n. [ NL., fr. L. dulcis sweet + amarus bitter. ] (Bot.) A plant (Solanum Dulcamara). See Bittersweet, n., 3
n. (Chem.) A glucoside extracted from the bittersweet (Solanum Dulcamara), as a yellow amorphous substance. It probably occasions the compound taste. See Bittersweet, 3
v. t. To make sweet; to soothe. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Sweetness. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ OF. doucet, dim. of dous sweet, F. doux, L. dulcis; akin to Gr. &unr_; . Cf. Doucet. ]
She tempers dulcet creams. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Their dainty lays and dulcet melody. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL., fr. L. dulcis sweet. ] (Mus.) A sweet-toned stop of an organ. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. dulcification. ] The act of dulcifying or sweetening. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Sweetened; mollified. [ 1913 Webster ]
Dulcified spirit
Dulcified spirits
a. [ L. dulcis sweet + fluere to flow. ] Flowing sweetly. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
As she . . . was further dulcified by her pipe of tobacco. Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ]