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dowsabel [dou-suh-bel] ExamplesWord Origin noun Obsolete.
Origin of dowsabel 1575–85; ≪ Latin Dulcibella woman’s name. See dulcet, belle Examples from the Web for dowsabel Historical Examples of dowsabel
It is no such heavy charge I would lay upon thee, yet it is one that thy aunt Dowsabel would fear to undertake.
Evelyn Everett-Green
Mistress Dowsabel wept feebly for a short while, and seemed disposed to start and tremble at every sound.
Evelyn Everett-Green
“I am glad to leave thee with thy aunt Dowsabel, child,” said Lady Humbert before she left.
Evelyn Everett-Green
British Dictionary definitions for dowsabel dowsabel noun
- an obsolete word for sweetheart
Word Origin for dowsabel C16: from Latin Dulcibella feminine given name, from dulcis sweet + bellus beautiful