Just hacking around I did happen across a combination of tags and CSS instructions that seem to work. But, this is clearly not the purpose of a "DL" and is thus not Semantically Correct.
Code:
dt.bullet {
float:left;
}
dd.bullet-text {
margin-left:2.5em;
margin-bottom:0.4em;
}
In use:
Code:
<dl>
<dt class="bullet">o</dt> <!-- whatever the bullet char might be -->
<dd class="bullet-text">The text associated with this bullet goes here.</dd>
</dl>
It's probably a truly horrible idea. Yet, it does seem to do the job and displays as I expected in at least one Android e-reader (Mantano Reader). How it might display elsewhere, I don't know yet.