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Definition of Doornail
1. Noun. A nail with a large head; formerly used to decorate doors.
Definition of Doornail
1. n. The nail or knob on which in ancient doors the knocker struck; -- hence the old saying, "As dead as a doornail."
Definition of Doornail
1. Noun. A nail with a wide head, traditionally used in the construction and ornamentation of wooden doors. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Doornail
1. a large-headed nail [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Doornail
Literary usage of Doornail
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Junior High School Literature by William Harris Elson, Christine M. Keck (1920)
"Old Marley was as dead as a doornail. Mind! I don't mean to say that I know, of
my own knowledge, what there is particularly dead about a doornail. ..."
2. Choice Literature: ... for Grammar Grades (1898)
"Old Marley was dead as a doornail. Mind! 1 don't mean to say that I know, of my
own knowledge, what there is particularly dead about a doornail. ..."
3. The Character Building Readers by Ellen E Kenyon-Warner (1910)
"Old Marley was as dead as a doornail. 3. Mind ! I don't mean to say that I know,
of my own knowledge, what there is particularly dead about a doornail. ..."
4. The Elson Readers.. by William Harris Elson (1921)
"Old Marley was as dead as a doornail. Mind! I don't mean to say that I know, of
my own knowledge, what there is particularly dead about a doornail. ..."
5. Standard Catholic Readers by Mary E. Doyle (1909)
"Old Marley was dead as a doornail. Mind ! I don't mean to say that I know, of my
own knowledge, what there is particularly dead about a ..."
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