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Dour can refer to: Places. Dour, Belgium, a municipality in Belgium; River Dour, a river in England; Ad-Dawr (also known as Al-Dour), a town in Iraq; Ed-Dur (also known as Al Dour and Ad Dour), archeological site in the United Arab Emirates; Other. dour, a personality type characterized by excessive seriousness; Dour (TV serial), Pakistani ...
Dower agreement (Proikosymfono) before wedding at Kastoria, Greece, (1905). Source: Folkloric Museum of Kastoria. Dower is a provision accorded traditionally by a husband or his family, to a wife for her support should she become widowed.
Hors d'œuvre in French literally means 'outside the work', that is "not part of the ordinary set of courses in a meal". In practice, it is a dish which stands on its own as a snack or supports the main course.
Dour (French pronunciation:; Picard: Doû) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 16,810 inhabitants. The total area is 33.32 km 2 , giving a population density of 505 inhabitants per km 2 .
The words in this category precede a common five-letter noun that has different meanings (hint: one definition of the noun refers to a small piece of material that's used to cover or mend a hole).
Peter Gay writes that the Puritans' standard reputation for "dour prudery" was a "misreading that went unquestioned in the nineteenth century". He said they were in favour of married sexuality, and opposed the Catholic veneration of virginity (associated with the Virgin Mary), citing Edward Taylor and John Cotton . [ 16 ]
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The Dower House at Greys Court, Oxfordshire The Dower House at Dean Castle in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. A dower house is usually a moderately large house available for use by the widow of the previous owner of an English, Scottish, Welsh or Irish estate.