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dory
(encz) | dory,druh lodi Zdeněk Brož |
dory
(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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Dory
(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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Dory
(gcide) | 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. (Zool.) A European fish. See Doree, and John Doree.
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2. (Zool.) The American wall-eyed perch; -- called also
dor['e]. See Pike perch.
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Dory
(gcide) | Dory \Do"ry\, n.; pl. Dories.
A small, strong, flat-bottomed rowboat, with sharp prow and
flaring sides.
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dory
(wn) | dory
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
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navzdory
(msas) | navzdory
- despite |
navzdory
(msasasci) | navzdory
- despite |
hunky-dory
(encz) | hunky-dory,fajn n: Zdeněk Brožhunky-dory,prima Zdeněk Brož |
subfamily dorylinae
(encz) | subfamily Dorylinae, n: |
navzdory
(czen) | navzdory,despiteprep: Tomáš Čerevkanavzdory,in the face of Rostislav Svobodanavzdory,maugre Zdeněk Brožnavzdory,notwithstanding Pino |
navzdory něčemu
(czen) | navzdory něčemu,in spite of |
navzdory všemu
(czen) | navzdory všemu,against all the odds dave |
nádory
(czen) | nádory,polypin: pl. [med.] polypy nádory,polypusesn: pl. [med.] polypy |
půdorys
(czen) | půdorys,floor projectionn: Zdeněk Brožpůdorys,ground plann: Zdeněk Brožpůdorys,groundplann: Zdeněk Brožpůdorys,plann: Zdeněk Brož |
Dory
(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}.
[1913 Webster]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.
[1913 Webster]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. (Zool.) A European fish. See Doree, and John Doree.
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2. (Zool.) The American wall-eyed perch; -- called also
dor['e]. See Pike perch.
[1913 Webster]Dory \Do"ry\, n.; pl. Dories.
A small, strong, flat-bottomed rowboat, with sharp prow and
flaring sides.
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Doryophora Sassafras
(gcide) | Sassafras \Sas"sa*fras\, n. [F. sassafras (cf. It. sassafrasso,
sassafras, Sp. sasafras, salsafras, salsifrax, salsifragia,
saxifragia), fr. L. saxifraga saxifrage. See Saxifrage.]
(Bot.)
An American tree of the Laurel family ({Sassafras
officinale}); also, the bark of the roots, which has an
aromatic smell and taste.
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Australian sassafras, a lofty tree (Doryophora Sassafras)
with aromatic bark and leaves.
Chilian sassafras, an aromatic tree ({Laurelia
sempervirens}).
New Zealand sassafras, a similar tree ({Laurelia Novae
Zelandiae}).
Sassafras nut. See Pichurim bean.
Swamp sassafras, the sweet bay (Magnolia glauca). See
Magnolia.
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Doryphora
(gcide) | Potato \Po*ta"to\, n.; pl. Potatoes. [Sp. patata potato,
batata sweet potato, from the native American name (probably
batata) in Hayti.] (Bot.)
(a) A plant (Solanum tuberosum) of the Nightshade
family, and its esculent farinaceous tuber, of which
there are numerous varieties used for food. It is
native of South America, but a form of the species is
found native as far north as New Mexico.
(b) The sweet potato (see below).
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Potato beetle, Potato bug. (Zool.)
(a) A beetle (Doryphora decemlineata) which feeds, both
in the larval and adult stages, upon the leaves of the
potato, often doing great damage. Called also
Colorado potato beetle, and Doryphora. See
Colorado beetle.
(b) The Lema trilineata, a smaller and more slender
striped beetle which feeds upon the potato plant, bur
does less injury than the preceding species.
Potato fly (Zool.), any one of several species of blister
beetles infesting the potato vine. The black species
(Lytta atrata), the striped (Lytta vittata), and the
gray (Lytta Fabricii syn. Lytta cinerea) are the most
common. See Blister beetle, under Blister.
Potato rot, a disease of the tubers of the potato, supposed
to be caused by a kind of mold (Peronospora infestans),
which is first seen upon the leaves and stems.
Potato weevil (Zool.), an American weevil ({Baridius
trinotatus}) whose larva lives in and kills the stalks of
potato vines, often causing serious damage to the crop.
Potato whisky, a strong, fiery liquor, having a hot, smoky
taste, and rich in amyl alcohol (fusel oil); it is made
from potatoes or potato starch.
Potato worm (Zool.), the large green larva of a sphinx, or
hawk moth (Macrosila quinquemaculata); -- called also
tomato worm. See Illust. under Tomato.
Seaside potato (Bot.), Ipom[oe]a Pes-Capr[ae], a kind of
morning-glory with rounded and emarginate or bilobed
leaves. [West Indies]
Sweet potato (Bot.), a climbing plant (Ipom[oe]a Balatas)
allied to the morning-glory. Its farinaceous tubers have a
sweetish taste, and are used, when cooked, for food. It is
probably a native of Brazil, but is cultivated extensively
in the warmer parts of every continent, and even as far
north as New Jersey. The name potato was applied to this
plant before it was to the Solanum tuberosum, and this
is the "potato" of the Southern United States.
Wild potato. (Bot.)
(a) A vine (Ipom[oe]a pandurata) having a pale purplish
flower and an enormous root. It is common in sandy
places in the United States.
(b) A similar tropical American plant ({Ipom[oe]a
fastigiata}) which it is thought may have been the
original stock of the sweet potato.
[1913 Webster]Doryphora \Do*ryph"o*ra\, n. [NL. See Doryphoros.] (Zool.)
A genus of plant-eating beetles, including the potato beetle.
See Potato beetle.
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Doryphora decemlineata
(gcide) | Potato \Po*ta"to\, n.; pl. Potatoes. [Sp. patata potato,
batata sweet potato, from the native American name (probably
batata) in Hayti.] (Bot.)
(a) A plant (Solanum tuberosum) of the Nightshade
family, and its esculent farinaceous tuber, of which
there are numerous varieties used for food. It is
native of South America, but a form of the species is
found native as far north as New Mexico.
(b) The sweet potato (see below).
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Potato beetle, Potato bug. (Zool.)
(a) A beetle (Doryphora decemlineata) which feeds, both
in the larval and adult stages, upon the leaves of the
potato, often doing great damage. Called also
Colorado potato beetle, and Doryphora. See
Colorado beetle.
(b) The Lema trilineata, a smaller and more slender
striped beetle which feeds upon the potato plant, bur
does less injury than the preceding species.
Potato fly (Zool.), any one of several species of blister
beetles infesting the potato vine. The black species
(Lytta atrata), the striped (Lytta vittata), and the
gray (Lytta Fabricii syn. Lytta cinerea) are the most
common. See Blister beetle, under Blister.
Potato rot, a disease of the tubers of the potato, supposed
to be caused by a kind of mold (Peronospora infestans),
which is first seen upon the leaves and stems.
Potato weevil (Zool.), an American weevil ({Baridius
trinotatus}) whose larva lives in and kills the stalks of
potato vines, often causing serious damage to the crop.
Potato whisky, a strong, fiery liquor, having a hot, smoky
taste, and rich in amyl alcohol (fusel oil); it is made
from potatoes or potato starch.
Potato worm (Zool.), the large green larva of a sphinx, or
hawk moth (Macrosila quinquemaculata); -- called also
tomato worm. See Illust. under Tomato.
Seaside potato (Bot.), Ipom[oe]a Pes-Capr[ae], a kind of
morning-glory with rounded and emarginate or bilobed
leaves. [West Indies]
Sweet potato (Bot.), a climbing plant (Ipom[oe]a Balatas)
allied to the morning-glory. Its farinaceous tubers have a
sweetish taste, and are used, when cooked, for food. It is
probably a native of Brazil, but is cultivated extensively
in the warmer parts of every continent, and even as far
north as New Jersey. The name potato was applied to this
plant before it was to the Solanum tuberosum, and this
is the "potato" of the Southern United States.
Wild potato. (Bot.)
(a) A vine (Ipom[oe]a pandurata) having a pale purplish
flower and an enormous root. It is common in sandy
places in the United States.
(b) A similar tropical American plant ({Ipom[oe]a
fastigiata}) which it is thought may have been the
original stock of the sweet potato.
[1913 Webster]Colorado beetle \Col`o*ra"do bee"tle\ (Zool.)
A yellowish beetle (Doryphora decemlineata), with ten
longitudinal, black, dorsal stripes. It has migrated
eastwards from its original habitat in Colorado, and is very
destructive to the potato plant; -- called also {potato
beetle} and potato bug. See Potato beetle.
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Doryphoros
(gcide) | Doryphoros \Do*ryph"o*ros\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, lit., spear
bearing; ? a spear + fe`rein to bear.] (Fine Arts)
A spear bearer; a statue of a man holding a spear or in the
attitude of a spear bearer. Several important sculptures of
this subject existed in antiquity, copies of which remain to
us.
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John Dory
(gcide) | John \John\ (j[o^]n), n. [See Johannes.]
A proper name of a man.
[1913 Webster]
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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dorylinae
(wn) | Dorylinae
n 1: army ants [syn: Dorylinae, subfamily Dorylinae] |
doryopteris
(wn) | Doryopteris
n 1: small to medium tropical tufted ferns; sometimes placed in
family Adiantaceae [syn: Doryopteris, {genus
Doryopteris}] |
doryopteris pedata
(wn) | Doryopteris pedata
n 1: tropical American fern with coarsely lobed to palmatifid
fronds [syn: hand fern, Doryopteris pedata] |
genus doryopteris
(wn) | genus Doryopteris
n 1: small to medium tropical tufted ferns; sometimes placed in
family Adiantaceae [syn: Doryopteris, {genus
Doryopteris}] |
genus pseudoryx
(wn) | genus Pseudoryx
n 1: species of large cow-like mammals of Vietnam discovered by
scientists in 1992 [syn: Pseudoryx, genus Pseudoryx] |
hunky-dory
(wn) | hunky-dory
adj 1: being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition; "an all-
right movie"; "the passengers were shaken up but are all
right"; "is everything all right?"; "everything's fine";
"things are okay"; "dinner and the movies had been fine";
"another minute I'd have been fine" [syn: all right,
fine, o.k., ok, okay, hunky-dory] |
john dory
(wn) | John Dory
n 1: European dory [syn: John Dory, Zeus faber] |
pseudoryx
(wn) | Pseudoryx
n 1: species of large cow-like mammals of Vietnam discovered by
scientists in 1992 [syn: Pseudoryx, genus Pseudoryx] |
pseudoryx nghetinhensis
(wn) | Pseudoryx nghetinhensis
n 1: cow-like creature with the glossy coat of a horse and the
agility of a goat and the long horns of an antelope;
characterized as a cow that lives the life of a goat [syn:
forest goat, spindle horn, Pseudoryx nghetinhensis] |
subfamily dorylinae
(wn) | subfamily Dorylinae
n 1: army ants [syn: Dorylinae, subfamily Dorylinae] |
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