'Dory' definitions:

Definition of 'dory'

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noun
A small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled [syn: dinghy, dory, rowboat]
noun
Pike-like freshwater perches [syn: walleye, walleyed pike, jack salmon, dory, Stizostedion vitreum]
noun
Marine fishes widely distributed in mid-waters and deep slope waters

Definition of 'Dory'

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  • Doree \Do"ree\, n. [See Dory.] (Zool.) A European marine fish (Zeus faber), of a yellow color. See Illust. of John Doree. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Dory'

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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. (Zool.) A European fish. See Doree, and John Doree. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Zool.) The American wall-eyed perch; -- called also dor['e]. See Pike perch. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Dory'

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  • Dory \Do"ry\, n.; pl. Dories. A small, strong, flat-bottomed rowboat, with sharp prow and flaring sides. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'dory'

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  • John \John\ (j[o^]n), n. [See Johannes.] A proper name of a man. [1913 Webster]
  • John-apple, a sort of apple ripe about St. John's Day. Same as Apple-john.
  • John Bull, an ideal personification of the typical characteristics of an Englishman, or of the English people.
  • John Bullism, English character. --W. Irving.
  • John Doe (Law), the name formerly given to the fictitious plaintiff in an action of ejectment. --Mozley & W.
  • John Doree, John Dory. [John (or F. jaune yellow) + Doree, Dory.] (Zool.) An oval, compressed, European food fish (Zeus faber). Its color is yellow and olive, with golden, silvery, and blue reflections. It has a round dark spot on each side. Called also dory, doree, and {St. Peter's fish}. [1913 Webster]

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