[douce] adj [ME, sweet, pleasant, fr. MF, fr. fem. of douz, fr. L dulcis sweet--more at dulcet] (1721) chiefly Scot: sober, sedate "the ~ faces of the mourners --L. J. A. Bell" -- douce.ly adv, chiefly Scot
DOUCE
Meaning of DOUCE in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012