dory

do·ry ¹

D0349000 (dôr′ē)n. pl. do·ries A small, narrow, flatbottom fishing boat with high sides and a sharp prow.

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[Perhaps from Miskito dori, duri.]

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do·ry ²

D0349000 (dôr′ē)n. pl. do·ries Any of various marine fishes of the order Zeiformes, having a spiny dorsal fin and a laterally compressed oval body, especially the John Dory.

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[Middle English dorre, from Old French doree, from feminine past participle of dorer, to gild, from Late Latin deaurāre : Latin dē-, de- + Latin aurum, gold.]

dory

(ˈdɔːrɪ) n, pl -ries1. (Animals) any spiny-finned marine teleost food fish of the family Zeidae, esp the John Dory, having a deep compressed body2. (Animals) another name for walleye⁵, walleye⁶[C14: from French dorée gilded, from dorer to gild, from Late Latin deaurāre, ultimately from Latin aurum gold]

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dory

(ˈdɔːrɪ) n, pl -ries (Nautical Terms) US and Canadian a flat-bottomed rowing boat with a high bow, stern, and sides[C18: from Mosquito (an American Indian language of Honduras and Nicaragua) dóri dugout]

do•ry¹

(ˈdɔr i, ˈdoʊr i)

n., pl. -ries. a small boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high bow, and flaring sides. [1700–10, Amer.]

do•ry²

(ˈdɔr i, ˈdoʊr i)

n., pl. -ries. John Dory. [1400–50; late Middle English dorre, dorray < Middle French doree, feminine past participle of dorer to gild]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dory - a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelleddinghy, rowboatoarlock, rowlock, thole, tholepin, peg, pin - a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowingrowing boat - a rowboatsmall boat - a boat that is smallcross thwart, thwart - a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboatwherry - light rowboat for use in racing or for transporting goods and passengers in inland waters and harbors
	2.	dory - pike-like freshwater perches jack salmon, Stizostedion vitreum, walleyed pike, walleyepike perch, pike-perch - any of several pike-like fishes of the perch familyblue pickerel, blue pike, blue pikeperch, blue walleye, Strizostedion vitreum glaucum - variety inhabiting the Great Lakes
	3.	dory - marine fishes widely distributed in mid-waters and deep slope watersfamily Zeidae, Zeidae - a family of fish in the order ZeomorphiJohn Dory, Zeus faber - European doryacanthopterygian, spiny-finned fish - a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays

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