, at

the enlry of Ihe gulf of Engea.

DAMAN , a pon-!Own of lbe hilher India, io lhe pro–

vinee of Guzurat or Cambas, filualed on lhe well

eo, ll, aboul eighly miles fOU lh of Sural, in 72°

20'

long. and 20° N. lal.

is Cubjeél' lo lhe Ponu–

gllefe.

DAMASCUS, or SCHA M, the capital eity of lhe foum

pan of Syria, filumd ninely miles nonh-eall of Jeru–

f~lem,

in a pleafam, eXlenfive, and fruilful plain

long. 37°

~o',

an.d N. lal.

33°

S'.

DAMASK, a fil k-lIuff, wilh a raiCed pattern, fo as ¡hat

lhe righl ficle of lhe damalk is that which halh lhe

flowers raifed or Caninecl.

DAMASKEENING, or DAMA SK INC , Ihe art or ope–

ration of beamifying iron, lIeel,

oc.

by making in·

eifions therein, and li!ling them up with gold and

61-

ver wire; ehicAy ufed for adoming fword·blades,

guards and Cripcs,

lock,

o( pillols,

oc.

DAMASON lUM, in bOlany. See ALISONA.

DAMBEA, lhe capilal o( Abytlinia,

01'

Ethiopia, filu·

aled al lhe head o( a lake, tO\Vhich il gi,es name:

long. 34°' and N. lat.

IS O.

DAMELOPRE, a kind of bilander, ufed in

H~land

(01

eonveying merehandize,from one eaoal

aoolher;

llt·

ing ver

commodious for palling under the bridges.

DAM IANISTS, in chu reh.hillory,

braneh

01'

Ihe

an–

cienl aeephali.Ceverila!. T hey agreed Wilh the

m.l0·

lies in admining lhe IVlh couneil, but difowned any

dillinélions

perfons in lhe Godhead ; and pro(efI'ed

one fingle nalure, ineapable oí any differenee

and

yel lhey called God, lhe Falher, Soo, and l Holy

Gholl.

DAM IETIA, a porl-tOWn of Egypl, filU¡¡ed on lbe

ealleen moulh of lhe river Nile, Cour mib (romlhe

fea, and 100 miles nonh of Graod Cairo

E, long.

32°,

and N. lat.

31 °.

DAMNATA TEU A, amoog chemills, the (ame wllh

capUl monuum. See CHUT.

DAMPS, in natural hiflory, noxious fieBms aod exha–

lalions, frequently found in mines, pits,

well~,

aod

other fublerraneous places. See PWF UMATICS.

DAMSEL, (romlheFreneh

da,naife!,

da",oi{tau,

a.o

appelldlion aneiently given

all young

peopl~

of el–

lher Cex, lh' l were of noble or genleel exmfhon, as

thefons l.nddaughlersof prinees, knighls, and barons :

lhus we read of DamCei Pepin, DamCei Louirle GrOf¡

Damfei Rieh;w-d prinee of Wales.

From lhe fons of kings lhisappellalion firll pafI'ed tO

lhofe of greal lords and baroos, and al lenglh

lhofe

of gentlemen, who were nOl yet koigbll.

. .

Al prefenl , damfei is applied to all maids or gtrh,

nOl yet married, provided they be not of lhe vulgar.

DANAE, in anliquity, a euin fomewhal more lhan

obolus, ufcd

be put ioto Ihe OlOUlhs of the dead, la

p.y lhtir p.ffage om lhe river Aeheron.

DANCE,