Dastkhatt, signature.
Dastūrī, perquisites paid to servants by one who sells to their master.
Daulut-khāna, house of fortune.
Derā, a dwelling, a tent.
Devī, a goddess.
Dewālai, dewāl, or dewālaya, temple of idols.
Dewālī, an Hindū festival, celebrated on the day of the new moon of Kārtik; when the Hindūs, after bathing in the Ganges, perform a shraddhā, and at night worship Laksḥmī; the houses and streets are illuminated all night; and in Hindostan the night is universally spent in gaming.
Dhān, rice before it is separated from the husks.
Dhanuk, a bow, a bowman.
Dhobī, washerman.