dickey
/ˈdɪki/
noun
- A false shirt front worn under a jacket or vest.
- He wore a dickey under his tuxedo to save on dry cleaning.
- She bought a dickey to wear with her blazer for a quick professional appearance.
- The old-fashioned dickey gave his outfit a formal look without a full shirt.
- A small bird, especially a young or weak one.
- That tiny dickey must have fallen out of its nest.
- A little dickey hopped across the lawn looking for worms.
- The children watched a dickey peck at crumbs on the sidewalk.
- A detachable seat or folding seat at the back of a carriage or early automobile.
- The vintage car's dickey folded out for extra passengers.
- The old carriage had a dickey seat for the footman.
- They sat on the dickey during the scenic ride through the countryside.