dac|tyl

dac|tyl
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 three syllables consisting of one long syllable followed by two short syllables. Example: “Ārmăv/ūmqŭe că/nō.”
3. Zoology. a finger or toe.
╂[< Latin dactylus < Greek dáktylos finger, dactyl. See etym. of doublet date2. (Cf. ↑date)]

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  • 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|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·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

  • ar|ti|o|dac|tyl — or ar|ti|o|dac|tyle «AHR tee oh DAK tuhl», noun, adjective. –n. any animal of an order of hoofed quadruped mammals with an even number of toes, usually two or sometimes four, on each foot. Swine, camels, deer, sheep, cattle, and many other… …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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

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