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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Dôrr, n. p. 405See Dor.Bôrr, v. t. p. 405To deceive. [Obs.] See DOR, v. t. 2. To deafen with noise. [Rare.] Halliwell.Dŏr'rer, n. p. 405A drone; a sleeper; a lazy person. [Obs.] “Gentlemen content to live idle themselves, like dorrers.” More.Dôrr'-flȳ, n. p. 405See Dor, n.Dôrr'-hawk, n. p. 405See DOR-HAWK.Dôr'sal, a. p. 405Pertaining to the back; as, the dorsal fin of a fish; dorsal awn of a seed.Dŏr'sale, n. p. 405See DORSEL.Dôrse, n. p. 405A canopy. See DOSEL. Sutton. 2. The back of a book. “A choice library of books, all richly bound, with gilt dorses.” Wood.Dôr'sel, n. p. 405A pannier. See DOSSEL. 2. A kind of woolen cloth. 3. A rich canopy or screen hanging at the back of a throne or chair of state; a dosel. [Written also dorsale.]Dôr'ser, n. p. 405See DOSSER.Dôr'si-brān'chi-ate, a. p. 405(Physiol.) Having the branchiæ distributed along the back, as some mollusks.Dor-sĭf'er-oŭs or Dor-sip'a-roŭs, a. p. 405(Bot.) Bearing or producing seeds on the back of the leaves, as the ferns.Dor-stē'ni-ă, n. p. 405(Bot.) A genus of plants, several species of which afford the contrayerva root, which is diaphoretic and stimulant, and is used in medicine as a tonic.Dōr'sum, n. p. 405The ridge of a hill. Walton. 2. (Conch.) The upper surface of the body of a shell, when it is so held that the aperture is downward.Dôr'tour or Dôrt'ûre, n. p. 405A dormitory. [Obs.] Bacon.Dō'ry, n. p. 405(Ichth.) A fish (Zeus faber), called also John-dory, much esteemed by epicures.Dō'ry, n. p. 405A canoe or small boat. Marryat.Dōse, n. p. 405The quantity of medicine given or prescribed to be taken at one time. I am for curing the world by gentle alteratives, not by violent doses. W. Irving. 2. A sufficient quantity; a portion; as much as…Dōse, v. t. p. 405To proportion, as a medicine, properly to the patient or disease; to form into suitable doses. 2. To give doses to; to give medicine or physic to; to give potions to constantly and without need. 3.…Dōs'el, n. p. 405(Arch.) A rich tapestry hanging at the back of an altar, designed both as an ornament and to hide the wall; also a hanging in a dining-hall behind the seats of the guests; also, an ornamental cover…Dō-sŏl'o-gy, n. p. 405A treatise on doses of medicine; posology. [Rare.] Ogilvie.Dŏs'ser, n. p. 405A pannier, or basket. “Riding from market one day ’twixt her dossers.” Beau. & Fl.Dŏs'sil, n. p. 405(Surg.) A pledget or portion of lint made into a cylindric form, or the shape of a date.Dōst p. 405The second person of do.Dŏt, n. p. 405A small point or spot, made with a pen or other pointed instrument; a speck, used in marking a writing or other thing. 2. [Fr. dot, from Lat. dos, dotis, dowry.] (Law.) A marriage portion; dowry.…Dŏt, v. t. p. 406To mark with dots or specks. 2. To mark or diversify with small detached objects; as, a landscape dotted with cottages, or clumps of trees.Dŏt, v. i. p. 406To make dots or specks.Dŏ'tage, n. p. 406Feebleness or imbecility of understanding or mind, particularly in old age; childishness of old age; senility; as, a venerable man, now in his dotage. This we childishness and dotage call. Davies.…Dŏ'tal, a. p. 406Pertaining to dower, or a woman's marriage portion; constituting dower, or comprised in it; as, a dotal town. Garth.Dŏ'tant, n. p. 406A dotard; a driveler. [Obs.] Shak.Dŏ'tard, n. p. 406A man whose intellect is impaired by age; one in his second childhood. The sickly dotard wants a wife. Prior.Dŏ'tard-ly, a. p. 406Like a dotard; weak. [Obs.] More.Dŏ'ta-ry, n. p. 406The state of being a dotard; dotage. [Obs.] Drayton.Dō-tā'tion, n. p. 406The act of endowing, or bestowing a marriage portion on a woman. 2. Endowment; establishment of funds for support, as of a hospital or eleemosynary corporation. Blackstone.Dōte, n. p. 406A marriage portion; a dowry. [Obs.] See DOT, n. 2. Wyatt. 2. (pl.) Natural gifts or endowments. [Obs.] B. Jonson.Dōte, v. i. p. 406To be weak-minded, silly, or idiotic; to have the intellect impaired, especially by age, so that the mind wanders or wavers; to drivel. Time has made you dote, and vainly tell Of arms imagined in…Dŏte, n. p. 406A foolish or weak-minded person; an imbecile; a dotard. Halliwell.Dŏt'ed, a. p. 406Stupid. [Obs.] “Senseless speech and doted ignorance.” Spenser.Dŏt’er, n. p. 406One who dotes; a man whose understanding is enfeebled by age; a dotard. Burton. 2. One who is excessively fond, or weakly in love.Dŏth p. 406The third person of do.Dŏt'ing-ly, adv. p. 406In a doting manner; foolishly; unduly fondly.Dŏt'ing-ness, n. p. 406Mental weakness like that resulting from old age; imbecility. 2. Excessive fondness.Dŏt'ish, a. p. 406Foolish; weak; imbecile. Scott.Dŏt'tard, n. p. 406A decayed tree. Bacon.Dŏt'ted, p. a. p. 406Marked with dots or small spots; diversified with small, detached objects. Dotted note (Mus.), a note followed by a dot to indicate an increase of length equal to one half of its simple value; thus…Dŏt'ter-el, a. p. 406Covered or overgrown with dodder; doddered. [Obs.] Ascham.Dŏt'ter-el or Dŏt'trel, n. p. 406(Ornith.) A wading bird (Charadrius Morinellus), a congener of the plovers. It is said to imitate the action of the fowler, and to be easily taken by stratagem. In catching of dotterels we see how…Douane, n. p. 406A custom-house.Douanier, n. p. 406An officer of the French customs. Gray.Douay Bible p. 406An English translation of the Scriptures, sanctioned by the Roman Catholic church. [Written also Douay Bible.]Double (dŭb'l), a. p. 406Twofold; multiplied by two; increased by its equivalent. Let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me. 2 Kings ii. 9. Darkness and tempest make a double night. Dryden. 2. In pairs; presenting two in…Dōŭb'le, adv. p. 406Twice; twofold. I was double their age. Swift. ☞ Double is often used in composition, denoting two ways, or twice the number or quantity.Doŭb'le, v. t. p. 406To increase by adding an equal number, quantity, length, value, or the like; to multiply by two; to make twice as great; to duplicate; as, to double a sum of money; to double a number, a length, and…Dōŭb'le, v. i. p. 406To be increased to twice the sum, number, quantity, length, or value; to increase or grow to twice as much. ’Tis observed in particular nations, that within the space of three hundred years…Dōŭb'le, n. p. 406Twice as much; twice the number, sum, quantity, length, value, and the like. If the thief be found, let him pay double. Ex. xxii. 7. 2. That which is doubled over or together; a doubling; a plait; a…Doub'le-bāse or Doub'le-bass, n. p. 406(Mus.) The largest and lowest-toned instrument in the violin form; the contra-basso or violino.Doŭb'le-bīt'ing, a. p. 406Biting or cutting on either side; as, a double-biting ax. Dryden.Doub'le-brēast'ed, a. p. 406Folding or lapping over on the breast, with a row of buttons and button-holes on each side; as, a double-breasted waistcoat or coat.Doub'le-chārge, v. t. p. 406To charge or intrust with a double portion. Shak.Doub'le-dēal'er, n. p. 406One who acts two different parts; a deceitful, trickish person; one guilty of duplicity. L'Estrange.