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‖ douane|dwan, duːˈɑːn|
[Fr.; = It. doana, dogana, lingua Franca douana, from Arabic: see divan.]
A custom-house (in France or the Mediterranean countries).
1656Blount Glossogr., Dovane..the name of the Custom-house of Lyons; hence also any Custom or Import. 1671Charente Let. Customs 25 Lions..so tame, that they went up and down our Doüane, or the Christians Warehouse amongst our Antilopes. 1828[J. R. Best] Italy 74 The douane of Buffalora I found sufficiently..vexatious.
Hence ‖ douanier |dwanje|. [Fr.] A custom-house officer (in France or, by extension, elsewhere).
1739Gray Let. Poems (1775) 65 The entrance is guarded by certain vigilant dragons, called Douäniers. 1815Sporting Mag. XLV. 293 You have even made the douaniers of Dover relent. |