Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Dory \Do"ry\, n.; pl. {Dories}. [Named from 1st color, fr. F.
   dor['e]e gilded, fr. dorer to gild, L. deaurare. See
   {Deaurate}, and cf. {Aureole}.]
   1. (Zo["o]l.) A European fish. See {Doree}, and {John Doree}.

   2. (Zo["o]l.) The American wall-eyed perch; -- called also
      {dor['e]}. See {Pike perch}.