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Webster 1913 Edition


Doucine

Dou′cine

,
Noun.
[F.]
(Arch.)
Same as Cyma[GREEK]recta, under
Cyma
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Doucine

DOUCINE

,
Noun.
A molding concave above the convex below, serving as a cymatium to a delicate cornice; a gula.

Definition 2024


doucine

doucine

English

Noun

doucine (plural doucines)

  1. (architecture) A cyma or ogee

Old French

Alternative forms

Noun

doucine f (oblique plural doucines, nominative singular doucine, nominative plural doucines)

  1. (music) flute, oboe (or similar)

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