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Webster 1913 Edition


Dory

Do′ry

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Dories
(#)
.
[Named from 1st color, fr. F.
dorée
gilded, fr.
dorer
to gild, L.
deaurare
. See
Deaurate
, and cf.
Aureole
.]
1.
(Zool.)
A European fish. See
Doree
, and
John Doree
.
2.
(Zool.)
The American wall-eyed perch; – called also
doré
. See
Pike perch
.

Do′ry

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Dories
.
A small, strong, flat-bottomed rowboat, with sharp prow and flaring sides.