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‖n. [ F. ] A person given to idle observation of everything, with wonder or astonishment; a credulous or gossipy idler. [ 1913 Webster ]

A host of stories . . . dealing chiefly with the subject of his great wealth, an ever delightful topic to the badauds of Paris. Pall Mall Mag. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Bedaubed (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bedaubing. ] To daub over; to besmear or soil with anything thick and dirty. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bedaub foul designs with a fair varnish. Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. ornamented in a vulgar or showy fashion. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Daubed p. pr. & vb. n. Daubing. ] [ OE. dauben to smear, OF. dauber to plaster, fr. L. dealbare to whitewash, plaster; de- + albare to whiten, fr. albus white, perh. also confused with W. dwb plaster, dwbio to plaster, Ir. & OGael. dob plaster. See Alb, and cf. Dealbate. ] 1. To smear with soft, adhesive matter, as pitch, slime, mud, etc.; to plaster; to bedaub; to besmear. [ 1913 Webster ]

She took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch. Ex. ii. 3. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To paint in a coarse or unskillful manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

If a picture is daubed with many bright and glaring colors, the vulgar admire it is an excellent piece. I. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]

A lame, imperfect piece, rudely daubed over. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To cover with a specious or deceitful exterior; to disguise; to conceal. [ 1913 Webster ]

So smooth he daubed his vice with show of virtue. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To flatter excessively or glossy. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

I can safely say, however, that, without any daubing at all,
I am very sincerely your very affectionate, humble servant. Smollett. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To put on without taste; to deck gaudily. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Let him be daubed with lace. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To smear; to play the flatterer. [ 1913 Webster ]

His conscience . . . will not daub nor flatter. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A viscous, sticky application; a spot smeared or daubed; a smear. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Paint.) A picture coarsely executed. [ 1913 Webster ]

Did you . . . take a look at the grand picture? . . . 'T is a melancholy daub, my lord. Sterne. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. smeared thickly; as, mud-daubed walls.
Syn. -- beplastered, besmeared. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. the type genus, coextensive with the family Daubentoniidae.
Syn. -- genus Daubentonia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a natural family comprising solely the aye-aye.
Syn. -- family Daubentoniidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, daubs; especially, a coarse, unskillful painter. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Copperplate Print.) A pad or ball of rags, covered over with canvas, for inking plates; a dabber. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A low and gross flatterer. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Zool.) The mud wasp; the mud dauber.

n. 1. The act of one who daubs; that which is daubed. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A rough coat of mortar put upon a wall to give it the appearance of stone; rough-cast. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. In currying, a mixture of fish oil and tallow worked into leather; -- called also dubbing. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Daubrée, a French mineralogist. ] (Min.) A sulphide of chromium observed in some meteoric irons. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ or , n. A daubing; specious coloring; false pretenses. [ 1913 Webster ]

She works by charms, by spells, by the figure, and such daubery as this is. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Smeary; viscous; glutinous; adhesive. “Dauby wax.” [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Daughters obs. pl. Daughtren [ OE. doughter, doghter, dohter, AS. dohtor, dohter; akin to OS. dohtar, D. dochter, G. tochter, Icel. dōttir, Sw. dotter, Dan. dotter, datter, Goth. daúhtar, OSlav. dŭshti, Russ. doche, Lith. duktē, Gr. qyga`thr, Zend. dughdhar, Skr. duhit&rsdot_;; possibly originally, the milker, cf. Skr. duh to milk. √68, 245. ] 1. The female offspring of the human species; a female child of any age; -- applied also to the lower animals. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A female descendant; a woman. [ 1913 Webster ]

This woman, being a daughter of Abraham. Luke xiii. 16. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dinah, the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughter of the land. Gen. xxxiv. 1. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A son's wife; a daughter-in-law. [ 1913 Webster ]

And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters. Ruth. i. 11. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A term of address indicating parental interest. [ 1913 Webster ]

Daughter, be of good comfort. Matt. ix. 22. [ 1913 Webster ]

Daughter cell (Biol.), one of the cells formed by cell division. See Cell division, under Division. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Daughters-in-law. The wife of one's son. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of a daughter, or the conduct becoming a daughter. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Becoming a daughter; filial. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sir Thomas liked her natural and dear daughterly affection towards him. Cavendish. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. See Dawk, v. t., to cut or gush. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A variant of Dan, a title of honor. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Daunted; p. pr. & vb. n. Daunting. ] [ OF. danter, F. dompter to tame, subdue, fr. L. domitare, v. intens. of domare to tame. See Tame. ] 1. To overcome; to conquer. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To repress or subdue the courage of; to check by fear of danger; to cow; to intimidate; to dishearten. [ 1913 Webster ]

Some presences daunt and discourage us. Glanvill.

Syn. -- To dismay; appall. See Dismay. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who daunts. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. serving to discourage, dishearten, or intimidate; discouraging; disheartening. Opposite of encouraging.
Syn. -- intimidating. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Incapable of being daunted; undaunted; bold; fearless; intrepid. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dauntless he rose, and to the fight returned. Dryden.

-- Daunt"less*ly, adv. -- Daunt"less*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. resolute courageousness.
Syn. -- intrepidity. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ F. dauphin, prop., a dolphin, from L. delphinus. See Dolphin. The name was given, for some reason unexplained, to Guigo, count of Vienne, in the 12th century, and was borne by succeeding counts of Vienne. In 1349, Dauphiny was bequeathed to Philippe de Valois, king of France, on condition that the heir of the crown should always hold the title of Dauphin de Viennois. ] The title of the eldest son of the king of France, and heir to the crown. Since the revolution of 1830, the title has been discontinued.

{ or , n. The title of the wife of the dauphin. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ D. ] (Zool.) The striped quagga, or Burchell's zebra, of South Africa (Asinus Burchellii); -- called also peechi, or peetsi. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. goddohtor. ] A female for whom one becomes sponsor at baptism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. grand'tante. ] The aunt of one's father or mother. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The daughter of one's son or daughter. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Great, 10. ] A daughter of one's grandson or granddaughter. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From the town Ladau in Germany; cf. F. landau. See Land, Island. ] A four-wheeled covered vehicle, the top of which is divided into two sections which can be let down, or thrown back, in such a manner as to make an open carriage. [ Written also landaw. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. landaulet, dim, of landau. See Landau. ] A small landau. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A wasp of the family Sphegidae (Sphecidae) which builds a nest of mud and stores insects and spiders in it; a digger-wasp. [ PJC ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. myda^n to be clammy or damp. ] (Zool.) The teledu. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. steópdohtor. ] A daughter of one's wife or husband by a former marriage. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Incapable of being daunted; intrepid; fearless; indomitable. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not daunted; not subdued or depressed by fear. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Bold; fearless; brave; courageous; intrepid. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Un*daunt"ed*ly, adv. -- Un*daunt"ed*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]