Dol"men (dl"mn), n. [Armor. taol, tol, table + mean, maen, men, stone: cf. F. dolmen.] A cromlech. See Cromlech. [Written also tolmen.]
Dol"o*mite (dl"*mt), n. [After the French geologist Dolomieu.] (Geol. & Min.) A mineral consisting of the carbonate of lime and magnesia in varying proportions. It occurs in distinct crystals, and in extensive beds as a compact limestone, often crystalline granular, either white or clouded. It includes much of the common white marble. Also called bitter spar.
Dol`o*mit"ic (?), a. Pertaining to dolomite.
Dol"o*mize (?), v. t. To convert into dolomite. -- Dol`o*mi*za"tion (#), n.
Do"lor (?), n. [OE. dolor, dolur, dolour, F. douleur, L. dolor, fr. dolere. See 1st Dole.] Pain; grief; distress; anguish. [Written also dolour.] [Poetic]
Of death and dolor telling sad tidings.
Spenser.
Dol`or*if"er*ous (?), a. [L. dolor pain + -ferous.] Producing pain. Whitaker.
{ Dol`or*if"ic (?), Dol`or*if"ic*al (?), } a. [LL. dolorificus; L. dolor pain + facere to make.] Causing pain or grief. Arbuthnot.
||Do`lo*ro"so (?), a. & adv. [It.] (Mus.) Plaintive; pathetic; -- used adverbially as a musical direction.
Dol"or*ous (?), a. [L. dolorosus, from dolor: cf. F. douloureux. See Dolor.] 1. Full of grief; sad; sorrowful; doleful; dismal; as, a dolorous object; dolorous discourses.
You take me in too dolorous a sense;
I spake to you for your comfort.
Shak.