2. (Printing) A roll of cloth for wiping off the face of a copperplate, leaving the ink in the engraved lines. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
dossil — [däs′il] n. [ME dosel, a barrel spigot < OFr doisil < VL * duciculus, dim. < L ducere, to lead: see DUCT] a plug, wad, or fold of cotton or cloth, as for a wound … English World dictionary
dossil — /dos euhl/, n. Engraving. a cloth roll for removing excess ink from a plate before printing. [1250 1300; ME dosil < MF < ML duciculus, equiv. to L duci (s. of dux) leader + culus CULE1] * * * … Universalium
dossil — n. cloth roll for removing extra ink from a plate before printing (Engraving); wad of lint for wiping a wound … English contemporary dictionary
dossil — /ˈdɒsəl/ (say dosuhl) noun a plug of lint for a wound; a folded bandage used as a compress. {Old French dosil plug} …
dossil — /dos euhl/, n. Engraving. a cloth roll for removing excess ink from a plate before printing. [1250 1300; ME dosil < MF < ML duciculus, equiv. to L duci (s. of dux) leader + culus CULE1] … Useful english dictionary
dos|sal — or dos|sel1 «DOS uhl», noun. an ornamental cloth hung at the back of an altar or throne or at the sides of the chancel. Also, dorsal. ╂[< Medieval Latin dossale, and dorsale, neuter of Late Latin dorsālis; see etym. under dorsal1 (Cf.… … Useful english dictionary
dos|sel — dos|sal or dos|sel1 «DOS uhl», noun. an ornamental cloth hung at the back of an altar or throne or at the sides of the chancel. Also, dorsal. ╂[< Medieval Latin dossale, and dorsale, neuter of Late Latin dorsālis; see etym. under dorsal1 (Cf.… … Useful english dictionary
Covering — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Covering >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 covering covering cover Sgm: N 1 baldachin baldachin baldachino baldaquin Sgm: N 1 canopy canopy tilt awning tent marquee tente d abr … English dictionary for students
Stopper — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Stopper >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 stopper stopper stopple Sgm: N 1 plug plug cork bung spike spill stopcock tap Sgm: N 1 rammer rammer Sgm: N 1 r … English dictionary for students
stop — v 1. discontinue, quit, cease from, leave off, Inf. drop* abandon; desist from, forbear, Inf. cut out, Sl. can, Sl. cheese, Brit. Sl. nark it; withdraw from, have done with; (all of work) Inf. call it quits, call it a day, shut up shop, Inf.… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
