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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-seater
2. a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt
Familiarity information: DICKIE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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