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Webster 1913 Edition

Dorse

Dorse

,
Noun.
[Cf. L.
dorsum
the back. See
Dorsel
,
Dosel
.]
1.
Same as
dorsal
,
Noun.
[Obs.]
2.
The back of a book.
[Obs.]
Books, all richly bound, with gilt
dorses
.
Wood.

Dorse

,
Noun.
(Zool.)
The Baltic or variable cod (
Gadus callarias
), by some believed to be the young of the common codfish.

Webster 1828 Edition

Dorse

DORSE

,
Noun.
A canopy.

Definition 2025

dorse

dorse

English

Noun

dorse ‎(plural dorses)

  1. The Baltic or variable cod (Gadus callarias), by some believed to be the young of the common codfish.

Etymology 2

Compare Latin dorsum ‎(“the back”).

Noun

dorse ‎(plural dorses)

  1. The back of a book.
    • Wood
      Books, all richly bound, with gilt dorses.

Dutch

Verb

dorse

  1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of dorsen

Etymology

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