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A species of fern (Davallia Canariensis) with a soft, gray, hairy rootstock; -- whence the name.
The spirit of the sea; sea devil; -- a term used by sailors.
See Safety lamp, under Lamp.
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Curved arms of timber or iron, projecting over a ship's side of stern, having tackle to raise or lower a boat, swing it in on deck, rig it out for lowering, etc.; -- called also boat davits.
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An assemblage of ropes, dead-eyes, and hocks, fastened to ringbolts in the deck, to secure the boats when hoisted; also, broad bands passed around a boat to secure it at the davits and prevent swinging.
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Progeny; offspring; children; descendants; as, the seed of Abraham; the seed of David.
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A variety of nephelite from Vesuvius.
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Beyond or outside of the lines of a vessel's bulwarks or hull; in a direction from the hull or from the keel; -- opposed to inboard; as, outboard rigging; swing the davits outboard.
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A writer or composer of sacred songs; -- a title particularly applied to David and the other authors of the Scriptural psalms.
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A musical instrument, of unknown character, supposed by some to have been used by the people of Gath, and thence obtained by David. It is mentioned in the title of Psalms viii., lxxxi., and lxxxiv.
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An instrument invented by Sir David Brewster, which contains loose fragments of colored glass, etc., and reflecting surfaces so arranged that changes of position exhibit its contents in an endless variety of beautiful colors and symmetrical forms. It has been much employed in arts of design.
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A kind of small writing table, generally somewhat ornamental, and forming a piece of furniture for the parlor or boudoir.
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A spar formerly used on board of ships, as a crane to hoist the flukes of the anchor to the top of the bow, without injuring the sides of the ship; -- called also the fish davit.
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Being in the stern, or being astern; as, the stern davits.
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A hill in Jerusalem, which, after the capture of that city by the Israelites, became the royal residence of David and his successors.
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A yellow or greenish yellow gas, first prepared by Davy, evolved from potassium chlorate and hydrochloric acid. It is supposed to consist of chlorine tetroxide with some free chlorine.
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Formerly, the metallic base of a fixed alkali, or alkaline earth; -- applied by Sir H. Davy to sodium, potassium, and some other metallic substances whose metallic character was supposed to be not well defined.
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Of or pertaining to David, the king and psalmist of Israel, or to his family.
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Especially, one of the hymns by David and others, collected into one book of the Old Testament, or a modern metrical version of such a hymn for public worship.
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A rare metallic element found in platinum ore. It is a white malleable substance. Symbol Da. Atomic weight 154.
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