Damning
(Damn"ing) a. That damns; damnable; as, damning evidence of guilt.
Damningness
(Damn"ing*ness), n. Tendency to bring damnation. "The damningness of them [sins]."
Hammond.
damnum
(||dam"num) n. [L.] (law) Harm; detriment, either to character or property.
Damosel
(Dam"o*sel) Damosella
(Dam`o*sel"la ||Da`moi`selle") (da`mwä`zel"), n. See Damsel. [Archaic]
Damourite
(Dam"our*ite) n. [Ater the French chemist Damour.] (Min.) A kind of Muscovite, or potash
mica, containing water.
Damp
(Damp) n. [Akin to LG., D., & Dan. damp vapor, steam, fog, G. dampf, Icel. dampi, Sw. damb
dust, and to MNG. dimpfen to smoke, imp. dampf.]
1. Moisture; humidity; fog; fogginess; vapor.
Night . . . with black air
Accompanied, with damps and dreadful gloom.
Milton. 2. Dejection; depression; cloud of the mind.
Even now, while thus I stand blest in thy presence,
A secret damp of grief comes o'er my soul.
Addison.
It must have thrown a damp over your autumn excursion.
J. D. Forbes. 3. (Mining) A gaseous product, formed in coal mines, old wells, pints, etc.
Choke damp, a damp consisting principally of carbonic acid gas; — so called from its extinguishing
flame and animal life. See Carbonic acid, under Carbonic. — Damp sheet, a curtain in a mine gallery
to direct air currents and prevent accumulation of gas. — Fire damp, a damp consisting chiefly of light
carbureted hydrogen; — so called from its tendence to explode when mixed with atmospheric air and
brought into contact with flame.
Damp
(Damp) a. [Compar. Damper ; superl. Dampest.]
1. Being in a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist; humid.
O'erspread with a damp sweat and holy fear.
Dryden. 2. Dejected; depressed; sunk. [R.]
All these and more came flocking, but with looks
Downcast and damp.
Milton. Damp
(Damp), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Damped ; p. pr. & vb. n. Damping.] [OE. dampen to choke,
suffocate. See Damp, n.]
1. To render damp; to moisten; to make humid, or moderately wet; to dampen; as, to damp cloth.
2. To put out, as fire; to depress or deject; to deaden; to cloud; to check or restrain, as action or vigor; to
make dull; to weaken; to discourage. "To damp your tender hopes." Akenside.
Usury dulls and damps all industries, improvements, and new inventions, wherein money would be
