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单词 dolly varden
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Dolly Varden

[ dol-ee -vahr-dn ]
/ ˈdɒl i ˈvɑr dn /

noun

a woman's costume of the late 19th century, including a flower-trimmed, broad-brimmed hat and a dress consisting of a tight bodice and bouffant panniers in a flower print over a calf-length quilted petticoat.
the hat of this costume.
the dress of this costume.
Ichthyology.Also called bull trout, Dolly Varden trout . a char, Salvelinus malma, inhabiting fresh and marine waters of western North America and eastern Asia.
Newfoundland. a large earthenware drinking cup used on fishing vessels.

Origin of Dolly Varden

First recorded in 1870–75; costume named after a colorfully dressed character in Dickens' Barnaby Rudge (1841); applied to fish in allusion to its coloring

Words nearby Dolly Varden

dolly, dollyman, dolly mixture, dolly-posh, dolly shot, Dolly Varden, Dolly Varden pattern, dolma, dolman, dolman sleeve, dolmen
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British Dictionary definitions for Dolly Varden

Dolly Varden
/ (ˈdɒlɪ ˈvɑːdən) /

noun

a woman's large-brimmed hat trimmed with flowers
a red-spotted trout, Salvelinus malma, occurring in lakes in W North America

Word Origin for Dolly Varden

C19: from the name of a character in Dickens' Barnaby Rudge (1841)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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