Chapter 52

Doge (?), n. [It doge, dogio, for duce, duca, fr. L. dux, ducis, a leader, commander. See Duke.] The chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa.

Dog"-eared` (?), a. Having the corners of the leaves turned down and soiled by careless or long- continued usage; -- said of a book.

Statute books before unopened, not dog- eared.

Ld. Mansfield.

Doge"ate (?), n. Dogate. Wright.

Doge"less, a. Without a doge. Byron.

Dog"-faced` (?), a. Having a face resembling that of a dog.

Dog-faced baboon (Zoöl.), any baboon of the genus Cynocephalus. See Drill.

Dog" fan`cier (?). One who has an unusual fancy for, or interest in, dogs; also, one who deals in dogs.

Dog"fish` (?), n. (Zoöl.) 1. A small shark, of many species, of the genera Mustelus, Scyllium, Spinax, etc.

The European spotted dogfishes (Scyllium catudus, and S. canicula) are very abundant; the American smooth, or blue dogfish is Mustelus canis; the common picked, or horned dogfish (Squalus acanthias) abundant on both sides of the Atlantic.

2. The bowfin (Amia calva). See Bowfin.

3. The burbot of Lake Erie.

Dog"-fox` (?), n. (Zoöl.) (a) A male fox. See the Note under Dog, n., 6. Sir W. Scott. (b) The Arctic or blue fox; -- a name also applied to species of the genus Cynalopex.

Dog"ged (?), a. [Fron. Dog.] 1. Sullen; morose. [Obs. or R.]

The sulky spite of a temper naturally dogged.

Sir W. Scott.

2. Sullenly obstinate; obstinately determined or persistent; as, dogged resolution; dogged work.

Dog"ged*ly, adv. In a dogged manner; sullenly; with obstinate resolution.

Dog"ged*ness, n. 1. Sullenness; moroseness. [R.]

2. Sullen or obstinate determination; grim resolution or persistence.

Dog"ger (?), n. [D., fr. dogger codfish, orig. used in the catching of codfish.] (Naut.) A two-masted fishing vessel, used by the Dutch.

Dog"ger, n. A sort of stone, found in the mines with the true alum rock, chiefly of silica and iron.

Dog"ger*el (?), a. [OE. dogerel.] Low in style, and irregular in measure; as, doggerel rhymes.

This may well be rhyme doggerel, quod he.

Chaucer.

Dog"ger*el, n. A sort of loose or irregular verse; mean or undignified poetry.

Doggerel like that of Hudibras.

Addison.

The ill-spelt lines of doggerel in which he expressed his reverence for the brave sufferers.

Macaulay.

Dog"ger*man (?), n. A sailor belonging to a dogger.

Dog"get (?), n. Docket. See Docket. [Obs.]

Dog"gish (?), a. Like a dog; having the bad qualities of a dog; churlish; growling; brutal. -- Dog"gish*ly, adv. -- Dog"gish*ness, n.

Dog"grel (?), a. & n. Same as Doggerel.

Dog"-head`ed (?), a. (Zoöl.) Having a head shaped like that of a dog; -- said of certain baboons.

Dog"-heart`ed (?), a. Inhuman; cruel. Shak.

Dog"hole` (?), n. A place fit only for dogs; a vile, mean habitation or apartment. Dryden.

dog"-leg`ged (?), a. (Arch) Noting a flight of stairs, consisting of two or more straight portions connected by a platform (landing) or platforms, and running in opposite directions without an intervening wellhole.

Dog"ma (dg"m), n.; pl. E. Dogmas (-mz), L. Dogmata (-m*t). [L. dogma, Gr. do`gma, pl. do`gmata, fr. dokei^n to think, seem, appear; akin to L. decet it is becoming. Cf. Decent.] 1. That which is held as an opinion; a tenet; a doctrine.

The obscure and loose dogmas of early antiquity.

Whewell.

2. A formally stated and authoritatively settled doctrine; a definite, established, and authoritative tenet.

3. A doctrinal notion asserted without regard to evidence or truth; an arbitrary dictum.

Syn. -- tenet; opinion; proposition; doctrine. -- Dogma, Tenet. A tenet is that which is maintained as true with great firmness; as, the tenets of our holy religion. A dogma is that which is laid down with authority as indubitably true, especially a religious doctrine; as, the dogmas of the church. A tenet rests on its own intrinsic merits or demerits; a dogma rests on authority regarded as competent to decide and determine. Dogma has in our language acquired, to some extent, a repulsive sense, from its carrying with it the idea of undue authority or assumption. This is more fully the case with its derivatives dogmatical and dogmatism.

Dog*mat"ic (dg*mt"k), n. One of an ancient sect of physicians who went by general principles; -- opposed to the Empiric.

{ Dog*mat"ic (dg*mt"k), Dog*mat`ic*al (-*kal), } a. [L. dogmaticus, Gr. dogmatiko`s, fr. do`gma: cf. F. dogmatique.] 1. Pertaining to a dogma, or to an established and authorized doctrine or tenet.

2. Asserting a thing positively and authoritatively; positive; magisterial; hence, arrogantly authoritative; overbearing.

Critics write in a positive, dogmatic way.

Spectator.

[They] are as assertive and dogmatical as if they were omniscient.

Glanvill.

Dogmatic theology. Same as Dogmatics.

Syn. -- Magisterial; arrogant. See Magisterial.

Dog*mat"ic*al*ly, adv. In a dogmatic manner; positively; magisterially.

Dog*mat"ic*al*ness, n. The quality of being dogmatical; positiveness.

Dog`ma*ti"cian (?), n. A dogmatist.

Dog*mat"ics (?), n. The science which treats of Christian doctrinal theology.

Dog"ma*tism (?), n. The manner or character of a dogmatist; arrogance or positiveness in stating opinion.

The self-importance of his demeanor, and the dogmatism of his conversation.

Sir W. Scott.

Dog"ma*tist (?), n. [L. dogmatistes, Gr. &?; , fr. &?;.] One who dogmatizes; one who speaks dogmatically; a bold and arrogant advancer of principles.

I expect but little success of all this upon the dogmatist; his opinioned assurance is paramount to argument.

Glanvill.

Dog"ma*tize (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dogmatized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dogmatizing.] [L. dogmatizare to lay down an opinion, Gr. &?;, fr. &?;: cf. F. dogmatiser. See Dogma.] To assert positively; to teach magisterially or with bold and undue confidence; to advance with arrogance.

The pride of dogmatizing schools.

Blackmore.

Dog"ma*tize, v. t. To deliver as a dogma. [R.]

Dog"ma*ti`zer (?), n. One who dogmatizes; a bold asserter; a magisterial teacher. Hammond.

Dog"-rose` (?), n. (Bot.) A common European wild rose, with single pink or white flowers.

Dog's"-bane` (?), n. (Bot.) See Dogbane.

Dog's"-ear` (?), n. The corner of a leaf, in a book, turned down like the ear of a dog. Gray. -- Dog's"-eared` (#), a. Cowper.

Dog"ship (?), n. The character, or individuality, of a dog.

Dog"shore` (?), n. (Naut.) One of several shores used to hold a ship firmly and prevent her moving while the blocks are knocked away before launching.

Dog"sick` (?), a. Sick as a dog sometimes is very sick. [Colloq.]

Dog"skin (?), n. The skin of a dog, or leather made of the skin. Also used adjectively.

Dog"sleep` (?), n. 1. Pretended sleep. Addison.

2. (Naut.) The fitful naps taken when all hands are kept up by stress.

Dog's"-tail grass` (?), n. (Bot.) A hardy species of British grass (Cynosurus cristatus) which abounds in grass lands, and is well suited for making straw plait; -- called also goldseed.

Dog" Star` (?). Sirius, a star of the constellation Canis Major, or the Greater Dog, and the brightest star in the heavens; -- called also Canicula, and, in astronomical charts, α Canis Majoris. See Dog days.

Dog's"-tongue` (?), n. (Bot.) Hound's-tongue.

Dog"tie` (?), n. (Arch.) A cramp.

Dog"tooth` (?), n.; pl. Dogteeth (&?;). 1. See Canine tooth, under Canine.

2. (Arch.) An ornament common in Gothic architecture, consisting of pointed projections resembling teeth; -- also called tooth ornament.

Dogtooth spar (Min.), a variety of calcite, in acute crystals, resembling the tooth of a dog. See Calcite. -- Dogtooth violet (Bot.), a small, bulbous herb of the Lily family (genus Erythronium). It has two shining flat leaves and commonly one large flower. [Written also dog's-tooth violet.]

Dog"trick` (?), n. A gentle trot, like that of a dog.

Dog"vane` (?), n. (Naut.) A small vane of bunting, feathers, or any other light material, carried at the masthead to indicate the direction of the wind. Totten.

Dog"watch` (?), n. (Naut.) A half watch; a watch of two hours, of which there are two, the first dogwatch from 4 to 6 o'clock, p. m., and the second dogwatch from 6 to 8 o'clock, p. m. Totten.

Dog"-wea`ry (?), a. Extremely weary. Shak.

Dog"wood` (-wd`), n. [So named from skewers (dags) being made of it. Dr. Prior. See Dag, and Dagger.] (Bot.) The Cornus, a genus of large shrubs or small trees, the wood of which is exceedingly hard, and serviceable for many purposes.

There are several species, one of which, Cornus mascula, called also cornelian cherry, bears a red acid berry. C. florida is the flowering dogwood, a small American tree with very showy blossoms.

Dogwood tree. (a) The dogwood or Cornus. (b) A papilionaceous tree (Piscidia erythrina) growing in Jamaica. It has narcotic properties; -- called also Jamaica dogwood.

Doh"tren (d"trn), n. pl. Daughters. [Obs.]

Doi"ly (?), n. [So called from the name of the dealer.] 1. A kind of woolen stuff. [Obs.] "Some doily petticoats." Dryden.

A fool and a doily stuff, would now and then find days of grace, and be worn for variety.

Congreve.

2. A small napkin, used at table with the fruit, etc.; -- commonly colored and fringed.

Do"ing (?), n.; pl. Doings (&?;). Anything done; a deed; an action good or bad; hence, in the plural, conduct; behavior. See Do.

To render an account of his doings.

Barrow.

Doit (?), n. [D. duit, Icel. pveit, prop., a piece cut off. See Thwaite a piece of ground, Thwite.] 1. A small Dutch coin, worth about half a farthing; also, a similar small coin once used in Scotland; hence, any small piece of money. Shak.

2. A thing of small value; as, I care not a doit.

Doit"kin (?), n. A very small coin; a doit.

Dok`i*mas"tic (?), a. Docimastic.

||Do"ko (?), n. (Zoöl.) See Lepidosiren.

||Do*la"bra (?), n. [L., fr. dolare to hew.] A rude ancient ax or hatchet, seen in museums.

Do*lab"ri*form (?), a. [L. dolabra a mattock + -form.] Shaped like the head of an ax or hatchet, as some leaves, and also certain organs of some shellfish.

{ ||Dol"ce (?), Dol`ce*men"te (?), } adv. [It., fr. L. dulcis sweet, soft.] (Mus.) Softly; sweetly; with soft, smooth, and delicate execution.

||Dol*ci"no (?), or ||Dul*ci"no (&?;), n. [Cf. It. dolcigno sweetish.] (Mus.) A small bassoon, formerly much used. Simmonds.

Dol"drums (dl"drmz), n. pl. [Cf. Gael. doltrum grief, vexation?] A part of the ocean near the equator, abounding in calms, squalls, and light, baffling winds, which sometimes prevent all progress for weeks; -- so called by sailors.

To be in the doldrums, to be in a state of listlessness ennui, or tedium.

Dole (dl), n. [OE. deol, doel, dol, OF. doel, fr. doloir to suffer, fr. L. dolere; perh. akin to dolare to hew.] grief; sorrow; lamentation. [Archaic]

And she died. So that day there was dole in Astolat.

Tennyson.

Dole, n. [L. dolus: cf. F. dol.] (Scots Law) See Dolus.

Dole, n. [AS. dl portion; same word as d&?;l. See Deal.] 1. Distribution; dealing; apportionment.

At her general dole, Each receives his ancient soul.

Cleveland.

2. That which is dealt out; a part, share, or portion also, a scanty share or allowance.

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3. Alms; charitable gratuity or portion.

So sure the dole, so ready at their call, They stood prepared to see the manna fall.

Dryden.

Heaven has in store a precious dole.

Keble.

4. A boundary; a landmark. Halliwell.

5. A void space left in tillage. [Prov. Eng.]

Dole beer, beer bestowed as alms. [Obs.] -- Dole bread, bread bestowed as alms. [Obs.] -- Dole meadow, a meadow in which several persons have a common right or share.

Dole (dl), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Doled (dld); p. pr. & vb. n. Doling.] To deal out in small portions; to distribute, as a dole; to deal out scantily or grudgingly.

The supercilious condescension with which even his reputed friends doled out their praises to him.

De Quincey.

Dole"ful (?), a. Full of dole or grief; expressing or exciting sorrow; sorrowful; sad; dismal.

With screwed face and doleful whine.

South.

Regions of sorrow, doleful shades.

Milton.

Syn. -- Piteous; rueful; sorrowful; woeful; melancholy; sad gloomy; dismal; dolorous; woe-begone.

-- Dole"ful*ly, adv. -- Dole"ful*ness, n.

Do"lent (?), a. [L. dolens, p. pr. of dolere: cf. F. dolent. See Dole sorrow.] Sorrowful. [Obs.] Ford.

||Do*len"te (?), a. & adv. [It.] (Mus.) Plaintively. See Doloroso.

Dol"er*ite (?), n. [Gr. &?; deceitful; because it was easily confounded with diorite.] (Geol. & Min.) A dark-colored, basic, igneous rock, composed essentially of pyroxene and a triclinic feldspar with magnetic iron. By many authors it is considered equivalent to a coarse-grained basalt.

Dol`er*it"ic (?), a. Of the nature of dolerite; as, much lava is doleritic lava. Dana.

Dole"some, a. Doleful; dismal; gloomy; sorrowful. -- Dole"some*ly, adv. -- Dole"some*ness, n.

Dolf (?), imp. of Delve. [Obs.] Chaucer.

{ Dol`i*cho*ce*phal"ic (dl`*k*s*fl"k), Dol`i*cho*ceph"a*lous (-sf"*ls), } a. [Gr. dolicho`s long + kefalh` head.] (Anat.) Having the cranium, or skull, long to its breadth; long-headed; -- opposed to brachycephalic. -- Dol`i*cho*ceph"al (#), a. & n.

{ Dol`i*cho*ceph"a*ly (-*l), Dol`i*cho*ceph"a*lism (-*lz'm) }, n. [Cf. F. dolichcéphalie.] The quality or condition of being dolichocephalic.

Do"li*o*form (?), a. [L. dolium large jar + -form.] (Biol.) Barrel-shaped, or like a cask in form.

||Do*li"o*lum (?), n. [L. doliolum a small cask.] (Zoöl.) A genus of freeswimming oceanic tunicates, allied to Salpa, and having alternate generations.

Do"-lit`tle (?), n. One who performs little though professing much. [Colloq.]

Great talkers are commonly dolittles.

Bp. Richardson.

||Do"li*um (?), n. [L. large jar.] (Zoöl.) A genus of large univalve mollusks, including the partridge shell and tun shells.

Doll (?), n. [A contraction of Dorothy; or less prob. an abbreviation of idol; or cf. OD. dol a whipping top, D. dollen to rave, and E. dull.] A child's puppet; a toy baby for a little girl.

Dol"lar (?), n. [D. daalder, LG. dahler, G. thaler, an abbreviation of Joachimsthaler, i. e., a piece of money first coined, about the year 1518, in the valley (G. thal) of St. Joachim, in Bohemia. See Dale.] 1. (a) A silver coin of the United States containing 371.25 grains of silver and 41.25 grains of alloy, that is, having a total weight of 412.5 grains. (b) A gold coin of the United States containing 23.22 grains of gold and 2.58 grains of alloy, that is, having a total weight of 25.8 grains, nine-tenths fine. It is no longer coined.

Previous to 1837 the silver dollar had a larger amount of alloy, but only the same amount of silver as now, the total weight being 416 grains. The gold dollar as a distinct coin was first made in 1849. The eagles, half eagles, and quarter eagles coined before 1834 contained 24.75 grains of gold and 2.25 grains of alloy for each dollar.

2. A coin of the same general weight and value, though differing slightly in different countries, current in Mexico, Canada, parts of South America, also in Spain, and several other European countries.

3. The value of a dollar; the unit commonly employed in the United States in reckoning money values.

Chop dollar. See under 9th Chop. -- Dollar fish (Zoöl.), a fish of the United States coast (Stromateus triacanthus), having a flat, roundish form and a bright silvery luster; -- called also butterfish, and Lafayette. See Butterfish. -- Trade dollar, a silver coin formerly made at the United States mint, intended for export, and not legal tender at home. It contained 378 grains of silver and 42 grains of alloy.

Dol`lar*dee" (?), n. (Zoöl.) A species of sunfish (Lepomis pallidus), common in the United States; -- called also blue sunfish, and copper-nosed bream.

Doll"man (?), n. See Dolman.

Dol"ly (?), n.; pl. Dollies (&?;). 1. (Mining) A contrivance, turning on a vertical axis by a handle or winch, and giving a circular motion to the ore to be washed; a stirrer.

2. (Mach.) A tool with an indented head for shaping the head of a rivet. Knight.

3. In pile driving, a block interposed between the head of the pile and the ram of the driver.

4. A small truck with a single wide roller used for moving heavy beams, columns, etc., in bridge building.

5. A compact, narrow-gauge locomotive used for moving construction trains, switching, etc.

Dol"ly (?), n. A child's mane for a doll.

Dolly shop, a shop where rags, old junk, etc., are bought and sold; usually, in fact, an unlicensed pawnbroker's shop, formerly distinguished by the sign of a black doll. [England]

Dol"ly Var"den (?). 1. A character in Dickens's novel "Barnaby Rudge," a beautiful, lively, and coquettish girl who wore a cherry-colored mantle and cherry-colored ribbons.

2. A style of light, bright-figured dress goods for women; also, a style of dress.

Dolly Varden trout (Zoöl.), a trout of northwest America; -- called also bull trout, malma, and red-spotted trout. See Malma.

Dol"man (dl"man), n. [Turk. dlmn: cf. F. doliman.] 1. A long robe or outer garment, with long sleeves, worn by the Turks. [Written also doliman.]

2. A cloak of a peculiar fashion worn by women.

Dol"men (dl"mn), n. [Armor. taol, tol, table + mean, maen, men, stone: cf. F. dolmen.] A cromlech. See Cromlech. [Written also tolmen.]

Dol"o*mite (dl"*mt), n. [After the French geologist Dolomieu.] (Geol. & Min.) A mineral consisting of the carbonate of lime and magnesia in varying proportions. It occurs in distinct crystals, and in extensive beds as a compact limestone, often crystalline granular, either white or clouded. It includes much of the common white marble. Also called bitter spar.

Dol`o*mit"ic (?), a. Pertaining to dolomite.

Dol"o*mize (?), v. t. To convert into dolomite. -- Dol`o*mi*za"tion (#), n.

Do"lor (?), n. [OE. dolor, dolur, dolour, F. douleur, L. dolor, fr. dolere. See 1st Dole.] Pain; grief; distress; anguish. [Written also dolour.] [Poetic]

Of death and dolor telling sad tidings.

Spenser.

Dol`or*if"er*ous (?), a. [L. dolor pain + -ferous.] Producing pain. Whitaker.

{ Dol`or*if"ic (?), Dol`or*if"ic*al (?), } a. [LL. dolorificus; L. dolor pain + facere to make.] Causing pain or grief. Arbuthnot.

||Do`lo*ro"so (?), a. & adv. [It.] (Mus.) Plaintive; pathetic; -- used adverbially as a musical direction.

Dol"or*ous (?), a. [L. dolorosus, from dolor: cf. F. douloureux. See Dolor.] 1. Full of grief; sad; sorrowful; doleful; dismal; as, a dolorous object; dolorous discourses.

You take me in too dolorous a sense; I spake to you for your comfort.

Shak.

2. Occasioning pain or grief; painful.

Their dispatch is quick, and less dolorous than the paw of the bear or teeth of the lion.

Dr. H. More.

-- Dol"or*ous*ly, adv. -- Dol"or*ous*ness, n.

Dol"phin (dl"fn), n. [F. dauphin dolphin, dauphin, earlier spelt also doffin; cf. OF. dalphinal of the dauphin; fr. L. delphinus, Gr. delfi`s a dolphin (in senses 1, 2, & 5), perh. properly, belly fish; cf. delfy`s womb, Skr. garbha; perh. akin to E. calf. Cf. Dauphin, Delphine.] 1. (Zool.) (a) A cetacean of the genus Delphinus and allied genera (esp. D. delphis); the true dolphin. (b) The Coryphæna hippuris, a fish of about five feet in length, celebrated for its surprising changes of color when dying. It is the fish commonly known as the dolphin. See Coryphænoid.

The dolphin of the ancients (D. delphis) is common in the Mediterranean and Atlantic, and attains a length of from six to eight feet.

2. [Gr. delfi`s] (Gr. Antiq.) A mass of iron or lead hung from the yardarm, in readiness to be dropped on the deck of an enemy's vessel.

3. (Naut.) (a) A kind of wreath or strap of plaited cordage. (b) A spar or buoy held by an anchor and furnished with a ring to which ships may fasten their cables. R. H. Dana. (c) A mooring post on a wharf or beach. (d) A permanent fender around a heavy boat just below the gunwale. Ham. Nav. Encyc.

4. (Gun.) In old ordnance, one of the handles above the trunnions by which the gun was lifted.

5. (Astron.) A small constellation between Aquila and Pegasus. See Delphinus, n., 2.

Dolphin fly (Zoöl.), the black, bean, or collier, Aphis (Aphis fable), destructive to beans. -- Dolphin striker (Naut.), a short vertical spar under the bowsprit.

Dol"phin*et (?), n. A female dolphin. [R.] Spenser.

Dolt (dlt; 110), n. [OE. dulte, prop. p. p. of dullen to dull. See Dull.] A heavy, stupid fellow; a blockhead; a numskull; an ignoramus; a dunce; a dullard.

This Puck seems but a dreaming dolt.

Drayton.

Dolt, v. i. To behave foolishly. [Obs.]

Dolt"ish, a. Doltlike; dull in intellect; stupid; blockish; as, a doltish clown. -- Dolt"ish*ly, adv. -- Dolt"ish*ness, n.

||Do"lus (?), n. [L., deceit; akin to Gr. &?;.] (Law) Evil intent, embracing both malice and fraud. See Culpa. Wharton.

Dolv"en (?), p. p. of Delve. [Obs.] Rom. of R.

-dom (&?;). A suffix denoting: (a) Jurisdiction or property and jurisdiction, dominion, as in kingdom earldom. (b) State, condition, or quality of being, as in wisdom, freedom. It is from the same root as doom meaning authority and judgment. &?;. See Doom.

Dom (?), n. [Pg. See Don.] 1. A title anciently given to the pope, and later to other church dignitaries and some monastic orders. See Don, and Dan.

2. In Portugal and Brazil, the title given to a member of the higher classes.

Dom"a*ble (?), a. [L. domabilis, fr. domare to tame.] Capable of being tamed; tamable.

Dom"a*ble*ness, n. Tamableness.

Dom"age (?), n. [See Damage.] 1. Damage; hurt. [Obs.] Chapman.

2. Subjugation. [Obs.] Hobbes.

Do*main" (?), n. [F. domaine, OF. demaine, L. dominium, property, right of ownership, fr. dominus master, owner. See Dame, and cf Demesne, Dungeon.] 1. Dominion; empire; authority.

2. The territory over which dominion or authority is exerted; the possessions of a sovereign or commonwealth, or the like. Also used figuratively.

The domain of authentic history.

E. Everett.

The domain over which the poetic spirit ranges.

J. C. Shairp.

3. Landed property; estate; especially, the land about the mansion house of a lord, and in his immediate occupancy; demesne. Shenstone.

4. (Law) Ownership of land; an estate or patrimony which one has in his own right; absolute proprietorship; paramount or sovereign ownership.

Public domain, the territory belonging to a State or to the general government; public lands. [U.S.] -- Right of eminent domain, that superior dominion of the sovereign power over all the property within the state, including that previously granted by itself, which authorizes it to appropriate any part thereof to a necessary public use, reasonable compensation being made.

Do"mal (?), a. [L. domus house.] (Astrol.) Pertaining to a house. Addison.

Do*ma"ni*al (?), a. Of or relating to a domain or to domains.

Dome, n. [F. dôme, It. duomo, fr. L. domus a house, domus Dei or Domini, house of the Lord, house of God; akin to Gr. &?; house, &?; to build, and E. timber. See Timber.] 1. A building; a house; an edifice; -- used chiefly in poetry.

Approach the dome, the social banquet share.

Pope.

2. (Arch.) A cupola formed on a large scale.

"The Italians apply the term il duomo to the principal church of a city, and the Germans call every cathedral church Dom; and it is supposed that the word in its present English sense has crept into use from the circumstance of such buildings being frequently surmounted by a cupola." Am. Cyc.

3. Any erection resembling the dome or cupola of a building; as the upper part of a furnace, the vertical steam chamber on the top of a boiler, etc.

4. (Crystallog.) A prism formed by planes parallel to a lateral axis which meet above in a horizontal edge, like the roof of a house; also, one of the planes of such a form.