douter

American  

[dou-ter, doo-] / ˈdaʊ tər, ˈdu- /

noun

1. an implement for snuffing out candles, consisting either of a scissorlike device with two broad flat blades or of a cone at the end of a handle.

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Etymology

Origin of douter

1615–25; dial. dout (v.) (contraction of do ¹ + out; cf. doff, don ²) + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Le Roi s'amuse," among many other symptoms of insanity has the following:— "Le premier mouvement de l'auteur fut de douter....

From Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) by Trollope, Frances Milton

Et quant plus aurai cheance, Plus la me convendra douter.

From A Short History of French Literature by Saintsbury, George

Je la remercie également de la foi qu'elle accorde à ma parole,—je crois le mériter, je l'avoue,—28 années d'une vie politique, souvent fort pénible, ne peuvent donner le droit à personne d'en douter.

From The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from her Majesty's correspondence between the years 1837 and 1861 Volume 2, 1844-1853 by Benson, Arthur Christopher

Son surnom pa�en de Marteau me ferait volontiers douter s'il �tait chr�tien.

From Notes and Queries, Number 31, June 1, 1850 by Various

L'on ne sçaurait douter que la lumière ne consiste dans le mouvement de certaine matière.

From Popular scientific lectures by Mach, Ernst