Dosser

Dosser
DORSALE (Dosser, Dossier)
Early English term for pieces of tapestry or hangings put up in the arches surrounding the choir of a church in order to screen the clergy from draughts. Also pieces of tapestry hung upon parapets, panels of pulpits and stalls, and sometimes the backs of sideboards. It was the custom to hang tapestry, etc., round the lower half of all the ancient dining halls to a height of about five feet from the floor. ————————
DORSEL (Dorse, Dosel, Dossal, Dosser)
A woollen fabric used for hangings. A tapestry screen hung behind the alter in a Christian Church, intended to correspond with the colour and ornamentation of the alter itself. Also ornamental cloths hung at the back of seats, thrones, etc. ————————
DOSSAR (Dosser).
See Dorsale.

Dictionary of the English textile terms. 2014.

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  • Dosser — Dos ser, n. [LL. dosserum, or F.dossier bundle of papers, part of a basket resting on the back, fr. L. dorsum back. See {Dorsal}, and cf. {Dosel}.] [Written also {dorser} and {dorsel}.] 1. A pannier, or basket. [1913 Webster] To hire a ripper s… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • dosser — dosser1 [däs′ər] n. [ME < OFr dossier < dos, the back: see DOSS] 1. PANNIER (sense 1) 2. DOSSAL dosser2 [däs′ər] n. [Brit. Slang] a destitute person who sleeps in a dosshouse, outdoors, etc.; derelict; vagrant …   English World dictionary

  • dosser — UK [ˈdɒsə(r)] / US [ˈdɑsər] noun [countable] Word forms dosser : singular dosser plural dossers British informal 1) an insulting word for someone who lives on the streets because they have no home 2) someone who is very lazy …   English dictionary

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  • dosser — doss Brit. informal ► VERB 1) sleep in rough or improvised conditions. 2) spend time idly. ► NOUN 1) archaic a bed in a cheap lodging house. 2) an easy task giving time for idling. DERIVATIVES dosser noun …   English terms dictionary

  • dosser — dosser1 /dos euhr/, n. 1. a basket for carrying objects on the back; pannier. 2. an ornamental covering for the back of a seat, esp. a throne or the like. 3. dossal (def. 1). Also, dorser. [1300 50; ME < AF; MF dossier < ML dosserium, var. of… …   Universalium

  • dosser — noun a) Someone who dosses, someone known for avoiding work. b) A basket. Syn: shirker …   Wiktionary

  • dosser — dos|ser Mot Agut Nom masculí …   Diccionari Català-Català

  • Dosser — one who sleeps in a dosshouse …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • dosser — I Australian Slang one who sleeps in a dosshouse II Everyday English Slang in Ireland n layabout, useless III Irish Slang lazy person …   English dialects glossary

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