A silver coin of the United States, of the value of ten cents; the tenth of a dollar
Measure in a single line, as length, breadth, height, thickness, or circumference; extension; measurement; us
in a dim indistinct manner; "we perceived the change only dimly" To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or distinct; to take away the luster of; to darken; to dull; to obscure; to eclipse