dozen

Noun · Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and oneSynonyms: twelve 12 XII

Adjective (1)

denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or unitsSynonyms: twelve 12 xii

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Dozen \Doz"en\ (d[u^]z"'n), n.; pl. Dozen (before another noun), Dozens (d[u^]z"'nz). [OE. doseine, dosein, OF. doseine, F. douzaine, fr. douze twelve, fr. L. duodecim; duo two + decem ten. See Two, Ten, and cf. Duodecimal.]

1.A collection of twelve objects; a tale or set of twelve; with or without of before the substantive which follows. "Some six or seven dozen of Scots." "A dozen of shirts to your back." "A dozen sons." "Half a dozen friends." --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2.An indefinite small number. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

A baker's dozen, thirteen; -- called also a long dozen. [1913 Webster]