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dandy
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Scots dandy (“a fop; one who is well-dressed”). Of uncertain origin.
Possibly from Dandy, a diminutive of Andrew, yet the Scots word is used also in reference to women. Alternatively, possibly a back-formation of Scots dandilly, dandillie (“one who is spoiled or pampered; a "pet"”). Compare English dandle and dander.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?dændi/
- Rhymes: -ændi
Noun
dandy (plural dandies)
- A man very concerned about his physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of self.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:dandy
- (Britain, nautical) A yawl, or a small after-sail on a yawl.
- A dandy roller.
Derived terms
Descendants
- ? Dutch: dandy
- ? Finnish: dandy
- ? French: dandy
- ? German: Dandy
- ? Polish: dandy
- ? Spanish: dandy
See also
- boulevardier
- man about town
Translations
Adjective
dandy (comparative dandier, superlative dandiest)
- Like a dandy, foppish.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:foppish
- Very good; better than expected but not as good as could be.
- Synonyms: all very well, well and good
- Excellent; first-rate.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:excellent
Translations
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English dandy.
Pronunciation
- (Netherlands) IPA(key): /?d?n.di/
- Hyphenation: dan?dy
Noun
dandy m (plural dandy's, diminutive dandy'tje n)
- dandy
- Synonyms: fat, pronker
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from English dandy.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?dændi/, [?dændi]
Noun
dandy
- dandy
Declension
French
Etymology
English dandy
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d??.di/
Noun
dandy m (plural dandys or dandies)
- dandy
Further reading
- “dandy” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Spanish
Alternative forms
- dandi
Etymology
Borrowed from English dandy.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?dandi/, [?d?ãn?.d?i]
Noun
dandy m (plural dandys)
- dandy
Further reading
- “dandi” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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cockscomb
English
Alternative forms
- coxcomb
Etymology
From cock +? -s- +? comb.
Noun
cockscomb (plural cockscombs)
- The fleshy red crest of a rooster
- A red cap once worn by court jesters
- A yellow rattle, Rhinanthus minor (flowering plant native to Eurasia)
- An annual garden plant, Celosia cristata, having showy red clusters of flowers
- 1929, M. Barnard Eldershaw, A House Is Built, Chapter VII, Section xi
- She saw a square picture framed in the window, two whitewashed cottages each with a little winding path, a bed of red and yellow cockscomb, a sloping field, a row of gum-trees, a child in a blue sunbonnet carrying a basket.
- 1929, M. Barnard Eldershaw, A House Is Built, Chapter VII, Section xi
- (archaic) A conceited dandy
- (nautical) A serrated cleat once fitted to the yards of a square-rigged ship and used when the sail was being reefed
Translations
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