Dutch
Definition of Dutch
a.
1.
Pertaining
to
Holland
, or to its
inhabitants
.
Dutch auction
See under
Auction
.
Dutch cheese
a
small
,
pound
,
hard
cheese
, made from
skim
milk
.
Dutch clinker
a
kind
of
brick
made in
Holland
. It is
yellowish
, very
hard
, and long and
narrow
in
shape
.
Dutch clover
(Bot.)
common
white
clover
(
Trifolium
repens
), the
seed
of which was
largely
imported
into
England
from
Holland
.
Dutch concert
a
so-called
concert
in which all the
singers
sing
at the same time
different
songs
.
Dutch courage
the
courage
of
partial
intoxication
.
Dutch door
a
door
divided
into two
parts
,
horizontally
, so
arranged
that the
lower
part can be
shut
and
fastened
, while the
upper
part
remains
open
.
- Marryat.
Dutch foil
a
kind
of
brass
rich
in
copper
,
rolled
or
beaten
into
thin
sheets
, used in
Holland
to
ornament
toys
and
paper
; -
called
also
Dutch mineral
,
Dutch metal
,
brass foil
, and
bronze leaf
.
Dutch liquid
(Chem.)
a
thin
,
colorless
,
volatile
liquid
,
C2H4Cl2
, of a
sweetish
taste
and a
pleasant
ethereal
odor
,
produced
by the
union
of
chlorine
and
ethylene
or
olefiant
gas
; -
called
also
Dutch oil
. It is so
called
because
discovered
(in
1795
) by an
association
of four
Hollandish
chemists
. See
Ethylene
, and
Olefiant
.
Dutch oven
a
tin
screen
for
baking
before
an
open
fire
or
kitchen
range
; also, in the
United
States
, a
shallow
iron
kettle
for
baking
, with a
cover
to
hold
burning
coals
.
Dutch pink
chalk
, or
whiting
dyed
yellow
, and used in
distemper
, and for
paper
staining
.
etc
.
Dutch rush
(Bot.)
a
species
of
horsetail
rush
or
Equisetum
(
Equisetum
hyemale
)
having
a
rough
,
siliceous
surface
, and used for
scouring
and
polishing
; -
called
also
scouring rush
, and
shave grass
. See
Equisetum
.
- Weale.
Dutch tile
a
glazed
and
painted
ornamental
tile
,
formerly
much
exported
, and used in the
jambs
of
chimneys
and the like.
Germany
is
slandered
to have
sent
none
to this
war
[the
Crusades
] at this first
voyage
; and that other
pilgrims
,
passing
through
that
country
, were
mocked
by the
Dutch
, and
called
fools
for their
pains
.
- Fuller.
n.
1.
The
people
of
Holland
;
Dutchmen
.
2.
The
language
spoken
in
Holland
.
Related Words
Holland
,
Kingdom
of
The
Netherlands
,
Netherlands
,
The
Netherlands
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Dust brand
dust storm
dust-point
dustbin
Dustbrush
dustcart
dustcloth
duster
dustiness
dustless
dustman
dustmop
dustpan
dustup
dusty
Dusty miller
-Dutch-
Dutch auction
Dutch cheese
Dutch clinker
Dutch clover
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Dutch courage
Dutch door
Dutch foil
Dutch gold
Dutch hoe
Dutch liquid
Dutch mineral
Dutch oil
Dutch oven
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Dutch rush
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Dutchman
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