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Webster 1913 Edition


doll

doll

(dŏl)
,
Noun.
[A contraction of
Dorothy
; or less prob. an abbreviation of
idol
; or cf. OD.
dol
a whipping top, D.
dollen
to rave, and E.
dull
.]
1.
a small, usually flexible figure representing a human being, especially a toy baby for a little girl; a child’s puppet.

Webster 1828 Edition


Doll

DOLL

,
Noun.
[Gr., an idol; to see.] A puppet or baby for a child; a small image in the human form, for the amusement of little girls.

Definition 2024


Doll

Doll

See also: doll

English

Proper noun

Doll

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Dorothy.

doll

doll

See also: Doll

English

Noun

doll (plural dolls)

  1. A toy in the form of a human.
  2. (informal) A woman.
  3. (US, Australia) A term of endearment: darling, sweetheart.
    • 2008, Stephen King, Willa
      "They didn't sell cigarettes where you were, doll?" Palmer asked.

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Verb

doll (third-person singular simple present dolls, present participle dolling, simple past and past participle dolled)

  1. (intransitive, followed by "up") To cause to be more beautiful of attractive. See also doll up.

See also


Catalan

Etymology

From Latin dōlium.

Noun

doll m (plural dolls)

  1. ray

Derived terms


German

Etymology

Central German and German Low German form corresponding to Upper German toll (great; crazy). In modern standard German both forms have come to be lexically distinguished.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɔl/

Adjective

doll (comparative doller, superlative am dollsten)

  1. (somewhat informal) firm, hard, forceful, strong (of an action)
    Der Schlag war nicht doll, aber er hat mich genau auf die Nase getroffen.
    The blow wasn't hard, but it hit me right in the nose.
  2. (colloquial, most often in negation or sarcastically) good, great, satisfactory
    Ich geb ja zu, dass es keine dolle Idee war.
    Well, I do admit it wasn't a very good idea.
  3. (colloquial, with Ding) extraordinary, remarkable
    Na, das is’ ja ’n dolles Ding!
    Now, that is some news!

Declension

Adverb

doll

  1. (somewhat informal) firmly, hard, forcefully (of an action)
    Du musst doller drücken, sonst geht es nicht.
    You need to push harder, otherwise it won't work.