Dor″mant (?), n. [See Dormant, a.] (Arch.) A large beam in the roof of a house upon which portions of the other timbers rest or “ sleep.” Arch. Pub. Soc. — Called also dormant tree, dorman tree, dormond, and dormer. Halliwell.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.