n. [ L. See Dirge. ] A service for the dead, in the Roman Catholic Church, being the first antiphon of Matins for the dead, of which Dirige is the first word; a dirge. [ 1913 Webster ]

Evensongs and placebo and dirige. Wyclif. [ 1913 Webster ]

Resort, I pray you, unto my sepulture
To sing my dirige with great devotion. Lamentation of Mary Magdalene. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. dirigens, p. pr. of dirigere. See Direct, a. ] Directing. Baxter. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Geom.) The line of motion along which a describent line or surface is carried in the genesis of any plane or solid figure; a directrix. Hutton. [ 1913 Webster ]