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dariole [dariole 词源字典]: "(In French cooking) a small, flowerpot-shaped mould in which an individual sweet or savoury dish is cooked and served", Late Middle English: from Old French.[dariole etymology, dariole origin, 英语词源]
disembogue: "(Of a river or stream) emerge or be discharged in quantity; pour out", Late 16th century: from Spanish desembocar, from des- (expressing reversal) + embocar 'run into a creek or strait' (based on boca 'mouth').
Della Cruscan: "Relating to or denoting a late 18th-century school of English poets with an artificial style modelled on that of purist Italian writers", Named after the Academy della Crusca in Florence (from Italian della Crusca 'of the bran', with reference to ‘sifting’ of the language).
disafforest: "another term for deforest", Late Middle English (in sense 2): from Anglo-Latin disafforestare.
doryphore: "A pedantic and annoyingly persistent critic", 1950s (introduced by Sir Harold Nicolson): from French, literally 'Colorado beetle', from Greek doruphoros 'spear carrier'.
dotish: "Stupid or silly", Early 16th century: from obsolete dote 'folly' + -ish¹.
douceur: "A financial inducement; a bribe", French, literally 'sweetness'.
draff: "Dregs or refuse", Middle English: perhaps from an unrecorded Old English word related to German Treber, Träber 'husks, grains', and perhaps also to drivel.
dumbsize: "(Of a company) reduce staff numbers to levels so low that work can no longer be carried out effectively", 1990s: humorously, on the pattern of downsize.
distrain: "Seize (someone’s property) in order to obtain payment of rent or other money owed", Middle English: from Old French destreindre, from Latin distringere 'stretch apart', from dis- 'apart' + stringere 'tighten'.
determinable: "Able to be definitely decided or ascertained", Late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin determinabilis 'finite', from the verb determinare (see determine).
depilate: "Remove the hair from", Mid 16th century (earlier ( late Middle English) as depilation): from Latin depilat- 'stripped of hair', from the verb depilare, from de- (expressing removal) + pilare (from pilus 'hair').
desiccant: "A hygroscopic substance used as a drying agent", Late 17th century: from Latin desiccant- 'making thoroughly dry', from the verb desiccare.
dextral: "Of or on the right side or the right hand (the opposite of sinistral)", Mid 17th century: from medieval Latin dextralis, from Latin dextra 'the right hand', from dexter 'on the right'.
dawning: "Dawn", Middle English: alteration of earlier dawing, from Old English dagian 'to dawn', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dagen and German tagen, also to day.
discommode: "Cause (someone) trouble or inconvenience", Early 18th century: from obsolete French discommoder, variant of incommoder (see incommode).
dorsum: "The dorsal part of an organism or structure", Late 18th century (denoting a long hill or ridge): from Latin, 'back'.
distichous: "(Of parts) arranged alternately in two opposite vertical rows", Mid 18th century: via Latin from Greek distikhos (see distich) + -ous.
duteous: "Dutiful", Late 16th century: from duty, on the pattern of words such as bounteous.
diarchy: "Government by two independent authorities (especially in India 1919–35)", Late 19th century: from di-¹ 'two' + Greek arkhia 'rule', on the pattern of monarchy.