dais

5 definitions found

dais - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.]
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     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.
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     3. A canopy over the seat of a person of dignity. [Obs.]
        --Shiply.
        [1913 Webster]

dais - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  dais
      n 1: a platform raised above the surrounding level to give
           prominence to the person on it [syn: dais, podium,
           pulpit, rostrum, ambo, stump, soapbox]

dais - V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006) :

  DAIS
         Database Access and Integration Services (GGF, WG, grid, OGSA)
         

  DAIS
         Distributed Application Integration System (ORB)
         

dais - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  32 Moby Thesaurus words for "dais":
     balcony, bench, catafalque, chair, curule chair, emplacement,
     estrade, floor, gallery, heliport, helm, hustings, landing,
     landing pad, landing stage, launching pad, platform, podium,
     pulpit, rostrum, saddle, seat, seat of power, seat of state,
     soapbox, stage, step terrace, stump, terrace, tribunal, tribune,
     woolsack