DRY
Dry, v. i.
1. To grow dry; to become free from wetness, moisture, or juice; as, the road dries rapidly.
2. To evaporate wholly; to be exhaled; — said of moisture, or a liquid; — sometimes with up; as, the stream dries, or dries up.
3. To shrivel or wither; to lose vitality. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not pull it in again to him. I Kings xiii. 4.
DRYAD
Dry"ad, n. Etym: [L. dryas, pl. dryades, Gr. Tree.] (Class. Myth.)
Defn: A wood nymph; a nymph whose life was bound up with that of her tree.
DRYANDRA
Dry*an"dra, n. Etym: [NL. Named after J. Dryander.] (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of shrubs growing in Australia, having beautiful, hard, dry, evergreen leaves.
DRYAS
Dry"as, n.; pl. Dryades. Etym: [L. See Dryad.] (Class. Myth.)
Defn: A dryad.