Webster's Dictionary 1913

5158

Doable

Do″a‐ble (?), a. Capable of being done. Carlyle.

5159

Doand

Do″and (?), p. pr. Doing. Rom. of R.

5160

Doat

Doat (?), v. i. See Dote.

5161

Dobber

Dob″ber (?), n. 1. (Zoöl.) See Dabchick.2. A float to a fishing line.

5162

Dobbin

Dob″bin (?), n. 1. An old jaded horse. Shak.2. Sea gravel mixed with sand.

5163

Dobby

Dob″by (?), n.(Weaving) An apparatus resembling a Jacquard for weaving small figures (usually about 12 - 16 threads, seldom more than 36 - 40 threads).

5164

Dobchick

Dob″chick′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) See Dabchick.

5165

Dobell's solution

Do‐bell's″ so‐lu″tion (?). (Med.) An aqueous solution of carbolic acid, borax, sodium bicarbonate, and glycerin, used as a spray in diseases of the nose and throat.

5166

Dobson

Dob″son (?), n.(Zoöl.) The aquatic larva of a large neuropterous insect (Corydalus cornutus), used as bait in angling. See Hellgamite.

5167

Dobule

Dob″ule (?), n.(Zoöl.) The European dace.

5168

Docent

Do″cent (?), a. [L. docens, -entis, p. pr. of docere to teach.] Serving to instruct; teaching.

5169

Docetæ

‖Do‐ce″tæ (?), n. pl.(Eccl. Hist.) Ancient heretics who held that Christ's body was merely a phantom or appearance.

5170

Docetic

Do‐cet″ic (?), a. Pertaining to, held by, or like, the Docetæ. “Docetic Gnosticism.” Plumptre.

5171

Docetism

Doc″e‐tism (?), n.(Eccl. Hist.) The doctrine of the Docetæ.

5172

Dochmiac

Doch″mi‐ac (?), a.(Pros.) Pertaining to, or containing, the dochmius.

5173

Dochmius

‖Doch″mi‐us (?), n.(Pros.) A foot of five syllables (usually � — -� -).

5174

Docibility

{ Doc′i‐bil″i‐ty (?), Doc″i‐ble‐ness (?), } n. [L. docibilitas.] Aptness for being taught; teachableness; docility.To persons of docibility, the real character may be easily tau...

5175

Docible

Doc″i‐ble (?), a. [L. docibilis, fr. docere to teach.] Easily taught or managed; teachable. Milton.

5176

Docile

Doc″ile (?), a. [L. docilis,fr. docere to teach; cf. Gr. �, and L. discere to learn, Gr. � learned, � knowing: cf. F. docile. Cf. Doctor, Didactic, Disciple.] 1. Teachable; easy...

5177

Docility

Do‐cil″i‐ty (?), n. [L. docilitas, fr. docilis: cf. F. docilité.] 1. teachableness; aptness for being taught; docibleness.2. Willingness to be taught; tractableness.The humble d...

5178

Docimacy

Doc″i‐ma‐cy (?), n. [Gr. � an assay, examination, fr. � to examine (Metals), fr. � assayed, tested, fr. � to take, approve: cf. F. docimasie.] The art or practice of applying te...

5179

Docimastic

Doc′i‐mas″tic (?), a. [Gr. �: cf. F. docimastique.] Proving by experiments or tests.Docimastic art, metallurgy, or the art of assaying metals; the art of separating metals from ...

5180

Docimology

Doc′i‐mol″o‐gy (?), n. [Gr. � a test + -logy.] A treatise on the art of testing, as in assaying metals, etc.

5181

Docity

Doc″i‐ty (?), n. Teachableness.

5182

Dock

Dock (dŏk), n. [AS. docce; of uncertain origin; cf. G. docken-blätter, Gael. dogha burdock, OF. doque; perh. akin to L. daucus, daucum, Gr. �, �, a kind of parsnip or carrot, us...

5183

Dock (2)

Dock, n. [Cf. Icel. dockr a short tail, Fries. dok a little bundle or bunch, G. docke bundle, skein, a short and thick column.] 1. The solid part of an animal's tail, as disting...

5184

Dock (3)

Dock, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Docked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Docking.] [See Dock a tail. Cf. W. tociaw, and twciaw, to dock, clip.] 1. to cut off, as the end of a thing; to curtail; to c...