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Meaning of DOLLY VARDEN

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Dol"ly Var"den\
1. A character in Dickens's novel ``Barnaby Rudge,'' a
   beautiful, lively, and coquettish girl who wore a
   cherry-colored mantle and cherry-colored ribbons.
2. A style of light, bright-figured dress goods for women;
   also, a style of dress.
{Dolly Varden trout} (Zo["o]l.), a trout of northwest
   America; -- called also {bull trout}, {malma}, and
   {red-spotted trout}. See {Malma}.
 
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