Dolly
['dɒlɪ] or ['dɑli]
Definition
(noun.) conveyance consisting of a wheeled platform for moving heavy objects.
(noun.) conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted.
Edited by Debra--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A contrivance, turning on a vertical axis by a handle or winch, and giving a circular motion to the ore to be washed; a stirrer.
(n.) A tool with an indented head for shaping the head of a rivet.
(n.) In pile driving, a block interposed between the head of the pile and the ram of the driver.
(n.) A small truck with a single wide roller used for moving heavy beams, columns, etc., in bridge building.
(n.) A compact, narrow-gauge locomotive used for moving construction trains, switching, etc.
(n.) A child's mane for a doll.
Editor: Megan
Definition
n. a complimentary offering of flowers sweetmeats &c. on a tray.
n. a wooden shaft attached to a disc with projecting arms used for stirring clothes in a washing-tub; somewhat similar pieces of apparatus in mining pile-driving &c.—v.t. to wash (clothes) in a tub: to beat (red-hot metal) with a hammer: to crush ore with a dolly to obtain or yield by this method.—adj. Doll′ied.—n. Doll′ier.
n. dim. of Doll.—adj. babyish.—n. Doll′iness.
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Examples
- Rawdon had stolen off though, to look after his son and heir; and came back to the company when he found that honest Dolly was consoling the child. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Together with all the _then_ news of Lady Blunt's having produced at length a boy; of Dolly's being well, and of poor good Catharine's decease. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Sometimes, when she was away, and Dolly his maid was making his bed, he came into his mother's room. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- You are a chit and a little idiot,' returned Bella, 'or you wouldn't make such a dolly speech. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- A dolly sort of beauty perhaps, says Miss Volumnia, reserving her own sort, but in its way, perfect; such bloom I never saw! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Of Dolly's journey to Wales with Mr. Scot. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- This made me, I dare say, more timid and retiring than I naturally was and cast me upon Dolly as the only friend with whom I felt at ease. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- If anyone had known the care lavished on that dolly, I think it would have touched their hearts, even while they laughed. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
Checked by Alfreda