See Also: Bethune, Mary (Jane) McLeod(encyclopedia)
Bethune (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Bethune, Louise Blanchard(encyclopedia)
Bethune, (Henry) Norman(encyclopedia)
Sully, Maximilien de Bethune, duke de(encyclopedia)
dash(3)(dictionary)
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Bethune, Mary (Jane) McLeod (sh) and dash(4) (iou)


Bethune, Mary (Jane) McLeod (sh)




orig. Mary Jane McLeod

born July 10, 1875, Mayesville, S.C., U.S.
died May 18, 1955, Daytona Beach, Fla.

U.S. educator.

Born to former slaves, she made her way through college and in 1904 founded a school that later became part of Bethune-Cookman College in Daytona Beach, Fla. She was president of the college in 1923-42 and 1946-47, also serving as a special adviser to Pres. Franklin Roosevelt. Prominent in African-American organizations, particularly women's groups, she directed the Division of Negro Affairs of the National Youth Administration (1936-44).


dash(4) (iou)



dash verb1. ME.
[Prob. of imit. origin: an appropriate base is repr. by Swedish daska, Danish daske beat, but no older Scandinavian forms are recorded.]
I. verb trans.
Strike with violence so as to shatter, smash; strike violently against. ME.
Shakespeare Tempest A brave vessel..Dash'd all to pieces! S. Hazzard Refinement was a frail construction continually dashed by waves of a raw..humanity.
Knock, drive, throw, or thrust (away, down, out, etc.) with violence; fling, impel with destructive contact against or into something. ME.
Sir W. Scott Dashing from him the snake which was about to sting him. A. J. Cronin He..seized a vase..and dashed it hard upon the floor. V. Ackland The rain drops dashed themselves against..the windscreen.
Splash or splatter with mud etc. Also, put out by splashing water on (a fire). LME.
Dickens Rows of fire-buckets for dashing out a conflagration. Tennyson Deep tulips dash'd with fiery dew.
fig. Destroy, frustrate, (now esp. a person's hopes etc.). E16.
V. Woolf I..dashed my pleasure by losing my Roman brooch. J. Buchan Years..of zeal and hope not yet dashed by failure.
Depress; daunt; confound, abash. M16.
Shakespeare Othello I see this hath a little dash'd your spirits.
Qualify with some (freq. inferior) admixture; dilute, mix. M16.
C. J. Lever Dash the lemonade with a little maraschino.
a. Draw a dash through. Now rare or obsolete. M16.
b. Mark with a dash; underline. L18.
Write or sketch rapidly without premeditation. Usu. foll. by off or down. E18.
K. Tynan Like watching a series of lightning water-colours, dashed off by a master.
In mild imprecations, freq. in imper. or optative form: damn. E19.
Dickens Dash it, Tony..you really ought to be careful.
II. verb intrans.
Move, fall, or throw itself with violence; come against etc. with violent collision. ME.
E. Peacock The full force of the Atlantic is dashing on the cliffs.
Rush with impetuosity or spirit; move about, ride, run, etc., in a great hurry. ME.
J. Steinbeck Jack-rabbits..dashed away in long jolting steps. J. Raban I had..lost most of my eagerness to dash headlong into new places.
Make a display; cut a dash. L18.
T. S. Surr That blade dashes most confoundedly..he is a princely fellow, to be sure.
dashed adjective & adverb (a) adjective that has been dashed; euphem. damned; (b) adverb confoundedly: M17.
dashy adjective (colloq.) given to cutting a dash E19.