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dol·ly / ˈdälē/ • n. (pl. -lies) 1. a child's word for a doll. ∎  inf., dated an attractive and stylish young woman, usually with connotations of unintelligence.2. a small platform on wheels used for holding heavy objects, typically film or television cameras.3. hist. a short wooden pole for stirring clothes in a washtub.• v. (-lies, -lied) [intr.] (of a film or television camera) be moved on a mobile platform in a specified direction: the camera dollies back to reveal hundreds of people.

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English

Dolly

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Dolly. Pf. suite by Fauré, Op.56, comp. 1893–6, for 4 hands. 6 movts. are: Berceuse, Mi-a-ou, Le Jardin de Dolly, Kitty-valse, Tendresse, and Le Pas espagnol. Orch. version by Rabaud, 1906.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE

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dolly.
1. Short length of timber or metal on top of a pile acting as a buffer between the pile and the ram.

2. The same, used to make the pile longer if driven beyond the reach of the ram.

A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture JAMES STEVENS CURL

Dolly

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Dolly name given to the lamb which in 1997 was successfully cloned by British scientists.

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ELIZABETH KNOWLES

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