Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Sweet; dulcet.
- noun A kind of pasty or custard.
- noun A musical instrument, a kind of flute.
- noun A testicle of a deer. Also written
dowcet dowset .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A custard.
- noun A dowcet, or deep's testicle.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete except in dialects A sweetened dish.
- noun in the plural
Deer's testicles .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Aunt Elizabeth, Sir Edward, Will, and I took our meal together in Carter Lane as we always did, but in honor of the day had several more dishes than usual and sweet wafers and a doucet—spiced custard pie—to follow.
Secrets of the Tudor Court Kate Emerson 2010
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Aunt Elizabeth, Sir Edward, Will, and I took our meal together in Carter Lane as we always did, but in honor of the day had several more dishes than usual and sweet wafers and a doucet—spiced custard pie—to follow.
Secrets of the Tudor Court Kate Emerson 2010
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Aunt Elizabeth, Sir Edward, Will, and I took our meal together in Carter Lane as we always did, but in honor of the day had several more dishes than usual and sweet wafers and a doucet—spiced custard pie—to follow.
Secrets of the Tudor Court Kate Emerson 2010
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Aunt Elizabeth, Sir Edward, Will, and I took our meal together in Carter Lane as we always did, but in honor of the day had several more dishes than usual and sweet wafers and a doucet—spiced custard pie—to follow.
Secrets of the Tudor Court Kate Emerson 2010
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There is a recipe for doucet in Jane Grigson's English Food
Archive 2006-01-01 2006
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Henry IV had a doucet at his coronation banquet in 1399.
Archive 2006-01-01 2006
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There is a recipe for doucet in Jane Grigson's English Food
Custard Tarts 2006
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As part of a four-course Medieval banquet, well, I may have had to pass on the boar's head to keep room for a slice of doucet. posted by Big Bead Little Bead at 7:06 PM
Archive 2006-01-01 2006
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Henry IV had a doucet at his coronation banquet in 1399.
Custard Tarts 2006
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As part of a four-course Medieval banquet, well, I may have had to pass on the boar's head to keep room for a slice of doucet. posted by Big Bead Little Bead at 7:06 PM
Custard Tarts 2006
hernesheir commented on the word doucet
Also dowcet.
November 19, 2010
bilby commented on the word doucet
At last, an item for my Dessert or Musical Instrument or Testicle list.
July 8, 2021