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<hw>Dor"mi*to*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Dormitories</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[L. <ets>dormitorium</ets>, fr. <ets>dormitorius</ets> of or for sleeping, fr. <ets>dormire</ets> to sleep. See <er>Dormant</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>A sleeping room, or a building containing a series of sleeping rooms; a sleeping apartment capable of containing many beds; esp., one connected with a college or boarding school.</def>

<i>Thackeray.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A burial place.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Ayliffe.</i>

<blockquote>My sister was interred in a very honorable manner in our <b>dormitory</b>, joining to the parish church. <i>Evelyn.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Dormouse</h1> <Xpage=445>

<hw>Dor"mouse</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Dormice</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[Perh. fr. F. <ets>dormir</ets> to sleep (Prov. E. <ets>dorm</ets> to doze) + E. <ets>mouse</ets>; or perh. changed fr. F. <ets>dormeuse</ets>, fem., a sleeper, though not found in the sense of <ets>a dormouse</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small European rodent of the genus <spn>Myoxus</spn>, of several species. They live in trees and feed on nuts, acorns, etc.; -- so called because they are usually torpid in winter.</def>

<h1>Dorn</h1> <Xpage=445>

<hw>Dorn</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. G. <ets>dorn</ets> thorn, D. <ets>doorn</ets>, and G. <ets>dorn</ets>fisch stickleback.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A British ray; the thornback.</def>

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<h1>Dornick, &or; Dornock</h1> <Xpage=446>

<hw><hw>Dor"nick</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, &or; <hw>Dor"nock</hw> <tt>(?)</tt><hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A coarse sort of damask, originally made at Tournay (in Flemish, <i>Doornick</i>), Belgium, and used for hangings, carpets, etc. Also, a stout figured linen manufactured in Scotland.</def> <altsp>[Formerly written also <asp>darnex</asp>, <asp>dornic</asp>, <asp>dorneck</asp>, etc.]</altsp>

<i>Halliwell. Jamieson.</i>

<note>&hand; Ure says that <i>dornock</i>, a kind of stout figured linen, derives its name from a town in Scotland where it was first manufactured for tablecloths.</note>

<h1>Dorp</h1> <Xpage=446>

<hw>Dorp</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[LG. & D. <ets>dorp</ets>. See <er>Thorpe</er>.]</ety> <def>A hamlet.</def> "A mean fishing <i>dorp</i>."

<i>Howell.</i>

<h1>Dorr</h1> <Xpage=446>

<hw>Dorr</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The dorbeetle; also, a drone or an idler. See 1st <er>Dor</er>.</def>

<i>Robynson (More's Utopia).</i>

<h1>Dorr</h1> <Xpage=446>

<hw>Dorr</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To deceive. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> See <er>Dor</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt></def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To deafen with noise.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Halliwell.</i>

<h1>Dorrfly</h1> <Xpage=446>

<hw>Dorr"fly`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See 1st <er>Dor</er>.</def>

<h1>Dorrhawk</h1> <Xpage=446>