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Another nameless man struts out the door, his dishevelment suddenly transformed into dapperness by Doyle's herringbone.

From Time Magazine Archive

Eugene was impressed with the apparent "go" of the men—their smartness and dapperness.

From The "Genius" by Dreiser, Theodore

To them Bruce’s genius was incontestably proved by the faultless evenness with which he parted his hair behind, the dapperness of his boots, and the merit of his spotless shirts.

From Julian Home by Farrar, F. W. (Frederic William)

She disapproved174 of his toddling walk, his fat, stooped shoulders, his spats and general appearance of over-emphasized dapperness.

From The Man from the Bitter Roots by Lockhart, Caroline

He surveyed the two; Jarvis was tattered and scratched, but apparently in better condition than Leroy, whose dapperness was completely lost.

From Valley of Dreams by Weinbaum, Stanley Grauman