Dickey

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A woman's blouse front worn under a suit jacket or low-necked garment.
  • noun. A man's detachable shirt front.
  • noun. A collar for a shirt.
  • noun. A child's bib or pinafore.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The driver's seat on a carriage.
  • noun. A rear seat for servants on a carriage.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. See dicky.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A false detachable shirt front or bosom.
  • noun. A gentleman's shirt collar.
  • noun. A hat; esp., in U. S., a stiff hat or derby; in Eng., a straw hat.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A seat for the driver (In a carriage); -- called also dickey box or dickie seat.
  • noun. A seat at the back for servants.
  • noun. One of various animals.
  • noun. A donkey.
  • noun. Any small bird; -- called also dickeybird or dickey bird.
  • noun. The hedge sparrow.
  • noun. The haddock.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A detachable shirt front, collar or bib.
  • adjective. In poor condition
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater
  • noun. a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt
  • adjective. (British informal) faulty
  • Word Usage
    "They have been altered and provided with a modern "dickey" -- I should say, front -- which rather hides their antiquity."