Dickey
Anglo-Saxon family name
Dickey is a given name and surname, a familiar form of Richard or Dick.
As a surname, it appears notably in American culture, including baseball Hall of Famer Bill Dickey.
The name shares spelling with the common noun dickey (also spelled dicky), which refers to a detachable shirt front or false collar worn for formal appearance without a full shirt.
The Dickeys have lived on this street for generations. (Lowercase dickey is the garment.)
Garment's forward chest area
- collarNeck encirclement
- detachableAble to be unfastened
- bibMealtime chest covering
- plastronVentral shell portion
turtleneck · insert · neckwear · accessory · layering · blouse · sweater · filler
Men's formal evening attire
- bowtieSymmetrical knotted neckwear
- ascotLooped silk neckwear
- black-tieFormal evening dress code
- cravatNeck scarf, tucked in
jabot · ruffle · cummerbund · tailcoat · white-tie · gala · gentleman · elegance
Of a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- antiqueOld valued collectible
- retroEvoking recent past
- periodPunctuation ending sentences
heirloom · classic · nostalgia · heritage · bygone · yesteryear · collectible · restoration
shirtfront
Garment's forward chest area
- collarNeck encirclement
- detachableAble to be unfastened
- bibMealtime chest covering
plastron · turtleneck · insert · neckwear · accessory · layering · blouse · sweater · filler · snap-in
tuxedo
Men's formal evening attire
cravat · jabot · ruffle · cummerbund · tailcoat · white-tie · gala · gentleman · elegance · dressiness
Victorian
Of a prim era
period · heirloom · classic · nostalgia · heritage · bygone · yesteryear · collectible · restoration · authenticity
- Moby DickFictional white sperm whale
- dicky birdChild's word for bird
- dick moveInconsiderate harmful action
- dick picsPhotographs of male genitalia
- Dick Van Dyke
- Tom, Dick and HarryAny ordinary person