Chapter Dormant to Dredge-box of D by Soule's Synonymes

Drain, n. Sewer, channel, trench, ditch, water-course.

Drake, n. Male duck.

Drama, n.

1. Dramatic composition, play, theatrical piece, spectacle.

2. Dramatic literature.

3. Historic or cosmical pageant (series of events invested with dramatic unity).

4. The stage, dramatic representation, histrionic art.

Dramatis personæ. [L.] Characters (of the play), interlocutors (in the drama), personages of the drama.

Drape, v. a. Cover with drapery.

Drapery, n.

1. Hangings, tapestry.

2. Clothing, hanging garments (especially in statuary and painting).

Drastic, a. Powerful, active, efficacious.

Drastics, n. pl. (Med.) Powerful or active purgatives.

Draught, n.

1. Drawing, pulling.

2. Potion, drink, cup, dose, drench.

3. Current of air.

4. [Written also Draft.] Sketch, outline, delineation, design, rough sketch, rough copy.

5. Water drawn, floating depth (of a vessel).

Draughts, n. pl. Checkers.

Draw, v. a.

1. Pull, drag, haul, tug, pull along.