'Dorsel' definitions:

Definition of 'Dorsel'

From: GCIDE
  • Dorsel \Dor"sel\, n. [See Dosser.]
  • 1. A pannier. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Same as Dorsal, n. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'dorsel'

From: GCIDE
  • Dosser \Dos"ser\, n. [LL. dosserum, or F.dossier bundle of papers, part of a basket resting on the back, fr. L. dorsum back. See Dorsal, and cf. Dosel.] [Written also dorser and dorsel.]
  • 1. A pannier, or basket. [1913 Webster]
  • To hire a ripper's mare, and buy new dossers. --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A hanging tapestry; a dorsal. [1913 Webster]