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dowry 音標拼音: [d'ɑʊri] n. 嫁妝 嫁妝 dowry n 1: money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage [synonym: {dowry}, {dowery}, {dower}, {portion}] Dowry \Dow"ry\ (dou"r[y^]), n.; pl. {Dowries} (dou"r[i^]z). [Contr. from dowery; cf. LL. dotarium. See {Dower}.] 1. A gift; endowment. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. The money, goods, or estate, which a woman brings to her husband in marriage; a bride's portion on her marriage. See Note under {Dower}. --Shak. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. A gift or presents for the bride, on espousal. See {Dower}. [1913 Webster] Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give . . .; but give me the damsel to wife. --Gen. xxxiv. 12. [1913 Webster] 42 Moby Thesaurus words for "dowry": ability, appanage, bump, caliber, capability, capacity, dot, dower, endowment, equipment, faculty, flair, forte, foundation, genius, gift, instinct, investment, jointure, legal jointure, long suit, makings, marriage portion, metier, natural endowment, natural gift, parts, portion, potential, power, powers, qualification, settlement, speciality, strong flair, strong point, talent, talents, the goods, the stuff, thirds, what it takes Dowry (mohar; i.e., price paid for a wife, Gen. 34:12; Ex. 22:17; 1 Sam. 18:25), a nuptial present; some gift, as a sum of money, which the bridegroom offers to the father of his bride as a satisfaction before he can receive her. Jacob had no dowry to give for his wife, but he gave his services (Gen. 29:18; 30:20; 34:12). |
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