Part 500

Sir W. Scott.

Douce"pere` (?), n. [F. les douze pairs the twelve peers of France, renowned in romantic fiction.] One of the twelve peers of France, companions of Charlemagne in war. [Written also douzepere.] [Obs.]

Big-looking like a doughty doucepere.

Spenser.

{ Dou"cet (?), Dow"set (?) }, n. [F. doucet sweet, dim. of doux. See Douce.] 1. A custard. [Obs.]

2. A dowcet, or deep's testicle.

||Dou`ceur" (?), n. [F., fr. doux sweet. See Douce.] 1. Gentleness and sweetness of manner; agreeableness. Chesterfield.

2. A gift for service done or to be done; an honorarium; a present; sometimes, a bribe. Burke.

Douche (?), n. [F., fr. It. doccia, fr. docciare to flow, pour, fr. an assumed LL. ductiare, fr. L. ducere, ductum, to lead, conduct (water). See Duct.] 1. A jet or current of water or vapor directed upon some part of the body to benefit it medicinally; a douche bath.

2. (Med.) A syringe.

Dou"cine (?), n. [F.] (Arch.) Same as Cyma&?;recta, under Cyma.

Douck"er (?), n. [From aouck, for duck. See Duck, v. t.] (Zoöl.) A grebe or diver; -- applied also to the golden-eye, pochard, scoter, and other ducks. [Written also ducker.] [Prov. Eng.]

Dough (?), n. [OE. dagh, dogh, dow, AS. dh; akin to D. deeg, G. teig, Icel. deig, Sw. deg, Dan. deig, Goth. daigs; also, to Goth. deigan to knead, L. fingere to form, shape, Skr. dih to smear; cf. Gr. &?; wall, &?; to touch, handle. &?;. Cf. Feign, Figure, Dairy, Duff.] 1. Paste of bread; a soft mass of moistened flour or meal, kneaded or unkneaded, but not yet baked; as, to knead dough.

2. Anything of the consistency of such paste.

To have one's cake dough. See under Cake.

Dough"-baked` (?), a. Imperfectly baked; hence, not brought to perfection; unfinished; also, of weak or dull understanding. [Colloq.] Halliwell.

Dough"bird` (?), n. (Zoöl.) The Eskimo curlew (Numenius borealis). See Curlew.

Dough"face` (?), n. A contemptuous nickname for a timid, yielding politician, or one who is easily molded. [Political cant, U. S.]

Dough"-faced` (?), a. Easily molded; pliable.

Dough"face`ism (?), n. The character of a doughface; truckling pliability.

Dough"i*ness, n. The quality or state of being doughy.

Dough"-knead`ed (?), a. Like dough; soft.

He demeans himself . . . like a dough-kneaded thing.

Milton.

Dough"nut (?), n. A small cake (usually sweetened) fried in a kettle of boiling lard.

Dough"ti*ly (?), adv. In a doughty manner.

Dough"ti*ness, n. The quality of being doughty; valor; bravery.

Dough"tren (?), n. pl. [See Daughter.] Daughters. [Obs.] Chaucer.