Vocabulary : Do-little to Dolman

Do-little : One who performs little though professing much.
Dolium : A genus of large univalve mollusks, including the partridge shell and tun shells.
Doll : A child's puppet; a toy baby for a little girl.
Dollar : A silver coin of the United States containing 371.25 grains of silver and 41.25 grains of alloy, that is, having a total weight of 412.5 grains. ;; A gold coin of the United States containing 23.22 grains of gold and 2.58 grains of alloy, that is, having a total weight of 25.8 grains, nine-tenths fine. It is no longer coined. ;; A coin of the same general weight and value, though differing slightly in different countries, current in Mexico, Canada, parts of South America, also in Spain, and several other European countries. ;; The value of a dollar; the unit commonly employed in the United States in reckoning money values.
Dollardee : A species of sunfish (Lepomis pallidus), common in the United States; -- called also blue sunfish, and copper-nosed bream.

Dollies : of Dolly
Dollman : See Dolman.
Dolly : A contrivance, turning on a vertical axis by a handle or winch, and giving a circular motion to the ore to be washed; a stirrer. ;; A tool with an indented head for shaping the head of a rivet. ;; In pile driving, a block interposed between the head of the pile and the ram of the driver. ;; A small truck with a single wide roller used for moving heavy beams, columns, etc., in bridge building. ;; A compact, narrow-gauge locomotive used for moving construction trains, switching, etc. ;; A child's mane for a doll.
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. ;; A style of light, bright-figured dress goods for women; also, a style of dress.
Dolman : A long robe or outer garment, with long sleeves, worn by the Turks. ;; A cloak of a peculiar fashion worn by women. ;; A woman's cloak with capelike pieces instead of sleeves. ;; The uniform jacket of many European hussar regiments, worn like a cloak, fastened with a cord or chain, and with sleeves hanging loose.

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