Doran.

Brit.

/ˈdɔːrə/, U.S.

/ˈdɔrə/

Forms: 1900s– DORA, 1900s– D.O.R.A., 1900s– Dora.

Origin: Formed within English, as an acronym. Etymon: English Defence of the Realm Act.

Etymology: Acronym < the initial letters of Defence of the Realm Act.

Originally colloquial. Now historical.

The Defence of the Realm Act, any of a series of Acts of Parliament passed between 1914 and 1916, giving the British government a wide range of emergency powers during the First World War (1914–18).In 1920 the Emergency Powers Act (cf. quot. 1921¹ at sense b) and the Restoration of Order in Ireland Act re-enacted many of the regulations of the Defence of the Realm Acts; these acts are sometimes also referred to more loosely as D.O.R.A.In later use, the Act was most often associated with one of its regulations which introduced a mandatory break from opening hours for public houses during the afternoon; this requirement was removed by the Licensing Act of 1988.

a. As an ordinary acronym.

ΚΠ

1917 G. B. Shaw in Nation 7 July 347/2 The sixpence that went as tax to the Government, which might have stopped the performance by virtue of Dora, and didn't.

1920 News Let. Friends of Irish Freedom 27 Nov. 7 Perhaps more than any other county, Clare has suffered from ‘Dora’.

1929 Irish Independent 27 Feb. 6/7 The Home Secretary will find it hard to defend ‘D.O.R.A.’ on the platform.

1933 D. Lloyd George War Mem. I. vi. 177 This was the third edition of d.o.r.a., and was designed to give very greatly increased powers to the Authorities to secure munition production.

1952 H. Nicolson King George V viii. 112 In spite of D.O.R.A., the principles of Magna Carta were affirmed.

1997 New Hibernia Rev. 1 42 DORA made it a court-martial offence to publish any seditious or harmful statements that might prejudice His Majesty's Forces.

1998 N. Whittaker Sweet Talk (1999) 62 The Lord's Day Observance Act, with its one-penny fines (or two hours in the stocks), had long fallen into disuse, but DORA—the Defence of the Realm Act—wasn't so easily flouted.

b. personified (chiefly humorous).Not in widespread use after the 1920s.

ΚΠ

1918 ‘I. Hay’ Last Million vi. 68 We are up against official secrets again. A lady called Dora: you will become well acquainted with her.

1921 Punch 13 Apr. 293/2 To judge by his description, Dora's daughter [sc. the Emergency Powers Act of 1920] will be not a whit less drastic in her action than the old lady herself.

1921 J. A. Roy Pole & Czech in Silesia 191 There would be, it seems to me, much slapping of ears in England if, unfortunately, the prosaic law of libel and Dame Dora did not step in, and put a stop to this direct and picturesque method of salving wounded vanity and personal pique.

1929 P. Guedalla Missing Muse 194 These imbecile restrictions, which are the last legacy of ‘Dora’ to her grateful heirs.

2007 D. J. Taylor Bright Young People (2010) ii. 49 DORA and Sir William, whose moment of political glory had come fifteen years earlier when he defeated Winston Churchill at Oldham, were clearly made for each other.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dora
释义	Doran. Brit. /ˈdɔːrə/, U.S. /ˈdɔrə/ Forms: 1900s– DORA, 1900s– D.O.R.A., 1900s– Dora. Origin: Formed within English, as an acronym. Etymon: English Defence of the Realm Act. Etymology: Acronym < the initial letters of Defence of the Realm Act. Originally colloquial. Now historical. The Defence of the Realm Act, any of a series of Acts of Parliament passed between 1914 and 1916, giving the British government a wide range of emergency powers during the First World War (1914–18).In 1920 the Emergency Powers Act (cf. quot. 1921¹ at sense b) and the Restoration of Order in Ireland Act re-enacted many of the regulations of the Defence of the Realm Acts; these acts are sometimes also referred to more loosely as D.O.R.A.In later use, the Act was most often associated with one of its regulations which introduced a mandatory break from opening hours for public houses during the afternoon; this requirement was removed by the Licensing Act of 1988. a. As an ordinary acronym. ΚΠ 1917 G. B. Shaw in Nation 7 July 347/2 The sixpence that went as tax to the Government, which might have stopped the performance by virtue of Dora, and didn't. 1920 News Let. Friends of Irish Freedom 27 Nov. 7 Perhaps more than any other county, Clare has suffered from ‘Dora’. 1929 Irish Independent 27 Feb. 6/7 The Home Secretary will find it hard to defend ‘D.O.R.A.’ on the platform. 1933 D. Lloyd George War Mem. I. vi. 177 This was the third edition of d.o.r.a., and was designed to give very greatly increased powers to the Authorities to secure munition production. 1952 H. Nicolson King George V viii. 112 In spite of D.O.R.A., the principles of Magna Carta were affirmed. 1997 New Hibernia Rev. 1 42 DORA made it a court-martial offence to publish any seditious or harmful statements that might prejudice His Majesty's Forces. 1998 N. Whittaker Sweet Talk (1999) 62 The Lord's Day Observance Act, with its one-penny fines (or two hours in the stocks), had long fallen into disuse, but DORA—the Defence of the Realm Act—wasn't so easily flouted. b. personified (chiefly humorous).Not in widespread use after the 1920s. ΚΠ 1918 ‘I. Hay’ Last Million vi. 68 We are up against official secrets again. A lady called Dora: you will become well acquainted with her. 1921 Punch 13 Apr. 293/2 To judge by his description, Dora's daughter [sc. the Emergency Powers Act of 1920] will be not a whit less drastic in her action than the old lady herself. 1921 J. A. Roy Pole & Czech in Silesia 191 There would be, it seems to me, much slapping of ears in England if, unfortunately, the prosaic law of libel and Dame Dora did not step in, and put a stop to this direct and picturesque method of salving wounded vanity and personal pique. 1929 P. Guedalla Missing Muse 194 These imbecile restrictions, which are the last legacy of ‘Dora’ to her grateful heirs. 2007 D. J. Taylor Bright Young People (2010) ii. 49 DORA and Sir William, whose moment of political glory had come fifteen years earlier when he defeated Winston Churchill at Oldham, were clearly made for each other. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1917
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