douce adjective.
[du:s] ME.[Old French dous (mod. doux), fem. douce from Latin dulcis sweet. Cf. DULCE adjective.]1. Pleasant, sweet. (Formerly a stock epithet of France.) Now
Scot. &
north. ME.2. Quiet, sober, sedate.
Scot. &
north. E18. ■ doucely adverb E17. ■ douceness noun E17. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲