Meaning of Dolly Varden | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A woman's outfit, briefly fashionable in Britain and America in the late nineteenth century, with a brightly patterned, usually flowered, dress with a polonaise overskirt gathered up and draped over a separate underskirt.
2. A large hat, one side bent downwards, abundantly trimmed with flowers.
3. Ellipsis of Dolly Varden crab.
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4. Ellipsis of Dolly Varden trout.
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Examples

“Dolly Varden is the staple catch⟳. To a point⟳ that, after two days, we find⟳ ourselves feeling guilty trying to shake⟳ them free from our fly⟳ or giving plenty of slack in the hope⟳ that another Dolly finds early freedom. […] Often the biggest challenge⟳ of hooking a big trout is avoiding Dollies.”

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