Dog-tooth Ornament.
Dog-tooth, dog′-tōōth,n.a moulding for doors and windows in later Norman architecture, consisting of a series of ornamented conical projections: a canine tooth.
Dog-watches, dog′-woch′ez,n.pl.on shipboard, the two watches 4-6P.M.and 6-8P.M., consisting each of two hours only, instead of four.
Doilt, doilt,adj.(Scot.) crazy, foolish.—AlsoDoiled.
Doily, doi′li,n.(obs.) an old kind of woollen stuff: a small napkin used at dessert. [FromDoilyorDoyley, a famous haberdasher.]
Doings, dōō′ingz,n.pl.things done, events: proceedings: behaviour.
Doit, doit,n.a small Dutch coin worth about half a farthing: a thing of little or no value. [Dut.duit.]
Doited, doit′ed,p.adj.a Scotch form ofDoted.
Doke, dōk,n.(prov.) a dimple, dint.
Dolabella, dō-la-bel′a,n.a genus of tectibranchiate gasteropods.
Dolabra, dō-lā′bra,n.an ancient Roman cutting or digging implement, of various shapes.—adj.Dolab′riform, like a hatchet or cleaver, used of leaves, also of shells straight and thick at one side, and thin at the other. [L.dolabra, a cleaver.]
Dolce, dōl′che,adj.(mus.) sweet.—n.a soft-toned organ-stop.—adv.Dolcemen′te(mus.), softly and sweetly. [It.]
Doldrums, dol′drumz,n.pl.(naut.) those parts of the ocean about the equator where calms and baffling winds prevail: low spirits. [Prob. conn. withdold, stupid, ordol= dull.]
Dole, dōl,v.t.to deal out in small portions.—n.a share distributed: something given in charity: a small portion. [A doublet ofdeal, to divide.]
Dole, dōl,n.pain: grief: (arch.andpoet.) heaviness at heart.—adj.Dole′ful, full of dole or grief: melancholy.—adv.Dole′fully.—n.Dole′fulness.—adjs.Dō′lent(obs.),Dole′some, dismal.—adv.Dole′somely. [O. Fr.doel(Fr.deuil), grief—L.dolēre, to feel pain.]
Dolerite, dol′er-īt,n.basaltic greenstone. [Fr.,—Gr.doleros, deceptive, it being hard to distinguish from real greenstone.]
Dolichocephalic, dol-i-ko-sef-al′ik,adj.long-headed, a term used to denote a head whose diameter from front to back is longer than from side to side—alsoDolichoceph′alous.—ns.Dolichoceph′aly,Dolichoceph′alism. [Formed from Gr.dolichos, long,kephalē, the head.]
Dolichos, dol′i-kos,n.a genus of leguminous plants allied to the Haricot. [Gr., long.]
Dolichosaurus, dol-i-kō-saw′rus,n.the typical genus ofDolicosau′ria, a group of fossilLacertiliaof the Cretaceous formation.
Dolichotis, dol-i-kō′tis,n.a genus of long-eared South American rodents. [Gr.dolichos, long,ous,ōtos, the ear.]
Dolichurus, dol-i-kū′rus,n.a dactylic hexameter with a redundant syllable at the end, the sixth foot being a dactyl. [Gr., long-tailed.]
Dolium, dō′li-um,n.a Roman earthenware jar for wine, oil, grain, &c.:—pl.Dō′lia. [L.]
Doll, dol,n.a puppet or toy-baby for a child: a pretty but silly woman: the smallest or pet pig in a litter.—ns.Doll′dom;Doll′hood;Doll′ship;Doll's′-house. [Prob. fromDolly, familiar dim. ofDorothy.]
Dollar, dol′ar,n.a silver coin (= 100 cents) of U.S.A., Mexico, Singapore, &c. The U.S.A. dollar = about 4s. 2d. sterling.—adjs.Doll′ared;Doll′arless.—ns.Dollaroc′racy;Doll′arship. [Ger., short forJoachimsthaler, because first coined at the silver mines in Joachimsthal (Joachim's dale) in Bohemia—Low Ger.daler, Sw., Dan.daler.]
Dollop, dol′op,n.a lump.—AlsoDall′op. [Prob. cog. with Norw. dial.dolp, a lump.]
Dolly, dol′i,n.a complimentary offering of flowers, sweetmeats, &c. on a tray. [Anglo-Ind.,—Hindi,dālī.]
Dolly, dol′i,n.dim. ofDoll.—adj.babyish.—n.Doll′iness.
Dolly, dol′i,n.a wooden shaft attached to a disc with projecting arms, used for stirring clothes in a washing-tub; somewhat similar pieces of apparatus in mining, pile-driving, &c.—v.t.to wash (clothes) in a tub: to beat (red-hot metal) with a hammer: to crush ore with a dolly, to obtain or yield by this method.—adj.Doll′ied.—n.Doll′ier. [Prob. fromDolly, the familiar form ofDorothy.]
Dolly-shop, dol′i-shop,n.a marine store, a low pawn-shop—often having a black doll as signboard.
Dolly Varden, dol′ivär′den,n.a flowered muslin dress for women, with pointed bodice and tucked-up skirt: a large hat, one side bent downwards, abundantly trimmed with flowers. [Named fromDolly Varden, a character in Dickens'sBarnaby Rudge.]
Dolman, dol′man,n.a Turkish robe with slight sleeves and open in front: a hussar's jacket, worn like a cloak, with one or both sleeves hanging loose. [Fr.,—Turk.dōlāmān.]
Dolmen: 'The Giant's Grave,' Kilternan, Dublin.
Dolmen, dol′men,n.a stone table: the French name for a cromlech, a prehistoric structure of two or more erect unhewn stones, supporting a large flattish stone. [Fr.dolmen; usually explained as Bret.dolmen—dol,taol, table,men, a stone. Buttolmenin Cornish meant 'hole of stone.']
Dolomite, dol′o-mīt,n.a magnesian limestone, so called from the French geologist D. Guy deDolomieu(1750-1801).—adj.Dolomit′ic.
Dolour, dō′lor,n.pain: grief: anguish.—adjs.Dolorif′erous,Dolori′fic, causing or expressing dolour, pain, or grief.—adv.Dolorō′so(mus.), noting a soft and pathetic manner.—adj.Dol′orous, full of dolour, pain, or grief: doleful.—adv.Dol′orously.—n.Dol′orousness.—Dolours of the Virgin, the prophecy of Simeon, the flight into Egypt, the three days' loss of Jesus, the meeting of Him on the way to Calvary, the crucifixion, the descent from the cross, the entombment. [Fr.,—L.dolēre, to grieve.]
Dolphin, dol′fin,n.an animal of the whale kind, closely resembling the porpoise, about 8 or 10 feet long: the coryphæna, a fish about 5 feet in length, noted for the brilliancy of its colours when dying.—ns.Dol′phinet(Spens.), a female dolphin;Dol′phin-fly, a black aphis or plant-louse, destructive to bean-plants. [O. Fr.daulphin—L.delphinus—Gr.delphis,-phinos.]
Dolt, dōlt,n.a dull or stupid fellow.—adj.Dolt′ish, dull: stupid.—adv.Dolt′ishly.—n.Dolt′ishness. [Dolt=dulledor blunted. SeeDull.]
Dom, dom,n.the Portuguese form ofDon: also a title given to certain Catholic dignitaries and members of some monastic orders, esp. the Benedictine. [L.dominus, lord.]
Domain, do-mān′,n.what one is master of or has dominion over: an estate: territory: ownership of land: the scope or range of any subject or sphere of knowledge.—adjs.Domain′al,Domā′nial. [Fr.,—L.dominium,dominus, a master.]
Domal, dōm′al,adj.relating to a house. [L.domus, a house.]
Domboc, dōm′bōk,n.a collection of laws made by authority of King Alfred, but now lost. [A.S.dóm, judgment, law, andbóc, book.]
Domdaniel, dom-dan′yel,n.a hall under the sea inhabited by a sorcerer and his disciples: (Carlyle) an infernal cave, den of iniquity generally. [Fr.,—Gr.dōma Daniēl, house of Daniel.]
Dome, dōm,n.a structure raised above the roof of large buildings, usually hemispherical: a large cupola: a cathedral: (poet.) a building.—v.t.to furnish with a dome.—adjs.Domed,Dom′ical, having a dome. [L.domus, a house; Fr.dôme, It.duomo, Ger.dom.]
Dome, dōm,n.(Spen.). Same asDoom.
Domesday-,Doomsday-book,dōōmz′dā-book,n.a book compiled by order of William the Conqueror, containing a survey of all the lands in England, their value, owners, &c.—so called from its authority in judgment (A.S.dóm) on the matters contained in it.
Domestic, do-mes′tik,adj.belonging to the house: remaining much at home: private: tame: not foreign.—n.a servant in the house: (pl.) articles of home manufacture, esp. home-made cotton cloths.—adv.Domes′tically.—v.t.Domes′ticāte, to make domestic or familiar: to tame.—ns.Domesticā′tion;Domesticā′tor;Domestic′ity.—Domestic architecture, the architecture of mansions, dwelling-houses, cottages, &c.;Domestic economy, the principles of thrifty housekeeping. [Fr.,—L.domesticus—domus, a house.]
Domet, dom′et,n.a kind of plain cloth, in which the warp is cotton and the weft woollen.
Domicile, dom′i-sil,n.a house: an abode: a man's legal place of residence.—v.t.to establish a fixed residence.—adjs.Dom′iciled;Domicil′iary, pertaining to the domicile.—v.t.Domicil′iāte, to establish in a permanent residence.—n.Domiciliā′tion.—Domiciliary visit, a visit, under authority, to a private house for the purpose of searching it. [Fr.,—L.domicilium—domus, a house.]
Dominant, dom′in-ant,adj.prevailing: predominant.—n.(mus.) the fifth note of the scale in its relation to the first and third.—ns.Dom′inance,Dom′inancy, ascendency.—adv.Dom′inantly. [L.dominans,-antis, pr.p. ofdomināri, to be master.]
Dominate, dom′in-āt,v.t.to be lord over: to govern: to prevail over, to be the chief feature of.—n.Dominā′tion, government: absolute authority: tyranny.—adj.Dom′inative, governing: (rare) arbitrary.—n.Dom′inator(Shak.), a ruler or governor: a ruling influence. [L.domināri,-ātus, to be master—dominus, master—domare= Eng.tame.]
Domineer, dom-in-ēr′,v.i.to rule arbitrarily: to command haughtily: to be overbearing.—adj.Domineer′ing, overbearing. [Prob. through Dut. from O. Fr.dominer—L.domināri.]
Dominical, do-min′ik-al,adj.belonging to our Lord, as the Lord's Prayer, the Lord's Day.—Dominical letter, one of the first seven letters of the alphabet, used in calendars to mark the Sundays throughout the year. [Low L.dominicalis—L.dominicus—dominus, lord, master.]
Dominican, do-min′i-kan,adj.belonging to StDominicor to theDominicans.—n.a friar or monk of the order of St Dominic—Fratres Predicatores, founded in 1215—theBlack Friars, from their black mantle.
Dominie, dom′i-ni,n.(Scot.) a schoolmaster, a tutor: in parts of the United States, a clergyman. [L.domine, voc. case ofdominus, lord, master, sir.]
Dominion, do-min′yun,n.lordship: highest power and authority: control: the country or persons governed, esp. the Dominion of Canada: (pl.,B.) a class of angelic spirits (Col. i. 16).—n.Domin′ium, the ownership of a thing.—Dominion Day, a Canadian festival on the anniversary of the union of the provinces, 1st July 1867.
Domino, dom′i-no,n.a cape with a hood worn by a master or by a priest: a long cloak of black silk with a hood, used at masked balls, a person wearing such: one of the oblong pieces with which the game ofDom′inoes(-nōz) is played, usually twenty-eight in number, divided into two compartments, each of which is blank or marked with from one to six spots. [Sp.domino—L.dominus.]
Dominus.SeeDominie.
Don, don,n.a Spanish title, corresponding to English Sir, formerly applied only to noblemen, now to all classes: a fellow of a college, a college authority: (coll.) a swell, adept:—fem.Doña, in English, usually with the Italian spelling,Don′na.—adj.Don′nish, pertaining to a don: with the airs of a don.—ns.Don′nism, self-importance;Don′ship, rank or dignity of a don. [Sp.,—L.dominus.]
Don, don,v.t.to do or put on: to assume:—pr.p.don′ning;pa.p.donned. [A contr. ofdo on.]
Donat, do′nat,n.a grammar, a primer.—AlsoDon′et. [O. Fr.donat, from ÆliusDonatus, author about 358A.D.of a long famous Latin grammar.]
Donation, do-nā′shun,n.act of giving: that which is given, a gift of money or goods: (law) the act by which a person freely transfers his title to anything to another.—n.Dō′nary, a thing given to a sacred use.—v.t.Donāte′, to present a gift.—n.Don′ative, a gift: a gratuity: a benefice presented by the founder or patron without reference to the bishop.—adj.vested or vesting by donation.—ns.Donā′tor, one who makes a gift, a donor;Don′atory(Scots law), one to whom lands escheated to the crown are made over;Donee′, the person to whom a gift is made;Dō′nor, a giver: a benefactor.—Dona nobis, the last section of the mass, beginning 'Dona nobis pacem.' [Fr.,—L.donāre,-ātum—donum, a gift—dăre, to give.]
Donatists, don′a-tists,n.pl.the members of an African sect in the Christian Church of the 4th and 5th centuries, who protested against any diminution of the extreme reverence paid to martyrs, who treated the lapsed severely, and rebaptised converts from the Catholic Church.—n.Don′atism.—adjs.Donatis′tic,-al. [FromDonatus, one of their leaders.]
Done, dun,pa.p.ofDo, often with sense of utterly exhausted: soDone up,Done out.
Donga, dong′ga,n.the South African name for a channel or gully formed by the action of water.
Donjon, dun′jun,n.a strong central tower in ancient castles, to which the garrison retreated when hard pressed. [A doublet ofdungeon.]
Donkey, dong′ki,n.the ass.—ns.Don′key-en′gine, a small engine used in steam-vessels for loading and unloading, pumping water into the boilers, &c.;Don′key-pump, an extra steam-pump. [Still regarded as slang in 1823. Perh. =dun-ik-ie, a double dim. ofdun, from its colour; or fromDuncan, cf.Dicky.]
Donna.SeeDon.
Donnered, don′erd,adj.(Scot.) stupefied, stunned.—AlsoDonn′erd,Donn′ert.
Do-nothing, dōō′-nuth′ing,n.one who does nothing: a lazy or idle person: a fainéant.—ns.Do-noth′ingism,Do-noth′ingness.
Donsie, don′si,adj.(Scot.) unlucky, perverse: neat, trim: sickly.
Don't, dōnt. Fordo not.
Donzel, don′zel,n.a page or squire:—fem.Donzel′la.
Doob, dōōb,n.Indian name for the dog's-tooth grass.
Dood, dōōd,n.a riding camel or dromedary. [Beng.]
Doodle, dōōd′l,v.t.(Scot.) to dandle.
Doodle, dōōd′l,v.i.(Scot.) to drone, as a bagpipe.
Dook, dōōk,n.(Scot.) a plug of wood driven into a wall to hold a nail, &c.
Doolefull, dōōl′fool,adj.(Spens.) =Doleful.—ns.Dool′-tree,Dule′-tree(Scot.), a tree that marks a place of mourning.
Doolie. SeeDhooly.
Doom, dōōm,n.judgment: condemnation: destiny: ruin: final judgment: a picture of the Last Judgment.—v.t.to pronounce judgment on: to sentence: to condemn:—pr.p.dōōm′ing;pa.p.dōōmed.—adjs.Doomed, under sentence;Doom′ful(Spens.), full of doom, ruin, or destructive power.—adv.Dooms(Scot.) very, exceedingly.—ns.Dooms′day, the day of doom, the day when the world will be judged;Dooms′day-book(seeDomesday);Dooms′man, one who pronounces doom or sentence, a judge.—Crack of doom, the signal for the final dissolution of all things, the last trump. [A.S.dóm, judgment.]
Doom-palm, dōōm′-päm,n.a kind of African palm, with a branched stem, tufts of fan-shaped leaves, and a fruit as big as an apple.
Door, dōr,n.the usual entrance into a house, room, or passage: the wooden frame on hinges closing up the entrance: a means of approach or access.—ns.Door′-bell;Door′-case, the frame which encloses a door;Door′-cheek(Scot.), one of the side-posts of a door;Door′-keep′er;Door′-knock′er;Door′-mat;Door′-nail;Door′-plate, a plate on or at a door with the householder's name on it;Door′-post, the jamb or side-piece of a door;Door′-sill, the threshold of a doorway;Door′-stead, a doorway;Door′-step,Door′-stone, the step-stone;Door′way, the entrance or passage closed by the door;Door′-yard, a yard about the door of a house;Fold′ing-door, a door in two halves, each of which may be folded back against the wall.—Darken one's door, to cross one's threshold;Death's door, on the point of death, in great danger of death;Next door to, in the house next to: near to, bordering upon, very nearly;Out of doors, in the open air;Show to the door, to dismiss with ignominy. [A.S.duru; Ger.thor,thür; Gr.thyra, L.fores(pl.), a door.]
Dop, dop,n.a copper cup with a wooden handle, in which a gem is soldered to be held while being cut or polished. [Dut.]
Dop, dop,v.i.to dip or duck.—n.a diving bird.
Dope, dōp,n.any thick liquid used as a lubricant, axle-grease: any absorbent material holding a thick liquid, as cotton-waste, or a substance used to hold nitro-glycerine. [Prob. Dut.doop, a dipping.]
Dopper, dop′er,n.a member of a rigid religious sect in South Africa.
Dopplerite, dop′ler-īt,n.a substance derived from the maceration of peat. [FromDoppler, a German physicist.]
Doquet, dok′et, a form ofdocket.
Dor, dor,n.(obs.) a scoff, mockery, as 'to give (any one) the dor.' [Prob. Ice.dór, scoff.]
Dor,Dorr, dor,n.a kind of dung-beetle, also calledDor-beetleandDor-fly; a cockchafer (in U.S. calledDor-bug): (obs.) a drone. [A.S.dora, a humble-bee.]
Dorado, dō-rä′dō,n.the dolphin, so called from its beautiful colour when dying. [Sp., fromdorar, to gild—L.deaurāre,ātum. SeeDory,El Dorado.]
Dorcas, dor′kas,n.given in Acts, ix. 36, as the Greek translation ofTabitha(Aramaic, 'female gazelle'), the name of the Christian woman of Joppa, famous for her good works, esp. the making of clothes for the poor—henceDorcas societies, ladies' societies for making and providing clothes for the poor.
Doree.SeeDory.
Dor-hawk, dor′-hawk,n.the common goatsucker, night-jar, or fern-owl.
Dorian, dō′ri-an,adj.andn.belonging toDorisin Greece, Doric: a native of Doris.
Doric, dor′ik,adj.belonging toDorisin Greece, denoting one of the Greek orders of architecture, distinguished by its simplicity and solidity.—n.one of the modes of Greek music: a dialect of the Greek language distinguished by the use of broad vowel sounds: any dialect having this character, as Scotch.—ns.Dor′icism,Dor′ism, a peculiarity of the Doric dialect. [Fr.dorique—L.Doricus—Gr.Dōris.]
Dorking, dork′ing,n.a square-bodied breed of poultry, variously coloured, and with five claws on each foot—so named fromDorkingin Surrey.
Dorlach, dor′lah,n.a bundle, a knapsack.—AlsoDor′loch. [Gael.]
Dormant, dor′mant,adj.sleeping: at rest: not used, in abeyance (as a title): in a sleeping posture: (archit.) leaning.—n.a crossbeam: a joist.—n.Dor′mancy, quiescence.—ns.Dor′mer-win′dow, a vertical window, esp. of a sleeping-room (formerly calleddormer), on the sloping roof of a house;Dormi′tion, sleeping.—adj.Dor′mitive, causing sleep (of medicine), as opium.—ns.Dor′mitory, a large sleeping-chamber with many beds;Dor′mouse, a small rodent intermediate between the squirrel and the mouse, so called because torpid in winter:—pl.Dor′mice;Dor′tour(Spens.) a dormitory. [Fr.dormir—L.dormīre, to sleep.]
Dormy,Dormie, dor′mi,adj.a term applied to one player at golf, when he is as many holes ahead as there remain holes to be played.
Dornick, dor′nik,n.a kind of stout figured linen, originally made atDoornik, or Tournay, in Belgium.
Dorp, dorp,n.a rare form ofthorp, village.
Dorsal, dor′sal,adj.pertaining or belonging to the back.—adv.Dor′sally.—n.Dorse(obs.), the back of a writing: a dossal: the back.—adj.Dorsibranch′iate, having gills on the back.—n.one of theDorsibranchiata, including free marine worms.—adjs.Dorsif′erous, dorsigerous: dorsiparous;Dorsig′erous, carrying on the back;Dor′sigrade, walking on the back of the toes;Dorsip′arous, bearing fruit on the back: hatching young upon the back;Dor′sispin′al, pertaining to both the back and the spine;Dorsiven′tral,Dorsabdom′inal, pertaining to the back and the belly;Dorsocau′dal, superior and posterior in direction or position;Dorsocer′vical, pertaining to the back of the neck.—n.Dorsoflex′ion, a bending of the back, a bow.—adjs.Dorsolat′eral, pertaining to the back and the side;Dorsolum′bar, pertaining to the whole dorsal region of the trunk—alsoDorsilum′bar;Dorsomē′dian, situated in the middle of the back;Dorsomes′al, lying along the middle line of the back—alsoDorsimes′al;Dorsopleu′ral, pertaining to the back and the side.—n.Dors′um.—Send to dorse, to throw on the back. [Fr.,—L.dorsum, the back.]
Dorse, dors,n.a young cod. [Low Ger.dorsch.]
Dorty, dor′ti,adj.(Scot.), pettish: delicate.
Dory, dō′ri,n.a fish of a golden-yellow colour.—AlsoJohn DoryandDoree. [Fr.dorée, fromdorer, to gild—L.deaurāre, to gild—de, of, with, andaurum, gold.Johnis simply the ordinary name.]
Dose, dōs,n.the quantity of medicine given to be taken at one time: a portion: anything disagreeable that must be taken.—v.t.to order or give in doses: to give anything nauseous to.—ns.Dōs′age, a practice or method of dosing;Dosim′eter, an apparatus for measuring minute quantities of liquid.—adj.Dosimet′ric.—n.Dosol′ogy, the science of doses—alsoDosiol′ogy. [O. Fr.dose—Gr.dosis, a giving—didōmi, I give.]
Doseh, dō′se,n.a religious ceremony at Cairo during the festival of the Moolid, in which the sheik rides on horseback over the prostrate bodies of dervishes.
Dossal, dos′sal,n.a cloth hanging, of various colours at various festivals, for the back of an altar and the sides of the chancel of a church.—AlsoDos′sel. [Late L.dossale,dorsale—L.dorsum, the back.]
Dosser, dos′er,n.a rich hanging of tapestry for the walls of a hall or of a chancel: a pannier.
Doss-house, dos′-hows,n.a very cheap lodging-house.—n.Doss′er, one who lodges in a doss-house. [Perh. fromdoss, a prov. Eng. name for a hassock.]
Dossil, dos′il,n.a plug, spigot: a cloth roll for wiping ink from an engraved plate in printing: (surg.) a pledget of lint for cleaning out a wound. [O. Fr.dosil—Late L.ducillus, a spigot.]
Dost, dust, 2d pers. sing. pres. indic. ofDo.
Dot, dot,n.any small mark made with a pen or sharp point.—v.t.to mark with dots: to diversify with objects.—v.i.to form dots:—pr.p.dot′ting;pa.p.dot′ted.—Dot and carry, in addition, to set down the units and carry over the tens to the next column. [Prob. related to the Dut.dot, a little lump.]
Dotation, dō-tā′shun,n.the act of bestowing a dowry on a woman: an endowment.—n.Dot, a marriage portion.—adj.Dō′tal, pertaining to dowry or to dower. [Low L.dotation-em—L.dotāre, to endow.]
Dote, dōt,v.i.(arch.) to be stupid or foolish: to be weakly affectionate: to show excessive love—formerly also speltDoat.—ns.Dōt′age, a doting: childishness of old age: excessive fondness;Dōt′ant(Shak.), a dotard;Dōt′ard, one who dotes: one showing the weakness of old age, or excessive fondness.—adj.Dōt′ed(Spens.), stupid.—n.Dōt′er, one who dotes.—p.adj.andn.Dōt′ing.—adjs.Dōt′ish, silly;Dot′tle(Scot.), stupid.—n.a dotard.—adj.Dot′ty, feeble in mind: tottering. [Old Dut.doten, to be silly, Scot.doitet, stupid; Fr.radoter, to rave, is from the same root.]
Doth, duth, 3d pers. sing. pres. indic. ofDo.
Dotterel, dot′ėr-el,n.a kind of plover, named from its apparent stupidity in allowing itself to be approached and caught: a stupid fellow, a dupe. [Also speltdottrel, fromdote.]
Dottle, dot′l,n.(Scot.) a plug, esp. the tobacco at the bottom of a pipe after smoking, sometimes put on the top of fresh tobacco after refilling.
Douane, dōō-än′,n.a custom-house.—n.Douan′ier, a custom-house officer. [Fr.]
Douar,Dowar, dow′ar,n.a cluster of Arab tents in a circle.
Douay Bible.SeeRhemish(version).
Double, dub′l,adj.twofold: twice as much: of extra weight, size, or quality: two of a sort together: in pairs: acting two parts, insincere.—adv.Doub′ly. [O. Fr.doble—L.duplus—duo, two, andplus, akin toplenus, full.]
Double, dub′l,v.t.to multiply by two, to be the double of: to fold: to repeat: to clench: to pass round or by.—v.i.to increase to twice the quantity: to turn sharply back on one's course in running.—n.twice as much: a duplicate: an actor's substitute: a quick pace (short for double-quick): one's wraith or apparition: one's exact counterpart: a trick: (eccles.) a feast on which the antiphon is said both before and after the psalms.—adjs.Doub′le-act′ing, applying power in two directions: producing a double result;Dou′ble-banked, having two men at each oar, or having two tiers of oars one above the other, as in ancient galleys;Doub′le-barr′elled, having two barrels.—n.Doub′le-bass, the lowest-toned instrument of violin form.—adjs.Doub′le-bit′ing, cutting on either side;Doub′le-breast′ed, of a coat having two breasts, one to be folded over the other.—ns.Doub′le-charge, to charge with a double measure;Doub′le-deal′er, a deceitful person;Doub′le-deal′ing, duplicity.—adj.Doub′le-decked, having two decks above water-line.—n.Doub′le-deck′er, a double-decked frigate.—adj.Doub′le-dyed, twice dyed: deeply imbued (as a double-dyed villain).—n.Doub′le-ea′gle(U.S.), a gold coin worth $20, or £4, 2s. 2d.: the heraldic representation of an eagle with two heads, as in the arms of Russia and Austria.—adj.Doub′le-edged, having two edges: cutting or working both ways.—ns.Doub′le-end′er, anything having two ends alike: a cross-cut sawing machine, with two adjustable circular saws, for sawing both ends of timber;Doub′le-en′try(book-k.), a method by which two entries are made of each transaction.—adjs.Doub′le-eyed, having a deceitful countenance;Doub′le-faced, hypocritical, false.—ns.Doub′le-fā′cedness;Doub′le-first, at Oxford, a degree with first-class honours in mathematics and classics: one who takes such a degree.—adj.Doub′le-flow′ered, having double flowers, as a plant.—v.t.Doub′le-gild, to gild with double coatings of gold: to gloze over.—n.Doub′le-Glos′ter, Gloucestershire cheese of extra richness.—adjs.Doub′le-hand′ed, having two hands, two-handled;Doub′le-head′ed, having two heads;Doub′le-heart′ed, treacherous;Doub′le-hung, suspended, as a window-sash, so as to move either upward or downward;Doub′le-locked, locked with two locks or bolts: locked by two turns of the key, as in very few locks but many novels;Doub′le-manned, furnished with twice the complement of men;Doub′le-mean′ing, deceitful;Doub′le-mind′ed, undetermined, wavering.—n.Doub′le-mind′edness.—adj.Doub′le-nā′tured, having a twofold nature.—n.Doub′leness, the state of being double: duplicity.—adj.andadv.Doub′le-quick, the pace next a run.—n.the double-quick pace.—v.t.Doub′le-shade(Milt.), to double the natural darkness.—adj.Doub′le-shot′ted, of cannon, with two shots in them.—ns.Doub′le-shuff′le(seeShuffle);Doub′le-stop′ping, playing on two stopped strings of a violin at once;Doub′le-stout, extra strong stout or porter.—adj.Doub′le-tongued, deceitful.—n.Doub′ling, the act of making double: a turning back in running: a trick: a plait or fold.—adj.shifting, manœuvring.
Double entendre, doobl′ ong-tongdr,n.an equivoque, a word or phrase with two meanings, one usually more or less indecent. [Fr. of 17th century, superseded now by (mot)à double entente.]
Doublet, dub′let,n.a pair: an inner garment: name given to words that are really the same, but vary somewhat in spelling and signification, asdesk,disc, anddish,describeanddescry. [O. Fr., dim. ofdouble.]
Doubloon, dub-loon′,n.an obsolete Spanish gold coin double the value of a pistole—varying from 33s. in 1772 to 20s. 8d. in 1848. [Sp.doblon.]
Doubt, dowt,v.i.to waver in opinion: to be uncertain: to hesitate: to suspect: to believe with fear or hesitation: (Scot.) to think, even without the sense of hesitation.—v.t.to hold in doubt: to distrust.—p.adj.Doubt′ed(Spens.), questioned: feared, redoubted. [O. Fr.douter—L.dubitāre, akin todubius, doubtful, moving in two (duo) directions.]
Doubt, dowt,n.uncertainty of mind: suspicion: fear: a thing doubted or questioned.—adj.Doubt′able.—n.Doub′ter.—adj.Doubt′ful, full of doubt: undetermined: not clear: not secure: suspicious: not confident.—adv.Doubt′fully.—n.Doubt′fulness.—p.adj.Doubt′ing, that doubts, undecided.—advs.Doubt′ingly;Doubt′less, without doubt: certainly;Doubt′lessly.
Douc, dook,n.a species of monkey in Cochin-China.
Douce, dōōs,adj.(obs.) sweet: (Scot.) sober, peaceable, sedate.—adv.Douce′ly.—n.Douce′ness.—n.pl.Douc′ets, the stones of a deer.—n.Douceur(dōō-sėr′), sweetness of manner (obs.): something intended to please, a present or a bribe. [Fr.doux,douce, mild—L.dulcis, sweet.]
Douche, dōōsh,n.a jet of water directed upon the body from a pipe: an apparatus for throwing such. [Fr.,—It.doccia, a water-pipe—L.ducĕre, to lead.]
Doucine, doo-sēn′,n.(archit.) a cyma recta. [Fr.]
Dough, dō,n.a mass of flour or meal moistened and kneaded, but not baked.—adjs.Dough′-baked, half-baked, defective in intelligence;Dough′faced(U.S.) pliable, truckling.—n.Dough′iness.—adj.Dough′-knead′ed(Milt.), soft.—n.Dough′-nut, sweetened dough fried in fat.—adj.Dough′y, like dough: soft. [A.S.dáh; Ger.teig, Ice.deig, dough; prov.dowandduff.]
Doughty, dow′ti,adj.able, strong: brave.—adv.Dough′tily.—n.Dough′tiness. [A.S.dyhtig, valiant—dugan, to be strong; Ger.tüchtig, solid.]
Doum-palm.Same asDoom-palm.
Doup, dowp,n.(Scot.) bottom, buttocks.—n.Can′dle-doup, a candle-end. [Cf. Ice.daup.]
Dour, dōōr,adj.(Scot.) obstinate: bold. [Fr.,—L.durus, hard.]
Doura.SeeDurra.
Douse,Dowse, dows,v.t.to plunge into water.—v.i.to fall suddenly into water. [Cf. Sw.dunsa, fall heavily. Prob. from sound; cf.souse.]
Douse,Dowse, dows,v.t.to strike: to strike or lower a sail.—n.a heavy blow. [Prob. related to Old Dut.dossen, to beat.]
Douse,Dowse, dows,v.t.to put out, extinguish (esp. in theslangDouse the glim, put out the light). [Prob. a corr. of the obs. verbdoutbelow; more likely a particular use ofdouse, to strike.]
Dout, dowt,v.t.to put out, extinguish.—n.Dout′er. [Do out.]
Dove, duv,n.a pigeon (esp. in comp., asringdove,turtle-dove, &c.): a word of endearment: an emblem of innocence, gentleness, also of the Holy Spirit—the 'Holy Dove' (Matt. iii. 16).—v.t.to treat as a dove.—ns.Dove′-col′our, a grayish, bluish, pinkish colour;Dove′cot,-cote, a small cot or box in which pigeons breed.—adjs.Dove′-drawn(Shak.), drawn by doves;Dove′-eyed, meek-eyed.—ns.Dove′-house, a dovecot;Dove′let, a small dove.—adj.Dove′-like, innocent.—ns.Dove's′-foot, the common name forGeranium molle;Dove′ship, the character or quality of a dove.—Flutter the dovecots, to disturb commonplace, conventional people, as the eagle would a dovecot (see Shak.,Cor.V. vi. 115). [A.S.dufeindúfe-doppa; Ger.taube.]
Dovekie, duv′ki,n.the little auk, a diving bird of the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans.
Dover, dō′ver,v.i.(Scot.) to slumber lightly, doze off.—v.t.to send off into a light sleep.—n.a slight unsettled sleep.
Dover's powder, dō′verzpow′der,n.a valuable sudorific medicine, compounded of ipecacuanha root, powdered opium, and sulphate of potash. [From Dr ThomasDover, 1660-1742.]