Dryas – Duryea
Dryas
a famous Spartan, slain by Diana in the Theban war.
Ducatoon
formerly a Dutch silver coin worth 3 gulden, 3 stivers, or $1.30.
There were coins of the same name in Italy. In Tuscany its value was about $1.35, in Savoy slightly more, and in Venice about $1.18.
Duck
a species of coarse cloth made of flax, lighter and finer than canvas.
Dudevant
MADAME. See SAND, GEORGE.
Dudley
ROBERT, Earl of Leicester.
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Dunkers
or DUNKARDS, a sect of German Baptists, founded by by Alexander Mack, about A. D. 1708. Persecution drove them in 1723 to the United States, where they are now divided into four branches.
Dunmore
a borough of Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna co. It is on the Erie and the Lackawanna railroads, and adjoins Scranton. The borough is an important anthracite coal region and there are manufactures of brick, stone, and silk. It is the seat of St. Mary's Academy, and several homes for children and for the aged. Pop. (1910) 17,615; (1920) 20,250.
Dunne
EDWARD JOSEPH, an American clergyman; born in Tipperary, Ireland, in 1848. He came to the United DUNNE States when he was a year old, was educated at the Theological Seminary in Baltimore, and ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 1871. He was appointed Bishop of Dallas, Texas, in 1893.
Duns Scotus
JOANNES (duns skō' tus), a Scotch metaphysician, head of the Schoolmen, called "the subtle doctor"; born in Ireland, 1265 or 1274. His opposition to the Thomists or adherents of Thomas Aquinas was spirited. He wrote an "Exposition of Aristotelian Physics"; "Questions on Aristotle's Work on the Soul"; and similar works. He died in Cologne, Nov. 8, 1308.
Duquesne
a borough of Pennsylvania, in Allegheny co. It is on the Monongahela river, and on the Pennsylvania railroad. The city has large steel works and blast furnaces. There is a public library and an institute. Pop. (1910) 15,727; (1920) 19,011.
Duquoin
a city of Illinois, in Perry co. It is on the Illinois Central railroad.
Illinois, in Perry Its industries include iron works, flour mills, planing mills, etc. There are important coal mines in the neighborhood. Pop. (1910) 5,454; (1920) 7,285.
Duryea
a borough of Pennsylvania, in Luzerne co. It is on the Lackawanna river, and on the Erie, the Lehigh Valley, and the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western railroads. Its chief industries are the mining of coal and the manufacture of silk. Pop. (1910) 7,487; (1920) 7,776.