Defn: of Day. Also adj.; as, dried apples.
DRIER
Dri"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, dries; that which may expel or absorb moisture; a desiccative; as, the sun and a northwesterly wind are great driers of the earth.
2. (Paint.)
Defn: Drying oil; a substance mingled with the oil used in oil painting to make it dry quickly.
DRIER; DRIEST
Dri"er, compar., Dri"est, superl.,
Defn: of Dry, a.
DRIFT
Drift, n. Etym: [From drive; akin to LG. & D. drift a driving, Icel.
drift snowdrift, Dan. drift, impulse, drove, herd, pasture, common,
G. trift pasturage, drove. See Drive.]
1. A driving; a violent movement. The dragon drew him [self] away with drift of his wings. King Alisaunder (1332).
2. The act or motion of drifting; the force which impels or drives; an overpowering influence or impulse. A bad man, being under the drift of any passion, will follow the impulse of it till something interpose. South.