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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024vest•ee (ve stē′),USA pronunciation n. - Clothinga decorative front piece worn under a woman's jacket or blouse so as to be visible at the neckline.
- Clothingvest (def. 2). Cf. dickey 1 (def. 1).
- vest (noun, nominal) + -ee, spelling, spelled variant of -y2 1905–10
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dick•ey1 or dick•y /ˈdɪki/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -eys or -ies. - Clothinga garment that resembles the front or collar of a shirt, worn under a jacket or dress.
- Birdsa small bird.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dick•ey1 (dik′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -eys. - Clothingan 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. Cf. vest (def. 2), vestee.
- Clothinga detachable linen shirt collar.
- Clothinga bib or pinafore worn by a child.
- Birdsa small bird.
- Animal Husbandrya donkey, esp. a male.
- an outside seat on a carriage.
- [Brit.]See rumble seat (def. 1).
Also, dicky, dick′ie. - generic use of Dicky, diminutive of Dick, proper name 1745–55
dick•ey2 (dik′ē),USA pronunciation adj. [Chiefly Brit. Slang.]- Slang Termsnot working properly;
faulty:I'm fed up with this dickey air conditioner.
- origin, originally uncertain 1805–15
Dick•ey (dik′ē),USA pronunciation n. - Biographical James, 1923–97, U.S. poet and novelist.
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