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doré

1

[ daw-rey ]

noun

, Canadian Dialect.
  1. the walleye or pike perch of North America.

doré

2

[ daw-rey ]

noun

, Mining.
  1. a mixture of gold and silver in cast bars, as bullion.

Dore

3

[ dawr ]

noun

  1. Monts [maw, n], a group of mountains in central France: highest peak, 6,188 feet (1,885 meters).

Doré

4

[ daw-rey; French daw-rey ]

noun

  1. (Paul) Gus·tave [pawl g, y, -, stav], 1832?–83, French painter, illustrator, and sculptor.

doré

1

/ -riː; ˈdɔːreɪ /

noun

  1. another name for walleye walleye

Doré

2

/ dɔre /

noun

  1. Doré(Paul) Gustave18321883MFrenchARTS AND CRAFTS: illustrator ( Paul ) Gustave (ɡystav). 1832–83, French illustrator, whose style tended towards the grotesque. He illustrated the Bible, Dante's Inferno, Cervantes' Don Quixote, and works by Rabelais

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Word History and Origins

Origin of doré1

1765–75; < Canadian French: literally, gilded, French < Late Latin deaurātus; dorado

Origin of doré2

< French: literally, gilded; < Late Latin deaurātus; dorado

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Word History and Origins

Origin of doré1

C18: from French, gilded; see dory

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