Go to MSN Homeencarta®
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Click to move up the list of words
doughnut
doughty
doughy
Douglas
Douglas fir
Douglas spruce
Doukhobor
doula
doum
dour
doura
Douro
douroucouli
douse (1)
douse (2)
DOVAP
Dove
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

douceur
dou·ceur [ doo súr ] (plural dou·ceurs)


noun 
Definition:
 
tip or bribe: something given as a tip or a bribe ( used euphemistically )

[14th century. < French, "sweetness, favor" < douce "sweet" < Latin dulcis]
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement
© 2009 Microsoft