dickey
noun
an article of clothing made to look like the front or collar of a shirt, blouse, vest, etc., worn as a separate piece under another garment, as a jacket or dress.
dickeys
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pluralof dickey.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But there were also hot pants over sheer logo tights and cropped white cotton dickeys.
From New York Times ● Mar. 4, 2020
This year, she designed dickeys that should be in full view, like over a long-sleeve T-shirt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2015
The founders of Veronica Beard have designed dozens of dickeys that zip into their jackets, including slim-cut blazers, since the inception of their company in 2010.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2015
Fur and novelty things with fur, such as the fur dickeys we saw at Celine.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 16, 2011
About the time we are getting used to our woollens and hot fires of the holidays, they are roasting with heat, and going around in linen jackets and wilted dickeys.
From The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes by Falconbridge
