Defn: The back or dorsal region of an animal; the upper side of an appendage or part; as, the dorsum of the tongue.
DORTOUR; DORTURE
Dor"tour, Dor"ture, n. Etym: [F. dortoir, fr. L. dormitorium.]
Defn: A dormitory. [Obs.] Bacon.
DORY
Do"ry, n.; pl. Dories. Etym: [Named from 1st color, fr. F. dorée
gilded, fr. dorer to gild, L. deaurare. See Deaurate, and cf.
Aureole.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A European fish. See Doree, and John Doree.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The American wall-eyed perch; — called also doré. See Pike perch.
DORY
Do"ry, n.; pl. Dories (.
Defn: A small, strong, flat-bottomed rowboat, with sharp prow and flaring sides.