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n.; pl. Doxies [ See Duck a pet. ] A loose wench; a disreputable sweetheart. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A genus of fossil plants having wood identical with or similar to that of the witch hazel.
Syn. -- genus Hamamelidoxylon. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. hétérodoxie. ] An opinion or doctrine, or a system of doctrines, contrary to some established standard of faith, as the Scriptures, the creed or standards of a church, etc.; heresy. Bp. Bull. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Orthodoxy pushed to excess.
Syn. -- ultraorthodoxy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Indigo + hydroxyl. ] (Chem.) A nitrogenous substance, C8H7NO, isomeric with oxindol, obtained as an oily liquid. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to, or producing, indoxyl; as, indoxylic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. orthodoxie. See Orthodox. ] 1. Soundness of faith; a belief in the doctrines taught in the Scriptures, or in some established standard of faith; -- opposed to heterodoxy or to heresy. [ 1913 Webster ]

Basil himself bears full and clear testimony to Gregory's orthodoxy. Waterland. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Consonance to genuine Scriptural doctrines; -- said of moral doctrines and beliefs; as, the orthodoxy of a creed. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. By extension, said of any generally accepted doctrine or belief; the orthodox practice or belief. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]