Emily Dickinson Lexicon

DOG'GED-NESS, n.

Sullenness; moroseness.

DOG'GER, n.

A Dutch fishing vessel used in the German Ocean, particularly in the herring fishery. It is equipped with two masts, a main-mast and a mizzen-mast, somewhat resembling a ketch. – Encyc.

DOG'GER-EL, a.

An epithet given to a kind of loose, irregular measure in burlesque poetry, like that of Hudibras; as, doggerel verse or rhyme. – Dryden. Addison.

DOG'GER-EL, n.

A loose, irregular kind of poetry; used in burlesque. – Dryden. Swift.

DOG'GER-MAN, n.

A sailor belonging to a dogger.

DOG'GERS, n.

In English alum works, a sort of stone found in the mines with the true alum-rock, containing some alum. – Encyc.

DOG'GING, ppr. [from dog.]

Hunting; pursuing incessantly or importunately.

DOG'GISH, a.

Like a dog; churlish; growling; snappish; brutal.

DOG'HEART-ED, a.

Cruel; pitiless; malicious. – Shak.

DOG'HOLE, n.

A place fit only for dogs; a vile, mean habitation. – Dryden. Pope.

DOG'HOUSE, n.

A kennel for dogs. – Overbury.

DOG'KEN-NEL, n.

A kennel or hut for dogs. – Dryden.

DOG'LAT-IN, n.

Barbarous Latin.

DOG'LEACH, n.

A dog-doctor. – Beaum.

DOG'LOUSE, n.

An insect that is found on dogs.

DOG'LY, a.

Like a dog. [Not in use.]

DOG'MA, n. [Gr. δογμα, from δοκεω, to think; L. dogma.]

A settled opinion; a principle, maxim or tenet; a doctrinal notion, particularly in matters of faith and philosophy; as, the dogmas of the church; the dogmas of Plato. Compliment my dogma, and I will compliment yours. – J. M. Mason.

DOG'-MAD, a.

Mad as a dog.

DOG-MAT'IC, or DOG-MAT'IC-AL, a.

1. Pertaining to a dogma, or to settled opinion.
2. Positive; magisterial; asserting or disposed to assert with authority or with overbearing and arrogance; applied to persons; as, a dogmatic schoolman or philosopher. – Boyle.
3. Positive; asserted with authority; authoritative; as, a dogmatical opinion.
4. Arrogant; overbearing in asserting and maintaining opinions.

DOG-MAT'IC-AL-LY, adv.

Positively; in a magisterial manner; arrogantly.

DOG-MAT'IC-AL-NESS, n.

The quality of being dogmatical; positiveness.

DOG-MAT'ICS, n.

Doctrinal theology; a term used by German writers. – Murdock.

DOG'MA-TISM, n.

Positive assertion; arrogance; positiveness in opinion.

DOG'MA-TIST, n.

A positive assertor; a magisterial teacher; a bold or arrogant advancer of principles. – Watts.

DOG'MA-TIZE, v.i.

To assert positively; to teach with bold and undue confidence; to advance with arrogance. Men often dogmatize most, when they are least supported by reason. – Anon.