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pleasantness comfort Dyddanwr Dyddanydd
a segregating Dydoliaeth, n. segregation Dydolwr, n. separator, a divider Dydoni, v. to pare a surface Dydori, v. to break Dydreiddio, v. to penetrate Dydrëu, v. to bore, to pierce Dydrwyno, v. to follow a scent Dydwyllo, v. to deceive Dydwytho, v. to make elastic Dydynu, v. to attract Dydd, n. a day; day-time, Four divisions: bore, morning; anterth, forenoon; nawn, noon; echŵydd, evening Dyddâd, n. a becoming day Dyddamwain, n. a casualty Dyddan, a. alluring, amusing Dyddan-gar, a. diverting Dyddaniad, n. a diverting Dyddanol, a. tending to allure Dyddanu, v. to divert, to amuse Dyddanweh, n. diversion; pleasantness; comfort Dyddanwr, Dyddanydd, a comforter, a consoler; a diverter Dyddarbod, n. providence Dyddarfod, v. not to be ending Dyddarnu, v. to cut in pieces Dyddâu, v. to become day Dyddawed, v. to come Dyddawr, n. a being concerted Dyddeisyf, v. to implore Dyddelu, v. to come Dyddelwi, v. to be as an image Dyddenu, v. to entice Dyddestlu, v. to decorate Dyddfiad, n. a growing pale Dyddfu, v. to grow pale Dyddiad, n. a dating, a date Dyddiadur, n. diary, journal Dyddiant, n. fixing a day Dyddio, v. to become day; to date Dyddigio, v. to irritate Dyddiol, a. daily, diurnal Dyddlyfr, n. an almanac Dyddisgyn, v. to descend Dyddiwr, days-man Dyddolwch, n. worship Dyddon, n. a blank: a. blank Dyddonio, v. to endow Dyddordeb, n. concern Dyddori, v. to be concerned Dyddoriad, n. a caring for Dyddoriant, n. concern, care Dyddosbarthu, v. to analyse Dyddwyn, v. to bear; to convey Dyddwyrain, v. to rise Dyddwyre, v. to ascend Dyddwyso, v. to condense Dyddyfnu, v. to absorb Dyddyfru, v. to water Dyddygyd, v. to convey, to bear Dyddym, n. a mere nothing Dyddamgyrchu, v. to congregate Dyddymant, n. annihilation Dyddymol, a. annihilating Dyddymu, v. to annihilate Dyddyrchafu, v. to elevate Dyddyrchu, v. to rise Dyeithrad, n. estrangement Dyeithr, n. a stranger: a. excepted; strange: conj.
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards

payable cuenta deudora debit
de documentos a cobrar , records of bills collectable ; libro de documentos a pagar , record of bills payable ; cuenta deudora , debit account ; cuenta acreedora , credit account ; cuenta de mercancías , bill of goods ; cuenta de pérdidas y ganancias , profit and loss account ; cerrar una cuenta , to close an account ; liquidar , to settle (an account) ; saldo a favor , a balance in favor ; saldo en contra , a balance against ; partida , item , entry ; pasar al mayor , to transfer to the ledger ; tenedor de libros , bookkeeper ; cajero , cashier ; debe , debit ; haber , credit ; activo , assets ; pasivo , liabilities ; entrada , cash receipts ; salida , expenditure ; a cargo de , charged to ; a favor de , credited to ; partida doble , double entry ; a prorrata , pro rata .
— from Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader by Ernesto Nelson

parus chez DDB Desclée
La gourmandise du tapir (avec Vincent de Gaulejac, 1996), parus chez DDB (Desclée de Brouwer).
— from Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas by Marie Lebert

petit Cosaque du Don
C’était comme un petit Cosaque du Don qui sautait sur sa propre tombe.
— from The Possessed (The Devils) by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

primitive Christian doctrines descending
Indeed Fabré Palaprat, Grand Master of the Ordre du Temple in 1804, who in his book on the Templars repeats the story contained in the Lévitikon and the Manuel des Chevaliers du Temple , whilst making the same profession of "primitive Christian" doctrines descending from St. John through Theoclet and Hugues de Payens to the Order over which he presides, goes on to say that the secret doctrine of the Templars "was essentially contrary to the canons of the Church of Rome and that it is principally to this fact that one must attribute the persecution of which history has preserved the memory."
— from Secret Societies And Subversive Movements by Nesta Helen Webster

plain clear distinct definite
obvious &c. (manifest) 525; plain, clear, distinct, definite; well defined, well marked; in focus; recognizable, palpable, autoptical[obs3]; glaring, staring, conspicuous; stereoscopic; in bold, in strong relief. periscopic[obs3], panoramic.
— from Roget's Thesaurus by Peter Mark Roget

plus court des doigts
pouce , m. , le plus gros et plus court des doigts de la main; mesure de longueur, la 12 e partie d'un pied.
— from French Conversation and Composition by Harry Vincent Wann

paternal clime declare Dim
His lineage and paternal clime declare: Dim through the eclipse of fate, the rays divine Of sovereign state with faded splendour shine.
— from The Odyssey by Homer

perſonne cō dui de
Vna famiglia de x perſonne cō dui de queſte ſe manteneno fruando octo giorni luna et octo giorni La alt a ꝓ Lo vino ꝓ che ſe altramenti faceſſeno Se ſecharebenno et durano cento anny.
— from The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 33, 1519-1522 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the Catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century by Antonio Pigafetta

Photo courtesy David D
(Photo courtesy David D. Duncan) Crash crew at Khe Sanh pours foam on a burning CH-46 helicopter following an enemy artillery attack.
— from The Battle for Khe Sanh by Moyers S. Shore

Panama Copenhagen Denmark Dakar
@Atlantic Ocean:Transportation Ports and harbors: Alexandria (Egypt), Algiers (Algeria), Antwerp (Belgium), Barcelona (Spain), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Casablanca (Morocco), Colon (Panama), Copenhagen (Denmark), Dakar (Senegal), Gdansk (Poland), Hamburg (Germany), Helsinki (Finland), Las Palmas (Canary Islands, Spain), Le Havre (France), Lisbon (Portugal), London (UK), Marseille (France), Montevideo (Uruguay), Montreal (Canada), Naples (Italy), New Orleans (US), New York (US), Oran (Algeria), Oslo (Norway), Peiraiefs or Piraeus (Greece), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Rotterdam (Netherlands), Saint Petersburg (Russia), Stockholm (Sweden)
— from The 2000 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Pernelle Cleante Damis Dorine
Final Scene Police Officer, Tartuffe, Valere, Orgon, Elmire, Mariane, Madame Pernelle, Cleante, Damis, Dorine Tartuffe [ stopping Orgon ].
— from Tartuffe; Or, The Hypocrite by Molière

percolate clarify defecate depurate
ANT: Rarify, dissipate, refine, attenuate, clear, purify, strain, percolate, clarify, defecate, depurate, brighten, lighten, open, filtrate, diminish, separate, reduce, narrow, contract, liberate, free, extricate, unravel, disentangle, loosen.
— from A Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms or, Synonyms and Words of Opposite Meaning by Samuel Fallows

power craft demanded Darrin
"Great Scott, don't those fellows know that a sailboat has the right of way over a power craft?" demanded Darrin suddenly.
— from Dave Darrin's First Year at Annapolis Two Plebe Midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock

parties called Dideoos de
"Wen we were young we uster hev parties called "Dideoos", de banjo would play en den de girls would line up on one side of de cabin en de boys on de tother side while the folks war a clappin en er playing why de boys en girls wuld choose dar parrners den weuns sing: "Ole Brer Rabbit, Shake it, shake it, How I love you, Shake it, shake it.
— from Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Kentucky Narratives by United States. Work Projects Administration

P Comings David Dimond
No history of American education will be complete which does not portray the earnest and valuable labors, in numerous other collegiate institutions East, West, North, and South, of a long roll of Dartmouth alumni; among them, beside many others, already noticed, Joseph Dana, James Dean, Josiah Noyes, Frederick Hall, George T. Chapman, James Hadley, Rufus W. Bailey, Benjamin F. Farnsworth, George Bush, Cyrus P. Grosvenor, Oramel S. Hinckley, Samuel Hurd, Caleb S. Henry, John Kendrick, Charles D. Cleaveland, Leonard Marsh, Forrest Shepherd, Charles B. Dana, Nathaniel S. Folsom, Jarvis Gregg, Milo P. Jewett, Diarca H. Allen, Kendrick Metcalf, Jacob H. Quimby, John B. Niles, Daniel F. Richardson, Amos Brown, Calvin Tracy, John C. Webster, Edmund Q. S. Waldron, Augustus Everett, Erastus Everett, Jonas De F. Richards, Abner H. Brown, Henry L. Bullen, George P. Comings, David Dimond, Charles H. Churchill, Amos B. Goodhue, Joshua J. Blaisdell, Artemas W. Sawyer, Mark Bailey, Gideon Draper, Joseph O. Hudnut, Henry E. J. Boardman, Charles S. Farrar, Nathan S. Lincoln, John Ordronaux, John M. Hayes, Daniel Putnam, Martin H. Fisk, Isaac A. Parker, Ephraim March, William E. Barnard, Ambrose W. Clarke, Amos N. Currier, Richard C. Stanley, Albert
— from The History of Dartmouth College by Baxter Perry Smith

pleasure conquer d deep
then swords, and knives, Poison, guns, halters, and envenom'd steel Are laid before me to despatch myself; And long ere this I should have slain myself, Had not sweet pleasure conquer'd deep despair.
— from The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus From the Quarto of 1604 by Christopher Marlowe


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