In the land of the lion and sun, or, modern Persia

by C. J. Wills

Danah (dahanah).—A curb-ring bit.

Dar (dār).—A gallows, the execution pole.

Delak (dallāk).—A barber, a bath attendant.

Delleh.—A kind of weasel (? Mustela sarmatica).

Deyeereh (dayyīrah).—A tambourine.

Dilgoosha (dil-ku-shāy).—“Heartsease,” name of a garden at Shiraz.

Dolma (dūlmah).—A kind of sweet or flavoured pudding of rice or meat.

Doogh (dogh).—Buttermilk, curds and water.

Dozd (duzd).—A thief.

Dozd gah (duzd-gāh).—A place of thieves.