Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Douce"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Douce \Douce\, a. [F. doux, masc., douce, fem., sweet, fr. L.
duleis sweet.]
1. Sweet; pleasant. [Obs.]
2. Sober; prudent; sedate; modest. [Scot.]
And this is a douce, honest man. --Sir W.
Scott.
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