dosser
1
[ dos-er ]
/ ˈdɒs ər /
noun
a basket for carrying objects on the back; pannier.
an ornamental covering for the back of a seat, especially a throne or the like.
Also
dorser.
Origin of dosser
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1300–50; Middle English < Anglo-French; Middle French
dossier < Medieval Latin
dosserium, variant of
dorserium, equivalent to
dors(um) back +
-erium
-ery; replacing Middle English
dorser < Medieval Latin
dorserium
Words nearby dosser
dosimetry,
dosing strip,
doss,
doss house,
dossal,
dosser,
dosseret,
dosshouse,
dossier,
dossil,
dost
Definition for dosser (2 of 2)
Example sentences from the Web for dosser
Leastways so the Dosser explains it, of course it is all Tommy rot.
In fact, the modern “dosser” is better and more decently housed.
The Great North Road: York to Edinburgh |Charles G. HarperDosser, dos′er, n. a rich hanging of tapestry for the walls of a hall or of a chancel: a pannier.
I hope 'tis not the first time you have seen a child carried out of town in a dosser for fear of the plague.
A Select Collection of Old English Plays (11 of 15) |W. Carew Hazlitt
British Dictionary definitions for dosser (1 of 2)
dosser
1
/ (ˈdɒsə) /
noun
rare
a bag or basket for carrying objects on the back
Word Origin for dosser
C14: from Old French
dossier, from Medieval Latin
dorsārium, from Latin
dorsum back
British Dictionary definitions for dosser (2 of 2)
dosser
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/ (ˈdɒsə) /