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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater;
[syn: dickey, dickie, dicky, dickey-seat, dickie-seat, dicky-seat]

2. a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt;
[syn: dickey, dickie, dicky, shirtfront]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. (British informal) faulty;
- Example: "I've got this dicky heart"- John le Carre
[syn: dicky, dickey]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Dickey \Dick"ey\, Dicky \Dick"y\, n. 1. 1. A false detachable shirt front or bosom. [Also spelled dickie.] [1913 Webster] 2. A gentleman's shirt collar. [Local, U. S.] [1913 Webster] 3. A hat; esp., in U. S., a stiff hat or derby; in Eng., a straw hat. [Slang] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 4. (a) A seat for the driver (In a carriage); -- called also dickey box or dickie seat. (b) A seat at the back for servants. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 5. One of various animals; specif.: (a) A donkey. (b) Any small bird; -- called also dickeybird or dickey bird. [Colloq.] (c) The hedge sparrow. [Dial. Eng.] (d) The haddock. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] dickeybird
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

dicky \dicky\ adj. Faulty. [British informal] Syn: dickey. [WordNet 1.5] I've got this dicky heart --John le Carre
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

dicky \dicky\ n. See dickey. [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

dicky adj 1: (British informal) faulty; "I've got this dicky heart"- John le Carre [syn: dicky, dickey] n 1: a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two- seater [syn: dickey, dickie, dicky, dickey-seat, dickie-seat, dicky-seat] 2: a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt [syn: dickey, dickie, dicky, shirtfront]