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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled [syn: dinghy, dory, rowboat]
2: pike-like freshwater perches [syn: walleye, walleyed pike, jack salmon, dory, Stizostedion vitreum]
3: marine fishes widely distributed in mid-waters and deep slope waters

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural dories) Etymology: Miskito dóri dugout Date: 1709 a flat-bottomed boat with high flaring sides, sharp bow, and deep V-shaped transom

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. n. (pl. -ies) any of various marine fish having a compressed body and flat head, esp. the John Dory, used as food. Etymology: ME f. F dorée fem. past part. of dorer gild (as DORADO) 2. n. (pl. -ies) US a flat-bottomed fishing-boat with high sides. Etymology: Miskito dóri dugout

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

John John (j[o^]n), n. [See Johannes.] A proper name of a man. John-apple, a sort of apple ripe about St. John's Day. Same as Apple-john. John Bull, an ideal personification of the typical characteristics of an Englishman, or of the English people. John Bullism, English character. --W. Irving. John Doe (Law), the name formerly given to the fictitious plaintiff in an action of ejectment. --Mozley & W. John Doree, John Dory. [John (or F. jaune yellow) + Doree, Dory.] (Zo["o]l.) An oval, compressed, European food fish (Zeus faber). Its color is yellow and olive, with golden, silvery, and blue reflections. It has a round dark spot on each side. Called also dory, doree, and St. Peter's fish.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Doree Do"ree, n. [See Dory.] (Zo["o]l.) A European marine fish (Zeus faber), of a yellow color. See Illust. of John Doree. Note: The popular name in England is John Doree, or Dory, well known to be a corruption of F. jaune-dor['e]e, i. e., golden-yellow. See 1st Dory.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Dory Do"ry, n.; pl. Dories. [Named from 1st color, fr. F. dor['e]e gilded, fr. dorer to gild, L. deaurare. See Deaurate, and cf. Aureole.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A European fish. See Doree, and John Doree. 2. (Zo["o]l.) The American wall-eyed perch; -- called also dor['e]. See Pike perch.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Dory Do"ry, n.; pl. Dories. A small, strong, flat-bottomed rowboat, with sharp prow and flaring sides.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. (Ich.) See doree.