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Dolly   /dˈɑli/   Listen
Dolly

noun
(pl. dollies)
1.
Conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted.
2.
Conveyance consisting of a wheeled platform for moving heavy objects.
3.
A small replica of a person; used as a toy.  Synonym: doll.






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"Dolly" Quotes from Famous Books



... yike to live here if Timfy doin' to live here too. I yike oo, I yike Samfy, I yike Dabe, I yike white tat 'n' white tow 'n' white bossy 'n' my boofely desses 'n' my boofely dolly 'n' er day hen 'n' I ...
— Timothy's Quest - A Story for Anybody, Young or Old, Who Cares to Read It • Kate Douglas Wiggin

... where I grow my toys. See, there is the trumpet vine, and the candy tree and the dolly flowers. Whenever a little child makes a wish for anything like that, all I have to do is to come in here and ...
— The White Christmas and other Merry Christmas Plays • Walter Ben Hare

... Ireland. He is the only Lord-Lieutenant who ever administered sharp discipline to the Orangemen—who regard their loyalty as permitting them a good deal of licence—for he removed the name of their leader, Lord Roden, from the Commission of the Peace because he encouraged a turbulent procession at Dolly's Brae. With his pompous manner he made a very Brummagem monarch, quite indifferent to his unpopularity. As a matter of fact, some allege that all Lord-Lieutenants are hated by the disloyal section of the populace, and if they go through the farce of currying popularity, they can only ...
— The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent • S.M. Hussey

... She must have known all along! She turned to bring me my dolly from the table, and I saw her eyes were red. I wanted to throw myself on her neck and confess; but there was Ned, and somehow I never saw mother alone after that when I ...
— Aunt Madge's Story • Sophie May

... was Dolly, and she took my grandparents to church every Sunday for many years, up to a little while before she died. Now, Emmeline, ...
— A Dear Little Girl's Thanksgiving Holidays • Amy E. Blanchard


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