dormouse

[ dawr-mous ]

/ ˈdɔrˌmaʊs /

noun, plural dor·mice [dawr-mahys]. /ˈdɔrˌmaɪs/.

any small, furry-tailed, Old World rodent of the family Gliridae, resembling small squirrels in appearance and habits.

Origin of dormouse

First recorded in1400–50; late Middle English dormowse, dormoise; etymology obscure; perhaps Anglo-French derivative of Old French dormir “to sleep,” with final syllable reanalyzed as mouse, but no such Anglo-French word is known; see dormant, mouse

Words nearby dormouse

Dormition of the Blessed Virgin, dormitory, dormitory suburb, Dormobile, Dormont, dormouse, dornase alfa, Dornbirn, dornick, Dorobo, doronicum

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Example sentences from the Web for dormouse

For the next few weeks I mean to be quiet as a dormouse, and two pages of Latin a day will keep me pretty busy.
Brenda's Ward|Helen Leah Reed
"She looks as if she'd gone to bed before the winter, and had a long sleep, like a dormouse," said Cecilia.
The Eustace Diamonds|Anthony Trollope
The third outdoor man was Thomas Price, generally known as the Dormouse on account of his somnolent manner of working.
Springtime and Other Essays|Francis Darwin
The first dormouse that I can remember was one called Mouffette.
Harper's Young People, January 4, 1881|Various

The Tahsildar is divested of his magisterial powers, and to the law-abiding and punctual is not more harmful than the dormouse.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston

British Dictionary definitions for dormouse

dormouse

/ (ˈdɔːˌmaʊs) /

noun plural -mice

any small Old World rodent of the family Gliridae, esp the Eurasian Muscardinus avellanarius, resembling a mouse with a furry tail

Word Origin for dormouse

C15: dor-, perhaps from Old French dormir to sleep, from Latin dormīre + mouse

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单词	dormouse
释义	dormouse [ dawr-mous ] / ˈdɔrˌmaʊs / noun, plural dor·mice [dawr-mahys]. /ˈdɔrˌmaɪs/. any small, furry-tailed, Old World rodent of the family Gliridae, resembling small squirrels in appearance and habits. Origin of dormouse First recorded in1400–50; late Middle English dormowse, dormoise; etymology obscure; perhaps Anglo-French derivative of Old French dormir “to sleep,” with final syllable reanalyzed as mouse, but no such Anglo-French word is known; see dormant, mouse Words nearby dormouse Dormition of the Blessed Virgin, dormitory, dormitory suburb, Dormobile, Dormont, dormouse, dornase alfa, Dornbirn, dornick, Dorobo, doronicum Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dormouse For the next few weeks I mean to be quiet as a dormouse, and two pages of Latin a day will keep me pretty busy. Brenda's Ward\|Helen Leah Reed "She looks as if she'd gone to bed before the winter, and had a long sleep, like a dormouse," said Cecilia. The Eustace Diamonds\|Anthony Trollope The third outdoor man was Thomas Price, generally known as the Dormouse on account of his somnolent manner of working. Springtime and Other Essays\|Francis Darwin The first dormouse that I can remember was one called Mouffette. Harper's Young People, January 4, 1881\|Various The Tahsildar is divested of his magisterial powers, and to the law-abiding and punctual is not more harmful than the dormouse. Castes and Tribes of Southern India\|Edgar Thurston British Dictionary definitions for dormouse dormouse / (ˈdɔːˌmaʊs) / noun plural -mice any small Old World rodent of the family Gliridae, esp the Eurasian Muscardinus avellanarius, resembling a mouse with a furry tail Word Origin for dormouse C15: dor-, perhaps from Old French dormir to sleep, from Latin dormīre + mouse Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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