Dore

[ dawr ]

/ dɔr /

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noun

Monts

[mawn], /mɔ̃/, a group of mountains in central France: highest peak, 6,188 feet (1,885 meters).

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Other definitions for Dore (2 of 4)

doré¹

[ daw-rey ]

/ dɔˈreɪ /

noun Canadian Dialect.

the walleye or pike perch of North America.

Origin of doré

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

Other definitions for Dore (3 of 4)

doré²

[ daw-rey ]

/ dɔˈreɪ /

noun Mining.

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

Origin of doré

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

Other definitions for Dore (4 of 4)

Doré

[ daw-rey; French daw-rey ]

/ dɔˈreɪ; French dɔˈreɪ /

noun

(Paul) Gus·tave

[pawl gy-stav], /pɔl güˈstav/, 1832?–83, French painter, illustrator, and sculptor.

How to use Dore in a sentence

And a few minutes later I spoke with the Jewish Center for Public Affairs's Dore Gold.
The Peres Parade: A Macher's Paradise|Elisheva Goldberg|June 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Cast: Sarah Chalke, Brad Garrett, Elizabeth Perkins, Orlando Jones, John Dore, Rachel Eggleston, Rebecca Delgado Smith.
TV Preview: Snap Judgments of 2012-13’s New Shows|Jace Lacob, Maria Elena Fernandez|June 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The delicate cross-hatching that reached back to Hogarth and Dore was not as precise as it had been, but he was over 80 now.
Maurice Sendak Is Remembered Fondly by Author and Filmmaker William Joyce|William Joyce|May 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Indeed, the scene took on a startling semblance to one of Dore's etchings in an old edition of Dante's Inferno.
"And That's How It Was, Officer"|Ralph Sholto

It is hard to understand why M. Le Dore did no more than put Helene to the door.
She Stands Accused|Victor MacClure
Dore almost angrily again refused, declaring that the cutter had already begun to unload, and that the boats would soon be in.
The Ferryman of Brill|William H. G. Kingston
Mr. Dore says that there is no English Bible known to be in existence earlier than the fourteenth century.
Curiosities of Christian History|Croake James
Votaries, we have this phrase (f. 38), "The dore therof oft tymes opened and speared agayne."
Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Volume II (of 3)|Thomas Percy

British Dictionary definitions for Dore (1 of 2)

doré

/ (ˈdɔːreɪ, -riː) /

noun

another name for walleye (def. 5), walleye (def. 6)

Word Origin for doré

C18: from French, gilded; see dory

British Dictionary definitions for Dore (2 of 2)

Doré

/ (French dɔre) /

noun

(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

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