Definition of Dady
Dan"dy (dăn"d&ybreve;), n.;
pl. Dandies (-d&ibreve;z). [Cf. F.
dandin, ninny, silly fellow, dandiner to waddle, to
play the fool; prob. allied to E. dandle. Senses 2 & 3 are of
uncertain etymol.] 1. One who affects special
finery or gives undue attention to dress; a fop; a coxcomb.
2. (Naut.) (a) A sloop
or cutter with a jigger on which a lugsail is set.
(b) A small sail carried at or near the stern of
small boats; -- called also jigger, and
mizzen.
3. A dandy roller. See below.
Dandy brush, a yard whalebone brush. --
Dandy fever. See Dengue. --
Dandy line, a kind of fishing line to which are
attached several crosspieces of whalebone which carry a hook at each
end. -- Dandy roller, a roller sieve used
in machines for making paper, to press out water from the pulp, and
set the paper.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
DANDY. That's the dandy; i.e. the ton, the clever thing;
an expression of similar import to "That's the barber."
See BARBER.
- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)
- very good; better than expected but not as good as could be
- almost first rate
- What a dandy little laptop you have.
- a man very concerned about his clothes and his appearance
- foppish
- (British nautical) a yawl, or a small after-sail on a yawl
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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