Meaning of Dundreary | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Alternative letter-case form of Dundreary.
   alt-of
2. Any type of fashion, hairstyles etc. associated with the foppish Lord Dundreary in Taylor's Our American Cousin.
   attributive
3. A person reminiscent of Lord Dundreary; a fop, a dandy.
   obsolete
4. Long, bushy sideburns.
   in-plural

Examples

“The shop⟳ windows were filled with Dundreary scarves, and Brother Sam scarves, and there were Dundreary collars and Dundreary shirts, and Dundrearyisms were on every lip.”

“‘I shall, if I may claim⟳ the second dance⟳,’ spoke up a young man with Dundreary whiskers.”

“All at once, the Emperor began to whistle. He really did purse his lips, the wings of his dundrearies moved a little closer together, and the Emperor whistled a tune⟳, a familiar, if somewhat distorted tune⟳.”

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