dos-à-dos
[ doh-see-doh, -zi- for 1, 2; French doh-za-doh for 3 ]
/ ˈdoʊ siˈdoʊ, -zɪ- for 1, 2; French doʊ zaˈdoʊ for 3 /
noun, plural dos-à-dos [doh-see-dohz, -zi-] /ˈdoʊ siˈdoʊz, -zɪ-/.
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
1830–40; < French: back to back
Words nearby dos-à-dos
doráti,
doré,
dos,
dos passos,
dos passos, john,
dos-à-dos,
dosage,
dose,
dose equivalent,
dose of one's own medicine,
dose-response curve
British Dictionary definitions for dos-a-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
Word Origin for dos-à-dos
literally: back to back