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John Doree
(gcide) | John \John\ (j[o^]n), n. [See Johannes.]
A proper name of a man.
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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.] (Zool.) 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}.
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John Doree
(gcide) | Doree \Do"ree\, n. [See Dory.] (Zool.)
A European marine fish (Zeus faber), of a yellow color. See
Illust. of John Doree.
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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.
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