Part 3402

<h1>Dorado</h1> <Xpage=445>

<hw>Do*ra"do</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Sp. <ets>dorado</ets> gilt, fr. <ets>dorar</ets> to gild, fr. L. <ets>deaurare</ets>. See 1st <er>Dory</er>, and cf. <er>Fl Dorado</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>A southern constellation, within which is the south pole of the ecliptic; -- called also sometimes <i>Xiphias</i>, or the <i>Swordfish</i>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A large, oceanic fish of the genus <spn>Coryph\'91na</spn>.</def>

<h1>Dorbeetle</h1> <Xpage=445>

<hw>Dor"bee`tle</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See 1st <er>Dor</er>.</def>

<h1>Doree</h1> <Xpage=445>

<hw>Do"ree</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Dory</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A European marine fish (<spn>Zeus faber</spn>), of a yellow color. See <i>Illust</i>. of <er>John Doree</er>.</def>

<note>&hand; The popular name in England is <i>John Doree</i>, or <i>Dory</i>, well known to be a corruption of F. <i>jaune-dor\'82e</i>, <it>i. e.</it>, golden-yellow. See 1st <er>Dory</er>.</note>

<h1>Doretree</h1> <Xpage=445>

<hw>Dore"tree`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A doorpost.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> "As dead as a <i>doretree</i>."

<i>Piers Plowman.</i>

<h1>Dorhawk</h1> <Xpage=445>

<hw>Dor"hawk`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The European goatsucker; -- so called because it eats the <i>dor</i> beetle. See <er>Goatsucker</er>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>dorrhawk</asp>.]</altsp>

<i>Booth.</i>

<h1>Dorian</h1> <Xpage=445>

<hw>Do"ri*an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks of Doris; Doric; <as>as, a <ex>Dorian</ex> fashion</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Doric</er>, <er>3</er>.</def> "<i>Dorian</i> mood."

<i>Milton.</i>

<cs><col>Dorian mode</col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <cd>the first of the authentic church modes or tones, from D to D, resembling our D minor scale, but with the B natural.</cd></cs>

<i>Grove.</i>

<h1>Dorian</h1> <Xpage=445>

<hw>Do"ri*an</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A native or inhabitant of Doris in Greece.</def>

<h1>Doric</h1> <Xpage=445>

<hw>Dor"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>Doricus</ets>, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ the Dorians.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Pertaining to Doris, in ancient Greece, or to the Dorians; <as>as, the <ex>Doric</ex> dialect</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>Belonging to, or resembling, the oldest and simplest of the three orders of architecture used by the Greeks, but ranked as second of the five orders adopted by the Romans. See <er>Abacus</er>, <er>Capital</er>, <er>Order</er>.</def>

<note>&hand; This order is distinguished, according to the treatment of details, as <i>Grecian Doric</i>, or <i>Roman Doric</i>.</note>