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Dime (United States coin)
The dime is the United States 10-cent coin, worth one tenth of a dollar, first minted in 1796 and bearing Franklin D. Roosevelt's portrait since 1946.
Dior
Dior (House of Dior, Christian Dior Couture): French luxury fashion house founded in 1946 at 30 Avenue Montaigne, Paris, by Christian Dior; famous for the 1947 New Look, now under Jonathan Anderson within the LVMH-controlled Christian Dior group.
Dipannita Sharma
Dipannita Sharma (दीपानिता शर्मा), Assamese-Indian supermodel and actor from Duliajan, Assam; Miss India 1998 finalist and Miss Photogenic; film debut in 16 December (2002); roles in War, Ladies vs Ricky Bahl; award-winning Assamese film and web series work.
Dirndl
Dirndl: fitted Alpine folk dress of bodice, skirt, blouse, and apron from Bavarian and Austrian maids' workwear, adopted by urban elites around 1900, now festive dress at the Oktoberfest.
Distaff
Distaff: a stick or board holding raw flax, hemp, or wool for spinning with a spindle or wheel; also called rock or Fingerkunkel. Symbol of women's work, source of "distaff side" and St Distaff's Day.
Djellaba (جلابة)
Djellaba (جلابة, also jellaba) is a long, loose, hooded North African robe with a pointed hood (qob), worn by men and women in Morocco and the Maghreb; distinct from the hoodless caftan, galabeya, and draped burnous.
DKNY
DKNY (Donna Karan New York), founded in 1989 by Donna Karan as a lower-priced New York-inspired diffusion line, now a G-III-owned global lifestyle brand with about $675 million FY2025 net sales.
Dogging (sexual slang)
Dogging is British slang for having or watching sex in public or semi-public places, traditionally parked cars; coined in the 1970s for spying on couples, popularized in 2003, now partly moved to private clubs.
Dogū
Dogū (土偶) are fired clay human figurines of Japan's Jōmon period, mostly female, made from about 13,000 years ago, peaking in the Middle Jōmon, usually found broken, with famous examples including the goggle-eyed Kamegaoka dogū.
Dolce & Gabbana
Dolce & Gabbana is an Italian luxury fashion house founded in Milan in 1985 by designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, still owned by its founders.
Dollar coin (United States)
United States dollar coin: the $1 coin first struck in 1794, later the Eisenhower, Susan B. Anthony, Sacagawea, Presidential, and Native American issues; unlike the $1 bill it never gained wide circulation, and GAO found replacing the note would now cost money.
Dollar General
Dollar General (NYSE: DG) is a Goodlettsville, Tennessee-based small-box discount retailer founded in 1939, with 21,148 stores in 48 states and Mexico as of July 2026, known for everyday low prices and a heavily documented OSHA safety record.
Domenico Dolce
Domenico Dolce (born 1958, Polizzi Generosa, Sicily) is the Italian designer who co-founded Dolce & Gabbana with Stefano Gabbana, debuting in Milan in 1985; known for Sicilian-inspired Mediterranean femininity, couture Alta Moda lines, and family ownership.
Dominique Jackson (model)
Dominique Jackson, Tobagonian-American model, actress, and author born 1975 in Scarborough, Tobago; Elektra Abundance on FX's Pose; Mugler, The Blonds, and Conner Ives runway model; author of The Transsexual from Tobago and LGBTQ advocate.
Don Ed Hardy
Don Ed Hardy (born 1945, Des Moines, Iowa) is an American tattoo artist and printmaker who fused Japanese tattooing with American traditional style, ran San Francisco's Realistic Tattoo, published Tattootime, and licensed his name to the 2000s Ed Hardy fashion brand.
Donatella Versace
Donatella Versace is an Italian fashion designer and businesswoman. She led the creative direction of the Versace house from 1997 to 2025 following her brother Gianni's death.
Donegal tweed
Donegal tweed is a woollen cloth from County Donegal, Ireland, known for colourful flecks (neps), herringbone and pepper-and-salt weaves, and a hand-weaving tradition; unlike Harris tweed it lacks statutory protection, and a PGI bid is underway.
Donna D'Errico
Donna D'Errico (born 1968, Dothan, Alabama) is an American actress and model, Playboy's Miss September 1995, best known as lifeguard Donna Marco on Baywatch Nights and Baywatch (1996–1998), later in independent films and OnlyFans.
Donna Karan
Donna Karan, born Donna Faske in 1948, is an American fashion designer who founded Donna Karan New York in 1984, created the Seven Easy Pieces system, and launched DKNY.
Donyale Luna
Donyale Luna (Peggy Ann Freeman, 1945–1979), American model from Detroit; first Black model on a Vogue cover (British Vogue, March 1966, David Bailey), Avedon protégée, Warhol and Fellini film actress, died at 33.
Dorothy Caldwell
Dorothy Caldwell (born 1948) is a Canadian textile artist in Trent Hills, Ontario, known for large dyed-and-stitched constructions with wood and stone, kantha and boro influences, works like Polestar and Distant Cloud Hears Me, and founding membership in Surfacing.
Double eagle
Double eagle: the United States $20 gold coin, minted 1849-1933 in Liberty Head (Longacre) and Saint-Gaudens designs; largest circulating US gold coin, famous for the 1933 rarity.
Doublet (clothing)
The doublet is a close-fitting, padded men's jacket worn over a shirt from the 14th century to about 1670, originating as the pourpoint undergarment for armour; women's versions and an 1770 Spanish revival also existed.
Doubloon
Doubloon (Spanish doblón, "double escudo"): Spanish gold coin of the 16th-19th centuries, strictly the 2-escudo piece (~6.77 g, 22 karat) but in British colonial usage the 8-escudo onza; famous from pirate lore, the Brasher doubloon, and Moby-Dick.
Doutzen Kroes
Doutzen Kroes (born 1985, Eastermar, Friesland) is a Dutch supermodel and former Victoria's Secret Angel (2008–2014), also known as a L'Oréal Paris ambassador and elephant-conservation activist.
Dr. Martens
Dr. Martens (Doc Martens, DMs; AirWair International Ltd) is a British footwear brand founded on Klaus Maertens' 1945 air-cushioned sole, launched as the 1460 boot on 1 April 1960 by R. Griggs Group, London-listed since 2021.
Dragon dance (舞龙)
Dragon dance (舞龙, wǔ lóng), also called longwu or dragon lantern dance, is a Chinese folk performance in which teams manipulate a long cloth-and-bamboo dragon led by a dragon pearl; it originated in ancient rain-praying rituals and is widely listed as intangible cultural heritage.
Dragon robe
The dragon robe (龙袍) is the dragon-embroidered ceremonial robe of Chinese emperors, classified in the Qing dynasty (1644–1911) as festive dress worn one rank below formal court robes.
Drawn thread work
Drawn thread work is a form of whitework embroidery in which selected warp or weft threads are withdrawn and the remaining threads decorated to create a lace-like effect.
Dree Hemingway
Dree Hemingway (Dree Louise Hemingway Crisman, born 1987, Sun Valley, Idaho) is an American model and actress, great-granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway, daughter of Mariel Hemingway, star of Starlet (2012), and face of Chloé and JW Anderson campaigns.