Webster's Dictionary 1913

5212

Doctrine

Doc″trine (dŏk″trĭn), n. [F. doctrine, L. doctrina, fr. doctor. See Doctor.] 1. Teaching; instruction.He taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,...

5213

Document

Doc″u‐ment (–ū̍‐ment), n. [LL. documentum, fr. docere to teach: cf. F. document. See Docile.] 1. That which is taught or authoritatively set forth; precept; instruction; dogma.L...

5214

Document (2)

Doc″u‐ment, v. t. 1. To teach; to school.I am finely documented by my own daughter. Dryden.2. To furnish with documents or papers necessary to establish facts or give informatio...

5215

Documental

Doc′u‐men″tal (?), a. 1. Of or pertaining to instruction. Dr. H. More.2. Of or pertaining to written evidence; documentary; as, documental testimony.

5216

Documentary

Doc′u‐men″ta‐ry (?), a. Pertaining to written evidence; contained or certified in writing. “Documentary evidence.” Macaulay.

5217

Dodd

{ Dodd, Dod (?) }, v. t. [OE. dodden.] To cut off, as wool from sheep's tails; to lop or clip off. Halliwell.

5218

Doddart

Dod″dart (?), n. A game much like hockey, played in an open field; also, the, bent stick for playing the game. Halliwell.

5219

Dodded

Dod″ded, a. [See Dodd.] Without horns; as, dodded cattle; without beards; as, dodded corn. Halliwell.

5220

Dodder

Dod″der (?), n. [Cf. Dan. dodder, Sw. dodra, G. dotter.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Cuscuta. It is a leafless parasitical vine with yellowish threadlike stems. It attaches itse...

5221

Dodder (2)

Dod″der, v. t. & i. [Cf. AS. dyderian to deceive, delude, and E. didder, dudder.] To shake, tremble, or totter. “The doddering mast.” Thomson.

5222

Doddered

Dod″dered (?), a. Shattered; infirm. “A laurel grew, doddered with age.” Dryden.

5223

Dodecagon

Do‐dec″a‐gon (?), n. [Gr. � twelve + � angle: cf. F. dodécagone.] (Geom.) A figure or polygon bounded by twelve sides and containing twelve angles.

5224

Dodecagynia

‖Do‐dec′a‐gyn″i‐a (?), n. pl.(Bot.) A Linnæan order of plants having twelve styles.

5225

Dodecagynian

{ Do‐dec′a‐gyn″i‐an (?), Do′de‐cag″y‐nous (?), } a.(Bot.) Of or pertaining to the Dodecagynia; having twelve styles.

5226

Dodecahedral

Do‐dec′a‐he″dral (?), a. Pertaining to, or like, a dodecahedion; consisting of twelve equal sides.Dodecahedral cleavage. See under Cleavage.

5227

Dodecahedron

Do‐dec′a‐he″dron (?), n. [Gr. �; � twelve + � seat, bottom, base: cf. F. dodécaèdre.] (Geom. & Crystallog.) A solid having twelve faces.☞ The regular dodecahedron is bounded by ...

5228

Dodecandria

‖Do′de‐can″dri‐a (?), n. pl.(Bot.) A Linnæan class of plants including all that have any number of stamens between twelve and nineteen.

5229

Dodecandrian

{ Do′de‐can″dri‐an (?), Do′de‐can″drous (?), } a.(Bot.) Of or pertaining to the Dodecandria; having twelve stamens, or from twelve to nineteen.

5230

Dodecane

Do″de‐cane (?), n.(Chem.) Any one of a group of thick oily hydrocarbons, C12H26, of the paraffin series.

5231

Dodecastyle

Do‐dec″a‐style (?), a. [Gr. � twelve + � column: cf. F. dodécastyle.] (Arch.) Having twelve columns in front. — n. A dodecastyle portico, or building.

5232

Dodecasyllabic

Do‐dec′a‐syl‐lab″ic (?), a. [Gr. � twelve + E. syllabic.] Having twelve syllables.

5233

Dodecasyllable

Do‐dec″a‐syl′la‐ble (?), n. A word consisting of twelve syllables.

5234

Dodecatemory

Do‐dec′a‐tem″o‐ry (?), n. [Gr. �; � twelve + �, dim. of � part: cf. F. dodécatémorie.] (Astron.) A tern applied to the twelve houses, or parts, of the zodiac of the primum mobil...

5235

Dodge

Dodge (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Dodged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Dodging.] [Of uncertain origin: cf. dodder, v., daddle, dade, or dog, v. t.] 1. To start suddenly aside, as to avoid a b...

5236

Dodge (2)

Dodge, v. t. 1. To evade by a sudden shift of place; to escape by starting aside; as, to dodge a blow aimed or a ball thrown.2. Fig.: To evade by craft; as, to dodge a question;...

5237

Dodge (3)

Dodge, n. The act of evading by some skillful movement; a sudden starting aside; hence, an artful device to evade, deceive, or cheat; a cunning trick; an artifice.Some, who have...

5238

Dodger

Dodg″er (?), n. 1. One who dodges or evades; one who plays fast and loose, or uses tricky devices. Smart.2. A small handbill.3. See Corndodger.