DOREE
Do"ree, n. Etym: [See Dory.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: 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-dorée, i. e., golden-yellow. See 1st Dory.
DORETREE
Dore"tree`, n.
Defn: A doorpost. [Obs.] "As dead as a doretree." Piers Plowman.
DORHAWK
Dor"hawk`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The European goatsucker; — so called because it eats the dor beetle. See Goatsucker. [Written also dorrhawk.] Booth.
DORIAN
Do"ri*an, a.
1. Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks of Doris; Doric; as, a Dorian fashion.
2. (Mus.)