Useful english dictionary. 2012.
dac·tyl·i·o·man·cy; — dac·tyl·i·on; dac·tyl·i·o·the·ca; dac·ty·lis; … English syllables
dac|tyl|i|cal|ly — «dak TIHL uh klee», adverb. with a dactylic rhythm: »“Ulutanua the isle of the sea,” read that verse dactylically and you get the beat (Robert Louis Stevenson) … Useful english dictionary
dac|tyl|ic — «dak TIHL ihk», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. consisting of dactyls: »Longfellow s attempt to transport classic dactylic hexameter into English (New Yorker). 2. of dactyls. –n. dactylic verse … Useful english dictionary
dac|tyl|i|og|ly|phy — «dak TIHL ee OG luh fee», noun. the art of engraving gems for rings and the like. ╂[< Greek daktylioglyphíā < dáktylios finger ring + glýphein carve] … Useful english dictionary
dac|tyl|i|og|ra|phy — «dak TIHL ee OG ruh fee», noun. the description or study of finger rings. ╂[< Greek dáktylios finger ring] … Useful english dictionary
dac|tyl|i|o|man|cy — «dak TIHL ee uh MAN see», noun. divination by means of a finger ring. ╂[< Greek dáktylios finger ring + manteíā divination] … Useful english dictionary
dac|tyl|o|gram — «dak TIHL uh gram», noun. = fingerprint. (Cf. ↑fingerprint) … Useful english dictionary
dac|tyl — «DAK tuhl», noun. 1. a foot in modern English verse having one accented syllable followed by two unaccented syllables. Example: “This´is the/ for´est pri/ me´val. The/ mur´mur ing/ pines´ and the/ hem´locks.” 2. a foot in classical verse having… … Useful english dictionary
-dac·tyl·ism; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… … English syllables
pe|ris|so|dac|tyl — or pe|ris|so|dac|tyle «puh RIHS uh DAK tuhl», noun, adjective. Zoology. –n. any one of a large order of quadruped mammals having an odd number of hoofed toes on each foot, the third being the largest and sometimes the only functional one. Horses … Useful english dictionary
