dorser

dorser
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. [1913 Webster]

To hire a ripper's mare, and buy new dossers. --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]

2. A hanging tapestry; a dorsal. [1913 Webster] ||


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  • Dorser — Dor ser, n. See {Dosser}. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • dorser — /dawr seuhr/, n. dosser1. * * * …   Universalium

  • dorser — n. basket, pannier; suspending tapestry …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Dorser — ♦ Cushion or hanging for the back of a seat. (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 411) …   Medieval glossary

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