ˈdɔlɪ n.,
v., & adj. --n. (pl. -ies) 1 a child's
name for a
doll. 2 a
movable platform for a cine-camera. 3 Cricket colloq. an
easy catch or
hit. 4 a stick for
stirring in clothes-washing. 5 = corn dolly (see CORN(1)). 6 colloq. = dolly-bird. --v. (-ies, -ied) 1 tr. (foll. by up)
dress up smartly. 2 intr. (foll. by
in, up)
move a cine-camera in or up to a
subject, or
out from it. --adj. (dollier, dolliest) 1
Brit. colloq. (esp. of a girl)
attractive,
stylish. 2 Cricket colloq.
easily hit or
caught. ødolly-bird Brit. colloq. an attractive
and stylish
young woman. dolly
mixture any of a mixture of
small variously shaped and
coloured sweets.