dorty (dort i)

[Sc.; 2. Delicate; difficult to cultivate: applied to plants. doruck (dō'ruk), n. A water-bottle used in modern Egypt. doryl (do'ri), n.; pl. dories (-riz). [Also for merly doree, dorrie; proper name, though it has been fancifully ex plained from F. jaune, yellow.] 1. A popular IMG:content-3061.png:[graphic][merged small] name of the acanthopterygious fish Zeus faber, the type of the family Zeida. It is found in the seas of Europe, and is esteemed very delicate eating. It seldom exceeds 18 inches in length. It is also called John-dory. 2. A local name in some parts of the United States and Canada, especially along Lake Michigan, of Stizostedion vitreum, the wall-eyed pikeperch. dory2 (dō'ri), n.; pl. dories (-riz). [Origin uncertain.] A small boat; especially, a small Dory.- Lower figure shows nest of dories on deck of fishing-schooner. flat-bottomed boat used in sea-fisheries, in which to go out from a larger ve el to catch fish.