doucine

English

Etymology

From French doucine. Doublet of dulzaina.

Noun

doucine (plural doucines)

(architecture) A cyma or ogee.

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Old French

Alternative forms

douçaine

Etymology

From dous (“sweet”). Compare dulcimer.

Noun

doucine oblique singular, f (oblique plural doucines, nominative singular doucine, nominative plural doucines)

(music) flute, oboe (or similar)

Descendants

Spanish: dulzaina
- → English: dulzaina

References

“dulzaina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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