DANIEL
Dan"i*el, n.
Defn: A Hebrew prophet distinguished for sagacity and ripeness of judgment in youth; hence, a sagacious and upright judge. A Daniel come to judgment. Shak.
DANISH
Dan"ish, a. Etym: [See Dane.]
Defn: Belonging to the Danes, or to their language or country.
— n.
Defn: The language of the Danes. Danish dog (Zoöl.), one of a large and powerful breed of dogs reared in Denmark; — called also great Dane. See Illustration in Appendix.
DANITE
Dan"ite, n.
1. A descendant of Dan; an Israelite of the tribe of Dan. Judges xiii. 2.
2. Etym: [So called in remembrance of the prophecy in Gen. xlix. 17, "Dan shall be a serpent by the way," etc.]
Defn: One of a secret association of Mormons, bound by an oath to obey the heads of the church in all things. [U. S.]
DANK Dank, a. Etym: [Cf. dial, Sw. dank a moist place in a field, Icel. dökk pit, pool; possibly akin to E. damp or to daggle dew.]