1000000030

r.:u~ o~

CO••

)!! I il inn.lleJ, , mllhc fupe rinr

I.bi

unl

~nC.II

·c.

Th,re

~rc

1) f l

'wC5,

none

01'

Ibem

nJlil'CS of I:rilJin.

o\Clll'¡ 'IIC ION r u. Ihe lime of onc rLvolulitn of

111l'

m.<lII, fror.1 h,. aL:ndirg nodr, c"lI J rapuI IIr.·

·UIII~I

h'~r

rduru

¡',ithcr,

In .

,ü;d

I U~i, nk.I':;O~$,

in boany, a genus of

•i"

'ly,•.

lnllolJ Voly.III1!:ia

cI~fl.

he IpJ h1 is IIl.Ipc'!

I.k•• h

1.1 ;

I!I~ fp,¿i~;

is tllI'rrlJ ; il hISIIO

cali.~

Ii.e

",,1 011.1 "mlills

,,f'

li:e pel,II¡; a,l.1 Ihe lh:rry cllntains

r.lln)·

J¡ 'l'here

die

uve f¡l·.,:,S,

,1:

n ..ti,u of Ihe

IlIlII'S.

Di\.lCU;'CU J.I , in

mc,lidn~.

fnlJlllong ",orms, whidl

blce'¡ i.. ,hc nnlf,u!., p""s

the .nus .¡nJ

k~¡,

cllled

Guiu..1wc:ms !iee MfOI CINr.

DR.\CUNü' LUS, in bu:.lny. !:,e A,.u>I .

J)UCU~CU LU S ,

in ichth)'oluS)"

See CALI.IONHIUS.

DlUGO 1/\

, D \OC~I ,I . ,

D ~ue c a IA~,

a o ..me

•il(n in the

l.e.~r.t

10Iht interpreters kfpl by the amo

balr.ldors nf Chrillidn nati..ns, rdiding al the Pone, tO

alli.1 ,hemill trtJling of

Ul.Ir

n,lller's afTJirs.

\GO

,in

zoulo~y.

Se" DR.ICO.

U.ACO ' ·¡ BLOO O, in pharm,!c)', J r.fin broug!ll from

the blt·lndies, eilher in ol'al drops, wr1pped up in

Iltg le,\I';s, or in

l¡r~e

maff<s cOlnpof"J of fmaller

tMS. 1'1:e fine drl&On'Sblo,ld of either fon br"ak!

ftnuoth, free front any vifibl: impurilles, of a datk

reJ eololl(,

·.d¡j~i;

,hau;:es upon

b~lOg

powdered iRto

'¡lgJnl brighl ctlmfon.

diffolVlS In pure (pirit,

anJ

III1~CS

a lor&e quanlity of die menfiruumof

deep

rell culuur: il is airo (oluble in oils.

\¡

is o(u¡lIy

I ,.le.! IIpon .s a &cntle afiringenl, and is fomelintes

pr.:fct ihd agalnft f:minal glem, Ihe /fuor ¡Ibus, and

olher ftuxes.

DRAGos·FLY. See

LIBEL~A.

DucoN SKELL

Sec PATELLA.

Duco ss, in bOlany. See

D ~ACONTlUM .

DIUGO

E'E,

In hmldry;

lion

dragooo~e

~herc

the upper half re(embles' a lion, the olher half goine

off like th: hmder par! of a dragon. The (JOle may

be faid of ;my other bfi as.wtll as a lion.

DRAGOON, in militar¡' afl'Jirs, n mufqumer, monRt·

horf"bJek, ",ho (ometimcs fiShts or marches 00

foot, ns oceJfioo requires.

Dragoons are divid<tl ioto briga.l:s, al Ihe emlry,

and eaeh regimenl into troops

ueh !roop hmng a

captain, lieullnant, cornet, quaru r·maller, ttvO fer–

j:,nts, thrlC corporals, and IWO druml. Some reJi·

0" hal'e hJuILoys: they are VCty ufcful on any ex·

peJition that I(quires Jiípatch, for the)' can keep pac:

"'tlh Ihe CJYllry, anJ do the dllly of in(anlr¡': they

encmp g,o.nlly 00 Ih.:

win~1

of the amly, or .. the

p.n'eJ Ic.Jmg 10 Ihe Gmp; Jod (oOletimls the)' ar"

b,ou"ht 10 curer the general's

qllartCII :

the)' do dUly

0,1

Ii~c

generals uf horre aOO JU&OOOS, 2nJ mmh in

the fnoOl dod ((ar of the army.

R.\G!:, in Ihe fu. lang.oage, ..e II hnr..r

hl~r.1

orer

the

11, "

in tire fu, as nlim, com, or the li C; ¡nd

bwts.

whn tOlvtd, or Il hwler

1(,

th.., a(t:r thi,

'.lIonlr, mJ)

l~cJ:r

¡J,.

O,j?,s

I:/J)'

wh"n Il.e(J,ls, are

ralleJ

Jrag~.

D R A

DR ,\ INS, a name givcn, in Ihe (en coul1tric!,

rer.

..io largc

CUII

dll:hesof tWCOI Y, dliny, na)' (ul1Ie.

tim.:s fllny f"1)1

"i.le

, cmied Ihrous" Ihe OIIIOly

R,ound

"'"1<

ri,,·t or other placc eap,ble of dil.

ch.ll'

gin~

th·: II'tler tf"y ean y 0111

Ihe fcn·l.lods.

See AC R' CU L1'UH.

~ KE,

in ornllhology, the male

the dnck·kind.

S:c

i\NA S.

DR.'\~¡~,

a poeOl containinr. fome ccmin n,qion, and

cfenling a true

piflur~

01'

hllm~n

lift, rur the d,,·

liJhl and Inlprol'rmcnt of mankinJ .

1'he principal fperies of li,e drama

are

two, come·

dy an.l ',,&cdy. Sume olher! Ihm ue of Ids nme,

liS p. fioral, f"ile, !ragi.comedy, opera,

(J(.

Sce

Uf.1Pn SITION.

DRAMi\TIC,

epilhel givco to pieces ",riuen for the

1I.lge. See Co" rOStTlo ·.

DR \

among f. rOltrS, • term ufeo 10 denole lIIild

'om, IVhich n, ver fai l to infell woro·out I.ndl; fo Ih..

~ heo

plowld

lan"~

' uo to thtfc IVeeds and thifllel, the

farmer knolVs it is high lime 10 f. llow them, o, elfe to

f~w

Ihellt IVith

hay. rc~d,

ano mOlke pallure of Ihem.

Dll tlPE RY, in fculpture and painting, fignificl Ihe re·

prelcmation of the dOlhing of human figures, and alfo

h.ngings, tapeOry, cumins, and moil other Ihingl

tlral are nOI carnadons or landfeapes. See PAln·

se.

DR.'\UGHT, in tr.lde, c.lled alfoCLorr or CLO'UC H,

is a fmall .lIolVanee on lVeighable good" nude by the

kinS10 Ihe importer, or by Ihe fell"r tOIhebuyer, th.1

Ihe lI'eighl

Oloy

hold OUI \Vheo lhe goods

are

llltigh

again.

Thc king allo"" I

Itl

dranghl for goods weig ing no

lefs Ihan I

<';"'1. 21t,

for toods",cighine betli'cl'o, and

CWI.

31t>

for goods IVcighlng belwcen

and

CWI.

4 lb

from 3'0 10 cwl.

lb frum10 101 8 CWI.

1ti

from 18 to 30, or uplVards.

DUUC T HOOU, are large hooks of iron, fixedonIhe

cheekl of a cannon·carriage, IWO on each fide, onc

ntar the lronnioo hole, and the olher al the traio, dif·

tinguifhe~

by Ihe n.lme of fore andhind draughl.hookl.

Large guol have draugbl.hookl ntar lile middle trao,

fum, to which are fixed the ch:IÍos Ihlt fcrre

Leep

Ihe fhafl! of Ihe limbo:rs on

mareh. lñe fore and

hind hooks are u(ed for drall'iog a gun backll'ardl ur

forw.,d" by men with IIrong ropes, calltd dratlghl'

ropel, fixed 10 Ihefe hooks.

DUUCHT' KO~

f~rmiog,

(Oll

of cou(e·mlde

hUI fe, dcfiined for Ihe ("rYice of a

or pluugh.

See EItUU5.

DR'\

IV,

inIhefea.langulge.

Olip il faid tO dra

much water, accordin 10 theoumber of fcet fhe flnh

inlO il

(o thal if a !hip

flo~

inlo the ",ater cighluo

fw perpenJicularly, !he il faid tO drall' eighlecn

fe~t

Water

aod atcording

!h" dmvJ Dlore or

Itlí.

fhe

f.id

10 beof more or It(s dr.ughl.

DulV' u c ,

commcrce, C"lain dUlin, cidler of

\he cullooll or "f the e a fe, alfowcd upon Ihe expo!1'

atioo of fom, of our 0110 OI.nuf.!Iur

or upoo C. I·

t.lln

forei&~

muchanJi c. Ihu hafe ra:d du,y 00

1m'

poruuon.