Defn: Pertaining to the dichroscope, or to observations with it.
DICING
Di"cing, n.
1. An ornamenting in squares or cubes.
2. Gambling with dice. J. R. Green.
DICKCISSEL
Dick*cis"sel, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The American black-throated bunting (Spiza Americana).
DICKENS
Dick"ens, n. or interj. Etym: [Perh. a contr. of the dim. devilkins.]
Defn: The devil. [A vulgar euphemism.]
I can not tell what the dickens his name is. Shak.
DICKER
Dick"er, n. Etym: [Also daker, dakir; akin to Icel. dekr, Dan. deger,
G. decher; all prob. from LL. dacra, dacrum, the number ten, akin to
L. decuria a division consisting of ten, fr. decem ten. See Ten.]
1. The number or quantity of ten, particularly ten hides or skins; a dakir; as, a dicker of gloves. [Obs.] A dicker of cowhides. Heywood.