dolly varden

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dolly varden - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Dolly Varden \Dol"ly Var"den\
     1. A character in Dickens's novel "Barnaby Rudge," a
        beautiful, lively, and coquettish girl who wore a
        cherry-colored mantle and cherry-colored ribbons.
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     2. A style of light, bright-figured dress goods for women;
        also, a style of dress.
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     Dolly Varden trout (Zool.), a trout of northwest America;
        -- called also bull trout, malma, and red-spotted  trout
        . See Malma.
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