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Dorse (?), n. [Cf. L. dorsum the back. See Dorsel, Dosel.] 1. Same as dorsal, n. [Obs.]

2. The back of a book. [Obs.]

Books, all richly bound, with gilt dorses.

Wood.

Dorse, n. (Zoöl.) The Baltic or variable cod (Gadus callarias), by some believed to be the young of the common codfish.

Dor"sel (?), n. [See Dosser.] 1. A pannier.

2. Same as Dorsal, n.

Dor"ser (?), n. See Dosser.

||dor`si*bran`chi*a"ta (?), n. pl. [NL., from L. dorsum back + branchiae gills.] (Zoöl.) A division of chætopod annelids in which the branchiæ are along the back, on each side, or on the parapodia. [See Illusts. under Annelida and Chætopoda.]

Dor`si*bran"chi*ate (?), a. (Zoöl.) Having branchiæ along the back; belonging to the Dorsibranchiata. -- n. One of the Dorsibranchiata.

Dor*sif"er*ous (?),. [Dorsum + -ferous; cf. F. dorsifère.] (Biol.) Bearing, or producing, on the back; -- applied to ferns which produce seeds on the back of the leaf, and to certain Batrachia, the ova of which become attached to the skin of the back of the parent, where they develop; dorsiparous.

Dor`si*mes"on (?), n. [Dorsum + meson.] (Anat.) See Meson.

Dor*sip"a*rous (?), a. [Dorsum + L. parere to bring forth.] (Biol.) Same as Dorsiferous.

Dor`si*ven"tral (?), a. [Dorsum + ventral.] 1. (Biol.) Having distinct upper and lower surfaces, as most common leaves. The leaves of the iris are not dorsiventral.

2. (Anat.) See Dorsoventral.

Dor`so*ven"tral (?), a. [dorsum + ventral.] (Anat.) From the dorsal to the ventral side of an animal; as, the dorsoventral axis.

||Dor"sum (?), n. [L.] 1. The ridge of a hill.

2. (Anat.) The back or dorsal region of an animal; the upper side of an appendage or part; as, the dorsum of the tongue.

{ Dor"tour (?), Dor"ture (?), } n. [F. dortoir, fr. L. dormitorium.] A dormitory. [Obs.] Bacon.

Do"ry (?), n.; pl. Dories (#). [Named from 1st color, fr. F. dorée gilded, fr. dorer to gild, L. deaurare. See Deaurate, and cf. Aureole.] 1. (Zoöl.) A European fish. See Doree, and John Doree.

2. (Zoöl.) The American wall-eyed perch; -- called also doré. See Pike perch.

Do"ry, n.; pl. Dories (&?;). A small, strong, flat-bottomed rowboat, with sharp prow and flaring sides.

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

||Do*ryph"o*ros (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. &?;, lit., spear bearing; &?; a spear + fe`rein to bear.] (Fine Arts) A spear bearer; a statue of a man holding a spear or in the attitude of a spear bearer. Several important sculptures of this subject existed in antiquity, copies of which remain to us.

Dose (ds), n. [F. dose, Gr. do`sis a giving, a dose, fr. dido`nai to give; akin to L. dare to give. See Date point of time.] 1. The quantity of medicine given, or prescribed to be taken, at one time.

2. A sufficient quantity; a portion; as much as one can take, or as falls to one to receive.

3. Anything nauseous that one is obliged to take; a disagreeable portion thrust upon one.

I am for curing the world by gentle alteratives, not by violent doses.