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noun

dandy

a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance

In a sentence

Six example sentences with dandy, each labelled with its topic.

  • Regency London whispered about one dandy whose starched collars took a servant two hours each morning to arrange.

    History

  • The novel opens with a dandy adjusting his cuffs in a shop window while the city wakes behind him.

    Literature

  • The portrait shows a dandy in lilac silk, one gloved hand resting on a cane he clearly never needed.

    Art

  • The film's villain is a dandy who pauses mid-chase to straighten his silk cravat in a shop window.

    Movies

  • The singer built his stage persona as a dandy, all velvet jackets and lace cuffs, decades before the look returned.

    Music

  • The street photographer's best-known subject is a dandy who has worn a three-piece suit to the corner shop since 1970.

    Photography

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