Also dorbeetle a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
any of several insects, as the June bug, that make a buzzing noise in flight.
Dorian.
Doric.
First recorded before 900; Middle English dor(r)e, Old English dora; compare Middle Low German dorte “drone”
1545–55; < Old Norse dār mockery; compare German Tor fool
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It won the L'Œil d'or "Golden Eye", the festival’s top documentary award.
From BBC • May 24, 2024
Maloletka’s images from Mariupol also have been honored with awards including the Knight International Journalism Award, the Visa d’or News Award and the Prix Bayeux Calvados-Normandie.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2023
I had 6 napoleons d'or left to pay the landlady and for the journey.
From The Guardian • Feb. 9, 2013
At the other end of the spectrum is “Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai” by Takashi Miike, the first 3-D film to compete for the Palme d’or.
From New York Times • May 10, 2011
Ung aultre tableau de la pourtraiture du feu Roy Don Fernande, Roy d'Arragon, ayant une chayne d'or � son col, y pendant une croix.
From The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria by Tremayne, Eleanor E.
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