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单词 dandilly
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dandillyadj.n.

Forms: Also dandily.
Etymology: apparently a derivative of dandle v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdandilly.
Scottish.
A. adj.
Petted, spoiled by being made too much of. Jamieson also gives the meaning ‘Celebrated’.
ΚΠ
17.. in R. Jamieson Pop. Songs (1806) I. 324 (Jam.) And he has married a dandily wife, She wadna shape, nor yet wad she sew.
a1808 Ross Songs 145 (Jam.) The dandilly toast of the parish Is woo'd and married and a'.
1819 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor vi, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. III. 95 Yon dandilly maiden..a' glistenin' wi' goud and jewels.
B. n.
A pet, a darling.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > love > loved one > [noun] > state or condition of being a favourite > favourite or pet
darlingc888
favoura1387
dandilly?a1513
tidling1520
marmoset1523
white son1539
minion1566
favourite1582
white boyc1600
feddle1611
dautie1676
inclination1691
mother's pet1819
fair-haired boy1822
pet1825
white-haired boy1829
petsywetsy1847
blue-eyed boy1919
fave1938
a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 227 I wes in ȝouthe on nwreice kne Cald dandillie, bischop, dandillie.
a1689 W. Cleland Coll. Poems (1697) 76 The Fate of some were once Dandillies, Might teach the younger Stags and Fillies, Not for to Trample poor Cart-Horse.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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