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dowsabel

[ dou-suh-bel ]

noun

, Obsolete.


dowsabel

/ ˈdaʊs-; ˈduːsəˌbɛl /

noun

  1. an obsolete word for sweetheart
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of dowsabel1

1575–85; Latin Dulcibella woman's name. See dulcet, belle
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dowsabel1

C16: from Latin Dulcibella feminine given name, from dulcis sweet + bellus beautiful
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Example Sentences

Mistress Dowsabel is younger, smaller, less fearsome to the eye; indeed she is timorous and often full of fears herself.

"Thou thinkest me a sad coward, sister; and so perchance I am," said meek Mistress Dowsabel.

It is no such heavy charge I would lay upon thee, yet it is one that thy aunt Dowsabel would fear to undertake.

Mistress Dowsabel wept feebly for a short while, and seemed disposed to start and tremble at every sound.

"I am glad to leave thee with thy aunt Dowsabel, child," said Lady Humbert before she left.

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