Dorsel

2 definitions found

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

  Dorsel \Dor"sel\, n. [See {Dosser}.]
     1. A pannier.
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     2. Same as {Dorsal}, n.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dosser \Dos"ser\, n. [LL. dosserum, or F.dossier bundle of
     papers, part of a basket resting on the back, fr. L. dorsum
     back. See {Dorsal}, and cf. {Dosel}.] [Written also {dorser}
     and {dorsel}.]
     1. A pannier, or basket.
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              To hire a ripper's mare, and buy new dossers.
                                                    --Beau. & Fl.
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     2. A hanging tapestry; a dorsal.
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