单词 | dickey |
释义 | dickey dickey1 /dik"ee/, n. , pl. dickeys. 1. an article of clothing made to look like the front or collar of a shirt, blouse, vest, etc., worn as a separate piece under another garment, as a jacket or dress. Cf. vest (def. 2), vestee. 2. a detachable linen shirt collar. 3. a bib or pinafore worn by a child. 4. a small bird. 5. a donkey, esp. a male. 6. an outside seat on a carriage. 7. Brit. See rumble seat (def. 1). Also, dicky, dickie. [1745-55; generic use of Dicky, dim. of Dick, proper name] dickey2 /dik"ee/, adj. Chiefly Brit. Slang. not working properly; faulty: I'm fed up with this dickey air conditioner. [1805-15; orig. uncert.] |
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