dandy : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: dandy	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for dandy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dandy adj very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" Synonym(s): bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(p), peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing n a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance Synonym(s): dandy, dude, fop, gallant, sheik, beau, swell, fashion plate, clotheshorse a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost Synonym(s): yawl, dandy
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dandy \Dan"dy\, n.; pl. {Dandies}. [Cf. F. dandin, ninny, silly fellow, dandiner to waddle, to play the fool; prob. allied to E. dandle. Senses 2&3 are of uncertain etymol.] 1. One who affects special finery or gives undue attention to dress; a fop; a coxcomb. 2. (Naut.) (a) A sloop or cutter with a jigger on which a lugsail is set. (b) A small sail carried at or near the stern of small boats; -- called also {jigger}, and {mizzen}. 3. A dandy roller. See below. {Dandy brush}, a yard whalebone brush. {Dandy fever}. See {Dengue}. {Dandy line}, a kind of fishing line to which are attached several crosspieces of whalebone which carry a hook at each end. {Dandy roller}, a roller sieve used in machines for making paper, to press out water from the pulp, and set the paper.