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111dal|a|pon — «DAL uh pon», noun. a herbicide used especially against couch grass. ╂[probably < d (i 1) + al (ph)a + p (ropi)on (ic acid)] …
112Dal|las|ite — «DAL uh syt», noun. a native or inhabitant of Dallas, Texas …
113Dal|las — «DAL uhs», noun. = Dallis. (Cf. ↑Dallis) …
114dal|li|ance — «DAL ee uhns», noun. 1. a dallying; trifling: »Like a…reckless libertine, Himself the primrose path of dalliance treads (Shakespeare). 2. a flirtation …
115Dal|lis — «DAL uhs», noun, or Dallis grass, a tall perennial water or marsh grass of South America. It is grown in the southern United States for pasture and forage. Also, Dallas …
116dal|ly|ing|ly — «DAL ee ihng lee», adverb. in a trifling or dallying manner …
117Dal|ma|ni|tes — «DAL muh NY teez», noun (plural). a group of trilobites in which the test is distinctly divided into three subequal areas both longitudinally and horizontally. ╂[< New Latin Dalmanites the genus name < Johan Dalman, a Swedish naturalist of… …
118Dal|ma|tian — «dal MAY shuhn», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a large, short haired dog, usually white with black or brown spots; coach dog. 2. a native or inhabitant of Dalmatia, a region in Croatia, especially one who speaks the native Slavic language. 3. an… …
119dal|mat|ic — «dal MAT ihk», noun. 1. a loose fitting outer vestment worn by deacons and bishops of the Roman Catholic Church on certain occasions. 2. a similar robe worn by kings and emperors at coronation and other formal occasions. 3. a garment formerly… …
120dal|ton|ism — or dal|ton|ism «DL tuh nihz uhm», noun. color blindness, especially the inability to distinguish red from green. ╂[< French daltonisme < John Dalton, 1766 1844, an English chemist and physicist, who first described color blindness] …
