Found 2 items, similar to Dory.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: dory
dory
n 1: a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats
and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled [syn:
dinghy,
rowboat]
2: marine fishes widely distributed in mid-waters and deep
slope waters
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Dory
Doree
\Do"ree\, n. [See
Dory.] (Zo["o]l.)
A European marine fish (
Zeus faber), of a yellow color. See
Illust. of
John Doree.
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Note: The popular name in England is
John Doree, or
Dory,
well known to be a corruption of F. jaune-dor['e]e, i.
e., golden-yellow. See 1st
Dory.
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Dory
\Do"ry\, n.; pl.
Dories.
A small, strong, flat-bottomed rowboat, with sharp prow and
flaring sides.
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Dory
\Do"ry\, n.; pl.
Dories. [Named from 1st color, fr. F.
dor['e]e gilded, fr. dorer to gild, L. deaurare. See
Deaurate, and cf.
Aureole.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A European fish. See
Doree, and
John Doree.
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2. (Zo["o]l.) The American wall-eyed perch; -- called also
dor['e]. See
Pike perch.
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