Part 3422

<h1>Doucet, Dowset</h1> <Xpage=448>

<hw><hw>Dou"cet</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Dow"set</hw> <tt>(?)</tt><hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>doucet</ets> sweet, dim. of <ets>doux</ets>. See <er>Douce</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>A custard.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A dowcet, or deep's testicle.</def>

<h1>Douceur</h1> <Xpage=448>

<hw>Dou`ceur"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>doux</ets> sweet. See <er>Douce</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Gentleness and sweetness of manner; agreeableness.</def>

<i>Chesterfield.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A gift for service done or to be done; an honorarium; a present; sometimes, a bribe.</def>

<i>Burke.</i>

<h1>Douche</h1> <Xpage=448>

<hw>Douche</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F., fr. It. <ets>doccia</ets>, fr. <ets>docciare</ets> to flow, pour, fr. an assumed LL. <ets>ductiare</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ducere</ets>, <ets>ductum</ets>, to lead, conduct (water). See <er>Duct</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>A jet or current of water or vapor directed upon some part of the body to benefit it medicinally; a douche bath.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A syringe.</def>

<h1>Doucine</h1> <Xpage=448>

<hw>Dou"cine</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>Same as <i>Cyma<?/recta</i>, under <er>Cyma</er>.</def>

<h1>Doucker</h1> <Xpage=448>

<hw>Douck"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From <ets>aouck</ets>, for <ets>duck</ets>. See <er>Duck</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt>]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A grebe or diver; -- applied also to the golden-eye, pochard, scoter, and other ducks.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>ducker</asp>.]</altsp> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<h1>Dough</h1> <Xpage=448>

<hw>Dough</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>dagh</ets>, <ets>dogh</ets>, <ets>dow</ets>, AS. <ets>d\'beh</ets>; akin to D. <ets>deeg</ets>, G. <ets>teig</ets>, Icel. <ets>deig</ets>, Sw. <ets>deg</ets>, Dan. <ets>deig</ets>, Goth. <ets>daigs</ets>; also, to Goth. <ets>deigan</ets> to knead, L. <ets>fingere</ets> to form, shape, Skr. <ets>dih</ets> to smear; cf. Gr. <?/ wall, <?/ to touch, handle. <?/. Cf. <er>Feign</er>, <er>Figure</er>, <er>Dairy</er>, <er>Duff</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Paste of bread; a soft mass of moistened flour or meal, kneaded or unkneaded, but not yet baked; <as>as, to knead <ex>dough</ex></as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Anything of the consistency of such paste.</def>

<cs><col>To have one's cake dough</col>. <cd>See under <er>Cake</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Dough-baked</h1> <Xpage=448>

<hw>Dough"-baked`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Imperfectly baked; hence, not brought to perfection; unfinished; also, of weak or dull understanding.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<i>Halliwell.</i>

<h1>Doughbird</h1> <Xpage=448>

<hw>Dough"bird`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The Eskimo curlew (<spn>Numenius borealis</spn>). See <er>Curlew</er>.</def>