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Dowager, *. Bantrach, bhan-tighearna, bean-chomh-
arba.
Dowdy, s. Sgumrag, sgleòid.
Dowdy, ad/. Sgumragach, sgleòideach, slaopacli,
ròbach.
Dower, \ a ]. That which the wife bringeth to
DowERY, J her husband in marriage : tochar, tocli-
radh. 2. that whicli the widow possesses : dubhar-
aidh, cuibhrionn bantraich. 3. the gifts of a hus-
band for a wife : dubharaidli, tiodlilac. 4. endow-
ment, gift : tiodhlac.
Dowered, ad/. Air a tochradh.
DowERLESs, adj. Gun tocliradh, gun dubharaidh.
Dowlas, s. Anart asgairt.
Down, s. 1. Soft feathers : cleit, cleitean, clòimh-
each, clòimh-gliargacli. 2. any thing that soothes
or mollifies : fear-toirt fois. 3. soft wool, or ten-
der hair : mìn-chlòimh, mln-fhalt. 4. a large open
plain : raon, magh, còmhnard.
Down, adj. 1. Downright, plain: direach, as an
aodann. 2. dejected : airtnealach, fuidh sprochd.
Down, prep. Sios, le, leis, le bruthach, le leatliad.
Down, adv. 1. On the ground ; from the height at
which any thing was to a lower situation : sios,
air làr. 2. tending downwards to the ground :
sios. 3. from former to latter times : a nuas. 4.
out of sight, below the horizon : air luidhe, as an
t-sealladh. 5. to a total subjection : sios. 6. in-
to disgrace : sios. 7. down in the mouth : airtneal-
ach, neo-shunndach.
Down, mterj. Sios.
Down, r.a. Cuir sios, ciosnaich, ceannsaich, cuir fuidhe.
Down-bed, s. Leab'-iteag.
Downcast, adj. Airtnealach, trom, dubhach, smuair-
eanach.
Downed, ad/. Clòimheach, cleiteach.
DowNFAL, s, 1. Ruin, calamity, fall from rank, or
state : tuiteam, leagadh, isleachadh. 2. a sudden
fall : grad-leagadh. S. destruction of fabrics : tuit-
eam, leagadh gu làr.
Downfallen, ad/. Leagta, sgriosta, millte, air tuit-
eam sios.
Downhill, s. Leacainn, leathad.
DowNHiLLL, ad/. Mi-chorrach.
Downright, adj. 1. Plain, open : soilleir, fosgailte,
saor, direach. 2. directly, tending to the point,
artless : direach, calg-dhlreach, neo-chealgach,
treibhdhireach. 3. unceremonious : direach, saor.
4. plain, without palliation : foUuiseach, soilleir, as
an aodann.
Downright, adj. 1. Straight, or right : calg-dhir-
each. 2. in plain terms, without ceremony : calg-
dhireach, as an aodann. 3. completely, without
stopping short : gu buileach, gun stad.
DowNsiTTiNG, s. Suidhe sios.
Downtrodden, adj. Saltraichte.
Downward, ) adv. Sios, a bhàn, le bruthach, a
Downwards, j iiuas.
Downward, ad/. 1. Moving on a declivity: a' dol
le bruthach, a' tèarnadh. 2. declivous, bending :
aomachdail, a' cromadh. 3. depressed, dejected :
smuaireauach.
Downy, adj. 1. Covered with down, or made of
down : clòimheach, clùmhach, cleiteach. 2. soft,
tender, soothing : bog, maoth, caomh.
DowsT, s. Pailleart.
DoxoLOGY, s. Dòigh molaidh Dhe.
Doxy, s. Striopach, siursach, aigeannach.
Dose, v. a. et n. 1. Stupify, dull : dean trom, dean
codalach. 2. slumber, sleep lightly: dean dùsal
codail, bi 'n a d' chlò-codail.
Dozen, s. Dusan, a dhà dheug.
Dozing, *. Dùsal codail, lunndalreachd.
Dozy, adj. Codalach, codaltach.
Drab, «. 1. A whore : siursach, striopach, stràbaid.
2. a slut : mosag, gi-odag, caile bhreun, dràbag.
Drabbing, s. Siùrsachd.
Drachm, s. 1. An old Greek coin : scan chùinn-
eadh Greugach. 2. the eighth part of an ounce :
an t-ochdanih cuid de 'n unnsa.
Draff, s. Treasg, cnàmhag, dèasgadh, dèasgann,
dràbhag.
Draffish, Ì 7- t> ^i u I
Draffy, j '"^- Drabhagach.
Drag, v. a. et n. 1. Draw heavily along: slaod,
tarrruing. 2. draw contemptuously along as a
thing unworthy to be carried : slaod. 3. pull a-
bout with violence and ignominy : tarruing, slaod,
spion. 4. hang so low as to trail upon the ground :
bi n a d' shiaod.
Drag, s. 1. A net drawn along the bottom of the
water : llon-tarruing, tarruing. 2. an instrument
with hooks to catch hold of things under water :
greimiche. 3. a kind of car drawn by the hand :
slaod, cam.
Draggle, v. a. et n. 1. Make dirty by dragging on
the ground : luidir, salaich, slaod troimh 'n pholl.
2. grow dirty by being drawn along the ground :
bi labanach, bi salach le poll, bi drabhasach.
Dragnet, s. Tarruing, lion-tarruing, llon-sgriob-
aidh.
Dragon, s. 1. A kind of winged serpent: dragon,
nathair-sgiathach. 2. a fierce, violent man, or wo-
man : duine borb, fear nimheil.
Dragonet, s. Dragon beag.
Dragon fly, s. Tarbh-nathrach.
Dragonlike, adj. Fiadhaich, borb, nimheil.
Dragoon, s. Saighdear eachraidh.
Dragoon, v. a. Thoir thairis do mhèinn an airm.
Drail, v. a. et n. See Draggle.
Drain, v. a. 1. Draw off gradually : traogh, tarr-
uing, tiormaich. 2. make quite dry : tiormaich.
Drain, s. Guitear, clais.
Drake, s. Kàc, tunnag fhirionn.
Dram, s. 1. In weight the eighth part of an ounce :
dram, an t-ochdamh cuid de 'n unnsa. 2. such a
quantity of distilled spirits as is usually drank at
once : dram. 3. spirits, distilled liquors : dram.
Dram, v. n. ÒI dram.
Dram-drinker, s. Fear teòma air an drùdhaig.
Drama, s. Cluich, dàn-chluiche.
Dramatic, ^ a^'. Cluicheach, a bhuineas do dhàn-
Dramatical, J chluich.
Dramatically, adv. See Dramatic.
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