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1. (n.) Dolly Varden
a red-speckled char, Salvelinus malma, of North American and E Asian streams.
Etymology: (1870–75; after a colorfully dressed character in Dickens' Barnaby Rudge (1841))
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1. Dolly Varden
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. Dolly Varden
a style of light, bright-figured dress goods for women; also, a style of dress
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