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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