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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary -- Volume DE

Drab, a. Of a color between gray and brown. -- n. A drab color.

Drab"ber (?), n. One who associates with drabs; a wencher. Massinger.

Drab"bet (?), n. A coarse linen fabric, or duck.

Drab"bish, a. Somewhat drab in color.

Drab"bish (?), a. Having the character of a drab or low wench. "The drabbish sorceress." Drant.

Drab"ble (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Drabbled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Drabbling (?).] [???.See Drab, Draff.] To draggle; to wet and befoul by draggling; as, to drabble a gown or cloak. Halliwell.

Drab"ble (?), v. i. To fish with a long line and rod; as, to drabble for barbels.

Drab"bler (?), n. (Naut.) A piece of canvas fastened by lacing to the bonnet of a sail, to give it a greater depth, or more drop.

Drab"ble-tail` (?), n. A draggle-tail; a slattern. Halliwell.

Dra·cæ"na (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? she-dragon.] (Bot.) A genus of liliaceous plants with woody stems and funnel-shaped flowers.

Dracæna Draco, the source of the dragon's blood of the Canaries, forms a tree, sometimes of gigantic size.

Dra"canth (?), n. A kind of gum; -- called also gum tragacanth, or tragacanth. See Tragacanth.

Drachm (?), n. [See Drachma.]

1. A drachma.

2. Same as Dram.

Drach"ma (?), n.; pl. E. Drachmas (#), L. Drachmæ (#). [L., fr. Gr. ?. See Dram.]


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