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doll (däl)

noun

  1. a child's toy, puppet, marionette, etc. made to resemble a human being
  2. a pretty but frivolous or silly young woman
  3. a pretty child
  4. Slang any girl or young woman
  5. Slang any attractive or lovable person

Etymology: < Doll, nickname for Dorothy

transitive verb, intransitive verb

Informal to dress stylishly or showily: with up

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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