DANDY

Dan″dy (dăn″dy̆), n.; pl. Dandies (–dĭz). [[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. 1. One who affects special finery or gives undue attention to dress; a fop; a coxcomb.
2. 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. 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.