Dray"man (?), n.; pl. Draymen (&?;). A man who attends a dray.
Draz"el (?), n. [Cf. Dross, Drossel.] A slut; a vagabond wench. Same as Drossel. [Obs.] Hudibras.
Dread (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dreaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Dreading.] [AS. dr&?;dan, in comp.; akin to OS. drdan, OHG. trtan, both only in comp.] To fear in a great degree; to regard, or look forward to, with terrific apprehension.
When at length the moment dreaded through so many years came close, the dark cloud passed away from Johnson's mind.
Macaulay.
Dread, v. i. To be in dread, or great fear.
Dread not, neither be afraid of them.
Deut. i. 29.
Dread, n. 1. Great fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension of danger; anticipatory terror.
The secret dread of divine displeasure.
Tillotson.
The dread of something after death.
Shak.