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The back of a book. [Obs.] Books, all richly bound, with gilt dorses. Wood.

A pannier.

See Dosser.

Set or turned back to back.

Same as Indorse.

Same as Indorsee.

Same as Indorsement.

Same as Indorser.

To cover the back of; to load or burden. [Obs.] Elephants indorsed with towers. Milton.

See Addorsed.

The person to whom a note or bill is indorsed, or assigned by indorsement.

Sanction, support, or approval; as, the indorsement of a rumor, an opinion, a course, conduct. Blank indorsement. See under Blank.

The person who indorses. [Written also endorser.]

A reredos.

A slip of paper attached to a bill of exchange for receiving indorsements, when the back of the bill itself is already full; a rider. [A French usage] Abbott.

To write upon the back of; as, to back a letter; to indorse; as, to back a note or legal document.

rand jury. If the jury consider the evidence sufficient to support the accusation, they indorse it "A true bill," or "Not found," or "Ignoramus", or "Ignored." -- Bill of lading, a written account of goods shipped by any person, signed by the agent of the owner of the vessel, or by its master, acknowledging the receipt…

nvenient insertion of a door or window at a future time, should it be needed. -- Blank indorsement (Law), an indorsement which omits the name of the person in whose favor it is made; it is usually made by simply writing the name of the indorser on the back of the bill. -- Blank line (Print.), a vacant space of the br…

r, or other place of public amusement. Laughed at by the pit, box, galleries, nay, stage. Dorset. The boxes and the pit are sovereign judges. Dryden.

poor craven bridegroom said never a word. Sir. W. Scott. In craven fear of the sarcasm of Dorset. Macualay.