dor : Idioms & Phrases

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louis d'or

  • noun a former French gold coin
WordNet
Lou"is d'or`
Etymology
F., gold louis.
Definitions
  1. Formerly, a gold coin of France nominally worth twenty shillings sterling, but of varying value; -- first struck in 1640.
Webster 1913

To give one the dor

  • to make a fool of him. Archaic
Webster 1913