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Douc


Definition:

  • (n.) A monkey (Semnopithecus nemaeus), remarkable for its varied and brilliant colors. It is a native of Cochin China.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Sarris later conceded most of his ground, possibly because even bad 60s Wilder (the shriller stuff that was in the air when Sarris was writing: Irma La Douce, Kiss Me, Stupid) couldn't help but look better with the passage of time.
  • (2) In the result, Glasgow and Dundee called for independence, but Aberdeen and douce old Edinburgh said: "No thanks."
  • (3) Douce Quietude is one of the better sites in Provence, lively but not too raucous and with a great location in the hills above the seaside town of Saint-RaphaĆ«l, and a 10 minute-drive from the lovely beach at Agay.
  • (4) The karyotypes of 7 douc langurs (Pygathrix nemaeus) and 3 crowned lemurs (Lemur coronatus) were examined.
  • (5) Intrauterine fetal demise was suspected in a Douc langur monkey based on measurements of declining urinary estrogen levels.
  • (6) Anyone who recalls the douce calmness of Edinburgh on referendum day in 1997, which re-established the Scots parliament through an act of devolution, won't be surprised at the general even-temperedness (barring, of course, the usual social-media incontinents).
  • (7) As actor-manager, Gassman had continued to choose appealing roles, but, after a successful season appearing in Irma La Douce in 1959, and, in the same year, winning national popularity by exploiting his over-the-top versatility on a television series, Il Mattatore (something between "matador" and "madman"), he decided the time had come to launch a long-cherished project, his Teatro Popolare Italiano (TPI), which made him one of Italian television's first nationwide stars.
  • (8) The very long lag phase observed for ATP and P-choline evolution was comparable with that observed for the progressive intracellular digestion of cytoplasmic constituents (Journet, E., Bligny, R. and Douce, R. (1986) J. Biol.
  • (9) The availability of methods to fractionate non-green plastids and to prepare their limiting envelope membranes [Alban, Joyard & Douce (1988) Plant Physiol.
  • (10) Abnormalities in 23.5% of the karyotypes of 1 male douc langur were associated with a history of fathering stillborns and abortuses (38%).
  • (11) MacLaine, who has made more than 60 films, made her debut in Alfred Hitchcock's 1955 movie The Trouble with Harry ; her performance winning her the first of seven Golden Globes that she has amassed over a career that has included movies such as Some Came Running (alongside Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra), Irma la Douce (with Jack Lemmon) and Steel Magnolias.

Dout


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To put out.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The standard of death certification needs to be improved upon, especially with respect to the clarification of the primary and the contributory causes of death and whether post-mortem examination was carrie dout or not.

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