dickey
dickey¹
Definition
dickey (dik′ē)
noun pl. dickeys -·eys
- a man's detachable, or false, shirt front
- a false blouse front, worn under a woman's suit jacket or dress
- a child's bib or pinafore
- a small bird also dickey bird
- the driver's seat in a carriage also dickey box
- a seat at the back of a carriage, as for servants
- the driver's seat in a carriage
Etymology: < the nickname Dick
dickey²
Definition
dickey (dik′ē)
adjective
Brit. dicky
dickey
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- act: So they strengthened their fambles for this bona acting dickey.
Modifies a noun
- seat: It was an open two seater with a dickey seat at the back.
Browse dictionary entries near dickey
- dicker
- Dickensian
- dickens
- dickcissel
- Dick test
- dick
- dicing
- dichroscope
- dichromic
- dichromatism
- dickey bird
- dickey box
- dickeys
- dickhead
- dickier
- dickies
- dickiest
- Dickinson
- dicky
- diclinism
