Dope Dope (dōp)
noun [ Dutch
doop a dipping, from
doopen to dip. Confer
Dip .]
1. Any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as of opium for medicinal purposes, of grease for a lubricant, etc. 2. Any preparation, as of opium, used to stupefy or, in the case of a race horse, to stimulate. [ Slang or Cant]
3. An absorbent material; esp., in high explosives, the sawdust, infusorial earth, mica, etc., mixed with nitroglycerin to make a damp powder (dynamite, etc.) less dangerous to transport, and ordinarily explosive only by suitable fulminating caps. 4. Information concerning the previous performances of race horses, or other facts concerning them which may be of assistance in judging of their chances of winning future races; sometimes, similar information concerning other sports. [ Sporting Slang]
Dope Dope transitive verb 1. To treat or affect with dope; as, to dope nitroglycerin; specif.:
(a) To give stupefying drugs to; to drug. [ Slang]
(b) To administer a stimulant to (a horse) to increase his speed. It is a serious offense against the laws of racing. [ Race-track Slang]
2. To judge or guess; to predict the result of, as by the aid of dope. [ Slang]
Dope-book Dope"-book` noun A chart of previous performances, etc., of race horses. [ Race-track Slang]
Dopey Dop"ey adjective Affected by "dope"; esp., sluggish or dull as though under the influence of a narcotic. [ Slang]
Doppelgänger Dop"pel·gäng`er noun [ G.]
A spiritual or ghostly double or counterpart; esp., an apparitional double of a living person; a cowalker.
Dopper Dop"per noun [ Dutch
dooper .] [ Written also
doper .]
An Anabaptist or Baptist. [ Contemptuous]
B. Jonson.
Dopplerite Dop"pler·ite noun [ Named after the physicist and mathematician Christian
Doppler .]
(Min.) A brownish black native hydrocarbon occurring in elastic or jellylike masses.
Doquet Doq"uet noun A warrant. See Docket .
Dor Dor noun [ Confer Anglo-Saxon
dora drone, locust, Dutch
tor beetle, Latin
taurus a kind of beetle. Confer
Dormouse .]
(Zoology) A large European scaraboid beetle ( Geotrupes stercorarius ), which makes a droning noise while flying. The name is also applied to allied American species, as the June bug . Called also dorr , dorbeetle , or dorrbeetle , dorbug , dorrfly , and buzzard clock .
Dor Dor noun [ Confer
Dor a beetle, and
Hum ,
Humbug .]
A trick, joke, or deception. Beau. & Fl. To give one the dor ,
to make a fool of him. [ Archaic]
P. Fletcher.
Dor Dor transitive verb To make a fool of; to deceive. [ Obsolete] [ Written also
dorr .]
B. Jonson.
Dorado Do·ra"do noun [ Spanish
dorado gilt, from
dorar to gild, from Latin
deaurare . See 1st
Dory , and confer
Fl Dorado .]
1. (Astron.) A southern constellation, within which is the south pole of the ecliptic; -- called also sometimes Xiphias , or the Swordfish . 2. (Zoology) A large, oceanic fish of the genus Coryphæna .
Dorbeetle Dor"bee`tle noun (Zoology) See 1st Dor .
Doree Do"ree noun [ See
Dory .]
(Zoology) A European marine fish ( Zeus faber ), of a yellow color. See Illust. of John Doree . » The popular name in England is
John Doree , or
Dory , well known to be a corruption of French
jaune- dorée ,
i. e. , golden-yellow. See 1st
Dory .
Doretree Dore"tree` noun A doorpost. [ Obsolete] "As dead as a
doretree ."
Piers Plowman.
Dorhawk Dor"hawk` noun (Zoology) The European goatsucker; -- so called because it eats the dor beetle. See Goatsucker . [ Written also
dorrhawk .]
Booth.
Dorian Do"ri·an adjective 1. Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks of Doris; Doric; as, a Dorian fashion. 2. (Mus.) Same as Doric , 3. "
Dorian mood."
Milton. Dorian mode (Mus.) ,
the first of the authentic church modes or tones, from D to D, resembling our D minor scale, but with the B natural. Grove.
Dorian Do"ri·an noun A native or inhabitant of Doris in Greece.
Doric Dor"ic adjective [ Latin
Doricus , Greek ..., from ... the Dorians.]
1. Pertaining to Doris, in ancient Greece, or to the Dorians; as, the Doric dialect. 2. (Architecture) Belonging to, or resembling, the oldest and simplest of the three orders of architecture used by the Greeks, but ranked as second of the five orders adopted by the Romans. See Abacus , Capital , Order . » This order is distinguished, according to the treatment of details, as
Grecian Doric , or
Roman Doric .
3. (Mus.) Of or relating to one of the ancient Greek musical modes or keys. Its character was adapted both to religions occasions and to war.
Doric Dor"ic noun The Doric dialect.
Doricism Dor"i·cism noun A Doric phrase or idiom.
Doris Do"ris noun [ Latin
Doris , the daughter of Oceanus, and wife of Nereus, Greek ....]
(Zoology) A genus of nudibranchiate mollusks having a wreath of branchiæ on the back.
Dorism Do"rism noun [ Greek ....]
A Doric phrase or idiom.
Dorking fowl Dor"king fowl` [ From the town of Dorking in England.] (Zoology) One of a breed of large-bodied domestic fowls, having five toes, or the hind toe double. There are several strains, as the white , gray , and silver- gray . They are highly esteemed for the table.
Dormancy Dor"man·cy noun [ From
Dormant .]
The state of being dormant; quiescence; abeyance.
Dormant Dor"mant adjective [ French, present participle of
dormir to sleep, from Latin
dormire ; confer Greek ..., Sanskrit
drā , OSlav.
dr...mati .]
1. Sleeping; as, a dormant animal; hence, not in action or exercise; quiescent; at rest; in abeyance; not disclosed, asserted, or insisted on; as, dormant passions; dormant claims or titles. It is by lying dormant a long time, or being . . . very rarely exercised, that arbitrary power steals upon a people.
Burke. 2. (Her.) In a sleeping posture; as, a lion dormant ; -- distinguished from couchant . Dormant partner (Com.) ,
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 sleeping or silent partner . --
Dormant window (Architecture) ,
a dormer window. See Dormer . --
Table dormant ,
a stationary table. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Dormant Dor"mant noun [ See
Dormant ,
adjective ]
(Architecture) A large beam in the roof of a house upon which portions of the other timbers rest or " sleep." Arch. Pub. Soc. -- Called also
dormant tree ,
dorman tree ,
dormond , and
dormer .
Halliwell.
Dormer, Dormer window Dor"mer, Dor"mer win"dow noun [ Literally, the window of a sleeping apartment. French
dormir to sleep. See
Dormant ,
adjective &
noun ]
(Architecture) 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.
Dormitive Dor"mi·tive adjective [ Confer French
dormitif , from
dormire to sleep.]
Causing sleep; as, the dormitive properties of opium. Clarke. --
noun (Medicine) A medicine to promote sleep; a soporific; an opiate.
Dormitory Dor"mi·to·ry noun ;
plural Dormitories . [ Latin
dormitorium , from
dormitorius of or for sleeping, from
dormire to sleep. See
Dormant .]
1. 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. Thackeray. 2. A burial place. [ Obsolete]
Ayliffe. My sister was interred in a very honorable manner in our dormitory , joining to the parish church.
Evelyn.
Dormouse Dor"mouse noun ;
plural Dormice . [ Perh. from French
dormir to sleep (Prov. English
dorm to doze) + English
mouse ; or perhaps changed from French
dormeuse , fem., a sleeper, though not found in the sense of
a dormouse .]
(Zoology) A small European rodent of the genus Myoxus , of several species. They live in trees and feed on nuts, acorns, etc.; -- so called because they are usually torpid in winter.
Dormy Dor"my adjective [ Origin uncertain.]
(Golf) Up, or ahead, as many holes as remain to be played; -- said of a player or side. » A player who is
dormy can not be beaten, and at the worst must halve the match.
Encyc. of Sport.
Dorn Dorn noun [ Confer German
dorn thorn, Dutch
doorn , and German
dorn fisch stickleback.]
(Zoology) A British ray; the thornback.
Dornick, Dornock Dor"nick, Dor"nock noun A coarse sort of damask, originally made at Tournay (in Flemish, Doornick ), Belgium, and used for hangings, carpets, etc. Also, a stout figured linen manufactured in Scotland. [ Formerly written also
darnex ,
dornic ,
dorneck , etc.]
Halliwell. Jamieson. » Ure says that
dornock , a kind of stout figured linen, derives its name from a town in Scotland where it was first manufactured for tablecloths.
Dorp Dorp noun [ LG. & Dutch
dorp . See
Thorpe .]
A hamlet. "A mean fishing
dorp ."
Howell.
Dorr Dorr noun The dorbeetle; also, a drone or an idler. See 1st Dor . Robynson (More's Utopia).
Dorr Dorr transitive verb 1. To deceive. [ Obsolete] See Dor , transitive verb 2. To deafen with noise. [ Obsolete]
Halliwell.
Dorrfly Dorr"fly` noun (Zoology) See 1st Dor .
Dorrhawk Dorr"hawk` noun (Zoology) See Dorhawk .
Dorsad Dor"sad adverb [
Dorsum +L.
ad towards.]
(Anat.) Toward the dorsum or back; on the dorsal side; dorsally.
Dorsal Dor"sal adjective [ French
dorsal , Late Latin
dorsalis , from Latin
dorsualis , from
dorsum back; confer Greek ..., ..., mountain ridge. Confer
Dorse ,
Dorsel ,
Dosel .]
1. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or situated near, the back, or dorsum, of an animal or of one of its parts; notal; tergal; neural; as, the dorsal fin of a fish; the dorsal artery of the tongue; -- opposed to ventral . 2. (Botany) (a) Pertaining to the surface naturally inferior, as of a leaf. (b) Pertaining to the surface naturally superior, as of a creeping hepatic moss. Dorsal vessel (Zoology) ,
a central pulsating blood vessel along the back of insects, acting as a heart.
Dorsal Dor"sal noun [ Late Latin
dorsale , neut. from
dorsalis . See
Dorsal ,
adjective ]
(Fine Arts) A hanging, usually of rich stuff, at the back of a throne, or of an altar, or in any similar position.
Dorsale Dor"sale noun Same as Dorsal , noun
Dorsally Dor"sal·ly adverb (Anat.) On, or toward, the dorsum, or back; on the dorsal side of; dorsad.
Dorse Dorse noun [ Confer Latin
dorsum the back. See
Dorsel ,
Dosel .]
1. Same as dorsal , noun [ Obsolete]
2. The back of a book. [ Obsolete]
Books, all richly bound, with gilt dorses .
Wood.
Dorse Dorse noun (Zoology) The Baltic or variable cod ( Gadus callarias ), by some believed to be the young of the common codfish.
Dorsel Dor"sel noun [ See
Dosser .]
1. A pannier. 2. Same as Dorsal , noun
Dorser Dor"ser noun See Dosser .
dorsibranchiata dor`si·bran`chi·a"ta noun plural [ New Latin , from Latin
dorsum back +
branchiae gills.]
(Zoology) A division of chætopod annelids in which the branchiæ are along the back, on each side, or on the parapodia. [ See Illusts . under Annelida and Chætopoda .]
Dorsibranchiate Dor`si·bran"chi·ate adjective (Zoology) Having branchiæ along the back; belonging to the Dorsibranchiata. --
noun One of the Dorsibranchiata.
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