Dorse

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dorse \Dorse\, n. [Cf. L. dorsum the back. See {Dorsel},
     {Dosel}.]
     1. Same as {dorsal}, n. [Obs.]
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     2. The back of a book. [Obs.]


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              Books, all richly bound, with gilt dorses. --Wood.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dorse \Dorse\, n. (Zool.)
     The Baltic or variable cod ({Gadus callarias}), by some
     believed to be the young of the common codfish.
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