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Definition of Dandies

Dandies
Dandy Dan"dy, n.; pl. Dandies. [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.
Dandie
Dandie Dan"die, n. (Zo["o]l.) One of a breed of small terriers; -- called also Dandie Dinmont.

Meaning of Dandies from wikipedia

- refinement with dandies is a modern development that returns quaintrelles to their historic roots. Female dandies did overlap with male dandies for a brief...
- The Dandy was a Scottish children's comic magazine published by the Dundee based publisher DC Thomson. The first issue was printed in December 1937, making...
- a beat The Dandies were up and gigging again that Tuesday night at a battle of the bands. Lost Children features the same powerful Dandies guitar riffs...
- commentator and actor nicknamed "Dandy Don" 17th Lancers, a British Army cavalry regiment nicknamed "Bingham's Dandies" which parti****ted in the Charge...
- jim dandy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Jim Dandy may refer to: "Jim Dandy" (song) by LaVern Baker, American rhythm and blues singer Jim "Dandy" Mangrum...
- production, The Chocolate Dandies, that debuted in 1924. A band led by Don Redman was the first to record with the name "Chocolate Dandies" on the Okeh label...
- Richard Dandy (born 30 November 1977) is a former English cricketer. Dandy was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Birmingham, Warwickshire. Dandy represented...
- essay by Héctor Mediavilla Congo's dandies give new meaning to fashion victim from Agence France-Presse Congolese dandies: Meet the stylish men and women...
- Dandy Livingstone (born Robert Livingstone Thompson, 14 December 1943) is a British-Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae musician and record producer,...
- "Chocolate Dandies, The"), by Allen L. Woll, Greenwood Press (1983), pps. 43–44, 189, 258, 268, (borrowable online via Internet Archive) "'Chocolate Dandies' is...