DAYTIME
Day"time`, n.
Defn: The time during which there is daylight, as distinguished from the night.
DAYWOMAN
Day"wom`an, n.
Defn: A dairymaid. [Obs.]
DAZE Daze, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dazed; p. pr. & vb. n. Dazing.] Etym: [OE. dasen, prob. from Icel. dasask to become weary, a reflexive verb; cf. Sw. dasa to lie idle, and OD. daesen to be foolish, insane, daes, dwaes, D. dwaas, foolish, insane, AS. dw, dysig, stupid. Dizzy, Doze.]
Defn: To stupefy with excess of light; with a blow, with cold, or with fear; to confuse; to benumb. While flashing beams do daze his feeble eyen. Spenser. Such souls, Whose sudden visitations daze the world. Sir H. Taylor. He comes out of the room in a dazed state, that is an odd though a sufficient substitute for interest. Dickens.
DAZE
Daze, n.
1. The state of being dazed; as, he was in a daze. [Colloq.]
2. (Mining)
Defn: A glittering stone.