Definition Lists (Glossaries)
Definition Lists (Glossaries) Definition Lists are container elements that contain terms and descriptions, similar to a Glossary. The structure of a Definition List is:
<DL>
</DL>
Instead of the List Item element used by previous lists, Definition Lists consist of a pair of empty elements that identify the Definition Term and Definition Description, as follows:
<DL>
<DT>Term 1
<DD>Description of Term 1.
<DT>Term 2
<DD>Description of Term 2.
</DL>
This would produce the following results:
Let's look at a more robust example (thanks to Webster's Revised for the definitions):
<DL>
<DT>declaration
<DD>\Dec`la*ra"tion\, n. [F. d['e]claration, fr. L. declaratio,
fr. declarare. See Declare.] 1. The act of declaring, or publicly announcing;
explicit asserting; undisguised token of a ground or side taken on any subject;
proclamation; exposition; as, the declaration of an opinion; a declaration
of war, etc.
<P>
<DT>preamble
<DD>\Pre"am`ble\, n. [LL. praeambulum, from L. praeambulus walking
before, fr. praeambulare to walk before; prae before + ambulare to walk:
cf. F. pr['e]ambule. See Amble.] A introductory portion; an introduction
or preface, as to a book, document, etc.; specifically, the introductory
part of a statute, which states the reasons and intent of the law.
</DL>
This would produce the following results:
Note: there are no common attributes that you can pass to <DL>, <DT>, or <DD>.
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