David
['devɪd]
Definition
(noun.) (Old Testament) the 2nd king of the Israelites; as a young shepherd he fought Goliath (a giant Philistine warrior) and killed him by hitting him in the head with a stone flung from a sling; he united Israel with Jerusalem as its capital; many of the Psalms are attributed to David (circa 1000-962 BC).
(noun.) French neoclassical painter who actively supported the French Revolution (1748-1825).
(noun.) patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600).
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of David, of Bible fame, denotes divisions in domestic circles, and unsettled affairs, will tax heavily your nerve force.
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Examples
- And as this,' he added, after these magnanimous words, 'is not a fit scene for the boy--David, go to bed! Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Who told you I was called Carl David? Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- David Reed I would like to dedicate this etext to my mother who was a elementary school teacher for more years than I can remember. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- It is in the foregoing manner that the remarkable stereoscopic effect of Sir David Brewster's ghost is produced, a representation of which is given in the next page. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- That's knowing the obligations of a Alfred David, ain't it? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I think we appreciated the great figure of David in the grand square, and the sculptured group they call the Rape of the Sabines. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- If you quote David Hume at them, and say that reason itself is an irrational impulse they think you are indulging in a silly paradox. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- If Saul could have had you for his David, the evil spirit would have been exorcised without the aid of the harp. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- The Kaleidoscope invented by Sir David Brewster. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Miss Trotwood, David, pray come and see the Doctor. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Why, David has his harp, or flute, which comes to the same thing. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Introduction of Stereotyping in the United States by David Bruce. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- But we all have to learn it, David; some of us when we are young, some of us when we are old, some of us at all times of our lives. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- I'll take my world-without-end everlasting Alfred David that you warn't with him,' answered Riderhood. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I dare say I am a capricious fellow, David. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- The submarine next came into practical view during the American Civil War, when the Confederate government built several such vessels, known usually as Davids from their inventor. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- On the night of February 17, 1864, one of the Davids, the Hunley, blew up the steamship Housatonic in Charleston harbor. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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