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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: (British informal) faulty; "I've got this dicky heart"- John le Carre [syn: dicky, dickey] n
1: a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two- seater [syn: dickey, dickie, dicky, dickey-seat, dickie-seat, dicky-seat]
2: a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt [syn: dickey, dickie, dicky, shirtfront]

Merriam Webster's

or dicky; also dickie noun (plural dickeys or dickies) Etymology: Dicky, nickname for Richard Date: 1807 1. any of various articles of clothing: as a. a man's separate or detachable shirtfront b. a small fabric insert worn to fill in the neckline 2. chiefly British a. the driver's seat in a carriage b. a seat at the back of a carriage or automobile

Merriam Webster's

biographical name James Lafayette 1923-1997 American poet, novelist, & critic

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Dickey Dick"ey, 1. A hat; esp., in U. S., a stiff hat or derby; in Eng., a straw hat. [Slang]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.]

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

A sham shirt.

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

An ass. Roll your dickey; drive your ass. Also a seat for servants to sit behind a carriage, when their master drives.