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(dz), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Dozed (dzd); p. pr. & vb. n.Dozing.] [Prob. akin to daze, dizzy: cf. Icel. dsa to doze, Dan. dse to make dull, heavy, or drowsy, ds dullness, drowsiness, dsig drowsy, AS. dws dull, stupid, foolish. 71. Cf. Dizzy.] To slumber; to sleep lightly; to be in a dull or stupefied condition, as if half asleep; to be drowsy. If he happened to doze a little, the jolly cobbler waked him. L'Estrange. Doze v. t. 1. To pass or spend in drowsiness; as, to doze away one's time. 2. To make dull; to stupefy. [Obs.] I was an hour . . . in casting up about twenty sums, being dozed with much work. Pepys. They left for a long time dozed and benumbed. South. Doze n.A light sleep; a drowse. Tennyson. スポンサード リンク
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