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."
    Equivalent
    dicky  impaired  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    backseat  insert  inset  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Dickie  Dicky  Hickey  Mickey  Micky  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    donkey  hat  
    variant