Webster's Dictionary 1913

5563

Doryphora

‖Do‐ryph″o‐ra (?), n. [NL. See Doryphoros.] (Zoöl.) A genus of plant-eating beetles, including the potato beetle. See Potato beetle.

5564

Doryphoros

‖Do‐ryph″o‐ros (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. �, lit., spear bearing; � a spear + φέρειν to bear.] (Fine Arts) A spear bearer; a statue of a man holding a spear or in the attitude of a sp...

5565

Dos-à-dos

‖Dos′–à–dos″ (?), adv. Back to back; as, to sit dos-à-dos in a dogcart; to dance dos-à-dos, or so that two dancers move forward and pass back to back.

5566

Dos-à-dos (2)

‖Dos′–à–dos″, n. A sofa, open carriage, or the like, so constructed that the occupants sit back to back.

5567

Dosage

Dos″age (dōs″ā̍j), n. [Cf. F. dosage. See Dose, v.] 1. (Med.) The administration of medicine in doses; specif., a scheme or system of grading doses of medicine according to age,...

5568

Dose

Dose (dōs), n. [F. dose, Gr. δόσισ a giving, a dose, fr. διδόναι to give; akin to L. dare to give. See Date point of time.] 1. The quantity of medicine given, or prescribed to b...

5569

Dose (2)

Dose, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Dosed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.dosing.] [Cf. F. doser. See Dose, n.] 1. To proportion properly (a medicine), with reference to the patient or the disease; to...

5570

Dosel

Dos″el (?), n. [OF. dossel; cf. LL. dorsale. See Dorsal, and cf. Dorse, Dorsel.] Same as Dorsal, n.

5571

Dosimetry

Do‐sim″e‐try (?), n. [NL. dosis dose + -metry.] (Med.) Measurement of doses; specif., a system of therapeutics which uses but few remedies, mostly alkaloids, and gives them in d...

5572

Dosology

Do‐sol″o‐gy (?), n. [Dose +-logy.] Posology. Ogilvie.

5573

Doss

Doss (?), n. A place to sleep in; a bed; hence, sleep.

5574

Doss house

Doss house. A cheap lodging house.They consort together and sleep in low doss houses where they meet with all kinds of villainy. W. Besant.

5575

Dossel

Dos″sel (?), n. [See Dosel, n.] Same as Dorsal, n.

5576

Dosser

Dos″ser (?), n. [LL. dosserum, or F. dossier bundle of papers, part of a basket resting on the back, fr. L. dorsum back. See Dorsal, and cf. Dosel.] [Written also dorser and dor...

5577

Dossier

‖Dos′sier″ (dō̍s′syā̍″; E. dŏs″sĭ‐ẽr), n. [F., back of a thing, bulging bundle of papers, fr. dos back.] A bundle containing the papers in reference to some matter.

5578

Dossil

Dos″sil (?), n. [OE. dosil faucet of a barrel, OF. dosil, duisil, spigot, LL. diciculus, ducillus, fr. L. ducere to lead, draw. See Duct, Duke.] 1. (Surg.) A small ovoid or cyli...

5579

Dost

Dost (?), 2d pers. sing. pres. of Do.

5580

Dot

Dot (?), n. [F., fr. L. dos, dotis, dowry. See Dower, and cf. Dote dowry.] (Law) A marriage portion; dowry.

5581

Dot (2)

Dot, n. [Cf. AS. dott small spot, speck; of uncertain origin.] 1. A small point or spot, made with a pen or other pointed instrument; a speck, or small mark.2. Anything small an...

5582

Dot (3)

Dot, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Dotted; p. pr. & vb. n.Dotting.] 1. To mark with dots or small spots; as, to dot a line.2. To mark or diversify with small detached objects; as, a landsc...

5583

Dot (4)

Dot, v. i. To make dots or specks.

5584

Dotage

Do″tage (?), n. [From Dote, v. i.] 1. Feebleness or imbecility of understanding or mind, particularly in old age; the childishness of old age; senility; as, a venerable man, now...

5585

Dotal

Do″tal (?), a. [L. dotalis, fr. dos, dotis, dowry: cf. F. dotal. See Dot dowry.] Pertaining to dower, or a woman's marriage portion; constituting dower, or comprised in it. Garth.

5586

Dotant

Do″tant (?), n. A dotard. Shak.

5587

Dotard

Do″tard (?), n. [Dote, v. i.] One whose mind is impaired by age; one in second childhood.The sickly dotard wants a wife. Prior.

5588

Dotardly

Do″tard‐ly, a. Foolish; weak. Dr. H. More.

5589

Dotary

Do″ta‐ry (?), n. A dotard's weakness; dotage. Drayton.