Webster's Dictionary 1913

5725

Dovetail

Dove″tail′ (?), n.(Carp.) A flaring tenon, or tongue (shaped like a bird's tail spread), and a mortise, or socket, into which it fits tightly, making an interlocking joint betwe...

5726

Dovetail (2)

Dove″tail′, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Dovetailed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Dovetailing.] 1. (Carp.) (a) To cut to a dovetail. (b) To join by means of dovetails.2. To fit in or connect strong...

5727

Dovish

Dov″ish (?), a. Like a dove; harmless; innocent. “Joined with dovish simplicity.” Latimer.

5728

Dow

Dow (?), n. A kind of vessel. See Dhow.

5729

Dow (2)

Dow, v. t. [F. douer. See Dower.] To furnish with a dower; to endow. Wyclif.

5730

Dowable

Dow″a‐ble (?), a. [From Dow, v. t.] Capable of being endowed; entitled to dower. Blackstone.

5731

Dowager

Dow″a‐ger (?), n. [OF. douagiere, fr. douage dower. See Dower.] 1. (Eng. Law) A widow endowed, or having a jointure; a widow who either enjoys a dower from her deceased husband,...

5732

Dowagerism

Dow″a‐ger‐ism (?), n. The rank or condition of a dowager; formality, as that of a dowager. Also used figuratively.Mansions that have passed away into dowagerism. Thackeray.

5733

Dowcet

Dow″cet (?), n. [See Doucet.] One of the testicles of a hart or stag. [Spelt also doucet.] B. Jonson.

5734

Dowdy

Dow″dy (?), a. [Compar.Dowdier (?); superl.Dowdiest.] [Scot. dawdie slovenly, daw, da sluggard, drab, Prov. E. dowd flat, dead.] Showing a vulgar taste in dress; awkward and slo...

5735

Dowdy (2)

Dow″dy, n.; pl.Dowdies (�). An awkward, vulgarly dressed, inelegant woman. Shak. Dryden.

5736

Dowdyish

Dow″dy‐ish, a. Like a dowdy.

5737

Dowel

Dow″el (?), n. [Cf. G. döbel peg, F. douelle state of a cask, surface of an arch, douille socket, little pipe, cartridge.] (Mech.) 1. A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting ...

5738

Dowel (2)

Dow″el, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Doweled (?) orDowelled; p. pr. & vb. n.Doweling or Dowelling.] To fasten together by dowels; to furnish with dowels; as, a cooper dowels pieces for th...

5739

Dower

Dow″er (?), n. [F. douaire, LL. dotarium, from L. dotare to endow, portion, fr. dos dower; akin to Gr. � gift, and to L. dare to give. See 1st Date, and cf. Dot dowry, Dotation....

5740

Dowered

Dow″ered (?), p. a. Furnished with, or as with, dower or a marriage portion. Shak.

5741

Dowerless

Dow″er‐less, a. Destitute of dower; having no marriage portion. Shak.

5742

Dowery

Dow″er‐y (?), n. See Dower.

5743

Dowitcher

Dow″itch‐er (?), n.(Zoöl.) The red-breasted or gray snipe (Macrorhamphus griseus); — called also brownback, and grayback.

5744

Dowl

Dowl (doul), n. Same as Dowle.

5745

Dowlas

Dow″las (?), n. [Prob. fr. Doullens, a town of Picardy, in France, formerly celebrated for this manufacture.] A coarse linen cloth made in the north of England and in Scotland, ...

5746

Dowle

Dowle (doul), n. [Cf. OF. douille soft. Cf. Ductile.] Feathery or wool-like down; filament of a feather. Shak.No feather, or dowle of a feather. De Quincey.

5747

Down

Down (doun), n. [Akin to LG. dune, dun, Icel. dūnn, Sw. dun, Dan. duun, G. daune, cf. D. dons; perh. akin to E. dust.] 1. Fine, soft, hairy outgrowth from the skin or surface of...

5748

Down (2)

Down (doun″), v. t. To cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down. Young.

5749

Down (3)

Down, n. [OE. dun, doun, AS. dūn; of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. dūn hill, fortified hill, Gael. dun heap, hillock, hill, W. din a fortified hill or mount; akin to E. town. See Town,...

5750

Down (4)

Down, adv. [For older adown, AS. ad�n, ad�ne, prop., from or off the hill. See 3d Down, and cf. Adown, and cf. Adown.] 1. In the direction of gravity or toward the center of the...

5751

Down (5)

Down, prep. [From Down, adv.] 1. In a descending direction along; from a higher to a lower place upon or within; at a lower place in or on; as, down a hill; down a well.2. Hence...