dozen Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
    twelve; 12; XII.
  2. adjective satellite denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units
    twelve; 12; xii.

WordNet

Doz"en noun
Etymology
OE. doseine, dosein, OF. doseine, F. douzaine, fr. douze twelve, fr. L. duodecim; duo two + decem ten. See Two, Ten, and cf. Duodecimal.
Wordforms
plural Dozen (before another noun), Dozens
Definitions
  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.
  2. An indefinite small number. Milton.

Webster 1913