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dick·ey | \ ˈdi-kē 
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\variants:
or dicky or less commonly dickie
plural dickeys or dickies
Definition of dickey
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : any of various articles of clothing: such as
a : a man's separate or detachable shirtfront
b : a small fabric insert worn to fill in the neckline
2 chiefly British
a : the driver's seat in a carriage
b : a seat at the back of a carriage or automobile
Dickey
biographical nameDick·ey | \ ˈdi-kē \
\Definition of Dickey (Entry 2 of 2)
James Lafayette 1923–1997 American poet, novelist, and critic
Examples of dickey in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun But there were also hot pants over sheer logo tights and cropped white cotton dickeys.
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Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, "From Plagues to Floods to Black Tuesday, Fashion Goes On," 4 Mar. 2020 Buy a similar collared shirt or a dickey, a false shirtfront that's easy to layer.
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Georgina Kim, Glamour, "9 Easy Ways to Add Preppy Style to Your Wardrobe," 30 Jan. 2020 Barely a decade later their eponymous brand, Veronica Beard, grew into a fashion empire from that coveted jacket — a play on the classic blazer with an interchangeable dickey favored by Michelle Obama and Gwyneth Paltrow.
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Catherine Bigelow, SFChronicle.com, "Recoding retail: Women bring digital savvy to art, pop-ups and fashion," 16 July 2019 The collection also includes a tracksuit, sports bra, leggings and, of course, a dickey in each print.
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Lane Florsheim, WSJ, "Veronica Beard Hits the Gym in a New Collaboration With Bandier," 1 Nov. 2018 Many of the looks were styled with dickey-like deconstructed knits.
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Adam Tschorn, latimes.com, "Opioid crisis meets Flemish still-life paintings in Raf Simons' fall/winter 2018 men's collection," 9 Feb. 2018 The dickey-style headgear is both reminiscent of a medieval knight’s mail hood and the winged hats of The Handmaid’s Tale.
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Liana Satenstein, Vogue, "This Fashion-Forward Accessory Is the Chic Antidote to the Droopy Beanie Hat," 3 Nov. 2017 Nowadays an outfit can contain one leather turtleneck dickey, one jacket with shoulder pads and a peplum, one tunic dress, gloves, leggings, ankle boots, and possibly socks.
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Lisa Armstrong, Harper's BAZAAR, "What Your Clothes Say About You," 8 July 2009
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The first known use of dickey was in 1807
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