doucine

[Fr.] Arch.: A molding concave above and convex below, serving as a cymatium to a delicate cornice; a gula. dôuck-er, s. [DUCKER.) A bird that dips in the water, as the Dippers (q. v.). "The colymbi, or do uckers , or loons, are admirably conformed for diving, covered with thick plumage, and their feathers so slippery that water cannot moisten them."-Ray.