doradon.

Brit.

/dəˈrɑːdəʊ/,

/dɒˈrɑːdəʊ/, U.S.

/dəˈrɑdoʊ/

Etymology: < Spanish dorado gilded = French doré , Italian dorato < Latin deaurātus , past participle of deaurāre to gild, < de- + aurum gold: see dory n.²

1. A fish ( Coryphæna hippuris) celebrated for its splendid colouring and the velocity of its movements; also called dolphin: see dolphin n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > suborder Percoidei > [noun] > member of family Coryphaenidae (dolphin)

gilthead1538

dorado1604

dolphin1626

golden-poll1655

goldfish1670

pudding-wife1735

river porpoise1736

river dolphin1781

pudding fish?a1808

mahimahi1905

lampuki1925

1604 E. Grimestone tr. J. de Acosta Nat. & Morall Hist. Indies (1880) 164 They are pursued by the Dorados, and to escape them they leape out of the sea.

1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 5 Fish-hookes, for Porgos, Bonetos, or Dorados.

1796 J. G. Stedman Narr. Exped. Surinam I. i. 9 Dolphins or dorados, which beautiful fish seem to take peculiar delight in sporting around the vessels.

1852 T. Ross tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. Amer. I. iii. 132.

2. A South American river fish: see quot. 1871.

ΚΠ

1871 Good Words 12 720 In the deeper waters of the Uruguay are numbers of the dorado, or South American salmon..a very handsome fish, of a bright golden colour.

3. A southern constellation, also called Xiphias or the Sword-fish.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > constellation > Southern constellations > [noun] > Dorado

xiphias1728

goldfish1750

dorado1813

1813 J. M. Good et al. Pantologia Dorado, in astronomy... Xiphias.

1823 G. Crabb Universal Technol. Dict. Dorado, a southern constellation not visible in our latitude.

1868 J. N. Lockyer Elem. Lessons Astron. lxxxiv. 34.

†4. figurative.

a. A rich man. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > wealth > [noun] > rich or wealthy person

rich manOE

richOE

Divesc1386

richlingc1445

stuffed manc1460

cob1548

wealthling1581

tercel-gentle1597

good liver1602

goldfinch1603

fill-sack1641

dorado1643

wealth-monger1654

a man, etc. of fortune1732

nabob1760

nawab1826

rico1844

abounder1876

high roller1876

fat cat1928

richie1954

wealth-holder1957

jet-setter1959

1643 Sir T. Browne Religio Medici (authorized ed.) ii. §1 A troop of these ignorant Doradoes .

1660 F. Brooke tr. V. Le Blanc World Surveyed 379 He found not the sought for Dorado, a golden Prince indeed.

b. See El Dorado n.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dorado
释义	doradon. Brit. /dəˈrɑːdəʊ/, /dɒˈrɑːdəʊ/, U.S. /dəˈrɑdoʊ/ Etymology: < Spanish dorado gilded = French doré , Italian dorato < Latin deaurātus , past participle of deaurāre to gild, < de- + aurum gold: see dory n.² 1. A fish ( Coryphæna hippuris) celebrated for its splendid colouring and the velocity of its movements; also called dolphin: see dolphin n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > suborder Percoidei > [noun] > member of family Coryphaenidae (dolphin) gilthead1538 dorado1604 dolphin1626 golden-poll1655 goldfish1670 pudding-wife1735 river porpoise1736 river dolphin1781 pudding fish?a1808 mahimahi1905 lampuki1925 1604 E. Grimestone tr. J. de Acosta Nat. & Morall Hist. Indies (1880) 164 They are pursued by the Dorados, and to escape them they leape out of the sea. 1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 5 Fish-hookes, for Porgos, Bonetos, or Dorados. 1796 J. G. Stedman Narr. Exped. Surinam I. i. 9 Dolphins or dorados, which beautiful fish seem to take peculiar delight in sporting around the vessels. 1852 T. Ross tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. Amer. I. iii. 132. 2. A South American river fish: see quot. 1871. ΚΠ 1871 Good Words 12 720 In the deeper waters of the Uruguay are numbers of the dorado, or South American salmon..a very handsome fish, of a bright golden colour. 3. A southern constellation, also called Xiphias or the Sword-fish. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > constellation > Southern constellations > [noun] > Dorado xiphias1728 goldfish1750 dorado1813 1813 J. M. Good et al. Pantologia Dorado, in astronomy... Xiphias. 1823 G. Crabb Universal Technol. Dict. Dorado, a southern constellation not visible in our latitude. 1868 J. N. Lockyer Elem. Lessons Astron. lxxxiv. 34. †4. figurative. a. A rich man. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > wealth > [noun] > rich or wealthy person rich manOE richOE Divesc1386 richlingc1445 stuffed manc1460 cob1548 wealthling1581 tercel-gentle1597 good liver1602 goldfinch1603 fill-sack1641 dorado1643 wealth-monger1654 a man, etc. of fortune1732 nabob1760 nawab1826 rico1844 abounder1876 high roller1876 fat cat1928 richie1954 wealth-holder1957 jet-setter1959 1643 Sir T. Browne Religio Medici (authorized ed.) ii. §1 A troop of these ignorant Doradoes . View more context for this quotation 1660 F. Brooke tr. V. Le Blanc World Surveyed 379 He found not the sought for Dorado, a golden Prince indeed. b. See El Dorado n. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1604
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