dotard
n . 老耄;年老昏愦的人
老耄;年老昏愦的人
dotard n 1 :
an oldster in his dotage ;
someone whose age has impaired his intellect Seal \
Seal \ (
s [=
e ]
l ),
n . [
OE .
sele ,
AS .
seolh ;
akin to OHG .
selah ,
Dan .
sael ,
Sw .
sj [
aum ]
l ,
Icel .
selr .] (
Zool .)
Any aquatic carnivorous mammal of the families {
Phocidae }
and {
Otariidae }.
[
1913 Webster ]
Note :
Seals inhabit seacoasts ,
and are found principally in the higher latitudes of both hemispheres .
There are numerous species ,
bearing such popular names as {
sea lion }, {
sea leopard }, {
sea bear },
or {
ursine seal },
{
fur seal },
and {
sea elephant }.
The bearded seal ({
Erignathus barbatus }),
the hooded seal ({
Cystophora cristata }),
and the ringed seal ({
Phoca foetida }),
are northern species .
See also {
Eared seal }, {
Harp seal },
{
Monk seal },
and {
Fur seal },
under {
Eared }, {
Harp },
{
Monk },
and {
Fur }.
Seals are much hunted for their skins and fur ,
and also for their oil ,
which in some species is very abundant .
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1913 Webster ]
{
Harbor seal } (
Zool .),
the common seal ({
Phoca vitulina }).
It inhabits both the North Atlantic and the North Pacific Ocean ,
and often ascends rivers ; --
called also {
marbled seal }, {
native seal }, {
river seal }, {
bay seal }, {
land seal }, {
sea calf }, {
sea cat }, {
sea dog }, {
dotard },
{
ranger }, {
selchie }, {
tangfish }.
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1913 Webster ]
Dotard \
Do "
tard \,
n . [{
Dote },
v .
i .]
One whose mind is impaired by age ;
one in second childhood .
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1913 Webster ]
The sickly dotard wants a wife . --
Prior .
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1913 Webster ]
41 Moby Thesaurus words for "
dotard ":
Father Time ,
Methuselah ,
Nestor ,
Old Paar ,
centenarian ,
elder ,
fogy ,
fuddy -
duddy ,
gaffer ,
geezer ,
golden -
ager ,
gramps ,
grandfather ,
grandsire ,
graybeard ,
nonagenarian ,
octogenarian ,
old chap ,
old codger ,
old dog ,
old duffer ,
old fart ,
old fogy ,
old geezer ,
old gent ,
old gentleman ,
old man ,
old party ,
old -
timer ,
older ,
oldster ,
pantaloon ,
patriarch ,
presbyter ,
senile ,
senior citizen ,
septuagenarian ,
sexagenarian ,
the quiet -
voiced elders ,
venerable sir ,
veteran
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