Dowle

//ˈdaʊl// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    feathery or woolly down; filament of a feather

    "You fools! I and my fellows Are ministers of fate: the elements Of whom your swords are temper'd may as well Wound the loud winds, or with bemock'd-at stabs Kill the still-closing waters, as diminish One dowle that's in my plume; […]"

  2. 2
    Alternative form of dooly (“basic Indian litter”). India, alt-of, alternative, archaic, historical

Synonyms

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litter of whatever typestretcher

Example

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"You fools! I and my fellows Are ministers of fate: the elements Of whom your swords are temper'd may as well Wound the loud winds, or with bemock'd-at stabs Kill the still-closing waters, as diminish One dowle that's in my plume; […]"

Etymology

Compare Old French douille (“soft”), and English ductile.

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