| dowel | (noun) a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together | Synonyms: dowel pin, joggle |
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| doweling | (noun) fastening by dowels | - |
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| dower | (noun) a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband | - |
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| (noun) money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage | Synonyms: dowery, dowry, portion |
| (verb) furnish with an endowment | Synonyms: endow |
| dowered | (adjective) supplied with a dower or dowry | - |
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| dowerless | (adjective) lacking a dowry | - |
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| dowery | (noun) money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage | Synonyms: dower, dowry, portion |
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