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<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Of or relating to one of the ancient Greek musical modes or keys. Its character was adapted both to religions occasions and to war.</def>

<h1>Doric</h1> <Xpage=445>

<hw>Dor"ic</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The Doric dialect.</def>

<h1>Doricism</h1> <Xpage=445>

<hw>Dor"i*cism</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A Doric phrase or idiom.</def>

<h1>Doris</h1> <Xpage=445>

<hw>Do"ris</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>Doris</ets>, the daughter of Oceanus, and wife of Nereus, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of nudibranchiate mollusks having a wreath of branchi\'91 on the back.</def>

<h1>Dorism</h1> <Xpage=445>

<hw>Do"rism</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>A Doric phrase or idiom.</def>

<h1>Dorking fowl</h1> <Xpage=445>

<hw>Dor"king fowl`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <ety>[From the town of <ets>Dorking</ets> in England.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of a breed of large-bodied domestic fowls, having five toes, or the hind toe double. There are several strains, as the <i>white</i>, <i>gray</i>, and <i>silver-gray</i>. They are highly esteemed for the table.</def>

<h1>Dormancy</h1> <Xpage=445>

<hw>Dor"man*cy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Dormant</er>.]</ety> <def>The state of being dormant; quiescence; abeyance.</def>

<h1>Dormant</h1> <Xpage=445>

<hw>Dor"mant</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[F., p. pr. of <ets>dormir</ets> to sleep, from L. <ets>dormire</ets>; cf. Gr. <?/, Skr. <ets>dr\'be</ets>, OSlav. <ets>dr<?/mati</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Sleeping; <as>as, a <ex>dormant</ex> animal; hence, not in action or exercise; quiescent; at rest; in abeyance; not disclosed, asserted, or insisted on; <as>as, <ex>dormant</ex> passions</as>; <ex>dormant</ex> claims or titles.</as></def>

<blockquote>It is by lying <b>dormant</b> a long time, or being . . . very rarely exercised, that arbitrary power steals upon a people. <i>Burke.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>In a sleeping posture; <as>as, a lion <ex>dormant</ex></as>; -- distinguished from <contr>couchant</contr>.</def>

<cs><col>Dormant partner</col> <fld>(Com.)</fld>, <cd>a partner who takes no share in the active business of a company or partnership, but is entitled to a share of the profits, and subject to a share in losses; -- called also <altname>sleeping &or; silent partner</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Dormant window</col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>a dormer window. See <er>Dormer</er>.</cd> -- <col>Table dormant</col>, <cd>a stationary table.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></cs>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Dormant</h1> <Xpage=445>

<hw>Dor"mant</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Dormant</er>, <tt>a.</tt>]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A large beam in the roof of a house upon which portions of the other timbers rest or " sleep."</def> <i>Arch. Pub. Soc</i>. -- Called also <altname>dormant tree</altname>, <altname>dorman tree</altname>, <altname>dormond</altname>, and <altname>dormer</altname>.

<i>Halliwell.</i>

<mhw><h1>Dormer, &or; Dormer window</h1> <Xpage=445>

<hw>Dor"mer</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, &or; <hw>Dor"mer win"dow</hw> <tt>(<?/)</tt></mhw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Literally, the window of a sleeping apartment. F. <ets>dormir</ets> to sleep. See <er>Dormant</er>, <tt>a.</tt> & <tt>n.</tt>]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A window pierced in a roof, and so set as to be vertical while the roof slopes away from it. Also, the gablet, or houselike structure, in which it is contained.</def>

<h1>Dormitive</h1> <Xpage=445>

<hw>Dor"mi*tive</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>dormitif</ets>, fr. <ets>dormire</ets> to sleep.]</ety> <def>Causing sleep; <as>as, the <ex>dormitive</ex> properties of opium</as>.</def> <i>Clarke</i>. -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A medicine to promote sleep; a soporific; an opiate.</def></def2>

<h1>Dormitory</h1> <Xpage=445>