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DICKIE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dickie mean? 

DICKIE (noun)
  The noun DICKIE has 2 senses:

1. a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seaterplay

2. a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirtplay

  Familiarity information: DICKIE used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DICKIE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

dickey; dickey-seat; dickie; dickie-seat; dicky; dicky-seat

Hypernyms ("dickie" is a kind of...):

backseat (a seat at the back of a vehicle (especially the seat at the back of an automobile))

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)


Sense 2

Meaning:

A man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

dickey; dickie; dicky; shirtfront

Hypernyms ("dickie" is a kind of...):

insert; inset (an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted)

Holonyms ("dickie" is a part of...):

shirt (a garment worn on the upper half of the body)


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