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Dabney (CHARLES WILLIAM an American)

CHARLES WILLIAM, an American consular officer; born in Alexandria, Va., March 19, 1794. He was made United States consul in the Azores 1. In numerals, for 500. Thus DC in 1826, and by his services to the people 600; DL=550. When a dash or stroke is written over the letter its value is increased tenfold. i. e., to 5,000. 2. In chemistry, for the element didymium. 3. In music. (1) For the first note of the Phrygian, afterward called the Dorian mode . (2) For the second note of the normal scale of C, corresponding to the Italian re. (3) For the major scale having two sharps and for the minor scale having one flat in its signature . (4) For a string tuned to D, e. g., the third string of the violin, the second of the viola and violoncello. (5) For a clef in old mensurable music, D. excellens. (6) D is used for doh in the tonic solfa system. 4. In commerce, for English penny or pence, as £ S. d.=pounds, shillings, and pence. of the islands made his name a household word among them. He died in Fayal, Azores, March 12, 1871.