01 n. One who affects special finery or gives undue attention to dress; a fop; a coxcomb.
pl.
Dandies ((dăn"dĭz))
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1.
One who affects special finery or gives undue attention to dress; a fop; a coxcomb.
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2.
A sloop or cutter with a jigger on which a lugsail is set.(Naut.)
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3.
A dandy roller. See below.
Phrases & compounds
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.