Webster's Dictionary 1913

5482

Doomsman

Dooms″man, n. [Doom + man.] A judge; an umpire. Hampole.

5483

Doomster

Doom″ster (?), n. Same as Dempster.

5484

Door

Door (?), n. [OE. dore, dure, AS. duru; akin to OS. dura, dor, D. deur, OHG. turi, door, tor gate, G. thür, thor, Icel. dyrr, Dan. dör, Sw. dörr, Goth. daur, Lith. durys, Russ. ...

5485

Doorcase

Door″case′ (?), n. The surrounding frame into which a door shuts.

5486

Doorcheek

Door″cheek′ (?), n. The jamb or sidepiece of a door. Ex. xii. 22 (Douay version).

5487

Doorga

‖Door″ga (?), n. [Skr. Durgā.] (Myth.) A Hindoo divinity, the consort of Siva, represented with ten arms. Malcom.

5488

Dooring

Door″ing (?), n. The frame of a door. Milton.

5489

Doorkeeper

Door″keep′er (?), n. One who guards the entrance of a house or apartment; a porter; a janitor.

5490

Doorless

Door″less, a. Without a door.

5491

Doornail

Door″nail′ (?), n. The nail or knob on which in ancient doors the knocker struck; — hence the old saying, “As dead as a doornail.”

5492

Doorplane

Door″plane′ (?), n. A plane on a door, giving the name, and sometimes the employment, of the occupant.

5493

Doorpost

Door″post′ (?), n. The jamb or sidepiece of a doorway.

5494

Doorsill

Door″sill′ (?), n. The sill or threshold of a door.

5495

Doorstead

Door″stead (?), n. Entrance or place of a door. Bp. Warburton.

5496

Doorstep

Door″step′ (?), n. The stone or plank forming a step before an outer door.

5497

Doorstone

Door″stone′ (?), n. The stone forming a threshold.

5498

Doorstop

Door″stop′ (?), n.(Carp.) The block or strip of wood or similar material which stops, at the right place, the shutting of a door.

5499

Doorway

Door″way′ (?), n. The passage of a door; entrance way into a house or a room.

5500

Dooryard

Door″yard′ (?), n. A yard in front of a house or around the door of a house.

5501

Dop

{ Dop, Doop } (?), n. A little copper cup in which a diamond is held while being cut.

5502

Dop (2)

Dop, v. i. [Cf. Dap, Dip.] To dip. Walton.

5503

Dop (3)

Dop, n. A dip; a low courtesy. B. Jonson.

5504

Dope

Dope (dōp), n. [D. doop a dipping, fr. doopen to dip. Cf. Dip.] 1. Any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as of opium for medicinal purposes, of grease for a lubricant, etc.2. A...

5505

Dope (2)

Dope, v. t. 1. To treat or affect with dope; as, to dope nitroglycerin; specif.: (a) To give stupefying drugs to; to drug. (b) To administer a stimulant to (a horse) to increase...

5506

Dope-book

Dope″–book′, n. A chart of previous performances, etc., of race horses.

5507

Dopey

Dop″ey (?), a. Affected by “dope”; esp., sluggish or dull as though under the influence of a narcotic.

5508

Doppelgänger

‖Dop″pel‐gäng′er (?), n. A spiritual or ghostly double or counterpart; esp., an apparitional double of a living person; a cowalker.