Dayspring
(Day"spring`) n. The beginning of the day, or first appearance of light; the dawn; hence, the
beginning. Milton.
The tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us.
Luke i. 78. Day-star
(Day"-star`) n.
1. The morning star; the star which ushers in the day.
A dark place, until the day dawn, and the day- star arise in your hearts.
2 Peter i. 19. 2. The sun, as the orb of day. [Poetic]
So sinks the day-star in the ocean bed,
And yet anon repairs his drooping head,
And tricks his beams,
and with new-spangled ore
Flames in the forehead of the morning sky.
Milton. Daytime
(Day"time`) n. The time during which there is daylight, as distinguished from the night.
Daywoman
(Day"wom`an) n. A dairymaid. [Obs.]
Daze
(Daze) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dazed (dazd); p. pr. & vb. n. Dazing.] [OE. dasen, prob. from Icel.
dasask to become weary, a reflexive verb; cf. Sw. dasa to lie idle, and OD. daesen to be foolish, insane,
daes, dwaes, D. dwaas, foolish, insane, AS. dw&aemacrs, dysig, stupid. &radic71. Cf. Dizzy, Doze.]
To stupefy with excess of light; with a blow, with cold, or with fear; to confuse; to benumb.
While flashing beams do daze his feeble eyen.
Spenser.
Such souls,
Whose sudden visitations daze the world.
Sir H. Taylor.
He comes out of the room in a dazed state, that is an odd though a sufficient substitute for interest.
Dickens. Daze
(Daze), n.
1. The state of being dazed; as, he was in a daze. [Colloq.]
2. (Mining) A glittering stone.
Dazzle
(Daz"zle) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dazzled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Dazzling ] [Freq. of daze.]
1. To overpower with light; to confuse the sight of by brilliance of light.
Those heavenly shapes
Will dazzle now the earthly, with their blaze
Insufferably bright.
Milton.
An unreflected light did never yet
Dazzle the vision feminine.
Sir H. Taylor. 2. To bewilder or surprise with brilliancy or display of any kind. "Dazzled and drove back his enemies."
Shak.
Dazzle
(Daz"zle), v. i.
1. To be overpoweringly or intensely bright; to excite admiration by brilliancy.
Ah, friend! to dazzle, let the vain design.
Pope.
