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That which is taught; what is held, put forth as true, and supported by a teacher, a school, or a sect; a principle or position, or the body of principles, in any branch of knowledge; any tenet or dogma; a principle of faith; as, the doctrine of atoms; the doctrine of chances. "The doctrine of gravitation." I. Watts. A…

To teach; to school. [Obs.] I am finely documented by my own daughter. Dryden.

or with bold and undue confidence; to advance with arrogance. The pride of dogmatizing schools. Blackmore.

A high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy; -- a meaning given by the schoolmen. Thrones, dominations, princedoms, virtues, powers. Milton.

A schoolmaster; a pedagogue. [Scot.] This was Abel Sampson, commonly called, from occupation as a pedagogue, Dominie Sampson. Sir W. Scott.

ored him that liveth forever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion. Dan. iv. 34. To choose between dominion or slavery. Jowett (Thucyd. ).

A kind of hood worn by the canons of a cathedral church; a sort of amice. Kersey.

houlders, in which I put my papers and boxes, we next morning commenced the ascent. J. D. Hooker.

ut doors, out of the house; in open air; abroad; away; lost. His imaginary title of fatherhood is out of doors. Locke. -- To lay (a fault, misfortune, etc.) at one's door, to charge one with a fault; to blame for. -- To lie at one's door, to be imputable or chargeable to. If I have failed, the fault lies wholly at my…

artment capable of containing many beds; esp., one connected with a college or boarding school. Thackeray.

One whose mind is impaired by age; one in second childhood. The sickly dotard wants a wife. Prior.

matters divine, concerning some things, we may lawfully doubt, and suspend our judgment. Hooker. To try your love and make you doubt of mine. Dryden.

o retard a ship's progress, or to keep her head up to the wind; esp., a canvas bag with a hooped mouth, so used. See Drag sail (below).

A short musket hooked to a swivel attached to a soldier's belt; -- so called from a representation of a dragon's head at the muzzle. Fairholt.

A minute quantity; a mite. Were I the chooser, a dram of well-doing should be preferred before many times as mush the forcible hindrance of evildoing. Milton.

Used for drawing vehicles, loads, etc.; as, a draught beast; draught hooks.

Showy in dress; attentive to dress. A dressy flaunting maidservant. T. Hook. A neat, dressy gentleman in black. W. Irving.

To shoot (a shaft) so as to pierce on the descent. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.

One who dribs; one who shoots weakly or badly. [Obs.] Ascham.

he size of a bolt and the hole into which it is driven, or between the circumference of a hoop and that of the mast on which it is to be driven.