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Dogberry — Dog ber ry, n. (Bot.) The berry of the dogwood; called also {dogcherry}. Dr. Prior. [1913 Webster] {Dogberry tree} (Bot.), the dogwood. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dogberry — [dôg′ber΄ē] n. pl. dogberries 1. the berry or fruit of any of various plants, as the mountain ash and gooseberry 2. any of these plants … English World dictionary
Dogberry — For the fruit, see Cornus (genus). Dogberry is a self satisfied night constable in Shakespeare s Much Ado about Nothing. In the play, Dogberry is the chief of the citizen police in Messina. As is usual in Shakespearean comedy, and Renaissance… … Wikipedia
dogberry — I. /ˈdɒgbəri/ (say dogbuhree) noun Rare any ignorant and blundering official. {from Dogberry, a constable in Shakespeare s Much Ado About Nothing} –dogberryism, noun II. /ˈdɒgbɛri/ (say dogberee), / bəri/ (say buhree) noun (plural dogberries) 1 …
dogberry — kietalapis mieguvis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Miegūninių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Ardisia escallonioides), paplitęs Šiaurės ir Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Ardisia escallonioides angl. dogberry; marlberry šaltinis… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
dogberry — Addressed to a policeman by a Shakespeare loving character in Opening Night, by Ngaio Marsh. One suspects that the normal policeman would be unlikely to see the point of this transferred name, which relates to the constable in Shakespeare’s… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
Dogberry tree — Dogberry Dog ber ry, n. (Bot.) The berry of the dogwood; called also {dogcherry}. Dr. Prior. [1913 Webster] {Dogberry tree} (Bot.), the dogwood. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dogberry — /dawg ber ee, beuh ree, dog /, n., pl. dogberries. 1. the berry or fruit of any of various plants, as the European dogwood, Cornus sanguinea, the chokeberry, Aronia arbutifolia, or the mountain ash, Sorbus americana. 2. the plant itself. 3. any… … Universalium
Dogberry — /dawg ber ee, beuh ree, dog /, n., pl. Dogberrys for 2. 1. a foolish constable in Shakespeare s Much Ado About Nothing. 2. any foolish, blundering, or stupid official. * * * … Universalium
DOGBERRY — a self satisfied night constable in Much Ado about Nothing … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
