Dory vs Dor - What's the difference?
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(nautical) A small flat-bottomed boat with pointed or somewhat pointed ends, used for fishing both offshore and on rivers.
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Any of several different families of large-eyed, silvery, deep-bodied, laterally compressed, and roughly discoid marine fish.
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(obscure, cooking) A dish that has been coated or glazed with a yellow substance or with "almond milk".
= (obscure) Of a bright yellow or golden color.
* 1962' (quoting '''c. 1398 text), (Hans Kurath) & Sherman M. Kuhn, eds., ''(Middle English Dictionary) , Ann Arbor, Mich.: (University of Michigan Press), , page 1242:
(obscure, cooking) Coated or glazed with a yellow substance or with "almond milk".
* c. 1430' (reprinted '''1888 ), Thomas Austin, ed., ''Two Fifteenth-century Cookery-books. Harleian ms. 279 (ab. 1430), & Harl. ms. 4016 (ab. 1450), with Extracts from Ashmole ms. 1429, Laud ms. 553, & Douce ms. 55 [Early English Text Society, Original Series; 91], London:
* 1962' (quoting '''1381 text), (Hans Kurath) & Sherman M. Kuhn, eds., ''(Middle English Dictionary) , Ann Arbor, Mich.: (University of Michigan Press), , page 1242:
A wooden pike or spear about three metres (ten feet) in length with a flat, leaf-shaped iron spearhead and a bronze butt-spike (called a sauroter), which was the main weapon of hoplites in Ancient Greece. It was not thrown, but thrust at opponents with one hand.
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* 2011' (republished '''2014 as an e-book), Chris McNab, ''A History of the World in 100 Weapons , Oxford: Osprey Publishing, , page 37:
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A large European dung beetle, , that makes a droning noise while flying.
Any flying insect which makes a loud humming noise, such as the June bug or a bumblebee.
As nouns the difference between dory and dor
is that dory is (nautical) a small flat-bottomed boat with pointed or somewhat pointed ends, used for fishing both offshore and on rivers or dory can be any of several different families of large-eyed, silvery, deep-bodied, laterally compressed, and roughly discoid marine fish or dory can be a wooden pike or spear about three metres (ten feet) in length with a flat, leaf-shaped iron spearhead and a bronze butt-spike (called a sauroter), which was the main weapon of hoplites in ancient greece it was not thrown, but thrust at opponents with one hand while dor is door.As an adjective dory
is (obscure) of a bright yellow or golden color.dory
English
Etymology 1
(Wikipedia) Attested in ; assumed to be related to Central of Western language, perhaps (etyl).Noun
(dories)- He and Gerald usually challenged the rollers in a sponson canoe when Gerald was there for the weekend; or, when Lansing came down, the two took long swims seaward or cruised about in Gerald's dory , clad in their swimming-suits; and Selwyn's youth became renewed in a manner almost ridiculous
Etymology 2
From (etyl) (m), , from (etyl) (m).Noun
(dories)Adjective
(en adjective)- dorr?&
- 773;', '''d?r?''' adj. & n.
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- Soupes dorye'. — Take gode almaunde mylke Do þe ' dorry a-bowte.
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- 773;', '''d?r?''' adj. & n. toste wyte bred and do yt in dischis, and god Almande mylk.
Etymology 3
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* doruNoun
(dories)- The principal weapon of the hoplite was the dory'' spear. It was unusually long – it could measure up to 10ft (3m) in length, and weighed about 4.4lb (2kg). At one end was a broad, leaf-pattern spearhead, while at the other end was a metal spike called a ''sauroter . The purpose of the spike is much debated: it almost certainly acted as a counterbalance, making the spear easier to hold and wield; it could have been used as an improvised spear point, or for making downward attacks on the enemy's exposed feet; or it might even have been embedded in the ground to keep the spear in place.