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n. [ OE. deis, des, table, dais, OF. deis table, F. dais a canopy, L. discus a quoit, a dish (from the shape), LL., table, fr. Gr. &unr_; a quoit, a dish. See Dish. ] 1. The high or principal table, at the end of a hall, at which the chief guests were seated; also, the chief seat at the high table. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A platform slightly raised above the floor of a hall or large room, giving distinction to the table and seats placed upon it for the chief guests. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A canopy over the seat of a person of dignity. [ Obs. ] Shiply. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Full of daisies; adorned with daisies. “The daisied green.” Langhorne. [ 1913 Webster ]

The grass all deep and daisied. G. Eliot. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Daisies [ OE. dayesye, AS. dæges-eáge day's eye, daisy. See Day, and Eye. ] (Bot.) (a) A genus of low herbs (Bellis), belonging to the family Compositæ. The common English and classical daisy is Bellis perennis, which has a yellow disk and white or pinkish rays. (b) The whiteweed (Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum), the plant commonly called daisy in North America; -- called also oxeye daisy. See Whiteweed. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The word daisy is also used for composite plants of other genera, as Erigeron, or fleabane. [ 1913 Webster ]

Michaelmas daisy (Bot.), any plant of the genus Aster, of which there are many species. --
Oxeye daisy (Bot.), the whiteweed. See Daisy (b). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. any of various mostly Australian attractively shaped shrubs of the genus Olearia grown for their handsome and sometimes fragrant evergreen foliage and profusion of daisy flowers with white or purple or blue rays.
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‖n. [ F. ] A vapid or meaningless remark; a commonplace; nonsense. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ or } n. [ F. hollandaise, fem. of hollandais Dutch. ] (Cookery) A sauce consisting essentially of a seasoned emulsion of butter and yolk of eggs with a little lemon juice or vinegar. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

prop. n. [ L. Judaïsmus: cf. F. judaïsme. ] 1. The religious doctrines and rites of the Jews as enjoined in the laws of Moses, and for many adherents, in the Talmud. J. S. Mill. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Conformity to the Jewish rites and ceremonies; the practise of Judaism{ 1 }. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The adherents of Judaism{ 1 } collectively; jewry. [ PJC ]

n. One who believes and practices Judaism. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Judaism. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From Lackadaisy, interj. ] 1. Affectedly pensive; languidly sentimental; dreamy. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Lacking spirit or liveliness; lethargic; listless; languid. [ PJC ]

3. Indolent; lazy; idle, especially in a dreamy manner. [ PJC ]

-- Lack`a*dai"si*cal*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

interj. [ From Lackaday, interj. ] An expression of languor. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Lackadaisical. [ 1913 Webster ]