dory
(noun) marine fishes widely distributed in mid-waters and deep slope waters
walleye, walleyed pike, jack salmon, dory, Stizostedion vitreum
(noun) pike-like freshwater perches
dinghy, dory, rowboat
(noun) a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Dory (plural Dorys)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dory is the 26492nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 921 individuals. Dory is most common among White (73.07%) and Black/African American (21.72%) individuals.
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dory (plural dories)
(nautical) A small flat-bottomed boat with pointed or somewhat pointed ends, used for fishing both offshore and on rivers.
dory (plural dories)
Any of several different families of large-eyed, silvery, deep-bodied, laterally compressed, and roughly discoid marine fish.
dory (comparative more dory, superlative most dory)
(obsolete) Of a bright yellow or golden color.
dory (plural dories)
A wooden pike or spear about three metres (ten feet) in length with a flat, leaf-shaped iron spearhead and a bronze butt-spike (called a sauroter), which was the main weapon of hoplites in Ancient Greece. It was usually not thrown but rather thrust at opponents with one hand.
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Source: Wiktionary
Do"ry, n.; pl. Dories. Etym: [Named from 1st color, fr. F. dorée gilded, fr. dorer to gild, L. deaurare. See Deaurate, and cf. Aureole.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A European fish. See Doree, and John Doree.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The American wall-eyed perch; -- called also doré. See Pike perch.
Do"ry, n.; pl. Dories (.
Definition: A small, strong, flat-bottomed rowboat, with sharp prow and flaring sides.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 April 2024
(verb) embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; “The fugue typifies Bach’s style of composition”
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