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doll  (dl)
n.
1. A child's usually small toy having the likeness of a human.
2. A pretty child.
3. Slang
a. An attractive person.
b. A woman.
c. A sweetheart or darling.
d. A helpful or obliging person.
Phrasal Verb:
doll up Slang
1. To dress oneself smartly and often ostentatiously, especially for a special occasion.
2. To add embellishing details to in order to make much more attractive.

[From Doll, nickname for Dorothy.]

doll
Noun
1. a small model of a human being, used as a toy
2. Slang a pretty girl or young woman [probably from Doll, pet name for Dorothy]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dolldoll - a small replica of a person; used as a toy
golliwog, golliwogg - a grotesque black doll
kachina - a carved doll wearing the costume of a particular Pueblo spirit; usually presented to a child as a gift
paper doll - a piece of paper cut or folded into the shape of a human being
plaything, toy - an artifact designed to be played with
puppet - a doll with a hollow head of a person or animal and a cloth body; intended to fit over the hand and be manipulated with the fingers
rag doll - a cloth doll that is stuffed and (usually) painted
sawdust doll - a doll that is stuffed with sawdust
toy soldier - a doll that resembles a soldier
2.dolldoll - informal terms for a (young) woman  
fille, girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman - a young woman; "a young lady of 18"
Translations

doll [dɔl] nmuñeca
doll up vt to doll o.s. up → ataviarse
doll [dɔl] npoupée f
doll up vt to doll o.s. up → se faire beau(belle)
doll [dɔl] n (toy, also US) (inf) (woman) → Puppe f
doll [dɔl] nbambola
doll up vt to doll o.s. up → farsi bello(a)

doll
n doll [dol]
a toy in the shape of a small human being a china doll.popدُمْيَه، لُعْبَهкуклаpanenkadukkedie Puppeκούκλαmuñecanukkعروسکnukkepoupéeבֻּבָּהगुड़ियाlutka(játék)bababonekabrúða, dúkkabambola人形인형lėlėlelleanak patungpopdokke, figurlalkabonecapăpuşăкуклаbábikalutkalutkadockaตุ๊กตาoyuncak bebek玩具娃娃лялькаانسانی شبیہہ کا گڈا یا گڑیا خصوصا بچوں کے کھیلنے کے لۓbúp bê

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Her husband grieved bitterly, and buried her in the house where she had passed her life; but as the time went on he felt so lonely without her that he made a wooden doll about her height and size for company, and dressed it in her clothes.
But little Alice clasped the waxen doll closer to her bosom.
It was a wonderful doll's house, with dolls at tea downstairs and dolls going to bed upstairs, and a doll showing a doll out at the front door.
 
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