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<p><b>2.</b> <def>A hanging tapestry; a dorsal.</def>

<h1>Dossil</h1> <Xpage=446>

<hw>Dos"sil</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>dosil</ets> faucet of a barrel, OF. <ets>dosil</ets>, <ets>duisil</ets>, spigot, LL. <ets>diciculus</ets>, <ets>ducillus</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ducere</ets> to lead, draw. See <er>Duct</er>, <er>Duke</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>A small ovoid or cylindrical roil or pledget of lint, for keeping a sore, wound, etc., open; a tent.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Printing)</fld> <def>A roll of cloth for wiping off the face of a copperplate, leaving the ink in the engraved lines.</def>

<h1>Dost</h1> <Xpage=446>

<hw>Dost</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>2d pers. sing. pres.</tt> <def>of <er>Do</er>.</def>

<h1>Dot</h1> <Xpage=446>

<hw>Dot</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>dos</ets>, <ets>dotis</ets>, dowry. See <er>Dower</er>, and cf. <er>Dote</er> dowry.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A marriage portion; dowry.</def> <mark>[Louisiana]</mark>

<h1>Dot</h1> <Xpage=446>

<hw>Dot</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. AS. <ets>dott</ets> small spot, speck; of uncertain origin.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>A small point or spot, made with a pen or other pointed instrument; a speck, or small mark.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Anything small and like a speck comparatively; a small portion or specimen; <as>as, a <ex>dot</ex> of a child</as>.</def>

<h1>Dot</h1> <Xpage=446>

<hw>Dot</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Dotted</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Dotting</er>.]</wordforms>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To mark with dots or small spots; <as>as, to <ex>dot</ex> a line</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To mark or diversify with small detached objects; <i>as</i>, <i>a landscape dotted</i> with cottages.</def>

<h1>Dot</h1> <Xpage=446>

<hw>Dot</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To make dots or specks.</def>

<h1>Dotage</h1> <Xpage=446>

<hw>Do"tage</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Dote</er>, <tt>v. i.</tt>]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Feebleness or imbecility of understanding or mind, particularly in old age; the childishness of old age; senility; <as>as, a venerable man, now in his <ex>dotage</ex></as>.</def>

<blockquote>Capable of distinguishing between the infancy and the <b>dotage</b> of Greek literature. <i>Macaulay.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Foolish utterance; drivel.</def>

<blockquote>The sapless <b>dotages</b> of old Paris and Salamanca. <i> Milton.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Excessive fondness; weak and foolish affection.</def>

<blockquote>The <b>dotage</b> of the nation on presbytery. <i> Bp. Burnet.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Dotal</h1> <Xpage=446>