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Russian dolls

Russian dolls is the plural of Russian doll.

Meaning of Russian doll

Noun

Russian doll (plural Russian dolls)

  1. One of a set of hollow nesting dolls, usually wooden and decorated.
    • When she opened it he saw her eyes flash to Simon's, saw the tremulous smile and the stroke of her finger down the painted face of the Russian doll. Those dolls that had other dolls inside.2014, Fiona McArthur, Midwife's Mistletoe Baby, Harlequin, →ISBN, page 97
  2. (figuratively) An issue or situation which repeatedly reveals more levels of complexity.
    • Any society is thus like a Russian doll, only much more complicated than this toy, whose inclusions are linear, i.e. unidimensional. A society can be imagined as a multidimensional Russian doll.2012, G. Bernard, Principia Economica, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 2

Questions about Russian dolls

What is Russian dolls the plural of?
Russian dolls is the plural of Russian doll.

Words near Russian dolls in the dictionary

  1. Russian dinner
  2. Russian dinners
  3. Russian dip
  4. Russian dips
  5. Russian doll
  6. Russian dolls
  7. Russian dressing
  8. Russian dressings
  9. Russian eagle
  10. Russian Easter bread
  11. Russian Easter breads

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