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dory (dôr′ē)

noun pl. dories -·ries

a flat-bottomed rowboat with high, flaring sides, used chiefly in commercial fishing

Etymology: AmInd (Central America) dori, duri, a dugout

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dory (dôr′ē)

noun pl. dories -·ries

John Dory

Etymology: ME dorre < MFr dorée, lit., gilt, fem. of doré, pp. of dorer < LL deaurare, to gild < L de-, intens. + aurare, to gild < aurum, gold: see aurous

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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