The dictionary of syr Thomas Eliot knyght
Elyot, Thomas, Sir, 1490?-1546.
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- DRachma, ae,
a poise or weyght, pon∣derynge .lx. where cornes, taken out of the myddes of the eare. Also a coyne of Athenes, signed with a bullocke.- Draco, nis
a dragon.- Draconarius,
a standerde bearer.- Dracones,
of Plinie be taken for old bran∣ches of vynes. also it is an herbe, which is otherwise called Pyretum, it bourneth and byteth the tongue, as welle the lease as the roote.- Draconites,
a precious stone, taken out of the heed of a dragon, whyle he lyueth.- Dracontium,
an herbe called dragons.- Dracunculus,
a lyttell dragon.- Dragma,
a grype or hande full.- Dracontia,
an herbe called dragons.- Drama, matis,
where in a comedy or inter∣lude, dyuers personages be broughte in, some abydyng, some departynge.- Drangiana,
a prouince in Asia the more.- Drepanum,
the name of a citie.- Dromedarius,
a beaste lyke to a camell, but of a wonderfull swiftenes.- Dromus,
the place where men do rounne horses.- Drupae,
a kynde of olyues.- Drusus,
the name of a Romayne, of ryght noble lynage, and eloquence: but he was proude and ambicious.- Dryas,
the propre name of a man of Thes∣saly, frende of Nestor.- Dryades,
were fairies of woddes.- Dryidae,
siue Druidae, were in the olde tyme religious, or rather superstitious persones in Fraunce, whiche vsed arte magike.- Drylon,
a ryuer of Dalmacie.- Drymodis,
afterwarde Pelasgus, is nowe called Archadie.- Dryos,
slyme growynge in okes.- Drypetae,
a kynde of olyues.
