DOLLY VARDEN
\dˈɒli vˈɑːdən], \dˈɒli vˈɑːdən], \d_ˈɒ_l_i v_ˈɑː_d_ə_n]\
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A style of light, bright-figured dress goods for women; also, a style of dress.
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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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A style of light, bright-figured dress goods for women; also, a style of dress.
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A character in Dickens's novel Barnaby Rudge, a beautiful, lively, and coquettish girl who wore a cherry-colored mantle and cherry-colored ribbons.
By Noah Webster.
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dol'i vär'den, n. a flowered muslin dress for women, with pointed bodice and tucked-up skirt: a large hat, one side bent downwards, abundantly trimmed with flowers. [Named from Dolly Varden, a character in Dickens's Barnaby Rudge.]
By Thomas Davidson
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