Defn: See Dasewe [Obs.] Chaucer.
DASYMETER
Da*sym"e*ter, n. Etym: [Gr. rough, thick + -meter.] (Physics)
Defn: An instrument for testing the density of gases, consisting of a thin glass globe, which is weighed in the gas or gases, and then in an atmosphere of known density.
DASYPAEDAL
Das`y*pæ"dal, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Dasypædic.
DASYPAEDES Das`y*pæ"des, n. pl. Etym: [NL., from Gr. hairy, shaggy + , , a child.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Those birds whose young are covered with down when hatched.
DASYPAEDIC
Das`y*pæ"dic, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Pertaining to the Dasypædes; ptilopædic.
DASYURE
Das"y*ure, n. Etym: [Gr. thick, shaggy + tail: cf. F. dasyure.]
(Zoöl.)