/dooh serr"/ ; Fr. /dooh suerdd"/ , n. , pl. douceurs /-serrz"/ ; Fr. /-suerdd"/ .
1. a gratuity; tip.
2. a conciliatory gift or bribe.
3. Archaic. sweetness or agreeableness.
[ 1350-1400; ME dulcor, with initial syll. reshaped under influence of F doux, douce; see DOUCE, -EUR ]