Webster's Dictionary 1913

5590

Dotation

Do‐ta″tion (?), n. [LL. dotatio, fr. L. dotare to endow, fr. dos, dotis, dower: cf. F. dotation. See Dot dowry.] 1. The act of endowing, or bestowing a marriage portion on a wom...

5591

Dote

Dote (?), n. [See Dot dowry.] 1. A marriage portion. See 1st Dot, n.Wyatt.2. pl. Natural endowments. B. Jonson.

5592

Dote (2)

Dote, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Doted; p. pr. & vb. n.Doting.] [OE. doten; akin to OD. doten, D. dutten, to doze, Icel. dotta to nod from sleep, MHG. t�zen to keep still: cf. F. doter,...

5593

Dote (3)

Dote, n. An imbecile; a dotard. Halliwell.

5594

Doted

Dot″ed (?), a. 1. Stupid; foolish.Senseless speech and doted ignorance. Spenser.2. Half-rotten; as, doted wood.

5595

Dotehead

Dote″head′ (?), n. A dotard. Tyndale.

5596

Doter

Dot″er (?), n. 1. One who dotes; a man whose understanding is enfeebled by age; a dotard. Burton.2. One excessively fond, or weak in love. Shak.

5597

Dotery

Dot″er‐y (?), n. The acts or speech of a dotard; drivel.

5598

Doth

Doth (?), 3d pers. sing. pres. of Do.

5599

Doting

Dot″ing (?), a. That dotes; silly; excessively fond. — Dot″ing‐ly, adv. — Dot″ing‐ness, n.

5600

Dotish

Dot″ish, a. Foolish; weak; imbecile. Sir W. Scott.

5601

Dottard

Dot″tard (?), n. [For Dotard?] An old, decayed tree. Bacon.

5602

Dotted

Dot″ted (?), a. Marked with, or made of, dots or small spots; diversified with small, detached objects.Dotted note(Mus.), a note followed by a dot to indicate an increase of len...

5603

Dotterel

Dot″ter‐el (?), a. [Cf. Dottard.] Decayed. “Some old dotterel trees.” Ascham.

5604

Dotterel (2)

Dot″ter‐el, n. [From Dote, v. i.] 1. (Zoöl.) A European bird of the Plover family (Eudromias, orCharadrius, morinellus). It is tame and easily taken, and is popularly believed t...

5605

Dotting pen

Dot″ting pen′ (?). See under Pun.

5606

Dottrel

Dot″trel (?), n.(Zoöl.) See Dotterel.

5607

Dotty

Dot″ty (?), a. [From 2d Dot.] 1. Composed of, or characterized by, dots.2. [Perh. a different word; cf. Totty.] Unsteady in gait; hence, feeble; half-witted.

5608

Doty

Do″ty (?), a. [See Dottard.] Half-rotten; as, doty timber.

5609

Douane

‖Dou′ane″ (?), n. A customhouse.

5610

Douanier

‖Dou′a″nier″ (?), n. An officer of the French customs. [Anglicized form douaneer.]

5611

Douar

Dou″ar (?), n. [F., fr. Ar. d�ār.] A village composed of Arab tents arranged in streets.

5612

Douay Bible

Dou″ay Bi″ble (?). [From Douay, or Douai, a town in France.] A translation of the Scriptures into the English language for the use of English-speaking Roman Catholics; — done fr...

5613

Doub grass

Doub″ grass′ (do͞ob″ grȧs).(Bot.) Doob grass.

5614

Double

Dou″ble (dŭb″'l), a. [OE. doble, duble, double, OF. doble, duble, double, F. double, fr. L. duplus, fr. the root of duo two, and perh. that of plenus full; akin to Gr. διπλόοσ d...

5615

Double (2)

Dou″ble (?), adv. Twice; doubly.I was double their age. Swift.

5616

Double (3)

Dou″ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Doubled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Doubling (?).] [OE. doblen, dublen, doublen, F. doubler, fr. L. duplare, fr. duplus. See Double, a.] 1. To increase by ad...