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doublure 102
doublure [Fr], ornamental lining on the inner side of the cover of a
sumptuously bound book: usually of tooled leather, vellum, silk,
velvet, or brocade.
doucement [Fr], gently; softly: music.
douceur [Fr], sweetness; mildness; agreeableness of manner; kindness;
specif., a gratuity; tip; pi., dainties; tidbits; delights, as of society;
comforts, as of home; also, gallant remarks; compliments.
do ut des [L], lit., I give that you may give; a form of contract: law.
do ut facias [L], lit., I give that you may do; a form of contract: law.
douzaine [Fr], dozen: abbr. dzne.
dove Dio si trova nulla manca [It], where God is, nothing is lacking.
dove l'oro parla, ogni lingua tace [It], where gold speaks, every tongue
is silent.
δόξα €v ύψίστοις θεώ και em 7ης ειρήνη εν άνθρώττοις ευδοκίας [Gr;
dóxa en hupsístois theô kaì epì gês eirénë en anthröpois eudokías],
glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward
men {or peace among men in whom he is well pleased; lit., men of
good pleasure): Luke ii. 14.
doyen [Fr; fern, doyenne], dean; senior member of a group; oldest
member.
dozho [Jap], if you please.
dramatis personae [L], the characters in a play; cast.
drame [Fr], drama. —drame lyrique, opera.
Drang nach Osten [Ger], lit., pressure toward the East; the Eastern
trend of traditional German expansionists.
drap d'or [Fr], cloth of gold.
drapeau [Fr; pi. drapeaux], flag; standard. —drapeau tricolore, flag of
the French Republic; tricolor.
Dreibund [Ger], triple alliance; notably, the alliance of Germany, Austria-
Hungary, and Italy, formed in 1882.
Dreikönige [Ger], the Three Kings of Cologne; the Wise Men of the
East (whose bodies were said to have been brought to Cologne).
Dreikönigsabend [Ger], the eve of the Epiphany; Twelfth Night.
droit [Fr], adj. right; straight; erect; just, —droit et avant, right and
forward, —droit et loyal, just and loyal.
droit [Fr], η. right; law; authority. —à bon droit, with good reason;
justly, —droit d'aînesse, birthright. —droit d'aubaine, the right of
confiscation. —droit des gens, the law of nations; international law.
—droit de seigneur, right of the first night; the right of the feudal
lord to deflower the bride of a vassal. Cf. lus PRIMAE NOCTIS.
—droits civils, private rights.
droite [Fr], right hand; right: abbr. d.
drôle [Fr], adj. droll; ludicrous; comical; odd.
drôle [Fr], η. knave; rascal; scoundrel. —mauvais drôle, thorough
blackguard.