Dhole
dol. See Dogs
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These 17 listings are so strange that each appears in only one of the 7 encyclopedias we compared. They include such classics as Dhole, Dholpore, Dhow.
Dholpore
a native state of Rajputana, in central India, on the N. bank of the Chumbul, with an area of 1,200 square miles, and a population of 280,- 000, mostly Hindus. Capital, Dholpore, orpore, on the Ch Chumbul, 34 miles S. of Agra. A large 15 days' fair is held every year at Machkund, a lake 3 miles to the W., with no fewer than 114 temples on its banks.
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Dhow
an Arab sea-going vessel, ranging from a comparatively small size up to 250 tons burden, with one mast and a large, square sail. It is used for merchandise and is often employed in carrying slaves from the E. coast of Africa to Arabia.
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Dhurra
or DOURAH, Indian millet, the seed of Sorghum vulgare, after wheat the chief cereal crop of the Mediterranean region, and largely used in those countries by by the laboring classes for food. Varieties are grown in many parts of Africa, one of them known as Kaffir corn.
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Dhwalagiri
once supposed to be the highest peak of the Himalayas, but now ascertained to be at has a height of 26,826 feet above the sea. most the third in point of altitude, It is in Nepal, in lat. 29° N., and lon. 82° 30′ E.
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Diabase
a fine-grained, compact, crystalline-granular rock, tough and heavy.
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Diabase Aphanite
a very finegrained or compact variety of quartzdiabase, in which the constituents are not to be recognized without the aid of the lens or the microscope.
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Diabetes
a constitutional disease produced by malassimilation in the stomach, liver, kidneys, or in the blood, specially marked by a very excessive discharge of urine, which is always saccharine, excessive thirst, and great bodily emaciation. Dr. Thomas Willis, in the time of Charles II., first observed the constant presence of sugar in the urine. The quantity of urine passed may vary from 10 to 30 or more pints in the day, with intense thirst, the patient often drinking many quarts, or even gallons, daily. The density of the urine is usually increased, and from 400 to 900 grains of sugar will be passed in each pint of urine. Though life may be prolonged, yet the disease is very intractable.
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Diablerets
a remarkable mountain of the Bernese Alps, on the frontiers of Bern Switzerland, and Valais, with a height of 10,651 feet The Diablerets, with above the sea. their four main peaks, are composed of which limestone strata, the lower beds of are so soft and shaly that they are easily disintegrated, and masses from above tumble over into the valley, occasioning as the most terrible catastrophes, in 1714 and 1749.
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Diabolo
a game played by spinning a top and catching it by means of a cord fastened on two sticks. The game originated in China, became popular in France in the beginning of the 18th century, and later spread into England. It was revived in 1907, and for a time the game was again the rage all through the Continent.
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Diachylum
or DIACHYLON, formerly a plaster made of the juices of several plants; now a plaster made by boiling hydrated oxide of lead with olive oil. It is used for curing ulcers.
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Diadem
di'a-dem, originally a head band, ribbon, or fillet passing around the head to hold back the hair. The ancients wore diadems of silk, linen, or wool, encircling the forehead and temples, the ends being tied behind, so as to fall on the neck. We may imagine that the diadem was at first a plain band of cloth or leather; but, worn by royalty and rank, it was early adorned with embroideries, gold work, pearls, and precious stones. In later days the diadem has developed into the ducal coronet and crown made of costly metals and adorned with princely magnificence. See Blanc
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Diagnosis
in medicine (1) The sign or symptom by which a disease is known or distinguished from others; medical (2) (Pl.) That branch of science which deals with the study of the symptoms by which diseases are diagsymptomatolonosed or discriminated; : (1) gy. Diagnostics are of two kinds The special or pathognomonic, which to a certain disease, and are peculiar it from all other serve to distinguish diseases; and (2) the adjunct, or such as are common to many diseases.
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Diagonal
a general name given to several varieties of worsted textiles. The term refers to the weave. It consists of wide, heavy twills produced by bringing the warp threads to the surface in groups of two, three, four, or more threads. Heavy filling threads cause the groups to stand up in ridges, while the progressive order causes the ridges to run diagonally across the goods. The name is given specifically to a variety of worsted coating used for men's clothing. See Twill
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Diakka
A term used by Andrew Jackson Davis to signify wicked, ignorant, or undeveloped spirits. It is believed that at death no sudden or violent change takes place in the character and disposition of an individual. Those who are mischievous, unprincipled, sensual, during their lives remain so, for a time at least, after they die. Hudson Tuttle says, "As the spirit enters the spirit world just as it leaves this, there must be an innumerable host of low, undeveloped, uneducated, or in other words, evil spirits." There is, indeed, a special sphere or plane for these diakka, where they are put on probation. It is they who are responsible for the fraud and trickery often witnessed at seánces; they not only deceive the sitters, but the medium as well. The way to avoid their influence is to live a pure, refined, and religious life, for these evil spirits are naturally attracted to those whose minds most resemble their own.
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Dial
. See Sundial
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Dial
NATHANIEL BARKSDALE, a United States Senator from South Carolina, born in Laurens co., S. C., in 1862. He was educated at Richmond College, Vanderbilt University, and the law department of the University of Virginia. He began the practice of law in 1883, and also engaged in business, becoming an officer and director in many important industrial and financial institutions. He was defeated as a candidate for the Senate in 1912, but was elected November, 1918, for the term ending 1925.
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