A group or set of twelve. Originally as a noun, followed by of, but often with ellipsis of of, and thus, in singular = twelve. Also, used…
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| 释义 | the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > eleven to ninety-nine > [noun] > twelve > group or set of twelve (8) dozen1340 A group or set of twelve. Originally as a noun, followed by of, but often with ellipsis of of, and thus, in singular = twelve. Also, used… brown dozen?1499 With qualifying words. baker's dozen (see baker's dozen n. at baker, n. compounds 1), devil's dozen, long dozen (see long dozen n. at long, adj.1 n.1… zodiac1560 figurative and allusively. (a) Recurrent series, round, course. (b) Compass, range. (c) Set of twelve. round dozena1572 (a) originally Scottish a dozen exactly; cf. sense 12; (b) Nautical thirteen lashes, as a punishment (now historical). twelve1573 A set or group of twelve persons or things; esp. a company of twelve players forming a ‘side’ at some game. quest?1589 In extended use: a dozen. Obsolete. rare. jury1592 (from the usual number of persons in a jury in sense 1) A company of twelve; a dozen. Obsolete. dodecade1659 A group, set, or series of twelve. |
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