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<h1>Dogmatist</h1> <Xpage=442>

<hw>Dog"ma*tist</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>dogmatistes</ets>, Gr. <?/ , fr. <?/.]</ety> <def>One who dogmatizes; one who speaks dogmatically; a bold and arrogant advancer of principles.</def>

<blockquote>I expect but little success of all this upon the <b>dogmatist</b>; his opinioned assurance is paramount to argument. <i> Glanvill.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Dogmatize</h1> <Xpage=442>

<hw>Dog"ma*tize</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Dogmatized</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Dogmatizing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>dogmatizare</ets> to lay down an opinion, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/: cf. F. <ets>dogmatiser</ets>. See <er>Dogma</er>.]</ety> <def>To assert positively; to teach magisterially or with bold and undue confidence; to advance with arrogance.</def>

<blockquote>The pride of <b>dogmatizing</b> schools. <i>Blackmore.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Dogmatize</h1> <Xpage=442>

<hw>Dog"ma*tize</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To deliver as a dogma.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Dogmatizer</h1> <Xpage=442>

<hw>Dog"ma*ti`zer</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who dogmatizes; a bold asserter; a magisterial teacher.</def>

<i>Hammond.</i>

<h1>Dog-rose</h1> <Xpage=442>

<hw>Dog"-rose`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A common European wild rose, with single pink or white flowers.</def>

<h1>Dog's-bane</h1> <Xpage=442>

<hw>Dog's"-bane`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <er>Dogbane</er>.</def>

<h1>Dog's-ear</h1> <Xpage=442>

<hw>Dog's"-ear`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The corner of a leaf, in a book, turned down like the ear of a dog.</def> <i>Gray</i>. -- <wordforms><wf>Dog's"-eared`</wf> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt></wordforms>

<i>Cowper.</i>

<h1>Dogship</h1> <Xpage=442>

<hw>Dog"ship</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The character, or individuality, of a dog.</def>

<h1>Dogshore</h1> <Xpage=442>

<hw>Dog"shore`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>One of several shores used to hold a ship firmly and prevent her moving while the blocks are knocked away before launching.</def>

<h1>Dogsick</h1> <Xpage=442>

<hw>Dog"sick`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Sick as a dog sometimes is very sick.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<h1>Dogskin</h1> <Xpage=442>

<hw>Dog"skin</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The skin of a dog, or leather made of the skin. Also used adjectively.</def>

<h1>Dogsleep</h1> <Xpage=442>

<hw>Dog"sleep`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Pretended sleep.</def>

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