Dais

  • 21dais — [13] Ultimately, dais and disc are the same word. Both came from Latin discus ‘quoit’, which by medieval times had come to mean ‘table’ (see DESK). Its Old French descendant was deis, which was borrowed into Middle English as deis. It died out in …

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  • 22dais — UK [ˈdeɪɪs] / US noun [countable] Word forms dais : singular dais plural daises a platform in a room that you stand on to make a speech …

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  • 23dais — [13] Ultimately, dais and disc are the same word. Both came from Latin discus ‘quoit’, which by medieval times had come to mean ‘table’ (see DESK). Its Old French descendant was deis, which was borrowed into Middle English as deis. It died out in …

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  • 24dais — /day is, duy , days/, n. a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc. [1225 75; ME deis < AF (OF dois) < L discus quoit; see DISCUS] * * * ▪ architecture  any raised platform in a room, used primarily&#8230; …

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  • 25dais — [[t]de͟ɪɪs[/t]] daises N COUNT A dais is a raised platform in a hall …

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  • 26dais — noun each speaker is allowed ten minutes on the dais Syn: platform, stage, podium, rostrum, stand; soapbox …

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  • 27Dais (Ronin Warriors) — Dais, the Dark Warlord of Illusion (known in YST as Gen Mashou, Illusion Demon General Rajura), is the oldest of the Four Dark Warlords. His Illusion armor is infused with the virtue Nin (lit. To endure; in this context, it may mean something&#8230; …

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  • 28Dais (Antarktis) — Der Dais mit dem Vandasee im Osten und dem kleinen Don Juan See im Süden. Höhe 935&#160; …

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  • 29Dais cotinifolia — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) …

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  • 30Dais Col — (77°33′S 161°3′E / 77.55°S 161.05°E / 77.55; 161.05) is an ice free col at 600&#160;m, connecting the east edge of the Labyrinth and the west edge of the Dais, in Wright Valley, Victoria Land …

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