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Douce

//duːs// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Sweet; nice; pleasant. obsolete
  2. 2
    Serious and quiet; steady, not flighty or casual; sober. dialectal

    "The bookseller, douce man, had seen too many eccentric customers to be shocked by the vehemence of his questioner."

Etymology

From Middle English douce, from Old French dolz, dous, Middle French doux, douce, from Latin dulcis (“sweet”). Doublet of dolce, doux, and dulce.

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