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<hw>Dout</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Do</ets> + <ets>out</ets>. Cf. <er>Doff</er>.]</ety> <def>To put out.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> "It <i>douts</i> the light."

<i>Sylvester.</i>

<h1>Douter</h1> <Xpage=448>

<hw>Dout"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>An extinguisher for candles.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Dove</h1> <Xpage=448>

<hw>Dove</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>dove</ets>, <ets>duve</ets>, <ets>douve</ets>, AS. <ets>d<?/fe</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>d<?/ba</ets>, D. <ets>duif</ets>, OHG. <ets>t<?/ba</ets>, G. <ets>taube</ets>, Icel. <ets>d<?/fa</ets>, Sw. <ets>dufva</ets>, Dan. <ets>due</ets>, Goth. <ets>d<?/b<?/</ets>; perh. from the root of E. <ets>dive</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A pigeon of the genus <spn>Columba</spn> and various related genera. The species are numerous.</def>

<note>&hand; The domestic dove, including the varieties called <i>fantails</i>, <i>tumblers</i>, <i>carrier pigeons</i>, etc., was derived from the <i>rock pigeon</i> (<spn>Columba livia</spn>) of Europe and Asia; the <i>turtledove</i> of Europe, celebrated for its sweet, plaintive note, is <spn>C. turtur</spn> or <spn>Turtur vulgaris</spn>; the <i>ringdove</i>, the largest of European species, is <spn>C. palumbus</spn>; the <i>Carolina dove</i>, or <i>Mourning dove</i>, is <spn>Zenaidura macroura</spn>; the <i>sea dove</i> is the little auk (<spn>Mergulus alle</spn> or <spn>Alle alle</spn>). See <er>Turtledove</er>, <er>Ground dove</er>, and <er>Rock pigeon</er>. The dove is a symbol of innocence, gentleness, and affection; also, in art and in the Scriptures, the typical symbol of the Holy <er>Ghost</er>.</note><-- also a symbol of peace -->

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A word of endearment for one regarded as pure and gentle.</def>

<blockquote>O my <b>dove</b>, . . . let me hear thy voice. <i>Cant. ii. 14.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>Dove tick</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a mite (<spn>Argas reflexus</spn>) which infests doves and other birds.</cd> -- <col>Soiled dove</col>, <cd>a prostitute. <mark>[Slang]</mark></cd></cs>

<h1>Dovecot, Dovecote</h1> <Xpage=448>

<hw><hw>Dove"cot`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Dove"cote`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <def>A small house or box, raised to a considerable height above the ground, and having compartments, in which domestic pigeons breed; a dove house.</def>

<blockquote>Like an eagle in a <b>dovecote</b>, I Fluttered your Volscians in Corioli. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Dove-eyed</h1> <Xpage=448>

<hw>Dove"-eyed`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having eyes like a dove; meekeyed; <as>as, <ex>dove-eyed</ex> Peace</as>.</def>

<h1>Dovekie</h1> <Xpage=448>

<hw>Dove"kie</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A guillemot (<spn>Uria grylle</spn>), of the arctic regions. Also applied to the little auk or sea dove. See under <er>Dove</er>.</def>

<h1>Dovelet</h1> <Xpage=448>

<hw>Dove"let</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A young or small dove.</def>

<i>Booth.</i>

<h1>Dovelike</h1> <Xpage=448>

<hw>Dove"like`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Mild as a dove; gentle; pure and lovable.</def>

<i>Longfellow.</i>

<h1>Dove plant</h1> <Xpage=448>

<hw>Dove" plant`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A Central American orchid (<spn>Peristeria elata</spn>), having a flower stem five or six feet high, with numerous globose white fragrant flowers. The column in the center of the flower resembles a dove; -- called also <altname>Holy Spirit plant</altname>.</def>

<h1>Dover's Powder</h1> <Xpage=448>

<hw>Do"ver's Pow"der</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <ety>[From Dr. <ets>Dover</ets>, an English physician.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A powder of ipecac and opium, compounded, in the United States, with sugar of milk, but in England (as formerly in the United States) with sulphate of potash, and in France (as in Dr. Dover's original prescription) with nitrate and sulphate of potash and licorice. It is an anodyne diaphoretic.</def>