*dora*

a. [ L. adorabilis, fr. adorare: cf. F. adorable. ] 1. Deserving to be adored; worthy of divine honors. [ 1913 Webster ]

The adorable Author of Christianity. Cheyne. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Worthy of the utmost love or respect. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being adorable, or worthy of adoration. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an adorable manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. adoratio, fr. adorare: cf. F. adoration. ] 1. The act of playing honor to a divine being; the worship paid to God; the act of addressing as a god. [ 1913 Webster ]

The more immediate objects of popular adoration amongst the heathens were deified human beings. Farmer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Homage paid to one in high esteem; profound veneration; intense regard and love; fervent devotion. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A method of electing a pope by the expression of homage from two thirds of the conclave. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Pole ] might have been chosen on the spot by adoration. Froude. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A deodorizer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Sp. dorado gilt, fr. dorar to gild, fr. L. deaurare. See 1st Dory, and cf. Fl Dorado. ] 1. (Astron.) A southern constellation, within which is the south pole of the ecliptic; -- called also sometimes Xiphias, or the Swordfish. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) A large, oceanic fish of the genus Coryphæna. [ 1913 Webster ]

pl. El Doradoes [ Sp., lit., the gilt (sc. land); el the + dorado gilt, p. p. of dorare to gild. Cf. Dorado. ] 1. A name given by the Spaniards in the 16th century to an imaginary country in the interior of South America, reputed to abound in gold and precious stones. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any region of fabulous wealth; exceeding richness. [ 1913 Webster ]

The whole comedy is a sort of El Dorado of wit. T. Moore. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A soft felt hat with a crown creased lengthwise.
Syn. -- felt hat, homburg, Stetson, trilby. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Inodorous; odorless. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. odoramentum. See Odorate. ] A perfume; a strong scent. [ Obs. ] Burton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. odorans, -antis, p. pr. ] Yielding odors; fragrant. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An odorous substance; especially, a substance with a strong odor added to a dangerous substance, such as natural gas, to provide an easy detection method and a warning; as, ethyl mercaptan is used as an odorant in natural gas and propane to facilitate detection of leaks. [ PJC ]

a. [ L. odoratus, p. p. of odorare to perfume, fr. odor odor. ] Odorous. [ Obos. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Diffusing odor or scent; fragrant. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. [ L., fr. Gr. Pandw`ra; pa^s, pa^n, all + dw^ron a gift. ] 1. (Class. Myth.) A beautiful woman (all-gifted), whom Jupiter caused Vulcan to make out of clay in order to punish the human race, because Prometheus had stolen the fire from heaven. Jupiter gave Pandora a box containing all human ills, which, when the box was opened, escaped and spread over the earth. Hope alone remained in the box. Another version makes the box contain all the blessings of the gods, which were lost to men when Pandora opened it. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) A genus of marine bivalves, in which one valve is flat, the other convex. [ 1913 Webster ]