Lexic.us

Definition of Dandy

1. Adjective. Very good. "You look simply smashing"

2. Noun. A man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance.

3. Noun. A sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost.

Definition of Dandy

1. n. One who affects special finery or gives undue attention to dress; a fop; a coxcomb.

Definition of Dandy

1. Adjective. Like a dandy, foppish. ¹

2. Adjective. Very good; better than expected but not as good as could be. ¹

3. Adjective. Almost first rate. ¹

4. Noun. A man very concerned about his clothes and his appearance. ¹

5. Noun. (British nautical) A yawl, or a small after-sail on a yawl. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Dandy

1. fine [adj -DIER, -DIEST] / a man who is overly concerned about his appearance [n -DIES] - See also: fine

Medical Definition of Dandy

1. Origin: 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. A sloop or cutter with a jigger on which a lugsail is set. A small sail carried at or near the stern of small boats. Synonym: 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dandy

dandiyas dandle dandle board dandled dandler dandlers dandles dandling dandlings dandriff

dandriffs dandruff dandrufflike dandruffs dandruffy dandy (current term) dandy fever dandyish dandyishly dandyism

dandyisms dandyize dandyized dandyizes dandyizing dandyling dandylings dane dane particle danegeld

Literary usage of Dandy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Observations on the Popular Antiquities of Great Britain: Chiefly by John Brand, Henry Ellis (1900)
"Ainsworth, in hit Dictionary, renders handy-dandy by " digitis ... Johnson says : " Handy-dandy, a play in which children change hands and places : ' See ..."

2. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"dandy. A coxcomb; a fop. Tbe feminine of " dandy " is either ... The manners, etc., of a dandy ; like a dandy. Dane's Skin (A). A freckled skin. ..."

3. Archives of Maryland by Maryland Historical Society (1887)
"3 John dandy demandeth of Thomas Boys six hundred w' tob & cask due vpon accompt. 4 5th August 1642 4 John dandy demandeth of William How- kins eleven ..."

4. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"Like a dandy; of dandy appearance. A smart dandi/ith landlord. ... To be or become a dandy; act like a dandy. [Rare in both uses. ..."

5. The English Novel: A Study in the Development of Personality by Sidney Lanier (1914)
"But surely — I do not mean this disrespectfully — what age of time ever yielded such a dandy as the founder of this school, Whitman himself? ..."

6. Modern Pulp and Paper Making: A Practical Treatise by George Strong Witham (1920)
"The dandy should never be placed right over a tube roll. It should be placed between two tube rolls, but the distance between centers should never be so ..."

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