For I have done those follies, those mad mischiefs,
Would dare a woman.
Beau. & Fl.
To dare larks, to catch them by producing terror through to use of mirrors, scarlet cloth, a hawk, etc., so that they lie still till a net is thrown over them. Nares.
Dare, n. [See Dace.] (Zoöl.) A small fish; the dace.
Dare"-dev`il (?), n. A reckless fellow. Also used adjectively; as, dare-devil excitement.
A humorous dare-devil -- the very man
To suit my prpose.
Ld. Lytton.
Dare"-dev`il*try (?), n; pl. Dare-deviltries (&?;). Reckless mischief; the action of a dare-devil.
Dare"ful (?), a. Full of daring or of defiance; adventurous. [R.] Shak.
Dar"er (?), n. One who dares or defies.
{ Darg, Dargue (?) }, n. [Scot., contr. fr. day work.] A day's work; also, a fixed amount of work, whether more or less than that of a day. [Local, Eng. & Scot.]
Dar"ic (dr"k), n. [Gr. dareiko`s, of Persian origin.] 1. (Antiq.) (a) A gold coin of ancient Persia, weighing usually a little more than 128 grains, and bearing on one side the figure of an archer. (b) A silver coin of about 86 grains, having the figure of an archer, and hence, in modern times, called a daric.