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bylbire from SmfforoOlire : alfo of a town of lhe01'·
leanois, in f rance, abOUl lwenty mil~s fOUlh cafl of
Angers.
DOVE'TA IL' NG, in carpenlry, is lhe manner of faflen·
ing boards logelher by lelling one piece inlo anolher,
in lhe fornl of lhe ldil of a dove. The dove'lail is
lhe fIrongdl of lhe affemblages or joinlings, becaufe
lhe tenon, or piece of 10000 which is pUl inlo lhe O·
lher, goes widening 10 lhe eXlreme, fo lhal it cannOl
be drawn OUl again, by reafon lhe eXlreme or lip is
bigger lhan lhe hole.
DOVER, a borough ano pon·lown of Kent, filualed on
a rock, oppofile 10 Calais in france, Wilh a flroog caf·
tle: E.long. 25', andN . lat. 51 ° 10'.
Dow gives lhe litleof duke tO lhe dukes of Queenf.
bury, a branch of lhe noble family of Douglas; and
f<nds lwO members 10 parliamenl, fIyled barons of the
cinque pons, whereof DOI'cr is lhe chief.
DOUG LAS, a pon·town, and lhe befl harbour in lhe
IOeof Man: W. long. 4° 25', and N. lat. 54° i.
DO\VACER, a widow endowed, is a litle applied 10 lhe
widows of princes, dukes, earls, and pelfons of IlIgh
rank ooiy,
DOWER, lhal portion \Vhich lhe la~' allows awido\V out
of lhe lands of her hulbdnd, afler his deceafe.
DO'iVN, in geography, lhe capital of a county of lhe
fame oame in lhe prol'ince of UIller, in lreland: W.
long. 5° 50', and N.lat. 54° 23'·
DOWNETON, 01' DUNKTON, a borough'lown of
Wiltfhire, five miles fOUlh of Salilbury. It fends two
members lO pdrliamenl.
DOWNHAM, a markel·to\Vo of Norfolk, len miles
fouth of Lyno, famous f~r ilSgood bUllcr; lhere be·
ing a lhoufand, and fomelimos I\VO lhoufanJ firklns
bOllghl here every r-Ionday, and fenl up lhe river
' Oufe 10 Cambridge, from whenee il is conveyed lO
London, in lhe Cambridge waggons.
DOWNS, a famous road near Dcal, in Kenl, wherebolh
lhe oUlward and homeward bound Illip' frequently
m¡ke fome 1I.y; and fquadrons of men of war reno
CCZVOllS in lime of war.
It affords excellent anchorage, and is defendeJ by
lhe caflles of Deal, Dover, and Sandwich.
DOWRY, lhe moocy or fortuoe which lhe wife uriogs
her hulbaod in marriage: 11 isolherwife callcd 1I/a,;la·
¡¡ir"" . marriage·goods, and differs from dower.
DOXOLOGY, an hymn lIfed in prJlfe of lhe Almigh.
ly, dillinguillled by lhe litle of grealer and leffer.
The leffer doxology was anciently only a fingle fen·
lence, \VilhoUl ,tfponfe, running in lhefe worcl!, Glo"
h, lo Ih, Falhu, alld lO Ih, S1n, and lo Ih, Ho(,
(,';"jl. 'UJorld 'UJilhoul (/Id. aln:n. Pan of lhe lall er
e1aufe, Al ;1 oval ;1I Ih, b,-gillll;M, iJ 110'1U. alld tv"
/ha/l h" was infertcn fome lime ~'fltr lhe firH clunpo·
filion. Some re.d ,his aoeilnl hvmn, G·I.,., b, l ' Ih,
Falh", ond lo lA, w;,h Ih, /1.&(,'h'j7. üdlcrs,
(; /1', h, lo I!,t Falhu ;11 01' hy Ih, S' II. alld b,. lA,
I!./, Choj/. Thí, d,ffmncc o( .xprelfi"n occ~l;oneJ
noMpnle, in lhe ,hn reh, lill lhe ,i!eof lhe 1\ ri.n he·
"e)'; !JUl whcn lhe f"JiúwttS of Anus bcgan 10 nlJkc
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ufe of lhe Imer as a dillinguiO,iog chm8er of ,heir
party, i, IVas entircly laid a!ide by lhe catholics, and
lh~ ufe of il was enough 10 briog any on~ under fuf·
picionof heterodoxy. Thedoxology was ufto al lhe
clofe of every folemn oAice. The weflern church re·
pemd il al lhe totl of every pfalm, and ,he eallern
church al lhe end of lhe laft pfalm. Many 01 lheie
prayers were alfo concJuden Wilh il, panicularly lhe
folemn lh~okfgiving, or confccralion prayer al lhe eu·
chari!1. It was alf~ lhe ordinary coodu!ion of lheir
fermons.
The grealer doxology, or aogelic hymn, 'Vas like·
\Vife of greal nOle in lhe ancieol ehurch . It began
wid. lhefe 1V0rds, which lhe aogels fung al oue Savi·
our's birth, Glo" b. loGoJ on hlgh, &c. It was chieAy
ufed io communion fervice, and in meos privale
,ions. UOlh lhedoxologieshave aplace io lhe chureh
of England, lhe former being repealed afler evcry
pfalm, and lhe lamr ufed in lhe commuoioo fer·
VIce.
DRABA, in bOlany, a genus of ,he ,elradynamil fi licu·
10C, clafs. The pod is enlireand fomewhal oval, wi,b
pl,in valoes, and a parallel di{[epimenlum ; i, ha!
no fIylus. There are fix fpecies, ,hree of ,hem nali"es
of Urilain, viz. the verna, or common whidow.grafs;
lhe muralis, or ·ed whitlow.grafs; and
,he incana, or wrwhen.pod.d whidow.grafs.
DRABS, in lhe fall·works, a kind of wooden boxes for
holding lhe fall wheo lakenOUl of lhe boiling pan, lhe
bOlloms of which are m,de Illelving or inclíniog for·
wards, lhal lhe brioy moiHure of lhe fall m~y drain
off.
DRACHM, a Grecian coin of lhe valoe of fereo pence
lhree·farthings.
DRACO, lhe DRAGON, in zoology, a genus belonging
lOlhe o"der 01' amphibia rePlilia. The ch~ra8ers of
which are ,hefe : It has four kgs, a c)'lindrical 1 il,
~nd lWO membrandceous wings,radialed like lhebos of a
filll, by whieh he is enabled 'o Ay, bUl nOl 10 any
grcald,fIanee al a lime There are I\VOfpecies, t. The
volans, or Aying dragon, Wilh ,he wings enlirely di·
llio8 from lhe fore.lcgs ; il is found i'l Arriea am! lhe
Eall [ndies. 2. The prxpos, \lilh lhe win~s fixed 10
lhe fore.legs; i, is a nali"e of America. Theyar:
bOlh harmlefs crea,ures, and fe~d upon Aies, aOlS, ano
fmall infeéls.
Duco VOLAN S, in meleorology, a ficry exhalalion, fle·
quenl in m~ rllly and cold couulrics.
11 IS moll comOlon io fUlOmer, and lhough princi·
pally(cen playing nCM lhe bar."s of rivers, ~r io b~g.
gy pl.ces, yel fomc,imes mounts up lO a confinerabie
h,:i~hl in lhe ai r, 10 lhe no !malllerror of ,he .mued·
beholdcrs; ilS appear~nee beiog lhal o( an oblong,
[,lIllclimes rounnilll, fiery body, wi,h a long '.,il. It i,
eOli,'c1y harmlefs, frequcntly Ilicking 10 lhe I,.tnds ' ntl
elu.'lh! of p,ople WitllOUl iojllring lhelO io lhe I~,lll .
D'Aco, in a!lronomy, a con!l, lIalioo of llt~ n~rth<to
hC'lIifphl'l'e. See ASTRoNoMr , p 486.
DItACOCE PII ALUM, DRAGON 'S H ~ A!l, in bOlJny,
a genus ~f lhe Jidyn:llllid gylllnofperlllia eI.lfs. The
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