doré

¹

[daw-rey]

noun

Canadian Dialect.

1. the walleye or pike perch of North America.

doré

²

[daw-rey]

noun

Mining.

1. a mixture of gold and silver in cast bars, as bullion.

Dore

³

[dawr]

noun

1. Monts a group of mountains in central France: highest peak, 6,188 feet (1,885 meters).

Doré

⁴

[daw-rey, daw-rey]

noun

1. (Paul) Gustave 1832?–83, French painter, illustrator, and sculptor.

Doré

¹

/ dɔre /

noun

1. ( Paul ) Gustave (ɡystav). 1832–83, French illustrator, whose style tended towards the grotesque. He illustrated the Bible, Dante's Inferno, Cervantes' Don Quixote, and works by Rabelais

doré

²

/ -riː, ˈdɔːreɪ /

noun

1. another name for walleye walleye

Word History and Origins

Origin of doré¹

1765–75; < Canadian French: literally, gilded, French < Late Latin deaurātus; dorado

Origin of doré²

< French: literally, gilded; < Late Latin deaurātus; dorado

Word History and Origins

Origin of doré¹

C18: from French, gilded; see _dory

Example Sentences

Stand-up comedian Jimmy Dore was onboard the plane, and was among the passengers saying that the erratic move was due to a near-miss with another plane.

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"Pilot said his collision warning went off & he needed to avoid plane coming at us. Wow," Dore wrote on X. "A flight attendant needed medical attention."

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Kevin Dore, 74, from Shepherd's Bush, used to drink with Paul and knew him for more than 20 years.

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Kevin Dore, one of Paul's drinking friends told the BBC they had warned him about travelling to the country.

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"We said 'that's a dangerous place Paul, don't muck about over there'," Mr Dore said.

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