Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DO-RA'DO
DO-RA'DO, n. [Sp. dorado, gilt, from dorar, to gild.]
- A southern constellation, containing six stars, called also xiphias; not visible in our latitude. – Encyc.
- A large fish resembling the dolphin. – Dict. of Nat. Hist.
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