α. 1700s John Dorée, 1700s John Dorey, 1700s John Dorie, 1700s–1800s John Doree, 1700s– John Dory.
β. 1800s– John-a-Dory.
单词 | john dory |
释义 | John Doryn.α. 1700s John Dorée, 1700s John Dorey, 1700s John Dorie, 1700s–1800s John Doree, 1700s– John Dory. β. 1800s– John-a-Dory. Either of the two marine fishes of the genus Zeus (family Zeidae), with laterally compressed bodies; esp. the widespread and edible Z. faber, which has a large dark spot near each pectoral fin and long spines on the dorsal fin.Cf. dory n.2, St. Peter's fish n. at St. Peter n. b. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > [noun] > order Zeiformes (dories) > genus Zeus > zeus faber (John Dory) doryc1440 St. Peter's fish1611 penny fisha1682 Peter-fisha1682 John Dory1729 1729 Catal. Rarities Don Saltero's Coffee-house 14 A John Doree. 1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker I. 109 Your cook..has committed felony, on the person of that John Dory; which is mangled in a cruel manner. 1874 T. M. Madden On Change of Climate (ed. 3) v. 125 John a Dory, so prized by cockney epicures, but here [sc. in Malaga] cheap and common, and consequently not much esteemed. 1966 R. B. Doogue & J. M. Moreland Sea Anglers’ Guide 214 John Dory... St. Peter's fish; kuparu (Maori)... Flaky but firm flesh with delicate flavour. 2007 H. Fearnley-Whittingstall & N. Fisher River Cottage Fish Bk. iii. 495 John Dory..does do quite well in the sustainability stakes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1729 |
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