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a",1 hasbut oneed\. There

~'(

fcrenteen f",'cies, fil e

tlEwhlch are nativC!s

Hrit,lin.

,,-'Í':.

lhe

MllIt'liA,

(Ir

Dq>tlorJ pink; the plOlifer, or 1,,,,ewQrt; Ihe

litl–

to"I<5,

l\J'

maiJen pinks; the

~I aoeus,

or moun1.lin pink;

and Ihe ",<.",ius, or 1I0ne pink,

DL\I',\SON, in llIulie,

n",fi",,1 inle,

v~I ,

by "hieh

moti duthol's, who have \Vrote upon the theory

01'

nlll–

fic,

ul~

to exprels the

oél.ve

01'

the Greeks,

Sec

Oc–

TAV E.

DIAPA SO N, amongthc mufieal·inr.ruolenlmakelS, a kind

of rule or ble, whereby they adjull the pi pes of Ihoir

orsans, and

COI

the holes in their flutes, hautboys,

be.

in du: proportion, for pcrforming the tones, femitones,

~nd

concords jullo

D'PA SON OIAEX, in mufic, a kiod of compound con–

cord, whereof there are two fons ; the grrater, which

is in tbe proportion of

10:

anJ the lelrer, in that

16:

DI'P_BON OIAPEsn, in mufic, a compound confo–

nance in a tnple ratio, as

3: 9,

T his in!l'rval, r.'j'S

~lartianu!

Capella, confills of nine tones anJ a femi–

tone, nineteen [emitones, and toirty eight diefes.

is a Cymphony made ",hen

th~

voice proceeds from the

firlt

toe twelfth Cound.

D'APA SO NOIAT ESSAR ON, in mufic, a compound con–

cord, Coundad on the proportion of

8 : 3.

To this in–

terval Martianus Capella allows eight IOnes anJ a fe–

mitone, fel'enteen Cemitones, ' and thiny.Cour diefes.

Tois is woen the "oice proceeds from its firtl to its

elevento Cound. The moderns would rather call it the

e1eveoto.

DIA PASO NOITONl, in mufic,

compound concord,

wooCeterOlS are as

10:

DlAPA SON

srM

TO NE, in lIlufic, acompound coocord,

whofe lerms are in the proponion of

12:

DIAPEDES IS, in medicine, a tranfudalion of the fiu–

ids througo toe fines of lhe venids 11m eontain them,

occafioned by toe blood's becoming 100 much auenua–

ted, or lite pores becoming lOO p" ent,

DlAPENSIA, in botan)', a genlls

Ihe penlandria.

monogynia c1,fs, The calix confills

uve leaves, im–

brimed wito loree fmaller ones; lhe Ilamina ariCe

from Ihe lube of !he co1'OIl.; and Ihe caprule has

t!lree cells; there are lIt1 ce fpecics, none

lhem na·

uves of Hritain.

DI APENTE, in the ancient mufic. an inlerval marking

the fecllnd of the coneo,Js; ,lid Willl the diatllraron,

an oaa"e. This is wlm in toe modern mufie is c. lleJ

Hth.

DI APHANOUS, an appellation gil'en

all lranCparem

bQdies, or Cuch as lraofmit the rays of light . See

OPTICS.

I)I.\P¡'¡OEN ICUM, in pharmacy, a fort of medicine

o.r deélllary chielly m,de

dat.·s.

purges

f<J'~li

ues, ,nJ excites Ihe menfes.

is alCo ufeJ in dlOp–

fies, IClhal gits , .puplcxits, and palfies.

DLII'IIORESIS, in medicine, an c1l1ninationof the hu–

mour! in '"y pan uf Ihe boJy throuto lhe pores of

,he lkm. See PUS"'''·I'' ·.

DIAJlHúRETICS,

alllo.l~

I'0)

fici.ns,

~II

mcdi' ln<s

\\ IlIeh pruw,le puCpir:.tiUlt,

VOL .

11.

';'1'

DI 'IJlllll t\(; j\í, in alt.l1omy.

~cc

r ol.

21;.

J)I ¡\ I'()I~J.SIS,

i" rhell"ic, a ficure of o,.,or)', ex,

prelr,r,~

Ihe ,,,"en,""l)' of lhe ('peaker

hcw

hefi•.il pro–

cecd in his d,rcourfe.

1,\

Iq·;C, or (),

ARHEC",

Ihe capit.d of a provinee of

lh~

fdnt: nalll :, .mf\\cling tu

tht

im":ltl1'

"I)potalOi~:

jI 15

fI¡u,lttd on the ¡i,'er

Tj6ri~,

n.:ar its (uurce, in

.1 20

E. long. an,1

37"

?O'

1. 1.

DI AIUU

iOEA ,

or LOOSF.NESS, in medicine, is a

fr~q"ent and copions erocualion of liquid (XCreIllC"',

(Juu!'

Sce~IEDIC I1, F..

DI ;\HTI-IROSIS, in analOm)'.

S.e

r ol!. p.

DLlJtY,

among Haders, Jenoles a day.book cOr.1a,ni"g

the proccedings

vi'

one Jdy.

DI ACH ISM , among ",uficians, denOles Ihe

difFrr~nc·,

belween Ihe eomma and enoarmonic diefis,

~onm:ollll

calleolhe lefi", comma.

DI .\ SCORDlUM, in poarmacy, a cdebraletl compor,–

tion, fo callee! from Ccordium, one of liS iIl8',e!ien" .

is o,oerll'ife termed

eon[cllio frccriflorii,

dnJ is

thus dirdled by the college.

Take of cinnamon and callia-wood, of cach half.n

ounee; of true fcortlillm , onc ounce ; of Cretan dil–

"ny, lOrmeOlil, billor!, galbanum, and gum· arabic,

of each oalf an ounee ; of lIorax, four dra",s and an

half; of opium, and feeds of

I"rrel,

of each one dram

and an hall; of genlian,

h.df

an oUllee; of American

bole, one ounee aod an half; of

Lemni~n

Cealed earto,

h.lf

an ounee; of long peppcr and ginger, of ¿ach

t\Vo

drams; of c1arified honey, lOO pOllnds and an

half ; <if fugar of rofes, one pound; of generous ca–

nary, eighl ounces; make iOlo aneleéluary,

is ex–

cellent in all kinds of

~uxes,

and a greal llrengthener

bo",

dte llomach and bowcls.

DlASEBESTEN, in pharmacy, a Coft Pllrg>tive eleau–

ary, whereof febeflen! are lhe principal ingredients.

The ollaer iogredients are prunes, tamarinds, juiees of

iri!, angllria and mercurialis, penidies, fimple diapru–

num, violet Ceeds, and 'diagrydiulll,

is good in re–

mining , nd conlinued fevers,

&e.

DI¡ISENNA, in pharmacy, lhe name of

medicine in

which Cenna is Ihe principal ingredienl.

The other ingredieots are lilgar.c.ndy, einnamon,

Idpis lazuli, Iilk, c1oves, galanga.minor, bldck ptpper,

nardus indica, Ceed' of balil,cum, flowers of c1uves,

cardamum~,

falrron, ginger, zedoary,

Oe.

T his eleallary is lakenagainll mel.ncholyand fplecn,

and againfl di(e,fes arifing from an atrabilis .

DI '\5TOLE. among ph)licians, fignifics Ihe dibtalion

of lhe hean, ",rieles and arteries ; anu f1ands 0pl'uCúl

lO the fyllole, ur colllraélwn

Ihe r.une pms, See

C IR CU LATI ON,

DIAHOlV, in crdll\l1lar, a figllre oCprofody, whereby

tyll.ll

'l. n;lInr.llyfilO" is nuJe long : fllch is the (¡rtt

lyllJble 01 J'ri,Lltuues, in lhe following \'CrCe of

VIr–

gi\.

Alq/lc Mr [',iaIllM,,! niMI

f¡'~i,

amicr, ,di,?lIm.

DI /\SIIUJU " In d",orie, üill,1of hyperbole,

b,in~

," e' ''tga.lliulI of 1"lIIe

101V

ridiculous thing,

DI.ITES~.litO,

,al11ong ancienl muli,ians, a concord,

ur h.,IIllUllleJI ,OI(I 1'.11, tOlI\polcd uf a

~,,",er

tone, a

4<.L

I C,