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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Dōuche, n.p. 407A jet or current of water or vapor directed with considerable force upon some diseased part of the body with a view to benefit it medicinally.
  2. Dou'cine, n.p. 407(Arch.) The same as Cyma recta. See CYMA.
  3. Douck'er, n.p. 407(Ornith.) The diver, a large water-bird of the genus Colymbus. [Prov. Eng.] Ray.
  4. Dōu'lon, n.p. 407A copper coin, current in the East Indies.
  5. Dōugh, n.p. 407Paste of bread; a mass of flour or meal moistened and kneaded, but not yet baked. My cake is dough, my undertaking has not come to maturity. Shak.
  6. Dōugh'-bāked, a.p. 407Imperfectly baked; hence, not brought to perfection; unfinished; and also, of weak or dull understanding. Halliwell.
  7. Dough'-fāce, n.p. 407One who is flexible, and easily molded. [U. S.] Bartlett.
  8. Dōugh'-fāced, a.p. 407Easily molded; pliable. [U. S.]
  9. Dōugh'face-ism, n.p. 407The character of a dough-face; willingness to be led about by one of stronger mind or will; cowardly weakness; pliability. [U. S.]
  10. Dough'i-ness, n.p. 407The state of being doughy.
  11. Dough'-knēad'ed, a.p. 407Soft; like dough. Milton.
  12. Dōugh'nŭt, n.p. 407A small, roundish cake, made of flour, eggs, and sugar, moistened with milk or with water, and fried in lard.
  13. Dough'ti-ly, adv.p. 407In a doughty manner.
  14. Dough'ti-ness, n.p. 407The quality of being doughty; valor; bravery.
  15. Dough'ty, a.p. 407Characterized by bravery; valiant; eminent; noble; illustrious; redoubtable; as, a doughty hero. Doughty families, hugging old musty quarrels to their hearts, buffet each other from generation to…
  16. Dōugh'y, a.p. 407Like dough; soft; yielding to pressure; pale. Shak.
  17. Dou-lōc'ra-cy, n.p. 407A government by slaves. “A people . . . fallen under a doulocracy.” Hare.
  18. Dōum'-pălm, n.p. 407See DOOM-PALM.
  19. Dōur, a.p. 407Hard; inflexible; obstinate; bold; intrepid; hardy. [Scot.] “A dour wife, a sour old carlin.” C. Reade.
  20. Dōur'd, n.p. 407(Bot.) The same as DURAMEN. 2. A kind of grain or millet. See DURRA.
  21. Douse, v. t.p. 407To thrust or plunge into water; to dip; to dowse. 2. (Naut.) To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly; as, douse the topsail. 3. [Corrupted from dout, q. v.] To extinguish. “Douse the glim.”…
  22. Douse, v. i.p. 407To fall suddenly into water. Hudibras.
  23. Dous'ing-chōck, n.p. 407(Ship-building.) One of several pieces fayed across the apron and lapped on the knight-heads or inside stuff above the upper deck. Ogilvie:
  24. Dout, v. t.p. 407To put out; to extinguish. [Obs.] First in the intellect it douts the light. Sylvester.
  25. Dout'er, n.p. 407An extinguisher for candles. [Obs.]
  26. Douz'ēave, n.p. 407(Mus.) A scale of twelve degrees.
  27. Dōve, n.p. 407(Ornith.) A bird of the genus Columba, or pigeon family, some species of which are domesticated, and all of gentle and inoffensive character; a pigeon; especially, a tame pigeon. The common dove…
  28. Dōve'-cōte, n.p. 407A small building or box, raised to a considerable height above the ground, in which domestic pigeons breed; any apartment or house for doves.
  29. Dōve'-eyed, a.p. 407Having eyes like a dove; meek-eyed; as, dove-eyed Peace.
  30. Dōve'kĭe, n.p. 407An aquatic bird (Uria grylle) of the arctic regions. Kane.
  31. Dōve'let, n.p. 407A young or small dove. Booth.
  32. Dō'ver's Pow'derp. 407(Med.) A compound of ipecacuanha, opium, and sulphate of potash, designed as a sedative and sudorific.
  33. Dôve's'-fōot, n.p. 408(Bot.) (a.) A species of geranium; G. molle. Loudon. (b.) The columbine. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
  34. Dôve'ship, n.p. 408The possession of dove-like qualities. [Obs.] Hall.
  35. Dôve'tail, n.p. 408(Carp.) The manner of fastening boards or timbers together, by letting one piece, in the form of a dove's tail spread, or wedge reversed, into a corresponding cavity in another, so that it can not be…
  36. Dôve'tâil, v. t.p. 408To unite by a tenon in form of a pigeon’s tail spread, let into a board or timber. 2. To fit or connect strongly or skillfully; to fit ingeniously. He put together a piece of work so crossly indented…
  37. Dôve'tail-joint, n.p. 408(Anat.) A suture or serrated articulation; as, of the bones of the head. Ogilvie.
  38. Dôve'tâil-môld'ing, n.p. 408(Arch.) An ornament used in Norman architecture, consisting of a rounded molding arranged so as to form a series of figures in the form of a dove’s tail.
  39. Dôve'tāil-saw, n.p. 408(Carp.) A saw, used in dovetailing, having a thin plate about nine inches in length, fine teeth, and a rigid back of brass or iron. Ogilvie.
  40. Dŏv'ish, a.p. 408Like a dove; innocent. [Obs.] “Joined with dovish simplicity.” Latimer.
  41. Dow, n.p. 408A kind of vessel; a baggala; — called also dau. See BAGGALA.
  42. Dow, v. t.p. 408To furnish with a dower; to endow. [Obs.] Wycliffe.
  43. Dow'a-ble, a.p. 408Capable of being endowed; entitled to dower. Blackstone.
  44. Dow'a-ger, n.p. 408(Eng. Law.) A widow endowed, or having a jointure; a widow who either enjoys a dower from her deceased husband, or who has property of her own brought by her to her husband on marriage, and settled…
  45. Dow'cet, n.p. 408One of the testicles of a hart or stag. [Written also doucet.] B. Jonson.
  46. Dow'dy, n.p. 408An awkward, ill-dressed, inelegant woman. Shak. Dryden.
  47. Dow'dy, a.p. 408Awkward; ill-dressed; vulgar-looking.
  48. Dow'dy-ish, a.p. 408Like a dowdy.
  49. Dow'el, v. t.p. 408To fasten together by dowels; as, a cooper dowels pieces for the head of a cask.
  50. Dow'el, n.p. 408A dowel-pin. 2. A piece of wood driven into a wall, so that other pieces may be nailed to it.
  51. Dow'el-joint, n.p. 408A joint made by means of a dowel or dowels.
  52. Dow'el-pĭn, n.p. 408A pin of wood or metal used for joining two pieces, as of wood, stones, &c., by inserting part of its length into one piece, the rest of it entering a corresponding hole in the other, as in the heads…
  53. Dow'er, n.p. 408That with which one is gifted or endowed; endowment; gift. How great, how plentiful, how rich a dower! Davies. Man in his primeval dower arrayed. Wordsworth. 2. The property with which a woman is…
  54. Dow'ered, a.p. 408Furnished with dower, or a portion. Shak.
  55. Dow'er-less, a.p. 408Destitute of dower; having no portion or fortune. Shak.
  56. Dow'er-y, n.p. 408The same as DOWER.
  57. Dow'l, n.p. 408The same as DOWLE.
  58. Dow'las, n.p. 408A kind of coarse linen cloth. Shak.
  59. Dowle, n.p. 408One of the filaments which make up the blade of a feather; feathery or wool-like down. No feather, or dowle of a feather, but was heavy enough for him. De Quincey.
  60. Down, n.p. 408Fine, soft, hairy outgrowth from the skin or surface of animals or plants, not matted and fleecy like wool; especially, (a.) The close, hairy covering of birds, under the feathers, particularly on…