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Annual commemoration of Charles Darwin and science
Darwin Day is a celebration to commemorate the birthday of Charles Darwin on 12 February 1809. The day is used to highlight Darwin's contributions to science
Darwin_Day
Senior fellow at the Seattle-based Discovery Institute and intelligent design proponent
paragraphs). In both his 2007 book Darwin Day in America and in lectures, West presents his case for linking Darwin to the eugenics movement. Historian
John_G._West
English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)
Charles Robert Darwin (/ˈdɑːrwɪn/ DAR-win; 12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist, geologist, and biologist, widely known for his
Charles_Darwin
nicknamed the Darwin Industry, and his life is remembered in fiction, film and TV productions as well as in numerous biographies. Darwin Day has become an
Commemoration of Charles Darwin
Commemoration_of_Charles_Darwin
Theory of biological evolution
Darwinism is a term used to describe a theory of biological evolution developed by the English naturalist Charles Darwin (1809–1882) and his contemporaries
Darwinism
Capital city of Northern Territory, Australia
Darwin (/ˈdɑːrwɪn/ DAR-win; Larrakia: Garramilla) is the capital and largest city of the Northern Territory, Australia. The city had a population of 139
Darwin,_Northern_Territory
Holiday in the United States
Mother's Day is an annual holiday celebrated in the United States and, since 1914, in Canada on the second Sunday in May. Mother's Day recognizes mothers
Mother's_Day_(United_States)
Civic holiday in the US
Patriots' Day (Patriot's Day in Maine) is an annual event, formalized as a legal holiday or a special observance day in eight U.S. states, commemorating
Patriots'_Day
Anniversary of publication of On the Origin of Species, 24 November
Evolution Day is a celebration to commemorate the anniversary of the initial publication of On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin on 24 November 1859
Evolution_Day
Annual mathematical celebration on March 14
Pi Day is an annual celebration of the mathematical constant π {\displaystyle \pi } (pi) with events mostly in the United States. Pi Day is observed on
Pi_Day
Organization
Mexico, Freedom From Religion Foundation and NMSR intended to host a Darwin Day lecture series at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History in February
New Mexicans for Science and Reason
New_Mexicans_for_Science_and_Reason
Tradition observed in the US and Canada
Groundhog Day (Pennsylvania German: Grund'sau dåk, Grundsaudaag, Grundsow Dawg, Murmeltiertag; Canadian French: Journée de la marmotte; Lunenburg, Nova
Groundhog_Day
Uruguayan footballer (born 1999)
Darwin Gabriel Núñez Ribeiro (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdaɾwin ˈnuɲeθ]; born 24 June 1999) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker
Darwin_Núñez
2002–2008 British fraud case
John Darwin disappearance case involved British former teacher and prison officer John Darwin who faked his death to collect life insurance. Darwin turned
John Darwin disappearance case
John_Darwin_disappearance_case
(Holy Rood Day) (commemorates the finding and annual elevation of the cross used in the crucifixion of Jesus Christ to the people) Reformation Day All Saints'
Lists_of_holidays
American celebration
Women's Equality Day is celebrated in the United States on August 26 to commemorate the 1920 adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment (Amendment XIX) to the
Women's_Equality_Day
British geneticist, author, and broadcaster
London for Save the Rhino International. In 2012, he delivered the annual Darwin Day Lecture for Humanists UK. In 2019, he delivered the Humanists UK Voltaire
Adam_Rutherford
Children's game
Opposite Day is a make believe game usually played by children. Conceptually, Opposite Day is a holiday where things are said and done in an opposite
Opposite_Day
1942 Japanese attack on Australia in WWII
aircraft, in two separate raids, bombed the Australian town of Darwin, ships in Darwin Harbour and the town's two airfields in an attempt to prevent the
Bombing_of_Darwin
Public holiday in the Northern Territory, first Monday of August
number of male Darwin passengers fell off at various points along the line". The Harts Range Races in Central Australia are held each Picnic Day long weekend
Picnic Day (Australian holiday)
Picnic_Day_(Australian_holiday)
Book published in 1869
for Darwin is an 1864 book on evolutionary biology by the German biologist Fritz Müller, originally published in German under the title Für Darwin ("For
Facts and Arguments for Darwin
Facts_and_Arguments_for_Darwin
American tennis player (born 2007)
Darwin Blanch (born September 28, 2007) is an American professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 211 achieved on
Darwin_Blanch
American evolutionary psychologist (born 1981)
laypeople. In 2018, she was a speaker at Humanists UK's annual celebration of Darwin Day. In August 2020, she started a blog at Psychology Today, called How to
Diana_Fleischman
2008 studio album by the Low Anthem
Oh My God, Charlie Darwin is the third studio album by American band the Low Anthem. It was self-published on September 2, 2008, and reissued by Bella
Oh_My_God,_Charlie_Darwin
English physician (1731–1802)
Erasmus Robert Darwin (12 December 1731 – 18 April 1802) was an English physician. One of the key thinkers of the Midlands Enlightenment, he was also a
Erasmus_Darwin
American author and advocate of ecotheology and post-doom (born 1958)
included the Values Caucus at the United Nations, The Skeptics Society, the Darwin Day lecture at three universities, and TEDx in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in
Michael_Dowd
American indie folk band
booked the band and released a 7" single of "Charlie Darwin" coinciding with the celebration of Darwin Day. At Newport Folk Festival that year, Miller and
The_Low_Anthem
Charles Darwin's views on religion have been the subject of much interest and dispute. His pivotal work in the development of modern biology and evolution
Religious views of Charles Darwin
Religious_views_of_Charles_Darwin
Son of Charles and Emma Darwin (1839–1914)
William Erasmus Darwin (27 December 1839 – 8 September 1914) was the first-born son, and the eldest of all the children of Charles and Emma Darwin, and the subject
William_Erasmus_Darwin
Charles Darwin's education gave him a foundation in the doctrine of Creation prevalent throughout the Western world at the time, as well as knowledge of
Charles_Darwin's_education
Former holiday in the Commonwealth of Virginia
Lee–Jackson Day was a state holiday in the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia, commemorating Confederate commanders, Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. Its
Lee–Jackson_Day
Holiday celebrated on April 25
National DNA Day is a United States holiday celebrated on April 25. It commemorates the day in 1953 when James Watson, Francis Crick, Maurice Wilkins,
DNA_Day
History of the evolutionary theory
The inception of Darwin's theory occurred during an intensively busy period which began when Charles Darwin returned from the survey voyage of the Beagle
Inception_of_Darwin's_theory
American musician
and now with The Galapagos Mountain Boys, Baird has been a performer at Darwin Day events since 2002, drawing on his stable of tunes on evolution and natural
Stephen_Baird
Annual unofficial holiday
World Emoji Day is an annual unofficial holiday occurring on 17 July each year, intended to celebrate emoji; in the years since the earliest observance
World_Emoji_Day
Charitable organisation promoting secular humanism
prestigious annual events programme, including the Darwin Day Lecture (on themes connected with Darwin's work and humanism), the Rosalind Franklin Lecture
Humanists_UK
Organization
life and achievements of Charles Darwin and the scientific importance of evolution and joined the international Darwin Day with a few local events and a
Hungarian_Skeptic_Society
Informal commemorative holiday on May 4
Star Wars Day is an informal commemorative day observed annually on May 4 to celebrate the Star Wars media franchise created by filmmaker George Lucas
Star_Wars_Day
Commemoration in the United States
Women Veterans Day is observed on June 12 in the United States, a date chosen to mark the anniversary of the Women's Armed Services Integration Act. The
Women_Veterans_Day
English physicist and biologist (1916–2004)
science classroom." Crick was also an advocate for the establishment of Darwin Day as a British national holiday. During the 1960s, Crick became concerned
Francis_Crick
Publication of theory of natural selection
Charles Darwin formally presented his theory of evolution by natural selection in 1858, but it was fully published and explained in his book On the Origin
Publication of Darwin's theory
Publication_of_Darwin's_theory
State holiday in parts of the Southern US
Robert E. Lee Day is a state holiday observed on various dates in parts of the Southern US, commemorating the January 19 birthday of Confederate general
Robert_E._Lee_Day
United States observance
National Freedom Day is a United States observance on February 1 honoring the signing by President Abraham Lincoln of a joint House and Senate resolution
National_Freedom_Day
Group of pseudoscientific theories and societal practices
Social Darwinism, also referred to as social Spencerism, is a body of pseudoscientific theories and societal practices that claim to apply biological
Social_Darwinism
Cultural recognition month in the US
Nicaragua) which became the Federal Republic of Central America. The 30-day period also includes many dates of importance in the Hispanic community:
National Hispanic Heritage Month
National_Hispanic_Heritage_Month
Second month in the Julian and Gregorian calendars
Church) Inventors' Day (United States) National Foundation Day (Japan) Youth Day (Cameroon) February 12 Darwin Day (International) Georgia Day (Georgia (U.S
February
American annual observance on May 1
Loyalty Day is observed on May 1 in the United States, though not widely celebrated. It was proclaimed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower as a day for declaring
Loyalty_Day
Annual celebration of Black history
school board to set aside the afternoon of Douglass's birthday as Douglass Day to teach about his life and work in the city's segregated public schools
Black_History_Month
English evolutionary biologist, primatologist and broadcaster
Cheltenham Science Festival, Hay Literary Festival, UEA Live for Kids and the Darwin Day lecture at the Milner Centre (University of Bath). He also writes scientific
Ben_Garrod
There are many known portraits of Charles Darwin. Darwin came from a wealthy family and became a well-known naturalist and author, and portraits were made
Portraits_of_Charles_Darwin
October observance in the USA
German-American Day (German: Deutsch-Amerikanischer Tag) is a holiday in the United States, observed annually on October 6 under Pub. L. 100–104, 101 Stat
German-American_Day
British psychiatrist (1883–1972)
Ruth Frances Darwin CBE (20 August 1883 – 15 October 1972) was Commissioner of the Board of Control for Lunacy and Mental Deficiency and an advocate of
Ruth_Darwin
United States observance on freedom of religion
Religious Freedom Day commemorates the Virginia General Assembly's adoption of Thomas Jefferson's landmark Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom on January
National Religious Freedom Day
National_Religious_Freedom_Day
discussions which have continued to the present day. The letters also illuminate many aspects of Darwin and his biography: the development of his ideas;
Correspondence of Charles Darwin
Correspondence_of_Charles_Darwin
British theoretical physicist, author and broadcaster
Honorary Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering 2025 - Humanists UK Darwin Day Medal Al-Khalili lives in Southsea, Portsmouth, with his wife Julie. They
Jim_Al-Khalili
Annual American day recognizing Medal of Honor recipients
Medal of Honor Day is a United States federal observance that is celebrated every year on March 25. It was created to honor the "heroism and sacrifice
Medal_of_Honor_Day
Humanist holiday
Humanist Day. Darwin Day Human Rights Day HumanLight Solstice World Humanitarian Day "Humanists around the world celebrate World Humanist Day, 21 June
World_Humanist_Day
U.S. nonprofit organization
Star Mother's and Family's Day". On September 23, 2017, President Donald Trump proclaimed Gold Star Mother's and Family's Day. American Gold Star Manor
American_Gold_Star_Mothers
British evolutionary biologist
Andrew (3 February 2000). "London Review of Books". Data Guy: Charles Darwin. Vol. 22, no. 3. London Review of Books. Berry, Andrew (6 February 2003)
Andrew_Berry_(biologist)
American writer
Prosper". Jewish Forward. Klinghoffer, David (February 12, 2007). "Happy Darwin Day! Celebrating mankind's discovery of eugenics". The Daily Standard. Archived
David_Klinghoffer
Son of Charles Darwin (1850–1943)
Leonard Darwin FRGS (15 January 1850 – 26 March 1943) was an English politician, economist and eugenicist. He was a son of the naturalist Charles Darwin, and
Leonard_Darwin
Day of protest against consumerism
Nothing Day is a day of protest against consumerism. In North America, the United Kingdom, Finland and Sweden, Buy Nothing Day is held the day after U
Buy_Nothing_Day
Annual arts festival in Darwin, Northern Territory of Australia
Darwin Festival, founded as the Bougainvillea Festival in 1979 and named Festival of Darwin from 1996 to 2002, is an annual arts festival in Darwin,
Darwin_Festival
Grandson of Charles Darwin
the grandson of the naturalist Charles Darwin. Darwin was born in The Orchard, Cambridge, the son of Horace Darwin and his wife Ida (née Farrer), daughter
Erasmus_Darwin_IV
Annual celebration originating in the United States
Columbus Day, the American national holiday traditionally celebrated on October 12, now celebrated on the second Monday in October, and Leif Erikson day on
Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month
Italian-American_Heritage_and_Culture_Month
National observance in the United States
White Cane Safety Day is a national observance in the United States, celebrated annually on October 15 since 1964. The date is set aside to celebrate
White_Cane_Safety_Day
Insect museum at the University of California at Berkeley, United States
North America. The museum is open to the public twice per year (Cal Day and Darwin Day). The museum's origins date back to the 1880s, with the university's
Essig_Museum_of_Entomology
21st-century antitheist movement
the original on 5 June 2011. Stenger, Victor J. (12 February 2006). "Darwin Day Celebration: An International Celebration of Science and Humanity − "Supernatural
New_Atheism
American indie band
Darwin Deez is an American indie band from New York City signed to music label Lucky Number Music. The group's frontman, Darwin Deez (Darwin Merwan Smith)
Darwin_Deez
Observance in some Southern U.S. states
Confederate Memorial Day (called Confederate Heroes Day in Texas and Florida, and Confederate Decoration Day in Tennessee) is a holiday observed in several
Confederate_Memorial_Day
American historian (1942–2015)
"Evolution: Free Will and Punishment and Meaning in Life". Second Annual Darwin Day Celebration. University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Archived from the original
William_B._Provine
Holiday celebrated in Virginia, U.S. from 1984 to 2000
Lee–Jackson–King Day was a holiday celebrated in the Commonwealth of Virginia from 1984 to 2000 as a combination of Lee–Jackson Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day. From
Lee–Jackson–King_Day
January 30 commemoration
The Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution is celebrated in some parts of the USA on January 30 each year. It is recognized in seven
Fred_Korematsu_Day
Secular Groundhog Day: 2 February Darwin Day: 12 February Saint Valentine's Day: 14 February Paganism Dita e Verës, Albanian "Summer Day", spring festival:
List of multinational festivals and holidays
List_of_multinational_festivals_and_holidays
Life stance that embraces human reason, secular ethics, and philosophical naturalism
Humanists International endorses World Humanist Day (21 June), Darwin Day (12 February), Human Rights Day (10 December) and HumanLight (23 December) as
Secular_humanism
Harbour in Northern Territory, Australia
Darwin Harbour is a body of water close to the city of Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is the traditional waterways of the Larrakia
Darwin_Harbour
2006 American film
the day before the film's premiere, and Ryder's first feature film since 2002. The film includes several full and partial re-enactments of "Darwin Awards"
The_Darwin_Awards_(film)
English naturalist (1823–1913)
published that year alongside extracts from Charles Darwin's writings on the topic. It spurred Darwin to set aside the "big species book" he was drafting
Alfred_Russel_Wallace
Two-week festival in Munich and elsewhere
on Thanksgiving Day. As the only major parade on Canadian Thanksgiving, it is televised nationally. Coincidentally, the closing day of the Bavarian Oktoberfest
Oktoberfest_celebrations
2006 American film
shown in museums and universities as part of a "Dodos Darwin Day" event (celebrating Charles Darwin's birthday) on or around February 12, 2007. Flock of
Flock_of_Dodos
Mountain range in Chile
crossing of the Cordillera Darwin in a 29-day trip which included the second ascent of Mount Darwin. The Cordillera Darwin metamorphic core complex is
Cordillera_Darwin
Commemoration celebrated on April 23
International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day is a commemoration declared by author Jo Walton, held on April 23 and first celebrated in 2007, in response
International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day
International_Pixel-Stained_Technopeasant_Day
Annual secular celebration in the United States
The National Day of Reason is a secular celebration for humanists, atheists, secularists, and freethinkers. The day is celebrated annually on the first
National_Day_of_Reason
Significance of the peppered moth in evolutionary biology
Industrial melanism in the peppered moth was an early test of Charles Darwin's natural selection in action, and it remains a classic example in the teaching
Peppered_moth_evolution
December observance
American Aviation Day is a United States Federal Observance Day observed December 17. According to 36 U.S.C. § 134, on Pan American Aviation Day the president
Pan_American_Aviation_Day
American holiday observed on March 10
Harriet Tubman Day is an American holiday in honor of abolitionist Harriet Tubman, observed on March 10, and in the U.S. state of New York. Observances
Harriet_Tubman_Day
Last 2 American servicemen killed in the Vietnam War
attack one day before the Fall of Saigon. Charles McMahon, 11 days short of his 22nd birthday, was a corporal from Woburn, Massachusetts. Darwin Judge was
Charles McMahon and Darwin Judge
Charles_McMahon_and_Darwin_Judge
Australian politician
gained bi-partisan support to have 19 February, Bombing of Darwin Day, declared a National Day of Observance. Between 2010 and 2013 Griggs was a member
Natasha_Griggs
1990 science fiction book by Wayne Barlowe
Expedition: Being an Account in Words and Artwork of the 2358 A.D. Voyage to Darwin IV is a 1990 speculative evolution and science fiction book written and
Expedition_(book)
1839 book by Charles Darwin
originally published as Journal and Remarks, is an 1839 book written by Charles Darwin, covering his research and activities during the second survey expedition
The_Voyage_of_the_Beagle
2005 American TV series or program
of the fictional planet Darwin IV in the style of a nature documentary. Although closely following Barlowe's depiction of Darwin IV, Alien Planet features
Alien_Planet
Australian region cyclone in 1974
was a small but destructive tropical cyclone that devastated the city of Darwin, in the Northern Territory of Australia, in December 1974. The small but
Cyclone_Tracy
Soviet cosmonaut (1934–1968)
Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016. "Darwin's Day to Yuri's Night: Some science dates to remember". The Guardian. 20 September
Yuri_Gagarin
American-Bangladeshi blogger and activist
writers founded by Avijit. This group started the first celebration of Darwin Day in Bangladesh.[citation needed] Mukto-Mona was internationally recognised
Bonya_Ahmed
Observance month
International Women's Day on March 8, it is observed during October in Canada, corresponding with the celebration of Persons Day on October 18. A weeklong
Women's_History_Month
considered no longer Catholic if they wish. The UAAR has held Debaptism Day and Darwin Day annually. The UAAR has pushed for the removal of crucifixes in the
Union of Rationalist Atheists and Agnostics
Union_of_Rationalist_Atheists_and_Agnostics
Annual observance in March
Americans. The heritage month is in March to coincide with Saint Patrick's Day, the Irish national holiday on March 17. Heritage Months are usually proclaimed
Irish-American_Heritage_Month
Museum in Kentucky promoting creationism
View of Human Origins". Gallup. Masci, David (February 12, 2016). "On Darwin Day, 5 facts about the evolution debate". Pew Research Group. Retrieved August
Creation_Museum
Holiday celebrating Abraham Lincoln's birthday
Florida. Schauffler, R. H. (1909). Lincoln's Birthday on Project Gutenburg Darwin Day Jefferson's Birthday Public holidays in the United States United States
Lincoln's_Birthday
Signal that a bathroom has been cleaned
paper folding to illustrate the use of memes, pointed out in the 2006 Darwin Day Lecture before the British Humanist Association that even a remote guesthouse
Hotel_toilet_paper_folding
DARWIN DAY
DARWIN DAY
Male
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Variant spelling of English unisex Darcy, DARCIE means "from Arcy."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained. Possibly a habitational name from a locality in Northumberland called Darden.
Boy/Male
English Gaelic American Greek
Great.
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : from the Old French personal name Harduin, composed of the Germanic elements hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’ + win ‘friend’.
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Daren, DARRIN means "from Araines."
Boy/Male
English American
Dear friend. Nineteenth-century naturalist Charles Darwin was the first major exponent of human...
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Celtic, Chinese, Christian, English, Irish
Great; Form of Darren; Wealthy
Boy/Male
Teutonic English
Mariner.
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Daren, DARIN means "from Araines."
Boy/Male
Welsh
White river.
Boy/Male
English Anglo Saxon
Good friend.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, English, German, Swedish, Teutonic
Lover of the Sea; Form of Marvin; Sea Lover; Eminent; Great; Marrow
Boy/Male
English
Friend; good friend.
Male
English
Probably a variant spelling of English Darwin, DERWIN means "dear friend."
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, English
Dear Friend
Boy/Male
American, British, Danish, English
Blend of Daryl and Marvin
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, probably of Norman French origin, DARDEN means "from Ardern."
Female
English
Irish Gaelic unisex name CARLIN means "little champion."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old English personal name Dēorwine, composed of the elements dēor ‘dear’ + wine ‘friend’. This name is attested in the 10th century, but it was not common; nevertheless it may have survived long enough to become a Middle English personal name and so given rise to the surname.English : habitational name from Darwen in Lancashire, named from the Darwin river (earlier Derwent) on which it stands. This seems to be a British name derived from a word meaning ‘oak’.
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Friend with a spear.
DARWIN DAY
DARWIN DAY
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Victor
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Leopardess
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Hindu
Girl/Female
Norse
New.
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Arabic, Muslim
Servant of the Forgiver
Boy/Male
Tamil
Elder, Ancestors
Boy/Male
Hindu
An epithet of Vishnu, God of wealth or Vishnu or husband of Lakshmi, Beautiful, Lord Shiva, Of glorious neck
Girl/Female
Tamil
Maithili | à®®à¯à®¯à¯à®¤à®¿à®²à¯€
Goddess Sita
Boy/Male
Tamil
Sweet
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Personal; Intrinsic; Hybrid; Private
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a.
Last; as, darrein continuance, the last continuance.
a.
Drawn in air; imaginary.
a.
Bold; fearless; adventurous; as, daring spirits.
n.
Boldness; fearlessness; adventurousness; also, a daring act.
n.
A border; edge; brink; verge; as, the margin of a river or lake.
v. t.
To drain the surface of, as land; as, to top-drain a field or farm.
v. t.
To furnish with a margin.
n.
A silver coin of about 86 grains, having the figure of an archer, and hence, in modern times, called a daric.
v. t.
To drain by means of tiles; to furnish with a tile drain.
v. t.
To exhaust of liquid contents by drawing them off; to make gradually dry or empty; to remove surface water, as from streets, by gutters, etc.; to deprive of moisture; hence, to exhaust; to empty of wealth, resources, or the like; as, to drain a country of its specie.
n.
The act of draining, or of drawing off; gradual and continuous outflow or withdrawal; as, the drain of specie from a country.
v. t.
To enter in the margin of a page.
n.
The act or the art of representing any object by means of lines and shades; especially, such a representation when in one color, or in tints used not to represent the colors of natural objects, but for effect only, and produced with hard material such as pencil, chalk, etc.; delineation; also, the figure or representation drawn.
n.
A place mended by darning.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Darn
v. i.
To drain.
n.
The act of drawing; also, the thing drawn. Same as Draught.
v. i.
To become emptied of liquor by flowing or dropping; as, let the vessel stand and drain.