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deaw, deow, deowe, dew, dewy, due, dyow, dyowe, dyowie, jeu, jew, jow, jowe, mellemdew, mildew, mildyow, mildyowe,
dew [djuː, MN. djʌu]
n. Dew, a light rain, a drizzle.
 
dewy
adj. Dewy.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
mildew: Mildew.
mildewed: Affected by mildew.
dai, dee, dei, deigh, dey,
dey [daɪ]
n. A dairymaid.
dhubrack, dhubreac, doobrack, dowbrack, dowbreck,
dhubreac [duˈbrɛk]
n. Gael. The smelt Osmerus eperlanus.
daikel, diacle, diakel, dycal,
diacle [ˈdai(ə)kəl]
n. A small compass used in a fishing boat.
dehl, dial, dialcock, dial-cock, dialstane, dial-stane, sundial, sun-dial,
dial [ˈdaɪəl]
n. A dial. The face of a clock etc.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
dial-cock: The style or gnomon of a sun-dial.
dial-stane: The stone on which the sun-dial markings are inscribed.
di$mon$, di$mon$s, diamant, diament, diamon, dymon, dymont,
diamant [ˈdiəmant]
n. A diamond.
däib, dibe, dyb, dybe,
dibe [I.Sh. dəib]
v. To dip in water. To work labouriously.
dice, dice$t, diceboard, dice-board, dicebuird, dice-buird, diced, dyce, dyced,
dice [dəist]
adv. In a diced pattern.
v. To ornament or mark with a diced or square pattern. To make trim and neat
pt. pp. dice't, diced adj. Chequered
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
dicebuird: a draughts- or chessboard
bedicht, clochandichter, decht, dechtet, dicht, dichted, dichter, dichtie, dichtin, dichtit, dichty, dight, dighted, dighty, dirrum-dicht, dycht, tirrin, tirrin-dicht,
dicht [dɪçt]
n. A wipe, a cursory wash, a rub. A smack, swipe, a trouncing, a heavy defeat.
v. To wipe clean. To clean by sweeping or shovelling etc., to make tidy. To prepare, dress, make fit for use. To sift or winnow grain. To scold, reproach.
pt. pp. dicht, dichtit
 
dichty
v. To clean.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
bedicht [bəˈ-]: To wipe.
cat's dicht: A quick wipe or wash.
clochandichter: The the drink before the deoch-and-dorus (one for the road).
dichter: Someone or something that wipes etc.
dichtin: Wiping, scolding etc.
tirrin-dicht: A vigourous wipe.
diction, dictionar, tuction,
diction [ˈdɪkʃən]
n. Diction, a word, a choice or use of words. I.Ork. Rough treatment.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
dictionar [ˈdɪkʃɪnər, -ʃɔnər]: A dictionary.

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