doucissage, n.m., polishing.
douelle, n.f., (arch.) archivolt, curve; stave (of a cask).
douer, v.a., to endow, to bestow upon, to favor.
*douille, n.f., socket, hose, pipe; case or shell (of cartridges).
*douillet, -te, n. and adj., effeminate, delicate person; soft, downy; nice; tender; effeminate; delicate. C’est un —; he loves to indulge himself.
*douillette, n.f., wadded dress, wadded great coat.
*douillettement (doo-lèt-mān), adv., softly, tenderly, delicately, effeminately.
douleur, n.f., pain; ache; soreness; anguish, pang, grief, sorrow, affliction; woe. — aiguë; acute pain.
☉se douloir, v.r., to grieve, to wail, to lament.
douloureusement (-reûz-mān), adv., grievously.