- dolour
- noun /ˈdɒlə/A painful grief or suffering.
, 1605, But for all this thou shalt have as many dolours for thy daughters as thou canst tell in a year. — William Shakespeare, King Lear II.ii
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Dolour — Shane Tutmarc of Dolour Background information Origin Seattle, WA, U.S.A. Genres … Wikipedia
dolour — [dō′lər] n. Brit. sp. of DOLOR * * * do·lour (dōʹlər) n. Chiefly British Variant of dolor. * * * … Universalium
dolour — (Brit.) dol·our || dÉ’lÉ™ n. sorrow, sadness (also dolor) … English contemporary dictionary
dolour — (US dolor) ► NOUN literary ▪ a state of great sorrow or distress. ORIGIN Latin dolor pain, grief … English terms dictionary
dolour — [dō′lər] n. Brit. sp. of DOLOR … English World dictionary
dolour — dolor do lor, n. [OE. dolor, dolur, dolour, F. douleur, L. dolor, fr. dolere. See 1st {Dole}.] Pain; grief; distress; anguish. [Written also {dolour}.] [Poetic] [1913 Webster] Of death and dolor telling sad tidings. Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dolour — /ˈdɒlə / (say doluh), /ˈdoʊlə / (say dohluh) noun sorrow or grief. Also, dolor. {Middle English doloure, from Old French dolour, from Latin dolor pain, grief} Usage: For spelling variation see our …
dolour — chiefly British variant of dolor … New Collegiate Dictionary
dolour — dol|our BrE dolor AmE [ˈdɔlə US ˈdoulər] n [U] literary [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin dolor] great sadness … Dictionary of contemporary English
dolour — see INDOLENT … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
