DOUCE


Meaning of DOUCE in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ' düs

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English, sweet, pleasant, from Anglo-French, from feminine of duz, douz, from Latin dulcis sweet ― more at DULCET

Date: 1721

chiefly Scottish : SOBER , SEDATE <the douce faces of the mourners ― L. J. A. Bell>

– douce · ly adverb chiefly Scottish

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