"dowle" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdaʊl/
Rhymes: -aʊl Etymology: Compare Old French douille (“soft”), and English ductile. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fro|douille||soft}} Old French douille (“soft”) Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} dowle
  1. feathery or woolly down; filament of a feather Synonyms: dowl, doul Translations (filament of a feather): боро́здка пера́ (borózdka perá) [feminine] (Russian), пуши́нка (pušínka) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-dowle-en-noun-HcTyuRWv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: dowles [plural]
Rhymes: -aʊli Head templates: {{en-noun}} dowle (plural dowles)
  1. (India, historical or archaic) Alternative form of dooly (“basic Indian litter”) Tags: India, alt-of, alternative, archaic, historical Alternative form of: dooly (extra: basic Indian litter)
    Sense id: en-dowle-en-noun-Vbr7xXD7 Categories (other): Indian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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