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| a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc. |
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n. A raised platform, as in a lecture hall, for speakers or honored guests. [Middle English deis, from Anglo-Norman, platform, from Late Latin discus, table, from Latin, discus, quoit; see disk.] |
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n. pl. Tai or Tais also Dai or Dais
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c.1259, from Anglo-Fr. deis, from O.Fr. dais "table, platform," from L. discus "disk-shaped object," also, by medieval times, "table," from Gk. diskos "quoit, disk, dish." Died out in Eng. c.1600, preserved in Scotland, revived 19c. by antiquarians.
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| a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it |
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Dais
Da"is\ (d[=a]"[i^]s), n. [OE. deis, des, table, dais, OF. deis table, F. dais a canopy, L. discus a quoit, a dish (from the shape), LL., table, fr. Gr. ? a quoit, a dish. See Dish.]1. The high or principal table, at the end of a hall, at which the chief guests were seated; also, the chief seat at the high table. [Obs.] 2. A platform slightly raised above the floor of a hall or large room, giving distinction to the table and seats placed upon it for the chief guests. 3. A canopy over the seat of a person of dignity. [Obs.] --Shiply.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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