dos-à-dos
[ doh-see-doh, -zi- for 1, 2; French doh-za-doh for 3 ]
verb (used with or without object),dos-à-dosed [doh-see-dohd], /ˈdoʊ siˈdoʊd/, dos-à-dos·ing [doh-see-doh-ing]. /ˈdoʊ siˈdoʊ ɪŋ/.
to do-si-do.
adverb
Archaic. back to back.
Origin of dos-à-dos
11830–40; <French: back to back
Words Nearby dos-à-dos
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British Dictionary definitions for dos-à-dos
dos-à-dos
/ (ˌdəʊsɪˈdəʊ, French dozado) /
noun
a seat on which the users sit back to back
an alternative spelling of do-si-do
Origin of dos-à-dos
1literally: back to back
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