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dickey

N ผ้ากันเปื้อน  dickie dicky pa-kan-puean

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DICKEY; DICKY

DICKEY; DICKY Dick "ey, 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.]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

dickey

dick ey |ˈdikē ˈdɪki |(also dicky ) noun ( pl. dickeys or dickies ) informal 1 a false shirtfront. 2 dated, chiefly Brit. a folding outside seat at the back of a vehicle; a rumble seat. historical chiefly Brit. a driver's seat in a carriage. ORIGIN mid 18th cent. (denoting a petticoat ): each sense probably having different origins; perhaps partly from Dicky, nickname for the given name Richard .

 

Dickey, James

Dick ey, James |ˈdikē ˈdɪki | (1923 –97 ), US poet and writer; full name James Lafayette Dickey. His works include the poetry in Buckdancer's Choice (1965 ) and the novel Deliverance (1970 ).

 

dickey bird

dick ey bird noun informal used by children to refer to a little bird. [late 18th cent.: probably from Dicky, nickname for the given name Richard . ]

 

Oxford Dictionary

Dickey, James

Dick ey, James |ˈdikē ˈdɪki | (1923 –97 ), US poet and writer; full name James Lafayette Dickey. His works include the poetry in Buckdancer's Choice (1965 ) and the novel Deliverance (1970 ).

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

dickey

dick ey /dɪ́ki /名詞 s C 1 ⦅くだけて ⦆(ワイシャツの )ディッキー, 胸当て (shirtfront ) 〘取りはずし可能で正装用 〙; (女性用 )前飾り, ジレー .2 ⦅英 小児 小鳥 (dick (e )ybird ).~́ s at ⦅英 やや古 ⦆rumble seat .