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A name applied to many species of dipterous insects of the genus Tipula, and allied genera, with slender bodies, and very long, slender legs; the crane fly; -- called also father longlegs.
An arachnidan of the genus Phalangium, and allied genera, having a small body and four pairs of long legs; -- called also harvestman, carter, and grandfather longlegs.
See Daddy longlegs, 2.
DAD
n.
Diminutive of Dad.
n.
That part of a pedestal included between the base and the cornice (or surbase); the die. See Illust. of Column.
imp. & p. p.
of Dadle
n.
The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp, or the like; the part on which an upright work stands. It consists of three parts, the base, the die or dado, and the cornice or surbase molding. See Illust. of Column.
n.
A daddy longlegs.
pl.
of Dado
n.
See Daddy longlegs, 1.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Dadle
n.
In any wall, that part of the basement included between the base and the base course. See Base course, under Base.
n.
Father; -- a word sometimes used by children.
n. pl.
A division of Arachnoidea, including the daddy longlegs or harvestman (Phalangium) and many similar kinds. They have long, slender, many-jointed legs; usually a rounded, segmented abdomen; and chelate jaws. They breathe by tracheae. Called also Phalangides, Phalangidea, Phalangiida, and Opilionea.
n.
In interior decoration, the lower part of the wall of an apartment when adorned with moldings, or otherwise specially decorated.
v. t.
To hold up by leading strings or by the hand, as a child while he toddles.
n.
That part of a pedestal included between base and cornice; the dado.
n.
The rotten body of a tree.
v. i.
To toddle; to walk unsteadily, like a child or an old man; hence, to do anything slowly or feebly.
v. i.
To walk unsteadily, as a child in leading strings, or just learning to walk; to move slowly.
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