Dotterel, Dottrel

[From DOTE.] ( Zool.) See PLOVER. -A stupid, silly person; a dupe. Do'ty's Island, in Wisconsin, an tsland of Winnebago co., in Fox River, at the outlet of Lake Winnebago, abt. half a mile S. of Menasha. It contains abt. 750 acres of very fertile land. Do'tyville, in Wisconsin , a P. O. of Fond du Lac co. Douai, or DOUAY, ( doo'ai ,) the Roman Duacum , a fortified town of France, dep. Nord, on the Scarpe, 18 m. S. of Lille. It existed in the time of Cæsar; it is noted for its university and schools. Manuf . Lace, cottons, gauzes, gla , soap, earthenware, and sugar. Pop . 24,105. The English translation of the Bible known as the Douai Bible, made at the Roman Catholic college of the town, is the only English translation which is sanctioned by the Pope, and was published at Douai in 1609. It only contains the Old Testament, as the English college at Rheims had printed a translation of the New in 1582. Douane, (doo- an ',) n. [Fr.; It. dogana .] In France, a custom-house. Douanier, (doo-a-neer',) n. A French custom-house officer.