dowsabel

[ dou-suh-bel ]

nounObsolete.

Origin of dowsabel

1
1575–85; ≪ Latin Dulcibella woman's name. See dulcet, belle

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How to use dowsabel in a sentence

  • Mistress dowsabel is younger, smaller, less fearsome to the eye; indeed she is timorous and often full of fears herself.

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  • "Thou thinkest me a sad coward, sister; and so perchance I am," said meek Mistress dowsabel.

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  • It is no such heavy charge I would lay upon thee, yet it is one that thy aunt dowsabel would fear to undertake.

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  • Mistress dowsabel wept feebly for a short while, and seemed disposed to start and tremble at every sound.

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  • "I am glad to leave thee with thy aunt dowsabel, child," said Lady Humbert before she left.

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British Dictionary definitions for dowsabel

dowsabel

/ (ˈduːsəˌbɛl, ˈdaʊs-) /


noun
  1. an obsolete word for sweetheart

Origin of dowsabel

1
C16: from Latin Dulcibella feminine given name, from dulcis sweet + bellus beautiful

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