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douter

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[dou-ter, doo-] / ˈdaʊ tər, ˈdu- /

noun

  1. an implement for snuffing out candles, consisting either of a scissorlike device with two broad flat blades or of a cone at the end of a handle.


Etymology

Origin of douter

1615–25; dial. dout (v.) (contraction of do 1 + out; cf. doff, don 2) + -er 1

Example Sentences

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Je la remercie également de la foi qu'elle accorde à ma parole,—je crois le mériter, je l'avoue,—28 années d'une vie politique, souvent fort pénible, ne peuvent donner le droit à personne d'en douter.

From The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from her Majesty's correspondence between the years 1837 and 1861 Volume 2, 1844-1853 by Benson, Arthur Christopher

Mon cher Monsieur Reeve,—Nous ne pouvions douter, ma femme et moi, de la part que vous et Madame Reeve prendriez au malheur si cruel et si inattendu qui vient de nous frapper.

From Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Henry Reeve, C.B., D.C.L. In Two Volumes. Volume II. by Laughton, John Knox

Il est difficile lorsqu'on observe tous ces objets et la mani�re dont leurs couches se r�pondent, de douter que le terrain ne se soit abaiss� tout autour.

From Theory of the Earth, Volume 2 (of 4) by Hutton, James

Et quant plus aurai cheance, Plus la me convendra douter.

From A Short History of French Literature by Saintsbury, George

Sentiments et Objets, comment douter de leur hétérogénéité absolue?

From Essays in Radical Empiricism by James, William

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