DOLLY VARDEN


Meaning of DOLLY VARDEN in English

[ 'vα:d(ə)n ]

■ noun

1》 a large hat with a floral trimming and one drooping side, formerly worn by women.

2》 a brightly spotted edible charr (fish) of western North America. [ Salvelinus malma .]

Origin

C19: from the name of a character in Dickens's Barnaby Rudge , who wore a similar hat.

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