Dolly

proper nounnouncommon in dialogue

A diminutive of the female given names Dorothy, Dolores, or Doris.

proper noun

1
A diminutive of the female given names Dorothy, Dolores, or Doris.
Her name is Dorothy, though everyone has always called her Dolly. I do not know why, for there is nothing doll-like about her. She is a large, vigorous woman with the broad face and heavy hair of a tinker's wife.

noun

1
Variant of Dolly PartonEllipsis of Dolly Parton.
2
Variant of Dolly Varden troutEllipsis of Dolly Varden trout.
Dolly Varden is the staple catch. To a point that, after two days, we find ourselves feeling guilty trying to shake them free from our fly or giving plenty of slack in the hope that another Dolly finds early freedom. […] Often the biggest challenge of hooking a big trout is avoiding Dollies.

Forms

plural: Dollys, Dollies

dollar · Official designation for currency in some parts of the world,…Dollar · A small town in Clackmannanshire council area, Scotland (OS…dolly · A doll.

Dolly · A diminutive of the female given names Dorothy, Dolores, or Doris.

Dolores · A female given name from Spanish.dolphin · A carnivorous cetacean, typically with a beak-like snout,…Dolphin · A surname.

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