dory

adj

Etymology: From Middle English dorry, from Old French doree, past participle of dorer (“to gild”), from Latin deauratus.

1. Of a bright yellow or golden color.

name

1. A diminutive of the female given names Dorothy or Doris.
2. A surname.

noun

Etymology: PIE word *dóru Borrowed from Ancient Greek δόρυ (dóru).

1. A wooden pike or spear about three metres (ten feet) in length with a flat, leaf-shaped iron spearhead and a bronze butt-spike (called a sauroter), which was the main weapon of hoplites in Ancient Greece. It was usually not thrown but rather thrust at opponents with one hand.

   “The basic weapon of the hoplite was the dory, a wooden-shaft spear six to nine feet long with a metal point at each end.”

   “The principal offensive weapon of the hoplite was his spear (dory). Conquered territory was said to be 'spear-won'.”