Crossword clues for dorse
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dorse \Dorse\, n. [Cf. L. dorsum the back. See Dorsel, Dosel.]
Same as dorsal, n. [Obs.]
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The back of a book. [Obs.]
Books, all richly bound, with gilt dorses.
--Wood.
Dorse \Dorse\, n. (Zo["o]l.) The Baltic or variable cod ( Gadus callarias), by some believed to be the young of the common codfish.
Wiktionary
Etymology 1 n. The Baltic or variable cod (''Gadus callarias''), by some believed to be the young of the common codfish. Etymology 2
n. The back of a book.
Usage examples of "dorse".
The first thing I noticed were the signatures on the dorse, both illegible.
I take Beatrice to Dorser, where they have the most advanced cyborg research facility in the universe.
At the center on Dorser, I learned that her robotic compound was so high that, were she to come to the attention of the legal community through such action as a divorce, she would immediately be declared nonhuman and devoid of rights.
Dorse loved nothing better than to taunt Jaxom about Ruth's lack of stature, masking his malicious jibes in mock-brotherly quarrels, knowing all too well that Jaxom could not retaliate without a rebuke from Lytol for conduct unbecoming his rank and station.
Jaxom didn't bother to mention that Dorse and his friends, once they'd heard of the incident, never let Jaxom forget the weyrling who had been dashed to death on the mountain slopes because he'd overflown his young dragon.
He suddenly realized that Deelan had not pestered him at the breakfast table to eat more than he wanted, that Dorse had been inexplicably absent the past few days.
Dorse had told him about the man's unusual obsession relating to the fact that the MasterHarper had been found dead in the Aivas chamber at the same approximate time that the Abomination had terminated itself.