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It is not only important, but, in a degree necessary, that the people of this country, should have an American Dictionary of the English language; for, although the body of the language is the same as in England, and it is desirable to perpetuate that sameness, yet some differences must exist. Language is the expression of ideas; and if the people of one country cannot preserve an identity of ideas, they cannot retain an identity of language. |
DRONE, n. [G., to tinkle, to shake, to tingle.]
DRONE, v.i.
The male of bees, esp. of the honeybee. It
gathers no honey. See Honeybee.
All with united force combine to drive One who lives on the labors of others; a
lazy, idle fellow; a sluggard.
By living as a drone,to be an unprofitable and unworthy member of so noble and learned a society. Burton. That which gives out a grave or monotonous
tone or dull sound; as:
A humming or deep murmuring
sound.
The monotonous drone of the wheel. Longfellow. A monotonous bass, as in a
pastoral composition.
To utter or make a low,
dull, monotonous, humming or murmuring sound.
Where the beetle wheels his droning flight. T. Gray. To love in idleness; to do nothing.
"Race of droning kings." Dryden. | ||||||||