Dinornis
(||Di*nor"nis) n. [NL., fr. Gr. terrible + bird.] (Paleon.) A genus of extinct, ostrichlike birds of
gigantic size, which formerly inhabited New Zealand. See Moa. [Written also Deinornis.]
Dinosaur
(Di"no*saur Di`no*sau"ri*an) n. (Paleon.) One of the Dinosauria. [Written also deinosaur,
and deinosaurian.]
Dinosauria
(||Di`no*sau"ri*a) n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. terrible + lizard.] (Paleon.) An order of extinct mesozoic
reptiles, mostly of large size Notwithstanding their size, they present birdlike characters in the skeleton,
esp. in the pelvis and hind limbs. Some walked on their three-toed hind feet, thus producing the large
"bird tracks," so- called, of mesozoic sandstones; others were five-toed and quadrupedal. See Illust. of
Compsognathus, also Illustration of Dinosaur in Appendix.
Dinothere
(Di"no*there ||Di`no*the"ri*um) n. [NL. dinotherium, fr. Gr. deino`s terrible + qhri`on beast.]
(Paleon.) A large extinct proboscidean mammal from the miocene beds of Europe and Asia. It is remarkable
fora pair of tusks directed downward from the decurved apex of the lower jaw.
Dinoxide
(Din*ox"ide) n. (Chem.) Same as Dioxide.
Dinsome
(Din"some) a. Full of din. [Scot.] Burns.
Dint
(Dint) n. [OE. dint, dent, dunt, a blow, AS. dynt; akin to Icel. dyntr a dint, dynta to dint, and
perh. to L. fendere Cf. 1st Dent, Defend.]
1. A blow; a stroke. [Obs.] "Mortal dint." Milton. "Like thunder's dint." Fairfax.
2. The mark left by a blow; an indentation or impression made by violence; a dent. Dryden.
Every dint a sword had beaten in it [the shield].
Tennyson. 3. Force; power; — esp. in the phrase by dint of.
Now you weep; and, I perceive, you feel
The dint of pity.
Shak.
It was by dint of passing strength
That he moved the massy stone at length.
Sir W. Scott. Dint
(Dint), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dinted; p. pr. & vb. n. Dinting.] To make a mark or cavity on or in,
by a blow or by pressure; to dent. Donne. Tennyson.
Dinumeration
(Di*nu`mer*a"tion) n. [L. dinumeratio; di- = dis- + numerare to count, fr. numerus number.]
Enumeration. [Obs.] Bullokar.
Diocesan
(Di*oc"e*san) a. [LL. dioecesanus: cf. F. diocésain.] Of or pertaining to a diocese; as, diocesan
missions.
Diocesan
(Di*oc"e*san), n.
1. A bishop, viewed in relation to his diocese; as, the diocesan of New York.
2. pl. The clergy or the people of a diocese. Strype.
Diocese
(Di"o*cese) n.; pl. Dioceses [OE. diocise, OF. diocise, F. diocése, L. dioecesis, fr. Gr. housekeeping,
administration, a province, a diocese, fr. to keep house, manage; dia` through + to manage a household,
a house. See Economy.] (Eccl.) The circuit or extent of a bishop's jurisdiction; the district in which a
bishop exercises his ecclesiastical authority. [Frequently, but improperly, spelt diocess.]
Diocesener
(Di`o*ce"se*ner) n. One who belongs to a diocese. [Obs.] Bacon.
