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dickey

 

  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Dickey  \Dick"ey\, 
  1.  A  hat;  esp.,  in  U.  S.,  a  stiff  hat  or  derby;  in  Eng.,  a 
  straw  hat.  [Slang] 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Dickey  \Dick"ey\,  Dicky  \Dick"y\,  n. 
  1.  A  seat  behind  a  carriage,  for  a  servant. 
 
  2.  A  false  shirt  front  or  bosom. 
 
  3.  A  gentleman's  shirt  collar.  [Local,  U.  S.] 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  dickey 
  adj  :  (British  informal)  faulty;  "I've  got  this  dicky  heart"-  John 
  le  Carre  [syn:  {dicky}] 
  n  1:  (British  English)  a  small  3rd  seat  in  the  back  of  an 
  old-fashioned  2-seat  car  [syn:  {dickie},  {dicky},  {dickey-seat}, 
  {dickie-seat},  {dicky-seat}] 
  2:  a  man's  detachable  insert  (usually  starched)  to  simulate  the 
  front  of  a  shirt  [syn:  {dickie},  {dicky},  {shirtfront}] 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Dickey,  ND  (city,  FIPS  19580) 
  Location:  46.53650  N,  98.46742  W 
  Population  (1990):  53  (31  housing  units) 
  Area:  0.6  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  58431




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