Definition of Doused

1. Verb. (past of douse) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Doused

1. douse [v] - See also: douse

Lexicographical Neighbors of Doused

dour
doura
dourah
dourahs
douras
dourer
dourest
dourine
dourines
dourly
dourness
dournesses
douroucouli
douroucoulis
douse
doused (current term)
douser
dousers
douses
dousing
dousing-chock
dousing-chocks
dousing bath
doust
dousted
dousting
dousts
dout
douted
douter

Literary usage of Doused

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Violence in South Africa: A Variety of Perspectives by Elirea Bornman, René Van Eeden, Marie Wentzel (1998)
"Sell-outs were typically doused with petrol or, on rare occasions, with paraffin. ... As they had already been doused with petrol, both exploded in flames ..."

2. Publications of the Navy Records Society by Navy Records Society (Great Britain) (1902)
"and doused all her steering sails, hauled forward the larboard tacks, and by that means got her head off-shore. By this time we were under her bows to ..."

3. The Reporter's Companion by Benn Pitman, Jerome Bird Howard (1897)
"3 doused, hadst, adduced, conduced. 2 dusts, dosed his-us. 3 doused-adduced his-us. 2 duster. i divine, doff, dive. 2 differ-ed-ent-ence, deaf, dove. ..."

4. The Yellow War by Lionel James (1905)
"He'll be steaming with doused lights the night, or I'ma Dutchman!" " What! a dash for Port Arthur! It's a fine thick night for it. ..."

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