n. - hist. Man's short close-fitting jacket.

- one of a pair of similar things. [french: related to *double]

adj. (-ier, -iest) archaic valiant. doughtily adv. Doughtiness n. [old english]

n. - widow with a title or property from her late husband (dowager duchess).

- colloq. Dignified elderly woman. [french: related to *dower]

n. (pl. -s) 1 chief monetary unit of greece.

- silver coin of ancient greece. [greek drakhme]

v. (-ling) 1 make dirty, wet, or limp by trailing.

- hang trailing. [from *drag]

n. - net drawn through a river or across the ground to trap fish or game.

- systematic hunt for criminals etc.

—n. - cavalryman.

- fierce fellow. —v. (foll. By into) coerce or bully into. [french dragon: related to *dragon]

n. (pl. -ies) 1 clothing or hangings arranged in folds.

- draper's trade or fabrics.

adj. Far-reaching in effect; severe. drastically adv. [greek drastikos: related to *drama]

beer n. Beer from the cask, not bottled or canned.

- n. (us draft) 1 current of air in a room or chimney etc.

- pulling, traction.

- depth of water needed to float a ship.

- drawing of liquor from a cask etc.

- a single act of drinking or inhaling. B amount drunk thus.

- (in pl.) Game for two with 12 pieces each on a draughtboard.

- a drawing in of a fishing-net. B fish so caught. feel the draught colloq. Suffer from esp. Financial hardship. [related to *draw]