Webster 1913 directory
Historical records beginning with D
Each result is one exact historical sense, not a claim about modern etymological consensus.
24 released Webster 1913 records begin with D.
Date
[Cf. F. dater. See 2d Date.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounDesign
[Cf. dessein, dessin.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounDistrict
[LL. districtus district, fr. L. districtus, p. p. of distringere: cf. F. district. See Distrain.]
Webster 1913 exact recordverbDrop
[OE. droppen, AS. dropan, v. i. See Drop, n.]
Webster 1913 exact recordadjectiveDouble
[OE. doble, duble, double, OF. doble, duble, double, F. double, fr. L. duplus, fr. the root of duo two, and perh. that of plenus full; akin to Gr. diplo`os double. See Two, and Full, and cf. Diploma, Duple.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounDance
[F. danse, of German origin. See Dance, v. i.]
Webster 1913 exact recordverbDrink
[AS. drincan; akin to OS. drinkan, D. drinken, G. trinken, Icel. drekka, Sw. dricka, Dan. drikke, Goth. drigkan. Cf. Drench, Drunken, Drown.]
Webster 1913 exact recordadjectiveDirect
[L. directus, p. p. of dirigere to direct: cf. F. direct. See Dress, and cf. Dirge.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounDamage
[OF. damage, domage, F. dommage, fr. assumed LL. damnaticum, from L. damnum damage. See Damn.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounDoubt
[OE. dute, doute, F. doute, fr. douter to doubt. See Doubt, v. i.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounDrug
[F. drogue, prob. fr. D. droog; akin to E. dry; thus orig., dry substance, hers, plants, or wares. See Dry.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounDivision
[F. division, L. divisio, from dividere. See Divide.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounDistance
[F. distance, L. distantia.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounDemand
[F. demande, fr. demander. See Demand, v. t.]
Webster 1913 exact recordadjectiveDangerous
[OE., haughty, difficult, dangerous, fr. OF. dangereus, F. dangereux. See Danger.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounDescription
[F. description, L. descriptio. See Describe.]
Webster 1913 exact recordadjectiveDomestic
[L. domesticus, fr. domus use: cf. F. domestique. See 1st Dome.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounDevice
[OE. devis, devise, will, intention, opinion, invention, fr. F. devis architect's plan and estimates (in OF., division, plan, wish), devise device (in sense 3), in OF. also, division, wish, last will, fr. deviser. See Devise, v. t., and cf. Devise, n.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounDrama
[L. drama, Gr. dra^ma, fr. dra^n to do, act; cf. Lith. daryti.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounDistribution
[L. distributio: cf. F. distribution.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounDraft
[The same word as draught. OE. draught, draht, fr. AS. dragan to draw. See Draw, and cf. Draught.]
Webster 1913 exact recordadjectiveDrunk
[OE. dronke, drunke, dronken, drunken, AS. druncen. Orig. the same as drunken, p. p. of drink. See Drink.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounDollar
[D. daalder, LG. dahler, G. thaler, an abbreviation of Joachimsthaler, i. e., a piece of money first coined, about the year 1518, in the valley (G. thal) of St. Joachim, in Bohemia. See Dale.]
Webster 1913 exact recordverbDeserve
[OF. deservir, desservir, to merit, L. deservire to serve zealously, be devoted to; de- + servire to serve. See Serve.]
Webster 1913 exact recordWhat this answer proves
One named sense in one historical dictionary edition.
The answer reports the selected headword, part of speech, etymology, definition, and source locator as transcribed in the cross-verified 1913 record.