dos

French

noun
Definitions
  • (anatomy) back of a person
  • in the plural backs of persons
  • (swimming) backstroke
  • (book) spine

Etymology

Inherited from Old French dos inherited from Latin dorsum (back, ridge), *dossum.

Origin

Latin

*dossum

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