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PRONUNCIATION OF DOLLY MIXTURE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DOLLY MIXTURE

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Dolly mixture is a noun.
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WHAT DOES DOLLY MIXTURE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

dolly mixture

Dolly mixture

Dolly mixture is a British confection, consisting of a variety of multi-coloured fondant shapes, such as cubes and cylinders, with subtle flavourings. The mixture consists of small soft sweets and sugar-coated jellies. The origins of the name are unknown, but some people have speculated it originated around the time of the British Raj in India. Dal or Dahl in India are a mixture of beans, peas, or legumes which are often made up of different sizes and colours. Over time the name Dhal Mixture is thought to have led to the name Dolly Mixture. In Britain, Dolly Mix is produced under the Barratt brand, now owned by Tangerine Confectionery. The Goon Show character Bluebottle was frequently rewarded, or able to be bribed, with a quantity of dolly mixture, jelly babies, or similar sweets.

Definition of dolly mixture in the English dictionary

The definition of dolly mixture in the dictionary is a mixture of small coloured sweets. Other definition of dolly mixture is one such sweet.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE DOLLY MIXTURE

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Synonyms and antonyms of dolly mixture in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «dolly mixture» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DOLLY MIXTURE

Find out the translation of dolly mixture to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dolly mixture from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dolly mixture» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

小车的混合物
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mezcla carro
570 millions of speakers

English

dolly mixture
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नादान मिश्रण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دوللي خليط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

куколка смесь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mistura dolly
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ডলি মিশ্রণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mélange chariot
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Campuran dolly
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dolly Mischung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ドリー混合物
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

돌리 혼합물
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dicampur dolly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hỗn hợp dolly
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டோலி கலவை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डॉली मिश्रण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Dolly karışımı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

miscela dolly
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Mieszaninę Dolly
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лялечка суміш
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dolly amestec
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κουκλίτσα μείγμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Dolly mengsel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dolly blandning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dolly blanding
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dolly mixture

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DOLLY MIXTURE»

The term «dolly mixture» is normally little used and occupies the 126.004 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DOLLY MIXTURE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dolly mixture

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOLLY MIXTURE»

Discover the use of dolly mixture in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dolly mixture and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Art for Art's Sake: Aestheticism in Victorian Painting
6 Gaby Wood, 'Dolly Mixture", The Observer Magazine, 27 February 2000: 36-41. 7 V. Sobchack, 'Postfuturism', in G. Kirkup et al (eds), The Gendered Cyborg: A Reader, Routledge in association with the Open University, London, 2000: 137.
Elizabeth Prettejohn, 2007
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Dolly Mixture
I have written poetry all my life drawing from my experiences as a mother of four and a grandmother of seven.
Dorothy Beaumont, 2013
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Dolly Mixture
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Harding Ozihel, 2011
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The Lost Women of Rock Music: Female Musicians of the Punk Era
Possibly I wanted something that I wasn't capable of achieving, even with the right sound; I don't know.52 In contrast to the experience of The Raincoats with Travis and Thompson, the Dolly Mixture had a rude awakening when they came to ...
Helen Reddington, 2007
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Paul Weller: My Ever Changing Moods
Dolly Mixture came to Weller's attention after supporting The Jam during the summer of 1980 and at Hammersmith Odeon later that year, and appeared in Paul's Something Else documentary footage at Sheerwater Youth Club. However , they ...
John Reed, 2009
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Engineering Genesis: Ethics of Genetic Engineering in ...
... amount of research, however, embryo stem cell technology has only succeeded to date in two particular strains of mouse. Nuclear Transfer The Roslin research has approached the problem in. CASE STUDIES. 71. 11 Dolly Mixture: Cloning ...
Donald Bruce, Ann Bruce, 2014
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Kaleidoscope
... No-Head Ted, then we got you mended. For years, we were never apart. O, Lumpetty Anna I loved you, mourn the day I lost you, remember when you and I played. MANYANA You're good for me, you know. Like rockets at 29 Dolly Mixture.
Susan Groom, 2007
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Dictionary of Americanisms, Briticisms, Canadianisms and ...
Dolly mixture(s) Br.a mixture ofsmallsweetsof various shapes and colours. domestic Am., Can. aproduct thatis not madeabroad. domestic partner Am., Can. person living withanotherin close personal andsexual relationship. domestic science ...
V. S. Matyushenkov, 2010
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Mr. Cool's Dream: The Style Council : "probably the Best ...
RESP 1 - DOLLY MIXTURE - Been Teen/Honky Honda/Ernie Ball (7"; 11/81) RESP 2 - THE QUESTIONS - Work 'n' Play/Work 'n' Play Pt 2 (7"; 2/82) Both tracks produced by Paul Weller. RESP 3 - THE RIMSHOTS - Sweet Talk/What's The ...
Iain Munn, 2008
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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
version of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II's 'Happy Talk', which included Dolly Mixture on backing vocals. The single shot to the UK number 1 position in the summer of 1982. With his distinctive red beret and round shades, ...
Colin Larkin, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOLLY MIXTURE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dolly mixture is used in the context of the following news items.
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8 Ways to makeover your style, revamp your gadgets and optimise …
... keen to experiment with a sunny peach or a dolly mixture pink, then check out the brand's range of dyes and colour-drenched shampoos. «Shiny Shiny, Jul 15»
2
Four choirs and Drum Corps team up for Nantwich concert
Dolly Mixture comprises 16 ladies who enjoy singing in close harmony. Simply Allsorts has grown from 20 to 70 singers in the past few years ... «Nantwich News, Jun 15»
3
Solihull Race for Life runner tells how she survived cancer as a baby
“I remember staring at my oncologist's ballerina clock and waiting patiently to be offered a dolly mixture at the end of the appointment out of a ... «Birmingham Mail, Jun 15»
4
Royal Ascot 2015: day one –as it happened
... a close-up on clothes, on the Queen's dolly mixture of pinks, tangerines, limes; the difference from day to day is barely discernible, just as the ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
5
Glorious day for Working Hunter Show
1st Olivia Clark and Carnival Dream; 2nd Hannah Burns and Haughmond Midnite at Last; 3rd Lyndsay Wilson and Dolly Mixture; 4th Mollie ... «The Galloway Gazette, Jun 15»
6
Small garden ideas: think big and bright
Ban a dolly mixture effect in borders and block plant with a limited range of plants and reduced colour palette, which will deliver more impact. «Homes and Property, Jun 15»
7
Sky Riders on course for leisurely spin
... Eyes down for Car Boot Bingo · Tough time for trading · More names found for the 1946 workers · Store visit reward was a bag of dolly mixture. «NW Evening Mail, Jun 15»
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Store visit reward was a bag of dolly mixture
Mrs Wright used to help make up the paper packets of dolly mixture. She left Stollers in February 1960 and at that time was paid £6 and five ... «NW Evening Mail, May 15»
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Children race to the finish in Barrow Tour Series
... Eyes down for Car Boot Bingo · Tough time for trading · More names found for the 1946 workers · Store visit reward was a bag of dolly mixture. «NW Evening Mail, May 15»
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Second £50m contract for storage of Sellafield's historic nuclear waste
Eyes down for Car Boot Bingo · Tough time for trading · More names found for the 1946 workers · Store visit reward was a bag of dolly mixture ... «NW Evening Mail, May 15»

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