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A discorsTeal Teal, n. [OE. tele; akin to D. teling a generation,
production, teal, telen to breed, produce, and E. till to
cultivate. The English word probably once meant, a brood or
flock. See Till to cultivate.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of small fresh-water ducks of the
genus Anas and the subgenera Querquedula and Nettion.
The male is handsomely colored, and has a bright green or
blue speculum on the wings.
Note: The common European teal (Anas crecca) and the
European blue-winged teal, or garganey (A.
querquedula or A. circia), are well-known species.
In America the blue-winged teal (A. discors), the
green-winged teal (A. Carolinensis), and the cinnamon
teal (A. cynaoptera) are common species, valued as
game birds. See Garganey.
Goose teal, a goslet. See Goslet.
Teal duck, the common European teal. Apple of discordDiscord Dis"cord`, n. [OE. discord, descord, OF. discorde,
descorde, F. discorde, from L. discordia, fr. discors,
-cordis, discordant, disagreeable; dis- + cor, cordis, heart;
cf. F. discord, n., and OF. descorder, discorder, F.
discorder, to discord, L. discordare, from discors. See
Heart, and cf. Discord, v. i.]
1. Want of concord or agreement; absence of unity or harmony
in sentiment or action; variance leading to contention and
strife; disagreement; -- applied to persons or to things,
and to thoughts, feelings, or purposes.
A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that
soweth discord among brethren. --Prov. vi.
19.
Peace to arise out of universal discord fomented in
all parts of the empire. --Burke.
2. (Mus.) Union of musical sounds which strikes the ear
harshly or disagreeably, owing to the incommensurability
of the vibrations which they produce; want of musical
concord or harmony; a chord demanding resolution into a
concord.
For a discord itself is but a harshness of divers
sounds m???ing. --Bacon.
Apple of discord. See under Apple.
Syn: Variance; difference; opposition; contrariety; clashing;
dissension; contention; strife; disagreement;
dissonance. At discovertDiscovert Dis*cov"ert, n.
An uncovered place or part. [Obs.]
At discovert, uncovered. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Bank discount
Bank discount Bank discount
A sum equal to the interest at a given rate on the principal
(face) of a bill or note from the time of discounting until
it becomes due.
Dendroica discolorPrairie Prai"rie, n. [F., an extensive meadow, OF. praerie,
LL. prataria, fr. L. pratum a meadow.]
1. An extensive tract of level or rolling land, destitute of
trees, covered with coarse grass, and usually
characterized by a deep, fertile soil. They abound
throughout the Mississippi valley, between the Alleghanies
and the Rocky mountains.
From the forests and the prairies, From the great
lakes of the northland. --Longfellow.
2. A meadow or tract of grass; especially, a so called
natural meadow.
Prairie chicken (Zo["o]l.), any American grouse of the
genus Tympanuchus, especially T. Americanus (formerly
T. cupido), which inhabits the prairies of the central
United States. Applied also to the sharp-tailed grouse.
Prairie clover (Bot.), any plant of the leguminous genus
Petalostemon, having small rosy or white flowers in
dense terminal heads or spikes. Several species occur in
the prairies of the United States.
Prairie dock (Bot.), a coarse composite plant (Silphium
terebinthaceum) with large rough leaves and yellow
flowers, found in the Western prairies.
Prairie dog (Zo["o]l.), a small American rodent (Cynomys
Ludovicianus) allied to the marmots. It inhabits the
plains west of the Mississippi. The prairie dogs burrow in
the ground in large warrens, and have a sharp bark like
that of a dog. Called also prairie marmot.
Prairie grouse. Same as Prairie chicken, above.
Prairie hare (Zo["o]l.), a large long-eared Western hare
(Lepus campestris). See Jack rabbit, under 2d Jack.
Prairie hawk, Prairie falcon (Zo["o]l.), a falcon of
Western North America (Falco Mexicanus). The upper parts
are brown. The tail has transverse bands of white; the
under parts, longitudinal streaks and spots of brown.
Prairie hen. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Prairie chicken, above.
Prairie itch (Med.), an affection of the skin attended with
intense itching, which is observed in the Northern and
Western United States; -- also called swamp itch,
winter itch.
Prairie marmot. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Prairie dog, above.
Prairie mole (Zo["o]l.), a large American mole (Scalops
argentatus), native of the Western prairies.
Prairie pigeon, plover, or snipe (Zo["o]l.), the upland
plover. See Plover, n., 2.
Prairie rattlesnake (Zo["o]l.), the massasauga.
Prairie snake (Zo["o]l.), a large harmless American snake
(Masticophis flavigularis). It is pale yellow, tinged
with brown above.
Prairie squirrel (Zo["o]l.), any American ground squirrel
of the genus Spermophilus, inhabiting prairies; --
called also gopher.
Prairie turnip (Bot.), the edible turnip-shaped farinaceous
root of a leguminous plant (Psoralea esculenta) of the
Upper Missouri region; also, the plant itself. Called also
pomme blanche, and pomme de prairie.
Prairie warbler (Zo["o]l.), a bright-colored American
warbler (Dendroica discolor). The back is olive yellow,
with a group of reddish spots in the middle; the under
parts and the parts around the eyes are bright yellow; the
sides of the throat and spots along the sides, black;
three outer tail feathers partly white.
Prairie wolf. (Zo["o]l.) See Coyote. Diospyros discolorMabolo Ma*bo"lo, n. (Bot.)
A kind of persimmon tree (Diospyros discolor) from the
Philippine Islands, now introduced into the East and West
Indies. It bears an edible fruit as large as a quince. Direct discourseDirect Di*rect", a. [L. directus, p. p. of dirigere to direct:
cf. F. direct. See Dress, and cf. Dirge.]
1. Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by
the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct
line; direct means.
What is direct to, what slides by, the question.
--Locke.
2. Straightforward; not of crooked ways, or swerving from
truth and openness; sincere; outspoken.
Be even and direct with me. --Shak.
3. Immediate; express; plain; unambiguous.
He nowhere, that I know, says it in direct words.
--Locke.
A direct and avowed interference with elections.
--Hallam.
4. In the line of descent; not collateral; as, a descendant
in the direct line.
5. (Astron.) In the direction of the general planetary
motion, or from west to east; in the order of the signs;
not retrograde; -- said of the motion of a celestial body.
Direct action. (Mach.) See Direct-acting.
Direct discourse (Gram.), the language of any one quoted
without change in its form; as, he said ``I can not
come;' -- correlative to indirect discourse, in which
there is change of form; as, he said that he could not
come. They are often called respectively by their Latin
names, oratio directa, and oratio obliqua.
Direct evidence (Law), evidence which is positive or not
inferential; -- opposed to circumstantial, or indirect,
evidence. -- This distinction, however, is merely formal,
since there is no direct evidence that is not
circumstantial, or dependent on circumstances for its
credibility. --Wharton.
Direct examination (Law), the first examination of a
witness in the orderly course, upon the merits. --Abbott.
Direct fire (Mil.), fire, the direction of which is
perpendicular to the line of troops or to the parapet
aimed at.
Direct process (Metal.), one which yields metal in working
condition by a single process from the ore. --Knight.
Direct tax, a tax assessed directly on lands, etc., and
polls, distinguished from taxes on merchandise, or
customs, and from excise. Discoast
Discoast Dis*coast", v. i. [Pref. dis- + coast: cf. It.
discostare.]
To depart; to quit the coast (that is, the side or border) of
anything; to be separated. [Obs.]
As far as heaven and earth discoasted lie. --G.
Fletcher.
To discoast from the plain and simple way of speech.
--Barrow.
Discoblastic
Discoblastic Dis`co*blas"tic, a. [Gr. ? disk + ? to grow.]
(Biol.)
Applied to a form of egg cleavage seen in osseous fishes,
which occurs only in a small disk that separates from the
rest of the egg.
DiscoboliDiscobolus Dis*cob"o*lus, n.; pl. Discoboli. [L., fr. Gr. ?;
? a discu + ? to throw.] (Fine Arts)
(a) A thrower of the discus.
(b) A statue of an athlete holding the discus, or about to
throw it.
Note: The Discobolus of Myron was a famous statue of
antiquity, and several copies or imitations of it have
been preserved. DiscobolusDiscobolus Dis*cob"o*lus, n.; pl. Discoboli. [L., fr. Gr. ?;
? a discu + ? to throw.] (Fine Arts)
(a) A thrower of the discus.
(b) A statue of an athlete holding the discus, or about to
throw it.
Note: The Discobolus of Myron was a famous statue of
antiquity, and several copies or imitations of it have
been preserved. DiscodactylDiscodactyl Dis`co*dac"tyl, n. [See Discodactylia.]
(Zo["o]l.)
One of the tree frogs. Discodactylia
Discodactylia Dis`co*dac*tyl"i*a, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? disk
+ ? finger.] (Zo["o]l.)
A division of amphibians having suctorial disks on the toes,
as the tree frogs.
Discodactylous
Discodactylous Dis`co*dac"tyl*ous, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Having sucking disks on the toes, as the tree frogs.
Discoherent
Discoherent Dis`co*her"ent, a.
Incoherent. [R.]
DiscoidDiscoid Dis"coid, a. [Gr. ? quoit-shaped, ? a round plate,
quoit + ? form, shape: cf. F. disco["i]de. See Disk.]
Having the form of a disk, as those univalve shells which
have the whorls in one plane, so as to form a disk, as the
pearly nautilus.
Discoid flower (Bot.), a compound flower, consisting of
tubular florets only, as a tansy, lacking the rays which
are seen in the daisy and sunflower. Discoid
Discoid Dis"coid, n.
Anything having the form of a discus or disk; particularly, a
discoid shell.
Discoid flowerDiscoid Dis"coid, a. [Gr. ? quoit-shaped, ? a round plate,
quoit + ? form, shape: cf. F. disco["i]de. See Disk.]
Having the form of a disk, as those univalve shells which
have the whorls in one plane, so as to form a disk, as the
pearly nautilus.
Discoid flower (Bot.), a compound flower, consisting of
tubular florets only, as a tansy, lacking the rays which
are seen in the daisy and sunflower. Discoidal
Discoidal Dis*coid"al, a. [Cf. F. disco["i]dal.]
Disk-shaped; discoid.
Discolith
Discolith Dis"co*lith, n. [Gr. ? a round plate + -lith.]
(Biol.)
One of a species of coccoliths, having an oval discoidal
body, with a thick strongly refracting rim, and a thinner
central portion. One of them measures about 1/50000 of an
inch in its longest diameter.
Discolorate
Discolorate Dis*col"or*ate, v. t.
To discolor. [R.] --Fuller.
Discoloration
Discoloration Dis*col`or*a"tion, n. [Cf. F. decoloration.]
1. The act of discoloring, or the state of being discolored;
alteration of hue or appearance. --Darwin.
2. A discolored spot; a stain. --Arbuthnot.
Discolored
Discolored Dis*col"ored, a.
1. Altered in color; ?tained.
2. Variegated; of divers colors. [R.]
That ever wore discolored arms. --Chapman.
Discomfit
Discomfit Dis*com"fit, a.
Discomfited; overthrown. [Obs.]
Discomfit
Discomfit Dis*com"fit, n.
Rout; overthrow; discomfiture.
Such as discomfort as shall quite despoil him.
--Milton.
DiscomfortableDiscomfortable Dis*com"fort*a*ble, a. [Cf. OF.
desconfortable.]
1. Causing discomfort; occasioning uneasiness; making sad.
[Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.
2. Destitute of comfort; uncomfortable. [R.]
A labyrinth of little discomfortable garrets.
--Thackeray.
-- Dis*com"fort*a*ble*ness, n. [Obs.] DiscomfortablenessDiscomfortable Dis*com"fort*a*ble, a. [Cf. OF.
desconfortable.]
1. Causing discomfort; occasioning uneasiness; making sad.
[Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.
2. Destitute of comfort; uncomfortable. [R.]
A labyrinth of little discomfortable garrets.
--Thackeray.
-- Dis*com"fort*a*ble*ness, n. [Obs.] Discommend
Discommend Dis`com*mend", v. t.
1. To mention with disapprobation; to blame; to disapprove.
[R.] --Spenser.
By commending something in him that is good, and
discommending the same fault in others. --Jer.
Taylor.
DiscommendableDiscommendable Dis`com*mend"a*ble, a.
Deserving, disapprobation or blame. --
Dis`com*mend"a*ble*ness, n.
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