*dani*

a. [ See Dane. ] Belonging to the Danes, or to their language or country. -- n. The language of the Danes. [ 1913 Webster ]

Danish dog (Zool.), one of a large and powerful breed of dogs reared in Denmark; -- called also great Dane. See Illustration in Appendix. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A descendant of Dan; an Israelite of the tribe of Dan. Judges xiii. 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. [ So called in remembrance of the prophecy in Gen. xlix. 17, “Dan shall be a serpent by the way, ” etc. ] One of a secret association of Mormons, bound by an oath to obey the heads of the church in all things. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n.[ From L. Dardania, poetic name of Troy. ] Trojan. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. A silk fabric, with a woven pattern of sprigs of flowers. [ Written also jamdanee. ] Balfour (Cyc. of India). [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. Of or pertaining to Jordan{ 1 }; as, Jordanian archeological sites. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Jordan; as, Jordanian palace guards. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A native or inhabitant of Jordan. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ From Laudanum. ] (Chem.) A white organic base, resembling morphine, and obtained from certain varieties of opium. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) Any species of marine annelids of the genus Maldane, or family Maldanidae. They have a slender, round body, and make tubes in the sand or mud. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } prop. n. The religion, or doctrines and precepts, of Mohammed, contained in the Koran; Islamism; Islam. The term Islam is preferred by most Moslems, and some find the term Mohammedanism to be offensive, as they worship Allah, not Mohammed. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

{ } prop. v. t. To make conformable to the principles, or customs and rites, of Islam. [ Written also Mahometanize. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Mohammedanism; Islam. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Worldliness. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; back + &unr_; comely. ] (Zool.) Any one of several species of sharks of the family Notidanidae, or Hexanchidae. Called also cow sharks. See Shark. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A tasteless white crystalline substance, extracted from the roots of the sulphurwort (Peucedanum), masterwort (Imperatoria), and other related plants; -- called also imperatorin. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; the rose. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid (commonly called sulphocyanic acid) which frms a red color with ferric salts. [ Obsoles. ] [ 1913 Webster ]