Defn: A small drupe, as one of the pulpy grains of the blackberry.
DRUSE
Druse, n. Etym: [Cf. G. druse bonny, crystallized piece of ore,
Bohem. druza. Cf. Dross.] (Min.)
Defn: A cavity in a rock, having its interior surface studded with crystals and sometimes filled with water; a geode.
DRUSE
Druse, n.
Defn: One of a people and religious sect dwelling chiefly in the
Lebanon mountains of Syria.
The Druses separated from the Mohammedan Arabs in the 9th century.
Their characteristic dogma is the unity of God. Am. Cyc.
DRUSY; DRUSED
Dru"sy, Drused, a. (Min.)
Defn: Covered with a large number of minute crystals.
DRUXEY; DRUXY
Drux"ey, Drux"y, a. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.]
Defn: Having decayed spots or streaks of a whitish color; — said of timber. Weale.
DRY
Dry, a. [Compar. Drier; superl. Driest.] Etym: [OE. dru, druye, drie,
AS. dryge; akin to LG. dröge, D. droog, OHG. trucchan, G. trocken,
Icel. draugr a dry log. Cf. Drought, Drouth, 3d Drug.]