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Dolly Varden pattern

American  

noun

  1. a fabric print consisting of bouquets of flowers.

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Its curious name is said to be derived indirectly from Dickens and the time of his tours in the United States, which produced a Dolly Varden craze in hats and some kinds of calico patterns, of which one with pink spots was supposed to be the correct Dolly Varden pattern.

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