Dolly Varden \Dol"ly Var"den\
1. A character in Dickens's novel ``Barnaby Rudge,'' a
beautiful, lively, and coquettish girl who wore a
cherry-colored mantle and cherry-colored ribbons.
2. A style of light, bright-figured dress goods for women;
also, a style of dress.
Dolly Varden trout (Zo["o]l.), a trout of northwest
America; -- called also bull trout, malma, and
red-spotted trout. See Malma.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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